The war was extremely brutal, even worse than yesterday. If yesterday the Ming army could still have a certain advantage with its red cannons, bows, arrows and firecrackers, today, these advantages of the Ming army have disappeared.
Huang Taiji is not stupid. Yesterday's loss has made him come up with corresponding countermeasures overnight. Even in front of the Hongyi Cannon, there is still a big disadvantage, but compared with yesterday, there has been a significant improvement.
"Kill!" More than a dozen Jurchen soldiers climbed up the Jinzhou city wall with the help of improved ladders, and came face to face with the Ming soldiers on the wall.
On the Ming army side, yesterday there was a precedent of Jurchen soldiers rushing to the city wall to kill people, so today, every archer has a short knife in his hand. Once the Jurchen army climbs the city wall, they can put down their bows and arrows, pick up the short knife, and immediately
into hand-to-hand combat.
...
Although Ma Xiaoquan could not participate in the battle, he could still hear various shouts and the roar of cannons and guns coming from outside while staying in the house.
"Hey, this means that if I had known, I wouldn't have had to work so hard yesterday. At least I could continue to fight today."
Yuan Chuan said: "Don't come here. If you want to fight now, you will be killed. You, just have a good rest today, and you will be almost recovered tomorrow."
"So fast?" Ma Xiaoquan was surprised.
"Well, the soft yellow fire also has a special effect, that is, the flame you inhale will, under certain circumstances, be converted into energy in your body to help you restore your physical fitness."
"Fuck, it's so amazing, why didn't you tell me yesterday?"
"I didn't think about it yesterday"
"....Okay, but after you explained it like this, I suddenly remembered that when I fought with Brother Tianxin before, I always felt that he was very physically strong and was full of energy no matter how he fought. Now it seems that Brother Tianxin
It must have used the special effect of soft yellow fire."
"Well, Tomorrow Heart's flame control is much better than yours. After you finish this task, go back and learn from him."
"Absolutely, but you only have half of it. If I learn anything, it must be half of it, hey."
"Half of it is much more powerful than ordinary ability users. Think about it, among the Thunder and Fengyun teams, your ability is the weakest."
"Well, being weak doesn't mean you can't win. I fought against Ah Fei (Ruan Longfei: the original user and owner of gravity energy) and I even won."
"That's because you were lucky, and it was also because Ah Fei held back his hand at the beginning. Otherwise, you might not be able to win."
"Okay, let's not talk about Ah Fei, let me compete with Yaoyao, okay?" Yaoyao is Ah Fei's girlfriend, the user and owner of gravitational energy
"Yao Yao? You're so funny. Ah Fei was easily defeated by Yao Yao. If you go up, won't you definitely give him a head?"
"Okay, okay, what about the Hawke sisters? Lunamaria and Merlin, I have a way to deal with them, right?"
"Hee hee, Ma Xiaoquan, I'm not talking about you. That iceberg beauty Mei Lin, the last time you went to her biochemistry laboratory for examination, she asked you to take off your pants for examination. You were not obedient."
"Fart, that's a routine examination, nothing to do. Merlin is a doctor of biochemistry. There is nothing wrong with asking her to leave some samples for examination." One of the Hawke sisters, the younger sister Merlin Hawke, the use and possession of the physical ability of softening
He has a doctorate in biochemistry, has his own biochemistry laboratory, is of mixed Chinese and Western descent, and is a member of Team Fengyun.
"Okay, what about Lunamaria? With her hot figure and her always liking for you, don't mention it. If you meet her, I don't think you need to do anything. You will probably be defeated." Hawke
One of the sisters, sister Luna Maria Hawke (usually everyone calls her Luna), is the user and owner of the tempered physical energy (Ma Xiaoquan has eaten the energy element capsule extracted from Luna's serum, and has the tempered physical ability.
(Half of the physical ability of steel), lively personality, former nightclub queen, has always liked Ma Xiaoquan, Chinese and Western mixed race, Merlin Hawke's twin sister (but they are twins from eggs), a member of the Thunder Team
Ma Xiaoquan: "...Well, I can't say enough about you. I didn't expect that you know all the members of the Extreme Team very well."
"Of course."
"Then can I still use flames tomorrow?"
"It's best not to use it. If you use it too much, I'm afraid it will become troublesome. As the saying goes, if you are so public, there will always be people who will make trouble for you, especially Ji Yong. Although you have done it before
I gave him some benefits, but after all, he is a eunuch with a secretive mind. If you hadn't had a rest today, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been able to be the chief counselor."
"Then what do you mean, even if I participate in the battle, let that damn eunuch take the lead? What if he is given guidance by an immortal?" Immortal guidance: Ma Xiaoquan means that Ji Yong may be giving nonsense instructions.
"That's not true. Ji Yong is not like other eunuchs. He doesn't understand anything. He at least knows a little bit about military matters. Since he is now the chief staff officer, why don't you borrow Po Xia Donkey? You must do this. Yuan Chonghuan and
Zhao Shujiao will also agree."
