After the battle that started four days ago and the thrilling battle yesterday, neither the Ming army under the city nor the Tartar soldiers on the city were so excited.

After the army had breakfast, they began to pull out the camp. When they pulled out the camp, a cavalry emerged from the west side of Guihua City. After all, the departure of the camp was quite chaotic and was the easiest time to take advantage of loopholes.

But the Ming army obviously would not take advantage of this loophole for them. The defense was tight and when they saw that there was no chance, the Tartar cavalry disappeared, and they should have retreated to the city.

The horse team protected the two wings of the chariot formation, and the brigade slowly approached the city. The Ming army's horses also ran back and forth, reporting the scenes seen from the city to Wang Tong.

There is nothing new, it is nothing more than soldiers gathering and making intense preparations on the city. These are expected and have no impact on the actions of the army.

It takes two hours to march to the city. On the way, you can see a large number of herds moving in the distance. The city of Guihua is the place where the Tartars are most concentrated. In winter, many tribes place their herds here, so it is easier to obtain supplies from the city, and they can also trade.

After such a war, Guihua City was closed and guarded itself without caring about other tribes, so these tribes naturally had to leave far away.

However, it depends on luck. The tribe cannot survive this winter without livestock, so it can only be carried. However, if it is carried, it will be difficult to move and will easily be caught up by the Ming army's cavalry.

Having said that, in yesterday's war, the tribes around Guihua City did not expect the Ming army to achieve such a great victory. Many people even sent soldiers from the tribe as support. After the results came out, it would be too late to do anything. The action of driving away a large number of herds at night could easily cause the livestock to be lost, and even the entire tribe was dispersed.

Seeing the Ming army heading straight to the city of Guihua, the surrounding tribes were relieved. Although they may have only seen the big city of Guihua City in their lives, they also knew that the time it took to capture a city was not calculated in heaven, but it would take a long time.

Since the Ming army is going to attack the city, we have no energy to take care of them for the time being. We should take this opportunity to leave as soon as possible.

The Ming army brigade was not moving fast, and it was actually able to reach today's level. Thanks to yesterday's battle, Guihua City was very similar to the Ming City.

With the city as the center, surrounded by fields and rivers passing by, nearly 200,000 Han farmers farmed, and the foundation for Altan's tribe to overwhelm other tribes in Mongolia is here.

The fields have ridges, and these ridges are soft and there are ditches. It is inconvenient for large chariots to move on. However, yesterday, a large cavalry team formed a formation to fight, and the trampling of thousands of war horses made the field much flattened, making it easier for large chariots to move on.

Like the city of the Ming Dynasty, not all residents live in the city. Outside the wall, there is a area for defense. Outside this, there are residential areas.

This area is much worse than the city, and it may not be dilapidated, but it is very messy and has no regulations. Even the capital of the Ming Dynasty and Nanjing were like this, let alone the naturalized city built by the Tartars.

Most of the outside of the city are shacks made of mud and hay. In the area between these shacks, you can often see inexplicable open spaces, which are square, but after a little thought, you can understand that it is the area of ​​tents, and outside the city is naturally the place where Han people and Mongolian poor live.

When the army arrived, these people would not stay in this area stupidly. Some ran to the city, while others defected to other tribes.

During the period when the Ming army's cavalry was galloping, they stopped their horses from time to time. A team of more than a dozen soldiers stared at the front with their shields, rushed in to check to see if there were any Tartar soldiers lurking in it.

But there was nothing unusual. Apart from seeing some old people who didn't have time and had the strength to escape, there was no one else hiding here.

Although the extension of the city is a chaotic building, the natural city itself is still very complete. There are deep ditches around the city wall. This deep ditch introduces river water as a moat when the weather is warm. In the season when it is about to freeze, it drains the river water and directly turns into a trenches.

From the trench outward, the area with 200 steps is completely open space, and residents are not allowed to build houses or any buildings. This area is used as a defense for the city during war.

Needless to say, the other side of the city gate is a suspension bridge raised with thick iron cables. At this time, the suspension bridge is naturally pulled up. If you want to attack the edge of the city wall, you must cross the wide and deep trench. However, in this state, when you reach the edge of the trench, you will definitely be covered by the long-range firepower on the city.

Walking outside the city, the army's movements are getting slower and slower, and the leader who is at the forefront has been watching the distance between the team and the city.

