Daming: Start with an Altar of Luck

Chapter 103 The First Battle and the Final Battle

Wu Sangui sent someone to deliver the letter, but in fact, he wanted to beat him if he had dates or not. What if he succeeded in persuading him to surrender?

The other is that after Li Zicheng's defeat, Wu Sangui couldn't understand Daming anymore.

First of all, Daming didn't send anyone to ask him about the disadvantages of his support, and at the same time, he didn't send imperial envoys to appease him, as if he, Wu Sangui, suddenly became unimportant.

The only letter that came was an ordinary letter. There was no substantial benefit in the letter, and he didn’t even promise an official position in the letter. Under the nose, Funing City was occupied.

All these things made Wu Sangui a little confused about what Daming was going to do, so he sent someone to send a letter of persuasion to the Ming soldiers who guarded the city before the battle.

If the soldiers guarding the city were really the soldiers of Chongzhen, then it is hard to say that the Manchus have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Unfortunately, the soldiers guarding the city now are soldiers of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty. The soldiers were furious.

While Wu Sangui was still waiting for Daming's reply, suddenly the deafening sound of cannons resounded all over the world.

As the garrison general at Shanhaiguan, Wu Sangui could tell from the sound that it was the sound of artillery firing, but the sound of artillery firing from Daming before was definitely not so loud. For a moment, Wu Sangui felt a little bad feeling in his heart.

"Boom~" "Boom~"

Before Wu Sangui could react, a pot exploded in the army, and the powerful blooming bombs exploded in the army. Fortunately, because of the siege, the army had already dismounted, and all the horses were transported to the rear of the army. someone to take care of.

Otherwise, the army would be in a mess. Fortunately, there were no horses, and the range of chaos was still within the range accepted by everyone.

Dorgon, who was several miles away, naturally heard the explosion sound from a distance, and immediately ordered someone to investigate.

Even though he was bombarded by Ming's artillery, Wu Sangui did not panic. Even if the guard of Funing City did not know where to get the extremely powerful explosive bombs, Wu Sangui did not panic.

Based on the shoddy artillery made before the Ming Dynasty, you have to rest for a long time after firing a round, or the artillery will explode at that time, so you just need to pass the first round of artillery.

At the same time, Wu Sangui also understood that the letter of persuasion he sent up might be useless, so he was also ready to order the attack on the city as soon as the artillery stopped.

But it didn't take long for Wu Sangui to frown, because the cannons he heard were at least ten or twenty cannons, and finally the cannons stopped.

"Send the order, the army will attack."

"Boom~Boom~Boom~"

Wu Sangui's order had not yet been issued, and the second round of artillery sounded again.

Wu Sangui frowned even tighter.

"Immediately send an order to attack the city." Wu Sangui's entire face darkened. He didn't know why there were so many cannons on the city wall, and he didn't know why the cannons would start bombarding again so quickly.

But Wu Sangui knew that if he didn't give the order to attack the city, he would be finished.

If Dorgon knew that he had already lost his army before he started to attack the city, he would never be able to go around, even if the Qing Dynasty won the world, Wu Sangui might be finished, even if he was not liquidated, he might not be able to in the future It was paid attention to by the Qing Dynasty.

The orderly walked out quickly, and after a short while, the sound of the horn and the explosion of the shells sounded at the same time, and the army began to attack the city.

Dorgon, who was at the back of the army, also frowned, because the continuous bombardment was completely different from the crude manufacturing that Wu Sangui told him.

Although he didn't know how powerful the artillery on Funing City was, just listening to the sound of the explosion, Dorgon knew that the power must not be weak, even far exceeding the power of the artillery he had seen before.

As soon as the artillery rang, Dorgon had already sent someone to the front to inquire about the situation, and he was just waiting for the news to pass.

"Hit me hard. Don't feel sorry for the shells. There are plenty of shells this time. It depends on whether you can shoot me out in the shortest time."

Tang Shengzong roared loudly, if he was not loud, the soldiers beside the artillery would not have heard his voice at all.

The eyes of the soldiers operating the artillery were all shining when they heard Tang Shengzong's voice. The last time they were so arrogant was the last time. The actions of reloading and igniting each of them were quickened, just to be able to fight a few more times. Fire shells.

The cannons transported from the early Ming Dynasty have not been used up to now, so none of the cannons have exploded, so the soldiers are also very relieved. One after another, the cannonballs are continuously fired from Funing City, directly hitting the attacking army led by Wu Sangui. city ​​troops.

And Wu Sangui didn't order to stop attacking the city because of the bombardment. Anyway, his Guanning iron cavalry was at the rear, with the Manchu and Han flags in front, so Wu Sangui's heart became cruel, and he even gave the order to die, no matter what It is impossible to retreat, and those who retreat will be killed without mercy.

Some of the Guanning iron cavalry directly became a supervising team, urging more than 2 Han banners to continue to attack.

