Chapter Thirteen: Soldiers rise up like a rock (Part 2)
"Brother, we are going to die here, grandma, I haven't even married my mother-in-law yet..." Deng San murmured.
"Stop talking nonsense, you have to earn your own life. Just take care of yourself, I will charge at you. The second wave of arrows from the Ming army is coming, be careful!"
The two of them held on to the wooden shield, which was their only barrier.
The first batch of refugees were almost dead after being baptized by artillery and two rounds of arrow rain. The ground was densely covered with corpses. Only a few were covered by shields or were lucky enough to be buried by corpses and survived.
"Run forward! Hurry up!"
The cavalry from the old battalion turned back and rushed to the city with a new batch of refugees. This time the refugees were generally slightly stronger than cannon fodder. Most of them had shields or were pushing wooden carts.
This group of refugees advanced very quickly, their formation became stable with the support of shields, and the number of people killed by bows and arrows was decreasing.
The garrison on Guancheng also discovered this, ordered the crossbowmen to stop shooting, and urged the artillery to fire.
"Where's the Shenji Camp? Are the Hongyi Cannons ready? Let me shoot into the crowd quickly! Small cannons, the Folangji is loaded with lead, put the people closer and then hit!"
With a "bang" sound, a cannon as big as a bowl hit the city tower, and the wood fell down along with the dust. The guard at the head of the city was so shocked that he sat down on the ground.
Seeing the artillery fire of the Shun army, the man surnamed You immediately raised his shield, took Deng San and rushed straight to the city. Behind the three of them was the second group of refugees.
The cruelty of war pushed everyone's senses to the limit. Stimulated by the bloody smoke brought by the artillery, the refugees went crazy and ran wildly shouting "Attack the city! Attack the city!"
The garrison at the top of the city stumbled to his feet, wiped some saliva and wiped the ashes from his eyes, and then he saw clearly the situation below the city. Seeing that the refugees were so close, he started fighting frantically, and his hair stood up in shock.
He immediately took out his sword and ran to each gun position, urging his men to fire.
He casually grabbed a soldier leaning against the wall and cursed: "Don't hide, get up and charge!"
The cannons on both sides rumbled and fired at each other.
Since the Shun Army took control of the capital, they captured a large number of artillery, among which the number of Hongyi cannons overwhelmed the Guan Ning Army. Therefore, the Shanhaiguan garrison gradually fell into a disadvantage in the artillery battle.
Liu Zongmin stood far in front of the formation and said to behind him: "Don't divide it into groups. The refugee camp will all rush to the bottom of the city. The infantry of the old camp will then press on and the ants will climb the city. Li Guo, you lead the cavalry on the flank. If Wu Sangui can't hold it in,
Open the door and go out of the city to charge into battle, and be sure to eat them all."
"Yes, I will definitely kill him until he cries for father and mother."
Deng San and others saw that they were getting closer and closer to the closed door, and when they could clearly see the faces of the defenders on the city, dozens of small cannons and machine guns on the city opened fire, and a large number of lead and iron nails flew like flowers.
Shoot out.
The refugees raised their shields one after another to block it, but they could only hear the sound of wood breaking, egg-sized projectiles passing through the shields, and suddenly the whole place was wailing.
One man was beaten until his face was covered with iron nails, his abdominal cavity was ruptured, and his intestines and internal organs slipped out. He stretched out his hands and shouted at the dog boy, "Help me."
The dog boy was so frightened that he lost his mind and urine flowed from his knees. He didn't care about anything else and shouted, "Mom, I miss you," and ran back.
"Deng San, catch Gou Wa! Catch Gou Wa! Gou Wa, come back quickly!"
How can the dog boy hear the shouts of others? This is an endless hell, and the only way home is to turn back. His mother is waiting for him at home, and he wants to go home.
Deng San heard the man named You yelling and was about to get up to catch Gou Wa, but hesitated.
If you run around at this time, you may not be safe for your own life.
When the man surnamed You saw Deng San's hesitation, he cursed angrily, "You bastard, you are greedy for life and afraid of death!" He put aside the wooden shield and ran towards Gouwa quickly.
