It is true that a dog jumps over a wall in a hurry, but a man becomes wise in a hurry.
Under the threat of the whip, Ning Wanwo thought hard for a day and a night, and finally came up with a plan, and then immediately started preparations.
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The next day, at noon, inside the Chinese army's tent at Zhenglan Banner.
Because the attack on the city was unsuccessful and there were many casualties, Sanbeile-Manggurtai was in a very bad mood, and had no other way to vent his emotions, so he had to sit behind the table and drink large bowls of wine.
While I was drinking, I saw Ning Wanwo trotting in with a proud smile.
"For Lord Baylor, I'm glad you have fulfilled your duty. After thinking hard for a day and a night, I finally came up with a plan!"
"What's the plan? Tell me quickly. If the plan doesn't work, Ben Beile will give you a whip today!"
"Master Belle, don't worry, take a look at this first!"
While talking, Ning Wan and I took out a scroll from my arms, put it on the table and slowly unfolded it. What I saw on it was the floor plan of Baichengzi, including the inner city, outer city, general's mansion, grain and grass warehouse, gunpowder warehouse, The locations of the armory are all clearly marked.
Where did the floor plan come from?
It turns out that Qin Feng set up a foray in Baichengzi and exchanged copper, iron, tea, refined salt, cloth and other goods from the mainland for cattle, sheep, horses, camels and other livestock from the Chahar tribe. Both parties benefited from each other and benefited from each other.
During the transaction process, the members of the Chahar tribe went in and out of Baichengzi many times. I can't say that they knew everything about the situation in the city, but they were relatively familiar with it.
Now that the Chahar tribe was defeated, many tribesmen became prisoners, and were later divided and annexed by the Jurchen army and the Ordos, Tumut, and Yongshebu tribes.
Ning Wan and I inquired about the internal situation of Baichengzi from these prisoners, and then drew it.
"Counsel Ning, what do you mean?"
"Returning to Mr. Beile, I believe that the most powerful weapon of the Heavenly Mighty Army is its firearms. As long as they blow up their gunpowder depot and make these firearms unusable, the Heavenly Mighty Army will become a toothless tiger, and they will never be able to use it again. We no longer have the prestige. At that time, we will launch a massive attack, and we will definitely be able to capture Baichengzi easily!"
"Humph, the gunpowder magazine is inside Baichengzi, and it must be heavily guarded. Our people don't have wings and can't fly in. How can we blow up the gunpowder magazine?"
"Haha, Feitian is definitely dead, but he can escape to the ground!"
"Escape, you mean digging a tunnel?"
"Exactly, what I want to do is to set up a camp one mile east of Baichengzi and station 3,000 men and horses, and then beat drums, blow trumpets, wave flags and shout day and night to disturb the mighty troops in the city, making them unable to rest and consume them. At the same time, he used his mental and physical strength to dig two tunnels in the camp, leading to the interior of Baichengzi!"
"Dig a tunnel, and I'm afraid someone will discover it before digging down to the powder magazine. This method won't work!"
Mang Gurtai shook his head. He also interrogated several minor chiefs of the Chahar tribe and learned that Baichengzi's defenses were very complete, and a large vat was buried five feet inside the city wall specifically for monitoring. .
If a tunnel is dug, it will definitely be noticed by the soldiers of the Tianwei Army. By then, not only will the tunnel be unable to be dug, but even the people who dug the tunnel will have a hard time surviving!
Ning Wan, I have been thinking about it all day, and I just came up with such a bad idea?
Mang Gurtai suddenly felt angry and wanted to take off his whip when he stood up. Ning Wan was so frightened that I waved my hands repeatedly: "Master Beile, please be patient and listen to what I have to say. I also know that the Tianwei Army is heavily guarded." , and use large tanks to monitor underground movements. These two tunnels will definitely not be dug, but it doesn’t matter, we can just dig another tunnel under the two tunnels!"
"Dig another tunnel?"
Mang Gurtai rolled his eyes and understood what Ning Wanwo meant.
Three tunnels were excavated at the same time, two at the top and one at the bottom, which were dug deeper.
The two tunnels above will definitely be discovered by the soldiers of the Tianwei Army and then destroyed. The people who dug the tunnels will also die.
But the soldiers of the Tianwei Army must have never imagined that there are still people under the two tunnels.
There is a tunnel hidden.
Using this kind of paralysis, it is very possible to dig out the tunnel below, all the way to the gunpowder magazine in the city, and then send dead soldiers to drill up and detonate it.
As long as the gunpowder magazine explodes and many firearms can no longer be used, Baichengzi will not be able to defend it. What a good strategy, what a good strategy!
Thinking of this, Mang Gurtai nodded with satisfaction, and was about to finish praising Ning me, when a Gesheha ran in, knelt down on one knee and saluted: "Master Beile, Sushun Beile is here, We also brought a team of troops!"
"Oh, where are you now?"
"We're on our way to the camp, there's still about thirty miles to go!"
