Airli loudly agreed, gave the young Qing emperor a standard hug, turned around and walked towards the blue-flag formation, and began to prepare for the siege.
Before he left, he did not forget to glare at Saharian and Duduo. The two flag owners cast contemptuous eyes on Amin's youngest son. The remaining older flag owners remained silent, with different expressions on their faces.
In fact, the Qing army was not sure of victory in this siege of Shenyang. Although the Qi army was almost completely destroyed, the emaciated camels were bigger than horses. The combat power of Emperor Wu Ding's army was experienced by all banners, especially It was several young banner leaders, and of course their armies died at the hands of Liu Zhaosun.
More than two hundred poorly equipped soldiers, amidst the whipping and cursing of their masters, began to push the carts and ladder carts across ditches and ridges, approaching the city wall with difficulty.
There was a muffled thunderous explosion immediately two miles away, and then a thick white mist rose from the city wall. The Jing'an Fort, which was 3.5 feet high and 40 feet in circumference, was hidden in the fairyland like Penglai Fairy Mountain under the cover of white smoke.
Du Du looked at the white smoke of gunpowder, and then at the siege equipment that was hit by field artillery and flying sawdust, his eyes a little blurred.
He knew very well that the winner of the Shenyang battle was not actually in the hands of the Qing Dynasty. In the final analysis, it still relied on the two allies in the south and east.
However, these two allies seem to be unreliable.
The coated soldiers crossed the trench and soon came to the bottom of the fort. Some began to shoot at the defenders with muskets, bows and arrows, while more people were busy setting up ladders in preparation for attacking the city.
Suddenly, all the gunfire and artillery at the top of the city stopped. When the coatmen raised their necks and looked around, suddenly balls of fire flew out from behind the crenellations. Bamboo tubes filled with strong fire oil were thrown from the city wall and exploded into countless tiny flames in the air, like The rice cakes seemed to be clinging to people. A cart that had just approached the base of the city wall was immediately hit by five or six bamboo tubes. The fire was blazing, accompanied by bursts of screams, and several fireballs rushed out from the cart... ···
The emperor turned his attention from the city wall to the front of him. He looked at Geshiha, who was standing under the banner, and ordered the strong Jianzhou warrior:
"Obai,"
"The slave is here!"
"Go to Kuandian to urge Li Shunyi and bring a few more white-armored soldiers. If he dares to be cunning again, you might as well learn from Liu Zhaosun. Do you know how Liu Zhaosun dealt with Jiang Hongli?"
Aobai was like a brown bear that had just woken up from hibernation, shaking his mountain-like body, kneeling on one knee, and said with murderous intent:
"Go back to the master, this slave knows, and this slave will do it now!"
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When Du Du arranged for Ao Bai to go to Kuandian to urge North Korean allies, Kang Yingqian was also busy urging Daqi's allies.
At dusk on July 12, the first year of Wuding, Yongning Gate in Shenyang.
"When will Burhanggu's cavalry arrive? There will also be Horqin cavalry!"
Liu Xingzuo hesitated for a while, then said to the Prime Minister:
"Master Kang, Xicheng Baylor is facing off against Zhenglan Banner in Fushun, and it is difficult to reinforce. The Horqin cavalry was held back by Lin Danhan, and Bumbutai said he would send five hundred cavalry."
The Qi cavalry was completely wiped out in the capital. The three thousand fine cavalry, together with the chief officer Wang Zengbin, suffered all casualties under the successive attacks of bandits, plague, and big explosions. In the end, only eight hundred cavalry escaped back to Liaodong.
The Western Expedition Corps still has two thousand cavalry, but water from afar cannot quench their thirst for nearness, and it is not yet known whether Deng Changxiong and the others are dead or alive.
It is obviously unrealistic to expect 800 horsemen to fight against the Qing cavalry. This is also an important reason why Kang Yingqian and others chose to shrink their defense line. Without the support of the cavalry, the infantry combat radius was greatly reduced. The number of troops was originally small, and going out to fight would only be a waste of time. They were divided and surrounded by the Qing army and defeated one by one.
"Five hundred, just five hundred. Send sentry horses to meet them, and ask the Mongols to cross the Liao River before sunset today. The civil administration will prepare supplies of grain and grass. In addition, prepare two more horses for each of these riders to avoid running out of power in the event of a battle. .”
Kang Yingqian knew that it was not easy for Bumbutai. Now she had to prevent Lin Dahan from sneak attacks, and also controlled all the troops to prevent the Mongols from plundering the border.
Kang Yingqian stretched his shoulders and let out a long sigh. He was now the Prime Minister, giving orders every day on behalf of the little emperor. When he was not a householder, he did not know how expensive firewood and rice were, and his various expenses were huge. Everyone came to him for money, food, and military supplies and weapons. Although there were other Minister Gu Ming helped share the worries, but in the end everything needed to be decided by Prime Minister Kang. The sum of various chores almost exhausted the little old man's energy. Only when he was too tired did he realize the difficulty of Liu Zhaosun.