The words "greed for life and fear of death" were like a blow to the head, knocking Deng San awake. He quickly picked up his shield and wanted to protect them.
The sound of cannons sounded again, and dozens of lead bullets flew toward Gou Wa like souls seeking their lives.
One projectile accurately penetrated Gou Wa's chest, and the other projectiles were blocked by the man surnamed You who flew up with his back.
I only saw two people hugging each other, lying on their sides on the ground, their life or death unknown.
Deng San collapsed completely, threw away his wooden shield, and rushed in front of the two men.
There were still tears on Gouwa's face, but he was not breathing. His chest was punctured and blood was pouring out.
The back of the man named You was already bright red, and the veins on his face were twisted in pain. He used his last strength to say to Deng San: "Live...don't die."
Deng San hugged the two bodies, howled bitterly, and shouted to the sky: "Who is going to save us in this damn world!"
Outside Shanhaiguan, there is a piece of stone.
Dorgon had a relaxed look on his face as he watched his subordinates clean up the battlefield. From time to time, soldiers who were pretending to be dead or not yet dead were captured and beheaded and had their ears cut off.
At this time, a strong man came up and said to Dorgon: "Prince Rui, how long do we have to wait? If you are afraid, just go home."
This person spoke rudely and did not take Prince Dorgon of Heshuorui as the auxiliary king at all.
Dorgon was not annoyed when he heard his sarcasm. He smiled calmly and said kindly: "Sixth brother, how can I be afraid of the cowardly and incompetent Nikan? Now, we have helped Wu Sangui get rid of the ambush. Wu Sangui must
Repay our kindness."
It turned out that the person who had just spoken was Jierhalang, who was equal to Dorgon and was also the auxiliary king. Although he was not Nurhachi's biological son, he was very close to him and was the sixth eldest in the family, so Dorgon called him his sixth brother.
"Haha, how can he repay you? Little Wu Sangui just needs to open the door, right?"
"The life of a Jurchen warrior is a hundred times more precious than that of a Nikan. Since Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng are fighting, let them fight longer and kill more people. It will not be too late to send troops when Wu Sangui comes to ask us."
"Fourteenth brother, you are indeed the cunning Dorgon (Mongolian: badger)."
Dorgon looked at Jierhalang with a smile and said nothing.
You are a reckless fool. I will take care of you after you enter the customs.
Wu Sangui's Guan Ning Army was not as unbearable as Li Zicheng expected. Relying on the sharp sword of the fortified city, his generals fought to the death.
Guan Ning's army has been competing with Jianlu outside the pass for many years. Although they cannot defeat Jianlu, their combat power is much higher than that of the soldiers inside the pass.
Furthermore, because Wu Sangui had been the general of Guan Ning for generations, he had great prestige, sufficient food and salary, and the soldiers were willing to sacrifice their lives for him. Naturally, he could not defeat the army in a single battle.
Not only did Li Zicheng misjudge Wu Sangui, but he also did not understand enough about the Jianlu people outside the pass.
Because he had never faced Jianlu directly, his impression of them was only based on the oral accounts and subjective judgments of former Ming generals.
In Guanzhong, Beizhili was used to fighting with favorable winds. The balance of power or disadvantage on the battlefield would make him anxious.
"Where's Gaoyigong?"
"The end will be here."
"Lead the central battalion to press forward and tell Liu Zongmin that no matter what method we use, we will take down Shanhaiguan within an hour. If we can't do it, don't come back!"
"promise!"
"Your Majesty, why don't you tell General Gu Kecheng to make preparations early? Be prepared." Before Song Xiance could finish his words, a sudden slap slapped him away.
Li Zicheng pointed at Song Xiance who was on the ground and said: "What the hell do you know? You ruin our military morale and think I won't kill you?"
Song Xiance hugged the swollen left side of his face and shouted that he was wronged.
Li Zicheng walked outside the tent and ordered his guards to prepare their horses. He wanted to go into battle in person to supervise the battle. He didn't believe that Shanhaiguan, with only 30,000 to 40,000 people, could not be defeated? This chapter has been completed!