Twelve artillery pieces were pulled to the intersection of North and South Streets and continued to bombard the Zhengbai Banner, which was stubbornly resisting two hundred steps away.
Jiannu's artillery near the west gate was completely destroyed by Shenhuo Feiyao, and the remaining dozen Fran cannons were deployed by Huang Taiji to guard the Khan's palace.
Therefore, the Zhengbai Banner warriors can only carry on with difficulty.
A dozen iron balls weighing between two and eight kilograms whizzed across the street, and with countless people watching in horror or fanaticism, they smashed hard against the temporary parapet built by Zhengbai Qi.
The powerful iron balls crashed into pieces, smashing the masonry and wood that Jiannu had built hastily into pieces. The flying rocks and wood chips continued to cause damage to the surrounding Houjin warriors.
"Kill Huang Taiji!"
The roar of Kaiyuan's army echoed in the air, and finally formed an earth-shaking wave that swept across the entire North-South Street.
More than 3,000 soldiers from the 2,000th headquarters turned into a vast red ocean and rushed unstoppably towards the position in the middle of the street.
The neat and intensive firing of the fusiliers was like a death spell. Every time the white smoke rose, it could take away the lives of dozens of Houjin warriors.
The Houjin soldiers hiding behind the parapet could only use their infantry bows to counterattack the Kaiyuan army.
Before the soldiers launched their attack, the Houjin soldiers were bombarded by the artillery above the barbican for half an hour.
After the five hidden field guns were destroyed by Kaiyuan artillery, Zhengbaiqi fell into a tragic situation of being beaten and unable to fight back.
Although Zhenyi and Baoyi could not escape because of the Zhendu formation of Bagala and Niulu'e, they were always in fear and were worried about being beaten to pulp by artillery shells at any time.
The remaining body parts, internal organs and brains of his companions flying around him from time to time only intensified the terrifying atmosphere.
Such a bloody and oppressive battle cannot be sustained by a semi-slavery army like the Eight Banners.
At this time, all the Hou Jin soldiers were exhausted physically and mentally, and their morale was extremely low.
The range of Jiannu's infantry bow was not as good as that of Kaiyuan's new flintlock rifle, so every time they fired against the fire musket soldiers, the Houjin archers had to use all their strength to pull the bowstring to the fullest, otherwise they would not be able to reach anyone at all.
After several rounds of shooting like this, the warriors' arms were almost useless and their physical strength was exhausted. They could only watch as the spearmen and sword and shield soldiers approached the parapet.
When the vanguard soldiers were less than a hundred steps away from the breastworks of Jiannu, the artillery at the head of the city finally stopped shelling.
More fire cannon soldiers joined the battlefield, and the sound of fire cannons became unprecedentedly dense, pockmarking the broken parapet a hundred steps away.
A frightened and crazy coated slave screamed and jumped out of the parapet. His thin body was immediately hit by several lead bullets at the same time. It was like being struck by lightning. His body twitched twice and fell to the ground dead.
Witnessing such a scene, the remaining Hou Jin soldiers did not dare to show their heads again, but cats aimlessly shot light arrows at the Kaiyuan army from behind the parapet.
After entering the light arrow range, the fire gunners and spearmen slowed down, and the long card players and sword and shield players came to the front.
The long card player held up the long card and pushed forward hard against the dense rain of arrows. The fire gun player was behind the long card and kept shooting at the opposite side.
When they were only thirty steps away from the parapet, a rain of iron bones and flying axes were thrown from behind the parapet.
Almost at the same time, the sword and shield hand pulled away the lead of the stone thunder and threw it towards the back of the parapet.
A moment later, explosions and screams mixed together. Hundreds of soldiers in the front row were hit by Tieguduo's flying axe, either dead or injured. Thick white smoke rose from behind the parapet, and there were cries and screams everywhere.
It can be judged from the cries that the casualties of the Jiannu on the opposite side should be more heavy than those of the Kaiyuan army.
Before the white smoke around the parapet had dissipated, another dense wave of flying axes and iron bones struck, and the sword and shield soldiers threw stone thunder at the same time.
After the second round of attacks, the people behind the parapet finally stopped and did not dare to throw anything at the Kaiyuan Army again.
Soon the two sides came within ten steps, and the wails of wounded soldiers and the sound of armor scraping could be heard from behind the parapet.
The captains of the three flags in front blew their bamboo whistles one after another, and the pikemen and swordsmen quickly stepped forward and got in front of the sword and shield players. Under the protection of the long card players, they quickly approached the parapet.
Qin Bing's back was straight, his fingers were placed two feet and three inches on the handle of the gun, and he relied on the strength of his waist to hold the gun flat with both hands.
This holding position of the gun is conducive to maximizing energy conservation, and is especially suitable for attacking city walls or other high targets.
"kill!"
The Qin soldiers shouted loudly, and like a puppet on wind, they led the one hundred and ten pikemen under his command and charged towards the parapet five steps away.
Between the gaps in the parapet, a cold light suddenly flashed, and hundreds of sharp spearheads were stabbed in this direction at the same time. At first glance, they looked quite murderous.
"Fortunately, the artillery brothers disabled this group of slaves, otherwise we would not know today..."
Zheng Yishi, the flag captain of the second platoon, sighed silently in his heart. After they crossed the river, they heard from President Deng Qian that Huang Taiji also started training spearmen last year, and many of them copied the new training methods of the original army.
In this era of cold weapon warfare, when the strength of both sides is balanced, there will basically not be much difference in casualties between the two sides until the end of the battle. The Zhengbai Banner Zhenyi in front of him had a strong fighting spirit, and Zheng Yishi was a little worried that the soldiers would suffer heavy casualties later.
