Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VI The Battle of the Northern Frontier

Chapter 3 is quite stale

Section 2 Siege Battle (1)

In the first year of the Apocalypse (the sixth year of the Later Jin Mandate of Heaven), in late April, the camp of Qianshan was held.

Early in the morning, more than 60,000 soldiers of the six battalions of the Hanwei Army were ready to go, and under the orders of the commanders of each battalion, they drove out of the main camp in turn and began to assemble at the foot of the mountain north of Qianshan. Liu Yunwei and Yuan Mingxuan rode their horses and stopped on the hillside, looking at the boundless red tide army, their hearts were full of excitement, and they were full of confidence in the upcoming battle.

"Little general, it is estimated that there will be about 20,000 troops in the two white flag Jiannu garrisoned in Liaoyang, and more than 30,000 soldiers in our three battalions will attack the city, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult." Yuan Mingxuan said with some concern.

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Lord Yuan, don't worry, that Liaoyang is not Hetuala, that is the city of our Han family, the station of the Liaodong General Military Mansion." Once we fight with the two white flag Jiannu, I think the people in the city will not be indifferent, this is one of them; Moreover, the artillery on the head of Liaoyang City has been served by us during the Battle of Qianshan, and with the firepower of our artillery battalion, we will definitely be able to suppress the defenders of Jiannu and disintegrate the morale of Jiannu. This battle is sure to be a vicious and bitter battle, and the officers and men of each battalion will definitely suffer a lot of casualties, but I have no doubt about the smooth capture of Liaoyang. ”

Yuan Mingxuan also nodded frequently when he heard this, and said: "That's right, I think that once the siege battle lasts for a while, the two white flag Jiannu may abandon the city and flee, and they will definitely not be able to withstand the siege battle This kind of fighting for casualties." ”

Liu Yunwei nodded, and beckoned Yuan Mingxuan to ride his horse to the front of the army.

At this time, Lu Ying, Wu Xing, Wen Poyu, Zhao Kaishan, and Gao Hongguang were all stationed in front of the horse formation, and the soldiers of each battalion had also completed the formation, and more than 60,000 soldiers had clear banners, bright swords and guns, and momentum like a rainbow.

Yuan Mingxuan looked at the army in front of him with some excitement, and wanted to shout loudly and vent all the pride in his heart, but finally calmed down and said to Liu Yunwei: "Little general, the big war is coming, you can tell the soldiers a few words before you go out." ”

Liu Yunwei nodded, stepped forward, and said loudly to the officers and soldiers of the whole army: "Today, the soldiers of my Hanwei Army are about to start the battle!" In this battle, our Hanwei army wants to recapture Liaoyang and Shenyang, recreate the slave Tatars, and raise the prestige of our emperor and Ming! Use the piles of heads of Jiannu to pay tribute to the souls of the martyrs and the people of the Han family who died in vain! ”

Zhao Kaishan, who was on the side, shouted loudly with red eyes: "Expelle the Tartars!" Defend Huaxia! ”

"Expelling the Tartars! Defend Huaxia! ”

"Expelling the Tartars! Defend Huaxia! ”

"Expelling the Tartars! Defend Huaxia! ”

The generals roared in unison, more than 60,000 soldiers of the Han Wei Army roared in unison, and all of them roared out the anger of Jiannu in their hearts, and the roars of these Han soldiers went straight to the sky and shook all directions!

Liu Yunwei looked at Lu Ying, Wu Xing, Wen Poyu, Zhao Kaishan, Gao Hongguang and others again, and then shouted loudly: "Each battalion goes out!" Soldiers, the war has begun! ”

With Liu Yunwei's order, the battalions of the Hanwei Army marched north in three ways, Liu Yunwei looked at the other two ways to go north, and said secretly in his heart: "God bless, bless this battle can go smoothly, bless my Hanwei soldiers to defeat Jiannu and protect Huaxia!" ”

At this time, Guo Yice immediately stepped forward and said, "General Town, the soldiers are all ready to go, let's set off too." ”

Liu Yunwei nodded and said loudly: "Let's go!" Let's go! Enter Liaoyang! ”

A day later, Liu Yunwei led a total of more than 30,000 soldiers from the Chinese Army's pacesetter battalion, Feiyu battalion, and Huben battalion to Liaoyang City, and Yuan Mingxuan, Zhou Tianyi, and Hu Kun also arrived with the army.

Huang Taiji began to prepare for the battle of defending the city with Azig as soon as he returned to Liaoyang, and at this time, Liaoyang City had been built into a fortress by Huang Taiji and Azig together. Up to now, all the Han people in Liaoyang City have been ordered to prohibit them from going to the streets, and those who violate the order will be punished as collaborators and will be killed; The Mongol refugees were organized by Huang Taiji, and all the soldiers and men were organized to go to the city to participate in the defense of the city, and the Mongol women were responsible for cooking under the city walls. At the same time, all kinds of city defense equipment and weapons are also prepared, and the city defense equipment at the head of Liaoyang City is piled up like a mountain, rolling stones, sasswood, boiling oil and boiling water. Due to the addition of the Mongols, the strength of Jiannu in Liaoyang City increased from 20,000 to more than 30,000, and the strength was already comparable to that of Liu Yunwei's troops.

Looking at the army of Jiannu waiting at the head of the city, Liu Yunwei couldn't help frowning, and said to Yuan Mingxuan, Zhou Tianyi, and Hu Kun beside him: "Everyone, the city defense of Liaoyang is very perfect, and it seems that Jiannu has made sufficient preparations, what suggestions do you have for this battle?" ”

Hu Kun and Zhou Tianyi thought for a while, and both suggested that the army should besiege but not attack, and instead encircle the point to send reinforcements, attracting the rest of Jiannu's soldiers and horses to come to the rescue, so as to kill and injure a large number of Jiannu troops together with the other two armies.

