The overall offensive of the Qing army now deployed by Dorgon:
Therefore, Duduo led thousands of Eight Banners soldiers into Guanzhong to reinforce Wu Sangui. This force currently totals about 40,000 people, and its overall target for the assault is Tongguan;
Jierhalang also led a group of Uzhenhachao elite troops belonging to the Han Army Banner to Taiyuan to reinforce Ye Chen. The total number of troops in this group was more than 50,000, with the purpose of containing the Dashun garrison in the entire Shanxi area;
Then Azige went to Jinan to supervise the division. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, two of the three kings, also went to Jinan. This group had a total force of about 60,000 people and adopted an aggressive offensive posture. The purpose still seemed to be to open the Grand Canal;
Finally, they were led by Dorgon himself, including Luo Luohong, the king of Yanxi County, Shuosei, the king of Chengze County, Beilebo and Tuo, Boluo, Nikan, Shuotuo, Zhenguo Gong Ai Duli, and Fu Guo.
Gongman Dahai, Tun Qika and other powerful Manchu clan nobles, as well as the Qing army including King Zhishun Shang Kexi, had a total mobile main force of more than 100,000 people——
At this time, this large army was dragging on the land of Hebei. The team was vast and the front was hundreds of miles long. Its head was in Linqing Prefecture, Dongchang Prefecture, Shandong Province, and its tail was in Wu'an County, Zhangde Prefecture, Henan Province. The army was wavering, and the cavalry were wavering.
Galloping horizontally, the sky was covered with smoke and dust. The vanguard troops had already set off from Wu'an County in Zhangde Prefecture, Cheqiguan and Feixiang County in Guangping Prefecture, and Guantao County in Dongchang Prefecture, heading towards the Hebei Si Si where the Dashun Army was stationed.
The government launched a massive offensive.
The arrows are no longer just like heavy rain, but like the sky pillars tilting, and the sea of clouds in the sky completely pouring into the earth; the thunderous artillery fire turns the night into day with dazzling firelight, making the sky above the battlefield turbulent all the time.
Filled with these fire meteors.
The Hongyi artillery of the Qing army once again demonstrated its terrifying power. Although the Qing army had lagged behind the Shun army in terms of the "modulus" of the artillery, this meant that the power of the Qing army's artillery must be weaker than that of the Shun army at the same weight.
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However, the advantage of the Qing army compared to the larger Shun army is that after twenty years of brutal war since the Saarhu period, the Qing army has more Hongyi artillery, and the Qing army has far more outstanding gunners with practical combat experience than
There are more Dashun troops.
What's more, the main force of the Shun army in the four prefectures of Hebei is only the 14th, 15th, and 16th divisions of the Dianyou Army belonging to Yuan Zongdi and Liu Rukui's 12th Division, with a total of only about 40,000 troops.
The number of heavy artillery they used to defend the city was certainly not comparable to that of Dorgon who came prepared and went out in full force.
During the Battle of Shenzhou, Dorobelenikan was ambushed by Hao Huaqi and was almost killed on the spot. Fortunately, he survived and healed his injuries after returning to Beijing, but he was left with permanent physical disabilities.
The arms can no longer move flexibly.
Nikan was the frontline commander of the vanguard of the Central Route Army of the Qing Dynasty. He wore a chainmail armor, a cloth face armor and a burqa on the outside. His war horse also wore iron clothes. His face was stern and ferocious.
There was a cruel and murderous aura exuding from top to bottom.
"After the city is breached, all those with long hair will be killed without mercy."
There was a shuddering chill in Nikan's voice as he gritted his teeth. He was still brooding over the loss and humiliation he suffered on the Shenzhou battlefield, and it could be said that he hated these despicable thieves.
Man Dahai, who was also the frontline commander of Cizhou, smiled awkwardly and said nothing.
The rest of the Baya Lajia cavalry followed the vengeful Dorobelenikan and galloped forward. This capable Manchu cavalry first relied on the fierce firepower of the Hongyi cannon to sweep the Cizhou city head and then drove their horses.
He rushed to the city and prepared to shoot with arrows.
Nikan also led the charge on horseback. Looking at the terrifying and destructive firepower of the red cannon, he couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
Go to hell, these rogues who have killed thousands of people!
The artillery shells landed on the wall of Cizhou City and immediately splashed countless rubbles. The Manchurian cavalry had already been prepared. Everyone followed Nikan and temporarily stopped at a safe distance, waiting for the arrival of another round of artillery bombardment.
Among the rubble, there was also a large amount of blood stains, which were bright red, large swaths of blood, and countless fragments of broken internal organs.
