"The captives are in the city!" There were soldiers shouting.

When Yuan Chonghuan heard this, he was anxious on the spot: "Don't care about me, hurry!" Burn them with fire. ”

At this time, Jin Qiliang organized the people to send gunpowder and quilts.

The soldier hurriedly sprinkled gunpowder on the quilt, then lit it and threw it down.

A bed quilt is a raging source of fire, whether it is a chariot or a Houjin soldier, they can't resist the god of fire.

In the blink of an eye, a wail rang out from the city.

Yuan Chonghuan bandaged his wounds and ran down to the city with his guards.

It turned out that in the short time before the arson, Ningyuan City had been carved out of a big hole by the Houjin army.

Simply, the Houjin army that came in from there was surrounded and killed by the soldiers and civilians defending the city.

There was a fire in the back, and no one could get through it.

The creativity of the masses of the people is limitless.

Someone was inspired to bundle firewood into a bundle, light it, and throw it directly at the location where the Houjin army dug the city.

It instantly turned into a sea of fire.

Yuan Chonghuan took advantage of the fact that no one came in, and carried stones with the soldiers and civilians to plug the hole.

But he had a wound in his arm, and with a little exertion, blood spilled out of the gauze.

The crowd urged him to go down and recuperate.

Yuan Chonghuan said angrily: "The eldest husband died on the battlefield, fortunately. It's just a small injury, what a foot. The enemy army is outside the city, and I, as the commander-in-chief, should lead by example and fight to defend the city with the princes. ”

After that, he just hugged the stone to plug the hole.

The surrounding soldiers and civilians all felt excited, how many years, finally met such a good adult, they all worked hard, blocked the hole, and built a wall outside.

Just when everyone was breathing a sigh of relief, there was a sudden loud "boom" on the city tower.

Immediately afterward, I heard someone shouting, "Lord Kim! ”

"Lord Kim?" Yuan Chonghuan panicked and hurriedly climbed to the city tower.

I saw a Hongyi cannon explode, and several soldiers died on the spot and were being carried down by their comrades.

Jin Qiliang, who happened to be passing by, was also seriously injured and was being treated by military doctors.

Seeing Yuan Chonghuan coming, the military doctor shook his head silently.

Yuan Chonghuan's heart tightened, and he walked quickly in front of Jin Qiliang.

Looking at this old friend who fought side by side, he was so smoked that he couldn't see his appearance, and he couldn't help but cry.

Jin Qiliang woke up slowly, looked at Yuan Chonghuan, and squeezed out a smile on his face: "My lord, my subordinates can no longer follow the adults to kill thieves and serve the country, it's a pity." ”

Yuan Chonghuan said with tears in his eyes: "Don't worry, Lord Jin, I will definitely let Jianyu stop under Ningyuan City." ”

Knowing that his old friend was no longer good, Yuan Chonghuan did not say words of comfort to him, but expressed his determination straightforwardly.

Jin Qiliang smiled slightly, and passed away suddenly.

Before there was time to grieve, the lookout post shouted, "Jianyu is here again!" ”

Yuan Chonghuan ordered people to carry Jin Qiliang's body down the city, and quickly organized the army and civilians to continue to resist the enemy's siege.

The battle to defend the city lasted a whole day, and as a result, the Jin army was still unable to break through the city walls.

Nurhachi saw that it would not work if it went on like this, so he called Tong Yangxing: "Tong Yangxing, you are a Jurchen and a Han Chinese, and it is no problem to command those cannon fodder soldiers who are charging in front, and the bannermen of our Eight Banners who are attacking the city behind."

Today we fought for a day, and the main forces were Han soldiers and savage Jurchens, and it is estimated that they are not good at fighting.

Tomorrow, you will send hundreds of elites of the Eight Banners to follow the siege troops and attack the West Gate with all your might. ”

"Huh." Tong Yang took the order and left.

Tong Yangxing was born into a merchant family and was a relative of Nurhachi's great fortune Jin Hahana Zaqing.

