On the morning of 5 May, the first wave of attacks outside the East Gate was very difficult for the Ming army to defend. After the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info Tartars retreated, the Ming army counted the men and horses, and found that in less than an hour, the Ming army had as many as 400 dead and wounded. The walls were littered with wounded soldiers, and the ground was littered with bloody corpses. The auxiliaries endured the discomfort and quickly carried the wounded down the city wall. The Axemen continued to search for living Tartars to mend their swords, while they also had to cut off their heads to be used for post-battle counting.

There were corpses everywhere, and there was not even a place to settle on the walls. In desperation, He Shixian ordered the Ming army to throw the remaining Tartar corpses off the city wall nearby.

Not long after, the corpses of the Tartars were thrown from the walls one by one. The corpse fell from a height of more than ten meters, smashed on the stone and shattered, and the soldiers of Houjin were extremely angry. They shouted and cursed, trying to stop the Ming army's frenzied corpse abuse. The Ming army was unmoved, silently throwing them down one by one. Later, Jin Shishu watched the corpses of his former comrades-in-arms or relatives fall high, and they all cried and cried.

After the Jin soldiers fought, all the corpses killed in the battle would be taken away, and they would not leave any credit or honor to the Ming army. But this time, the Houjin soldiers did not do it, and they began to taste the bitter fruits of failure.

For the Ming army, the Tartars were self-inflicted. When the Tartars drove innocent civilians to attack the city, the Ming army was under great pressure, and the guilt even made some soldiers refuse to attack. After all, there are ordinary people in the city, and even some people are still familiar friends or fellow villagers, and it is very difficult to face each other, which makes many local Ming soldiers extremely hesitant. The victorious Ming army did not expect that the retribution of the Tartars would come so quickly, and the Ming army began to laugh at the Tartars indifferently.

An hour later, the corpses on the walls were cleared. The Tartars also sent some people to collect the corpses under the city walls, and the Ming army did not attack, but quietly watched them leave.

A truce began at the east gate, and it seemed that everything inside and outside the city was slowly calming down. Only the generals of both sides understood that everyone was gearing up and mobilizing forces to prepare for the next wave of the offensive.

He Shixian had already sent someone to invite Shen Jia. The battle just now made him a little worried, he felt that Shen Jia was more experienced in the use of grenades and incendiary grenades, and he could come in handy at critical times.

Shen Jia brought the new barracks, and at the same time, he also brought Ding Jiaozhi. Ding Jiaozhi is He Shixian's general, he heard that He Shuai had difficulties over there, so he wanted to follow him without saying a word. Shen Jia understood that he couldn't refuse, this was the responsibility and obligation of the general. Besides, there is not even a bird at the south gate today, and it is a waste to leave Ding on his feet.

After arriving at the east gate, Shen Jia asked Ding Jiaozhi to take the first and second companies to support each other and defend the city wall, while he took two companies to guard near the city gate. At the same time, Shen Jia ordered the other three companies to rest on the spot and prepare to replace the support when the time came.

"Boy, don't go up on the city wall, you still have to be protected by someone on your bones, you just hide under the city, watch the city gate for me, remember, don't block the city gate again, there is no war like you."

"Knowing Uncle He, don't worry, with me here, you can command with peace of mind."

"Fart, don't talk big about it yet, this Tartar has eaten the gunpowder today, hit and rush, you must be careful. There are also five tiger cannons sent by General Qi, and the gunners are also here, they are all left to you, just don't let the city gate go wrong. ”

Shen Jia said in his heart that with the tiger cannon, it is not safe to defend the city gate and sit on the Diaoyutai, so he hurriedly thanked him.

Along with Shen Jia was a hundred households named Ma Hong, who was in his thirties, hoarse, and was waving a big hand like a fan to greet Shen Jia.

"Lord Shen, the villain will be in front of the city gate when the time comes, and the Tartar who rushed in through the net will be handed over to you, you can help me take care of the flanks and behind me."

After speaking, this honest-looking man smiled innocently. Shen Jia nodded and smiled slightly, agreeing, he understood that this was Ma Hong's intention to take care of him, maybe it was He Shixian's advice. He couldn't refuse He Shixian's kindness, he was also a guard under He Shixian in name, and some things were not as clear as others.

There was a boom, slightly dull, and it seemed to be a cannon, but it didn't seem quite right to listen to the sound. Not long after, the herald came down to tell Shen Jia that it was the Tartars who were testing the artillery. Shen Jia was suddenly startled, this was how Tatar broke through the south gate the day before yesterday, which made him in a hurry and in danger.

