"Fire! Keep blasting me." Di Sanpin finally failed to realize his wish to beat the shit out of Baiyin. Hearing the sound of gold, Di Sanpin was so furious that he did not dare to disobey the military order, cursed and retreated his troops, and had no choice but to continue to attack the Tatar camp.
Take it out.
"Your Majesty, why don't you let the general continue to chase?" Di Sanpin returned to the camp and felt aggrieved. The Tatars on the opposite side were vulnerable and deceived him about his feelings. He felt that he could catch the other side.
Feng Shuangli was tired, and he said, "What are you chasing after the Tatars on horseback? They are just a few steps away from the city. Do you really want to be blown up by cannons in your messy formation? They are all feudal lords."
, and you don’t have any brains?”
Di Sanpin was speechless, and Feng Shuangli said again: "The fire gun soldiers are well trained, and that one is always talented. Go, the Tatars should not dare to come out, arrange it, suppress the artillery on the city head, and capture the Ximen camp."
At the top of Zhenyuan City, an angry Bai Yin scolded Bo Dun from a distance: "Bo Dun, you dare to run away from the battle and disrupt the morale of our army..."
Bo Dun curled his lips indifferently, and before he could finish speaking, he interrupted: "Master Bai, I am not a slave in your Niulu, and I am not under your control."
Bai Yin was choked so much that he turned to Ji Xiha and said: "Master, Bo Dun fled without a fight. The morale of the men was greatly reduced. I lost more than forty people's cattle. I am certainly guilty, but
Bo Dun is also guilty..."
Bo Dun interjected again: "That's almost it. I saw it really. More than thirty people were killed by firecrackers. They didn't even touch a single hair of the Han dog. You just retreated. This
Can you blame me?"
Baiyin was extremely angry, and Jixiha said helplessly: "Okay, Minggou's firearm is too powerful, I can't blame you." Seeing that Baiyin was still scowling at Bodun, he comforted him, "Don't worry, your Niulu, I'll give it to you later."
Make up."
Jixiha didn't mention what happened to Bodun, and Baiyin couldn't think of anything, and left angrily. Bodun was still whispering to the side: "You obviously don't live up to your expectations, so you have to blame me. There are so many Tatars on the grassland.
, what happened to how many people died?"
"Okay, you should stop saying a few words." Ji Xiha didn't want to pay attention to Bo Dun anymore. If it weren't for his father's sake, he would have chopped Bo Dun into pieces. It's a pity that the Manchurian people are thin and weak.
All of them were treasures in Shunzhi's eyes. No matter whether Bodun was a Manchu or a member of the Yellow Flag, how could he really dare to take action?
The Ming army stopped bombarding the camp, and moved the artillery position more than 200 steps forward, aiming at the city head. Jixiha was shocked. He had withdrawn the people in the camp, but it did not mean that he would ignore the camp. The Ming army was about to attack.
The city and the camp must be destroyed, and that would be his opportunity to use the city wall to kill a large number of Ming troops.
"Dahasu, I have fired the Han dog's cannon for me!" Jixiha roared. Dahasu was his guardian. With him fighting in the north and south, he developed good artillery skills. The Eight Banners of Meng were not allowed to equip firearms.
Jixiha was a Manchu, but he brought a small artillery force with him. Of course, the cannons were also manned by Manchus. Unlike later generations who believed that the Manchu Qing was arrogant, conservative and closed-minded, the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the early days of its rise was very
They attach great importance to firearms, but the control of firearms is extremely strict. Except for the Manchu Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners, other troops are not allowed to equip them.
Dahasu took the order and left. Jixiha had already pulled the artillery to the top of the city. At this time, he only needed to take a simple look and aim before firing. Dahasu measured the distance and frowned slightly. Based on his experience,
The artillery positions of the Ming army were chosen farther away, about three miles away from the city wall. Even with the range of the Hongyi artillery, it would be difficult to pose a threat to the city wall. Dahasu turned around and shouted to Jixiha: "Master, Ming Gou
The artillery array is too far away and we can't reach it, but don't worry, master, they can't hit us either."
