Seiwa

There are tens of thousands of Tartars knocking on the side.

From a distance, the horses and cavalry seem to sweep the entire grassland from the horizon.

On the top of the city of the Ming army, the sound of drums changed again. Five chariots were interlocked with copper rings, and their arrows pointed north. The artillery was successively filled with gunpowder, large and small iron balls, and soil.The long card player is guarding the side of the car with armor, and the gunner is standing behind the car. There are many swords and guns in the battle. To the sound of drums, the Ming army waits with bated breath.

The sound of horseshoes approached, and the interlocking array of vehicles was pushed forward by manpower, and the erected long board blocked the oncoming arrows, making a dull sound.

The sharp spears and wooden spikes on the chariot suddenly flashed coldly.

The horse neighed, and the rider on the horse couldn't help being frightened, and instinctively tightened the reins to slow down the horse.The galloping horses raised their front hooves, and in a hurry, the rear team collided with the front team, causing a cloud of dust.

The orders of the commanders of thousands and centurions were drowned out in the neighing of people, and could hardly be heard.We can only blow the horn, divide the troops one after another, bypass the rows of hedgehog-like chariots in front of us, and rush in from the left and right or from the gaps between the chariots.

Nomads are horsemen, with superb riding skills and control over horses, which are not comparable to ordinary Ming cavalry.Even if they were converted from a regular army to a guerrilla, as long as enough warriors were gathered, they could still pose a threat to the border of the Ming Dynasty.

The Northern Yuan cavalry was getting closer and closer. When the distance was less than [-] paces, the artillery of the Ming army sounded, and the smoke filled the air. Scattered iron balls of various sizes smashed into the galloping cavalry, and when they fell, they brought a rain of blood.

War is cruel. Once on the battlefield, the only thing that can support and protect oneself is killing, killing the enemy.

After the cannon, there were repeated blasts of firecrackers. The smoke and loud noise of the gunpowder slowed down the charge of the Northern Yuan cavalry once again.

According to the usual practice, the distance is too short, and each firecracker can only be fired once. No, just today, the firecrackers of Kaipingwei broke this practice.

The three rounds of salvo caught the Northern Yuan cavalry completely by surprise.

The firecrackers placed on the chariots and the frontier troops pre-arranged to fill with gunpowder played an unexpected effect.

Meng Qinghe didn't expect that Shen Xuan would remember him in his heart just by mentioning a few sentences in his reply, and they would be used almost perfectly on the battlefield.Compared with later generations, this perfection still has many shortcomings, but at present, the shock that this combat method brings to the enemy and our own side cannot be described in words.

"Array, meet the enemy!"

The officers in the battle formation issued an order. The biggest role of the chariots and firearms was to slow down the speed of the Northern Yuan cavalry and disrupt their charge formation.

This is another powerful and brave collision between nomadic people and farming people in the era of alternating cold weapons and hot weapons.

On the top of the city, the passionate young man Zhu Gaoxu patted the bricks of the city and applauded loudly.

The fiery eyes caused by the war reminded Chen Heng, the commander of Beiping, and Xu Zhong, the commander of Kaipingwei, another person, the king of Yan who led his troops to the desert twice and made great achievements in battle.

Compared with Zhu Gaochi, the gentle son of Prince Yan who loves to read, Prince Cai of Gaoyang County is more like his father.

"Don't stop Gu, Gu wants to go down!"

In a blink of an eye, Zhu Gaoxu was no longer satisfied with seeing with his eyes, he longed to go to the battlefield and kill with swords and guns himself.

"Your Majesty, please think again!"

Xu Zhong was guarding Kaiping, and he only heard about the name of the Gaoyang County King, but Chen Heng knew Zhu Gaoxu's great achievements quite well.In the 29th year of Hongwu, King Yan led his army to conquer the north, and Zhu Gaoxu, who had just been crowned king of the county, wanted to march north to the desert with the army.

"My son wants to be a pawn and march north with my father!"

At that time, all the top and bottom of Yan Wang's army praised Gaoyang County King very well.Even King Yan, who was dissatisfied with Emperor Hongwu's appointment of his grandson, was also very happy because of the words of his second son.

Perhaps the only one who feels depressed is the eldest son Zhu Gaochi.No matter how depressed he is, there is no way out, the conditions are there, unless he goes back to the stove and rebuilds, otherwise, the external conditions are definitely not as good as his brother who looks like his father.

"Jun Wang, swords and guns have no eyes on the battlefield, please think twice!"

Military generals are not literati, and there are only a few words of persuasion, but in the end, it makes Zhu Gaoxu even more impatient.

What he inherited was not only the belligerence of King Yan, but also his not-so-good temper.

"Don't stop Gu!"

The 15-year-old king of the county showed his power. Both Chen Heng and Xu Zhong were sweating profusely. Finally, they followed Zhu Gaoxu's guards and spoke with King Yan's password to persuade him.

Chen Heng and Xu Zhong let out a sigh of relief at the same time, and looked at each other. They didn't understand what His Royal Highness King Yan was thinking. They knew that the tartars would come to thresh grain and grass at this time every year, and even let their son run to the border. There was a mistake, how should the people below explain?

At the same time when the two were puzzled, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly gasped and pointed to the battlefield below, "What's going on?"

It turned out that the cavalry of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, who were fighting with the infantry of the Ming army, was dividing a team of a hundred people from the left wing to attack a lookout pier about ten miles away from the city.In the past, the frontier soldiers on the piers outside the city always acted as cannon fodder and were the first to die in battle.Now, the cavalry of the Ming army have rushed into the battlefield from both sides, and the shouts of killing from other lookout piers have gradually disappeared, but the lookout piers are still standing firm.

