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Chapter 62 Come forward(1/2)

The streets were suddenly in chaos, and the people called their parents all over the streets and stumbled towards their homes. The army of Yan King went to fight the Mongolians. Why did the Mongolians come to the door? It was incredible. No one thought about the secrets. It was important to run home to clean up the fine materials and escape. Li Wei's face changed drastically. He turned around and rushed to the street and shouted, "How many Yuan troops are there?"

A cavalry reported to him tied his horse and turned around and replied, "There are at least more than 10,000 cavalrymen who have been killed ten miles away."

At this time, the Ming army and Han Danding in the courtyard ran out together and heard the answer of the newsman. Everyone looked at each other, their eyes full of fear. Ten thousand troops, but they only had five hundred people! A hundred households stepped forward and said anxiously to Li Wei: "Master Jinyiwei, we must rush back to the military camp immediately."

Li Weizheng looked at Han calmly, and he also looked at Li Weizheng. Both of them understood at the same time that this must be because the Northern Yuan army knew that Beiping was empty and came to pick up the Ming army's retreat. The Ming army was indeed empty in defense. The terrain in Xuanhua was open, which was conducive to cavalry fighting. This Longmen Shop was a narrow passage across Yanshan Mountain. Once they were attacked by them, the consequences would be unimaginable. The enemy was less than ten miles away, and the situation in front of them was as dangerous as it was.

"Brother Li, how about we stop for the time being?" The situation was critical, and Han calmly proposed a ceasefire.

At this time, Li Wei was the upper hand. He was very conflicted. After all, he paid too much for this letter, but in front of him.









The situation changed. Li Weizheng looked at Han Calendar deeply, and saw that his eyes were full of anxiety and sincerity. His closed lips seemed even more determined. This was a determination that only a soldier would have.

"Okay!" Li Weizheng finally nodded slowly and said solemnly: "Brother Han has been in the army for a long time. If he is willing to contribute to the country, I can stop temporarily."

Although the letter is important, it is just a tool for power struggles, but in the face of national and national interests, it seems insignificant. Han calmly stretched out his left hand and stared at Li Wei and said, "Then let's swear by high-fives!"

"Okay!" Li Weizheng reached out and slapped him hard without hesitation, turned to Baihu and said, "I recognized the wrong person. This person is Qianhu, the deputy guard of the King of Chu, and is not a spy. You can go back to the military camp as soon as possible."

The two households were anxious. When they saw Li Weizheng giving up arresting people, they immediately led the soldiers to turn around and run to the military camp. Li Weizheng was also anxious and said calmly to Han: "Brother Han, please go to the military camp first. I will arrange Miss Ye and then come."

"Brother Li, then I'll take a step first." Han Danding bowed and followed the soldiers to the barracks with his followers.

Li Wei was rushing back to the inn, but happened to meet Yang Ning and Ye Zitong at the entrance of the inn. They also heard the news that the Mongolian cavalry came to launch a large-scale attack, and their eyes were very nervous.

"I have reached an agreement with Han Danding and stop for the time being."

Yang Ning was shocked and said anxiously: "How can the fifth brother believe him? What should he do if he takes the opportunity to escape?"

Li Weizheng sighed, "I know there are risks here, but I believe I have not misunderstood people. I am enemies with him and only serve their own masters. In the face of national crisis, we should be consistent with the outside world and put the overall situation first."

"Dalang, what should we do?" Ye Zitong had never experienced war. She was a little panicked. At this time, the people on the street were in chaos, screaming, crying, and cursing. The people hurriedly packed up some valuable assets, helped the elderly and the young to flee to the south of the city. Everyone understood that only 500 defenders could not defeat the Mongol brigade cavalry.

Li Weizheng pondered slightly and said to Yang Ning: "You go to Wanquan Sanwei immediately to find reinforcements, and at the same time inform the news of the Mongols from all over the country that they came to attack."

Yang Ning nodded, "Then I'll go, Brother Wu wants to take care of himself."

Li Weizheng glanced at Ye Zitong again, "You go with Yang Ning!"

"No! I want to stay." Although Ye Zitong was afraid, she refused to leave.

"No, you have to leave."

Li Weizheng's face turned gloomy and said viciously: "If you don't leave, everything I promised to be written off."

Ye Zitong had never seen Li Weizheng's gaze as fierce as before. She hesitated and finally agreed. She watched Yang Ning and Ye Zitong ride away. Li Weizheng rolled over and whipped hard, and ran towards the military camp.

























When he rushed to the gate of the military camp, he turned over and dismounted. The Jinyiwei Guard's waist sign in his hand shook in front of the guards and rushed into the camp. From a distance, he saw hundreds of soldiers gathering in the audience. He faintly heard Han Danding shouting, "I was originally the deputy guard of the King of Yan. There is the order of the King of Yan here. Since your commander has escaped, I am now the highest military post, so I will take over the city defense."

Li Wei was shocked, "Escape, did that young deputy Qianhu escape?"

Four hundred households were gathered together to discuss that they had a small official position and had never seen the order of King Yan, so they did not dare to make a hasty decision.

