Large puffs of dust poured down from between the beams and tiles, and the air was filled with the choking smell of dust. A guard ran in, knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, the east wing was hit by a cannonball, and the whole room collapsed." It's dangerous here, so please ask the emperor to move ......."

"......Your Majesty," another guard also stood up and knelt down, "There are not many safe places in the city now, and the servants feel that only behind the city walls is safe." There the shells could not be hit directly, and one or two can't penetrate them. It's better for the emperor to move there first, and then make plans......"

"What Bayan said is, Your Majesty, let's change places." Dodor also stepped forward and said.

"Huang Ama, let's change places." Hauge also said.

Huang Taiji stood up and said hatefully: "In his own city, he was forced to run around by their artillery. This is really a shame for me! Remember this shame! In the future, I will take revenge! ”

After saying this, he looked around, and when he saw that everyone was standing there silently, he said, "Let's go!" Then he took the lead and walked out.

……

At this time, Zheng Sen and others were still watching the shelling. The siege cannon is too huge, so the speed of firing the cannon is not fast, each cannon takes about two quarters of an hour to fire a cannon, and this is just the beginning, as the cannon body gradually heats up, the cannon needs more time to dissipate heat, at this time the rate of fire will be reduced to two rounds an hour, at the end of the day, in fact, a cannon can only fire more than 20 shells.

"Da Mu, do you think the Tartars will come out at night and attack at night?" Taking advantage of the gap between the cannons, Gu Jiang asked.

"Do the Ning people want them to come out?" Zheng Sen did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically.

Gu Jiang nodded and said, "Of course, being able to destroy them in a defensive battle is more cost-effective than attacking a strong city." I read your "Tactical Notes" and it says: 'Most of the time, defense is a more efficient means of warfare than offense. In addition, when analyzing the battle examples, it was said that Tang Taizong was imprisoned in the first battle. Da Mu: You said that Tang Taizong was in a strategic offensive position in the entire campaign, but when it came to the Battle of Tiger Prison Pass, it became a defensive counterattack. Being able to force the enemy to attack his own fortified position in a strategic offensive situation is the magic of Emperor Taizong's use of troops. If we can use these two cannons to attract the enemy army, do you think we also have a bit of the style of Emperor Taizong's soldiers? ”

"Emperor Taizong is a genius, if you want to use soldiers to fight, for thousands of years, among the emperors, there is no one who can compare with him." Zheng Sen smiled, "How can we compare with him?" But as the saying goes: 'Three stinkers beat Zhuge Liang.' We have a large staff team, and before every battle, we always try to plan for every situation as much as possible. The enemy's counterattack was naturally also under consideration. If they don't come out, it's fine, and if they do, they won't be able to go back easily. ”

As he spoke, the siege guns fired another volley, and the lookout post on the hot air balloon observed that this time both shells crossed the city walls, hit the castle, and destroyed several buildings.

After this shot, the rate of shelling began to slow down. At this time, Huang Taiji had also moved to a courtyard under the city wall with his generals. This courtyard was originally a place for soldiers to live, and now it is a little crowded for Huang Taiji and them to live, but now, it is almost the safest place in the city.

Throughout the day, the two cannons roared incessantly, spraying death into the city. When the Qing army built this fortress, it never considered that it would be hit like this. The fortress is different from ordinary castles, it is completely military architecture. Just like a normal castle, there are no inhabitants in the city, only the army and the facilities to support it. So the area enclosed within the walls is very small. However, in the case of a normal fortress, the walls are always very high, which makes it almost impossible for cannonballs to penetrate the walls. However, the walls of the fortress are very low, which avoids the problem that the tall and upright walls are prone to collapse under shelling, but it also gives the cannonballs space to cross the walls and enter the city. The space in the city is limited and the people are dense, and once it is hit by a shell, the casualties are always very large. As a last resort, Hwang Tai Ji had to leave part of the soldiers from the fort to avoid shelling. This kind of situation that could only be beaten, but could not fight back, of course, also greatly damaged the morale of the Manchus. So some people proposed to wait for it to get dark, launch a large-scale counterattack, hit it and smash the two cannons.

"Your Majesty, if you continue to let them shell like this, this battle will not be fought!" "We can't just be beaten like this, we have to find a way." ”

"Huang Ama, Erchen thinks that when it comes to night, we will fight back and kill those two cannons." Hauge also spoke.

Huang Taiji didn't make a sound, just kept pacing. After a while, he stopped and asked, "Do you think Zheng Jiajun will be defenseless?" Zheng Jiajun is the best at defense, and now that they pull these two cannons up, will they be defenseless? Hauge, you said you were going to fight back, but tell me in detail, how are you going to fight back? How many men and horses are used, and how to fight? ”

Haoge was stunned for a moment, then bowed down and kowtowed: "Huang Ama, Erchen thinks that this Zheng family army is good at defense, but they mainly rely on sharp firearms to fight. Our troops were always killed by their artillery before they could get close, and some were wounded by their muskets, and before they could reach them, they were often killed or wounded. However, if our army kills at night, their guns will not be so useful. Erchen felt that it was still possible to defeat the enemy army in a night attack. ”

"What you said is simple, I only ask you, how many people did you arrange for the night attack, and how did these people order? Don't beat people up, you're messing up. Huang Taiji then asked.

"Huang Ama, if you attack at night, you will definitely not be able to do it if there are fewer people. The Zheng family army is not an ordinary Ming army, they are not afraid of hand-to-hand combat. We can't command well at night, but they can't command just as well. So you must invest enough troops, and then everyone fights a bad battle, then maybe there will be a show. Hauge replied after a moment's thought.

"What about you? What do you guys think? Huang Taiji asked the others again.

"Your Majesty, I don't think it's appropriate." Amin spoke suddenly, "Do you remember how Dorgon fell into the hands of the enemy? Not to mention anything else, as long as they repeat their old tricks and suddenly release such a wall of fire, what will you do? A few days ago, our people and their men attacked each other at night, and there were fewer fights? What precautions the Zheng family has at night, I can guess a lot with my eyes closed, the farthest place must have added wire to resist horses, and then there are mines, if you want to quietly touch it, you will definitely not be able to do it. And then their kind of steel ball mines, and cannons, bombarded me...... Where is it so easy to attack at night? ”