Bolo was hit by an arrow. The Mao Gourd Soldiers' bows and arrows were particularly famous. The arrows were specially coated with poison. As long as they penetrated the flesh slightly, they would be seriously injured even if they did not die.
King Duanzhong was very brave when he attacked the city first. He was still leaping forward on the city wall even though he was wearing two layers of armor. Aisin Gioro clan dignitaries like Bolo, who were highly regarded by Huang Taiji and Dorgon, could also use their bodies to
At this point, there is no conflict between the brutality of the Qing army and their strong and good fighting skills.
Ren Guangrong shot an arrow from a very close distance on the city wall. The arrow used was a heavy arrow specially designed to break armor. The hard and sharp arrowhead penetrated Bolo's outer cloth armor without any hindrance.
The chain armor worn by Bolo was originally less effective at defending against arrows. The heavy arrow smashed into an iron ring, and the sharp arrow coated with poison pierced directly into Bolo's body.
Prince Duanzhong raised his head and let out a cry, almost falling off the city wall. If so, Bolo would have been killed on the spot even if he had not been injured by arrows and poisoned.
Several Han soldiers who had just received a large reward from Bolo rushed over desperately, and actually rescued Bolo, who had half of his body fallen off the crenellations of the city wall.
The kind of poison that seals the throat after seeing blood is just a myth. The poison used by the hairy gourd soldiers' arrows is more to cause infection to the enemy's wounds in order to obtain secondary damage. Bolo did not die immediately after being hit by the arrow, but suffered from the wound infection.
He could be considered a brave man despite the doubly painful pain, but in the face of this severe pain, he still cried for his father and mother, even bursting into tears.
Mandahai had no other choice. He was just a auxiliary prince, and his status could not be compared with that of the dignitaries in the Aixinjueluo clan. What's more, Bolo shot Li Zicheng himself and was a hero of the Qing Dynasty in the deer harvesting war.
Dorgon would not allow Bolo to die on the front line like this.
On the one hand, Mandahai commanded tens of thousands of Qing troops to control the gates on the outer wall of Liaocheng. Some of the soldiers had already entered the city, like the inner wall.
But more time, Mandahai had to devote his energy to taking care of Bolo. He took most of the most elite guards in the Qing army to protect Bolo, which naturally reduced the offensive against the inner wall of Liaocheng.
The inner wall of Liaocheng - said to be a city wall, is actually just a thin earth wall. This city wall is already an antique from the Song Dynasty. Some parts can even be knocked down with a push by hand. The city wall is all made of earth. For hundreds of years,
Weathered by wind and rain, it cannot be compared with the brick-clad outer city wall built in the early Ming Dynasty and rebuilt during the Wanli period.
The core of the defender's defense is the Dongchang Mansion Government Office, which is huge in scale. In addition, Ren Jirong had previously transformed the huge back garden of the Dongchang Mansion Government Office into a training ground.
Now the defenders can rely on the stone walls of the government office and training ground to maintain a final line of defense.
Ren Jirong led some of the defenders back behind the earthen wall. He saw with his own eyes the scene where his eldest brother was killed by the Qing army. At this time, Ren Jirong finally understood the truth. The Qing army was the life and death enemy that Dashun must defeat.
In front of Donglu, all internal conflicts should be put aside.
He was heartbroken and deeply regretted. Why didn't he actively follow Li Laiheng's arrangements? If the seventh division had been reorganized according to King Jin's arrangements, the situation might not have reached such a point, and Ren Guangrong would have died.
In the face of the flames of war, the old people in the middle camp put aside their past prejudices. They retreated to the inner wall of the city and continued to resist tenaciously. At the same time, they looked to the south, hoping to see the flag of His Royal Highness King Jin from there.
Even though the officers and soldiers of the Central Battalion were outdated in terms of technology and tactics, the perseverance of the soldiers was one of the best in the entire East Asia at this moment. They were no longer in disarray due to sudden internal and external attacks, and the organization became more cohesive.
