While Dorgon was busy ordering the Qing soldiers to get off the city wall, the explosive shells fired from outside the city were still falling from the sky. The exploding shells caused the Qing soldiers to run around, looking at the city wall in a mess.
A dark shell sprayed out from the muzzle, carrying a large plume of gunpowder smoke, it drew a long arc along the sky, hit the city wall heavily, and landed next to a group of Qing soldiers who were avoiding the artillery fire.
, the shells that had just landed had not yet exploded and were still rolling on the ground, causing the Qing soldiers to scream.
But the screams of these Qing soldiers did not last long, and the shells exploded.
"boom......."
There was a loud noise accompanied by a burst of thick smoke. The miserable cries of the Qing soldiers were drowned by the loud noise of the explosion. Countless iron pieces were blown into pieces by the powerful explosive force and flew everywhere. The shrapnel swept all the surrounding Qing soldiers to the ground.
, several Qing soldiers who were still alive after being shot were still climbing on the ground.
Dong Guo's eyes moved away from the telescope, and he gave the order again coldly, "Target city wall, four hundred and fifty steps ahead, three chains high, let go!"
"Yes, four hundred and fifty steps, three levels high!"
The gunners and officers on the left and right responded in unison, and hundreds of artillery pieces rotated their gun mounts in unison, making a creaking sound. The aimers nervously adjusted the direction of the muzzles, because this primitive artillery
There is no reset device, so it needs to be readjusted after each shot is fired, so the firing procedure is very cumbersome.
After a while, people from the left and right came to report: "Sir, the artillery is ready!"
"Ready!" the voices of the artillerymen came from around.
Dong Guo nodded, raised his scimitar and shouted with all his strength: "Target, city wall...450 steps away, let go!"
"put!"
"put!"
"boom........"
Napoleon cannons spit out fiery red fire and puffs of white smoke. At the same time, black exploding shells roared forward.
As if they had made a collective appointment, hundreds of artillery pieces let out a roar that shook the sky. Its power was so huge that the whole earth trembled slightly. As if a long time had passed, another sound came from the front.
There was a loud thunderous noise.
Seeing the thick smoke billowing from the city of Shengjing, Dong Guo's eyes flashed with crazy eyes, he raised his machete and shouted: "Prepare artillery fire, load the shells!"
At this moment, Dong Guo seemed to have transformed into a vengeful god of war. He wanted to seek justice for the Han people who had died in vain on this land for decades. He wanted to send all those executioners to hell.
On the Dahua Army's position, Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui and other Liaodong generals looked at the scene of the city wall opposite. Their faces were full of shock, and their hearts were filled with horror. Zu Dashou's artillery fire was so sharp and accurate that they could not imagine it.
What would happen if one day I faced such artillery fire?
Two quarters of an hour later, the artillery fire gradually stopped. Looking at the messy city wall, Li Yan nodded with satisfaction, turned to Zu Dashou beside him and said: "General Zu, the artillery fire has stopped, you can start to attack the city.
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"Yes, I will obey the Commander-in-Chief's order!"
Zu Dashou and the generals behind him looked excited. After seeing the effects of Dong Guo's bombardment, they became more confident in the next attack.
Zu Dashou looked solemn. He turned around solemnly and said: "The soldiers of Liaodong are about to kill the enemy and serve the country. Now they are listening to my generals' orders and preparing to attack the city!"
"Zu Da Le!"
"The end is here!"
"You lead a battalion of troops to attack from the left!"
"Zu Da Porridge!"
"The end is here!"
"You lead a battalion of troops to attack from the right!"
"The general will obey your orders!"
After giving the order, Zu Dashou turned back to Li Yan and said, "Supervisor, I have a small request. Please grant me your permission!"
"Say it!" Li Yan looked very kind.
Zu Dashou said with a normal expression: "General, I have heard that Dahua's fast guns are unparalleled in the world. Although Liaodong has not yet equipped such fire guns due to production constraints, I would like to ask the commander to send a battalion of soldiers to cover Jinzhou from behind.
The soldiers attack the city and reduce the casualties of our soldiers. Is it possible?"
Li Yan smiled faintly, and with his intelligence, he naturally heard a hint of resentment in Zu Dashou's words. However, this hunger policy was formulated by Pang Gang himself, and he did not dare to speak out about it.
"Of course!" Li Yan laughed and then explained: "It's not that the governor doesn't equip Mr. Zu with this new type of fast gun, but that this type of fast gun is in short supply. Due to the rapid expansion of our army, the output of fast guns has been reduced.
I haven’t been able to keep up, so I can’t change your clothes in time..."
"but......."
When he said this, Li Yan lengthened his voice. Li Yan immediately noticed a look of surprise in Zu Dashou's eyes. Li Yan, who was smiling secretly in his heart, couldn't bear to tease this veteran whose beard was half gray anymore. He simply
Said: "But I still have 500 spare quick guns here. If Lord Zu can attack the city, I will make the decision to allocate these quick guns to your troops for use. What do you think, Lord Zu?"
How could Zu Dashou not be willing? Last time, Li Yan rewarded Wu Sangui's tribe with 800 fast guns. After trial, the effect was very good, which made the Jinzhou soldiers jealous. Now that Li Yan is relieved, how can they not be upset?
