Above the head of the city of Hanzhou, Cao Bianjiao held a saber in his hand, looking at the outside of the city with a solemn face, yesterday the 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Qing army's chief general Jingyuan General Su Prince Haoge came to the city, a full 100,000 people, but Cao Bianjiao only had 30,000 people, Cao Bianjiao also fought in Liaodong for many years in the early years, and was no stranger to Haoge's name.

Although Cao Bianjiao has a heart of determination, but he also knows that his soldiers, if they go out of the city and fight with Haoge, within a few hours, they will be defeated, which he is convinced of, the impact of the Manchu Eight Banners Iron Cavalry is very strong, in the battle of Songjin, Cao Bianjiao also spent a great price to be able to break out of the encirclement, so what he can do is to refuse the city and defend, after many repairs, Hanzhou City is also very strong, although the Qing army has a lot of artillery, but the terrain limits them, It can't be carried out on a large scale, he is not afraid that the artillery will destroy the city, he is still confident that he can hold the city of Hanzhou, and Qin Liangyu is in Pengzhou, two hundred miles away, and he can threaten the rear of Haoge at any time, and Haoge is impossible to attack the city without scruples.

"General, the enemy army is attacking the city!" Just when Cao Bianjiao was melancholy, Ma Degong beside him shouted, pulling Cao Bianjiao's thoughts back.

"Prepare for battle!" Cao Bianjiao also shouted, all the soldiers were busy, holding weapons, gearing up, ready to kill the enemy at any time.

"Driving ......" a fast horse came to the city, stopped outside the city, and shouted: "Listen to the general in the city, if you don't want to die, surrender quickly, otherwise after the city is broken, there will be no chickens and dogs left!" ”

"Bastard! Then I'll bow and arrow! Cao Bianjiao is also an annoyance, the other party is too arrogant, I really think that I am a soft persimmon, have you forgotten the pain of Duoduo?

"General He Lao will do it himself, and the last general will come!" Li Dingguo also took the bow and crossbow arrows handed over by Cao Bianjiao's personal guards, bent the bow and arrows, and shot directly at the Qing soldier outside the city, and the arrow hit his chest, splashing a string of blood beads, and then fell to the ground and died.

In the camp of the Qing army, the former army outpost reported the news to Haoge of the Chinese army, and Haoge was also furious and scolded: "How can this be reasonable, dare to kill my envoy, beat the drum and give orders, and attack the city!" ”

"Knock knock......" The sound of rumbling drums sounded, one after another team of Qing soldiers clamored for Hanzhou City to approach step by step, they took a Niu Lu as a team, the front of the big shield to protect themselves, followed by the crossbowmen, and finally the siege foot soldiers, marching in an orderly manner, as long as they are close to the city wall, ready to attack at any time, these are not full of eight banners, but in the north of the Ming Dynasty soldiers, and more are Sun Kewang's subordinates, these people are also for them to act as cannon fodder, Haoge is not distressed, full eight banners are sharp blades, Good steel needs to be used on the blade, and Hauge will not rush to it like Aobai.

Cao Bianjiao looked at the Qing soldiers who were approaching step by step, and he was also holding his breath at the moment, and when they entered the three hundred steps, he immediately shouted: "Release!" ”

The soldiers who had already been ready to go lit the lead of the artillery, and blue-gray smoke came out, and with a "bang", a cannonball shot out, noisy in the sky, and soon fell into the camp of the Qing soldiers, "boom", and then exploded, all of them were affected, and suddenly more than a dozen people were killed and wounded on the ground, the death was tragic, the limbs were separated, it was difficult to put together, the wailing of the wounds was not stopped, and they shouted very sadly.

Before the Qing soldiers reacted, another artillery shell fell, and there were casualties, the Ming army's biggest reliance is on firearms, muskets, Manchurian people advocate force, for these firearms armaments have always been not attached, unless necessary, generally based on force intimidation, although Haoge's army also has red-coated cannons, but the terrain is limited, it is difficult to spread out, so the power will be greatly reduced, and the Ming army artillery is an improved version, there are artillery carriages, gun carriages, you can freely adjust the angle, height, These new artillery pieces are their biggest nightmare, they can only look at them, but they can't get them, because this is the blockade of high-tech technology, Cao Bianjiao's originality, and not all of them have such new artillery in the Ming army, so it is naturally impossible for the Qing army to know.

