Early the next morning, the Qing army launched another attack. After yesterday's setback, he should have recuperated and made progress, but Dorgon was really helpless. First, there is not much grain in the army, and the land of Hebei is full of strong walls and clear fields, and the cities are strictly defended, and if they do not speed up the attack, once the army runs out of food, it will be the result of self-collapse without a fight; Second, there is news that the Ming court will transfer the main force of the Shaanxi army, Sun Chuanting, to the north to rescue, if the Shaanxi army arrives, Dolgon will inevitably face the dilemma of being attacked from both sides. For this reason, Dolgon also sent a special messenger to ask Yue Tuo not to go too deep into Shandong, so that in the moment of crisis, he could quickly send reinforcements to Hebei.

On top of that, the Uzhen Chaoha Division, which was part of the Manchu Han Army Banner of Dolgon's Left Wing Army, arrived last night. Wuzhen Chaoha, that is, the earliest Han army unit established outside the Guan, most of its members were Han Chinese who had been attached to the Manchus in previous wars, as well as Han Chinese who had been plundered by the Manchus from Guannei. In the Battle of Yongping, Huang Taiji captured the Han Wang Tianxiang, because he was good at making artillery, so he was particularly valued by Huang Taiji, and began to establish the Wuzhen Chaoha Division.

The meaning of Wuzhen Chaoha in Manchu is "heavy army", which means that this army has heavy firepower. Later, it was incorporated into the Han Army Banner and was led by the Eju Tong. Later, it was divided into two wings, Shi Tingzhu was the left wing, and Ma Guangyuan was the right wing, both of whom were Gushan Ezhen. This time, it was Ma Guangyuan who led the right wing of Wuzhen Chaoha to follow Dolgon into the customs. Because of the establishment of the Han Army Banner, Ma Guangyuan has been promoted to Gushan Ezhen with the Yellow Banner, but the Manchu artillery unit of Wuzhen Chaoha has been retained and has become an independent unit in the Eight Banners of the Han Army.

Ma Guangyuan was originally a defender of Jianchang in the Ming Dynasty, and after the fall of Yongping. He surrendered to the Manchus and became a major general in the Manchu Han army. After Kong Youde defected to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he was named the king of Gongshun. Ma Guangyuan became his right-hand man.

Wuzhen Chaoha has more than 500 foot soldiers, including more than 500 soldiers with artillery, and the rest are escort troops, horse teams and infantry, and the marching speed is not fast. It wasn't until last night that I arrived at Julu.

The arrival of Wuzhen Chaoha made Dolgon instantly full of confidence in conquering the giant deer in the short term.

With the addition of the Han military banner, the Manchus began to gradually have their own firearms troops, and the firearms were used as the standard weapons of the Ming army. Its range and firing frequency have always been despised by the Qing generals. Therefore, it did not enter the ranks of the standard weapons of the Qing army. On the contrary, it was artillery, and the thunderous blow in Ningyuan City caused the old slave chief Nurhachi to die of hatred, but this point was still fresh in the memory of the Manchu nobles.

Therefore. When Ma Guangyuan, Kong Youde, Wang Tianxiang and other Han people who were proficient in artillery and zuò returned to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The Manchu rulers were overjoyed. Immediately on their basis, the artillery unit of the Han army banner was formed. Therefore, at present, the artillery used in the Qing army is still built in accordance with the regulations of the Ming Dynasty army, and it is basically based on small-caliber artillery such as small general iron cannons, small general copper cannons, and tiger squat cannons. The redcoat cannon, which has a firing range of more than 2,000 paces, is characterized by its heavy weight and difficulty in moving. It is only suitable for use in siege battles, and is not suitable for mobile combat such as large armies such as Dolgon.

Ma Guangyuan brought 20 small bronze cannons with the army this time. In fact, since Wang Tianxiang transferred the lost wax method of casting small copper cannons to the manufacture of red-coated cannons, the Manchu Qing Dynasty quickly mastered this technology and produced the so-called "God-blessed general" red-coated cannons, but due to the heavy weight of the cannon body, the southern expedition was mainly based on speed, so it did not carry heavy artillery such as red-coated cannons.

The weather was clear, the cold wind was dry and cold, and the Qing army attacked again in the early morning of this winter.

