The landing combat method of the National Defense Force made the Manchu Qing very helpless.
Although they had made proper defense preparations, the Manchu Qing had no idea how to deal with this method of landing anywhere.
They knew that Shanhaiguan was very important, so they deployed heavy troops here.
They also knew that there were national defense forces in Lushun, so they strengthened their defenses at Fuzhou Guard.
Even Tianjin Wei was prepared.
I just didn't expect that when the National Defense Forces came to Jinzhou, they suddenly pinched the pulse of the Qing Dynasty.
The Manchu and Qing senior officials had nothing to do about this.
After discussion, they decided to exit the Great Wall from Zunhua and return to Liaodong via the Mongolian grassland.
"You rush back immediately to control the situation, and send orders to the various ministries to send troops and horses to reinforce Jinzhou."
Because Wu Keshan was fighting with Azig, Dorgon ordered Chahan to rush back to Horqin immediately.
Only then did the engineering troops, under cover of firepower, rush to the gate of the inner city and pile up explosives.
Guangning is the gateway to Shenyang and the only way to pass through. Only by concentrating troops here can it be possible to block the National Defense Forces and ensure the safety of Shenyang.
No one knows what the future holds. Will they be able to return to their homeland?
Dorgon was so anxious that he traveled very fast, wishing he could fly back to Liaodong.
Li Shutai had already guessed that Dorgon would come back from the Mongolian grasslands and would never take the Western Liaoning Corridor.
He also thought of luring the National Defense Forces to the gates of Guangning City, waiting until Dorgon led his troops to return, and attacking from the east and west to turn defeat into victory.
Lou Fu captured Jinzhou City and began the siege the next day.
Only when Dorgon returns with the main force of the Manchu Qing Dynasty can the crisis be turned around.
Even if some areas are extremely strong and cannot be blown down by artillery fire, the people above are completely unable to stand under the cover of artillery fire.
Therefore, even though the gap was opened, Lou Fu still ordered to slow down the attack speed.
Dorgon did not dare to delay, so he led five thousand cavalry as the vanguard early the next morning and left the capital.
After the Wehrmacht infantry approached the city wall in a loose formation, they climbed up one after another.
One hundred heavy cannons completely destroyed the Ningyuan Gate in the east. Many parts of the city wall were damaged and collapsed, completely losing its defensive role.
Five hundred kilograms of explosives were detonated, and the entire earth trembled. The city wall, which seemed to be extremely strong, completely flew into the sky during such an explosion.
They had no idea why the National Defense Forces had so many powerful and hateful weapons. They could only be beaten, unable to fight back, and watched helplessly as the people around them died.
As a simple military castle, Jinzhou has very complete defense facilities.
Li Sutai thought hard and couldn't think of a way to counterattack. He could only listen to the explosions one after another ringing in his ears.
Facing thousands of muskets, the Qing army could only hide behind the walls in embarrassment, not daring to show their heads at all.
Compared with the Qing army, the National Defense Force's greater advantage lies in artillery.
Soon after, when the rocket launchers and mortars were brought up, the Qing army became even more crazy.
Compared with the outer city, the situation in the inner city of Jinzhou is more complicated. Any house or street may cause the sacrifice of soldiers.
Artillery will then carry out heavy strikes on these places.
Two-thirds of the more than 10,000 Qing troops, including their families and strong people, had been killed in the battle.
With the artillery strikes, the engineers' soil work was very fast. After only five days, they dug to a place less than 100 meters away from the Jinzhou City Wall.
Sun Chengzong, Zhang Chun and other Ming officials who had served in Liaodong all provided opinions and references.
"Tell the reinforcements coming from Shenyang to stop at Guangning and not to move forward. We can withdraw and rendezvous. Maybe we can hold on longer."
Although Li Shutai tried his best and used all his strength to launch seven consecutive counterattacks, without exception, they were all beaten back by the effective response of the National Defense Forces.
However, what he didn't know was that no matter how fast he went, there was nothing he could do to save himself.
Although the city wall could not withstand the heavy artillery of the Wehrmacht, other fortifications would still cost the Wehrmacht.
Once they encountered resistance, the soldiers of the National Defense Force did not fight back on the spot. Instead, they retreated and marked the area.
Chahan also knew that the matter was of great importance, so he led his trusted troops and set off on the same day.
However, what he didn't know was that Lou Fu's target was never him.
Although there are plenty of weapons and food in the inner city, if the battle continues like this, the result will not change.
Behind him, Empress Xiaozhuang, Emperor Shunzhi, senior Manchu civil and military officials, and ordinary Manchu people all embarked on the journey dejectedly.
The soldiers cleared the battlefield and did not rush to attack inside. Instead, they took advantage of the muskets on the outer city wall to suppress the defenders in the inner city.
"Captain Jin, the commander tells you not to rush in and continue to torture the defenders with firepower."
The corpses that were carried off the city wall passed by him in an endless stream, and they were already piled up behind him.
There were still sporadic Qing troops resisting above, but their intensity was negligible.
Lou Fu cherished the lives of his soldiers very much and was not willing to let his soldiers use their flesh and blood to attack the city.
This is the only channel back to Liaodong besides the western Liaoning Corridor.
After completely occupying Jinzhou, Lou Fu took the time to rest and reorganize his troops while waiting for new troops to arrive.
Lou Fu formally issued the order for a general offensive.
He decided to defend Guangning together with the reinforcements from Shenyang.
A messenger came and stopped the soldiers from rushing into the city.
Therefore, Lou Fu learned from the methods used by the Qing army to attack Jinzhou twice, carried out soil work, and approached step by step.
The soldiers were reminded and simply settled down. Across a large open space, they used muskets to continuously attack the Qing troops on the opposite city wall.
When all the outer defenses of Jinzhou were removed, only the bare city walls were left facing the artillery fire of the National Defense Forces.
Li Shutai had to give up Jinzhou.
All problems that can be solved with artillery are not problems.
Regarding how to attack Jinzhou City, the National Defense Forces had already formulated corresponding plans.
Bricks, soil, and wood fell high, and even Wehrmacht soldiers were injured.
That afternoon, all the outer city on the east side of Jinzhou fell into the hands of the National Defense Forces.
This kind of pain caused the Qing army's fighting will to quickly drain away.
Not only did they not gain a foothold in the capital, but they also had to take other routes on their return trip, which cast a haze on everyone's minds.
When there were three more security divisions here in Jinzhou, intelligence from within the customs was also sent over.
After being convinced that Dorgon had left the Mongolian grassland, Lou Fu took action.
He sent two security divisions north to Guangning to contain Li Shutai. He also sent another security division to guard Jinzhou to coordinate the northern and southern fronts.
Then the two main regiments on the Tashan defense line were transferred back, and the fourth division was fully loaded and headed straight for the Xilamulun River.
If the Manchus wanted to return to Liaodong, they had to ask whether they agreed.