【1839】Ningyuan offensive and defensive battle (13)
Under Yuan Chonghuan's kindness, Ma Xiaoquan took the lead, peeled off the egg skin, and ate the eggs while they were hot. Ma Xiaoquan felt comfortable all over.
"Huh? What's going on?" Ma Xiaoquan touched his chest and then his injured shoulder, thinking that the shoulder would recover, but as soon as he touched it, a heartbreaking pain hit him.
"Holy shit, it really hurts~~" Ma Xiaoquan grinned and gently touched his shoulder. Although it had been bandaged, blood was still oozing out.
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The sky gradually darkened. Ma Xiaoquan raised his head, looked at the sky, and murmured: "This battle actually lasted until dusk..."
After forcing himself to stand up and walking to Yuan Chonghuan, Ma Xiaoquan said: "Brother Yuan, the sky is getting dark. What should we do next?"
Yuan Chonghuan squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, thought for a while and said: "Nurhachi will definitely not give up, he will come again in the evening."
"Night fighting?" Ma Xiaoquan was stunned for a moment and said, "In my impression, Nurhachi seems to be more averse to night fighting. After all, the Jurchens are not good at night fighting."
Yuan Chonghuan nodded: "I also know that he is not good at night fighting, but he fought so hard during the day. I made a preliminary calculation and found that our side lost 500 people and Nurhachi's side lost 1,500. He will definitely not be able to swallow this.
If so, he will definitely attack us at night."
"Then I have something to do tonight, haha~~" Ma Xiaoquan smiled bitterly.
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At night, Nurhachi indeed sent troops to attack, but because he was not good at fighting at night, the offensive was much weaker than during the day. It was mostly a test.
Night battles are all about a sneak attack, but if you do a sneak attack, you must not light a torch. This caused a lot of trouble for Nurhachi. If you don't light a torch, you can't see clearly from your own side, so how can you fight?
In the Jurchen camp, Nurhaci looked at the layout of Ningyuan City on the table and was at a loss to do anything.
Huang Taiji stood respectfully beside his father Khan, not daring to say a word.
"Hmm~~" Nurhachi patted the table, raised his head and said, "How is the vanguard that was sent just now?"
Huang Taiji breathed out softly and said respectfully: "We have been sent out, but the situation is not optimistic. Ningyuan City is brightly lit. It seems that Yuan Chonghuan wants to make our sneak attack impossible."
"Humph, Yuan Chonghuan, what a Yuan Chonghuan, I finally remember him!"
Huang Taiji took the opportunity to say: "And that Ma Xiaoquan."
Nurhachi frowned slightly and looked at Huang Taiji: "Ma Xiaoquan? Who is he?"
Huang Taiji said: "During the day, he rushed down alone to save his second brother, killed many of our soldiers, and repeatedly insulted the children. What's even more annoying is that he shot Batu."
"Oh? Is there such a famous person in the Ming army?"
Huang Taiji nodded: "Yes, if it weren't for him, we should be able to follow further, and maybe we can capture Ningyuan City."
Nurhachi laughed and advised his son: "Old man, you are a bit arbitrary. Father Khan heard that you care about that Ma Xiaoquan, but we can't capture Ningyuan City, and it's not because of him alone. Okay,
You go down first, by the way, Da Yuer is here, do you want to go and have a look?"
Huang Taiji said respectfully: "Yes~"
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Two hundred meters away from Ningyuan City, a Jurchen army consisting of a hundred people was quietly swinging their crossbows.
Although a sneak attack was unlikely to be effective, this group of one hundred Jurchens still deployed their crossbows under Huang Taiji's instructions.
Huang Taiji stood behind the hundred-man team and asked coldly: "How are the preparations going?"
A leader whispered: "Go back to the general, get ready~"
"Okay, wait for half a stick of incense, and then shoot Ningyuan City for me. Remember, Yuan Chonghuan should be watching from the highest place in Ningyuan City. If any of you can shoot it there, I will reward you heavily when you go back!"
"Yes~~"
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At the same time, Ma Xiaoquan and Yuan Chonghuan were standing under the tallest tower in Ningyuan City, discussing countermeasures.
Ma Xiaoquan raised his head and squinted his eyes as he looked ahead. It was pitch black. Even if the lights around the city were brightly lit, they would never be able to shine 200 meters away.
"Brother Yuan, tell me...will the Jurchen army ambush further away, or are they preparing something to attack the city?"
Yuan Chonghuan also raised his head and looked straight ahead, nodded and said: "It's possible~"
"So Brother Yuan, is it too unsafe for us to stand here? Otherwise, let's go down and find a safe place to continue talking."
"Yeah, that's fine~ But just in case, let's take precautions~"
"Hmm~~"
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Not long after Yuan Chonghuan gave the order, Huang Taiji's foot-bow crossbow fired over.
Since the Ming army had deployed their defenses in advance, although the crossbows were powerful, when they encountered the high shields that had been set up, apart from the ping-ping-pong-pong-pong sound, not a single Ming army was injured, let alone killed.
Standing behind the high shield, Ma Xiaoquan and Yuan Chonghuan looked at each other and suggested: "Brother Yuan, since they are firing their crossbows, they must have judged that we will suffer casualties. In this way, we pretend to shout and cause them to underestimate the enemy."
"Well, what a good idea~" Yuan Chonghuan ordered, and the soldiers behind the high shields imitated the screams.
Sure enough, Huang Taiji suddenly became excited after hearing the screams.
"Quick, get up and attack the other side~" Huang Taiji ordered.
Under the city, a scout got up from the ground, touched his ear, and reported: "General, there are footsteps not far ahead."
Yuan Chonghuan smiled and said: "It's really interesting. You know that a sneak attack will not work, but you still have to try. Okay, since they want to come so much, then I will give them some color to see~ Just fire up the cannon and kill those stupid women."
Real person.”
With a "crash" sound, several Hongyi cannons were pushed out. After fixing the bases, several soldiers immediately fired the first cannon that had been prepared.
"Bang bang bang..." After several loud noises, the Hongyi cannon fired a devastating solid iron ball shell.
It was pitch dark ahead, and who knew whether they could fight, but Yuan Chonghuan believed that there must be Jurchen troops ahead.
With a "boom", an iron ball cannonball really hit the target.
Waves of screams of crying for father and mother were heard, and Yuan Chonghuan could tell that this was not an act, it was real.
"Get up and hit me again!" Yuan Chonghuan ordered while licking his lips.
"Wait a minute~" Ma Xiaoquan stopped Yuan Chonghuan and said, "Brother Yuan, this Hongyi cannon is good, but the reloading is too slow. The Jurchen army in front refuses to appear. It must be the exploration department in the lead. We might as well respond with crossbows. Hong
The Yi Da Cannon also had the opportunity to reload, and when Nurhaci really came to attack, the cannons would all greet him!"