"Well, you are right, I understand."
...
The battle lasted from Chenshi to Xushi (from about 10:00 in the morning to 10:00 in the evening). At this time, the soldiers on both sides were very tired. Even so, everyone did not relax and the attack continued.
Those who attack and defend also try their best to defend.
Under the city wall, the bodies of Jurchen soldiers and Ming army soldiers were piled up in three circles inside and three outside. The blood gathered into a river, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.
Huang Taiji, who had been in command for a day, was now too weak. Although he did not charge into the battle to attack and kill, he was more tired as the commander-in-chief than the soldiers.
A staff officer suggested: "Great Khan, the Ming army is obviously exhausted. We can take this opportunity to dig holes through the city and sneak attack the Ming army."
Huang Taiji had also thought of this method a long time ago, but the soldiers were exhausted from fighting from morning to night. If he forced a hole to be dug at this time, unnecessary casualties would definitely increase.
But if you don't dig, the war will pass by in a flash. If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to seize it later.
Gritting his teeth, Huang Taiji immediately decided to dig a hole and find a way to dig out a passage at all costs.
The corpses piled up into a hill under the city wall, and it was almost completely dark, so even if the lights on the city wall were brightly lit, there would still be a range of light.
The Jurchen army used the cover of the pile of corpses to quickly dig a tunnel. If this continues, within two days, they will definitely be able to dig a tunnel directly into Jinzhou City.
On the city, Zhao led Jiao and Ji Yong to discuss the next military deployment.
The enemy is tired. The Ming army is not invincible. Every one of them is exhausted. The Jurchen army is much more numerous than the Ming army. In addition, the enemy's offensive posture has not slackened off at all. Such a situation
, seems to be beneficial to the Ming army defending the city, but in fact there are also great hidden dangers.
The longer the battle lasts, the more tired the soldiers will feel and the more food they will consume. The Ming army does not have enough food and grass to begin with. Although it can barely last for more than one or two months, it is still an ideal situation. As it is. With the intensity of defense, the amount of food and grass consumed is probably increasing day by day.
The food situation of the Jurchen army was much tighter than that of the Ming army. I don't know who had issued a secret order earlier, that is, any corpse of the Ming army that could be seen, as long as it was fresh, should be chopped up and eaten immediately.
People cannibalize people, yes, that’s right, people cannibalize people.
This unwritten law has been established for a long time, but most military newspapers or history books do not describe it much to avoid suspicion or for other reasons.
Ma Xiaoquan walked out of the bedroom and slowly walked towards the city wall. At this time, not far away, several Jurchen soldiers were pulling the corpses of several Ming army soldiers, hacking them crazily, and even worse, simply biting them off. A piece of flesh, chewed and chewed.
"These beasts" Ma Xiaoquan clenched his fists and cursed bitterly...
When Zhao Lejiao and Ji Yong saw Ma Xiaoquan, they walked over together and raised their hands to Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan returned the gift and said: "I haven't recovered yet. From now on, I will still be Gong Gong and Princess Ginseng. It's okay for me to be a deputy."
Ma Xiaoquan was a first-rank official, a member of the imperial court appointed by the emperor to come to Liaodong, and also a staff officer appointed by Governor Yuan Chonghuan. In terms of identity and status, he was much better than a mere fifth-rank eunuch, but for the sake of The war situation was stable, and Ma Xiaoquan was willing to give up his position as chief strategist in favor of Ji Yong, which is enough to show that he and Ji Yong took the initiative to become friends.
Ji Yong is not a fool. Earlier, Mr. Wei sent a letter saying that he had settled the old feud with the deacon. He kept it secret just to gain some benefits from Ma Xiaoquan. He had no choice but to do so. Ma Xiaoquan was too rich.
Now that the benefits were secured and the main ginseng was taken, Ji Yong naturally didn't think too much about it. He was more respectful than obedient. He immediately expressed his gratitude to Ma Xiaoquan and at the same time stated that he would defend the territory well and live up to the emperor's trust.
After everyone was happy, the three people immediately gathered together to discuss. Although Ma Xiaoquan could not directly participate in the battle, he still had some brains.
"General Zhao, Eunuch Ji, and the Jurchens' offensive continues unabated, but I think they have reached the end of their strength in recent days. If their offensive continues unabated, there is only one possibility..."
Ma Xiaoquan paused deliberately at this point. Zhao Shujiao and Ji Yong looked at each other. They both thought of a word at the same time, and then said in unison: "Dig a hole!"
"Yes, soldiers are not afraid of deceit. With such a fierce offensive, they are probably digging holes secretly. Please look ahead, you two. The highest point where the corpses are piled is probably dug below."
"Ah, what should we do?" Ji Yong asked worriedly, "If nothing else, if we dig under the city wall, even if we can't dig through, the city wall may collapse. It's so hot right now that we can't do it by pouring water and freezing it."