Even though the siege had just begun, the situation was in full swing. The Manchu Qing siege troops had broken arms and limbs flying all over the sky following the sound of explosions.

Fortunately, the distance of three or four miles is not too far, and it didn't take long for the Han flag in the front to approach the downstairs with the siege flag.

And the flintlock team, which had been waiting on the tower for a long time, immediately began shooting on the city wall.

Prioritize shooting the Manchu soldiers carrying siege equipment, at a distance of less than [-] meters, fully display the power and accuracy of the flintlock gun, and then see that most of the Manchu soldiers are in cotton armor, leather armor and light armor They are rare, and there are even more people who don't wear armor.

After all, there was a shortage of craftsmen in the Qing Dynasty. As for the armor weapons smuggled by the eight major families, they were given priority to the children of the Eight Banners. Naturally, there were very few armored weapons in the Han Banner.

It is precisely because there is no armor that the power of the flintlock can be brought into full play, and the pace of the Manchu army can no longer move forward for a while.

Although the pace of the Manchu army stopped, the general cannon on the city wall did not stop, and continued to fire shells mercilessly, bombarding the Manchu army.

And as the siege team moved towards Funing City, Wu Sangui naturally followed the large army and approached Funing City. He also saw the power of the shells on the way. At this time, his old face was extremely gloomy.

This cannon was no match for any Da Ming cannon in his memory. Although Da Ming also had flower bombs, there was absolutely no such powerful one, and it was even more impossible to keep firing continuously, as if there was no end to it.

From time to time, there are messengers passing the news to Wu Sangui, and Wu Sangui has other thoughts in his heart at this time.

And Dorgon, who was in the rear, also received news from the front that the Han Banner suffered heavy losses, and Guan Ning's cavalry became a supervising team, forcing the Han Banner to attack the city.

At this time, there was only Dorgon alone in the commander's tent. Duo Duo had been sent out by Dorgon long ago, and led the Eight Banners cavalry to follow Wu Sangui to prevent the siege troops from retreating.

Although Dorgon hated Wu Sangui for being so bold as to let his Han flag serve as cannon fodder to attack the city, there is no other way now. If the troops are withdrawn now, the loss will be even greater. It is better to continue, as long as Funing can be won Even if Wu Sangui's 2 Guanning Iron Cavalry and more than [-] Han Banners are all dead, Dorgon is willing.

It is really that the geographical location of Funing City is too important, they must take it down, otherwise there will be problems in the future.

At this time, the Han flag forced by Wu Sangui to be at the forefront has already started to make noise. The loss has been so great before it touches the city wall, and no one can do it. You must know that their soldiers and horses are The foundation of their standing in the Qing Dynasty, Wu Sangui, who just surrendered, wanted to force them to attack the city?

Looking at the front again, all those who carried the siege equipment were killed by the firecrackers on the city wall without exception. Who would want to, and who would dare to resist the siege equipment.

For a while, the front was in a mess.

"My lord, let's withdraw the troops for the time being. The loss is too great. Before reaching the city wall, thousands of people have already been lost. If this continues, the army in front will become chaotic."

"Retreat is absolutely impossible. Ten thousand Guanning infantry are ordered to go up, and the Han flag is not allowed to retreat. Whoever dares to retreat will be killed without mercy." Wu Sangui said with a gloomy expression.

Just now Dorgon has sent someone over to deliver an order. No matter how many soldiers and horses are lost this time, Funing City must be taken down. For Ning Cheng, there is no need to think about the position of Prince Wu Sangui, just wait and die.

Because of this, Wu Sangui had no choice but to send his troops to the top together with the Han flag. He thought that the Ming army was vulnerable, and wanted to use the Han flag as cannon fodder to take the lead first, and then the Guan Ning army went to pick a peach on the top. Unexpectedly This pulls itself into a big hole.

If he had known this earlier, Wu Sangui would not have accepted the task of taking down Funing City. After all, the Guanning Army was his lifeblood. He did not know how many people would be lost in this attack. They were all raised by him, Wu Sangui, with real gold and silver.

As for Daming's military pay, when did Daming pay the military pay, it was all paid by me, Wu Sangui, and the food at my own expense, okay?
And the Han Banner army who just wanted to make trouble, saw Guan Ning's army coming up from behind before they started making trouble. They were indeed Wu Sangui's direct descendants.

One fell down, and the other immediately picked up the ladder and continued to rush forward. Seeing such a scene, the Han Banners could only suppress the anger in their hearts. No matter how dissatisfied they were, they had to settle with Wu Sangui after the war. Can first attack Funing City with the Guan Ning Army.

Otherwise, if Funing City cannot be captured, Wu Sangui will blame them for the responsibility and loss, and they will also have a headache, so they can only hold on and advance together with the Guan Ning Army with the lives of the soldiers.

(End of this chapter)