Chapter 24 Chapter Twenty-Six

Everywhere Wang Xun went, he shouted, "The Mongols are coming," but no one believed him.Even the Great Wall didn't emit smoke, how could the Mongolian soldiers come over? Wang Xun was extremely anxious, why didn't they believe in themselves?This time, I really participated in the national affairs!Please believe me! He didn't care about wasting words with them anymore, he rode his horse and galloped straight into the capital without stopping. The Mongolian cavalry, almost holding his ponytail in their mouths, attacked the capital city.This nation's cavalry and combat skills are unparalleled in the world, and their mobility is very strong, which also minimizes the resistance they suffer, and most of the fortifications have no effect at all.The paralysis of the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty cost them a heavy price. They barely stopped the Mongolian soldiers and even failed to win time.

Wang Xun knelt on the Golden Luan Hall, knocked on the ground with his throw, and at the same time weeping blood and making speeches, the Minister of the Ministry of War rushed in like shit.They shouted the same sentence almost at the same time: "The Mongolian soldiers are coming!" Emperor Jiajing was taken aback, and his first words were: "How is it possible?" Next, he said the second sentence: "Emperor Brother, what do you think?" The emperor's younger brother he mentioned refers to King Wuyue. The eyes of the nobles in the Manchu Dynasty were also focused on King Wuyue.On the day of the exchange market, he was the one who strongly advocated the matter of getting married. Of course, he was the only one who asked if it would cause a catastrophe that day.

The king of Wuyue was not panicked, and went out to bow down and said: "I Da pretended to be good with this dynasty, and proposed two strategies of mutual market and peace. I think about my great country, and I should cultivate morality to subdue the barbarians, so I will make it happen. Unexpectedly I have a sweet belly and a sword, and I am a wolf with ambition. I was blinded by him for a while and was deceived by him. I am really ashamed of the ancestral temple and society. The matter has come to this point. I am willing to atone for my sins. I ask the emperor to give me an order. I will immediately put on my armor and go out of the city to fight to the death with the Mongolian soldiers. If I can’t win, then When the blood stains the battlefield, to repay the country's kindness."

What he said was righteous and impassioned, which made all the officials speechless. Emperor Jiajing was even more delighted to hear Longyan say: "Your younger brother deserves to be the person who shares my worries, so I will play according to what my younger brother said, and I will fight with you personally." The fierce offensive of the Mongolian soldiers shocked the defenders of the capital. They seized the time to strengthen the city wall, complete the fortifications, and guard the capital tightly. How dare they go out of the city to fight?The Mongolian soldiers took advantage of this opportunity to capture Shunyi, Tongzhou and other cities with few defenders at a very small cost, killing and looting wantonly.

War, from the very beginning, has no mercy.Then, they stepped on the ground full of beacon smoke, howling like wolves, and surrounded the capital from all directions. The most prosperous capital on the land finally ushered in the baptism of war. The capital of the Ming Dynasty was the capital of goodness. Ming Chengzu moved the capital to the capital. The most important intention was to devote all the power of the whole country to fight against Mongolia. Regardless of the garrison, supplies, and supplies, they were all the best in the country.Although in the past ten years, the emperor's good way, the eunuch's monopoly, and the capital's fortifications have been slightly abolished, the foundation accumulated over the past century has not been shaken.

This time, the capital was attacked by Mongolian cavalry, and they arrived at the city within a few days. The speed was unexpected. Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty had been suffering for a long time, and a large amount of military equipment was stored in the warehouse of the capital. Already implicitly formed. The fortifications are divided into three layers. The outermost layer is a barbed wire formation specially designed to deal with cavalry, which is more than a mile wide and tightly protects the city gate.Caltrops are a kind of precision-forged war equipment covered with spikes. When a horse steps on it, the spikes piercing the horse's feet can cause the horse to fall due to the pain.It is the most effective way to restrain cavalry.The barbed caltrops strewn all over the capital city were soaked in poison, which would immediately take effect when it entered the hooves of the horses, causing the horses to go mad and die.The range of the barbed thorns is exactly the range that the sharp arrows on the city can cover, which makes it impossible for the enemy to sweep away the barbed thorns and achieve the most effective war intent.

