Although he said so, the surrounding Jianlu leaders were not fools. They all saw it just now, Huang Taiji's face became very ugly.
This means that there is definitely something going on over there in Haizhou!
Just this matter actually surprised these Jianlu leaders.
All along, Jianlu's side was dominated by the Ming army that was suppressing Guan Ning. Jianlu had always led the troops there, while Guan Ning's Ming army had always huddled within Ning Jinjian City.
Even last time Zu Dashou led about a thousand cavalry troops to look at Haizhou from a long distance, they were also destroyed by Jianlu.
It can be said that Jianlu has always been very strong against Guan Ning's Ming army!
However, now Haizhou actually sent an urgent message of 800 miles, saying that the Ming army was attacking Haizhou.
What does this mean? It means that Haizhou must have felt that it was very dangerous, so he asked for help so urgently. Otherwise, just like Zu Dashou last time, Haizhou City would directly send out troops to scare the Ming army back.
Anyway, in a word, there is definitely a situation in Haizhou, and it is definitely quite serious!
Thinking like this, Duduo became uneasy.
He and his half-father, Dorgon, have always had the closest relationship. It can even be said that they relied on each other and survived many difficulties before becoming what they are today. Therefore, he may not care about others, but he is definitely very concerned about Dorgon's affairs.
If a large number of Ming troops appear in Haizhou, then Dorgon's headquarters stationed in Tashan must be in trouble. Otherwise, the Ming army would not appear in Haizhou no matter what. Even if the Ming army comes from the sea, if they want to appear in Haizhou, there must be police in Gaizhou!
With this in mind, as soon as Huang Taiji finished speaking, he immediately spoke and asked: "Your Majesty, what's going on over there at Tashan? Can I have a look at this memorial?"
Hearing his question, other Jianlu leaders also pricked their ears, wanting to hear what the real situation was?
However, Huang Taiji's face darkened, he pointed at Pyongyang City and shouted: "Why are you distracted while the battle is going on? Didn't you hear my words? After this battle, I will personally lead the army back to teach Guan Ning's army a lesson! Could it be that, now that your wings are strong, Duduo, my words have fallen on deaf ears?"
This statement is a bit heavy. Duduo's expression changed when he heard this, and he didn't dare to talk back anymore, so he had to retreat.
At the same time, he had hidden worries in his heart.
The more Huang Taiji avoided talking about it, the more he worried about Dorgon's safety. Moreover, Huang Taiji was angry at him just now, and there was a vague intention in his words, which made him very uneasy.
There have always been rumors that Xian Khan originally wanted him to succeed the Khan, but he was snatched away by Huang Taiji, who kept suppressing him. Thanks to Dorgon always standing with him, he is safe and sound until now.
At the beginning, Duduo must have been filled with hatred and wanted to wait for an opportunity to make an explanation. However, Huang Taiji was so cunning and clever that even Mang Gurtai and Amin, who were originally equal to Huang Taiji, were forced to meet Xianhan. Duduo was also scared, so he still dared to fight with Huang Taiji. At this time, when I heard Huang Taiji's intention, I was not afraid that it was a lie.
As soon as Huang Taiji said these harsh words, others did not dare to say anything more when they saw Duduo's fate. He could only turn his mind to the battle situation in front of him.
Quietly, Huang Taiji put the crumpled memorial into his sleeve. Then, he raised his head and stared at the city of Pyongyang, feeling secretly grateful in his heart. Fortunately, he was well prepared, and the battle to enter Pyongyang City would not take much time. As soon as Pyongyang is captured, we will return immediately. Nothing will happen to Liaodong. As for North Korea, the same thing will happen next time.
Thinking like this, suddenly a loud noise came from the front. Looking closely, it turned out that a long section of the moat had been filled in, and it was considered to be filled in. The Korean people breathed a sigh of relief and retreated one after another, thinking that this would be enough.
But what they didn't expect was that Jianlu, who was supervising the battle, ordered them to push the catapult and the cart that transported the stone bullets. Obviously, they will not let go until the last bit of value is squeezed out of these North Korean people.
Huang Taiji was naturally indifferent to this. In fact, this matter was done according to his wishes.
Next, it’s time to fire thousands of artillery pieces. Even without artillery, they can still flatten the city wall of Pyongyang! Huang Taiji thought this and breathed a sigh of relief. Everything in the war went as smoothly as he expected. This was at least a good start!
