Wu Sangui, Tang Tong, and Gao Sanren took the guards and civil and military officials out of the city to greet them, and after waiting for a while, they saw a large group of people coming. They saw Azig, who was draped all over his body, come near, and they all prostrated and saluted. But after waiting for half an hour, I didn't hear a shout.

When they looked up, they saw Azig on his horse, staring at them fiercely. Azig's guards also pressed the hilt of their swords with their hands, as if they would slash at any time. At this time, Wu Sangui and the others were a little scared, and began to look at each other, preparing to deal with emergencies.

It was a long time before Azig finally got the crowd up. Cold command: "Enter the city"

Although Azig was very dissatisfied with these three guys with a lot of fancy intestines, but now that the situation was delicate, he didn't dare to rashly attack Wu Sangui and the others. This time he only brought 6,000 soldiers and horses, of which less than 1,000 of them were full of soldiers with white flags, and the others were Han troops and Mongolian Eight Banners. The purpose of his visit this time was not to really break the Shanhai Pass, but to urge Wu Sangui and others to attack with their lives to contain Li Yan.

The purpose of this dispatch of troops was only to contain the attack and harassment, and it was not even clearly determined to enter the customs and plunder. It was really a big loss in the customs last time, and all the flags did not dare to rashly re-enter the customs. And this time, the eight flags acted separately, one flag and one direction, so as to prevent others from using their own flags as shields.

Now Hauge seems to be the one who has the most gains, and he is in the limelight. However, the three brothers Zilharang and Azig have become an alliance and will not let Haug really take the throne of Fulin. After all, it is much more beneficial for a child to be an emperor than Hauge, who can fight well, to be an emperor. So they quarreled for a few days before deciding to let each flag act separately and find the Great Wall Pass to attack to attract Li Yan's attention.

Entering the main hall, Azig sat down, followed by a personal soldier. Wu Sangui and the others were stunned, and after a closer look, it turned out to be Dolgon, who had been removed from his title.

"Why didn't you follow your orders and attack Shanhaiguan," Dolgon first asked coldly.

Wu Sangui replied: "Lord Wang, in accordance with the will of the imperial court, we attacked the Tiechang Fort outside Shanhaiguan, but the enemy was well guarded and meticulous, and there were many cannons, and we couldn't wait for a long time to attack, so we were really powerless. ”

"I can't attack for a long time" Azig sneered: "Don't think I don't know, you only suffered more than two hundred casualties, you only attacked once, why can't you attack for a long time"

Tang Tong replied helplessly: "Lord Wang, if you fight once and ten times, the result is the same." We can't get close to the city at all, and any further fight will only increase casualties, so we can only wait for reinforcements from the imperial army. ”

"The prince can bring the red-clothed cannon," Gao Di asked, "Our cannons were lost in the pass, so when we fought against the enemy, we suffered a lot." ”

Dolgon still said coldly: "Didn't King Pingxi get a lot of iron materials, didn't he build a few cannons?"

Wu Sangui didn't answer at all. The iron cannon is far worse than the brass cannon. And he couldn't get copper at all, and the copper was strictly controlled by the imperial court, and most of it was used to cast cannons. He did get a few tiger squat guns, but there was still a gap compared to what Li Yan was equipped with.

Azig said proudly: "Although I didn't bring the red-coated cannons, I brought two return cannons, which hit much farther than Li Yan's stone thrower. As long as you fight bravely to kill the enemy and break through the Shanhai Pass, it will not be a problem. ”

Wu Sangui was finally a little moved. With so many weapons, there is finally one stronger than Li Yan. For a long time, their weapons have been suppressed by Li Yan, the bow and arrow are not as far as the tiger squat cannon fired, and the cannon is not as far as anyone else, and the shot is accurate. Not to mention that Li Yan also has a catapult that can launch a fire canister at two hundred paces, which is a weapon that everyone fears.

He arched his hand and said: "If this is the case, then it is not impossible to capture Shanhaiguan." ”

Azig directly ordered: "Nonsense is less to say that tomorrow will drive to the front, the day after tomorrow to start the siege, first take down the iron field fort, and then go straight down to the Shanhaiguan to return the cannon can fire the fire pot three hundred steps away, even a hundred catties of boulders can also hit two hundred steps." I think he Li Yan can be arrogant under the attack of such a sharp weapon."

As soon as they heard this data, Wu Sangui and the other three were relieved. can fight more than 300 steps, and can directly burn Li Yan's artillery to death. Without the artillery that got in the way, they would have been able to storm the walls. There are only more than 300 defenders in the fort, and no matter how brave they are, they can hold it for a long time

"Obey" Wu Sangui, Tang Tong, and Gao Sanren happily agreed. Although Wu Sangui has some selfish intentions, if he can defeat Li Yan and go to Li Zicheng for revenge, wouldn't it be more able to relieve his hatred, so it is also extremely pleasant.

Sure enough, after the two return cannons were erected outside the Tiechang Fort, the Tiechang Fort, which had been unable to get close before, changed hands within half an hour.

The troops guarding Tiechang Fort were not without stubborn resistance, but their three-inch guns were limited, and even if the projectile hit the components of the Qing army's stone thrower, it was not able to destroy the enemy's stone thrower because of its lack of power.

After the return cannon was successfully erected, their four three-inch guns had no power to fight back. The Qing army threw the canisters of fire oil directly and landed around the artillery position, burning a large part of the infantry who were nearby to protect it. The officers defending the city saw that the enemy's stone throwers were strong, and even if they defended to the death, they might not be able to hold it, so they first sent people to report to Shanhaiguan, and after a little preparation, they immediately led their troops to retreat.

Their withdrawal was not unpleasant, but two guns were still burned. If Wang Renfu at Shanhaiguan hadn't sent cavalry to meet him in time, the defenders who had gone out to guard Tiechang Fort might have been wiped out.

Azig laughed happily when he saw that the return artillery had made a contribution and knocked Li Yan's troops away. He said to Dolgon, "It's really easy to use." After laying down Shanhaiguan this time, your title will almost be restored. Hauge doesn't have this weapon there, he must go back in disgrace to see how angry he is."

Dorgon finally swept away the gloom and smiled. He got Li Yan's handcuff from Wu Sangui, and after making it, he had the same idea as Wu Sangui, this handcuff was really chicken ribs and was not of much use. Fortunately, he discussed with Fan Wencheng and others for a long time, and decided to make this return cannon. Now fighting against Li Yan has proved to be very effective, and he finally let go of the resentment in his heart, and he is instantly a lot more relaxed.

They were rejoicing here, but suddenly there was a continuous explosion in the iron field fort, which rumbled and lifted the bricks and tiles several feet high, and then the smoke billowed out, and it seemed that a fire had ignited again.

"What's going on," Azig asked nervously. At this time, their cavalry was led by Wu Sangui to pursue the routed soldiers, and it was the Han generals under his command who entered the city to control the city.

After waiting for a while, a Han soldier came running on horseback, his head and face blackened. Half-kneeling and reported: "Lord Wang, the explosion of the warehouse in the city has caused more than 60 casualties. The city's grain depot also caught fire, and the fire was too great to extinguish. ”

"Stupid waste" Azig whipped the Han army with a horsewhip, venting the anger in his heart.

Dolgon, on the other hand, sighed thoughtfully: "It seems that Li Yan's soldiers are indeed brave." To have such the courage to break your bones is indeed a fierce opponent. ”

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