Ba Futu knew this very well, especially after he heard that Ataimu was dead and witnessed the large and ferocious Ming army, he knew that Dandong could not be defended.
In fact, if he could continue to stay in Dandong for a longer time, he might be able to give Sheng Jing more time, but he did not do so.
He evacuated all the troops from Dandong!
In fact, there is nothing to blame for what he did. What he considered was that instead of wasting his troops here, it would be better to concentrate all his forces on Shengjing and launch a battle to defend Shengjing.
But he was wrong, he had no idea what kind of war he would face...
The vanguard of the Huben Guards closely followed Dandong's defeated troops and appeared in Shengjing. Shengjing was in great danger.
This was something that no one in Shengjing expected!
Especially one of the two auxiliary kings of the Qing Dynasty, Prince Zheng Jierhalang who stayed in Shengjing, was even more shocked. He never expected that when Dorgon was fighting on the front line, the Ming army would actually appear.
Got here!
What should I do? What should I do now?
Evacuate? The Ming army did not give themselves any time to prepare! Go out of the city to fight? Shengjing's troops are insufficient! Then there is only one way, hold on and wait for Dorgon's return reinforcements!
Jierhalang made a decision that he thought was very correct, but was criticized a lot afterwards. Many people in later generations believed that at this time, Jierhalang should decisively abandon Shengjing and take Shunzhi as the "Emperor"
Fulin and others rushed to the front line of Shanhaiguan to make other plans.
But there are also people who are blameless for doing so. Let alone whether they can successfully evacuate Shengjing and what kind of losses they will suffer on the way to evacuate. Even if they can successfully run to Shanhaiguan, so what? In Huben
Under the two-pronged attack of the guards, they could only extend some time.
But this is just the judgment of future generations. The real war is entirely decided by the parties involved. Jilharang made what he thought was the most correct decision:
hold fast!
While he sent fast cavalry to Shanhaiguan to tell Dorgon what had happened here and asked him to immediately return for reinforcements, he ordered Prince Azig of England to serve as General Wuying and be responsible for the entire defense of Shengjing.
Empress Dowager Bumubutai and Zhezhe also knew about it. Zhezhe was panicked, but Bumubutai was very calm. She summoned Jierharang on behalf of Shunzhi and asked him what happened. Jierhalang told
Two empress dowagers:
"The Ming army landed in Dandong in large numbers, and its forward has arrived outside Shengjing City!"
Zhezhe exclaimed, and Bumubutai glanced at her, and then asked slowly: "Prince Zheng, are you ready to defend the city?"
"Yes, Queen Mother, I am ready."
Zhezhe couldn't help but asked: "Prince Zheng, can you hold on?"
"Yes!" Jierhalang's answer was resolute: "Shengjing still has 30,000 troops, and we will recruit them at the last minute. If we can get 50,000 troops, Shengjing's city defense will be strong. I am confident that I will persist until Prince Rui returns for reinforcements!"
"No, you have an army of one hundred thousand!" Bumbutai suddenly said: "You can use the people in the palace, as well as the servants of the princes and Belles. Can an army of one hundred thousand defend Shengjing?"
"We can defend it!" Jierhalang suddenly felt his confidence doubled and said loudly.
"Okay! Prince Zheng, I'll leave everything to you!" Bumbutai raised his voice: "Tell all the ministers that our Qing Dynasty is facing a crisis. As long as we get through this crisis, no one can stop our Qing Dynasty.
!This Shengjing is the Shengjing of my Qing Dynasty; this world is also the world of my Qing Dynasty!"
All the ministers were summoned. When they finally got confirmation from Jierhalang that the Ming army had actually arrived at Shengjing City, everyone's behavior was different.
Some people are panicked, while others are calm.
Fan Wencheng stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother. If the soldiers come to block it, if the water comes and the soil floods, there is nothing to be afraid of. As long as my monarch and ministers work together, Shengjing will be as stable as Mount Tai!"
