"Dismount, fold your shield, and march on foot." Halleha also discovered the weakness of the cavalry, the shield could not protect the huge war horses at all, and every time a batch of war horses was lost, the soldiers on horseback were basically reimbursed.

Under the guidance of Halleha, the Jurchen soldiers put many shields in front of them and on top of their heads, and surrounded a huge shield array, and the soldiers hid in the center of the array.

The Jurchens were best at archery on horseback, and now they were forced to hide in this turtle-like shield array, unable to ride horses or shoot arrows, and the soldiers felt very aggrieved.

This should be the tactics of the Ming army, whenever they could not withstand the impact of the Jurchen cavalry, they hid in the turtle-like city, using the advantage of the city wall to block the Jurchens' stormy attack.

In the face of death, the Jurchens also learned to protect themselves, and no one dared to poke out of the shield, and being a bird had to pay with their lives.

The shield array slowly moved towards the city, and in front of the shield, the flintlock pistol was also rutted, and this wooden shield wrapped in raw cowhide seemed to be the nemesis of the flintlock pistol.

The shield array at the front finally caught up with the range of the Jurchens' bows and arrows.

"Shoot the arrows." Halleha was relieved that the Ming army was finally going to pay the price for their risky actions.

The Jurchen soldiers uncovered their shields and began to throw arrows at the city.

The black arrows rose into the sky and fell straight down from the sky to the city. The soldiers of the Ming army, who did not have any armor protection, began to be wounded by arrows.

"The second group retreated from the city, and the first group went into bunker." Yuan Chonghuan decisively changed his tactics.

The last time Li Xing encountered Jiannu's shield array in Ningyuan, there was no way to use the flintlock gun, and after Yuan Chonghuan knew about it, he specially strengthened the defense of the city.

On each side of each battlement he erected a low fence wall, and the low wall was covered with a thick plank.

When Kennu's arrows fell from the sky, the soldiers burrowed under the planks, leaving only a very small gap in the battlements for observing Kennu outside the city.

"Collapse, collapse, collapse."

The arrows fell like hail on the planks, and some of the arrows were inserted directly into the planks, but the planks were so thick that the arrows that fell from the air by projectile could not penetrate the planks at all.

The Ming army basically stopped shooting, and Jiannu hid behind shields, and shooting was just a waste of ammunition.

"The warriors of the Dajin Kingdom, shoot me hard, and let these Ming Dynasty tofu troops taste the power of our Dajin Kingdom's bows and arrows."

Seeing that the flintlock pistols of the Ming army had been suppressed by bows and arrows, Hallha was overjoyed, and the Jurchen soldiers, who were brave, invincible, and invincible, finally returned.

The Jurchen soldiers in front of them protected their shields and prevented the shield array from collapsing, and behind them, those Jurchen soldiers who had been aggrieved for a long time and had long been red-eyed, used all their strength to eat, and they were eager to shoot the Ming soldiers together with the daughter wall.

The arrows kept drifting towards the city, like snowflakes that had just fallen in autumn, and the air was sparse and sparse with insufficient moisture.

Halleha also noticed that something was wrong: "What the hell is going on? Why are there so few arrows fired? ”

"Ezhen, our soldiers have suffered heavy casualties, and the remaining soldiers have to hold shields again, and there are no extra soldiers." The pro-soldier whispered to Halleha.

"Excessive casualties? How many soldiers were killed or wounded? Halleha glanced in all directions, but the shield blocked his view, and he couldn't see how many dead and wounded soldiers were on the ground.

"Ezhen, I can't count the number of people now, but there are only twenty shield arrays, and based on the forty soldiers in each shield array, there are only eight hundred soldiers - we have already suffered nearly half of the casualties."

"Nearly half of the casualties?" Haleha was furious, it had only been a long time, and his soldiers had been killed and wounded, and he drew his hard bow and shot three arrows at the head of the city in succession, "Shoot, shoot, shoot, I will shoot you turtle army hiding behind the city walls." ”

"Ezhen ......" The soldiers noticed that Halleha seemed to be in a state of madness.

Haleha shot five more arrows at the head of the city, and the fingers of his right hand felt very painful because he was pinching the tail of the arrow too hard, so he stopped: "What about the Ming army?" How many more casualties did the Ming army have than ours? ”

The soldiers shook their heads, the casualties of the Ming army were all at the head of the city, they were under the city, and they couldn't see it at all, "Maybe there are more than us!" "Actually, even he didn't believe it, they only shot such a few arrows in total, and they threw them at the head of the city, the hit rate was not high, and the Ming army may have protective measures such as shields, so the casualties should not be too large.

"If I go to the top of the city, I will kill them all, and throw their corpses into the field to feed the wolves - these tofu army will only shrink into the city as turtles for the shaman to see their jokes." After scolding, Halleha's heart felt much better, but he was still not steady, so many soldiers died, how to explain to the banner owner when he went back.

The flintlock pistols of the Ming army did not completely stop firing, and the sporadic gunfire was mainly aimed at the wounded soldiers of Jiannu on the ground, who had no shield protection and were simply targets attached to the ground.

As long as the Ming army saw that the Jiannu on the ground would move, or try to get on their horses and escape, they would make up for one or two shots, until they honestly rolled in place, or lay quietly on the ground, watching their blood flow like mountain spring water.

