The Ming army didn't care how the Wala people acted. They only followed one principle and fought step by step, steadily.
Under the protection of the rattan players, the trebuchet moved forward little by little. Everyone gathered under the trebuchet. If they saw the cavalry coming, they would stop and fight.
Wait for the opponent to withdraw their troops and then move forward.
Boyan almost went crazy after being repelled several times in a row.
To this end, he has thought of all the ways he could think of.
For example, cover the mouth and nose with a cloth, then cover the mouth and nose of the war horse, or even cover the eyes of the war horse. Although a war horse can fight with its eyes blindfolded as long as the riding skills are excellent, human eyes cannot be covered, right? The problem now is that lime powder specializes in eyes, unless you cover your eyes and fight in the dark.
"General, withdraw!"
Boyan looked at the slowly moving trebuchet in front of the Ming army's position and sighed in his heart, what are you doing? Can you fight well?
Is it so difficult to come out and fight?
"Withdraw!"
Back at the camp, Boyan went first to plead guilty in front of the tent, but saw that Wang Lin was also there.
When Wang Lin saw Boyan, he hurriedly saluted and said, "Young man has seen the general!"
Boyan was holding back his anger and ignored him. He said to Ye first: "Brother, the Ming army is clinging to the trebuchet and there is no way to attack!"
Ye Xian sighed, shook his head and said: "I told you before, don't be reckless, you have to find a way. If you just lead people to rush over, what effect will it have?"
Although Boyan looked reluctant, he was helpless.
Ye first said: "Wang Lin, tell Boyan your idea just now, I think it is feasible."
When Boyan heard this, he was very dissatisfied and said: "What ideas can he have?"
"Look, I said you were reckless, here you go again!"
He finished speaking first and winked at Wang Lin.
Wang Lin understood and hurriedly said: "I thought that the trebuchets of the Ming army were built by cutting down trees on the spot. Wood is most afraid of fire. As long as you seize the opportunity, it can be destroyed by a fire."
Boyan frowned and said: "What you say is nice, we can't get to the trebuchet at all, how can we light it?"
Wang Lin smiled mysteriously and said, "You don't have to rush forward to light the fire!"
Boyan was very confused and said impatiently: "What on earth do you have in mind? Tell me quickly. Why bother!"
"General, don't worry!" Wang Lin said with a respectful look, "Just put kerosene on the arrow, light it and throw it far away..."
Snap!
Boyan slapped Wang Lin on the shoulder and said excitedly: "Okay, this plan works!"
Wang Lin grimaced in pain, but could only force out a smile.
"Brother!" Boyan swept away his frustration and became excited, "Leave this matter to me. It will be burning tonight, burning..."
At this point, Boyan suddenly became speechless and looked at Wang Lin and asked: "What do you mean by that sentence? What's the fire?"
"Huoshao?" Wang Lin's hungry stomach growled, and he subconsciously said, "Huoshao is still the best in Baoding Prefecture..."
Seeing the anger in Boyan's eyes, he reacted suddenly and quickly changed his words: "It's called...fire...company camp, yes, fire company camp!"
At night, when the Ming army was resting, a sharp bamboo whistle suddenly sounded from the outer sentry post.
This is the signal for an enemy attack, so everyone takes action immediately.
At this time, the large forces had evacuated in batches, and there were less than 20,000 people left in the position.
"Your Majesty, Wala Night Attack!"
Fan Zhong looked hurriedly, as if facing a formidable enemy, but he saw Zhu Qizhen's calm face.
"Come just come, what are you worried about? Just fight as you like during the day and at night!"
"Yes!"
Fan Zhong went down to deliver the order. The lights in the camp were brightly lit, and everyone was busy in an intense and orderly manner.
"Get ready..."
"Let it go!"
Lime bullets drew arcs under the moonlight, hitting the attacking Oara cavalry.
Boyan looked at it from a distance, with a smile on his lips.
Maybe it's because he lacks one eye, or maybe it's because the firelight is too dim. In short, the expression when he smiles is a bit... ferocious.
"Give me the order, the feint attack troops will retreat. Everyone, come forward with me!"
In tonight's attack, Boyan finally stopped being reckless and divided his troops into two groups. First, he pretended to light torches and attacked from the west.
The main force took this opportunity to sneak to the south, waiting for the Ming army to move their attack direction to the west, and then secretly looked for an opportunity to launch a fatal blow.
Because it was night, the Ming army did not notice that in fact they faced only a few dozen enemy troops. These people lit torches and kept as far apart as possible, so it was impossible to tell the number of people in the night.
Boyan personally led the main force forward and suddenly lit a fire before being exposed.
This position is about two hundred steps away from the Ming army camp, which is beyond the range of ordinary bows and arrows. However, as long as the shooting angle is raised and the speed of the horse is running, it can still be achieved.
Sure enough, the Ming army discovered that another force was coming from the south, and quickly turned the direction of the trebuchet and rearranged its defense line.
Immediately afterwards, I saw rockets streaking through the darkness of the night sky, flying towards the trebuchets on the position.
"Pay attention to defense!"
The soldiers in the front row tried hard to raise the shields in their hands, but this time the Wala people's arrows were all thrown at a very high angle, and the defensive force on the ground could not stop them at all.
"Don't panic, keep loading and attack!"
Under Chen Ying's command, the trebuchets continued to throw lime bombs one after another. At the same time, the Ora people's rockets fell like raindrops. There was a lot of wood in the Ming army's camp. The front ends of these arrows were greased with pine oil, making them extremely easy to attack.
Ignite.
Seeing the lime bombs falling, Boyan adjusted his formation again, ordered everyone to spread out, and continued to throw rockets towards the Ming army's position.
These people did not attack, but kept wandering one hundred to two hundred steps in front of the Ming army's formation, until all the arrows on their bodies were shot, and then they withdrew.
The battle ended early, but the fire continued until dawn. Zhu Qizhen originally thought it was just an ordinary night attack, but he did not expect that the opponent actually studied the art of war and set up a fire company for himself.
That night, the Ming army suffered heavy losses. Most of the tents were burned to the ground, and more than thirty trebuchets were destroyed.
"Your Majesty, it's better to withdraw!"
All the generals gathered around and advised Zhu Qizhen to evacuate.
Today, the Wala people have found a way to solve it. If we wait any longer, Tumubao's dilemma will reappear.
Zhu Qizhen didn't think so. When he was putting out the fire, his brows were almost burned off, and he left in such a dejected manner. How could he swallow this breath?
I am the Ming Dynasty Emperor, don’t you want to lose face!
"Chen Ying!"
Chen Ying hurriedly stepped forward: "I'm here!"
"How many trebuchets are available now?"
"Back to the Emperor, there are still sixty-five more."
Zhu Qizhen nodded and called out again: "Chen Huai!"
"I'm here!"
"How much lime powder is there?"
"About two thousand kilograms, it can make a hundred lime bombs!"
Zhu Qizhen thought for a moment and then said: "Tear down all the tents and make them into lime bombs!"