Chapter 980

After estimating the difficulties and giving comfort, Kurban nodded confidently and said, "prime minister, don't worry, we 50000 infantry will not let you down."

On the third day of August in 1455, the battle of Shicheng defense officially opened.

This morning, the sun rose slowly and the sky was clear. The horn sounded officially, and the drums of soldiers stepping on the earth came from the four outer cities of Shicheng. The sound startled the people in their fifties in Shicheng, and made the 20000 reserve soldiers guarding the city excited and nervous.

Twenty thousand reserve soldiers were divided into four cities, with 5000 people on each city. These were the first batch of warriors in the logistics division to sign up for the war.

The news of the establishment of a new second army has already spread in the city. This will be a great opportunity for reserve soldiers to officially step into the ranks of steel soldiers. As soldiers, the treatment of the regular army and the reserve is very different, which has dissatisfied many people.

Unfortunately, tiankhan took the elite route, which everyone knows. It is how sad it is that you lack a platform for performance even if you have all-round skills. Now, to establish the new second army, there are more than 20000 regular soldiers waiting for you, which makes many people eager to try.

But it seems that there are a lot of more than 20000 places. In contrast, competitiveness still exists. Not to mention that there are 80000 reservists in the logistics division and 60000 newly captured, just say that there are as many as 50000 or 60000 aspiring young people in Shicheng. Taken together, it is 200000, almost a ratio of 10 to 1, which still makes many people feel strong pressure.

Those who fight in the city for three days and keep the tower can join the army. As soon as the news was announced, the applicants broke through the recruitment office of the new second army. If they hadn't been prepared for parting, I'm afraid there would be a big problem.

These 20000 people, the first batch to sign up, were arranged into four echelons and guarded four cities. That is, the city building outside the city is spacious enough, otherwise we really can't put so many warriors in it. There is a so-called safe passage behind each city tower. At ordinary times, division commander LV Zhuo and the soldiers of the new recruits division of the new first army wait here to prevent them from filling the vacancy in time in case of any problems. This passage has another meaning. Once a soldier can't stand the baptism of war and feels afraid, he can retreat from here. He can't be regarded as a deserter and will not accept punishment, but he will be recorded and lose the chance to be selected into the new second army.

Such a humanized design means that Yang Chendong can save the lives of the soldiers to the greatest extent. After all, sometimes a person's death will lead to a disaster for several people in a family.

The war drums sounded under the city. Under each tower, there were 2000 Yili infantry. They came slowly with a unified pace, either pushing a shield car, holding a ladder, holding a long bow, or holding a knife and shield. Their pace was heavy with a strong sense of killing.

The battlements on the city were full of reserve soldiers with bows and arrows. They either stared, or their faces turned red, and others simply trembled. The bows and arrows in their hands had fallen to the ground several times.

Not all men are born soldiers. Many people don't like the way of killing and cutting, and some people are naturally timid. This time they just fought for honor and to protect the people of the whole city, so they bravely stood up. However, it was not until the moment they stood on the city tower with a bow and arrow that they knew that war was not just talk. It was not like what was said in the book that when a man was angry, blood splashed three feet. It was a kind of struggle, a process of facing death, and the most cruel test of the mind.

Before the war, all kinds of unbearable performances of reserve soldiers fell into the eyes of veterans patrolling the city. These soldiers who did not know how many life and death wars they had experienced played the role of pillars. When they saw that some soldiers showed no difference from the ordinary, they didn't say shame, but kept encouraging, "Don't panic, let alone be afraid. Just perform well as usual. Remember, when you are brave enough and smart enough, even the bow and arrow will walk around you. Only those who really panic will become the target of the enemy's bow and arrow."

"Relax, everyone. In fact, we were very nervous when we first fought. No one was afraid of death, and no one was born a qualified and excellent soldier. Everything came from countless experiences, but our war is not meaningless. Think about our efforts to ensure the safety of our family; think about our efforts to make our family and relatives safe To live better and more dignified; think that relying on our hands can lay a peaceful river and mountain and supreme honor for future generations. Soldiers, fight! Victory must belong to you. "

After the comfort of the veterans, I don't know when there were graceful propaganda women soldiers in the safety zone behind the city tower. Each of them fought about 10 meters apart, which could ensure that their voices were heard everywhere in the city tower.

