Yuan Chonghuan’s heart is bleeding. These are veterans of the Siwu Camp. They have been trained by Zhu Youjian for the longest time. They have also participated in the battles in Shandong and Shaanxi. They are among the elite, but he cannot retreat now.
Just like two cows fighting each other, both sides are exhausted. If one party is discouraged and admits defeat, the morale of the other party will rise, and huge energy will be released in the body.
Yuan Chonghuan could not retreat. If he retreats, the morale of building slaves will rise sharply. It is very likely that he will climb up the city in one go. At that time, not only the Ming army at the head of the city cannot be guaranteed, but also the tens of thousands of Ming army in the city. In the midst of the danger, in terms of hand-to-hand kung fu, Jian slave can proudly throw a few streets away from the Ming army.
"Military seat, Jian slaves are all finished." The observer said tremblingly.
For Yuan Chonghuan, this voice is no different from the sound of heaven, but it took him a long time, and when the gunfire gradually became thinner did he wake up: "Really? Did you read it wrong?"
"No, the army seat, the slaves who have attacked the city are really exhausted, and there are no more slaves standing on the ground."
Yuan Chonghuan poked his head out, just in time to see the last Jian slave slowly falling down. The arrow of his right hand was pointing downwards, deep into the soil under the action of gravity, but the iron bow of his left hand hit his chest.
"Solid bullets, fire at Jiannu behind, fast."
The tiger gunners rushed out of the bunker, quickly reloaded the shells, lit the fuse, and it was too late to calibrate.
"Boom... Long..."
The solid bullet flew towards the last two Jiala soldiers in Yue Tuo.
The soldiers of the Ming Army took the opportunity to put the five ladders leaning on the city wall to the top of the city.
Yue Tuo could only sigh with excitement. He wanted to get down the ladder. Not only did he have a solid bullet on the opposite side, but he also had a distance of nearly three hundred steps.
In the second wave of solid bullets, the gunners adjusted their muzzle according to the impact point just now, and fired at the place where the slave soldiers were most concentrated.
"Master Belle, we can't attack the city without a ladder." Wu Dabu saw that Ashibao had been wiped out at the city gate, he was momentarily stunned. The sound of artillery from the Ming army awakened him again, regardless of Yue Tuo. Do you admit it, today's siege is impossible.
Yue Tuo looked at the wounded soldiers on the ground, hesitating, if he retreats now, none of the wounded soldiers under the city will be taken away.
"Boom... Long..."
The tiger cannon fired at Jiannu unscrupulously, and the loud roar seemed to urge Yue Tuo to leave early. Although a solid bullet will not explode and will not be as bloody as a blooming bullet, the impact of a solid bullet is very large. After a bullet hits the ground, the slaves on the entire line will be flattened.
More importantly, in the face of solid bullets, slave building not only lacks effective protection, but also lacks any ability to counterattack.
This is a massacre, it's just a matter of speed.
"Master Belle, make a decision quickly!" Wudabu couldn't wait to kneel down for Yue Tuo, he couldn't just watch his warrior fall under the solid bullet meaninglessly.
Yue Tuo glanced at Jinzhou City last, and the foot of the five ladders was still exposed on the outer edge of the parapet wall.
"Get on the horse, withdraw."
In the face of the loud gunfire, the war horses that built slaves were still in shock, scattered outside the city, and the soldiers, regardless of who the horse was owner, stepped directly on when they grabbed a war horse.
"Military seat, why did Jian Slave start again?"
"Jiannu, this is to run away, to retreat, and to prepare." Yuan Chonghuan knew that Yue Tuo would retreat and must pass through the area covered by the bomb.
All the gunners grabbed from the bunker.
"Boom... Long..."
The first shot does not need to be calibrated. The gunners will calibrate the second wave according to the bullet point and the position of the slave.
The retreating Jian slaves also went as fast as the wind. The gunners only fired three waves of bullets, and the slave cavalry had escaped range.
The sun had passed over his head, and the soldiers didn't feel hunger and thirsty until Jiannu escaped far.