After a while, another team of a hundred people separated out, and the target was still the lookout pier!

Not only Zhu Gaoxu, but also Chen Heng and Xu Zhong began to pay attention to the lookout pier.

"Who is guarding that place?"

Xu Zhong asked about Commander Wei at the top of the city, but he didn't think the other party was also at a loss.In the city, all the troops from under a thousand households led the battle, and how could he deliberately pay attention to the guards guarding a pier?

"Whoever guards this place must be a person who is good at fighting!" Zhu Gaoxu's eyes were burning, and he was aggressive. "When the Tartars are defeated, Xiao Wang must meet him!"

Hearing this, everyone at the top of the city looked at each other in blank dismay, thinking to themselves: Is the King Gaoyang's words intentional or unintentional?If he wanted to, he might have to order someone to rescue this pier.

Meng Qinghe didn't know that he was being missed by the green young man Zhu Gaoxu, and his situation was already quite critical.The well-arranged repelling horses and pits did play a big role, but they couldn't stand too many enemies.Juma was knocked open, and the broken wooden spikes and spears were scattered on the ground.The pit was filled with corpses of men and horses, and the road leading to the bunker was already stained red with blood. Apart from the Tartars and his border soldiers, those who fell on the ground.

"Ding Xiaoqi, how many people are left?"

Leaning against the wall, not paying attention to the flying bow and arrow, Meng Qinghe tore off a piece of underwear, bit one end in his mouth, and tied his bleeding arm tightly.

It hurts so bad it's almost numb.

"Back to General Banner, Liu Xiaoqi led people to guard the back mountain. I don't know at this time, there are only 12 people left in the fort."

twelve?

Meng Qinghe froze for a moment, then clenched his fists violently.

He promised to keep everyone alive.

he promised...

"General flag?"

Ding Xiaoqi was not injured, but he looked no better than the others.

"Ding Xiaoqi, do you think we can still live?"

Meng Qinghe's words were not answered, and no one could give him an answer.

There are too many Tartars. From the beginning to now, he has no energy to count how many he has killed. All he knows is that the number of spears that have been broken in his hand has increased to three, and even the waist knife has been cut into pieces. up.If he hadn't held on to his breath, he might not even be able to stand up.

He didn't understand, it was just a lookout pier, and the tartars were so desperate to fill it up, so what?

If there is a map in front of him at this time, maybe it can remind Meng Qinghe.The place he was guarding happened to be on the way of the Northern Yuan cavalry's attack and retreat. If he didn't take it down, if he failed to thresh the grain and grass, he would feel uneasy running away.

"One more time, we'll really have everything..." Meng Qinghe stopped in the middle of talking, and suddenly stopped, grabbing the tangled hair, he can't die, absolutely can't!

At this moment, the frontier soldiers on the second floor of the bunker suddenly shouted: "General Banner! Look!"

Meng Qinghe stood up, looked up, and was stunned.

A cavalry soldier wearing scarlet looped jackets is strangling with the Tartars down the mountain!

Is this a coincidence?

still is……

Swallowing hard, Meng Qinghe gritted his teeth, "Everyone, do you dare to fight Meng Mou?"

"The general flag only gives orders!"

"Okay!" Meng Qinghe threw away the long knife with a curly blade, and grabbed another spear casually, "Go and call Liu Zongqi over, let's take this bet!"

Under the pier, the Ming army and Tartars who were fighting together heard a roar like a broken gong at the same time, which pierced people's ears and drums.Looking up, I saw a dozen or so Ming soldiers pushing three single-wheeled chariots with long boards, wooden thorns and long spears all over the place, rushing straight down the mountain.

The people behind the car were all covered in blood, with hideous faces, resembling evil ghosts, not human voices

The people fighting didn't understand what was going on, these Ming soldiers suddenly stopped charging, grabbed the soil clods wrapped in stones from the cart, and under the cover of the long card, they shouted and threw it at the nearby Beiyuan cavalry.

The Ming army and Beiyuan cavalry at the foot of the mountain were embarrassed at the same time.

What are these people thinking, are they crazy?Pulling out the wooden thorns on the car is better than throwing stones and clods, right?

Perhaps the scene in front of them was so "shocking" that both the Northern Yuan cavalry and the Ming army stopped killing and watched Meng Qinghe and the others in a daze.

Soon they realized that this move was really stupid.

Scholars who blaspheme are so inhumane that it is outrageous.

The clods were mixed with the pepper that Deputy Shen Qianhu had rewarded, as well as splinters, which could only make people cough a few times, but against war horses, it would be fatal.

The war horse suddenly began to neigh, raised its front hooves, shook its neck, and struggled to run away.

Nearly two hundred war horses kicked at the same time and refused to listen to the command, rampaging, and the chaos caused spread rapidly.

The left wing of the Northern Yuan cavalry began to panic.

The people on the top of the city noticed it, and Shen Xuan on the battlefield also noticed it. He chopped off the head of a commander with a knife, raised his knife, and led the cavalry of the Ming army who gathered around him, like a spear, stabbed fiercely. past.

"it is good!"

Chen Heng shouted loudly, "Beat the drum, the old man will go out of the city in person!"

Xu Zhong didn't hold back, and the old and strong commanded the envoys to go down the tower in a hurry.The King of Gaoyang rolled his eyes and wanted to follow, but was surrounded by his bodyguards, "Your Majesty, your lord has repeatedly ordered..."

"Understood." Zhu Gaoxu frowned, "If you don't go, you just have to. However, the general who guards the pier must be seen alone!"

"Respect!"