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Chapter 315 Exploration in Southern Liaoning
North Korea's coup d'état, change of ruler.This had no effect on Daming, the suzerain state, but the situation in Liaodong made this incident very sensitive and serious.

The news was immediately reported to Dengzhou and the capital. This major diplomatic event was the first time Zhu Youxiao had encountered it since he came to power.

Of course, with the speed of information transmission at that time, it would take some time for Zhu Youxiao, who was far away in the capital, to receive it.

However, the deployment and preparations of the Ming army in western Liaoning and southern Liaoning are in full swing, and no news has been received.Because of the geographical location, even if they know about it, it will not affect their implementation of the established combat plan.

The ice has melted, and the sea water has regained the courage and strength to hit the shore.There is no need to worry about Jiannu jumping through the ice to attack, which also reduces the area that the Ming army needs to defend, and the land defense line is also more stable.

"Hit and don't fight, retreat and never retreat." Kong Youde put down the binoculars and looked at Zhang Pan suspiciously, "What kind of conspiracy is Jiannu playing?"

Zhang Pan shook his head lightly, and said: "I can't figure it out. But no matter what conspiracy Jiannu has, let's strengthen our guard so that the enemy has no chance to take advantage of it."

Kong Youde was a little unwilling, and said: "Look at the flag, it should be Huang Taiji's Zhengbai flag. Our army's chariots have already built a batch, and we can take the initiative to fight and let Huang Taiji know how powerful it is."

Zhang Pan smiled and said, "It's better to be cautious and wait and see how things change. There is no room for mistakes in the Luda area, and we still have to be patient."

Kong Youde was a little helpless, raised his binoculars to look around again, and said ruthlessly: "When we have the Hongyi Cannon, we will blow you all to death."

Zhang Pan let out a long breath, and was very envious of Ningyuan's Hongyi Cannon.If there were Hongyi cannons in the Luda defense line, not only would it be as solid as gold, but it would also make Jiannu dare not even approach.

The Huang Taiji on the opposite side showed his bravery and had already rejected the advice of his subordinates several times, but he was also a little uneasy.After such a long time, he was basically sure that the brigade Daming Army was not equipped with Hongyi cannons.

Therefore, Huang Taiji behaved more calmly and composedly in front of the generals, pointed out the Ming army's defense line, and became more unscrupulous.

Although Huang Taiji finally persuaded his father Khan, he allowed him to bring troops to southern Liaoning to act cheaply, and added Amin's troops, as well as Mongolian and Han miscellaneous soldiers to help him.

But Huang Taiji knows that trust also means responsibility and pressure.After observation, he retreated without a fight. Although it was a toss, there was no loss, and Father Khan would not blame him.

But if the battle goes wrong and the soldiers are lost, not only will Father Khan be angry, but it will also be a blow to his prestige.

The reason is simple, Daishan, Amin and other Baylors have all suffered losses at the hands of the Ming army, and Mang Gurtai has become a useless person.

Moreover, even Nurhachi was beaten to death under the city of Ningyuan. At this time, if you insist on the main battle, is it to show off, or do you really have a chance of winning?Others will definitely have suspicions, suspecting that Huang Taiji is using this to highlight himself.

Therefore, even if Huang Taiji found out that the Ming army was not equipped with Hongyi cannons, he did not dare to take it lightly in the face of trenches, wooden piles, barbed wire fortifications, and pier-shaped forts with artillery.

This time when troops were dispatched to southern Liaoning, Huang Taiji also deliberately brought a few people who had experienced the battle of Ningyuan as staff or think tanks.Among them, Fan Wencheng was highly valued and accompanied by Huang Taiji.

"Four Baylors, please look." Fan Wencheng also seized the opportunity to perform hard, pointing his fingers, and introduced to Huang Taiji, "The enemy gunmen are hiding behind ditches and low walls. While our army is blocked by the ditches, Keep shooting, the firepower is very violent."

Huang Taiji nodded, and said: "Someone knows that the firecrackers of the Ming army are no longer like bird blunderbusses. The lead bullets are heavier, and they are very sharp for piercing armor."

After a pause, Huang Taiji glanced almost imperceptibly at A Min who was not far away, and lowered his voice, "The Ming army also has a kind of firecracker, which is even more fierce. Zhaisangu and Dege were killed in battle. this."

As he said that, Huang Taiji shook his head again, his voice became even deeper, "Not only the two of them, but also many generals in our army were also killed by this firecracker."

Fan Wencheng smiled wryly, and said: "The humble officer thought that the Ming army had some kind of tactic, concentrating on those who were good at marksmanship and targeting our generals."