"What Great Scholar Fan said is good!" Bumbutai said: "As long as my monarch and ministers are united, Shengjing will be as stable as Mount Tai! King Assistant, I leave everything to you!"
"I accept the decree!" Jierhalang said loudly: "Although the Ming army is coming, we still have tens of thousands of soldiers in Shengjing and are fully equipped with weapons. Why should we be afraid? You are all our loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty. If you want to successfully defend it
Shengjing still needs your full help. What do you do?"
The meaning of his words was very clear. Prince Su Hauge, who was also staying in Shengjing at that time, said: "My slaves can be driven by the court without any complaints! As long as Shengjing can be guarded, it doesn't matter if my furniture is destroyed."
As soon as he said this, there was a chorus of agreement.
Just as Jierhalang was overjoyed and preparing to award the award, a dull sound of cannons came, followed by another.
Jierhalang was surprised, so fast, so fast, how could the Ming army begin to attack the city so quickly? Have all their large forces arrived?
The main force of the Huben Guards did not arrive, only the forward troops did.
But now time is very precious for Shengjing, and it is also extremely precious for the Tiger Guards! They must attack Shengjing and conquer this place as soon as possible to buy the most precious time for the warrior king Ding Yunyi who is fighting bloody battles in Shanhaiguan.
!
So when the first batch of artillery arrived, Zhang Xianxuan issued the attack order in advance!
Dozens of artillery were lined up. On April 13, the Tiger Guards attacked Shengjing in advance!
Fast, really too fast. At this time, the only ones who arrived at Shengjing City were the forwards of the Huben Guards. If Azig, who was responsible for defending the city, could decisively issue an attack order and disrupt the formation of the Huben Guards, then not only would it be impossible
Let the Huben Guards attack the city with peace of mind, and even delay it until the most precious time.
But Azig did not do this. He resolutely carried out Jierhalang's order: No matter how difficult it is, he must defend Shengjing to the death!
Defend, not attack!
Azig missed the best opportunity!
Zhang Xianxuan arrived in Shengjing on the afternoon of the 13th. He immediately began to attack Shengjing. During the night, large reinforcements from the Huben Guards arrived one after another.
The Huben Guards were desperately trying their best to transport artillery and supplies to Shengjing, desperately trying to gain time. When April 14th came, more than half of the Huben Guards' artillery had already arrived on the battlefield.
On the morning of the 14th, before the decisive battle between Wu Lie King Ding Yunyi at Yiyishi, the Battle of Shengjing had already broken out in advance!
The artillery fired in unison, shaking the sky and the earth!
Even the capital city, which had been fortified for countless years, could not withstand the terrible artillery attack. How could Shengjing withstand it? In the face of the powerful artillery fire, all city defenses in this era were no different than paper.
It was also the first time for Azig to face such terrifying artillery. He simply could not believe that the Ming army's artillery was so powerful.
The shells roared one after another, and each shell could always cause huge damage to Shengjing.
The city walls of Shengjing were destroyed by artillery fire, and the Qing soldiers who participated in the defense of Shengjing wailed under the roar of artillery fire. Everything seemed to be irreversible.
The Huben Guards did not care about their own cannonballs at all. In the eyes of the gunners, every cannonball was cheering for King Wu Lie who was fighting in Shanhaiguan! Every cannonball was for his companions who were fighting bloody battles in Shanhaiguan.
They shout!
The earth is trembling, Shengjing is trembling!
The city wall was torn apart inch by inch, but the gunners of the Huben Guards were not satisfied with the current results at all. What they wanted was to allow their infantry brothers to rush into the city as smoothly as possible!
Capture Shengjing and annihilate the Manchu Qing Dynasty!
Azig was also trembling under such artillery fire!
At this time, he had a vague feeling of foreboding in his heart. If the enemy's artillery fire was so powerful that it completely ignored the defense, would the defending side still have hope to continue to hold on?
