My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 173 Your Majesty! It’s your grandfather’s birthday, I’ve come to your rescue!!!

Zhu Cilang looked at Chongzhen, who was full of worry, calmly without saying anything else. He quickly turned his attention to the army under the city.

At this moment, the 200,000 troops under the city were on full alert, arranged in an orderly manner according to the formation planned in advance.

There is no strategy, no formation, no special force, only a simple and direct "horizontal push"!
Looking around, the army's formation is clear at a glance.

At the front were 10,000 sword-wielding players, followed by 30,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp equipped with flintlock rifles, and further back were 3,000 artillerymen and 500 cannons.

In the center of the army, two hot air balloons slowly rose.

Next came 80,000 infantrymen, consisting of local infantrymen from Liaodong and the Nine Border Troops.

Sixty thousand cavalry were deployed on both sides.

At the end of the team is the supervisory team!

However, because there are too many soldiers and the area is relatively small, if the previous three-stage shooting is still used, the team will not be able to deploy at all, so this time the six-stage shooting is used.

That is, one soldier is responsible for shooting, and five soldiers are responsible for loading ammunition.

In this way, as long as the soldiers responsible for shooting are fast enough, continuous firepower output can be guaranteed.

In order to cooperate with the Beijing camp in combat, even the sword and shield players at the front were divided into two rows.

But even so, after the 200,000-strong army was deployed, it still almost occupied the entire area.

The width of the team is nearly five kilometers, and the scene is very spectacular.

It can be said that if the soldier on the far left wants to say a word to the soldier on the far right, it will take more than half an hour to walk to each other.

If the Ming army had followed its previous combat methods, these 200,000 people would have been divided into multiple teams and arranged according to complex formations.

At the beginning of a war, each side might send out small forces to test the other side and understand its strengths and weaknesses.

Subsequently, ranged troops such as artillery and archers will launch long-range attacks first, trying to disrupt the enemy's formation and weaken the enemy's morale and combat effectiveness.

Then, the main forces of both sides began to confront each other head-on, mainly consisting of musketeers, spearmen, sword and shield soldiers, and engaged in close combat.

But now, with our strong strength, there is no need to go through so much trouble at all.

Zhu Cilang’s battle plan was very direct, which was to line up in a row and then advance forcefully.

Every soldier knew his or her mission and acted in an orderly manner.

The combat method is also simple and clear.

After the army arrives at the designated area, it first sets up chevaux de frise in front to build a solid defensive barrier.

As soon as the Jiannu entered the artillery range, the artillery immediately launched suppressive fire and launched the first round of attack.

Then, when the Jiannu army came closer, the flintlock troops quickly fired a volley and quickly wiped out the enemy's manpower.

Afterwards, the cavalry, relying on their strong mobility and impact force, quickly attacked and disrupted the enemy's battle formation.

When the enemy's defense line collapsed, 80,000 border infantrymen pressed forward to completely wipe out the remaining enemy forces.

If the enemy suddenly retreated during the battle, the Ming army would quickly regroup and continue advancing until all the Jiannu were killed or driven out of Jinzhou.

However, the target of this battle is not only Jinzhou, but Yizhou, which is ninety miles away from Jinzhou!

Because Yizhou is the key to determining the situation in Liaodong!
Only by taking Yizhou can the military threat facing Liaodong be completely eliminated!

Immediately at this moment, the 200,000-strong army began to advance.

Suddenly the scene was like a surging torrent, mighty and unstoppable.

The ground shook beneath their feet and tension filled the air.

Finally, the war with the largest number of participants and the largest scale in the 16th century has finally begun!
The Battle of Songjin officially begins!
Zhu Cilang stood on the city wall, watching this shocking scene, his heart filled with lofty ambitions.

The reason is simple, simply because these are his troops!
The army stopped after advancing about two kilometers, and then the auxiliary troops in the army quickly took action to prepare to set up chevaux de frise.