"Capture the thief first and capture the king first, our army also has this strategy." Huang Taiji pondered for a moment, then said: "There are chariots and moat bridges, so let's attack for a while first!"

"The enemy has widened the trench, and the trench bridge is useless for the time being. We can only fill in the trench and move forward." Fan Wencheng said, "The wooden stake seems to have been smeared with mud, so it is difficult to burn it down."

After a pause, Fan Wencheng turned to say: "But compared to Ningyuan, the defense is not as good. It is very necessary to attack for a while and test the truth."

Fan Wencheng knew that he would definitely fight, and if he retreated in the face of setbacks, there was a reason; wouldn't it be ridiculed to retreat without fighting?

Of course, this is also the reason why Huang Taiji wanted to bring the Han and Mongolian vassals here.Since there is cannon fodder, how can the Jurchens pay casualties so easily?

The sound of the horn whimpered, and the Hou Jin army adjusted its battle line and prepared to launch an attack.

The Ming army on the opposite side was also ready to face the battle. After several defenses, they were already familiar with the game, and their tactical play had also formed a standard.

And Zhu Youxiao formulated that after the war, detailed battle reports must be submitted, studied by martial arts, and circulated to the whole army, which also enabled the Ming army to learn experience and lessons as soon as possible.

Both the brigade Daming Army and Dongjiang Headquarters have already learned about the course of the Battle of Ning Zhan.The ones who warned them were the burning of wooden piles by the Hou Jin army, and the use of trench bridges.

Martial arts gave some countermeasures to this. The wooden piles can be smeared with mud in summer and watered to freeze in winter; to deal with trenches and bridges, bombardment and fire can be used, and the defense depth and obstacles can be increased to make it difficult to continuously advance.

Naturally, the Ming armies from all over the world would brainstorm on Fang Yi and come up with some solutions on their own.For example, the brigade of the Ming Army deepened and widened the trenches, so that the Later Jin Army had no better way than filling the trenches.

Moreover, although the new artillery was given priority to Liao Town, many old artillery were transferred from various places and erected on the built piers.The condescending attack improved the defense capability of the brigade Daming Army.

Leading in technology, there are also telescopes, and gunpowder formulas.

One is far-sighted and can predict the enemy ahead; the other is powerful and increases the lethality of firearms.

"It's Han soldiers and Mongols." Zhang Pan looked up at the signal from the watchtower, sneered, and said to the messenger next to him: "The second-line troops will not move forward for the time being, and the artillery is only allowed to bombard the single-numbered piers."

For defense, the brigade Ming army is already very experienced.Not only the tactical play, but also the command and orders are planned more and more carefully.

Kong Youde chuckled, and said, "Jiannu is afraid, so he only dared to use cannon fodder to test. Well, it's just to let our army waste more gunpowder and lead bullets."

Zhang Pan sighed softly, and said, "It's a pity that most of the Han soldiers came here under coercion. It's heartbreaking for compatriots to kill each other."

Kong Youde blinked his eyes, opened and closed his lips twice, but finally he didn't say the words of not wanting a woman's kindness.

He knew that Zhang Pan had such a temperament. Although his heart was a little soft, he could still understand the big things.It will not relax because it is the Han soldiers who came to attack, which will put Luda in danger.

Of course, whether it is Zhang Pan, Kong Youde, or even the officers and soldiers of the Ming army, they are all very confident in defeating the enemy.

After looking at the banner of the Jin Army, there are two banners coming, plus the Han and Mongolian vassals, there are no more than 3 people.

The total number of Ming troops on the defense line has reached [-] to [-].This is not counting the transfer from Dengzhen, who is mainly responsible for the defense of Lushun and serves as a member of the reserve army.

According to the deduction of the martial arts professor, as well as the experience of officers such as Zhang Pan and Kong Youde.Even with the same equipment, the offensive casualties would be at least double that of the defensive side.

In other words, the Hou Jin army who came to attack this time will be exhausted.It only consumed more than 1 Ming troops, and Luda still couldn't take it.

The sound of war drums rumbled, and the chariots began to move, pressing towards the defense line of the Ming army.

The uninspired attack, although showing a certain power, did not put too much pressure on the Ming army.

The soldiers of the Ming army behind the parapet of the trench set up muskets one after another, waiting to fire; the soldiers operating the grenadier cart loaded the bombardment, and waited to smash the iron hook to launch the bombardment.

Some improvements were made to Houjin's car. The front boards are thicker, and sand and gravel bags can be placed in the back compartment for filling trenches.

In war, both the enemy and the enemy are making progress.But in terms of magnitude, the Ming army has far surpassed Houjin.

When the chariot advanced to 60 meters in front of the trench, the artillery on the pier made a loud roar far exceeding the drums of war.

