Although most of the people in this group have high nose bridges, the man next to him has an oriental appearance. At this time, he is riding on a horse wearing a Turkic robe and answers questions immediately when he hears the people next to him.
: "My lord, this is Iron Gate City."
"We have arrived." The man smiled, turned around and said, "Hakan, Bile, you two lead troops from the left and right sides of the city to the south, and surround the entire city. Tonight, we will rest in the city.
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"They are about to start attacking the city." Qin Shouye stood at the top of the city, looking at the soldiers of the Samarkand Kingdom who were assembling siege equipment below, and said.
"It is already afternoon, and there is only more than an hour before Banwan. He still has to spend some time assembling these siege equipment. Are Xilu so confident that he can break the city in one fell swoop?" Wang Cheng, who is responsible for defending this city wall.
He said with great confusion. They and the people who stayed in Yiwu City unanimously adopted similar names.
"Since Timur sent troops, the Western invaders have been progressing smoothly. There are few people in Tiemenguan City, and their country is also invincible in the west. Therefore, they probably despise us and think they can capture the city before dark."
Qin Shouye said without emotion.
"Huh! If he captures the city today, even if I can escape, I will commit suicide!" Wang Cheng said very unhappy. After listening to Qin Shouye's words just now, his heart was full of grief and anger, but now
Seeing that Xilu had begun to attack the city now, it was clear that he was looking down upon them, and he felt angry: "Although there are few Ming soldiers in the city now, you can't defeat the city in one attack!"
Wang Cheng, who was bent on fighting for his reputation, immediately ignored everything and ordered the soldiers: "Get ready and give Xilu a big gift!"
"Yes, Baihu!" Everyone agreed in unison.
Not long after, the siege equipment under the city was assembled. Following the order, thousands of infantrymen followed to prepare for the siege, and 500 archers followed closely behind.
Boermu stared closely at the soldiers who were attacking the city. Although he claimed that he would rest in Tiemenguan City tonight, he did not take it too seriously in sending troops to form a formation. Although in his opinion, the Ming army in the city was too small to form a formation.
What a threat, but the geographical location of Tiemenguan was so advantageous that he had to be cautious.
Tiemenguan is located in a canyon dozens of miles long, about two or three miles away from the north entrance. The road is rugged and very difficult to walk. There are also cliffs on both sides. Tiemenguan City is close to the mountain wall on the west side, and on the east side.
On the side is the Kongque River, which is also near the birthplace of the Kongque River. The east side of the Kongque River is also a mountain wall. The mountain walls on both sides are also very steep, and it is difficult for even apes, let alone humans, to climb.
Facing such a dangerous terrain, Boermu couldn't help but be cautious. In fact, if he hadn't known that there were only a thousand people in the city and he had more than 10,000 people, he would never have chosen to attack Tiemenguan City head-on.
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And even if he chooses to storm Tiemen Pass, his hope of conquering the city is pinned on the low morale of the Ming army in the city. No matter how dangerous the city pass is, faced with such a disparity in strength, the soldiers in the city may feel desperate and turn to the enemy.
He surrendered.
As the siege soldiers got closer and closer to within a hundred feet of the city, Boermu became more and more nervous. He knew that there were no cannons in the city, and this distance was about the maximum range of the enemy's crossbows. If the Ming army
There is still a chance of fighting, so the attack should begin.
But contrary to his expectation, the Ming army at the top of the city did not start to attack. Because of the dim light in the canyon, he could not see clearly what the Ming army at the top of the city was doing, or even how many of them there were. He suddenly felt worried.
Doubt: 'What are the Ming troops doing? Why haven't they attacked yet?'
"Sir, the morale of the Ming army must be low. They believe that the city will surely be lost, so they are unwilling to attack in order to avoid angering the army and causing them to retaliate after the city is broken." The man with an oriental face next to him said flatteringly.
But Boermu curled his lips after hearing this. The man next to him was Cao Zizhuang, a Han man who secretly opened the city gate to seek refuge with Timur in Urumqi. Because he was familiar with the terrain of the Western Regions, he was sent as a guide by Timur.
Ermu looked down upon him very much.
And what he said makes no sense. "If the morale of the Ming army was so low that they didn't even dare to attack, they would have opened the city gates and surrendered long ago. How could they continue to hold on? In my opinion, it was the bows and arrows of the Ming army in the city.
It’s too little, and I don’t want to use it all at the beginning, so I won’t use it until our army is closer,” Hakan said.
"I think so. Order the archers to prepare to fire arrows at the top of the city to suppress the enemy." Boermu ordered.
However, the siege soldiers approached the city step by step, from one hundred feet, to ninety feet, to eighty feet, to seventy feet,..., until they reached about ten feet, the Ming army at the top of the city still did not start to attack.
Not only that, he couldn't even see a few Ming soldiers.
'Could it be that they don't have any arrows in their hands? This is contrary to common sense.' Kule, who led the troops, was surprised and wary, but since he had come this far, he could not retreat and shouted in Khorez imitations.
Shouted: "Hurry up! The first soldier to attack the city can choose a trophy equal to his body weight."
The infantry immediately roared and rushed towards the city. Ladders were set up one after another. The soldiers climbed up the ladders and climbed towards the city.
At this time, the Ming army finally took action to push down the ladders that had been erected. Kule immediately ordered the archers to fire arrows to suppress the city. Suddenly, screams sounded from the city. There were many fewer ladders that were pushed down, and although there were a few
A soldier was thrown to death, but the ladder was immediately put up again, and many soldiers climbed on it again. The Ming army at the top of the city tried hard to push all the ladders up, but their number was too small. Gradually, there were soldiers from the Xilu army.
The soldiers attacked the city.
"Great! Tiemenguan City has been captured!" Boermu, who was watching the battle from behind, couldn't help shouting happily.
"No one can match the general's power!" Cao Zizhuang immediately agreed.
Although Boermu disliked him, he accepted the flattery this time. Boermu even took the initiative to say to him: "We captured Tiemenguan City this time. Since the Ming army did not cause us many casualties, I will also accept the flattery."
They are lenient. However, the soldiers can be allowed to live, but the officers cannot. At that time, it will be up to you to identify those officers who are very loyal to the Ming Dynasty and those who are not so loyal and can be used by our country."
"Thank you for your trust, sir. I will definitely complete what you asked me to do!" Cao Zizhuang's eyes flashed with excitement and he agreed loudly.
Boermu patted his shoulder again and was about to say something else when he suddenly heard continuous explosions from the top of the city. He felt bad. He turned around and saw one after another on the top of the city.
Things were exploding, knocking off their soldiers who had already climbed onto the city walls.