In this offensive and defensive battle personally commanded by Yuan Chonghuan and Yue Tuo, the Ming army killed more than 300 people and injured more than 400 people, while Jiannu suffered more than 2,000 casualties. The Jiannu wounded soldiers who stayed outside the city were all accused. The army cut the head.
This was Yuan Chonghuan’s second battle in Liaodong, where the Ming army suffered the most casualties. However, Yuan Chonghuan felt that it was worth it to fight two thousand to build slaves.
Sun Chengzong was in Jinzhou, and Yuan Chonghuan didn't have to make a special trip to Shanhaiguan to report on the military situation. After he was out for a ride, he saw Sun Chengzong on the horse.
Du Wenhuan is drinking tea with Sun Chengzong.
Of course, Du Wenhuan could not calm down such a big movement. He knew that Yuan Chonghuan would report military information to Sun Chengzong once the battle was over, so he came to see Sun Chengzong first, and was actually waiting for Yuan Chonghuan.
This result is too horrible.
Since Nurhachi's armed forces, the Ming army has not even talked about two thousand, and there has been no battle to eliminate two hundred slaves. Otherwise, there are only a few hundred thousand Jurchens, how can they swallow the entire Liaodong of Ming Dynasty.
Du Wenhuan's eyes were unabashedly lonely. This hapless Yue Tuo, when he defended the city yesterday, he didn't come to die, but he came just as soon as he left the city. If Yue Tuo had come a step earlier, he would have an excuse: the establishment of slaves is coming, and it is not appropriate to change defenses.
"Wen Huan envy the third division's military exploits?" Yuan Chonghuan noticed that Du Wenhuan's expression was a bit wrong.
"Chonghuan, you..." Sun Chengzong thought Yuan Chonghuan was going to tease Du Wenhuan.
Yuan Chonghuan punched Sun Chengzong and Du Wenhuan once: "Don't worry, my subordinates mean that there is a small contribution now. I don't know if Wenhuan is worthy of it?"
"The commander refers to..." Du Wenhuan couldn't take the credit into account. After he came to Shanhaiguan, he still hasn't done anything yet.
"Go to the steal camp tonight."
"Chonghuan, you..." Sun Chengzong's nose was tilted, "Chonghuan, this is in the wild, there is no wall to lean on, Yue Tuo still has thousands of soldiers."
"My lord, let's briefly analyze what Yue Tuo is doing in the big account now." Yuan Chonghuan was not in a hurry.
Sun Chengzong said angrily: "What is Yue Tuo doing? Regret? Annoyed? Hate?"
Yuan Chonghuan said with a smile: "My lord is right, maybe we need to add mare kumiss. Last time he lost, Yue Tuo can put the blame on others, this time, but he personally commanded so many dead and wounded soldiers, we and Jian The slave can see clearly, he can no longer rely on others."
Sun Chengzong still refuses: "Chonghuan, the more this time, the tighter his defense will be."
Yuan Chonghuan followed Sun Chengzong's words: "What the lord said is that Yue Tuo will definitely explain to his men and strengthen guards at night to guard against stealing the camp. But what about his soldiers? After so many people died, can the soldiers remain as indifferent as usual? Maybe they have long thought about going home, it is too far away from Shenyang after all. What will happen to Yue Tuo himself? Who will take the drunkard's words seriously?"
Du Wenhuan rolled his eyes: "Okay, let me do it."
Sun Chengzong shook his head: "Wen Huan has never been to Liaodong before, but you have seen the combat effectiveness of the Jiannu cavalry, Chong Huan, even at night, even if they are attacked, they can quickly form combat effectiveness."
Yuan Chonghuan looked at Sun Chengzong and smiled slightly: "My lord, this is exactly what I want to say to Wenhuan. We just took a small amount of troops, such as 300, took grenades, touched Jiannu’s barracks in the dark, and dropped the grenades. When the slave is in chaos, quickly withdraw - even if the sneak attack fails, it won't hurt your muscles."
This is exactly what Sun Chengzong used to deal with slavery in Shanhaiguan. Sun Chengzong closed his eyes and pondered for a moment: "Chonghuan, Wenhuan, you must be careful."
"Yes, sir." Yuan Chonghuan gave Sun Chengzong a fist, "sir, if your subordinates have to go back to deal with the wounded soldiers, they will return to the camp first."
