After winning the first battle, they did not underestimate Jiannu on the 5th.
On the contrary, because he often dealt with the slaves, he knew the cunning of the slaves.
In the future, it will be almost impossible to achieve ten consecutive mines that kill nearly a hundred slaves.
As they expected on the 5th, after learning that Obai and nearly a hundred Jin elites were killed by the Ming army's stone thunder cannon, Jiannu's army came to a halt.
Although Huang Taiji didn't know how many stone mine cannons the other party had buried, he didn't dare to bet. There were few people in Houjin and he couldn't tolerate a big gamble.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye, just when No. 5 and others thought that there was nothing they could do to build the slaves.
A hundred-man Han army, armed with wooden sticks and shields, stepped onto the official road and carried out the work of wading through thunder. After being taught a lesson by No. 5 and others.
the next day,
Another Han army with a hundred troops appeared on the official road pushing a cart. Followed closely by more than ten slaves.
Later Jin Dynasty's carriages were made of wooden boards covered with cowhide and iron sheets. It is so strong that even the large number of muskets and cannons equipped by the Ming army cannot penetrate it.
Even the Lumi gun equipped by Su Polu's men can only penetrate the carriage at a distance of 30 steps.
In addition, it was difficult to travel on both sides of the official road from Jinzhou to Lushun, which resulted in the Han army being able to carry out mine clearance calmly.
Although from time to time, Han troops were injured and killed by landmines.
But it’s nothing to Jiannu?
A group of Han soldiers who are not even slaves, who would care about their life or death.
"No, we must find a way. Otherwise, if this continues, let alone 20,000 landmines, even 100,000 mines will not be able to defeat the Jiannu."
At a certain base, No. 5 said expressionlessly. In just half a day, Jiannu advanced nearly 2 miles. At this speed, it would only take less than half a month to reach Nanguan.
"Find a way to kill the Jian slaves behind the Han army."
"Gather the team together and figure out a solution."
...
"Kill. No. 5 led everyone and rushed directly in front of the carriage. Before the Han army and Jiannu could react, they quickly killed Jiannu who was hiding behind. Then he climbed over the carriage and forced the Han soldiers to surrender. Soldiers."
Before the Jiannu support arrived, the wheels of the carriage were immediately removed.
Jiannu was not a fool, because the carriage caused a visual obstacle to everyone. When he led everyone on the 5th to climb over the carriage for the fourth time to deal with the Han army, he was ambushed by Jiannu and had to leave a few bodies behind. The corpses fled in disgrace.
Due to the mines, Jiannu could only watch the other party flee.
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Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
After ten days of hard work, Jiannu led by Huang Taiji finally arrived near Nanguan.
During these ten days, the two sides battled wits and courage. On the road from Jinzhou to Nanguan, the two sides fought for every inch of land.
In the end, the Ming army captured nearly 3,000 Han soldiers at the cost of more than 200 casualties. At the same time, nearly 1,000 real slaves and nearly 10,000 Han troops were killed.
At this moment, after many attacks, Huang Taiji only has more than 1,500 elite Houjin soldiers left. Nearly half of them were lost, and many generals had the intention of retreating.
Fortunately, Huang Taiji has a great reputation in the army and can suppress the opinions of the generals for the time being.
But Huang Taiji knew very well that if he could not win a big victory, he would have to withdraw his troops.
Looking at the trench in front of him, Huang Taiji immediately issued the order to dispatch troops after making simple repairs. Then 300 Han troops rushed towards the Ming army's trench with their push carts under the threat of Jiannu.
"Boom. Boom, boom"
From time to time landmines were detonated. Many Han soldiers fell to the ground, holding their wounds and shouting in pain.
Some Han soldiers could not bear the pressure of death and chose to abandon their carriages and run back, but they were killed by Jiannu's arrows before they could take more than two steps.
The remaining Han troops had to risk their lives to continue advancing.
About half way through, the first batch of Han troops were all dead. Then Jiannu sent another 300-man Han army and finally advanced to the first trench in front of Nanguan.
Facing a trench that was six feet deep (2m) and two feet wide (0.67m), Jiannu's heavy and bulky carts could not pass at all. They had no choice but to flip up the carts and jump over the trenches to join the battle.
At this time, Su Polu, who had been waiting for a long time, finally gave the order to fire. Three Centuries equipped with Rumi guns started three rounds of shooting.
After losing dozens of people. The Jiannuo eventually gave up their plan to cross the trench.
Before Su Polu could catch his breath, under the threat of Jiannu, the Han army once again embarked on the road to death, using their own flesh and blood to pave a safe path for Jiannu.
"Look at the fate of those Han troops. Remember, even if they die in battle, they can never surrender and become slaves.
If you die in battle, you are a man. When you get down there, you will be called heroes. Your relatives, friends, and future generations will be proud of you.
Surrender and become slaves, the fate of these Han troops today will be your tomorrow. When you get down there, you will be looked down upon by others, and even your relatives, friends, and future generations will be ashamed of you. "
Su Polu shouted.
Although his power has greatly increased after taking Lushun, too many new recruits have also affected the combat effectiveness of the army.
These new recruits suffer from a serious lack of training and have not been baptized on the battlefield.
Coupled with the lack of protection from the city wall, even if they were full of hatred for the slaves, it was difficult to guarantee that they would not escape during the battle.
Su Polu's move was just to tell them that they had to fight hard against Jiannu, otherwise life would be worse than death.
As for breaking through Nanguan. If there really are nearly ten thousand Jiannu elites, there is still a slight possibility.
However, Jiannu's current strength has already been discovered. It is only 3,000 troops led by Huang Taiji. After several battles, it would be good to have 2,000 combatable troops.
With just 2,000 elite slaves, Su Polu thought that all his preparations these days were in vain if he wanted to break through the defense line.
"The whole army withdraws to the third line of defense." After seeing that the Han army finally broke through the first trench and was less than 50 steps away from the second trench with a shield, Su Polu gave the order to retreat.
With the waving of the spiritual flag. Each group retreated from the second trench to the third trench in an orderly manner.
The second trench officially fell into the hands of the slaves.
There was only a protective ditch left in front of Nanguan. Once it falls, Nanguan, which has not been fully repaired, will definitely become a meat grinder for both sides.
However, the third trench was different from the other two trenches. The second and third trenches did not bury mines. Instead, they chose to set up obstacles about 50m away from the trenches.
Relying on the superior performance of Lumi gun, Jiannu will still lose his skin here even if everyone criticizes him for his heavy armor.
After that. Three small cannons brought from the capital were guarded on a piled-up earth platform not far behind the third trench, which could provide fire support when necessary.
