Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 557 The Battle of Taiyuan
Shanxi, Taiyuan Prefecture.

"Quick, move fast!"

Under the city of Taiyuan, the Yuan army generals were constantly driving the captured Ming people to attack the city wall of Taiyuan with ladders.Capturing civilians to attack the city has always been a common tactic used by the Yuan army. Not only can they be used as cannon fodder, but they can also significantly damage the morale of the defenders in the city.

If the city's defenders were indecisive and unwilling to massacre the people, the Yuan army could even seize the opportunity and take advantage of the situation to directly capture the city.

But the King of Jin in Taiyuan City was obviously not such a person.As soon as the people arrived at the city, they were greeted by rain of arrows, rolling logs and stones, without any scruples.This decisiveness made Tuo Huochi couldn't help but tremble in his heart: The son of Emperor Ming had such a tough mind.

I thought that he was just a young boy. As long as his army pressed on, Taiyuan would definitely be able to conquer it with one blow.Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a bit difficult.

On the city, Zhu Fanyun stood calmly on the city gate tower, looking coldly at the Ming people below the city who were being forced to attack the city by the Yuan army, without any emotion on his face.On the contrary, Shi, the head of the Jin Palace next to him, was a bit intolerant: "Your Highness, should we order to save some hammered wood arrows?"

"Now the people attacking the city are just ordinary people, so it doesn't hurt to use less defensive equipment. His Highness has ordered that there is no need to be frugal. Today's defense of the city has only been half a day, and thousands of kilograms of kerosene and countless arrows have been used... It is better to be merciful first and These equipment will be reserved for later when the main force of the Yuan army attacks the city."

"Moreover, using instruments to kill people on a large scale is too ruthless. I may be impeached by the censor..."

"Stupid." Chang Shi thought he had given his advice, but Zhu Fan gave him a cold look. "The soldiers in Taiyuan are facing each other. Regardless of whether they are forced by the Yuan people or not, they are definitely enemies."

"How can we show mercy to our enemies?"

"My father has made it clear that we in the Ming Dynasty are strictly prohibited from using civil society to control military affairs. You are just a long-time historian and have no knowledge of war strategies, so you still want to comment on the outcome of the war?"

"Go away!"

Chang Shi turned pale and retreated, not daring to say another word.Zhu Fan cursed "woman's kindness" in a low voice, turned around and still looked at the battle situation below the city.Next to him, Wang Bi, the Marquis of Dingyuan, who was assisting in the defense of the city, was secretly shocked by the power of this vassal king. After thinking about it for a while, he still said: "Your Highness, the Yuan army is coming too fast, and we have no time to strengthen the walls and clear the fields to guide the people to take refuge. "

"Now that Yuan Qi is out in all directions, I am afraid that tens of thousands of Ming people will be captured. If the people continue to consume our army's city defense equipment, the subsequent war situation will definitely be dangerous."

"It is better to let me lead the cavalry out of the city, save some of the people, and weaken the morale of the Yuan army. In this way, the Yuan army will not dare to attack the city with the people again..."

"No." Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhu Fan.

"No? Why?" Wang Bi was startled.

"It only increases the risk." Zhu Fan's tone remained unchanged. "Even if Marquis Dingyuan leaves the city, he may not be able to win the battle. If he is defeated, he may have the Yuan army follow him into the city, which will only increase the risk."

"The people of the Yuan Dynasty can drive the people, but it is because the people are afraid of the swords and guns of the Yuan people. As long as we are ruthless enough, the people will naturally be afraid. When the fear of us is greater than the fear of the swords and guns of the Yuan army, the people will Naturally, they will no longer listen to the orders of the Yuan army and will scatter in all directions."

Sure enough, as if to verify Zhu Fan's guess, because the arrows and stones on the city were too dense, a group of people who did not want to risk their lives to attack the city clashed with the Yuan army, and the Yuan army's formation was suddenly in chaos.

