Nanming Engineer

Chapter 208

The explosion in front of the Chinese army startled Liu Yun, who was standing at the foot of the hill and supervised the formation at close range. He turned his head to see the black smoke rising, and when he figured out the direction of Li Dingguo under the smoke, he rode his horse with a pale face. He ran over there, and his high-hanging heart didn't settle down until he saw Li Dingguo settling down the frightened mount after passing through the gunpowder smoke.

"Your Majesty, the Ming army's artillery fire is fierce. You'd better retreat to avoid being hurt by the Ming army's cold artillery fire." Liu Yun urged, Li Dingguo is a royal relative and cannot make any mistakes, otherwise he will never be forgiven. crime.

Li Dingguo pulled the reins closer, pulled the horse's head under his crotch, and completely calmed it down, but his face did not panic after being frightened, but with a look of surprise on his face, he waved to Liu Yun and said, "It's okay, it wasn't a cannon just now, Longquan There can't be a red cannon on the mountain, it's a bed crossbow."

"Bed crossbow?" Liu Yun stared puzzled, "How could the bed crossbow explode?"

Li Dingguo didn't answer, but squinted his eyes and fixedly looked at the top of Longquan Mountain City. After watching the battlefield where the roar of killing was loud for a while, he suddenly gave an order: "Decree, the two battalion heads of the right guard army camp, put The attackers from the left guard were replaced, and Zhang Desheng was asked to be careful with this king, if he can't take Longquan Mountain, he will be served by military law!"

Liu Yun's heart skipped a beat, and he raised his head in astonishment. The right guard is a battle barracks. They are all armored frontier soldiers. The old soldiers who fought with Li Dingguo are very expensive, and they are usually sent to them at the last critical moment. , the siege has just started at this moment, and the first wave of miscellaneous barracks has not been exhausted, so why are they going to join the soldiers now?

He froze on the spot for a moment, Li Dingguo looked over with cold eyes, his face was extremely serious, and he said sharply: "What are you doing in a daze? Hurry up!"

Liu Yun's whole body trembled, and he quickly agreed loudly, and went towards the right guard.

Looking at the back of Liu Yun running away, Li Dingguo's brows furrowed even deeper. He took a deep breath and squeezed a nail in his hand tightly. It was from the inside when the bamboo tube on the short spear exploded just now. The wounding sharp weapon flying around, a personal guard wore chain mail inside and a full armor outside, and the distance was a little far away, this iron nail barely hurt him, it was only set on the iron leaf on the heart, and did not It penetrated the armor, was seen by Li Dingguo, and took it off.

"How can such a sharp weapon be grasped by the cowardly Ming army? This Longquan Mountain must be captured. This king wants to see what is in that bamboo tube and why it has such a huge power!" He secretly thought. Dao, originally only had two or three points of determination to capture Longquan Mountain, but in an instant because of this unexpected discovery, it suddenly increased, and it swelled to achieve the goal at all costs.

As long as the city falls, you can find the kind of bamboo tube that can explode, and hand it over to the skilled craftsmen of Daxi to figure out the mystery, no matter how many lives you pay, no matter how high the price is!

Zhang Desheng, the right guard general of the Western Army, was also a little surprised when he heard Liu Yun's order. According to the usual siege process, it was not yet time for him to go into battle, but the military order was like a mountain. The barracks humiliated the Daxi army, and asked him to go up and deal a fatal blow to the Ming army on the city.

The brawny man didn't hesitate either. With a wave of the banner, he rushed forward with two soldiers to rescue him.

The soldiers under King Anxi's command all wore iron armor, most of which came from the waist armor of the Ming army, and the chain armor worn by some leaders. The iron leaves were clanging, and they were as strong as cattle. The four thousand soldiers in the two battalions were like a stream of iron. Return to Longquan Mountain City where the fighting is bleak.

Wang Huan at the top of the city was sitting firmly on the high archery tower, looking at the attack and defense on the walls with a stern face. The Great Western Army attacked fiercely, so he couldn't help but be as leisurely as he was at the beginning, and the charging Great Western soldiers were fearless one by one. Die, although they are miscellaneous soldiers, they are more deadly than ordinary Ming soldiers. If it is not for the poor equipment, they are basically leather armor and civilian clothes, and they are shot by arrows from the city. Otherwise, the pressure of defending the city will be even greater a bit.

"Li Dingguo is indeed worthy of being one of the most talented generals in the late Ming Dynasty. The soldiers he leads are not ordinary. They are well-mannered, and they will advance without retreating. Those who attack the city know that they will die and go forward. If Zhang Xianzhong is not so violent, he will make more use of such talents. Probably won't die so quickly." Wang Huan looked at the ants-like heads crawling under the city, and couldn't help shaking his head, which had a deeper influence on Li Dingguo.However, although the soldiers are brave, they are only relatively speaking. The Kuizhou army defending the city is not an ordinary Ming army. What the Daxi army encountered was a piece of iron. They were not afraid of death and could not stand up to the white-robed soldiers who were fiercer than them. The defense of Longquanshan City was as solid as gold. , Not even a soldier of the Western Army touched the bricks on the top of the city.

At this moment, there was a sound of gongs under the city, and the Great Western Army huddled under the city retreated like a tide, and scattered to both sides, leaving a large open space in the middle, from where more Great Western Army rushed up, all soldiers , more elite than the retreating soldiers.

Ma Wannian stood by Wang Huan's side, seeing his face change, he shouted anxiously: "My lord, the bandit army is on the battlefield!"

