Chapter two hundred and ninety third three horses near the city
The so-called "local chickens and tiles" are like this. As long as you are careful, there will be no harm at all. However, if you ignore it, it will easily cause a disaster in such a critical moment.
Last night, Zhu Da and Qin Chuan talked and explained it clearly with Wang Xiong, Wang Hu, and Zhou Qingyun. But today, everything is as usual. Some people plan to fight their best and some plan to hide. No matter what, they will not panic.
During the process of defending the city, Zhu Da and many people looked at Datong without any hesitation. Datong is a world-class city and there are elite border troops stationed. If we look at it from the Datong direction, the border troops stationed in Datong will have at least five days of reaction time. In theory, the enemy's troops broke into the hinterland and they should react, but no matter how they look, there is no movement there.
It is noon after sunrise. Although the weather may not be much warmer, there is no sense of so much noise on the top of the city. Finally, there is no tide like a sea of people passing by. Tens of thousands of cavalry will not only go to Huairen County. There should also be teams traveling in several directions to the east, but Huairen County is the main route.
When the sun set, there were no more than tens of thousands of people passing by. Only a team of hundreds of cavalry heading south, and there were more than a dozen cavalry and a few cavalry squads wandering and patrolling.
But at this moment, the crowd on the city was in a state of chaos. I could see the three riders coming towards the city. As I got closer, I became more and more nervous. At first I thought it was a circle around the city, but I never thought I would get closer and closer.
The Tartars are coming! Is they going to attack the city?
The young and tired young people on the city were already nervous. Many people leaned out from behind the cliff and hid back. Some archers began to prepare. Zhu Da saw that Zhou Qingyun had begun to shoot a small amount, while the Dong brothers inserted the arrows on the haystack in front of him.
The three cavalrymen definitely couldn't attack the city, it was nothing more than what their purpose was. Zhu Da was calmer than most people.
The Mongolian cavalry was not moving fast. As they gradually approached, they could even see the expression of the knights on the front of the city. The three of them were very relaxed, riding their horses and chatting with each other, laughing loudly, and even laughing at the top of the city.
Someone in the city slowly opened the bow and shot it as soon as it entered the range.
But the three cavalry outside the city looked as if no one was around, and they were very cautious in their actions. They stopped at a distance of about 120 steps. The distance was so far that the bow and arrow were not reaching at all, and this distance was also considered as the range bonus of the condescending archery.
After the three of them dismounted, one of them picked up a large bow from the saddle. The bow was almost one person tall. Before he took it down, Zhu Da thought it was a spear hanging on it.
"Everyone shrank, don't show your head!" Zhu Da shouted loudly. This big bow is one of the powerful weapons for Mongolia to break the formation and kill. It was set off and set aside. This big bow does not require any accurate head, but only the range. It uses a long arrow shaft and heavy arrow cluster, which is high and long shot. A big bow may not hit anything. However, hundreds or thousands of large bows in the battle formation diffuse towards the enemy's military formation, and the damage is very impressive. The heavy arrows are shot and accumulated enough momentum, and ordinary iron armor often cannot be stopped.
However, there is only a bow under the city. No matter how powerful it is, it is impossible to hit people. The guards at the top of the city are already hidden behind the bunker. The people in the city wall will not approach, so what can an arrow do?
Perhaps when he saw that the people who had just popped their heads on the city wall shrank back, the three cavalry under the city burst into laughter again. The man in the middle landed the big bow, then took the arrow and slowly opened the bow.
"You can't shoot again, lie down!" Zhu Da roared behind the chassis. He was so angry that he saw the Dong family's younger brother who was so angry that he wanted to shoot back.
The arrows roared through the air, but no matter how you looked, it didn't seem to attack the city, because it must be higher than the city wall, but the sight inside and outside the city was blocked by the city wall, let alone any targets in the city.
Could it be a rocket? But the speed of the arrow was not fast. When he flew over the city, he glanced at Wuyan and Wuhuo, but he could see that the arrow shaft was thicker. Is it poison? This is even more impossible.
After the three cavalry under the city shot arrows, they did not rush to leave, but instead continued to chat and laugh. Zhu Da had already reacted at this time and shouted at the two servants around him to go to the city to pick up the arrow.
Not long after, the arrow was sent to Zhu Da's hand. A letter was tied with a thin thread on the shaft. When he opened the letter, he saw that it was quite correct Chinese characters. He wanted to send all the chickens, ducks, pigs, sheep and good wine in the city to work hard, and a hundred young women were sent. If he didn't send it, he would immediately attack the city.
Zhu Da kneaded the paper into a ball, threw it into the fire beside him and burned it to ashes, shouting to Dong Bao, who was hiding behind the cliff on the other side, "Shoot back with one arrow!"
Although everyone didn't know what was going on, Dong Bao still stood up excitedly and took a bow and arrow at the three Mongolian cavalrymen under the city.
