The World Becomes Famous Chapter 51: Soldiers Approaching the City
Black clouds are pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it, and the mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is filling the building.
Early that morning, the sound of horns was heard in the distance. When the soldiers and civilians in the ancient city of Datong heard the horns, there was a commotion among the crowd.
"Four City Guards, deploy your defenses immediately!" Several horses shuttled through the streets of Datong Ancient City, frequently conveying military orders.
Dugu Xiaotian walked to the north city gate, leaned over and looked into the distance. He saw a dark crowd in the distant sky, gradually approaching, still four or five miles away from the city gate.
"Alliance leader, the Mongolian cavalry is about to attack the city!" Dugu Xiaotian said in a deep voice. He had gone deep into the desert and traveled in Oara for several months, and he knew the habits of the Mongolian soldiers very well.
"Here's the order for heroes from all factions to stand ready, but any Tatars who attack the city wall will be killed without mercy!" Song Shuling shouted softly.
"Follow the order!", "Follow the order!" Several disciples of the Wudang Sect rushed to various sects to report the news.
Arrows were merciless on the battlefield. In order to reduce casualties, more than two thousand martial arts heroes put on armor. Dugu Xiaotian followed the disciples of Wudang Sect and Huashan Sect to guard the north gate. Shaolin Sect and Kongtong Sect guarded the south gate. Sun and Moon
The disciples were asked to guard the west gate, while the Beggar Clan, Qingcheng Sect, Songshan Sect and others guarded the east gate.
After a cup of tea, the Mongolian army had arrived two miles outside the city and took up position. The Mongolian left route army attacking Datong this time was led by Marshal Tuo Mu, Tuo Huan's brother, who led more than 60,000 elite Mongolian troops.
People came to attack Datong.
"Military advisor, the military information has been leaked. The Southern Barbarians have already taken precautions, and many artillery pieces have been mounted on the city!" Tuomu said angrily, flicking his riding crop.
"Don't worry, Marshal!" Military Advisor Zhehuali smiled slightly. "We have elite Mongolian soldiers all over the world, and we are fully prepared with siege equipment. We can capture Datong soon!"
"Send the order, transport the trebuchets and cloud carts to the north gate, mobilize three troops of 10,000 people, and attack the north gate with all their strength. The other three troops of 10,000 people will pretend to attack the other three gates." Tuo Mu shouted to the soldiers who sent the order, "I will personally take charge of the north gate.
Battle of the Gate!”
"Take the order!" The ordering soldier hurriedly rode on his horse to convey the order.
Zhehuali nodded when he heard this, "Marshal, we have recruited warriors of all races with strong martial arts, and each of them will be worth ten. They can form a 200-man attack group. After the gap in the city wall is opened by the trebuchet, they will rush into the city along the gap.
Disrupt the city's defenses, occupy the city gates, and let my army march straight in."
"What a plan!" Tuomu laughed loudly, "We Mongolians have learned martial arts from various ethnic groups after years of fighting, and now they come in handy."
"Headmaster Song, the Mongolian army will attack the North Gate with all its strength!" Dugu Xiaotian clasped his fists at Song Qingfeng and said. "It is not easy for them to move their catapults. The place where the catapults are transported must be where the main force of the Mongolian army attacks."
Song Qingfeng twisted his beard and smiled, "Fortunately, Xiaotian has gone deep into Oala and is already familiar with the Mongolian army's combat drills. I immediately went to see General Zhou Yunhu and asked him to arrange his troops and focus on defending the north gate."
Zhou Yunhu is the chief general of Datong and the brother of Zhou Yunbi, one of the six masters of Wudang. He is an outer disciple of Wudang and commands the 50,000 defenders of Datong.
"Master Song, the Mongolian Tatars have powerful trebuchets. We need to use more long-range artillery to destroy their trebuchets first!" Dugu Xiaotian said solemnly.
"Okay, I'll do it right away!" Song Qingfeng hurriedly left the city and went to find General Zhou to mobilize more artillery to the north gate.
"The huge rocks from the Mongolian Tatars will be thrown at you later. Please find a thick bunker to take shelter." Dugu Xiaotian bowed to the heroes on the north gate wall.
