Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 159
Zhao Ledjiao didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately led the new army sent by Sun Yuanhua, as well as [-] Guanning cavalry, to the north quickly, heading straight for Han'erzhuang, where they were stationed before the founding of slaves.

The reason why the slaves were established should be to ensure their own retreat, leaving 500 people to garrison in Hanerzhuang. However, this mere 500 people was really not enough for Zhao Shujiao. Zhao Shujiao did not even stop at all, and directly led The soldiers charged all the way in and wiped out the five hundred Jiannu soldiers and horses in a matter of seconds.

Then Zhao led the teaching and sent three groups of soldiers and horses to take Da'ankou, Longjingkou and Xifengkou and other passes of the Great Wall that were breached by Jiannu. Repair the breaches and build fortresses.

Zhao led the army and stationed the army in Hanerzhuang, and began to send troops to build earthen fences to improve Hanerzhuang's defensive capabilities. At the same time, he sent people twenty miles south, divided into left, center, and right, and another to the southwest and south of Hanerzhuang. and build a small fort in the southeast.

The Liao army under Zhao Lijiao was very good at building such small fortresses. After all, during non-war periods, their main job in Liaodong was to build strongholds and fortresses and build defense lines.

This kind of fortress can restrain the Jiannu cavalry very well. The fortress is very strong and difficult for the Jiannu cavalry to break. Moreover, the cannons installed in the fortress can effectively attack the Jiannu soldiers attacking the city!
Not only that, Zhao Lijiao's deployment is also very technical. The three fortresses in front echo the fortresses at the three passes of Da'ankou, Longjingkou and Xifengkou. In this way, even if Jiannu bypasses Three forts can be used to storm the three passes in the rear. The soldiers of the three fortresses in front can also attack the Jian Nu from the rear, and the defenders at the three passes can attack the Jian Nu army from the front and rear.

At the same time, Hanerzhuang, where Zhao led the teachings, could provide central support to the six fortresses in the north and south. His [-] Guanning cavalry would be ready to assist any stronghold that was attacked, ensuring that the slaves would not get any benefits here. Don't even think about breaking through this line of defense and escaping back outside the pass.

Of course, it is not that simple to build these six fortresses, it will take a certain amount of time, so Zhao Shujiao did not dare to delay for a moment, and immediately sent people to start working overnight after arriving at the place.

On the other hand, Huang Taiji sent Mang Gurtai, Dorgon, and Haoge to lead [-] troops to pursue Mangui. Huang Taiji personally led Daishan, Jierhalang and others to attack Zunhua with more than [-] troops.

However, what Huang Taiji never expected was that he would be at a disadvantage. As soon as he saw the walls of Zunhua City, he was attacked head-on by the Ming army!
According to Huang Taiji's prediction, Mang Gurtai and the others might not be able to catch up with Man Gui and annihilate Man Gui's elite army. Moreover, once Man Gui led his troops into the city, Mang Gurtai and his group could rely on only [-] troops. It is also very difficult to attack a city!

So Huang Taiji didn't have much expectations for Mang Gurtai and the others. He only hoped that they could catch up with Man Gui's team and take a bite. Just come back and besiege him again!

However, Huang Taiji had full confidence in leading his army to attack Zunhua City. After all, there was his own internal intelligence in the city. He believed that as long as he led his army to Zunhua City, the internal intelligence in the city would open the gates to welcome him into the city. .

However, Huang Taiji and his army had just arrived five miles away from Zunhua City. Before they could even see the gate of Zunhua City clearly, they saw a burst of white smoke floating from the top of Zunhua City, and more than a dozen cannons were fired. Sounding, the black cannonball drew a beautiful arc in the air and hit them.

Before Huang Taiji and his men could recover from the shock, or even have time to dodge, the shells flew overhead, and then something even more unexpected happened.

These cannonballs suddenly exploded in mid-air above their heads. As the cannonballs exploded, a dense drizzle of lead bullets and caltrops flew out like a blanket. All the slave soldiers who were affected were immediately blown to pieces. sieve!

In just an instant, hundreds of slave-building soldiers were killed or injured. Huang Taiji and the few Belles under him had never seen such powerful firearms before, and they were dumbfounded by the sight in front of them!
However, the Ming army did not give them any chance to breathe. The frightening sound of artillery sounded again. Huang Taiji was immediately awakened by the sound of artillery. He did not dare to hesitate for a moment, hurriedly turned his horse's head and shouted to retreat.

