Chapter 410 Roar in the Dark Night!

"Haitong, is it necessary to be so nervous?"

When Haitong proposed that all the elite infantrymen in the city would be on duty tonight, a captain of ten thousand men raised an objection.

Several other captains of ten thousand men also looked at Hai Tong.

Everyone is a captain of ten thousand men.

Haitong was just appointed by the prince as the commander of the city defense.

Hai Tong looked around Pao Ze and said seriously: "Everyone, have you forgotten the lessons learned when Liaoyang was conquered by the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty who ran thousands of miles away?"

The expressions of several captains gradually became solemn.

Of course I remember!

A very painful lesson!

"Anyone of us who underestimates or despises the Fourth Prince Ming is irresponsible to ourselves. What we think is impossible, the Fourth Prince Ming can do and accomplish! I think no one wants to become the Fourth Prince Ming." The prince’s prisoner?”

"Okay, Haitong, stop talking. I will send troops to the north gate now."

"Yes, I will take charge personally!"

"He knows that as long as the fourth prince dares to come, Helin will definitely be the place where he will fall into the sand!"

…

The captains expressed their opinions and stood up to leave.

Haitong took the captain who came back to report the news and personally climbed to the top of Wengcheng in Nancheng.

Helin was the political and economic center of the Mongols in the past.

Although the Mongols have no tradition of building cities.

But in Helin, a strong city with a wall four to five feet high and a urn city was built, which was a double-layered defense system.

This is something that has never been seen before in the ancient times of Timur and even in the fishing sea.

When Hai Tong rushed to the city.

All the 20,000 elite infantrymen under his command have boarded the city.

Standing on the edge of the city, staring into the darkness in the distance, after a moment, his eyes narrowed and landed on the scouts sitting around a bonfire outside the city, shouting and drinking.

Frowning slightly, he turned his head and ordered the commander of the scout team, "Go down to the city, restrain the scout team, and lead the scout team to hide in the west of the city. If the fourth prince's Army No. 1 town really attacks the city tonight, it will be at the peak of their siege." When it gets fierce, give it a thunderous blow!”

The corners of the captain's lips twitched.

Although, the weather is warm and mild now, so it doesn't hurt to go outside the city.

But they were in a hurry.

Didn't bring any camping equipment.

And what Captain Haitong means is very clear.

Everyone can't even light a bonfire, they have to hide in secret in the west of the city.

As for being so nervous?

He didn't believe it.

The fourth prince of Ming Dynasty really attacked the city tonight.

The army's first town traveled thousands of miles in just a few days.

Still have fighting power?

They were riding on horseback, and they were all very tired from resting their horses.

What's more, the first army town is composed of a group of Han civilians.

Can their endurance compare to those of the prairie people?

…

The captain was full of complaints. Finally, under the increasingly stern eyes of Haitong, he once again took the gondola down to the city. He took more than a thousand of his men with him and went to the west of the city to hide while cursing.

Hai Tong watched the scout team hide before looking back.

His eyes were once again cast into the darkness in the distance.

He escaped from Liaodong and returned to the service of King Liaoyang in the ninth year of Hongwu.

In the first month of that year, the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty was demoted.

The reason why he defected to Ming Dynasty.

To be honest, it was because of Feng Sheng.

Emperor Zhu assigned these generals who had surrendered from Mongolia to the frontline Ming army generals.

They hoped to use the preferential treatment they received in the Ming Dynasty to persuade more Yuan army generals to surrender.

At the beginning, he also actively contacted the Ming Dynasty and persuaded many generals who were desperate for the future of the Northern Yuan Dynasty to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

But Feng Sheng repeatedly took credit for his achievements.

In addition, he saw Feng Sheng's ambition to be the king of Liaodong.

After returning to the Ming Dynasty, he was also well aware of the contradiction between the nobles of the Ming Dynasty and Emperor Zhu.

No hope of rising.

In addition, we saw that the internal struggles and conflicts in Ming Dynasty were extremely fierce.

He wondered if the Ming Dynasty, like Feng Sheng and other nobles with military power, would go against Emperor Zhu one after another.

After unifying the Central Plains, will the new Ming Dynasty fall apart?

After all, Emperor Zhu's background was too humble.

There is no foundation.

If these nobles under his command rebel.

Emperor Zhu's Ming Dynasty may really be short-lived.

If so.

They, the Mongols, have learned from their experience and may be able to make a comeback.

If it comes back again.

They Mongolians should be able to learn the lessons from the last time they unified the Central Plains.

If you want to unify the Central Plains, you must unswervingly transform yourself into a Han Chinese and accept the Chineseization of the Central Plains.