They had a clear division of labor. Some soldiers were responsible for carrying the chevaux de frise stakes, while others were responsible for inserting them into the soil.

Soon, a long row of chevaux de frise stakes were neatly arranged, forming a solid line of defense in the front.

Ten thousand swordmen held up their shields, tightly protecting the soldiers of the Beijing camp behind them, leaving only a gap for shooting.

Just as the auxiliary troops began to set up chevaux de frise, the 30,000 soldiers of the Beijing camp had already begun loading their flintlock rifles.

With skilled movements and focused expressions, they carefully loaded bullets into the gun chambers.

Soon, all 30,000 flintlock rifles were loaded and ready to attack at any time!

Before that, they received a military order saying that the Jiannu had sent people to impersonate Han civilians in order to take advantage of the opportunity to create chaos.

So no matter who you see or what the situation is, pretend you didn't see it and just shoot!
If any soldier disobeys military orders, the supervisory team will immediately step forward and kill him!

In this way, the 200,000-strong army was on full alert, ready to meet the attack of the Jiannu at any time!

At the same time, in Jinzhou City, twenty miles away, the atmosphere was extremely tense.

A group of fully armed soldiers gathered densely in front of Dongningyuan Gate, their faces full of coldness and determination, ready to launch a breakout at any time.

Jinzhou has four city gates, namely Ningyuan Gate in the east, Yong'an Gate in the south, Guangshun Gate in the west, and Zhenbei Gate in the north.

This time, they are responsible for breaking through the Dongningyuan Gate!
Immediately afterwards, as a general in armor gave the attack signal, the soldiers' fighting spirit was instantly ignited.

Almost instantly, the city gate was quickly opened with a dull sound.

Then the soldiers immediately rushed out, and at the same time, they swiftly set up the gate bridge and rushed out of the city.

At the same time, the cannons on the city wall were immediately fired.

boom!
boom!
boom!
Flames spurted out of the muzzle, and the huge recoil caused the cannon to tremble slightly. The shells flew towards the enemies outside the city with a whistling sound, providing fire support for the soldiers who were breaking through.

Since the Jiannu army was not too far from Jinzhou, Huang Taiji, who was marching towards Songshan, soon heard the sound of artillery coming from Jinzhou.

The personal guard beside him also rode up to Huang Taiji and reported hurriedly:
"Your Majesty, Zu Dashou has begun to break out."

Huang Taiji glanced in the direction of Jinzhou and said with a sneer:
"If he doesn't do this, he wouldn't be Zu Dashou."

When he said this, there was a hint of disdain and confidence in Huang Taiji's eyes. It was obvious that he had anticipated this matter a long time ago and had made full preparations.

Sure enough, just as the Ming army rushed out of the city gate, the Jiannu who were ambushing at the city gate immediately surrounded them. They continued to fire muskets and arrows under artillery fire, trying to repel the Ming army.

However, the Ming army was not afraid and built a wooden bridge under the firepower.

But at this moment, the Jiannu's artillery arrived.

boom!
With a loud bang, a cannonball landed accurately in the middle of the Ming army. Several Ming soldiers were hit instantly, blood splattered everywhere, and four or five people were killed on the spot.

But the Ming army soldiers did not retreat, and a large number of soldiers continued to pour out of the city gate.

The Jiannu also fought desperately at this time and kept trying to destroy the Menban Bridge built by the Ming army.

What's worse, they rushed directly to the newly built gate bridge and started fighting.

The two sides immediately engaged in a fierce battle.

The sounds of shouting, screaming, and weapons clashing were intertwined.

boom!
boom!
boom!
However, at this moment, even more intense artillery fire suddenly came from Xiguangshunmen on the other side.

The sound of artillery fire was deafening, like a mountain collapsing and the earth shaking.

When the soldiers in front of Dongningyuan Gate heard the sound, they retreated into the city without any hesitation.

