At noon, the 19th Cavalry Division had already crossed the Great Wall with artillery, and Zhu Youzhen also came to the outside of Shengjing City.

Hong Chengchou met Zhu Youzhen outside the West City Gate.

"Chengchou, how's it going? Have you seen the terrain on all sides? ”

"Your Majesty, the last general in the morning with the ranger simple cleaned up, this Shengjing City, the south is close to the Hunhe River, the terrain is not open enough, the army is difficult to play freely, the west and north, are leaning on the Great Wall of Liaodong, not only the city wall affects the erection of artillery, the terrain is also uneven, there are many boulders in the mountains, according to the end of the general, the best siege site, or outside the east city gate."

"Okay, I'll go and take a look outside the East City Gate, Ges'er, first transport all the artillery to the East City Gate-Chengchou, is there anything going on in the city? Is there any sign of Huang Taiji breaking through? ”

"Your Majesty, not yet, the people in the city are frightened, and there are cries from time to time, but the soldiers of Jiannu do not seem to be in chaos, and so far, the defenders at the head of the city have not shown any restlessness."

"This Huang Taiji, he is really calm, wait for me to shoot a few shots, and then see how he reacts."

Before leaving, Zhu Youzhen specially explained to Hong Chengchou that no matter day or night, he must take care of the city gate, and he must not let Huang Taiji escape.

The artillery was too heavy, and it was transported very slowly, and by the time Zhu Youzhen came to the East City Gate, it was already close to dusk, and it was obviously impossible to attack the city today.

Wang Mujiu was in a daze in the camp, and when he saw Zhu Youzhen, he immediately perked up, "Your Majesty xià......"

"Mu Jiu, is there any movement at the East City Gate?"

"Your Majesty, no, Sheng Jing has been surrounded by groups, this Huang Taiji can really calm down."

"Hold your breath?" Zhu Youzhen smiled, "Could it be that he has some tricks?" ”

Zhu Youzhen's face suddenly changed: "Order, mines and ambushes are planted outside the four gates, especially the south city gate." ”

Wang Mujiu's gaze flickered: "Your Majesty, is the Emperor Taiji going to break through?" ”

"Huang Taiji shouldn't be, we suddenly surrounded Shengjing, Huang Taiji didn't fight, how could he give up? Moreover, Shengjing is the capital of Jiannu, where there are not only a large number of concubines and important ministers of Huang Taiji, but also all his belongings. Zhu Youzhen shook his head, but his eyes drifted to the city: "But the rest of the people, it's hard to say, Huang Taiji is likely to send cavalry to ask Haoge for help." ”

Wang Mujiu suddenly became nervous: "Your Majesty, if Haoge returns to the army, and the inside and the outside should be combined, then won't we suffer from the enemy on our backs?" ”

Zhu Youzhen laughed: "So, we must first deal with the Jurchen cavalry in the city and consume the living power of Huang Taiji." ”

Wang Mujiu was still not as relaxed as Zhu Youzhen, "Your Majesty, even if we completely annihilate this cavalry, the news of our siege will spread, and there are so many herdsmen and people outside the city......"

Zhu Youzhen was still relaxed on the surface, but in his heart, he was also a little anxious, "So, we still have to do our best to take Shengjing, Mujiu, how is the terrain outside the city?" Can artillery be used? ”

Wang Mujiu's gaze began to shine: "Your Majesty, the outside of the city is very open, which is very suitable for shelling. ”

"Is there a tiger running around the city?" Zhu Youzhen asked casually.

"We've looked closely, and there should be tigers running around the city, but there won't be too many of them."

"Mu Jiu, get ready, tomorrow, we will start attacking from the south city gate."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Although the Ming army besieged Shengjing for a day, it had been mobilizing troops and sending generals, and there was no time to attack the city, and the two sides were at peace.

At night, the defenders at the head of the city lit torches, but soon they were extinguished, the camp of the Ming army, the lamps and candles were also very sparse, and when the second watch was over, the lamps and candles were no longer visible, and there was silence in the city and under the city.

A Jurchen cavalry, with a human rank and a horse picking bells, in order to reduce the vibration of the horse's hooves on the ground when they hit the ground, all the horses' hooves were wrapped with thick cotton cloth.

The south gate opened silently, and the cavalry went out of the gate without a sound.

A qiē, as they expected, is unaware of the ghosts.

"Hurry up, to the south, as long as we cross the Hunhe River, the Ming army will not be able to catch up with us." As soon as he came out of the gate of the city, he urged his soldiers.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

Although the horses' hooves are wrapped in cotton cloth, so many horses' hooves are on the ground, and the night is still particularly thrilling.

"Ezhen, why are there so many torches in the west? I didn't have it just now. ”

Kuler raised his eyes and saw that a large number of torches had appeared in the southwest, and the night wind blew the flames wildly, but the torches themselves did not move, "It must be the sound of horses' hooves that alarmed the Ming army, adjusted the direction, and advanced to the southeast." ”

The Jurchen cavalry followed Kule and changed direction slightly, and the Ming army at the torch did not pursue, obviously, knowing that their horses were not as good as the Jurchen horses, they simply gave up the pursuit.

"Bang, bang, bang......"

A chaotic sound, accompanied by a brief burst of firelight, clearly illuminated the situation of the Jurchen cavalry falling from their horses.

"What's going on? Could it be that there is an ambush of the Ming army? Kuller's eyes were rapidly engorged, and he had drawn his scimitar, but it was dark outside, and he could see nothing.

