On the first day of the siege, the Qing army suffered heavy losses in just over an hour.
Shang Keai's Tianyou Army lost nearly 1,200 people at Andingmen, and Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming's Tianyou Army were annihilated about 2,000 people at Deshengmen.
The white and blue banners of the Han army that attacked Xizhimen lost about three Niulu troops, while the Qing army that stormed Fuchengmen suffered the heaviest losses under the command of Hauge.
The casualties of the three armies were as high as 5,000, including nearly seven Niulu Eight Banners soldiers. Among all the armies, they were the only ones to lose Eight Banners soldiers.
Nine thousand people were defeated in the first battle, and they were all fighting soldiers. Counting Bao Yiha, the total loss would have been more than 20,000, which was equivalent to losing nearly 10% of the troops.
This was something that even Huang Taiji had not expected, especially his idiot son, who was so stupid that he actually invested precious flag soldiers in the first day of battle.
Before the war, Hauge temporarily discussed with his seventh uncle Abatai, and the two parties exchanged positions. Abatai was very clear about his eldest nephew's thoughts, and he readily agreed for his own sake.
Xizhimen is the closest gate to the imperial city. Once it is breached, the Qing heavenly soldiers can march straight in and kill at the foot of the Ming Dynasty Imperial City, forcing Prince Dog to beg for surrender to the Qing Dynasty.
But now it seems that this idea is as unrealistic as a dream. Without knocking on the city gate, two thousand Eight Banners soldiers of Zhenglan Banner were killed.
The first attack was just a test, and this was the case for all the troops, with the exception of Hauge. It was simply done by a reckless man.
If it weren't for the sake of his eldest son, Huang Taiji would definitely deprive him of his military power in anger.
"Your Majesty, although the eldest brother has done it, he did it out of a sincere heart. Through this confrontation, our army also knows the defensive capabilities of the Man Ming defenders, so the defense map presented by Feng Quan is true. If it is still If you want to attack the same position, you may dig a hole in the ground to reduce the losses of our Qing heavenly troops."
After Fan Wencheng said good things for Hauge, he revealed his compromise plan.
Now it seems that Manming Old City has very strong defenses and is really difficult to capture.
If it is taken by force, a heavy price will be paid.
If you don't want to lose troops and generals, since you can't get through on the ground, you can only go underground.
"I agree with what Fan Wencheng said. Our army is carrying a lot of blankets this time, so that they can build mounds first. Firstly, they can cover their sight, making it difficult for the Ming defenders to detect that our army is digging holes. Secondly, they can be used for deployment. Artillery, let the artillery fire behind the mound to avoid being hit by the barbarian defenders."
Ning Wan listened to Fan Wencheng's idea, rolled his eyes, took it into consideration, and directly completed the old rival's proposal.
Our own artillery is deployed in the wilderness, and it is determined that it cannot hit the Ming army's artillery at the top of the city.
If there is a mound, it means there is a bunker. Even if you can't beat it, you can still dodge it.
"Your Majesty, I think that our army can adopt the strategy of besieging Jinzhou, digging vertical tunnels and horizontal trenches to cut off the connection between the capital and the outside world. If King Man Mingqin's army comes to rescue, it will not be easy to enter the city and join forces with the defenders. place. Then our army can wait for work and annihilate them outside the city."
What Gang Lin was talking about was the established tactic of the Qing Dynasty, which was to dig trenches if the enemy could not be reached. Even the brave and capable Zu Dashou, the dog barbarian, was unable to do anything about this strategy, let alone the dog prince, the yellow-mouthed brat.
Excluding the wrappings that were damaged today and those that Dorgon took away, the camp currently has at least 80,000 wrappings. Ten thousand people were used to dig holes, and the remaining 70,000 were dug trenches.
According to the speed of digging fifty steps a day, the tunnel one mile from the city can be dug in eight days.
Although the capital was large in size, with a circumference of dozens of miles, it could not withstand the Qing Dynasty's greater number of coats.
