Soon the neatly dressed Hulimu gathered his personal guards, and the desolate horn sounded. The Tatar soldiers in the city, who were confused by the sudden siege, heard the horn sound and immediately rode their fast horses towards the horn.
The sound is coming from the direction.
Just over a cup of tea, more than two thousand soldiers gathered around Hulimu.
It can be said that except for the Tatar soldiers stationed on the surrounding city walls, almost 80% of the nearly 3,000 soldiers in the city have arrived at this time.
After briefly counting the men and horses, Hulimu roared: "Soldiers, follow me to fight the Ming army! Let them know the power of my Tatar cavalry."
As he spoke, Hu Limu took the lead and rode straight along the street towards the North City Gate.
The streets could barely accommodate a few horses running parallel to each other. When thousands of cavalrymen rode forward, the ground shook. Many people in Taiyuan City were alarmed. Many people boldly looked out from the cracks in the doors and saw just in time.
The scene of the Tatar army galloping down the long street.
The Tatar cavalry headed straight for the North City Gate, and soon arrived before the North City Gate. At this time, most of the city wall on the North City Gate had been occupied, and more and more soldiers of the Ming Dynasty appeared on the city wall.
Of the 500 Tatars who were originally stationed on the city wall, probably less than 200 are still alive now.
There was even a rumbling sound at the city gate, which was obviously the Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses attacking the city gate.
Dozens of Tatar soldiers blocked the city gate with crossbars, but judging from the situation, if the collision continued, it would not be long before the city gate collapsed.
Hulimu, who was coming on horseback, saw only the figures of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty everywhere on the city wall by the light of the fire. He felt a little anxious in his heart and shouted at the soldiers at the city gate: "Quickly, open the city gate!"
When they saw Hulimu, excitement flashed in the eyes of the soldiers guarding the city. When they heard Hulimu's order to open the city gate, they were stunned for a moment, and then they quickly reacted. Although they were very surprised, they were out of respect for Hulimu's order.
Obeying, dozens of soldiers worked hard to lift the crossbar down. In an instant, the city gate opened, and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who were originally crowded at the city gate poured into the city along the opened city gate.
"Cum for me!"
Not far from the city gate, Hu Limu gave an order, and immediately saw a hail of arrows shooting at the soldiers pouring into the city gate.
The unprepared soldiers of the Ming Dynasty suddenly fell to the ground, and screams could be heard endlessly.
Hu Limu sneered, waved his hand and said, "Come on!"
Immediately, Hu Limu was seen riding straight towards the Ming Dynasty soldiers who were pouring in from outside the city, his scimitar raised high in his hand.
Xu Tianzuo, who was commanding the troops to attack the city in the army, looked at a soldier climbing up the city wall. There were almost no Tatars visible on the city wall, and Xu Tianzuo showed a somewhat relaxed look on his face.
You must know that he issued a military order to Chu Yi. If he could not take Taiyuan City, he was willing to be dealt with by military law.
No matter how much Chu Yi valued him, he issued a military order in front of everyone, even if Chu Yi spared him, he would be disgraced in the army and lose all his majesty.
Therefore, Xu Tianzuo attached great importance to this battle. Seeing more and more soldiers scaling the city wall, Xu Tianzuo knew that Taiyuan City was about to be broken.
At this moment, cheers came from the direction of the city gate. Hearing the sound, Xu Tianzuo, who was not too far away from the city gate, saw the city gate open.
Although he was a little surprised that the city gate was breached so quickly, just when he ordered the army to enter through the city gate, a scream came out, which made Xu Tianzuo narrow his eyes.
The ground shook slightly. Xu Tianzuo had a family background after all. He immediately realized a situation, his expression changed slightly and said: "No, Tatar cavalry!"
The Tatar cavalry came on horseback, and there were quite a lot of them. Otherwise, there would never have been such a big movement.
Looking toward the city gate, Xu Tianzuo's eyes showed some admiration.
It is obviously an appreciation for the Tatar generals in the city. After all, for the Tatars, the best choice is for the cavalry to go out of the city to fight.
