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Chapter 89 Stalemate

Both sides were trying to use crossbows to eliminate each other, but the high-quality armor of both sides was working hard to reduce the damage. Until Ajige's men cleared the obstacle area that was more than 100 steps wide, the casualties of both sides had not exceeded three digits. Seeing that the time was ripe, Ajige ordered his men to protect dozens of heavy armored war horses and approach. He wanted to use the horses to pull down the fences of the Ming army's camp and tear open the last line of defense of the Ming army.

It is very simple to use ropes to hold the fenced stakes, and it is also very simple to let the war horses pull the ropes. The most difficult thing is that this series of actions must be completed before the Ming army cuts off the ropes. To achieve this, someone must restrain the Ming army and ensure that they cannot free up their hands to block them.[]

A thousand cavalrymen who had been resting outside the range turned over and rushed to the Ming army camp. With a strong fence blocking the way, the behavior of these Jin cavalry was equivalent to suicide. They were indeed committing suicide. As the first warriors, as long as they could break through the enemy's defense and kill the first group to enter the city, even if they died, they could get a large reward at home. If they were lucky enough to die or be injured, then wait for promotion and wealth. Even if they were just slaves of a small noble, they could become a free citizen by virtue of their military achievements. If they had made great contributions, it would not be impossible to become a new noble.

These thousand first-row warriors rushed towards the fence without hesitation, as if dying under the fence was their lifelong expectation. The desperate charge put huge pressure on the Ming army. Even if they were used to life and death, they could not bear this fanatical death.

In order to conceal or overcome the fear in his heart, the crossbowmen of Ningyuan Army stood up from the cover and tried their best to speed up the arrows in their hands, hoping to kill these crazy Jiannu on the road to charge. Nearly a thousand arrows were shot at the cavalry in a row of ten people, and the first row of cavalry was very simply dead. Several unlucky guys in the second row were covered by this wave of volleys and fell off their horses without saying a word.

Most of the Ming army used crossbows. As mentioned earlier, all crossbows are good, but their speed of fire is slow. After completing a volley, the crossbows who were busy styling the crossbows were locked by the swaying Yala who had been shooting at them. The army's swaying Yala's bows and arrows were fired revengefully. They were the real main force of this decisive charge. The Warriors first climbed only to attract the attention of the Ming army with their lives. To put it simply, it was the guise of cover.

The accuracy of shooting crossbows at close range is higher than that of bows and arrows, but these crossbow archers in the Ming army only know how to use crossbows. With their training method of playing soy sauce every five days and ten days, and their fear of soldiers selling weapons privately, they usually lock them up. Only when ordinary soldiers go into battle can they get in touch with real guys' management system, and there is a problem if they can produce elite soldiers.

Who is the Bingyala in the Great Jin Kingdom? Bingyala means armored soldiers. Usually they are the best hunters in the tribe. The prey they get is enough for the family to eat and have enough money to buy sword bow armor. Yes, to become Bingyala, you must have money to buy armor, otherwise it will not be possible to fight. As for archery, they are all archers who can ride on horseback and shoot running prey, and people who are disdainful of fixed targets.

The Ming army used fire attacks to kill more than ten first-row warriors. The Dajin Biaoyala counterattack this time caused the Ming army to kill and injured nearly 500 crossbow archers, almost achieving a hit rate of 50%. For a time, the Ming army hid in the shelter, or found a thick wooden board to cover themselves to avoid being seen by the Jiannu Sagittarius.

At this time, Ajig moved. He raised the long knife in his hand and slashed forward. Dozens of ropes flew out and steadily wrapped the wooden stakes in the fence. Then the heavy armored war horse began to start and pulled the rope and galloped far away. When the rope tied to the saddle was straightened, the fence made a squeaking sound, but the fence did not break. It seemed that the power of dozens of war horses could not cause destructive damage to the fence.

Since dozens of horses are not good, add a few more. The hundreds of cavalrymen responsible for the ropes connected the saddles of the war horses with ropes and the saddles of the heavy armored war horses, and then activated the war horses to add force. When more than two hundred war horses pulling the ropes, a wooden stake could not withstand the huge traction force and broke. Then, the entire fence seemed to be punched by a giant, flashing several times in a row, and the wooden stakes that were trapped by the ropes flew up in the air. The fence that had nearly a hundred steps long lost the pile wood could no longer stop the pace of the warriors as the Great Jin Kingdom first climbed.

Yue Tuo saw only the war horses dragging wooden stakes away in the distance. He quickly raised the battle flag in his hand and pointed forward, "rushing up."

Although Ajige opened a gap, nearly 10,000 infantry guarded the fence behind the fence, and nearly 10,000 cavalry were at any time to support. It was impossible for Ajige to rush into the Ming army camp. He only managed to keep the gap before Yuetuo arrived and prevent the Ming army from repairing it urgently.

Both sides almost gave up the offense and defense of other places and devoted all their energy to this part of the fence. One side wanted to enter and the other side refused to get out of the way. Under the premise of relatively even combat effectiveness, a tug-of-war stalemate was soon formed. This situation continued until before sunset. Yue Tuo took the initiative to retreat again, and the Ming army did not organize a pursuit. The Supervisor Battalion, which was on standby all day, even had people to support him when he dismounted, so he still had the energy to chase others!

The Battle of Chaoyang Gate lasted for two days. The Dubiao Battalion led by Ma Shilong and the Ningyuan Army infantry led by Wang Chengyin both delivered good answers. They had a draw in terms of results and situations, which was much better than the last defensive battle in the capital.