The second layer is the moat.The bridge over the moat several feet wide has been completely removed. The river is extremely deep and filled with silt.Even Mongolian war horses cannot wade through. The third layer is the city wall. The city wall of the capital is as strong as the Great Wall, and there are supplies in the city, so it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.There are a large number of earth bottles, lime, rolling logs, pine oil and other things stored in the city. When they are fought, they fall from the top of the city and can beat the attackers to pieces. This third layer of defense made the capital almost impregnable.

But can it stop the Mongolian cavalry? An Dahan was sitting on the horse. He was still wearing the ragged costume. The huge banner of the undead was draped across his body, like an evil wing, casting the haze of blood and fire on his body. He stared firmly at this capital city that seemed to never fall, and his originally heroic face revealed astonishing cruelty and ferocity. Chong Jie was wrapped in a white robe and stood behind Al Dahan on a horse.The pale robe bulged in the wind, but made his body even weaker and thinner.The robe opened against the wind, and the countless eyes depicted on it seemed to have gained life, just like the eyes of the gods on the peacock's tail feathers, silently looking down on all living beings, revealing the light of compassion.

He knew that the blood wings of the Feitian clan had already begun.This war, once started, cannot be rested, and it will not stop until the sky falls apart. But now, the only obstacle is this city. As long as you capture this city, you can drive straight in and let the flag of the undead fly in every corner where the sun shines. That was a dream for more than three thousand years, and it was a blessing that I had been looking forward to since the first generation of non-heavenly kings. Now, under his hands, it is about to come true. There was a burst of fiery light in his eyes, and he could hardly suppress his ecstasy.

The power of Sanlian City is firmly in his hands, so what is this capital city? His body trembled slightly with excitement, and he couldn't wait to hear screams, that would be the most magnificent movement in the world, accompanied by the sound of blood spurting out and bones breaking, a doomsday carnival was born. Al Dahan gazed at the city. His eyes were full of hatred. He had given up so much, just wanting to fulfill one person. He once hoped so much that no city could be as rich and free as the deserted city.For this reason, he gave up his feats and the majesty of the king, but this city took it away and turned his hope into dust.