If they really choose to defend Taiyuan City, the Tatars who were attacked will definitely not be able to defend Taiyuan City. What's more important is that the cavalry is in the city, and their strength is limited. They can exert half of their combat power.
Not bad.
The most correct choice is for the cavalry to fight in the wild, and the fact that the Tatar general chose to go out of the city to fight so decisively naturally made Xu Tianzuo look at him differently.
Although the Tatars' departure from the city was somewhat beyond Xu Tianzuo's expectations, Xu Tianzuo had already had various countermeasures before attacking the city.
At present, he is still preparing for this situation. Although he is slightly surprised, he is not unprepared.
Seeing the Tatar cavalry rushing out from the city gate, like a torrent, the soldiers in front struggled to resist the Tatar cavalry team.
"Send the order, raise the stumbling rope, and be covered with arrows!"
The benefit of being prepared in advance was now evident. Even though Xu Tianzuo had only prepared a dozen trip ropes in advance, in this dark night, the Tatars were not prepared at all.
Just as he rushed out of the city gate and was about to gallop, he saw the chains in front of him were suddenly pulled up.
More than a dozen snagging ropes were suddenly pulled up, and all of a sudden one saw the charging horses falling to the ground, making a heart-stopping sound of bones breaking.
Almost in the blink of an eye, dozens of Tatar cavalry rushing at the front fell to the ground. At the same time, thousands of archers ambushing at the city gate fired arrows.
With the firelight at the city gate, the surrounding archers didn't even need to aim, they just needed to cover the area at the city gate.
Although there were still some soldiers of the Ming Dynasty at the city gate, most of those famous soldiers had been killed on the spot or trampled to death by war horses under the attack of the Tatar cavalry, and not many of them could really survive.
It is precisely because of this that Xu Tianzuo ordered the rain of arrows to be covered. He saw a rain of arrows falling down. He rushed out of the city gate and encountered a series of stumbling ropes, followed by a rain of arrows.
The Tatars were a little confused for a while. In the panic, many soldiers either fell off their horses and were killed, or were shot on the spot by arrows.
In the blink of an eye, at least one to two hundred Tatar cavalry fell to the ground.
Such a scene really frightened many Tatar soldiers who rushed out. Many Tatar soldiers almost instinctively wanted to stop the horses beneath them.
After all, the dense arrows ahead are really scary, and any normal person would have the same reaction.
But when they saw that scene, they tried to stop their horses from charging forward, but behind them, a steady stream of Tatar cavalry had just started running, but they didn't know what was happening in front of them, and the result was predictable.
When a group of cavalry in front tried to stop, the outstretched horses bumped into them.
Suddenly hundreds of soldiers were in chaos again, and many horses fell directly to the ground. Some Tatar soldiers rolled on the ground and escaped by relying on their skilled experience.
However, these Tatar soldiers who were lucky enough to escape faced a nightmare.
There was a hiss above the head, and a rain of arrows covered it again.
Hundreds of Tatar soldiers were shot down in large numbers again.
As a Tatar general, Hulimu was not at the forefront, so in the first two waves of Tatars who were tripped by horse ropes and killed by arrows, Hulimu was not among them.
At this moment, Hu Limu's face turned pale as he looked at the arrows outside the city gate, which were so densely packed that it was daunting.
Hulimu instinctively turned over and jumped up, and the horse under him rushed out, but he himself soared in the air and fell towards the edge of the city gate.
A wave of arrows fell, and the hundreds of cavalry soldiers who rushed out were almost killed by the arrows in an instant.
Hulimu, who had escaped the disaster, instinctively shouted: "Stop, everyone, stop!"
However, his roar could not be carried very far in the chaos. Even if some nearby soldiers heard Hulimu's roar, it was difficult for them to control their horses to stop in a short time, and they could only rush outside the city gate.
of death.
Hulimu's heart was bleeding as he watched his soldiers being shot dead. You must know that these soldiers were all members of his clan.