Even the Ming army, which was still fighting with the Jiannu in the previous second, retreated quickly without any hesitation.

When the Jiannu saw the Ming army suddenly retreat, they were confused at first.

But a moment later, the leading Jiannu suddenly realized that the breakout just now was actually a confusing tactic, and the real intention of the Ming army was actually a surprise attack from Xiguangshunmen!

Otherwise, the Ming army here would not have retreated immediately after the sound of artillery fire!
After realizing this, his face suddenly changed, he spat fiercely, then immediately ordered a ceasefire, and quickly mobilized half of the troops to rush to Xiguang Shunmen for support!

Those Jiannu soldiers who were mobilized did not hesitate at all and immediately headed straight for Xiguangshunmen!

But before these Jiannu soldiers could go far, the Dongningyuan Gate, which had just been closed, suddenly opened again.

In an instant, more soldiers poured out like a surging tide, their number was several times more than before!
And this time, for some reason, these Ming army soldiers seemed to be crazy, rushing forward regardless of everything.

Their eyes revealed madness and determination, as if they had already put life and death aside.

At the same time, the artillery fire from the city walls fell more intensely, pouring down on the positions outside the city like a rainstorm.

boom!
boom!
boom!
Every time a shell landed, it stirred up a cloud of dust and gravel, and the Jiannu were caught off guard in an instant.

They were all stunned!

Not
Weren’t the Ming troops at Dongningyuan Gate just beaten back by them? Why are they coming out again now?
But there was no time to think about it, because the Ming army soldiers in the city, under the cover of artillery fire, quickly moved the door panels that had been prepared long ago to build a bridge.

They had a clear division of labor: some soldiers were responsible for carrying heavy door panels, some were responsible for clearing obstacles in front, and some were responsible for fighting the Jiannu! Through the city gate, the Jiannu saw thousands of Ming troops still swarming towards the city gate!

This is not the worst thing. The worst thing is that there are fully armed heavy cavalry behind them!
The sound of these heavily armored cavalrymen's hooves was like thunder, like the footsteps of death, approaching the city gate step by step!

The Jiannu people suddenly felt their scalps tingling and a strong sense of fear surged in their hearts!
"Oops, I fell into a trap!"

The leader of the Jiannu army finally woke up from his dream and cried out inwardly, "Oh no!"
It turned out that the Ming army had planned to break out from the East Ningyuan Gate from the very beginning, and the breakout from the West Guangshun Gate was to confuse them and let them relax their vigilance!
Even the previous sudden retreat was part of the Ming army's plan!

After coming to his senses, the Jiannu leader hurriedly gathered his men again to prepare for a counterattack.

However, due to the previous misleading, they had lost the initiative, and half of their troops had just gone to Xiguang Shunmen for support, so they were caught off guard by the Ming army for a while.

However, these Jiannu were battle-hardened soldiers after all, and they quickly reacted and launched a more fierce counterattack.

At once, cannons, muskets, bows and arrows were fired, and both sides engaged in a fierce exchange of fire!
On the battlefield, smoke filled the air and flames shot up into the sky. Soldiers from both sides were fighting desperately, and the earth was dyed red with blood.

No matter how hard the Jiannu fought, the Ming army showed no sign of weakness!

The Ming troops fought back with artillery, muskets, and bows and arrows, while covering their companions as they carried door panels to build a bridge.

But despite this, soldiers continued to fall, and their bodies lay all over the ground, a horrific sight.

However, inspired by Chongzhen's personal expedition, the Ming army continued to charge forward.

As one Ming soldier fell, the next one immediately rushed forward. At this time, they had only one belief in their hearts!
That is for the sake of Ming Dynasty, they must break out!

Soon, the number of soldiers killed on both sides exceeded thousands!

In the past, when the Ming army broke through, most of them would choose to retreat once the number of casualties exceeded a hundred. But it was obvious that this time was different!
Of course, despite many casualties, they eventually managed to build a bridge made of door panels and beams.

