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The Rising Sun Chapter 478: Besieged on All Sides

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    Several torches as thick as arms illuminated the spacious Chinese army tent. Ida sat behind the commander's desk without saying a word. On both sides, the Tatar chiefs Qingtaiji, Uluha and Hara  Han, Banbuhai, Qiqingha, Daiqing, and the Datong rebel generals Gao Huaizhi and Li Tianzhang were all sitting at attention. Everyone knew that the Khan summoned him overnight, which must be a major move.  Speaking of this battle, everyone felt aggrieved. In order to pursue King Yi, the army came to Huihui. They didn't even fight, but they were exhausted to death. However, none of the leaders dared to complain. After all, they came out this time.  It was not for robbery, but to annihilate King Yi and the main force of the Dongxing Port Guard in order to ensure the exchange of tribute and trade with the Ming Dynasty and the cessation of Shanxi and Shaanxi.  Kunduliha (Old Guard), who was stationed farthest from the camp, entered the tent last and glanced at the situation in the big tent. He hurriedly stepped forward, saluted Ada Khan and then sat down cross-legged on the left hand side of the chief.  "Everyone is here." An Da glanced at everyone and said slowly: "Since the 11th year of Jiajing, when we led our troops to settle in Hetao, we have been constantly fighting against the Ming Dynasty. What is it for? It is to exchange tribute and trade! Tribes  To be strong, we cannot do without the Han people's food, grain, tea, salt and iron. After ten years of fighting, Jiajing finally agreed to the mutual trade of tribute, but King Yi appeared again. The reason for sending troops to attack King Yi this time is not only to ensure our gains.  The hard-earned exchange of tribute and trade is in order to seize the more prosperous land of Shanxi and Shaanxi, and it is also because the power of King Yi has threatened the survival of our tribe!" After a slight pause, he said solemnly: "With careful planning, we will win.  The battle has reached a stalemate so far. Although we have not lost a battle, we have already lost. If we cannot completely annihilate King Yi and his 40,000 escorts, this battle will be lost today!  The people came to surrender and asked me to surrender. The conditions are to allow free trade between Khan and Mongolia, to maintain the management of each tribe, and to grant titles to the leaders of each tribe" "You can't surrender!" The old man didn't even think about it.  Then he said directly: "The Khan is from the Borjigit clan, a member of the Golden clan, and is the 'Tuxie Tuchechen Khan' personally given by Budi Khan. How can he surrender to the Ming Dynasty? Signing a brotherly alliance is almost enough." "  Yes! Why should we surrender to King Yi?" Wu Waha stood up and said in a loud voice: "We beat King Yi and dare not come out. Why should we surrender to him?" "That's right!"  Han also followed up and said: "We can't lose the name of Khan! If you have the ability to fight with real swords and guns, let's talk about it after we win!" Tatars advocate bravery. As soon as these words came out, everyone in the big tent immediately responded.  .  An Da watched the crowd clamoring with a blank expression. He knew very well that signing a brotherly alliance was fine, but surrendering to the Ming Dynasty would inevitably arouse strong opposition from many tribes.  If one insists on having his own way and agrees hastily, the prestige built up through more than ten years of conquests here and there will probably collapse in one fell swoop.  The voices of the people waiting became quieter. He coughed slightly, and the tent immediately became quiet. They all took their seats and glanced at everyone.  Ida stood up and raised his voice: "King Yi Zhu Houye has gone too far! We must teach him a lesson. Let him never dare to underestimate our Tatar cavalry! Tomorrow we will send troops to attack Xuanfu. We and the Ming army will each send four troops.  Ten thousand, attack from all sides and capture Xuanfu City in one fell swoop! The first one to attack the city will be sealed!" "Yes!" Everyone stood up and responded loudly.  "Gao Huaizhi." "The end is here." Gao Huaizhi hurriedly bowed.  I replied in a deep voice: "Go to the Ming army camp to deliver the order, tomorrow morning. Let them attack the northeastern two sides." "General, I will obey." "Kunduliha, you lead your troops to attack the west, Wuhuha, you lead the attack  Our troops are attacking in the south, and other troops are working with me to prepare for the reinforcements of King Yi.  Unify the Central Plains, we are defeated, there is no place for us to live in Hetao!" I replied, waving my hand and saying, "Go down and get ready." After everyone left the tent, Li Tianzhang slowly stepped forward and bowed, saying:  "Khan, this loss is too great" "The Ming army has been too weak in recent years. Each of these generals is arrogant and has their eyes above their heads. They are not allowed to see it personally.  Seeing how powerful the Yi army is, they will not be willing to accept it." I replied in a low voice, "I can afford to lose several thousand people. This is a price for long-term peace!" Hearing this, Li Tianzhang couldn't help but secretly.  