But he quickly suppressed this terrible thought in his heart.
You can't give up, you absolutely can't give up, this is Shengjing, this is the hope of the Qing Dynasty! Here, there is the emperor, the empress dowager, the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, and so many subjects!
If the enemy is allowed to enter the city, what a terrible situation will it be?
"Prince of England, we are here!"
Azige turned around and saw that it was Fan Wencheng. Ning Wanwo had arrived with countless retainers. The person leading these people was a scholar in his thirties. Azige recognized him. He was Lu Yanhan, Fan Wencheng's staff!
It is said that many of Fan Wencheng's articles and many suggestions were written by Lu Yanhan. However, this man was very strange. He did not want to be an official at all, but regarded the Ming Dynasty and Wu Lie Wang Ding Yunyi as his biggest enemy!
"Master Fan and Bachelor Ning, okay, okay!" Azig tried his best to maintain his composure in the fire: "As long as you and I are united, the enemy can't do anything to us!"
Lu Yanhan frowned tightly. Although he had been mentally prepared before, the power of the Ming army's artillery fire far exceeded his imagination.
Ding Yunyi's wings are hardened, Ding Yunyi's wings are really hardened! When will he be able to avenge himself?
But such thoughts only passed by for a moment. How to hold on here is the most important thing now. He calmed down and said: "Prince of England, the enemy's artillery fire is too powerful, please take the initiative to attack?"
"Take the initiative?" Azig hesitated.
How to take the initiative to attack under such fierce artillery fire?
Lu Yanhan further said: "Prince Ying, if you continue to defend passively here, the city defense may be broken by the afternoon. Although the chance of winning proactively is not very high, at least it can delay the enemy for a while. In any case,
We have to wait for Prince Rui’s army to come back!”
Azig nodded and shouted loudly: "Bafutu!"
"exist!"
Azig pointed to the outside of the city: "I'll give you two thousand cavalry, rush, rush out! Rush in front of the Ming army and kill them all! If you can't do it, don't come back!"
"Yes!" Ba Futu responded loudly, then walked down the tower and ordered two thousand cavalry as quickly as possible. He took a big sword and shouted: "Qing cavalry, charge!"
Two thousand cavalry rushed out!
All this fell into the eyes of the Tiger Guards. The generals' eyes showed sarcasm, and then artillery fire was quickly aimed at these cavalry.
The cannonballs fell in the ranks of cavalry and then scattered. Following them, countless cavalrymen fell like leaves.
The artillery fire ravaged these cavalry, and the artillery fire killed and injured these cavalry. In a short distance, the Manchu cavalry had suffered heavy casualties.
But this is just the beginning.
When the raging artillery fire passed, the musketeers appeared again, with a large number of muskets roaring like artillery, ruthlessly taking the lives of each cavalryman.
Ba Tutu had never seen such a fighting method, and he had never even thought that there was such a terrible way of killing people in the world.
But at this point, he has no possibility of retreat. He has only one way: charge! No matter how difficult it is, you have to charge forward. Only by rushing in front of the enemy can you have the possibility of victory!
But this task seems so impossible...
More than half of the cavalry fell on the path of the charge!
When Azig finally rushed up after all the hard work, he suddenly discovered with horror that there were only a few hundred riders left around him.
A feeling of sadness suddenly arose in his heart.
What kind of war is this, what kind of killing is this. The invincible cavalry of the Qing Dynasty are so vulnerable to the enemy's firearms.
But he didn't know that the nightmare had just begun.
The remaining cavalry finally rushed forward, but were quickly intercepted by the enemy's spearmen. The spears that suddenly appeared stabbed the horses accurately. The pained horses whined and raised their hooves to kill them.
The owner fell from his body.
Then, there was a new massacre...
