Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 240 Debut
When a new day comes, Lan Yu is issuing orders, and Nanxiong Hou Zhao Yong, Jiangyin Hou Guanliang and others all obey his orders.

"This battle is a battle to establish prestige. Let the Tatars see that no matter how many Tatars there are, they can never stop our Ming army. Although the Tatars are twice as powerful as our army, our army can come and leave whenever they want. Let’s go, what can you do to me?”

"Today we will attack and advance to Shenyang City. Tomorrow we will capture Shenyang City and destroy it, and then return to Liaoyang. All generals must work together to make the Tatars suffer heavy losses but they can do nothing to stop our army!"

"Wan Sheng!"

Many generals had no objections to Lan Yu's deployment.Because the battles in the past few days have proven that with the car camp there, it is equivalent to a moving city wall, and it is impossible to break through the Tatars' combat power.

In the past few days, Tatars have not thought of various tricks.

A sneak attack at night failed; a desperate charge failed; a catapult smashed a car, but was destroyed by artillery...

The soldiers of the Ming army often counterattacked after the Tatars' offensive was frustrated, causing more casualties to the Tartars; and if the soldiers of the Ming army were injured, they could hide in the chariot camp to recuperate.Those who can't go can lie down in the van that has consumed food and move with the army, and don't have to worry about leaving it behind.

Although the Ming army was fighting in the field, it was as if they were defending a city.

These generals present had all experienced the wars during the founding of the Ming Dynasty, so it was obvious.This chariot camp is really a weapon against the Tatars. As long as the army's ammunition and food are not exhausted, the Tatars can never even think of attacking the chariot camp.

From Liaoyang to Shenyang, it is only 120 miles.The first sixty miles passed in one go.For the last sixty miles, we moved forward every day, and only attacked for ten miles a day. Shenyang had already been exposed to the Ming army's front.

You know, under the siege of twice the Tatars, they can still attack forward and reach the Tatar city of Shenyang.This unstoppable situation boosted the morale of the Ming army officers and soldiers, but also dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the Tatar army.Let the Tatars realize that sometimes, there is no advantage in having more troops.

On the Tatar side, watching the Ming army's carriage camp begin to attack and advance again under the cover of the cavalry, everyone was suddenly furious and yelling, but there was nothing they could do.

Harazhang looked at the two men under Naha's command, Gao Basi Temü'er and Hong Boyan Temü'er, and shouted loudly: "Didn't you say that the soldiers will come to block the water and the earth will cover it? Go and block it, why don't you block it?" Why didn't Ha Chu come?"

Gao Ba Si Te Mu'er and Hong Boyan Te Mu'er looked at each other, but neither of them answered.They all knew in their hearts that the Ming army was attacking with force and wanted to attack his lair, so it was reasonable to jump ahead like this.

However, the two of them don't care too much about Shenyang City, since it's not their territory anyway.

So, I heard Gao Basi Tiemuer say: "The Han people have a saying that the final force of a strong crossbow cannot penetrate Lu Zhen, so what if you give up Shenyang to them? Then we surround this Ming army in Shenyang City, isn't it? Come on?"

This is a pain in the butt. Shenyang City is Harazhang’s home base. Could he just give up?

Harazhang was naturally very angry after hearing this.He actually had conflicts with Naha, and he didn't really listen to what Naha had to say.The same is true. In the original history, he finally gave up Shenyang and ran to the Mongolian grasslands.

In the final analysis, Naha's ability to gather remnants depends on the eminent family, not how strong his skills are!And Harazhang himself will not travel much more than Naha.Therefore, he has the right to refuse to accept Nahachu, and this is where their conflict lies.

At this time, the Ming army attacked so strongly that they were about to attack his lair, but Naha Chu had not shown up yet, and the two men he sent were still unable to do their job, and even asked him to abandon his lair. How can you not be annoyed!
Just when Harazhang was about to get angry, Guantong arrived.The two of them had almost the same status in the Meng Yuan Dynasty. They immediately comforted Harazhang, saying that he had brought the Jurchen tribe and the Goryeo army. Their strength was almost three times that of the Ming army. They would definitely annihilate the Ming army and replace it. Harazhang vented his anger.

They were still discussing, and news came from the front that they could not block the Ming army's front.