"Dear family, it's ridiculous that Jiannu Huang Taiji actually wanted me to bow my head and pay tribute!" Emperor Chongzhen said it was ridiculous, but his expression didn't have a smile at all. It's more appropriate to describe it as hideous.

This letter of national requesting peace talks was handed by too many people, so Emperor Chongzhen had to publish it and discuss it to the court officials. However, Emperor Chongzhen first expressed his opinion and denounced it as a joke. If someone dared to risk the world's refusal to agree to peace talks, Emperor Chongzhen would not mind letting him live in the same luxurious set with Yuan Chonghuan.

In fact, some ministers have a good impression of this letter of the Great Jin Dynasty. The only reason they dare not stand up and say they can consider it is that the letter of the Kingdom requires the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute to the Great Jin Dynasty. The amount of 200,000 yuan is really not much. The problem is that the reputation is really unpleasant and no one dares to bear the charge of insulting the country.

"Long live, Governor Ma and General Wang Shen withstood the attack of Jiannu. As long as a strong soldier is being tuned to help, whoever wins or loses is not sure!" Everyone knows who the strong soldier in Shen Yongmao's suggestion is talking about. Man Gui can feel the fiery gaze of Emperor Chongzhen without looking up. He can't avoid it. Man Gui can only stand up with his teeth and say, "Long live the proclamation, I am willing to lead the cavalry camp out of the city to meet the enemy."

Man Gui was very conservative, and the conservative made Xue Bao a little dissatisfied. He wanted to jump out and slap his chest and set up a military order, and he would definitely drive away Jiannu to win glory for the country. Wu Weiying quietly stepped on Xue Bao, who was about to move. Fortunately, the two of them did not follow their titles, but stood in the pile of generals of the cavalry camp as the left and right military officers of the cavalry camp. Otherwise, Wu Weiying would not be able to protect Xue Bao from causing any disaster.

Xue Bao was not satisfied with someone who could suppress him, and many ministers were not satisfied, and no one was blocking them. Several assistant ministers who had been invisible spoke. Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren glanced at each other. Of course, the second assistant Zhou Yanru did not have to be a front pawn. Wen Tiren volunteered to stand up when walking in the cabinet, "Man Jingluo has no confidence to fight and win?"

"In terms of the combat power of the cavalry camp and the governor's battalion, it is indeed impossible to defeat the entire Jiannu army, so there is no problem if you guard it." Man Gui was very honest and had no intention of making excuses at all. Emperor Chongzhen frowned. The main general had no confidence. This is not a good sign.

"The cavalry camp has become the most powerful army in the Ming army for five battles and five victories. Man Jingluo is too modest." Wen Tiren continued to put a trap on Man Gui, but unfortunately Man Gui was just honest and not stupid. He replied expressionlessly, "The cavalry camp led by Lord Zhou, who wins five battles and five victories. The lower official asked himself that he did not have the talent of Lord Zhou, and being able to keep his defeat was already the limit of the lower official. If Lord Wen had a better candidate in his heart, the lower official was willing to give up the virtuous, even if he was just a pawn."

Wen Tiren was so dark that Man Gui said this. Man Gui used the missing Zhou Shixiong as a shield, leaving Wen Tiren with nothing to say. Man Gui was right. He was always controlled by Zhou Shixiong. If Zhou Shixiong had not disappeared, this great victory in Shunyi City would still be recorded in Zhou Shixiong's name. Man Gui could only use the next place to discuss the merits.

Emperor Chongzhen did not want the two to continue the debate. He only cared about whether he could defeat Jiannu and asked them to go back outside the pass as soon as possible. Sun Chengzong helped him analyze the victory in Shunyi City. Although the cavalry camp was in the field to pursue Jiannu's cavalry, the real victory still relied on defense and infantry. The cavalry was just the last blow after Jiannu was already in trouble, and there was a suspicion of picking up cheapness.

If we really want to say that the battle that made Sun Chengzong's eyes lit up was the 6,000-5,000 field battle commanded by Zhou Shixiong before the cavalry barracks entered Shunyi City. This victory allowed Sun Chengzong to see that the Ming army was also able to defeat Jiannu in the field battle. In particular, the prisoners provided enough information to let Sun Chengzong know that the cavalry that Zhou Shixiong defeated was the elite Jiannu's yellow flag.

Since the cavalry barracks were able to defeat the strongest cavalry of Jiannu, although there were various prerequisites and conditions, they did not capture the main generals of Jiannu in the end. However, this battle made Emperor Chongzhen’s heart prosperous for many days, and he felt that as long as there was a cavalry barracks, there was no need to be afraid of the Jiannu cavalry.

"Manqing's family, how do you think we can defeat Jiannu?" Emperor Chongzhen also wanted Zhou Shixiong to lead the cavalry camp and create a miracle for him again. But Zhou Shixiong still has no news, and only Mangui can rely on. He simply let Mangui open the conditions, and as long as he can drive Jiannu away, everything is easy to say.

"Reporting to Long Live, I think the most urgent task is to train troops. The capital is as solid as Tang Jiannu has no ability to break through. Long Live just need to send soldiers inside and outside the capital to take turns to fight against Jiannu, and then choose to select warriors to be incorporated into the Beijing camp. It doesn't take much time to get a strong soldier. By then, the morale of Jiannu is no longer brave, and several strong soldiers will be able to fight and win."
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