The Jianlu army that left the city began to run wildly as soon as they left the city. There is no formation, just pursuing a speed. Screaming, full of momentum.
The ones running at the front were the sword and shield soldiers among the prisoners. As they ran, they banged their swords on their shields. This momentum would definitely frighten the new soldiers if they faced them.
Behind the sword and shield soldiers were the archers among the prisoners. With a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other, he was ready to get closer and use arrows to hit the Ming army in front of him to cover the charge of his accomplices.
There were even three hundred cavalry on both sides of this Jianlu army. While covering the flanks of the infantry, they also quickly approached the Ming army, creating enough pressure on the Ming army.
Facing the rapid advance of Jianlu, if the Ming army was not prepared in advance, there would definitely be panic. We can only dispatch troops and generals, and at the same time send troops to intercept Jianlu's approach.
However, because Emperor Chongzhen had an insight into the opportunity, the Ming army had actually completed the arrangement secretly.
In the side car in front of Jianlu, the Hongyi cannon that had been prepared suddenly roared.
"Boom boom boom..."
Iron bullets were thrown out one after another at a speed that was invisible to the naked eye. Seeing the running crowd on Jianlu's charge, several bloody ditches suddenly appeared. It was like a piece of cloth that was suddenly cut with several lines.
Although the number of Jianlu killed was very limited, the plowing out of these bloody ditches stunned the running Jianlu.
Fortunately, the Jianlu in front were elite and knew that they could not stop during the charge. Therefore, although they were afraid that iron bullets would fall on them, they still charged without hesitation.
However, behind the thousand Jianlu troops, many of the troops composed of various ethnic groups in Liaodong were so frightened that they stopped. Looking at their companions who were hit by iron bullets, they became shattered in the blink of an eye and felt horrified in their hearts. .
The smoke caused by the firing of the Hongyi cannon had not yet dissipated. The Jianlu pioneers who were charging were surprised to find that arrows broke through the smoke and covered the sky within their sight, like a It rained down on them. So, while they continued to charge, they tried to shrink their bodies and tried to use their shields to block the rain of arrows.
"Ding ding ding..." The sound of arrows falling to the ground was like beads falling on a jade plate.
Jianlu, who was luckier, blocked the arrows with his shield, but there were also many unlucky ones who were nailed by the missed arrows. Either it was nailed into the flesh, or it was hung on the armor.
Seeing the Ming army's offensive, many troops from various ethnic groups in Liaodong subconsciously stopped their steps. They didn't want to rush forward and use their flesh and blood to meet the Ming army's arrow rain.
Those Jianlu who had not been hit by the arrows had no time to rejoice when they heard the sound of horse hoofbeats coming from their ears, and the sound was slowly accelerating. In the midst of his busy schedule, Jianlu looked sideways and was immediately frightened.
On both sides of the Jianlu army, there was a heavy cavalry of the Ming army on each side. Under the cover of the light cavalry, they came diagonally and inserted into the disconnection of the Jianlu army.
On top of the city, Dorgon has been watching the battle. He was still thinking about how the Ming army would be attacked by the troops he sent, and he didn't know where the flaw would appear. This must be discovered as soon as possible, and he will send out follow-up troops to seize the opportunity and give the Ming army a severe lesson.
However, let alone finding any flaws, as soon as this army was sent out, they were beaten head-on by the Ming army. Artillery, bows and arrows, and even heavy cavalry were deployed. This battle only showed a sign, and Dorgon's rich experience told him that it was going to be worse!
Therefore, he ordered without hesitation to retreat his troops. The purpose of sending troops to fight has been achieved, that is, the Ming army outside the city is very tightly defended, reacts very quickly, and is very difficult to deal with.
However, even if Dorgon paid the gold and retreated his troops in time, under the attack of the Ming army's heavy cavalry battalion, at least 500 elite Jianlu soldiers were cut off from their retreat and were unable to return to the city.
These Jianlu were quite ferocious. When they saw this situation, they immediately began to shrink into formation, trying to fight their way back to the city.
However, in this era, individual bravery no longer determines everything on the battlefield. A body of flesh and blood is a body of flesh and blood. In the face of gunpowder weapons, everything is dregs.
Dorgon on the top of the city closed his eyes in pain, not wanting to see the elite soldiers of the Qing Dynasty fall under the attack of firearms.
This time's test forced him to admit that the army led by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty was indeed elite. At least the response speed is very fast.
