At that time, the offensive began.

In an instant, the quiet atmosphere was completely broken, the rumbling drums sounded, and the square formation formed by the Guan Ning army began to attack.

With the sound of drums, the artillery battalion also began to attack, and the Fran machine guns and tiger squat guns began to fire, and shells continued to fall on the strongholds on the outskirts of Dalinghe City, blowing up clods of earth and flying into the sky.

Amid the sound of drums and artillery, the Guanning army's squadron began to attack.

The formation of a square team of 2,000 people is still not small, and when it charges, it has a certain momentum, but on the entire front, such a square team still looks a little thinner.

The situation that Su Tiancheng was worried about appeared in an instant.

The Guanning military team, which was charging forward, shouted the slogan of rushing and killing, but the Houjin sergeant on the position did not rush to make a move, on the contrary, the artillery on the wall of the Daling River began to exert its might, and one by one the shells rushed over with a roar.

The power of solid shells cannot be underestimated, because of the huge impact force and shock wave, the place where the shells pass, is often a bloody road, and the sergeants who are hit by the shells cannot have a chance of survival and survival.

The power of the red-coated cannon was also reflected in an instant.

One by one, the shells roared past the square, and the formation quickly became chaotic, and in the rumbling cannons, there was almost no scream, and what was seen in front of me was a piece of blood.

The officer who commanded the charge obviously hesitated, and the pace of the charge slowed down.

It was very fatal hesitation at this very moment. The Houjin sergeants who were lying in ambush in the position began to attack under artillery fire, they used arquebuses, and more Guanning sergeants fell when the gunfire rang out.

A few minutes passed, and Su Tiancheng could conclude. The first squadron is hopeless, the casualties are huge, but it has not yet been able to get close to the stronghold on the periphery of the Daling River, to put it mildly, this squadron is sacrificed in vain, after all, it is two thousand people, no matter how many surviving sergeants there are, at least after this round of attacks, the morale of the surviving sergeants has been completely defeated.

The drumming continues. The squad still had to charge forward, and the sergeants continued to fall under the sound of gunfire and artillery, and there were already sergeants lying on the ground, unwilling to get up.

Seeing this scene, Su Tiancheng's face became grim.

If you always charge in this way, it will be tantamount to death, and after paying huge casualties, you may not be able to pull out the strongholds on the outskirts of Dalinghe City.

An anxious look began to appear on Hong Chengchou's face. Su Tiancheng didn't speak, and he didn't know how to say it. After all, the offensive has just begun, and no one knows how Wu Sangui will be arranged behind him.

In less than ten minutes, the first round of the team began to retreat, and the speed of retreat was so fast that the team was no longer in shape. Fragmentary sergeants, running towards the back, and the officers leading the team, without stopping, followed and ran backwards.

Perhaps the losses of the team were too heavy. It seems that no one has any complaints about this unauthorized retreat, and it is estimated that in the opinion of some people, the team should have retreated a long time ago to minimize casualties.

Su Tiancheng and Hong Chengchou frowned at the same time.

Su Tiancheng's face began to be gloomy, and he found the biggest problem.

On the battlefield, you must obey the command, life is important, but if everything is life-oriented, when fighting, you must also take care of your own life, and then you may have to pay more lives, when the iron hooves of Houjin ravaged the Central Plains and the south, how many people were killed, no one can remember clearly, this is the end of the army's weakness, today you are lucky to save your own life, and your family may all have to die in the future, so on the battlefield, victory is the most important, with enough strength, Only with sufficient prestige can we prevent the outbreak of war and ensure a peaceful environment.

Therefore, the rules of the Jiangning battalion are very clear, on the battlefield, absolutely obey the command, even if there is only one person left, and he has not received the order to retreat, he will resolutely not be able to retreat.

But the Guan Ning army in front of him, this kind of approach made Su Tiancheng feel a huge mistake, this is what kind of army with combat effectiveness, no wonder it can only curl up in the city, watching the Houjin sergeants loot everywhere.

This is an army without a military soul, and its combat effectiveness cannot be strong, maybe in the face of the common people, they are the army, and when they face the Eight Banners Army, they are turtle grandsons.

Hong Chengchou's idea is the same, he has been in the Jiangning camp for a long time, many ideas are deeply rooted in the bone marrow, the offensive of the Guanning army failed, this is not a big deal, there are always winners and losers in the fight, as long as the morale is still there, there is nothing remarkable, but unfortunately the performance of the Guanning army is too disappointing.

From the binoculars, Su Tiancheng could see very clearly that Wu Sangui did not blame the officers who retreated without permission.

The second round of charging began, this time with two square charges, from the left and right directions.