Fearful of the firearms of the Giant Deer defenders, Dorgon was also worried that there would be another firearms counterattack like yesterday, so the attack began without artillery in battle.

According to Zhu Ping'an's thoughts, Dolgon should once again carry out a key attack on the camp in the south of the city today. After all, the Ming and Qing dynasties have been fighting for so many years, and the Qing army has never lost as many troops at once as yesterday.

It seems that Zhu Ping'an's estimate is not wrong, and at the beginning of the battle, Man Dahai led the elite of the Red Banner to fill in the trenches of the camp in the south of the city. The Manchu army piled up 10,000 refugees all the way, and yesterday's 5,000 people were transferred by the Ming army using trenches, but today, the Qing army has made adjustments in response. Refugees are often captured by their families, so the Qing army will use this to screen, select the young strong, as the main force to carry the dirt to charge to fill the trenches, and take their families hostage, so that the young strong can only follow the orders of the Qing army, once they escape, the family members left behind will be in danger of their lives.

The Red Banner's foot soldiers were mixed in with the ranks of the refugees, and the slightest movement of the refugees was immediately executed. The refugees threw the soil they were carrying into the trench, but the red flag foot soldiers rushed straight into the trench, fighting for positions with the Ming army inch by inch, and later, the Ming army had to sweep the ranks of the Qing army with firearms in order to protect the trench, and the casualties of the refugees were inevitable.

Under the coercion of the Qing army, the refugees continued to go back and forth between the two armies, and the trench had been filled up at a distance of fifty paces, seeing that the war was gradually tilting towards the side that was unfavorable to the Ming army, so that the trench in front of the camp in the south of the city would be filled in the afternoon, so that the cavalry of the Qing army could show their strengths and launch a raid and charge.

I have to say that Dolgon's trick is indeed ruthless and accurate.

The Shaanxi army and the Fengyang army fought desperately and bloodily, but the defensive front was retreating step by step, and Zhu Ping'an had no choice but to use the musket battalion in his hand. 300 musketeers, plus 200 auxiliaries, musketeers were responsible for firing, and auxiliaries were responsible for loading, ensuring the continuity of firing, so that the offensive momentum of Zhenghongqi was contained.

Dorgon nodded, his old confidence coming back to his face. "It seems that the Ming army has so many tricks. Although the fire is sharp and the shooting is continuous, I am afraid that it is still too strong to stop the onslaught of our army! ”

"The prince is wise!" Qi Chongge, Ning Wan and the others behind him all bowed down to congratulate, "Julu City is ready to go down every day, Lu Xiangsheng's Xuan army has become the palm of the prince!" ”

On that day, the flag bearer of Dolgon's banner had been beheaded, and Daxu had been replaced with a new one. Dorgon had moved his command front to a distance of no more than two miles from the walls of the Great Deer. This place has a wide field of vision, and it is easier to grasp the changes in the entire battle situation.

Dolgon waved his hand lightly, "Sue Sù Duo, let's start now!" ”

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The Qing army's attack was only slightly delayed, and then a new wave of attacks followed. I have to admit that the bravery of the Qing army is indeed worthy of its reputation. The elite soldiers of Zhenghongqi, especially the officer level who leads the team, have outstanding ability to fight individually. He wrapped his braid around his neck, bit the tip of the braid in his mouth, and took off his armor and clothes. Spirits rushed up naked. The young and strong refugees who came and went had almost been consumed, and all that remained was hand-to-hand combat between the two armies.

The musket bombarded more than ten rounds in a row, and the barrel was already hot at this time, and the firing speed inevitably slowed down. The Qing army took advantage of this opportunity to kill again. The Ming army had to rush out of the trench and fight with it.

"Ask for help!" Hu Dawei also personally led the family to rush and kill for a while. When he turned around, his armor was full of blood and shredded flesh, but look at his mental head. He was not injured, but his family lost more than a dozen people. "This is not a way, the enemy is outnumbered, if we continue to fight like this, we will suffer the most!"

