Chapter 142: The Way to Break the Game
Although the combat effectiveness of those Korean servant armies and the Mongols and those local armed forces can be said to be vastly different from those of the Qin army, they are superior to their high morale.
After all, along the way to the south, the Qin army has always been victorious, and it can be said that it is invincible and invincible.
Such a great record also made these servant troops proud and their morale high.
And a lot of loot along the way, Di Qing will also share it with these people.
Although these trophies were similar to tattered in the eyes of the Qin army, they were rare and good things for the Korean servant army, as well as the ordinary Mongol army, as well as for the local armed forces that lacked weapons and armor.
Stimulated by various factors, they are also very brave in battle.
Although bravery does not equal strong combat effectiveness, in many cases, bravery can also create miracles.
At first, Luo Kedi thought that these cannon fodder troops of the Qin army would quickly collapse after being attacked fiercely.
But he never thought that these cannon fodder troops were like chicken blood, although under the counterattack of the Dashun army, they suffered heavy casualties, but they still went forward one after another, constantly launching attacks.
This made the defenders of the Dashun Army, who had no intention of stumbling to the death from the beginning, suddenly feel very difficult.
They had to abandon the original contempt in their hearts and start fighting back with all their might.
Rolling wood, thunder stones, golden soup on the city wall, and even all kinds of artillery placed on the city wall were used.
The artillery used by the Dashun army is basically the old-fashioned tiger squat cannon captured from the original Ming army.
This Tiger Squat Cannon not only has a short range, but also because of the use of black powder as a propellant. This black powder.
Because there were too many impurities, the combustion was not sufficient, so after each shot, there was a white smoke all around.
The entire Jinling city was covered with white smoke, as if monsters were infested.
Coupled with the shouts and fighting sounds one after another, people dozens of miles away were terrified.
One side has high morale and is prepared.
One side was caught off guard and demoralized.
What was supposed to be a feint attack for temptation turned out to be a real fire, and there was a tendency to turn into a real attack.
The three city walls are staging a tragic offensive and defensive battle at the same time, and there are constantly cloud ladders leaning against the city wall. There were also constant ladders being overturned by the defenders on the city walls.
At the same time, there are various ancient engineering equipment such as crashes and building cars, which are constantly close to the city wall.
Although the Dashun army seems to have a lot of energy, it is also under the desperate crazy attack of these cannon fodder troops of the Qin army, and they are in a hurry, and there are even many dangerous situations.
Several times the enemy climbed the walls and fought into the defenders.
Fortunately, in the end, relying on the elite soldiers of the old battalion of the Dashun Army, these cannon fodder troops of the Qin Army were driven off the city wall, and the danger was saved.
The fierce counterattack of the Dashun army also brought great losses to the cannon fodder troops of the Chen army.
The casualties of the various units were increasing rapidly, and the generals of these troops, although they had the intention of retreating, did not dare to give orders without authorization.
After all, the main force of the Qin army was still in the rear, eyeing it.
If they retreat without authorization, Di Qing will definitely be killed on the spot in accordance with military law.
The Qin army was famous for its strict military discipline.
Moreover, these people also have the intention of comparing with each other, and they all want to perform well in front of Di Qing, and strive to be able to turn positive and become a real Qin army.
So under these thoughts, although they saw that their men and horses were rapidly decreasing, these people could only grit their teeth and endure the heartache, and continue to scold their subordinates for attacking the city.
In this case, Luo Kedi really couldn't sit still.
Originally, he was full of confidence and felt that he could hold Jinling City for at least ten days to half a month by relying on his 80,000 horses, but now there have been several dangers in just one morning, and the defense of the entire Jinling City looks precarious.
And this is only the attack of the cannon fodder troops of the Qin army, and the real elite core of the Qin army did not participate in the attack.
And the artillery of the Qin army, which was most feared by the Dashun army, was not put into the attack.
On the other hand, the situation that was full of confidence has turned into a hurry.
After a morning of fierce fighting, Di Qing finally ordered the troops to be withdrawn.
Looking at the enemy who was receding like a tide, there was no trace of ease in the heart of the enemy of Roque.
He really didn't expect that the cannon fodder troops of the Qin army alone would have such a strong desire to attack, so what kind of situation would it be if the real elite of the Qin army began to attack the city?
Although Luo Kedi is also a member of the Dashun Army, the objects he dealt with before were all those officials and soldiers of the original Ming Dynasty.
Although those officers and soldiers were dressed in the guise of official soldiers, because of the corruption of the imperial court, most of the officers and soldiers were also vulnerable to combat effectiveness, which also made Luo Kedi have an illusion in this victory over the weak, thinking that he was also a good general.
But today's situation in front of him made Luo Kedi begin to become sober.
Although he did not directly confront the Qin army this morning, he had already appreciated the strength and terrifyingness of the Qin army, and finally understood why the Dashun Emperor Li Zicheng was able to lead an army of hundreds of thousands and have the strong advantage of being outnumbered, but he was defeated so miserably.
After the Qin army retreated, on the one hand, Luo Kedi asked people to collect the wounded and replenish all kinds of fortification materials, and on the other hand, he secretly prayed in his heart that the Qin army's offensive could slow down in the afternoon.
He hoped that the British mercenaries hiding outside the city would really make a difference.
Although the firearms brought by those British shocked him.
But he really didn't have much confidence in the ability of the British to create chaos among the Qin army and help them turn the tide.
After a morning of fierce fighting, Di Qing basically saw the true strength of the Dashun army.
Although he didn't know what Rokedi's real hole card was until now, he could be sure that the big victorious army in front of him was still the Dashun army they were familiar with, and it had not become an elite army of heavenly soldiers.
He could now be sure that Roquedi's true reliance was not on the city, but on the outside.
What's outside the city? Di Qing quickly thought of a possibility, that is, the Great Shun Army was very likely to use external forces to break the situation.
And this kind of external force can compete with the powerful Qin army and have the ability to break the game?
Zhang Xianzhong is obviously impossible, even if Zhang Xianzhong intends to help Li Zicheng in order to avoid the death of his lips and teeth, it is impossible to send people from Shuzhou, which is thousands of miles away, to help.
So is Li Zicheng in charge of the other team outside the city?
But if you think about it carefully, this is impossible, Li Zicheng himself led hundreds of thousands of troops, and in the land of Gyeonggi, they were all beaten by the Qin army, and Li Zicheng now has no strength to hide a large army outside Jinling City to prepare for a sneak attack on the Qin army.
And if there really was such a large army, then their traces would definitely have been known by the Qin Army Scouts and the Black Ice Platform long ago.
That being the case, there is only one possibility left.
Di Qing quickly thought of the vast and mysterious empire that the lord Jiang Chuan had been talking about.