The next evening, Lu Daqi began to formulate a plan for sending troops.
"The siege will begin tomorrow!"
"At that time, leave one thousand infantrymen to defend the east, west and north of the city! No matter whether the Mongols leave the city or not, you must stay by the trenches!" Lu Daqi stared at the generals of each camp and gave orders.
"In addition," Lu Daqi looked at Liu Zhaoji, "I want you to lead your cavalry to guard the east, west, and north of the city."
"Pay attention!" Lu Daqi emphasized, "After the siege begins, you must not only be on guard against the Mongols coming out of the city and breaking through the trench defense line, but also guard against possible enemies from the outside!"
Liu Zhaoji clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Governor. I have fought two battles with the Mongolian reinforcements in the past two days and have figured out their tactics."
"That's good, but we still can't take it lightly!" Lu Daqi reminded again.
"I obey your command!" Liu Zhaoji stepped aside.
Lu Daqi counted on his fingers and found that he led 20,000 infantry, 5,000 baggage soldiers and 10,000 civilian laborers in this battle.
Civilian laborers certainly cannot be sent to the battlefield to kill the enemy. Their main task is to transport supplies, cook for the large troops and do other logistical work.
"Early tomorrow morning, the remaining 17,000 infantrymen and 5,000 baggage soldiers will gather in the south of the city. Also, arrange for 2,000 civilians to transport gunpowder and projectiles to the battlefield!"
"Does anyone have any questions?" Lu Daqi asked.
Liu Zhaoji thought for a moment and said, "Governor, when will our artillery be delivered to the battlefield?"
"You are not in charge of the siege, why are you asking this?"
Liu Zhaoji chuckled and said, "I heard that these cannons were all cast by the imperial court using iron molds. I want to go up and fire a few cannons myself!"
"Don't worry, there are plenty of opportunities!"
After discussing the battle plan, each unit returned to the camp to rest.
The next morning.
The Left General Guluge and the Right General Hanggao, who were having a meal, received news: the Ming army was gathering troops and seemed to be preparing to attack the city.
They both stood up at the same time.
Hang Gao swallowed his saliva and said, "The Ming army is really here!"
"It doesn't matter." Guluge swallowed the mutton in his mouth and drank a sip of tea. "Order all the troops to climb up the city wall and prepare for defense."
After the order was issued, the entire Guihua City immediately became busy.
Countless Mongolian soldiers shuttled through the city.
Some climbed up the city walls to prepare various defensive equipment, while others took weapons and "recruited able-bodied men" on the streets.
"The Ming army is coming to attack the city. After the city is broken, they will massacre everyone! So the two commanders have ordered that every household must send at least one strong man with weapons and dry food to defend the city wall!"
"My man just died in battle, and there's no strong man in the house!"
"They can't just sit there and do nothing. The elderly and children help move things, and the women are responsible for cooking!"
"Hurry, hurry, run forward!"
Just when everyone was gathering towards the city wall, a middle-aged man was walking alone towards the city.
"Stop!" A Mongolian soldier put a knife on his shoulder: "Why don't you go and defend the city?"
"Defending the city?" The middle-aged man was stunned.
He looked up at the Mongolian soldier, his face full of confusion.
While he was looking at the Mongolian soldiers, the Mongolian soldiers were also looking at him.
"You...let me defend the city?" the middle-aged man asked, pointing at his nose.
The Mongolian soldier was about to reprimand when he suddenly felt that the face was familiar.
Suddenly...
A name flashed through his mind: Borjigin Ombu!
His father's name was Borjigin Bushitu.
Bu Shitu has another identity: the fourth King of Shunyi in the Ming Dynasty!
The first King of Shunyi was called Borjigin Altan, also known as Altan Khan. He was named King of Shunyi by the Ming court in the fifth year of Longqing!
In the first year of Chongzhen, Lindan Khan went on a western expedition and Bu Shitu was defeated and died in the Hetao area. The throne of Shunyi came to an end.
Later, Lindan Khan was defeated by Huang Taiji again, and Ombu and the Western Tumed tribe surrendered to Huang Taiji.
After surrendering, Omubu intended to ally with the Ming to fight against the Jin, but was discovered and imprisoned in Shenyang.
In the ninth year of Chongzhen, although Omubu was released, he became a commoner.
Looking at the former tribal leader who was now an ordinary herdsman, the Mongolian soldier swallowed his saliva and lowered his head and said: "This... I... I recognized the wrong person!"
After saying this, the Mongolian soldier turned around and left as if he had made up his mind.
Omubu looked at the Mongolian soldiers' departing backs, smiled bitterly, lowered his head and continued walking.
This little episode did not affect the progress of "conscripting able-bodied men", and the Mongols, who were all soldiers, soon filled the city walls.
Look around.
The four echelons of the Ming army have been assembled.
The first echelon is the artillery.
A group of young and strong men drove horse-drawn carriages and ox-drawn carts slowly towards the city wall.
Less than two miles away from the city wall, they unloaded the cannons and began to adjust the angles of the cannons using wooden frames.
Different artillery pieces have different numbers of artillerymen next to them.
There were fifteen to twenty people standing next to the large cannon, and four or five people standing next to the small cannon.
Soon after, another horse-drawn carriage brought the matching bullets and gunpowder.
The second echelon is divided into two teams, front and back.
The front team wore heavy armor and held various weapons and protective gear.
Most of the rear team were not wearing armor or only light armor, and they held various digging tools in their hands.
The third echelon is basically composed of ranged soldiers, holding bows and arrows, muskets, and even large-armed rifles, which are firearms between muskets and cannons.
The fourth echelon was the Ming cavalry.
They were not responsible for attacking the city, but were on guard on horseback. Whenever the Mongolian cavalry dared to leave the city, they would rush to meet the enemy first.
Lu Daqi was dressed in military uniform and riding on his warhorse with an expressionless face.
Hulala——
A strong wind suddenly blew up, and the Ming national flag and the Lu general flag fluttered in the wind.
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