The Goryeo army that had just arrived seemed to have strict military discipline. At least on the surface, the Jurchen tribe on their side had no formation at all. According to the distinction between their respective tribes, they were crowded into chaotic piles of people.

However, the [-] Korean troops stood neatly in a square formation.

However, whether it was the Jurchen tribe or the Goryeo army, their expressions were similar at this moment, and they were all looking at the scene in front of them with their mouths agape.

They saw [-] to [-] Mongolian and Yuan troops, surrounding about [-] Ming troops inside, like a pack of wolves surrounding a hedgehog. They had no choice but to let the hedgehog move forward.

No, we have arrived at the foot of Shenyang City.Surrounded by several times the Tatar force, the Ming army even assumed an siege posture.

This scene really surprised the newly arrived Jurchen tribe and the Goryeo army.For a moment, they couldn't understand why the Mongolian army did not dare to attack.

The Jurchen tribe, after coming back to their senses, began to point fingers at the battlefield, and unsurprisingly began to laugh at the Mongols' worries.

But Li Chenggui from Korea is a bit serious.He could see that the Ming army, relying on the defense of those cars, was able to restrain the cavalry harassment tactics that the Mongolian army was best at.

However, there was one thing that he couldn't understand.Why did the Ming army persist in attacking Shenyang City when their military strength was so different?With so many troops watching, how could it be possible to break through the city?

Even if there is a car camp, so what?Once the siege begins, how will the Ming army deploy its troops?

If there are too few troops to attack the city, how can it be possible to defeat Shenyang City?If there are too many troops attacking the city, do we still need the rear line of defense?I have never heard that you can attack the enemy's city while being surrounded by hostile armies!
Ming Jun is joking, right?Taking so many lives is funny?
At this moment, Li Chenggui really couldn't understand!

But he believes in one thing, if something goes wrong, there must be a monster!If the Ming army can drive the Mongolian and Yuan armies out of the Central Plains, they cannot be fools!

However, no matter how Li Chenggui thought about it, he couldn't imagine why the Ming army was so abnormal.
At this time, the Mongolian army sent envoys to ask the Jurchen tribe and Goryeo to attack the Ming army.

The Jurchen tribe thought this was an opportunity to pick up the slack, and several tribes happily passed by.However, although Li Chenggui agreed, he was procrastinating. Instead, it seemed that the Jurchen tribe had banned the implementation of the order, while the Goryeo army had problems with the implementation of military orders.

At this time, Li Chenggui discovered that the Ming army had completed its deployment and blocked three sides with those vehicles, leaving only one side facing Shenyang City. It seemed that they were preparing to attack the city!

What the hell?Did the Ming army really want to attack the city under such impossible circumstances?
Judging from the way the Mongolian soldiers at the top of Shenyang City are waiting, even if there are no peripheral Mongolian troops surrounding them, this city is probably not easy to attack, right?
Li Chenggui was thinking about it when suddenly he saw a few puffs of smoke coming out of the Ming army.

Then, he heard a huge roar.

"Boom boom boom..."

Almost at the same time, he discovered that at the Shenyang City Gate, clods of earth and wood were flying, and rocks were flying.

"Artillery, what kind of artillery is this?" At this moment, Li Chenggui was stunned.I have been fighting for half my life, and I have never seen such a powerful artillery, so far away, that it blasted through the Shenyang city gate!A piece of the city wall where the city gate is located was also blasted.

How could this artillery be so powerful?
Don't talk about him. In fact, except for a small number of Mongolian Tatars, others have never even heard of the barbarian cannon.In this age where guns and artillery are indistinguishable, it is understandable that when you suddenly see the power of cannons, you will be stunned.

Even the Mongolian Tatars, who had heard of the barbarian cannon, were stunned when they saw the power of the barbarian cannon for the first time.

If we say that most of the Hongyi cannons in the late Ming Dynasty were used to defend the city, it is actually a waste of the role of the Hongyi cannons.Obviously, the correct way to use the Hongyi Cannon is to bombard fixed targets, that is, use the Hongyi Cannon when attacking a city.

At this time, the barbarian cannon built in the early Ming Dynasty was the correct way to use it.The first time it was revealed in front of the enemy, it shocked everyone's jaws.

That's it, it's not over yet.

The war launched by Lan Yu on Xu Da's orders was, as he said, a battle to establish his authority.

