Seeing that there was no hope for artillery support, Li Yuan had no choice but to return to the city gate tower angrily and continue to command. At this time, the gunshots on the city wall had already rang out, and some of the first and second waves of Qing troops had already rushed to the city wall.
Underfoot.
I only heard someone shouting from the city wall: "Get ready for the thunder to be released!"
The infantryman who was originally firing a gun immediately picked up the long-handled thunderbolt from the basket at his feet, lit the extended primer, and then threw it forward with all his strength.
"Swish swish..."
Amidst the gentle sound of breaking through the air, countless black thunderbolts were thrown down from the top of the city. Soon, violent explosions sounded outside the city wall, and the condescending soldiers threw the thunderbolts.
It was quite far away, thirty or forty steps, and some of them threw the sky-shaking thunder at the foot of the city wall.
Amidst the earth-shattering explosions, the Qing soldiers who finally rushed to the city wall and saw a glimmer of light were ravaged by a new round of ravages. The blown-up stumps were flying everywhere. The entire foot of the city wall was as terrifying as a hell.
Thousands of Qing soldiers who finally rushed to the city were already seriously injured by the combined attacks of Mini rifles and thunderbolts. Not to mention they could launch an attack, even the ladders could not be set up.
"Brother Fourteen, we can't continue fighting like this. Those Han military flags won't be able to hold up if they continue like this. And now without the cover of the Han military flags and them, the warriors of our clan don't know how many casualties it will take to rush to the city.
Besides, you have also seen that the Ming army's firearms are too powerful, we cannot let the warriors die in vain." Duduo said anxiously to Dorgon beside him.
Dorgon sighed and said with a wry smile: "It seems that we have all underestimated this Jinan City. Well, blow the trumpet and order the warriors to withdraw!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Amidst the desolate sound of horns, half of the Qing army with white flags and horses quickly retreated like the tide, leaving only corpses and wounded soldiers on the ground in front of them.
Seeing the Qing troops retreating, the defenders on the city wall cheered loudly. "The Tatars are retreating, the Tatars are retreating..."
Unlike the cheering soldiers around him, Li Yuan looked at the men and horses with white flags retreating slowly in the distance and couldn't help curling his lips and said: "What a pity. If those Tatars come up too, I will at least let them stay."
Come down more than half."
After the battle just now, Li Yuan became more confident in the defensive method of rifles and thunder. He firmly believed that without any good defense methods, the Qing soldiers would not be able to climb the city wall and engage in a brutal offensive and defensive battle with them.
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Different from the cheering Ming army on the city wall, the two brothers Dorgon and Duoduo, who had returned to the camp, were sitting opposite each other with frowns on their faces.
After a long time, Dorgon sighed: "I didn't expect the Ming army's firearms to be so sharp. This is my brother's miscalculation. It seems that Jinan City cannot be captured without the artillery."
"But..." Duduo hesitated for a while and then said: "But at the moment, all our artillery are in the Shanhaiguan area. Without the emperor...the emperor's will, we have no right to mobilize them at all, even if the emperor
I agree, but water from afar cannot quench the thirst of a nearer person."
When talking about the emperor, Duduo paused unnaturally, and an unnatural look flashed across his face. Like Dorgon, Duduo was full of resentment towards the emperor who forced his biological mother to death.
Yes, when Huang Taiji's name was mentioned at this moment, his expression became a little weird.
Dorgon looked at his younger brother calmly and said calmly: "Now it seems that we have taken the attack on Jinan too much for granted. Judging from the battle situation at the four city gates just now, there are at least 10,000 Ming troops guarding Jinan.
It has more than 50,000 soldiers and has sophisticated firearms. If we want to capture it, we will have to add at least 50,000 troops and pay a heavy price."
"Brother Fourteen, what do you think we should do?" Duduo has listened to Brother Fourteen since he was a child, and it is no exception when he grows up.
Dorgon slowly walked around the tent several times, and then slowly said: "Unfortunately, most of the people around Jinan have been moved into the city, otherwise they can use one or two. The biggest difficulty now is
How to climb the Jinan city wall, but with their artillery here, our shield car cannot rush up to the car, hey..."
Just when the Dorgon brothers were in a dilemma, a mighty fleet arrived in the Korean waters thousands of miles away from Jinan. This fleet consisted of three Spanish galleons and five
It consists of a Dafu ship and forty fast cruisers, which are heading towards Dandong.
Pang Gang was standing on the bow of a Spanish galleon. The April sea breeze blew the warm breath on his face, making people feel warm. Pang Gang groaned comfortably, and then stretched his back.
After doing a few stretches, I stopped.
At this time, there was the sound of "thump, thump, thump" footsteps behind him. Pang Gang looked back and saw that it was Da Zhuang walking towards him.
Soon a strong voice sounded behind Pang Gang: "Sir, have you really decided not to go to Jinan to reinforce Jinan? Aren't you afraid of any danger in Jinan?"
Pang Gang smiled slightly, with a hint of golden brilliance on his face under the setting sun: "Dazhuang, you are worrying too much. I have thought about it along the way. There are Li Yuan, Bin Shiqian, and Dong in Jinan City.
