Chapter 284: Blowing Up the City Wall
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"It's okay for you to blow it up once or twice, but if it's a little too much, it will definitely attract the attention of Jianyu." Xiong Tingbi said.
"The Guards are guaranteed to blow up the walls." Chen Ding said categorically.
"Okay, tomorrow I will still order the army to attack the east to create an opportunity for you, and you only have 3,000 men who will definitely not attract the attention of Jianyu at first." Xiong Tingbi said.
"Thank you, sir!" Chen Ding said.
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At this time, the armies of Mao Wenlong and Huang Long also took Gaizhou. Mao Wenlong is a very shrewd person, and the reason why he has been able to stand behind Houjin for many years is inseparable from his shrewd personality. The successes of the middle road army made Mao Wenlong and others have a lot of pressure, and he and Huang Long's army have been blocked in Gaizhouwei for more than ten days.
Mao Wenlong knew very well that once the army of the middle route captured Shengjing, the military town of Naphi Island would not be the rear of Houjin, and would become the rear of the empire overnight. The question of whether the Phi Dao military town needs to exist or not is self-evident. Seeing that the war was about to end, but now the East Road Army can be said to have not achieved an inch, Mao Wenlong and Huang Long couldn't help but step up the offensive against Gaizhou, and it was not until yesterday that the East Road Army took Gaizhou.
In fact, the guards of Gaizhou voluntarily gave up Gaizhou, and the 5,000 elite soldiers sent by Huang Taiji lost only a few hundred. After taking Gaizhou, where to take the troops was a problem faced by the Eastern Route Army.
"My lord, I thought that at this time, the army should go to Shengjing to join the army of the middle route and attack Shenyang together." Huang Long suggested. Mao Wenlong's rank is higher than that of Huanglong, and the actual commander of the East Road Army this time is Mao Wenlong.
"If our army goes to Shengjing at this time, I can't say that when our army is still on the road, Shengjing has already been breached, and going there will not be much help for the middle route army." Mao Wenlong said.
"According to your lordship, where should our army be sent?" Huang Long said.
"Here." Mao Wenlong pointed to the map and said.
"Hetuala? This place is farther away from our army than Shenyang from our army. Huang Long said, looking at the map.
"It's true that this is farther than Shenyang, but according to the report of the spies, the current defenders of Hetuala are only a thousand people, but there are 5,000 soldiers and horses of Houjin in Fushun, and our army can be divided into two routes, one is led by you to seize Haizhouwei, Anshanyi, Liaodong Town and other places, and the other way I personally lead 5,000 elite soldiers to attack Hetuala." Mao Wenlong said.
"My lord, leave the matter of the sneak attack on Hetuara to me, after all, the road to Hetuara is long, and there are many unknown circumstances along the way." Huang Long said sincerely.
"As the commander of the unified army, I am duty-bound to do this." Mao Wenlong said righteously.
"Since the adults insist, let's do as the adults say." Huang Long said.
There were indeed a thousand defenders of Hetuala, but they were all old, weak, sick and disabled, and the rest had been taken away by Dolgon. Although Mao Wenlong is a human spirit, but he is really anti-Jin, he and Houjin have a deep hatred, his whole family of more than 100 people were killed by Houjin, and Mao Wenlong has indeed made a lot of contributions, and his Phidao military town also has a great effect on Houjin.
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On October 24, two o'clock, Xiong Tingbi launched another attack on Shengjing, this time Xiong Tingbi did not use heavy artillery, but directly began to attack the city. To the east of Shengjing, Xiong Tingbi invested heavy troops, and the offensive was wave after wave. However, the heavy artillery was transferred to the south by Xiong Tingbi, and the dragoons and Guanning iron cavalry were in a state of standby at any time.
The south is the main direction of attack of the 3,000 Guards, and the 3,000 Guards only brought a few ladders to start attacking the city, in fact, the ladder siege is just a trick, and the real siege is those Guards who hold a shield in one hand and an explosive bag in the other.
Chen Ding didn't speak, just waved his hand, and the southern attack officially began.
Hundreds of guards carried the ladder and went straight to the Shengjing city wall, and the few guards who followed behind were responsible for blowing up the city wall. The Houjin army, which was responsible for the defense of the southern wall, obviously did not take this group of guards seriously, and in their opinion, it was still just a feint attack by the Ming army.
The guards in charge of blowing up the city wall were even more inconspicuous, and although the Houjin army on the city wall didn't know what they were doing, the bows and arrows never stopped. It wasn't until the guards rushed to the edge of the hole that they found that the hole was not deep, and that the bag would fall after putting on the bag of explosives.
"This explosive bag has to be held up by someone so that it doesn't fall off."
"I'll come, I'll hold on."
"Now is not the time for arguments, I am the flag commander, and this matter is up to me. A pack of explosives would certainly not have been able to blow up the walls, and I died, and the deputy flag commander continued to blow it up. The city wall must be blown up today, and the life we are waiting for is given by Your Majesty, and today when it is time to return your life to Your Majesty, no one must hesitate at all. ”
"No."
"You guys go quickly." After the flag commander finished speaking, he ignited the fuse of the explosive bag without hesitation, and after igniting it, he immediately pressed his body against the explosive bag, but he did not speak, but just glanced at his comrades with unhesitating eyes.
The lead is not long, and when ignited, it only takes a few breaths to explode. There was a loud "boom", and the flag commander was blown away, but on the surface, it didn't cause much damage to the hole, but only expanded the hole a little. After all, all black powder is used at this time, and its power is limited.
"Flag Chief......" everyone couldn't help but shout.
"Now it's my turn, you cover me." The deputy flag commander stood up and said without hesitation.
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Although the Houjin army had never seen the explosive package, after two or three explosions, the Houjin army also understood the intentions of the Ming army. The people who blew up the city walls began to be taken care of by the Houjin army.
And today Huang Taiji seems a little restless, he always feels as if something is about to happen.
"Come with me up to the wall." Huang Taiji said.
"Great Khan, at this time the two armies are fighting fiercely, if the Great Khan is in any danger, Shengjing is in danger." Yanguli said.
"I have been on the expedition with Khan Ama since I was a child, and I have experienced countless battles, rest assured, this self-protection ability is still there." Huang Taiji insisted.
"I'll go with the Great Khan to see." Yanguli said.
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Today, the Ming army's offensive in the east is extremely fierce, and it has already been on the city wall once or twice, but in the end, they were all killed and retreated by Houjin. The arrival of Huang Taiji greatly boosted morale, and the Houjin army once again gained the upper hand.
"How is the offensive of the Ming army today?" Huang Taiji asked.
"The offensive is more ferocious than yesterday, but it's not a big problem, it's just ......," Li Yongfang said.
"Just what?" Huang Taiji said coldly.
(End of chapter)