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Chapter 93: Jianlu attacks Nanguan at night (please subscribe for a monthly ticket)
When the Zhenglan Banner attacked Nanguan, everyone felt that the matter was done. Once the Ming army lost the advantage of firearms and entered hand-to-hand combat, it was impossible to be an opponent of the Eight Banners warriors.

But the next scene shocked everyone. Zhenglan Banner was driven out of Guangshun Pass by the Ming army.

Nurhaci quickly sent Jierharang's Xianglan Banner to reinforce.

The Xianglan Banner with 33 Niulu is the second largest banner in Manchuria after the Zhenghuang Banner, with a total of 7100 people.

Jierhalang also wanted to prove in front of everyone that he was not a flag-bearer in vain, and soon he put his main force into the battle.

At this time, the Ming army in Nanguan also suffered heavy casualties. There were 3660 people before the war, but only 2200 were left at this time.

To make matters worse, due to overuse, half of the old bird guns have been scrapped, and only the brand-new Lumi guns have no problems for the time being.

Even the Tiger Crouching Cannon only had enough ammunition to fire two rounds.

The Xianglan Banner has a total of 7100 people. Both the siege force and the number of archers under the city are stronger than the Zhenglan Banner just now.

Rounds of arrows hit the city, overwhelming the Ming army.

Even the gunmen who fired from the city towers and watchtowers were shot dead by the archers below the city.

Mao Wenlong was also extremely nervous at this time. He wanted to withstand several times the enemy's attack with the more than 2000 men in his hands. Can you imagine the pressure?

The visible weakness of the Ming army's firepower allowed Xianglan Banner to completely take the initiative on the battlefield at this moment.

This made Mang Gurtai a little unhappy. Everyone was using the same tactics. Just because he went up first to set up a wave, Jierhalang actually came over to "pick peaches" directly.

Jierhalang already knew that the three-eyed blunderbuss of the Ming army on the city was waiting for his white teeth.

Therefore, he made corresponding adjustments and left these elites behind.

Just as the blue-flag soldiers climbed up the city wall with confidence, they found that many jars suddenly fell from the sky, and some even hit them directly.

Soon a pungent smell of fire oil filled the city.

Some experienced Eight Banners soldiers looked very frightened. They shouted: "Run quickly, the Ming army is going to attack with fire!"

As a torch fell, the flames burned quickly. Many soldiers with blue flags under the city were swallowed up by the flames. Screams and cries of pain filled the battlefield.

The fire spread very quickly, and soon the ladders and carriages used to attack the city were also on fire.

The burned soldiers kept rolling on the ground, trying to extinguish the flames on their bodies.

This scene directly shocked the archers of the Eight Banners behind.

"Bang, bang, bang"

The fire gunners of the Pinglu Guards were not affected by the fire below the city. They continued to shoot at the blue flags below the city mercilessly, as if they were killing machines.

Mao Wenlong also shouted: "Hurry up and shoot arrows under the city."

The sky had already darkened, but the huge fire directly reflected the entire sky red.

This fire also completely declared the failure of Jianlu's siege.

Although Jierhalang was unwilling, all the siege equipment had been burned by this time, and he had no choice but to withdraw his troops, leaving three hundred corpses of soldiers with blue flags on the battlefield.

At this time, the Ming army was already tired and slumped on the city, breathing heavily. They no longer had the energy to celebrate this hard-won victory.

At this time, 1500 reinforcements from Kaiyuan's guerrilla attack on Hualong finally arrived at Guangshun Pass.

The soaring fire made him think that Jianlu was setting fire to the pass, but fortunately it was just a false alarm.

Yu Hualong did not expect that his good brother Gao Zhen, with whom he was chatting and laughing a few days ago, would now be killed in battle.

But at this moment, he really didn't have time to be sad, so he conveyed the latest situation to Yan Mingtai.

Xiong Tingbi, the commander of the Liaodong Economic Strategy, has ordered all the people who opened the original route to support Nanguan. At least [-] reinforcements will arrive here before dawn tomorrow.

Although there was no gunpowder, he still brought the gunpowder that was urgently needed at Guangshun Pass and the lead needed for firing the squatting tiger cannon.

In addition, Tieling Guard will also send 1500 reinforcements to arrive here before noon tomorrow.

Yu Wanli also said that Pinglu Fort still had 200 muskets, and he had already sent people back to mobilize troops. Before dawn, 500 Pinglu guards would arrive at Guangshun Pass with muskets and some black powder.

In this way, there will be as many as eight or nine thousand Ming troops who will be closed tomorrow. Artillery shells and cannons have also been supplemented to a certain extent, and everyone is full of confidence.

Yu Hualong said: "Brothers in Guangshun Pass have worked hard. Since the ladders and carriages used to attack the city have been destroyed, they probably won't attack the city again. My troops will take over from you tonight. "

Considering that closing down the garrison today was indeed very costly, Yan Mingtai also agreed with Yu Hualong's proposal.

However, Jianlu had to defend himself, so he still left 100 Pinglu guards stationed at the city gate tower and the corner tower.

After instructing Yu Hualong to send more people to watch the night and arrange secret sentries outside the pass, he went down to the pass with Mao Wenlong and others to rest.

There will definitely be a tough battle tomorrow, and it is crucial to regain strength tonight.

