I'm really not the carpenter emperor

The soldiers of the Ming army guarding the tower had silently drawn their knives out of their sheaths, stringed their arrow clusters, artillery, firecrackers, rolling logs and boulders were all ready and ready for battle.

Shi Yongzhen could see that a sense of fear was gradually pervading the city.

Some people couldn't hide their panic and fear even before the Mongols attacked the city. They were trembling all over, as if they were ready to run away at any time.

It's no wonder that the most elite troops in Datong Town are the headquarters of Zhang Wanbang with more than 2 people. The rest of the guards have not experienced much combat at all, and their daily training is not step-by-step.

Right now, most of the people staying in Datong Town are old, weak, sick and disabled, who are used to being pampered. Where have they seen the real battle of such dark clouds overwhelming the city?

"Woooooo-"

At this moment, loud and clear horns sounded from all sides of Datong Town.

Everyone's heart skipped a beat, here we come!

Immediately, the Mongolian cavalry besieging the city began to move, and the Mongolian tribes who had already prepared under the city began to attack with simple ladders.

A large number of light cavalry began to circle around outside the city, and the frightening sound of horseshoes accompanied by the sudden rise of dust constantly shook the entire city gate.

Arrows rained non-stop from the sky, filling the city towers densely.

The arrival of these arrow rains forced the Ming army guarding the top of the city to find a place to hide. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the tribes of the Chahar tribe crossed the moat of the city moat and erected the ladder on the top of the city.

As soon as the fight started, the Mongolian tribe had a clear advantage in numbers, and the situation of the Ming army was already extremely difficult. The continuous rain of arrows made everyone unable to hold their heads up.

……

At the foot of Leigong Mountain, several cavalrymen in red armor stood still. The leading general picked up a binoculars and carefully observed the movement in the town.

Just by visual inspection, it is not difficult to find that the battle clouds in the distance are dense and dusty, and even twenty miles away, you can feel the slight tremor under your feet due to the large number of cavalry running.

Over the sky of Datong Town, billowing black smoke is rising.

The general frowned, and then put down the binoculars. Obviously, the town was besieged by Mongolian soldiers, and by the looks of it, there were quite a few of them.

Datong town underwent a large-scale renovation during the Wanli period, with three thousand crenels and surrounded by enemy towers. Even among the nine sides, it is an extremely strong and heavy city.

To attack Datong, with the Mongols' weapons, it shouldn't be so easy even if they have an advantage in numbers.

Looks like there's still time to decide how to march...

Thinking of this, he turned around on his horse and gave an order: "Go back and report to the town, saying that the town has been besieged by the Mongols, but it seems that it has only been besieged not long ago."

"Yes!"

The rider cupped his fists to receive the order, turned around and galloped away.

Three miles away, there was a temporary camp with banners unfurled, about [-] to [-] Ming soldiers were camping here, and the banners of several generals from the West Road surrounded the large banner of the General Army of Datong.

Zhang Wanbang and the generals were originally ordered to gather troops on the west road, but at this time, a battle broke out on the east road.

Baiyangkou was broken, Zhenluwei fell, and Zhenluwei was only more than [-] miles away from Datong Town, and Mongolian cavalry could arrive at any time.

Zhang Wanbang had no choice but to lead an army to help the town.

Since the dawn of time, not to mention the loss of the Nine Frontiers town, there were not even a few times when it was besieged, if this kind of thing happened to him.

Not to mention the verbal criticism of him in the court, Zhang Wanbang himself will feel ashamed of his trust in Emperor Tianqi, and there is no need to stay in the position of Datong General Soldier.

"Look, the whole town stands on a plain, and there are mostly Mongolian cavalry, while our army's infantry is the main one. If we rush to help them like this, it will definitely attract the attention of the sentry cavalry on the west road."

Zhang Wanbang and other generals gathered around the map, pointed to the surrounding area of ​​Datong Town, and said:

"At that time, Lindan Batur only needs to send some cavalry over, and he can easily block or defeat us on the plain."

"Do you have any good solutions? The town must be protected!"

Having said that, Zhang Wanbang raised his head and looked at the crowd.

Xu Yongshou, the deputy general, looked at the map with his hands crossed over his chest, then suddenly pointed to a place, and said, "Look, this is Baideng Mountain. The entire Baideng Mountain is long and narrow, so the entrance and exit of the mountain pass are very narrow."

"Since it is in the plains, it will be a matter of time before our army marches on such a large scale to be discovered by the Xilu cavalry. In this case, why don't we lead this part of Xilu cavalry to Baideng Mountain, gather and annihilate them?"

Hearing this, all the generals focused their attention on this point.

Zhang Wanbang touched his chin and nodded slightly, and said: "The terrain of Baideng Mountain is indeed suitable for ambush to gather and annihilate the enemy army, but what method should be used to lure them over, does Vice President Xu have any ideas?"

