Chapter 484: Unprecedented Attack and Defense
Ningyuan City is a square inch of land, a city of projectiles, but the fortifications are all in all directions, there are trenches on all sides, and the north is the most, so that the cavalry of the Qing army has lost the prestige of the three mountains and five mountains destroyed by the iron cavalry, not to mention that the city wall is watered on all sides like an ice city, smooth and solid.
Faced with this, Dorgon and his generals decided to take the west gate as the main attack point, the south gate as the flank attack, and the east gate as a feint.
But no matter how he fought, it was obvious that Wu Sangui in the city had already made a complete strategy, Ningyuan City was small, and it was convenient to transfer troops to help, no matter which main attack the Qing army came from, he could transfer his troops as quickly as possible.
But if it is under a surprise attack, the lightning speed suddenly moves, I am afraid that it will ......
But how to raid? The lights of the Ming army in the city were turned off day and night, and they were always staring at the movement of the Qing army's camp, and it seemed really difficult to make a sudden move.
But now, Dolgon had found a good time.
In the afternoon, he was lured into the West Mountain, and under the shelling, Nikan was almost completely annihilated, and even he was almost bombarded when he was watching the excitement at the foot of the mountain.
So under the cover of night, he used artillery to counterattack, and ploughed all over the mountains, first, to vent the ruthlessness of his heart, second, to cover the spies into the mountains, and third, to paralyze the Ming army in Ning Yuancheng, and pulled the artillery over openly.
It wasn't until Zi Shi later that he transferred a large army to gather at the foot of the West Mountain, and deliberately attracted all the attention of Wu Sangui in Ningyuan City with great fanfare, but at the same time, he sent troops and horses to ambush the troops from the foot of the first mountain to the east gate and the south gate.
Subsequently, while confronting Chang Yu, the rest of the artillery was secretly in place, the soldiers and horses were in place, and the siege vehicles, ladders and other baggage were in place......
Wu Sangui has always been attracted by the Qing army at the foot of the West Mountain and the artillery fire of the counter-bombardment, completely ignoring and not expecting that the Qing army has quietly deployed troops and placed artillery outside the three gates of Ningyuan City.
The first to do it was the East Gate, suddenly a few cannons rang out, and when it landed on the city wall, the city was shocked, the soldiers and civilians were in a panic, and the Qing army didn't know how to do it suddenly, causing great panic.
Wu Sangui and Tang Tong, who were watching the excitement in Xicheng, were shocked, and hurriedly rushed to Dongcheng, and before a few steps of artillery outside the south city, several shells fell in the city......
Unexpectedly, the two attacked at the same time, Wu Tang and the others were shocked, shouted loudly to meet the battle, and let the artillery in the city fire back.
Ningyuan City is small, but there are many cannons, there are originally nearly ten cannons, and then several red-clothed cannons and Franc machines were transferred from Shanhaiguan, plus more than 40 guns of the Shenji Battalion and nearly 100 guns, the firepower should not be underestimated.
However, according to previous estimates, the Qing army's main attack should be at the northwest two gates, so the heavy firepower was almost all arranged in these two gates, and now the Qing army unexpectedly launched an attack from the southeast two gates, which made Wu Sangui feel a little panicked.
While rushing towards the east gate, Wu Sangui suddenly stopped and stopped, no!
The tens of thousands of horses and horses of the Qing army at the foot of the West Mountain seemed to be attacking the mountain, but why did they delay their moves, could it be......
As soon as the thought moved, the cannon fire in the west shook loudly, and the sound of killing was everywhere.
"Old Tang, the southeast two gates are handed over to you" Wu Sangui pulled his legs and ran towards Xicheng, shouting at him Tang Tong in his mouth.
The cannonballs whistled continuously, some fell on the city wall, some fell on the city wall, broke the ice and broke the wall, some fell on the city, injuring countless people, and some even directly crossed the city wall and flew into the city, causing panic.