On the top of the city, Lu Xiangsheng didn't know about Jianlu's 800-mile rush, let alone the content of the 800-mile rush. At this time, he had a serious look on his face, and his eyes scanned the countless catapults outside the city that were moving slowly like beetles.
Once so many catapults are allowed to enter the effective range and start throwing stone bombs, it will indeed be a huge threat to the defenders.
After looking at it for a while, Lu Xiangsheng estimated that it was almost done, so he issued a military order: "Transfer my military order, the Hongyi cannon is ready. The first target, Jianlu's catapult, has entered the effective range and can be fired freely."
The experience of the Battle of Port Arthur shows that marking the artillery range and firing parameters in advance is very useful in war. Therefore, in the battle of Pyongyang, Lu Xiangsheng will naturally not forget to let the artillery on the city head test the artillery in advance, mark the shooting parameters, etc.
Now, the number of Hongyi cannons on this city is actually more than Huang Taiji expected. They were all moved from naval warships. Even the artillery came from the naval artillerymen on the warships.
However, the power of the Hongyi cannon is actually not too great, and the number of enemies it can kill is limited. Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng did not transfer too much from the naval warships. By the time he saw that Jianlu had prepared so many catapults, it was already too late to adjust them.
Although this was the case, Lu Xiangsheng was not too afraid. The range of the Hongyi cannon is far greater than that of the catapult. Therefore, if the Hongyi cannon is accurate enough, it will definitely destroy enough Jianlu catapults.
On the top of the city, next to the Hongyi cannon, a Ming army officer stared at the movement outside the city and suddenly shouted: "A catapult has entered the range of No. A, release the No. A charge pack, adjust the elevation angle to position A, immediately Prepare!"
The artillerymen on the side heard this and immediately became busy nervously.
In fact, the gunpowder bag in the gun barrel was filled with No. A gunpowder bag from the beginning, because the No. A position must have been built first when building the catapult. After waiting, you may need to change to other powder packages such as B, C, D, etc.
These artillerymen are all professional. Even if they are transferred from naval warships, they are dedicated to serving artillery, so they move very quickly. Then there is no need to wait for military orders, and the officer next to the artillery decides to fire on his own.
There was a "boom", and for the first time, gunpowder smoke erupted from the top of Pyongyang City.
Almost at the same time as the cannon sounded, an iron bullet whizzed over and hit the side of a catapult, only about half a foot away. The iron bullet then bounced forward and continued to jump forward with inertia.
A group of shirtless prisoners were pushing a catapult. The group on the left had iron bullets passing by them. Immediately, a bunch of people fell down, and they were just scratched. In serious cases, some of the prisoners had their hands and feet broken.
"What a pity!" On the top of the city, next to the Hongyi cannon firing, the commanding officer was very sorry. His purpose was to destroy the catapult, not to kill the Jianlu, which was a little off.
So, he immediately gave another order to adjust the shooting parameters and prepare for the next round of shelling.
At the same time, on the top of Pyongyang City, the sound of artillery "boom, boom, boom" sounded from time to time, and the sounds one after another were like playing a piece of music. The iron bullets roared out, some missed the target, and some were even useless, not even killing a single prisoner;
However, some iron bullets accurately hit the moving catapult. With a "crash", the catapult immediately fell apart like paper, and then injured the captives pushing the catapult, or the Korean people who had just been rushed over.
On the top of the city, the Korean soldiers were a little stunned.
In their hearts, they were all surprised at how the Ming army's artillery could be so accurate.
Most of them are musketeers and have a good understanding of the shooting accuracy of muskets. He also knows that artillery is more difficult to hit than muskets. Especially for the first shot of the artillery, it is very difficult to achieve high accuracy. However, the artillery fire of the Ming army in front of them can be said to be the most accurate artillery they have ever seen!
The situation they observed immediately gave them a lot of confidence. The Ming army is an elite army, relying on tall city walls, so the Jianlu may not be able to attack!
At the same time, Huang Taiji, who was fighting outside the city, had exactly the opposite mood as the North Korean soldiers. Observing the same situation, he was surprised and his face turned ugly. At this time, he believed what Daishan said, indicating that the artillery fire was very accurate, because he saw it with his own eyes.
However, he was also prepared, and immediately sent out the decree, and there was new news in Jianlu.
On the battlefield, Jianlu's tens of thousands of cavalry were all scattered, driving their horses to rush towards the city of Pyongyang. Then they used their cavalry bows and relied on their numerical advantage to shoot arrows at the top of the city, while the horses under their crotches kept stopping. , turned an arc, and quickly moved away from the city wall.