He was still worried that the long player in the front row had already slammed into the parapet. Almost at the same moment, countless spears shot out from behind the parapet, killing more than a dozen unlucky long players on the spot.
The spearmen and soldiers immediately stepped forward, and across the incomplete breastwork, they wielded their spearmen and stabbed the Jiannu opposite.
People continued to fall on the left and right sides of the parapet, and a layer of dead bodies quickly formed on the ground. Soldiers from both sides stood on the corpses of their companions, using all their strength to pierce the enemy's corpse with gun tips and palladium, and a brutal and bloody exchange took place on the north and south streets of Hetuala. life.
A shell passed over the parapet and hit hard behind the Houjin soldiers, causing a rain of blood among a group of coated troops. The shelling caused Zhengbai Banner Zhenyi to panic. Finally, under the strong pressure of the Kaiyuan Army, the stabbing did not last too long. Soon, the pikemen behind the breastwork began to retreat.
In the face of the tidal wave of attacks, the parapet line was like a thin piece of paper, quickly torn apart by flintlock guns.
The pike soldiers tore down the parapet and continued to pursue forward. The Zhenyi armored soldiers screamed and fled north. More than 300 elite Bagas stood in front of the soldiers to make the final resistance.
They were quickly covered by the sound of dense firecrackers.
From time to time, Baoyi defected and joined the Kaiyuan Army, acting as a leader and leading soldiers to hunt down their masters.
Although Deng Changxiong was quite disgusted with these coated slaves, considering that he would face the two most difficult yellow flags to bite next, having these coated soldiers as cannon fodder could reduce the casualties of the soldiers.
The rumbling sound of artillery shook the entire city of Hetuala. As the earth shook and the mountains shook, the three city gates in the southeast, north and south were captured by the Kaiyuan army one after another.
Jianzhou Jurchen is about to be completely destroyed.
In order to prevent Huang Taiji from escaping in the chaos, Liu Zhaosun ordered the cavalry battalion to set up ambushes on the roads leading to Ninggu Tower, Xiuyan, Fuzhou and other places. When encountering Houjin Khan, it is best to capture him alive. If he cannot be captured alive, he can also be killed on the spot. kill.
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Huang Taiji held back the dull pain in his left eye socket and looked down at Hetuala, where the smoke was everywhere under the Khan King's platform.
"When can Zu Zongbing be dispatched? Should he wait until Liu Zhaosun returns to Kaiyuan before he takes action?"
Houjin Khan glared at the envoy from Liao Town who was kneeling on the ground, waved his hand to repel him, turned to Fan Wencheng and said:
"What do you mean by Liao Zhen? You can't rebel if you want to."
Fan Wencheng said:
"Xu Shi Zu Dashou is watching the limelight. He will help us when he sees clearly."
Huang Taiji smiled coldly. He had never had a good impression of the generals in Liao Town. When Nurhachi was in power, he always emphasized using time for war against the Ming Dynasty and using Liao Town for internal support.
However, now generals like Zu Dashou have little effect on Hou Jin. Liu Zhaosun has cut off the trade routes between Hou Jin and all parties. Kaiyuan Tieling and other cities are tightly defended. It is impossible for Xi Zuo to sneak in. There is no hope of Liao Town acting as an internal response. any sense.
"Let them see, the people in Liao Town are simply wishful thinking that they can pick peaches after Ben Khan and Liu Zhaosun have defeated both of them. Liu Zhaosun will not let them go."
Huang Taiji gritted his teeth. Since Liao Zhen was unreliable, the only one he could rely on now was himself.
The Zhengbai Banner can't last long in the street fighting. The key to guarding Hetuala is to rely on the Two Yellow Banners. Huang Taiji has deployed all the most elite Bagas of the Two Yellow Banners in the south position of the Khan Palace. As long as Liu Zhaosun dares to attack, he will definitely be touched. Headache and bleeding.
"Master, Liu Zhaosun is at the end of his battle. As long as the two yellow flags are sent out, the Nikan army will be wiped out. If Liu Zhaosun doesn't come to die, that's all. If he comes, he will die without a burial place."
Huang Taiji shook his hand, interrupted Gao Hongzhong, Fan Wencheng and others, and lowered his voice:
"Hetuala can't hold on any longer. Liu Zhaosun is here to fight with Dajin. I put the Zhengbai flag in front to let them buy more time and retreat to Ninggu Pagoda."
Gao Hongzhong and Fan Wencheng looked at each other, and Fan Wencheng said:
"Great Khan, Hetuala has been in business for many years, how can you give up so easily?"
Huang Taiji stopped talking.
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Liu Zhaosun's true strength shocked him, and he now regretted why he provoked this person.
According to the results of two months of conspiracy between Hou Jin and Liao Zhen, when the main force of the Kaiyuan Army was dispatched to attack Hetuala, Liao Zhen should bypass Fushun and go north to attack Tieling or Kaiyuan.
But until now, there has been no movement from Zu Dashou and the others.
Zu Dashou, whom Huang Taiji misses so much, is currently leading his servants and soldiers on the official road from Guangning to Hetuala.
Zu Dashou came from a family of military officers in Liaodong. His father, Zu Chengxun, served as the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong. In the original history, in the first year of Tianqi, Zu Dashou served as a guerrilla in the Chinese Army. However, in this position, he was promoted two months ago under unusual circumstances. He served as a general in Guangning to check and balance the ever-expanding Liu Zhaosun.
Unlike Ding Bi, Zu Dashou had a clearer understanding of Liu Zhaosun's strength. The area around Guangning he controlled was far away from Jiannu.
Hearing that Liu Zhaosun came out in full force this time to fight Hou Jin, Zu Dashou felt that this was an opportunity, an opportunity to expand the strength of his ancestral family. Since the imperial court had ignored Liaodong, it was always good to occupy more.
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