Chapter 738 Come, give Altan a surprise
Mo Zhan continued to charge into the enemy army, swinging his long sword, raising a puff of blood with every strike.
Gradually, the enemy became afraid of his killing spree and avoided wherever he went.
What a pleasure!
Mo Zhan roared to the sky, "Mo Zhan is here, who dares to fight?"
The roar could even be heard on the city walls.
Yan Song rubbed his old eyes and said, "I know Sun Chonglou is brave and valiant, but who is this Mo Zhan? He is so amazing."
He glanced at Jiang Qingzhi and thought that this guy had such a talented person as Xu Wei by his side, and Hu Zongxian was not bad either. He didn't expect that just throwing a guard out could make him invincible.
Jiang Qingzhi said calmly: "Mo Zhan? He was just a general flag back then."
In the eyes of the old prime minister, the general flag was no different from a minor official. He was stunned, "Such a brave man is only a general flag?"
Jiang Qingzhi nodded, "Does Yuanfu now understand the purpose of your majesty's reorganization of the army?"
Yan Song sighed, "It really is impossible not to move."
Someone muttered, "Yuan Fu, that Mo Zhan is known as the best swordsman in Xuanfu."
Can he be called the general flag of Xuanfu's first knife? Boy, your shameless spirit makes me look at you with new eyes... Yan Song slowly looked at Jiang Qingzhi.
The Ming Dynasty had a huge army with its own system, and most of the generals had the same interests. So when the news of the reorganization of the Beijing Guards spread everywhere, those generals expressed their opposition openly or secretly.
This is also the reason why Emperor Jiajing did not expand his business suddenly.
If the military reform is carried out rashly and chaos occurs, it may trigger a chain reaction when Altan Khan may move south at any time.
When Altan Khan went south, those generals who were dissatisfied with the reform took advantage of the situation to make trouble, such as pretending to obey but secretly disobeying, or collapsing at the first touch...
Even turned to the enemy!
Therefore, Emperor Jiajing and Jiang Qingzhi discussed it many times and felt that it would be best to wait until the Beijing Guards were formed, or until Altan Khan went south before taking action.
Therefore, this war is not only a battle for the country's destiny, but also related to whether the next step of reorganizing the army can be successful.
"Received it." Jiang Qingzhi said.
Dangdang Dangdang!
At the sound of the horn, Mo Zhan turned around and led his men to attack.
On the other side, no one dared to stop Sun Chonglou wherever he went. He rushed into the city with the cheers of the Ming cavalry as if he was on a picnic.
The scout went up to the top of the city wall and said, "My Lord, Altan's army has set out."
"Is it really here?" Jiang Qingzhi looked at the smoke and dust in the distance.
"Master, this is not satisfying." Sun Chonglou climbed up to the top of the city wall, covered in blood, and said with some dissatisfaction.
Yan Song looked at him with undisguised joy in his eyes. "He is indeed a brave warrior."
Sun Chonglou rolled his eyes at him.
The city gate is closed.
The thousands of cavalrymen gradually approached the city.
The general shouted: "Swear!"
More than a dozen soldiers with loud voices came out and shouted curses at the top of the city wall.
But it sounds a bit lacking in confidence.
Jiang Qingzhi smiled and said, "Huang Bing!"
"exist!"
"kill!"
"Yes!"
With the longbow in hand and arrow drawn, Huang Bing stretched out suddenly and let go almost at the same time.
His longbow was specially made, and the enemy soldiers who were shouting and cursing estimated their own positions according to the range of normal bows and arrows and thought there was no problem.
The arrow flew past like lightning.
One man was shot and fell off his horse. The rest were stunned and looked up at the top of the city wall. Huang Bing had already drawn his bow and arrow again, and let go...
Another person was brought down.
The rest hurriedly rode their horses back.
"Hahahaha!"
The defenders on the city wall couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"What a great archer." Yan Song nodded. "Isn't it another general flag?"
The old prime minister looked suspicious, wondering where Jiang Qingzhi had won over these talents.
He took a special look at Hu Zongxian. He was just a peripheral member of the Yan Party. According to Zhao Wenhua, there were many such people, so they should just be left to fend for themselves. If someone has a promising future, he will naturally stand out. Only when he does, can he be reused.
This is called raising Gu!
Yan Song appreciated this method very much.
Jiang Qingzhi put aside past grudges and recruited Hu Zongxian, who was in a desperate situation, to serve his own interests. Zhao Wenhua mocked him for recruiting such a useless person.
At the beginning, Hu Zongxian seemed extremely low-key, while Xu Wei beside Jiang Qingzhi shined brightly, so Zhao Wenhua's evaluation of Hu Zongxian became the standard.
——A mediocre person!
It was not until Jiang Qingzhi brought Xu Weinan to the south that Hu Zongxian began to emerge.
In the process of fighting with the Confucianists in the capital, Hu Zongxian displayed a broad view and skills, which won the admiration of Yan Song and his son.
Why was no one using such people in the first place?
Yan Shifan raised this question, and Yan Song called Zhao Wenhua and questioned him sternly. Only then did he know that Zhao Wenhua had previously hinted to Hu Zongxian to let this guy pay tribute, which was a bribe.
But Hu Zongxian either didn't understand or was unwilling, which angered Zhao Wenhua, so he watched him being suppressed by Zhang Da.
Yan Shifan was furious and scolded Zhao Wenhua so much that he almost started a fight.
Later, Yan Shifan even thought about bringing Hu Zongxian back, but he finally held back.
Without him!
I can't afford to lose this person!
Jiang Qingzhi said calmly: "This is what was left after the palace selected guards that year."
The ones left over from selecting guards in the palace?
Aren’t they all crooked and misshapen?
But Jiang Qingzhi actually picked out jewels from among those misshapen things.
