History live broadcast: My audience is the ancestors

Chapter 221 The Great Victory at Ningyuan
My charming and short-lived ancestor: ┗|｀O′|┛Ouch~~! That is to say, I am angry when I see the Qing army now!
Who in the clouds sent a brocade book: Alas, although every dynasty change was full of wars and starvation, the establishment and destruction of the Qing Dynasty were more tragic than before!

I didn’t think about using this online name first: Yes, but it’s a pity that the Qing Dynasty won
Wan Ning can’t sleep acridine (Guan): In fact, it’s ironic that Lao Zhu couldn’t live anymore and rebelled to make decisions for the people, and God appeared a rebellious people in the late Ming Dynasty. I’m not saying that Li Zicheng is comparable to Zhu Yuanzhang, but suddenly Thinking of a sentence, the boy who slays the dragon will eventually become the evil dragon!

He kicked the lame man's good leg wildly: Alas, it can only be fate!
Wudu refuses: Agree! At that time, natural disasters and man-made disasters will be combined, and the people will really not be able to survive.

Su Yue also saw these comments and said, "Okay, now let's take a look at the next battle - the great victory of Ningyuan!"

Ming army prepares
Nurhaci took advantage of the Liaodong Ming army's hasty withdrawal from the army and personally unified the Eight Banners Army with about 1626 people (one said , known as ) in the first month of (the sixth year of Ming Dynasty and the eleventh year of Jin Tianming). Leaving Shenyang on the th, crossing the Liaohe River westward on the th, approaching Ningyuan.

At this time, the garrison of Ningyuan, an isolated city, was less than 20,000 men. There were strong enemies in front and no reinforcements behind, making the situation dangerous.

Ningyuan situation
Yuan Chonghuan was not afraid of danger and summoned the generals to discuss the battle and defense. He decided to adopt the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness, and organized the entire city's soldiers and civilians to defend the city together.

He pricked his blood and wrote a letter in front of all the soldiers, vowing to live and die with Ningyuan, and the soldiers and the people were moved by it.

Yuan Chonghuan sent his general Mangui, deputy general Zuo Fu, deputy general Zu Dashou, and deputy general Zhu Mei to guard the east, west, south, and north sides of the city, and he and Admiral Mangui were in charge of the entire city.

Eleven Western cannons were installed on the city. The east and north sides and the west and south sides were commanded by Peng Haogu and Luo Li respectively.

Mobilize the merchants and civilians in the city to enter the city, burn all the houses outside the city, and store cud, leaving the Jin army exposed in the cold wilderness.

Yuan Chonghuan also targeted Nurhaci for his good use of spies. He personally supervised Cheng Weimei, his colleague, to inspect the spies, sent people to patrol the streets and intersections, and mobilized street residents to cooperate with the soldiers in house-to-house raids.

The general magistrate Jin Qiju was ordered to dispatch civilian men to provide food and drink for the soldiers guarding the city.

Officials were also sent to lead the merchants and people in the city to prepare materials and transport arrow stones, gunpowder, etc.

The soldiers and civilians also poured water into ice on the outside of the city wall to prevent the Jin army from ascending the city.

All defense preparations were ready on the 22nd of the first lunar month, which stabilized the morale of the army and the people.

Later Jin's siege
On the 23rd of the first lunar month, the Hou Jin army arrived in Ningyuan, crossed the Shanhai Avenue five miles away from the city, and set up camp to cut off the connection between Ningyuan and the pass, and set up a large camp in the north of the city.

Nurhaci sent the captured Han people into the city to persuade them to surrender, but they were severely rejected.

Yuan Chonghuan ordered Luo Li and others to fire Western cannons at the Jin army camp in the north of the city. The Jin army suffered heavy casualties and was forced to move the camp westward.

On the morning of the 24th of the first lunar month, Nurhachi sent Li Yongfang to lead his army to attack the east gate of Ningyuan (Chunhe Gate). Later, the Jin army pushed carts and hook ladders, and the heavy cavalry known as the "Iron Head" swarmed the city and fired thousands of arrows. On the city, the arrowheads on the battlements are like raindrops, and the hanging cards are like hedgehog thorns.

Yuan Chonghuan ordered Western cannons and all firearms to be sent out, and he also "quickly bunched up stubbies, filled them with grease, infiltrated them with mulberry powder, burned them, and dropped them with iron hooks" to kill and injure a large number of Hou Jin soldiers who were attacking the city.

However, Jin Qijun was also killed when the cannon was fired.

