Chapter 99
Zhang Hao stood there, listening to the generals next to him reporting the distance between the Tatar cavalry.
"500 steps!" Zhang Hao still stood there without moving.
“400 steps!”
"300 steps!" The general who reported the number looked at Zhang Hao, but Zhang Hao still didn't move.
"250 steps!" The general looked ahead and shouted at Zhang Hao again.
“200 steps!”
"Fight!" Zhang Hao shouted in his loudest voice at this moment.
"Fight!" The personal soldiers behind also shouted loudly, and the flag bearer above immediately waved the flag.
"beat!"
"Swish~"
"Swish!~"... a large number of firecrackers flew out and headed straight for the Tatar cavalry team.
"Boom, boom!"
"Boom boom boom!"... In an instant, a large number of Tatar cavalry fell down with their men and horses, but the Tatar cavalry continued to charge forward.
The crossbows on Zhang Hao's side had never stopped. The big firecrackers flew forward, and the Tatar's stormtroopers were full of gaps.
The Tatar cavalry soon rushed to a distance of 50 steps from the heavy cavalry on Zhang Hao's side. The Tatar soldiers also started shooting arrows, and the cavalry on Zhang Hao's side also threw grenades in front. The Tatar soldiers rushed here and could no longer charge, because there were all horse-rejected piles in front, and there were a large number of tripod wooden stands. The Tatars' war horses could not run away. The Tatars rushing in front were basically bombed and there was no place to hide, while the crossbows were still firing, blowing up the information that was rushing over.
"This!" The Tatar generals who were still watching the battle behind were all stunned when they saw this situation. The speed was too fast. In just a short while, they lost at least tens of thousands of dollars, and the casualties are still accelerating now.
Some generals couldn't help but look at Altan Khan.
Altan Khan was also staring at the situation on the Ming side. The Tatar archers were still powerful and still shot some Ming soldiers, but not many shots were killed, which could not cause major casualties to the Ming army.
"The second wave of cavalry, rush over, you must break through them!" Altan Khan turned his head and said to the general beside him. The general immediately waved his flag, and then the second wave of cavalry charged again. Altan Khan knew very well that as long as he broke through the Ming Dynasty's defensive position, the Ming army would have to wait for death.
If this army cannot be defeated here, the people he brought may not be able to go back, nor may they be able to grab the supplies from the Ming Dynasty. Altan Khan also saw this army, all equipped with war horses, and their speed of chasing them will never be slow. Therefore, since they have already fought today, they must completely destroy the elite troops of the Ming Dynasty.
"Kill!" The cavalry on the Tatar side charged again. Zhang Hao also watched. The crossbows here had never stopped, they were shooting. The grenades were also throwing them on the heavy cavalry. The infantry behind the heavy cavalry also set up shields. As long as the Tatars broke through the defensive positions of the heavy cavalry, they should use their spears to block the Tatar cavalry and buy time for the archers behind. The archers behind also had many big firecrackers.
"Boom boom boom!"
"Boom boom boom boom!"... So many big firecrackers exploded, and the explosions were full of corpses everywhere, but those Tatars continued to charge, and they didn't care about those corpses.
"General! The second wave of Tatars charges, we will have no problem killing them, there may be difficulties in the third wave!" Yang Xizhong stood beside Zhang Hao and said to Zhang Hao.
"There is no problem in the first wave. I think Tatars dare to really put all their troops in? They are also afraid of death. If they really kill tens of thousands of their people, Tatars will not be afraid that the Oirat will seek revenge on them, and they will also destroy their country!" Zhang Hao gritted his teeth and stared at the front, saying,
The Tatars were not the only opponent of the Ming Dynasty, but also many other opponents such as the Oirat. Altan Khan dared not to ruin all his army here. Altan Khan must have his own bottom line of casualties.
"Boom boom boom!"
"Boom boom boom!" The crossbows continued to fire those big firecrackers, damaging the Tatar's stormtroopers. Slowly, some Tatar soldiers had broken through the obstacles and began to kill towards the Ming Dynasty.
However, they were still not close to the heavy cavalry of the Ming Dynasty. Those heavy cavalry were staring at the entire battlefield. As long as there was a sign of breakthrough ahead, the firecrackers would be thrown over and all the Tatar cavalry charged here were killed. On the battlefield, a large number of war horses were blown to the ground, which also brought obstacles to the Tatars' cavalry's charge.
The huge explosion here also made it vaguely hear the capital 30 miles away. Zhang Rong also heard the explosion from the east. Last night, news came from Zhang Hao that the Tatars were already leaning towards Zhang Hao's troops, and the Tatars might want to encircle and annihilate Zhang Hao's troops.
"Report!" At this moment, under the city wall, a scout came back, strangled his horse, and shouted to Zhang Rong on the city wall: "Report to General, more than 100,000 Tatars are besieging the Pioneer General's headquarters!"
"Okay, keep exploring!" Zhang Rong shouted to the scouts under the city wall.
"Yes!" The scout turned his horse's head, rode his horse away.
"Dude!" The genius generals next to him were looking at Zhang Rong.
