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Volume 1 Yangzhou Merchants Chapter 1040 Alarm

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    Even so, they have reached their limit. They have come all the way from Xanadu. If it is summer, they can run back and forth several times without fear. However, it is winter now, which is when the horses are at their weakest.  When we set out, each person brought three horses, but by now, only the horse under his legs was left. The rest either lost power or stepped into an ice hole, and the horses lost their front hoofs and broke.  Without their legs, they had no choice but to abandon the horses.  Fortunately, now, we are finally going to Helin. After running for another day, we can report the war situation in the east to the emperor when we reach Helin.  They are from the Expansion Party.  Kaokuo suffered a defeat and retreated to Shangdu. He originally planned to make another effort to capture Dadu. However, when he learned that Prince Chen had returned to Dadu, he knew that he might return without success this time.  Now, it is not a question of whether Dadu can be taken, but whether Xanadu can be defended. For this problem, Kuo Kuo himself cannot face it. Whether he should continue to defend or return to Helin, Kuo Kuo decides to put this  The choice is left to Tuotuo.  So, he sent people from Xanadu to rush back to Helin.  However, just one day away from Helin, this small team encountered a large group of Ming troops.  At the beginning, they did not realize that the army was the same color as the heavy snow, so they could not see it very clearly. Moreover, if they walked in the snow for a long time, they would be somewhat snow blind.  However, later, they discovered a group of people sliding on the snow and coming towards them.  The opponent's speed was very fast, and almost at the same time when they discovered it, the two sides were close.  There are a lot of people on the other side!  This is their first reaction.  "Who is coming?" Heri Bala asked the coming person.  The opponent stopped, and the clothes of the Ming army were exposed under the white cloak.  "Oops, it's the Ming Army!"  "Fire arrows and retreat!" Heri Bala knew that it was impossible to defeat the enemy, so he immediately chose to retreat. While turning around and fleeing, he used his own bows and arrows to destroy the enemy. This was a consistent tactic of the Mongols.  But, this tactic cannot be used this time.  Because the other party is very fast.  Riders on horseback could not outrun the sled in the snow. The arrows they shot were all dodged by the opponent. Then, the opponent moved forward very quickly and surrounded them in almost a short time.  Xu Sangui was directly in front of this small group of Mongolian cavalry, holding a spear in his hand, and said: "You can't escape, you are surrounded. Where did you come from?" You should ask yourself this question, He Riba.  La thought, then looked at the other person holding a spear, and suddenly there was a sinister smile on his face.  These two wooden planks can allow them to march faster, but these two wooden planks cannot replace the role of horses. They are always infantry.  No matter how many infantry there are, they are all vulnerable to cavalry. Infantry without formation is a lamb to be slaughtered.  "Charge!" Heri Bala only said this. All the Mongolian cavalry slapped their horses on the butt. Although they could not sprint, they still had the advantage of height.  Therefore, Xu Sangui could only step aside and saw the Tatars trying to flee. In anger, he took out the bow and arrow from behind.  ¡°Cum, cum for me!¡± Xu Sangui shouted.  A surprising scene finally appeared. In terms of numbers, the Ming army was several times larger than the Tatars. However, the Tatars were cavalry and the Ming army were infantry. Therefore, the two sides were now almost evenly matched.  However, there was no fighting between the two sides. The Tatars were in a hurry and the Ming army was unable to organize an effective encirclement because they were infantry. Therefore, the two sides could only shoot arrows and pursue at the same time.  ¡°Some people kept screaming and falling down, and more people were still chasing after them regardless of their own safety. Some of them were participating in the battle for the first time, and everyone wanted to make meritorious deeds.  Finally, with the belief that they were not afraid of death, the Ming army pursued them closely, and fewer and fewer Tatars escaped.  Heri Bala saw that the number of people around him was gradually decreasing, and he knew that if this continued, he would definitely not be able to hold on, as if the other party had endless manpower. He finally understood that this was a large force of the Ming army, and they were here.  , here to fight He Lin!  On some day, Bala took out the letter from General Enlargement from his chest, tore it into pieces, and then took out something else.  "Bang!" There was a loud noise, and a puff of black smoke shot straight into the sky. It could be seen from a long distance away.  It was not just Chen Feng who had firearms. Starting from the Song Dynasty, firearms began to be used in warfare. When the Mongols fought against the Song Dynasty, they also applied firearms to actual combat. For example, there were many firearms in the capital city of the Mongols.  ?The guard at the top of the city is just that compared with Chen Feng's firearms, this kind of firearm has poor accuracy and range, which is not enough to form an effective lethality. It only serves as a signal. For example, three cannon blasts are  Charge, that's all.  