The Prosperous Era of Longwan

In the early morning, the morning sun rises slowly, shining on the ink-stained prairie. Small animals also come out of their hiding caves to look for food, restoring vitality to the silent grassland.

"Dang, clang, clang, clang." A bell rang, and a horse team of about twenty people advanced slowly in the distance. In front of them, on the endless flat prairie, there was a city right in front of them.

"Squeaky"

The wood rubbed against each other, making a harsh and unpleasant noise. Four men wearing Mongolian sleeveless shorts worked together to push open two heavy wooden doors, revealing a straight street behind the door, with low houses on both sides, far away. You can also see a gorgeously decorated palace gate building at the end of the street.

The cavalry approached the city gate, and knights on horseback continued to go up and down the city in large numbers, silently counting the number of Ban Sheng soldiers who appeared in their field of vision.

"There are seven people at the city gate and five more at the city tower. There are not many people."

In the middle of the cavalry, a strong man whispered to the people next to him.

"You lead people to control the city gate, I will lead people to the city gate and send the signal."

The man next to him also replied in a low voice.

"good."

The strong man agreed in a low voice and then gently pulled the reins. The horse also quickened its pace, catching up with the knights in front and gradually walking to the front.

The cavalry approached the city gate, and a soldier standing at the door stood up, blocked the road, and shouted loudly: "From that tribe?"

At the front of the cavalry was a man with protruding cheekbones and a low nose, who looked like a typical Mongolian. He looked at the soldier in front of him who was obviously Han, with a look of disdain on his face.

He drove his horse closer to the soldier, then opened his mouth and said: "We are"

At this point, the man quickly pulled out the scimitar from his waist and slashed with ease. The sharp blade cut from the man's right shoulder and slashed under the left rib. The cut was only halfway through, perhaps because of exhaustion or because of exhaustion. Unable to exert any more strength with his arm, he withdrew the long knife in his hand, then urged his horse to rush towards the three soldiers who were already looking stupid under the city gate.

Everything happened very quickly. In the blink of an eye, the soldiers blocking the road were cut down to the ground. As the knight urged his horse to rush towards the city gate, his companions behind him also moved instantly, urging their horses to catch up.

When the cavalry rushed up, one person finally reacted, turned around and ran towards the city, shouting: "The enemy is attacking, the enemy is attacking, ah!"

The two soldiers guarding the city gate were chopped down without any reaction, and the soldier who turned around and ran back only ran a few steps before being knocked to the ground by a war horse. He only had time to scream and was followed closely. He was trampled to death by the hoofs of the horses behind him.

The sudden change under the city gate made the people on the city tower temporarily distracted, but they had already reacted when the cavalry rushed into the city gate. While shouting loudly toward the city that the enemy was attacking, someone ran into the city tower and knocked. Got the gong.

"Dang Dang Dang"

The piercing sound of the gong resounded throughout the city, waking up countless people who were still sleeping. Many people were still sitting on their beds in confusion, not knowing what was going on.

However, they still knew what the sound of the gong meant. Some people were cursing the person who struck the gong for disturbing their dreams so early in the morning, while more people had already gotten up and started dressing, planning to come out to see what was going on.

At this time, the knights who rushed into the city gate were divided into two groups. One group had already observed the surrounding terrain. Someone took out a shovel and started digging beside the city gate. A group of two unloaded a thick pipe from the horse and dug in the pit. After that, the two men carried the thick tube here and put it away. Someone else moved a slightly smaller short tube aside and put it aside. A simple Franco cannon position was completed.

Another group of people quickly dismounted after entering the city gate, then took an iron pipe or bow and arrow from the horse, and rushed up the city wall along the horse path.

At this time, several soldiers on the city wall, except for those who were still beating gongs, had already rushed here, using their condescending advantage to block the enemies rushing up from below.

"Bang bang bang"

Several iron pipes emitted green smoke at this time, and after a crisp sound of gunfire, the two Bansheng soldiers blocking the front screamed and fell to the ground. Taking advantage of this gap, a strong Ming army rushed to the city wall. Although He only had a scimitar in his hand, but he kept swinging it, blocking two arrows and a spear.

The soldiers behind him continued to climb up the city wall. The few who resisted soon fell to the ground. When the Ming army rushed into the city tower, Ban Shengbing, who had been beating the gong just now, dropped the gong stick in his hand and squatted down with his head in his hands. On the ground, he shouted: "I surrender, I surrender."

However, his surrender was preceded by a ruthless scimitar falling on his head. Just as his head was missing, a soldier outside the city tower opened his bow and arrow and shot the arrow outside the city without hesitation.