Under the interference of the cavalry, the Jianlu infantry accelerated their pace and approached the city wall in a scattered manner. When they were within a stone's throw, they fired towards the top of the city. They also do not pursue precision, but rely on quantity to cover the top of Pyongyang. The main focus of shooting is the section of the city wall with the Hongyi cannon.
Of course, the defenders on the top of the city would not let them shoot arrows at the top of the city. Whether it was the Ming army or the Korean soldiers, those who shot arrows and those who fired guns began to fight.
On the top of the city, it is high up, and there are tarpaulins and the like to protect against arrows, so you have an advantage in terms of protection;
Under the city, the Jianlu archers and the cavalry archers had almost no defensive measures. But they are better because they have more people and stronger attacks.
For a moment, it was impossible to say which side had the advantage.
Here under the city, from time to time, prisoners were hit by arrows, or fell to the ground after being shot. Although some defenders were hit by arrows on top of the city, the gap in the proportion of injuries between the two sides was still quite large.
However, on the top of the city, the Ming army's Hongyi artillery could not fire freely as quickly as at the beginning. The speed of the shelling catapult has obviously slowed down. There are still a lot of Jianlu catapults outside the city, and they are still slowly moving towards the city of Pyongyang, getting closer and closer...
On the top of the city, Lu Xiangsheng looked at the scene in front of him in the arrow tower, feeling helpless. Nanu Chief Taiji was willing to go all out. With his strong military strength, he even sent out infantry and cavalry, using their numerical advantage to make up for their siege disadvantage and offset the Ming army's artillery advantage. I have to say, that slave chief is ruthless!
If this is the case, this battle will be difficult!
Seeing this scene, Huang Taiji breathed a sigh of relief. Regardless of casualties, the purpose is to gain opportunities for the trump card, so that more catapults can be deployed under Pyongyang City. When the catapults exert their power, the Ming army on top of the city will not be able to hold on for long. As long as the city of Pyongyang can be captured quickly, even if the casualties are higher, it is worth it.
At this moment, he was still very satisfied with the battle in Pyongyang before him.
So, his thoughts slowly turned to Haizhou. To be honest, he was still worried.
At this time, he wanted to know what the real situation was like in Haizhou?
Maybe God wants to fulfill his wish. Just as he was thinking about it, he saw another messenger speeding towards him. Just by looking at it, he knew that it was another 800-mile rush!
It was a cloudy day and the weather was not very hot. However, when Huang Taiji saw another eight hundred miles rushing to appear, his vision went dark and he almost fainted.
No need to ask, this eight-hundred-mile expedited operation is definitely not a good thing!
The Jianlu who were waiting in the rear, including the Jianlu leader beside Huang Taiji, also saw the eye-catching 800-mile urgent messenger. How much time had passed, and there were actually two 800-mile urgent messengers. This was definitely something big. ah!
As a result, everyone seemed to have forgotten the fierce siege battle going on in front of them. They all turned their attention to Huang Taiji. Even if they couldn't hear it, they wanted to see what was going on?
The messenger was brought in front of Huang Taiji, but he could not kneel down either. He was supported by a yellow mantle and reported to Huang Taiji: "The Anshan Posthouse was attacked by the Ming army, and it was found that it was the Hussar Battalion under the control of the Ming Dynasty's Royal Horse Supervisor! "
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
All along, they thought it was Guan Ningjun who was causing trouble. However, the elite of Guan Ning's army was the Zu Family Army. They had been designed to get rid of them, and the leader Zu Dashou was also finished. Therefore, they subconsciously believed that even if Guan Ningjun caused trouble again, it would not cause much trouble. After all, they have been dealing with Guan Ningjun for many years and are already very familiar with it.
However, what they heard at this time was that the people causing trouble in Liaodong were not Guan Ning's army, but the Hussar Battalion from the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
Regarding this hussar camp, because He Renlong was sent to Jinzhou in advance, through the scout war, the situation of the hussar camp was already known to some extent from the mouths of captured Ming army prisoners. It can be said that this hussar camp was actually the imperial guard of the Ming Dynasty emperor. Judging from the two eight-hundred-mile rushes before and after, it seems likely that all the Hussars battalions have arrived in Liaodong. Does that mean that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally led the army to attack Liaodong?
When they thought of this possibility, these Jianlu suddenly became uneasy!
