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Chapter 296 Fiasco
Boom, boom, boom, boom!The successive loud noises made Tong Yangxing turn his head in horror. It was the roar of the familiar cannon. The range, power and accuracy all made Tong Yangxing terrified.

After a long while, the shell did not fall, obviously it was not aimed at the bombardment here, Tong Yangxing was slightly relieved.

But when he turned his head to look at the banner of Mangurtai again, he couldn't help being surprised.The banner was gone, or rather down.And that large group of cavalry was thrown into chaos.

It turned out that Tong Yangxing understood it all at once.The loud noise from those cannons was the focused fire bombardment of the Ming army on Manggurtai.

There were at least four cannons. Tong Yangxing made a judgment, and an ominous feeling immediately emerged in his heart.

In fact, there were six cannons, almost all the Hongyi cannons lined up on the south wall, and they were fired at the same time, causing Tong Yangxing to make a misjudgment.

But this is not important, what is important is that six shells hit the hundreds of cavalry led by Mangurtai from different angles, not only causing a lot of casualties, but also knocking down Mangurtai's banner.

The defenders at the top of the city cheered in unison, and even the sound of guns and artillery stopped for it, making the sound even louder and louder.

But after a brief pause, the roar of guns and guns continued to sound from the city, more intensive and more violent.

The enemy army under the city also noticed something unusual, the flag of the chief general fell down or disappeared.This meant low morale and even failure on the ancient battlefield.

With a change in people's hearts, those who recklessly continued to attack became a very small minority.It's like it's almost time for dinner, most workers will be distracted, and wait for a while before they can eat and rest.

But it's not easy to survive. The firepower on the city is fierce, and it seems that they want to kill more and reap more heads before the enemy retreats.

On the one hand, people were panicking, waiting for the get out of class to end—well, it was Ming Jin who retreated;

The howling bullets poured down like raindrops, some were shot from muskets, and some were shot from artillery. The enemies who had no intention of fighting but were exposed were frantically killed by the defenders.

The shrill clanging sound finally sounded, and the enemies who were struggling in the hell of blood and fire were finally pardoned, and retreated at a faster pace.

But is it so easy to escape?

The muskets and artillery on the city began to shoot extended, knocking down the enemies who didn't dare to look back one by one.

Several Franco cannons sprayed cannonballs at the fastest speed, and the gunners were sweating profusely, almost repeatedly bombarding a relatively fixed area until there were no enemies who could stand.

The order for Mingjin to retreat was issued by Nurhachi. This was a painful and helpless decision, which meant the complete failure of attacking Ningyuan.

Although he was within the range of the Hongyi cannon, Nurhachi's understanding of the battle situation was only a little behind because of the scouting horses who pulled out one after another to report back and forth.

The people who rushed to the city suffered heavy casualties, and Nurhachi knew it.But he was also mentally prepared for such a situation.

When the artillery is pushed up, there may be a change; once the retreat is made, the current casualties will be meaningless.It took so much effort to attack the city, wouldn't all previous efforts be wasted?

Under such psychological effects, Nurhachi gritted his teeth and persisted, with a trace of luck and fantasy.

But Mangurtai's banner fell, and the fierce firepower suddenly increased on Ningyuan City finally crushed Nurhachi's last hope.

Although it was painful to admit defeat, both sons were killed in battle, and he had clearly told the old slave how heavy the casualties of the Hou Jin army would be.

This is a fortress that is stronger than Guangning and many times more difficult to attack than Guangning.Looking at the flickering flames and rising white smoke from the city, the old slave breathed out with difficulty.

What made the old slave even more desperate was the sharp firearms of the Ming army, not only the kind of artillery that could hit far and hard, but also muskets that could pierce heavy armor.

The Ming army had these two kinds of firearms, which had already cracked the siege tactics that the old slave relied on when he went out.

Compared with artillery battles, the Ming army had a condescending advantage and more powerful artillery; heavy armored soldiers could not resist the sharp muskets when attacking the city.

Therefore, the old slave was very wise when he issued the order to retreat, and his analysis and judgment were very clear.

However, at the same time as the order to retreat, Tong Yangxing's troops were ordered to bombard the city, which is somewhat surprising and surprising.

Not far away, Fan Wencheng was expressionless, but his heart was full of powerlessness.After seeing the weapons and defenses of the Ming army, he came to the same conclusion as Nurhachi, although he wisely made no suggestions.

He also heard Nurhachi's order to Tong Yangxing.After thinking for a while, he somewhat understood Nurhachi's thoughts.

In the eyes of others, Nurhachi didn't take the lives of Han soldiers seriously, and he didn't care how many died.And no matter what the effect of bombing the city is, it is a kind of venting of anger in the chest.

