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Chapter 894 Besieging the city and fighting for aid (3) (two more)

After Zhu Yousong divided the troops and sent generals, the infantry, horsemen, special forces and Zhu Yousong's new army of the imperial camp were all ready for the big battle, although they didn't know when the Qing army inside and outside the city would fight. The inside should cooperate with the outside, but I know that this day must not be far away.

Because the reinforcements from the Qing army came, and they succeeded in breaking into the camp, they must have sent a letter to the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang in the city. Everything was expected by Zhu Yousong, just like a magical doctor who felt the pulse of a patient In the same way, Zhu Yousong has already prescribed the right medicine for them.

The generals who had combat missions this time were all elated, while those who had no combat missions felt a little bit disappointed, especially Li Zhushi, the commander of the artillery battalion, made his head slump.

Without a combat mission, it means that they have lost a rare opportunity to be rewarded for their meritorious service. No wonder they are unhappy. Now the expeditionary force can easily deal with them and the Qing army. This has been proved by several actual battles. No.Just like two students in the same class, the Qing army had much better grades than him before, but now the Ming army has left the Qing army far behind after hard work.No comparison is better, as long as there is a comparison, no matter how the comparison is made, the Qing army will have to bow down.

It's such a pity, such a pity that such an opportunity was missed.If you can seize this opportunity, kill seven or eight, and trample those invincible Tartar Eight Banners and Green Battalion soldiers under your feet, you will be dignified in front of others, proud of your position, promoted and rich, it will be more face to yourself what!

This kind of regret is not only shared by Li Zhushi, the commander of the artillery battalion, but also by many artillery battalion generals.

"Li Zhushi?"

"The minister is here." Li Zhushi quickly bowed and saluted.

This Li Zhushi is a court official who was raised by Zhu Yousong from a big soldier - the leader of the artillery battalion of the Ming Expeditionary Army.

That was the first time when Zhu Yousong trained the new army of the imperial camp. He was still a new recruit. Because of the training, he got stabbed with Liu Zhaoji. It was Zhu Yousong's encouragement and comfort that made Li Zhushi's brilliant life possible.

Therefore, he is absolutely loyal to Zhu Yousong and worships him with all his heart. Emperor Hongguang has long been a god-like existence in his heart.

But even so, he was a little unhappy.

Zhu Liusong saw it, and when he called him, Li Zhushi quickly fell to his knees.

"Remember, your artillery battalion must be fully prepared. If the Qing army in the city opens the way with cannons, your artillery battalion will open fire immediately. The firepower must suppress them. If the city does not start running, you There is no need to fire, understand?"

"I understand, I obey the order." Li Zhushi was overjoyed, "Please rest assured, your majesty, our cannons have a longer range and greater power than those of the Tartars. , their artillery battalion immediately became dumb."

Li Zhushi is confident and enthusiastic.At first he thought that His Majesty had forgotten him, and only thought about the cavalry and infantry of the Expeditionary Army, which was more than enough to deal with the Qing army in the city. This battle had nothing to do with their artillery barracks, but in fact, His Majesty had already considered it.

In terms of performance, compared with the cannons of the Qing army, the cannons of the Ming army are tens of meters farther than the cannons of the Qing army. It can double the power of the cannons of the Ming army.

Don't underestimate the range of tens of meters. At critical moments, not to mention tens of meters, even one meter can play a decisive role.Therefore, Li Zhushi answered decisively and confidently.

Zhu Yousong's words made Li Zhushi's negative emotions fly away immediately, and he went back to the artillery camp with great interest and prepared to go.

The soldiers of the navy battalion did not seem to be leading any specific combat missions this time, but Zhu Yousong then summoned his father-in-law, He Zhaoxiong, the commander of the navy battalion.Then He Zhaoxiong went back to the naval camp, and with tens of thousands of soldiers, he guarded his naval warships to watch the battle, listen to the good news, and be on standby at any time.

No matter for the Ming army or the Qing army, this battle is undoubtedly crucial.In fact, for soldiers, every battle is very important. There is no unimportant war, or there is no most important war, only more important wars. The current battle is undoubtedly a particularly important battle for both sides.

Because the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang has put all her eggs in one basket, if this battle fails, they will lose not only the capital, but also the country.

More than 20 expeditionary troops have been trapped in Shengjing for more than two months. It is Zhu Yousong's established plan to besiege the city and fight for aid.

The siege of the city is undoubtedly the prerequisite, and the goal is to fight for aid. If the two support troops outside the city cannot be eliminated, it will definitely affect the morale of the expeditionary army and cause future troubles for the besiegers. But if the people in the city are allowed to break out, it will The entire siege and aid failed, so for the Ming army, these are actually two battles that complement each other.

Zhu Yousong can despise the enemy strategically, but must pay attention to the enemy tactically.

On the third watch of this day, the watchman had just reported the third watch, when the cannons of the Qing army above the city of Shengjing roared suddenly, and one after another shells exploded in the Ming army camp.

The commander of the artillery battalion, Li Zhushi, who had already prepared for the artillery positions, gritted his teeth and said with interest: "Sure enough, as your Majesty expected, aim at the artillery battalion positions in the city and fire me! Boom until their cannons until you become dumb."

The soldiers under him agreed, and immediately pointed the torches at the ignition primer, and there was a tendency of chi chi, and dozens of the most advanced red cannons roared.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The sound of cannons resounded through the sky one after another, as if the sky was falling apart, breaking the tranquility of the night.

Don't look at the Ming army's cannons, which are only tens of meters farther than the Qing army's, and their power is only doubled, but at this time, their advantages and disadvantages are revealed.The cannons of the Qing army were very powerful at the beginning, and many Ming battalions were hit and caught fire.However, with the bombardment of the Ming army's artillery fire, the movement of the Qing army's artillery fire on the top of the city became smaller and smaller. Some artillerymen and cannons were blown into the sky, and many cannons became dumb.

The Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang saw that it was almost time for the bombardment, and they planned to start the bombardment for half an hour first. This kind of sudden artillery attack in the middle of the night would definitely cause confusion in the Ming camp because they knew that the previous few times they broke into the camp, The Qing army in the city always attacked suddenly, but the result of breaking into the camp under such circumstances was not very ideal.

So this time they decided that half an hour after the cannons of the Qing army fired at the head of the city, they would open the city and fight outside. Using cannons to open the way was a feature of their breakout this time.

After the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang gave an order, after the gates of the Qing army opened wide, countless Eight Banners Army and Green Battalion soldiers rushed out like a tide, and their shouts were earth-shattering.

However, the tide-like Qing army had just rushed through the moat, and the Ming camp was full of artillery fire. The 10,000+ infantry and cavalry of the expeditionary army formed impenetrable fortifications one after another, waiting for the Qing army to break through from the city...

(End of this chapter)