"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

……

More than 20 Tiger Roar-class ships opened fire in unison, and each ship had 15 or 6 guns on its side, and about 300 guns fired at the same time.

The dazzling golden fire flickered continuously, like a blurred dream, the bright red afterflame flying from the muzzle of the cannon, like thousands of red silk flying in the wind, more than 300 large and small black cannonballs, in a dense formation, with a violent and invincible attitude and strength, emitted a death howl, and shot towards the Qing army that was breaking north from the east gate.

More than 300 high-speed iron balls rushed through the retreating Qing army's formation, and each iron bullet passed through a straight and cruel bloody road. Wherever the iron bullet reaches, it will die if it touches it, and it will die when it touches it, and for a while, the flesh and blood flew like a human slaughterhouse, and the stumps, broken arms, and skull internal organs were thrown everywhere like flying flowers in the sky.

The screams continued to rise, and the huge horror made the Qing army, which had been retreating in a hurry and the formation completely scattered, collapsed in an instant.

The first round of naval artillery salvo caused nearly 1,000 Qing soldiers to be killed and wounded, although the absolute lethality of such a solid iron bullet was not high, but it was a devastating blow to the morale of the Qing army.

The morale of the Qing army, which was broken, no longer had any formation to speak of, and they were like a nest of chaotic bees that had lost their nests, and began to flee for their lives almost instinctively.

The Qing army north of the East Gate almost frantically fled north, and the Qing army south of the East Gate turned around and fled south under the instinct of survival. Outside the entire east gate of Shanhaiguan, except for a large number of dead bodies and wounded soldiers, it instantly became empty.

The first salvo of this gunwald almost perfectly achieved the combat goal of Liu Guoneng, the commander-in-chief of the Tang Army, and blocked the nearly 6,000 Qing troops who attacked the south gate of Shanhaiguan and had time to retreat north in the future, including Zu Zeyan's troops, who had just surrendered to the Qing army, to the south of the east gate.

"Don't stop, keep shooting! Don't let them run north! ”

From the clairvoyant mirror, Liu Guoneng, who clearly saw the embarrassing situation of the Qing army, had a very happy expression on his face, and he roared angrily and continued to order.

"Order!"

As soon as the artillerymen began a new round of reloading, Liu Guoneng's second order was immediately issued: "Pass on our military order, all the ships loaded with infantry, quickly dock the shore, all spearmen and gunners land as soon as possible, and be sure to encircle and annihilate all these Qing troops in the south that are blocked by artillery fire, and never let them escape!" ”

"Order!"

The ship, which was loaded with 6,000 soldiers, started with maximum horsepower, lined up along the coast, and quickly stretched out long gunwales from the side side, and groups of spearmen and musketeers calmly lined up to go ashore.

Seeing that the Tang army had begun to land, the Qing army in the south, which was trapped by the first round of artillery fire, immediately understood their terrible predicament, and in order not to become prisoners of the Tang army, they decided to break through again.

Like trapped beasts, they howled and rushed back over, trying to rush through the east gate of Shanhaiguan and join the Qing army in the north before the Tang infantry landed.

If you want to escape, how can it be so easy!

Just when the first batch of Qing troops rushed to the east gate of Shanhaiguan, the second round of gunsoft fire was successfully fired.

Another huge, dense iron bullet covering, another piece of flesh and blood, another outright massacre.

The nearly 1,000 Qing soldiers who rushed over at the risk of death were killed and wounded, and only 300 Qing soldiers touched the horse tickets and escaped with their lives from the gap in the dense rain of bullets.

In other words, if the Qing army wanted to risk death to break through the siege, the casualty rate reached nearly two-thirds.

Seeing such a tragic situation of the Qing army rushing over, the remaining less than 5,000 Qing soldiers no longer had the courage and confidence to gamble with their lives. They were panicked, far away from the range that could be bombarded by the Tang army, and basically all of them were still firmly trapped in the open land to the south.

They no longer have the courage, and no one wants to risk their lives to gamble on whether they will be lucky to survive in the next round of shelling. These besieged Qing troops, everyone stood dumbfounded, each with an extremely frightened expression, and watched in a daze, and the Tang army in the distance landed smoothly in a row.

Seeing the nearly 5,000 Qing troops, they were blocked by artillery fire and could not escape, like a group of ants on a hot pot. Those defenders who saw the Qing army withdrawing and were now silently watching the battle at the head of the city suddenly burst into continuous cheers.

At this time, Zu Dale, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, and Zu Dabi, the deputy chief soldier, saw that the Qing army was so embarrassed, and both of them were extremely happy and comfortable.

