Liaodong, Jinzhou.

The wheat was about to ripen, and the soldiers and civilians in the city were preparing to go out to harvest it. This is their ration, and the court wants them to hold on to help, but they can't do it without food.

Zu Dashou strengthened the defense of the piers in various places, and each pier increased its troops, in order to be able to block the attack of the Qing soldiers during this critical period, and to harvest these grains.

"All departments must take strict precautions against piers and forts, and whether they can harvest grain outside the city will be watched for two days." Zu Dashou said loudly in the lobby.

"Subordinates obey!" The two rows of generals standing below all bowed with their fists clenched and agreed loudly.

"Newspaper~" A military academy dragged a long voice and flew in from outside. Kneeling on one knee, he clenched his fists and said: "Report to the governor, the Qing soldiers are divided into three routes, and they are surrounding our army from the east, north, and south. ”

"Siege on three sides?"

"Huh? Is this going to be a big fight? ”

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The generals said in surprise to each other. Although they knew that the Qing soldiers might attack, they did not expect that the Qing soldiers would besiege them in three directions. If it weren't for the fact that the south was close to Songshan City and Xingshan City, and Songshan City and Xingshan City were stationed in Wu Sangui, Ma Ke, Liu Zhaoji, Cao Bianjiao, and other elite border towns of the Ming army, the Qing soldiers would not have given up the south.

These people have been fighting with the Qing soldiers for more than 20 years, and they know that once the Qing soldiers start attacking, the battle will be very difficult. Moreover, the piers and forts outside the city are only so big, and they can't put down too many soldiers to be sent, so the generals are very nervous.

Zu Dashou ordered loudly: "All go back to the camp and be ready for reinforcements at any time!" ”

The generals agreed, and then walked out worriedly.

"Is Dorgon crazy?" Zu Dabi waited for the generals to leave, and then said suspiciously: "He is only 50,000 people, right?" Attacking from three sides, he is not afraid that we will break each one? If he loses a few thousand people, it will be almost the same if Mrs. Hong doesn't want his life. ”

Zu Dashou also lowered his head and pondered, not knowing what Dolgon meant. He thought for a while and had no clue, so he ordered: "You go to the outer city (outside the east gate) to prepare, and when you are anxious for a while, listen to my orders and take the Mongolian cavalry out!" ”

"Okay, just wait for this day, hahaha." Zu Dabi excitedly agreed. He's just a restless man, and staying in the city without a fight these days really suffocates him.

Outside the city, in the northern suburbs.

Dorgon wears cotton armor with dragon stripes and chain mail underneath. Although it is hot and sweaty, this is a battlefield, and protection is very necessary.

He sat under the pergola and asked, "Is the camp of Wuzhen Chaoha ready?" ”

Shi Tingzhu reported: "Heaven bless the Great General Cannon sixty-six, the large eighteen, the medium thirty, and the small eighteen, all of which are well prepared. ”

Dolgon glanced at Shi Tingzhu and said, "Are you sure?" Don't hurt the foot soldiers in front of you. ”

This time, Dolgon put out a new formation, with the artillery bombarding the piers and batteries in the rear, and the infantry in the front, and when the batteries were defeated, they could go up and easily occupy them. The previous fort attack was too laborious, and the casualties were not small, so he made a change. However, he was still not worried about the ability of the artillery, and if the eight to sixteen catties of iron bullets were fired, if they fell into the array of the infantry in front, the loss would be greater than the attack on the fort.

Shi Tingzhu didn't dare to guarantee the ticket, so he had to reply: "These gunners are all former Ming Denglai soldiers, who have been taught by red-haired ghosts, and are the most elite gunners in my dynasty." ”

Dolgon wiped his sweat with a handkerchief and made up his mind, "So be it." The pawns in front of the herald, those who dare to retreat, will be beheaded by themselves, and their families will be slaves! ”

The artillery units of the Qing soldiers advanced to a suitable position early with the cannons on tricycles, aimed at the targets in front of them, and fixed the wheels. Prepare the fire rope, bucket, gunpowder, brush rod, etc., charge, load, and ignite are all in place, ready to fire at any time.

They used 3,000 to 5,000 catties of Hongyi cannons, which had a much longer range than the Ming army's Franc machine guns on the forts. So these artillerymen were not afraid of the artillery of the Ming army.

This "God Bless the General" cannon is based on the cannon that washed ashore on the sunken ship of the Portuguese. Fortunately, in recent years, the Qing soldiers have been captive from the Ming Dynasty, and there are not a few craftsmen, so they can be imitated successfully. In one fell swoop, the gap with the artillery of the Ming Dynasty was eliminated, so "Tianyou" and "cheering" were used in the naming.

Behind the artillery was a large number of cavalry units, which were used to prevent the Ming army from sending a large army to seize the artillery. For the importance of artillery, the Qing soldiers are better than the Ming army, which is their magic weapon. As for the various types of fire guns of the Ming army, such as fire guns, bird guns, three-eyed guns, and thunder guns, the Qing soldiers had no interest. Those firearms, the range is not far, the operation is complicated, and it is far less useful than the bow and crossbow.

At this time, a cavalryman galloped over, holding the order flag, and shouted loudly: "Prince Chuanrui's order, if there is a retreat, I will be beheaded!" Family slaves! Shoot now! ”

The artillerymen, under the command of their respective commanders, began to operate in an orderly manner. Pour the weighed gunpowder into the cartridge, put it in the breech, put a fuse in the borehole, and then ram the gunpowder with a running pestle, and then put the cannonball in.

"Ignition!" The commander gave the order, and the gunner lit the fuse with a fire rope.

The fuse burned rapidly, and the surrounding artillerymen ran backwards with agility. If the cannon rolls up when fired, the weight of several thousand catties is not a joke, so they run extremely fast.

There was a loud "boom", and a puff of white smoke flew out from the muzzle of the cannon with firelight. The cannonball flew towards the fort six hundred paces away, and smashed on the middle wall with a "bang", the masonry and stone splashed, and the loess inside poured down from the gap, leaving a large crater in the wall of the fort with a radius of four feet.

The gunner and the soldiers returned and cleaned the barrel with a water-soaked brush shaft, and the water vapor hissed. After cleaning the chamber, they began to re-aim, replacing the bricks at the end of the gun with the muzzle a little higher, and then waiting. Their guns could not be fired quickly, only twice in a quarter of an hour, allowing the chambers to cool down completely.

However, they are three guns and one target, so there is no need to worry about the lack of firepower. Soon after the first guns fired, the second guns began firing. This time, the shells hit the battlements of the fort directly, and the flying bricks and stones injured several Ming soldiers hiding under the gun shed, and there was a burst of screams and wails under the gun shed.

"Okay!"

"One more @ cannon!"

"Collapse the fort!"

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The Qing soldiers who lined up in front of the cannon for more than 100 paces cheered enthusiastically. If the artillery can blow up the battery, he will just cut off the head in the past, and this will be an easy battle.

Although the Qing soldiers cheered loudly, they all stood in place and did not mess up the formation. A long life of fishing and hunting, the spirit of obedience and cooperation has penetrated their blood. And the people who descended among them did not dare to move, and the authentic banner people could still avoid death, but they definitely had no way to live, so even if they cheered, they did not dare to lose their respective positions.