The number of the defenders has been reduced a lot due to the casualties suffered while defending the outer wall, and the remaining troops are more suitable for Ren Jirong's command. This is within his ability. All the soldiers relied on the earth wall to fight back, and the defenders' defense
On the contrary, the battle was more intense than before at the masonry exterior wall.
Every earthen wall that looks as thin as paper seems to be fragile if pushed down, but at this time, the Qing Dynasty must pay the price of countless blood before they can move forward.
The defenders fought and retreated, using the government offices and military training grounds of Dongchang Prefecture as the last defensive positions. In the past, the Ming Dynasty government officials built magnificent government offices and the remnants of the people to succeed, as well as the large gardens built by the local prefect. These former
The project built by the officials and gentry of the Ming Dynasty by exploiting the people's wealth and anointment became the last line of defense for the local military and civilians at the critical moment of Liaocheng's life and death.
The battle never ended.
The battle became more intense. At this time, not only the Shun army defenders, but also other soldiers and civilians were mobilized to further participate in the battle. Nearly half of Liaocheng had been occupied by the Qing army, but the most elite Manchurian guard team protected the seriously injured.
Bolo withdrew from the battlefield, thus weakening the enemy's offensive a lot, and Ren Jirong could barely breathe a sigh of relief.
The Dongchang government office is large in scale. The main hall of the government office faces south. The entire government office has five structures: the main gate, the ceremonial gate, the main hall courtyard, the back hall courtyard and the secluded courtyard. The Dongjun Gate - the main gate - the ceremonial gate - the lobby - the second hall
- The third hall - the fourth hall - the fifth hall fell one after another along a central axis, and the defenders also defended in echelons. The more the enemy attacked, the more tenacious the Dashun army's fighting spirit became.
At this time, Mandahai was still busy outside Liaocheng looking at Bolo's injuries. He did not return to the battlefield until the military doctors ensured that Bolo's life was safe, and then continued to direct the siege. But even so, most of the Manchu guards
The army still stayed outside the city to protect Prince Duanzhong. After the Qing army's siege army lost the support of the Manchu Taijun to supervise the battle, the offensive momentum was significantly weakened, and several attacks on Fuya ended in failure.
Night has slowly fallen, and there are still thousands of regular soldiers from the middle camp gathered in the government office. In addition, centered on the training ground renovated in the garden, Ren Jirong also armed Dashun's regular army soldiers and rebels, and the city militia.
They were mixed together for defense, and there were more than 2,000 people.
Ren Jirong raised the torch, and the garrison soldiers in the government office followed him and held the torch high, and the sparks gathered into a ball. He looked outside the earthen wall and saw that the number of enemy torches was many times more than that of the Dashun Army's garrison.
Ren Jirong himself was wounded. The battle had reached this point. It was really a shame for the general. Letting someone with a little ability replace Ren Jirong would not have caused a city like Liaocheng to fall into such a predicament so quickly.
Ren Jirong's livid face was illuminated red by the torch. He was in a heavy mood, but he never believed that Liaocheng would fall like this:
"Brothers! Gu Jinglue is the old man in our camp, everyone must trust him. And the old party is also behind us. If the old party knows about the critical situation in Dongchang, they will definitely put down everything they are doing and come to the rescue immediately...
…Come and reinforce us immediately!
Because of my negligence, I have killed so many brothers. After this battle, whether the King of Jin wants to kill or behead me, or the brothers want to do anything to me, they can do whatever they want to me.
But now, but now I ask everyone to obey my order, not to take a step back, and to hold on till the end until Gu Jinglue and the old party come over."
Ren Jirong looked at the thousands of fires of the Qing army in the dark night in front of him, his expression was very ugly. But he held his ground. He had done too many wrong things. Can a mere death be enough to atone for his sins? He can only fight to the end.
After this battle is over, if you are lucky enough to survive, you will naturally have to apologize to His Highness King Jin!
Ren Jirong and other old men in the middle camp were eager for the Jin King's army to come to their aid. They fully recognized the Jin King's authority.
The Dashun Army can now only unite under the banner of King Jin and fight to the end.