At the Fuchengmen city wall, Mongolian soldiers gathered densely into black straight lines and climbed up along the ladder.

The neglect of the duties of the city gate chief Gu Xingzu not only led to the slackness of the middle and high-level generals, but also greatly affected the preparation of the city-guarding equipment.

Such basic defensive materials such as boiling oil, logs, stones, etc. are in short supply. If you can only slip your cool oil twice, you can't resist the bloodthirsty murderous intent of the Mongolian soldiers.

After all, the city in front of you is the capital of the Ming Dynasty!

As long as you can conquer the capital, the flower world in the Central Plains can be taken away by chance. The glory and wealth that were passed down by word of mouth by word of mouth by fathers can become their future life status, and there will no longer be a need to blow the cold wind in the north of the desert and live in the simple shack.

At the same time, these Han people who dared to stand in the Mongolian army will be slaves and servants for generations, and they dare not speak out!

"The gold, silver, silk, and women in the capital belong to you!"

The King of Saiqian saw that the warriors under his command had already stood on the wall of Fuchengmen, so he immediately stood in front of the formation, and his arrogant roar inspires morale.

This sentence seemed to stimulate the beastly movements in the bones of the Mongolian army. It made various roars in response, and rushed towards the city wall more and more fearlessly, striving to defeat the defenders of Bengfuchengmen as quickly as possible, and then open the city gate to welcome the main Mongolian troops into the city!

The soldiers guarding the city on the Ming army were trapped in a arduous bloody battle. The dereliction of duty by the generals at the middle and high command did not affect the bravery of ordinary soldiers at the bottom and the passion for serving the country!

The former tens of thousands of followers of the Beijing camp have fallen on the battlefield of Tumu Fort. Now, most of the royal army guarding the capital and the reinforcements led by Chen Yichen.

Being able to serve the king in adversity is a brave act. In addition, the retreat of Tumu Fort and the counterattack of Huailai City have washed away the cowardice and shame of the surviving personal expedition forces, and they will no longer be afraid of the Mongolian cavalry.

The defenders of the capital are actually not weak!

Looking at the Mongolian army that was constantly attacking the city walls, the commander of the left guard of Fujian, Meng Da, was covered in blood and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Brothers, hold on, we are soldiers brought out by Minister Chen, and we must not lose his face!"

Some of the troops of the Fujian Military Affairs Office and the Navy were assigned to the Fucheng Sect by Yu Qian. They had experienced two bloody battles with the Mongols and were no longer the group of chicks who were not suitable for the northern battlefield.

Even if the equipment for defending the city is insufficient, even if the Shangguan Shou General is incompetent, they should show their responsibilities and responsibilities as a Ming soldier.

If you fight to the death of martial arts, if you retreat, it is equivalent to abandoning the robes around you and abandoning the millions of soldiers and civilians in the capital behind you!

"Brother Meng, don't worry, I haven't retreated outside the border, how can the capital retreat?"

The soldiers around Meng Da responded loudly to his words, knowing that he was just a small guard chief at the beginning, and Chen Yichen used the two contributions of suppressing rebellion and destroying the Japanese to raise the speed of light to the position of the commander of the guard to check and balance the commander of the Fujian Central Guard, Feng Zheng, who was not fully controlled at the time.

As a general who started at the bottom, Meng Da has not been alienated from his former soldiers for several years, and many old subordinates still call him the eldest brother.

"That's right, I haven't taken it seriously yet. The city is there!"

"I'm just here to die in battle, and the family is also taken care of by Minister Chen. Who would be afraid of death?"

A series of warlike responses sounded from different locations in the city walls. The Fujian guards were under Chen Yichen's admiral for nearly two years, and they knew how the former commander was.

In any case, as long as Chen Yichen is here, they will never be abandoned!

The shouts on the battlefield also touched the reorganized "Laoying" or the royal army in Henan, Beizhili and other places.

They are not cowards at all, but they have no experience of sharing life and death with the commander. When they encounter a sudden night attack by the Mongolian army, they will be beaten and retreat step by step.