With him, the "imperial relative", sitting at the front commanding, who dares not to sell his life.

On the twenty-fourth day of the first lunar month, there was a whole day of fierce fighting.

As a result, Nurhachi received a report that the casualties were even worse!

The guerrilla generals Xintai and Wu Naharai, the three Houjin generals of Beiyu Xuan, believed that they were the elite of the Eight Banners, and personally commanded the Eight Banners to dig the city, and were directly burned to death.

Nurhachi was so angry that he ordered all the soldiers who died in the city to be dragged back and burned.

Resolutely do not give the Ming army the opportunity to cut off the head and report military merits.

Then, he asked the Houjin army to launch a feint attack in waves, intending to exhaust the gunpowder of the defenders in the city and then attack.

Yuan Chonghuan was also very alert, and ordered that only when the Houjin army arrived in the city could the artillery be fired.

The Houjin army is not a fool, since he can paddle in the water, why work hard.

As a result, they started a fake war one after another.

Rush to a hundred meters below the city, turn around and retreat.

Outside the big tent, Nurhachi looked at these soldiers who were in defiance of the yang and yin, and then looked at the towering Ningyuan City in the distance, and was so angry that he was angry.

"How can this be true? My army of 60,000 can't capture a small Ningyuan City. ”

With one bare foot, Nurha kicked the horse he was sitting on.

"Father Khan is angry, and his son is willing to personally lead the elite of the Eight Banners to attack the city again."

Huang Taiji stepped forward and took the initiative to ask for help.

Nurhachi shook his head and said, "Since you can't beat it, there's no need to fight to the end." In the future, there may be a chance to capture it. ”

Huang Taiji originally said a good thing, but when he heard his father Khan say this, he didn't continue to ask for his life.

Nurhachi suddenly grabbed Huang Taiji's hand, pointed to Ningyuan City in the distance, and said, "Old eight, if I withdraw my troops back this time, I won't be able to come here again." You will come for me and fight to the death with that Yuan Chonghuan.

This is related to the future of my post-Jin country, and it is also related to my personal honor. ”

As soon as these words came out, the relatives around him were taken aback.

Because this statement has the nature of obvious entrustment.

Huang Taiji's heart is both happy and sad, it goes without saying that he is happy, but the sad thing is that his father Khan is really old.

"Father Khan, you will definitely live a long life, take our Eight Banners soldiers, and take Ningyuan City."

Huang Taiji blessed from the bottom of his heart.

Just when Nurhachi led the Houjin army to be helpless against Ningyuan City, bad news came from Gaizhou.

Outside the city of Ningyuan, the Chinese army marshal's tent.

"Amin, what's wrong with you?"

Nurha stood up and looked at her nephew in disbelief.

Amin's face was extremely pale at this time, his eyes showed extreme fatigue, the iron helmet on his head had been lost, and even the braid was missing a lot.

The most obvious thing is that his right rib was cut through the iron armor by some sharp weapon, and with that place as the center, half of his body was covered with blood.

Amin broke free from the support of the soldiers on both sides, knelt on the ground with a thud, and said sadly: "My nephew is incompetent, and he didn't defend Gaizhou for his uncle!" ”

"Gaizhou lost? So fast! "Nurhachi's veteran on the battlefield failed to come to his senses for a while.

Hearing Nurhachi's words, Amin fell on the ground and wept bitterly: "Gaizhou was captured by Yang Chengying, and the fourth brother Tulun and the fifth brother Zhai Sangwu were killed!" Zilharang was seriously wounded. ”

"They're all dead!" Nurhachi felt a pain in his heart, raised his head to the sky and screamed, and fell straight back.

Fortunately, Huang Taiji's eyes were quick and he held Nurhachi up.

"Quick, get to bed."

Together, Huang Taiji and the other Beylers carried Nurhachi to a tent behind the tent and called a military doctor to see the Great Khan.

While Nurhachi was in a coma, Huang Taiji ordered that the Houjin army strictly prohibit all gossip.

Then he asked Amin, and then he learned about the defeat.