Nikan laughed cruelly: "If we keep bombing like this, we won't have to board first, and all the bandits will be killed."
All the Baya Lajia cavalry also set up their bows and drew arrows, preparing to follow Nikan forward and shoot accurately after the next wave of red cannon bombardment was over, killing the remaining bandit soldiers one by one after the bombardment.
Nikan raised his riding whip and said: "Ehang!"
This is the meaning of "target" in Manchu. Nikan's meaning is very clear. He has wildly regarded all Cizhou City defenders as targets for the Manchus to play with.
The Eight Banners soldiers all burst out with bright and hearty laughter, and everyone couldn't help but follow Belle in laughing at the bandits' weakness and lack of responsibility.
Nikan shook his head and said: "The bandits are afraid! They dare not go out of the city to fight with me. Do you think you can escape by hiding in the city? But you don't know that the Qing Dynasty's red artillery is so powerful. They all hid in the city,
It also saves us the time to search and pursue them."
"let's go!"
Nikan took the lead and took down the big bow. He laughed, his laughter was extremely cruel, and the war horses also rode to the city at an unusual speed. The other armored cavalry were like mountains and mountains, and the strong wind swept past, with strong bows and arrows in their hands.
Like a bolt of lightning, a large roar suddenly erupted, and arrows decorated with feathers were shot towards the city head.
Puff puff--
The Eight Banners Army's arrows immediately turned Cizhou City into a wounded hedgehog. Nikan seemed to have vaguely heard many screams: "Shoot again! Target the enemy!"
The Manchurian cavalry then drew their big bows to full length, but this time before they could fire arrows again, the Cizhou city wall that had been silent for a long time under the attack of the Hongyi artillery seemed to suddenly come to life, and everyone suddenly looked at it.
At the top of the city, hundreds of flags were suddenly erected.
Not just the flag, maybe the flag is just the least worth paying attention to.
What made the Manchus feel outrageous was the heavy cannons one after another protruding from the crenellations that had not been bombarded to the point of collapse!
Liu Rukui pulled out his sword, jumped onto the barrel of the cannon, sat down on the cannon, and roared:
"Move the Hongyi cannon to the emplacement!"
There were not many gunners in the Twelfth Division of the Dianzuo Army, so Liu Rukui knew that he had no capital to engage in a one-for-one artillery battle with the Qing army.
Therefore, the approach Liu Rukui chose was to first clear most of the gun emplacements at the top of the city and hide the few heavy Hongyi artillery pieces of the Twelfth Division. It was not until the enemy's continuous shelling made Nikan think that the time was ripe to storm the city.
, Liu Rukui ordered the soldiers of the Shun Army to carry the cannon to the fighting position.
The Dashun Army's movements were extremely hasty, and the gunners held their last breath in the midst of the enemy's arrows. Liu Rukui was worried that everyone would lose their composure, so he personally sat on the barrel of the gun to calm people down.
He kept shouting "Don't panic", "Don't panic". In fact, although the gunners of the 12th Division had far less combat experience than their braided counterparts, due to their full fighting spirit, people had no fear in their hearts and the movements in their hands were hurried.
The speed is actually no slower than during normal training.
After the cannon was in place, Liu Rukui quickly jumped down from the barrel. He saw the Eight Banners soldiers who came to die at the city through the small crenel muzzle, and said with a smile:
"Brothers, let Donglu die."
boom!
The Cizhou garrison's heavy artillery and fast muskets fired at the same time. Even if the powerful artillery shells did not hit the enemy's formation, they could often "grab" the limbs of a cavalryman to pieces by just passing through the air; accurate rapid fire
The performance of the muskets was even better than Liu Rukui thought. The accuracy and reliability of the Shun army's bird muskets far exceeded those of the Qing and Ming armies. Now was the opportunity to prove their performance.
Amidst the roaring of cannons and the crackling of gunfire, Nikan was caught off guard. His horse was immediately shot to death. Other Manchu cavalry were also killed in the first encounter. It is estimated that dozens of people were killed.
The loss of war horses would be even greater!
Nikan hid behind the corpse of the war horse in embarrassment. When he realized that something was wrong, Man Dahai, the auxiliary prince, quickly sent Manchu dead soldiers to respond and ordered the cannons of the Qing army's vanguard to fire as well.
The situation on the battlefield was complicated. The artillery of the Qing and Shun armies roared at the same time. The moment the solid shells were shot out of the bronze barrels, they turned into a terrible spell that urged people to die, with explosions, fireworks, shocking loud noises and
The terrifying destructive power took away the lives of countless soldiers.
There are flying internal organs and broken limbs everywhere!