Like the Daming Wall in the north, the Chifeng Mountains range from thousands of miles of snow forest in the east to uninhabited wilderness in the west. It is an important line of defense in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, and Chifeng Fortress is the only gap in this line of defense.
In order to protect this gap, the Ming Dynasty has invested a lot of material resources over the years and built the Chifeng Fortress here, which is no inferior to Lancheng. Tens of thousands of northwest troops have been stationed here for many years.
Autumn in the northwest always comes earlier.
Beyond the deserted and hairless land outside the fortress, and further east, there is the endless grassland. At this time, it is the fattest season for cattle and sheep on the grassland.
It was late at night at this moment, but no one in the fortress was asleep.
From the generals of the Northwest Army to the small city defenders, everyone was on alert.
Because there is a camp less than a hundred miles outside the fortress, and within a stone's throw, 50,000 troops have been waiting quietly all night. No one knows where they will attack.
During such waiting, patience can easily be worn away and turned into anxiety.
Now, the garrison on the city is in this state.
Outside the fortress, the soldiers at Ulan Camp were also a little confused.
"General!" A soldier approached his general in confusion, "Why hasn't the military advisor given the order? How long will it take to wait? I've been sleeping all day, and I'm just waiting here. I'm really impatient!"
"Shut up!" The general glanced sideways at the black chariot in the distance, which was dragged by eight horses. "When will the military advisor give the order, we will send troops!"
Inside the Hua Chaan.
The demon king, who was dressed in black and was called the military advisor, was calmly drinking the fine wine he had purchased from thousands of miles away from the city, with a look of indifference on his face.
"Strategy!" At this time, Subatu, the chief general of the Southern Expedition Army, gently put down the wine glass in his hand, "If you wait any longer, it will be dawn!"
"It will be two more hours until dawn!" The Demon King took a sip of wine, "Sure enough, good food produces good wine, and the wine produced from the grain produced on the Beichuan Plain is the most mellow!"
"Yes!" Subbatu agreed, "When it comes to the fertility of the land, the Eastern Continent is no different from the Beichuan Plain of the Ming Dynasty!"
The two of them were chatting and drinking, and before they knew it, the bottom of the wine pot had reached its bottom again.
Four or five wine jars had been lined up beside the table, most of which went into the king's mouth, but he did not show the slightest hint of drunkenness.
After drinking the last glass of wine, the king turned his head and looked at the night outside the crystal window, "Subatu, obey the order!"
"The end is here!" Subbatu stood up in panic.
The king opened his thin lips and spat out four sharp words, "Sound the trumpet and attack the city!"
"Yes!" Subbatu agreed and exited the carriage. "The military advisor has an order, sound the trumpet, and attack the city!"
The sound of the horn cut through the autumn wind outside the Great Wall and the tranquility of this autumn night.
The trumpet sounded and the troops moved.
In mid-air, arrows shot out like rain.
When the rain of arrows started, tens of thousands of infantrymen were already moving in unison, holding daggers and pushing the siege engines towards the fortress quickly.
On the city wall, after the initial anger and anxiety, the faces of the soldiers showed more fatigue.
Hearing the other party's horn, many people were shocked in their hearts.
Ulan's cavalry had slept all day, waiting for the battle at night, but they were just the opposite. They had been holding on for a day and waited for another night, which was when they were most tired.
However, fatigue is exhaustion, and the Ming Dynasty's Northwest Army was never a coward.
"Defense with shield towers, archers, prepare rockets, and burn their siege engines!" The guard cheered up and shouted sternly, "Let these northern barbarians see what the elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are!"