Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 155 Lin Yi, Prefect of Kaifeng

"All troops, advance!" The deputy general pulled out the sword from his waist and shouted at the south wall.

Soon, the lieutenant general's order spread throughout the siege team that was nearly a kilometer long and had as many as 4000 people.

Although Gao Yuanjue had 5000 men, siege and war was not a game, so it was impossible for him not to leave a reserve team, otherwise, what would he do if an army suddenly broke out from the city and broke through.

After everyone heard the order, they didn't dare to hesitate for a while, because they were afraid of being regarded as fearful of war. The 4000 people marched in the direction of the city wall with roughly uniform steps.

After all, the enemy's city is in front of him, how many enemy troops are waiting for him on the city wall, and who is about to face them is hot oil, rolling logs or stones, or even gold soup, no one can say for sure.

Therefore, if possible, everyone does not want to run fast. After all, no one is in a hurry to die. Besides, save a little more energy, and then you will have the strength to fight when you are on the ladder, so that you will not be easily killed by the enemy.

At this moment, Ji Dong stood on the section of the south city wall near the gate tower, standing among the young and strong, boosting their morale and dispelling their fear of the upcoming battle.

"Soldiers, don't be afraid. I know that many of you have never experienced war, and only endured months of death threats when Kaifeng City was besieged three times in the past few years."

"But this time, no one can escape."

"The dog court gathered an army of [-] to besiege us, and our Dashun army stationed in Kaifeng City is almost finished. You also know this."

"The defense of the city in the past ten days, I know it all depends on everyone. If possible, I will fight with you to the last moment." Seeing that the arrow rain stopped and the Ming army outside the city began to attack the city, Lin Yi Stand up and give a pre-war mobilization speech to everyone.

Just as Lin Yi finished speaking, a 16-year-old young man suddenly stood up and asked him, "Master Zhifu, when will the emperor send an army to rescue us?"

Hearing this question, Ji Dong's expression suddenly became serious. He was holding on to the isolated city. What he feared most was that there was no hope. If there was no hope, he would be doomed to be killed by the enemy. I am afraid that no matter how strong the will is, people will lose their fighting spirit.

Unfortunately, the current Kaifeng City is a completely isolated city. Lin Yi and the others lost contact with the Dashun court in Guanzhong Chang'an more than a month ago.

Even the surrounding Henan Mansion, Runing Mansion, and Ruyang Mansion cut off contact more than ten days ago.

"Hurry up, the emperor has already fought the Tartar soldiers at Tongguan. As soon as the battle is over, he will come along Luoshui." Lin Yi lied. In fact, whether Li Zicheng would defeat the Tartar soldiers was up to him. No bottom.

If Li Zicheng really had the ability to defeat the Tartar soldiers, he would not have been driven from Shanhaiguan all the way to Tongguan.

However, Ji Dong's lie seemed to be very effective. As soon as the young man heard Ji Yi's answer, he squatted down and gnawed corn bread contentedly, waiting for the upcoming battle.

"They're here, get the stones ready." Lin Yi growled hysterically when the first ladder was erected on the city wall.

The guards around him were all young men who had no military training, most of them only had hastily made short spears in their hands.

That's why Ji Dong and Tian Hu asked people to carry a large number of stones to the city wall. There was no way. For those who had strength but no combat skills, the most reliable way to kill the enemy was to throw stones.

Although bows and arrows are the cheapest among long-range weapons, a bow plus a pot of arrows, unless it is a hunting bow for hunting rabbits, will cost you three or four taels of silver, and you will need to train for a period of time before you can use it. .

At first glance, the threshold for using bows and arrows is very low, just pulling the bowstring is enough, but it is actually the most difficult of long-range weapons, even more difficult than trebuchets and artillery.

First of all, the strength required to pull the bowstring of a war bow is something that ordinary people do not have. Secondly, bows and arrows do not have a front sight, and how well the arrows are shot depends entirely on experience. This requires a lot of sweat and one percent talent to do it. arrive.

But crossbows and firecrackers are too expensive to make, and there is no way to use them well without professional training. Otherwise, Mite Qing would not have tried his best to win over Kong Youde and others to help him build a firearms unit, but went directly to them. .

As Ji Dong's order spread to everyone's ears, one after another, the relatively strong men lay on the female wall, raising the stones above their heads, ready to kill the enemies climbing on the wall at any time. one strike.

Because of the lack of craftsmen in the city, the stones in their hands may be large or small, and the shapes are very irregular.

However, after manual selection, the smallest stones in their hands were the size of a teenager's fist, and the largest ones were even as big as an adult's head.

"Ha! Go to hell." The young man who asked Lin Yi just now saw a Ming soldier walking up the ladder with a shield in his hand, so he smashed it down with a blow.

It has to be said that the young man has good eyesight and good hand-eye coordination. He aimed at the unprotected calf of the Ming army, and hit it right away.

Ming Jun, who was hit in the calf, yelled in pain, and could barely take a step. Seeing that he was not far from the ground, he simply jumped down.

The Ming army who was hit in the calf has temporarily lost his combat effectiveness, but there are many companions who will replace him later.

Team after team of Ming soldiers held large shields and walked up step by step against the resistance of the stones.

Soon, the stones thrown by the young and strong people on the city wall were almost enough. After all, their stones were not powerful enough, and it was still difficult to kill people on the spot.

So the battle started for a long time, these defenders didn't even kill one-tenth of the Ming army who attacked the city, and at most one-fifth of the Ming army was injured, that is, 800 people.

Most of them were slightly injured, just like the Ming army who was hit by the young man at the beginning. They temporarily lost their combat effectiveness, but they could recover quickly and then return to the battle.

At this time, Ji Dong had no means of delaying the enemy's attack, and now he could only rely on the courage of the young and strong to resist the wolves and tigers of the Ming army.

But no matter what, the situation on his side is better than that on Tian Hu's side. Zhang Yong rushed out and put [-] troops reorganized from the rebel army into the siege battle. Tian Hu's pressure can be imagined. how big.

"Set up your short spears, as long as those Ming soldiers stand on the female wall, I will poke them hard." Looking at the stunned young men who didn't know what to do, Lin Yi quickly reminded them that they should use What kind of tactics.

(End of this chapter)