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Chapter 94 Nanguan is about to be lost (please subscribe for a monthly ticket)

Although Li Yongfang was killed, Jianzhou's instigation of rebellion against the Ming Dynasty's top officials almost stopped, but after Huang Taiji took over the espionage work, his infiltration into Liaodong continued.

Geng Yue is the more important card in his hand, but a small handle can always open the Nanguan Pass, which even he himself did not expect.

He knew that this opportunity was fleeting, so he urged the army to enter the city almost as soon as the city gate opened.

Their hiding place was less than 200 steps away from the city gate. For the cavalry, this distance could be reached in an instant.

The excited Eight Banners soldiers waved their riding whips desperately, but they discovered something was wrong.

The city gate that had been half-opened suddenly stopped moving, and shouts of death came from inside the gate.

As the guard general of Nanguan, Mao Wenlong knew that he had a heavy responsibility. The Ming Dynasty transferred more and more troops to Nanguan. Now this battle has evolved into a decisive battle between the two sides.

I am lucky enough to be the protagonist of this battle, so I must seize this opportunity.

Very excited, he woke up after sleeping for more than 2 hours.

After all, I was still worried about the situation in Nanguan, so I took a team of people to inspect the gate.

As soon as I walked to the Nanguan City Gate, I found Geng Yue asking someone to open the door.

Mao Wenlong felt something was wrong and quickly stopped him: "You are not allowed to open or close the door late at night, why don't you stop it!"

Geng Yue didn't expect that he would encounter a disruptor at the critical moment, but at this moment, he had to take action.

While using his eyes to hint to his confidants to continue turning on and off, he said: "It turned out to be Mao's guerrillas. The guerrillas ordered me to go out of the city for inspection, so I turned on and off."

Mao Wenlong found that the steel knife in Geng Yue's hand was about to be unsheathed. He was obviously going to take action!

So he said: "I see, I want to go to the city for inspection, so I won't disturb you when you leave."

Hearing what Mao Wenlong said, Geng Yue's anxious heart finally fell.

Unexpectedly, Mao Wenlong just took the opportunity to turn around and drew the knife, and then cut him directly on the shoulder with the knife.

Mao Wenlong shouted: "Anyone who turns the switch on or off late at night without permission will be killed without mercy. Please stop quickly."

Seeing some hesitation among his men, Geng Yue shouted: "Brothers, glory and wealth are here in one fell swoop, switch."

Capturing the thief first, he captured the king. Mao Wenlong quickly attacked Geng Yue one after another. Geng Yue, who was already injured, could not resist and was beheaded after two attacks.

The leaderless rebels immediately knelt down and surrendered. Mao Wenlong's men quickly closed the city gate and finally lowered the door bolt before the Tatars arrived.

The alarm bell that was closed at this time was also rang, and soon the sound of firecrackers sounded.

When guerrilla Yu Hualong learned that Geng Yue was trying to open the Nanguan Pass, he was really shocked and hurriedly asked people to pull up the suspension bridge again.

Yan Mingtai, who came after hearing the news, was also shocked into a cold sweat.

This scene was too dangerous. If Mao Wenlong hadn't arrived in time, Nanguan would have fallen.

Soon he ordered Yu Hualong to withdraw his troops from Nanguan and conduct a careful investigation.

Fortunately, most of Geng Yue's confidants have been killed. He doesn't have too many partisans in the army. Dozens of problematic people have been temporarily imprisoned.

Huang Taiji, who was outside the pass, could only sigh when he saw the door closed again: "We have failed for nine years!"

Then he reluctantly chose to retreat.

Nurhachi still had great expectations for this night attack on Nanguan Pass, and even the troops of all banners were on standby in the camp, ready to enter the pass and plunder at any time.

The result was nothing but empty joy, further damaging morale.

Dai Shan said: "This attack on Kaiyuan is a key battle for Daikin to regain the initiative. Although the Ming army has received support now, there are only more than 3000 people in Nanguan, and many of the muskets they rely on are damaged."

"Now that the new siege equipment has been built, I suggest that we break through the siege overnight to avoid long nights and dreams."

According to the intelligence sent by Geng Yue, the Ming troops from Kaiyuan Tieling are arriving one after another, and it really can't be delayed any longer.

Nurhachi said: "Xianlan Banner took the lead and attacked Guangshun Pass overnight."

"After breaking through the barrier, each banner is free to loot and open the original path."

Hearing "freedom to plunder", they instantly became energetic. Thinking about the scene of the attack on Fushun last year, they all cast greedy eyes at Guangshun Pass.

Jirharang said: "Don't worry, Great Khan, the Ming army has more than 3000 people now, and the blue flag will definitely break through within an hour!"

Nowadays, the ugly period has not passed yet, and they are still unable to see their fingers, but none of this can stop these Jurchens from being greedy for Kaiyuan's wealth!

They carefully pushed the cart towards Guangshun Pass.

Due to the Tatar attack just now, neither Yan Mingtai nor Mao Wenlong was in the mood to sleep anymore.

They all knew that since the sneak attack failed, Jianlu would definitely break through by force next.

But they never expected that the Tatars would seize the opportunity at night.

After all, the moon is dark and the wind is high tonight, and there is no moonlight to rely on. It is very difficult to attack the city in this environment.