But it was too late. The shells once again caused hundreds of casualties among the soldiers of the Jiannu army. Many Jiannu soldiers had not recovered from the shock of the first wave of shelling and were already blown up by the second wave of shelling. died.

Fortunately, Huang Taiji reacted quickly and ordered the entire army to retreat in time. Only then did the soldiers of Jiannu come to their senses and no longer stood there in a daze, acting as a living target for the Ming army.

Huang Taiji did not suffer from the Ming army's artillery, and it is precisely because of this that he is very familiar with the Ming army's artillery, although this time the Ming army's artillery shells were replaced with more powerful flowering shells than before, which gave him a certain shock , but he believed that the artillery used by the Ming army should still be the Hongyi cannon of Liaodong, so as long as it retreated beyond the range of the artillery, it would be safe.

However, Huang Taiji would never have imagined that in less than two years, the Ming army had mastered the technology of smelting steel, and developed and cast a steel cannon that was far more powerful and ranged than the Hongyi cannon. In the end, The long range can reach seven or eight miles.

Therefore, during the process of Huang Taiji's withdrawal, the artillery shells continued to fall from the top of their heads one after another, as if there was a dark cloud following their heads, and it kept raining iron!

Huang Taiji became more and more unsure the more he ran, and the more he ran, the more panicked he felt, because he found that he had already run a mile or two, and the Ming army's artillery could still hit here, which made him feel a little desperate. .

Not only that, the Ming army's artillery had almost no firing intervals, and they continued one after another. In a short time, no less than ten rounds of artillery fire from the Ming army were heard.

Just when Huang Taiji began to doubt his life, the Ming army's bombardment finally stopped, and he also lost nearly 3000 troops. Looking back, many wounded were left on the road, and no one cared about them. No one dared to go back to save them.

Huang Taiji knew that he could probably not count on his internal response in Zunhua City. He began to waver. Not to mention that he had not touched the city wall of Zunhua, he could not clearly see the city gate of Zunhua. Just one glance at the city wall, and they were blown away by the Ming army's cannons and fled, losing more than [-] soldiers. It's really frustrating to think about it!
But apart from being aggrieved, Huang Taiji also began to doubt whether his decision to attack the Ming capital was wrong, did he underestimate the strength of the Ming army?
When we were in Liaodong, although the Hongyi cannons equipped by the Ming army were also very powerful, the shooting interval, range and power were still within the acceptable range. At least if they were really serious about fighting the Ming army, they could still do it. He fought with the Ming army a few times on the city wall.

How can it be like now, where we don’t even know how high the city wall is, what kind of bricks are used, and what color the bricks are, and 3000 people got in for nothing. What a desperate loss!

Daishan, Jierhalang and the others don't know what Huang Taiji is thinking, but the army can't just stand here in a daze. It's getting dark now, who knows if the Ming army has any other means? Waiting for them?
Daishan had no choice but to step forward and clasp his fists to ask for instructions: "Khan, what should we do next?" If Huang Taiji knew what to do next, he wouldn't be in a daze here. He was really affected by this wave of events in Zunhua City. The bombardment was stunned, and his battle plan was completely disrupted.

Now it seems that it is very difficult to attack the Ming Dynasty capital from Zunhua, Jizhou and Sanhe. Just Zunhua city is so difficult to deal with. The closer to the Ming Dynasty capital, the more difficult it is to deal with it.

But no matter what, I have to do something instead of just sitting here in a daze. It is impossible to withdraw the troops and return to the division. I brought nearly a hundred thousand troops and rushed thousands of miles away. How could I just go back empty-handed?Even if we can't hit the capital of the Ming Dynasty this time, and we can't severely damage the Ming army, we still have to grab a lot of money!

Thinking of this, Huang Taiji immediately ordered: "March eastward, join forces with Mang Gurtai and the others, and capture the Santun camp!"

Following Huang Taiji's order, the Jiannu army once again boosted their morale and rushed towards the Santun camp. However, they had just run out less than twenty miles away when they discovered that there was a wave of troops advancing rapidly in front of them. , just about to prepare for the confrontation, then they discovered that it was Mang Gurtai's team.