The Jurchen cavalry stopped, and the sound also stopped, and the fire disappeared, as long as they ran again, the sound and fire would appear again, and the soldiers fell from their horses.

Only the wounded soldiers were groaning on the ground, and Kuhler became impatient, "Hell here, quick, hurry up." ”

The firelight is like the eyes of the immortals, and in the dark night, they can see everything, and as long as the Jurchen cavalry runs forward, the firelight always appears in front of them.

The Jurchen cavalry walked and stopped, and the distance of less than a hundred paces was actually a quarter of an hour.

Kuler found that something was wrong, if he continued like this, the Ming army would catch up sooner or later, and they were shouldering the special task assigned by the Great Khan, and there must be no mistakes.

"Warriors, for the sake of the Great Khan, for the sake of the Great Jin Kingdom, we must rush over, even if there is the Red Sea of Daoshan in front, as long as we cross this area, it is the Hunhe River, and after crossing the Hunhe River, the Ming army will have wings and will not be able to catch up with us."

"Da Da Da ......"

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

The sound of horses' hooves and the explosion of mines seemed to be at the speed of the race, and on this quiet night, no one came to disturb them for the time being, so that they could have a fair game.

The Jurchen cavalry, with their numerical superiority, finally defeated the mines, and they almost crossed the minefield.

Kueller didn't have time to count the casualties of the soldiers, and he didn't care about the wounded soldiers rolling and screaming on the ground, so he had to leave this unfortunate place quickly.

"Bang, bang, bang......"

This time, the sound is not from underground, but from mid-air.

Countless flintlock muskets, at a height of half a person, emitted a little spark, and the Jurchen cavalry kept falling under the little sparks.

The light of the fire was so weak that Kueller couldn't see how many soldiers had fallen from their horses, and he didn't know how to dodge the bullets of the flintlock musket, which never stopped firing while he was stunned.

Kule looked up to the sky and sighed, could it be that Changsheng Tian really didn't let him complete the mission of the Great Khan?

"Bang."

In the darkness, a flintlock bullet burst into Kuller's left chest without warning, less than a finger's distance from his heart.

Kuler felt a numbness in his left chest, he reached out and touched it, a sticky liquid, stained his fingers, he put his fingers under his nostrils and sniffed, the strong smell of blood.

"Huh? Am I hurt? What kind of bow and arrow did the Ming army use? ”

Before Kueller could figure out the answer, more bullets whizzed into his **, and he felt like there were countless ants gnawing at him.

Kuler wanted to ask his own soldiers, but his throat was no longer sound, and a sticky liquid came out of his mouth. He swayed on his horse for a while, and finally he couldn't hold it anymore and fell from his horse.

The flintlock muskets gradually thinned out, but did not stop until there were no Jurchen cavalry left on horseback.

"Light the torch, mend the wounded soldier first, then go back to sleep, and clean up the battlefield tomorrow during the day."

The soldiers lit torches, like everlasting lanterns, to see off the dead Jurchen soldiers, but soon after, the torches were extinguished again, and outside the southern city gate, the silence of the night was restored.

In the early morning, the sun has just emerged, and the dewdrops on the grass, moistened by the sun, are emitting the last and most brilliant brilliance in life, which is dazzling.

The Ming army has concentrated three divisions outside the East City Gate, the Royal Second Division and the Royal Third Division were stationed here yesterday, and the Nineteenth Cavalry Division of Ges'er has just been transferred here, and if the South City Gate is breached, they will be the first troops to enter the city.

The eighty artillery pieces of the Left Route Army of the Northern Expedition were all concentrated outside the South City Gate.

The Jurchens set up a tiger cannon at the head of the city, with a range of 100 steps, and after the solid bullet landed, it would jump forward for a distance, generally reaching 1,000 steps, so the artillery of the Ming army was erected at a distance of 1,500 steps from the city.

At this distance, the solid shells did not pose any threat to the artillery of the Ming army, and the flowering shells of the Ming army could freely storm the southern city gate.

Eighty cannons stood quietly outside the South City Gate, the gunners had already uncovered the gun jackets, and the black hole of the guns was facing the direction of the South City Gate.

The Jurchen soldiers at the head of the city had already discovered the movements of the Ming army, but the artillery of the Ming army, outside the range of the tiger artillery, they could only stare dryly.

However, they have adjusted the range of the Tiger Cannon to the maximum, and if they have the opportunity, they will also fire a few cannons at the Ming army, even if it is a demonstration.

Zhu Youzhen was behind the gunner, he was silently observing the movements of the defenders at the head of the city, the Jurchen soldiers probably knew that the Ming army was going to attack from the east city gate, a large number of soldiers went up to the city, and they were watching the movements of the Ming army under the city through the daughter wall.

"Your Majesty, the artillery has been set up, and the shelling can start at any time."

"Prepare to shoot, target the defenders at the head of the city."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

According to the visual inspection, the gunners have already adjusted the muzzle, and the real debugging is still to wait for the first wave of shooting, according to the landing point of the flowering shell, and then accurately debug.

The gunners loaded the flowering shells into the barrels, then lit torches and stood on the side of the guns, waiting for the fare to be ignited.

"Fire!"

Zhu Youzhen finally gave the order to bombard Shengjing.

"Boom...... Prosperous. ”

"Boom...... Prosperous. ”

"Boom...... Prosperous. ”

……

Eighty flowering bullets cut through the sky one after another, squeezed the air in front of them, and flew towards the head of Shengjing South City.