"Your Majesty, I think we can dig tunnels and trenches leading to the old city first. If the tunnel strategy is feasible, then there is no need to dig trenches. Otherwise, we can dig a lot of trenches. When the tunnels are dug under the city wall, we can send people to bury a large amount of gunpowder. , used to blow down the city wall. As long as the city wall collapses, the defenders will no longer have a barrier to rely on, and our Qing soldiers will be able to enter an uninhabited country!"
Xifu felt that digging tunnels and trenches was not enough. The key was to use the tunnels to blow down the city walls. This was the most deadly method.
No matter how strong the city walls are, they will probably not be able to withstand a fatal blow from the ground. Once the city wall collapses, Master Wang will be able to shed blood and suffer shame.
"Well! What you all said is in my heart. I have passed on my edict to suspend the siege of the city starting tomorrow. All ministries mobilized all the troops and dug trenches two miles away from the city. They built mounds overnight one mile away from the city. , dig a hole behind the mound, and use the hole to blow down the city wall in an attempt to break the city!"
The four advisers offered their suggestions one after another, and finally Huang Taiji's expression changed. This was what he wanted to hear.
For things like the current defeat, it is enough to suffer a loss once, and you must not suffer a second time.
If the city can be breached through underground tunnels, it will be possible to achieve twice the result with half the effort and greatly reduce the number of casualties among the Eight Banners soldiers.
It is best if the loss of the Eight Banners soldiers is less than 10,000, then the capital can be captured.
At present, Hauge has defeated two thousand flag soldiers. Based on this calculation, there is only about eight thousand redundancy left.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, Huang Taiji did not want to lose so many flag soldiers, so he could consider adopting any method to reduce casualties.
After two tests, dozens of red cannons, more than 300 light artillery pieces, and nearly 10,000 troops were lost in total. It seemed that the capital was not easily accessible.
It was impossible to retreat like this. It was not necessary to move to other places for the time being. Huang Taiji could only quickly change his siege strategy and adjust his own tactics to deal with the stubborn resistance of the Ming Ming defenders.
In order to prevent the plague from spreading across the camp, all the corpses of the Qing soldiers brought back by the soldiers were buried on the same day. The injured soldiers would receive the treatment they deserve as long as they were still worthy of rescue.
Calculated based on the speed of tunnel excavation, even if the coatmen dug day and night, digging 150 steps a day, they would have to wait until four days before they could attack the city again.
The Qing Dynasty still has this little time, as long as it doesn't take too much time. Even Hauge, who had suffered the most heavy losses, was gritting his teeth with hatred at this moment, so he still had to wait patiently.
"Your Highness! Victory! Victory! Master Wang has won a great victory!"
"……Um!"
A certain prince had already received the news of repelling the braided army from Zhou Yuji, Ni Chong, and Chen Guowei's phone calls, but Yang Jinchao still ran in to report with excitement.
This companion not only conveyed oral messages, but also brought the results of the battles compiled by various departments. This was what a certain prince wanted to see, otherwise he would just be like a male duck howling.
The 2nd and 4th brigades guarding Deshengmen and Andingmen killed about 9,000 enemies, including 5,000 Donglu soldiers and 4,000 Baoyi soldiers.
The 3rd and 5th brigades guarding Xizhimen and Fuchengmen killed 16,000 enemy soldiers, nearly half of whom were Donglu soldiers.
According to book calculations, the two brigades in the north can receive more than one million taels of silver, and the two brigades in the west will receive a reward of more than 1.7 million taels.
Including the silver reward for killing the braided generals Niulu Zhangjing, Jia La Zhangjing, Mele Zhangjing and other generals, the total reward will approach the three million mark.
These generals do not need to be identified one by one. As long as the number of killed enemies is reached, a certain prince will automatically assign them seats according to the size of the braid.
Killing 300 people will include one Niulu Zhangjing, killing 1,500 people will include five Niulu Zhangjing and one Jia La Zhangjing, and killing 3,000 people will be the same.