The reason for desperate efforts? He was overjoyed and immediately thanked him and said: "I would like to thank you, Lord Superintendent. If I am still unable to attack the Shengjing city, I will be willing to be punished by military law!"
Li Yan helped him up and said kindly: "You're welcome, Master Zu, hurry up and organize the soldiers to attack the city!"
"yes!"
Zu Dashou clasped his fists and immediately went down. Wang Zhi, Li Yuan, Wei Jiang and others on the side looked at each other and secretly admired Li Yan's skill in controlling people. Zu Dashou first volunteered to attack the city, and then he
With a small favor, he only used 500 quick guns to boost Zu Dashou's military morale. With this bait, he didn't have to worry about Zu Dashou not giving up his life.
After a while, more than 10,000 Jinzhou soldiers were divided into several pairs and began to attack the city. Behind them was a battalion of riflemen sent by Li Yan to cover the rear.
Zu Dashou personally held a ghost-headed sword and stood in front of the army's formation, and said sternly: "My sons, the city in front is called Shengjing, and it is the home of the Tatars. But in the past, this city was not called Shengjing.
And it was called Shenyang. In the 20th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty once set up the Shenyang Central Guard here, which was under the jurisdiction of the Liaodong Capital Commander. In March of the first year of Tianqi, the old thief Nurhaci occupied this place, and later moved the capital here.
It was renamed Shenyang, and this is what Shengjing is today. I hate it, this place was originally the place where my strong men galloped their war horses, but now it is occupied by the barbarian Tatars. Today, I, the Great Hua, have raised their troops here and are about to regain the second city.
Just now, I have already patted my chest to the supervisor, guaranteeing that I, the Jinzhou athletes, can be the first to reach the next city. Boys, can you do it?"
There was silence in front of the formation. It took a long time before the thunderous cheers rang out, "I, the Great Hua, are victorious! Victorious!"
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!"
A huge mass of tens of thousands of people floated in the air, and waves of heroic murderous intent shot straight into the sky.
Zu Dashou nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, everyone is here, attack the city!"
"Siege the city!"
Countless mid-level officers waved their swords and urged their soldiers to attack the city, while the remaining low-level officers and soldiers rushed forward crazily carrying ladders.
Behind them, a battalion of Dahua riflemen raised their rifles and began long-range suppression. As long as any Qing soldiers dared to show their heads, they would immediately be struck by a storm.
The city wall of Shengjing is seven feet five inches (2.79 meters) high, with a circumference of thirty-two miles and forty-eight steps (16.080 kilometers), and an area of 11.9 square kilometers. It is an irregular round shape, built with rammed earth, and has eight gates.
, the door is relatively simple to close, with two doorposts made of bricks, a horizontal beam on top, and a roof covered with lime tiles. The eight gates are eight side gates.
Namely: the Dadong entrance gate of Dadongguan outside Fujin Gate, the small east side gate of Xiaodongguan outside Neizhi Gate; the big south gate of Dadongguan outside Desheng Gate, the small south gate of Xiaonanguan outside Tianyou Gate, and Huaiyuan Gate.
The big west gate of Waidaxiguan, the small west gate of Xiaoxiguan outside Waiphumen, the big north gate of Dabeiguan outside Fushengmen, and the small north gate of Xiaobeiguan outside Dizaimen. In this way, Shenyang City has
The division of "eight gates" and "eight passes".
After Huang Taiji ascended the throne, he clearly divided the boundaries of the Eight Banners' residences. Fujinguan Pass and Dadongguan were bordered by red flags, Neizhimen and Xiaodongguan were bordered by red flags, Deshengmen and Dananguan were bordered by yellow flags.
The interior of Tianyou Gate and Xiaonan Pass are bordered by the Blue Flag, the interior of Huaiyuan Gate and Daxi Pass are bordered by the White Flag, the interior of Waihuang Gate and Xiaosiguan are the border of Zhenghuang Banner, the interior of Fusheng Gate and Dabeiguan are the border of Zhenglan Banner.
The inside of Dizaimen and Xiaobeiguan are the borders of Zhengbai Banner. The living area is in order and there is no confusion at all.
The north gate that Zu Dashou led his troops to attack now belongs to Fusheng Gate. This was originally the defense area of Zhenglan Banner, but after Li Yan besieged the city, he made it clear that his chariots and horses would attack here. Therefore, now, there are more than just Zhenglan Banners here.
Instead, nearly 40% of the Eight Banners' troops were gathered, among which Dorgon's Zhengbai Banner's troops were the majority.
The Qing army, which was originally in dire straits after being bombarded by the bombs, slowly emerged from its hiding place after the Dahua army stopped shelling. Now seeing the Dahua army beginning to attack the city, countless Qing soldiers began to attack without the supervision of their own officers.
Gold juice, bows, crossbows and other items were prepared to give the Chinese army a head-on attack.
When Zu Dashou's men and horses ran a hundred steps away from the city wall, the city leaders let out a chorus of shouts, and countless crossbows were fired from the city walls. They were condescending, and their arrows were shot out with parabolas, one after another.
Heavy arrowheads fell from the sky and shot towards the soldiers below.
"ah........"
A soldier who was carrying a ladder and rushing forward was hit in the head by an arrowhead falling from the sky. The heavy arrowhead penetrated from the back of his head. The soldier fell to the ground without saying a word. But then there was another soldier next to him.
A soldier took his place, and he and others carried the ladder and continued to rush forward.