Thinking about this, Dorgon was a little worried. At the same time, he was also a little puzzled. As soon as the Ming army came up, they took up a posture to besiege Tashan. Aren't they afraid that the Qing army will come to reinforce after hearing the news? In this way, with internal and external attacks, whether the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty can go back is a question!
At this moment, he suddenly felt that it was necessary for Huang Taiji to arrange for him to negotiate with Ming Guo about King De in order to paralyze Ming Guo. But why was the Emperor of Ming personally leading the army to Liaodong while negotiations were ongoing? He can't possibly know that Liaodong is actually empty, right? Or is it a blind cat that encountered a dead mouse?
Others may not know it, but Dorgon himself knows that in the short term, he will not be able to have large-scale reinforcements unless he can persist until Huang Taiji leads the army in triumph.
Thinking about it this way, the situation in front of us becomes very difficult.
At this time, Dorgon suddenly regretted it.
Since Tashan was conquered by the Qing Dynasty, the damaged city walls have not been properly repaired. Previously, the Qing Dynasty thought that this was not necessary at all. Because given the great courage of the Ming army, they did not dare to come out of the turtle shell.
Unexpectedly, the Ming army actually came to attack Tashan, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally led the army to attack Tashan.
Can Tashan still be defended?
While Dorgon was worried as he looked at the busy Ming army outside the city, Lu Xiangsheng was also worried on Pidao, North Korea.
The Ming army gathered from all the islands totaled only 7,000 people. This was already the largest force he could assemble. However, the Jianlu in North Korea had 30,000 troops. If they want to rescue North Korea head-on and directly confront the Jianlu army, the Ming army will definitely have no chance of winning.
Faced with Kim Sang-hyun's repeated pleas, Lu Xiangsheng had no choice. North Korea must be saved, and he must not sit back and watch North Korea be destroyed by the rebels.
However, the situation in North Korea is not so bad that rescue is impossible.
This time, the Jianlu did not approach Seoul. Instead, they burned, killed, and looted all the way, and robbed North Korea of an unknown amount of supplies.
Jianlu's army was still more than two hundred miles away from Seoul, and the main force continued to attack in the direction of Seoul. At the rear, North Korean general Lin Qingye led the army and still defended Pyongyang and was not captured by the Jianlu. There were only tens of thousands of prisoners built outside the city.
After hearing the general situation of the battle, Lu Xiangsheng made a decision to attack the enemies in Pyongyang, cut off the Jianlu's retreat, and force the main force of the Jianlu to give up attacking Seoul.
"Master Governor, what should we do about Seoul? If the main force of the rebels abandons the rear route, the king will be in danger!" Jin Sangxian was not satisfied with this and immediately begged.
After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng said with a stern face: "The invasion of Jianlu should have been expected for a long time. North Korea should also be fully prepared for war. Seoul is a rare strong city in North Korea, and Jianlu is not good at attacking cities. How could it happen? Can't defend it? If the isolated city is defended, the city cannot be defended. Now that I have my officers outside to support me, Seoul will be safe. When I defeat the rebels in Pyongyang and join up with your North Korean troops, the rebels who attack Seoul will definitely retreat! "
He was not swayed by Kim Sang-hyun. He already had an explanation and carried out the rescue according to the best response plan he thought. After hearing this, Kim Sang-hyun had no choice but to send people back quickly to report the news to the country's leader, while cooperating with Lu Xiang-sheng to launch rescue operations for Pyongyang first.
The land of North Korea was now in chaos. Jianlu plundered everywhere, and Jianlu was everywhere. Traces of burning, killing and looting can be seen everywhere. Broken walls and corpses strewn across the fields are not too common.
Pyongyang is the most famous fortified city in northern North Korea. The surrounding dignitaries and dignitaries fled into Pyongyang as soon as the Jianlu invaded. People from surrounding areas also flocked to Pyongyang to seek refuge.
Lin Qingye immediately organized manpower to start the defense. The Jianlu army that invaded North Korea only tried to attack once but failed. They only stationed 10,000 troops outside the city to besiege them. The other troops crossed Pyongyang and continued southward.
At this time, Lin Qingye, with a sad look on his face, stood on the top of the city, overlooking the Jianlu camp outside the city.
He was very worried, not knowing whether Seoul could be defended. Lu Xiangsheng may not know. As a famous general in North Korea, he is naturally more familiar with the domestic situation. Although he had been prepared for war, he did not have much confidence in Seoul's defense. Now I can only pray in my heart that Seoul can stay longer.