Agree, these tribal leaders are the masters who will not shed tears until they see the coffin. They will not let their heads be bruised and bloody in front of Yijun. Even if I surrender, they will provoke Yijun and cause trouble in the future. What if  Giving King Yi an excuse to conquer the Tatars might even bring disaster to the Tatars. From this point of view, the cost of tens of thousands of people, let alone thousands, was worth it.  After a slight pause, I continued:"You can go see King Yi again tomorrow morning. You can surrender, but you must be crowned king. You must not interfere in inter-tribal affairs. Try your best to get the new muskets from Dongxing Port. By the way, explain the reasons for the siege." "General, I will obey the order.  ." Li Tianzhang bowed hurriedly.  "Go down." Ida said and stood up and left the tent, looking at the dark Xuanfu City in the north. Although the Tatar cavalry are not good at attacking cities, they have accumulated a lot of experience in attacking cities over the years. If  The same frontier army was still unable to withstand such a large-scale attack, but with the escort there, he really didn't have much hope.  Of course, it would be better if he could capture Xuanfu. The main forces of Jiajing and King Yi are now in Xuanfu. If they can really win in one battle, let alone win in one battle, as long as he can see the hope of victory, he will do it.  Devoting all his strength to attack Xuanfu, this is a once-in-a-century opportunity. If he can really win in Xuanfu, he will have the opportunity to march straight in and unify the Central Plains.  It doesn¡¯t matter if he loses, he can also surrender to King Yi, so that the tribe can recuperate and gradually grow stronger. This situation cannot be ruined by either left or right!  In the Beida camp, I heard that Gao Huaizhi passed on the military order to me, and each sent 40,000 soldiers to attack the four sides of Xuan Mansion. Mao Bowen, Weng Wanda, Mai Fu, Chen Tao, Zhang Da and other civil and military officials were quite surprised. They didn't expect me to answer.  How could it be so fair? I didn¡¯t expect Anda would forcefully order an siege regardless of casualties!  After pondering for a while, Mao Bowen looked at Gao Huaizhi and said, "General Gao, Anda Khan summoned the generals to discuss it overnight, just to attack the city by force?" How dare Gao Huaizhi say irrelevant words.  He smiled slightly and said, "I'm just here to deliver the Khan's military orders." He cupped his hands and said, "Farewell." He turned around and left the tent, leaving everyone looking at each other.  After a long while, Weng Wanda said: "This matter is a bit strange. Xuanfu City has high walls and thick walls. There are heavy troops stationed and the defenses are tight. Even if they attack from all sides, they may not be able to defeat them, and the casualties must be huge. The Tatar invasion from the south has always suffered losses.  "It's very small. Why did Anda Khan launch such a forceful attack regardless of casualties?" Shanxi Governor Chen Jiao said slowly, "I should have expected the possibility of annihilation of the clan." "No!" Weng Wanda said calmly.  The voice said: "This. I have foreseen this, and even if I want to attack by force, I will not be so fair. Each will send 40,000 troops to attack the city on all sides. This is a bit abnormal! Logically speaking, the Tatars will focus on one side at most. Besides,  Attacking the city on all sides should be divided into priorities!" "There is no priority, the main attack is on all sides," Mao Bowen said solemnly: "I answer that this should be to disperse the 40,000 troops in the city. We will still lose a lot.  "Eunuch Mai, what do you think?" "We don't know anything about military affairs," Maifupi said with a smile, "but the emperor only has so much money on hand, and he doesn't dare to waste it at will."  , we can¡¯t watch the excitement, but we can¡¯t let them see our excitement.¡± Early the next morning, the rushing bells rang throughout Xuanfu City!  News that the enemy troops were attacking from all sides outside the city immediately spread inside the city, and the atmosphere in the city immediately became tense.  The streets were immediately under martial law, and large groups of soldiers and horses could be seen everywhere rushing to various sections of the city wall. After the commander-in-chief Bai Jue dispatched his troops and arranged the defense tasks, he immediately rushed to the Zhenguo Mansion together with the governor Wang Yi, but was told that Dongyang Bo Liu Siwu  Already rushed to the city wall.  At the turret of the southwest city wall, Liu Siwu put down his telescope with a solemn expression. He originally thought that the Tatars would not attack the city, but he did not expect that the Tatars would attack the city in a large scale. I wonder if my head was kicked by a donkey, but he would do this.  This is a stupid order. There are 20,000 soldiers in the escort team, let alone 400,000. Even if you double the number of troops, it is impossible to capture Xuanfu City!  Could it be that he wanted to attack Xuan Mansion to attract His Highness's 20,000 horses to come for reinforcements?  That is too naive!  "Commander, we have a return shot." The adjutant pointed to the west camp road.  Liu Siwu had already seen the twenty or thirty returning artillery pieces. After pondering for a while, he said: "Provide enough horses for the field artillery battalion, and do not allow the returning artillery units to get close." After a brief pause, he then gave the order, "Order all the artillery pieces."  