Hulimu was not only the captain of ten thousand Tatars, but also the tribal leader of a medium-sized tribe. Almost all of his soldiers were his tribesmen.
If only dozens or hundreds of tribesmen were killed or injured, that would be fine, but now in the blink of an eye, hundreds of people were killed and injured.
The most important thing is that these dead and injured soldiers are all elite soldiers under his command. After all, when charging, those at the front are his personal guards and some of the most elite soldiers in the army.
As a result, these soldiers rushed the fastest, but died the fastest.
Hundreds of the most elite soldiers died just outside the city gate. Hu Limu was heartbroken. He glanced around. With the light of the fire, Hu Limu's eyes lit up. He rolled on the spot and grabbed the horn from a soldier.
Then blow the trumpet.
Suddenly the desolate horn sound echoed in the night sky. The Tatar soldiers who were charging continuously in the city couldn't help but were stunned when they heard the horn sound. They instinctively controlled their horses to slow down.
Originally, most of the more than two thousand soldiers had not had time to start running, but now they stopped easily. There were also some soldiers who had no time to stop at all and could only rush out of the city gate and rush towards the land of death.
The dozens of snagging ropes had completely lost their effectiveness at this time. After all, hundreds of cavalry were dead there. Even if there were snagging ropes, the corpses of the horses and Tatar soldiers would be enough to reduce the effectiveness of the snagging ropes.
However, these war horses and Tatar corpses also became an obstacle for many Tatar cavalry rushing out of the city. In addition, Xu Tianzuo's timely generals mobilized most of the archers to block the city gate.
Not only bows and arrows, but also various weapons such as crossbows and fire muskets were mobilized to block the city entrance and never give the Tatar cavalry a chance to leave the city.
Xu Tianzuo knew very well that the soldiers under his command did not have much experience in fighting cavalry. Once the Tatar cavalry launched a charge, even if they could really block it, they would probably have to pay a high price.
What he wanted was a perfect victory, not a breach of Taiyuan City, but instead he killed the Tatars in the city and suffered heavy casualties.
As Hulimu stopped the cavalry from leaving the city with the trumpet sound in time, the suicidal charge at the city gate finally stopped.
In just a short time, a pile of corpses piled up at the city gate, at least four to five hundred Tatar soldiers were killed or injured.
A steady stream of painful wails could be heard from the pile of corpses made up of war horses and Tatar soldiers.
After all, many of these soldiers did not die on the spot. Some soldiers were pressed under their bodies by war horses, or were hit by arrows. As long as they were not in vital parts, they would not die all at once. Many of them were wailing there.
more than.
Hulimu, who fled back to the city in embarrassment, had an arrow stuck in his shoulder, and the hat on his head had been thrown away somewhere.
The remaining about two thousand Tatars looked at the extremely embarrassed Hulimu in shock.
Everyone was looking at the open city gate. The firelight outside the city gate was flickering, and shadows could be vaguely seen all around. Needless to say, there must be a large number of Ming troops ambushed outside the city gate.
A deputy general said to Hulimu: "General, what should we do?"
The way out of the city was obviously blocked. If they wanted to leave the city, they had to cross a dead end. However, the waves of casualties just now made them realize that even if they really risked their lives, they would only be able to rush out of the city in the end.
It would be great if half of the remaining troops could survive.
Out of two thousand people, if only one thousand people survive in the end, this is unacceptable to them.
There are only a thousand cavalry left, which cannot make any waves at all. If you are not careful, you may be surrounded and killed by Ming soldiers and horses.
Hu Limu gritted his teeth and said: "The cunning Ming army actually took precautions early. Since the Ming army at the north gate is so strong, then the other city gates will definitely not have such strong defenses. We rush out from the other city gates."
While speaking, Hu Limu pulled out the arrow from his shoulder, got on his horse, and shouted: "Blessed by the eternal heaven, sons and daughters, follow me out of the city!"
Hu Limu led the remaining two thousand soldiers and rode straight down the street towards the south gate.