"Into his grandmother's! The Tang army's artillery fire is so sharp, but I have opened my eyes today. Zu Dabi slammed his fist on the head of the city, and said loudly: "Cousin, now that the Tang Army has broken the Qing captives in two, it is really fucking bad for us." You say, now do you want us to go out of the city to pursue, and together with the Tang army, we will attack back and forth, and destroy the 5,000 Qing troops in one fell swoop? ”

"Of course, why bother." Zu Dale snorted coldly and hurriedly replied: "Such a good opportunity, if you miss it, An Ke will easily miss it!" Moreover, now our army's physical strength has recovered a lot, and it can be used again. Xingyu, you quit your hard work, and immediately take all the soldiers in the city who can still fight, kill from the south gate together, outflank the rear road of the Qing army, and be sure to work with the Tang army to annihilate them in one fell swoop. ”

"Order!"

Zu Dabi replied loudly, then turned around and left, and immediately went to gather troops and horses and go out of the city from the south gate.

"Wait!" At this time, Zu Dale hurriedly called him again.

"What else do you command, cousin?"

"Xingyu, when you will pursue, you must be careful, don't hurt Zeyan's life." Zu Dale's expression was complicated, and his throat surged: "Although this bastard, at this critical juncture, betrayed me to join the enemy, but ......, I still hope that he will not die in the battle, but that my father, will personally interrogate him." I'm going to ask him why he did this, why he betrayed his father at this critical juncture......"

Zu Dale choked up and couldn't continue, Zu Dabi also had a solemn face, he snorted, nodded heavily to Zu Dale, and turned to leave.

At this moment, when Azig, who had been closely observing the current situation in the Qing army's main formation, saw from afar in the clairvoyant mirror the five or six thousand Qing troops who were blocked by artillery fire and were helplessly crowded on an open field in the south, the pain in his heart was simply indescribable.

Alas! If it weren't for his own greed for merit and his illusions, wanting them to take Shanhaiguan before the Tang army arrived, but immediately making a decision to let them retreat in time, then how could these thousands of soldiers fall into such a miserable situation of becoming a turtle in an urn!

One wrong move, all the games are lost, how remorseful!

Now, under the blockage of such a powerful artillery fire of the Tang Army, I want to rescue these thousands of people again, but I am afraid that it is a fool's dream.

Xiongguan Mandao is really like iron, but he can only lose his troops and return gloomily.

Azig's face turned pale, and he shook his head slowly, letting out a long sigh.

In fact, I may feel lucky, if my retreat order is issued later, then the loss of soldiers and horses will not only be these thousands, but most likely as many as twenty or thirty thousand. If that were the case, Dorgon would have rebuked him severely. It is very likely that he will be stripped of the title of prince like Duoduo, and he will even go to the imperial tomb with him to pass the time in extreme humiliation.

Azig took a deep breath and got rid of the clutter in his head. He saw that the Tang army that had landed in groups had gradually gathered at the beachhead, and the Qing army that had withdrawn from the city had basically all returned to their own positions, and Azig knew that the only thing he had to do now was to quickly lead his troops to retreat.

Otherwise, if you stay here longer, it will be of no benefit, and it will only cause additional branches.

There is a way that mercy is not in charge of the troops, and the 5,000 soldiers and horses, even if they are unlucky, blame them for their own bad luck.

"Pass on the king's order, the whole army will turn around and return north to Ningyuan, and come back to recapture Shanhaiguan in the coming day." Azig took one last look at the besieged Qing troops, took the lead in pulling the horse's head, and gave an order with a cold expression.

"Whew, the minions obey!"

More than 70,000 Qing troops retreated northward, and the Tang army, which landed on the beachhead, had begun to regroup. They quickly formed a long snake formation with spearmen in the front row and gunmen in the back.

Rows of dense formations of spears are sharp and cold, one by one the loaded flint reckless guns, and the muzzles of the black holes are straight to the south of the gun, this straight and murderous gun battle array completely replaces the gunwales that have been bombarding, completely blocking the return route of the besieged Qing army in the south.

At this time, Zu Dabi, the deputy commander-in-chief, also led about 700 soldiers who could still fight, shouted from the south gate of Shanhaiguan and killed directly, and went straight to the back road of the besieged Qing army.

Seeing that they were surrounded on both sides, and the Qing army's own soldiers and horses turned around and left regardless of it, the morale of these besieged Qing troops suddenly collapsed, and many people began to cry loudly, and more people turned pale and were completely at a loss.