Mang Gurtai and Jierhalang, who returned without success, returned to the camp outside the pass.

At this time, Nurhaci's face was extremely ugly. Mang Gurtai quickly knelt down and said: "Great Khan, I have failed to live up to your expectations and failed to capture Nanguan. Please punish me!" Nurhaci calmed down and said: " Sanbeile Manggurtai failed to attack the city, wasted the opportunity to fight, and greatly damaged the morale of our army, so he should be severely punished; however, in view of his past achievements, we will give him a lighter sentence today and give him another chance to make meritorious deeds."

"Take him down and give him fifty lashes!"

Mang Gurtai was afraid that he would be demoted and deprived of his title. When he heard that he would only receive a whip, he quickly said: "Thank you, Khan. I will definitely make meritorious service tomorrow."

Although the Eight Banners suffered little losses in today's siege, a total of 2800 people were killed.

But this time he was making a desperate move. If he couldn't win a quick victory, when reinforcements from the Ming army arrived, his plan to plunder and open the original road would be in vain.

At this time, Huang Taiji said: "According to the news from Ye He, Li Xianzhong did not appear in Ye He City."

"But he didn't return to Kaiyuan. I guess he probably went to raid Horqin's lair!"

Daishan and others were all shocked. Li Xianzhong was addicted to plagiarizing people's lairs. He had attacked Hetuala twice before. This time Horqin was really in trouble.

Nurhaci said: "This is actually good news. If his target is Horqin's camp, then we have at least two days to clear the original road."

However, Li Xianzhong still had to guard against this, so he ordered Du Du's white flag to be stationed in the north of the camp to prevent Li Xianzhong from leading his troops south.

Just as everyone was preparing to discuss how to break the city tomorrow, Tan Ma came to report that a Ming army had been captured outside Nanguan. He claimed to be the messenger of the Ming army commander Geng Yue and came to deliver the news.

Huang Taiji quickly explained: "Geng Yue is a commander under guerrilla general Yu Hualong. He is also our last important internal agent in Kaiyuan who has not been exposed."

"I must be here to deliver important information."

Huang Taiji returned to the main tent soon after meeting the Ming army messenger.

After Huang Taiji whispered a few words next to Nurhachi, his old face, which was full of gloom just now, instantly became happy.

Said: "I didn't expect that this Xiong Manzi actually transferred our people to Guangshun Pass. This is really a blessing from God."

"Si Beile, you personally lead Zhengbai Qi to respond. We must capture Guangshun Pass tonight."

At this time, Geng Yue was patrolling the Guangshun Gate. He did not expect that he would be responsible for patrolling the gate at this juncture.

Originally, he was still worried about how to transmit the information, but Yu Hualong ordered him to arrange several secret sentries outside the customs. This was really a sleepy pillow.

With the wealth that opened the original path, and with my contribution this time, I am afraid that I will enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future.

I'm a guerrilla guy who really hasn't seen much of the market. I followed Li Xianzhong and raided the flower trading department, and he was so excited when he got 2000 taels of silver.

If my vote is successful, not to mention the money, I might be able to work as a consort in Jianzhou like Li Yongfang!
But right now, Yu Hualong has been closing the door without taking a rest, which is really a hindrance.

Geng Yue said: "Tomorrow there will be a bloody battle in Jianlu's attack. It is already ugly time. Why don't you go to the city tower to rest for a while? Tomorrow, you will have enough energy to kill the enemy and perform meritorious service."

Yu Hualong shook his head and said: "General Gao Shen has been my close friend of Paoze for many years. He died for the country today. I can't calm down and can't sleep."

Geng Yue said: "There are subordinates on the city who are responsible for patrolling, and there are several waves of hidden sentries outside the city. Even if the Jianlu sneak attack, we will find it immediately."

"You have to have a good rest tonight, so that you can kill a few more Tatars tomorrow and avenge General Gao Shen!"

Yu Hualong was very touched by Geng Yue's words. He said, "I'll bother you, General Geng. You must be careful and take precautions. I will go to the city gate tower to rest for a while. I will take your place after a while."

After Yu Hualong left, Geng Yue arranged for several of Yu Hualong's cronies to patrol far away from the city gate.

Now that everything was ready, he soon waved the torch to deliver the message to the secret whistle.

Yan Mingtai and Yu Hualong never imagined that the secret sentry they set up outside the pass would now become the leader of the Jianlu.

The whistle quickly responded to it.

He said happily: "Excuse me, Mr. Baylor, General Geng has taken care of everything. Please also ask Baylor to be ready to respond."

I saw the secret whistle saying at the gate: "I have an urgent military intelligence report from the Tatars. Please turn the switch on quickly!"

Geng Yue closed the door and said, "You are one of our own, why don't you lower the suspension bridge quickly?"

The Ming army in charge of guarding the winch said: "This is not in compliance with the rules. It is strictly forbidden to turn on and off privately at night. If there is information, just lower the gondola."

Seeing that this man refused to cooperate, Geng Yue said, "Yu Guerba, why are you here?"

Just as the man was about to turn around and report the situation to Yu Hualong, Geng Yue tightly covered his mouth and nose and then killed him with a knife.

As the winch was pushed, the suspension bridge was finally slowly lowered.

Then the city gate was slowly opened.

Upon seeing this, Huang Taiji said excitedly: "Warriors rush in and take Nanguan directly!"

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