When the arrow flew out, a long and shrill roar sounded, "Whoosh".

The sound of the arrow was shot, which meant that the city gate had been controlled. Yu Dayou, who was more than ten miles away, heard the sound of a bamboo whistle in the distance, raised his hand without hesitation, and then slashed forward.

"Da da da da."

The sound of horse hooves sounded, and then it became denser. A large group of cavalry passed by him and rushed towards Bansheng City at high speed.

After passing several groups of cavalry, Yu Dayou also urged his horses to follow him. Behind him were countless Ming army knights.

A small group of people temporarily controlled the city gate, but they could not withstand the counterattack of the defenders in the city. They wanted to enter the city before the enemy retook the city gate. Time waited for no one.

The reason why we chose this time for the raid was because the intelligence we gathered showed that the Ban Sheng soldiers guarding the city did not have much discipline at all. They were lazy when they got up in the morning, and most importantly, no one would have thought that there would be an attack here. .

The sound of the gong on the tower had stopped, but some people still walked out of their rooms and walked onto the street, approaching the tower to see what was going on.

Most of them were people living near the city gate. They heard the sound of gunfire and the cry of "enemy attack". At this time, the people living in the city began to speed up their movements, quickly dressed up, picked up their swords and guns, and were ready. Go out and gather.

There is no way, the sound of the ringing arrow is too harsh.

When it summons friendly troops from afar to come for support, it also warns the people in the city that something has happened at the city gate.

The first few Ban Sheng soldiers who approached had not even reached the city gate when they were knocked down by a row of cannons from the city tower. The remaining two or three dragged their injured friends beside them and ran back. He quickly hid behind the room, leaving only the two unlucky ones lying there wailing miserably.

Figures began to appear on the street, a few, a dozen, dozens. Finally, the end of the street was filled with soldiers armed with various weapons. They began to form formations far away from the city gate.

A leading officer began to arrange the formation. Those with shields were arranged in the first two rows, followed by soldiers holding spears and scimitars, and finally archers.

After quickly arranging the offensive lineup, Ban Shengbing began to advance towards the city gate under the supervision of the officer.

They already knew from the people who had escaped from the front that there were not many enemies at the city gate, only about a dozen people.

But they didn't waste time. The enemy's loud arrows meant that they still had troops outside the city. They were just dead soldiers seizing the door and waiting for follow-up support.

The city gate must be recaptured and closed as soon as possible to prevent the enemy from rushing into the city, although they still don't know who the enemy is.

These Bansheng soldiers are all White Lotus cultists who escaped from the pass, but most of them are farmers. After arriving here, they threw away their farm tools and stayed with the weapons in their hands all day long. It was okay to play with them, but they were far away from becoming a real farmer. The warriors are still far behind.

Therefore, after gathering hundreds of people, they began to attack the city gate, hoping to use their numerical advantage to regain control of the city gate in one fell swoop.

Hurrah, Bansheng soldiers crowded together and pushed towards the city gate. Marching like a turtle, they naturally became the best target for the two Fran cannons.

"Bang, bang."

After two explosions, two bloody alleys instantly appeared in the crowded Bansheng soldiers, and the wails suddenly started loudly.

But this is not the end, just when someone shouts that the enemy charges will take a long time, hurry up and eliminate them.

"Bang, bang."

There were two more cannon shots, and iron bullets penetrated the chaotic crowd again. Many people fell to the ground, or held on to their stumps and broken arms and wailed.

Ban Shengbing, who was still healthy, had seen such a bloody scene, and his military morale was instantly shaken. Some people started to retreat, trying to escape from here.

When the Fran machine gun opened fire, these White Lotus believers already knew who the enemy was on the opposite side. There would be no one else with such firearms on this land, only the Ming army whom they regarded as their enemy.

The Ming army was equipped with Fran cannons that could fire quickly. Not only the Mongols knew about it, but they, the Han people who had defected from the pass, also knew about it.

This weapon has sharp firepower and can fire continuously without interruption, which is very powerful.

Now, there are at least two such artillery pieces on the opposite side, how can we charge them in a crowded street?

We can't fight like this. The leader who got here first saw that there were already nearly a hundred casualties on his side before the two sides engaged in battle. The morale of the key troops was greatly damaged. He knew that he could not go forward anymore and had to spread out his troops.

But the idea is good, but there is no chance to recapture the city gate.

"Rumble"

The sound of intensive horse hooves sounded outside the city, as if distant thunderclouds were approaching the city, and the ground beneath their feet began to tremble slightly.

"It's broken, it's too late."