Damn, for the Qing Dynasty to kill the enemy to the present, he has fallen into a heavy siege, the commander of the Qing army in the north, Azig, actually regarded himself as a burden, they did not send a single reinforcement, so easily gave up themselves, their own life, how worthless!

There were some guys who were unwilling to be surrounded, and as if they were crazy, they brandished their swords and spears, and rushed straight to the position of the Tang army, trying to pass through the position of the Tang army and withdraw with Azig.

What is speechless is that Zu Zeyan, who defected to the enemy, took the lead in beating horses and charging into battle with his guards, trying to break away from the Tang army's formation with the impact of the cavalry.

"Ze Yan can't!"

Seeing Zu Zeyan at such a critical juncture, in such a mortal realm, and still thinking of evacuating with the Qing army, Zu Dale, who had been nervously watching the battle with a clairvoyant mirror at the head of the East Gate, suddenly changed his face and screamed.

Zu Dale didn't wait any longer, he quickly went down the city under the protection of a group of guards, regained from the south gate of Shanhaiguan, and rode out of the horse as fast as possible. He had only one purpose, that is, to persuade his son Zu Zeyan to come back before the Qing army rushed into battle.

It's too late.

When these Qing troops, who had lost their hearts and went crazy, rushed over with a roar, they had already been loaded, and it could even be said that they were hungry and thirsty with three thousand flint and Lumi fire guns, and they were fired together.

"Bang bang bang! ……“

The sound of the fine gun, like a large firecracker set off one after another, continued to explode, the embers that flew like a long fire dragon, the large white and pungent gunsmoke, and countless small three-coin heavy lead bullets, like a death bird flying out of hell, let out a cheerful scream, shooting towards Zu Zeyan and others who were running wildly, as well as the Qing army rushing behind him.

"Puff puff ......"

These lead bullets, on the body of the person who hit, splattered many small blood splashes. The tiny bullet the size of a finger quickly penetrated through the armor and into the flesh and blood, stirring up the muscles, blood vessels, tendons, and internal organs inside.

The screams rang out continuously, and a large number of soldiers and Qing troops who were shot fell to the ground like a noodle bag that had been hit.

Three buckshots hit Zu Zeyan almost simultaneously, one in the abdomen, one in the arm, and one through the neck.

Like a rabbit that had been lifted suddenly, Zu Zeyan instantly leaned back heavily and fell upside down from his galloping mount.

He fell to the ground heavily, splashing a large cloud of mud and dust, and the bullet holes were gurgling with blood, and he rolled on the ground twice, and then he didn't move again.

"Zeyan!"

Riding a horse and galloping, Zu Dale, who saw this tragic scene clearly from a distance, felt great pain in his heart, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

The Qing army that rushed into battle was attacked by the Tang army's fierce head-on, with at least 500 people killed and wounded. Some quickly turned around and ran straight back to the more than 4,000 Qing troops.

"Surrender quickly, you can avoid death!"

In the Tang army's formation, shouts like rolling spring thunder sounded.

The remnants of more than 4,000 Qing troops, who had no reinforcements and were completely surrounded, were already dispossessed by the Tang army's fierce drink, and they also abandoned their weapons one after another, knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

At this time, Zu Dale, who was galloping wildly, came to Zu Zeling's corpse at the fastest speed, he turned over and dismounted, and helped Zu Zeling's corpse that had begun to gradually become colder, and he cried loudly, and the old tears were all over the place.

"Ze Yan, confused! ……”

When Zu Dale caressed the corpse and cried, Zu Dabi, who had already hurried over, saw the Qing army kneeling and surrendering, and his heart was still annoyed, he shouted loudly, and ordered his subordinates to indulge in killing prisoners.

"The general has to do it! Now that the Tartars have surrendered, they should be spared a way out. ”

Zu Dabi was under the party, and before his soldiers could act, they were shouted by a Tang army general on the opposite side.

This tall Tang Army general shouted loudly and waved his hand to signify, and walked quickly to Zu Da Le, Zu Da Bi and the others.

This general is Liu Guoneng, the chief general of the Tang Army and the deputy mayor of Xingzhong Town.

When Zu Dabi heard this, he had no choice but to order his subordinates to stop.

The more than 4,000 Qing troops who surrendered, and the Tang army, who were immediately driven over quickly, were like tying zongzi with ropes, and hundreds of people were tied into a long string one by one. And they who can escape the slaughter of Zu Dabi's anger, everyone's face is a mixture of frustration and happiness.