The Hou Jin Dynasty originated in the jungle deep in the Changbai Mountains. Both the culture and the political system have a natural barbarism. Nurhachi's name means wild boar skin in Manchu. Just look at this name and you will know that they
Back then, they were basically uncivilized savages.
But it is this barbarity that gives their army stronger combat effectiveness.
Of course, this kind of combat effectiveness is relative to the decadent Ming Dynasty. In fact, if the combat effectiveness of Hou Jin Dynasty were to meet those powerful armies with names in Chinese history, they would not be beaten. That is to say, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was ten points.
Only when the **** reaches the extreme will a group of savages take over the Central Plains.
Lu Xiao had never underestimated Boar Skin, but he had not overestimated them either. The three thousand elites he chose were carefully selected by Lu Xiao from among the elites in the army, and there were also a large number of martial arts masters mixed in among them. These people
They got together and received discipline training from Lu Xiao Zhongyong Guard. Finally, this special army was formed.
It is not easy to sneak attack the Tatar's lair from the rear. Because the deep northeast is full of jungles and mountains. Even if Lu Xiao has life experience here, there are still many difficulties in finding Hetuala accurately in the mountains and forests.
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Fortunately, all of Lu Xiao's subordinates were top-notch experts. After more than half a month of trekking, Lu Xiao and others cleaned up more than a dozen small villages in the Qing Dynasty along the way. Finally, they saw the village not far away.
Hetuala.
Hetuala was built on a hill running east-west. It has towering cliffs and is surrounded by water on three sides, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. The topography of the city is higher in the south and lower in the north, and there are tall walls built around it. It is a solid military town.
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Under normal circumstances, it is almost impossible for three thousand people to break through this city. Because there are a large number of Manchu and Qing elites stationed around the city. With the trend of the city being easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is difficult to really break through from the outside.
But now the situation is different. Huang Taiji launched a southern expedition and removed a large number of Manchu elites. According to Lu Xiao's intelligence, the current defenders of Hetuala do not exceed 10,000 people.
But even so, this is still a troublesome town.
Hetuala's population at this time was more than 100,000, making it the largest city in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. However, due to Lu Xiao's complete blockade, the number of Han merchants who can enter the city has shrunk rapidly. Therefore, the whole city has become somewhat
Silence.
After waiting for a day, the scout came back to report.
"Back to your lord, the garrison around the city basically has no flaws. However, there are not many garrison troops. Especially the garrison in the outer city, most of them are lazy and lazy, and the patrols are not very serious. The interval between two patrols is more than a quarter of an hour.
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"A quarter of an hour." Lu Xiao calculated silently in his heart. Then he drew a simple map.
"The terrain of Hetuala is high, and it is difficult for us to get close without being discovered. Therefore, we must first clear part of the opponent's field of vision. There is only this small valley in the surrounding area, which can avoid the sight of the defenders. The closest to this valley
How is the wall defense going?”
"Sir, there seems to be a temple behind this. There are not many guards on this section of the city wall, about thirty people."
"The temple, then, is here. At night, there should be very few people in the temple. Jin Yichuan, you and I will each lead a scout team of thirty people. We will set out at three o'clock tonight and sneak in under the cover of night. I will be in charge of the city wall, and you will
I am in charge of the temple. I only have one request: to end the battle as quickly as possible without alerting the guards on the surrounding city walls."
"clear."
"Very good, everyone is resting now. Let's start at midnight."
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He Heli regretted it. He really shouldn't have tried to kill the cavalry regiment. He expected that the other party would seduce him again and fall into a trap. Therefore, he had been cautiously on guard.
But it was of no use. When he saw the Ming Army's musketeers, he almost laughed out loud. During the Battle of Sarhu, he killed countless musketeers. The muskets of these soldiers were not easy to use, and they had no weapons.
Their Manchu bows and arrows were very powerful.
It is said that this Ming army's firearm is particularly powerful. But how powerful can this thing be?
However, the next second, he couldn't laugh anymore because a piece of gravel hit his head.
In fact, there was some coincidence. The artillery battalion commanded by Lu Xiangsheng took advantage of the longer range of the improved artillery to fire a salvo from a distance. This kind of salvo actually relied on luck to kill the enemy and disrupt the enemy's formation.
But sometimes, luck comes and nothing can stop it. The flying gravel and a projectile hit He Heli in the crowd accurately. It can only be said that on the battlefield, bullets and cannonballs can be said to be equal to all living beings. Historically
Nurhaci was also hit by a stray bullet that came from nowhere, causing the disease to fall and die.
The charging Tatar cavalry suddenly became confused. However, the cavalry charge could not be stopped casually. So they finally withstood the full firepower of the Zhongyong Guard Artillery Battalion head-on.
Because of his emphasis on the Tatars, Lu Xiangsheng mobilized all his firepower in this battle. Two hundred tiger cannons, plus a hundred red cannons, plus two thousand musketeers...
On the other side, two teams led by Lu Xiao and Jin Yichuan successfully sneaked under the city wall under the cover of night.
The wall of the outer city was not high, only more than four meters high. Lu Xiao and the others set up a ladder and sent Lu Xiao directly up the wall. In the darkness, a Manchu soldier heard the noise and came over. But
Before he could see what was happening, a crossbow arrow shot out and stabbed his throat accurately.
Lu Xiao even rushed over before he fell to the ground. He supported his body and let him fall to the ground slowly. Then, he quickly put on the soldier's armor and took over the patrol mission of this section of the city wall on his behalf.
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Not far away, other soldiers walked nearby. When they saw someone patrolling here, they walked directly to the other side. Lu Xiao's scout team successfully climbed onto the city wall.
In the darkness, one after another the Tatars had their throats slit by the skilled scouts. Then they quickly changed into the Tatar armor and once again filled this section of the city wall.
At the same time, Jing Yichuan also led another team across the city wall where Lu Xiao and others were, and entered the temple below. After a few weak sounds, the temple fell into absolute silence.
"Send a signal."
In the darkness, Lu Xiao whispered the order. Several scouts immediately used the lit fire sticks, held them between their hands, and flashed them several times in the direction of the valley.
In the darkness, a large number of Ming army soldiers began to approach quickly.
At the fourth watch, three thousand soldiers had successfully crossed the city wall and hid in the temple below.
"The Prince Consort's Mansion, one team each from the Armor Manufacturing Factory, the Lost Arrow Manufacturing Factory, and the Warehouse. The rest of the people follow me to the inner city. Move quickly and let this city burn!
