Ming politicians

At the hour of Chen, the rumbling drums sounded, and the Houjin Tartars were ready to attack the city.

The dense rain of arrows flew towards the city wall, and only the whistling arrow feathers could be seen in the sky, even covering the sunlight. Some bows and arrows shot into the city wall, and the arrow feathers trembled and buzzed, which could be seen The power of these bows and arrows.

The Jiangning battalion soldiers on the city wall were rarely shot by the rain of arrows. They had already prepared shields to resist the rain of arrows. However, many soldiers were still a little strange. , has not been fired yet, it is said that these artillery pieces will deal a heavy blow to the Houjin Tartars.

After 5 minutes passed, there was a huge shout, and the Houjin Tartars rushed towards Dalinghe City shouting.

The rain of arrows is still being maintained. This is the tactic used by the Eight Banners of the Hou Jinman to suppress the soldiers defending the city with the rain of arrows. Besides, they have no good ways to do it. Most of the troops led by Dorgon They are cavalry, with only a small number of infantry. Siege is the weakness of cavalry and Houjin, but this time, the situation is better. Among the soldiers led by Dorgon, there are a large part of the Eight Banners of Han. The city is still good. At this time, it is mainly the sergeants of the Han Eight Banners who are attacking. [

Dorgon's central army tent is about five miles away from the city wall of Daling River. Although this distance is within the theoretical range of the red cannon and the general's cannon, the artillery of this era does not have such a high sight. Even if Bi Maokang and others study carefully, they can only guarantee that they can accurately hit the target within a range of four miles.

The soldiers on the city wall looked at the charging Houjin Tartars.Calculating the distance silently to see when they could reach the range of the flintlock.At that time, I am afraid it is the time to open fire.

Just as the sergeants of the Han Eight Banners were trying to charge forward, the gate of Dalinghe City suddenly opened, and the cavalry of the Jiangning Battalion in silver armor rushed out. This sudden change made the charging sergeants hesitate. .

The charging team suddenly became a little chaotic.The Han Eight Banners soldiers rushing to the front were only 500 meters away from the city wall.

The drums on the city wall also sounded. Hong Chengchou rushed to the front, yelling to kill the Tartars, and rushed towards the soldiers of the Han Eight Banners.The silver-white armor shone brightly under the sunlight, making the Han Eight Banners soldiers who charged feel their eyes dazzled.

The infantry could not be the opponent of the cavalry, and the charging team was in chaos in an instant.Hong Chengchou took the lead and rushed into the soldiers of the Eight Banners of Han Dynasty, brandishing a steel knife, and slashed down mercilessly. Many soldiers held their spears tightly with both hands.Provoked the Han Eight Banners sergeant and threw the corpse far away.There are also some Han Eight Banners sergeants who were directly hit by war horses and vomited blood.

This move by Jiang Ningying caught the Hou Jin Tartars off guard.

When Dorgon saw this scene, his face turned blue with anger. Although the sergeant's bows and arrows were still firing, the two armies were already fighting together. At this time, the crossbowmen could not shoot arrows, so as not to accidentally injure their own brothers. .

He was slightly stunned, and a cruel smile appeared on Dorgon's face. The sergeants of the Jiangning Battalion were too arrogant. They dared to come out to fight with only a few thousand people. Didn't they know that there was an army of nearly [-] on the opposite side?

The red flag was waved, and soon tens of thousands of cavalry with white flags began to charge forward. They would not give any chance to the Ming army who rushed out, and they were bound to kill all these Ming army cavalry.

At this time, the artillery on the city wall began to show its power.

The cavalry of Zhengbaiqi had already charged the firing range of the artillery.

The soldiers of the Artillery Battalion were so familiar with artillery that they could no longer be familiar with it. One shot of the cannon roared out and flew towards the Hou Jin Tartar who was charging forward, hitting with absolute precision.

In an instant, the cannon exploded, and the charging Zhengbaiqi sergeant was turned upside down by the bomber, and the scope of this spread was very wide. Dorgon ordered the cavalry to attack, and there was almost no distance between the cavalry. The shock wave made the Houjin Tartars with a radius of about four to five meters have no chance to dodge at all.

The wailing of the war horse made Sol Gun's body start to tremble. He finally understood why the cavalry of the Jiangning Battalion dared to rush out. It turned out that it was to create opportunities for the artillery and kill the elite cavalry led by him to the maximum extent. If this situation continues Going on, I am afraid that the elite cavalry led by myself will encounter a devastating blow before they start attacking the city.

The order for the cavalry to retreat was passed on as quickly as possible, and the Zhengbaiqi cavalry began to retreat, leaving corpses along the way.

The Han Eight Banners sergeants rushing towards the city wall were in a miserable situation. They could only run backward desperately, hoping that they would not become the targets of the Ming cavalry. To save them, some of them were directly kicked by the war horse again, with blood protruding from their mouths, and there was no chance of surviving.

