Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Battle of Anqing (Part II)
Under the leadership of several Han generals, the Qing soldiers hurriedly ran towards the city with hundreds of ladders.
Seeing the Qing soldiers approaching, the remaining dozen or so artillery pieces of the Zheng Jiajun immediately opened fire, and in the face of the powerful fire attack, the Qing army suffered countless casualties.
Hong Chengchou mobilized hundreds of guns and concentrated fire to bombard the Zheng army's artillery position, hoping to relieve the pressure on the green battalion soldiers.
The Qing artillery had just fired a few shots, and immediately suffered a merciless blow, and under the heavy artillery fire of the Zheng army, the Qing artillery suffered heavy losses, and many gunners were killed.
Seeing that artillery was not Zheng Jiajun's opponent, Hong Chengchou had no choice but to stop his fearless sacrifice.
As soon as the Qing soldiers approached, the "...... of the Qing Army" with an extremely sharp whistling sound, and countless arrows with extremely strong strength only drew a wonderful arc in the air, like a dark cloud of death covering the Qing soldiers under the city.
Compared with the Manchu soldiers, who were born hardcore dealers, the green battalion soldiers were raised by their stepmothers, wearing hats and sackcloth, and had no armor at all.
The sharp arrows easily shot through the bodies of the green battalion soldiers, and the Qing troops who rushed in front suddenly fell to the ground like dumplings, and the speed of their advance was a little slower.
From time to time, Qing soldiers were shot, let out a terrible scream, and fell to the death in a pool of blood.
A few of the Green Battalion soldiers couldn't stand the bloody scene and turned around and fled.
As soon as those green battalion soldiers ran back, they were killed on the spot by the Eight Banners cavalry.
The cavalry of the Eight Banners carried the head and shouted loudly, "Those who retreat from the battle, behead!" ”
The freshly beheaded head was dripping with blood, and in the face of this bloody lesson, the Green Battalion soldiers ran towards the city with all their hearts.
Rushing through the rain of arrows, the Green Battalion ran under the walls, and the ladders had just been erected.
There was a Han general leading the soldiers to climb up.
Before he was halfway there, there were already stones falling heavily on the city wall, and luckily his head blossomed and he died on the spot.
Unfortunately, he broke his hands and feet, and let out a dying wail under the city wall, which made people listen to the creepy.
He was about to climb to the city wall, and was pushed away by the Zheng family's bamboo pipes and iron guns.
The soldiers on the ladder screamed and fell to the ground into patties.
Seeing that his subordinates suffered heavy casualties under the city, Han General Liu Fangming hurriedly ran to Hong Chengchou and said: "Taibo, the casualties of the children are too great to attack the city like this, so let's withdraw first, and then think about other plans!" ”
Hong Chengchou hadn't said yet, Ao Bai had already whipped it, "You dare to shake the heart of the army, do you want to die?" Hurry up and give it to me, you must take down Anqing and arrest Zheng Haikou! ”
Even the Emperor Taiji and Dolgon treat themselves with respect. Ao Bai completely ignored himself as a coach and scolded his subordinates like house slaves.
Hong Chengchou is silent on the surface, but he is unusually resentful in his heart.
"Fang Ming, you personally lead the troops to attack the city!" Hong Chengchou said lightly.
When Liu Fangming heard it, his face was like earth.
Ao Bai threw another whip over, "Don't go quickly!" ‘
Liu Fangming didn't even give a military salute, turned around and directly ordered his personal guards, and went towards Anqing to kill.
After a while, a Qing soldier rushed to report and said, "Tell me, Liu Fang fell for the boiling oil of the Zheng family army and died in the city!" ”
Hearing Liu Fangming's death, the Han generals in front of the battle all had a feeling of hatred for Ao Bai and a group of generals.
The fierce battle of Anqing City was in full swing, and the Zheng army responded well, and the Qing army suffered heavy casualties, and there was not even a single Qing soldier who climbed to the top of the city.
That night, the Qing army launched all its forces without stopping and continued the fierce attack.
Zheng Chenggong selected hundreds of strong warriors from various towns, led by He Wenxing and Wan Li, took advantage of the darkness to touch out of the city, opened the way with grenades, shouted loudly, and slaughtered into the right side of the Qing army.
The city was on fire like a star, and the drums shook loudly. Hundreds of Zheng Jiajun, rushing left and right.
The Qing soldiers besieging the city were panicked, and they did not know how many enemy soldiers there were, and they disturbed each other.
He Wenxing and Wan Li led the army to gallop through the Qing army, and they were killed when they met. Fight from the right side, directly through the Qing army, and kill from the left.
The Qing soldiers were afraid of an ambush and did not dare to pursue.
There were not many Qing soldiers killed or wounded in this battle, but it was a serious blow to the morale of the Qing army.
In order to boost morale, the next day, Hong Chengchou led the generals to watch the battle in front of the battle and sat down.
When Zheng Jiajun saw it, he hurriedly fired cannons at Hong Chengchou, but the first few shots did not hit, and only killed more than a dozen of Hong Chengchou's personal guards.
Seeing that the situation was urgent, Zhang Dayuan picked up Hong Chengchou and fled backwards.
Hong Chengchou's seat was shattered, and Hong Chengchou was fortunately unharmed.
For five days in a row, the Qing soldiers attacked Anqing without their lives.
Under the many defensive equipment of the Zheng army, the Qing army suffered 50,000 or 60,000 casualties.
Under normal circumstances, if the Qing army had suffered so many casualties, it would have withdrawn its troops long ago.
It's just that under the cruel prison army of Ao Bai and other generals, even if the green battalion soldiers are unwilling, they can only kill Anqing City with fear.
The casualties of the green battalion soldiers, in exchange for the huge consumption of the city's equipment, the casualties of the Zheng family army also gradually increased, and there were more than 3,000 casualties on this day.
What's even more terrifying is that the Qing army fought continuously, and the disadvantage of the small number of the Zheng family army was reflected.
Due to the small number of people, it is impossible to guarantee the rest in turns, and there is too little sleep, and the soldiers guarding the city are very exhausted.
Some of the warriors fainted under the walls with their eyes closed when they attacked.
Some were still standing, but they were already snoring.
More people are in a state of mental trance, in the fighting, seeing the enemy's swords and guns, but straight up.
A high degree of fatigue multiplies the decrease in combat effectiveness. The proportion of Zheng Jiajun's casualties has risen sharply. In the half-hour before dawn on the fifth day, the proportion of casualties exceeded that of the previous days combined.
The soldiers didn't have much rest, and Zheng Chenggong didn't have much rest either.
His face was haggard, his eyes were red and swollen, his cheeks were thin, and he never regained his solemn and majestic image of a general.
In the attack of Shicai, Zheng Chenggong led the Tiger Guard Battalion to defend the city in person.
When repelling the Qing army just now, if it wasn't for a guard who used his life, Zheng Chenggong would have died on the city wall as soon as he was there.
But a tiger guard was sacrificed in this way, and Zheng Chenggong was stabbed with a hole in his right arm, which is now being bandaged with a cloth.
Zheng Chenggong held the Longquan sword and slowly patrolled around the city.
Walking among the soldiers, patting the general on the shoulder, checking the soldier's wounds. Looking at the haggard appearance of these soldiers, Zheng Chenggong knew that he couldn't go on like this.
It seems that the Qing army is planning to exchange casualties for casualties and deplete our army's soldiers and horses.
Once they are allowed to succeed, the consequences are unimaginable. (To be continued.) )