Chapter 55: Downfall, Embattled (16)

Shanhaiguan, Emperor Ming Dynasty. org

When the news of the fierce battle under Shengjing City came for the first time, it was three days after Zhu Jian ordered the troops to cease fighting one after another, and now the melee under Shengjing City is undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Ming Dynasty.

"Spread my will, fight!"

Although there were only a few words, through the spy lines all over Liaodong, the emperor's will on war was quickly spread among the armies, from Zhenbei Pass in the north to the old camp of the Dongjiang River in the east.

The entire Ming army is boiling!

Attack on all fronts!

Adhering to the will of the highest power of the empire, in addition to staying in one part of the Red Courage Army, the main force of the Red Gallant Army came from Cao Bianjiao personally approaching Shengjing City, including 2,000 death row prisoners of Gu Jiang's department as the vanguard.

Invincible!

The Liaodong Corps, together with the Forbidden Army Dragon and Tiger Army, and the Imperial Heavy Artillery Corps, after clearing the remnants of the Tulai Army, sent troops to Xipingbao, crossed the Liao River to the north, and joined forces with the Red Courage Army outside Shengjing, while the Jing Navy attacked on all fronts, and within one day, captured Anshan, the important town of Houjin, attacked and killed the defenders of the Zhenglan Banner, and came directly to Liaoyang.

With the support of the dual firepower of the Imperial Heavy Artillery Brigade and the guns of the ironclad battleship of the Denglai Fleet going up the river, the First Division of the Jing Navy defeated 10,000 elites of the Abatai Advance in one fell swoop under the leadership of Major General Su Guansheng.

Under the city of Liaoyang, corpses are everywhere, but the Jing Navy has made a lot of gains.

A day later, the Denglai Navy went north along the river, and with the support of 3,000 troops of the Marine Corps of the Denglai Sea Division, the Jing Navy launched an offensive against Liaoyang City.

In that battle, from dawn to dusk, from the first roar of the heavy artillery of the battleship on the river, hundreds of large and small guns fired at Liaoyang City in the entire Jinghai artillery position.

The city was broken, but in an instant.

"Kill!"

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Against the ironclad cavalry of Abatai's department, the tongue of fire sprayed by the Imperial chain of firebolts that built fortifications according to the ruins of the wall was a nightmare for the cavalry.

There was a constant thunderclap, but it was rows of fallen Abatai cavalry.

"It's over, it's all over!"

Under the escort of his own soldiers, the Abatai Department who wanted to rush out several times was pressed back by the powerful firepower of the Jing Navy, and in the face of the powerful firepower from the Ming army, as well as the courage of the Ming soldiers who were not afraid of death, all of this was a desperate attempt to kill countless people and make great achievements for the post-Jinli State. org Yavin

This is true despair, a despair that has never been felt in decades......

Rows of fallen cavalry, corpses piled up, blood flowing, screams, wails......

It's like hell on earth.

The next day, the city was broken, the thief chief Abatai from the city lord's mansion, the rest of the more than 20,000 people, not one or two of the ten, the remnants went to the north to Shengjing City.

At the same time, on the official road to Haizhou, on the newly laid railroad tracks, an imperial heavy armored train was slowly moving along transporting military supplies to the front line of Liaoyang.

The land of Haizhou is famous for its iron ore, so after the Jing Navy captured Haizhou and Yaozhou, the Imperial Ministry of Railways, together with the Jingshi Iron Works and the Forging Bureau, opened an iron refining plant in the land of Yaozhou, forging rails, and supplemented by many primeval woodlands near Yaozhou, manufacturing sleepers.

And it is precisely because of the smooth railway transportation that this has provided a steady stream of follow-up support for the continuous siege of the Jing Navy Department.

As the chief logistics officer of the Jing Navy, Yuan Zongdi has been transporting grain, grass, and ordnance from the base camp of Gaizhou non-stop since the capture of Anshan.

Today, it is the third time to go back and forth between the two places, and logistics transportation is a major event, which is related to the follow-up support of tens of thousands of soldiers in front, so in the past few days, Yuan Zongdi has not been able to sleep peacefully.

"My lord, there is news this morning, Liaoyang City has been captured by our army, and my lord has not been able to rest for several days and nights, why not take advantage of today's time to rest for a while."

The bloodshot eyes of Yuan Zongdi were seen by the adjutant on the side, but he admonished.

Yuan Zongdi naturally knew the news of the destruction of Liaoyang City, but now he was tired of what the adjutant said, plus the fatigue of the past few days, but he nodded.

"That's fine, but Adjutant Li, although this is the place where my Ming Dynasty has recovered, but because of the consideration of the dispatch of the army, there is still a gap in the construction of this iron network and pillbox, you should warn the Liu Ying Officer of the garrison battalion, let him pay attention to it, and must not slack off!"