Shooting arrows from a high place will make the range longer, but the three cavalry also realized this and stood outside the range. However, when they saw the guards on the city wall shrank their heads, their thoughts that they didn't care much became even more arrogant. They never thought that they would shoot arrows here, but instead shot an arrow in the city without giving a reply.
Even though he knew that he would not shoot him, he subconsciously took a few steps back. One person was too terrified and shocked his mount. He was busy for a long time before he calmed down. Seeing the arrow piercing the snow, he knew the reply from the city. He was so angry that he jumped under the city and cursed.
All these three people scolded Mongolian words. Some people could understand a few words on the top of the city. They were just similar routines such as "the cow and horses are in...", which were similar to the Han area.
The young and strong guards on the city wall were angry. Even if they were nervous, they were not siege. They were afraid of who would come when they scolded each other. For a moment, they poked their heads out and fought back with dirty words. There were also a few swear words from the on-site professors who knew Mongolian. There were hundreds of people at the top of the city, and there were only three cavalry under the city. We were many enemies. This verbal battle really had the upper hand. In less than a stick of incense, the three cavalry could not stand to leave. The cheers on the top of the city were considered to be the first to win the championship.
The excitement came and went quickly. Not long after, the city wall became quiet. Everyone was even more nervous than before, for fear that the other party would be angry and angry to come back to take revenge.
However, after the three cavalry hit the wall, there were not many actions on the Mongolian camp, which made the tension of the people on the city dissipate, and everyone was extremely excited. They fought back so resolutely that the other party did not retaliate or even demonstrated under such an advantageous state, which means that there would be no intention to Huairen City and would not attack the city, so there would be no need to be too worried.
It was so quiet until dark, and even the Mongolian camp seemed to have never happened. The passing troops either stopped or replenished and drove south, but they didn't move towards the city. After the sun set, there were even cheers at the top of Huairen County, and some people passed the news to the city, and even the inside of the county was not so desperate and quiet.
"...Don't be brainless and happy. The Tartars might have to attack at night. They should strengthen inspections at night and not slacken...." Zhu Da's words did not make everyone nervous.
I have been desperate, nervous and feared for a long time. I can see any shiny hope, even if I think I am self-righteous, everyone will be happy. Only if I can see clearly and understand clearly can I avoid being disturbed by this.
After the sun sets, it is unlikely that the Tartars will attack the city. At least the risk will be greatly reduced. The guards on the walls and gates on all sides can be relaxed a little, and dinner will also start to be delivered to the city. Now, everyone in the county knows that these young men and women in the city are their support and hopes, so they are willing to spend money on food, and they are full of food, oil, salt, and meat.
Before dinner, Zhu Da called out all the servants and captains of the city and the city. He calmly said the new arrangement. "Now it is the same as when you go out of the city to do business a few months ago. You are very careful during the day and want to relax when you are tired at night. But the thieves also know this and often take advantage of the night. Moreover, this outside is not the thieves that we can deal with, but the Tatars army that is much stronger than us. Therefore, there cannot be any relaxation at night, just think that the Tartars are going to attack the city."
These words are all truths, and everyone listened seriously. Zhu Da continued: "We must make all kinds of preparations, and we will always say it in the farm. There may be no problem, but we must always prepare and know how to deal with things when they come, so that we can be calm and unhappy. What if the Tartars break through the city, we will definitely not be able to defend on the city wall, but we cannot just accept it. We have to fight them to the end. How to fight this requires planning."
Everyone listened carefully and focusedly, listening to the battle arranged by Zhu Da in the city, using various streets as the battlefield, and preparing horse resistance and bunkers in advance. Not only on the street, but also on the archers on the roof, and when they throw short spears, other servants also have to go up to a high place.
Moreover, these preparations and drills cannot be carried out in a big way, because one-fifth of the servants always serve as reserve teams in the city. Therefore, in this rotation, various bunkers should be prepared, and at the same time, they should not disclose too much to the police and the young and strong in the city. However, they must also be allowed to act and not let them be left out of the matter.
The servants who listened to the lecture and accepted the orders were relatively firm. Each of them was destroyed because of the Mongolian invasion. The desire to fight with the Mongolians and avenge them was greater than fear. What's more, during the past few months of training, they received orders and became closer to their subconscious instinct.
The servants and the servants accepted the order, but were also warned not to say too much to the servants below. Although the refugees have been trained, many of them are not so determined. They have not even thought about revenge or fighting to the end.
When he was delivering meals, it was Wang Hu who was naturally qualified to listen to Zhu Da's arrangements and observe Zhu Da's orderly and calm arrangements. The servants and leaders heard it was drills and training, but Wang Hu could hear what was for. He could even imagine the scene at that time. Wang Hu never interrupted and no one paid attention to him.
Chapter completed!