Chapter 225: One Million Siege, General Offensive (9)
When the Jurchen army attacked Baishan fiercely, the Mongolian coalition forces in front of Ponucheng also launched an attack. However, this was a battle that no one could understand.
The Mongolian coalition's tactics were very strange. They rode the night to push the catapult carts to the barriers that had been built. They threw wood at the three defensive castles north of Ponu City. The distance for the catapult carts to throw was limited, and most of the wood stayed fifty feet away from the castle.
It’s not that the Mongols did not want to get close to the city wall, but that the Pou Nu Army used the crossbow cannon to be too powerful to defend against the defense of the Pou Nu Army. Within one mile from the city, they made the Pou Nu Army’s shells explode so hard that they could not gain a foothold. Although the earth wall could withstand the bombardment of the five-jin flowering artillery shells. However, the nine-jin* shock explosion was enough to shake people hiding behind the earth wall to death.
Chen Zheng, who was defending Ponu City, and Lu Xiangsheng discussed and decided to let the Ponu Army in the defensive castle fireballs fire in advance at the firewood pile. Since the Ponu Army prepared the defensive ice bombs, there was no preparation before the fireball battle. Therefore, when the Ponu Army in the castle prepared the fireball, the speed of the Mongolian coalition throwing wood with a catapult was accelerating. In view of this, Chen Zheng regretted to stop the fireball attack and fully prepared to deal with the Mongolian coalition fire attack.
When the wood piled up to three meters high, one hundred meters long and thirty meters wide, the Mongolians lit fire bombs and threw them at the pile of wood. Hundreds of fire balls dragged the blue smoke and instantly lit the dry wood. In less than a stick of incense, the fire rose ten meters high, and the ground was rolling with heat waves, roasting the city walls.
The defending Pou Nu Army first used flowering artillery shells to blow up the fire wall. Then, quickly threw the ice bombs. At first, the tyrannical flames turned into thick smoke in less than half an hour. Because the west wind was blowing in the sky these days, it did not pose any threat to the Pou Nu Army in the south of the Fire Array.
The two sides of the war played the game of fire and ice for a day, which made Chen Pie and Lu Xiangsheng both feel relieved and confused. They could only write the battle situation for a day into a battle report and report it to Zhang Ping'an.
Zhang Ping'an, the commander of the Ponu Army who was commanding the battle in Baishan, was confused after seeing the war report from Ponu City. He didn't understand what was going on. This was the first time Zhang Ping'an saw such a strange war, but fortunately the result was satisfactory.
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After singing Ao Bao, Zhang Ping'an turned around and returned to the study. In fact, he was not feeling relaxed. He knew that the next battle would be even more cruel.
He was considering the war from the other side's standpoint. If Zhang Ping'an was the enemy's commander, he would take the long ladder of the attack, and prepare more than 300,000 yuan in soil bags. Even if he had to fill it with people, he could fill the two auxiliary positions. This tactic will never last more than two days.
Zhang Ping'an firmly believed that Nurhaci would see this. However, Zhang Ping'an was still confident in Baishan's defense. He also had a "*" weapon to deal with the Jurchens. He was going to give Nurhaci a big surprise at the critical moment.
It was getting late, and Zhang Ping'an, who was exhausted both physically and mentally, washed his feet early and took off his clothes to sleep. Shortly after he fell asleep, a hurried knock on the door came. Zhang Ping'an knew that there must be a major military situation, otherwise Hao Yidao would not knock on his door at this time.
So, Zhang Ping'an put on a cotton robe in the dark, and didn't even wear socks. After stepping into the boots, he opened the door. He saw Hao Yidao lit the candle in the study and saw him appear. Hao Yidao hurriedly reported: "Master! Liu Chong's scout captured a Mongolian Tartar near Tiesuo City. He said it was the messenger of the Tartar. He was assigned by the Mongolian Tartars and Ordos Khan who attacked the Slave City and wanted to see the Grand Marshal. Commander Liu Chong sent someone to cover the head of the Tartar messenger and sent it to Baishan."
After hearing the newspaper, Zhang Ping'an did not speak, but asked Hao Yidao to make a pot of green tea for him and told him to find Gu Xin. Then he turned around and found socks from the corner of the bed, sat behind the desk, thinking while stooling.
Gu Xin soon arrived at the study room. After he learned the news from Hao Yidao, he was also very surprised. Hao Yidao also told Gu Xin that the clothes of the Tartar messenger had been replaced by Liu Chong from the inside out. This shows that Liu Chong was still worried about the last time the Jurchen Tartars assassinated Zhang Dashen.
Zhang Ping'an behind the desk just nodded to Gu Xin who was entering the door, continued to think, and his fingers tapped the table rhythmically. Seeing this, Gu Xin just silently took the tea bowl handed over by Hao Yidao and gently placed it in front of Zhang Dashuai. Gu Xin was still very careful. Before he came to the study, he brought the Battle Report of Po Nucheng.
Although Zhang Ping'an had read the latest battle report in Po Nu City before going to bed, he felt that the general might be useful. Zhang Ping'an thoughtful eyes saw the battle report in Gu Xinshu. He smiled slightly: "I guess what they are going to do!"
"Do they want to make peace?" Gu Xin was not very sure about his guess.