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"Uh....... Boom! Knock knock! ”

When the sound of the whistle of the Jing Navy quartermaster car resounded throughout the empty field, it was continuous.

At this moment, in a small bush only ten miles away from the Ming army's transportation line, there was a lurking group of men and horses, staring at the munitions train that was approaching not far away.

The people and horses here are no one else, but it is the remnants of Dolgon who escaped from the defeat of Shengjing City, to say that the next battle of Shengjing City, Dolgon's army was defeated, but it caused the remnants of more than 3,000 people to flee, and then they did not know where to go.

But it was to come to Liaoyang, and Yue Tuo's troops were joined together, in order to fight again, but at this time Liaoyang City had been broken by Abatai, Yue Tuo led the remnants to escape from Ascension, and did not know where to go, and Yizhou had been captured by the Ming army at this time, for Dolgon, it can be said that there is no way up and down.

At this moment, Huang Taiji vomited blood and died, and Abatai sent people to secretly contact Dolgon, reach a peace treaty, and conspire to advance and retreat. In the face of the Ming army's approach, Dolgon took the initiative to ask for help, willing to relieve the siege of Liaoyang for Abatai, and led his troops to the vicinity of Haizhou to attack the rear of the Ming army.

"Master, but do it?"

Here, when the train came, the Jiarashiertai on the side was the road.

To say that at this moment, although the news is closed, but the city of Liaoyang is broken, just a stone's throw away, Dolgon knows, and the reason why he asked for war is that he does not want his thousands of remnants to be buried for Abatai.

For what Shirtai said, at this moment, Dolgon seemed a little uncertain, to say that in the face of the only three thousand remnants left here, this every move did not allow him to be struggling with careful calculations.

The so-called wrong step, the fall may be the abyss, but Dolgon understands this very well.

"Report! Lord Beile, there is news from Liaoyang, this morning, Liaoyang City ...... The city is broken! ”

Just when Dolgon was still hesitating, the scout sent before reported that it caused a wave in the army, but for Dolgon, it was unusually calm.

"It's time to come back after all, but I didn't think it would be so fast!"

Facing the calmness of his own Belle Ye, Shi Ertai on the side was the way.

"Lord Belle, now that Liaoyang City is broken, I'll wait for ......"

Shi Ertai's meaning is very obvious, since the city of Liaoyang is broken, then the task of attacking and harassing the rear of the Ming army is meaningless, and there is no need for them to risk plundering the supply needs of the Ming army.

But at the moment, Dorgon is unusual.

"No, the order goes down! Dispatch! ”

In the face of Dolgon's banner, not to mention the Jialai Shiertai on the side at this moment, even some Xiao riding schools, vests and the like are a little puzzled.

In the face of everyone's incomprehension, Dolgon's face was solemn.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the city of Liaoyang is broken here, but when the Ming people are the most slack, not to mention, now that our army and horses are tired, Liaoyang has been lost, and there is no more grain and grass, now that the Ming people's grain and grass are in front of us, why not plunder them to relieve the fatigue of the army!"

"What Lord Belle said is extremely true, now the southern barbarians are rampant, and this time they are fighting, but it is also good to vent our grievances!"

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"Kill!"

When thousands of cavalry, taking advantage of the last faint light before dawn, charged towards the Ming army's ranks, the shouts of killing filled the entire empty field.

"Not good! Enemy attack! Enemy attack! ”

When Dorgon's cavalry appeared on the horizon, the soldiers on duty in the army found out the clue, but an enemy attack caused some commotion in the whole army.

Because this section of the route was paved temporarily, the nearest railway garrison was also ten miles away, and it was obviously difficult to arrive at the first time in the face of a sudden attack by the enemy.

However, since the train here is rushing to travel on the field where the enemy is attacking at any time, it is not afraid of any invading enemy!

As an Imperial Heavy Armored Train, it is the highest level train in the Empire, and it is surrounded by forged steel, about an inch of steel plate inlaid around, and the stitching place is made of molten iron, and there is a chain of guns on the left and right sides of each carriage, five gun holes, and at the same time, there are two light guns for every three carriages, so it can be said that the entire train is armed to the teeth.

And for such a train, the Jin cavalry is not the first time to see, most of these soldiers are the old subordinates brought out by Dolgon from Yizhou, those guys who are whirring in Liaodong that day, the Jin people have already appreciated, otherwise they would not dare to be so unscrupulous.

But because in their eyes, these guys can be pulled without pack horses, but they are no different from tin houses.

"Command all carriages, firearms ready!"

At this moment, in the face of the sudden attack, Liu Daliang, the battalion officer of the armored train garrison battalion, did not dare to be sloppy in the slightest, except for informing Yuan Zongdi, the main personnel officer of the accompanying car, to start the fortification as soon as possible.