Naturally, the actions of these Tatars could not escape the eyes of the people outside the city. Everyone saw the Tatar army quickly disappearing at the gate of the city, and immediately reported the situation to Xu Tianzuo.
After hearing the news, Xu Tianzuo frowned and whispered softly: "You actually retreated on your own initiative!"
I thought that the Tatars would risk their lives and continue to attack the city gate. Unexpectedly, the Tatars actually retreated on their own initiative. However, Xu Tianzuo raised his eyebrows and said: "Sun Qiu is getting an advantage."
While speaking, Xu Tianzuo said: "Send a signal bomb to General Sun, inform him of the whereabouts of the Tatars, and ask him to intercept the Tatars!"
In order to prevent the Tatars from escaping, Chu Yi arranged for Xu Tianzuo to be responsible for attacking the city, while Sun Qiu was responsible for defending the remaining three city gates.
At this moment, Sun Qiu was stationed at the south gate. He came with 10,000 troops. He arranged 3,000 troops at the east gate and west gate respectively, and he personally led 4,000 troops to station at the south gate.
Xu Tianzuo chose to attack the city from the north gate, and Sun Qiu could only take a gamble. Based on his understanding of Xu Tianzuo, it was impossible for the Tatars to leave the city from the north gate, and Xu Tianzuo would never give the Tatars a chance.
Then the Tatars would either be wiped out by Xu Tianzuo at the north gate, or they would retreat into the city and choose a gate to escape.
There are three city gates, and no one can guarantee which gate the Tatars will choose, so it is just a matter of luck.
A firework suddenly bloomed in the sky, and it could be seen clearly in the night sky.
Sun Qiu, who originally led his soldiers to ambush outside the city gate, couldn't help but his eyes lit up.
It seems that he and Xu Tianzuo were in ambush outside Nanjing City, but Prince Ning fell into Tang Li's hands.
Now Sun Qiu once again led his troops to ambush. Although what was waiting for him was not as big a fish as King Ning, if he was lucky and could capture the captain of ten thousand men in the city, it would be considered a great achievement.
By then, even if Xu Tianzuo breaks through Taiyuan City and captures Hulimu, he can still make fun of Xu Tianzuo in front of Xu Tianzuo, right?
Outside the remaining two city gates, two guerrilla generals also cheered up when they saw the fireworks in the sky.
Xu Tianzuo waved his hand and said: "The army enters the city, clears out the Tatar soldiers, and strictly enforces military discipline. Anyone who takes advantage of the chaos to disturb the people will be killed without mercy if found out!"
The Tatar soldiers who were originally on the city wall had already been killed. On the city wall, thousands of Ming soldiers were entering the city from the city wall. It was no wonder that Hulimu chose to leave.
After all, the situation at Beicheng Gate is already over. Even if he stays at Beicheng Gate, it will be of no use. He might even fall into siege.
A large number of soldiers entered the city continuously, and once some Tatars were discovered, they were killed on the spot.
But he said that many people in the city listened with fear to the faint sound of fighting. Although they didn't know exactly what happened, everyone could still guess that if nothing unexpected happened, it would be possible for a war to break out.
The imperial army came back.
In recent days, the people of Taiyuan City, who had been bullied by the Tatars and the Miao, Lu and other families who had taken refuge with the Tatars, were suffocating in their hearts and eagerly looking forward to the imperial army being able to break through Taiyuan City.
Suddenly, the shouts of killing suddenly became louder, and they were getting closer and closer, and they had begun to enter Taiyuan City. At this time, any fool could guess that the imperial army had already broken through the city gate and entered the city.
Some of the remaining disciples from wealthy families showed excitement on their faces. They clenched their fists subconsciously and murmured: Master Wang is here, Master Wang is here!
But it was said that the Miao family, the Lu family and other families were suddenly awakened in the middle of the night. The movement of the siege was not small at all. If the Miao family and the Lu family could not even notice this movement, I am afraid how many of them
The family has long been torn apart by the people in the city who hate them to the core.