Seeing that Shen Jia's expression was wrong, the herald told Shen Jia that the Tartars were not so lucky this time, and the solid cannonball hit the city wall and smashed a small hole, so there was no need to worry. For the Fushun city wall, which is several zhang thick, the solid cannonballs of the Ming Dynasty are still too weak. Unless the Tartars are able to concentrate dozens of shells and hit the same hole at the same time.

The Ming army in the city was laughing loudly at the Tartars, but the Tartars under the city ignored them, and after waiting for the barrels to cool down, they reloaded.

Although the herald was extremely contemptuous of Tartar's artillery skills, Shen Jia did not dare. Luck is a thing, just come and go, in case a solid bullet hits the vital point, then you can only stare dryly.

Shen Jia decided to consider the defense of the city gate in advance, and he found Zhao Changshun, the commander of the third company. Zhao Changshun has thick eyebrows and big eyes, coupled with his youth, he looks handsome, and he is calm and calm, especially in the first harassment battle, his performance is extremely eye-catching. Shen Jia never understood why the handsome Zhao Changshun was chosen as the company commander. Shouldn't you choose a powerful person to lead everyone to do it? How could Zhao Changshun be chosen. After contacting him for a while, Shen Jia found that Zhao Changshun had a flexible brain and a lot of ideas.

"Instructor Shen, this Fushun City has been demolished by the Tartars once, and the urn city is gone, completely relying on the existing city defense, which is a bit unreliable."

"Company Commander Zhao, what can you do? Let's hear about it! ”

"If you want me to say, let's just tear off the floor tiles under our feet, dig a trench along the inner city gate, and lay the door panel on it normally, in case the Tartars rush in, we will draw the door panel, if we don't have time, don't we still have incendiary bombs and grenades, it's easy to blow up the door panel, what do you think?"

"Well, it's a good idea, you talk to the commander of the fourth company, let him find a few door panels, the longer the better, the trench is too short to stop the infantry, let alone the cavalry. Let the militia organize people to dig, the sooner the better, you can help me watch the point. ”

"Okay, Instructor Shen, leave it to me."

Outside the city, the Tartars used cold water to cool the barrels of their guns and planned to continue the test firing. The first two shells flew over the city walls and hit a house in the city, but fortunately there were no casualties. The Tartar thought that since he was able to fly over the city walls, it should not be difficult to hit the lock. So at the urging of Mang Gurtai, another cannonball flew out with a roar and slammed into the wall on the side of the city gate.

"You idiots, it's the fourth shot, you haven't even touched a single hair, hurry up and reload, this is the last time, if you can't hit again, raise your head to see me!"

The Houjin auxiliaries touched the barrel of the cannon and felt that it was very hot, so they hurriedly cooled down. Mang Gurtai's threat made the auxiliaries a little scared, they didn't dare to take too long, so after the cannon body cooled down slightly, the auxiliaries frantically filled the artillery hall with gunpowder, hoping to inflict heavy damage on the Ming army this time.

The Houjin auxiliaries did not know how to clean up the remnants of the cannon chamber, they only knew how to cool the barrel of the cannon like the Ming army. After many consecutive shots, a large amount of gunpowder residue accumulated in the barrel, and the excessive gunpowder filling just now increased the danger by dozens of levels. A few minutes later, the Houjin auxiliaries lit the fuse, and with a loud bang, the cannon chamber exploded, and the four auxiliary soldiers next to him were killed on the spot.

There was a panic in front of the Houjin Array, and with the arrival of Mang Gurtai, the panic was quickly suppressed.

"These idiots, they deserve to die, hurry up and drag these things away, Minggou's garbage, don't use it, we Jurchens are born warriors, warriors should use force to conquer this city, you guys hurry up and clean up, we're going to attack."

Half an hour later, the Tartars attacked in a big way. As last time, the cannon fodder was still in the vanguard, forced to rush towards the city walls, followed by a surging stream of Tartar soldiers. The crossbow arrows of the Ming army flew densely into the crowd outside the city. The Tartars were hit by arrows, and they either died immediately, or gritted their teeth and continued to charge. A large number of rolling stones were thrown down on the city wall, and the tartars on the side of the city wall were smashed, and then they were crushed by the high-speed rolling wooden thorns.

The tartars in front of the city walls are like headless flies, hiding in all directions. Gushan Ejin, who was in charge, hurriedly ordered the archers to suppress the fire on the city walls, and at the same time ordered the ladder to follow.

Although it was difficult to shoot from the bottom of the city, the Tartars quickly suppressed the fire on the walls of the Ming army with their large number of men. In the back, the Ming army could only hide behind the battlements, looking for an opportunity to shoot. Seeing that the firepower of the Ming army was suppressed, He Shixian had no choice but to personally command the crossbowmen to shoot, trying to re-suppress the opposing archers. As they came and went, the Tartars of many sections of the wall quickly set up ladders, and they began to climb upwards.

