Inside Chengde city.
"Nonsense!"
Commander Sonam's face was grim, and he coldly rebuked, "What are you doing? Five or six thousand cavalrymen think you can charge into the Dongning army of more than 20,000? Are you courting death? Don't you know the lesson learned from the defeat suffered by Dongning before? This is utter nonsense!"
Sonam's repeated scolding made Turgh lower his head and not dare to say a word.
After leading his cavalry out of the city during the day, Turgh wanted to take advantage of the Dongning army's unstable foothold and launch an attack to see if he could achieve a surprising result.
However, not only did the grassland bandit cavalry suffer heavy losses, but the Dongning army also suffered no setbacks whatsoever.
Turger also felt somewhat uncomfortable about this situation.
The garrison in Chengde was already small in number.
Now that we've suffered heavy losses, the situation will become even more difficult!
"Commander, please calm down!"
After a moment, Turgh steeled himself, knelt on one knee, and said, "This humble general is willing to accept military law!"
"military law?"
Sonam sneered, "If Chengde can't be defended, we'll all die here. What's the point of military law then?"
"Get up."
After a moment, Sonam took a deep breath and said, "The cavalry should be stationed outside the city. Don't act rashly again. Also, be careful not to let the Dongning army raid the camp at night."
The battles at Dongning back then were enough to show that the Dongning army really liked to raid camps at night, and this is something to be aware of!
If there's no movement tonight, then we can expect them to attack the city tomorrow!
No matter how fierce the artillery fire of the Dongning army is, the siege will still have to be carried out by infantry!
Once they had used their infantry to charge, and were close to the city walls, the cavalry would then move out and charge outside the city!
When the Dongning army's infantry attacked the city, it was also the time when their defenses were at their weakest. We should make good use of our strengths!
Do you understand?
Upon hearing Sonom's words, Turgh's eyes lit up, and he instantly understood what he meant.
If the Dongning army were to launch a full-scale attack on the city, and were attacked from the flanks and attacked from both sides, Chengde City would be able to hold out!
Turgh quickly replied, "Understood, Your subordinate!"
Turgh immediately left the city and returned to the cavalry camp.
To be on the safe side, Turgh personally ordered men to stand guard at night to prepare for an attack by the Dongning army.
However, the Tiger Legion did not launch a night attack that night.
After all, the Tiger Legion had been traveling for days, and before they could establish a firm foothold, they had encountered a major battle, leaving them exhausted.
Therefore, both sides were somewhat at ease that night.
Early the next morning, the artillery regiments of the two Tiger Army divisions launched a bombardment towards Chengde City and the cavalry camps outside the city.
To capture Chengde, we must bombard it with artillery fire to cover the infantry charge!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Two artillery regiments, with dozens of cannons, began their devastating roar towards Chengde City.
One after another, shells rose into the sky, flying towards Chengde City with a piercing shriek.
The dawn of Chengde was also broken by the shrill whistles, and the grassland bandits and soldiers on the city walls began to hide in panic.
Even the grassland bandit cavalry camp outside the city hurriedly donned their armor, mounted their horses, and came to the open fields.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In the blink of an eye, a dense barrage of shells rained down on the city wall, and deafening explosions erupted instantly. Amidst the explosions, thick smoke and dust billowed from the rammed earth walls, obscuring the sky.
Some of the grassland bandits who couldn't escape in time were blown to pieces in the explosion, their crimson blood flowing out and seeping into the rammed earth city wall.
Explosions, screams, the crackling of burning buildings...
The sound never stopped!
"Hold on! Hold on!"
Commander Sonom, watching the explosions on the city wall, narrowed his eyes and his face darkened. He roared, "Take cover from the artillery fire! Take cover!"
Despite repeated warnings, some grassland bandits and soldiers were still killed by the endless bombing.
In a short period of time, the rammed earth city wall was damaged, and hundreds of corpses were left on the wall.
The entire city of Chengde was in a state of chaos and utter ruin!
One section of the rammed earth wall was even flattened by five or six feet during the repeated bombings, almost merging with the flat ground outside the city.
This situation was naturally noticed by Commander Sonam.
"Pay attention to the location of the gap!"
With a grim face, Sonom ordered in a low voice, "Tell Dai Le that the breach must be held; it cannot be lost!"
"yes!"
His trusted confidants quickly responded.
"in addition,"
Sonam continued, "Once the city walls are breached, the Dongning army outside the city will attack! Order everyone to be on high alert and ready to meet the enemy!"
Also, tell Turger to be prepared!
"yes!"
The attendant quickly responded.
As orders were relayed, the entire city of Chengde began to bustle with activity.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several more rounds of artillery fire exploded on the walls of Chengde.
Amidst the relentless bombardment, soldiers from the Third and Fourth Divisions of the Tiger Army also began their charge.
In the wilderness, a dark mass of people surrounded Chengde City from all directions, like a towering wave on the sea, wanting to swallow the weak city of Chengde whole!
In the command post.
Wang Qinggu, commander of the Third Division, held a telescope and kept a close eye on the situation in the open field.
Just then, a staff officer pointed in another direction and reminded him: "Commander, pay attention to the eight o'clock direction, it's the grassland bandit cavalry!"
These cavalrymen, clad in armor and mounted on their horses, were menacing and clearly harbored ill intentions!
"Yeah?"
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