Looking at the confident Huang Bing and then at the somewhat wretched but extremely clever Sun Bu Tong, Yan Song suddenly developed a sense of crisis and wondered if the way the Yan Party employed people should be improved.
"Altan is here!" Jiang Qingzhi said in a deep voice.
Yan Song calmed his mind and looked carefully into the distance.
The entire end of the sky was filled with cavalry, and from afar it looked like countless ants rushing towards Datong City.
Do not!
More like dark clouds!
The dark clouds are spreading.
Yan Song felt the vibration, he lowered his head and looked at the rammed earth under his feet.
The fine dust was trembling.
The earth is shaking.
"Long live!"
Amid cheers, countless enemy cavalry began to speed up.
Altan was in the center of the army. Seeing that the city walls of Datong were heavily guarded, he said, "Let the warriors show off their power!"
"Leader!"
More than ten riders rushed out of the center of the army and delivered Altan's order. "The Khan orders us to show off our military power!"
Teams of cavalrymen began to speed up. They stood on horseback, hid on the side of their horses, or waved their long swords...
"Yo ho!"
The enemy cavalry kept charging, and when they were close to the city, someone said, "My Lord, do you want the archers to be ready?"
Jiang Qingzhi shook his head.
The enemy cavalry suddenly made a detour outside the range of the arrows.
They raised their long swords and roared at the top of the city wall.
"Jiang Qingzhi, do you dare to fight?"
"Jiang dog, dare you come out!"
"Coward!"
"Son of a bitch!"
Yan Song glanced at Jiang Qingzhi and found that this young man was not angry at all.
"Compared to those women in the market in the Central Plains, this kind of yelling and cursing..." Jiang Qingzhi shook his head, "Come on, give them a surprise."
What surprise?
Yan Song was puzzled, and then he saw more than ten tubes being pulled to the front.
"ignition!"
"Boom boom boom!"
Amid the roar, gunpowder smoke rushed out of the barrel, followed by continuous howlings from under the city.
"Portuguese musket." Yan Song had seen this thing before, but this was the first time he saw it being fired.
"That's right." Jiang Qingzhi said, "Back then, the Portuguese fought with the Ming navy off the coast of Guangzhou. The navy was defeated, but they got the Portuguese muskets, copied them, and fought back... and defeated the Portuguese."
Zhao Wenhua said: "Our Great Ming is vast and rich in resources, with countless skilled craftsmen. What the other races can do, the Great Ming will also be able to do sooner or later."
Jiang Qingzhi didn't bother to even look at this person.
"Sweat!"
Altan Khan, who was in high spirits, received the news and said calmly: "Firearms? I haven't seen them for a long time."
All nine sides are equipped with firearms, but they are only auxiliary and do not play a crucial role in the battle.
"Great Khan, look!"
Tuotuo pointed to the front and said excitedly, "The warriors are going up."
More than ten cavalrymen suddenly rushed out of the formation and galloped all the way to the city. A wave of arrows rained down from the top of the city, killing most of them, but the remaining few raised their heads and shot arrows, which flew up and shot the Ming army archers off the top of the city.
The Ming army archers fell under the city, and soon the enemy cavalry came galloping with noose swinging.
"Shoot!"
Jiang Qingzhi didn't even blink.
"Fire arrows!"
Arrows covered the area under the city, including the surviving archers of the Ming army.
"Yo ho!"
The enemy cavalry was approaching the city.
"ignition!"
Amid the roar, the Portuguese guns continued to fire.
"Fire arrows!"
The enemy troops approached the city wave by wave, covering the top of the city with a rain of arrows.
"Shield!"
With a loud shout, Mo Zhan stretched out his hand and placed the shield in front of Jiang Qingzhi.
There were also soldiers using shields to block the view around Yan Song. He glanced at Jiang Qingzhi, who looked calm.
"The enemy is in high spirits," Yan Song said.
"You have to give people a chance to perform." Jiang Qingzhi took out the medicinal cigarette, lit it leisurely, and took a deep breath.
Exhaling smoke, Jiang Qingzhi ordered, "Come, give the gift to Altan."
Du He turned around, "Gunpowder bag..."
Dozens of soldiers rushed to the top of the city wall with bags of things, followed by teams of soldiers. They held incense sticks and looked at Jiang Qingzhi.
Mo Zhan put down his shield, Jiang Qingzhi looked outside and waved.
The soldiers lit the fuse and threw the gunpowder bags down to the city.
Dozens of black dots gradually grew larger in Altan's sight and fell among the cavalry under the city.
"what is that?"
I answered and asked.
Zhao Quan said: "Khan, the Ming people have many kinds of firearms, such as sea-going weapons, tiger and leopard weapons... most of them are flashy and impractical..."
"Boom boom boom!"
Before he finished speaking, there were frequent explosions.
Zhao Quan: “…”
I answered: “…”
Dozens of explosion points were filled with smoke.
The howling of men and horses was incessant.
A horseman rushed out from the smoke, stood up on his horse, threw the cavalryman off, and then jumped up again, looking like a madman.
An autumn wind blew by, and the tragic scene outside the city was finally seen by everyone.
Because the cavalry were gathered together, several or even more than ten cavalrymen fell around each explosion point.
An enemy soldier staggered to his feet and looked around blankly. He opened his mouth, but no one knew what he was shouting.
A Ming army archer leaned out from the top of the city wall and shot the man dead with one arrow.
"Sweat!"
Everyone looked at Altan, waiting for his decision.
Instead of showing off his power, he was beaten up by Jiang Qingzhi...
To retreat is to slap yourself in the face.
No retreat...An Da hesitated.
Just like that, dozens of black spots fell from the top of the city again.
"Go back!" Altan's face turned pale.
Boom boom boom!
(End of this chapter)
