However, when the Tatar soldiers penetrated deep into the streets of the Royal City, their nightmare began.
The spider-web-like streets of the Great Imperial City were simply a huge maze. The Tatar soldiers walked along the twists and turns of the alleys, and either fell into dead ends, or found that they could not get out of the wall.
.These are lucky. Some Tatar soldiers rushed into an open field. Just when they thought they had finally walked out of the maze, they saw the defenders several times their size. They had already been waiting there with their bows and arrows ready!
Seeing that something was not going well, the Tatar soldiers who fell into the trap turned around and ran away, only to find that there were defenders armed with swords and guns on the way. Seeing the encirclement shrinking rapidly, the Tatar soldiers howled in despair and waved their weapons.
They rushed forward. After a hail of arrows, only half of the Tatar soldiers were left. Although the remaining half fought bravely, they were outnumbered. After a period of life-and-death fighting, their bodies were quickly pierced by the defenders' spears.
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After eliminating this group of enemy troops, the defenders pulled out arrows from the corpses, wiped the tips of their spears on their robes, and then quickly returned to the distance to hide, waiting for the next wave of prey.
Scenes like this are played out everywhere in the city. The streets and alleys that collect traffic seem to be connected to each other, but they are actually small independent areas. Although each area is not large, the streets and alleys in the area are interconnected.
, a big circle within a small circle, and every wall is khaki, about the same height, winding around inside, and after a while you can’t tell the difference between south, east, north, and west, and you don’t know where you are...
The Tatar soldiers who rushed into the alley were divided by these unprepossessing streets. Some of them could not get out no matter how much they went around, some of them just walked back to the starting point, and some of them fell into the enemy's hands waiting for work.
In the military formation, they were easily eliminated by the superior force. However, the defenders were at ease in these alleys, leading the Tatar troops in circles freely, knowing that they would be sent to their graves, and then turned around and attacked the next wave of Tatar troops.
Surround them.
Obviously the strength of the defenders was far less than that of the enemy, but the defenders were always bullying the defenders everywhere in the city. Sometimes the Tatar army spotted the defenders, gritted their teeth and chased after them, turning around a street, and then
Lost their way at the fork in the road... When they find the defenders again, they will surely fall into a trap.
All of this is thanks to Chen Duo, who is standing on the west wall. He overlooks the battle situation in the streets like a falcon. From time to time, he issues instructions to the city, connecting the seemingly scattered areas into a whole, or
Whether they are supporting each other or attacking together, the troops flow in different areas and always appear where they should be...
The generals on the side were secretly stunned. They knew very well how difficult it was for Chen Duo to command like this. This not only required a smooth order system, but also required him as a commander to take charge of the overall situation and control the strengths and weaknesses of the troops throughout the city.
The changes in the battle situation are clearly visible, and extremely complex and trivial but overall unified deployment is carried out.
The generals admired Chen Duo's commanding ability, but Baoyin knew very well that Chen Duo was able to do this not only because of his own talent, but more importantly, because of his down-to-earth diligence that is unmatched by ordinary people...
Going back to more than a month ago, when Dawang City was just besieged, Baoyin asked Chen Duo for advice, could Dawang City be defended?
Chen Duo analyzed the situation between the enemy and ourselves for Baoyin and told her that there should be no problems within a month. However, if reinforcements from the imperial court did not arrive after a month, the King's City might be in danger of falling.
Baoyin asked again, what should we do after the city wall falls?
Chen Duo said that the loss of the city wall does not mean failure, because there are still street battles. The defending side is familiar with the terrain and can also transform the streets and lanes to maximize the geographical advantage, divide the enemy into small parts, and eat them bite by bite. As long as they are properly prepared
, it won’t be a problem to persist for another ten days and a half.
Baoyin asked again, what would the people in the city do if there was a street fight? Chen Duo told Baoyin that the soil underground in Dawang City was soft, which was very conducive to digging tunnels. The people could be ordered to dig tunnels according to the plan, so that not only the people could hide underground, but also the army
You can also use tunnel mobilization to make you appear and disappear without warning!
Baoyin then appointed Chen Duo as the commander-in-chief of the city, and asked him to be responsible for mobilizing the people and completely transforming the streets of the King's City. He was also preparing for street battles with the enemy after the city wall fell.
After receiving the appointment, Chen Duo immediately came up with a renovation plan. He already knew where to dig tunnels, where to block alleys, where to set up mazes, and where to place traps.
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This obviously cannot be done at the last moment. In the past few years, Chen Duo has carefully inspected every street and every building in the King's City and made a plan. Although it seemed at the time,
All his efforts were in vain, but once the war comes, the victorious female voice will obviously only favor those who are more prepared...
But in Chen Duo's heart, he was full of awe and gratitude for Wang Xian, the Duke of Zhenguo who taught him military skills. Without Wang Xian to teach them, who would know what three-dimensional cross firepower is? Who knows what it means to exchange defensive depth for time difference?