"Smart! I read the battle report of Ponu City. I was still strange at that time. There were such strange things on the battlefield. One side played with fire, the other side played with water, and was like a kid player's house. I just realized that Lin Danhan wanted to let the miscellaneous tribes not completely incorporated and sent to death, but these miscellaneous troops wanted to preserve their strength. Hey...hey...hey..., this matter is interesting!" Zhang Ping'an, who wanted to understand the cause and effect of the matter, leaned lazily on the back of the chair, hugged his head with both hands, and told Gu Xin what he thought was in his heart.
"What do you want to do if the boss?"
"Bring the person with one knife, Gu Xin sits beside me. Let's talk to this Tartar!" Zhang Ping'an's order immediately made the entire command post busy.
Hao Yidao did not go to ask the person in person, but arranged for the security of the study. While ordering his subordinates to bring the person, he arranged three personal soldiers in the study to protect the safety of Zhang Dashuai.
Soon a guy wearing Ming Dynasty clothing, with a black head and a strong upper body tied in was brought in by two strong personal soldiers. When the man was placed on the chair in front of the desk, they unbuttoned his hood according to the gesture of Zhang Dashuai's light lifting.
Zhang Ping'an looked at the messenger carefully. The moment he untied his head, he was so thorny that he couldn't open his eyes by the bright candlelight in the house. He also subconsciously turned his head to avoid the light. This ordinary behavior shows that this person has an ordinary mentality.
The person who came in his early twenties was over seven feet tall, had a typical Mongolian face, a wide face, and a small single-eyed eyelid eyes that showed a smooth look. His face was rosy and shiny, and he was rarely as windy as a frosty. His beard was extremely neatly trimmed, and the Mongolian hair accessories on his head were also very exquisitely trimmed. Judging from his face, this person has a great status in the Mongolian tribe, and he is a wise man.
Now Zhang Ping'an felt at ease. He didn't say anything and pointed at the rope on the man's body. Hao Yidao immediately loosened him. When the man loosened his hands and rubbed his numb arms, a smile appeared in Zhang Ping'an's eyes.
This shows that this person is a person who cherishes his life, and is definitely not a desperate person like Li Xunhuan. Zhang Ping was drinking tea quietly, and he wanted to see what this person would do next.
Unexpectedly, this man knelt at the desk, kowtowed to him, and sang an ode in Ming Dynasty: "The eagle traveling in the sky! Your heart is as broad as the sea! Your reputation spreads to the grassland. We feel your sacred call and accept your lost guidance from thousands of miles away!"
Hearing this, Zhang Ping'an, who thought he was thick-skinned, couldn't help but be amazed. He secretly admired him: Damn! He was so shameless. He went to my house to fight and said that I wanted you to come. He was not ashamed to say such shameless words. This person is even better than Duoyanbu Alatan.
Zhang Ping'an was worried in his heart at this moment, and said in Mongolian words expressionlessly: "We are still fighting, so let's talk about these useless words later! What's your name? Why do you want to see me?"
"If you go back to Tengri! My name is Haserdun, and I was appointed by Ordos Khan Chaganbara, Ujumuqin Khan Amugulen, and Zarut Khan Harbala. Come and worship Tengri the lion of the grassland."
Haserdun's answer made Zhang Ping'an tea on the spot. This man was too shameless. Zhang Ping'an, who knew Mongolian, certainly knew that Tenggeri was Tian Khan. In order to achieve his ulterior motive, this man called a little brat Tian Khan.
This made Zhang Ping'an, who had a serious expression, become cute by Haserton's performance. Zhang Ping'an cursed in his heart: "Oh my god, he's even more shameless than me." It seems that these prairie wolves have a lot of ideas."
"Okay! Don't call me Tengger. Tell me, the real purpose of your coming. Your tricks are useless to me!" Zhang Ping'an's expression was still calm when he said this.
"The wise and powerful commander of the Po Nu Army! We want to make peace with your troops and jointly deal with Lin Danhan, a wild wolf in the grassland!" Haserdun, who was very good at observing his words and expressions, quickly changed his name.
"I said! Don't talk about it. You guys have hit my doorstep, and you still want to stop the army? There is no way!" Zhang Ping'an's decisive tone shocked Haserdun.
Haserdun couldn't understand why this was a great suggestion for both sides. Why was it rejected by the Bald Commander of the Poison Army?
Similarly, Gu Xin, who was sitting next to Zhang Ping'an, also had questions about Zhang Dashen's refusal. However, he knew Zhang Ping'an very well, even though he didn't know what Zhang Dashen was thinking, he thought that the coach had his own considerations.
Haserton calmed down at this time. He was a smart man. After a little thought, he found that Zhang Ping'an was just bluffing. He cursed in his heart: Pretend! Just pretend. If you really say it like you, I will never see you. Since you didn't kill me, it means you are a dog.
So Haserdun calmly got up from the ground, slowly sat back on the chair, and continued to smile humbly on his face. The series of movements of his body language shocked Zhang Ping'an. He couldn't help but think: This guy is not simple! After he got up from the ground, he sat directly on the chair, which means he already understood that he was lying to him.
Don’t look at Haserdun’s flattering smile, he must be watching his own jokes in his heart. In view of this, Zhang Ping’an’s face suddenly changed, and his smile filled his entire face: “What does your Khan say? Whose subordinate are you?”
"If you go back to Guishuai, I am the third son of Khan of Ordos. Guishuai is so wise, how could he not see the sincerity of our Khan?" Although there was a flattering tone in Haserdun's words, there was a hint of lust in his eyes. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!