Liu Xingzuo took out another piece of information from his arms and read quickly:
"Jiannu attacked Jing'an Fort at noon. The main attacker was the Blue Banner commanded by Aire, with about 3,000 troops and more than 300 soldiers. Around Shenshi, Jing'an Fort was still in the hands of the defenders."
"Zheng Yishi fought well. If he keeps guard for a few more hours, the Mongolian cavalry will come,"
Qi Jin said worriedly: "With a thousand men and horses, I'm afraid we won't be able to defend for long. The Tatars also have artillery."
Kang Yingqian's tone became firm, as if he was possessed by Emperor Wu Ding, and his white beard trembled as he said:
"If you can't defend it, you have to defend it! Only when you defend it will we get reinforcements!"
He looked at the location of Jing'an Fort and said excitedly:
"Let's also follow Emperor Wu Ding's example and launch a night raid with blue flags tonight to give Amin's son a surprise."
When Kang Yingqian said this, there was a hint of pride in his brows, as if he had suddenly become seven or eight years younger and returned to the Saarhu battlefield where he fought side by side with Liu Zhaosun in the 47th year of Wanli.
He grabbed the teapot from the guard's hand, tilted his neck and drank a sip.
"How is the repair of the gate?"
Xie Guangkun took a step forward and replied to Prime Minister Kang: "Okay, the river has risen. It will be even more difficult for the Tatars to cross the river and attack Pinlu Fort."
"Lao Xie, you have done a good job in civil affairs. You have defeated the Jiannu this time. I will let you be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Do you know the bad habits of the past? Non-Hanlin people cannot join the cabinet, but I, Daqi, do not have this rule... ·”
Kang Yingqian put down the teapot and began to draw a pie for Xie Guangkun.
Qiao Yiqi, who was standing next to him, laughed loudly, stepped forward, patted Xie Guangkun on the shoulder, and blurted out:
"Director Xie, Prime Minister Kang has promised the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry to two people, namely Lei Jiangtou, the chief of the workshop, and Liu Yuer, the chief treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce. You are the third one..."
The gate in Kang Yinggan's mouth is actually the sluice on the Pu River.
Pu River originates from Xianglong Mountain in the southeast of Tieling, flows southwest, and enters Shenyang from Wangbin Township.
In the middle of the Jiajing period, the imperial court built a water conservancy gate on the Pu River to use the water of the Pu River to prevent enemy troops from invading Shenyang. Later, the gate fell into disrepair and could not raise the water level to defend against the enemy. Enemy cavalry crossed the Pu River as if walking on flat ground and often appeared in an instant. In the west of Shenyang City, they looted and harassed the people wantonly, and the Ming army was unable to resist.
During the Wanli Dynasty, local officials tried to repair the gate several times, but due to the huge cost of the project, it was difficult to raise funds, so the repair project has been stranded.
After Qi Jin led an inspection last month, he believed that the gate was very important in resisting Jiannu attacks and was the lifeline of northern Shenyang. He suggested that it be repaired immediately.
Under the joint efforts of the Civil Affairs Bureau and the Auxiliary Army, the new gate was built on the site of the old gate, which is stronger and more durable than the old gate.
The new gate is located at Pinglubao Gate. The gate is 1.5 feet high and 2.5 feet wide. After the river water accumulates, the water surface will be raised to prevent enemy soldiers from crossing.
In addition, Xie Yang also led people to build an enemy platform more than five feet high beside the gate. Once the Jiannu invaded from the north, the defenders could send troops from the enemy platform at the gate, or from the nearby viewing platform and Xiaoheilin platform to defend against the enemy.
Kang Yingqian was still thinking about riding with Qi Jin to the Puhe sluice to see if there were any deficiencies. His eyes became dim for a while, and he almost fell down when he stumbled. Pei Dahu and Wei Zhao hurriedly stepped forward to support the prime minister. Qiao Yiqi hurriedly stepped forward to help the prime minister. My old partner gave me some saliva.
Only then did Kang Yingqian realize that he was really old. He forced himself to stand up straight and asked everyone to follow him down the barbican. When he lifted his legs, he suddenly thought of his unsatisfactory son. He didn't know that Lao Wang gave birth to him next door. Kang Guangxu, how are you doing in Kuandian now...
The crowd surrounded Prime Minister Kang as he walked down the barbican city, and suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from a distance.
"Kang Supervisor, long time no see, you have been promoted again!"
Kang Yingqian looked down the city following the sound. When he saw the man clearly, his cloudy eyes suddenly became brighter and he exclaimed:
"It's great that you're back too!"
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