Not long after, Xiong Tingbi, who was wearing armor, led all the generals and guards to the city tower. In just a moment, the scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood below the city still made this war-experienced manager feel a surge of blood in his chest.

A sense of sadness arose.

The corpses of the two armies spread from the ground under the foundation of Ningyuan City to the banks of the Xiaoling River. The blood flowed in irregular directions, and the vultures feasted on the bones of the Han people. The white bones in the fields and the scorched earth became the reality of this isolated city.

Portrait.

"Sir, Jianzhou is ready to attack..." Mangui stepped forward and pointed to the distance.

Everyone looked up,

After the cannon fired several times, it was slowly pulled back into the formation.

Not far away, there are the Eight Banners infantry who have begun to march towards the city tower. Further ahead are some Han slaves in ragged clothes and with skin and bones. After being squeezed out of the last trace of flesh and blood, thousands of Han people were driven away and shot with long spears.

Pushing against it, being forced by the bow cluster, we set off towards Ningyuan City.

In any case, their fate was doomed. They were either stabbed to death by the Eight Banners soldiers with spears, shot to death by the defenders with crossbows, or stoned to death. Almost no Han slaves could leave this battlefield made of flesh and blood alive.<

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On the city tower, everyone can already feel the evil spirit and hostility that fill the sky.

Someone has to die here! Why can’t the one who is alive be mine?

Kill!!!

When they were still two miles away from the city, General Houjin had already issued an order to attack the city.

Almost all the Han slaves subconsciously started running, holding wooden sticks, branches, broken bowls, and stones, and were driven towards Ningyuan City. Some Han slaves carried ladders and logs on their backs, climbed the city on ladders, and hit the city gate.

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The soldiers of the Eight Banners also drew their long swords, held shields and armor, climbed up the ladder, and attacked Ningyuan City, the last stronghold of the Ming army outside the Pass.

At the same time, arrows rained from the sky along with Hou Jin's offensive.

Swish!!!!

The fighting stopped for less than half a day before it suddenly started again.

Under the protection of Yuan Chonghuan, Xiong Tingbi retreated to the Drum Tower in the rear.

"Raise your shield!!!" The moment the Eight Banners soldiers rained down arrows from the sky, Man Gui had already reacted, turned around and roared at the officers and soldiers of the garrison behind him: "All shield soldiers, step forward!!!"

"Archers!!! Where are the damn archers! All the archers come forward and suppress the enemy's cavalry!" Mangui commanded the battle. The garrison battalion, shield battalion, archer battalion, and firearms battalion were all under his command.<

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But after all, the shield could only block for a while. The Ming Dynasty's archers had to step forward and bend their bows to fire volleys to suppress the cavalry. Otherwise, in just half a stick of incense, the Eight Banners soldiers could take the opportunity to climb to the top of the city and step forward to fight with them.

The Ming army fought hand-to-hand.

For a moment, arrows rained down from the sky, and blood flowed from the top of Ningyuan City to the ground, filled with howls.

As soon as there was contact, there were many casualties.

The cavalry with bows and horses filled the sky and shot at them, and at the same time the soldiers attacked the city on ladders. The coordination from top to bottom has always been an important support for the Eight Banners soldiers to attack the city.

Among them, archers and horses are the core points... The Eight Banners cavalry archers fired thousands of arrows, blocking out the sky and the sun. They could directly suppress the Ming army on the defending side of the city. They could not raise their heads under the attack of the Eight Banners soldiers' arrow rain.

, generally there are only two results. One of the defenders died under a cloud of arrows, and the other is that when the defenders turned around, the Eight Banners soldiers had already climbed up and slashed at the crenellations of the city tower with long knives.

Therefore, whoever can suppress the archers of the Eight Banners Soldiers will gain a glimmer of hope in the battle to defend the city.

Artillery is obviously a powerful weapon against cavalry.

