October 15, 11th year of Chongzhen.

Holding a monocular, looking at the black army in the distance outside the city, Hong Chengchou's mood was unusually heavy, he was the first time to experience such a battle, it is said that some sergeants should be deployed outside the city, at least they can delay the pace of the Golden Tartars, and also let the Houjin Tartars not calmly make corresponding deployments, but unfortunately no one wants to be stationed outside the city, which indicates that they will give their lives in vain, but all the sergeants have returned to the city, so that the Houjin Tartars can be calmly arranged.

Hong Chengchou could even see that the Han army was setting up several Hongyi cannons, and the swarthy muzzles were aimed at the city wall, and he didn't know if the city wall of Yanqing Prefecture City would be able to withstand the attack of the Hongyi cannons.

It must have been an unusually brutal battle.

And this is also a battle that makes Hong Chengchou feel sad, it is the Han army responsible for attacking the city, these Han troops used to be the army of the Ming court, and now they have turned around and chased after the Jin Tatars to attack the Ming army.

Putting down the monoculars, Hong Chengchou's face was unusually cold, he looked at the commanders around him, and said coldly.

"Everyone, the situation facing the city of Yanqingzhou, you have all seen, once the city is broken by the Houjin Tartars, Ben Shuai and you are a dead end, there is only one road in front of us, that is, desperate resistance, no matter what kind of situation is encountered, and no matter whether the reinforcements can arrive, we must defend to the death, once the city is broken, Ben Shuai and all of you will be burned."

"Whoever thinks about surrendering and escaping, Ben Shuai will never be polite."

The faces of several general soldiers turned pale, and their bodies even trembled slightly.

Hong Chengchou no longer has the strength to teach these general soldiers a lesson, after all, it is a battle to attack the city, as long as more than 100,000 troops work together and share the same hatred of the enemy, they can still hold the city, Houjin Tartar is not a god, they can't stay in Beizhili for too long, of course, Hong Chengchou still has a glimmer of hope in his heart. He didn't expect the army led by Gao Qiqian to defeat the Houjin Tartars, that should be impossible, what he hoped was that the Zheng family army would be able to participate in the battle at a critical moment, in such a situation. The post-gold tartars will surely suffer a heavy blow.

Hong Chengchou was clear about the disputes in the imperial court, and he felt that it was sad that some people could not recognize the current situation and the current situation of the great enemy. There is no way to unite at all, the strongest thing in the Ming Dynasty is the Zheng family, such an important battle, the Zheng family army is not required to participate, in case of irreversible consequences, I don't know who in the court will also be responsible.

At midnight, the silent cannon sounded.

The battle officially began.

The Hongyi cannon roared and spat out a burst of cannonballs, which hit the city wall, and a huge pit appeared in an instant, and the powder of the wall bricks flew everywhere. Standing on the top of the city wall, you can feel the tremors.

The Hongyi cannon on the city wall also began to roar, and the cannonballs rushed towards the camp of the Houjin Tartars.

This is the battle between the Han army and the Ming army, or the battle mode between the Ming army and the Ming army, first of all, the bombardment of artillery, then the appearance of the rain of arrows, and finally the infantry to begin the siege.

Hong Chengchou did not leave the city walls, he commanded the battle in the pavilion above the city walls.

Maybe it was Hong Chengchou's merciless order, or maybe Hong Chengchou personally commanded the battle on the city wall. Many of the sergeants seemed very calm, no one panicked, and everyone understood that once the city was breached by the Houjin Tartars. Everyone is a dead end, and surrender may not save their lives.

The wall battlements hit by the shells were dusty, and the sergeants who were caught off guard fell screaming.

A quarter of an hour later, the Hongyi artillery stopped shelling.

This was followed by the sound of drums, which heralded the imminent start of the battle of the Later Golden Tartar siege.

Hong Chengchou was about to walk to the battlement to check. The pro-soldiers around him instinctively grabbed it, Hong Chengchou shook off the arms of the pro-soldiers, and resolutely walked towards the battlement, and several pro-soldiers surrounded him in the middle and walked towards the battlement together.

The Han troops, lined up in a square formation, began to charge in the direction of the city wall to the rhythm of the drums.

The rain of arrows also appeared at this time, but they were all bows and arrows shot by the Han army, and there was no movement on the city wall for the time being, and many soldiers were waiting for Hong Chengchou's order.

The roaring rain of arrows did not interfere with Hong Chengchou, and he motionlessly observed the charging Han army.

The Han army had already charged to the front of the moat, and countless ladders were set up on top of the moat, and some Han soldiers rushed towards the city wall with their feet on the ladders.

Hong Chengchou's face showed a sneer, he had already discovered that the number of Han soldiers participating in the charge was not very large.

This should be a tentative offensive of the post-Golden Tartars, and the main attack has not yet begun.

The number of Han army sergeants who crossed the moat seemed to have exceeded a thousand.

