Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 106 Chapter 107, The Jiannu army attacked fiercely, and Wu Sangui suffered heavy losses
A moment later, Zhu Cihong led Li Guozhen out of the camp.

Li Guozhen couldn't help but whispered: "Your Highness, Governor Wu seems to be very wary of us."

Li Guozhen, as the nominal coach of [-] soldiers and horses this time, of course he also hopes to replace Wu Sangui in Fangshanguan, so that he can achieve better military exploits.

Zhu Cihong laughed and said: "It's okay, since he wants to guard, let him guard. As long as we don't lose Shanhaiguan. Well, I'm tired after driving for a few days, let's go to have a good rest."

In the tent, Wu Sangui looked at Zhu Cihong's leaving back with a complicated expression.

Zheng Jiaolin said: "Sir, this prince obviously wants to steal our military exploits. He is really hateful."

Wu Sangui withdrew his thoughts, snorted, and said to the many subordinates in front of him: "You guys have to fight hard next time, don't give His Royal Highness any chance, otherwise if he really has the chance to switch defenses, then your glory, wealth and honor will all be ruined." Gone!"

The subordinates responded with a bang when they heard this. They were not stupid. They knew that relying on the strong defense line of Shanhaiguan was the safest way to obtain military exploits, and they would definitely not miss it.

So the night passed.

Early the next morning, many Qing troops began to march out of the camp.

After a night's sleep, Jierharang was in high spirits, and there was no trace of alcohol on his face, replaced by fierce murderous intent.

As Nurhachi's adopted son, Jierhalang has experienced countless wars over the past few decades. Once he cheers up, it will be as terrifying as a tiger coming out of the mountain.

Jierhalang glanced around at the Manchu and Qing generals present, and said coldly: "I believe you also knew the news yesterday, we were all fooled by the generals of the Ming Kingdom!"

You know what you know, but the generals of the Qing Dynasty still couldn't help showing angry expressions on their faces when they heard this sentence.

All these years, the Manchus have always been suppressing Daming and fighting, when did they suffer this kind of anger!

Jierhalang continued: "But the people of Ming are pretending to be clever! They thought that they could resist our Qing attack by relying on the Shanhaiguan wall, even though they only have half of the army! But today, we will let these The people of the Ming Kingdom know that there is a price to be paid for underestimating us, the Qing Dynasty, so where is the Mandahai!"

Man Dahai, the vice capital inlaid with a red flag, immediately stepped out and said loudly, "Man Dahai is here!"

Ji Erhalang stared at Man Dahai, and said slowly: "Didn't you always hope that I would give you a chance? Today, this opportunity has come. You bring your red flag army as the vanguard of the Qing Dynasty, and I will give you a chance again." I will give you [-] servants, and the troops of other banners will also support you, can you take down this Shanhaiguan for me?"

Man Dahai couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard the words, and he raised his chest high: "Prince Zheng, don't worry, this time I will definitely let these Ming dogs know how powerful the Qing Dynasty is!"

Jierhalang nodded in satisfaction, and waved his hand: "What are you waiting for? The whole army goes out!"

The sound of rumbling war drums resounded throughout the world, and a large number of Eight Banners troops began to come out in full force, with red flags fluttering in the air, heading straight for Shanhaiguan.

On the closed wall of Shanhaiguan, Wu Sangui watched this scene, and his heart skipped a beat.

He turned around and said sternly to the generals behind him: "The crown prince may not get along with this official, but he is indeed right about one thing. Today, Jiannu has indeed dispatched the main force. Tell this official, you Are you afraid of waiting?"

All the generals said in unison: "Don't be afraid!"

Wu Sangui showed a satisfied expression on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Then, let Jiannu see what is the real elite of the Guanning Army!"

A fierce battle began to break out.

This time, the Manchus really used their full strength. The specific performance was not only that they dispatched the elite of the Eight Banners of Manchuria, but also that they took out a weapon that had never been used before.

"Boom!" There was a loud noise on the pass wall of Shanhaiguan, the earth shook and smoke filled the air.

Seeing this, Zhu Cihong, who was watching the battle in the camp behind the pass, frowned immediately: "This is... the Hongyi Cannon?"

Li Guozhen on the side was a little helpless, and with a sense of shame, he said: "His Royal Highness, this is indeed the Hongyi cannon."

Zhu Cihong was a little puzzled: "Where did Jiannu get the Hongyi cannon?"

Li Guozhen said: "It was seized from our Daming side."

Zhu Cihong: "..."

After a long time, Daming became the captain of the transportation team of the Qing Dynasty?

In fact, Zhu Cihong didn't know that this situation had always been the norm.

The reason why the Manchu and Qing Dynasties were able to grow from weak to strong step by step was because the incompetent generals of the Ming Dynasty kept defeating battles and continuously "sending" resources such as craftsmen, weapons, armor, soldiers, etc. to the hands of the Qing Dynasty.

After a while, Zhu Cihong said: "Continue to pay attention and see if Wu Sangui can stand it."

The bombardment of the Hongyi cannons also surprised Wu Sangui: "These Jian slaves even brought the Hongyi cannons?"

According to the previous information, the red barbarian cannons of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were usually placed in Jinzhou. These cannons were very heavy and difficult to transport. Wu Sangui really did not expect that Jierhalang even brought such weapons this time.

