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Chapter 587, Battle of Shenyang (1)

Shenyang, an important town in Liaodong Province.

At this time, the entire Shenyang was surrounded by Jurchens. Because there were no siege equipment, there was no way to break through the city for a while.

Although Shenyang City is not tall and cannot be compared with the capital city, the Jurchens do not have wings, so it is not easy to attack the city without siege equipment.

What's more, although the Ming army stationed here is not a newly trained army, it is still the original military household Ming army, but all the weapons and equipment have been updated.

He was wearing armor produced by the Miyun Iron Factory, and he was holding weapons from the Miyun Iron Factory. There were even cannons cast by the Miyun Iron Factory on the city wall, as well as a small number of muskets.

Such weapons and equipment are definitely good, and coupled with the fact that it relies on a city, it is not that easy to attack.

"These wise men know how to hide in the city. The city wall is too tall and difficult to attack."

Badar looked at the Shenyang City Wall in front of him and said angrily.

They had organized several waves of sieges, but they all ended in failure, and hundreds of Jurchen warriors died.

"We can't fight head-on like this. There are few Jurchens among us. If we continue to fight like this, thousands of people will die in one city. Even before the entire Liaodong is conquered, all of us Jurchens will be dead."

Tuoluo also had a solemn look on his face. Although the Jurchen warriors were brave, they did not have wings and could not fly in. Facing this kind of city wall, he was also a little helpless. He had never fought such a tough battle before.

"Let's talk about it. Is there any good way to break in?"

"Burn the city gate with fire."

"I heard that the Ming people have a kind of ladder for attacking the city. Let's capture some Ming people and let them help us build the ladder~"

"Suppress them with arrows and chop their gates in pieces."

After hearing Tuoluo's words, the Jurchen tribe leaders around them suddenly spoke one after another.

On the city wall of Shenyang City, Mao Lun, the commander of the Shenyang Guards, looked at the Jurchen army outside, his expression also very solemn. The Jurchens were so brave and their bows and arrows were very powerful.

In the previous attacks on the city, many of the soldiers defending the city were killed by their bows and arrows. The Jurchens almost managed to attack just by relying on ladders.

"When will the reinforcements come~"

Then, Mao Lun couldn't help but look to the south again, hoping to see the arrival of the Ming reinforcements. He had already sent out several waves of people asking for help, and also sent messages via flying pigeons.

"Reinforcements are coming~"

"Reinforcements are coming~"

At this time, I don't know who shouted, and suddenly the entire Ming army on top of the city couldn't help but excitedly looked south. Mao Lun did the same, and hurriedly took out his telescope and looked south.

I saw a flag flying in the distance on the horizon, with the word "王" written on it, and at the same time, there were also Ming and Huang dragon flags representing the Ming Dynasty flying.

Then, in sight, war horses appeared one after another, and a huge cavalry army was rushing towards Shenyang.

The sound of horse hooves was like thunder, the earth was shaking slightly, and at the same time, a fierce breath came towards us.

"Haha~"

"My Ming Dynasty's cavalry is here~"

"This must be the cavalry led by Lord Wang Shouren, and there are prairie people among them~"

Seeing this scene, Mao Lun couldn't help shouting loudly, and the entire Ming army on the city wall cheered.

Wang Shouren was riding on a white war horse, holding a telescope in his hand, and quickly saw the situation in Shenyang.

"Huh~"

"Fortunately, we finally arrived in time, and Shenyang has not yet fallen into the hands of the Jurchens."

Wang Shouren breathed a sigh of relief. He and Liu Jin rushed over all night to protect Shenyang and never let the Jurchens capture Shenyang.

"Dong dong~"

The sound of the war horses galloping on the ground was like a dull drum beat, and they were soon discovered by the Jurchens.

"Cavalry of the Ming Army~"

Tuoluo looked at the Ming army getting closer and closer to him, and his eyes suddenly widened slightly.

"No, it's the cavalry of the Ming Army~"

"These are finished~"

The leader of the Jurchen tribe immediately panicked. The deterrent power of cavalry in this era is undoubted. Although the Jurchen warriors are powerful, they have no horses. The probability of victory between infantry and cavalry is too small.

"What are you afraid of? They are just cavalry~"

"We happened to be short of war horses, so their Ming army sent us war horses. They destroyed these Ming troops and robbed their horses and armor."

"Yes, what are you afraid of? Just wait and see. Don't hurt our horses. They are all good horses. It will be a waste for these Ming troops."

Of course, there are also people who are not afraid of death. They are just cavalry. There is nothing to fear. Their Jurchen warriors are very brave. Even if they are infantry against horseback, they don't need to be afraid of anything.

"Dong dong~"

The war horses kept running towards the Jurchen army and stopped a few hundred feet away from them.

