Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 222 Artillery
On August [-]th of the fourth year of Chongzhen, the dust billowed outside the pass, and the murderous aura was soaring to the sky. The soldiers of Hou Jin and the whole country rushed towards the small Dalinghe City with the momentum of Mount Tai, and the Ming court was shocked!The painful memory of Jisi’s change is still vivid, and the figure of Houjin iron cavalry crossing the capital as if entering the land of no one has not disappeared. Now that the war is starting again, how can people not be afraid?From Chongzhen to the traffickers and pawns, everyone was shocked. Sun Chengzong urgently ordered the Sichuan Army to return to Shanhaiguan, just in case.

Later facts proved that this was a wrong decision, and Sun Chengzong would pay a high price for this mistake.

It was not until the news of the siege of Dalinghe City came that the city of Beijing breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the slaves were making a big move, and the people who were planning to do so were only the newly built Dalinghe City, not the imperial capital, which was much easier to handle.The center of the Ming Dynasty still had a relatively deep understanding of the importance of Dalinghe City, and was also psychologically prepared for Jiannu's large-scale siege of Dalinghe City, but it did not expect that Huang Taiji would be so desperate that he would pour out the soldiers of the whole country as soon as he made a move. cut down.There are more than [-] Ning troops in Dalinghe City, and no fewer than [-] soldiers, merchants, and squadrons. The food can also last for nearly a month. Hou Jin's posture was too terrifying. Just in case, the Ministry of War ordered the troops from Hebei, Henan, and Shandong provinces to prepare to support western Liaoning.Liang Tingdong, Minister of the Ministry of War, also knew that these provinces did not have any soldiers available. In Shandong, Sun Yuanhua still had thousands of Dongjiang Liao soldiers with some combat effectiveness, while in Henan and Hebei, there were only a few rotten Weisuo troops left who could only wield hoes. , Let the guards go out to fight Houjin?I'm afraid there will be a mutiny before they start.But he has no choice. Now that the bandits are getting more and more violent, there is no way to mobilize troops from Xuanda like last year. He can only use the dead horse as a live doctor!I hope Zu Dashou can withstand it, this arrangement is just redundant, I hope, I hope!

The cruel facts told him that his arrangement was not superfluous, but very necessary, very necessary!

The imperial court breathed a sigh of relief, but the defenders of Dalinghe City felt uncomfortable.

The defeat in the first battle is quite bad, and it will greatly dampen the spirit, but this is expected by Zu Dashou, the bravery of the Jinbaijia soldiers is unparalleled in the world, how can he give himself the victory in the first battle for nothing?Instead of blaming Zu Kefa and Zhang Cunren, he encouraged them and took out some silver taels as compensation for the family members who died in battle. This action made the defenders feel more at ease.After finishing these, Zu Dashou began to wait in a calm manner.

Waiting for Hou Jin to attack the city.

Then wait for their bruised and bruised retreat.

In field battles, he asked himself that he was not Houjin's opponent. However, with a strong city and heavy artillery to rely on, and tens of thousands of slaves, what is there to be afraid of?

However, Hou Jin did not take the opportunity to launch an attack after the victory. Instead, he drove away a large number of coated slaves, dug around Dalinghe City outside the range of the artillery, and worked together from all sides, turning Dalinghe City into a construction site. There was so much smoke and dust.Under the dumbfounded gaze of Guan Ningjun, a deep trench appeared on the ground, and then like a big grinning mouth, it quickly widened and lengthened...Look at the enthusiasm of those coats, they don't need trenches to take Da Ling Encircling the entire river city is not complete!
He Kegang's expression changed in shock: "Very poisonous Jiannu! They want to use deep trenches to trap us to death!"

Zu Dashou's face was livid, he punched the battlement so hard that the back of his hand was bleeding.So what if the city is built stronger?So what if there are more cannons equipped?If people don't come to attack, it's useless!
Zhang Cunren smiled stiffly, and said: "Jiannu's calculations are really good, and he wants to take Dalinghe City but doesn't want to die... It's just that we have enough soldiers and food, and the food and grass stored in the city are enough for a month. , They have tens of thousands of horses coming from afar, how much food and grass can they bring? People eat horse chews, even a mountain can be eaten up! Waste it, it will take a month, and they still have to go away obediently!"

