After witnessing the Tatars building siege equipment overnight yesterday, Zhang Yanling realized that the next attack would be extremely fierce. At first, Zhang Yanling thought of using rockets to crack the siege equipment built by the Tatars. But there was no fire in Dushi City.
Oil, it is impossible to make fire oil arrows at all.
However, this inspired Zhang Yanling's idea of using fire to resist the enemy.
The attack surface of the North City is very narrow. The total wall is only 300 steps wide, which the Tatar soldiers and horses can attack from. If the Tatars build weapons and attack the city with all their strength, their soldiers and horses will inevitably gather under the city. There is a lack of defensive materials at the top of the city.
Under such circumstances, resisting the enemy with fire is the best option.
Zhang Yanling quickly discussed the feasibility of this method with Zhang Yin. Zhang Yin was very excited after hearing this. This is definitely a good way to resist the enemy. When the Tatars gathered under the city, fire attack was the fastest way to repel the enemy.
Law.
The two men searched until midnight, and got all the firewood and hay stored in the general's palace and the hay and firewood collected from people's homes. In addition, they also dismantled many dry door frames, etc., and gathered hundreds of carts of firewood and prepared them.
.Be prepared to use fire attacks to stop the Tatar attack at critical moments.
But what Zhang Yanling didn't expect was that the Tatar attack today was very strategic, and the war fell into a passive position at the beginning. Conventional counterattacks did not have much effect on the Tatars. The Tatars seemed to break through the city wall easily.
The prepared fire attack method is actually the most effective defensive method at present. This is really a mistake.
In fact, Zhang Yin could not help but ask Zhang Yanling to use fire to defeat the enemy, but Zhang Yanling did not agree. Because the first wave of Tatar attack was too smooth, and they only had more than 2,000 soldiers who reached the city, Zhang Yanling did not want to
The collected firewood was wasted so easily. He knew that as long as he withstood the first wave of attacks, Batu Munch would definitely launch a second wave of attacks. If he wanted to burn, he would burn more violently. The more people gathered, the more
The more, the more useful the fire will be.
The defensive supplies in the city are extremely limited. After this fire attack, there will be no more supplies. Therefore, we must cherish every opportunity. The more effective forces we can kill and injure the enemy, the better, and the more panic and psychological deterrence we can create on the enemy, the better.
The fire attack method, which was originally intended to be used to repel the enemy at critical moments, has now evolved into the most important means of killing enemies today.
Hundreds of bundles of fiercely burning firewood fell from the sky and fell under the city wall. Thick smoke billowed and flames rose. Bundles of firewood on the top of the city continued to fall, increasing the intensity of the fire. In a very short time, the city wall became a sea of flames.
Nearly three thousand Tatars gathered under the wall. Most of them hid under the rafts. Although they were crowded, they were safe. Even if burning firewood was thrown down from the city wall, they did not do so at first.
Injured. Because the rafts made of newly cut trees will not be ignited by the fire for a while. So the fire seems to be huge, but in fact it is burning above the rafts and does not burn the Tatar soldiers below.
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The Tatar soldiers were hesitant and did not realize the seriousness of the problem at the first time. Even when some soldiers panicked, the leading general yelled at them.
"What's the point of panic? Since we can't burn anyone, it's more appropriate to attack and attack the city. The Great Khan has said that no retreat is allowed until the city is captured today. Anyone who dares to step back even half a step will be punished on the spot."
After hearing this, the soldiers did not dare to escape without authorization. Flames rose from the rafts above their heads, but across the rafts, their lives were not in danger. So they did not flee immediately.
However, it was this hesitation and ignorance that caused them to miss the best time to escape. After a short tea time, countless firewood, wood, and even logs were thrown down on the city, and the fire became bigger and bigger. The rolling fire
The fiercely burning firewood bundles rolled from the raft to the outside and continued to burn.
After a fierce mountain wind blew, the entire raft was surrounded by flames. The flames had completely enveloped the top, bottom, front and back of the raft. Thick smoke and high temperature poured in, and there was darkness underneath the raft. The fire quickly covered the surrounding area.
The air was exhausted, and the Tatar soldiers below the raft soon felt suffocated.
Although the people hiding under the raft were still not directly burned by the fire, they were already trapped in walls of fire surrounded by fire. They were like a group of wild boars being hung in a stove, waiting to be roasted.
No matter how stupid the Tatar soldiers were, they knew they had to run for their lives. Amidst the fire and smoke, countless Tatar soldiers rushed out of the fire. The flames ignited their hair and clothes, and many of them became burning people. The smart ones are
After rushing out of the fire scene, I immediately rolled on the ground, picked up the sand on the ground and rubbed it on my head to extinguish the fire. I was so confused that I couldn't tell the direction. I forgot about the trench outside the city wall, so I plunged in and was stabbed by the bamboo thorns and wood thorns inside.
covered in blood.
In order to escape, many Tatars even pushed others into the fire as stepping stones, stepping on others to rush out. Some people could not tell the direction at all, and they tried to escape but ran in the opposite direction, and bumped into the ground.
