Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 236 Dog Emperor, I want to challenge you

I saw those cavalry. Although I couldn't see who they were specifically, I could tell from the flags that they were cavalry from the Qing Dynasty. Moreover, it was not a normal march, but the kind of fleeing. Although it is slightly different from the description of the idiom of abandoning one's helmet and armor, it is almost the same.

These cavalrymen were scattered sparsely, with some running in front and some following behind. Even with a little experience, it can be seen that this was not an organized retreat, but was broken up and fled back individually.

At this time, seeing such a scene, it would be strange if Duduo's face still looked good.

He really couldn't figure it out. Over at Anshan Posthouse, yesterday there was a report that the army still showed no signs of attacking the city. How come the next day, he saw the defeated army abandoning their armor and fleeing back?

He knew very well about the strength of Anshan Posthouse. Because it is the gateway to Liaoyang, it was rebuilt during the Wanli period and again after the Qing army occupied it.

I think back then, when my father Khan was still here, he led troops to conquer the grassland. Mao Wenlong led tens of thousands of Dongjiang troops to attack Anshan Posthouse, which had only about 3,000 troops stationed at that time. Even when his father Khan heard the news and led his troops back, he still failed to defeat them.

Or simply put, if Nikan led more than 10,000 troops to garrison Anshan Post, and if he were the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and led the troops to attack, it would be impossible to capture Anshan Post without fighting for ten days and a half.

But now, the Ming army actually captured Anshan Posthouse in one day?

Seriously, he couldn't believe it!

So, after the defeated troops arrived, Duduo immediately asked about the situation.

"Everyone in the Ming army was an expert archer. They shot down all the torches. If they showed their heads even a little, they would be shot dead. It was really amazing!"

"In the Ming Dynasty, there were gods to help me. I was sleeping when thunder struck one after another inside the Anshan Posthouse, and the flames shot into the sky. If I hadn't escaped quickly, I would have been found inside!"

"The Ming army has a powerful firearm. It can't be used against thousands of people. It can explode. The sound is so loud that the villain's ears will bleed!"

"..."

These defeated soldiers were all talking about anything. Obviously, they were all fooled.

One thing Duduo is sure of is that the Ming army had a very powerful firearm and blew up the Anshan Posthouse under the cover of night. That Nikan didn't escape, he was either killed by a bomb or captured by the Ming army again!

Although he despises Han dogs very much, he still takes the affairs of Anshan Inn very seriously. After thinking about it, he immediately sent someone to report to Dorgon in Shenyang, reporting the news about Anshan Post, and asking Dorgon to support Liaoyang at any time when necessary.

Then, Duduo immediately issued an order, and Liaoyang City was immediately on alert.

Although Anshan Posthouse was captured by the Ming army in just one night, it was a small town after all, not comparable to Liaoyang.

It is no exaggeration to say that Liaoyang is the strongest city in the entire Liaodong. When the Qing Dynasty was still the Jin Dynasty, it was able to capture Liaoyang City because it had internal support and could coordinate internally and externally.

Today, there are hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in the city, and there are basically no Han people. It is simply impossible for the Ming army to cooperate internally and externally.

With the strongest city in Liaodong as a basis, Duduo has enough confidence to hold on until the arrival of winter. Not to mention, Dorgon will never sit idly by and lead troops to rescue when necessary, so that he can attack Liaoyang from both inside and outside.

Weighing these in his mind, Duduo quickly started to deal with the latest news. For example, gunpowder, flammable things, etc. near the city wall were all moved away, and even some houses had to be demolished.

Following his order, all the Manchu and Qing troops in Liaoyang City became nervous and quickly started to prepare.

By noon, the Ming cavalry appeared outside Liaoyang City. Some were provoking outside the city, while others scattered to search the situation around Liaoyang.

Duduo was on the top of the city. He was very angry when he saw the provocative Ming cavalry outside the city.

All along, the Qing Dynasty was invincible in the wild, while the Ming army could only huddle inside the city. Provocation is something that only the Qing army can do. Unexpectedly, now, it’s the other way around!

Fortunately, Duduo is indeed a man who can fight. Although he was very angry, he still suppressed the anger in his heart and did not order to go out of the city to fight for a few rounds.

In the afternoon, something happened that shocked Dodo again.

I saw the infantry of the Ming Dynasty appearing outside Liaoyang City!