The artillery at the foot of the West Mountain has turned its muzzle to bombard Ningyuan City, and tens of thousands of Qing troops who have been gathering momentum for a long time have also been killed, and the Qing army has attacked the city in an all-round way.
The sound of killing entered the sky, the sound of cannons resounded in the sky, and the cold moon changed color when he heard it, and he hid in the black clouds.
In the western mountain, the little eunuch who climbed high and overlooked looked at Ning Yuancheng, which was caught in the sea of fire, his brows were furrowed, his face was solemn, and he didn't say a word for a long time.
Everyone under his command changed color and proposed to send troops to rescue.
Chang Yu shook his head to stop, there are only more than 3,000 troops in the mountains, and it is a good hand to fight a sneak attack, and it is to find death to fight head-on, and secondly, he does not dare to go out of the mountain at this time, for fear that Dolgon will ambush him in the mountain pass and calculate him, and the wind is high in the middle of the night, Dolgon does not dare to come in, and he also does not dare to go out.
Could it be that the Qing army beat Wu Sangui so violently?
How long can Ning Yuancheng resist?
"At least three waves of impact, don't want to take Ning Yuan City", Chang Yu has been thinking about it for a long time, and it is a reassuring agent for everyone!
This is true, although Ning Yuan is small, but it is not an exaggeration to say that the defense is impregnable, the old tactic of pouring the ice city with water twenty years ago is very useful, the ice is slippery and solid, not only can reduce the destructive power of the cannonballs, but also greatly hinder the enemy to build ladders to attack the city, in addition to the trenches around the city, which can slow down the speed of the Qing army's infantry and cavalry, and expose more time to the cover of artillery, within the range of bows and arrows.
And then there's the final killer feature, nearly 100 artillery pieces!
Eighteen years ago, when Yuan Chonghuan guarded Ningyuan, it was eleven gates
Although the firepower of the Qing army is not what it used to be, the shotgun is replaced by artillery, but at this time there are hundreds of crossfires waiting for him in the city, it can be said that in the end of the Ming Dynasty, countless battles have never invested such a large firepower, let alone the terrifying move of gathering hundreds of cannons in a city.
Such a perverted thing came from the hands of a little eunuch.
Otherwise, Chongzhen asked him to go out of the customs to guard Ningyuan, and he would dare to come recklessly without a protective armor? If you really have the aura of the protagonist, you will be awesome!
His killer weapon is the artillery of the Shenji Battalion, so he pestered Chongzhen to ask for people, and if he didn't give it, he wouldn't leave!
The Qing army attacked the city on three sides, suppressed it with artillery, and the infantry screamed and killed under the city wall.
The wilderness is full of shadows on the snow, the Qing army is dense like locusts and ants towards Ningyuan City, the scalp of the people watching is numb, and the Ming army is braving the cannonballs and trying their best to counterattack.
The Qing army attacked very quickly, and under the suppression of the red-coated artillery, the infantry quickly rushed to a distance of fifty meters from the city wall, and the offensive stalled here, because the Ming army dug a trench here that was more than two meters wide and nearly two meters deep.
The effect of the trench is great, not to mention buffering the enemy's offensive, but also allowing its siege baggage to form a congestion here, and the crowd will be extremely large if the casualties are caused by artillery bombardment, not to mention that it has entered the range of bows and arrows.
As expected, the Qing army suffered heavy casualties in the trenches, and the first wave of attacks almost died.
Dolgon made a ruthless plan to break the city in one go, as soon as he made a big move, Abatai commanded nearly 10,000 Mongolian soldiers of the Eight Banners to feint in the east city, and the Han army banner belonging to the king of Sanshun attacked on the south gate, as for his descendants, such as two brothers, Duoduo Azig was the main attack at the west gate, and at the same time suppressed with heavy firepower......
The offensive is unprecedentedly huge, but the defense of Ningyuan City is also unprecedentedly strong, and Dolgon wants to take it in one fell swoop, but he is afraid that he can't, as Chang Yu speculated, he can't take it without three shock waves.
But when the sky dawns, there will be a result, who will kill the deer, and listen to the next decomposition......
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