Inside the city, Phoenix City Guard Bai Chuka was shocked and hurriedly stuck his head out.
Outside the city, I saw a huge iron chain ball, drawing a beautiful arc in the sky, and smashing straight into the ground.
This distance is less than ten feet away from the city wall, and the dust raised seems to be blown to the city wall.
"The Ming army actually has artillery? How did they transport it here?"
Baichuka was shocked and his face turned pale instantly.
He understood that although Phoenix City had only been built for more than ten years, it had not been repaired for many years. What's more important was that the soldiers usually only demanded tribute from each tribe and had almost no fighting power at all.
What can be done with more than two thousand people?
"It was probably transported from the river. After all, the Caohe River leads to the Yalu River."
The Han general on the side frowned, thinking about how to survive this disaster.
It is impossible to surrender. He is the Eight Banners. How could he surrender to the corrupt Ming army?
The soldiers on the city still didn't believe it: "The Ming people actually broke into the heart of the Phoenix City?"
For a time, public opinion in the city was raging, saying that Shengjing was in danger and the imperial court was overthrown.
In the past, Baichuka would have wielded his butcher's knife and killed these people who were disloyal to the army, but that was not possible now, and there could be no chaos in the city.
"General, fight out!"
The lieutenant general raised his head with eagerness on his face: "When we were in western Liaoning, a few hundred of us could drive thousands of Ming troops away. For these people outside the city, as long as we take the initiative to attack, we will definitely win!"
Bai Chuka was shocked: "What nonsense are you talking about? You are going to die. You will fight on the battlefield later."
These are all bastard things.
Either they are extremely depressed, or they become arrogant and want to die. It seems that the Qing Dynasty is really coming to an end.
Such an idea came to mind, which surprised Baichuka. He immediately shook his head and stared straight ahead:
With so many red-coated cannons, it seems that we can no longer defend the enemy.
"Let the sons and daughters go down to the city wall. If there is a cave in the city later, they will fight directly——"
Rumble——
After a while, bursts of roaring sounds sounded.
A large number of iron balls flew towards Phoenix City, nearly half of them hit the city wall, and a small number flew into the city and killed many people.
Only half an hour later, the city, which had been renamed Phoenix City from Dingliao Youwei, was blasted with big holes by cannons.
"The city walls in Liaodong are not as good as those in western Liaoning!"
Wu Sangui raised his head and smiled.
"Chief Soldier, this is my heart."
Li Yingren sighed, shook his head and said: "Liaodong has been occupied for nearly 50 years. There are no foreign enemies. All the girls have been plundered."
Li Chengdong was silent on the side. He quietly observed the situation in Phoenix City. Listening to the words of the two men, he felt a little anxious in his heart.
Although it is good news that Phoenix City can be easily defeated, it also means that it is difficult to defend the city!
"Let the Korean soldiers go forward first, and the Beijing camp will suppress the formation."
Wu Sangui ordered, his face expressionless.
This is what it should be, and neither of you has any objection.
Soon, the imperial soldiers who had been fighting in the Korean Civil War for more than a year suppressed the fear in their hearts and headed towards Phoenix City.
The Korean soldiers with high morale were actually fighting each other with the Qing soldiers at this time. Although they were at a disadvantage, they did not collapse.
In a small city cave, there was a fierce collision for a while, and the fighting was extremely fierce. This fueling tactic was a kind of torture for both sides.
"The whole army is pressing forward——"
After walking for more than half an hour, I saw that both sides were tired and the Qing army's vigor had faded. Wu Sangui waved his hand and the whole army pressed forward.
Acting as the vanguard are the famous spearmen, also known as heavy spearmen.
The small-caliber muskets caused heavy casualties to the Qing troops in the caves. They were defeated one after another and the accumulated morale plummeted.
In a moment, the city cave fell.
A large number of Ming troops poured into the city and began cleaning up Phoenix City.
In the afternoon, Wu Sangui moved into the city lord's mansion.
"In this battle, our army occupied the dangerous mountains and the Phoenix area, and seventeen castles in one fell swoop. There were more than 13,000 people, most of whom were slaves. There were very few fake slaves and only Han people."
Li Yingren summarized the military affairs, and when he talked about the harvest, he beamed with joy: "Our army suffered no more than a thousand casualties. It is really a great victory."
"Although this Phoenix City is only a small step, it is the beginning of our recovery of Liaodong. The longing of the old people of Liaodong for generations will be realized in our hands..."
Wu Sangui waved his hand, no longer empathizing, but asked: "What about the Jinyiwei? What about the Manchus?"
"There is no news from the Jin Yiwei yet, but several days have passed, and I think the main force has already been dispatched."
Li Chengdong squinted his eyes and said softly.
"Phoenix City needs to be repaired more, and the nearby Seventeenth Fort is no exception. Let the prisoners do the repairs. By the way, plus the so-called common people, it is right to use them."
Wu Sangui sat on the chair, his face solemn, his long arms hanging down, his eyes full of caution: "If necessary, the Korean army will be dispatched. Phoenix City is the granary after all."
"Yes!" Li Yingren nodded.
Wu Sangui didn't ask anything stupid about the Li family's old tribe, because the so-called Li family's old tribe had long since disappeared with the establishment of Hou Jin Dynasty.
"The next step is to wait for news from Jin Yiwei, and then we will head west."
Let us also say that at the mouth of the Liaohe River, the Beihai Navy gathered civilian ships and transported nearly 20,000 people at one time to serve as a pioneer landing.
This was a pioneering work, and it was also the largest and longest seaborne landing operation in the Ming Dynasty.
The journey from Tianjin to the mouth of Liaohe River is more than a thousand miles long and takes three days. It can be said that it is a difficult journey to walk close to the coastline.
As deputy commander, Li Jingwu was the first to arrive at the mouth of the Liaohe River.
After landing, he overcame seasickness and other discomforts. He immediately led his soldiers and unexpectedly and unexpectedly captured Tianzhuang Terrace guarding the mouth of the Liaohe River.
Although the war has started, he doesn't care, as long as he has a place to stay.
Over the next few days, the repaired piers and trestles began to pour out soldiers, and a large number of horses, weapons and other logistical equipment were also unloaded.
It took three days before the integration was complete.
However, leaving the necessary guards behind, Li Jingwu led the cavalry and quickly headed north towards Taiping Fort, a hundred miles away.
At this time, Shengjing, which had just ordered its troops to set off, once again received the beacon smoke from the mouth of the Liaohe River.
Although the information obtained is scarce, it is just that if there are many soldiers, it is expected that they will be elite.
Dorgon could no longer suppress his anger: "How many people are there in this Ming army?"
No one can answer.
However, Hong Chengchou frowned and guessed: "Jinzhou Prefecture has copper walls and iron walls, and the court has made more repairs. It is impossible for the main force of the Ming army to be in western Liaoning."
"I heard that most of the troops led by Wu Sangui are Korean troops, so the main force must be near the mouth of the Liaohe River."
"Haug!"
"The end is here!"
"This time, you take the Zhenghuang Banner, the White Banner, and the Zhenghong Banner with fifty niu each, plus the Mongolian and Han Eight Banners each with thirty niu, and go to the mouth of the Liaohe River to destroy the invading enemy."
The Niulu of Manchu Eight Banners are almost all Manchu, that is, one Niulu has 300 people, while the Mongolian and Han niulu have about 200 people.
In this battle, Hauge personally led the troops, which numbered more than 40,000 people, almost half of them.