"Okay, Ben Beile is not feeling well, so let Dege lead someone to greet him!"
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Sushun Beile is Huang Taiji's eldest son, Hauge. He received this title because of his bravery and repeated meritorious service in the war against the Chahar tribe.
Dege is the half-brother of Mang Gurtai and the tenth son of Nurhaci. He is under the banner of Zhenglan and his title is: Dorobele!
Logically speaking, as the eldest son of Huang Taiji, Hauge is brave and good at fighting and has made many meritorious deeds. He is likely to inherit the throne in the future. Out of respect, Mang Gurtai should personally lead the crowd to welcome him.
However, Mang Gurtai and Huang Taiji's father and son had always been at odds with each other and were unwilling to give this face. Therefore, they used physical discomfort as an excuse and did not go out to greet him. He just asked his younger brother Degerei to take his place.
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“Kuh…kuh…kuh!”
Less than half an hour later, accompanied by the sound of heavy footsteps, two figures walked into the big tent. Behind them was a middle-aged man wearing pure blue armor, who was Dorobele Degerei.
The one in front is a young man, wearing yellow armor with red edges and a long sword on his waist. He is majestic and heroic. He is the eldest son of Huang Taiji - Hauge!
"Nephew, see Wutada!"
"Forget it, Hauge, what are you doing here?"
"Baichengzi's defense is tight. Father Khan is worried that Wutada's attack will be blocked, so he specially ordered his nephew to lead a team of troops to come to support!"
"Oh, how many people did you bring?"
"One thousand people!"
When he learned that Hauge was here to support him, Mang Gurtai was very happy at first, but only a thousand people came, and he suddenly became unhappy again, with a long black face.
You know, Zhenglan Banner and Ordos, Tumut, and Yongxiebu, with a total of more than 50,000 troops, failed to capture Baichengzi. Now only more than a thousand reinforcements have come, which is basically useless!
Seeing Mang Gurtela's face, Haug continued: "In addition to a thousand men and horses, my nephew also brought some things. With the help of these things, it will not be difficult to capture Baichengzi!"
"Oh, what is it that can help capture Baichengzi?"
"Everything is on the carriage outside. Please come out of the tent and take a look!"
"Okay, let's take a look!"
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Mang Gurtai became interested and immediately left the Chinese army's tent with everyone.
Hauge's thousand men and horses lined up outside the tent, accompanied by forty carts. The carts were all covered with black oilcloth and were bulging with unknown items.
"Someone, open the carriage!"
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Following Haug's order, the soldiers lifted up the black oilcloth. After the contents were revealed, there was a burst of exclamation in the audience.
I saw that the twenty carts in front were each equipped with a bronze Hongyi cannon. The cannon body was one foot long and gradually became thicker from front to back. It was equipped with a front sight and a rear sight, and there were cylindrical cannons on both sides. The gun lug can adjust the shooting angle.
There were original inscriptions on the cannon, but they were forcibly rubbed off, leaving only traces of polishing.
As for the twenty carts at the back, they were filled with gunpowder, projectiles, fuses, fuses and other items.
After seeing these things, Mang Gurtai, Derge Lei and all the Jurchen generals were all horrified, and some people's jaws almost dropped in shock.
You know, this kind of cannon was originally used by the Dutch.
The weapon used is called the Red Cannon because most Dutch people have red hair!
At the end of Wanli, in order to resist the Jurchens' attack and reverse the unfavorable situation, the Ming Dynasty spared no expense and purchased a batch of such artillery from the Dutch, and then imitated them.
Because of the difficulty and high cost, there are not many imitated Hongyi cannons. Only the capital and the important towns of Jiubian can get some. As a weapon for defending the city, each one is extremely valuable.
Unexpectedly, Hauge actually brought Hongyi cannons, and there were a total of twenty, which was incredible.
"Haug, where did you get these cannons?"
"Father Khan bought it from the eight major Shanxi merchants with a lot of money. As for the eight major Shanxi merchants, he got it from Jiang Xiang, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town. Jiang Xiang was afraid that the sale of artillery would be leaked, so he ordered someone to sell it. The casting inscriptions have all been worn away.”
"They even dare to resell such a powerful weapon to protect the country. The eight major Shanxi merchants and Jiang Xiang are so brave!"
"Haha, those are a bunch of greedy guys. As long as they are given enough gold and silver, let alone cannons, they can dig out the bones of their ancestors and sell them."
"That's right. With these greedy guys here, there is no justice if the Ming Dynasty is not destroyed... Let's go into the tent and discuss how to use these cannons to blast open the gate of Baichengzi, haha!"
Mang Gurtai, Ning Wan and I originally wanted to use the method of digging tunnels to blow up the Tianwei Army's gunpowder magazine. Now that Hongyi cannons are available to assist in the battle, things will be easier to handle.
While digging tunnels, while using artillery bombardment, a two-pronged approach, I don’t believe I can’t take Baichengzi!