Dorgon's face turned blue with anger. Unexpectedly, he just started to attack and was counterattacked by the cavalry of Jiangning Battalion.

He was completely irritated. If he was beaten into a mess by a few thousand Ming cavalry, his prestige in the first life would be completely ruined. Thinking about how many Ming troops he killed, he was never in such a mess. [

Dorgon walked out of the tent of the Chinese army, came to the front of the drummer, and drove away the sergeant who was beating the drum. He personally picked up the drum hammer and beat continuously. The sound of the drum, turning the head and rushing forward, is the sound of an offensive drum, and one must move forward, otherwise, if one retreats, one may be shot to death by the crossbowmen behind.

Hong Chengchou's goal has been achieved.

He whistled twice and retreated towards the city gate.

The artillery started to fire again. This time, the artillery accurately concentrated the crossbowmen hiding behind the charging Tartars. The Houjin Tartars had never experienced such a sharp artillery. After each shot hit the ground, it bloomed instantly, and the people around As soon as they were spared, many sergeants were wailing and howling after being bombed. They didn't care about the military orders and ran back desperately, hoping that they were not within the range of the guns.

Hong Chengchou led the soldiers back to the city. After counting the number of people, only 15 people were killed.

This charge, with the power of the artillery, killed at least [-] Hou Jin Tartars, and the cavalry killed more soldiers of the Han Eight Banners. The artillery mainly killed some of the elite cavalry of the Zhengbai Banner.

When Hong Chengchou went up the city wall, the flintlock guns had already started firing.

The drums did not stop, and the soldiers had to attack the city.

You must know that after the formation of the Han Eight Banners, they have not really fought against the Ming army. All the sergeants are holding their breath and want to fight desperately with the Ming army. Therefore, in this charge, the sergeants of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty charged in spite of heavy casualties.

Hong Chengchou on the city wall nodded slightly. A strong opponent is always worthy of respect. The momentum of the Houjin Tartars is what most Ming troops lack.

But courage cannot change the reality. The soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty met the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion. They were only unlucky. The sergeant who climbed the ladder was hit accurately by the flintlock gun and fell backward. After landing, there was no more movement up.

Soon, the bottom of the city wall was covered with the corpses of the Hou Jin Tartars, and a burst of bloody smell spread below the city wall, and the soldiers of the Jiangning camp above the city wall had almost no losses.

Dorgon ordered the cannons out, but he did not expect that the cannons that came out were quickly hit by the cannons on the city wall. After the three red cannons were blown away, Dorgon admitted painfully that the first round of attack failed up.

Hong Chengchou laughed out loud as he watched the Houjin Tartars receding like a tidal wave.

"Tartar, I've learned how powerful your grandfather is. Hmph, if it wasn't for the fact that there were only ten heavy cannons, I would have blown you up."

On the city wall, there was a wave of joy of victory, and the Hou Jin Tartars retreated at such a fast speed, which fully demonstrated that the fighting power of the Jiangning battalion soldiers became stronger.

Dorgon was like a trapped beast, turning around in the tent of the Chinese army. Many officers stood by, not daring to speak. The first charge cost nearly 3000 people, and the opponent was almost unscathed. , Such a situation, the warriors of the Qing Dynasty have never encountered it. Everyone looked at the furious Dorgon, and they didn't dare to speak at all.

A quarter of an hour later, Dorgon finally became sober, and he finally understood that the combat effectiveness of the Jiangning Battalion was indeed extraordinary, especially their firearms, which were the nemesis of the siege sergeants. If they continued to attack the city in this way, no matter what No matter how much you pay, I'm afraid you won't be able to gain anything.

Dorgon was not reconciled, but he would not take the lives of soldiers to count. At this time, Dorgon had to admit that he was afraid that his duty was to besiege Dalinghe City, just like Chongzhen's four-year attack on Daling Like Hecheng, if Dalinghecheng is isolated from the outside world, it will not be able to get supplies.

An hour later, the second charge began.

This time, there were not many sergeants participating in the charge, and Dorgon was really unwilling. However, after half an hour, only one-third of the sergeants could come back, and the rest would lie under the city wall forever.

At the end of the day, the third charge began. This time, there were more sergeants involved in the attack. [

Unfortunately, under the power of artillery and flintlock guns, the soldiers who charged suffered heavy casualties.

And because of the successive failures of the charge, fear began to appear among the sergeants. If they charge forward, they will die, and there is no hope. No matter who they are, they will be afraid.

After a day's attack, more than [-] people were lost. Dorgon finally made up his mind. The army surrounded Dalinghe City and stopped the attack temporarily, waiting for the arrival of the army led by Huang Taiji. Don't think about it, if the army entered the Guan Ning Jin line of defense, they would really fall into the trap arranged by Su Tiancheng. Dorgon would not be able to bear such a loss, nor would Huang Taiji. (to be continued...)