It was already dusk, and the sky was covered with clouds and was as dark as late at night. Outside Qingzhou City, the Qing army lit torches and set up a siege formation. The cannon fodder was at the front pushing siege trucks and carrying siege ladders. The Qing army in charge of the siege
The sword and shield are in the center, followed by the archers, and there are several trebuchets behind the formation. Everything is prepared and only awaits the order from the commander Shang Kexi.
It is gratifying that Lao Jiang Mila knew how to create an atmosphere to exert psychological pressure on the city's defenders. The Qing troops arrayed outside the four gates of Qingzhou City, but they were not in a hurry to attack. Instead, they let out a thundering roar: Kill, kill, kill...
Tens of thousands of people roared with overwhelming momentum. As expected, everyone in the city and countryside changed their faces. Even the common people in the city trembled when they heard the sound. Poor Zhu Youdi of Prince Heng's Mansion was so frightened that he knocked over the tea cup in his hand.
Play psychological warfare?
Jia Waixiong, who followed the little eunuch around all over the world, was naturally unfamiliar with this trick, so he immediately treated him in his own way, and was the first to shout the slogan in Beicheng: "Bad calf!"
Then the soldiers and warriors in the West City, East City, and South City responded one after another. They may not be able to defeat you in battle, but they are really not afraid of you if they speak condescendingly. More than 10,000 people in the city shouted in unison: "Dirty calf" to overwhelm the Qing army below the city.
of: "Kill, kill, kill...".
At this moment, the little eunuch was playing with the gold nugget in the valley.
Shang Kexi, who was supervising the battle by the Nanyang River, turned green in the face and roared: "Send the order to attack the city!"
The Qing army outside the North City took the lead in launching an attack, and the other three gates that heard the movement attacked in sequence. The archers fired thousands of arrows to cover the city with firepower, and the trebuchets suppressed the cannon fodder at high altitude and drove the cannon fodder towards the city wall, hiding behind them.
The Qing troops who climbed the city roared and rushed forward.
The Qing army launched an attack, and the defenders on the city immediately responded with artillery bombardment of the Qing army's rear formations, causing the general to panic. The trebuchets dropped like hailstones, smashing down the Qing army's camp with blood and flesh all over the ground.
But unfortunately, the bow and arrow fire suppression on the city was insufficient.
This is a shortcoming of Qingzhou's city defense, but it is helpless. First of all, there are not enough regular troops in the city. The two battalions of Dongchang plus Li Shiyuan's 800 local soldiers are less than 2,000 and they have to be separated by four. And the bows and arrows are by no means as fast as pistols.
Just pull the trigger. Without training, you may not be able to draw the bow. Even if you can draw the bow, you may not be able to shoot the arrow.
The second is that the city is poorly equipped with bows and arrows.
Without the long-range fire suppression of bows and arrows, the Qing troops under the city easily rushed to the bottom of the city under the cover of archers and prepared to board the city.
The defenders, who had been suppressed by the Qing army's thousands of arrows and could hardly lift their heads, finally began to counterattack. They used their shield hands to cover the archers' shooting as they had practiced previously, and their throwing hands smashed rocks down crazily!
Jia Waixiong had previously thrown a lot of rocks and debris at the bottom of the city. The Qing army rushed to the bottom of the city and their offensive stalled. When they were looking for a place to set up a ladder, huge rocks and wood rolled down from their heads...
But in the same way, Cheng Shangxiong lost his protection when throwing, and was shot to death by the Qing army and suffered many injuries...
Better to die than surrender, rather to die than retreat! This is what Jia Waixiong said repeatedly to the rural warriors who defended the city before the war started, and it was deeply engraved in their minds. At this time, the Qing army attacked the rural warriors and suffered heavy casualties.
They were frightened in their hearts but did not dare to take a step back. In addition to the words of retreat and slash, they all knew clearly: if they retreat, no chickens or dogs will be left after the city is broken!
