April 30, 12th year of Chongzhen.

At three o'clock, the time for the general attack is coming soon.

Su Tiancheng, who had almost never slept all night, sat in the tent of the Chinese army, looking very calm, he had developed such a habit, the more the war was imminent, the more calm he looked.

Outside the tent of the Chinese army, there were officers from the Jiangning battalion and the border army.

Su Tiancheng finally stood up and slowly walked outside.

The sky is getting a little white, it doesn't take long, it may be bright, the weather at the end of April and early May, the sun is slowly getting longer, spring has long passed, and midsummer is coming.

Looking at the many officers who were pressed by the black, Su Tiancheng spoke, and his tone was particularly calm.

"Brothers, we are about to attack Dalinghe City, among you, there are brothers from the Jiangning Battalion and soldiers from the border army, but no matter what, since we have come together, we are brothers, we must take care of each other, support each other, attacking Dalinghe City is a very critical battle, you have fought countless bloody battles, I believe that in this extraordinary battle, you can also show that you can be different."

"The sword is ruthless, as an officer, lead this brother to charge, I hope you can charge ahead, whether it is the brother of the Jiangning battalion, or the soldiers of the border army, those who sacrificed their lives for the country, the court must be compensated, and the blood of the warriors cannot be shed in vain."

"I won't say much, but there is one thing you have to remember, no matter if there is an abyss or thorns in front of you, you must have no hesitation, there are no deserters in the Jiangning battalion, and the same is true for the border army."

"Brothers, let's go to win the battle, let's go to capture Dalinghe City, let's be in Dalinghe City together, and drink the blood of Houjin Tartar......"

Before the Great War. Always exceptional tranquility.

Su Tiancheng remembered that before Li Zicheng attacked the capital city of Kuizhou, he also felt like this, as if everything was still, time had stopped flowing, and his mind was very quiet. It looks very serene.

This is an extraordinary battle, from this moment on, the two top figures of the Ming Dynasty will launch a series of life-and-death struggles, a life-and-death battle, Huang Taiji is the hero, Su Tiancheng is the master.

Having come to this point, Su Tiancheng knows very well that this is his fate. Traveling to the Ming Dynasty, his task is to rewrite history, so that history will develop towards the path that will contribute to the rejuvenation and rise of the nation, in this development process, he must meet the constant challenges, must remove one obstacle after another, Li Zicheng and others, have fallen under his hands. Next up is Huang Taiji.

Faith is innate, powerful faith. Being able to support a strong victory, the step by step development pace of Jiangning Battalion, fully illustrates this point, Su Tiancheng believes that Huang Taiji is also like this, when Houjin was originally born. I'm afraid that the situation will be even worse, but Nurhachi and Huang Taiji have developed Houjin to today's scale. Calculate it, the rise of Houjin. It is only about 20 years, if history cannot be changed, there are still a few years to go, and the Houjin will unify the Central Plains and take charge of China.

Coming to the positions of the artillery battalion, all the officers and men were ready.

The artillery was uncamouflaged, and the jet-black muzzle was facing the direction of Dalinghe City.

Qin Rui saw Su Tiancheng, he had just returned to the position from the direction of the Chinese military tent, and when he was about to come to greet him, Su Tiancheng waved his hand from afar, signaling him to stay where he was and command the battle.

The soldiers around him handed over two earplugs, which are essential items for the officers and men of the artillery battalion to prevent their ears from being deaf due to the huge sound of cannonballs.

Su Tiancheng plugged his ears and walked to a hillside that overlooked the position of the entire artillery battalion, and near this hillside, there were strong sergeants guarding it.

Da Linghe City in the dark curtain seems quieter, the torches on the wall are slowly disappearing, and from the telescope, you can see Sergeant Houjin, who is patrolling.

It's time.

Qin Rui ran in front of Su Tiancheng, solemnly saluted, handed the red flag in his hand to Su Tiancheng, and according to the regulations, raising the red flag was the signal to launch an attack and the signal for the start of the general offensive.

Su Tiancheng silently took the red flag, breathed a long sigh of relief, and resolutely raised the red flag.

"Prepare - Release ......"

In an instant, the earth began to tremble.

The firelight appeared in the sky, and the rumbling cannon sound muffled all the movement, and at this time, even if you shouted with all your might, it was impossible to hear it.

Su Tiancheng has made history and is still making history.

In thousands of years of warfare, this is the first time that such a dense artillery has appeared, but from this moment on, intensive artillery will become the mainstream of siege, and people's understanding of artillery will also change dramatically with this battle.

Two hundred cannons, one after another, roared and whistling shells, flew towards Dalinghe City.

Su Tiancheng quietly held the binoculars and looked at Dalinghe City not far away.

