The two then ordered the troops to rest and recuperate, and wait for the water to freeze in the coming day before attacking the city.

Early the next morning, Dai Shan and Huang Taiji gathered their troops again, but because they did not know the thickness of the ice, they still sent a small force to test it.

And the result once again stunned the two.

There is no problem with the thickness of the ice, there is no problem with how many people go up, the problem is the artillery in the city.

Although the artillery in the city had a very low hit rate and it was difficult to hit people, the Ming army didn't want to hurt people at all, and their target was the ice.

For such a large target, no matter how bad the hit rate of the artillery is, it will be a hundred shots.

The most fatal thing was that the artillery sent out solid projectiles, which fell on the ice, and the ice immediately shattered, and the huge vibration quickly tore the ice surface, and the soldiers were caught off guard and fell into the water.

On such a cold day, the consequences of falling into the water can be imagined.

Most of the soldiers who sent out the temptation froze in the water, and only a small number of soldiers who were on the edge managed to crawl out.

After listening to the soldier's report, Dai Shan and Huang Taiji couldn't help but look at each other, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

After half a ring, Dai Shan said, "Eighth brother, why don't we send troops to bypass the mountains in the south?" ”

Huang Taiji shook his head: "Just now, the forward troops found that there were Ming soldiers hiding in the shadows under the south of the city, what were these people hiding outside the city doing at this time?" ”

"Are you saying that the army is still burying gunpowder in the south of the city?" Dai Shan wondered.

Huang Taiji smiled bitterly: "The soldier who fled back just now also said that there is not a single Ming army on the city wall in the south of the city, if the Ming army has no backhand, how dare it be so big?" I'm afraid that it's not just gunpowder buried outside the city, but that there's something else waiting for us. ”

Dai Shan sighed and said, "Then there is no way, there is only one way left to storm the east of the city." ”

Huang Taiji nodded: "That's all it can be." ”

Dai Shan waved his fist: "The defenders are only about 3,000 people, but our army has 20,000, I want to see if these barbarians can withstand the strong attack of my 20,000 army!" ”

"Since you've decided to attack, let's prepare." Huang Tai Chi Dao.

……

It had been two days since the Jianguo soldiers had been under the city of Quang Ninh, and they had thwarted two successive tentative attacks by the Jianguo, which greatly boosted the confidence of the soldiers.

However, Luo Cheng and Hei Yunhe's faces became grim, with years of combat experience, the two knew that Jian Yu was going to launch a strong attack.

The only way to siege the city is to use cavalry to suppress with bows and arrows, and then the infantry to build ladders to attack the city.

Although the Ming army had superior weapons, after all, the number was at a disadvantage and it was impossible to suppress the Jianyu, and the key was that the rate of fire of bows and arrows was much higher than that of the Ming army's artillery and bird guns.

Once the defenders were overpowered by the captive's bows and arrows, the captive's infantry would carry the ladder to the wall.

Seeing that Luo Yi and Hei Yunhe had grim faces, Yang He knew what the two were worried about.

Looking at Luo Yi and Hei Yunhe, Yang He smiled and said, "Marshal, are you worried that the defenders are small and can't suppress the offensive of Jianyu?" ”

"What? Do you have a way? Luo's eyes lit up.

"Hehe, if it was before, I really didn't have a good way, but now, there is really a good way." Yang He said with a smile.

Heiyunhe hurriedly said: "What's the way, tell us quickly." ”

Yang He pointed to the moat outside the wall: "To prevent the construction of captives, the only way to rely on the moat." ”

Hearing this, the Black Cloud Crane shook his head again and again: "You want to use artillery to blast the ice of the moat?" It's useless, Jianyu has suffered a big loss in the south and north of the city, and he won't run from the ice anymore, besides, even if the ice is blown up, it won't take a day to freeze. ”

Yang He smiled and said, "It's not to blow up the ice to block the Jianyu, but to use the ice to kill and injure the Jianyu, and even we can use the river to kill and injure the enemy." ”

"Use the river to kill and wound enemy troops? How does the river kill and injure the enemy? "The black cloud crane said strangely.

"The weather is ......" Yang He said with a smile: "On such a cold day, if Jianlu's clothes are wet by the river, what do you think will happen?" ”

Black Cloud Crane said without thinking: "That's not freezing to death." ”

Suddenly, the black cloud crane suddenly realized: "I understand!" Hahaha, good plan! ”

Immediately, Hei Yunhe sighed: "Originally, our general's cannon was just a bluff, but I didn't expect to rely on it to kill the enemy in the end." ”

Yang He said with a smile: "Actually, I also came up with this method when I learned that Jianyu was frozen after falling into the water." ”

Black Cloud Crane sighed: "Draw inferences, this is your ability." ”

Luo Yi smiled and said: "Okay, hurry up and inform the soldiers who fired the cannon and aim the muzzle of the cannon at the moat." ”

Black Cloud Crane nodded, and immediately called his own soldiers and asked them to inform the gunner.

The ensuing battle was as expected, the Jin army suppressed the defenders with cavalry archers, and then a large number of infantry set up ladders and began to attack the city, but under the artillery bombardment of the defenders, the ice of the moat was blown open, and the flying ice caused great damage to the Jin soldiers.

Although there were not many dead soldiers in the Jin army, on the battlefield, the wounded soldiers were sometimes more headaches for the main general than the death in battle, because the appearance of a large number of wounded soldiers would greatly damage the morale of the soldiers.