Who knows how to establish a smooth communication system in the deep positions where the enemy and ourselves are intertwined? Who knows the guerrilla warfare method of 'when the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy retreats, we advance'?
When Chen Duo stood on the city wall, overlooking the position he had built with his own hands, and put everything he had learned in his life to full use, he saw that his own troops were mobilized like a finger, and the Tatar army was trapped in a maze, and was scattered in waves.
, the absorption was clearly several times greater than his own, but he was always at a numerical disadvantage in battles! Chen Duo felt more and more that his young lord was extremely powerful and mysterious, as if there was nothing he didn't know, and he couldn't do it without him.
The things that arrived were average!
The fierce battle continued until noon, when Shi Nigan on the eastern city wall noticed something was wrong. He found that the streets in the city had been renovated, and the defenders were clearly fighting in an organized and strategic manner. On the other hand, looking at his own side, although every small group of soldiers
They were all cautious and careful, but there was no overall command. In fact, they were still running around like headless chickens, and they were always annihilated by the enemy's local superiority of forces.
Shi Nigan should have discovered this situation long ago, but when the city wall collapsed, he was so dizzy that it took him an hour or two to recover. In addition, if he didn't let those guys suffer, they wouldn't
He wanted to be obedient, so he kept silent.
Indeed, it was not until this moment that the Tatar army gradually calmed down. They were horrified to find that the entire morning's attack had yielded nothing except the deaths of thousands of people. The bloody and cruel reality finally made them realize clearly what those twists and turns were.
The end of the winding alley is simply the entrance to hell!
The boiling animal blood finally cooled down, and fear replaced greed and dominated the thinking of the Tatar army. They finally stopped and looked at the lost Nirgan on the top of the city from a distance...
The Tatar nobles surrounded Shi Nigan, nodded and bowed to him and said: "Dataiji, please think of a solution quickly, our son's casualties are too tragic..." During the attack, the Tatars stood far away, so naturally there were no casualties.
.But after entering the city, the Tatar soldiers will naturally rush to the front when it comes to the harvest of this battle. Even if they want to shrink back, their respective leaders will never allow them.
Therefore, the Tatar army that invaded the city was about half with the servant cannon fodder army. The swords and guns of the defenders could not tell which one was the noble Tatar master and which one was the lowly miscellaneous cannon fodder. Therefore, the number of Tatars killed in battle was equal to that of the cannon fodder army.
The cannon fodder troops are almost the same. From last night to today, there have been nearly 3,000 casualties and serious injuries. According to the medical level of the grasslands, serious injuries are equivalent to death.
You know, there was a fierce battle between the Tru River and the Ming army. Even the Tatars died so many of them, which made the leaders very painful.
"I have long said that the situation in the Royal City is special and you must obey my unified command." Seeing their dejected looks, Shi Nigan felt very relieved and said unhurriedly: "But you don't listen to my orders.
any idea?"
"We have listened. Let's start fighting now. We will fight wherever you point us..." The Tatar nobles quickly laughed in apology.
"What should you do if you still don't listen?" Shi Nigan looked at Arutai who was watching his nose and his nose, and said calmly: "There is no child's play in the army."
"Don't say goodbye, we swear it's not enough..." The Tatar nobles hurriedly swore: "Immortal God, we promise to all listen to Dadaiji!"
Arutai stood aside and felt awkward. He felt that Shi Nigan's insistence on attacking the Royal City seemed to be a conspiracy to seize power. But the matter was already at this point. If he dared to withdraw his troops, he would be eaten alive by those Tatar nobles.
The overall situation is the most important thing, so we can only let this bastard Shi Nigan perform as much as he wants.
‘We’ll see how I deal with you after this battle.’ Arutai’s mouth twitched twice, but he didn’t say a word after all...
At noon, the Tatar army re-entered the battle. This time they no longer blindly dispersed and advanced. Instead, relying on the east city wall, they invested their troops bit by bit, demolishing the earthen walls and houses blocking the road, completely destroying the defenders' offensive.
Then heavy troops were sent out to sweep the streets one by one.
Although this is slower, the Tatar army always maintains a concentration of troops, leaving the defenders with no opportunity to take advantage of it. They can only watch the Tatars demolish all the houses on the southeast side...
On the south wall, the garrison general watched with livid faces as the Tatar army changed its strategy, taking advantage of their strength to fight steadily, advancing slowly from point to point, encroaching on their territory bit by bit!
I have to admit that although this method is clumsy, it gives full play to their military advantage and makes the defenders eat the sky like a tiger, with nowhere to eat...
The generals all looked at Chen Duo, who had performed outstandingly before, hoping that he could come up with countermeasures. However, Chen Duo only ordered all the troops to "act according to their capabilities and do not act recklessly", and then he stopped making any sound and just watched quietly.
The Tatar army demolished one fortification after another and continued to advance the front. By nightfall, the Tatars had occupied the southeast corner of the Great King's City and nearly one-third of the entire city. (To be continued.)
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