Before reporting this terrible bad news to the emperor, Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming met with Shang Keai to discuss it.
Since his brother, King Zhishun Shang Kexi, was injured by a grenade from our army, he did not go out with the army this time and stayed in his hometown to recuperate.
After some replenishment, the tens of thousands of Tianzhu troops were all led by Zhishun Gong Shang Keai. It was just that the person who had been giving orders before was missing. This battle had to be fought.
The Tianzhu Army did not receive the treatment of two red flags. Daishan and his son were able to obtain the permission of Huang Taiji to lead their troops to stay in Yizhou to guard against the troops of Man Mingzu Dashou. In name, it was prevention, but in fact it was repair.
However, after the king's army broke into the city and obtained tens of millions of taels of silver in the city, Daishan and his son could also get millions of taels of silver based on their past military exploits.
But now, Shang Keai was completely wilted as if he had been baked by the scorching sun, because the situation on the side of the God's Blessing Army was similar to that of the God's Blessing Army.
It was just that they rescued two more cannons than the Tianyou Army. In total, they rescued three red cannons. Shang Keai was almost so angry that he almost fainted on the spot.
The following are also doing their best. For these three cannons, no less than a hundred lives have been lost, including a large number of gunners with practical combat experience.
Everyone did not expect that the dog barbarians at the top of the city would suddenly counterattack. They continued to shell at the original speed slowly and slowly, but they were caught off guard by the dog barbarians.
The situation at that time can be appropriately described as urine flowing from the buttocks. Due to the fierce bombardment by Manming, the entire artillery position on the Tianzhu Army turned into a mass of paste.
The gunners were running around like headless flies, and the sudden unknown objects detonated piles of gunpowder barrels, causing additional casualties to the Tianshu Army's artillery team.
The first round of shelling alone caused hundreds of casualties in the entire artillery team. Before anyone present could recover their consciousness, the second round of shelling came suddenly.
But it’s third, fourth, fifth...
Until most of the objects on the entire artillery position, including the infinitely powerful red cannons, were blown to pieces!
Shang Keai racked his brains and couldn't figure out how the brutal artillery team in the capital could be so ruthless?
Even on the Jinzhou front line, Zu Dashou's troops, who had been confronting the Qing Dynasty's royal division all year round, did not have such sharp artillery skills.
Besides, the rate of fire of Man Ming's red cannon is even more bizarre. It can fire as many as seven or eight times in a quarter of an hour.
If it takes less than half an hour at this rate of fire, their red cannon will explode.
However, Shang Keai used a telescope and did not notice any explosion at the top of the city. Everything was in order.
This situation makes Shang Kei feel even more strange. Weird things happen every year, especially this year.
Encountering tens of thousands of Japanese troops in the Lushun area and receiving a slap from the enemy in vain was enough to make them angry.
Now that hundreds of thousands of troops have arrived at the foot of the capital, they are being bombarded like a storm. What is going on?
"It's better to report this matter to the Emperor!"
Kong Youde really had no idea, because now that Man Ming's artillery fire was fierce, if his troops went up to shoot at them, they would probably not be able to take advantage, and they would probably make the same mistake again.
He was unwilling to lose any more troops. The red-coated cannon and experienced gunners were his precious assets, which could be regarded as the capital to start a business. Once they were lost, his vitality would be greatly damaged.
Gunners are not like infantry. They can be replenished at any time. They just need to recruit a bunch of strong men. If they don't accumulate experience in actual combat, they will be fighting in vain and will waste the life of valuable artillery.
"This is the only way! I respectfully request the Emperor's Holy Judgment!"
Shang Keai also understood the current situation. It was not that he did not dare to fight, but that he could not win. Through this despicable method, Manming had already gained an absolute advantage. Letting the artillery team go up in broad daylight would be akin to death.
If there is no replenishment in the near future, the few remaining cannons in their hands must be used carefully to avoid being eaten by the barbarians, and then they will have to send troops to attack the city.
"...what do you dear ladies think?"
After Huang Taiji received the report, he did not publicly criticize the generals who were unfavorable in the battle. At this point, he did not expect that Man Ming would still have a hand.
The plan for now is to find ways to solve the problem rather than to hold people responsible. Kong Youde and the others do not have a big responsibility. At least so far, they are still loyal to the Qing Dynasty.
Otherwise, so many gunners would not have been lost, not to mention that the previous artillery bombardment was quite effective, and someone had already reported it to him.
To put it another way, it was precisely because Man Ming was afraid of being bombarded by the Qing artillery team for a long time that he used a sneak attack to knock out Wang Shi's red cannon.
The experience of the Han Army's Four Banners was also very annoying. A total of eight red cannons were rescued, an average of only two per flag. This made Hauge almost curse the four Gu Shanerzhen.
To the Qing Dynasty, every red cannon was precious. Most of the cannons brought into the pass were newly made. The cannonballs were blasted into pieces of scrap metal by the barbarians before they fired a few rounds...