The New 7th Division and the New 8th Division all went up to the city wall to help me defend, and Wu Xiaolu¡¯s Second Division was ordered to help defend the four walls. Each regiment of the First Division was on standby under the four walls. I ordered all units to save ammunition. " Bai Jue and Wang Yi.  Just as he was passing by, after hearing this order, Bai Jue quickly raised his hand and said: "Uncle Dongyang, the Tatars are coming with great force. I'm afraid it will be a hard battle today." Liu Siwu turned around and glanced at the two of them, and said calmly: "The new recruits are not equipped.  "Qi, it won't be of much use. There are only 20,000 veterans in the escort. I can only help you two defend the city." After hearing this, Bai Jue was really anxious. Damn, the salary of the escort is ridiculous.  Starting a war, but only helping, what kind of truth is this?  He quickly said: "The escort team is the backbone" "It's the backbone." Liu Siwu didn't want to waste words with him, so he reached out and pressed the button.He said: "But the ammunition of artillery and guns consumes a lot of money. Good steel is used on the blade. There are more than 400,000 troops under the city. It is a troublesome thing to use up all the ammunition in two days. General Bai can just defend the city as usual.  I promise not to break the city." Upon hearing this, Bai Jue hurriedly raised his hands and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Dongyang, the soldiers and civilians of the city will be on guard." "Okay!" Liu Siwu nodded and said, "Whether it's to defend the city,  We still need to go out of the city to pursue you. Your contribution is indispensable. Please tell General Bai." "You still want to go out of the city to pursue us?" Wang Yi said in surprise.  Liu Siwu nodded and said firmly: "We must counterattack. His Royal Highness King Yi is at Shenjing Fort opposite. Once the opponent withdraws their troops, it will be time for us to counterattack." "Boom boom" sporadic field artillery began to roar. This was the beginning of adjustments.  Shooting at Zhu Yuan, sporadic solid artillery shells fell one after another around the Huihui artillery. A group of Tatar soldiers raised their heads and looked up, but they did not see the artillery. It was not until smoke rose from the city that they realized that the artillery was set up in the city.  , everyone couldn't help but panic, the opponent's artillery hit too far.  The field artillery fires really far. It can easily reach four miles with a 45-degree firing angle. Even if it is set up in the city, it can still bombard targets about three miles outside the city. It is just that it is not accurate. But the artillery salvo at fifty doors  , it no longer matters whether you are right or wrong.  After only a stick of incense, the rumbling sound of artillery resounded throughout Xuanfu City. Following the sound of the artillery, twelve-pound solid artillery shells, dense enough to be visible to the naked eye, slowly flew over in pieces. Dozens of aircraft were advancing forward.  The Hui Hui Pao was immediately beaten to pieces and shattered on the ground. A group of soldiers also fell to pieces. The soldiers who were lucky enough not to be injured ran back in fright.  In front of the army formation, Wu Zhaha stared at this scene blankly. He didn't come back to his senses for a long time. The dozens of five-shooter cannons that he had worked hard to make overnight were originally prepared to show off their skills. Damn it, this is still far away from the city wall.  He was beaten to pieces two or three miles away. The opponent's artillery was too powerful!  If he had known it earlier, he would not have pushed forward. What frightened him even more was that the opponent's artillery was much more accurate than his returning artillery, and its power was not inferior at all. How many people would have to die if he wanted to rush to the city wall?  ?  "Dong dong dong" the dull sound of drums came from the west, this was the drums of attack by all the veterans!  "Dong, dong, dong." The sound of war drums also sounded in the east. Wu Waha was stunned for a moment, and then said fiercely: "Drum beat! Charge!" At this point, even if the sky was filled with arrows, he still had to rush forward!  If he dares not to rush and go back, I will definitely lend his head to him!  Looking at the large group of dark soldiers that seemed to be swarming over like ants, Governor Wang Yi said with a somewhat pale face: "Uncle Dongyang, General Bai, let's go to the bell tower. The terrain there is high and overlooks the whole city, making it easier to command."  Liu Siwu looked back at him and said: "You two go ahead, I want to see how the Tatars attack the city." "Uncle Dongyang, it's not safe here." Bai Jue said in a deep voice: "The Tatars have many gods.  An archer can easily hit a target at 150 steps, and it is not uncommon to see someone who can shoot at 200 to 300 steps. Liu Siwu has never seen a master of archery, but he has heard that shooting at 200 to 300 steps is already comparable to or even a target.  It surpassed the Minigun, and he was slightly surprised and said: "There shouldn't be many such sharp archers." "Not many, but not many." Bai Jue said in a deep voice: "I have at least two to three hundred men under my command.  Marksmen can be seen in every battle. They are often mixed in with the infantry attacking the city, and they are specially protected by someone." (To be continued)
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