In fact, being injured by ice cubes is not the most demoralizing of the soldiers of the Jin Army, the most demoralizing of the soldiers of the Jin Army is the water splashed out of the moat, the water hurts the soldiers more lightly, but it is cold and unbearable after wetting the clothes.

It is conceivable that a group of soaked, trembling soldiers still have any morale to speak of.

Of course, the Jin army was not completely passively beaten, and the Jin army also caused great damage to the defenders, thousands of Jin cavalry divided into several teams, almost non-stop to fire arrows into the city, under such frequent shooting, the defenders also suffered a large number of casualties.

Fortunately, the defenders were always able to keep the infantry contained, and if they couldn't contain the infantry and the infantry climbed to the top of the city, the situation would take a sharp turn for the worse.

Fierce fighting continued on the third day, with numerous soldiers on both sides killed and wounded. In terms of proportion, the wounded soldiers of the Jin army were much higher than the defenders, but the number of soldiers of the Jin army was several times that of the defenders, and the Jin army could withstand such large casualties, and the defenders could not bear it.

On the third day, when night gradually fell, standing at the head of the city, watching Jianyu slowly retreat, Luo Yi turned back to Heiyunhe and Yang He and said: "It's been five days, I think the people and wounded soldiers are safe, and we should retreat." ”

Yang He nodded: "It's time to retreat." ”

"How to return? Jianlu has suffered such heavy losses under the city, and will never let us leave easily. Black Cloud Crane said.

"You withdraw, I'll cut it off." Yang He said.

"How are you going to break off?" Luo consistently asked.

Yang He smiled and said: "It's very simple, I have reserved some gunpowder and mines in advance, and I want to give Jianyu another big gift." ”

"Don't be vague, I want to know how you're going to break off." Gauze**.

Yang He sneered and said: "What is the purpose of Jianyu to capture Guangning City, it is nothing more than for the materials in the city, so the first target for them to attack the city must be the treasury."

We will definitely not be able to take away the materials in the treasury, but we must not leave them to the Jianyu, I will bury gunpowder mines in the treasury, and when the Jianyu carries the materials, I will blow up the Jianyu and these materials into the sky. ”

"And then? It's not going to be over all at once, is it? Luo asked.

"Of course it's not over, I still have some mines left, and when you all are gone, I will bury the mines in the area around the city gate in the west of the city, and the Jianyu dare to chase them, and then let them taste the taste of mines." Yang He sneered.

Luo Yi nodded: "Very good, you guys withdraw, I'll break the queen." ”

"Dashuai, how can we let you break off!" Black Cloud Crane and Yang He said urgently.

Luo always smiled and said: "To be honest, if it weren't for the support of a breath in the past few days, I'm afraid I would have died a long time ago, and I definitely wouldn't be able to leave, so I kept coming after who would cut off."

Yang He and the three of you, all my hopes are pinned on the four of you, without the three of you, Yang He can't control the troops, without Yang He, you have no way out, so none of the four of you can die. It's just me, I, a person who can't live for a few days, can pull a large number of prisoners to accompany the funeral, and I make a lot of money. ”

After saying that, Luo always laughed.

"Dashuai!" Yang He and Hei Yunhe couldn't help but kneel down in front of Luo Yi.

"Very good, you guys are very good, I am very relieved of you." Luo always smiled.

Then Luo Yi waved his hand and said, "Okay, you go and gather all the soldiers to the city, I have something to say." ”

After speaking, Luo Yi turned back to Li Wei and said, "Dog, help me down." ”

With tears in his eyes, Li Wei helped Luo Cheng slowly walk down the city wall.

Soon, the remaining soldiers of the city were rallied.

Luo always swept around the soldiers in front of him, only to see that the soldiers had haggard faces, and most of them were wounded, and some soldiers had to rely on others to support them to stand.

Luo always counted roughly that there were more than 3,000 soldiers in the city, but now there are only about 2,000 left.

Sighing softly, Luo **: "Brothers, follow me to fight this battle, do you regret it?" ”

A soldier said loudly: "Go back to the big handsome, don't regret it!" ”

Luo always smiled and said, "Why don't you regret it." ”

The soldier shouted, "Because this battle is not fought for others, but for our families, for those wounded brothers, if we don't resist Jianyu in the city, then our families, and those wounded brothers, will not be able to escape." ”

Luo Yi nodded, sighed and said: "It's a pity that when we retreated, there was no one to resist Jianyu for us, and I can honestly tell you that my brother who is seriously injured and unable to walk may not be able to walk." ”

A seriously wounded soldier said: "If you can't go, you can't go, at least Lao Tzu's family is safe, and Lao Tzu also killed two Jianzhu with his own hands, Lao Tzu is enough." ”

Luo Yi shook his head: "You are for your family, but there are still some brothers whose families are not here, these brothers whose families are not here, do you regret fighting this battle?" ”

A seriously wounded soldier from Xiping Fort said: "Dashuai, if it weren't for Mr. Yang Qian who set a fire to the Jianyu camp, we would have died in Xiping Fort a long time ago, and after living for so many more days, we would have earned it." Da Shuai asked us if we regretted it, we could fight with a general like Da Shuai, even if we died, there was nothing to regret. ”

"You really don't regret it?" Luo asked again.