The leader knew something bad and knew that he could not stop the Ming army from entering the city. He looked at the densely packed houses around him and then shouted loudly: "Go into the house to hide, and let the Ming dogs enter the city to fight." ’

Under the leader's greeting, the remaining Bansheng soldiers quickly retreated, and people kept knocking open the door and rushing in to hide.

"Archer, aim in the direction of the city gate. When the dogs enter the city, shoot them with random arrows."

The leader retreated while deploying manpower for defense. The most important thing was to use bows and arrows to shoot at the Ming army cavalry that rushed into the city.

"Street fighting, who is afraid of whom?"

At this time, this was what he was thinking about. As long as the Ming army entered the city and there were more than 2,000 soldiers in the city, they would be dragged into the city. The boss should report the news to the Great Khan and Qingshan Pass, and the reinforcements would be there. Come, and wipe out all this Ming army when the time comes.

Relying on his familiarity with the terrain, the leader didn't care at all that the Ming army was charging into the city. It couldn't be stopped anyway.

At this time, in the palace not far behind him, Zhao Quan and Li Zixin also gathered together to discuss the situation at hand.

Among the White Lotus cultists in Bansheng City, the leader is naturally Qiu Fu, followed by the two of them.

But now, Qiu Fu and some people followed Ada Khan to attack Xuanfu, leaving Zhao Quan and Li Zixin to guard Bansheng City.

When the gong sounded loudly, the two of them had already woken up from their sleep, and immediately sent people out to investigate.

Before anyone came back, they heard the sound of arrows piercing the sky, and they knew they were being attacked by an enemy, but for a while they didn't know who the enemy was.

Although the recognized master of all the tribes on the grassland is Anda Khan, there are many large and small tribes after all. Some of them have been coveting this Bansheng city for a long time, so they can't tell whether there are any tribes who want to take advantage of it. Anda Khan had the opportunity to attack the Ming Dynasty and seize Bansheng City.

But as the sound of several rounds of Fran machine gunfire reached their ears, they knew where the enemy came from, the Ming army.

During the battle with the Ming Dynasty, Anda Khan also captured some blunderbuss equipped by the Ming army, but not the Fran machine cannon.

The Ming army also paid close attention to this kind of precious weapon, and it was mostly used in the defense of important castles, and the main fortresses were naturally not easy to break.

Therefore, on the grassland, there are blunderbuss in the hands of the Tatars, but there are not many intact ones, and even fewer can be used skillfully. There are absolutely no weapons like the Fran cannon.

The two leaders discussed together for a while and quickly made a decision. Zhao Quan immediately left the city and went to Qingshankou, summoning thousands of troops there to return for reinforcements and surround and kill this unknown Ming army.

For them, they have already judged in such a short period of time that the number of Ming troops will not be very large. They may be elites from border towns, but the maximum number is two to three thousand people.

They fought street battles with the Ming army in Bansheng City to hold them back, and waited for the thousands of troops at Qingshan Pass to return for reinforcements.

At the same time, in order to prevent being intercepted by the Ming army's sentry cavalry, several groups of messengers were sent to deliver messages to Qiu Fu, who was following Amada Khan on his expedition to Xuanfu. The purpose was naturally to obtain support from Amada Khan.

The Ming army had not left the Great Wall for many years, and the closest place to here was Datong, so they judged that this Ming army might have come from there.

As for Zhao Quan, he naturally brought soldiers from the city to fight in the streets with the Ming army.

"Bringing the Fran cannon, it's just a gift for us, hehe."

After Zhao Quan and Li Zixin discussed it, Zhao Quan left the palace on horseback with more than 30 people, and ran out of the city from the other end of the city gate towards Qingshan Pass, while Li Zixin began to arrange for people to be scattered in various houses in the city. Prepare to catch the Ming army by surprise.

Ban Shengbing ran into the houses on both sides of the street. At first, the Ming army officers thought it was an isolated incident. Seeing that they were losing, some soldiers deserted and chose to run away.

But soon he discovered that Ban Sheng's soldiers seemed to be running into the houses on both sides in an organized manner. The soldiers coming from behind were also intercepted and quickly dispersed. He understood the enemy's plan.

The sound of horse hooves sounded behind them. The Ming army led by Yu Dayou had arrived at the city gate. They found that there was no fierce battle to seize the gate as expected. In an instant, they reined in their horses just a stone's throw away from the city gate.

It wasn't until the Ming army captured the city at the top of the city signaled that a small group of Ming army cavalry rushed over to investigate the situation.

"Go and report to General Yu. It seems that the Tatars cannot recapture the city gate and are now scattered in the houses in the city."