Now that the Fujian Guards have stabilized the defense line, other soldiers guarding the Fucheng Sect have gradually recovered from the panic and started to form back-to-back formations to rely on the city walls and corner towers, and tenaciously resist the Mongol attack.

"Brothers, stop me, and we will go to the capital to serve the king. How can we retreat?"

"You can't let the brothers in Fujian laugh at it. Our Henan Beicao Army is also a tough guy with eggs!"

"Stop it and push these crippled Tartars down the city wall!"

Crazy roars and splattering blood were everywhere in the entire city wall of Fuchengmen. The Mongolian coach, who was leading the night attack, was furious to see this scene.

You should know that Fucheng Sect is the weakest link in the defense of the capital recognized by the Grand Tutor. The sect leader is also a second generation of honor and greedy and fear of death. As a result, he had the advantage of a sudden attack and even took advantage of the chaos to attack the city wall, but was blocked by the defenders?

Can't even defeat the weakest city gate of the Ming Dynasty?

"Sobude, prepare to let the elite tribes climb the city and break through the defense line on the Ming army's wall!"

In ancient times, the first ones to siege were either warriors or dead soldiers. The reason was that the casualty rate at the forefront was the highest, and it could basically be said that you would become cannon fodder, but you could not put the real cannon fodder in front of the formation.

After all, when faced with cruel casualties, if the soldiers in the front line are not firm, they will easily flee, and instead rush to the rear of the army. When a large-scale collapse occurs, the supervisory team will not be able to kill them even if they are under the command of the formation.

Mongolia has a far less population than the Ming Dynasty. The real elite warriors are treasures. The first wave of attacking Fuchengmen at night was actually some dead soldiers. Now that the defense on the city wall has fallen, it is the Mongolian warriors who come to the field to penetrate the last line of defense of the Ming army.

Then open the city gates and prepare the Mongolian cavalry to step on the Ming Dynasty!

"Yes, the King of the Contest!"

After Sobud received the order, the war drums of the Mongolian army beat again, and the more well-equipped elite tribal warriors rushed towards the Fucheng Gate again like a black tide. This time, they would definitely not give the Ming army any chance!

Accompanied by the rumbling sound of war drums, Gu Xingzu, the guard of Fucheng Gate, came late from behind with a smell of wine.

When he saw that the Mongolian soldiers had already attacked the city wall, he was already awake and drunk, and now he was scared again and his whole head was dizzy.

The Minister of War Yu Qian could make an order before the war that if any of the guards lost the city gate, they would be killed immediately!

Even if he had a title, Gu Xingzu had no doubt that Yu Qian would do what he said, but this guy was never humane.

"What's going on? Who is the general guarding the city gate today? Why did the Tartars attack the city tower?"

Gu Xingzu's first reaction was furious. The Jiumen City in the capital was high and the walls were strong, and several outer city gates played a warning for beacons. Even this could be touched by the Mongols and even attacked the city tower. What if it wasn't a waste?

Faced with Gu Xingzu's questioning, no one of his personal soldiers dared to answer.

The truth is very straightforward. That is, the general guarding the city gate. It should have been Gu Xingzu, the deputy general of the capital. But now he still asks who it is?

Not to mention a deputy general, even Shi Heng and the Supreme Commander Yu Qian, who are the general, are now living directly in the room under the city wall on duty. If Fuchengmen is captured by the Mongols, Gu Xingzu would have to throw the blame to the people below, and no one would have taken over it.

Facing the silent scene of the personal general of the War, Gu Xingzu was even more angry. Everyone had a share of drinking and having fun in the mansion. When asked about military affairs, he started to pretend to be dead.

"You are still standing here and watching what you are doing. Hurry up to the city wall to defeat the Tartars!"

After saying that, Gu Xingzu pulled out his sword from his waist, looking like he was about to lead his troops to charge.

"Yes, Marquis!"

After obeying the orders, the group turned around and rushed towards the battlefield along the stairs.

This is not to say how brave they are, but to throw away the city gate and lead to the fall of the capital. No one can afford it. Gu Xingzu fell, and they will also be implicated and punished in the future. Everyone is a grasshopper on the same rope!

Gu Xingzu also stepped onto the ladder, but his speed was getting slower and slower. From the beginning, he was behind the team halfway through the lead position.