Zhu Ping'an shook his head, "There is also a bloody battle in the north of the city, I heard just now that General Yang has asked for help from Lu Dashuai, there are only so many people in the city, once they all go out of the city, the city will be empty." The Governor has not given an order at this time, there must be his intentions, so let's wait! ”

Hu Dawei pointed to the camp behind him, "Can't those things be used?" ”

Zhu Ping'an still shook his head, "Lord Hu, to be honest, the ammunition of those equipment is extremely limited, and if it is not a last resort, it must not be used!" ”

Hu Dawei was at a loss, and he couldn't find any good ideas after thinking about it, so he could only hurriedly pour two bowls of water and shouted, "Little guys, I'll go and kill for a while with the master!" Grandma's, the Tartars won't let us have a good time, and we can't let them ask for cheapness! ”

"Ergou, take the pro-soldier team to protect Lord Tiger!" Zhu Ping'an ordered, Zhang Ergou shouted the order, and then he couldn't wait to take two hundred Zhu Ping'an's personal guards to follow behind Hu Dawei and kill him.

Zhu Ping'an looked back at the head of the giant deer, Lu Xiangsheng should be there to command, the shape of the two large battalions in the south and north of the city is in danger, now, plus the reinforcements of the Sanfu people's army, the military strength in the city is still nearly 20,000 people, Yao Dongzhao is still recruiting troops in the Guangping area, I believe that reinforcements will arrive in the next few days, now, to block Dolgon's offensive at any cost, it all depends on Lu Xiangsheng's immediate command. The current situation is much better than the situation in the history of the lone bloody battle against Julu Jiazhuang, I hope Lu Xiangsheng will not let himself down.

Just when Zhu Ping'an was contemplating and thinking, a burst of artillery suddenly sounded on the Qing army's position, Zhu Ping'an's face changed, and he blurted out, "Oops!" ”

At the front of the Qing army's position, two hundred steps away from Julu City, the stacked ladders and other siege equipment were cleaned up in an instant, revealing a whole row of Hessesen guns, although the caliber was not large, but they were aimed at the direction of Julu City.

Zhu Ping'an hurriedly raised the clairvoyant mirror, secretly saying that it was not good in his heart. There was a flat land between the gate of Julu City and the two large camps in the south and north of the city, in which mines were laid, and there were 500 people stationed in the Xuanda Department, and countless horses were planted here, although there were also trenches dug, but the Xuanda soldiers obviously did not dig according to Zhu Ping'an's ideas, and the width of the trenches was obviously much narrower than that of the Chengcheng South camp. Behind it is the gate of the giant deer.

The artillery of the Qing army began to fire furiously, and solid shells swarmed the area, causing some mines to explode, blowing up the horses on the flat ground. The Ming army had already had this kind of weapon, and as early as in the Battle of Jingyan, the southern army was widely used, which brought a lot of trouble to Zhu Di, the king of Yan. Therefore, in the process of defending Julu, the Xuanda Department also laid a lot outside the city gate to block the impact of the Qing army, but the effect was really not very good.

After a round of artillery bombardment, the artillery eyes fired, the target was the city gate of the giant deer, there was still a distance of more than 200 steps between this area and the two outside the city, once the city gate was lost, the two battalions might not be able to rescue in time. What's more, now that the two battalions are in a bitter battle, they have no spare strength to rescue.

Dolgon's use of troops was cunning. Only then did Zhu Ping'an understand why the Qing army was in a stubborn state of fighting at the beginning today. The purpose is to attract troops from the south and north of the city, and take this opportunity to use artillery to storm the giant deer, as long as the city gate is taken, the Qing army can drive straight in, even if it is caught in a bitter battle, there is also a chance to cut the giant deer and the two battalions, so that they can be easily broken.

For a while, Zhu Ping'an was helpless, the camp in the north of the city did not know what the battle situation was, but as far as his own side was concerned, he would never be able to draw troops to support Julu City, once the Qing army used artillery cover to attack the city gate with all its might, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Helpless, Zhu Ping'an had to order Wang Jinfa and He Changshui to immediately adjust the direction of the rocket car and attack the next onslaught of the Qing army with all their might. It really didn't work, so he hit the artillery position attacking the Qing army.

But although the rocket car has been assembled, after all, the size is not small, and it takes time to adjust it suddenly, He Changshui and Wang Jinfa hurriedly moved the rocket car with auxiliary soldiers.

At this moment, only several loud noises were heard at the city gate, and the gate of the giant deer was suddenly blown open.

Zhu Ping'an's face turned pale.

The Qing army erupted in cheers and tsunami cheers. (To be continued......)