After the east turned white, the Ming army's trumpets sounded. While most of the soldiers and civilians in Shenyang City were still hiding in bed, the battle in the inner gate began.
The artillery phalanx showed off its power just like when it bombarded the South Gate. There was a roar, and pieces of iron whizzed towards the city head, kicking up pieces of gravel and dust.
The deadly iron pieces that kept falling from the sky made the golden soldiers guarding the city sweat. They curled up and covered their ears to endure the vibration of their bodies. In order to prevent themselves from being choked by the dust, their mouths were pressed to the ground and they ate loudly. Breathing, they dare not close their mouths even if they are filled with dust, because doing so will only make it more difficult for them to breathe.
Most of the irons hit the city wall, but a few of them crossed over the city wall and directly hit the stones piled up behind the city wall. These stones were used by the Jin army to block the gaps. They were hit by the irons coming from high altitude. Suddenly, It flew up, causing the surrounding Jin soldiers and Aha to cry and howl. Seeing that the Ming army's artillery showed no sign of stopping, the clever Jin soldiers immediately dispersed with a blast and hid far away from the stone pile to avoid being fooled. The inexperienced Aha stood there stupidly and was at a loss. When the Ming army's artillery fell again, he couldn't run even if he wanted to. His whole body was smashed to pieces by gravel.
On the top of the city, the sound of bones breaking when a body was hit was loud, and the wailing sound also made people's hearts tremble. The broken iron shell that bloomed was the most difficult to dodge. The cannon obviously exploded far away, but it just happened to It can blow up oneself, making people unable to guard against it. In the end, almost all the golden soldiers chose to lie on the ground, and no one had the courage to stand there anymore.
An iron ball fell from mid-air and hit the back of a prone armored soldier. It immediately made a big hole in the armor. The rolling iron ball jumped from the ground with the human flesh and blood. He jumped up, flew to the wall on the other side, and flew back in the light of the fire to hit another unlucky golden soldier, smashing the base of his thigh. It was terrible.
In order to reduce the damage caused by the Ming army's artillery, at the suggestion of Sun Degong and other Han generals, the Jin army piled up many sacks of earth on the city wall. These earth bags neutralized the power of iron to a certain extent, making them less likely to be hit by iron jumpers. There were not many golden soldiers, most of them died after being hit by the blooming iron shell. There were also many injured golden soldiers lying on the top of the city. It was much more difficult to run from this area to the other side.
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Amidst the roaring cannons, Sun Degong shouted in embarrassment from the top of the city, asking the Han army's gunners to remember the impact points of the Ming army's artillery just now, and then carry the artillery to those places that had already been bombed. This way you can avoid being hit by the Ming army's artillery.
Sun Degong was shocked by the powerful artillery of the Ming army, and even more unbelievable to him. In his memory, the Ming army had never concentrated so many artillery pieces in World War I. There were dozens of them in the sky. But look at the posture of the Ming army on the opposite side. , it was clearly hundreds of cannons firing at once, but Mang Gurtai really didn't say anything big, this Ming army was really powerful.
But it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. No matter how many artillery pieces the Ming army has, they can't continue to fight. The artillery has to dissipate heat. It has to dissipate heat.
Sun Degong couldn't help but cheer for himself, and he also kept cheering for the Han troops under his command. Sure enough, after firing six rounds, the Ming army's cannons slowly became mute. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sun Degong quickly ordered the Han troops to attack the only remaining cannons on the city. The remaining ten or so artillery pieces were moved to a safe place, and then quickly counterattacked against the Ming army.
Only seven or eight of the more than ten artillery pieces fired, and only half of them were able to hit the Ming army's artillery array. When four large iron balls hit the city at high speed, the Ming army's artillery array inevitably shook.
Hu Dongzhong and Shen Yi immediately ordered people to find out the location of the Jin army's artillery, and then let more than a dozen Western light cannons that were still capable of firing bombard them.
After the sound of cannons, the Jin Army's artillery on the top of the city went silent. The Ming Army's artillery did not blow up those artillery, but it killed many gunners. Even Sun Degong himself was shot in the shoulder by an iron shell, which caused pain on his forehead.
It was covered with beads of sweat as big as peas.
After the bombardment, Mang Gurtai couldn't wait and ordered his men to seize the city without asking Shi Dayong for instructions. This time he sent not 500 flag soldiers, but more than 4,000 people to rush towards the city wall.
.Of these 4,000 people, 3,000 were Han people belonging to his Xianglan Banner that Mang Gurtai forcibly recruited last night. If the Ming army had not allowed him to recruit Han people from other banners, Mang Gurtai could have recruited them overnight.
Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses rose up.
Since artillery could only cause casualties to the Jin army but could not break the city gates, there would always be casualties in forcing the city to climb. After all, the ones defending the city were not the Han troops who had no fighting spirit, but the elite Eight Banners who stayed in Shenyang.
Victory was just around the corner, and Dayong certainly didn't want the soldiers who had followed him to fall in front of the last city gate, so he didn't interfere when Mang Gurtai recruited his Han people with blue flags to serve as siege cannon fodder, and instead tried his best to provide ordnance.
and supplies so that Mang Gurtai could successfully seize the city. At this time, it was meaningless to care whether the Han people or the bannermen died.
The person who commanded the capture of the city was Mang Gurtai's confidant general Bai Jia. This was an Eight Banners general who was capable of both literary and military skills. Mang Gurtai's literary website was his sword. In order to seize the city in one fell swoop, Mang Gurtai would even
All the flag soldiers brought by Liaoyang were handed over to Bai Jia, and the Bai Ya La who escaped from Shenyang with him also followed Bai Jia to seize the city.