After all, the number of artillery is limited, and it takes time to load ammunition, and the Qing soldiers and soldiers also rushed up with the spirit of not being afraid of death, only a few dozen steps away from the city, but the nightmare did not stop, this distance, the artillery has not played much role, but there is also the Ming army's musket thunderbolt, thunderbolt is the latest improved version, a gun twenty-four barrels, flint fire, can be fired uninterrupted.

"Bang bang bang ......bang" 500 thunderbolts were scattered on the city, and at the same time, the muskets and artillery on the mountain beams on both sides were also fired at the Qing soldiers who were already approaching the city, and the sound of guns and bullets was endless, and many Qing soldiers just wanted to raise their heads, but they were concentrated in their heads, and the arrows in their hands were shot to the ground before they were full.

In order to support the war in Sichuan, Cao Bianjiao also spared no effort, in terms of troops, he could not mobilize too many reinforcements in a short period of time, but on this equipment, he was very atmospheric, Franc machine gun, red-clothed cannon, thunderbolt, tiger squat cannon, carry gun, Lu Mi gun that was allocated countless from all over the country to Chengdu, this is also Cao Bianjiao's biggest guarantee, the Ming army military factory has already been systematized, technological, compared with the Qing army is obviously superior.

Hanzhou is the place where the Qing army's soldiers point, their purpose is Chengdu, Hanzhou is their throat bone, so Cao Bianjiao also allocated sufficient firearms to help him guard Sichuan, at this moment the Qing army under the city can be said to have suffered heavy losses, Cao Bianjiao looked at this scene, but also increased confidence, with so many firearms, and terrain to help, then they are more sure of holding Hanzhou City.

Qing soldiers are not gods, nor are they not afraid of death, seeing their companions fall one after another, they suddenly have a sense of fear, unconsciously retreated, the reinforcements behind were intercepted by artillery, and they couldn't keep up, they rushed forward in the middle of winter, and if there was no backup, they rushed over, and there was nothing to make up, so people with knowledge chose to retreat.

The first round of offensive retreated, Haoge was not angry and confused, he knew the benefits of the Ming army's firearms, whether it was the battle of Ningyuan or the battle of Ningjin in the early years, they were blocked because of the firearms of the Ming Dynasty and were difficult to attack, and later although they also began to build artillery, they were technically lagging behind the Ming Dynasty, even after they entered the Central Plains, they were slightly inferior, and at this moment he was thinking about how to break through the line of fire of the Ming army and attack.

"The sound is blowing from east to west. Surprise, Ta Zhan, you lead five hundred elite dead soldiers, secretly go around the back mountain, climb up, and launch a sudden attack, be sure to take down their artillery position on the mountain beam for me, and then bombard Hanzhou City, a small Hanzhou City, if you can't take it as soon as possible, what else can you talk about. ”

Ta Zhan, the deputy general beside Haoge, also gave up his hand at the moment and said: "The slave obeys the order!" "When I went to get ready to go.

On the other side, Hauge also continued to attack the city, regardless of casualties to cover for Tazhan's surprise attack, artillery fired one after another, muskets attacked the Qing soldiers who attacked the city like locusts, and people continued to fall, Hauge also used all the artillery cover, and finally they still put the ladder on the city wall

This battle is very tragic, the wailing of the wounded soldiers outside the city comes and goes, shocking, and above the city pass, the Ming soldiers and soldiers also began to have casualties, the Qing soldiers and soldiers continue to fire guns to the city, cover the soldiers who climb the city, and shoot, and the speed of the arrows is much faster than the speed of muskets and artillery, the Qing army is mostly the leader in this area, the arrow rain is like locusts, and the war between the two sides is very intense.

Cao Bianjiao is also the first soldier, guarding the city pass, commanding the battalions to fight back, the wounded soldiers are carried down, there is a medical regiment with the army in the city for treatment, and there are constantly reserve soldiers and horses to replenish it, this is not a temptation, but a real tragic battle.