Ji Xiha frowned. Dahasu had been immersed in artillery for many years. If he said it couldn't be fired, then it definitely couldn't be fired. But did the Ming army not even know the range of its own artillery? "Fire a cannon and try." Ji Xiha was silent for a moment.
, or decided to give it a try.
Dahasu said no more, and instead arranged to fire the artillery. Below the city, the Ming artillery was still building positions in a chaotic manner. The recoil of the Hongyi artillery was too strong, and it was troublesome to build and disassemble it. It also took a long time to move the artillery array.
.We were busy here. The artillery at the top of the city went off. Mr. Qian of the artillery camp raised his eyes. The shells drew an arc in the air and then hit the ground heavily. They were still less than half a mile away from the artillery array. Mr. Qian looked away.
He curled his lips and shouted: "The Tatars' cannons can't hit us, so hurry up and work hard, and then we'll blast the hell out of you."
"Okay!" the artillerymen shouted and agreed, with more energy. Soon, the artillery formation was completed. Mr. Qian no longer hesitated, adjusted the angle of the muzzle himself, and fired a shot. "Bang", stone chips from the city head.
The flying, several-kilogram-heavy cannonballs smashed a deep hole in the city wall, and the surrounding area was full of cracks. Dahasu was frightened and exclaimed: "Master, Minggou's cannon is powerful, and its range is at least three miles."
Ji Xiha's face was dark, and he had miscalculated. The Ming army's artillery was actually stronger than Wu Zhenchaoha's, not to mention the few small cannons he brought. He was not worried that the Ming army would blow down the city wall, just like that.
It would take years and months to knock down the city wall with door cannon, but the city gate could not withstand the bombardment of the cannon. "Go, look for huge rocks and block the city gate opening." Ji Xiha gritted his teeth and said. At this moment, he was already regretting that he had listened to the explanation.
Maybe it's time to retreat when the army attacks. Now the artillery's range is not as good as that of humans, so we can only take beatings without being able to fight back. If things go on like this, there will be no guarantee that the troops won't have problems.
The Ming army was unyielding and aimed at the city head, firing one shot after another, which shook the entire town. The Mengba bannermen's faces turned pale and they hid behind the battlements and did not dare to move. From time to time, unlucky soldiers were killed.
Hit by flying stones, he screamed and rolled on the ground. Bo Dun, who was following Ji Xiha, was shaking like chaff and said in a trembling voice: "Sir, how about... let's withdraw our troops and go back to Hunan."
Ji Xiha glanced at him and said nothing. Withdraw the troops? Retreating now and being chased by the Ming army, how many people can survive in Hunan? Ji Xiha is here to get military honors, not to return to Hunan in despair to receive them.
As punishment, Jixiha loudly boosted morale and shouted: "Warriors, although Minggou's artillery is powerful, it can't break the city wall. Minggou will eventually fight us with real swords and guns. Everyone, hide now.
Let Ming Gou be arrogant for a while first, and when Ming Gou comes up, we will make them look good!"
Bo Dun lay on the ground and whispered: "Sir, if you defend for too long, you will lose. How about I go back and report to Lord Lotto and ask him to send reinforcements as soon as possible." He really didn't want to stay here and be bombed, but he didn't dare.
Then he ran away by himself, thinking of finding an excuse to ask for help and hurried away before his grandson came back. Isn't it good to hang around with a group of Eight Banners disciples every day in the capital? I was deceived by lard, so I just wanted to earn some military merit.
Ji Xiha smiled bitterly. He knew Bo Dun's thoughts very clearly. He was just trying to find an excuse to escape because of the news. Suddenly, he was shocked. When did the Manchurian, who was so happy when he heard about the war, start to be afraid of going to the battlefield?
Compared with the rumbling cannons outside the city, he was more afraid that the Manchus would no longer be as brave as they once were. Can these Eight Banners disciples really support the future of the Manchus?
Outside the city, Di Sanpin has begun to direct the artillerymen to move forward in formation, preparing to suppress the defenders at the city head and create opportunities for the infantry to demolish the camp. Until now, except for a few twists and turns in the beginning, this battle has basically just been an artillery show.