Immediately afterwards, many people began to riot, and the front lines of the Yuan army were in chaos.

"Your Highness has a brilliant plan!" Wang Bi's eyes lit up when he saw that the Yuan army under the city was in chaos. "Your Highness, please send me out of the city. The Yuan army is in chaos among the people. If you leave the city at this time, you will definitely gain a lot!"

"No." Zhu Fan still refused.

"No? Why this time?" Wang Bi was stunned again.

"The Yuan army has tens of thousands of people. Even if it can capture more than a thousand people, what good will it do to the overall situation?" Zhu Fan said. "Defending the city is the most important thing. I, the king, only need to defend this city."

"But the people below the city..." "The people below the city are their destiny, and the people in the city are also their destiny." Zhu Fan said.

He was like a stone statue carved from rock, cold but invulnerable.

The rioting people were quickly slaughtered by the Yuan army, and the Yuan army began to march towards Taiyuan City again.This time it was a regular army of Mongolians who came, and there were more than one side. Everyone in the city could see that several groups of Yuan soldiers were divided into two groups and galloped towards the east and west walls.

"The Yuan army wants to attack the city from all sides." Wang Bi said. "We in Taiyuan only have more than ten thousand defenders, and we cannot take care of all the city walls... The Yuan people want to test the weak points in the city and attack our Taiyuan city in one fell swoop."

The Yuan army planned to attack fiercely without cannon fodder, which made Wang Bi feel that the pressure on his shoulders suddenly increased by countless points.

After all, they were at a disadvantage in numbers. If the Yuan army attacked directly, it would be difficult for them to resist.

"It doesn't matter." Zhu Fan remained motionless.He raised his head and felt the mountain breeze blowing from the distance.

"Wait for the timing."

……

The fierce battle to defend the city lasted for two days and one night.The Yuan army attacked the city from all sides. King Zhu Fan of Jin personally took command of the north gate of Taiyuan where the fighting was the fiercest. Wang Bi, the Marquis of Dingyuan, acted as a reserve force and patrolled around to provide support, repelling wave after wave of attacks by the Yuan army.

This is a city defense battle without any tricks. The battle is which side of the two armies has stronger morale, better weapons, more troops, and more timely attack and support.

Fortunately, the Ming army in Taiyuan was equipped with superior weapons and armor made of the new generation of steel, and they also had a good location to defend the city. Although it was extremely difficult, they still managed to hold on.

"Your Highness, why don't I lead a cavalry tonight to break out of the siege and go to Shuntian to bring reinforcements."

"Fighting this kind of stupid war will definitely lead to death. This city will not be able to be defended! Why haven't Xu Shuai's reinforcements arrived yet..."

Wang Bi was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. There was a shortage of food in the north and there were not enough reserves in the city.If you only know how to defend yourself, sooner or later the city will be destroyed.What's even worse is that today, the Yuan army has built more than thirty Huihui artillery pieces, and set up iron pots to boil corpses and refine oil.Obviously, tomorrow Taiyuan City will face a double blow from the Yuan army's return artillery and corpse oil fire bombs.

It's hard to stop the ants from attacking the city, let alone the Yuan army starting to use weapons?Reinforcements did not arrive for two days, and he wondered whether Taiyuan had become an isolated city.Now we can't wait to find reinforcements.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Fan seemed not to hear his words and just looked intently at a flag embroidered with the word "明" on the tower.

Wang Bi was about to get angry when he heard Zhu Fan suddenly say: "The time has come."

"What time?" Wang Bi was stunned.

Zhu Fan glanced at Wang Bi lightly, his eyes still as calm as before.Leaving behind the word "Tianshi", he walked down the tower.

"What time is it? Your Highness, what time is it?" Wang Bi hurriedly chased after him.

He didn't notice that the flags on the city that had been flying towards the south had turned to the north at some point.

The wind has changed!

(End of this chapter)