【1837】Ningyuan offensive and defensive battle (11)
Ma Xiaoquan didn't want to pay attention to Huang Taiji anymore. After he left, there were hundreds of Jurchen soldiers waiting to come.
Gritting his teeth, Ma Xiaoquan wanted to continue fighting, but the continuous consumption had made him collapse from exhaustion twice. At this moment, Ma Xiaoquan was holding on with his own will.
"Sir, please withdraw first, we are here~" Two Ming soldiers ran over and said.
Ma Xiaoquan turned his head and glanced, shook his head and said: "No, there are too many Jurchen troops here..."
"Sir..." A soldier's eyes flashed with tears, "Sir, please go up and tell General Yuan that we will die for our country~"
Another person also nodded and said: "Sir, there is a way. I hope you can tell General Yuan..."
After hearing this, Ma Xiaoquan was shocked and said: "How is this possible? You... don't you want your life too?"
The two Ming soldiers shook their heads: "The country has been destroyed and the family has been destroyed. If the country is gone and the family is destroyed, what else can we talk about to save our lives?"
"Have you two read books?"
The two Ming soldiers nodded.
Ma Xiaoquan sighed. He knew that if he said anything at this moment, neither of them would listen to it anymore. Instead of doing this, it would be better to tell Brother Yuan the method.
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Nodding to the two Ming soldiers, Ma Xiaoquan turned around and left. Just after he had taken a few steps, one of them was chopped down to the ground by the Jurchen soldiers.
Ma Xiaoquan did not turn back, he just closed his eyes slightly, and then continued running towards the center of the tower.
"Brother Yuan..."
Yuan Chonghuan saw Ma Xiaoquan coming back and said in surprise: "Brother Ma, why are you back? Is it..."
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "No, I can barely resist for a while. Brother Yuan, it's like this. Now a big hole has been dug out of the city wall. If we don't find a way to stop the Jurchen soldiers, Ningyuan City will be in danger."
Yuan Chonghuan was also worried: "I know it too, but we have too few people. If we send people up, there will be no extra people."
"No, Brother Yuan, no one is needed~" Ma Xiaoquan said, "Everyone has extra quilts and coats, right?"
"Hmm~ What's wrong, Brother Ma, what do you want this for?"
Ma Xiaoquan said briefly: "I saw several large barrels of useless gunpowder facing the city wall. In this way, I wrapped the gunpowder in cotton-padded clothes and quilts, lit it and threw it down..."
"Huh? Brother Ma, what are you doing this for?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Cotton quilts and cotton clothes combined with gunpowder can easily catch fire. Throw these burning things down and burn those stupid Jurchen soldiers to death..."
Yuan Chonghuan rolled his eyes, patted his head, nodded and said: "Yes, why didn't I think of that? Quick, go find the quilts and cotton-padded clothes, um~~ no, as long as they are easy to burn
Bring everything together, quickly~~"
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Quilts and cotton-padded clothes and all combustible items were quickly brought in by the Ming army. Yuan Chonghuan ordered gunpowder to be wrapped in quilts and cotton-padded clothes, lit and thrown from the city wall into the city.
The Ming army shouted, lit quilts and coats stained with gunpowder, and threw them all down the city.
Below the city, the Jurchen army was struggling to dig at the city wall, and suddenly felt a hot burning sensation coming from above their heads.
Most of the Jurchen soldiers didn't pay attention, thinking they were rockets from the Ming army, but then, the shields above their heads began to burn.
Only then did the Jurchen soldiers notice that what the Ming army threw down were not rockets at all, but burning cotton clothes and quilts.
The scene was so chaotic that there was no way to put out the fire. In addition, the Ming army kept throwing burning cotton clothes and quilts downwards. In an instant, a fire broke out under the city.
There are many dead corpses under the city, whether they are from the Ming army or the Jurchen army. There is grease in human corpses. How can they not be burned when encountering such a huge flame?
Once the human body catches fire, it is definitely impossible to extinguish it, and if it spreads to ten or ten, it will soon burn all the dead bodies together.
In the blink of an eye, the fire formed a flame belt that almost surrounded the entire city, and the extremely high temperature made it impossible to get close.
The Jurchen army that was still struggling to dig up the city wall was so frightened that it retreated. Those who did not retreat, or still rushed into the city with a lucky mentality, were eliminated one by one by the Ming army that had been waiting in the city because they were single and weak.
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Nurhachi stared at the monstrous fire in front of him and scolded Yuan Chonghuan for being cruel. But in the process of establishing his career, didn't Nurhaci also kill people like crazy and show no mercy?
A stick of incense time passed, and the Jurchen army's siege army was repelled and scattered in the blink of an eye. Originally, the Jurchen army still had an absolute advantage. In the face of the monstrous flames, this advantage disappeared immediately.
Almost exhausted.
Nurhachi was very unwilling, but he did not lose his mind because of his anger. After quickly retreating several hundred meters, Nurhaci decided to gather all his forces and attack the south of Ningyuan City.
Following the order, the Jurchen army collectively attacked south of Ningyuan City.
Standing on the tallest tower in Ningyuan City, Yuan Chonghuan saw the movements of the Jurchen army. Based on his research and understanding of Nurhachi's historical achievements, this time, he believed that the latter was determined to kill him.
In this case, it would be unreasonable for him, the general, to stand and watch.
Yuan Chonghuan carried a long spear and led a small number of Ming troops to the south of Ningyuan City.
The defender in the south of the city is Zu Dashou. He participated in the defense when the Jurchen army attacked the southwest. In the last defensive battle, Zu Dashou suffered nearly 300 casualties, which was less than the total number of commanders.
For a man of two thousand, it was undoubtedly fatal. When the defensive battle a moment ago had eased slightly, Zu Dashou was still praying that the Jurchen army would not come again, but... whatever he didn't think about, it just happened to come.
War is like this, you know your weaknesses, and smart enemies can still see your weaknesses.
It was after seeing the extent of damage to the south of Ningyuan City that Nurhaci decided to attack the south of the city.
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Ma Xiaoquan also followed Yuan Chonghuan to the south of the city. Compared to Yuan Chonghuan, Ma Xiaoquan's physical strength was severely overdrawn. At this moment, he was relying solely on his energy to hold on.
Yuan Chonghuan saw Ma Xiaoquan's fatigue and advised: "Brother Ma, you have tried your best, take a rest."
Ma Xiaoquan was breathing heavily, his whole body was sore. He nodded reluctantly and said: "I think that's all I can do. Brother Yuan, if you still need me, just say, as long as I can move, I will definitely fight."