The infantry marched sixty miles a day, and the flags of the Ming army could still be seen in undisturbed formation. This was elite!

"Master, I would like to lead my troops to charge and kill the Ming army while they are tired from the journey, and kill the Ming army's energy!"

"Master, this slave is willing to issue a military order!"

"..."

Seeing the scene outside the city, many Manchu generals asked for battle.

After hearing this, Duduo almost agreed several times. But every time he wanted to agree, Dorgon's repeated confession before leaving flashed in his mind: "The advantage of the Ming army coming from afar to attack is a quick battle. And our advantage is to fight a protracted war. As long as As time goes by, the Ming army's food and supplies will inevitably be tight. The arrival of winter will make it very difficult for them. The soldiers of the Ming army must not be used to the severe cold in Liaodong. When morale is low, it is time for us to launch a large-scale counterattack."

"This war is related to the fate of the Qing Dynasty. Only if it wins, the Qing Dynasty can truly establish a foothold outside the Pass and become a powerful country like the Liao and Jin Dynasties. It will not be difficult to wait for the opportunity to conquer the Central Plains. Remember, don't act impulsively. Just remember one word: Just consume, just consume the Ming army to death. Even if the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is brave and brave, he will never be able to make a comeback!"

Thinking of this, Duduo did not agree to his men's invitation to fight, but just ordered them to guard and defend to the death!

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When Emperor Chongzhen led the Chinese army and rushed outside Liaoyang City, the first arriving army had already surrounded Liaoyang City.

When he heard his subordinates report that the Jianlu in the city had not left the city to fight, to be honest, Emperor Chongzhen looked down on the Jianlu in the city.

Wasn't Jianlu very good before? Where have all the invincibility and invincibility gone?

There are at least 150,000 troops in the city, and the imperial army's vanguard has just arrived, but they don't even dare to go out of the city to fight. It was obvious that the vigor in Jianlu's heart was actually gone, but they themselves still refused to admit it.

An Anshan posthouse may not be enough for them to realize this, so adding Liaoyang will definitely let the Jianlu know that the imperial officials and troops are invincible, completely destroying their confidence!

With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen sent artillery troops to bombard the Liaoyang City Gate early the next morning.

There are also heavy artillery on top of Liaoyang City, most of which were captured by the original Ming army. But now the artillery in the hands of the imperial officers and soldiers has been improved. Both the range and shooting accuracy are superior to the original artillery.

"Boom boom boom..."

In the sky above Liaoyang City, bursts of artillery roars were heard, which was deafening.

The Manchu and Qing troops on the top of the city discovered that the Ming army was shelling them and immediately fired back. The result was that they were not accurate at all.

The city gates were blasted, but the artillery on the city did not hit the Ming army artillery position outside the city at all. This made Duduo furious, thinking that the North Korean artillerymen were incompetent, and he executed a few of them. , and finally discovered that it seemed that it was not the human fault, but that the Ming army's artillery was indeed more powerful.

With no other choice, Duduo could only order to block the broken city gate with earth and rocks. Looking at the location of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty outside the city, Duduo almost gritted his teeth and said: "I have blocked all the doors. If I have the ability, I will blow down the city wall!"

If it were just an ordinary city, the city walls could really be destroyed by heavy artillery bombardment. For example, in Yangzhou in the original history, the Manchu and Qing troops mobilized heavy artillery to collapse the city walls and invaded the city, creating the Ten Days of Yangzhou.

But Liaoyang is an important military town. When the Ming Dynasty built this city, it had the highest standard of defense measures, and the city walls were all covered with bricks. In a short period of time, such a strong city wall would be difficult to collapse.

Moreover, Duduo still had confidence. There were nearly 200,000 troops in the city. Even if a section of the city wall was blown down, the Ming army would still suffer heavy losses if they fought after they invaded the city.

The scene in Anshan Inn will never be repeated in Liaoyang!

If you want to capture Liaoyang, the Ming army outside the city will have to lose at least half of its troops!

Of course, this is just Dodo's wishful thinking. In other words, this is Duduo's experience based on the way he fought in the past.

However, his opponent, the current emperor, has hundreds of years more experience to use than him, and these hundreds of years of experience, due to the rapid development of the times, are far more than the previous thousands of years of experience.

Emperor Chongzhen ordered the artillery to stop the work after hearing reports from his subordinates that the captives in the city risked their lives to block the city gates with mud and stones.

