In the shadow of tens of thousands of invading enemies, the huge war machine of the Kyoshi began to operate efficiently.

Although Chongzhen is the Son of Heaven, he does not want to interfere with You Shiwei, the commander-in-chief of the Qinwang Army, and Li Shouqi, the commander of the Jingying Army, and others to defend the city, so he can only come to Wansui Mountain with Wang Chengen and others.

Of course, this time he didn't come to hang himself, but to overlook the battle from here.

I saw that on the south side of the city, the military formation of Jianzhou was already densely packed, but the front line was always far away from the Beijing division six or seven miles, and it was no longer close.

Chongzhen couldn't help but wonder, "Wang Chengen, is this Jiannu here to attack the city or to watch the play?" Why was it always kept at a distance from the city walls? ”

Wang Chengen patiently explained, "Long live Lord, Jiannu has been fighting with my Ming Dynasty for a long time, and he knows the power of my artillery. These traitors are hiding because they have summed up a set of tactics and know that the range of my Hongyi cannon is six or seven miles. Only after the cannon has been fired, will they scream and charge. ”

Chongzhen nodded, "Since the two sides are so familiar, presumably the gunners of the Beijing camp will also be calm and wait until the enemy comes forward to get closer." ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw several teams of Jianzhou cavalry standing out of the formation, screaming and rushing in the direction of the capital.

These cavalrymen seemed to press some button, only to hear a muffled sound first, followed by a dozen cannon shots, and the Hongyi cannon at the head of the city fired.

Some of the solid projectiles hit the knight directly, while others bounced off the ground a few times, smashing the leg of a hapless horse's crotch and flipping it over.

In the original scattered formation, more than a dozen horsemen were killed or injured in an instant, which was extremely tragic.

Wang Chengen excitedly congratulated, "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, our army has opened the door to a great victory." ”

Chongzhen reluctantly hummed in agreement, but he was quite speechless in his heart.

This wave of operations of the Jianzhou Army, as long as anyone who knows a little about military affairs, knows that it is to lure and open artillery.

Although the victims died miserably, from the overall situation, even if they died two or three times more, the battle damage of dozens of horsemen was right, and the enemy's tens of thousands of troops were counted.

However, if the lord of the Ming Dynasty had been pinching the Hongyi cannon, then Huang Taiji would not have been stupid enough to charge intensively.

It is possible to send a small force of cavalry to tease like this until the Ming army commander loses patience.

It is impossible to completely rely on the Hongyi artillery to repel Jianzhou, because the other side has the initiative on the battlefield. Chongzhen no longer worries about this.

Now, Jianzhou has fully deployed its military formation. Columns of cavalry and infantry began to maneuver towards the dead end of the artillery under the city walls.

The cavalry who had been screaming and charging strangely now turned back excitedly and merged into the advancing military formation, like a drop of water flowing into the ocean, without the slightest panic or anxiety about their teammates being killed by artillery.

Looking at the neatly marching Jianzhou Army, Chongzhen's heart also felt a little heavier.

With such a military appearance, it is really a strong enemy in the world.

At this time, the Hongyi cannon was cooling down because it had just been launched. The Ming army on the city gate began to hurriedly operate the Fulong machine gun to prevent the Jianzhou army from continuing to advance.

The Jianzhou army suddenly pushed out of the crowd one after another long carts, all of which were covered with five- or six-inch thick wooden planks and wrapped in raw cowhide.

Of course, from Chongzhen's current perspective, I can't see it so clearly, I can only see that after the Jianzhou army lifted out these carts, the shotguns and arrows shot by the Ming army at the head of the city were like defeats, and they became different and not itchy.

Only a few shells jumped into the formation, slicing off the brains of a few unlucky ones.

But the sergeant behind him, as if he had never seen the tragic situation of his predecessors, continued to replenish it, pushing the cart to resist the artillery fire of his comrades behind him.

The momentum of the advance did not stop, and in a moment it advanced under the city walls.

The speed of Jianzhou's breakthrough made Chongzhen's hands clench involuntarily.

It turns out that after a long period of confrontation with the Ming army, Jianzhou has even made great progress in attacking the city.

It is no wonder that Zunhua was quickly conquered before, and seeing that the advantage of firearms that he relied on to kill the enemy was quickly neutralized, anyone would be shocked, not to mention the Jizhen border army that had just experienced disarmament and people's hearts were fluctuating.

There was also some commotion in the Ming army at the head of the city.

Wang Chengen, who had been paying attention to the battle situation, saw that Chongzhen's expression was a little nervous, and comforted, "Long live the lord, the Marquis of Jingying Li has always been very stable, and the previous battles of Deshengmen and Yongqumen also fought with these Tartars, so there will be no loss." ”

"I hope so!" Chongzhen is not as confident as Wang Chengen in Jingying.

After all, during the previous battle of Deshengmen, the Beijing camp also made a scene of shelling friendly troops, which directly led to the defeat of Mangui.

But for now, the capital camp of the city tower is still stable.

Seeing that firearms were useless, Li Shouqi, the uncle of Xiangcheng, asked his subordinates to adopt the old method.

As a result, countless previously prepared stones and rolling logs were thrown down high, impacting the planks outside the cart.

Under the impact of huge kinetic energy, the Jianzhou army, which was originally carrying a cart, immediately vomited blood and died on the spot.

Behind them, many elite knights who had been riding horses turned over and dismounted, took out their longbows on their horses, and brazenly fired at the defenders of the city.

Under the exchange of fire on both sides, there were some losses, and there were even more Ming soldiers who were shot dead.

The comrades-in-arms were gaining time, and after some of the pioneers of the Jianzhou Army finally put up the siege ladder, they found a helpless fact.

The walls of Beijing are too high, and these improvised ladders are not long enough!

These sharpening warriors had no choice but to put back their armor and retreat into their own formation, leaving only the ladder awkwardly perched on the three-quarter-high wall.

"These idiots!" Chongzhen chuckled, and the nerves that had been tense were finally relieved.

Wang Chengen on the side was even more joyful and added a cup of tea to Chongzhen.

The Ming army at the head of the city let out a cheer, and then the ladders were brought down by an organized scratch.

The Jianzhou army did not come forward to fight, but only stayed at the distance between the artillery and the dead corner of the rolling wood attack, forming a strange balance with the Ming army.

Suddenly, a horse flew out from the Jianzhou army under the city and galloped towards the base camp behind him.

Seeing that only one member of the Jianzhou army returned, although it could be inferred that the other party was trying to pass on the message, the Ming army at the head of the city still did not fire artillery.

Chongzhen was quite puzzled in his heart, could it be that Jianzhou wanted to build a cloud ladder on the spot?

If this kind of siege equipment is shoddy, the people who climb on it will fall to death.

After a while, I saw a cavalry squad in Jianzhou suddenly driving a straggler group of several hundred people towards the city.

"What kind of fueling tactic is this?" Chongzhen was puzzled.

saw that this strange combination drove straight into the long run, and was not hindered in the slightest.

"It's not like that. You can't just take it lightly just because there are few enemies. Wang Chengen, why don't you say Li Shouqi fired? ”

Surprisingly, Wang Chengen did not answer immediately this time.

"Wang Chengen, I ask you, why didn't Li Shouqi open fire?"

Wang Chengen turned around, his eyes slightly red, "Long live Lord, those people are not Jiannu's Tartar soldiers. ”

"The people in front are the people they captured."