The Houjin army failed to attack the city twice in a row, which was also expected by Nurhachi. But to his surprise, the Ming army actually had a cavalry with good combat effectiveness, which could actually injure the enemy with a bow and arrow a hundred paces away!

What made him even more angry was that his grandson Wakda was also killed by a cannonball from the Hongyi cannon. Tong Yangzhen's troops suffered nearly 1,000 casualties, and he didn't even blink an eyelid. But Wakda's death really made him feel distressed and angry!

Nurhachi stared at Ning Yuancheng in front of him with an eagle-like gaze, and finally said slowly: "Dispatch the chariot and the iron-wrapped chariot, and let the Eight Banners of the Han Army charge me uninterruptedly!" Even if you take a human cushion, you must also cushion it to the city wall! ”

At this time, Zhu Youzhen and others at the head of Ningyuan City looked at the enemy camp from afar, and saw that the Jurchen camp suddenly opened wide, and dozens of behemoths were slowly pushed out.

Of course, Zhu Youzhen didn't know what this was, so he hurriedly asked Zhu Mei.

Zhu Mei said: "Your Highness, the ones in front are called 'chariots', which are made of hardwood, and the large wooden planks in front are several inches thick and covered with cowhide, which ordinary bows and arrows cannot shoot through. The Tartars hid behind the cart and pushed the cart forward, both to avoid the fire of bows and arrows and birds, and to attack our troops by projectiles from behind. ”

"Oh..."Zhu Youzhen suddenly realized, it turned out that this car was a simple version of the tank. He frowned and said, "I don't know what the effect of the shell of the Hongyi cannon will be when it hits the car?" ”

Zhu Mei smiled: "After a while, the cannon will be fired, and His Highness will know at a glance." The things that look like iron bumps behind the cart are called 'iron claddles', which are actually battering rams, but with a few more wheels that can be pushed. ”

Later, the Jin army pushed out the carts and iron-wrapped carts, but they were not in a hurry to advance, but tied up dozens of Han people who took the lead in fleeing during the second wave of attacks. With a wave of his hand, a Jurchen Niu Lu Ezhen general in charge of supervising the battle, the supervising team picked up his saber and beheaded these dozens of soldiers together. For a while, blood burst out, heads rolled wildly, and all the traitors were terrified.

Although Tong Yangzhen felt palpitations for a while, he still had to shout: "If there is one more step back, this is your example!" ”

In fact, according to the meaning of Mang Gurtai, Amin and others, Tong Yangzhen should be beheaded first. But as soon as Tong Yangzhenfu surrendered, he offered his wife and daughter to Nurhachi for his silver pleasure, and Nurhachi also regarded him as a loyal wolf dog. Therefore, Nurhachi finally did not attack him, and still let him continue to command the third wave of attacks.

After two failures, Tong Yangzhen also learned to be a little obedient. While urging his men, he continued to charge in a scattered formation in turns, while directing dozens of carts and iron-wrapped carts to move forward slowly.

When Li Chongyao saw that the Jin army was dispatched again, he immediately asked for battle, wanting to lead the Guanning Iron Cavalry to slaughter again. Zhu Youzhen stopped her and said, "Miss, Guan Ning Tieqi has just been fighting for most of the day, and it's time to rest." ”

Li Chongyao said hurriedly: "We are not tired at all!" ”

"I can't go if I'm not tired!"

Li Chongyao glared at Zhu Youzhen, and her pretty face suddenly sank: "Why should I listen to you?" I'm going to go! ”

Zhu Youzhen saw that she had lost her temper again, so she had to pull down her face and say, "Miss! Didn't you see the enemy troops sending out the wagons? These things are not afraid of bows and arrows, and you can only fight in close combat when you rush out, and there will definitely be a lot of casualties! Guan Ning Tieqi is not yours alone now, it is the treasure of Daming, and it must be used on the blade! ”

Li Chongyao still wanted to argue, but Yuan Chonghuan and Zhu Mei both gave Zhu Youzhen help and strongly persuaded Li Chongyao not to be reckless.

Li Chongyao didn't want to lose his temper with Yuan Chong, but scolded Zhu Mei: "Zhu Mei, you are still from the Li family, how can you help outsiders talk?" ”

Zhu Mei made Li Chongyao scold so much that he didn't even dare to raise his head, Zhu Youzhen really couldn't look at it, and broke off and said: "Li Chongyao!" General Zhu is an official of the imperial court, a dignified deputy general, how can you be a people's girl to call and drink! If you make any more trouble, this king will punish you! Come on, send the eldest lady back to the house to rest! ”

"You don't need to send it! I can't afford to mess with you if you're the prince, can't I go by myself! Li Chongyao was so angry that tears appeared in her eyes, she stomped her feet, and didn't go back to the dungeon.

Zhu Mei looked at Li Chongyao's distant back, and smiled awkwardly at Zhu Youzhen: "Your Highness, the eldest lady has always been arrogant, and I hope you will take care of it more." ”

Yuan Chonghuan also smiled and said: "The eldest lady is like a fierce horse, difficult to control. I'm afraid that only His Highness's dignity can subdue her! ”

Zhu Youzhen also smiled bitterly: "Let's not talk about her yet, it's important to defend the city!" ”

When a few people looked at it, they saw that the Houjin army's chariot and iron-wrapped cart had already entered the range of the Hongyi cannon. Zhu Youzhen hurriedly said: "Don't beat people, just beat these cars!" ”

The gunners followed the order, and after a while, the eight Hongyi cannons let out an earth-shattering roar, and one by one the big iron balls went straight to the Houjin army's formation.

When the Houjin army saw Ningyuan City firing cannons, they were like frightened birds, and they hid behind the cart one after another.

