The grenade exploded in the dense ranks of the Qing army without any suspense, and the flesh and blood splashed everywhere with the firelight, and the rumbling explosion made the Ming soldiers who were close at hand tremble, but the Qing army in front of them was not defeated by these attacks falling from the sky at all, and the team only stagnated slightly, and continued to swarm without fear of death, as if they were determined to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Ming army.

Zhang Yao first brandished the ghost head knife in his hand, but a layer of white sweat couldn't help but appear on his forehead. In the past, the Qing army tried its best to avoid such a war of attrition with the Ming army, but today I don't know what medicine I took wrong, and I didn't care about such a large number of casualties, lined up in such a dense formation, and kept storming the Ming army camp.

Not only Zhang Yaoxian and other front-line generals and soldiers were confused, but even Zhu Ping'an and Zhang Huangyan, who were far away in the Chinese army, were also beating drums in their hearts. The raid in the middle of the night was a bit unbelievable. At the beginning, everyone thought that this was Dolgon's temporary intention, taking advantage of the Ming army's foothold to disrupt the Ming army's position, after all, there were still tens of thousands of Qing troops in the city, and the Ming army Zhu Ping'an's troops were on a par with the various departments under the command of Zhu Ping'an, and Dolgon's strategy was also expected.

However, in the face of the Ming army's impregnable defense, especially when it paid so many casualties and saw that there was no chance of victory, the Qing army still rushed forward and fought fiercely as always, which made people have to think about it.

The strength of the Qing army is already stretched thin, and it is extremely precious, it is obviously not a wise move to start such a war of attrition at this time, could it be said that Dolgon defeated Zhu Ping'an's troops in front of him with one blow, and used it as a fighter to find an opportunity to break through? It doesn't seem to be realistic, Shanhaiguan faces the sea in the east, and there are heavy troops in the north, south and west. Even if he broke through Zhu Ping'an's pursuit, there was a vast sea to the east, what would he do to send these tens of thousands of people out of the sea?

However, the fog was cloudy, and the movements of the Qing army could not be fully controlled for a while, and Zhu Ping'an and his subordinates could only rack their brains to think.

At the same time that the Qing army was besieging the Ming army camp, the auxiliary soldiers had already dug three trenches in the camp. As a retreating position, once the Qing army broke through the front line of the camp gate, the Ming army could also retreat to the rear defense line in an orderly manner. If the battle continues to be fought to this extent, the Qing army will not have 10,000 to 20,000 casualties, and it will be absolutely impossible to take the former military camp of the Ming army.

As time passed, the battle became more intense, the battle line was crowded, and the corpses on the ground were piling up more and more, and the bases were getting higher and higher. The cavalry and horse armor of the Qing army could not break into the front of the formation at all, so they simply abandoned their horses and fought on foot, but only some of them could really touch the hand-to-hand combat of the Ming army, and most of them fell on the way to attack under the attack of the Ming army's grenades and muskets. It has become a stepping stone for latecomers to charge.

It was almost midday, and the eastern sky was already brightened, and the fog had cleared considerably, but the battle was still scorching.

The artillery fire of the Ming army began to extend the firing, and the sound of artillery continued one after another. But the actual effect is shrouded in fog, and there is no way to know.

But at this time. In the fog where the Qing army was located, a string of fires suddenly appeared, and then a huge roar enveloped the entire battlefield.

Zhang Yaoxian panted and slashed down a Zhenghongqi step armor, and before he could pull the ghost head knife out of the shoulder of the step armor, a palpitating cannon sound suddenly erupted in his ears, and then a huge wave of air knocked him out directly, landing more than ten steps behind him. The fragments from the shells also injured him a lot.

Dozens of huge solid iron bullets rushed into the camp of the Ming army, and everywhere they went, whether it was the Qing army or the Ming army, there were severed limbs and stumps flying everywhere. The originally solid defense line of the camp gate was suddenly blasted out of several gaps, and even the ranks of musketeers behind the pikemen and sword and shield bearers suffered a lot of losses.

In a moment's astonishment, the Qing army suddenly became excited, and immediately howled and entered the camp of the Ming army along the gap. The Ming army's needlework began to get a little confused.

The officers and soldiers of the first guard snatched back Zhang Yao, who was covered in blood, and fought and retreated, retreated to the first trench to defend, and the officers mobilized follow-up forces to squeeze forward, which was able to stabilize the position.

The sudden sound of artillery made Zhu Ping'an's body tremble suddenly, and it could be distinguished from the sound of the cannon alone, this was the heavy Hongyi cannon made of iron by the Qing army. Did Dolgon go crazy and dismantle these big guys weighing thousands of pounds from the city and put them directly into the front-line assault position, completely ignoring the fact that the enemy and us had been strangled together.

But I have to say that Dolgon's heavy strategy made the Ming army suffer a lot of losses. The gate of the camp was also lost. Fortunately, Kuang Yunkai adjusted the gun position and design angle in time, and immediately fired back at the firing position that had just burst into flames, which immediately made most of the artillery of the Qing army mute.

The Qing army's Hongyi cannon was huge in size and staggering in weight, and after a single shot, it could not be quickly transferred, and it could only become a fish and meat for everyone to slaughter.

But it seems that the commander of the Qing army, Dolgon, is only for the results of this round of shelling.

