All the enemies who fought with the Northern Expeditionary Army hated their shelling, and this kind of local tyrant-style style of fighting, after taking all the sea areas around Daming, was even more unscrupulous.

Hou Xuanyan had a great purpose in the war, that is, to waste shells, the more shells were hit, the more conducive to the development of basic industries, those newborn factories would have orders, and the crazy inflow of silver into the Ming Dynasty would not cause inflation.

Sooner or later, when the scale of the factory rises, it will bring technological innovation, and China, which has been leading the world for thousands of years, will continue to play the role of a leader.

Nearly 400 artillery pieces were neatly placed outside the city to fire salvos in turns, and the shells poured on Ningyuan City, which was already shaking the ground, and the roar alone was enough to make the Qing soldiers crazy.

The angry Qing soldiers risked death to show their heads, holding their bows and pulling the strings, and their originally resolute faces became dazed.

Who to shoot?

Under the bare city, except for the smoke and earth and rocks, as well as the sawdust that had been blown up, there was not a single figure exposed to the range at all.

With a thud, the fire bolt struck his face, and in an instant the flesh and blood blurred.

In great pain, the soldier grabbed his bloody cheek with one hand and fell to the ground dying.

The Qing soldiers next to them looked numb, they had seen too many of their comrades killed by the fire in the past three months, and when they showed up to defend the city, they would die for life.

This kind of battle minimizes the effect of the thick city walls, and the advantages and disadvantages between the attacking and defending sides are gone, unless it is a fortification of the level of Shanhaiguan, otherwise it is basically useless. But in the whole world, how many mountain customs can be found

Under a dead pine tree on the post, Hou Xuanyan sat on the stump next to him, with thick cotton stuffed in his ears.

After fighting for a long time, the wear and tear on the body is really great, even if it is the commander of the three armies.

Hou Xuanyan now has tinnitus every night, and his shoulder injury often comes out to make noise, and only with the company of soft and fragrant fragrance can he sleep soundly.

A cannon sound that shook through cotton pulled him back to reality, Hou Xuanyan took a bite of the dry food in his hand and scolded: "Yao Yiyao's cannon, is it a loud noise, one batch is louder than the other, and the power has only increased by so much." ”

Yan Yingyuan next to him was like no one, he didn't know what kind of physique it was, he could be safe without stuffing cotton, and said with a smile: "Admiral Yao's cannon is very easy to use, don't laugh at it, this kind of cannonball is more than ten times more powerful than before." In the past, the cannon was just a solid iron ball, and after the explosion, it almost relied on the splashed debris to hurt people, but now our shells will kill and injure the enemy after exploding, and the craters on the ground are several times more than the original. ”

Hou Xuanyan untied the water bladder, drank a sip of water, and a smell of wine came, Hou Xuanyan said: "The water in Liaodong is sweet, which may be related to the cold weather." ”

Yan Yingyuan pretended not to smell it, and echoed: "The land of Liaodong is really a treasure land, but it is a pity that it is occupied by Tartars and traitors. "Alcohol is not allowed in the army, and Hou Xuanyan, as the commander, naturally has to lead by example, but his shoulder often hurts, and alcohol can relieve the pain. Although he was the commander of the three armies, no one could sanction him, Hou Xuanyan still asked Qin He to secretly pour wine into the water bladder.

Hou Xuanyan shook his shoulders, got up and made a stretching movement, and said: "Alas, I'm not suitable for the battle, I'm tired after fighting for so long, and after this fight, I will try not to fight." ”

Yan Yingyuan's eyelids jumped, and a sense of irritability suddenly appeared in his heart, and secretly said I used to believe this, but now it is hard to believe it, when it is my turn to be in charge, the prince will come in advance

At the beginning of the establishment of the Northern Expeditionary Army, Yan Yingyuan seemed to be the first general under Hou Xuanyan, defending Suzhou, Changzhou, and Jinling, all of which he presided over. It's a pity that later, by mistake, Yan Yingyuan has not completed a large-scale battle alone.

In the fierce battle of Jingxiang, half of the country's enemy and half of our troops participated in the war, and he played hide and seek with Kong Youde in Luzhou Mansion for a year; Qingliu Pass finally ran into the main force of the Qing soldiers, Hou Xuanyan took his soldiers and horses away, and let him stay alone in Qingliu Pass for half a year; Later, it was not easy to defeat Xuzhou, Yan Yingyuan did not hesitate to turn his face in the big tent, and fought for an opportunity to lead troops to fight Henan, who knew that Wu Sangui, a black-hearted thief, dug the Yellow River in the Central Plains and a vast ocean, and the poor Houtu battalion soldiers sharpened their knives, and finally dug up the sediment in Xuzhou Mansion and Guide Mansion for half a year, and at this time, the Huozi Battalion killed Dolgon in Hejian Mansion, and the Northern Expedition of a thousand years has been completed.

After the success of the Northern Expedition, Hou Xuanyan finally withdrew to Jinling and handed over the plan of conquering Liao to Yan Yingyuan. Even if he loved to lead Xia Wanchun to open up Mobei, Hou Xuanyan ordered him to obey Yan Yingyuan's dispatch.

Yan Yingyuan was greatly excited, and made overall arrangements in Beiping, accumulating materials, training soldiers, and vowing to recover the exploits missed by the Houtu Battalion. Just when everything was ready, Hou Xuanyan came again

Li Haoxian can't see the overall situation, and he often makes mistakes when leading troops to fight, but he only has a sharp spirit. But he escaped death several times and turned defeat into victory, and the combined credit of all the troops in the Northern Expedition was not as big as the fire word battalion. And Yan Yingyuan, who has a very high tactical literacy, has not yet fought in the defense of the city

can only say one sentence: "Wei Qing is undefeated by God, and Li Guang has no merit and a few odds"

Hou Xuanyan was also a little embarrassed, but this time he couldn't come, his little think tank elixir said that the merit of conquering Liao was the best step to go further.

He must give an explanation to his subordinates, and Hou Xuanyan's merits no longer allow him to be the emperor, otherwise the descendants of future generations will definitely be purged, and the generals under him will also be implicated, and there will be no good end.

Taiping was originally set by the general, and the general was not called to see the Taiping unless the general became the son of peace.

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In Jinzhou Mansion, Wu Sangui had just sent off a guest from the northern Rakshasa Kingdom.

These people carried out inhumane massacres and plundering of the Daur, Oroqen, Evenki, and He tribes in the Heilongjiang River Valley.

The little emperor of Shunzhi, under the command of his mother, completely sold the grassland desert north and the northeast frontier to the Rakshasas. They were only required to attack the land of Jingbei, harass Xia Wanchun's soldiers and horses, and alleviate the offensive in the Songshan area of Jinzhou. And the life and death of the Daur, Oroqen, Evenki, and Hezhe people who have been paying tribute to them, they are not ready to care.

In the ancient language, Rakshasa also means a place where cannibals live in the sea, and during the Ming and Qing dynasties, people usually referred to the Cossacks of Tsarist Russia.

This fishing and hunting people living in the steppes of Eastern Europe are notoriously cruel and murderous, and the Tatars, the long-term enemies of the Ming Dynasty, are also one of them.

Wu Sangui looked at the Rakshasa people in the distance, turned his head to look south, and ordered: "Shang Kexi has been holding out for so long, it's time to save him!" ”