Bang!

Outside Guihua City, the Ming army, armed with various light firearms, kept shooting at the Mongolian soldiers on the city wall.

Lead bullets flew through the air.

It leaves a white spot on the wall tiles and a bloody hole on the body.

Mongolian soldiers were constantly injured, fell, and fell off the city walls.

whoosh!

The Mongolian soldiers on the city wall fought back with bows and arrows, and the front row of Ming soldiers were soon covered by arrows.

Protected by their armor, they suffered only minor injuries or even no injuries at all.

Soldiers on both sides were constantly shot and shot by arrows, and some fell to the ground or continued fighting despite their injuries.

According to common sense, the Mongols, who were in a dominant position, were the advantaged party.

But the reality is quite the opposite.

Instead of gaining an advantage, they fell into a disadvantage.

First of all, the Ming army did not attack the city

The rolling logs and stones prepared by the Mongols were ineffective.

Secondly, the Ming army's armor was enough to resist the Mongolian bows and arrows.

The most crucial thing is that the Red Cannon blew down the battlements of Guihua City’s city wall.

Without the protection of the city walls, the Mongolian soldiers had to expose their entire upper bodies to the Ming army's vision every time they shot arrows.

A distance of several dozen steps was too close for the Ming army, and they could easily hit the Mongolian soldiers.

The shields in the hands of the Mongolian soldiers and the armor on their bodies could not stop the fierce and vicious Rumi gun.

"Hurry up and use the catapult to hit me hard!!!" Zuo Dutong Guluge gritted his teeth and gave orders while hiding behind the crowd.

"The catapult was destroyed by the Ming army's artillery!"

"Then shoot, shoot them to death!"

Faced with the military orders issued by the highest general, these Mongols not only did not carry out the orders, but also looked embarrassed.

Guluge was furious: "What? Dare you disobey military orders?"

"Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief," a Mongolian general lowered his head, "It's not that we disobeyed military orders, it's just that the Ming army's bird guns are too sharp. Every time we show our heads, we are hit by them!"

"Not only can I not kill the enemy, but I am dying in vain. How frustrating!"

Other soldiers followed suit: "Yes, Lord Commander, let us go out of the city and fight the Ming army in the field! It is more glorious to die on the battlefield than to die on the city wall!"

"Go out of town and fight in the wild!"

"Go out of town and fight in the wild!"

The Mongolian soldiers near the southeast corner petitioned one after another.

Gulug frowned and shook his head.

If he could win the field battle, he would not have to hide in Guihua City and refuse to leave.

"Order all units to defend the city!"

After giving the order, he added: "Notify the herdsmen in the city and ask them to bring up logs, stones, tables, chairs, benches, etc. and place them at the battlements of the city wall as shelter for our army!"

"quick!"

After Gulug gave the order, the herdsmen in the city immediately moved their things upstairs as instructed.

Round and thick rolling logs, large stones that only two people can lift, wooden boards, tables, long benches, and even some Mongolian soldiers began to dismantle the wooden doors and beams of the house.

They brought up everything that could block the projectiles.

As the number of cover increased, the Ming army's bird guns gradually lost their accuracy, and the arrows shot from the city walls became more and more accurate and more and more frequent.

The casualties of the Ming army under the city began to increase.

Lu Daqi saw all of this and gave the order in a deep voice: "Order the siege troops to retreat and let the artillery prepare!"

Swish!

The command flag was waved and the military order was issued.

"Report, the Governor has ordered the troops to retreat!" Liu Fangliang, who was urging the soldiers to dig tunnels, was a little surprised when he received the news.

He asked, "Why?"

"I don't know," the messenger replied, "The central army used flag signals to convey the order to retreat. I am afraid that the message is wrong, so I have sent a messenger to the central army to verify the news!"

Liu Xiyao, Gao Yigong and Li Guo, who were digging tunnels with Liu Fangliang, all got the news.

They sent out messengers to verify the news, fearing that they had misunderstood the meaning of the flag signals.

"Report!" The messenger quickly ran back: "The Governor said that a bunker has been built on the city wall again. The Mongols hid behind the bunker and shot arrows at our army, causing considerable casualties!"

"There are always casualties in war," Liu Fangliang patted his chest, "Digging tunnels is the way to attack a city with the least casualties!"

Looking at the fearless Liu Fangliang, the herald officer paused and said, "The Governor said that his soldiers cannot be afraid of death, but they cannot die in vain! So we must withdraw our troops immediately, and the artillery will take over the next task!"

You can't be afraid of death, but you can't die in vain...

Hearing this, Liu Fangliang's eyes suddenly turned red.

Not only him, but also Liu Xiyao, Ma Shiyao, Liu Tichun, Gao Yigong, Li Guo, Li Laiheng and other Dashun surrendered generals all had tears in their eyes.

Since they surrendered, they have always had a knot in their hearts: How will the Ming Dynasty use them? Will they be treated as human beings?

Generally speaking, the imperial court would not trust surrendered generals too much.

They would use surrendered generals as vanguards to kill the enemy.

Just like Song Jiang in Water Margin, after surrendering, he was sent by the court to fight Fang La.

Victory, everyone is happy.

In the defeat, both the surrendered generals and the enemy were injured, and there was not much loss to the imperial court!

Sometimes, the imperial court would even prefer to see a situation where both sides suffer losses.

Because a general who is not trusted will always be an unstable factor!

The imperial court would not allow any instability to occur within the court.

Before setting out on the expedition, these surrendered generals of the Dashun regime discussed privately what they should do if the imperial court deliberately sent them to die.

Now...

The doubts in their minds disappeared.

Liu Fangliang's eyes were red as he ordered: "Pass the order, those who are digging in the tunnel should continue digging, and the others should retreat for the time being!"

"Yes, sir!"

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