"Smash these little things to death!" Jia Waixiong roared with all his strength on the tower. The Ming army and village warriors all around fired back with artillery, bows and arrows, or threw rocks and objects. Braving the rain of arrows from the Qing army, a group of them fell down.
Stand up a group...
The flames below the city were soaring into the sky, while the city was pitch black. This was done deliberately by Jia Waixiong in order to hide his own people in the darkness so that the Qing army could shoot blindly, but the fire of the Qing army below the city was a target...
Are the Qing troops stupid? Don’t they know where the fire is exposing them?
Of course they are not stupid, but they are attackers who have to rush forward under the city whether they light a fire or not. If there is no light on the city, they can kill many people just by smashing down with their eyes closed... In this case, it is better to light the torch.
It can light the way for soldiers and enhance their momentum.
Shang Kexi was slightly surprised by the weak long-range attack power and weak suppression power of the defenders on the city, but his determination to defend also shocked him.
Although the situation on the Qing city was unclear, the momentum of the defenders and the fierce resistance of the Qing army when they attacked the city showed everything. They would not surrender.
This completely shattered the remaining hope that the Ming army would surrender. Shang Kexi made up his mind to attack forcefully and would not leave any leeway or remaining strength.
But he also understood at this time that although the defense on the city was insufficient, his preparations were also insufficient. There were so few climbing ladders, trebuchets, and siege vehicles that many soldiers risked their lives and rushed to the bottom of the city but had no ladder to climb.
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"Your Majesty, there's a fight in the west." Shang Kexi, who was sitting by the Nanyang River and watching the battle, was all focused on Qingzhou City, but he didn't expect that a fight was also starting on the Beiyang River in the west.
In the evening, the Ming army sent a cavalry force of 2,000 to 3,000 men from Linzi. They came with a strong momentum and looked like they were going to cross the river to get reinforcements while the Qing army was attacking the city.
The fashion was both gratifying and troublesome at the time. In this case, he would have to divide his troops to intercept it. And if there was a loophole and he failed to stop it, he might even stumble before the city was captured!
Fortunately, Kong Youde, the scapegoat, soon led his troops along the Beiyang River. Shang Kexi breathed a sigh of relief and mobilized his troops to attack the city with all his strength. However, he guessed that the possibility of fighting in the west was extremely low. After all, the purpose of the Ming army was very high.
Obviously it was to contain the Qing army's strength!
Kong Youde thought so too.
He had hardly slept all night when he was picked up by Dorgon not long after he lay down. Naturally, he hated the Ming army in his heart.
The Ming army blocked and faced off across the river.
The Ming army only had more than 3,000 horsemen in formation on the other side. Even with this small force, they would not dare to cross the river and go deep without stopping them. Kong Youde felt angry and ordered the soldiers to curse loudly. For a while, obscene words were flying all over the place.
The Ming army did not show weakness, and they greeted all the men and women of the eighteen generations of the Qing army's ancestors with five thousand years of national curses.
The Qing army was already besieging the city, so why could these reinforcements remain calm and scold Kong Youde? Because before Tu Yuan and Hao Yaoqi sent out their troops, Li Yan had explained: The main purpose was to contain the city, and they were not allowed to cross the river easily and go deep.
There was a tense situation under Qingzhou City, and swear words were flying all over the place. The two armies were shouting at each other, but no one wanted to take a break...
Until the sound of cannons was loud, and fighting broke out in Qingzhou City.
Tu Yuan finally lost his temper. He and Hao Yaoqi were already irritable people, and it was rare for them to be able to scold each other for a long time without taking action. At this moment, he heard the roar of cannons and saw the flames of Qingzhou City towering into the sky in the distance, and he became anxious.
Li Yan said before that he should not cross the river easily, but he did not say that he must not cross the river.
Damn it, Tu Yuan directly ordered to cross the river!
Then the Ming army found a shoal to the north and launched a charge, but the Qing army tried their best to stop it. Archers from the two armies shot at each other across the river, and stormtroopers fought in the river. The intensity was no less intense than at Qingzhou City.