Zuo Fu led his troops and civilians to rely on the fortified city and fought to the death; Zu Dashou led his troops to support him, firing cannons, medicine cans, and thunder stones, and the Jin army suffered heavy casualties.

Nurhachi ordered his troops to attack the south of the city, using carriages as cover, and dug two-foot-square holes in the weakly defended areas between the two corners of the city gate. Ningyuan City was in danger. At the critical moment, Yuan Chonghuan personally carried earth and stones, blocked the gap, and stained his shirt with blood. However, he remained calm and composed. He led the army and the people to load firewood, add oil and gunpowder, and lower it to the city with iron ropes to burn. He also selected fifty Jian Ding to lower the city. , using cotton, gunpowder and other materials to burn all the Houjin chariots approaching the city.

The battle lasted until late at night, but the Hou Jin army could not defeat the city, so they withdrew their troops.

Defeat the Jin Army
On the 25th of the first lunar month, Nurhaci continued to command the siege and ordered Tong Yangxing to lead his army to attack the west gate.

From morning to night, the two sides fought fiercely for a day.

The Ming army fired artillery fire on the city, killing a large number of Houjin cavalry.

Later, the Jin army was afraid of artillery fire and did not dare to enter the city. The generals armed with knives drove the troops back to the city, snatched the bodies, and transported them to the brick kiln outside the west gate of the city for incineration.

Nurhaci had no choice but to retreat to Jiulong Palace, five miles away from the city, to camp.

On the 26th of the first lunar month, Hou Jin continued to besiege the city, and was bombarded by the Ming army every time he approached.

The Eight Banners soldiers who were skilled in cavalry and archery were blocked in front of a deep ditch and a high fortification. Under the fire of arrows and artillery, it was difficult for them to use their expertise in cavalry warfare. They suffered heavy casualties and were forced to withdraw.

After confirming Hou Jin's retreat, the Ming army cleared the battlefield and picked up more than 100,000 arrows from Hou Jin's army. They also discovered that there were more than 70 large and small holes on the city wall that had been dug by Hou Jin's army. The city's saltpeter inventory was also exhausted. , everyone was happy for it.

Battle follow-up
Nurhaci failed to attack Ningyuan (today's Xingcheng City) and raided Juehua Island.

It was the middle of winter, the sea was frozen, and there was no danger to defend. The Ming general Yao Fumin and others led the officers and soldiers to dig out a 15-mile-long ice barrier. On the th of the first lunar month, Wunage attacked Juehua Island with cavalry. The Ming army due to "It was bitterly cold to cut through the ice. We had neither armor, weapons, nor sailors, so we could not withstand the battle, and we were outnumbered." In the end, everyone died in the battle, and the Jin soldiers burned the city to hoard food.

At that time, the guard Jin Guangang died, and his son Jin Shiqi and 800 people from Shiding went to Juehua Island to meet the enemy. They also fought against the Hou Jin army and were all killed.

More than 1.4 soldiers and civilians on the island were killed by the Later Jin army. More than 8 stones of grain and grass and more than 2000 ships were burned. This Ming Dynasty logistics base outside the pass was also destroyed by the Later Jin army.

At this time, Mao Wenlong sent troops to attack Yongning in the Houjin rear area. Nurhachi led his troops back to Shenyang on February 9.

After the defeat in this battle, Nurhachi suffered from gangrene and died of illness on August 1626, (the sixth year of Mingqi and the eleventh year of Tianming in Houjin).

Battle results
In this battle, Yuan Chonghuan organized the army and the people to clear the country, work together to defend, and eradicate the spies. He relied on cannons and fire attacks to fortify the city, killing 1.7 Jin troops, and thwarting Nurhaci's attempt to seize Liaoxi and Shanhaiguan. It was the Ming army and the Hou The first major victory achieved by the Jin Army since the war.

In the Ming Dynasty, "Ningyuan was besieged, and the whole country was in turmoil." When the news of victory reached the capital, "the flying soldiers entered the city carrying red flags, and the whole capital was rejoicing." military confidence.

Nurhachi was extremely unwilling to accept Ningyuan's defeat and said angrily: "How dare you stop my troops!"

Yuan Chonghuan once sent someone to give him a gift and said: "The veteran general has been running rampant in the world for a long time. How can he be defeated by a kid today?"

Nurhachi responded and made an appointment to fight again. But Nurhachi died in the same year.

His son Huang Taiji "has a deep hatred and will be willing to surrender to Yuan".