This view was reflected by the entire prairie elite after they retreated from Dadu.

Promoted by multiple factors.

He eventually fled back to Liaoyang.

Unexpectedly, the subsequent development of events was completely different from what he had judged.

There was no sharp and irreconcilable conflict between Emperor Zhu and the nobles!

Now it seems.

The fourth prince of Ming Dynasty played a big role.

It is said that after the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty returned triumphantly across the grassland, the arrogant generals of the Ming Dynasty became honest.

Bringing back the jade seal passed down from the country, Emperor Zhu's destiny was recognized by the people of the Central Plains.

Later, it was reported that the Ming Dynasty fully implemented the rural village community proposed by the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty.

People's hearts and minds were further united.

Emperor Zhu's imperial power became more stable.

Without the huge contribution of the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty, he could be very sure that he would observe the situation of the Ming Dynasty after he came to the Ming Dynasty.

The relationship between Emperor Zhu and Wu Xun.

It is absolutely impossible to be so stable!

"Fourth Prince of Ming, have you, the rulers and ministers of the Ming Dynasty, ever thought about the crucial role you played in the situation of the Ming Dynasty?"

Hai Tong laughed and shook his head.

I'm afraid not?

If so, there shouldn't be so many people in the Ming Dynasty who can't accommodate the Fourth Prince of Ming.

He has heard that many people in the Ming Dynasty hate the Fourth Prince of Ming.

...

It was approaching midnight.

One carriage after another approached the city about five miles away.

In the deep eye sockets of each soldier, a pair of bright and resolute eyes stared at the brightly lit city head in the distance.

In the corners of their eyes, they all admired and excitedly looked at the back of the horse standing in front of them.

Zhu Di frowned and stared at the brightly lit city head.

There are quite a lot of defenders!

And the city wall is also very tall.

Even five miles away.

You can feel the majesty of this first city on the frontier by the fire on the city head.

Before Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, established his capital in Dadu.

This is the political and economic center of the whole world.

Whenever the imperial power changes, the kurultai is held here.

In the incomparably vast territory of the Yuan Dynasty, countless tribal leaders will gather here when the kurultai is held.

Nobles of all skin colors are proud to be able to participate in the kurultai.

All religious sects under the rule of the Mongols will send important figures on this day to congratulate the new grassland leader on his ascension to the throne.

He wants his father to support his brothers to go out.

It's hope.

One day.

When the eldest brother convenes the "kurultai" belonging to their Ming Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, this situation will reappear.

The Mongols are not good at management and governance.

Their rule, even when the Yuan Dynasty ruled the entire Central Plains.

In fact, in essence, it is still the same as the grassland.

In addition to collecting taxes.

There is no rigorous and orderly logic for local management.

Therefore, the Mongolian kurultai is not grand enough, and it is not enough to make the world, the sun and the moon pale in comparison.

If the Ming Dynasty had a territory as vast as that of the Mongols.

The ‘Khuriltai Assembly’ held by the Ming Dynasty would have been an unprecedented grand occasion!

The monarch of the Ming Dynasty.

Big Brother!

It will be the most dazzling in the world.

The Ming Dynasty!

The Central Plains!

It will also be the real center of the whole world!

It is already the 17th year of Hongwu.

There are still many things to do in the Ming Dynasty.

Continue to promote the rural villages and communities, and the emperor will also change the prime minister system.

I don’t know whether he will abolish the prime minister, or listen to his advice, increase the prime minister, and expand it to the cabinet.

…

In short, the emperor still has a lot of unfinished things.

I don’t know if the emperor can wait and support the brothers to go out.

After the eldest brother ascends the throne, will he change the reduction of the vassal to support the brothers to go out.

All of this, he can’t control, at best he can only suggest.

In the future, even if it is a suggestion, how many people will listen and how much can be implemented is probably unknown.

…

Zhu Di shook his head and put away the regret in his heart.

Begin to look carefully at the city defense in the distance.

The distance is too far to see clearly.

But in the light of the fire, you can still see the shadows of people on the city wall.

It is not surprising that Nahachu's infantry retreated into Helin City in advance.

...

Everyone was observing the city wall while keeping a close eye on Zhu Di.

Waiting for Zhu Di to give instructions.

"It's not easy to fight!"

At a certain moment, Zhu Di's solemn voice sounded, and everyone turned their heads to look.

Zhu Di retracted his sight and looked at Tan Yuan, "Let all the brothers get off the carriage to rest, and wait..."

At the moment, the entire city wall was brightly lit.