"Fellow recruits, the time for performance has come, and the time for life change has come. Think about your families who expect you to triumph, think about your relatives and friends who give you hope, and show your fearlessness, courage and side. We will be with you."

The sudden arrival of the beautiful female soldiers gave the recruits greater encouragement. After all, no man was willing to show his cowardice in front of women. For a time, many soldiers became much calmer. The arms of some soldiers who could not hold the bow were no longer shaking. Their eyes were more firm and their performance was stronger.

Under the city, the horn of attack sounded, and the boredom before it disappeared became much louder. Yili, less than 100 meters from the foot of the city tower, launched their first wave of attack. At present, the rain like bows and arrows fall and jingle around the shield car, but most of them are useless, and only a few can shoot at the enemy infantry.

The gap between recruits and veterans is magnified infinitely at this moment. In a short time, tens of thousands of bows and arrows were wasted in exchange for limited casualties of the enemy. Also, Yang Chendong and shebie had expected that such a thing would happen. The bows and arrows used by these recruits were very rough. They were newly made recently, and some losses were nothing.

The bows and arrows fell on the infantry of Yili Baili who attacked the city, which attracted bursts of laughter. When they saw that the bows and arrows of the soldiers guarding the city were so low and so rough, they were glad and full of confidence.

When the opponent's strength drops infinitely, it means that they are one step closer to victory. Especially when the news came back to the infantry commander General Kurban, he couldn't help laughing three times, "well, well, it's better to see once than hear a hundred times. It's said that the five-star army has strong combat power and can't have an enemy. In my opinion, it's pure nonsense. In this way, increase the attack and strive to break the city in three days. At that time, all the good things in the city will be ours."

Kurban didn't just talk to his subordinates, nor just to boost morale, but reported to prime minister arip the words of attacking Shicheng in three days.

Such bold words made arip and who got the news excited at first. Originally thought it was a hard battle, but now it seems that they overestimated the Han army. Presumably, the Han people have always been synonymous with weakness in front of these Mongolian cavalry. One is a carnivorous wolf and the other is a herbivorous sheep. How can they speak the same language.

On the wall outside the city, after the initial panic, 20000 recruits began to gradually enter the role under the guidance of veterans. Especially when they noticed that the enemy's infantry wanted to attack the city because the city wall was too high, it took a certain time just to climb the ladder, or because the city wall was too high, it was difficult for the other party's bow and arrow to shoot accurately on the city tower. Even if there was no power to shoot on it, it was difficult to pose a threat to them, their courage became stronger and stronger.

Some people say that drinking capacity is mostly practiced. In fact, courage is the same. When you kill for the first time, you will be nervous, afraid, afraid, and even have nightmares. However, when more people are killed, it has become a habit, and you will find that it's no big deal.

Archery is the same. After the initial panic, they found that the enemy could not threaten their life safety. With the continuous guidance of veterans, once they experienced the tension in the early stage of the war, many people can operate correctly as they did during training. In addition, the 20000 people of this initial faction are not all recruits, and many are captured soldiers who have been on the battlefield. They still have combat experience. When everything becomes familiar and starts again, the power of bows and arrows has finally been brought into play, at least not like the original, shooting nine in ten.

With the help of the shield car, he soon came to the corner of the city wall, and then it was time to set up a ladder and launch a siege. Because the performance of the five-star army is really too poor, the exploratory siege originally prepared by Kurban has become the real siege now. There were eight thousand more, and two thousand soldiers were added under each wall. In addition, the limited gunpowder catapults were also ready to attack Shicheng with one spirit.

In a word, the Mongols are best at grazing, and then looting. They can't make things like gunpowder. Thanks to the northern Ming army, they put it in Jingzhou City and pulled it down when they fled from the city.

Looking at the small amount of gunpowder robbed, Kurban clenched his teeth and said fiercely, "take out half of it. Today, we will blow the five-star army well to let them know our strength. Then the army is ready to attack the city in a spirit.