Xu Yongshou frowned and looked at the map for a while, then suddenly pointed to another point and said:

"here!"

Qu Jiazhen, the general of the Guangchang Camp, looked at this place and exclaimed, "According to the official way!?"

Xu Yongshou smiled coldly and said:

"That's right, it's the official way!"

"Dengbai official road leads directly to Baideng mountain. There are rivers on both sides. There are mostly cavalry from the west. If you don't control the official road here, you can't take down the town."

"Lindan Batur has always regarded himself as a powerful lord, this time I am afraid that he is rushing to the town, so Xilu must regard it as the most important thing to climb the official road!"

Zhang Wanbang suddenly realized, he hammered his fist on the map, and said loudly:

"Yes!"

"When the Xilu attacked the city, there must not be many people left on the official road. Our army can focus on climbing the official road. Once our army regains the official road, the cavalry withdrawn by the Xilu will not be able to drink their horses, and they will definitely send troops to rob them." .”

"At that time, it would be much easier to lure this part of the cavalry to Baideng Mountain."

4 Chapter [-]

The sun was gradually setting, and the battle in Datong Township had also entered a fever pitch.

Participating general Shi Yongzhen didn't experience many battles, but after all, he was the queen. Although he himself was scared to death, he still chose to nail the city wall to mobilize for a deadly battle. This was the biggest boost to morale.

The soldiers of the Ming army guarding the city also knew the consequences of breaking the city. Even if it was for their families in the city, they had to desperately resist the Xilu's offensive.

After all, this is in the pass, and everyone knows that at this time, reinforcements from all walks of life must be rushing to the direction of Datong town.

After all, the combat effectiveness of the Mongols was not as good as that of Jianlu, and they all entered the customs on light horses, without any heavy equipment, and they did not carry much dry food.

In terms of the quality of soldiers, the Ming army was dominated by guard soldiers, and the tribal herdsmen of the Mongols were not much better. The real elites were those in Lindan Batur's headquarters.

The herdsmen of various tribes who graze in peacetime and serve as soldiers in wartime are far inferior to the soldiers of the Ming army in the guard in terms of combat ability and equipment.

Thanks to the establishment of the Military Weapons Department, and because of Zhu Youxiao's strict order, the soldiers of the Nine Frontier Guards completely eliminated the original old equipment as early as the second year of Tianqi.

In order to make up for the military pay owed by the Nine Frontiers, Zhu Youxiao once issued a strict order to rectify the military affairs of the Nine Frontiers as a whole, and the results have only gradually appeared today.

In order to rectify the long-abandoned Nine Frontiers armaments, to set an example for the whole country, and to change the old days of despondency, from the 47th year of Wanli to the end of the second day of Tianqi, the Nine Frontiers had expanded a total of 47 new troops, and the annual salary reached several million.

After making up for the military salary, the imperial court expanded the Military Weapons Department on a large scale, and workshops dotted all over the country sprung up like mushrooms, producing brand-new standard armors, knives and guns in batches, and carried out a thorough innovation of the Nine Borders Military Town.

The Mongolian soldiers who attacked the city were surprised to find that even an ordinary Nine Frontier soldier was now wearing a special cotton armor and cotton coat, equipped with brand new waist knives and spears.

Although this is just ordinary equipment for ordinary soldiers, it is still unimaginable for every soldier to be equipped with such equipment at this time.

Zhu Xieyuan, governor of Shanshan and Shanxi Province, had not been in Taiyuan for a long time, and the affairs in the city had not been fully dealt with, and he had no time to intervene in Datong's military equipment.

It can be expected that after Zhu Xieyuan rectifies the military affairs in Shanxi and Shaanxi, the rest of the provinces will surely start the same military affairs rectification actions one after another.

The rectification of military affairs is generally accompanied by large-scale military expansion and disarmament, and military salaries and ordnance must be replaced, which is a huge burden on the court's finances.

But Zhu Youxiao understands that this is imperative!

Datong Town is one of the important towns on the Nine Frontiers. Although its armaments have been disarmed for many years, the combat capabilities of its soldiers are at an extremely high level among all Ming armies.

Such guard soldiers may be hanged and beaten against the Eight Banners soldiers, but it is worthwhile to deal with the Mongolian soldiers who attacked the city with the same number of people.

More importantly, Lindan Batur entered Datong this time with the intention of "blitzkrieg" and did not make sufficient preparations at all.

The longer the delay, the easier it is for reinforcements from the Ming army to arrive.

In other words, although the Ming army is at a disadvantage now, the Mongols themselves are not very powerful in combat, and the battle situation may be changed in an instant.

"Throw it, throw it down for me!"

"Where are you looking, the people below are not all people, if you hit it casually, it will be a big piece!" Shi Yongzhen carried a blood-stained goose-wing knife and patrolled the various towers.