This makeshift bridge was enough for the cavalry in the city to charge out!
In fact, as long as Zu Dashou is willing, he can take such action to break out at any time.

The reason why he had never done this before was because the city was surrounded by tens of thousands of Huang Taiji's troops outside the city. Even if he really broke out, it would be tantamount to committing suicide.

But now Huang Taiji was leading his army towards Songshan, and there were only more than 10,000 Jiannu defending outside Jinzhou City, so he had no worries.

Immediately at this moment, the artillery on the city wall suddenly focused on the outermost wall built by the Jiannu.

Accompanied by a fierce bombardment, the outer wall collapsed instantly under the baptism of artillery fire, raising a huge cloud of dust.

At the same time, a passage appeared in front of the Ming army.

However, because the Ming army at the city gate lost its artillery cover, hundreds of people were killed in an instant.

The bodies of Ming army soldiers continued to fall into the trench, almost filling it up.

But until the moment of their death, they still guarded the bridge they had just built!

Their sacrifice was worth it!

Because at this moment, accompanied by the neighing of war horses, a team of heavily armored cavalry rushed out of the city in an instant.

Their figures were like a flash of black lightning, quickly crossing the makeshift bridge and rushing out of the city.

Even if the cavalry in the front were hit by artillery shells, they would hold on to their last breath and use all their strength to pull their horses to the side so as not to block their companions behind them.

Immediately afterwards, these cavalrymen who rushed out of the city quickly launched a massacre of the surrounding Jiannu!

Most of the Jiannu soldiers here were infantry, with less than two thousand cavalry, and they were evenly distributed at the city gates. They were no match for the Ming cavalry and were killed in an instant by surprise!
The Jiannu people began to flee in all directions, and screams were heard everywhere.

Afterwards, more and more cavalry rushed out of the city and joined in the massacre of the Jiannu. Soon, there were only a few Jiannu left around.

But the battle here soon attracted the attention of the Jiannu at other city gates. Then, more Jiannu infantry and a small number of cavalry arrived and tried to stop Zu Dashou.

Because they knew that Zu Dashou could not be allowed to go to the Songshan battlefield under any circumstances!

At this moment, Zu Dashou can lead the army to continue fighting with the Jiannu here, and the soldiers in the city will continue to support. With the help from inside and outside, it won’t take long to kill all the Jiannu here!

But this was not Zu Dashou's real purpose, because he was worried that something might happen to Chongzhen because of the 30,000 Ming people.

So, what he has to do now is to lead 5,000 cavalry to attack Huang Taiji's army!
Because as long as we attack Huang Taiji's army, we may be able to reverse the current situation of the war!

If he stayed here and cooperated with the soldiers in the city to kill all the Jiannu here, it seemed that the siege of Jinzhou could be lifted, but there might be problems in Songshan.

If Huang Taiji won at Songshan, he would definitely come back and besiege Jinzhou again.

And by that time, the Ming army would have been defeated long ago, and Jinzhou would no longer be important!
Therefore, fighting with the Jiannu here is a waste of time. Attacking Huang Taiji's army is the key to this war!
Thinking of this, Zu Dashou sneered and ignored the Jian slaves who were chasing him.

Instead, he turned his horse and headed straight for Huang Taiji's army, and the cavalry behind him quickly followed.

The sound of their horses' hooves was like thunder, as if announcing to the Jiannu their determination to die.

At this moment, Zu Dashou had only one thought in his mind:
His Majesty!

It is your great birthday, I have come to rescue you!
At the same time, when Zu Dashou left with the cavalry, the Ming army at the city gate quickly retreated into the city with their surviving comrades, then closed the city gate and continued to defend the city.

Because this was the original plan, they only needed to wait for the Ming army to achieve a great victory and then return to Jinzhou for support. There was no need to fight desperately with the Jiannu outside the city!

When the Jiannu soldiers who came from all directions saw Zu Dashou leaving and the closed city gates, they were immediately furious.