In fact, the situation in Pyongyang is not very good either. As the commander-in-chief of Pyongyang, of course he knows the situation in the city best.
With the troops in his hands, it would be impossible to get out of the city and repel the army of rebels outside the city without even thinking about it. If it was just defense, one of the things that worried him most about the city was that too many people were pouring into the city, and the food and grass in the city would not last long.
In short, North Korea alone is unable to cope with Jianlu's offensive by relying on its own strength.
For this reason, he stood at the top of the city every day, and one of his habitual actions was to look at the Datong River in the distance. I hope to see the navy of the Ming Army appear one day.
The Jianlu outside the city were led by Yue Tuo. He did not focus on Pyongyang. In fact, he was just stationed outside the city and watched Pyongyang. At least half of his troops had been sent out by him to continue looting the surrounding areas. Jianlu comes in and out of the military camp every day, so don't be too busy.
On this day, Yue Tuo was verifying the looted materials. Suddenly, a fast horse drove into the camp and came to report to him: "Master Beile, the Ming Navy has entered the Datong River. Large and small warships, There are at least a hundred ships.”
Of course, Jianlu would not ignore the Ming Dynasty Navy. There was a patrol post right at the entrance of the Datong River, so he could know the movements of the Ming Dynasty Navy at the first time.
When Yue Tuo heard the sound, he immediately put down everything in his hands and said with great joy: "I didn't expect that the emperor had tipped me off. By leaving Pyongyang without fighting, we can lure the Ming army ashore."
So, while he ordered the scouting horses to further ascertain the army's movements, he also sent people to fly quickly to report to Liaodong.
But on the surface, there was no special response to what the Jianlu Camp should be like.
When the Ming Navy appeared on the Pyongyang River, Jianlu seemed to have come back to his senses. He immediately blew the horn and began to prepare for the battle.
On the top of Pyongyang City, the North Korean soldiers looked at the countless Ming Dynasty warships, and they burst into joy, sweeping away the worries of many days, and they all cried with joy. The arrival of reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty meant that they had a backer.
Pyongyang guard Lin Qingye immediately welcomed him out of the city. Especially when I saw that the leader of the Ming army was Lord Lu, the governor of Baoding, I was even more overjoyed. Even the Governor came in person, which meant that the Ming army came in full force, and the Jianlu did not have the advantage in Pyongyang.
Sure enough, five thousand Ming army infantry descended from the ship one after another, and drove into Pyongyang City under Jianlu's eyes. The number of incoming reinforcements has reached the limit of the Ming army.
"No need to be polite!" Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand to Lin Qingye and immediately asked what he was most concerned about, "What's going on with Jianlu?"
"Back to the Governor, the Jianlu didn't seem to have any intention of attacking the city. They just looted every day, scraping three feet of the ground without letting go of anything. They are just a bunch of beasts!" Lin Qingye replied angrily after hearing this.
Lu Xiangsheng was not surprised when he heard this. Before the founding of the Han Dynasty, there were still people entering and plundering the customs.
We hurriedly climbed to the top of Pyongyang City and looked at the Jianlu Camp.
Because of the arrival of the Ming army, Jianlu's troops outside the camp have begun to shrink, and groups of people are continuously gathering towards the camp.
Lu Xiangsheng frowned, feeling a little regretful. The troops in hand have just arrived by boat and need to rest before fighting. In addition, it will take time to wait for the cavalry to come to support from overland. Otherwise, we should launch an offensive against Jianlu as soon as possible, maybe it will be effective.
With this thought in mind, he turned to look at the Korean soldiers on top of the city. If the North Korean soldiers were available, they would not need to rest and recuperate, but they could contain the Jianlu forces. However, as soon as he saw it, his heart sank and he gave up the idea.
All the North Korean soldiers were sallow and thin. Even in terms of physical strength, he was far less strong than Jianlu. Moreover, they didn't have much armor on them and were dressed in rags. In Lu Xiangsheng's eyes, they couldn't be considered an army at all.
From Lu Xiangsheng's perspective, he could tell at a glance that the training of the North Korean army must be average. With such an army relying on city walls, it is okay to defend for a while, but if it goes out of the city and fights with prisoners in the field, then don't even think about it.
After reaching this conclusion, Lu Xiangsheng gave up his fantasy and immediately sent the order, so that the Ming army took the time to rest. As soon as the cavalry arrived, they were ready to launch an offensive against the Jianlu camp.
The battle to rescue Pyongyang cannot be delayed for too long, no matter from any aspect.