The rushing Great Western Army also held a shield in one hand and a knife in the other, covering their companions carrying the long ladder. They braved the city's crossbows and approached the city wall like flying crossbows. Looking at their indomitable momentum, they were even more powerful than those who were dodging behind the shield cart just now. The soldiers are much more ferocious.

The expression on Wang Huan's face became more serious, he picked up the mountain-destroying crossbow at his waist, tightened the eight-petal iron helmet on his head, and said coldly: "Okay, take the personal guards down with me, let's meet Zhang Xianzhong's old guard for a while Army, let them see and see, our Kuizhou army is powerful!"

Ma Wannian excitedly grasped a big bow in his hand. This was an iron tire bow given to him by his father, with a string strength of two stones. It had never been used on a battlefield before, and now he finally had the opportunity to show his skills.With a wave of his hand, he led a hundred guards, followed closely behind Wang Huan, stepped on the wooden ladder from the archery tower to the city wall, raised his bow and arrow, raised his crossbow and drew the string, and shot down the city.

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The two armies in Longquan Mountain faced each other, and the sun was covered by the smoke of war. In Datong Town, thousands of miles away, it was also a scene of flying flags and entrenched troops. Beside a Manchu burly man with a five-clawed golden dragon embroidered on the front and back of his upper body, he was walking in a huge military camp outside Datong City, introducing something cautiously.

"My lord, this slave has already prepared 50 stones of military rations, 2 arrows, and [-] dans of fodder for the army. They have all been loaded into vehicles and transported by [-] civilians. When the army sets off westward, it will set off with the lord. Delaying the prince's schedule." With a respectful smile on Jiang Yu's face in Chinese characters, he bowed his waist and lowered his head slightly, walking half a step behind the big man, and said as he walked.

As a heavy general on the nine frontiers, Jiang Guan had nearly one hundred thousand tiger and wolf soldiers under his command. He was known for his arrogance in the Ming Dynasty. Even if he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he would not pay attention to ordinary officials. But he didn't dare to show his air, he looked servile and servile, but it can't be said that he lost his status, it is really that the status of a big man is too precious, so he can't let him be presumptuous.

This big man is the eldest son of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty Huang Taiji, the owner of the Zhenglan Banner, and Prince Haoge of the Great Qingsu. With so many identities, he can crush Jiang Guan to death. That's why he is so low-key, like a Serving Hauge obediently like a real slave.

But Hauge didn't seem to appreciate it very much, or didn't pay much attention to Jiang Guan's attitude at all, frowning and just moving forward without saying a word.He is tall and burly, not at all like his fat father, but he has the charm of his grandfather Nurhaci. His strong body is more than six feet tall. Although he is nearly forty years old, he is still as strong as a bull. The long beard and thick eyebrows and big eyes made his whole face look mighty and powerful. According to fortune-telling, he has the air of a dragon.

But now, Longqi seems to be getting further and further away from him.

Hauge's expedition to Sichuan this time was nominally a crime and meritorious service, using military merit to wash away the crime of slandering Prince Rui Dorgon, but in fact everyone understood that this was Dorgon's revenge on him.

As the eldest son of Huang Taiji, the prince who has made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty, no matter what you say, it is a matter of course to inherit the throne. But it was the ninth brother Fulin who was less than seven years old.

And the culprit of all this is his uncle Dorgon, who is as tough as himself. In terms of military exploits, Dorgon is as outstanding as himself, and has great influence in the Eight Banners. The Dorgon brothers hold it in their hands, but everyone wants the emperor's seat. Although Jierhalang and Dai Shanming secretly support Hauge, after some fighting, neither Hauge nor Dorgon got the desired throne. Under the arbitrariness of the nobles, it took advantage of the ignorant Fulin, who was Emperor Shunzhi.

When Hauge thinks of these bad things, he doesn't get angry. It is very normal to say a few strange words and complain a few words. With his temperament, it is very good to chop with Brother Dorgon directly in the court without drawing a knife. But the nasty Dorgon took advantage of this to grab his braid and sued the Queen Mother Xiaozhuang, and what was even more abominable were Jierhalang and Daishan, two old slickers, typical scumbags, who saw the situation In a bad situation, he immediately turned his face away, allowing Dorgon to become the regent as he wished, and in turn reduced himself, the real prince, to the county king. Although he later pretended to be the Prince of Heshuo, Hauge would never be able to do this with deep hatred and humiliation. forget.

Thinking of this, Hauge's temper became a little more serious, with numerous veins popping up on Kuan's forehead, and his steps became bigger and bigger, making it difficult for Jiang Yan, who was walking behind in small steps, to keep up.

There were two other people walking with them, and the rest hung far behind and did not dare to approach them. These two people can be regarded as very close figures in the Qing army to Hauge.

One person was taller than Hauge, nearly six feet three inches. Although it was cold winter, he only wore a jacket and an iron armor. There is a rattail braid on the top of his head, and his face is so fleshy that people dare not look directly at him, and his whole person gives others a sense of domineering and powerful.

The other person is much better. Although he is the same height and fit, he is well-proportioned and elegant. He is very young and looks only in his early twenties. He is handsome and fair. If Li Tingyu or Wang Huan were here, he would be recognizable at a glance: He was Sule who chased the white pole soldiers from Yangzhou to Xiangyang.

And that bear-like man was none other than the commander of the Xianghuang Banner Guards and the future number one warrior of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Oboi.

(End of this chapter)