Zu Dashou's face was gloomy, he was not as optimistic as Zhang Cunren, the rapidly expanding trench like a noose had already reminded him that Huang Taiji was very serious and serious, and he would never give up until he took down Dalinghe City !I'm afraid it won't be that easy to run out of golden food and grass.He gritted his teeth and said to the generals: "Don't look at it, go back and rest! Tomorrow, each of us will bring some troops out of the city to fight. Even if we can't destroy the trenches, we can't make Jiannu dig so smoothly!"

This is also a no-brainer. Everyone walked down the city wall with their own minds, and went back to gather the elite servants, let them have a good meal, replenish their physical strength, and prepare to go out of the city tomorrow to fight.

Hou Jin's coaters did not slack off because the audience left. On the contrary, under the encouragement of the whip, their motivation became more and more abundant, like a clockwork robot, constantly swinging hoes and shovels The deadly trench became deeper and longer under the terrified and inexplicable gaze of the Ming army.

Every time a shovel of soil was dug up, the Ming army's hope of winning became slimmer.

Every time the trench was lengthened by a foot, the noose around the neck of the Ming army tightened.

In the early morning of the next day, the generals and their elite servants finished their battle meal early, and boarded the city wall again to observe the enemy's situation.It's okay if you don't look at it, you will be dumbfounded when you look at it:
Overnight, that deadly long trench almost closed, enclosing Dalinghe City inside!

Of course, this is not the point. The point is that there are more than a dozen Heigu Midwinter muzzles on the opposite side of the trench, facing Dalinghe City, and more cannons were pushed over amidst the yelling of the coaters. Set it up, just throw in the gunpowder and shot and it will smash everything with a terrifying roar!
The generals in western Liaoning all changed their expressions in shock. Zu Dashou and He Kegang looked at each other, feeling their hands and feet were cold, and the world was spinning in front of them.

You fucking Jiannu, when did they get so many cannons! ?

Zu Zerun was in doubt: "Why does Jiannu have so many cannons? Could it be a fake, lying to us?"

Before the words fell, deafening roars suddenly came from the Houjin artillery position, and the cannons roared at the nearest tower to Dalinghe City, gushing black smoke, black and red flames, and The roaring shot puts all proved to the generals of the Guan Ning Army that these artillery are absolutely genuine and of reliable quality, and there is absolutely no intention to deceive the Guan Ning Army!
Stupid, all stupid!

The cannonball smashed fiercely on the platform with the force of a thunderbolt. Where the cannonball landed, the masonry shattered, sparks splashed like an inch, and the wall shook violently. The Ming army guarding inside were all dumbfounded!No matter how bad the cannon is, it is their patent. They have fought against Jiannu for decades, and they have never been the only ones who use artillery to bombard Jiannu. When did they take the shells!Everyone's mind was blank, staring blankly at the muzzle where the flames erupted in the distance, and even forgot to dodge.When a cannonball passed by the arrow stack and hit an officer, easily tearing the body apart and throwing the broken intestines, the Ming army in the palace finally came to their senses and let out a howl from their throats.

Howl of despair!
He Kegang gritted his teeth, his eyes spewed fire, and he clasped his fist at Zu Dashou, his voice was deafening: "Marshal Zu, Jiannu used artillery to attack Houtai, and the army's morale is terrified. If you don't attack decisively and destroy his artillery, I'm afraid that the surrounding towers are about to surrender! The last general is not talented, please allow me to lead 1000 troops to battle and destroy Jiannu's artillery!"

Zu Dashou stared fixedly at the gunpowder smoke rising in the distance, and listened to the gunfire that was more terrifying than the roar of the devil, without saying a word, as if he didn't hear what He Kegang was saying at all.He Kegang was anxious, and repeated it again. Zu Dashou came to his senses, slapped the battlements, and roared: "Go to war! Go to war! Ke Gang, Ke Fa, Ze Run, Cun Ren, each of you will bring an elite soldier out of the city!" Go, be sure to destroy Jiannu's cannon!"

He Kegang, Zu Kefa, Zu Zerun, Zhang Cunren and other four people clasped their fists together and said in unison: "Please follow the general's order!"

A moment later, the four gates of Dalinghe City opened together, and a stream of iron roared out from each, rushing towards the Houjin artillery position like a whirlwind.The post-gold gunners did not talk nonsense. They pointed their muzzles at the Ming army rushing out, and let out a terrifying roar. The hot shot balls were thrown out by the powerful impact force generated by the gunpowder explosion, and smashed into the Guanning cavalry who were fighting. In the queue, no matter whether it is a man or a horse, anyone standing in front of the cannonballs was ruthlessly smashed to pieces. The cannonballs smashed through the horse's body without slowing down, bouncing and jumping all the way forward, rolling out of the queue Blood alley!The cavalrymen of Guan Ning shouted and neighed, and there was chaos!
Mang Gurtai was overjoyed and laughed loudly: "Happy, happy! Just hit like this! Blast all these Ming dogs into pieces!"