Due to the proper protection, there was no bloody battle for the city. A total of 46 people from the four brigades were killed and 299 injured.
The losses among the able-bodied men who participated in the battle were relatively high, with 124 killed and more than 600 injured. But compared to the scene of corpses strewn outside the city, the damage seemed relatively minor.
The cost of less than 200 dead men in exchange for tens of thousands of braided soldiers from the opposite side is of course a very cost-effective deal. Apart from the cost of money, everything else is good.
A certain prince knew that there must be elements of exaggeration, but he had already sent people to take photos, and after developing them, he also saw the post-war situation. Generally speaking, it was relatively consistent with the actual situation.
Even if it were folded in half, six thousand pigtails would be cooked. Considering the extremely disparate battle loss ratio, it would still be a victory of unprecedented scale.
This should be the most glorious victory the Ming Dynasty has achieved since the bloody battles of Saarhu and Hunhe, although it was only achieved by a narrow margin...
In the opinion of a certain prince, as long as he can win, it doesn't matter what posture he uses!
If repeated farts could destroy the emperor's army, a certain prince would wear crotchless pants!
To be able to win, and to win a big victory, the prerequisites are adequate preparation, proper command, and enough money.
Including weapon consumption, ammunition consumption, medicine and food supplies, as well as silver rewards and pensions, the total cost is no less than 3.5 million taels!
Three and a half million taels of silver were lost in one day. It is estimated that Li Shiwen, the Minister of Revenue, would turn into the color of pig liver after hearing the news!
If we fight at this pace for ten days, the Ministry of Revenue will be heavily in debt.
However, a certain prince can be sure that if the results of the battle are exchanged in this way, the first person who cannot bear it will definitely be Huang Taiji!
Although I have to spend thirty-five million taels of silver, I can still make it out if I scrape together some money. At the worst, I can raise funds.
If I can defeat your 60,000 troops in ten days, you will probably not dare to continue betting against me.
The Ming Dynasty had plenty of money, but the Qing Dynasty had plenty of people? ? ?
"Master Wang was able to achieve a complete victory this time, but this servant did not see His Highness happy!"
Xi'er saw that her future husband didn't even smile after hearing the news, and she didn't know what else to worry about.
"This time, the king's master is fully prepared and has taken strict precautions. Donglu is asking for trouble, and a great victory is natural. Furthermore, I cast an immortal spell when I ascended the city. It will take at most two weeks for the real victory to be achieved." Victory will come!”
Being able to kill thousands of braided warriors is certainly a good thing, but compared to what happened next, this great victory at the moment is not worth mentioning.
"..."
Xi'er blinked when it came to using immortal magic to ward off enemies. Although she was very curious, she still understood the rules of the palace and was very sensible and didn't ask any more questions.
"The magic method is that I ordered people to launch missiles containing smallpox virus at the Donglu formation. I witnessed them hitting the target with my own eyes. These injured Donglu soldiers have been infected with the smallpox virus at this time. They will be dead in two weeks. It will happen. The thing I sent Dean Wu to inject everyone in the back residence was a vaccine to prevent the smallpox virus. When the virus breaks out, everyone in the city will survive, but it will be hard to say outside the city, haha!"
A certain prince thinks he is second best and no one dares to compete for first place!
This is Zheng Erba Jing’s extermination style of play!
Even if Huang Taiji summoned all three of his subordinates, Li, Zeng, and Zuo, who were good at fighting and conquering, they still wouldn't be able to withstand it!
As long as there are enough smallpox virus warheads, even if a million troops come to besiege the city, they will only be able to withdraw in despair.
"ah?"
Xi'er was so frightened that her face turned pale. Realizing her embarrassment, she hurriedly covered her mouth, but she was still very frightened in her heart.
Smallpox is an incurable disease. Either inhaling acne powder to prevent it, or once you get it, you can only resign yourself to fate.
Even if a nobleman in the imperial palace is infected with smallpox, even if he recovers, he will not be favored by the Holy Family easily.