As long as they get closer, they will be discovered by the Yuan army in the first time.

It is better to wait until the fourth watch.

People act when they are most tired.

Soon, the brothers snored slightly.

Zhu Di turned over and got off the horse, rubbed his face, and made his mind clearer.

"Prince, you should also rest for a while?" Tan Yuan reminded.

The prince is more tired than any of them.

During the nine days of the raid.

The prince not only rested the least.

And his brain had to work at high speed all the time, thinking about a series of issues such as marching and fighting.

The double fatigue of body and mind is very exhausting!

Zhu Di smiled and shook his head, raised his hand and patted Tan Yuan on the shoulder, "I'm fine..."

He waved his hand while speaking.

Xu Huizu, Zhang Wu and others came over.

Zhu Di pointed to the top of the city in the distance and said: "There are too many defenders on the city. We want to shake this strong city with our troops, unless we are heavenly soldiers and generals, so we can't fight hard in this battle."

...

Everyone listened carefully to Zhu Di's analysis.

"Concentrate the gunpowder in the army and make a dozen explosive packs. Before the attack on the city at four o'clock in the morning, send a team of smart brothers with explosive packs, along the dense yurts outside the city, lurk to the south gate, and blow up the city gate with explosives..."

The night battle should play the advantages of night battle.

Helin Jiancheng has no moat.

There are densely packed yurts outside.

After the brothers can get close, follow those yurts and lurk at the city gate.

"Once the city gate is blown open, the 45 artillery pieces of the entire army will be divided into three sections, with 15 pieces in each section. All aim at the city wall near the city gate and shoot. Brothers, follow me and rush forward along the bullet points, rushing into the city. Once our troops rush into the city, the defenders on the top of the city will be panicked and busy dealing with us. Huizu, Tan Yuan, Zhang Wu, you take the opportunity to climb the city and capture the top of the city!"

Tan Yuan frowned and said: "Your Majesty, I will lead the troops to charge towards Wengcheng!"

It is too dangerous to attack the urn city, especially into the urn city.

We must face attacks from the inner and outer cities at the same time!

Zhu Di smiled and shook his head firmly: "This matter must be done by me!"

He fights for the future and destiny of the Ming Dynasty.

Bring the brothers here and launch an extremely dangerous siege.

It's already despicable.

In this battle, he must rush to the most dangerous place.

He knew that many brothers would probably lose their lives today.

But even so.

He must do the same.

Compassion does not command troops!

If something goes wrong with the big brother in this battle, hundreds of thousands of the main force will be lost.

In the past seventeen years of the Ming Dynasty, all the wealth accumulated through hard work has been lost.

Hundreds of thousands of elites were re-armed.

Pensions for the war dead.

To be honest, the imperial court's finances are relatively rich now and cannot support it.

The exploitation of the people below must be stepped up.

Civil unrest.

The court was in turmoil.

The ongoing rural village community is also very likely to be terminated suddenly.

The imperial court exploited the people and the people were in turmoil.

This was also an opportunity for the elite, led by the gentry, to make a fortune.

Large amounts of land would fall into the hands of the gentry during periods of turmoil.

Wait for the court to regain stability.

When hundreds of thousands of elites were armed again.

I want to promote rural village cooperatives again.

As more and more people lose their land, it will probably be very difficult.

Now, there are millions of poor and helpless peasants in the Ming Dynasty.

The court could simply ignore these people and regard these people as a silent minority.

But if this number expands to seven to eight million.

Can the court still ignore this silent minority?

At that time, these seven to eight million people will watch other neighbors live a good life with the help of rural village communities.

Unbalanced mind.

There’s no telling what will happen!

People do not suffer from scarcity but from inequality!

One million people suffer unevenly, which is not terrible.

Millions of people suffer from inequality.

That’s terrible!

Therefore, even if he eventually leaves Daming, he will never allow this to happen.

Even if the entire army is defeated first.

And his own life is involved.

He wants to take down He Lin.

Only by taking down He Lin.

Only then can he rush to the fishing sea without hindrance.

In any case, the little foundation that Zhongyuan has finally accumulated can never be lost!

Historically, 'his' incompetent great-grandson lost all the wealth he had accumulated over several generations. From then on, the fate of the Ming Dynasty began to take a turn for the worse.

There was no way he could let history repeat itself.

"Okay, this matter has been settled. Everyone, let's go and have a rest!"

It was rare for Zhu Di to be so decisive for the first time in the army.

Tan Yuan and others were helpless.

Snapped!

They all stood at attention and took orders before leaving.

When Zhu Di was the only one left.

Look at Helin City in the distance again.