The country is guarded by Governor Wei and more than 10,000 soldiers. What should I worry about? And now that the Tatars dare to send out all their troops to invade our border with such confidence, why can't we enter the hinterland of the Tatars and disrupt them?
?”
Da Zhuang scratched his head. Although he was a little puzzled as to why Pang Gang suddenly changed his mind and refused to rush to Jinan's aid on the way, he still resolutely obeyed Pang Gang's order.
Looking at the endless sea in the distance, Pang Gang said softly in his heart: "Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji, when you receive the news that I appear in your hinterland, what kind of expression will you have on your face?
"
"Knock, knock, knock." A sound of footsteps came.
"Sir, Mr. Wang is here to report that now that we have arrived near Pi Island, do we need to rest on Pi Island for a night?" At this time, Hao Dayong's voice sounded from behind again.
"No need." Pang Gang said calmly: "Order the fleet to speed up and head for Dandong immediately!"
"yes!"
Dandong Qing Army Garrison Camp
The sky gradually darkened, and the whole land fell into silence. In the middle of the Qing army camp, there was a larger tent. At this moment, a group of Manchu officers in the tent were sitting on low tables.
In front of the case, there were plates of cooked food made from barbecued beef and sheep. There were also jars of wine in front of them. Next to them, there was a young woman sitting respectively, pouring wine for them.
In the middle of this group of officers was sitting a burly man in red armor with a red flag. This man was about 1.78 meters tall and had a beard. He was holding a bowl of wine and slurping it into his mouth.
fall.
"Hahaha... so happy." The officer laughed and hugged the woman next to him. He stretched out his big dustpan-like hands to hug the woman next to him and touched her delicate body all over. He was still laughing.
Said: "Han women are better, they have white skin, soft breasts, and feel great when getting on. They are much better than us Manchu women!"
After the officer finished speaking, he still touched the body of the woman next to him. He also squeezed hard from time to time. Although the woman was painful from being squeezed, she still forced a smile and poured him wine.
The officers in the big tent laughed one after another. One officer laughed and said: "Your Majesty, although you are our Manchu Batulu, if these words are spread back to the clan, be careful of the women in the clan talking to you.
It’s not over.”
Another officer retorted: "Who said that? I think what Mr. Obai said makes sense. The women of the Han people are better than the women of the Manchus. If anyone dares to say otherwise, then let me have the women around him."
!”
"Hahaha......."
A group of officers laughed wildly, and their laughter was so evil. Obai picked up the bowl, took a sip of wine and whispered: "It's a pity, now, we don't have a share in this southern invasion, otherwise we could have robbed more."
Some girls are here."
After saying this, everyone fell silent. They all knew that the reason why they were sent to this remote place was because Huang Taiji punished them for losing Pi Island. It had been several months since Pi Island had been lost, but they could only look at the sea and sigh.
, and the Ming army on Phi Island even intensified their efforts to send naval forces to patrol the coastline. As long as a ship full of people passed by, it would be sunk immediately.
There were not many Manchu ships in the first place. After several months of attacks, there were now fewer and fewer ships that could go to sea. In this state, let alone recapturing Pi Island, even resisting the attack of Pi Island navy would be difficult.
no.
Thinking of this, Obai felt agitated in his heart. He threw the bowl to the ground and said loudly: "It's so damn unlucky. If it weren't for that damn Han dog on Pi Island, we wouldn't be in this situation. Wait until
This time when the emperor's sergeant returns to the court, I have to ask the emperor to build more ships and kill all the men in Pi Island and use the women as military prostitutes to relieve the hatred in my heart. Damn it, don't drink anymore, this wine
The more you drink, the more annoyed you become, so go back and be happy!"
After saying that, Obai picked up the woman next to him, put her on his shoulders, and strode back regardless of the woman's screams and slaps. The moon in the sky also hid in the clouds, as if he couldn't bear to see it.
Such a scene......
The sky is getting slightly brighter, and you can already faintly see the blue waves gently lapping at the beach.
There is a lookout fort built with stones on the beach beside Dandong. This lookout fort is not big and can only accommodate seven or eight people. This lookout fort is the only lookout point in this area of more than ten miles. Their mission is to be responsible for observation.
There are no ships of the Ming Army appearing on the seaside, and warning signals are released in time. However, since the completion of this watch fort, no ships of the Ming Army have ever been seen, so it has gradually become a symbolic thing. A few days ago
Some people also suggested that the watch fort should be removed to avoid wasting the Qing's manpower and material resources.
At this moment, on the platform of the watch fort, seven or eight Qing soldiers were sleeping soundly around a pile of extinguished fires. Some were snoring slightly, not noticing the sea more than ten miles away from them.
Above, a mighty fleet was overtaking them.
When the fleet sailed two miles away from them, many small boats were put down from the big ship in front. Soon people climbed down the small boats along the ladder of the big ship. Soon, there were hundreds of people.
A small boat was speeding towards the shore...
A young Qing soldier opened his eyes, glanced at his sleeping companion next to him, muttered a few curses, and helplessly picked up a wooden barrel from the corner, preparing to leave behind the watch fort.