The Mongolian Eight Banners were so cowardly that they showed no signs of coming forward to intercept and shoot. "The Tatars are so tight, and the King of Shu is too cautious. Why should such an opponent have so many calculations?" Di Sanpin was disdainful, but he
Unexpectedly, Ji Xiha had already made up his mind to abandon Ximen Camp, and naturally he was not willing to sacrifice his men's lives for this purpose.
The soldiers of the Ming Army did not encounter any obstacles. They drove to the vicinity of the camp as if they were marching. They threw out their hooks and tore down the big trees one by one. The camp that the Mengba Banner had worked so hard to build was quickly demolished to pieces.
A soldier of the Ming Army successfully removed his hand and headed towards the city gate with a big shovel. He was stunned by a burst of falling rocks and ran back in disgrace. Ji Xiha's meaning was very obvious. I can't hold the camp anymore.
Don't even think about it. Di Sanpin didn't care about himself. He demolished the camp and then Shi Shiran led his troops back.
Feng Shuangli looked at the sky and saw that it was still early, not even noon. He originally planned to spend a day dismantling the camp, but now he could do it in one morning. Remembering what the King of Shu said about fighting harder, Feng Shuangli decided to officially start the siege in the afternoon.
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In the afternoon, after a short rest, the Ming army started again. The familiar cannons roared, and large groups of infantry lined up, preparing to attack the city wall. Ji Xiha hid behind the wall, surrounded by soldiers holding shields, and shouted: "
Everyone lies down, listen to my orders, and get up together to fire arrows. Dahasu, load the shotguns, and wait until the Han dogs are close before firing!"
The Ming army widened the queue and slowly approached, five hundred steps, three hundred steps, and after another round of shelling, the Ming army's drums suddenly sounded, and the soldiers shouted loudly, carrying the ladders and began to charge. Fire musketeers and crossbows
Following closely behind the infantry, the crossbowmen approached about 80 steps below the city and began to suppress fire. Ji Xiha hid behind the shield, as if he could not see the soldiers shot by the Ming army, and did not say a word.
After the round of arrows, Jixiha suddenly stood up and shouted: "Shoot!"
"Boom!" The long-silent Qing army's artillery sounded, and this artillery also kicked off the Mengba Banner's counterattack. Behind the battlements, the Mengba Banners stood up together and threw a shower of arrows towards the outside of the city. Outside the city,
The gunners of the Ming army who had been waiting for a long time were not to be outdone. There was an endless sound of banging gunfire, and the battlements were covered with dust. The Meng Eight Banners who were unable to dodge were shot one after another and fell from the top of the city. Jixiha ignored him.
, urging the soldiers to continue firing arrows. The Mengba bannermen gritted their teeth and stood up to shoot an arrow while looking at the sky. For a moment, they were able to block the charge of the Ming army.
The infantrymen on the front line of the Ming army were in chaos under the blows of shotguns and bows and arrows. The thick armor was torn to pieces as if it were paper when faced with stones and nails fired by gunpowder. The drums sounded again, and the officers drove away
The soldiers continued to charge, and the gunmen and crossbowmen were getting closer. The intensive shooting made the Mengba bannermen almost unable to raise their heads. The infantry took the opportunity to rush forward and set up the ladder on the top of the city.
Di Sanpin turned a blind eye to the losses on the front line, turned around and warned: "Tell the artillery to aim at the Tatar artillery, we cannot let them keep firing."
The artillery moved accordingly, but unfortunately the accuracy of artillery in this era was limited, and several shells fell into the air. This also shocked Dahasu into a cold sweat. The Ming army's artillery shells were again inaccurate, and they were fired more than a dozen times, but they always failed.
Once. Once was enough to kill him to pieces. But Zhenyuan City was small and there was no other place to set up cannons at the top of the city. He could only bite the bullet and continue to direct the artillery fire, praying that the Ming army's gunners would be able to defeat the Ming army before they could be defeated.
We have been unable to find the status.