After Mang Gurtai realized that he was one of his own people in front of him, he also breathed a long sigh of relief. He led Dorgon and Haoge and ran to Huang Taiji. , failed to capture the Ming Army’s Santun Camp, but instead were killed by artillery fire by the Ming Army in the Santun Camp!”

Huang Taiji glanced at the embarrassed Mang Gurtai and Dorgon, as well as the soldiers and horses they led. Naturally, he could think of what they had just experienced, so he could only sigh helplessly and said: "Get up." !”

Now Huang Taiji really doesn't know what to do. He thought that the small Santun Camp would not have the kind of powerful artillery equipped in Zunhua City, but now it seems that he thought it was just him. .

If even Santun Camp is equipped with such artillery, then there must be some in other cities. No matter where I attack, huge casualties are inevitable!
And this moment of calmness made Huang Taiji suddenly realize that it was not just the artillery of the Ming army. He seemed to have been in a very passive situation since he broke into the Great Wall. This was too unreasonable. He was obviously the one who made the sneak attack. Or, it should be the Ming army that was caught off guard!

But what about the facts?I have been beaten by the Ming army, and I have lost thousands of soldiers and horses without getting any advantage!

Huang Taiji couldn't figure out the reason. He couldn't help but gritted his teeth and clenched the riding whip in his hand, furious and helpless!
Now for Huang Taiji, the only reasonable explanation for the current situation is that there are spies from the Ming army in his own army, but if you want to find out the spies, you can't do it here. At least you have to find a place to camp first.

At this point, Huang Taiji couldn't help but think about it any more. He suddenly raised his hand and pointed the direction of the Third Tun Camp with his riding whip, and shouted: "The whole army listens to the order and follow me to attack the Third Tun Camp. We will seize this place before dawn!"

This is indeed a no-choice choice for Huang Taiji. After seeing the power of the Ming army's artillery, Huang Taiji had to re-evaluate the strength of the Ming army. Before making a clear judgment on the strength of the Ming army, he just openly It is extremely unwise to wander around the Ming army's territory.

Now he urgently needs to occupy a stronghold to allow his army to rest and replenish supplies. He also needs to solve the problems within the team and investigate whether there are any spies from the Ming army in his army!

However, he did not have many choices. The Ming army's cities must have similar defensive strength to Zunhua City. Although he may not be able to capture it, if he loses most of his military strength by capturing a city, it will be very difficult for him. It would be a waste to say that the gain outweighs the loss.

After all, even if I capture the city, I can't occupy it for a long time. If it is only a temporary stronghold, there is no need to pay such a high price. I have to preserve my strength and look for opportunities to sneak attack on the capital of the Ming Dynasty!

Therefore, relatively speaking, the defensive strength of Santunying must be weaker than that of other cities, and the walls of Santunying are short and easier to capture.

Of course, since the Ming army in Santun Camp is also equipped with the kind of powerful artillery in Zunhua City, if you want to capture Santun Camp, you will definitely have to pay a lot of casualties and costs, but there is no way. It seems now , casualties are inevitable!
Huang Taiji led the army towards Santun Camp and launched a fierce attack on Santun Camp without saying a word.

Man Gui had just repelled the attack of Mang Gurtai and Dorgon, but he never expected that Jian Nu would make a comeback in less than half an hour and launch a stronger offensive.

There are only ten improved steel-cast Hongyi cannons in the Santun camp. Compared with the Hongyi cannons used in Liaodong, the power is not very different. However, the use of new artillery shells has increased the lethality of these Hongyi cannons. Very scary!

But even with such a powerful weapon, it is difficult to withstand a life-threatening attack of 8 people. There are [-] elite soldiers stationed in Santun camp, and Mangui's military strength is no less than that of Jiannu. How much, and as the party defending the city, if they really have to fight to the death, the outcome is really uncertain.

But Mangui had already received an order from the emperor, asking him to try his best to ensure sufficient troops and not to confront Jiannu head-on. Fight if you can, and run away if you can't. Santun camp can be temporarily given to Jiannu!

Although Mangui didn't know the emperor's specific plan, so far, every instruction of the emperor had been true to his words, as if he had anticipated every move of the slave-building army, revealing a kind of "magical calculation" and "strategic planning". "The feeling made him have to convince the emperor.

But the emperor's order must be obeyed, and the Santun camp can be temporarily released, but Mangui has no intention of letting Jiannu occupy this place so easily. At least he has to make them pay some price!
(End of this chapter)