Chapter 254: Huang Taiji's paranoid double-edged sword
It's an extremely thrilling design, and it's a double-edged sword.
The comparison is who fires the cannon faster and with higher accuracy. That is, he is bullying the Jurchens' cognition and attitude towards firearms, and they are still in a state of ignorance.
When Shigejin wanted to fire a third round of shells, the medic rushed up the city wall with a heavy face, anxiously urging him to go and see Zuosuke's injuries.
Chongzhen didn't say a word, glanced at Zhang Jipu, who had returned to the city, and ran wildly to the injured camp.
The wounded camp, which was originally clean and tidy, became cluttered again because it was full of wounded people for several days.
However, in this chaos, the military doctors who have received intensive training still uphold the duty of Chinese doctors to treat diseases and save people, and treat wounded soldiers coldly and methodically.
It's just that, because of the serious shortage of numbers, every doctor has been working almost day and night, and his body has been overloaded, but he is still gritting his teeth and persevering.
However, all this, because Zuo Fu after entering the city, could no longer stand under the support of others, so he had to let people carry a stretcher, anxiously shouting "military doctor saves people", and after running into the wounded camp, there was a sudden uproar.
The angry military doctor suddenly became in a hurry after learning that the bloodied armored soldier on the stretcher was actually the old general Zuo Fu, who was highly respected and respected in the Guanning army.
The wounded all asked the doctors who were treating their injuries to treat the old generals first.
Three or five military doctors surrounded Zuo Fu and quickly cleaned the blood stains on his body first, so that he could carefully check the injuries and avoid causing secondary injuries due to carelessness.
Then, carefully removing his armor, seeing the more than thirty wounds on Zuo Fu's body without exception, all of them were on the front, a pair of healer's hands could no longer maintain a flexible and calm state, and became trembling.
No healer has the courage or the ability to treat these wounds.
There is no healer who has the courage to lead the knife and command other doctors to treat them together.
In the hearts of all the healers, they invariably remembered that childish but extremely cold face.
Chongzhen, a young man who has been urged to become familiar with a lot of war and experience, rushed into the wounded camp at this time.
The military doctors in the camp seemed to have a backbone, and their hearts suddenly relaxed at the same time.
I also quickly remembered myself at this moment, what I should do, what I can do, what to do first, what to do later, what you do, what I do.
Then, it is to do their own thing, cooperate tacitly, and be orderly.
This operation was carried out by the heavy knife of Allah, and under his almost cold and calm command, he cleaned the wounds, cleaned the wounds, removed the rotten flesh, and removed the clusters of arrows.
Small wounds are carefully and scientifically bandaged to stop bleeding, and large wounds are tightly sutured with sheep intestines.
For six hours, until the last of the most ferocious clusters of arrows were taken out of the muscles that were very close to the heart and lungs, and pierced deeply, and twisted and wound into the ground into the shape of a hideous centipede.
But instead of being completely closed, a very small hole was left and a small drainage reed tube was inserted.
After doing all this, Chongzhen looked at the front of Zuo Fu, who was naked all over, and the shape of a man-made hundred-legged insect on top of his bronze skin.
Seeing that his weak and rapid breathing gradually became even and powerful, he knew that most of this resolute warrior could carry it, so he exhaled a long and turbid breath.
But he himself felt as if the spirit of his whole body was being drained in an instant, and his young body, which was as strong as a calf, couldn't help but shake it.
Wu Sangui just came down from Yong'an Gate, remembering that his former self was also cured and saved by Chongzhen.
Hurriedly took out the sharp family heirloom dagger, cut a thick piece of the thousand-year-old ginseng sent by Zu Dashou, and handed it to Chongzhen very doggedly.
Chongzhen took it, but he turned his hand and stuffed it into Zuo Fu's mouth, and said in a matter-of-fact manner: "Young people are strong-blooded, you have to eat less of this kind of great tonic, otherwise what will you eat when you are older?" The reason why the old general Zuo Fu was able to withstand this hurdle was due to his usual peace of mind, guarding against arrogance and rashness, self-cultivation and abstinence. β
Wu Sangui saw that his hands were full of blood, like a white-clothed demon who had just returned to the world from the ghost gate to help others, where did he dare to contradict him at this time, he could only nod his head to indicate that he was taught.
Chongzhen washed his hands in the wooden basin, and then took the warm cup of water with a piece of astragalus from Zhou Ji, who dared to come after hearing the news, and drank it all.
The warmth of the warm water and astragalus was absorbed by the young body, and quickly turned into a warm current, which immediately restored Chongzhen's spirit, and the hunger pang instantly hit the whole body.
Huang Xiaoer, who knew his habits, brought over a pot of warm food at the right time.
Chongzhen didn't say a word, picked it up and ate it.
He ate a lot, and he was not afraid at all, but he suffered from the people watching next to him.
Wu Sangui, who was accustomed to eating in brocade clothes and jade, was even more disgusted by it, not only despising the weight of the real taste, but also rising a heartfelt awe in his heart: "This guy, he can eat in the bloody camp, he is really a ruthless person, how much is it." β
The outer city was lost, but the Guan Ning army in Jinzhou was not discouraged in the slightest, but was even more combative.
First, because in the process of the capture of the outer city, the old general Zuo Fu resolutely went up.