"Your Majesty, I think that if Man Ming insists on doing this, I, the King of the Qing Dynasty, can change the attack to night. That is, after dark, when the sky is dark, quietly enter the artillery position, open fire, and immediately withdraw, making it difficult for Man Ming's defenders to fight back. .”
When Fan Wencheng heard the news, he immediately started thinking. With his mind, it was not difficult to come up with an effective new method.
"Yeah! Not bad! This is a great plan, Ai Qing!"
If the daytime bombardment fails, the night bombardment can be changed to night bombardment. This move can make the defenders unable to defend themselves. Huang Taiji thought about it and praised it.
"Your Majesty, I think we can set up more artillery positions as suspects and fire with light artillery to confuse the enemy's sight and make it difficult for the Ming Dynasty defenders to determine the true location of Wang Shi's red cannon."
Ning Wan, I will not fall behind Fan Wencheng. I will do my best to get the title of the first Han minister in the Qing Dynasty. At this time, I must also offer suggestions.
"...Yeah! What Aiqing said makes sense!"
Huang Taiji felt that Ning Wan's idea was not bad, but he could use a suspicious artillery array to confuse the Ming Ming defenders.
Later, after everyone discussed it again, Huang Taiji officially decided to change to night bombardment, and the artillery team using the red cannons had to maneuver and change positions after firing a cannon.
At the same time, various light artillery were used to cover the firing of the red cannon to prevent it from being hit by artillery fire from the city defenders, improve the survival rate of the red cannon, and ensure that it could be used to bombard the city wall for a long time.
Each unit that uses a red cannon only needs to arrange ten gun positions for one red cannon, nine use other artillery, and only one gun position uses a red cannon.
With this arrangement, everyone felt that it was much more appropriate. No matter how despicable and cunning the dog barbarian was, they could not understand that the Qing Dynasty had used the cunning rabbit's three holes strategy.
"Huang Ama, this Nikan is clearly deliberately sending my Qing Dynasty's red cannon to the dog barbarians to blow it up. Why doesn't Huang Ama punish him?"
After the civil servants and generals withdrew from the big tent, Hauge still couldn't let go of the fact that each ministry lost more than 60 red cannons at once.
"The city has not been broken. Let's punish the generals first. If the next attack still doesn't go well, shouldn't we still kill these people? In this way, conflicts will arise at the beginning of the bombardment. Can the next battle be won as expected? If it is up to you Are you sure you can command the artillery team?"
Huang Taiji has always been strict and harsh on his own family and banner people, but he seems to be more kind and lenient to the former Ming soldiers who came to surrender and the Menggu banners who were married.
This is also a last resort. We can't let outsiders think that the Qing side is not as good as Man Ming, right?
They themselves stayed in a bitter and cold place, and had to endure humiliation and heavy burdens every day. As time went by, it would be difficult to say whether they were loyal to the Qing Dynasty or not.
Regarding the Menggu banners, Huang Taiji chose the same strategy as his father, which was to win over them as much as possible and benefit them if there was any benefit.
For the former Ming soldiers, they would use money and food as much as possible to appease them, making them feel that only by fighting for the Qing Dynasty could they get real benefits.
If these two men were missing and the one hundred thousand soldiers of the bannermen were to continue to vow to take over the Central Plains, it would be nothing more than a dream.
The addition of the Menggu banners can increase the strength of the Qing Dynasty's royal division in field assaults. At least the Menggu people are doing their duty in covering up the killings.
The surrender of the former Ming dynasty can reduce the huge losses of the bannermen during the siege and increase the long-range firepower of the king's division. This is what Huang Taiji dreams of.
Only when the three are combined into one can the Qing Dynasty be so powerful. If one of the three is missing, it will be unbalanced, and if two of the three are missing, it will be decadent.
My eldest son knew this truth, but he still went his own way and did whatever he wanted.
If the prince is not familiar with the art of the emperor, he will not be able to control his subordinates, let alone be an emperor.
Huang Taiji has taught Hauge many times, but this son has not made any progress at all and is obsessed with militarism.
Without a helping hand to help you, with only the size of the Bannermen, no matter how capable you are, how much can you accomplish?
"Uh...my son..."
Haug knew that Huang Ama said this not to let him take over the artillery team, but that he was really angry, and he himself was speechless.
If you don't understand artillery, you will never be able to command an artillery team. No matter how cunning Kong Youde and others are, they are still experts in this regard.
Hauge also knew that he could not compete with them, so he had to rely on them to bombard the city.
"Okay, from now on, learn more about your skills, talk less nonsense, and don't complain!"
My son has a great temper, but he doesn't have much ability. He just rushes and hits without thinking when something happens. Do you think he is Xiang Yu?
I think if my eldest brother Chu Ying had a brain, how could he be the emperor?
Hauge's behavior is exactly the same as that of his uncle Chu Ying, he is a reckless man.
He did not inherit his own advantages at all, but his shortcomings were clearly visible to outsiders.
"My son, I obey!"
Hauge didn't expect to offend Huang Ama with just one word, so he could only restrain his previous behavior and obey orders honestly.
"Come on, come on!"
