Chapter 64: Artillery Strikes
"Everybody rush me. 『『【Latest Chapter Reading】No backwards. Violators will be beheaded. Azig kept waving the sword in his hand. Loudly shouted at the Chahar troops.
Bands of Chahars rushed to the walls. The Chahars, who had barely climbed to the top of the city and had not yet stood firm, were stabbed to the ground by a sudden burst of spears. The rows of ladders had only been erected for less than a few minutes before they were pushed to the ground.
From the beginning of the morning until now, Azig has commanded the Chahars to storm for four hours, but nothing has been found in those four hours except for a single corpse.
Dolgon's brow furrowed tighter and tighter. Seeing that the Chahar people's wave after wave of offensive was fruitless, Dorgon couldn't help but get anxious. This tower mountain is surrounded by Huang Taiji, and he will definitely not sit idly by. Perhaps now that Huang Taiji's reinforcements were on the way, Dorgon had to take Tower Hill before the reinforcements arrived.
"Dordor. Dorgon, who had not spoken all this time, finally spoke up, "You lead two white flags." I have only one request, take Tower Hill City. ”
"Yes. Dodor drew his sword. "Warriors. Let them see how powerful our two white flags are, rush. After saying that, the first one took the lead and rushed forward.
The flag waved. Two streams of white rushed out from behind Dolgon.
"Kill. "Dordor pushed a rushing cart and rushed to the gates of the city, braving the feathered arrows that were constantly being fired from the city's head.
"One. Two. "The rampage kept banging on the city gates. The gates crumbled under the constant impact of the rushing carts. Countless powders are constantly falling.
Inside the city, dozens of defenders had already blocked the city gate with stones. They drew their swords and waited for the moment when the gates fell, rushing forward to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.
"Boom. "The artillery on both sides is constantly bombarding. Cannonballs exploded around the city walls.
Dolgon's heart tightened. This time, he sent his two most elite white flags up, which was a desperate fight. If even the two white flags are defeated, then he Dolgon is finished.
"Report to the king. A man who claimed to be the admiral of the Jingying Admiral asked to see him. Just as Dorgon was at a loss, a guard flew in.
"Wang Feng, he sent someone," as soon as he heard the name Dorgon, he knew that Wang Feng was coming. It's just that Dolgon was quite surprised by Wang Feng's arrival. Although they were allies, Dolgon never expected Wang Feng to help him much militarily.
A man dressed as a military attache in the Ming style walked quickly towards Dolgon under the guidance of the guards.
"The last general is the admiral of the Beijing camp, Wang Feng, the deputy general under Lord Wang, who now lives in Anqing Town, and the chief soldier Li Chengdong sees the prince. Since Anqing Town transferred Wang Feng, Chongzhen promoted Li Chengdong to the chief soldier of Anqing Town in order to win over Anqing Town.
"You're the chief soldier of Anqing Town," Dolgon was a little disbelieving and began to look at Li Chengdong again. The military system of the Ming Dynasty is still somewhat understood. In terms of official positions, the governor of the Beijing camp and the commander-in-chief of each town are all equal-level relations, and they are subordinate to each other. Now, this Li Chengdong actually claims to be Wang Feng's subordinate, how can he not let Dolgon pay attention.
"Huh. Li Chengdong smiled indifferently. "The prince may not know that my Hou Ye has a great favor to Chengdong, and Anqing Town was also founded by the Hou Ye. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that the last general is a subordinate of Hou Ye. ”
"Oh, I see. "Dolgon will never show his uneasiness and anxiety in front of outsiders, "Are you lords sending you to help in the war this time?"
"Back to the prince. At the end of my family's life, I will personally lead 3,000 men and horses, including 1,000 artillery battalions. Two thousand musketeers came to help the prince take Tashan City. Li Chengdong pointed to the 3,000-person road ahead.
"Great. That's great. Seeing the 3,000-strong artillery unit, Dorgon couldn't help but get excited. The reason why the onslaught lasted for four hours from morning to noon was fruitless was that Dorgon lacked artillery support. The city of Tashan is high and thick, and it is indeed difficult to conquer without artillery.
"Can you get on now," Dolgon asked anxiously, looking at the rows of artillery.
"Respect the prince's orders," Li Chengdong began to command his men.
"Lu Ruohan. Ben will order you to bombard me the city ahead. This time, Wang Feng also made a bloody investment, and in order to show his sincerity, Lu Ruohan was transferred.
"Yes. Lu Ruohan replied in a lame manner in Chinese, which was not proficient.
Lu Ruohan, who received the order, instructed his soldiers to adjust the height and angle of the muzzle of the cannon, and adjust the qiē Zhuyuan.
"Tell the general, the artillery is ready, and ask for instructions. Lu Ruohan respectfully ran to Li Chengdong's side and said loudly.
"Shoot. Li Chengdong waved his hand. Artillery spewed bright red flames. Huge cannonballs wrapped in the sound of the wind quickly smashed into the city walls.
"Boom. "As if the sky had fallen, half of the entire wall of Tower Hill had collapsed. A huge gap was exposed in front of Dorgon's army.
"Open fire. "The artillery on the tower also began to fire back. It's just that Lu Ruohan's newly improved artillery can hit 2,000 meters, while the maximum firing range of the artillery on the Tashan city wall is only 1,500 meters, which can't reach the Ming army's artillery at all.
"Target, enemy artillery. Volley. With the wave of the command flag, the artillery began to fire again, and the artillery positions on the city wall were bombarded miserably, and more than a dozen gunners were directly bombarded into the sky, and they were instantly broken into several sections. Blood spilled all over the sky.
"The musketeers are dispatched. "Li Chengdong's war knife and swords, s
"Rush. Under the cover of artillery, Dodor finally stormed the city. Countless Chahars and Three Banners soldiers began to flock to the city.
Less than half an hour. With a salvo of artillery, the city that had been unable to be attacked for a long time was instantly razed to the ground. Dolgon really couldn't imagine that if the enemy on the other side were his own, he would not turn to ashes.
When did Da Ming's firearms become so powerful. Dorgon also learned the firearms of the Ming Dynasty. But today, the firearms displayed by Da Ming opened Dorgon's eyes.
"Into town. Dolgon glanced at Li Chengdong meaningfully.
Outside Shengjing. Huang Taiji's guards had just left Shengjing. A fast horse came running quickly.
"Your Majesty. Tower Hill is lost. The sentry rode on his horse and shouted.
"What," Huang Taiji couldn't help but feel a mouthful of black blood welling up in his heart. Huang Taiji hurriedly caught it with a handkerchief and opened it secretly, and the red blood was particularly dazzling