Hua Yue smiled slightly and said: "I also like daughters. My husband also said that he wants a daughter. At worst, if he has this one, I can give him two more sons."
Ma Mu laughed: "You, don't always think about giving birth to that dead kid (Ma Xiaoquan). Women, you have to be kind to yourself. You are not the only woman in the world, and you don't have any pressure. Look at Fangfang.
, Lisa, and Xiaomei, can’t they all give Quan’er a son?”
"But mother, don't they say that mother is more valuable than son?" Hua Yue said worriedly.
"Haha, in the Ma family, this principle does not exist at all. Men and women are the same~"
Hua Yue looked at Ma Mu gratefully. Although she had been pampered since she was a child, to be honest, she had never been able to enter the core level of the family's business. She once asked and was given only one reason. You are a daughter. From now on,
You will get married.
Before meeting Ma Xiaoquan, Hua Yue had always felt ashamed that she was a woman. Although she was extremely beautiful and had many suitors, she rarely thought about those things. Of course, the reason why she competed with Li Qinghan for Ma Xiaoquan's ambition was because of her arrogance.
Now that she is married to Ma Xiaoquan and pregnant with his child, Hua Yue truly feels that being a woman is good and she is indeed happy to have a strong man to protect her.
"Okay, let's go in. It's very hot and uncomfortable today. You see that you're about to give birth, so don't come out again. I think it will definitely not be quiet in the next few days. Mom will think of a way to make it happen."
You gave birth to your baby safely."
"Yeah~~Yes, mother~~"
...
The next day, the Jurchen army suddenly appeared from the west. Huang Taiji led the Jurchen soldiers of the Eight Banners such as Dabeile Daishan, Erbeile Amin, Sanbeile Manggultai, Jierhalang, Azig, and attacked Chaoningyuan with great momentum.
On the outskirts of Ningyuan City, the defending Ming army was already gearing up, waiting for the arrival of the Jurchen army. Before that, they had received an order from the governor. Except for the cavalry, other arms must not go out to meet the enemy, otherwise they would be dealt with according to military law.
With the sound of the horn, the Jurchen army screamed and rushed towards Ningyuan. In the car camp array in front, the fire gunners had already loaded the first iron column bombs. With an order, bang bang bang sounds sounded one after another.
The ones who rushed at the front were the cavalry of the Jurchen Army. These cavalry were well-equipped and covered with armor. Although the iron ball bullets fired by the fire cannons were quite powerful, they still did not cause much damage when they hit the armor.
, the Jurchen forward cavalry did not suffer many casualties.
A general who was in charge of commanding the musketry team shouted: "Hit them on the head. If the target is too small, hit the horse and kill those naughty Jurchens."
After receiving the order, the musketeers changed their targets one after another, and the banging sound of the muskets sounded again. This time, the iron ball bullets mostly hit the war horses under the Jurchen cavalry, because the bodies of the war horses were larger than people.
, the target is naturally larger. Although the Jurchen cavalry has some protection on their horses, it can never provide complete protection.
The Ming Army's gunnery team has been trained repeatedly. Even if they are not all sharpshooters, their marksmanship is definitely much better than that of ordinary people.
Half of the Jurchen cavalry rushing at the front were shot down in an instant, and the remaining ones that were not shot down were all injured to varying degrees.
Suerna was the leader of this charge. Forgetting that his cavalry was about to be scattered, Suerna shouted: "If you are afraid of death, when Ningyuan City is breached, none of you will want women or food~"
When the Jurchen cavalry heard this, their eyes immediately turned red. Damn it, it would be embarrassing to go back now. Instead of doing this, it is better to rush forward and fight those Ming troops to the end.
I have to say that Surna's words were very provocative. The Jurchen army gathered together again. This time, they were very concentrated. Even if the cavalry on the outside withstood most of the fire, the cavalry inside still had a certain fighting capacity. .
On the city wall, Yuan Chonghuan saw this scene, grinned and cursed: "Damn it, mount the cannon, aim at those stupid Jurchen troops, and give me a hard hit~"
Yuan Chonghuan's harsh words shocked all the followers and eunuchs standing around him. As a civil servant, Yuan Chonghuan has always been known for his civility. Usually, even if he gets angry, few people can do it. I heard him scolding me.
Fortunately, now, the battle has just begun, and the governor is actually scolding me.
However, Yuan Chonghuan's scolding made everyone present feel happy. Fighting is not a civilized thing, and it is even extremely cruel. In this case, if you don't scold your mother, it will not be easy to get along with the soldiers.
Yuan Chonghuan licked his lips and remembered what Ma Xiaoquan told him before leaving for Jinzhou. He couldn't help but sigh and thought to himself: Brother Ma asked me to talk dirty. It seems like this, these people are really taking advantage of it.
"Fight them all, don't let a single Jurchen soldier go." Yuan Chonghuan shouted again.
The soldiers of the Ming army were united and responded in unison: "Yes~"
...
As for the Jurchen Army, the forward cavalry had charged several times in succession. However, due to the power of the Ming Army's muskets and cannons, as well as the obstacles of the trenches, they were unable to break through the defense line. Instead, they lost a lot of troops.
