On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the sixth year of Chongzhen, the north wind was howling and the sky was gloomy.
At noon that day, after endless excavation day and night, the third tunnel finally reached under the Tianwei Army's gunpowder magazine and could be broken out at any time!
After receiving the report, Mang Gurtai was overjoyed and immediately issued three orders in succession according to the plan:
The first is to select 300 people who dare to die from the army, carry weapons and fire starters, and lurk in the tunnels to wait.
Just wait for the opportunity to come out of the tunnel, first blow up the Tianwei Army's gunpowder magazine, and then kill people, set fire, and wreak havoc in the city. The more chaos the better!
Second, all the soldiers in the army should eat and rest in advance to replenish their mental and physical strength. The sneak attack on Baichengzi tonight will be a success!
The third is to inform the Mongolian side and take action together tonight.
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"Brush...swipe!"
After it got dark, the Jurchen army who was ready came out again and pounced on Baichengzi like evil wolves. In order not to reveal their whereabouts, all the soldiers wore titles, bound their horses' hooves, did not hold up torches, did not sound drums and trumpets, and were divided into The front, middle and back teams:
The front team is Dorobele-Derge and five hundred rangers, responsible for opening the way and exploring the situation.
The squadron consisted of one thousand men and horses from Sushun Beile-Haug. They pulled the twenty red barbarian cannons, brought enough gunpowder and projectiles, and were responsible for blasting open the four gates of Baichengzi.
The rear team was the main force led by Mang Gurtai. After the city gate was blasted open, they swarmed in and occupied Baichengzi.
At the same time, Ordos, Tumote, and Yongshebu also came out in full force to cooperate with the Jurchen army.
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At the second watch, the front team arrived near Baichengzi and found nothing strange.
Immediately afterwards, the squadron led by Hauge arrived, and then under the cover of the thick night, they chose a suitable location to set up the artillery.
Among the original 1,000 men in the squadron, more than 300 were surrendered Han slave soldiers. They had been trained before and were proficient in the use of firearms.
After a few operations by these people, twenty Hongyi cannons were quickly set up, filled with gunpowder and projectiles, and the black muzzles were facing the east gate of Baichengzi.
"Master Beile, you are ready, do you want to fire?"
"Fire, hit hard!"
"twitter!"
"Boom...boom!"
Following Hauge's order, twenty Hongyi cannons fired together. The results were relatively accurate, and most of the projectiles hit the target.
Then he fired twice in succession, and again most of the projectiles hit the target.
"Crash...boom!"
Looking at the east gate of Baichengzi again, the winch on the tower was blown to pieces and the rope was broken into several pieces. The suspension bridge immediately fell down and rested on the moat.
The city gate that was originally tightly closed was also damaged by the bombardment. Half of the door could not hold up and collapsed with a roar!
There were also Tianwei Army soldiers who were keeping vigil on the city tower. They were killed on the spot and dozens of others were injured. Their blood and flesh were everywhere, and it was horrific.
"Haha, great, the shooting is really accurate... quickly move, let's go to the west!"
Seeing that the sneak attack was successful, Hauge was overjoyed and immediately commanded the team to move their positions. To put it bluntly, he just ran as fast as possible.
It's impossible to run away. The twenty Hongyi cannons are indeed powerful, but compared to the cannons of the Tianwei Army, their number and power are far inferior.
If they don't run away quickly, once the Tianwei Army reacts and fires back with the invincible cannon, Hauge's team will be blown to pieces.
"Boom...boom!"
"Whoever enters the city first will be rewarded... Warriors, charge!"
The main force led by Mang Gurtai followed behind. Seeing that the sneak attack was successful and the gate of Baichengzi was blown down, they clapped their thighs happily and ordered the drum beating to attack.
As soon as the drums sounded, the Jurchen soldiers dormant in the darkness immediately pulled out their weapons, howled and launched an attack. Soon they rushed across the moat and began to fight for control of the city gate.
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If you want to control the city gate, it will be easy to take down Baichengzi!
"Boom...boom!"
"Bang...bang!"
At the same time, the soldiers of the Tianwei Army reacted and immediately fought back with artillery, muskets, and bows and arrows, killing the Jurchen soldiers who rushed over.
But the Jurchen soldiers charged very fiercely, and no one was afraid of death. The Tianwei army was a little unable to resist it. I'm afraid that it won't be long before the city gate cave is lost!
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Xiang Xuanwu was resting in the city tower. When he heard the noise, he immediately rushed out with his sword in hand. When he saw the collapsed city gate, he couldn't help but be stunned!