On the ladder, the infantrymen of the Ming Army clambered up with steel knives in their mouths. On the top of the city, the Mengba Banners also became ruthless. Regardless of the cold guns and hidden arrows that could take their lives at any time, they smashed down large rocks with force. The infantrymen of the Ming Army
Unable to dodge, it fell like raindrops.
"Go up, go up!" When the officers leading the team saw that their climb to the city was blocked, they urged the soldiers who were hesitant to climb the city. Some of the more daring and impatient officers climbed up the ladder themselves while holding up their shields. Di Sanpin watched for a moment and gave the order.
He said: "Send the order, anyone who dares to take half a step back will be killed immediately! Continue to suppress the Tatar artillery, and then go up to the next infantry battalion and ask the craftsmen to speed up the assembly of the Linchong chariot, without giving the Tatars a chance to breathe."
Linchong chariot is a large siege vehicle that can carry hundreds of soldiers and is as high as the city wall. It is too bulky and cannot be moved over long distances. It is usually assembled by craftsmen accompanying the army to the battlefield. The Ming army attacked the city as soon as it arrived.
The Linchong chariot had not been assembled yet. At this moment when the siege was thwarted, Di Sanpin immediately thought of these big guys.
Di Sanpin's military order was passed to the front line, and another large infantry formation rolled forward and threw itself into the meat grinding ground in Zhenyuan. Densely packed ladders were erected on the city wall, almost covering the entire wall. The pressure on the Mengba Banner's side increased greatly, and there was no more energy left to fight.
Archers were arranged to shoot at each other with the Ming army. The gunmen and crossbowmen of the Ming army were no longer a threat. They shot the Meng Eight Banners at the top of the city so that they did not dare to raise their heads. Finally, several Ming army officers climbed up to the top of the city with their shields, and the Ming army below the city
Their morale was greatly boosted, and they continued to climb the city bravely. Under the escort of officers, they occupied a small area of the city.
Ji Xiha was so anxious that he commanded the Meng Eight Banners to counterattack while drawing reinforcements from the other three city walls. Although Feng Shuangli surrounded Zhenyuan on all sides, due to the limited number of Hongyi cannons, he could only attack the west gate, and the other three gates were designed to contain it. The city head was narrow.
, even though the Mongolian Eight Banners had a large number of people, they were unable to form a formation and besiege them on all sides. A few warriors of the Ming Army wearing heavy armor firmly withstood the incoming Mongols like a moving wall, leaving the Mongolian Eight Banners helpless for a while.
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"Back off, the sword and shield men trapped them, the spearmen waited for the opportunity to attack, and the archers shot them to death from a distance!" Seeing that the Mongolian Eight Banners had no choice but to form a formation and fight against the heavy armored infantry, Jixiha gave orders and gave instructions. The Mongolian Eight Banners
Following the order, the situation immediately changed. The heavy armored infantry of the Ming army were trapped in place, unable to break through the enemy troops forming a shield formation. A few Mongolians who were good at shooting could only shoot an arrow, leaving the Ming army overwhelmed. Several rounds
When they came down, several Ming soldiers in the front row had fallen. Although they were immediately dragged to the back of the formation, once the formation was broken, it would be difficult to stop the Mongolian Eight Banners from encroaching step by step. It was only a matter of time before they were driven off the city.
"When can the Linchong chariot go into battle?" Seeing that the situation at the top of the city was unfavorable, Di Sanpin asked again.
"The craftsmen are working hard to assemble it, but it may not be completed today."
Di Sanpin was silent for a moment, then pulled the messenger beside him: "Go and ask the prince for instructions. The Tatars are stubbornly resisting. Our army has no troops to rush to help. It is difficult to break the city for the time being. Can we fight again tomorrow?"
In the camp, after hearing the words of the messenger, Feng Shuangli said flatly: "No, continue to attack the city. Even if it is a waste, we will consume all the Tatars."
"Sanpin, do you think this king doesn't care about the lives of his sons? But the King of Shu has an order not to beat the Tatars painfully or to push you more urgently. How can we make the Tatars despair and make them believe that you are sincerely asking for surrender?