He also wants to turn this city into ashes. He raised his hand. Behind them, the Mongolian cavalry rushed violently on the Heshuo Plain like a storm. They parked their horses under the city, waiting quietly, waiting for a gesture from Al Dahan. The baggage on the horseback was unloaded, and quickly and effectively assembled into war machines. Archery towers were built one after another on the edge of the barbed wire array.It was an archery tower made of iron and steel, three or four feet high, higher than the city wall of the capital. Giant arrows more than ten feet long were transported to the archery tower and rested on the battle crossbow made of precision.In an instant, hundreds of tall archery towers almost surrounded the entire capital, like countless ancient armored dragons, unfolding a fierce posture towards the capital. Behind the archery tower are hundreds of catapults.The huge body is made of leather ropes and steel. The body is tightened by a winch through oxen and horses, and a huge cannonball filled with gunpowder is placed on it. Once it hits the target, the cannonball will explode with a loud bang.Wherever it passes, no matter the building or the city wall, it will be blown to pieces.This is the most important machine for siege, and it is densely arranged around, enclosing the capital in an airtight manner. Behind the catapult, there are dozens of huge black iron chariots. The chariots are stacked like multiple buildings, several feet high, and the whole body is covered by iron armor. There is a sound of machine springs inside, and it is impossible to tell what is inside. .The chariots are like giant black iron elephants, squatting on the ground.The car is not equipped with special weapons, it is just huge, and it is not clear what purpose it is. The rest of the ladders, artillery, bows and arrows, etc. were all available, and the 100,000 army rolled up the sky and clouds, accompanied by the mournful and dull sound of war drums, pressing tightly on everyone's heart. The garrison and residents of the capital looked up at the clouds and fell into a dead silence. They were also waiting, waiting for a gesture from Aldahan. The ferocious faces of the Mongolian cavalry were clearly imprinted on their hearts, bringing the sweetness of blood, and the timid soldiers and civilians couldn't help but want to cry. On the farther sky, the beacon smoke from Shunyi and Tongzhou was flying high. Just by imagining, you know that those cities have been turned into ashes. The corpses are piled up like mountains, and the prosperity has become ruins. Will the capital do the same?Everyone was waiting, waiting for a gesture from Al Dahan. An Dahan raised his hand and swung it down suddenly. The gesture was simple and powerful. Massacre. The people in the city couldn't help but let out a scream, but the Mongolian cavalry turned on their horses at the same moment and let out a wild howl. The horses were planing fiercely in place, and smoke and dust rolled up all over the ground. It was a bloody battle that was about to be fierce. In this war, there is only destruction and massacre. boom!boom!boom! A series of violent noises tore through the sun-drenched sky, and three hundred and seventy-six catapults fired at the same time! The pitch-black shells almost filled the sky, mixed with the screams of the soldiers and civilians in the city, they crashed down! But the wooden plaque was not the capital, but a formation of barbed wire. The artillery fire was violent and shook on the ground. Those huge artillery stones were not stones, but soil wrapped tightly with felt cloth. The soil fell heavily on the ground, mixed with The fragments of felt cloth immediately covered up the caltrops, and the Mongolian cavalry rushed over the natural enemy area of ​​the cavalry like sparks, and rushed straight to the moat! The guards all over the city watched in disbelief. They couldn't believe that such a powerful barbed wire array was broken so easily. They even forgot to shoot arrows. They didn't rush to pick up their bows and arrows until the Mongolian cavalry rushed to the edge of the moat. Suddenly, there was a burst of bow strings rising all over the sky, and the rain of arrows fell like angry clouds. The Mongolian cavalry rushed forward, skillfully pulled up the shield on the horse, and shrank their whole body on the horse's back, using the shield to protect the horse and themselves. shoot down. Arrows rained all over the sky, and there was a howling battle among the Mongolian cavalry. After the horse was shot, the fierce running momentum could not be stopped, and it fell to the ground.The cavalry behind stomped on and immediately turned into mud. No matter what happens, the charge will never stop!They firmly believed that the catapult behind them would move down to a flat road in front of them, and they could sweep the city down and wash away the shame of Khan just by rushing forward.This is the war strategy set by their most respected national teacher, they just keep moving forward and never look back! The catapult really lived up to their expectations, the sky was bombarded with pitch-black cannonballs, and in the blink of an eye, the entire barbed wire array turned into a smooth road, and the cannonballs pointed directly at the deep and wide moat.They are confident that no matter