At this moment, what Zhu Cihong said yesterday suddenly appeared in Wu Sangui's mind.

"Jiannu's attack tomorrow will be very fierce!"

Wu Sangui gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice: "We also have cannons, don't panic! Pass the order and fire back immediately!"

Since Yuan Chonghuan blasted Nurhachi into a serious injury and finally sent him to the west, cannons have become an important weapon during the war between the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Not every city has expensive red barbarian cannons, but ordinary artillery is in There are also fifteen gates installed on the Shanhaiguan side.

Under Wu Sangui's order, the Ming army on the wall began to fire one after another, and the shells fell on the ranks of the Qing army outside the wall, which also caused a lot of casualties, effectively preventing the Qing army from attacking for a while. offensive posture.

Seeing this, Wu Sangui felt a little more at ease, and said with a smile, "The so-called main force of building slaves is nothing more than that, hahaha!"

Beside Wu Sangui, many generals of the Guan Ning Army also felt relieved and laughed.

"To be a slave is to be able to fight a dozen in the wild. What use is it in the face of our Ming's fortified city?"

"Da Ming is Daming after all, and it's not something these slave barbarians can compare with."

"His Royal Highness said that we can't stop it, it's a joke!"

"His Royal Highness is only 15 years old, what does he know about fighting? Before, it was just the British Duke and Uncle Xiangcheng who took him."

While everyone was chatting and laughing, another shell suddenly landed on the closed wall, followed by a loud bang, and an explosion with air waves directly swept across the nearby closed wall.

Wu Sangui was stunned, and after several seconds he yelled: "What on earth is going on!"

Wu Sangui had never heard of anyone's Hongyi cannon having such enormous power!

A moment later, a disgraced general staggered down from the closed wall and knelt down in front of Wu Sangui with a plop: "My lord, it's too bad, that Jiannu shell landed on our gunpowder pile, killing the artillery and the gunpowder." The cannons are all gone!"

As if struck by lightning, Wu Sangui kicked the general over after a long while, and yelled: "Idiot, didn't I tell you not to put gunpowder where the enemy can hit it?"

Just as Wu Sangui finished speaking, another sharp siren sounded.

"Jianu closed the wall!"

It turned out that after the explosion of the gunpowder pile, it immediately blew up a large gap in the battlements of the Guanqiang. In addition, after the explosion, all the Ming troops near the gap were killed and no one was defending. .

Wu Sangui was shocked when he heard the words: "Hurry up, beat these slaves to me!"

At this moment, Wu Sangui really panicked.

In the original place, in the Manchu camp, Jierhalang laughed loudly.

"Okay, our sons from the Qing Dynasty are good, and the Shanhai Pass in the Ming Dynasty is amazing, but that's all! Quick, continue to send more troops, let these Ming people know how powerful our Qing Dynasty is!"

Under Jierhalang's order, the continuous Qing army began to launch wave after wave of offensives.

Originally, what Wu Sangui was relying on was the advantage of the closed wall, but now the Qing army seized the only gap and sent troops to attack recklessly, which immediately put great pressure on Wu Sangui.

You must know that in close hand-to-hand combat, the fighting power of these Eight Banners Army, which was born between the white mountains and the black waters, is very amazing.

Not only that, but the Hongyi cannons of the Qing army took advantage of their range and power to continuously suppress the artillery on the wall of the Ming army.

After just one hour passed, seven of Wu Sangui's original fifteen cannons had been destroyed!
The battle situation was developing in a direction that Wu Sangui didn't expect, and more Qing troops began to climb up the wall, and even once gained a firm foothold on the wall.

Wu Sangui really panicked at this moment, he directly pulled out the long sword from his waist, and shouted angrily: "Where are the personal guards, they all go up with me, and fight these Jian slaves!"

Encouraged by Wu Sangui, the morale of Guan Ning's army once again cheered up and launched a frenzied counterattack.

Finally, after two hours of bloody battle, the last Manchu Qing soldier standing on the wall was also killed, and this time the attack to break through Shanhaiguan was declared a failure.

Wu Sangui was panting heavily, his whole body was drenched with sweat, and blood dripped down from the edge of the sword in his hand.

After such a big battle, he felt like he was going to collapse.

In the Qing army camp outside Shanhaiguan, Jierhalang watched this scene and let out a sneer.

"It was so easy to fight on the first day, everyone, it seems that we should be able to break through this Shanhai Pass within three days!"

Ji Erhalang was not too angry, but after today's temptation, he became more confident.

Wu Sangui returned to the camp tiredly and summoned the generals to start discussing matters.

The most important, of course, is to count the casualties.

When the number of casualties was reported, Wu Sangui was dumbfounded.

"What did you say, the number of dead and wounded is close to 3000?"

Wu Sangui almost roared: "How is this possible!"

You must know that Wu Sangui currently has only 5000 men under his command. In this day's battle, 3000 men lost their ability to fight.

Calculated according to this figure, if we fight for another four days, Wu Sangui's entire army will be wiped out!

Facing Wu Sangui's reprimand, the official in charge of statistics blushed, but still gritted his teeth and said, "My lord, this is the truth. Otherwise... let's ask His Highness the Crown Prince for help!"

Wu Sangui stopped immediately.

(End of this chapter)