The east was white, but there was no flash of red light, and the earth was bright. Chang Yu, whose voice had become hoarse from the top of the city, suddenly let out a sigh, looked up at the sky and stretched out his hand to catch it. It was raining.
When the Tatars entered the customs, it was raining and snowing in the capital. The weather had been sunny and cloudless in the past few days, but unexpectedly, when the Tatars were attacking the city, the situation suddenly changed and it rained. God's thoughts are really unpredictable.
The rain gradually became heavier, the wind became stronger, and the sky gradually became brighter. The officers and soldiers on the city finally saw clearly what was before their eyes. Tens of thousands of Tatars were densely packed below the city from west to east, rushing toward the city wall with ferocious looks.
The real tough battle is coming.
"This rain is really good, it's really timely rain." Dorgon looked at the sky outside the city and laughed. Once the rain got heavy, the Ming army's artillery would stop working. At that time, it would be real swords and real guns. With their strength, he The chances are getting bigger again.
But everything has advantages and disadvantages. Although rain can silence the artillery of the Ming army, it also adds a lot of difficulty to climbing the city. Rain is slippery and if you want to climb this high wall of several feet, you will be able to climb the Wudang Ladder... On the top of the city, Chang Yu sneered again and again, looking at the Qing soldiers below who were bravely building ladders to attack the city. He roared with all his strength, "Sons, send him to hell..." Then he drew his bow and fired rapidly, firing more than ten arrows in one breath, and fired with all his strength. More than ten Qing soldiers were defeated until they were exhausted.
Facing the crazy Qing army, although the soldiers in the Beijing camp were frightened, they had to fight with all their strength. They stretched their bows and shot arrows, threw rocks, and attacked from far and near. Chang Yu waited and watched for a while, and saw that although the Qing army under the city was brave, , but it’s still extremely difficult to get up.
Dorgon mobilized 20,000 troops to seize the city moat under the cover of night and successfully landed at dawn for more than an hour. He quickly sent men, horses and siege equipment to the city to launch a fierce attack. At this time, the rain in the sky caused the Ming army's artillery to stop firing. Dorgon was overjoyed and called God to help him.
Thousands of Ming people were forcibly expelled and braved the rolling stones and flying arrows on the city to help the Qing army transport siege ladders, siege engines and other equipment to the city. If they hesitated or hesitated at all, they would be chopped down.
At the same time, under the roar of Doduo, 20,000 Qing troops, Zhang Gong brandished his sword and attacked the city...
Huge boulders, wood, gold juice, and arrows fell from the sky like a heavy rain. Facing the aggression of these tigers and wolves, how could the Ming army be soft? No matter how cruel you are, I will just give you a blow on the head from a high position.
"Iron pillar, iron pillar" Chang Yu watched the battle for a while, looked around, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Get people to deliver the goods!" The fierce battle had been going on for more than an hour, and there were fewer and fewer rolling stones, wood and other war preparations on the city. , Fortunately, there is a backup under the city, and there are always people and horses to send at any time.
Li Tiezhu left with the order, and Chang Yu stared at the arrow tower for a while. At this time, Hu Ling came hurriedly: "Governor, the Tatar offensive at Deshengmen was very fierce. They almost climbed to the top of the city several times."
Chang Yu didn't look back and said coldly: "Go over with the order. If the Tatars are allowed to ascend the city, they will behead everyone from Wang Jiayan down!"
Hu Ling and Li Muchian couldn't help but tremble.
As soon as Hu Lingqian left, a messenger came hurriedly: "Mr. Factory Supervisor, the war has not started in Nancheng yet!"
Forehead? Chang Yu raised his eyebrows, full of doubts! What is Dorgon doing?
"There are more than a thousand Tatars in the west city flowing back and forth along the moat. There are thousands of Tatar soldiers outside You'an Gate in the south city and outside Yongding. They are watching with eagerness, carrying baggage to attack the city, but they have not taken action..." The ordering soldier said in a nutshell.
"Apart from this, are there any other changes by the Tatars?" Chang Yu asked again, and the messenger nodded: "It was reported that five thousand Tatar cavalry went south..."
wipe! Chang Yu was startled. He didn't attack the city as expected, but went south. Why? He couldn't help but look at Li Muchian.
Li Muxian lowered his head and pondered for a moment: "If the predictions are correct, it must have been some action taken by Lord Shangshu and General Huang in the south, which caused the Tatars to give up the attack on the city and turn south."
Chang Yu frowned and thought for a while. Apart from this, he really couldn't think of any other reason for the Qing army to give up the attack and go south. It's just that he had ordered the soldiers and horses on the southern front to wait for orders and not move without permission. Could it be that something happened there? What variables are there, or is it someone who makes the right decision to attract the Qing army?