how deep and wide the moat is, it will be filled with cannon stones to make it smooth!Xuanyuan Aotian hit. Suddenly, there was a sound of killing from behind. The Mongolian cavalry couldn't help but panic, and a huge banner suddenly appeared behind the catapult. The yellow banner is extremely delicate, with a huge "Wu" character embroidered on it. Amid wild laughter, King Wuyue led one hundred thousand elite soldiers to kill the Mongolian army from behind! A high platform was set up in the city, and Emperor Jiajing came in person, covered in armor, and under the protection of hundreds of inner masters, holding Shang Fang's sword, they supervised the battle from a distance. This is the strategy discussed by King Wuyue and the emperor. Half of the army stayed in the city, ready to defend the city, while the other half of the army was led by him and ambushed at the foot of the Western Mountain. When the Mongolian soldiers thought they had controlled the overall situation, the ambush suddenly killed The attacking Mongolian soldiers were caught off guard, this strategy is extremely effective, once the surprise soldiers attack, once they are killed, the Mongolian soldiers will be thrown into chaos immediately! Their goal is the siege machinery of the Mongolian soldiers. As long as all these machinery are destroyed, the cavalry alone cannot attack the city. The capital only needs to defend for ten and a half months, and the kings of various places can rush there. Under the city, it is not difficult to wipe out the Mongolian soldiers. This strategy was almost successful, especially at the moment when the Mongolian cavalry came out to attack the capital.As long as they get close, these long-range war machines won't even be able to fight back! The wild laughter of King Wu Yue led an army of 100,000, rolling in! The sneers at the corners of An Dahan and Chongjie's mouths were not even disturbed in the slightest, and their gazes at the capital did not fluctuate in the slightest. The arrow tower, which had been standing quietly all this time, suddenly moved! It was like hundreds of ancient giant beasts waking up from hibernation. The huge arrow body, which was more than ten feet long, shot out like a mad dragon, and shot out at the army of King Wuyue overwhelmingly.Such a huge arrow is almost unstoppable, the body of the arrow collided with the rushing troops, and easily tore apart the bodies of the soldiers it touched. The momentum of the arrow was not affected at all. Pull out and move to the shocking bloody mouth tens of feet long. Huge arrows rushed out, more than a hundred in one wave, and shot towards the Ming army. In the blink of an eye, thousands of people died under the huge arrow body, and the Ming army was in chaos immediately. The horses did not dare to move forward, and the infantry turned around and ran away. The soldiers who turned over at the front bumped into the soldiers who hadn't stopped the approach, and immediately stirred up a pot of porridge. At this time, the Mongolian cavalry attacking the city had already turned their horses neatly under the command of the battle flag, and rushed towards the Ming army. It's a perfect kill. Relying on their great mobility, the Mongolian cavalry turned into a sharp edge, wrapping the Ming troops in the middle, charging around them non-stop. The clouds rolled up into a dark storm, and every time they rushed, it turned into a bloody storm that covered the sky and the earth. A large number of corpses fell down, and the blood that flowed out was stained in an instant, mixed with the soil, and became blood stains.The iron hooves of the Mongolian cavalry trampled on these corpses, but they could not slow down their storm-like rush. The number of Ming troops was decreasing sharply. Although under the command of King Wuyue, they organized counterattacks again and again, but under the excellent tactical sniping of the Mongolian cavalry, they failed the first time and were suppressed more and more. sharp. The drums of war roared dully, and the ground was stained red with blood. At the other end of the battlefield, huge black iron chariots slowly drove out of the formation, advancing slowly like giant beasts.The machine spring sounded, and the chariot seemed to have endless power, sweeping away all obstacles.Dirty soil, weapon wreckage, and still warm corpses were piled up and dumped into the moat. The defenders and common people in the capital city fell into great fear, staring silently at the fight.That knife and sword seemed to be stabbing himself.They couldn't help thinking in horror that if the capital fell, what would meet them would be the same slaughter! But at this moment, they were shocked to find that a group of Mongolian cavalry with men and horses covered under silver armor had escaped from the slaughter, and rushed towards the city wall with slow and strange steps! And that moat, now submerged by dead bodies, could no longer be their shelter! The Ming army guarding the city was shocked, and desperately poured down the prepared plaster, earthen bottles, rolling logs, thunderstones, hot water, and hot oil.In an instant, the entire capital became a huge battlefield. Nilai and earthen bottles exploded on the top of the city, and the smoke and dust filled the air, choking the nose to the extreme. Stone falling