"Touch and grab! Touch and grab! Get in line!"
"It smells good! It should still be warm!"
"That's right! I could smell it from a dozen steps away!"
"This is a reward from the Crown Prince! It's said that our artillerymen won the jackpot!"
"It's supposed to be a jackpot! Just by visual inspection, a total of no less than fifty red cannons were knocked out, and thousands of dog Tatars were killed and injured!"
After a certain prince heard from Zhou Yuji that the bombardment had achieved excellent results, he immediately got the developed photos. It looked like the attack was indeed good, which could be regarded as a lesson to Huang Taiji.
Since we have achieved a good start, rewards are definitely indispensable. According to the level, each person in the artillery unit will be rewarded with one month's salary.
In addition, each of the four companies participating in the war can get a big fat pig. Each soldier has a pound of pork, which can be cooked into a small bowl, which is enough to satisfy the appetite.
Due to the hot weather in summer, many thin noodles showed signs of mold and worms. This time they were made into pancakes, and each soldier received three pieces, plus two green onions.
Eating big fat pieces of meat, chewing green onions, and eating pancakes, for ordinary soldiers, it feels like living the life of an old man.
I felt really happy and comfortable eating this meal. This was earned with real achievements, and it didn’t bother others who were jealous.
Even officers can eat pork bones, no matter what part they are, when cooked they taste much better than fat meat.
The soldiers below didn't think so, nothing could compare to a big fat piece of meat.
Substituting a bowl of fat meat for ribs is obviously something only a fool would do.
The only thing that tastes better than fatty meat is roast duck.
Due to his good command, Chen Guowei got the "four pieces of pigs" as he wished, grabbing a pig's trotter and chewing the incense.
The soldiers ate from large pots, the officers ate from small stoves, and the generals' meals were sent by the Supervisor of the Shangri-La, which was of a transcendent quality.
The delicacies cooked by the imperial chef can only be enjoyed by the nobles in the rear residence. Unless the generals go to the East Palace, they can only taste it after they have made meritorious service like Chen Guowei.
"tasty!"
"Yeah~!"
General Ya is Chen Guowei's confidant and can enjoy the preferential treatment of eating pig's trotters. Naturally, the soldiers of the guard company can also take advantage of it.
Although pig trotters, ears, and tails are limited, the pig head meat can be eaten in your mouth, as well as delicacies such as pig heart, liver, and large intestine, plus a few roast ducks.
After receiving the reward for his meritorious service, Chen Guowei specially sent a large basket of fish to each artillery company. Because the pigs were given by the prince, he could not compare with them.
"After eating, let the artillery company withdraw all the artillery and ammunition. The prince is worried that after sunset, the Donglu will bombard the city at night to make up for the losses during the day."
"yes!"
It's only afternoon now, and I can still survive for two or three hours, but the order must be issued as soon as possible. Once the prince really predicts it, today's good thing will turn into a bad thing.
Chen Guowei did not dare to comment on the crown prince's concerns. The crown prince always knew what was going on. Maybe the dog Tatars were plotting this matter now.
He had no control over other troops, but in his brigade, he could only take advantage and not suffer any loss. Even if the dog Tatars want to make a sneak attack, they have to see if they are worthy of their cooperation.
Chen Guowei planned to let Huang Taiji lose his front teeth, but he would not be able to defeat the Desheng Gate and Anding Gate in his defense zone.
If the Dog Tartars are powerful, they will attack the city directly. Let's fight with real swords and guns, otherwise you will only have to watch us eat pork pancakes and roll green onions!
"Let the troops at the top of the city pay attention to the night situation and launch flares on time, especially to guard against Donglu sending troops to attack in the early morning. There must be no mistakes at the top of the city!"
"Yes! I will obey the order! Your Highness, please rest assured. I will personally lead the troops on patrol tonight to ensure that nothing goes wrong!"
Zhou Yuji naturally had to keep the prince's instructions in mind.
Donglu suffered a lot during the day and might go crazy at night.
Zhou Yuji decided not to rest tonight and led the guards on a patrol along the city.
Wait until nothing happens during the day before catching up on sleep. It seems that it is safer during the day.
"It's incredible! It's incredible!"
"Why are you so out of sorts?"
"Master Wang won the first battle!"
"Huh? Seriously?"
"It's absolutely true! Didn't you hear the intensive sound of gunfire in the previous episode? I heard that the newspaper is urgently printing relevant news!"
"This...then shall I go and buy it?"
"Natural! Natural!"
Someone in the teahouse already knew the results of the bombardment and spread the news immediately.
It spread to ten, and soon everyone in the city knew about it.
"Go and see the photos! The Crown Prince has sent people to hang the photos of the grand event of shelling the dog Tatars on Chang'an Street!"
"Where? Chang'an Avenue?"
"Yes! Follow me quickly!"
There's nothing more inspiring than winning the first battle, and now that we have the photos, it's a sure thing, not a fabrication.
Within an hour, Chang'an Street was crowded with people who came to watch the photos. The scene reached the point of a sea of people, only less than when watching the airship take off.