The Tartar archers took the opportunity to withdraw from the battle, and they reconcentrated in the direction of the center of the city gate, preparing to suppress the fire of the Ming army at the main gate and cover the attack of the siege vehicles.

The Tartars' highly effective targeted attacks quickly paid off. A large number of Tartars on the city wall climbed upwards and fought with the Ming army defending the city. Fortunately, having learned the lesson of the last time, He Shixian tried his best to ensure that the support on the horse trail could reach all places quickly. The fighting on the city wall seemed to be everywhere, but He Shixian was not as nervous as last time.

The Tartars were full of strength and wanted to make a breakthrough near the city gates. But the Tartars' ambitions were soon crushed by the Ming army. Under the attack of the recruit company of incendiary bombs and grenades, the Tartars suffered heavy losses, and a large number of auxiliaries were killed. In the end, even the siege car caught fire.

Just when the Ming army thought that this wave of Tartar attacks was coming to an end, someone suddenly shouted: "The Tartars have entered with a powder keg, be careful under the city." ”

With a violent explosion, the city gate was completely shattered, and countless Tartars swarmed in.

The shouts and killings everywhere were deafening, but Shen Jia didn't hear anything. Ma Hong, who was on the side, realized the danger, and he hurriedly sent Ming soldiers into the doorway. There was a thick layer of dust in the city gate cave, and the figure was blurred two or three meters away. Just as Mahon was rejoicing in his decisiveness, a violent explosion suddenly brought up a torrent of dust to his face. The Ming army outside the door hole was shocked to the ground, and when they stood up again and looked at the door hole, they found that the Ming army inside fell to the ground and all of them were killed.

"Dog's day, fight with them, brothers, follow me!"

Mahon roared loudly and was about to lead someone into the doorway, when he suddenly found another wooden barrel rolling over, with a burning fuse next to it.

Shen Jia behind Ma Hong saw it clearly, and he hurriedly shouted to everyone to retreat.

There was a loud bang, a great earthquake trembled, and the stirring dust made everyone's eyes blur. Just when the Ming army was worried about the city gate, they were lucky to find that the powder keg was stuck in a half-meter-deep trench, and a huge pit was blown out in front of the city gate.

More than a dozen Ming soldiers near the city gate completely disappeared, leaving only a huge amount of earth falling from the sky, crackling and smashing on the heads of the Ming army. The violent explosion made Shen Jia deaf again, and he completely lost his hearing. Shen Jia yelled at Ma Hong and anxiously pointed to the doorway in front of him.

The Tartars rushed in, and the door was filled with black pressure. Excited, the Tartars ran to the gate of the city, but they found a round pit, and they did not know whether to jump down or retreat. Originally, the trench was only dug a little bit, and the Tartars attacked, and the Ming army did not even lay the door panels, and the half-meter-deep trench would not affect the entry and exit of the Ming army. As a result, a barrel of gunpowder ignited by the Tartars got stuck in the trench and blew a deep pit into the ground in front of the city gate.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Shen Jia was very anxious, he angrily grabbed the collar of Zhao Changshun, the commander of the third company, and shouted: "Hurry up and throw the grenade, the Tartar is coming." ”

Zhao Changshun understood, and he organized the Ming army to throw incendiary bombs and grenades into the city gate through the big pit, and explosions suddenly sounded in the door hole.

The Tartars rushed in mainly with soldiers in hand-to-hand combat, and the Tartars had no way to deal with the Ming troops across the pit. The artillerymen of the Ming army manipulated the tiger cannon and completely blocked the Tartar in the city gate hole.

The Tartars even jumped into a large pit and tried to rush up to fight the Ming army, only to be slashed by the fierce slash led by Ma Hong, leaving corpses everywhere. The space in the city gate cave was limited, and after a dozen Tartar shooters fired a volley, they quickly died under the grenades thrown by the Ming army.

After a small setback, Tartar still refused to give up. They reorganized their brigades of archers, mixed with sword and shield men, and tried to storm the city. As a result, the Ming army threw a large number of incendiary bombs and asphalt with a disgusting smell in the city gate cave, and the air in the city gate cave was already poorly circulated, and in the end, the door hole completely fell into a hell shrouded in black smoke. Neither the Tartars nor the Ming army, no one was able to hold out in the burning asphalt gas for thirty seconds.

Shen Jia was still deaf, but that didn't affect his decision-making. Shen Jia took the opportunity to order people to prepare a large number of stones and sandbags, and formed a semicircle around the deep pit to completely seal the intersection in front of the city gate.