Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 82

Chapter 82 Guang Ling Offensive and Defensive Battle (2)
Spring was slanting west, outside Broad Spirit City.

Yu Tai’s expression was gloomy as he looked at the not-so-tall, not-so-large county in front of him. This battle was truly too unexpected.

Guang Ling, who had originally thought that he could do anything, had actually blocked the onslaught that he was about to obtain. Moreover, he had also caused quite a bit of damage to the people in the city. More than 200 people had died in the rain of arrows, and more than half of them had been injured. This was a heavy blow to the Thoroughfare Division, which wasn’t too strong.

And now, when he changed his strategy and used random arrows to attack the defending troops, they quickly made targeted defensive measures. They stared blankly at the defending troops with a giant shield, making it very difficult for them to deal any decent damage to the defending troops.

Yu Tai’s heart went cold, but his anger grew even stronger. It had been many years since the Prairie Tribe had truly attacked a city of Daming. He had originally thought that this was only intimidated by the might of the Ming army attacking the prairie several decades ago, and he dreamed of using this battle to become famous on the prairie today. It was only now that he realized that the Ming army’s defensive capabilities were so strong that they were far from being comparable to the villages and towns they had attacked and looted in the past.

But at this moment, the arrow had already left the bowstring, and the troops had already arrived at the gate of Broad Spirit City. How could they possibly be killed and retreat? It was difficult to ride a tiger, what he was talking about was the situation in front of him.

Suddenly, Yu Tai remembered something and shouted sternly, “Bring that Han man up to me.” At this moment, he had already transferred the rage and shame of the siege to He Wukui, because he was the first person to urge him to attack Broad Spirit City.

He Wukui was quickly pushed to Yu Tai’s side, and the old man’s expression was rather cowardly and apprehensive. Seeing Yu Tai’s gloomy appearance, he panicked even more. “This old man greets the Yu Tai Clan Chief.”

Yu Tai didn’t have the time to talk to him in circles. He immediately pointed at the mountain-like Guang Ling City in front of him and shouted, “This is the Guang Ling that you said I can dispatch troops with one move? Are you trying to kill so many warriors in my tribe?”

He Wukui thought to himself, “Isn’t it because you guys didn’t do well on your own and didn’t seize the opportunity to send troops to kill General Xiao back then?” It’s a few months too late to use force against Guang Ling. Naturally, the situation is completely different from before. Now, you actually dare to blame me? But of course, he didn’t have the guts to really say that. He could only bitterly say, “This old man has indeed underestimated the strength of the Ming army guarding the city. I hope that the Clan Chief will forgive me.”

“Hai Han? Many warriors like me have died because of this. You still want me to forgive you? If you can think of a way to break the city today, then that’s fine. Otherwise …” Yu Tai’s eyes were already filled with killing intent when he stopped speaking.

Feeling that his life was threatened, He Wukui suddenly struck out, and his mind quickly changed. After seeing the Mongol army outside the city, he had an idea, “Patriarch, it’s actually not too difficult to break through this city.”

“What do you mean?” At this moment, Yu Tai was already in a hurry to seek medical advice, so he hurriedly asked.

He Wukui glanced at Broad Spirit City. It used to be half of his hometown, and there were many friends there. Once the city was destroyed, their fate would be … but this matter could not even protect his own life. He did not care too much about it and said his strategy: “This Guang Ling City is small, but there are only five hundred defenders, and the Patriarch has two thousand men at his command.” In this old man’s humble opinion, we can split up our forces to attack the four gates at the same time. In this way, the defenders of the city will definitely care about one thing and lose the other. This city can descend overnight. ”

“Huh?” Yu Tai’s expression froze for a moment, and the haze on his face instantly disappeared. How could he not have thought that there would be such a move? In the end, he was a man on the grassland. He was always straightforward, and his personality was ordinary when it came to the use of troops. Only now did he know that there was such a simple way to destroy the city.

Without much hesitation, Yu Tai had already issued an order for the two troops that had come to help to split up and attack the east and west gates of Guang Ling City. Then, he continued to attack the north gate with all his might-he knew the tactics of surrounding the three deficiencies.

Along with the order, the Meng army, which had originally been hoarded under Guang Ling Bei City, quickly moved. After dividing up the troops, they quickly and fiercely pounced towards the east and west gates.

The battle had entered a completely new stage.

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At the city wall, after the rain of arrows gradually subsided and the shields were removed, Liu Yi and the others saw the sudden division of troops by the Mongolian army. This caused the worry on his face to become even heavier, and a deep Sichuan character appeared between his eyebrows, “This time, we can only divide the troops to resist the enemy.” Wang Bing, Dai Zhang, each of you lead a hundred men to the second gate of the East and West Gate to guard. You must guard it. Zhang Ang, bring fifty people to South City to keep an eye on him. If Dazi attacks, you can send someone to inform him. ”

Under his series of orders, several subordinates accepted the orders in a low voice, and then they hurried over with their troops. In just a short while, less than half of the defenders on the north side were left.