Analyze carefully and see what else has not been taken into account.

In fact, the restlessness in his heart became more and more intense.

A soldier's innate sixth sense will not deceive him. This sense has almost never been wrong in two lifetimes.

But in this battle, he had a reason why he had to fight.

For thousands of years.

On the land of China, those martyrs who fearlessly died for their nation and their country.

Shouting before charging.

They must have sensed danger as well.

They will certainly have strong insecurities as well.

But when they charged, they showed no fear!

…

Wow……

Zhu Mansion.

In the sleeping hall.

The three women were in chaos.

Xu Miaoyin looked at Jindouzi, who was crying loudly in Wuyunqige's arms, and said worriedly: "Don't our Jindouzi like Aunt Wuyun the most? Why does Aunty Wuyun's hug not work..."

Wu Yunqige coaxed Jin Douzi and heard Xu Miaoyin's words.

He hurriedly signaled to Xu Miaoyin.

Xu Miaoyin immediately realized something.

The last time my brother-in-law was trapped in the grassland, Yong Ming and Qi Hua were very noisy.

Immediately, he turned to look at Xu Miaoyun, "Sister, our Jindouzi is always worried. It's okay, it's okay..."

Xu Miaoyun forced a smile to hide the deep worry in her eyes.

Sometimes, I really have to believe in such mysterious and mysterious things.

Xu Miaoyun was thinking wildly and shook her head hard.

Her Shiro was so powerful that nothing could happen to him!

Shiro cares so much about their mother and son.

There is no way we can leave them alone!

What's more, Shiro was only responsible for attracting Beiyuan's troops.

With Shiro's commanding ability.

Hundreds of thousands of troops are enough to deal with Naha.

There is no need to take risks at all.

Just wait for the big brother to conquer the fishing sea.

It doesn't actually matter whether He Lin can win or not.

Shiro won't have to fight He Lin for credit, fame and fortune, he just needs to drag Naha out of the circle!

Analyze bit by bit.

Xu Miaoyun gradually settled down.

The news is not flowing smoothly.

Xu Miaoyun couldn't think of it anyway.

It is precisely the prince's main force, who are least likely to get into trouble, who are approaching danger step by step.

…

The fourth watch is approaching.

Zhu Di looked at the thirty selected brothers, most of whom were brothers who followed him across the grassland.

Currently, he serves as the shed, team, and adjutant.

"Remember, once you detonate the explosive package, you must mix with the grassland people outside the city and evacuate near the city gate..."

Thirty brothers listened quietly.

After Zhu Di finished speaking, they lowered their voices and said in unison: "Yes!"

Then, in the sight of Zhu Di and others.

Thirty brothers, carrying explosive packs, moved towards the top of the city.

Zhu Di did not retract his sight until they disappeared into the night, and waved his hand and ordered: "Go!"

"Go!"

"Go!"

...

Generals at all levels lowered their voices and passed the order to the first level of the tent.

Then, more than 10,000 infantry soldiers took the lead.

The soldiers of the artillery battalion led the war horses and the artillery carts, slowly following behind.

At three o'clock in the morning, the technical craftsmen in the army smeared all the lard they carried on the axles of the artillery carts.

After approaching about three miles.

Zhu Di was the first to lie down, holding the musket in one hand and supporting the ground with one elbow, and began to crawl forward.

Behind him, the soldiers followed one after another.

At this distance, standing forward, the target is too big.

It is very likely to be discovered.

The artillery battalion began to unload the horses and fix the artillery carriages in a tense and orderly manner.

Yang Dongxu took the triangular ruler and carefully adjusted each artillery.

This time, if there is a problem, it is very likely to hurt his own soldiers.

Even the master.

He must personally check each artillery.

When Zhu Di, Tan Yuan and others crawled at the front, approaching a thousand steps from the city and about five hundred steps from the tents outside the city.

Boom!

A violent roar suddenly sounded at the South Gate.

"What's wrong! What's wrong!"

Hai Tong was resting in the tower. In the sudden roar, the whole tower was shaking.

In the dust, Hai Tong jumped up.

Bang!

The door was knocked open.

A thousand-man captain rushed in, his face pale, and said in panic: "Ten thousand-man captain, ten thousand-man captain, enemy attack, enemy attack, the city gate was blown open by gunpowder..."

"Kill!"

A sea of ​​shouts and shouts suddenly came from outside the city.

Hai Tong didn't bother to listen to the report from the centurion. His face suddenly changed and he rushed out of the tower.

As far as the eye could see, the city was already in chaos.

His sight extended...

In the darkness in the distance, a dense crowd of people rushed over!