But then he was vetoed by Liu Yunwei, and said: "We don't know how much grain and grass is stored in Liaoyang City now. Therefore, the army must launch an offensive as soon as possible and take Liaoyang City in the shortest possible time. ”

Yuan Mingxuan took a closer look at the Jiannu soldiers on the head of the city, and said to Liu Yunwei: "Little general, you see, the people who carry the equipment to defend the city back and forth on the city are all Mongols, which means that Jiannu has organized the Mongols in the city, and the strength of Jiannu should have exceeded our expectations." ”

Liu Yunwei nodded, and said with a stern expression: "I also saw it, and there is not even a Han person in the city, which means that Huang Taiji and Azig are already on guard against the people in the city." It seems that we can't pin our hopes on the changes in the city. ”

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For a while, everyone was full of gloom, not that everyone did not have the confidence to take Liaoyang, but that they did not know how many Han family sons and daughters the army would lose after breaking through the city.

At this time, Lu Ying and Zhao Kaishan, who had already reorganized the formation, also rushed over on horseback and said to Liu Yunwei: "Big brother, the soldiers are ready, when will we attack the city?" ”

Liu Yunwei looked at the more than 30,000 soldiers behind him, and said to everyone: "Since this battle can't be tricked, then let's fight to break the enemy!" Lu Ying led the soldiers of the Feiyu Battalion to go around to the west and attack the west city wall, Zhao Kaishan led the Huben battalion to attack the east city wall, and I led the pacesetter battalion to attack the south city wall here. The soldiers of each battalion attacked the city at the same time after an hour, and first bombarded the head of the city with the artillery of each battalion and attacked the defenders of Jiannu. In this battle, regardless of casualties, all battalions must move forward with all their might and take Liaoyang City in one fell swoop! ”

The crowd shouted in unison.

Subsequently, the Flying Feather Battalion and the Tiger Ben Battalion drove towards the east and west respectively, while the pacesetter battalion regrouped in place and prepared to attack the city.

At the head of the city, Huang Taiji and Azig saw that the Hanwei army began to change formations, and the two soldiers and horses began to drive towards the east and west of Liaoyang, and they were all surprised, and the two never expected that this Liu Yunwei would really come hard, and with only 30,000 horses, he would dare to attack the fortified city guarded by 30,000 golden warriors? Is Liu Yunwei crazy?

Huang Taiji thought for a moment and said to Azig: "Azig Taiji, since the Han Wei army wants to find death, then let's fulfill them!" With Lao Taiji leading the warriors with white flags to the west city to defend it, I will let those Mongols guard the east city, and then send some Mongolian miscellaneous soldiers to the north to take care of it. As for the south side, I'll be guarding it by the White Flag Warriors. ”

Azig immediately said: "Okay, take care of the four Belles!" ”

An hour later, the Hanwei Army's pacesetter battalion, Feiyu battalion, and Tiger Ben battalion had already completed their formation, forming a huge semicircle to surround Liaoyang City. More than 30,000 soldiers were like a huge fire, ready to turn all the Tartars in Liaoyang City into ashes and completely burn the fishy atmosphere of the Hulu in the city.

At this time, Liu Yunwei was commanding the overall situation with Yuan Mingxuan, Zhou Tianyi, and Hu Kun in the pacesetter camp. Seeing that the hour had come, Liu Yunwei immediately ordered the whole army to start shelling.

With a terrible swan whistle, the artillery battalion under the banner battalion took the lead in launching an artillery bombardment, and the thirty Great Buddha Lang machine guns (including ten captured in the Battle of Thousand Mountains) let out a roar.

And Edward, the commander of the artillery battalion, shouted in front of the artillery camp like a madman, as if he had inexhaustible strength, and seemed extremely excited. At this time, Edward had never been so excited, tens of thousands of troops in offensive and defensive battles, dozens of artillery salvos, such a scale of a major war in his own country, and even the whole of Europe is extremely rare, to be able to participate in such a big war, but he will not meet the honor of a few times in his life!

Immediately afterwards, the roar of the big Buddha Lang's machine guns was also heard from the east and west sides of Liaoyang City, and the Feiyu Battalion and the Tiger Ben Battalion also began to shell Jiannu.

I saw that the city wall of Liaoyang was constantly hit by hot cannons, and the debris of wall tiles, human limbs, and broken wood flew into the air from time to time, accompanied by the roar of artillery and the screams of Jiannu. The Jiannu soldiers, who were guarding the city wall in a dense formation, had become a good target at this time, and suffered heavy casualties under the blow of dozens of Big Buddha Lang machine guns in various battalions of the Hanwei Army.

Huang Taiji had already run down the city wall at this time, hiding from the artillery fire in the hiding cave under the city wall. Listening to the continuous artillery fire of the Hanwei Army outside, Huang Taiji's heart was extremely depressed, and he felt that the Hanwei Army outside the city was not a soldier and horse, but a huge, fire-breathing monster.

"Tell the warriors to hide first, and then go up to the city to defend when the Hanwei army stops shelling and starts to siege the city!" In order to avoid too many casualties among the warriors in the banner, Huang Taiji had no choice but to give an order to temporarily avoid the shelling.

Two moments later, the roar of the artillery on the east, west, and south sides of Liaoyang City gradually subsided, and Huang Taiji and Azig reacted at the first time, and urgently ordered the two white flag armies and Mongolian soldiers to board the city and prepare for a battle to defend the city.

At the same time, Liu Yunwei, Lu Ying, and Zhao Kaishan also gave the order to attack the city almost at the same time.

The offensive and defensive battle between the Hanwei Army and the two white flag Jiannu armies totaling more than 60,000 troops is about to officially kick off!