"My lord, I'm going back too. I have to prepare to steal the camp at night." Du Wenhuan also bowed his hands and said goodbye to Sun Chengzong with Yuan Chonghuan.
Sun Chengzong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's really a pair of live treasures, I don't know what tricks can be made tonight."
Du Wenhuan and Yuan Chonghuan came out side by side. Seeing that there was no one around, Du Wenhuan lowered his voice: "Commander, I want to play a big game."
Yuan Chonghuan was also confused: "Big one? What do you mean?"
"Commander, if only a small group of soldiers are sent to attack, apart from disturbing Yue Tuo, the loss of building a slave will not be too great. Since you want to steal the camp, you must make the building a long memory." Du Wenhuan was smug.
Yuan Chonghuan stared closely at Du Wenhuan's eyes: "Wenhuan means..."
Du Wenhuan said in a low voice, "I want to send out cavalry while the small groups of soldiers sneak attack, to chase and kill Jian slaves at night, and consume the power of Jian slaves."
Yuan Chonghuan frowned: "Then why didn't you say it just now?"
Du Wenhuan blinked his eyes and smiled faintly: "I just said, Lord Sun will definitely not agree."
Yuan Chonghuan said coldly: "Then you tell me now, do you want to pull me as a cushion?"
Du Wenhuan turned his hand over Yuan Chonghuan: "I am a subordinate of the commander, so I naturally ask the commander for instructions."
Yuan Chonghuan waved his hand: "Tell me about your plan."
Du Wenhuan said and gestured with his hands: "I plan to use a small army to bring grenade to steal the camp. If the sneak attack is successful, Jiannu will inevitably fall into chaos, and then use the cavalry to take advantage of the chaos."
Yuan Chonghuan shook his head: "Even if the big account is in chaos, once the explosion of the grenade is over, the cavalry that builds slaves will soon be rectified. Their individual combat capability is too strong, and there is no army that Daming can match; even build a slave. Escape, your infantry can't catch up at all, and the cavalry can't use flintlocks. They still have to fight hand-to-hand, and it's hard to get any results."
Du Wenhuan was also a little bit lost: "This is exactly what I want to ask the commander for instructions. How can I continue to cause chaos to Jian slaves?"
"Continue chaos?" Yuan Chonghuan thought for a moment, "then let the soldiers who steal the camp wear flintlocks, and after throwing the grenade, don't leave for the time being, and continue to shoot with flintlocks."
"However, after all, there cannot be too many soldiers stealing the camp. If there are too many, it is easy to expose the target."
"Tiger cannon! Bring two tiger cannons. The cavalry will fire a few cannons before attacking. The soldiers who build slaves have heard the sound of cannons. With cannons, they will be scared."
"Commander, I understand." Du Wenhuan smirked triumphantly.
Yuan Chonghuan felt that he was trapped in by Du Wenhuan, "Wen Huan, if you don't make a good contribution at a time, you must accept it when you see it. Your lord is right. Yue Tuo has thousands of elite soldiers."
"Commander, I know that I don't have such a big appetite yet to eat thousands of his cavalry in the wild."
Midnight.
Because it was the end of the month, there was no moonlight, and it was as dark as a bottomless pit.
Yue Tuo's big tent had already extinguished the lights, and only a few sporadic bright lights gave off a little dim light, which happened to point out the direction to the night walkers in this dark night.
The guard just changed. He just came out of the quilt. His sleepiness was still alive, and his upper and lower eyelids were still fighting. In a short while, he leaned on the tent behind him to fall asleep. Sleep is the best way to forget fear and anxiety, and it works better than kumm.
Besides, the Ming army has not had the guts to sneak attack on their big tent for at least five years. The sentry is just a form, or in other words, just to guard against the wolves in the wild.
A male nightingale is courting, and it sings a high-pitched, bright, soft-sounding song, which spreads far in the quiet field. After a while, on the left side of the Jiannu Great Tent, a pelican uttered "Ah", and then, on the right side of the Jiannu Great Tent, a crow suddenly uttered a cry of "Yeah", which ceased in an instant. , Terribly scary.