On the city wall.
On the top of the city, Zhang Yanling, Zhang Yin and others looked at the scene in front of them through the blazing flames and scorching smoke, and they were all shocked and speechless. This scene is absolutely soul-crushing, frightening and chilling. The killings by water and fire are the most brutal.
It is actually more cruel than killing with swords. Therefore, using water and fire to kill people goes against the principles of harmony of heaven. However, although the tragic situation in front of him was unbearable to see, Zhang Yanling did not feel any guilt.
The battle between the enemy and ourselves is a life-and-death battle. There is no difference between killing with swords and killing with water and fire. If you want to survive in this cruel world, naturally you cannot have too much kindness as a woman. Otherwise, you will only be the one who dies.
"It's a pity that there is no kerosene! Otherwise, none of them would be able to escape." Zhang Yanling said softly.
"Yes. Add fuel to the fire, and they will all die. However, this is enough for them. The Tatars who escaped will never be able to go to the battlefield in this life." Zhang Yin nodded.
Zhang Yanling said solemnly: "Let the brothers be killed without shooting arrows. We will consider them lucky to be able to escape."
Zhang Yin nodded in agreement.
Of the more than 3,000 Tatars gathered under the city, more than 2,000 escaped the sea of fire. The rest were all suffocated in the sea of fire. Even though the rafts were not completely ignited, the space under the rafts was not completely burned.
It was devoured by flames, but the Tatars inside had already suffocated and fainted, suffocated by the fireworks. None of them could survive.
Those who escaped from the sea of fire, hundreds of them fell down on the way, rolling on the ground with fireworks and screaming. There were more who were running desperately with whirring flames on their bodies.
Batu Munch stood on the hillside outside the valley, staring at all this. He was speechless because of shock. When the fire started, Batu Munch realized that he had made a huge mistake.
Wrong. I didn't consider guarding against the opponent's fire attack at all. I used the plan of wooden platoons. The original intention was to allow my soldiers to gather under the city wall without suffering greater casualties. But the false safety zone caused
The gathering of a large number of soldiers led to the current consequences.
If it were a conventional siege method, even if the Ming army used the same method, they probably wouldn't be able to hurt many of their own people. But now, it's too late to regret.
"Khan, how could this happen?" the follower beside him who was also dumbfounded said in a daze.
"The young emperor of the Ming Dynasty has experts around him. Under such circumstances, he was still determined to defend and had such powerful means. I really didn't expect this." Batu Munch sighed.
"Then can the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty still be captured? Can we still capture Dushi City?" the entourage asked blankly.
"Of course we have to catch him. I've killed and injured so many brothers, and I'm ashamed of myself. How can I just let it go?" Batu Munch shouted fiercely with a fierce look in his eyes.
The follower got off one, his legs were weak and he didn't dare to speak.
Batu Munch clenched his fists and gritted his teeth as he looked ahead at the battlefield filled with fireworks and howling ghosts and wolves, and said loudly: "If nothing else happens, Asbath's troops will arrive tonight. I still have money.
We still have the advantage. This Khan must capture the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, he must know who is commanding the defense of the city? This Khan must cut off his head and dig out the brains to take a look."
On the highest floor of a stone tower in Dushi City not far from the north of the city, Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin and others witnessed the whole battle in Beicheng.
Not long after the battle started, when the Tatars attacked the city, Liu Jin's face turned pale with fright, and Zhu Houzhao was also quite worried. However, Zhu Houzhao remained calm and ignored Liu Jin's suggestion to be ready to leave Dushi City quickly.
Zhu Houzhao knew that he would not be able to survive without Dushi City, and he must not leave now.
Later, the situation was reversed. When a fire broke out under the city and countless Tatar soldiers fled back with their bodies on fire, Zhu Houzhao breathed a heavy sigh of relief. He clenched his fists tightly and stood up and nodded.
"Uncle is really powerful. I didn't expect him to have such a talent of leading an army in a war. Fortunately, I asked him to come with me this time, otherwise the consequences would be dire. Amazing, amazing. It seems that I will have to ask him for more skills in the future. I can't wait to be there myself.
On the city wall, but I know that going there will be a burden."
Although Liu Jin was relieved, when he heard what Zhu Houzhao said, he murmured softly: "Master Hou does have some abilities. But this is not his credit. After all, the soldiers are not loyal to the emperor. The emperor is here, they
That's why he is so dedicated. Besides, the Marquis is too arrogant. He seems to be the biggest in this city, and the emperor's words have no effect."
Zhu Houzhao suddenly turned his head and glared at Liu Jin and said: "Liu Jin, I do trust you and regard you as my close person. I can also forgive you for some of your minor problems. But if you don't know the general situation and say such things, I will
I can't tolerate you. When is this? When life and death are at stake, why are you saying these sarcastic words? Shut your mouth."
Liu Jin was so horrified that he knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly to apologize. Gu Dayong and others also knelt down and kowtowed.
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said, "That's all, follow me to the city wall to have a look."