Thinking about the time when he led a large army, facing a southern vassal state like Jiaozhi, they all held troops and watched friendly forces die. Now that he encountered the Mongolian cavalry of the same size as the Ming Dynasty, Gu Xingzu had no courage to fight.

Just pretend. If Fucheng Gate really can't be defended, he must be the first to escape to the inner city and then prepare to clean up the fine and soft things and go out of the city south.

However, when he climbed the city wall, the scene was much more tragic than he thought. The ground was already covered with soldiers from two armies, and all the living were covered in blood and were injured everywhere.

If the city wall defenders could be called waste, then what is the chief general of Gu Xingzu?

"Brother Meng, there are too many enemies, and the brothers' casualties cannot be stopped!"

A Fuzhou Wei Qian General retreated to Meng Da’s side, his face full of grief and anger.

These robes from Fujian rushed to help thousands of miles away, but did not die outside the border, but fell on the walls of the capital.

Where is the head of the city gate and where are the reinforcements of friendly forces?

"If you can't stop it, you have to stop it. Once they take down the city wall, the next step is to open the city gate."

"Even if we die here in battle, our Fuzhou Guards cannot be the first defender to lose the city gate!"

Seeing his subordinates fall down one by one, Meng Da’s heart is also bleeding.

But he understood that if he waited for others to retreat and die, then when the gates of the capital opened, more friendly troops and people would die.

Instead of saving your life and becoming a coward in the eyes of everyone for a lifetime, it is better to be a hero who died on the battlefield, even if his life is only a few minutes left!

Looking at the decisive expression on Meng Da's face, Mr. Qian had already realized the fate of his and others. Since there was no way out, he would use his life to hold back the pace of the Tartars and gain enough time for the friendly forces of the other eight gates of the capital.

"Abide by the orders of humble duties."

Without a word, the Qianmai resolutely turned around and died after receiving the order.

Looking at the back of his subordinates who were living and dying with him, Meng Da pulled out the steel knife at his waist and looked back with contempt at Gu Xingzu, the chief general who was hiding at the corner of the stairs in the city wall.

He silently said, "A general is incompetent and exhausts the three armies. When he joined the army in Fujian, he said that he had a common life and death, then I, Mr. Meng, will not live alone!"

After saying that, Meng Da led the last team of soldiers from the corner tower and rushed towards the battle battlefield of the city wall ahead.

But at this moment, a long line of torches appeared in the city, like a fire dragon rushing straight to Fucheng Gate.

The magnificent capital has a magnificent advantage, but the disadvantage is the isolation between the two gates. At the lowest point, there are several miles, and at the farthest distance, it can exceed ten miles. After receiving Yu Qian's order, Li Da did not dare to delay for almost a second, and led the Liaodong army soldiers to assist Fucheng Gate as fast as possible, but it still arrived half an hour later.

"Brothers of the Liaodong Army, we are different from the capital. We are also stationed in a bitter and cold place to fight the Tartars. We can be said to know ourselves and our enemies!"

"Do you forget the fall of Guangning City and the destruction of the Dusi?"

Li Da rode his horse and asked loudly at his subordinates.

"Don't forget! Don't forget!"

The main city of Liaodong was captured by the Tatar tribe, and the command center was defeated. The hatred of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city was plundered so far, Li Da had never claimed it.

After the Tumu Fortress rushed to the rescue, it was even weaker again and had to retreat to Huailai City.

Now it’s time to discuss new and old hatreds!

"Just forget it!"

"Now the Tartars are right in front of us. They want to capture our capital and slaughter our people. Do you still want to reappear the fall of Guangning City?"

Faced with Li Da's questioning, the soldiers behind him replied in a louder voice: "No!"

"Then follow me and kill them all!"

As this cold words were spoken, Li Da led the way toward the city wall. When he passed by the corner of the stairs, he also saw Gu Xingzu, who was curled up in the corner and did not dare to go into battle to kill the enemy.

This situation made Li Da snort coldly, and he stopped paying too much attention. He rushed up to the city wall and joined the battle.

"Meng Da, I'm here to reinforce you!"
To be continued...