On the other side, the cast-iron gun barrels creaked and slowly rose, and Zhao Shujiao had already begun to send people to turn the direction of the five Frangi cannons.

"Bitch! Raise the muzzle ten inches!!! Send those cavalry back to the damn Blackwater River to feed the fish and shrimp!" Zhao Shujiao yelled and asked his gunners to adjust the height of the barrel.
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The improved French cannon, combined with the advantages of the mother-child cannon, can exchange shells at an extremely fast speed. At the same time, the thickness and length of the iron-cast gun barrel are increased, which greatly reduces the probability of the chamber exploding, allowing the five cannons to defend

Several important roles were played in the process.

Under the cover of the shield soldiers, the gunner finally adjusted his position just before the ladder was set up at the head of Ningyuan City.

"Trigger the fire!!!" Zhao Shujiao shouted sharply.

Sizzle...

The fuse began to burn rapidly the moment the fire flickered, and then went deep into the barrel.

The sparks jumped and ignited the pinch of black gunpowder in the gunpowder tank.

There was a muffled sound, followed by the violent shaking of the barrel, and then a white light suddenly appeared.

Boom boom boom!! After five loud noises, black cannonballs shot out from the barrel and headed towards the majestic cavalry in the distance.

In the eyes of Mang Gurtai, who was watching the battle from a distance, five white lights suddenly appeared, and then the cavalry camp exploded. There were countless casualties, neighings, tramples, and retreats.

For a moment, the earth trembled, smoke and dust flew everywhere, and the soldiers and a few cavalry who could not escape were hit by fragments of the cannonballs. The horses neighed in fear and stood up. The cavalry were injured and were trampled by countless people.

When the white light from the muzzle explodes, the entire cavalry team will fall into panic and panic, and there will be many retreating. Whether they are sitting down on their horses or cavalry, they will all have lingering fears after experiencing several artillery bombardments.

Mang Gurtai held the reins tightly, hiding the fear in his eyes deeply.

No matter how many times we have experienced this kind of scene, no matter what kind of heroic figure we are, human beings will always have a deep sense of powerlessness in the face of such a magical weapon. After all, Huang Taiji's response to the Ming Dynasty was

They attach great importance to this kind of firearms, and even wrote to form a firearms battalion, wanting to directly send people to build artillery...

"Mao Wenlong! The five artillery pieces on Ningyuan City have more than a slight advantage over your Pidao artillery pieces." Mang Gurtai put down his telescope, took a deep breath, and looked at Mao Wenlong.

: "What's your best way to capture Ningyuan City in a short time?"

At this moment, Mao Wenlong looked at the anxious war in the distance with a conflicted expression. People were dying anytime, anywhere, and he slowly said: "Ningyuan City is an important town in Liaodong. Both Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen paid great attention to the construction of firearms.

, this result is not surprising..."

"The king wants to hear the solution, not the explanation of the cause!" Mang Gurtai was obviously impatient. He pulled the reins and said sternly: "As a Han, you should know where the Han people's weaknesses are!"

"People's hearts are mixed, who doesn't want to live?" Mao Wenlong's eyes moved slightly, and he said expressionlessly: "Besiege the city without attacking, so as to cut off his thoughts, recruit his generals, disrupt his will, alienate his people, and seize his will!"
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"Huh?" Mang Gurtai raised his brows, surrounded him without attacking, surrendered his generals, and alienated his people?

Whether it can work or not is another matter, but it’s worth a try!

One: Sometimes, besieging a city without attacking it is the most effective way to weaken people's will.

No one knows when hell will suddenly come.

Second: Xiong Tingbi was the master of the Southern Dynasties. His life was precious and he would give up a lifetime of glory. There were many generals under his command. Do they all have the courage to face death?

Third: Do all the Han people in the Southern Dynasties really want to stick to it?

Mang Gurtai looked at Ningyuan City in the hazy night with a sneer in his eyes.
Chapter completed!