Chapter 129 The Tartars are here to attack the tough this time

Xu Xingxia hurried to the fort gate of Weizhen Fort, where the battle was ready. The strong men from Weizhen Fort and the soldiers of the White-clothed Army were all squatting behind the battlements, looking vigilantly at the movement outside. Whether it was the ordinary strong men or the soldiers of the White-clothed Army, their faces were very bad, and they were obviously scared.

This made Xu Xingxia feel quite bad. Under his high-intensity training, the performance of the soldiers in the white-clothed army was still so unbearable, which means that the number of Tartars attacked was already quite large. If you were not mistaken, today, it should be the biggest challenge you encountered after you traveled through time.

Sure enough, when he came up to the fort gate tower, he discovered the whole story. From the tower to the outside, a large number of Tartars occupied the fields outside. The Tartars' outfits were basically dark. From a distance, they were black, like an ant. It seemed like a black tide, and they wanted to swallow the Weizhen Fort instantly. There were several large flags of colors in the middle of the black. The flag fluttered in the wind, making the entire Tartars team look even more aggressive.

The dense sound of horse hooves kept shaking the earth, like rolling spring thunder. There was dust falling down on the top of the city wall of Weizhen Fort. Standing on the top of the city wall, you could clearly feel the trembling under your feet. The military households in Weizhen Fort could also feel this strong vibration. Some war horses neighed uneasyly, and other different livestock were shouting, which was in chaos.

The Tatars had a large number of people, more war horses, and even a lot of cattle and sheep. Generally speaking, when the Tatar army was dispatched, each person would be equipped with at least two or three war horses and used in rotation. This was the habit of the Mongols' expedition, and the Tatars were also preserved. Some Tatar tribes even carried more than five war horses when they went to the expedition. Of course, with the strength of the Hellejin tribe, they could not be so luxurious.

Those cattle and sheep are used as food. Seeing these cattle and sheep, Xu Xingxia felt that the pressure on his shoulders was greater. If the Tartars did not carry these cattle and sheep, it means that they came here for the purpose of robbery, and they took the food on the spot and left after robbing them, and would not stay for too long. As long as the Weizhen Fort lasted for a certain amount of time, it would be safe.

However, if the Tartars carried cattle and sheep, it means that the Tartars were preparing to fight for a long time. Their purpose was not simply to rob, but to truly conquer the city and land. Thinking of the Mongolian cavalry sweeping all the way to the Danube, invincible and unsuccessful, Xu Xingxia did feel a little numb.

Fortunately, Xu Xingxia carefully observed and did not find that the Tatars carried large siege weapons. The legendary famous Hui artillery did not see. There seemed to be no ordinary artillery. This made Xu Xingxia's heart a little calmer. It seemed that although the Tatars came in a fierce and full of mountains and fields, they were not very prepared for basic siege weapons. The Tatars were still a little arrogant.

However, for a small fortress like Weizhen Fort, a cloud ladder is enough. Using Huihuan and using cannons is a pure waste! A simple siege weapon like a cloud ladder can be slowly created after arriving at Weizhen Fort. From this perspective, the Tatars' plan cannot be said to be wrong.

Mao Shisan came to Xu Xingxia and said with a cold expression: "A full of Tartars thousands of people! There are more than one thousand Tartars in total!"

It can be heard that there was a slight tremor in his tone. At least Mao Shisan had been in the ranks of horse thieves, and it was not easy to scare him to his voice tremble. There was no way, the Tartars, who had more than a thousand people, rolled south, and he had never seen them. I guess in Ningxia Town, there were no more than ten young people who could face the scene in front of him calmly.

The most recent large-scale collective move south was in the 31st year of Wanli more than ten years ago. At that time, the Tartars dispatched two or three thousand people. As a result, a total of more than a dozen castles in Ningxia Town were destroyed and tens of thousands were slaughtered. It was corpses everywhere and blood was floating on the sea of ​​zombies. Thirteen years later, thousands of people went south again, but they were afraid that it was not just Mao Shisan who was frightened. I don’t know how many people were frightened in the entire Ningxia Town.

Xu Xingxia could not calmly accept the situation in front of him. A Tartar team of thousands of people. If they were fighting in the wild, they could have a car overturned by five thousand Ming troops. Even better, even tens of thousands of Ming troops could have a car overturned by tens of thousands of people. In front of a Tartar team of thousands of people, even Pinglu City may not be able to ensure safety.

What is even more unsettling is that after the Tartars arrived outside Weizhen Fort, they did not launch an attack immediately, but camped in a good manner. Obviously, the Tartars went south this time with the purpose of attacking. They were determined to capture Weizhen Fort. Attacking was not the Tartars' specialty. In order to avoid major losses, the Tartars also tried their best to avoid the battle of attack. However, once the Tartars made up their minds to attack, they could still do this.