Their faces were filled with anger and unwillingness, but there was nothing they could do!
Because most of them were infantry, and there were less than two thousand cavalry, they were unable to stop Zu Dashou at all!

It has to be said that they completely messed up what Huang Taiji had instructed them to do.

Now they can only hope that Huang Taiji can discover Zu Dashou early and eliminate him completely.

At the same time, Huang Taiji on the other side had no idea what was happening.

At this moment, they were less than five miles away from the Ming army, and could even vaguely see the Ming army's formation.

Under the sunlight, the Ming army's formation appeared a little blurry, but it revealed a powerful momentum.

Huang Taiji was riding on his horse with a frown on his face. He seemed to feel something strange, but he couldn't tell what it was.

His eyes swept back and forth in the direction of the Ming army, trying to find some clues from the vague military formation.

The Ming army was also on high alert, and the atmosphere was tense and murderous.

The soldiers' faces were filled with solemnity, ready to attack at any time!

In sharp contrast to the Ming army, the Jiannu side was filled with the wailing of the people, as if it were hell on earth.

At this time, even the most ignorant people understood that the Jiannu were sending them to their deaths!
Many civilians refused to move forward, preferring to die here rather than be used as human shields by the Jiannu. However, the Jiannu attacked them to death without a word!

Wherever the Jiannu army passed, the corpses of Ming people were everywhere, and the scene was horrific.

However, no one noticed that among these ragged people, thousands of them were quietly gathering together.

And they are the people headed by Niu Dayong, Li Fangliang and Gao Chunjie!

After several days of instigation and lobbying, they have won over thousands of people.

These people were either former military households of the Ming Dynasty or had deep hatred for the Jiannu.

Or they are ordinary people who want to fight for a way to survive.

After all, in this situation, they knew that they would die whether they moved forward or backward.

Rather than sitting and waiting to die, being driven to death by the Jiannu, it is better to give it a try!
There is nothing to regret even if I die!
But if you can survive, you will not only save your life, but you may even be rewarded for your meritorious service.

Because they heard that the emperor's carriage was in Songshan not far away.

As Han people, they were deeply influenced by the idea that the king's power was granted by God. Even in this situation, they still had a sense of awe towards the emperor.

And now, they just have to wait for a suitable opportunity and take action immediately!

At the same time, in the Ming army camp not far away, several young officers with telescopes suddenly discovered something wrong.

That is why those Jiannu soldiers not far away look so strange. They are all dressed in rags like beggars. They are completely different from the Jiannu soldiers I have seen before!

They were curious and quickly raised their telescopes to observe.

Before long, they all felt their hands and feet were cold and sweating all over.

Because they could see clearly that the people walking in the front were not the Jiannu at all, but Han people!

These Han people, including men and women, old and young, were driven by the Jiannu like zombies to walk in the front and rush straight towards them!

At this moment, these young officers finally understood why they had received such a military order.
They were surprised at the viciousness of the Jiannu, and also surprised at who issued this military order.
Because when this battle is over, the person who issued the military order will definitely be criticized by the civil servants!
If it is serious, even confiscating property and exterminating the entire family is not impossible!

At this moment, they had no connection between this military order and Chongzhen and Zhu Cilang.

Perhaps in their opinion, it is impossible for the emperor and the prince to issue such a military order?
Of course, this doesn't matter anymore
Now that they have received the military order, the next people to appear before them can only be the Jiannu!

On the wall of Songshan City, Zhu Cilang looked at the approaching Jiannu army and the Ming people walking in the front, and his heart was broken for a moment!
Even if Chongzhen was willing to help him take the blame, he knew in his heart that the blame was always on him!

Just as he turned around and didn't want to look anymore, a messenger suddenly came hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, the Crown Prince, five thousand Ming cavalry suddenly appeared from the direction of Jinzhou, and they are heading towards the Jiannu army!"

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