Wang Shouren clearly knew that the war horses were coming at a gallop. If they were to join the war now, their combat effectiveness would be affected, so he let the war horses rest first. The soldiers also started to eat dry food and drink water while riding on the horses. After eating and drinking, they met with the Jurchens. Start a war.

At the same time, behind, there was the sound of galloping war horses again, and along with the shaking of the earth, 20,000 new troops led by Liu Jin soon arrived in Shenyang.

"Dismount~"

As soon as the new army led by Liu Jin arrived, they immediately dismounted. The new army were all musketeers, and there was no way to shoot on the horses, so they had to dismount.

Like sophisticated machines, the 20,000 new troops dismounted from their horses and quickly arranged into square formations. Some artillerymen began to build artillery positions on a hillside.

Among the many new troops, there was a man with a sinister look who was gripping the musket in his hand with great excitement.

"Haha, Lao Liu really didn't know I was coming~"

"It's really fun. You can fight with the Jurchens with real swords and guns."

"I heard that the Jurchens are invincible if they are less than ten thousand, but I don't know if that's true."

"But looking at this posture, these girls are really tall."

Zhu Houzhao was wearing a military uniform, a military cap, and a musket in his hand. He was very excited. He saw Liu Jin who was riding on a horse and commanding, and he also saw the Jurchen army directly in front.

He has always been eager to go to the battlefield to fight with real swords and guns, but he is a prince, how could he be allowed to go to the battlefield? Even in the military academy, his grades were very excellent, but no one dared to say Let him go to the battlefield.

This time, when he learned that there was a war in Liaodong and Emperor Hongzhi dispatched new troops to Liaodong to exterminate the Jurchens, he tried his best to sneak in.

Sure enough, the new army rode all the way north to Liaodong. They didn't even take a break in Guangning and were immediately dispatched to Shenyang.

Looking at this posture, a battle is about to begin.

"These Ming troops?"

Tuoluo looked at the neatly arranged Ming army in front of him, wearing uniform uniforms and uniform iron hats, and he couldn't help but tremble slightly.

These Ming armies are completely different from the Ming armies we saw in the past. The Ming armies we saw before were very shabby, but life has become easier in the past two years.

To be honest, he had never seen these Ming armies in the Liaodong region, which was one of the reasons why he was so ambitious that he dared to raise troops.

But the Ming soldiers in front of them were all tall and strong, and many of them were no worse than their Jurchen warriors.

The equipment was uniformly armored and helmeted, and the hand held in his hand should be a blunderbuss or a spear. The military formation was strict and uniform, just like one person.

This powerful momentum alone made him feel that it was very extraordinary, not something that the Ming army could compare to.

I saw these Ming troops, under the command of the commander next to them, forming formations in the front in a very orderly manner, marching towards them in an orderly and unified pace.

"Ten thousand cavalry~"

"20,000 infantry~"

"You obviously have war horses, why do you want to dismount and fight with us?"

At the same time, Tuoluo's mind was also full of doubts. These Ming troops obviously came on horseback, but why did they have to dismount to fight?

"Toro, kill~"

"These Ming troops want to fight in the wild with us Jurchen warriors. They are really not afraid of death and dare to fight with us in the wild."

"Yes, kill them all. These armors, horses, and weapons are all good things."

"Haha, they are here to deliver equipment to us."

"With these war horses, we can easily conquer the entire Liaodong region in the future."

Beside Tuoluo, the tribal leaders suddenly started shouting. Although the Ming army in front of them seemed to be very powerful, in the field battle, the Jurchens were not afraid of anyone.

"Quick~quick~"

"Send someone to inform Mr. Liu and Mr. Wang that we cannot fight in the field with the Jurchens. They are invincible in the field. We are no match at all."

As for Mao Lun on the top of Shenyang City, he immediately became anxious after his great joy.

The Jurchens are so powerful in field battles. Setting up a formation outside the city to fight with the Jurchens in the field is not asking for death.

So he hurriedly sent people out of the city to inform Liu Jin that he must not fight with the Jurchens in the wild.

"Woo~"

Outside the city, Tuoluo ordered people to blow the horn of attack.

Although these Ming armies are somewhat different, and although the number of the other side is more than three times their own, they are Jurchens, and they have tens of thousands of Jurchen warriors.

What's more, the Ming army in front of them is really well equipped, including armor, weapons, and war horses. As long as they capture these things, their Jurchen army can replace their guns with cannons. By then, they will occupy Liaodong and even enter the country in the future. We are more confident about conquering the Central Plains.

Therefore, Toluo did not hesitate and directly ordered the attack.

"The distance is 230 feet, the wind speed is level 2, and the angle is reduced by 2 degrees~"

On the hillside, artillerymen were carefully measuring, calculating design parameters, and adjusting firing angles.

"Stand at attention~"

"Get ready~"

On the New Army's side, as the Jurchens blew the attack horn, the advancing New Army also stopped and lined up, pointing their muskets at the Jurchens who were charging over.

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