Above the city, Dorgon's eyes were fixed on the fog in the distance, and although he could not see anything, his heart was pounding nervously. Behind him, the eight banner generals such as Adali, Shuotuo, Ashan, Tazhan, and Leng Seng Ji stood around. It wasn't until the sound of the cannon that Dorgon's body relaxed.

It didn't take much effort, and a soldier hurriedly ran up to the city, "Lord Wang, the vanguard has broken through the Nanren camp!" It's just that the only twenty remaining Hongyi cannons of our army were destroyed by the Nanren artillery fire, and the commanders Gebasong and Lihong were killed! ”

Qi Chongge saluted Dolgon with an expressionless face: "Congratulations master, the plan has worked, shouldn't we also abandon the city and withdraw the army!" ”

Hearing the casualties in front of him, Dolgon's eyes darkened, and he waved his hand weakly, "The most elite warriors of the Five Hundred and Eight Banners have gathered in Dongluo City, you should go and meet quickly!" Qi Chongge, don't forget what this king told you, you can do it well, and this king will be grateful under Jiuquan! ”

Qi Chongge was stunned for a moment, and all the generals were also taken aback, "Master, didn't you say yes?" Attract the attention of the Ming army with a large army, and we will take advantage of the chaos to break through with a small elite and return to our homeland? ”

"Lord Wang, you are now the backbone of my Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, if you don't leave, how can I be embarrassed?"

There was a chaotic chorus of exhortations around him, but Dorgon didn't hear it, his eyes fixed on the fog outside the city and muttered to himself. "What is this king going back to do? So many children of the Eight Banners have stayed in the pass, as well as the two emperors of my Qing Dynasty, this king went back, what face did he see his hometown fathers and relatives! ”

Dolgon waved his hand, "Let's go, keep some seeds for our Eight Banners, the children of all the tribes are among them, you escort them north, take care of them along the way, and the future of the Eight Banners depends on them." and the things entrusted by the king, they must be done one by one......! ”

"Master, prince!" Everyone burst into tears.

"I've made up my mind, I don't need to persuade again! Zhu Ping'an is a cautious person, he must have already ordered all walks of life to surround Shanhaiguan, and the opportunity created by the children of the Eight Banners with flesh and blood should not be in vain, let's get on the road quickly! This king has already ordered people to prepare some sea ships, while the attention of the Ming army is on this king, you go out to sea and sail north, avoid the investigation of the Ming army's sailors, get off the boat and land at Caozhuang Station, and then go directly west into the jurisdiction of the Mongolian Fuyu Department, the right banner of the Fuyu Department is really good with me, contact him, he will arrange for you to return to the homeland of Liaodong! ”

Qi Chongge tearfully agreed, and the rest of the generals looked at each other, but none of them nodded, Leng Seng Ji and Ta Zhan took a step forward, "Since the prince has the will to die, we are willing to follow, so let's bother Lao Shuotuo and Adali to escort the children north!" After all, King Yu is also in Dongluo City now, if the prince doesn't leave, he will definitely stay, and then he needs Shuotuo and Adali to think of some ways to ......! ”

After speaking, Ta Zhan, Leng Seng Ji and other generals turned over and knelt down at Dolgon, and after kowtowing three times, "Master, the minions will say goodbye, and then lead the Erlang to rush and kill for a while, so as to buy some time for the children to retreat!" ”

Adali and Shoto refused, but Dolgon's words persuaded them to agree.

"In these years, death is very simple, but it is very difficult to live! Don't forget the burden entrusted to you by this king, take King Yu and them on the road quickly! ”

Qi Chongge, Adali, and Shuoto said goodbye to Dorgon in tears, and then hurried out of the city.

Looking at their backs, two lines of tears rolled down Dolgon's cheeks, and he couldn't help but whisper in his mouth: "Yu'er, this time, I can't accompany you on the last journey!" But what I promised you, I will definitely do! ”

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"Why doesn't Brother Fourteen leave!" After hearing the report of Qi Chongge and others, Duoduo couldn't help but be furious, and immediately ordered someone to lead the war horse and go to find Dorgon.

Huo Wu, Nagu, Adali, Shuotuo and others hurriedly dissuaded them, but Duoduo waved his horsewhip and hit him with his head and face.

Taking advantage of the fact that Duoduo was not paying attention in anger, Huo Wu quietly turned behind him and slapped him on the back of his neck. Duoduo turned around and glared, but in an instant he fainted to the ground.

The crowd hurriedly held on, tied up Dordor with all hands and feet, and sent him to the carriage. Not far away, a pair of cavalry of hundreds of people had finished their sister, and several carriages accompanied them.

"Huo Wu!" Qi Chongge got on the horse, turned around and asked, "What are you going to do, do you want to go to sea with us, or ......!" ”

Huo Wuyi smiled and bowed his hand slightly to everyone, "You don't have to worry about me, if the Fourteenth Master doesn't leave, I will never leave!" ”

Qi Chongge nodded, "No wonder the master trusts you so much!" Among the Han people, you are the only one! ”

After speaking, Qi Chongge greeted and ordered everyone to get on their horses and set off.

The smile on Huo Wu's face slowly disappeared, and his gaze, which gradually became cold, slowly fell on the last two people in the team, one was Nagu, and the other was Ning Wanme, who was curled up on a horse. (To be continued......)