The wooden planks on the front of the chariot are as wide as two feet, and the protection effect of the bow and arrow is excellent. But its size is too large, which has also become its fatal flaw, not to mention its extremely slow movement, and it is also very easy to become a target for artillery.

The shells of the Hongyi cannon fell from the sky, and two of them hit the wooden planks of the cart. These planks are okay to block arrows, but how can a cannonball with such kinetic energy be blocked? It was immediately smashed to pieces, and the sawdust flew everywhere, which actually played the role of shrapnel, blowing up the soldiers hiding behind the car and calling their fathers and mothers!

But after all, the cart played a buffering role, and those big iron balls hit the cart and were embedded in it, and they couldn't smash a large string like before.

Tong Yangzhen saw that the soldiers were slightly shaken, and immediately shouted: "No one is allowed to mess up, let me continue to move forward!" Those who take a step back will be killed! ”

His traitor subordinates wanted to flee in all directions, but remembering the beheaded companions just now, they also had to stubbornly move on, and at the same time silently prayed in their hearts: these big iron bumps can hit anyone, as long as they don't hit their heads!

In this way, the Houjin army braved the bombardment of Hongyi cannons and continued to push the cart forward. Once the front car is destroyed, a new one is immediately added to the back. The range of the Hongyi cannon was about two miles, and the moat was only a hundred steps away from the city wall, and the speed of the cart was very slow, dozens of vehicles were destroyed along the way, and the casualties reached hundreds.

But when the Houjin army advanced to the vicinity of the moat, it had already entered the dead end of the Hongyi cannon. Tong Yangzhen's spirits were greatly lifted, and he urgently ordered the soldiers hiding behind the chariot to continue filling the river. This time, without the interference of the Guanning Iron Cavalry, the progress of filling the river was very fast, and in a short time, a large hole about ten zhang wide had been filled, and the Jin army immediately swarmed in.

Zhu Youzhen saw that the enemy army had successfully attacked the moat, and shouted in a hurry: "Lord Yuan, why don't you have a Franco machine gun in your army!" If there are dozens of Franc cannons, you can bombard the moat! ”

Yuan Chonghuan hurriedly defended: "Your Highness doesn't know that the Franc machine guns in the army are poorly manufactured and often explode, and the gunners are unwilling to use them. Moreover, the power of the Franc cannon was too small and the range was too close, so the minister only concentrated on transporting the Hongyi cannon. ”

Zhu Youzhen stomped his feet and said, "But your Hongyi cannon can't hit it now!" The Franc cannon is no longer easy to use, but the range is just right! Staggered firepower at various ranges to maximize the damage to the enemy! ”

Yuan Chonghuan asked Zhu Youzhen to pause, and said with a stammer: "Palace... Your Highness, how do you study military and artillery so well? ”

In fact, although Zhu Youzhen was not a professional soldier in his previous life, he played a lot of real-time strategy games, and he still understood this simple truth. But he was in no mood to explain to Yuan Chonghuan at the moment, he just anxiously looked at the Houjin army's chariot and iron-wrapped chariot, and pressed towards the city wall little by little.

At this time, the defenders were indeed out of line. If the Hongyi cannon can't hit it, then you can only use bows and arrows and bird guns. However, the thick protective layer of the enemy's chariot blocked most of the arrows and bullets, and Zhu Youzhen could only stare dryly at the head of the city.

In a matter of moments, the wagons and iron-clad carts had broken through several shallow trenches and rushed to the bottom of the city. At such a close distance, the Ming army was almost above the head of the Houjin army, and the protective effect of the chariot became worse again.

The Ming army at the head of the city also knew that it was a critical moment, and fired thousands of arrows at the city. And part of the Houjin army under the city also braved the rain of arrows and shot at the defenders of the city; The other part held their shields and rushed desperately towards the city walls.

Zhu Youzhen saw that the Jin army did not carry a ladder, and it was obviously impossible to climb to the top of the city. I just breathed a sigh of relief, but I saw several huge iron-clad cars rumbling towards the city wall and crashing into it fiercely!

Zhu Youzhen suddenly felt that his feet shook violently, and suddenly there was an earth-shattering loud noise, which was close at hand, almost knocking him to the ground. The traitor army under the city shouted excitedly: "The city wall has collapsed!" Come on! ”

It turned out that the city wall of Ningyuan had long been in disrepair, and it was hit by several iron-clad cars, and it collapsed a large area, which was enough to be a foot wide. And this section of the collapsed city wall, with a Hongyi cannon and several gunners just above it, also fell down at this time. Under the violent impact, the chamber of the cannon exploded, killing the surrounding gunners and the nearby Houjin troops, and also blowing up the gap even bigger.

Tong Yangzhen was overjoyed when he saw the collapse of the city wall, and ordered the flag soldiers to raise the banner high and wave it up and down. Nurhachi, who was behind, saw it from a distance and immediately shouted, "Zilharang! Lead me into the city with a white flag! ”

Ji'er Harang immediately rushed out first, and thousands of Jurchen elite horsemen with white flags also followed their banner owners and launched a decisive charge towards Ningyuan City!

Huang Taiji on the side looked at Zilharang's back, and the corners of his mouth were filled with a subtle smile. He thought to himself that as one of the Eight Great Harmony Beylers, this Zilharang was a serious threat to his succession to the throne. At present, the victory and defeat on the battlefield are not scored, but Father Khan let Zilharang charge early, isn't it clear that he will be sent to death?

Zilharang didn't think so. Although he also guessed that Nurhachi wanted to put himself in danger, he was proud to champion the three armies and did not take the Ming army in his eyes at all. I thought that as long as I rushed into the city, I would be able to break the defenders and make the Great Khan and his sons stare dryly!

At this moment, there was a big chaos at the gap in the city wall, and the cavalry of the Ming army rushed out again!