Such a bloody act simply made every soldier feel admired from the bottom of his heart, and at the same time, from the depths of his heart, a belief in resolutely defending the city and fighting to the end burst out.
Second, in the process of the outer city in advance, Jiannu did not take much advantage, but with the support of Zhang Jipu, Huang Chongzhen, Wu Sangui and other generals, a large number of casualties were killed.
Even twenty or thirty of the most courageous white-armored soldiers of the Jurchen clan were all killed in an extremely aggrieved way after they were chased into the urn city.
In addition, the old general Zuofu, who had been injured in 38 places, woke up on the second day, and although he was very weak, he gave great encouragement to the Jinzhou Guanning Army like a symbol representing a spiritual pillar.
Fourth, the fall of the outer city, which was surrounded by enemies on three sides, represented that the battle line of Jinzhou City had been greatly reduced, and it was finally able to form a military fortified city in the true sense, leaving no flaws and not giving Jiannu the slightest opportunity to take advantage of.
Fifth, and most importantly, Jiannu could not occupy the outer city for a long time, not even use the outer city as a place for command, let alone gather troops to use it as a springboard to attack Yong'anmen.
On the contrary, the red-coated cannon on Yong'an Gate can bombard any corner of the outer city.
This circle is like a chicken rib in Ji Yong's eyes, and it is regarded by Jiannu as the best breakthrough to capture Jinzhou, which is an attempt by Yuan Chonghuan.
It was the innovative design he adopted when he sent Zu Dashou to build Jinzhou after rejecting Chongzhen's suggestion of "directly building Dalinghe Fort", in order not to let the enthusiasm of this rising star be hit.
Its degree of innovation is in stark contrast to Houjin's conformism.
At the same time, it can also rein in the military hearts of Zhou Ji and other old Jinzhou people, killing two birds with one stone.
Even Huang Chongzhen had to sigh: "It's really an old fox who has never studied psychology, but is well versed in human psychology, I admire it!" β
Although the process of defending the outer city was very thrilling, the two red flags of Houjin and Jin, which were commanded by Ah Shan in the first battle, were undoubtedly worth the heavy losses, although they did not hurt their muscles and bones.
Ah Shan also seemed to know that not only could he not pass through the only outer city of Jinzhou, which had most of the circle had become ruins, to attack the Yong'an Gate behind it, but he would not even be able to maintain the real occupation for a long time.
But there is one thing he is extremely confident in, that is, the Guan Ning army in Jinzhou will not be able to take back this place that was enclosed within the city of Jinzhou from his hands in a short time.
However, just when Ah Shan commanded the two red flags under his command, regardless of casualties, he attacked the city, and even risked being bombarded by red-coated cannons, climbing the outer city wall to observe the battlefield in order to better command the battle.
Mang Gutai, who should have formed a strategic echo with it to attack the north gate of Jinzhou Town, chose to watch from the sidelines.
As a result, the bold and careful Huang Zongxi dispatched from it to provide extremely powerful support to Yonganmen, and forcefully suppressed the offensive created by Ah Shan's huge casualties.
After learning about these military information, Ah Shan, who boasted that he was the most gentle and elegant among the eight kings, was so angry that he jumped to his feet and scolded his mother, and almost wanted to go to the military village of the two blue flags to question Mang Gutai in person.
In the end, out of consideration for the overall situation, he finally gave up the idea of relieving his anger for a while, but it had nothing to do with the unity of Houjin.
He broke through the outer city of the east gate of Jinzhou, and almost attacked the battle report of Yong'anmen, and sent it to Huang Taiji, who was marching to Ningyuan, with a fast horse, hoping to make him change his mind, return to Jinzhou, and continue the siege.
Huang Taiji is worthy of being a generation of heroes who are even worse than his father, and after receiving the military information that Dai Shan added fuel and vinegar, he immediately adopted the psychological tactics of attacking the heart and sending a large number of scouts to spread the news that "Jinzhou has been broken".
At the same time, the large and small roads between Ningjin and Jinjin were tightly sealed, and even the mountain roads that crossed the mountains and mountains were not spared, and in a short period of time, the connection between the two most important cities outside the Shanhai Pass was completely cut off.
In addition, he also instructed Ah Shan to send scouts to the vicinity of Songshan Xingshan to spread the news of his attack on the outer city of Jinzhou to Zhao Shujiao, who was guarding Songxing Erbao, in an exaggerated way that was almost artistic.
ββThe outer city of Jinzhou is broken, and the inner city is in an emergency.
If necessary, you can sacrifice a few Han serf troops as a messenger to inform Zhao Shujiao - limit your quick surrender, otherwise when Jinzhou is razed to the ground and the army gathers in Songshan Xingshan, it will be the day of the destruction of Erbao.
When Huang Taiji received Ashan's battle report, he was already very close to Ning Yuan.
Although he was overjoyed by the progress of Jinzhou, he still wanted to try the initiative of "withdrawing from Jinzhou and going straight to Ningyuan", which was almost taboo for soldiers.
For him, this is also tantamount to a double-edged sword
"If you succeed, everything will go straight to your father Khan, and if you lose, it's a big deal to start over." Huang Taiji has an almost paranoid stubbornness to step out of his father's shadow.