The shortcomings of the Broad Spirit Garrison’s insufficient troops were known to both the enemy and us. Splitting up troops would only make the situation worse, but even if he knew that this was a method to quench his thirst by drinking poison, Liu Yi could only do so. His only hope was that his subordinates would be able to withstand the ferocious attack of the enemy until reinforcements arrived.

The distance between the two sides wasn’t too far, and one could easily see the specific situation of the movement of troops from head to toe with a single glance. The Mongol soldiers could not hide Liu Yi’s intention to siege the city, so the defending troops were naturally under Mongol’s gaze.

Seeing that the north city’s defenses had greatly decreased, Yu Tai’s face immediately revealed a sinister smile, “Blow the horn and continue attacking the city. First, use the bow and arrow to suppress the Ming army above, then climb up!”

With a command, the ashen-faced and shameless Knot of Fire roared again and charged forward with its own warriors. However, before they entered the range of the Ming army, they quickly stopped their horses and raised their hands to shoot out deadly arrows.

Chengtou Mingjun quickly raised his shield again to resist, but because of the sudden arrival of the enemy’s chaotic arrows, they were half a beat slower and more than a dozen people were struck by the arrows. It wasn’t until the shield was erected that the situation in the city stabilized slightly. However, Liu Yi’s expression became even uglier because he could tell that the enemy had changed their siege strategy. This was the last thing he wanted to see.

At the same time, a bugle horn sounded at the gates on both sides of the city. Immediately after, shouts of killing and attacking could be heard, and the two sides were also attacked by the Meng people.

Lu Zhen stood quietly behind him, sometimes helping the soldiers pass over some weapons. Although his expression was calm, his heart was a little panicked. Even a person like him who didn’t understand military matters knew that the situation was not good. With just this small amount of troops, how could he block the ferocious Meng Ren?

Sure enough, the drawbacks of a thin army soon emerged. Under the suppression of the Mongol army’s chaotic arrows, the Ming army was completely passive. Although they had discovered that Mongol cavalry had arrived at the gates and ropes had been thrown up again, they were powerless to kill the enemy with arrows as before.

This was the cruelty of the battlefield. No matter how brilliant a commander was, there was nothing he could do to deal with the situation when the troops were crushed.

In the blink of an eye, more than half of Meng Ren’s troops had already reached the city, and their speed had not decreased at all. Although the Meng people below the city were much weaker than before, there were still arrows shooting towards the city from time to time, making it impossible for the defenders to free up their hands and feet to deal with the enemies below.

What should we do? Facing such a dangerous situation, Lu Zhen was obviously a little dumbfounded. He could only stare at Liu Yi and see what ideas he could come up with.

Liu Yi clenched his fists tightly and his eyes flickered with uncertainty. Finally, he gritted his teeth and made the final decision, “Remove the shield and ripple wood!”

Following his furious roar, the soldiers without any hesitation threw aside the shield in front of them to protect their bodies. Then, they bent down and lifted the rolling stones piled at their feet. After a few loud shouts, either alone or in concert, they smashed the stones down one by one.

Stones the size of a millstone and wood the thickness of a person’s waist fell down and hit the head of the Meng Ren who was climbing with all his strength. Those unlucky fellows let out a miserable scream and were directly smashed to the ground from the city wall, causing blood to splatter everywhere.

At the same time, quite a few of their companions had also fallen in the area where they had landed with their claws and teeth. This round of stone and wood smashing was quite effective. Immediately, no fewer than fifty to sixty Meng people, who had rushed the fastest, landed in the city. They either died or were seriously injured. Miserable screams and cries of pain resounded throughout the northern city.

Although it suppressed the momentum of the Mengjun Upper City a little, the Ming army paid a corresponding price. Without the protection of the shield, the arrows that came from the cold were no longer blocked. At the same time as he lifted the stone and smashed it down, a soldier was shot by an arrow and fell into a pool of blood. Nearly twenty soldiers had lost their lives just like that. A pile of corpses had already been piled up on the city wall, and fresh blood was slowly accumulating and flowing to the side.

However, the Meng people of Pancheng City did not give up their established strategy because of this. Especially after a new horn sounded, they once again burst out with terrifying strength. Hundreds of people used their hands and feet together, once again climbing up as fast as they could.

Although stones and trees would occasionally fall from above their heads, this time they were much smarter than before. Instead of blindly moving upwards, they would occasionally rest close to the wall and deal with the falling stones at the same time. As a result, although their speed had slowed down, the damage to their troops was much less.

However, this city wall was only thirty feet long. No matter how slow Meng Ren’s speed was, there would still be times when he would reach the top. In the span of a meal, they finally climbed up the rope to the top of the city wall. With a twist of their hands and a kick of their feet on the wall, the Meng Ren who was the first to flip over the city wall finally appeared.

When he saw this scene, Lu Zhen’s heart suddenly sank, “It’s over … Could it be that Guang Ling City is going to be destroyed by them in one fell swoop?”