198 Hands-on
The weather in the second half of October is already cold outside the gates, just look at the day when God does not open his eyes, it will fall that goose feather heavy snow, blocking this world.
Obviously, this time is not far away, the sky is covered with the low clouds of Wuyangyang, and the cold wind is raging on the land outside the pass, and the roads and the earth are as hard as rocks because of the drop in temperature, turning into frozen soil.
Shengjing City still stood tenaciously on this gray-black field under the sound of artillery fire from the Hongtang army from the morning bombardment road and evening, during which a few fires flashed on the city wall from time to time, and then the thunder sounded, and the opponent's artillery also carried out a limited counterattack.
The Hongtang army besieged the Qing royal capital, and it has been nearly ten days in the past, but now this Jurchen seems to have changed his temperament, and he has taken on the role that should have belonged to the Han people - the turtle, hiding in Shengjing City and not coming out, but it made Shang Kexi and them feel bored and helpless.
It's not that the Hongtang army can't carry out a strong attack, but everyone knows that storming the city means a very high death price for an army, and the strength of the Hongtang army is the battle formation with the battle, the three-stage musket attack, the artillery covering attack, etc., when attacking, these advantages are not very useful, for the same elite Jurchen army, they naturally want the Honghongtang army to be sent to the door to fight.
In order to take care of the physical strength and the lives of the soldiers, the Jurchens themselves are not in a hurry anyway, so how can the Hongtang army, which has a huge artillery advantage, be in a hurry.
No matter how hard the walls of Shengjing City are, but under the blow of the forty-eight-pound cannon of the Hongtang army, sooner or later it will still be smashed to pieces, this is an iron lump weighing more than 40 catties, containing kinetic energy, potential energy, no matter how hard the city wall is, it is just a little brother.
At this time, looking at the southern city of Shengjing City, it was already full of potholes, and none of them were intact, especially the thick gate customized with iron and wood rivets, which was like a ragged beggar's clothes, and even could cast through the pierced cannon holes on the gate, and heard the shouts and cries of the Jurchen soldiers from behind the city gate.
"It's bound to snow heavily tonight, so it's time for us to act!"
On the mottled city wall, several princes such as Dolgon and Daizen, who were heavily armed, went to the battlefield and watched the movements under the city and the changes in the dense clouds in the sky.
According to experience, he had a rough sense of the cold and freezing climate of nature, and Dolgon spoke to his younger brothers and nephews with a heavy but firm voice.
In order to wait for this heavy snowfall, Dolgon and them worked as turtles for nearly ten days, without being affected by the provocations and artillery fire of the Hongtang army outside the city, and even more because of the enemy's artillery fire, which lost hundreds of people.
"When the heavy snow really seals the mountains and forests, you will take the clansmen and all the supplies in the city to break through from the north city gate, and I will take my team to break you off!"
"Remember, don't stop along the way, you can't stop until you go north to Long An. When you get there, presumably the Han army will no longer pursue you, and with the Yehe Yitong Department as an obstacle, you don't have to worry about the Han people finding you trouble again in the short term, and you can cultivate with peace of mind. ”
As if worried that the princes had forgotten the plans they had made together, Dorgon did not forget to advise them. However, in Dolgon's admonition, Dai Shan and the others rarely did not say anything, but their faces were a little more uncomfortable.
The snow never stopped, shrouding the field in a snowy white. Because of the heavy snowfall, the Hongtang army finally suspended the bombing of Shengjing City on the third day after the snowfall.
The icy climate had a great impact on the material of the artillery, and the gunpowder was prone to moisture, so in the end, they decided to postpone the siege.
"It's time!"
In the middle of the night of October 25, the Qing people who had been silent for more than ten days finally had a movement, under the cover of the dark night, the gate of the south of Shengjing City suddenly opened, and the five thousand iron horsemen of the Qing Dynasty came out from behind the city gate, and rushed straight to the dense Hongtang military camp in front with a mortal heart.
Although they have not been greatly disturbed these days, the vigilance of the Hongtang army is still deep, and the moment the Qing army rushed out of the southern city of Shengjing, the Hongtang military camp has already remembered the sound of alarms.
However, the mobility of the Jurchen Iron Cavalry of the Great Qing Dynasty was fully revealed at this moment, and when the first line of defense of the Hongtang army had not yet had time to be established, the opponent's horse hooves had already rushed to the front and began to fight with the infantry of the Hongtang army.
The iron cavalry rushed left and right on the Hongtang position, even if the continuous red and red soup soldiers reacted at this time, and under the leadership of the grassroots non-commissioned officers, they launched a counterattack against the cavalry, and they did not flinch at all.
"Let's go!"
The Qing cavalry that rushed out of the city in the south of the city attracted the attention of the Hongtang army, and the Jurchen cavalry's insistence for an hour allowed the Hongtang army to pour more troops into this army, and naturally the positions of the other defensive lines were a little slack.
At this time, he was already ready to attack, and Prince Dolgon, who was waiting quietly, gave an order, and the north gate opposite Yaoyao at the south gate slowly opened, and another Jurchen cavalry with a size of 10,000 people was killed.
He was followed by 20,000 infantry, as well as an innumerable convoy of transports and auxiliaries.
"The next road, it's time for you to go, what I can do for you is to drag this Han army on this battlefield, so that you can go north safely!"
"Have a nice trip!"
At this time, Prince Dolgon, who seemed to be so free and easy, had put life and death out of the way, and at this time recalled his previous behavior of fighting for power and profit with his brother and nephew, but it was too late to regret it.
"Precious!"
The princes of Daishan and Zilharang were also moved, and raised their hands to salute Dolgon, but when Dolgon returned the salute, there was a sound of 'hands' in his ears, which made him feel bad, but it was too late.
It was Prince Dai Shan who shouted this, and with a loud shout, Dolgon's closest personal guard slashed at the back of Dolgon's head with a knife, and Dolgon's eyes were dark, and he didn't even have time to make other movements, so he fell back softly, and just fell into the arms of the guards who attacked him.
"Ladies and gentlemen, cherish!"
Prince Daizan, who spoke about the sneak attack on Dolgon, was standing in front of Dolgon at this time, and Dolgon, who was supposed to sit in Shengjing and other Dolgon, was carried by his personal guards, placed in the carriage that had been prepared for a long time, and drove towards the north under the gaze of Prince Daizan.
"Precious!"
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