In the flash of flames and the rise of white smoke, solid shells flew out of the barrel at a low angle and rushed towards the enemy.

One car after another was damaged and destroyed, and another car came forward to replenish.Those left on the ground were either broken parts, or the corpses of Han soldiers, or wounded and howling wounded.

Huang Taiji narrowed his eyes, he could foresee this situation.Moreover, he saw that the Ming army did not do its best.If all the artillery were fired, it would certainly not be the case.

Not only are the firearms fierce, but the Ming army is also very confident.Compared with the former, Huang Taiji was more afraid of the mentality of the Ming army and their calm performance.

So far, the trench car has advanced to a distance of less than 20 meters from the trench, but the Ming army's muskets have not fired a single sound.

The Ming army was no longer what Huang Taiji had imagined. Although he had expected it, he was still shocked when he saw it with his own eyes.

After fighting for so many years, that is, the psychological shock caused by the bloody battle in Hunhe is still to this day.Now, the uneasy feeling became more and more intense, and Huang Taiji frowned.

The chariot finally arrived at the first wide trench, and the Han soldiers and the packers began to fill in the trench.Although the Ming army's artillery was fierce, it seemed that there were not many of them, and their fear was not very strong.

The artillery was still firing at random, destroying the chariot without haste, causing casualties to the enemies behind the chariot by the way.

A canopy of rockets rose from the Ming army's position, swept across the sky, and flew towards the chariots lined up in front of the trench.

This was a tentative sabotage, and the Ming army gave up when they saw that the planks of the cart had been soaked and the rockets had no effect.

But what was given up was burning the chariot, not a vigorous counterattack.

A black thing flew up into the air, swept across the sky with a curve, flew over the car, and smashed into the crowd behind the car.

A moment later, explosions sounded one after another.The flames kept flickering, the black smoke kept rising, and the kicked-up soil rose into the sky, and screams and wailings were endless.

"This kind of weapon is very powerful, it's not small, and it has the effect of restraining the chariot." Fan Wencheng was beckoned to the side by Huang Taiji, and he quickly introduced it on his own initiative.

Huang Taiji pondered for a while, and asked: "Can our army make this weapon?"

Fan Wencheng nodded immediately, and said, "It's not difficult to build a trebuchet, the key is the shell that can explode. I feel that this thing is similar to the thunder that shook the sky in the Jin Dynasty, and it is not very laborious to build."

Huang Taiji shook his head slightly, and said: "After this battle, Mr. Fan will work hard to oversee the construction of this thing."

Fan Wencheng bowed immediately to accept the order, and said: "The humble job must be done with all my heart, and I will live up to Baylor's expectations."

Explosive gunpowder weapons indeed appeared as early as the Jin Dynasty.But the development is very slow. The reason is that the formula of gunpowder is wrong and the technology is unscientific, resulting in unsatisfactory power.

Fan Wencheng thought it would not be difficult to make, but it was because he did not understand the scientific principles involved.

Powdered gunpowder is easy to make, but it is not 01:30 points worse in power than weapons made of granulated gunpowder and purified raw materials.

The advantages of grenadiers are that they are easy to build and launch quickly. The Ming Army has thousands of them distributed on the defense line.

Moreover, they also built a heavy-duty grenadier with a larger body and a longer throw, which can throw the thunderbolt more than 200 meters.

Similarly, the defenders still retained their firepower and did not output all their strength.This might lure Jiannu out, which was Zhang Pan's intention.

The trench filling is still going on, the wagons are still being lost, and people are still being killed or injured.Right now it's just the foreshadowing of the real attack. The fight is quite lively, but not very intense.

Huang Taiji watched from afar expressionlessly. If this continues, it will take a lot of time to fill up the trench.

If it was not the cannon fodder-like Han soldiers but the Jurchens, the casualties would have been beyond his ability to bear.

Even so, looking at the criss-cross trenches on the Ming army's position, Huang Taiji also felt powerless.

The enemy concealed part of their firepower and wanted to lure the Jurchens to participate in the attack, which was quite insidious.But on the other hand, it also shows that the enemy is full of confidence and does not worry about being breached at all.

Even if one trench is conquered, there is still one.Well, not one, but many.This kind of defense will continue to consume the troops of the army until it is finally unable to attack again.

Huang Taiji shook his head lightly, he knew that the attack in southern Liaoning could almost be declared a failure.Fighting consumption, Hou Jin is no match for the Ming army, but this kind of defense is hitting Hou Jin's weakness.

Even if one can be exchanged for two, how many people in Houjin can compete with Daming with a population of hundreds of millions?Huang Taiji knew there was another way, but Father Khan found it difficult.

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(End of this chapter)