He is the easiest person to bully among these people.
Just as the young Qing soldier picked up the barrel and was about to step off the watchtower, his eyes inadvertently glanced at the sea to the south, and suddenly his eyes glazed over.
A snoring sound came from his mouth. His left hand trembled involuntarily, and after a moment, a sound came out of his mouth.
"Uncle Yin Deben, brother Brachi. Wake up quickly, there is a ship coming on the sea."
"Everyone, get up quickly!"
Following the cry of this young Qing soldier, everyone who was still sleeping soundly opened their eyes one after another.
"What's going on, Achuhun? You didn't go to fetch water early in the morning. Instead, you shouted something here. Do you want to get beaten?" The people who were woken up cursed angrily.
"No. There's a boat... there's a boat coming on the sea!" Achuhun continued to point to the south with his trembling hand.
When everyone followed Achuhun's hand, even though they did not have high-end telescopes in their hands, they could still see dozens of dark ships appearing in front of them with the naked eye. What was even worse was that
In front of these ships, there were hundreds of small boats rowing hard towards them.
The group was stunned for less than a few blinks. One of the oldest Qing soldiers slapped Achuhun on the head and cursed loudly: "You bastards, why are you still standing there? Why don't you go and light the smoke?"
Stay!"
"oh!"
The remaining Qing soldiers dispersed like birds and animals.
"Everyone, try harder and rush to the beach!"
Hao Dayong stood at the front of a small boat, facing the stern, and roared loudly at the dozens of sergeants who were paddling. His current task was to fight for the lonely watchtower standing on the beach in front of him.
Get rid of the people inside before issuing an alarm.
"Wow!"
Under Hao Dayong's urging and encouragement, their boat was the first to rush onto the beach, and Hao Dayong was the first to jump from the bow of the boat onto the beach. He rushed towards the Watchfort not far away.
But when he had just run a few steps, he discovered that a thick black smoke was rising from the watchtower less than 300 steps away from him. This black smoke looked so dark in the early morning of April.
clear.
"It was still discovered."
Hao Dayong pulled out the gun from his waist with some annoyance, turned around and shouted loudly: "Brothers, follow me and kill those damn Tatars!"
Under the leadership of Hao Dayong, more than thirty infantrymen armed with Mini rifles rushed forward quickly. Soon there was a burst of gunfire from the front, and then it fell silent.
When Pang Gang stepped onto the beach in a small boat, the smoke on the watch fort had been extinguished. Hao Dayong stood on the beach and knelt in front of him to plead guilty: "My lord, you are so despicable and incompetent that you let the Tatars send out a signal."
, please punish me for being humble!"
Pang Gang sighed slightly in his heart, and quickly stepped forward to help him up and comforted him: "Hao Qian, there is no need to blame yourself. This kind of thing depends on luck. Who made us unlucky? It doesn't matter, the Tatars know about us."
Just beat him to pieces openly. Mr. Hao Qian, do you have the confidence?"
Hao Dayong stood up straight, puffed out his chest and said: "Don't worry, sir, I promise to tear off the heads of those Tatars and use them as footballs!"
"That's good. You quickly bring someone to assist the soldiers behind and move everything down. We have to get to Dandong as quickly as possible."
Pang Gang smiled slightly and patted him on the shoulder to show encouragement. Although the scene of a young man patting the shoulder of a middle-aged man over forty seemed a bit funny, no one thought there was anything wrong with it.
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In the Qing army camp in Dandong, Ao Bai walked out of the tent, patting his still slightly heavy head. The sunlight that had already reached the treetops made his eyes dazzling.
Obai covered his eyes with his hands. When he squinted, he saw his deputy Alhatu running toward him, shouting as he ran.
"Sir, it's not good. The smoke from the Watchtower in front seemed to rise just now, but it disappeared after a while. There must be trouble ahead."
"What, the smoke?" Obai frowned, "It started burning but then went out. Did you send someone to check it out?"
Alhatu said breathlessly: "Not yet, I'm waiting for you to speak?"
"Idiot, what are you waiting for? Send someone quickly!" Obai said angrily.
Alhatu then asked: "Then...should we light up the smoke immediately?"
"No!" Oboi hesitated for a while and then said: "The beacon was extinguished just after it was ignited. It was probably the mistake of those minions. If we also set off the beacon, then the matter would be serious. In this way, Shengjing
They will be alarmed as well, so it’s better to send someone over to take a look first.”
Although Ao Bai was tall and thick, he was very cautious in temperament. However, he did not expect that his cautious temperament would cause a great disaster to the Manchus.
While Obai was anxiously waiting for the news from the front, a thousand cavalrymen wearing fiery red cloaks were already rushing towards Dandong in two directions, followed by more than 5,000 infantrymen running forward.
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When the lookout fort set up behind the Qing army's camp discovered the cavalry, the cavalry had already rushed less than a hundred steps away from them.
Soon enough, the ignited thunderbolts were thrown into the watch fort. In the sky-shaking explosion, the watch fort was shaken into the sky......