In short, Mang Gurtai had already spent everything he had in order to capture the inner city. If he failed, he would lose everything. Ebilun had advised him not to be so desperate. Although the Ming army's artillery fire caused damage to the city wall, it also killed people.
We have gathered a lot of golden soldiers to defend the city, but the defenders still have the strength to counterattack, so they send all their troops up now. If the siege fails, their own vitality will be severely damaged, and there will be no room for bargaining with the Ming army. Wait until the Ming army takes over.
The inner city, let alone their father and son, had nothing to do with it. However, Mang Gurtai insisted on his own opinion and refused to listen to Ebilun's persuasion. He was determined to seize the inner city before the Ming army. He must not let the Ming army seize this broken city.
Dagong. Ebilun was very puzzled by Ama's stubbornness, but he could only obey it.
Why did Mang Gurtai insist on seizing the power of seizing the inner city? He did not want to hoard the wealth in the inner city, but wanted to get the disposal rights of the more than 30,000 women and children of the Eight Banners. These women, children and men
If they go out with Hong Tai's army and find that all their relatives are in the hands of Mang Gurtai when they come back, will they still work for Hong Tai?
Mang Gurtai had a good idea. He was worried that Shi Dayong also knew the value of those women and children, so he had to let his people break the city first no matter what, so that he would have greater confidence to negotiate with Shi Dayong. He
Not half, he wants all.
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Bai Jia understood his master's thoughts very well, and also knew the value of the Eight Banners women and children in the inner city, so he wore three layers of heavy armor and went all out to defeat the city in one fell swoop.
After rushing to the city wall, Bai Jia immediately commanded the Liaoyang banner soldiers to shoot arrows at the defenders at the top of the city. The Liaoyang banner soldiers were very good at archery, and many of the golden soldiers who stuck their heads out were shot by them, showing no mercy at all.
It's no wonder that these Liaoyang bannermen who originally belonged to the Zhenglan Banner were ruthless, because they all came to Shenyang City with deep hatred. The Hupiyi Massacre had made them hate the Jin Army in Shenyang City to the core. They were holding back all their strength and wanted to invade the city to avenge their dead relatives. The wealth in the inner city also made them crazy. Big Belle (Mang Gurtai) promised to let them loot for a day after breaking the city.
Hatred and the desire for wealth, women, and slaves made the Liaoyang bannermen's eyes red. Their eyes were fixed on the crenellations on the top of the city, and a sharp arrow was always stretched on the bowstring.
After discovering these Liaoyang flag soldiers, the Jin army on the city head also immediately organized archers to suppress them. Each of the flag soldiers had double armor, with only one pair of eyes exposed, which made the Jin army on the city wall unable to do anything to them. , but those Han civilians without armor were easily killed.
Hundreds of ladders were set up on the city wall. Under the urging of the flag soldiers, the Han cannon fodder climbed to the top of the city like ants. Countless people were shot and fell by the golden soldiers on the city, and many more people followed closely behind. .
There is a powerful defensive crossbow on the top of the city. The scene after the arrow is fired is almost unbearable to witness. The arrow of the powerful crossbow can easily kill people to the core at close range.
In the face of the vivid death, the Han people became timid. They realized that the Jin army on the top of the city was not as vulnerable as the banner soldiers said. If it continued like this, they would probably die under this city. So, Their pace became slow, and they would rather be whipped by the bannermen's whips than sacrifice their lives.
Seeing this, Bai Jia immediately made a decision. He held the big knife in his mouth and climbed to the top of the city wall on the ladder. Several flag soldiers behind him also carried their bows and arrows on their backs and climbed up with the long knife between their teeth.
The unarmored flag soldiers ignored the soreness of their arms and fired arrows with all their strength to suppress the city. Many golden soldiers who wanted to see the situation just showed their heads and fell from the top like a bird with an arrow. .However, more golden soldiers hid behind the battlements and threw stones and wood. Under their strong counterattack, dozens of brave flag soldiers were smashed down in mid-air. They could be seen in the distance. Mang Gurtai was so heartbroken that all his features were squeezed together.
Finally, after sacrificing hundreds of lives, Bai Jia climbed up the city with several Mang Gurtai penyaras, and then fought with the golden soldiers on the city.
The enemy and us with money rat tails are fighting to the death, which is very embarrassing.
The brave fighting of Bai Jia and Bai Yala created a large open space on the top of the city, and more and more flag soldiers climbed up and joined the battle group.
Seeing this situation, Mang Gurtai's long-lost smile once again appeared on his face, but the smile did not last long before disappearing again.
Jin Bing was indeed worthy of being the elite of the Eight Banners, and Sony, Yilintai and others were also worthy of being the famous generals of the Eight Banners. After discovering that something was wrong, they immediately mobilized Bai Ya La to go to the city.
These pendulums belong to the Daishan Zhenghong Banner and the Khan Palace. They are all brave warriors of each banner, the best among the best. Their appearance cheered up the armored soldiers and Han soldiers on the city wall, facing the swarm. The banner soldiers and the Han people fought to the death and refused to retreat. When Bai Yala joined in, the banner soldiers in the upper city suddenly became unaware. The area under their control was gradually reduced and gradually became exhausted. There was a possibility of defeat at any time.
Bai Jia's back was already full of arrows from the Jin soldiers. He waved the long knife in his hand, roaring and rushed forward, but he retreated again and again. Those golden soldiers' teeth
La is really powerful. They can block the attack of three or four armored soldiers alone, causing the flag soldiers who attack the city to suffer too many casualties.
Just as they were about to be driven out of the city again by the Jin army, they suddenly heard the roar of cannons, and then there was an explosion above the city head, and the broken limbs were thrown everywhere.
The Ming army opened fire, attacking differently. Whether it was the Jin soldiers or Mang Gurtai's flag soldiers, as well as the Han people under the city, they were all within the coverage of the artillery fire.