Due to lack of vitamin A, people in this era have some night blindness.

The best sources of vitamin A are carrots, dairy products, meat and organ meats, and some green leafy vegetables.

From this list, it is not difficult to see that the nomadic Mongolians and the Jurchens with a hunting background have many more channels for consuming vitamin A than the common people of the Ming Dynasty.Carrots are still a scarce foreign product today, and people in the Ming Dynasty can only obtain a small amount of vitamin A through some wild vegetables.

It is for this reason that very few actual forced sieges occurred at night.

But now that the Tatars have chosen to fight at night, the Ming army has no choice but to fight.

The current situation is very unfavorable to the Ming army.

The Ming army could only use the light of torches to shoot, and the hit rate was very low.

But the Tatars' bows and arrows can accurately hit the city head. It is also easier for them to hit the target if they shoot blindly.

Soon Xianglan Banner had advanced to the bottom of the city and began to set up ladders to climb the city.

At this time, the Ming army's rocks and rolling logs began to exert their power. These things did not need to look at the target, just hit them downwards.

The bursts of screams from the Tatars were an illustration of the effect.

In fact, the night siege caused inconvenience to both sides. The climbing speed of Xianglanqi was very slow, and from time to time, people fell down due to missing the ladder.

For the siege party, the efficiency of climbing determines the success rate of the siege. The slower the transport, the harder it is to capture the city pass.

Jierhalang soon discovered that although the Ming army's muskets and artillery caused much less damage to him, he could not attack them.

Soldiers with blue flags were often assassinated by several Ming soldiers as soon as they climbed onto the city wall.

This is when Mao Wenlong shouted: "Jiang Yan can't continue like this. Although the Tatars can't gain a foothold in the city, their bows and arrows will do too much damage to us!"

Without the effective fixed-point strikes of the Crouching Tiger Cannon and the Fire Gun, the Tatar archers under the city were almost unscrupulous in throwing bows and arrows towards the city.

Although their accuracy was poor at night, the large number of bows and arrows still caused considerable casualties to the Ming army.

In desperation, the Ming army had no choice but to throw out the fire oil cans.

Jierhalang was also helpless about this, but they did not retreat, but waited for the fire to recede.

After all, the burning time of these kerosene is limited.

The Nanguan fire broke out again, which was unexpected by Nurhaci. Anyway, he had already built countless carriages and ladders, but he did not believe that the Ming army's fuel oil was unlimited.

There was a melee at night, and in a short time the Ming army killed more than 500 people, more of whom were shot by bows and arrows from the city.

In fact, Yan Mingtai used kerosene so quickly for two reasons. One is that it is already Yin time, and if he persists for a while, the sky will start to light up.

Second, the various reinforcements of the Ming army should be very close to Nanguan. This fire is like a huge beacon, notifying them to rush in for reinforcements.

Soon after, the fire under the city gradually extinguished.

The soldiers with blue flags once again set up ladders and began to attack the city.

The stone on the city was consumed very quickly, and the Ming army had already begun to use three-eyed muskets to attack the blue flag under the city at close range.

The two sides once again fought fiercely on the city, and the sound of fighting and the clash of weapons resounded through the city gates.

After all, it is already May, and the dawn time is starting to come much earlier. The sun finally begins to penetrate the clouds, and the darkness is gradually dissipating.

The archers with blue flags who were originally hiding in the night began to gradually reveal their positions.

The squatting tiger cannons on the city finally began to show their power. The dense formation of archers took their toll. Many archers who were hit by lead bullets were wailing on the ground in pain.

"Bang, bang, bang"

The Ming army's fire cannons were also constantly harvesting the blue flags under the city, and everything returned to the familiar rhythm of the Ming army.

At this time, Xianglan Banner suffered heavy casualties, and nearly 2000 people were killed in more than an hour of fighting.

But these did not scare off Jierhalang. The Ming army must have been very tired at this moment.

He is not Mang Gurtai. He likes to put all the strongest White Pendulums in the first wave. Once he cannot get them, he will lose the leading soldiers in the follow-up.

Jierhalang understood that it was time to make a final decision, and the three hundred most elite White Pendulums from Xianglan Banner soon participated in the siege.

Their addition immediately broke the original balance of power. These "monsters" wearing several layers of armor killed many Ming troops as soon as they came up.

Mao Wenlong, who was already covered in blood, also complained secretly. Most of the armored soldiers who opened the original route were transferred to the assault camp by Li Xianzhong. The armored rate of other troops was very low and they could not stop these Tatars at all.

Originally, when the Tatars first attacked the city, they used the three-eyed gun to directly replace a wave of the opponent's armored elites. However, this time the Tatars did not follow the routine and actually saved the elites for later use.

Mao Wenlong was still fierce, and the sword in his hand continued to kill the surrounding Tatars.But the comrades around him were constantly falling, and most of the [-] brothers he brought from Kuoyang were already dead at this moment.

Although the Tatars have attacked Guancheng many times, this is the most dangerous one.

The gunmen on the city gate tower and enemy towers no longer shot at the Tatars below the city, but instead shot at the blue flags on the city. Even the artillerymen on the city had picked up their three-eyed guns and were ready to fight the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. .

Everyone realized that Nanguan could no longer be defended.

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