The war lasted for a full day, but the Jurchen army did not break through the Ningyuan defense line, and Ningyuan could be considered a temporary victory in defending the city.
At night, Huang Taiji summoned all his subordinates and ordered: "Tomorrow we will continue to intensify the attack on the city, but we need to form an encirclement from all directions to deter the Ming army. You all attack together. Remember, don't use too much force. It's just a superficial attack." We want the Ming army to see that we have no choice but to...choose to retreat. The Ming army will definitely catch up, and then we will annihilate their troops outside the city in one fell swoop, and then we can go straight to Ningyuan."
All the leaders looked at each other and said in unison: "I will obey the order of the Great Khan~"
The next day, in accordance with Huang Taiji's plan, the Jurchen Army's various units were divided into nine formations in Huishan, Kucong Mountain, Shan, Lianshan, and Nanhai, forming an encirclement situation against Ningyuan. Then, the nine formations launched an attack on Ningyuan together.
The various units of the Ming army outside the city continued to defend and block the oncoming Jurchen army, and it seemed that the effect was very good. Within an hour, the Jurchen army began to retreat step by step.
On the city wall fortress, the eunuch Liu Yingkun saw this and said: "The Jurchens are retreating steadily, we will take this opportunity to hunt them down and give them a showdown."
Yuan Chonghuan shook his head, pointed to a certain place and said: "My father-in-law, please see, the Jurchen army seems to be retreating steadily, but in fact they are luring us out to pursue..."
Liu Yingkun had been staying in the military camp for a short time. When Yuan Chonghuan mentioned it, he saw the strangeness of the Jurchen army's retreat direction.
"Well, the governor didn't mention it. I really didn't pay attention. Now it seems that they are indeed treacherous." After that, Liu Yingkun suggested, "Then let's just stand still and see what Huang Taiji does?"
...
The Jurchen army retreated strategically, but the Ming army remained motionless. Seeing that the Ming army did not come out to pursue, Huang Taiji reacted and cursed Yuan Chonghuan as a chicken thief.
We attacked Ningyuan and failed to capture it. The day before yesterday, I attacked Jinzhou and failed to capture it. Now I have come to attack Ningyuan, but I still have no achievements. If this continues, the morale of our army will be weakened~"
After speaking, Huang Taiji decided to personally lead the army to attack the Ming army.
The troops led by the Great Khan naturally had much stronger morale than those led by the tribes. Under the leadership of Huang Taiji, the Jurchen army rushed to the Ming army's camp outside the city without fear of death.
In the Ming army camp outside the city, the one led by Man Gui had the highest combat effectiveness and the most maneuverability. Seeing the Jurchen army coming towards him, Man Gui cursed: "What the fuck, you're killing me."
Give me your sword, and all the officers and men will follow my orders."
Later, Mangui led his soldiers to attack the Jurchen army.
Since both sides are highly mobile cavalry, the Jurchens are elite cavalry, while the Ming army is Guan Ning cavalry. In terms of combat effectiveness, the two sides cannot give in to each other.
The sound of ping-ping-pong-pong fighting continued, and Ming soldiers and Jurchen soldiers kept falling off their horses. Even if they were not killed, they would most likely be trampled to death by the war horses.
Man Gui was hit by several arrows and his mount was also shot. Despite this, he still slashed and killed. Deputy General You Shiwei's mount was also shot. His center of gravity was unstable and he fell from his mount. You Shiwei
He gritted his teeth and climbed up from the ground, holding a machete and fighting alongside Man Gui.
Several generals such as Belezier Harang of the Jurchen Army were also injured. Like Mangui, they did not flinch. Their horses were also shot to death and several arrows were inserted into their bodies, but as long as they were not injured,
Even in critical situations, they still fought to the end.
With a "poof" sound, a cold arrow hit Huang Taiji's seated war horse. The horse was in pain and frightened, and screamed and neighed uncontrollably.
Huang Taiji immediately jumped off his horse, and a group of guards stepped forward to protect him in time. It was finally a false alarm.
The Ming army mainly relied on cavalry outside the city. Firstly, it had strong combat effectiveness, and secondly, it had excellent mobility. There were also some musketeers on the city, but they mainly relied on artillery.
The cannons rumbled and fired iron balls continuously, leaving the Jurchen army with nowhere to hide, and the infantry inside and outside the city also defended their positions.
...
At Ma's house in the city, Ma's mother was walking around worriedly. Hua Yue touched her belly and said, "Mom, is the fighting fierce outside?"
Ma Mu turned her head, nodded and said: "Yes, I don't know what happened to your father and your second brother and third brother. Hey~~"
Second sister-in-law Qiao Yu and third sister-in-law Shen Jing are also uneasy. Their men are fighting on the front line. If there is any accident, they really can't even think about it.
Beiming Shuangxue stepped forward and said, "Mom, how about I go take a look?"
The horse mother glared at her and reprimanded: "What are you looking at? The sword has no eyes. You are so beautiful. Won't you cause trouble if you go?"
Beiming Shuangxue stuck out her tongue and did not dare to speak anymore.