Moreover, there were too many shells, and many shells fell into one place at the same time.
Cracks also began to appear quickly in the city wall.
At this time, the bombardment continued.
Finally, the 3,000 Manchu cavalry and 4,000 Green Camp cavalry in Zhangde Mansion could no longer bear it.
They all rushed out and started fighting the Ming army.
The battle was extremely brutal, with both sides basically using all their strength.
In this battle, the Ming army suffered heavy losses. After all, in order to train these reserve forces, Wu Di deliberately mixed recruits and veterans.
We chose to fight in this mode where the old leads the new.
In this case, although the loss rate is still very high, the probability is no longer that high!
At dusk, the Ming army and the Qing army strangled each other. There were corpses everywhere on the ground. The two sides fought fiercely. In the end, they retreated.
"It's amazing!"
Wang Ergou looked at the cost of re-closing, a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.
"The Qing army is still powerful!"
There was a trace of emotion in Li Dashan's eyes. He looked at Wang Ergou in front of him and said: "If Duduo hadn't underestimated us! Let us succeed in sneaking the grain and grass, and then succeed in the sneak attack on the grain road. Otherwise, Daming Mansion will still be
It’s really hard to keep!”
Wang Lie on the side suddenly said to Li Dashan in front of him.
"Also, the Qing soldiers are not good at attacking the city. No matter how well you defended it, General Li, you held it for three days, which made them anxious. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as a camp roar!"
Wang Lie said seriously to Li Dashan in front of him.
"Hahaha! Let's not flatter each other here. This matter of merit and reward should be left to His Highness the Crown Prince to decide! Let's do our own thing well!"
Li Dashan said to Wang Lie in front of him with a smile on his face.
Wang Lie nodded.
At this time, Wang Ergou looked at Zhangde Mansion with a trace of hesitation in his eyes.
"Indeed! I feel like it's quite difficult for us to attack the city now! I kind of understand how Dodo felt before!"
As he said this, Wang Ergou had a wry smile on his face.
"Understand? What's so easy to understand! Shoot me the cannon!"
Li Dashan said calmly.
"However, if we push the cannon forward, the enemy's cannon can also hit us. If it is destroyed by their cannon..."
There was a hint of hesitation in Wang Ergou's eyes.
"In a war, there is no need to be so picky. Although our cannons are precious, we can't afford the losses!"
Li Dashan is very courageous. He knows very well that His Royal Highness has a production line specializing in the production of firearms, and cannons can be mass-produced!
Therefore, Li Dashan is right! He can afford the loss!
"good!"
Hearing Li Dashan's words, Wang Ergou was slightly stunned for a moment, but quickly nodded.
He began to order the more than two hundred cannons around him to advance forward.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Cannon fire!
Countless cannon shots rang out, and at this time, the soldiers on top of the city of Zhangde Mansion could only passively defend.
Of course, there are cannons and trebuchets on the top of the city wall of Zhangdefu, but these cannons are far inferior to those under the city wall.
Even if you are passively defensive, you can't stop it at all!
Even after their positions were exposed, they attracted a large amount of artillery fire.
That is to say, the ordinary artillery we have now is not very lethal. If it were just the kind of cannon we had during World War I, this city would have been destroyed by now!
But right now, the continuous artillery fire still makes it impossible for Zhangde Mansion to defend itself.
"Sir, if this continues, what will we do?"
A general from the Green Camp asked with a wry smile on his face as he asked the bannerman general on the side.
"Their artillery fire is so fierce!"
"Just now, we led the soldiers to fight out, and you saw the result!"
With a wry smile in his eyes, the bannerman general looked at the green camp general in front of him and said, "Hold on for now! Our reinforcements will be arriving soon!"
"As for the disappearance of the city wall too much, there is nothing we can do about it!"
The bannerman general had a look of helplessness in his eyes.
The Han general on the side had a wry smile on his face.
The siege battle here is still going on. Another time, the First Guards Army has already fought against the Manchu cavalry, without any bells and whistles, directly confronting them head-on.
As a result, everyone suffered losses. The First Guards Army retreated and defended the city without rashly advancing.
But during this period, the First Guards Army captured many prefectures and counties.
"General, why do we fight just this once and not continue?? We can obviously still fight."
There was a hint of hesitation in Ning Zhi's eyes, and he asked Lin Yi who was standing aside.
"If it weren't for the heavy losses of Manchu soldiers, I wouldn't even want these states and counties!"
Lin Yi asked Ning Zhi in front of him with calm eyes.
"Why??"
Ning Zhi's eyes were full of confusion. Looking at Ji Yi in front of him, he didn't quite understand why Ji Yi said that.
Recovering lost ground is considered a victory no matter what!
Is there anyone in this world who doesn’t like winning battles??
Seeing the doubt in Ning Zhi's eyes, Lin Yi had a calm expression on his face.
"Don't be dazzled by temporary victories and defeats. The current strength of the Qing army cannot be underestimated. If we blindly want to regain the lost ground, our front will be quickly stretched! In that case, our newly occupied territory
There will be problems with the defense of the area.
And in that case, our supply lines will be stretched, which will not only put great pressure on our logistics, but also make it difficult for us to develop ourselves. The lack of people will lead to snakes swallowing elephants! But the consequence of swallowing elephants is that we are now
Unbearable!"
"Then let's recruit a large number of troops! Write to His Highness the Crown Prince! Anyway, we already have this condition! Recruit more troops at this time to be responsible for the defense of these cities. In this case, we don't need to divide our troops!"
Ning Zhi hesitated slightly and said to Ji Yi in front of him.
"Recruiting troops is not that simple!"
Lin Yi smiled slightly, looked at Ning Zhi in front of him and said, "Have you really not noticed? His Highness the Crown Prince wants to recruit troops, but what he needs is always elites! He wants to rely on this battle to continuously hone his skills.
Build a world-strong army! Instead of recruiting a large number of troops, then drive away the Manchus, and then destroy Li Zicheng!
His Highness the Crown Prince did not do this! His Highness wanted to build a strong army!"
After hearing Ji Yi's words, Ning Zhi showed a thoughtful look in his eyes.