You know, the gate of Baichengzi is made of century-old iron birch wood, which is one foot and two inches thick. It is also wrapped with a layer of fine iron sheet and fixed with hundreds of copper nails. Behind it are six iron door bolts. All are as thick as an adult’s arm.
Such a strong city gate cannot be damaged by ordinary weapons. Only the invincible general cannon and Hongyi cannon can break it into pieces.
However, large-caliber artillery is a powerful weapon to control the country. The number is very limited. It is only available in the capital and the important towns of Jiubian. They are strictly guarded. If one is lost, everyone from the generals to the soldiers will be punished.
Therefore, it is impossible for large-caliber artillery to fall into the hands of Jurchens.
But the gate of Baichengzi was blasted open by the Jurchens with a cannon. What on earth was going on?
Xiang Xuanwu couldn't understand and had no time to think about it. The top priority was to block the city gate hole and not let the Jurchens rush in, otherwise Baichengzi would not be saved.
But the city gate hole is too big. What can be used to block it for a while?
Got it!
"Come here, bring all the straw, charcoal, and firewood... light a fire, light a fire quickly!"
In a hurry, Xiang Xuanwu suddenly thought that because of the cold weather, a large number of fire starters were stored near the city wall in order to keep the soldiers on guard at night warm.
Commanding the soldiers, he piled these things in the city gate hole, lit them with fire sticks, and then poured oil on them, and soon they turned into blazing flames!
There is a saying that water and fire have no mercy. No matter how brave the Jurchen soldiers are, they can't break through the flames. They want to get water to extinguish the fire, but they don't prepare tools like buckets, so they can only stare in anger!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiang Xuanwu commanded the soldiers to rush to the city wall and attack fiercely with various weapons, finally bringing the situation under control.
The problem is that just as the situation in the east gate was under control, the situation in the west gate was in chaos again.
It turned out that Hauge's team brought twenty Hongyi cannons. After destroying the east gate, they quickly moved to the west and destroyed the west gate again!
Fortunately, the soldiers guarding the city were prepared and immediately responded with the invincible cannon. With their superb skills, Haug's team was quickly defeated. The casualties were heavy and they could no longer continue to be ruthless.
Then, following the example of the east gate, a fire was set off at the west gate to stop the frantically attacking Mongolian soldiers!
"Damn, I was so close, I was able to rush in... I'm so angry at Ben Beile!"
I thought that once the city gate was broken, I would be able to enter the city smoothly. Unexpectedly, the charging team was intercepted by fire, resulting in a failure.
Seeing this scene, Sanbeile-Mang Gurtai's eyes were filled with anger, and he really wanted to drag a living person over and take a few bites.
Then again, angry is angry, but Mang Gurtai is not discouraged, because he still has a killing move.
Three hundred dead soldiers have sneaked into the city along the tunnel. As long as they blow up the gunpowder magazine and start killing people and setting fires everywhere, the city will definitely be in chaos.
When the time comes, under the attack from both inside and outside, we will definitely be able to capture Baichengzi in one fell swoop, haha!
Thinking of the joy, Mang Gurtai laughed again, but soon stopped laughing.
Because his subordinates came to report that the explosion of the gunpowder magazine failed.
"Failed, how could it fail?"
"When we go back to Mr. Beile, the Tianwei Army has already been prepared. When one of our dead soldiers sneaks out, they capture one alive, and they capture more than thirty people in a row. The people behind realize that something is wrong and want to follow. It was too late to retreat from the tunnel.
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The people of the Wei Army threw charcoal fire, chili noodles, and water into the tunnel... As a result, only twelve of our dead soldiers escaped, and the rest were fainted by the thick smoke. The people of the Tianwei Army also threw explosives. , blew up the tunnel! "
"Get out, get out...God of death, God of death, why don't you bless Ben Beile, are you blind...Ah!"
What I thought was a foolproof killing move actually failed again. This time, Mang Gurtai was really mad. He couldn't vent his anger, so he could only curse at the sky and the ground!
But now that the matter has come to this, there is no point in cursing heaven and earth.
The Tianwei Army has controlled the situation, and the attacking Jurchen soldiers and Mongolian soldiers have been suppressed, and there are casualties every moment.
what to do?
Should we continue to attack Baichengzi regardless of casualties, or should we retreat and find another strategy?
Just when Mang Gurtai was hesitating, he suddenly felt cold on his face, as if something had fallen. He looked up and saw...it was snowing!