The situation was the same, there was no change in the slightest, this time the time to hold on was even shorter than the first time, in less than ten minutes, the two teams couldn't wait to retreat after dropping some corpses.

Su Tiancheng finally spoke.

"Lord Hong, take my token, you go and command the battle, and let Wu Sangui stand aside."

As soon as Su Tiancheng's words were finished, the third round of Guan Ningjun's charge began, and this time it was still two square teams attacking.

Su Tiancheng felt angry, is this a fight or a completion of the task, what is Wu Sangui thinking, what is the practical significance of organizing an attack like this, is it worth showing off if you pay for casualties.

Hong Chengchou did not hesitate and was ready to take over the command.

"Lord Hong, the morale of the army is the most important, what to do, I don't need to emphasize."

The third charge failed, and at this time, Hong Chengchou had already seen Wu Sangui, and in the telescope, Su Tiancheng found that Wu Sangui looked in his direction.

The fourth round of the offensive began, and this time it was four teams that charged.

There are 8,000 people in the four square teams, and the formation of the square team is scattered, in this case, the power of the red-coated cannon is naturally weakened a lot, and even the arquebus of the Houjin sergeant is difficult to play a decisive role.

Su Tiancheng, who was full of hope, saw this charge, and his face turned pale with anger.

Because of the change of commander, maybe the sergeant of the Guanning army was not satisfied, and the charge lasted only two to three minutes, and when the shells came whizzing, the sergeant actually began to flee, and no one thought about attacking, everyone ran to the back without dying, only hating that his father and mother had two legs missing.

Such a rout and escape has a huge impact on the fighting side, and it can collapse the morale of the army in an instant, and no matter how many sergeants there are, they may be reduced to a plate of scattered sand and be slaughtered by others.

Su Tiancheng's body trembled slightly, he was extremely disappointed in Wu Sangui, how could Guan Ningjun's performance be said to have combat effectiveness, how did Wu Sangui lead his troops to fight, could it be said that this was the kind of performance on the battlefield.

Soon, Su Tiancheng saw that the personal soldiers brought by Hong Chengchou and the dozen or so officers of the Guanning Army were escorted, and when they arrived in front of them, Wu Sangui kept saying something to Hong Chengchou, and Hong Chengchou's face did not have much expression.

The soldiers raised the steel knife, and more than a dozen heads quickly fell to the ground, and then, Hong Chengchou spoke with a pale face, and the restless Guan Ningjun quickly quieted down.

Half an hour later, the fifth round of the charge began.

In the first four rounds of charges, nine square teams were dispatched, and the number of people reached 18,000, but now it seems that such a charge is a joke, I didn't see the shadow of the Houjin sergeant, I didn't get close to the position, such a charge is shameful, the Houjin sergeant guarding the outer position of Dalinghe City will not exceed 10,000 people, and the people haven't done much, nearly two-fifths of the Guanning army will be defeated, such a fighting spirit, if you face the Eight Banners Army, no one cares if you kneel on the ground and surrender.

In the fifth round of charge, a different momentum finally appeared.

This time it was a charge of ten squares, 20,000 men, and the officers were at the front.

Killing the head can shock people's hearts, Hong Chengchou killed more than ten officers in one go, and the rest of the officers saw it, knowing that there was no way to retreat, if they continued to retreat, the result would be the same, rather than being beheaded, it was better to die on the battlefield.

No one dared to mutiny, and the changes in Jinzhou and Ningyuan were known to everyone, and there was absolutely no way out for the mutiny.

The effect of the large number of people is finally out.

The sergeants of the Guanning Army, who were cornered, finally showed their fierce side, and they charged forward desperately, even in the face of artillery and arquebuses, no one retreated.

The charging team is getting closer and closer to the outlying strongholds.

Su Tiancheng suddenly discovered that several red flags appeared on the city wall of Dalinghe City.

With the appearance of the red flag, the Houjin sergeants stationed on the periphery began to retreat rapidly.

Hong Chengchou also discovered this.

The drums of the attack were louder, this was a signal to urge the sergeants to attack, and the charging sergeants of the Guanning Army were faster, the pressure in front of them suddenly decreased, there were almost no arquebuses fired, and the red-coated cannons slowly stopped.

The artillery battalion seized the opportunity and began to exert its might.

The Fran cannon and the tiger squat cannon began to fire accurately, aiming at the retreating Houjin sergeant, and one shell after another fell in the team of the Houjin sergeant, and one by one the people fell, and some people were even stupid with fright, they couldn't have thought that the artillery of the Ming army, for what could be fired so accurately, could the cannonballs have long eyes.

At noon, Guan Ning's army finally uprooted the stronghold on the outskirts of the Daling River. (To be continued......)