Chapter 919: The Longest Night

For more than three months, the Ming army never launched a night attack, nor did it attempt to attack the outlying positions of the Qing army, and the Qing army's originally tense nerves were somewhat relaxed.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and the number of Qing troops patrolling in Shengjing has decreased a lot, and the frequency of inspections is getting lower and lower.

Several groups of about 30 patrols walked carelessly on the city wall, and some Qing soldiers didn't care at all when they saw the sporadic fires in the northwest sky.

Unbeknownst to him, the fire was actually moving, and it was getting closer and closer to the city.

The Qing army patrol on duty at night didn't realize that the deadline was approaching, and they all stopped and looked at the strange scenery stupidly.

The Qing army didn't even report this anomaly to their masters in time, they pointed at the city, and they were all talking about whether it was a meteor or not.

Why didn't the meteor we saw today move across the sky so quickly?

The flying army that came on the good wind threw the lit Molotov cocktails in echelons according to the plan, and the scope of each group of air raids was roughly delineated, even if there were dead ends, it would not hurt, and when the fire burned the plains, the gods could not save it.

Seeing the sporadic firelight getting closer and closer, it was finally clear that it was not a star, but a UFO, and all the Qing troops in their eyes were dumbfounded, they were stupid, and they didn't know how to deal with it.

At this time, the first batch of hot air balloons had already floated through the center of Shengjing City, and many Qing soldiers saw it clearly and screamed: "Mom! And lo and behold! There's actually someone up there! ”

"Brothers, do you see? Someone in heaven! ”

"Oh my God! Is it a god descending to earth? ”

"Could it be a heavenly soldier?"

"Maybe it's the spell of the 'Han King' of the Ming Kingdom to scatter beans into soldiers!"

The answer was revealed in the next moment, the air raid officially began, and the timing was just right.

The speed of the hot air balloon drifting downwind is not fast, and the flight altitude is between one and two hundred meters, and the pilot can certainly do it with a target.

Molotov cocktails were still largely in the shacks and tent areas during the air raids, and some were thrown directly onto the hay piles.

The defense of the army's forage field is naturally tight, and fire prevention measures are indispensable, but who can predict a fire from the sky, of course, it will burn in an instant.

The houses in the city were even denser, and thatched huts abounded, and a few Molotov cocktails could be dropped to set the company camp on fire.

In an instant, the fire in Shengjing City and outside the city soared into the sky, "the fire borrows the wind, and the wind helps the fire" is indeed true, this is actually a normal phenomenon, the unprecedented sudden temperature rise accelerates the flow and causes the wind to increase.

The ignorant Qing army finally understood that it had been attacked, and many Jiannu exclaimed: "Enemy attack! It's an enemy attack! My God, the Ming army threw fireballs from the sky! Hurry up and report to the master! ”

A Niu Lu really shouted: "Brothers, strike the gong, quickly strike the gong, wake everyone up to put out the fire!" ”

A few panicked soldiers shouted: "The fire is too big, where can I save it?" ”

A group of Qing soldiers who were scurrying with their heads cried out: "No! Fireballs are still falling from the sky, where are they? ”

A reacting vest said: "No, I want to hurry home to save my wife and children!" ”

Niu Lu really shouted: "Don't mess up, quickly organize people to put out the fire!" Bastard, where are you going? Don't have a head? ”

It was chaotic, it was all chaotic, and the screams, cries, and wails were mixed with the neighing of horses and the crackling of explosions, and it was suddenly noisy.

"Mom! It's on! Help me, help me! ……”

"Why are you stupid looking, waiting to die? Look for water! ”

"Mother! Mother! Where are you? Woowoo woo ......"

"Wow wow...... Daddy save me! Wow wow......"

The cries of Manchu, Mongolian, Chinese, and Goryeo were heartbreaking, and the relentless fire was spreading rapidly, and even the Qing troops who were not in the fire were so smoked that they could not open their eyes, and many people were choked with tears......

The flying army is divided into five echelons, each flying team has 200 hot air balloons, and the Molotov cocktails carried in each gondola are 500 catties.

Why don't you drop it all at once? That's because some of them had to be left for the Qing troops stationed outside the city to try it.

In fact, there is nothing to describe next, only one word "miserable"!

The Qing army did not show absolute weakness before tonight, and the "Red Banner Army" did not complete the encirclement of Shengjing, and did not even enter within ten miles of the Shengjing city wall once.

After the Shenyang Acropolis, which originally had only four city gates, became the capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Shengjing, the Red Gangsters were strengthened and expanded, not only adding a number of forts, but also adding four city gates.

None of the eight city gates were blocked, and when the fire spread in and outside the city, many Manchu and Mongolian cavalry who reacted quickly enough rushed out of the fire, and the two city gates on the north side rushed out with at least 10,000 horses.

The 30,000 or so men and horses stationed in the northern suburbs of Shengjing should be the luckiest, and the components of this Biao men and horses are the two yellow banners and the Horqin department, the main general Haoge, and the deputy general Wu Keshan.

This is also the reason why the Red Gangsters are selfish, Shengjing is surrounded by the "Red Banner Army" in the east, south, and west, and the north of the city is particularly important.

Therefore, he arranged for his eldest son Haoge to lead the elite of the two yellow banners and the battalion of Gebush Xianchao to garrison, with 15,000 men and horses, and his eldest brother Wu Keshan led more than 10,000 Horqin cavalry to help defend this place.

Just as Hauge was hesitating to enter the city to find his father, the cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" and the Mongolian light cavalry, who were waiting for the battle, launched a group charge and beat the water dogs.

The fire reflected half of the sky, and the black-pressed iron horses rushed in, first with a volley of guns and then with a bright saber wave.

Counting the 25,000 Mongolian light cavalry, the "Red Banner Army" dispatched 60,000 men and horses, and the cavalry was basically dispatched.

At this time, there were at most 50,000 Manchurian and Mongolian cavalry assembled outside the north gate, of which 20,000 were in shock, and some of them were burned and scalded, which directly affected the combat effectiveness.

Even so, the cavalry battle of more than 100,000 cavalry before dawn was still extremely fierce, and too many Jiannu and Tartars hated the "Red Banner Army" and rushed up desperately without regard for themselves.

Without him, fools can see that the Qing Kingdom is finished, and seeing that his wife and children are about to die in the fire, the dying blow that broke out when he had nothing to think about is really not to be underestimated.

Fortunately, the "Red Banner Army" was able to let go of its guns and defeat many Jiannu who were close to madness at close range, and the ratio of forces between the two armies had become two to one when the two armies fell into a melee.

Life and death will be frozen in an instant when the two horses are staggered, and as long as you fall off the horse, it will be a life of nine deaths.

At this time, there was no tactics, only ruthlessness, Hanzi, Wang Zhicheng, Sang Yu, Zhang Yang and other fierce generals were well prepared, and everyone was wrapped into iron men, rampage with their subordinates......

The two armies collided together, the melee continued, the knights of the "Red Banner Army" became more and more brave in number, and the Qing army became more and more frightened the more they fought, and gradually became completely pressed and beaten.