At about five hundred steps, the message reached Wang Tong's side and the order was issued. The entire army stopped. The civil and brave men in the army were all familiar with the errands. They took off the materials and built the Lookout Tower on the van.

"Master, there is no reciprocating cannon on the top of the city wall!" The personal soldiers on the watchtower gave loudly. Needless to say, the result of this observation is, the instruments as large as the trencher must be extremely conspicuous on the top of the city wall.

Wang Tong nodded and said, "Let the captured Tartar prisoners push their cart to the city!"

The order was transmitted to the front by the messenger, and the prisoners in the queue were immediately pushed out. The Tartar prisoners who were pushed out were all wearing Ming army uniforms. When they looked down on the city wall, they could not see any difference.

The Huwei Army's musketeers and archers were all at the forefront. After the prisoners learned what they were going to do, some were very indifferent, while others struggled fiercely.

Treating such struggles is very simple. The musketeer aims directly at his head and fires. He shoots at close range as if he smashes his head with a sledgehammer. Blood splatters everywhere, and the scene is amazing.

When the other prisoners saw this scene, they were immediately subdued and could see the scene below at the top of Guihua City, but a group of people wearing Mingjun uniforms argued there, which was nothing more than coercioning the people in the army to come forward.

With the threat of death, the prisoners did not dare to do anything. They could only follow the instructions of the Ming army and push the cart to start marching down the city. The muskets can be shot a hundred steps, and the bows and arrows can be dozens of steps. The archer and the muskets follow at a distance from behind. If there is any abnormal movement, they can kill people and run away.

After the cart in front walked out for a while, the cart behind also moved slowly. It seemed as if the Ming army brigade had begun to walk down the city.

Although the buildings on both sides were chaotic, the avenue directly to the city gate was still very spacious, enough for several large cars to walk side by side, walk out of the residential area and enter the open space in front of the city. The prisoners of Tartars who were pushing the large cart forward were obviously a little panicked. Someone was about to run away, and the Ming army archers and musketeers behind him immediately shot and killed them.

The dozen or so big cars in the front line could only hesitate but continued to move forward without stopping. They walked out of the building area less than a few dozen steps, and there was a silence on the top of the city. Next, the front part of the Ming army array could clearly hear the movements in the city. It should be the sound of rope pulling and heavy objects falling from a high place behind the city wall.

After yesterday's battle, the soldiers of the Ming army were no strangers to this sound. This was the sound of throwing stones. Sure enough, the whistling sound rang out immediately, and several stone bullets were shot out from behind the city wall. The angle was well grasped, and the stone bullets roared and hit the marching convoy.

Like yesterday, the cart was crushed, and the people behind the cart were crushed to pieces. Some of them were so quick that they wanted to run away, but they could not avoid the bursting wood. More than a dozen big cars were smashed in one go. The rest of the people wanted to run away, but the musketeers and archers behind them would not let them go. The scattering machine shot, and the Ming army brigade was moving slowly stopped immediately. Wang Tong did not go up to the tower or on the carriage. He rode a horse and ran along with Yang Jin and others. At this time, he stopped. Wang Tong smiled and said, "If our squad arrived at the formation below the city and the catapults in the city shot again, wouldn't it kill more? It seems that the Tartars didn't want to be entangled with us for too long, and just waited for our military rations to withdraw. It was so beautiful!"

Everyone laughed, and Wang Tong spoke loudly, "Ji Bing out of the three battalions, all the civilians came out, and all the houses about 400 steps away from the city. Tan Jian, go out and draw a white line for 400 steps, and those who pass the white line will kill!"

After ordering, Yang Jin and his group obeyed the orders. When they went to make arrangements, the military supervisor Cai Nan stepped forward and whispered: "Master General, why not take prisoners? Ji Bing is not sure of being calm for the civilians to do the job of a civilian man!"

"What's the point of doing prisoners doing? Time is tight and I can't afford to delay. Besides, the prisoners will give them some strength, and there will be great use later."

The shacks with mud and hay as the main materials are not strong, and they are very easy to dismantle. The officers and soldiers of Ji Town hit with big wood, while the civilians transported the scattered muds and wood. The work of nearly 10,000 people, and the open space soon began to appear.

Tan Jian led a group of Huwei Army to draw a line over a distance of 400 steps, and sternly warned the soldiers and civilians that although the Tartar defenders on the city were mobilizing, they never made any moves.

"Please choose a smart and agile person to move forward and demolish it in the direction of the city. Stop it in ten steps and do not advance aggressively."
Chapter completed!