Although there were not many Tiger Guards cavalry who landed with them, they were still able to play a great role at this time. Those majestic knights rushed forward and hacked and killed the Manchu cavalry indiscriminately.
Killing, this is naked killing!
Ba Tutu has not died yet. This is also the biggest miracle. Even he himself does not know why he has not died yet. Maybe death is a kind of relief for him.
With a roar of "Boom -", Ba Tutu fell off his horse.
It hurt, there was a burning pain in his chest, and he knew he had been shot.
He was not dead yet. Just as he was struggling to get up, countless war horses trampled over his body. Ba Tutu's body twisted and struggled, but he soon stopped all movements.
he died.
This fierce Qing Dynasty general died in such a strange way.
The people standing on the city tower watched helplessly as Ba Futu and the two thousand cavalry were lost. They never thought that the Qing cavalry, which dominated the world, would face such a result.
What kind of war is this!
Azig stood there with a livid face and said nothing. The people around him also stood there with livid faces and could not say a word.
Is this still the war they remember?
Azig's heart was filled with confusion, and he had no idea what to do. He could see how brave the cavalrymen who rushed out of the city were and how eager they were to win, but he could even more clearly see how brave the cavalrymen were who rushed out of the city.
How weak you are in front of firearms.
He even thought that even if he could successfully defend Shengjing this time, what would be the use? In the face of such sharp and powerful firearms, could the Qing Dynasty continue to be as invincible as before?
No, it’s really difficult to achieve great purity.
Lu Yanhan also had the same thought in his mind.
It's over, it's really too late. Not only will Shengjing be defeated by the Ming army sooner or later, but also my dream of revenge with the help of the Qing Dynasty will be shattered.
Ding Yunyi, Ding Yunyi!
This person that I hate most, this person that I will dream about whenever I close my eyes! Maybe he is laughing at himself proudly right now.
But what else can I do?
At this time, the Ming army's artillery fire became more vigorous. After slaughtering the group of cavalry, they aimed their artillery fire at Shengjing again.
The city wall is still being damaged section by section, and hope is still being shattered bit by bit. The soldiers guarding the city tower have begun to panic, and this panic will spread quickly.
You can continue to fight if the city is broken, but what if your confidence is shattered?
Azig sighed deeply.
"Prince Rui, prepare for the battle after breaking the city!" Lu Yanhan on the side whispered.
Azig glanced at him, when would it be the turn of these Han people to boss him around?
He glared at Lu Yanhan fiercely, but had to suppress his anger.
Now is not the time to get angry.
Now, once the city is defeated, these people are all forces that can be used!
"Pass my order and resist with all your strength!" Azig shouted with blood-red eyes: "Without my order, no soldier is allowed to retreat. At the same time, strengthen the defense of the palace! Let Haug personally lead the people to protect His Majesty.
safety!”
His eyes fell into the distance, which was the direction of Shanhaiguan. Prince Rui, Prince Rui, do you know that Shengjing is being attacked? Why haven't you come back yet!
But Prince Rui Dorgon couldn't hear his call, and now they have to rely on themselves for everything!
The artillery fire became more and more fierce, and the shells destroyed some terrifyingly. Solid shells, explosive shells, and all kinds of shells rained down towards Shengjing.
In the eyes of the soldiers of the Tiger Guard, if the last cannonball is not fired, the mission has not been completed!
Generals such as Cai Jiuzhou, Ye Dahai, and Zhang Xianxuan looked at the bombardment in front of them indifferently. They were happy to see Shengjing tremble under their gunfire. They were happy to see Shengjing destroyed under their gunfire.
Suddenly, there was a loud "boom" sound, and a huge gap was finally torn open in the city wall of Shengjing!
Several generals looked at each other, and then slowly drew out their swords - move forward! Capture Shengjing, destroy Shengjing! Let Shengjing be burned in the anger of Ming Dynasty's revenge!
Shengjing was finally captured on April 14th, and on this day the Huben Guards launched their final attack here!