In addition to the bombardment cannons, the Ming army also launched small catapults. While the enemy was still shocked by the power of the bombardment cannons, they threw explosive packages at the top of the city.

This is something that the enemies of the Ming Dynasty have never seen before. Seeing the explosive bag being thrown to the top of the city by the catapult, they are all a little confused, can this thing kill people?Why did the Ming army use catapults to throw soft objects instead of using such powerful artillery?
People who have this kind of thinking include everyone up and down, including Li Chenggui.

However, just as they were thinking about it, the explosive package they projected exploded.

"Boom boom boom..."

It can be said that the visual effect of the explosion of the explosive pack was even more exaggerated. Thick smoke exploded on the top of Shenyang City, and shrapnel such as gravel and iron filings covered a large section of the city wall.The Mongolian Tatars above all fell to the ground crying for their fathers and mothers.

It can be said that few Tatars were killed on the spot, but this scene of injured and wailing was an even greater blow to morale.

Originally, when the Ming army attacked Shenyang City, they were a little bit ready to attack. Whether it was the Tatars or the Jurchen tribe who wanted to take the opportunity to attack the rear of the Ming army, they all subconsciously stopped the attack and looked at the movement at the top of the city. .

"Boom boom boom..."

Smoke rose one after another, and explosives exploded at the top of the city and below the city.

Human instinct is to fear death.Even the most stubborn people will become frightened when they see this scene: because this kind of firearm is simply not something that the body can withstand!
Even if there were still some uninjured Mongolian Tatars on the top of Shenyang City, they had fled far away from this section of the city wall.As for those who were injured, they continued to cry loudly.

Soon, groups of Ming army soldiers entered through the damaged city gate. Not long after, they appeared on the top of the city and occupied the undefended section of the city.The flag of the Ming Dynasty was flying on the top of the city, which was really eye-catching.

It was also at this time that the Mongol Tatars came to their senses.

Regardless of whether those subordinates are afraid of death or not, for the leader of the Tartars, this is simply a great shame!
Even though it was several times stronger than the Ming army, it was even easy for the Ming army to capture a section of the city wall.If you don't take it back, do you still have the face to be an enemy of the Ming army?
As a result, large groups of Tatars, driven by their leaders, attacked the occupied section of the wall along the city wall.

"Don't be afraid. The Ming army is on top of the city. They will definitely not dare to fire."

"Yes, that kind of firearm will definitely not be used again, otherwise, they themselves will die!"

"..."

I have to say that this reason does make sense.It also reassured those Tartars who were attacking.

The Ming army didn't have such powerful firearms, so what the hell was it to be afraid of?There are not many Ming troops on the top of the city. Under attack from both front and rear, they will definitely be able to quickly wipe out the Ming troops who attack the city!
No matter what, I can still save some face!

Most Tatars, as well as the Jurchen tribes and Koreans, think so.Even if the Ming army that attacks the city can defeat ten of them, how long can they hold on?
Even Li Chenggui has this idea.But he still had ideas, but he couldn't figure out why the Ming army didn't send follow-up troops to continue the attack. They just left the five or six hundred Ming troops on the city. Did they want them to die?
His doubt soon had an answer.

"Blah blah blah..."

On the top of Shenyang City, the flintlock gun began to roar: I am here, and I am here!

The Ming army on both sides of the city wall used three-stage shooting to give the Tatars a head-on blow.

"Blah blah blah..."

Continuous gunshots and lead bullets claimed the lives of waves of Tatars.

The height of the city wall allows everyone on the battlefield to see this scene, which is definitely the best place to perform.

Of course, this performance is a firearms performance by the Ming Army, including bombardment cannons, explosive packs, and the current fusilier array.In particular, the three-stage shooting method of combat opened the eyes of soldiers of this era.

"Blah blah blah..."

After the bravest group of Tatars fell amidst the continuous gunfire, the following Tatars still dared to continue charging.Even if there is a supervising team behind them, they are not willing to face the continuous rain of bullets again.

On top of Shenyang City, it became quiet again after the bodies of the Tatars left on the ground receded.

Of course, this quiet means that the gunfire has disappeared.But the injured Tatars were still wailing.

The soldiers of the Ming army under the city watched the scene on the top of the city, surrounded by several times the enemy troops, but burst into loud cheers: "Wan Sheng!"

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