Liaodong, Jinzhou.

The bright white sun hung in the sky, spreading its heat on the earth. The heat wave on the ground is rolling, and knowing that the trees in the distance are chirping non-stop, it is even more irritating.

In less than three moments, the Ming army suddenly fought out of the outer city of Jinzhou and rushed to a fort. The Ming army did not shout, but each person bit a small branch in their mouths and ran over quickly.

The Qing soldier in charge of the sentry fell asleep under the artillery shed, and he did not find out until the Ming army had already run half the distance. The Qing soldiers on duty hurriedly called the police loudly, while the other Qing soldiers slept in the shadows above the north of the artillery, one by one in a daze. And in order to cool down, they all took off their armor, and one by one they were either wearing single clothes or shirtless. After these Qing soldiers were woken up, they didn't care about wearing armor, and picked up their swords, guns, bows and arrows and ran to the fort.

The Qing soldiers went to the fort, and the Ming army arrived immediately. The Ming army first used bows and arrows to shoot, and sixty or seventy archers kept firing feather arrows at the forts. The feathered arrow flew into the air, then began to turn downward, raining down on the turret. Those Qing soldiers who did not wear armor were quickly killed and wounded by feather arrows. The rest of the Qing soldiers were huddled under the gun shelter, dodging the rain of arrows, and at the same time preparing to reload the little Frankie's cannon.

But when they finally put the sub-cannon into the mother cannon and fixed it, the Ming army was already very close, and the Frankie cannon was powerless.

Taking advantage of the situation, the Ming army continued to rush forward, and when they were only a dozen steps away from the fort, the archers stopped firing their arrows.

At this time, the Qing soldiers finally dared to rush out of the artillery shed and shoot at the rushing Ming army with bows and arrows. But the Ming army was very close, and there were not many of them, only a dozen people remained. So after they shot down twenty or thirty Ming soldiers, they had to pick up swords and guns and start hand-to-hand combat with the Ming troops who came up the steps.

The Qing soldiers did not wear armor, so even if they were more brave, as long as they were slashed by the Ming army, they basically lost their ability to fight. What's more, when the Ming army came up, they shot with bows and arrows and shot the three Qing soldiers blocking the steps. After getting on the fort, he covered with bows and arrows, and then used six or seven three-eyed guns to shoot and knock down seven or eight Qing soldiers at once.

The battle ended quickly, the Ming army suffered nearly 40 casualties, captured the fort occupied by the Qing army, and annihilated 26 Qing soldiers defending the fort.

It was a premeditated large-scale counterattack, with Ming attacks from the east, west, north, and south. In the rear, most of the Qing troops were unsaddled by horses, disarmed, and hid in tents or shades to take a nap. By the time they assembled, the Ming army had already snatched several fort piers. Moreover, the Qing soldiers were not strong in war, and when they saw that the fort had been lost, they all disbanded on their own, except for leaving some surveillance and defense forces, others found a place to enjoy the coolness.

When Dorgon received the report, he did not say anything, and acquiesced in the actions of his men.

He had been here for almost a month, but since he came, the Ming army had begun to counterattack, and by now, more than a dozen forts and piers had been recaptured.

He was furious because the emperor had sent him for rotation at the hottest time. Neither the Qing nor the Mongols were heat-tolerant and generally did not fight in the summer, let alone besiege fortified cities in such hot weather.

Five days earlier, he had forcibly organized a counterattack, but in the heat of the weather, his elite with white flags had become as soft as sheep. This attack made him lose more than 100 elite soldiers, and the Zhang Jingjing of each Niu Lu was full of complaints, if it wasn't for his outstanding achievements in the previous battle, I am afraid that these Niu Lu Zhang Jing and Jia Lazhang Jing would rebel against him. Although he was the owner of the white flag, he received only half of the flag with the white flag, and the other half was led by the former flag owner, his brother Azig. Therefore, he still has to make a lot of ennice subordinates, so he doesn't have any good ways now.

"Lord Wang," Qi Chongge came in, half-knelt on the ground, and said with his fists clenched: "The grass nearby is going to be eaten, and the distance between our horses is getting farther and farther." ”

Dolgon quickly shook his fan and said irritably, "Then go find it!" Find a place to graze horses! ”

"I've searched all over it, but it's gone, and the grass within thirty miles has basically been eaten." Qi Chongge replied helplessly.

"You guys find a way, go mow the grass! Whatever you do, wait until next month! The grain outside the city will be ripe next month, and it must be held out until next month! Dorgon commanded.

Qi Chongge couldn't, so he had to agree. Even if they let the Han slaves go to the grass, they still need to go farther, and they don't know if they can feed the horses well. If the horses lose weight, then their guilt will be great.

Dorgon shook his folding fan vigorously and paced back and forth in the tent. He had to hold out until next month, and he had to launch an offensive before the grain was ripe, taking down the forts and forts outside the city, so that he could harvest all the grain. As long as there is no such food, Jinzhou City will not be able to hold out for long.

He thought about it for a long time, and finally made a decision: let three of his soldiers go back to their hometown in Shenyang to reunite with their families for two days, and the soldiers take turns to go back to visit their relatives in the summer, and Niu Lu Zhangjing can also go back to one. He felt that this would boost the morale of the soldiers and accumulate strength for a later offensive.

In Jinzhou City, the lobby of the Governor's Mansion.

Although the generals were sweating, they all looked very excited. They wiped their sweat and laughed loudly.

"Hahaha, this battle is really happy!" Zu Dabi said loudly: "The Qing soldiers are all shirtless, and they can be cut in half with a single sword." Two more such counterattacks, we will be able to get back the lost piers and forts, and let Hong Tai's hard fighting in the first three months be in vain! ”

"The second master is right!" The Mongolian guard general Nuomuqi echoed: "If we fight two more battles, Jianyu will be scared, and they don't have so many men to kill for us!" Hahaha. ”

The generals were excited, but Zu Dashou, as the coach, was not very happy. He patted the table, quieted everyone down, and asked, "What about the casualties in the various divisions?" ”

The generals each reported the casualties to us, thirty or fifty, which is not much. Today, seven piers and forts have been recovered, but there are nearly 300 casualties in total, and the city has been besieged for more than three months.

Now the reinforcements from the south have not been assembled, and I don't know when they will come to the rescue, but the defenders in the city can't be so consumed. But in order to be able to recover the food outside the city that was about to ripen, he had to push the line out. If you don't take advantage of the fact that the Qing soldiers are not tolerant of heat, they will counterattack and advance outward, and then I am afraid that they will go hungry.

"Let's all go back and rest." Zu Dashou waved his hand and ordered: "I have written down all your merits, and when you have repelled the Qing soldiers, you will wait for the reward from the imperial court!" ”

"Thank you, Governor!" The generals clasped their fists and saluted, and said loudly.

Zu Dashou reminded again: "The newly captured piers and forts have been guarded!" Whether we can have a full meal after that depends on the next few days! ”

"The last general obeys!" The generals replied with high morale.