To deal with a thousand-man team of the Tatars, the Ming army in Ningxia Town had to concentrate at least 10,000 people before they could dare to dispatch. For safety reasons, it might even be possible to gather more than 20,000 people to dispatch collectively. It would be impossible to gather so many troops without half a month. Xu Xingxia dared not give too high expectations for the efficiency of ordinary Ming troops. In other words, the Tartars had at least half a month to launch a slowly attack on Weizhen Fort.

In half a month, how many attacks can the Tartars launch? No one can calculate it. The elderly military households in Weizhen Fort know that thirteen years ago, the Tartars marched south with only two or three thousand people, but in just five or six days, they conquered more than a dozen castles in a row. Ordinary castles can be captured in one day. A little stronger can be at most two days. It seems that there is no castle that can stop the Tartars from three days. Of course, relatively strong cities such as Pinglu City and Ningxia City are exceptions.

In fact, the Tatars are not necessarily unable to conquer relatively strong cities like Ningxia City and Pinglu City. It is just that the price that needs to be paid to attack the Tartars cannot afford, so they will avoid attacking these strong cities. Besides, if you defeat Ningxia City, the situation will be serious. If the court is furious and takes another great expedition, the Tatars will suffer a lot, and they will also be greatly damaged. With the personality of Emperor Wanli, if he really gets angry, he is still not afraid of trouble.

"Damn it, I'm going to give it my best this time!" Gao Meng said fiercely. Obviously, even when facing the army was approaching the Tartars, even if they were as fierce as Gao Meng, they were a little nervous. The Tartars camped outside Weizhen Fort, and obviously had to confront Weizhen Fort for a long time. This has never appeared in the past decade, and it is uncomfortable.

As for the other Weizhen Fort military households, there is actually nothing to think about. They are basically blank and walking corpses. The Tartars' purpose is very clear, which is to completely destroy Weizhen Fort. The military households' purpose is also very clear, that is, to protect Weizhen Fort. Even if they fight to the last person, they cannot let the Tartars kill in.

Surrender is impossible. Let’s not talk about whether they are traitors for the time being, who would want to fall into the hands of the Tartars and live a life worse than death? Those Han people who were robbed by the Tartars occasionally fled back from the north. Judging from the information they brought back, dying in battle is a hundred times happier than living. It is better to live a bad life than dying well. This sentence is absolutely not applicable in Ningxia Town.

Fortunately, Weizhen Fort has made sufficient preparations before. Weizhen Fort has enough food, enough weapons and equipment, relatively enough defense personnel, and some secret weapons. Without these preparations, I am afraid that Weizhen Fort will be doomed. Of course, the most important thing is that they have a backbone, a perverted archery.

"What are you panic? Calm down!"

Xu Xingxia's voice echoed on the top of the city.

"We have food, equipment, and personnel, what are we afraid of?"

Xu Xingxia shouted with regret. In fact, he was also uneasy inside. However, for the sake of combat, he had to exclude all his inner anxiety. Even if everyone in the entire Weizhen Fort was in a panic, he could not panic. After all, he was a person who had "dead" once, and this psychological quality was still there.

"Everyone, take your place and prepare for battle! Think about your family! Are you willing to let your family fall under the butcher knife of the Tartars? Are you willing to let your wife and daughter suffer from the Tartars' ravages?" Xu Xingxia continued to shout coldly.

He kept shuttled through the crowd, cheering his subordinates and eliminating their fears as much as possible. Seeing the overly nervous military household, Xu Xingxia went up and patted him hard on the shoulder, waking him up from the state of convulsion. If the pat on the shoulder was not enough, then kick him hard.

No one thinks that there is anything wrong with those military households that were kicked. This is a battle! In the state of fighting, Xu Xingxia, holding a knife and giving them a knife directly, is in line with military law. If you are afraid of the former, you will kill! This is the clearest military rule. Many officers like to carry a horse whip and beat the soldiers back and forth in battle. Xu Xingxia came over and kicked them, which was already considered kind.

Officers such as Mao Shisan and Chi Hu were carrying horse whips to supervise the soldiers back and forth. At that time, the army at that time, such as defending the country, glorifying the family, and making achievements, were actually very few. More than 70% of the soldiers joined the army purely to make a living. It is conceivable how high their awareness can be. You can do ideological work with them, which is simply playing the piano for a cow. Xu Xingxia felt that he could not do it.

"Xu Xingxia, how many people have come to the Tartars?"
Chapter completed!