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Chapter 870 Bloody Battle Daughter River (Part [-])
Ma Jinhua led 3000 white soldiers and suddenly rushed into the castle, and the Qing soldiers in the castle were in chaos.

At this time, the army outside was making a real attack. More than 2000 musketeers rushed forward with shouts. The gunshots were like popping beans, and white smoke filled the entire castle.

Amidst the shouts like a tide, Liu Wenxiu, the deputy commander of the Ming Expeditionary Army, and Ma Wannian, the one-eyed general, rushed over with [-] cavalry in a row, and rushed into the castle at once. After a fierce hand-to-hand battle, the castle The Qing army among them was beheaded and killed, and their bodies were thrown into the Xiaoling River, and the river was stained red with blood.

In this way, this impregnable castle was taken down in less than a day.

However, the battle on Daughter River was not going well.Basically the same as Xiaolinghe's combat mode, more than 2000 fighters from the Musketeer Battalion launched a feint attack from the front, and the gunshots crackled like popping beans, but the effect was not very satisfactory.

Li Zicheng and Lu Xiao led more than 2 cavalry soldiers and were ready to charge. They were waiting for Zhang Huan's archers to strike from behind.

Because no matter how good Zhang Huan's arrow skills are, they are incomparable with the red cannons of the Qing army. If the bows and arrows are against the cannons, if they fight head-on, Zhang Huan and the others will have to become cannon fodder, let alone 3000 people.

Therefore, they must choose the enemy's side and rear to play the role of a sniper.

Daughter River Castle has two natural fortifications, one facing the mountain and the other facing the water.These two sides can be regarded as their flanks, while the front is a deep ditch Gao Lei, armed with red cannons. Within the range of seven or eight miles, they are all within the range of the cannons. The nearest 150-meter blind spot of artillery fire is clear. The army is densely packed with bows and arrows, rolling logs and stones.

The archers want to appear on the enemy's side and rear by surprise, one is climbing, and the other is crossing the river.

However, archers are not white soldiers. The characteristic of white soldiers is that they are good at fighting in mountains.The characteristic of archers is that they can fight anywhere, as long as they can shoot arrows.But the premise is that the target must be within range.

Zhang Huan led 3000 archers and tried several times to climb up the mountain but could not.They had to take a detour to the river.

The width and depth of the Daughter River are far from comparable to the Xiaoling River.Its average width is about 50 meters, and its average depth is more than three meters.

But around the castle, the surface of the Daughter River is wide and deep, far exceeding the average width and depth. The width of the river even reaches 80 meters, and the depth even exceeds four meters. The water flow is still stable.

If the width of the river alone is 80 meters, it can still be within the shooting range of archers, but in addition to the river surface, the Daughter River also has a riverbed, and the castle is built on the river bank, not on the water's edge.Calculated in this way, if Zhang Huan and the others want to shoot the Qing army in the castle, they must have a range of at least 120 meters.

For 3000 archers, this distance is basically a limit distance.

This may be something that the Qing army considered when building the castle. The water in the Daughter River is not too large now. If it enters the summer and autumn flood season after a while, it will already be heading towards them. Standing on the opposite side and shooting arrows into their city must be at least 150 The distance of [-] meters was an unmatched distance for the archers at that time.

Even now it has brought great difficulties to Zhang Huan and the others.The main reason is that today's wind direction is not beautiful. Standing on the opposite side of the river and shooting arrows is against the wind.Although the Four Seasons Wind is not too big, its influence on the archers is not too small.

Therefore, in this case, the 3000 archers basically lost their effect, shooting batch after batch of arrows, most of which fell into the water, or fell on the opposite bank, the wall of the castle.

Only Zhang Huan can play a role. One is that his bow is a bronze-bodied treasured bow with iron arms, and the other is that he has extraordinary physical strength. The bow and arrow are more than ten meters farther than those of these 3000 archers.

At the critical moment, these ten meters played a role.

Zhang Huan was standing on the bank of the river, sitting on a horse and firing three arrows. Immediately, the three Qing soldiers in the opposite castle were shot from the back of their heads or pierced through their necks.

The other generals could only see Zhang Huan shooting arrows alone. When they marveled at the general's magical arrows, they hated themselves for being useless.

Zhang Huan didn't blame them either, he shot dozens of arrows in one breath, and all the arrows were shot in vain.

But his strength alone is limited after all. There are more than 2 Qing soldiers in the castle at this time. Even if they stand still and let him shoot casually, Zhang Huan will have to be exhausted to death.

What's more, can the Tartars not move?Dozens of companions died suddenly one after another, which had aroused their vigilance.They looked back and saw a large number of Ming troops attacking them on the other side of the river behind them. In shock, the Qing army immediately took action, hiding in the castle, or using shields to avoid it. Zhang Huan then shot arrows, and it was useless. Ringing them is tantamount to scaring the snake.

However, Zhang Huan's actions also played a certain role. His unique feat of marksmanship shocked the Qing army in the castle and caused some confusion in a small area.

This kind of confusion was detected by Li Zicheng and the others in front, thinking that Zhang Huan had already succeeded, and Li Zicheng commanded 3 to 2000 horses, including more than [-] musket battalions, and rushed to kill them.

The Ming army was overwhelming, and the Qing army's cannons in the castle rang out. However, due to the chaos of the Qing army's death in some parts of the castle, their firepower was affected.The Ming army broke through the Qing army's artillery defense line in one go.

But when it was more than 100 meters away from the castle, the Qing army in the castle fired all arrows to prevent the Ming army from approaching, and then used rolling logs and stones to prevent the Ming army from climbing the city. The arrows and stones rolled down like rain, and the Ming army suffered heavy casualties. backed off.

In this way, the first charge organized by Li Zicheng failed.

Zhang Huan was still shooting arrows on the other side of the river. He shot two pots of arrows in one breath, which made him sweat profusely, but in the end it didn't have much effect.

Li Zicheng launched two more attacks in succession, both of which ended in failure.

Tens of thousands of horses have been lost in the three charges, so Li Zicheng had to stop and adjust his strategy.At this time, the news came that Zhang Xianzhong captured Ningyuan, and his Majesty Zhu Yousong also arrived in Ningyuan City.

Li Zicheng was a little anxious. If he couldn't take down this castle, he couldn't get Jinzhou. If a small castle could block it, it would block his way?Want to wait for the cannon?But when His Majesty and Zhang Xianzhong's men came, he still hadn't won Jinzhou, how could he explain to His Majesty?Can Zhang Jingxuan underestimate himself?Today, no matter what, the castle must be taken down!

When Li Zicheng was about to organize the fourth attack, the good news came that Ma Jinhua and Liu Wenxiu had captured Xiaolinghe.

Li Zicheng was overjoyed, and immediately sent someone to Xiaolinghe, [-] miles away, to mobilize the white pole soldiers.At this time, a team came behind Li Zicheng and the others. This was the [-] Qing army protecting Dorgon's retreat...

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