His younger brother Dege was much smarter than him, and he seized the opportunity to flatter Huang Taiji: "King Khan is still smart, and he will only take action if he doesn't take action. As soon as he takes action, Ming Gou's vital points are pinched! So many cannons are fired at the city. With this, those bright dogs can’t even think of leaving the city to fight, their fortified city cannons have all become decorations, I, Da Jin, want to capture Dalinghe City without any effort, this is all the wisdom of King Khan!”

Huang Taiji said lightly: "Taking Dalinghe City without any effort? Let's put away this idea as soon as possible." He raised his horsewhip and shot at the Guanning cavalry who were still shooting towards the artillery position like sharp arrows despite being splashed with plasma. He pointed out, "This battle is of great importance. The Ming army will fight with their lives. If we underestimate the enemy a little bit, the loser will be Dajin!"

Dege flattered the horse's hooves, made the boss feel bored, and didn't know what to say.Mang Gurtai didn't have so much fuss. Seeing the Ming army charging against the shells, he laughed loudly: "It's a bit manly! Old man, I'll go meet them, whoever wants to come with me, go fight this Guan Ning's iron cavalry that is unparalleled in the world?" He bit the words "Unparalleled in the World" very hard, and his mockery couldn't be more clear.

"I go!"

"I am coming too!"

"Count me in!"

Seeing the fierceness of the Ming army, charging in the face of artillery fire, Sanbeile took the lead again, leading hundreds of knights to press towards the Ming army like a wall. The young generals of Houjin were all excited and shouted loudly. Obai and Lian Su , Duduo, Dorgon, Azig... One by one, they leaped on their horses with their swords drawn, leading their respective Goshiha to follow them to kill. They collided with the Ming army, shooting with arrows, cutting with knives, chopping and trampling on their hooves, until blood and flesh flew everywhere. .Although Huang Taiji repeatedly emphasized that Houjin's human resources were scarce and asked the generals to try their best to avoid tough battles in which one thousand enemies were killed and one suffered eight hundred losses, he did not stop him when he saw that the younger generation of generals were so brave and dared to fight.No matter how much you cherish human life, you cannot harm yourself. If the younger generation does not have the pride and self-confidence that "if the Jurchens are not worth ten thousand, they will not fight if they are not equal", no matter how powerful the strategy is, it will be of no use. The small backend will definitely be defeated by the huge Ming Dynasty. The country swallowed it up in one gulp, not even the dregs were left.

In order for the younger generation of generals to grow up, this tuition fee still has to be paid.

Our Dajin has a lot of talents, Wenyou Fan Wencheng, Tong Yangxing, Ning Wanwo, Bao Chengxian and other outstanding figures, and there are countless military generals. Which of the four major Baylors is not experienced in many battles?Even the younger generation is so fierce and good at fighting, and Ming, except for a few old men and a bunch of selfish military leaders, there is no one who can make a move. As long as Zu Dashou is wiped out in this battle , Annexed the Ningjin mobile unit that was rescued, Chongzhen boy, what capital do you have to fight with me!

Huang Taiji turned his head and made an "attack" gesture.The eldest son Hauge, who had been by his side all the time, could not hold himself back for a long time. He was overjoyed when he saw this, ordered the conch trumpet to be blown, and took the lead to kill and join the battlefield.Outside Dalinghe City, thousands of cavalrymen formed a huge whirlpool. Every minute and every second, some people fell off their horses and were mercilessly swallowed by this whirlpool.The sharp arrows were carried by the sharp wind and flew towards the twisted faces. The swords were covered with blood and could no longer see the cold light, but the muffled sound of splitting flesh and blood was still chilling. The spears stabbed each other, and the horses collided. The screams of the war horses, the screams of the wounded soldiers, and the curses of the killing soldiers all merged into a piece of music that made people's blood rush.One is determined to destroy the Houjin cannon to ensure that the city is not lost, and the other is to sit back and wait for work. The two sides have been dealing with each other for so many years, and they have bitter hatred and hatred. .

The sound of rumbling cannons added a bit of momentum to this bloody battle. Those post-golden gunners were indifferent to the battle that was only a few hundred steps away from them. It was about to splash a rain of stones or even blood, and the hearts of the defenders sank with the sound of the guns... sinking...

(End of this chapter)