Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but frowned before he heard the sound of cannons in the east.
Because before he learned that Duduo came by sea, he suspected that the Jurchens would attack Shanhaiguan by sea.
Therefore, in addition to arranging for the Tianjin Navy to monitor along the way, he also gave orders to Cao Youyi, the commander-in-chief of Tianjin Port stationed in Beidaihe, asking him to come to support when he heard the sound of cannons.
Although Cao Youyi only had more than 4,000 men, and their combat power was average, Kong Youde and others were all in the Jurchen territory, and the only ones who could come were a commendable 4,000 to 5,000 navy troops.
Even if Shang Kexi could bring some of the Eight Han Banners, because he wanted to ensure safety, the total force would only be ten thousand at most.
Although Cao Youyi's strength is weak and not enough to defeat him, it is gratifying, but it is more than enough to contain the opponent.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang now judged based on the sound of cannons and felt that there were at least nearly 20,000 fighting parties on both sides. Obviously the Jurchens also had backup.
But apart from Shang Kexi, the only Jurchen navy commanders were Kong Youde and others.
Although Kong Youde had defeated Zheng Hongkui, Zhu Chenggong was still attacking Pidao at this moment. Even if they did not go to rescue Pidao, they should not come to Shanhaiguan rashly.
Otherwise, whether the Zheng navy launches another attack on the Jurchen territory, or takes advantage of Kong Youde's opportunity to attack the city from behind, it will be extremely detrimental to the Jurchens.
Of course, if Kong Youde wins this battle, he will gain a lot.
Especially when the Zheng Navy had just suffered a setback and was not very loyal to the Zhu Dynasty, Kong Youde's probability of success in this battle was still extremely high.
When Zhu Yuanzhang thought of this, he couldn't help but think highly of Bumu Butai.
At the same time, he also suspected that a crisis might have occurred in the Jurchen territory, otherwise Bumubutai would not have helped Duduo like this.
Then he looked outside the pass and saw that although the Jurchen cavalry were still charging, Duduo and Azig had stopped moving forward, seemingly discussing the war.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know what they were talking about, through observation with a telescope, he found that Duduo seemed a little dissatisfied.
At this time, Zhang Dabiao hurried over and reported: "Your Majesty, Kong Youde and others suddenly arrived with their troops and defeated the Tianjin Navy. Now many Han Eight Banners have landed under the cover of artillery."
"If we don't send troops for support, I'm afraid the east wall will be breached by the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty within an hour at most..."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he glanced at the Jurchen soldiers and horses in the urn city. ..
At this moment, there were about two thousand Jurchen and Han banners entering Wengcheng, but they did not see any generals.
If the net is closed now, although Shanhaiguan can be defended, it will still have to face endless attacks, which will not be worth the gain.
He thought for a moment and then said to Zhang Dabiao: "Send a team of 100 people to support immediately. Be careful, the noise must be louder!"
"In a quarter of an hour, no matter what the situation is, cheers must be heard from the city!"
"In addition, you inform Wang Shoulin to intensify the counterattack, drive as many as possible half of the Jurchens out of Wengcheng, and at the same time insult the Jurchens!"
"Furthermore, the lurking soldiers are ordered not to act rashly, but to be ready for battle!"
Although Zhang Dabiao was a little confused, he didn't ask any more questions. After bowing and preparing to leave, he heard Zhu Yuanzhang's voice again: "Zhang Dabiao, please handle the matter on the east city wall yourself. Don't expose yourself." flaw!"
After Zhang Dabiao agreed, he hurried to deliver the order.
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a while, then looked outside the pass again, and found that the speed of the Jurchen cavalry entering the city had slowed down significantly, and his brows could not help but frown deeper.
"Kill!"
"You bastards, let me run wild. Now you know how powerful grandpa is!"
"You bitch, if you don't want someone to do it, you can become a dog slave..."
...
At this time, there was a sound of cursing at the city gate, and then three to four hundred men with eight banners were seen escaping in embarrassment.
Immediately afterwards, a dozen more soldiers rushed out, chasing and insulting them.
When Duduo, who was not far away, saw this, a look of anger immediately appeared on his face.
With a wave of his right hand, dozens of Jurchen cavalry rushed forward.
The group of Jurchen cavalry killed the dozen or so people who were fleeing at the front, and then urged the remaining people to enter the city.
However, there were many soldiers fleeing in the city, and there were still Buddhist lanterns and other objects blocking the city entrance. Therefore, the group of Jurchen soldiers not only failed to organize an effective counterattack, but were forced to retreat.
At the same time, insults and insults were heard in the city, which was very lively.
Seeing this, Duduo roared angrily and rushed forward with hundreds of people.
He first asked his cavalry to attack the Ming soldiers who rushed out. After blocking the offensive, he ordered to kill dozens of fleeing Han Eight Banners, and then curbed the retreat.
Then he wanted to lead his army to charge again, but was stopped by Azig who arrived.
After the two of them had a conversation, Duduo stopped and just let his personal guards lead everyone towards the city.
When Zhu Yuanzhang in the city saw this, he couldn't help but secretly cried out that it was a pity.
He originally wanted to wait for a while, but it could be seen that there were three to four thousand Jurchen soldiers in Wengcheng, and many people were entering the city through the main gate. If he did not close the net, he might be self-defeating.
But Duduo had almost stepped into Shanhaiguan with one foot, and he was a little unwilling to just close the net like this.
While he was pondering, a burst of cheers suddenly came from the east.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard the sound, he knew that although the cheers were false, they were also the moment when morale was at its highest, and he immediately ordered the net to be closed.
After Wang Shoulin received the instruction, he immediately led his army to retreat slowly.
At the same time, more than two thousand infantrymen armed with spears and shields rushed forward and blocked the Jurchen cavalry attack.
After the Jurchen cavalry's offensive was frustrated, they turned their horses and prepared to charge again, but suddenly they saw hundreds of rockets falling from the sky.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
...
As the rocket landed, many explosives buried in the urn city were immediately ignited, and many Jurchen soldiers and horses were blown away.
At this time, more than 3,000 soldiers armed with muskets and bows and arrows rushed out and shot wildly at the Jurchen cavalry.
The Jurchens were unable to organize an effective attack because their horses were frightened, so they had to fight independently.
Some people who were closer to the city gate drove their horses towards the outside of the city.
But it happened suddenly, and the soldiers outside the city were rushing in, so how could they escape.
Instead, the two collided, making the city gate even more chaotic.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"boom!"
...
Suddenly, a large rocket shot at the city gate, igniting the buried gunpowder and other materials, and the city gate immediately became a sea of fire.
"There's an ambush, retreat quickly!"
"rush out!"
...
As roars rang out, many firemen appeared outside the city, frightening the soldiers who were preparing to charge back again and again.
Seeing that there was no hope of leaving the city, the soldiers in the city rushed forward one after another.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the Jurchen offensive was very fierce and many village warriors showed panic, so he ordered some Jurchen cavalry to be released into the city.
After a while, the sound of artillery and other sounds was heard in the city, and then some Jurchens were seen fleeing to Wengcheng in a hurry.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that the overall situation in the city had been decided, so he looked outside the city again.
He saw that Duduo had stopped attacking under Azig's persuasion and slowly retreated, and a smile couldn't help but appear on his face.
At this time, a cavalryman ran from the east and said something to Duduo. Duduo ordered the soldiers to charge with an anxious look on his face.