"Don't be afraid! This thing is exactly the same as what I got before. The symptoms of the disease are mild using the immortal method, and as long as proper precautions are taken, it will not be easily transmitted to others. The smallpox virus given to Donglu will be serious once it gets sick, and within the camp The people are densely packed, and it is very easy to get infected. I don’t want to do this, but the Donglu are ambitious and pressing every step, trying to break through the capital and destroy our country, the Ming Dynasty. I have no choice but to do it!"
If you want to conquer the world, then conquer smallpox first!
Ladies, am I interesting enough? ? ?
"Xi'er is not a person who doesn't know the general situation. I only hope that the Ming Dynasty will be safe, and that the empress and your highness will be fine!"
As long as the Donglu army can be repelled, Xi'er doesn't care what method her husband uses to repel the enemy. The Donglu have always been bloodthirsty and brutal, killing innocent people indiscriminately, and they might as well use smallpox to rectify them.
"Today the king's division has a great victory. The dinner will be sumptuous. We will prepare eight dishes for each person and invite all the ministers from the Military Aircraft Department to come to the banquet!"
If you win once, you have a dinner together. If you win every day, the first person to be overwhelmed will definitely be the Royal Chicken...
To reward the army, pigs were killed, and killing pigs meant that a certain prince, civil servants and generals would have "four pieces of pigs" to eat.
I hope the braided army will retreat before winter comes, otherwise Zheng Laofi’s seafood will not be delivered.
Without seafood, how can we have seafood hot pot?
Even if you only have a fat beef hot pot, you have to plan carefully!
A certain prince asked Mr. Zheng to prepare top-notch ingredients such as grouper, bread crab, and lobster. Whether it was hot pot or special cooking, the taste was quite delicious.
Since Zheng Chenggong is in the capital, Zheng Laofi will also put a lot of thought into the tributes. The ten-pound large yellow croaker is the starting product.
A certain prince was also worried about whether the fish would affect the taste if it was too big, but now that he thought about it, it was unnecessary.
As long as Huangtaiji's braided army doesn't leave, the fish can't swim over on its own...
"Brother Imperial, is it time to eat?"
After finally going on a "far trip", Xiao Feizhai was very tired. Even though he took the car the whole way, he still had to take a deep nap when he came back.
"It's almost time! Just wash up and prepare your stomach!"
I, the "King of the Ming Dynasty", belong to a species that is playful and hates learning, but is particularly good at eating. As long as it is allowed to be stuffed into the mouth, the little fat house is willing to try it.
"Brother Emperor, Master Wang has already won?"
The thunderous artillery fire was ignored by Xiao Feizhai, but when he heard that he wanted to add dishes, he guessed that Master Wang had won another battle, otherwise, with the virtue of a certain emperor brother, he would definitely save this money.
"Look at the number of extra dishes. If you add less, it's a small victory. If you add more, it's a big win!"
For you, it doesn’t matter whether it’s a small victory or a big victory, just open your mouth and eat. To achieve victory, this is the fine tradition of my Ming Dynasty prince, and it must be maintained.
“Brother Emperor’s words make sense!”
Xiao Feizhai nodded hurriedly. With the help of immortal magic, Donglu's defeat was an inevitable result. Master Wang will win many battles in the future, and he will be able to win consecutively...
Because he heard that the king's army had won a great victory, the military minister who was not on duty also came to the East Palace to congratulate a certain prince. Rather than saying congratulations, it was actually just a meal.
For the sake of the great victory, a certain prince would not care about these people.
Although I don’t know how many Eight Banners soldiers there are among the 8,000 people who were cooked, but as long as they are cooked, it is good.
War is a game of fighting for more money, more people, and more food. Whoever runs out of chips first will definitely lose.
There are many people, food, and money in this palace now, so we will spend it slowly to see who can spend more than the other.
If you can't afford it, come and attack the city, and we will accompany you to the end!
We can accompany you both in fighting and consumption, whatever you want is fine!