"Ezhen, retire! We don't have the siege equipment, and we can't get to the top of the city. ”

Halleha glanced at the tall walls, and there were no defenders in sight at the top of the city, "If we have a ladder, now is the best time to attack the city." ”

“……”

"Let's go, let's go back and tell Lord Sù Belle that I have found a way to attack the city."

The shield array slowly retreated, and some of the wounded soldiers were also dragged away.

"Commander, Jiannu has already entered the range of artillery, do you want to fire a few shots?" Ning Xianlong has always followed Yuan Chonghuan's side, and Jiannu just retreated, and he felt very sorry.

"No, this is just the vanguard of Jiannu, Yue Tuo's main force has not yet come, don't expose the power of artillery for the time being."

"But they brought the wounded soldiers back."

Yuan Chonghuan put his hand on his daughter's wall, watching Jiannu gradually move away, "It's okay, these Jiannu are all seriously injured, and they can't be saved, sooner or later they will die, and it will be a burden for them to keep them." ”

Halha had retreated a thousand paces away, and the soldiers withdrew their shield arrays, each finding an unwounded horse, and straddled it haphazardly.

The number of people who had already been counted had already been counted, and it was reported to Haleha: "Ezhen, there are no injured soldiers, there are seven hundred and sixty-eight in total, and two hundred and eighteen wounded soldiers have been rescued, but the soldiers are all seriously injured and need timely medical treatment." ”

"Let's go, let's go back." Halleha took one last look at the city, then turned the horse's head, and slowly retreated, no longer with the vigor when he came, and the Han people became difficult to bully when they came.

The wounded soldiers were put on their horses, and those who could not ride were placed on their horses and carried back by their horses.

"Bastard." Before Yue Tuo could finish listening to Halleha's narration, the anger rushed to his head with a "bang", and he used the horsewhip to slash his head and cover his brain.

The casualties were all his most precious Jurchen soldiers, the bravest and most fearless warriors of the Dajin Kingdom.

Now there were only four Jiala and twenty Niulu around him, and with a small tentative attack, Halleha had suffered two and a half casualties.

"Lord Belle!" Halleha's face was mournful, he endured the severe pain, but he did not dare to dodge the whip, Yueto's whipping was the best punishment for him.

If Yue Tuo had a gloomy face and didn't say a word, then he would be unlucky, and at least he would be removed from his post and even beheaded.

"Lord Belle!" Seeing that Halleha's leather armor was not only cracked, but his face was also scarred, he hurriedly came over to persuade him, "Halleha is also eager to attack the city, he definitely didn't expect that the Ming army's flintlock pistols were so powerful, and they had exceeded the range of bows and arrows. ”

"Yes, Lord Belle, the Ming army's flintlock pistols are too powerful, and it is difficult for us to get into the range of bows and arrows." Halleha wiped a handful of blood from her face, her entire face was blood-red except for her eyeballs, and a long whip mark on the left side of her face was still oozing blood because it was too deep.

Yue Tuo stopped the horsewhip in his hand and glared at Haleha fiercely: "Are you a dead man?" After so many years of fighting...... he immediately thought that he had also been outside Jinzhou City, and when he attacked Yuan Chonghuan, he was also killed and fled, and he lost more than 600 soldiers at one time, and the rest of the words were swallowed alive.

Halha avoided Yue Tuo's murderous gaze and whispered, "Lord Belle, I have found a way to attack the city. ”

"Siege? How to siege the city? Yue Tuo snorted, and didn't look at Halleha.

Wu Dabu kept an eye on Halleha, hoping that he wouldn't talk nonsense, and if he made Yue Tuo angry again, he wouldn't be able to protect Halleha.

"Lord Belle, as long as we enter the range of bows and arrows, the Ming army at the head of the city is very afraid of our arrows, and they will definitely dodge. Today, when we attacked the city, none of the Ming troops on the city were gone, and if there was a ladder at that time, we would have climbed to the top of the city long ago. "Halleha doesn't care about Yue Tuo's cold reception, as long as Yue Tuo's anger is calmed, then his punishment will be over.

Yue Tuo remembered the encounter that attacked Yuan Chonghuan outside the city of Jinzhou, although his soldiers suffered relatively large losses, but only five Niu Lu's soldiers could break through the Ming army's gun array, if his soldiers could be more, the speed of the attack was faster, and the battle was a little more brave, the Ming army's position would be broken through.

As long as the Ming army's gun array was broken, in close hand-to-hand combat, the Ming army's flintlock pistols were not strong at all, and with the speed and combat effectiveness of the Jurchen cavalry, it was difficult for the Ming army not to die.

"And how did you break through the array of guns and get into the range of your bow and arrows?"

"Lord Belle, we use our shields to form a huge shield array, and the flintlock pistols of the Ming army can't penetrate our shields at all." Halleha saw that Yue Tuo's face softened slightly, and knew that Yue Tuo believed his words.

Yue Tuo paced back and forth in the big tent, and suddenly, with the whip still on his side, he said to Halleha with a blank face: "Tomorrow you have a day off, prepare the ladder, and the day after tomorrow, you will give me the lead, use the shield, and send the ladder to the city." ”

Halleha held his left chest near his heart with his right hand, and bowed to Yue Tuo: "Yes, Lord Belle, my subordinates will definitely make amends for their merits and be the first to climb the head of Jinzhou City." ”