into the eyes, the sting was unstoppable. Disintegrate the enemy's combat power.And the huge rolling logs and lightning stones were thrown down on the head, no matter how strong the soldiers were, they couldn't resist it.If it was lighter, it would be smashed to pieces and fell to the bottom of the city, but if it was heavier, it would be smashed to pieces and die.The most frightening thing is that scalding hot water and hot oil are poured on the head, even if wrapped in armor, it is impossible to resist, and the flesh is immediately scorched.Medicines and iron filings were mixed in the hot water, which was no less than poisonous water, and it was extremely terrifying. The killing just now completely frightened the defenders. They crazily poured down these defensive weapons. Hot water mixed with plaster, danced wildly into gray clouds all over the sky. Head city exploded.I saw that the team of Mongolian cavalry rushing over was smashed to pieces like a shattered one, and most of them were killed or injured in an instant. The Ming army guarding the city and the people in the city burst into loud cheers and clapped each other's hands in celebration.Their emotions that had been suppressed for a long time finally eased down. They can hold! The dull drums roared furiously, shaking their joy. Why are there still so many Mongolian soldiers, crowded outside the city in black?They were still covered in pitch black, with three layers inside and three layers outside, surrounded by a watertight? Why? Didn't they kill so many enemy soldiers? They looked down in panic, only to find that what was piled up under the city was only scraps of iron and wood, and there were no real corpses. What they smashed to pieces were just machine-made people!When they rushed over on the mechanical horse, the panicked defenders had no time to see clearly, so they poured down all the things they had prepared to defend the city. The mechanism technique in ancient times was not that developed, and the mechanism man moved extremely slowly and could not really be used for war.The wooden ox and horse invented by Zhuge Wuhou were only used for transportation.However, the Mongolian soldiers took advantage of the fear of the Ming army defending the city, and under the cover of the array of clouds, relying on these organs and troops, they almost completely disintegrated the defense equipment, and received a miraculous effect! The war drums roared dully, and An Dahan's gloomy face was full of chills. He personally commanded a large number of troops and approached the capital. There were only a few rolling wood and thunder stones left in the city, and the panicked defenders pushed them down without even waiting for the Mongols to arrive, which had no effect at all.The Mongolian cavalry were getting closer and closer, their ferocious faces were so clear that some people in the city couldn't help crying. It was a suffocating persecution, and the depression before death almost made people crazy. They couldn't even raise the idea of ​​resistance, only one thought: The city will be destroyed, and they will be slaughtered! Ten feet away from the city gate, An Dahan stood up suddenly, his eyes burst into a tragic light, and he let out a stern cry: "kill!" The Mongolian cavalry roared violently and rushed towards the city wall. The huge ladder knocked on the city wall with an angry sound, and the cavalry jumped off their horses, grabbed the ladder and flew up, reaching the top of the city in an instant.They pulled out their sharp sabers, rolled into the crowd of city defenders like Shura and fierce ghosts, and started the massacre. Like black lightning bolts, they tore huge gaps in the city wall in an instant. In an instant, the defenders found themselves in a desperate situation.Desperate, they have only one choice: kill or be killed.They raised their swords and frantically wanted to kill the attacking Mongolian soldiers, but their hearts of fear betrayed them in an instant. They only saw the sharp light of the sword, and felt that their bodies were empty all of a sudden.Bright red blood sprayed on the sky, as red as the morning glow. On the four sides of the city, countless Mongolian soldiers poured in densely. They carried out the orders of Al Dahan: Massacre. Only then did the Ming army realize that they had no way to retreat. If they didn't want to die, they had only one way to go, and that was to kill the enemy in front of them!Their cowardice was gradually squeezed out of their bodies by fear, and they also turned into ferocious demons at this juncture of life and death, slaughtering the attacking Mongolian soldiers. The tragic battle situation unfolded in every city.Dapeng's blood exploded in the air, crushed stones, meat and wine were all over the ground, and the entire capital city turned into a huge meat grinder, frantically devouring the flesh and blood of every living person.The sound of angry howls and screams mixed with the dull drums of war resounded in the heart of the first person.They couldn't raise any thoughts in their hearts, only one word: kill! The frantic killing lasted for an entire hour, and the piled up corpses almost touched the top of the city. Those corpses, including Mongols and Hans, all depend on each other without distinction to this day, building this bloody city. hell.