But the battle was raging at the moment, and Chang Yu had no time to think about it. He ordered Jia Waixiong to keep an eye on the Qing army's movements outside the south city. If there was an opportunity, he could adapt to the situation and go out of the city to invite a battle. Then he devoted himself wholeheartedly to commanding the defensive battle, but he didn't know the real situation in the south. Something happened.
Azig and King Sanshun were originally ordered to attack the imperial capital from the southern city, but why did they suddenly besiege them instead of attack and send five thousand cavalry south?
This is naturally the reason, because when Azig's men and horses just arrived near You'anmen, they heard the urgent report from Tanma that more than 10,000 Ming troops were really galloping in from twenty miles away.
This news made Azig and King Sanshun very surprised and shocked. The Ming army from the south actually had the courage to come, and it was so close! Without thinking much, Azige wanted to raise his troops to fight, but was stopped by Shang Kexi, one of the three kings. He said that it was related to the overall situation, and he would wait for a long time before sending someone to inform Dorgon.
Azig was a rough and brainless man. He was furious when he heard this. He pointed at Shang Kexi's nose and cursed, "The Ming army, which is only ten thousand, is vulnerable. It won't be too late to kill them and attack the city again. They will be outside to adapt to the situation. This matter is urgent." The briefings came and went before the decision was made, and the Ming army was hit in the face. Wouldn't it be bad if the Ming army in the city suddenly came out and attacked twice...
The three of them knew they couldn't stop him, but they didn't dare to mislead the overall situation. They also heard that there was some truth in his words and didn't dare to take it lightly. After a brief discussion, the four decided to divide their forces. Azige and Kong Youde led five thousand elite cavalry to go south to fight. , Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming stayed below the city to contain the Ming army on the city.
The Qing army had already discovered that there were tens of thousands of Ming troops in Daxing, and now more than 10,000 cavalry were sent. However, Azig only led 5,000 men to fight. Is it too much?
At least Azige doesn't think so. The Qing cavalry's combat power was absolutely invincible in the late Ming Dynasty. Even the little Guan Ning cavalry left in Wu Sangui's hands was slightly inferior to the enemy. It can only be used when the momentum is like a rainbow. It’s a draw, but all the people in the introspection are invincible. It’s not that Azig is arrogant, but the reality is this cruel. Facing the Qing army, the Ming army was not as powerful as the Qing army, and secondly, it was fearful, just like hundreds of people. Years later, it will be a bloody reality that a few Japanese soldiers with guns can occupy a county town!
Therefore, Azig was absolutely confident that five thousand cavalry would be enough to defeat tens of thousands of Ming troops. Even if the opponent had reinforcements behind them, he would not be afraid. He did not believe that the Ming army's reinforcements could respond so quickly. He even believed that this Ming army would not be able to come this time. He learned that the Qing army was attacking the city and came to wave the flag in an attempt to contain his own side. He had no intention of fighting him head-on.
But who is the Ming army coming, and how could he send troops here in the early morning?
As Chang Yu suspected, something did happen in Daxing, and the evildoer was Huang Degong, who had always been rebellious and hot-tempered.
A few days ago when the Tatars entered the customs, Emperor Chongzhen issued an imperial edict to transfer the young eunuch who was playing cat and mouse in the south back to the capital. King Qin, Chang Yu hurriedly entered the capital lightly packed, followed closely by his troops. However, for the rest of the month, his troops He was already exhausted from the continuous fierce battles and high-intensity attacks. Going to challenge the Qing army at this time would undoubtedly cost him a life, so Chang Yu ordered him to rest on the spot in Daxing and wait for orders.
Later, he and Li Muxian discussed a tactic of encirclement and interception, and sent Zhou Yuji and Li Yan to lead their troops to ambush the troops in advance. Huang Degong and Shi Kefa were left in Daxing City to receive the follow-up troops and rest while waiting for orders.
Shi Kefa was the Minister of the Ministry of War, he was mature and steady. He had seen Chang Yu's ability in the battle of Baoding City and knew that he was not as good as Chang Yu, so he was willing to be driven by him. Anyway, he was serving the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, in the past few days in Daxing, he was conscientious and cautious and did not dare to be careless. After all, the current situation was like a pack of wolves waiting for any mistakes. In addition to listening to intelligence reports from the scouts, he also personally inspected the military camp day and night.
Shi Kefa was as stable as Mount Tai, but Huang Degong was like a restless red apricot. How could he sit still? Seeing that Zhou Yuji and Li Yan both had things to do, he was really depressed every day except drinking and sunbathing.
The Tatars were burning, killing and plundering just outside the capital. There were no soldiers or generals in the capital, but we were just sitting around here every day with nothing to do... Huang Degong complained to Shi Kefa many times. The minister could only appease him. The young governor had his own arrangements and was patient. make.
patience? If Huang Degong had the patience, could he still be called Huang Chuangzi?
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I coded thousands of words last night, but my computer suddenly shut down and I couldn’t save it. I was thinking about it at the time... I might add another chapter tonight depending on the situation.
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