However, Fan Wencheng thought of a deeper level, that is, the changes in the situation after this setback and the actions of the Ming army.

It is obviously not Xiong Tingbi's style to stay in Ningyuan, waiting to consume the power of the Jin army under the city, nor is it the result Ming Ting wants.

Taking advantage of the victory to launch a more powerful oppression against the defeated and damaged Houjin, and to cooperate with Dongjiang to attack Houjin, should be an unsurprising action.

Fan Wencheng could see clearly that although Houjin failed to attack the city, the Ming army was still unable to defeat Houjin in field battles.Therefore, relying on guns and advancing city by city is the strategy and tactics that the Ming army is likely to adopt.

Nurhachi ordered Tong Yangxing to bombard the city with this in mind, and issued a warning to the Ming army in order to delay the Ming army's advancement.

To put it bluntly, Nurhachi just told the Ming army that we also have artillery.For ordinary cities, there are not many troops defending the city, but be careful that we attack.

According to Fan Wencheng's estimation, a strong city like Ningyuan should be built and equipped with such powerful artillery.The money spent is definitely not a small number, and the time required will not be short.

Delaying the speed of the Ming army's advance in western Liaoning, Nurhachi obviously anticipated the impact of this defeat on Houjin.

This is not only a time to rest and recover, but also to guard against the repetition of the Mongolian tribes and the Dongjiang Army's counterattack.

To put it bluntly, Nurhachi has a new understanding of the equipment and combat power of the Ming army.

Even if the Ming army advances rashly to Guangning City, it will give the Jin army an opportunity to attack and besiege.Nurhachi also believed that the siege would at least be a war of attrition with considerable casualties, which was not something Houjin could bear.

Fan Wencheng was almost certain that during the withdrawal process, Nurhachi would order the destruction of the cities along the way.Jinzhou, Dalinghe, etc., as well as Guangning, these cities will not become ready-made fortresses for the Ming army.

King Khan has no confidence in attacking the city, and even has a sense of fear!
Fan Wencheng looked up at Nurhachi, who was surrounded by generals under the banner of the Dazhu. His figure seemed to be still stiff, and he was riding on a tall horse. Who knew that there would be such a change in his heart?

First defeated by Guangning and then by Ningyuan, it is not that Houjin did not realize the disadvantages of tackling tough problems, nor did it fail to make progress.The heavy armored infantry, artillery, trench bridges, and siege engines were all prepared as best they could, but they suffered worse defeats and died more.

Changes in the Ming army—Fan Wencheng sighed helplessly.An unbelievable time of year.

Boom, boom, boom. The sound of artillery in the distance interrupted Fan Wencheng's thoughts, and everyone including Nurhachi looked around.

Is there still hope of breaking the city?It is estimated that Nurhachi and others do not have such an idea.Without a real artillery battle, the powerful artillery of the Ming army had already brought them to a final conclusion.

But since the cannons are brought in, and the lives of the Han soldiers are not taken seriously, let's try bombing the city!It is not only to vent, but also to know how effective the artillery is in attacking the city.

Cannonballs flew towards Ningyuan City in an arc, and hit the city wall, splashing out clouds of ice and ash.

The artillery on the city began to fight back, hitting the artillery positions of the Han soldiers with multiple shells, stirring up clusters of snow, dust and mud, and bouncing away.

Tong Yangxing didn't complain when he received the order. On the contrary, he was very active. He led some soldiers to urge the Han soldiers to load ammunition, and then ran to a distance, ordering more Han soldiers to push more artillery to the front.

Under the bombardment of the artillery on the city, the Han soldiers were terrified, listening to the screams and wailing of their comrades around them, they became even more flustered.

Artillery was supposed to be the most powerful weapon in that era, but it was not only cumbersome to operate, but also very dangerous.If you are not careful, you will cause an accident and hurt yourself.

For example, if the gunpowder is filled too much, the chamber will explode; after firing a cannon, if you forget to use a wet mop to remove the residue and sparks in the cannon chamber, you can imagine the result of loading gunpowder.

In terms of professionalism and time for training, Han soldiers are far from enough.Being able to master the steps of charging and loading ammunition, and being able to shoot out the shells, is already very remarkable.

As for performance on the battlefield, do you expect slaves who are regarded as worthless to have a desperate spirit and a psychological quality as stable as Mount Tai?

boom!After a loud noise, amidst the rising fireworks, the cannon exploded, which affected many Han soldiers around, and there was a scene of screams and wailing.

The arrows flew across the air, shooting down several Han soldiers who were fleeing backwards.Jiannu cavalry galloped to suppress and shoot the cowardly and cowering Han soldiers mercilessly.