Now, the thing in Heri Bala's hand is the black smoke for early warning.  Seeing the black smoke, Feng Guosheng behind him yelled: "Xu Sangui, you idiot, why can't you do this well?" At this time, the bow and arrow in Xu Sangui's hand was already aimed at the last person who gave the signal, and the arrow flew  came out and hit him in the chest.  With his feet freed, he stamped out the black smoke. Xu Sangui's expression turned ugly and he quickly slid back.  "Report, a total of 21 Tatars were wiped out, and we lost 15 people." Xu Sangui said.  Every time he fought with the Tatars, he always lost more people. This time, the number of Tatars wiped out exceeded his own casualties. Xu Sangui felt that this was already a victory.  Both sides fought with bows and arrows. However, because the Ming army used sleds, they were very flexible and fast and could avoid the Tatars. Every time the Tatars turned around to shoot, they would be targeted by several arrows at the same time.  But of course Feng Guosheng didn¡¯t think so.  "Bastard, you have a hundred-man team, and you went to fight a Tatar team of twenty, and fifteen people died. Will you still fight? Also, let the Tatars send a signal, I'm afraid, and Lin's Tatars  , there will be precautions," Feng Guosheng said.  "General, we are still far away from Helin. The Tatars can't even see it." Xu Sangui said.  "How do you know that the Tatars can't see it?" Feng Guosheng was almost angry: "Send the order to the whole army to bring three days of dry food, leaving three thousand people behind to protect the baggage, and the rest will follow me all night to fight until the end of the day."  Lin, go!" With the baggage team, the movement would slow down. After all, it still had to be pulled by horses, so Feng Guosheng had no choice but to throw the baggage team behind and order his main force to attack He Lin immediately.  It was only one day away from Helin. In this kind of weather, the defenders of Helin might not be able to see the fireworks warning. However, Feng Guosheng did not want any accident. The purpose of Feng Guosheng's trip was to bring down the Tatar emperor.  The ministers grasped everything at once, and this was considered as a successful completion of the task assigned by the emperor.  Even if one of them escapes, this battle will not be enjoyable.  Now, something unexpected happened, and Feng Guosheng had to speed up. Although he was used to playing steadily, he had studied Prince Chen's tactics and realized that surprise was the only way to win.  Almost every general is studying the battles fought by Prince Chen, and their experiences are different.  Following Feng Guosheng's order, the entire army sped up and rushed towards He Lin with lightning speed.  In the severe cold weather, no one wants to stand outside and suffer from the cold, not even the city's defenders.  Helin, a hundred years ago, was almost the center of the world, and the whole world surrendered to the power of the Mongols.  Missionaries from the Roman Pope, envoys from the Southern Song Dynasty, camel and horse teams from Persian merchants, tributes from the Kingdom of Goryeo, etc. all gathered here; however, a hundred years ago, with the defeat of Alibaba, this city  It declined rapidly, and Kublai Khan transferred the political center to the Central Plains, which lost its original prosperity.  But now, the Mongols are back, and this place has become the capital of the Mongols again. However, compared with before, this place is nothing. They are panicked under the pressure of the Ming Dynasty.  "Quickly, clean up the snow on the top of the city." In the felt tent under the city wall, a Mongolian officer shouted.  Hearing his words, the face of the Mongolian soldier who was warming himself by the fire was full of pain, he picked up the broom on the side and got out of the felt tent.  They no longer have the tenacity and invincibility of the Mongolian soldiers a hundred years ago. They have long since degenerated.  It snows every day and the city is cleaned every day. What¡¯s the use?  After cleaning, it would still snow. The soldiers complained in their hearts but did not dare to say it with their mouths, so they had to walk slowly to the top of the city.  The sentry huddled under his leather jacket and had already fallen asleep. Those who were sent to watch were all unlucky ones.  A few soldiers slowly began to use their brooms to sweep the snow under the city wall. Although this would corrode the city wall in the spring of the next year, no one cared about it.  After the officer asked them to clean the city wall, they went back to sleep long ago. This was just an order from above.  "Hey, brother, you can't sleep while on guard duty, otherwise, someone will kick your ass." They looked at the sentry nesting under the city wall and made fun of him.  The sentry was so sleepy that he didn't even open his eyes: "Who will come to the top of the city at this time?"??" Just as he was talking, a soldier raised his head and looked into the distance. Suddenly, he rubbed his eyes vigorously: "Look, what is that in the distance?  " It was too far away, and it was hard to see clearly. All the soldiers opened their eyes wide and looked. It seemed that there was black smoke there in the distance. "Yes, it was black smoke! "There was black smoke there."  "A soldier with the best eyesight has finally determined. Black smoke! What does black smoke mean? That's an alarm! [Hey, want to read this book for free? Follow WeChat: and read]
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