The Houjin sergeants stationed in Dalinghe City had obviously never seen such a situation.

Although they are Han troops, although they are also good at firearms operation, but in their minds, heavy artillery, mainly used to hold the city, the strength of attacking the city is not very strong, anyway, the range and power, are factors that need to be considered, the defects of the artillery itself, also make it very difficult to fire continuously.

They would never have imagined that the Ming army's attack on Dalinghe City would be dominated by artillery.

Su Tiancheng's face was still calm, but his body was trembling slightly.

He saw very clearly that the cannonballs fell on the city wall of the Daling River, outside the city wall, and even inside the city wall, there were constantly sergeants flying into the sky, and the broken bricks and tiles also flew into the sky, and the Houjin sergeants guarding the city wall were panicked and obviously did not have any preparations.

The density of shells is too great, and the artillery battalion is planning to bombard the city wall in a certain place, and it can be seen from the telescope that Su Tiancheng expects that the shells falling per square meter will even exceed ten rounds, which is the density that has been excessive.

The real power of artillery siege, Su Tiancheng has never seen it, before the crossing, he only saw it in the movie, but the shooting after processing at that time was by no means a real war, as for the previous several times of using artillery, they were all field battles or holding the city, and this time the use of artillery to attack the city was really the first time. As for how to calculate the density of artillery, or what kind of firing is the most powerful, he has not thought about it, since he is not familiar with it, he will always have unexpected effects if he uses the most stupid method to concentrate firepower to attack a point.

Su Tiancheng's prediction was not wrong, the Houjin sergeants stationed in the city had no ability to resist at all, and under such intensive artillery fire, they didn't even have a place to hide.

Su Tiancheng, whose body trembled, knew that he had succeeded, the bricks and mud on the city wall were constantly blown away, seeing that the gap had begun to form, and the artillery fire was still continuing, as for the artillery of Sergeant Houjin, there was no time to fire at all, Su Tiancheng even saw the scene of the artillery on the city wall being blown away.

The soldiers and border troops of the Jiangning battalion, who were waiting for the attack, were even more stunned by this scene.

They had never seen it, and it was impossible to imagine that the artillery had such a huge power, seeing the black smoke miasma that was blown up on the city wall, and the bricks and mud blocks flying around, as if they had become birds that controlled flight, as for the Houjin Tartar on the city wall, it was directly blown away without time to prepare.

With such a huge artillery, what does it mean, all the sergeants understand, the next step is for them to attack, if the artillery continues to exert its power, they don't need anything like a ladder at all, they can directly enter Dalinghe City, of course, the ladder is still ready, the bricks and mud that are blown up will be re-piled up, who knows if the road will block the route of attack.

Many sergeants, their bodies began to tremble, they felt their own insignificance, in the face of powerful artillery, the individual is nothing, the previous way of attacking the city, will it be gone forever, even if it is a strong city, in the face of the power of artillery, it is difficult to persist.

The power of the artillery gave the sergeant great confidence.

The soldiers of the Jiangning battalion, accustomed to conquest, for this kind of scene, can still adapt, they have gone through countless tragic battles, but the border army is not very adaptable, after all, their responsibility, mainly is to stick to the city, since Chongzhen four years, Houjin Tatars into the customs, are through Mongolia, from the Xifeng Pass into the pass, Guanning Jin defense line, has always been strong, Houjin Tartar is also unbreakable, most of the border army, accustomed to guarding the city, using the city's solidity, resist the attack of Houjin, But today, they saw the power of artillery, and their inner thoughts began to change, in the face of such fierce artillery, even if they held the city, how useful it could be.

Looking at this scene, Zu Dashou's inner shock was indescribable.

He had never seen such a sharp artillery, just the rumbling sound of the cannon, it made people feel breathless, the power of the artillery, it was even more unbelievable, all this in front of him, it didn't seem to be true, seeing the strong walls of Dalinghe City, under the attack of artillery, slowly became fragile, and it was only a matter of time before a gap was blown up.

Zu Dale and Zu Dabi cheered loudly beside him, he didn't pay attention, at this time, he thought of the future, the bravery of the Jiangning camp is indeed incomparable, Su Tiancheng served as the Jiliao Governor, it seems that he is ready to completely exterminate the Houjin, many years ago, Zu Dashou followed Yuan Chonghuan to fight, at that time, Yuan Chonghuan also thought about being able to exterminate the Houjin, but the real confrontation was always on the defensive, but Su Tiancheng was different, not long after he arrived in Liaodong, he began to take the initiative to attack, for the powerful Eight Banners Army, Without the slightest fear, with such faith and self-confidence, I am afraid that in the future, it will be enough to arouse Hou Jin's fear. (To be continued......)