"You believe him!"

Li Wei was walking on the stage and raised the ivory waist sign of the Jinyiwei Baihu House and said loudly: "I am Jinyiwei Baihu House. I can prove that what General Han Danding said is true, and it is related to the danger of the city and the safety of millions of people in Yan. We should regard General Han as the leader, defend the Longmen Station, and defend the Ming Dynasty."

At this time, a long horn sound came from the city wall. The enemy had arrived. Hundreds of soldiers were inspired by the critical situation in front of them. Before the hundred households could order, they raised their arms and shouted, "We are willing to take General Han as the main general, defend the Longmen Station! Defend the Ming Dynasty!"

"Okay, now I am the leader of the Longmen. You all obey my orders. If anyone resists the orders, you will be killed without mercy!"

Han Danding turned around and looked at Li Weizheng deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Li Weizheng obeyed the order!"

Li Wei was stunned. The situation suddenly reversed. Now Han Danding wanted to kill him, but it was easy for him to beat him. His heart pounded and he clasped his fists and said, "Li Wei is!"

"I appoint you as the deputy general and lead two hundred-house troops to guard the east of the city. If the east of the city is lost, you will commit suicide!"

"Abide by the order!"

Li Weizheng suddenly felt a ridiculous feeling in his heart.

























The Longmen was under Han calm command, and the soldiers closed the southern gate and no longer allowed the people in the city to escape and disrupt the morale of the army. Nearly a thousand young men were temporarily requisitioned. Most of them were children of military households and were organized to practice martial arts. Every family brought their own swords and arrows, and some even had their father's arbors. Soon they were armed and became reserves for the city guarding. The elderly and women also prepared water and food at home to play their role.

Li Wei was standing on the east end city wall and staring at the Northern Yuan cavalry three miles away. It was not as simple as 10,000 people. There were at least 20,000 to 30,000 people, and they were dragging a large cart. It was obvious that they had siege weapons. At this moment, Li Wei felt at a loss. Although he had watched countless war blockbusters, it was really about to come. The fear of death and the oppression of the soldiers pressing down on him made his mind blank.

This is not a movie or a dream, it is a real war. The Mongolian cavalry has been dispatched and the advancement is not fast. They hold a shield in their hands, followed by dozens of Northern Yuan army artillery. The 'dong!dong!' The skin drums are dull and shocking, making people feel as if they are about to stop beating.

"General Li, the enemy is almost within range. Should we fire the artillery?" A Baihu named Zhang Yingce reminded him.

‘Fire the cannon?’ Li Weizheng woke up as if he was a little dreaming. The dragon gate contained twenty cannons, all of which were straight iron cannons cast in the 18th year of Hongwu. They were about three feet long, with a large diameter and many charges. They could shoot dozens of egg-sized grape bullets at the same time, with a range of up to two miles and were extremely powerful. They were a powerful weapon for the Ming army to defend the city.

There was no time to study artillery for him. At this time, he had calmed down. It didn't matter if he had never fought a war. As long as he boosted morale and stabilized the morale of the army, the hundreds of households would naturally command the battle.

"Zhang Yingce, you are the command of the cannon."























With a loud bang, the generals on the city walls on both sides of the east and west finally roared at the same time. Hundreds of iron balls flew in the air, dozens of Northern Yuan cavalry rushing in the front were shot and fell to the ground. The shields in their hands were smashed, and the war horses under their crotch also neighed and fell to the ground and died, blood flowing all over the ground.

The Northern Yuan army did not stagnate because of the bombardment of Ming army cannons. They also had experience. When the Ming army cannons were fired in one round, they immediately accelerated and held wooden boards in their hands to fill the ravine in front of the castle.

"Shoot again!" Zhang Yingce roared, and the second round of five cannons showed their might again. The iron balls and caltrops, like hail rain, flew all over the sky. The dozens of Northern Yuan cavalry who had just filled the wooden board and prepared to retreat were all shot over, and there was no one to survive.

But at this moment, the city suddenly became quiet, "No!" Li Wei suddenly realized a serious problem, that is, the cannons on both sides did not cooperate, and they all fired their own guns together. Thousands of iron bombs only killed more than 100 people. But after the cannons were fired, they had to cool down and could not be fired continuously. Twenty cannons were fired together, which led to a terrible breakdown period, giving the enemy a chance.

"Zhang Baihu, continue shooting, I'll go find General Han." Li Wei was rushing to his brain with passion, spread his feet and ran wildly towards the west of the city wall. He had already changed into Ming army captain armor, his whole body was heavy, and he ran "Wow!" and he ran for only a hundred steps. He was exhausted and panting.

At this time, the Northern Yuan army had seized this opportunity. The overwhelming cavalry swung their swords to attack. Nearly a thousand cavalrymen captured by the flying city were the first. Behind them, thousands of cavalry archers set off their bows and arrows, and began to fire arrows two hundred steps away. The arrows could not hit the city, but the dense arrows covered the sky. The Ming army on the city used muskets and crossbows to fight back. There were few people and the effect was very small.
To be continued...
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