Maybe there was no movement on the city wall, these charging Han soldiers seemed a little hesitant, they knew that there were a large number of soldiers guarding the city wall, why they didn't launch an attack for a long time.

Just as they hesitated, a rain of arrows appeared in an instant.

The shield could not withstand all the bows and arrows, and soon a Han sergeant fell with a scream.

The gunfire of the arquebus also appeared, and the rain of arrows combined with the arquebus, a double blow, was difficult to resist.

Some of the charging Han troops, realizing that the situation was not right, began to retreat towards the rear.

Dolgon, too, held a monocular, looking at everything on the battlefield.

After a long time, he put down the telescope in his hand and spoke to Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming and others beside him.

"General Kong, General Shang, General Geng, do you know Hong Chengchou?"

Kong Youde wiped the sweat drops from his forehead and hesitated to speak.

"I know, when my subordinates were stationed in Dengzhou, Hong Chengchou was still in Shaanxi, responsible for exterminating the Liukou, this person fought bravely, bravely and strategically, and was a rare general in the Ming court, Prince Rui, his subordinates felt that it was difficult to have any effect if there were more than 100,000 Ming troops stationed in the city, and the army would have taken Yanqing City, and the losses would be huge."

Dolgon smiled, he understood what Kong Youde meant, if he really tried his best to attack the city, the losses of the Han army would definitely be heavy, and he might not be able to take the city.

However, the offensive could not be stopped, at least once or twice a day, so that the Ming army stationed in Yanqing Prefecture City could not live in peace, and at the same time, the army should be determined to take Yanqing Prefecture City, so as to attract more Ming troops to come to reinforcements, and at that time, the army would be able to defeat the Ming army.

"General Kong, casualties are inevitable in the battle, the battle to attack Yanqing City cannot be stopped, this commander can use more firearms to attack, we have time, and we don't have to attack in such a hurry."

Hearing Dolgon say this, Kong Youde breathed a sigh of relief.

The first attack, which lasted about an hour, finally stopped.

The casualties on both sides are not very large, in comparison, the Han army has more casualties, but it is not more than five hundred, but such casualties still make it difficult for Kong Youde and others to accept, they have to attack every day, and casualties will be formed, and after a long time, it is really unpredictable how many people can be left of the 50,000 Han army.

Hong Chengchou's face was even more gloomy, although it was said that the first attack of the Houjin Tartars ended in failure, but everyone knew that this was a tentative attack, not a real general attack, and the Houjin Tartars had Hongyi cannons, if it was a long-term bombardment of the city wall, it might not take long for the city wall to bear, and what was even worse was that the attack of the Houjin Tartars, without any scruples, was carried out boldly and with confidence, and the army stationed in the city was in a passive defensive position from beginning to end, No one dared to rush out to harass or fight the Houjin Tartars.

It is very sad to say that there is such an offensive situation in Beizhili.

Many of the general soldiers stood beside Hong Chengchou, with a smile on their faces, maybe they felt that the Han army was like this, it was impossible to capture Yanqing City, if so, Hong Chengchou's decision was completely correct, they didn't think of defeating the Houjin Tartars, nor did they think of taking away the Houjin Tartars, as long as they could save their lives.

Hong Chengchou spoke, his voice still cold.

"Do you think that the first attack of the Houjin Tartars was defeated, it doesn't matter, it seems that the crisis has just begun, the Houjin Tartars have enough time to attack, we have more than 100,000 troops stationed in the city, the consumption of grain and grass is huge, if we don't get support from the outside world, how long can we hold out."

"The power of the Hongyi cannon is huge, is the city wall able to withstand it, in case the city wall is partially destroyed by the Hongyi cannon, how should we deal with it, don't be blindly optimistic, or think about these problems."

The surroundings fell silent in an instant.

Hong Chengchou's face was a little gloomy, it was said that he should feel happy after repelling the attack of the Houjin Tartars, but he had no way to be happy, he could accurately predict the intentions of the Houjin Tartars, but there was no way to crack this intention.

When walking towards the state office, Hong Chengchou saw a lot of people on the street, these people were not allowed to approach the city wall, but they were also concerned about the progress of the battle, which was related to their lives.

The faces of the people have a panicked look, such an expression shows that they do not trust the army stationed in the city, it is no wonder that the army was originally preparing to evacuate Yanqing Prefecture and rush to Baoanzhou, because of many changes in the situation, they chose to stay in the state city, but the fear of gold in the army has been spreading, and the sergeants are afraid of the Houjin Tartar, and the people are even more worried.

Entering the wing of the mansion, Hong Chengchou instructed his soldiers not to allow anyone to enter.

After thinking about it for a while, Hong Chengchou began to write letters again, under the current situation, if you want to send the letter, the difficulty is huge, but this letter must be sent, and it must be sent out as quickly as possible, and now, if the court is still stubborn, the real tragedy may appear. (To be continued.) )