Xiong Tingbi who was in Hunhe had also set off, and Ye Bushou had completely figured out the various positions of Jian Nu. According to their reports, Lao Nu had also begun to attack the city. At this time, the sound of cannons in Shenyang City was loud.
Xiong Tingbi knew that this was an excellent opportunity. At this moment, the old slave's attention was completely occupied by Shenyang. When he was sure that there was no ambush, he immediately led 30,000 cavalry and galloped towards Shenyang.
Although Jiannu suffered heavy losses, the recent attack also gave Laonu hope of breaking the city. He thought that he was repulsed because the follow-up troops could not keep up.
The city of Shenyang was not indestructible. After resting for half an hour, Lao Nu gathered the troops of the Five Banners, plus the puppet troops and Baoyi Aha, totaling 50,000 people, and launched another attack on Shenyang.
The defending Ming army was now fully prepared. Under the command of You Shigong, the Ming army's artillery rockets were fired one after another.
When he discovered that Jiannu had gathered heavy troops to attack only this direction, he decisively concentrated the artillery on several other cities. The firepower of the Ming army was greatly enhanced, which Nuerhachi could not have imagined.
This time, Nuer Hachi was no longer hiding, and even the flag men were sent out, just to conquer Shenyang in one fell swoop.
However, contrary to expectations, the combat effectiveness of the Shenyang Ming Army was no longer the same as before. After Xiong Tingbi's rectification and cleanup, although there were less than 30,000 defenders, these people were all brave men. Shenyang City had high walls and thick walls. This siege method that is out of date is destined to be useless.
They don't even have a decent firearms unit, let alone cannons. Without such heavy weapons as cannons, they are destined to have to use people to charge, but how many people can they have enough to charge?
The Shenyang Ming Army had hundreds of artillery pieces and thousands of muskets, and they bombarded the Jiannu mercilessly from a high position, especially the thousand-pound general cannons and Hongyi cannons, which were a devastating blow to them.
Even Jiannu's large siege equipment, such as rams and siege vehicles, were almost destroyed on the spot once hit by these cannons.
Even Nuerhachi couldn't bear such a reckless attack. After all, there were too few people in Jianzhou. Even if he drained all the men, he couldn't even raise 80,000.
The second wave of Jiannu's offensive did not last as long as the first wave. Especially the cannon fodder of the puppet army and Baoyi Aha has basically been used up. Now it is Jiannu's armored soldiers who are on the front line.
"Father Khan, we can't attack anymore. If we continue like this, I will defeat all of Dajin's warriors!"
Although Mang Gurtai was extremely bloodthirsty, he was only targeting the Han people and the humble Aha. These armored soldiers of the Eight Banners were very precious, and if one of them died, there would be no replacement.
Nuerhachi is also livid now, but why is his heart bleeding? Daikin can reach the scale it is today, but he has worked hard for decades to grow it step by step.
"Great Khan, we can't attack anymore. Shenyang is too strong. Even if we capture Shenyang by then, I'm afraid there won't be many people left in our Eight Banners!"
Fan Wencheng is also anxious. If you use up all the troops, then the Ming army comes and you can escape back to the mountains and forests, but what should I do? Will they let me go?
"Please ask Father (Great) Khan to order a retreat!"
But Nuerhachi remained unmoved and said angrily:
"How can such a big event be abandoned halfway? Since what happened today and people are dead, we must fight it with all our might until the city is broken!"
"Tell the Eight Banners athletes that after breaking the city, they will not seal the sword for three days!"
Nuerhachi's idea is correct. Jianzhou only has such a small number of people and cannot afford to fight a war of attrition. If we just leave like this, how long will it take to prepare to launch a war on such a large scale?
Jianzhou lacked materials, had very little arable land, and was severely underpopulated. In the past, people could come to Liaodong to harvest grass and valleys, but now, Xiong Tingbi has moved all the Han people away, and the huge land of Liaodong is almost no man's land.
But as long as Shenyang is conquered, all difficulties can be easily solved.
Nuerhachi added:
"This Khan's military order states that in this battle, we can only advance but not retreat. If anyone retreats, kill them!"
When everyone saw that the Great Khan was so determined, no one dared to dissuade him. After all, they all knew the Great Khan's temperament. As long as they decided something, they must carry it out to the end!
Huang Taiji knelt and said:
"Father, this slave has thought of a way!"
"Tell me!"
"Father Khan, Shenyang only has 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses. If we attack from the front, the Ming army will definitely concentrate its defense here, and it will be difficult to capture it, while other places will be empty of defenses."
"My slave's idea is that now that the Ming army's attention is all here, send a force of troops to bypass the north of the city, and then attack directly to the south of the city. The Ming army will be defenseless, and maybe they can break the city in one fell swoop!"
Nuerhachi glanced at his son with relief. In this regard, Huang Taiji was indeed much better than his brothers.
Nuerhachi agreed with Huang Taiji's strategy and ordered him to lead more than 8,000 people in Zhengbai Banner and set off immediately.
If it is true that according to what Huang Taiji said, all the Ming army was concentrated in this place, then other places must be extremely empty.
Under Nuerhachi's strict orders, Jiannu regrouped and once again launched a fierce attack on Shenyang. Even the white-armored soldiers from all banners rushed forward.
You Shigong was afraid that he could not withstand it, so he once again mobilized the troops and horses in the city. In addition to basic defense, it could be said that all the troops that could move were mobilized.
"General, Jiannu is crazy!"
But not only Jiannu was crazy, but You Shigong was also crazy. He had led troops in wars for many years, but he had never experienced such a bloody battle as today.
This was the first time in so many years that Jiannu attacked the city with such overwhelming force.
"Fight into the city!"
Under the leadership of the white-armored soldiers, Jiannu's armored soldiers seemed to have found a backbone, and Mang Gurtai even brought his own soldiers to the front line to personally command.
"Shoot those despicable bright dogs!"
Tens of thousands of Jiannu drew their bows and set up arrows, and under Mang Gurtai's military orders, they also began to fire arrows towards Shenyang City in waves.
"Quick, pour the golden juice!"
Golden juice is just dung. It is also a weapon for defending the city. It is boiled at high temperature and poured down when the enemy starts to climb up the city.
If you get even a little bit of this golden juice on your body, you will be instantly worse than dead, especially the bacteria it contains. In this era, it is the most powerful biochemical weapon.
Especially those who wear heavy armor like Jiannu's white-armored soldiers, don't pour it on their skin. Just the high-temperature burning can quickly make them lose their combat effectiveness.
As soon as the golden juice was poured out, screams rang out from the city. This thing was more painful than being cut into pieces with a thousand cuts. Many slaves could not bear the pain and jumped directly into the moat.
But even so, Jiannu still rushed up the ladder and even rushed up several times. The Ming army stabbed them down one by one with long spears.