The roar of artillery has been going on for two days. The people in the capital were panicked at the beginning, and then gradually began to adapt. Those Tatars are nothing special. They are okay shouting outside. Until now, they have not come up to the city wall.
Huang Taiji outside the city gradually began to look like he was winning. He had noticed that the firepower on the city wall began to weaken. Although they still had not climbed onto the city wall. But according to this situation, the gunpowder reserves could only
The statement of three days should be true.
On the third day, the shelling continued. But this time the decline in firepower was clearly visible. Many Tatar soldiers even braved the firepower blockade, rushed to the bottom of the city, and began to climb the city wall.
Although only two Tatars touched the upper edge of the city wall in the end, it gave a huge boost to the Tatars' military morale.
"Pass my order. The general attack will begin the day after tomorrow."
Huang Taiji couldn't wait any longer. Three days of testing and consumption cost him nearly 20,000 people. Although most of them were Han Chinese and servants, Huang Taiji still felt extremely angry.
He couldn't wait to conquer this city.
What he didn't know was that on that night, a secret warehouse was opened. Countless ammunition was transported to the city wall. In addition to gunpowder, there were also bombs made by various firearms bureaus. These things were far from offensive.
It's far from enough. But it is invincible when used for defense. Just light the fuse and throw it down the city.
Chongzhen still did not leave the city wall. He even forced all the ministers to join him and watched with their own eyes as a large number of soldiers transported countless ammunition to the hanging baskets on the inside of the city wall for storage. This was done to prevent cannonballs or rockets from falling, causing
Explode.
He glanced at the ministers and saw expressions of mourning on many of them. Chongzhen felt an inexplicable pleasure in his heart.
"Tomorrow, I will let these domestic slaves never come back!"
Not only the soldiers guarding the city, but the Zhongyong Guards are also secretly preparing. You must know that the plan is not just to defeat Huang Taiji, but to annihilate all opponents.
Therefore, the final decisive battle must be outside the city. The purpose of Lu Xiao's army, which he spent a huge amount of money to build, is to fight such a tough battle.
The scene in front of them made dozens of ministers feel cold on the spot. They also knew at this time that the emperor had already known their little tricks. The reason why they didn't take people was to catch their moves and lure Huang Taiji to the bait.
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If it weren't for their earnest expectations, Huang Taiji wouldn't have come to attack the capital so soon.
Now it seems that both the princes in the court and Huang Taiji are being manipulated by this emperor who has only been in power for a short time!
The legs of some of the most serious ones were already weak at this time. They realized their fate after the war, but they could do nothing.
The entire capital has been completely sealed off by the Zhongyong Guards. No ministers or princes are allowed to enter or exit. They can neither send secret messages nor escape from the city.
Not only that, if Chongzhen doesn't move them, they will have to endure the pain of disaster hanging over their heads day by day, which may happen at any time.
This wave of killings and heart-breaking attacks really made Chongzhen understand.
After another day of tentative attacks and defenses, Huang Taiji finally launched a general attack.
This time, it's not the cannon fodder of the servants, but the real Tatar elite.
They were so powerful that they started erecting ladders under the city wall half an hour later.
Countless Tatars began to rush up the ladder crazily. Many people even rushed up the city wall at one point.
Although it was quickly chopped into meat paste, the Tatars at the back still cheered because they saw hope.
The Tatar attack became more fierce. As a last resort, gunpowder weapons "pressed at the bottom of the box" were used on the city wall. Bundles of explosives were thrown from the city wall.
After a violent explosion, a large area under the city wall was cleared directly. The ladder that had just been built was also completely destroyed.
But this scene did not dispel the Tatars' desire to attack. They subconsciously believed that this was the last reserve of the Ming army.
Sure enough, after this, the Ming army did not use this kind of gunpowder weapon for a while.
Many Tatars once again attacked the city wall and fought with the Ming army.
But at this time, that nasty bomb appeared again.
Huang Taiji frowned. The Ming army's gunpowder reserves were somewhat higher than expected. This resulted in excessive casualties.
But when the fight reaches this level, we can't just withdraw.
At this time, Huang Taiji felt a little resentful. In the previous victories, the Ming army deliberately destroyed those artillery guns before retreating.
This resulted in the firearms in his hands being completely different from those of the Ming army.
Neither artillery fire nor artillery suppression is possible. Therefore, human lives can only be used to fill the gap.
But now he realized that the effectiveness of these firearms in defending the city was inexplicable. No matter how experienced the warriors were, they were like fragile porcelain in front of such weapons. They became shattered at the first touch.
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The Tatars once again stormed the city wall. This time they fought deeper and even occupied a small section of the wall.
But then there was another violent explosion, and the advantage was gone again.
The whole war is actually a fishing trip.
Reduce the firepower, lure the Tatars to attack, and give them a little sweetness from time to time. Let them see hope and attack harder.
To put it simply, it means to keep controlling the line. When the line control becomes uncontrollable, just use skills to withdraw the troops, and then wait for the next wave of troops.
After repeating this several times, Huang Taiji also noticed something was wrong. The casualties were too heavy. In half a day, 30,000 lives were filled in, and he just touched the edge of the city wall.
Realizing that he had been tricked, Huang Taiji immediately ordered his troops to retreat.
As soon as they retreated, the muskets and artillery that had been extinguished began to roar again.
Countless ammunition was poured crazily towards the Tatar camp as if it was free of charge.
At the same time, the city gate opened. Zhongyongwei and the most capable elites of the Beijing camp, a total of 30,000 people, went out of the city to pursue.
But at the front, Huang Taiji, who was running away in a panic, suddenly reined in his horse.
"I don't know how to live or die. You really think I don't know the art of war. Form an array and fight back."
In the battle outside the city, the armies of both sides were entangled, so Huang Taiji was naturally not afraid of the cannons on the city wall. This time he retreated in sheep's clothing, and finally the Ming army was fooled.
The Tatar army showed a strong execution ability at this moment. It quickly changed from chaos to order, and then after a little reorganization, it came back into formation and fought back.
But when they came back, they discovered that the Ming army did not pursue them in depth, but stopped not far behind them. They even quickly set up a position, and it felt like they were waiting for them to come.
Suddenly a bad thought flashed through Huang Taiji's heart.