His purpose in bombarding the city gate was not to invade the city, but to make the Jianluo block the gate, at least unable to leave the city quickly. Now, the first step of the plan is achieved.

After nightfall, Emperor Chongzhen walked out of the central military tent. He first looked up at the flags and found that the banners were fluttering and the wind in Liaodong was still strong.

Then I turned my head and looked at the head of Liaoyang City. The lights were brightly lit by torches. Obviously, under the cover of night, they are still very vigilant.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he just showed a sneer, and then said to Fang Zhenghua beside him: "Pass on the decree, everything will go according to plan!"

When Fang Zhenghua heard this, he quickly replied: "I obey your order!"

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In the middle of the night, Duduo had fallen asleep, but he was woken up urgently by his bodyguard: "Master, the Ming army made some noise in the west. They shot down many torches and injured many people!"

When Duduo heard this, he immediately remembered what those defeated soldiers who had returned from Anshan Posthouse had said. Suddenly, he sneered and said, "This move comes again. I have been prepared for it for a long time. I don't care!"

He has already deployed the tactics of the Ming army, and naturally there are generals on duty who are executing them. So he said this, and then he lay down to sleep again.

The Liaoyang War was a protracted war. If someone was startled by the slightest movement, it would be impossible to survive that day.

However, what Duduo never expected was that when he was drowsily sleeping, he heard a noise coming from outside.

Suddenly, Duduo became a little angry.

The Ming army's tactics had already been used once in Anshan Posthouse. Now, this is Liaoyang, not Anshan Inn, and the measures against the Ming army have already been targeted. Just act according to the plan. Are they the elites of the Qing Dynasty by making such big noises?

To be honest, Duduo was very angry at the large number of Korean soldiers in the army at this time, and thought that these Koreans must be punished tomorrow.

As a result, the door was pushed open, and a guard hurriedly walked around and reported to Dorgon in panic: "Master, it's not good, the Ming army has set fire to the city!"

Duduo was stunned after hearing this and set fire to the city?

He remembered that the defeated soldiers of Anshan Posthouse said that the fire was caused by the explosion of gunpowder thrown into the city by the Ming army. However, here in Liaoyang City, he had already made arrangements and even demolished the residences near the city wall to ensure that the gunpowder explosion would not cause a fire. Can the Ming army burn the city?

However, the noise outside was very loud and seemed to be a mess.

Duduo was also experienced, and he immediately knew what was going on. So, he didn't even bother to put on his clothes and hurried out to check the situation.

Before I even climbed onto the roof, I felt the fire in the city rising into the sky, like daylight. There were panicked shouts and shouts everywhere, and it was indeed a mess.

Duduo climbed to the roof and took a look, and was immediately stunned.

I saw that all the houses in the west of Liaoyang City were on fire, and the fire was spreading to other directions in the city at a very fast speed due to the wind.

Under the light of the fire, people rushed out of burning houses everywhere, and the city was really in chaos.

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

Duduo was dumbfounded and found it difficult to understand the scene in front of him. How did the Ming army do it and actually set the city of Liaoyang on fire?

The raging fire not only burned the house, but also the ground!

He also saw that above the west city wall, there were still groups of black shadows falling all over the city. Every place they fell would make the fire even bigger.

Looking at this scene, suddenly, a word popped up in Doduo's mind: "Fire oil!"

Yes, it must be kerosene!

Damn it, where did the Ming army get so much kerosene?

At this moment, Duduo, who understood the truth, knew that the fire must be impossible to extinguish. According to the intensity of this fire, I'm afraid the whole city will be burned to ashes!

What a cruel, what a cruel dog emperor!

At this moment, Duduo was really panicked!

Water and fire are ruthless. Even if he has great abilities, what can he do to deal with the disaster caused by water and fire?

There is no use for cutting with knives, spears or stabbings, or using the self-generated fire blunderbuss from the Western Barbarians.

"Break out, quickly, break out!" Duduo had no choice but to immediately give the order.

Upon hearing his words, his personal guard replied with a sad face: "Master, the door is blocked and cannot be opened in a short time!"

Duduo: "..."

At this moment, he understood why the Ming army only bombarded the city gate yesterday.

Looking at the sky-high flames in the city, Duduo looked up to the sky and shouted: "Emperor Dog, I want to challenge you to a duel!"

(End of this chapter)