"Prepare the cavalry. Once Zhang Hao can't stand it, another 10,000 cavalry will be dispatched, including 3,000 heavy cavalry, 4,000 light cavalry, and 4,000 bowmen!" Zhang Rong said to the gang general next to him.
This is the only troops he can mobilize, and it is also the only troops left in the capital. Other troops need to be defended on the city wall and cannot allow the Tatars to break through the city wall defense line.
"Yes!" A general went down immediately.
"Dude, I believe that the Major General will definitely be safe!" Another general looked at Zhang Rong and said.
"He is from the Duke of England's Mansion, Lu Anbo, and he has the responsibility to defend the territory!" Zhang Rong took a deep breath and said in the distance. The explosion outside the city could be vaguely heard in the capital. After all, such a long-lasting explosion, there is a plain on the capital. The sound of the explosion can be transmitted far away.
"The fight started again?" Xu Shiyun also came out of the boudoir at this moment, arrived at the yard, looking to the east.
"Miss, will the son-in-law fight outside?" Shu'er, the close maid next to Xu Shiyun, also asked in a low voice.
"Well, he is fighting outside, he lives, I live, he dies, I die!" Xu Shiyun looked at the east side and said, then folded her hands together, praying to the heavens, and to all the gods, hoping that Zhang Hao could live,
At the Duke of England's mansion, Xu was happily preparing the betrothal gift, thinking about sending it to Xu Jie's mansion later. Although the emperor had issued an imperial edict, there were still procedures that should be obtained.
"Li'er, Li'er, come here quickly and send these betrothal gifts to Xu Shangshu's mansion. You can't be rude." Xu came over and called Zhang Li, who was sitting in the living room. Zhang Li also heard the explosion at this moment, and couldn't help but walk quickly into the yard and looked to the east.
"You kid, are you calling you, um, explosion?" Xu just wanted to blame Zhang Li, but he also heard the explosion.
"So far away? Li'er, your father went out to fight?" Xu suddenly raised his voice and called Zhang Li. Zhang Li turned around and shook his head and said, "No!"
"Oh, I'm so scared for my mother. I thought your father had led his troops out of the city to fight. It's not true. Your father is the General of Pinglu and needs to be in charge of the capital!" Xu finally breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't know that it was Zhang Hao who led the army out to fight.
"Hurry up and stop watching. You don't understand the war. Just worry about your father and your brother. The capital cannot be broken. Go to Xu Shangshu's mansion and send the betrothal gifts!" Xu said as he shouted at Zhang Li.
"Mom, it's okay to be one or two days later, why bother to be so anxious?" Zhang Li said to Xu.
"What are you talking nonsense? The emperor has already given a marriage. If you don't send a betrothal gift, you will be ridiculed!" Xu scolded Zhang Li and said.
"Mom, I don't necessarily want a bride price now!" Zhang Li said with his head down. He knew about the marriage imperial edict. Once Zhang Hao died in battle, Xu Shiyun would also be buried with him.
Xu also discovered something wrong with Zhang Li at this moment, so he stared at Zhang Li and asked, "What are you hiding from Wei Mom? Isn't it?"
"No!" Zhang Li shook his head and said immediately.
"Your father has left the city to fight, right?" Xu continued to stare at Zhang Li and said.
"No, my dad is in the city now, and it's probably on the city wall now!" Zhang Li shook his head and said. Xu never dreamed that Zhang Hao would leave Zhang Li and go out alone.
"Then why are you delaying? It delays your brother's marriage, mom deals with you!" Xu stared at Zhang Li and scolded.
"I'll go, I'll go now!" Zhang Li nodded, lowered his head and endured his sadness. His younger brother was fighting against the Tatars, and war would kill people. His younger brother was facing a critical moment of life and death.
"Go quickly and talk to Xu Jie, just say that their daughter married into our family, we will not treat Xu Shiyun badly. The mansion is already being prepared. Construction will start in the spring next year. It will definitely be able to build before the end of the year. Then the two of them will move to the new mansion to live! The land belonging to Hao'er will be handed over to them together!" Xu said to Zhang Li.
"Hey!" Zhang Li nodded.
Ding Yu, who was standing by, had never dared to speak. She also knew that her younger brother was fighting outside. The explosion was that his younger brother and the Tatars were fighting.
Jiajing also heard the explosion and couldn't help but come outside the Danfang. Looking east, Jiajing knew about the Tatars' besieging Zhang Hao. Now, it's time to fight.
"Your Majesty, put on this in the dawn!" Lu Fang took a cloak and put it on Jiajing.
Jiajing tightened his cloak and looked at the east side. He was hoping that Zhang Hao could win, even if he couldn't win, he would come back alive. He would never pursue the defeat of the war. He brought 30,000 people out. He had killed more than 30,000 Tatars last night. What else should he pursue?
Ps: I will update two chapters tonight. There will be three updates tomorrow during the day. There will be two chapters for the league leader to update. In addition, thanks to the league leader for his unyielding submarine, I will also update four chapters!
Chapter completed!