Ever since the Ming army became active at night, the Jianlu people had slowly shrunk. In the end, all the Jianlu people in the Dandong area hid in Zhenjiang Fort, and then lived day by day.
The reason why they say this is because they are confused about the future. The advantage of Jianlu is in field battles, not in defending the city. But now they have been completely defeated in the battle for control in the field, and have been reduced to hiding in the city like the Ming army in the past.
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However, all Jianlu knew that the Ming army was good at defending and attacking cities. Hiding in the city was not a long-term solution.
Once upon a time, they still imagined that the Great Khan they admired could come up with a solution to the current predicament, or come up with a strange move, or send a large army to clean up the Ming army in the wild.
However, after waiting for so long, they did not get what they hoped for. Instead, news came from various channels that the Daikin border was in a state of emergency. Ming armies from all walks of life, like the Denglai Ming army, appeared.
A large group of powerful musketeers were active in the wild, actively looking for Dajin Tanma and attacking them.
As a result, the morale of the prisoners in Zhenjiang Fort was even lower, and many people were in a state of panic. They didn't know when the Ming army would appear in front of Zhenjiang Fort, and when they would attack and kill them all.
The days just go by, living in anxiety.
In the evening of this day, the sunset filled the western sky. Although the sun's afterglow was still shining on the earth, I could not feel any warmth in the cold wind.
At this moment, the Jianlu sentry on guard at the top of the castle suddenly noticed that a troop was approaching from a distance. The number of people was so large that the tail of the troop could not be seen at all.
The sound of "Dang Dang Dang" rang immediately, and all the Jianlu couldn't help but look up in the direction of the alarm bell, and then they all became nervous. Although the Jianlu's own military qualities still existed, and they did not run around like headless flies, they
It's much more panicked than it was a few years ago.
The three city gates of Zhenjiang Fort had been closed long ago, and the city was immediately filled with archers from Jianlu. All the Jianlu were looking at the army winding up in the distance, with their hearts in their throats.
There is no doubt that the people coming from that direction will only be the Denglai Ming Army. What they are worried about now is how many people are coming from the Ming Army and whether they have brought the red barbarian cannon, the powerful siege weapon.
In not much time, the Ming army's forward accelerated and got closer and closer. Jianlu discovered that the forward was all cavalry, and they were all firearms units that had caused them great losses.
What made their faces even more ugly was that the vanguard of the Ming army actually came with the cavalry, dragging artillery with them.
This Ming army was obviously an experienced army. They stopped just outside Jianlu's shooting range, then dismounted and prepared to attack.
The Ming army didn't seem to pay attention to the Jianlu on the top of Zhenjiang Fort. They were laughing and joking in front of them. Just like Jianlu did before, they made fun of the shrunken turtles hiding in the city.
The sound was so loud that Jianlu on the top of the city could hear it clearly.
I saw the fusiliers of the Ming Army as cover, the artillery dragged by horses quickly put into position, and they were nervously preparing for the bombardment.
Seeing the black muzzle pointing towards the gate of Zhenjiang Fort, the Jianlu there changed color and involuntarily wanted to move to both sides.
When the Jianlu leaders saw this, they shouted loudly. At the same time, they boosted the morale of their men and reminded them that the artillery outside the city was not Hongyi cannon and could not destroy the city walls and gates, so they should rest assured.
When Zhong Jinwei led his army withdrew from Shenyang, the artillery pieces scattered on the road were all relatively large-caliber field artillery pieces. They might not be useful against fortified cities like Shenyang and Liaoyang, but they were still somewhat powerful against these fortresses. of.
The Folan cannon fired very fast, and the six cannons spread out in a straight line bombarded each other, causing earth and rocks to fly from the top of the Zhenjiang Fort, and even a few unlucky prisoners were killed on the spot.
Despite this, the main structure of Zhenjiang Fort's city wall was still undamaged, which made the builders on the city wall secretly grateful.
The sky is gradually getting dark, and it is estimated that after another cup of tea, it will be completely dark.
After the smoke from the Ming army's artillery position outside the city dissipated, the Jianlu soldiers on the city heard the Ming soldiers lamenting loudly. Then they heard what they least wanted to hear: "This Fo Lang machine gun is still a little worse." , otherwise Zhenjiang Fort is captured, all the heads of the captives inside will become our trophies."
"We have no choice but to wait for the Chinese army's Hongyi artillery to arrive."
"Yes, we can only wait for the Hongyi cannon to arrive. It will arrive early tomorrow morning."
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The Jianlu at the top of Zhenjiang Fort looked into the distance and found that the Ming troops arriving from afar were all brazenly holding torches and were still marching this way. The number of Ming troops was far greater than that of the Jianlu at Zhenjiang Fort. expectations.
At this time, all the prisoners in Zhenjiang Fort, regardless of their official positions, were not calm.
The sky gradually became completely dark, but the moon was very round, and its silvery moonlight shone on the earth, providing a better view for the Ming army on their way.
At this time, another Ming army cavalry arrived outside Zhenjiang Fort. The Jianlu on top of the city heard the Ming troops outside the city talking loudly, saying that there was no need to camp, and when the Hongyi artillery arrived tomorrow, After blasting open the city wall, we rested directly in Zhenjiang Fort.
As a result, the prisoners in Zhenjiang Fort are facing increasing pressure. They cannot defend themselves against the bombardment of Hongyi artillery, and they have no reinforcements. If they stick to Zhenjiang Fort, the only outcome will be death in battle. Here it is.
However, when they discovered that the Ming army outside Zhenjiang Fort did not seem to intend to besiege the city, they all stationed themselves where they came and began to boil water and cook rice.
Watching the Ming army in the distance rushing through the night, the prisoners in Zhenjiang Fort could confirm that when more Ming troops arrived, they would definitely think of siege. By that time, no one would be able to survive.
Naturally, the captives in Zhenjiang Fort thought of the only way to survive, and they escaped.
The Ming army outside Zhenjiang Fort is the vanguard of the Denglai Ming army, which is the new Beijing army led by Cao Bianjiao and the 400 new soldiers of the Fourth Squadron, as well as some of the newly trained Denglai Fusiliers. .
The seemingly lazy Ming army immediately followed Jianlu as soon as they discovered that he was escaping. However, they always controlled their horse speed and did not catch up with Jianlu. Instead, they seemed to be driving Jianlu away consciously.
In the early morning of the next day, the prisoners of Zhenjiang Fort fled to Fenghuang City. Before they could all enter the city, the Ming army rushed to the foot of Fenghuang City.
The Jianlu who escaped were all running for their lives, and it was night when the visibility was not good. There was no Ming army in front of the Jianlu. When the Jianlu at the head of Phoenix City saw that they were one of their own, they let them into the city. But they didn't expect that. Among the knights who arrived later, there were actually daring Ming soldiers.
When the Ming army arrived and occupied the city gate, and were fighting fiercely with the Jianlu who made a mad counterattack, the Eight Mongolian Banners of the Horqin tribe in Phoenix City rebelled and stabbed Jianlu in the back.
Overnight, Denglai's Ming army captured two cities.