Emperor Ming Dynasty

"This is?"

Inside the city, Bai Chuka, the guard of Phoenix City, was taken aback, and poked his head out hastily.

Outside the city, a huge iron chain ball drew a beautiful arc in the sky, and smashed straight into the ground.

And this distance is only less than ten feet away from the city wall, and the dust that is stirred up seems to be able to blow on the city wall.

"The Ming army actually has artillery? How did they transport it?"

Bai Chuka was taken aback, and his face paled instantly.

He understood that although the Phoenix City had only been built for more than a dozen years, it had not been repaired for many years. What's more, the soldiers only demanded tribute from the tribes on weekdays, and they had little combat power at all.

With these two thousand people, what can you do?
"It is estimated that it was transported from the river, after all, the Caohe River is connected to the Yalu River."

The Han general on the side frowned, thinking about how to survive this calamity.

Surrender is impossible, he is the Eight Banners, how could he surrender to the corrupt Ming army?
The soldiers on the city still couldn't believe it: "Ming people actually entered the heart of Phoenix City?"

For a while, public opinion in the city was raging, saying that Shengjing would not be protected and the imperial court would be overthrown.

If in the past, Bai Chuka directly brandished the butcher knife and killed this group of disorganized soldiers, but it is not possible now, and there must be no chaos in the city.

"General, get out!"

The lieutenant raised his head, his face full of longing: "When we were in the west of Liaoning, a few hundred of us could drive thousands of Ming soldiers away. As long as we take the initiative to attack these people outside the city, we will definitely win!"

Baichuka was startled: "What nonsense, if you want to die, you will fight on the battlefield later."

These are some assholes.

Either they are depressed to the end, or they are defiant and want to die directly. It seems that the Qing Dynasty is really going to end.

This thought came to his mind, which surprised Baichuka. He immediately shook his head and stared fiercely ahead:

With so many cannons in red, it seems that they can't hold on.

"Let all the sons go down to the city wall, and if there is a hole in the city later, they will fight directly—"

Rumbling--

After a while, bursts of roar sounded.

A large number of iron balls flew towards Phoenix City, nearly half of them hit the city wall, and a small part flew into the city and killed many people.

Only half an hour later, the city that was renamed Phoenix City from Dingliao Right Guard was blasted out of a big hole by cannons.

"The city wall of Liaodong is not as good as that of Liaoxi!"

Wu Sangui raised his head and smiled.

"Chief soldier, this is the place of the heart."

Li Yingren sighed, shook his head and said: "Liaodong has been occupied for nearly [-] years, there is no foreign enemy, the Jurchens are all taken away."

Li Chengdong on the side was silent. He quietly observed the situation in Phoenix City and listened to the words of the two, but felt a little anxious in his heart.

Although it is good news that Phoenix City is easily defeated, it also means that it is difficult to defend the city!
"Let the North Korean soldiers go first, and the Beijing battalion overwhelm the formation."

Wu Sangui ordered, his face expressionless.

This is the proper meaning, and both Li have no objection.

Soon, the imperial soldiers who had been fighting for more than a year in the Korean Civil War suppressed the fear in their hearts and headed towards Phoenix City.

The Korean soldiers with high morale were fighting against the Qing soldiers at this time. Although they were at a disadvantage, they did not collapse.

The small city cave suddenly collided fiercely, and the fighting was extremely tragic. This kind of refueling tactic was a kind of torture for both sides.

"The whole army is on—"

After half an hour passed by, seeing that the two sides were tired and the Qing army's spirit had faded, Wu Sangui waved his big hand and the whole army pressed forward.

Acting as the striker is the well-known spear bearer, also known as the heavy spearman.

The small-caliber muskets caused heavy casualties to the Qing army in the city cave. They were defeated one after another and their morale plummeted.

In a moment, the city cave fell.

A large number of Ming troops poured into the city, and began to clean up Phoenix City.

In the afternoon, Wu Sangui moved into the City Lord's Mansion.

"In this battle, our army occupied the dangerous mountain, the two places of Fenghuang, and seventeen castles in one fell swoop. There are more than [-] people, most of whom are Jian slaves and fake slaves. There are very few Han people."

Li Yingren summed up the military affairs, and when he talked about the gains, he was overjoyed: "Our army has only a thousand casualties, and it is a great victory."

"Although this Phoenix City is only a small step, it is the beginning of our recovery of Liaodong. What the old people of Liaodong have longed for in the past is now realized in our hands..."

Wu Sangui waved his hand, instead of empathizing, he asked, "How about Jinyiwei? What about Manqing?"

"Jinyiwei hasn't heard the news yet, but it's been several days, and I think the main force has already been dispatched."

Li Chengdong narrowed his eyes and said softly.

"Phoenix City needs to be repaired more, and the nearby Seventeenth Fort is no exception. Let the captives repair it. By the way, plus those so-called common people, they should be enslaved."

Wu Sangui sat on a chair with a dignified face, long arms hanging down, and eyes full of caution: "If necessary, the North Korean army will also be dispatched. After all, Phoenix City is where the granary is located."

"Yes!" Li Yingren nodded.

Wu Sangui didn't ask any stupid things about the old Li family, because the so-called old Li family had already died out with the establishment of Hou Jin.

"The next step is to wait for the news from Jin Yiwei. Let's go west."

In addition, at the mouth of the Liaohe River, the Beihai Navy gathered civilian ships and transported nearly 20,000 people at one time to act as pioneers to land.

This is a pioneering work, and it is also the largest and longest seaborne landing operation in the Ming Dynasty.

From Tianjin to Liaohe Estuary, it is more than a thousand miles long. After three days, it can be said that it has gone through many hardships and walked close to the shoreline.

Li Jingwu, as the deputy commander, was the first to arrive at the mouth of Liaohe.

After landing, he overcame seasickness and other discomforts.Immediately led the soldiers, unexpectedly, and as expected, they took down the Tianzhuang Terrace guarding the mouth of the Liaohe River.

Although the beacon has been sent out, he doesn't care, as long as there is a foothold.

In the next few days, the repaired piers and trestles continued to tilt out soldiers, and a large number of logistics such as horses and weapons were also continuously unloaded.

It took three days to complete the integration.

But leaving the necessary guards behind, Li Jingwu led the cavalry and quickly headed north towards Taiping Fort, a hundred miles away.

At this time, Shengjing, who had just dispatched troops and set off, received another beacon from Liaohe Estuary.

Although there is a lack of news, it is just that there are so many soldiers, and most of them are elite.

Dorgon could no longer restrain his anger: "How many people are there in this Ming army?"

No one can answer.

However, Hong Chengchou frowned and speculated: "Jinzhou Mansion has a copper and iron wall, and the imperial court has repaired it more. It is impossible for the main force of the Ming army to be in western Liaoning."

"It is said that most of the troops led by Wu Sangui are Korean troops, so the main force must be near the mouth of the Liao River."

"Hauge!"

"The end is here!"

"This time, you will lead Zhenghuang Banner, Xiangbai Banner, and Zhenghong Banner to [-] Niulu each, and Jiameng Banner and Han Eight Banners to take [-] Niulu each, and go to the mouth of the Liaohe River to destroy the invading enemies."

The Niulu of the Eight Banners is almost full, that is, 300 people per Niulu, and about 200 people for Mongolian and Han.

In this battle, Hauge personally led the army, more than 40,000 people, almost half of the family.