Song Shuling pursed her lips, "You're asking us to act like turtles when we come up!"
"Shu Ling, stop talking nonsense and put the overall situation first!" Zhou Yunbi shouted sternly. "Everyone's life is at stake!" Song Shuling spat out her tongue and did not dare to say more.
After half a cup of tea, the general of Datong, Zhou Yunhu, led a dozen of his followers, and climbed the northern city wall with Song Qingfeng.
"Who is the young hero Dugu Xiaotian?" Zhou Yunhu asked anxiously when he reached the city wall.
"General Zhou, I'm here!" Dugu Xiaotian hurriedly bowed and saluted.
"How far is the projectile range of the Mongolian army's improved trebuchet?" Zhou Yunhu asked.
"I've watched them practice many times in Wala, and it's roughly between one thousand and one thousand steps!" Dugu Xiaotian said respectfully.
"Okay! Artillery commander Zhou Xiong, please quickly adjust the muzzle of the gun. It can attack a range of 1,200 steps!" A black-faced man took the order and immediately began to adjust the artillery with a dozen gunners.
"Here we come, everyone, find cover quickly!" Dugu Xiaotian shouted.
As soon as he finished speaking, "swish, swish", more than twenty large stones fell from the sky, "bang bang bang", among which several stones as big as millstones hit the crenellations of the city wall, causing stone chips to fly.
Song Shuling saw a big stone falling from the sky and flying toward her. She stood still and mobilized all her inner strength, hoping to use her true Tai Chi strength to remove the big stone.
"Shu Ling, be careful!" Dugu Xiaotian rushed over, hugged Song Shuling and rolled away three feet away.
There was a loud "bang" sound, and the boulder fell on the walkway of the city wall. The city wall shook, and gravel was fired. Several Ming soldiers were unable to escape and were hit by the gravel. Their heads were broken and bleeding, and they died unexpectedly.
Song Shuling's face turned pale when she saw the momentum. She hugged Dugu Xiaotian tightly, trembling slightly.
"Sir, please fire immediately and destroy the catapult before the enemy throws the next round of stones!" Dugu Xiaotian felt very warm and comfortable in his arms and was unwilling to let go. He hugged Song Shuling tightly in his arms and shouted immediately.
"Aim at the catapult and fire!" Zhou Yunhu shouted.
"Boom, boom, boom", there was a roar in everyone's ears, and the fuses of more than ten Hongyi cannons on the northern city wall were ignited, and the cannons were ejected and fired towards the center of the Mongolian army.
"Bah bang bang", the shells fell to the ground, and there were waves of people shouting and horses neighing from the Mongolian army.
Dugu Xiaotian still hugged Song Shuling tightly with one hand, ran to the crenellations of the city wall, and stared intently at the results of the bombardment.
The trebuchets were arranged in a fan shape in the Mongolian army. This round of artillery rain hit five trebuchets. The remaining trebuchets were tightening their rubber bands and were about to continue firing. The front troops of the Mongolian army set up cloud carts and raised them.
The arrow shield has been pushed so close that it is only 500 steps away from the city wall.
"Adjust the muzzle fifteen degrees to the northwest and fire again!" Dugu laughed loudly and shouted.
On the battlefield at this time, the troops are strong and the artillery is powerful. No matter how high your personal martial arts is, it is useless. The long-range heavy weapons of the Mongolian army must be destroyed first, otherwise the five or six hundred kilograms of boulders will continue to be thrown, and the martial arts heroes and the Ming army will inevitably be defeated.
There were heavy casualties.
Song Shuling hugged Dugu Xiaotian tightly. Although the situation was extremely dangerous, her heart felt sweet. Her emotions had stabilized at this time, but she did not leave Dugu Xiaotian's arms.
"Boom, boom, boom", the artillery troops quickly loaded the shells, adjusted the muzzle, and fired new shells. "Bang, bang, bang", the artillery shells exploded in the Mongolian army.
"Whoosh whoosh", another dozen large rocks were shot out from the Mongolian army formation, and "bang bang", the two artillery pieces were splashed by the gravel and scattered all over the ground. The three gunners were killed immediately.
"Fifteen degrees southeast, let it go again!" Dugu Xiaotian shouted.