Under the coercion of Tong Yanghe and Jiannu, more than a dozen cannons were pushed to the edge of the trench, loaded with ammunition, and fired towards Ningyuan City.

The artillery on the top of the city was returning fire, and the infantry also came out, killing the wounded and cutting off the heads while advancing along the trench.

Although Jiannu had artillery, the solid shells were not very lethal to the infantry in the trench.

Once the Ming army's musketeers advanced to the outermost ditch parapet, they could use heavy muskets to shoot directly at the Han soldiers manipulating the artillery, which was more accurate than the artillery on the top of the city.

One by one heads were picked up on the pole, and there were cheers and shouts from the Ming army.The sound of cannons has not stopped, and the Ming army seems to have begun to celebrate the victory.

Nurhachi's body finally swayed, the veins in the hand holding the rein popped out, and his legs subconsciously clamped the horse's belly.The war horse thought that the master had issued an order, and it kicked forward.

Yang Guli, the first-class commander-in-chief, had quick hands and sharp eyes, urged his horse forward, leaned forward and pulled the reins, and said anxiously: "King Khan, this is a trick of the enemy, don't be provoked by this trick."

Nurhachi's eyes moved, and he woke up from his anger.The old slave gave a wry smile, reached out and patted Yang Guli's arm holding the rein, expressing that he knew the pros and cons and would not be impulsive.

Yang Guli let go of the rein, but he didn't dare to stay away, protecting Nurhachi closely.

Retrieving corpses is good for morale, but how many people will die for it?
Nurhachi was helpless and powerless. The bloody area hundreds of meters below the city was like a slaughterhouse. He would never fill in the Jianzhou warriors again.

However, the Ming army was so ostentatious, what kind of idea they were playing, it can be said to be obvious.

The artillery battle in the distance determined the outcome. In fact, the outcome was determined long ago. The Han Bing Artillery Team just used blood and life to let Jiannu see the effect and gain some experience.

When the heavy muskets of the Ming army opened fire within a hundred meters, causing heavy damage to the Han soldiers, and even the Jiannu cavalry who supervised the battle did not dare to move forward, Nurhachi finally gave the order to retreat.

Tong Yangxing, as if he had received an amnesty, led the remaining Han soldiers, pushed the artillery cart, and retreated without looking back under the pursuit of the Ming army's guns.

Xiong Tingbi was not disappointed when he saw that the Jin army had retreated and had no intention of rushing up to snatch the corpse.

If he fought only on impulse and anger, Nurhachi would not be able to reach today.I think when I was under Li Chengliang, I was just a domestic slave.Without a lot of forbearance, he would not be promoted by Li Chengliang.

Now, nine times out of ten, the Houjin Army is about to retreat.On the one hand, there were heavy casualties under Jiancheng, and they couldn't hold out for a few days without looting supplies.

Xiong Tingbi ordered the generals to strengthen the defense, and ordered the officers and soldiers who left the city to return to the city after cleaning the battlefield, and did not intend to send troops outside the city.

It's cold outside, and the soldiers need to take a good rest.And if the Jiannu came to attack the city again, they would rely on the city to inflict damage, and the results would not be worse than the fortifications of the parapet of the trench.

For Xiong Tingbi, the battle was considered over, even though Jiannu just retreated back to the camp and did not really retreat.

But what he thinks about now is the arrangement after the war.Pushing forward is certain, Jinzhou or Dalinghe will become another fortress.

Hit too hard!Xiong Tingbi smiled bitterly, feeling a little helpless.

It is conceivable that after the Jin army experienced two disastrous defeats in attacking fortified positions, they should no longer dream of victories like those of Liao and Shen.

In this way, destroying the city seems to have become an inevitable means of building slaves, and the Ming army lost the ready-made Baosang to move forward.

With the parapet of the trench, coupled with muskets and artillery, it should be able to kill and injure the enemy in large numbers, and even make the enemy fail to besiege and return home in defeat.

Xiong Tingbi did have this confidence, but felt that without the condescending advantage, the power of the artillery would be greatly weakened.

As for the construction of the destroyed city, Xiong Tingbi felt that the emperor would most likely not agree.

It is one thing to spend too much. If the cost performance is high, the emperor will not be stingy.However, the emperor seemed to disapprove of the tactic of fortress advancement from the close rehearsals.

It should be a very cautious temperament to abandon the city of Guangning, Jinzhou, Dalinghe and other cities from the Holy One, and then retreat to Ningyuan to stick to it.

However, advancing the fortress is the safest method of warfare. Why doesn't His Majesty want to adopt it?Xiong Tingbi was quite puzzled by this.

(End of this chapter)