Now he seems to have completely forgotten the fear of the Mongols in his heart.

Because he knows that fear cannot help him survive, and if he wants to turn defeat into victory, he can only rely on himself.

Even if you lose the battle, you still have to leave a heroic reputation as a hero who died for the country. This is the last persistence of a general's son!

The soldiers of the Ming army defending the city kept throwing logs and boulders downwards, and many of them released firecrackers neatly, firing volleys one by one, knocking the Mongols on the ladders upside down.

The Mongolian soldiers screamed and fell down the city one by one, but soon more people rushed up desperately, and a large number of cavalry in the distance were still shooting in circles.

And the city is already in chaos.

The losers who have long been dissatisfied with the old system hope that there will be chaos in the city earlier, so that they can break the constraints of the imperial court and the ministers on the local area, so that they can do whatever they want.

As the Mongols attacked the city, batches of patrol officers and soldiers were urgently transferred to the top of the city. Such an opportunity came.

They rushed out of the house, rushed into the streets and alleys, beat everyone they saw, smashed goods when they saw them, three or five rushed up, and could kill a patrolling officer and soldier alive.

Due to the lack of manpower to guard the city, Shi Yongzhen had no choice but to mobilize officers and soldiers to patrol all the time, which led to a serious shortage of forces to maintain order in the city.

There were more than half of the casualties among the servants of the Si Yamen and the remaining officers and soldiers. They abandoned most of the city and gradually retreated to some important places such as the general's mansion and the stables.

The number of officers and soldiers in the city is too small to resist the increasing riots.

What made Shi Yongzhen even more surprised and angry was that some rioters burned houses, smashed and looted shops, and they even clamored to surrender to the Mongols and gathered crowds to fight for the city gate!

Upon hearing the news, Shi Yongzhen's voice changed:

"Kill, kill, kill! All the rioters, whether male or female, no matter how many there are, kill them all!"

"Go back and tell Liu that no matter what method he uses, he must ensure that there is no chaos in the city before the city is destroyed. Otherwise, he will be the biggest sinner!"

What's sad is that Shi Yongzhen was almost blocked in the east city, and his servant rushed out several times, but there was no news.

A servant who had just been dispatched rushed back, but was missing an arm, and cried: "General, you are incompetent, there are too many rioters!"

Shi Yongzhen knelt down to help the famous servant until he watched him die, burning with anger, how could there be so many rioters?Don't they know what it means for the Mongols to break the city!

Sad, sad!

I am a dignified left-behind general, and now I can't even dispatch the manpower who ordered the dispatch!

The general in charge of public security in the city was Shi Yongzhen's confidant named Liu Ran, who fled to the general's mansion with a saber in his hand, his face so dark that it was ugly.

What should I do, the city is already in chaos!

There are several times more rioters than officers and soldiers, and they can stab their best servants to death with a dung fork, so what can they do!

"How many people can we mobilize now?" Liu Ran assured Shi Yongzhen's servant, then turned his head and asked helplessly.

A servant heard the words and was silent for a moment, then said:

"The chaos in the city is too fast, there are riots everywhere at the same time, the brothers are still scattered and patrolling, they are all isolated, and the battalions can't be contacted. There are only more than 800 people still in the general's mansion!"

"More than 800 people, how many rioters rushed over..." Liu Ran asked again.

That family Ding responded: "Conservative estimates, there are thousands of people, and there are more in the future! General, what should we do, stick to the general's mansion, or rush out to fight with them?"

Liu Ran thought for a while, looked at the dejected subordinates, stood up and said:

"Now the East City is definitely in a bloody battle. We can't expect Shentai to send people for us. Let's go out, go out and fight with the rioters!"

After the words fell, the soldiers all looked over.

"General, give the order!"

"It's just hateful. I didn't die at the hands of the Mongols, but I was killed by a group of rioters with dung forks!"

"A majestic man, born between heaven and earth, will die in an aboveboard manner!" Liu Ran walked towards the outside of the general's mansion with a knife in his hand, saying:

"There must be spies from the Mongols in the city, and there must be their instigation by the rioters. It's just that we don't care about that much now."

"The city cannot be lost, as long as the towers are not lost, there is still hope!"

Chapter 461 Cut off the water source

Outside the city, behind the black Mongolian army, there are some cavalrymen waiting quietly. They are one of the few elites of the Chahar tribe.

There are two reasons for Lindan Batur personally robbing the border.

One is that there is nothing to do. Every winter, the supplies on the grassland are extremely scarce, and people starve to death every day, so it is better to rush out to grab some.

The second is that at this time, the fighting spirit of the various Mongolian ministries is surprisingly unanimous, and such support cannot be wasted.

As for Lindan Batur, he is really not someone who can hold back and sit in the sweat tent all the time.