Ming Empire

Chapter 145 Jian Nu Has Retired
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On the majestic and generous city wall of Datong, a fierce battle was going on. At least [-] Jian slaves rushed to the city wall one after another.And the Daming garrison in Datong City also put in all their strength to defend.Both sides were red-eyed. The Jiannu outside the city wanted to attack the top of the city regardless of the casualties. The Ming army on the wall, regardless of the huge casualties of their own, fought desperately to prevent Jianu from succeeding.

The number of defenders in Datong City was insufficient, and Cao Yue let the Musketeer Battalion take a temporary rest. The young and middle-aged men recruited temporarily did not exert their combat effectiveness, and dangers abounded everywhere on the walls of Datong City.In the end, Cao Yue couldn't hold back, and let the Musketeers go up, and then repelled Jiannu's attack.

After a day of bloody battle, both sides suffered heavy casualties. At least [-] Jian slaves, nearly [-] Datong soldiers and young adults temporarily recruited died inside and outside the city walls.This battle made Sun Chuanting and some other generals a little bit unbearable.

The high morale brought about by the great victory a few days ago was also hit. Some soldiers of the Datong Army even felt fearful, for fear that Jiannu would attack more fiercely in the future.If Jiannu continued to fight desperately like this, and the Datong Army's musket battalion ran out of ammunition, and the artillery ran out of ammunition, then this battle would be very difficult to fight.

Fortunately, the sky finally turned dark, and after Jiannu's attack failed, he withdrew his troops and retreated to the camp. The day's battle was over.

Many soldiers of the Datong army collapsed on the city wall after seeing Jiannu retreating. After a day of fighting, they were exhausted.

But most of the soldiers still stick to the city wall, strictly preventing the Jiannu from attacking the city at night.Meanwhile, some militiamen recruited temporarily were busy cleaning the battlefield, dragging down the bodies of the dead and parking them together.The injured also need medical treatment, otherwise many people will lose their lives due to their injuries.

For the soldiers who died in the defense of Datong, Cao Yue has decided to bury them collectively and erect a monument to commemorate them. On the monument, all those who died defending Datong will leave their names and their families will receive compensation.

As night fell, Cao Yue and Sun Chuanting patrolled the city to appease the soldiers, personally supervised the aftermath, as well as the supply of meals.During a war, the general's appeasement effect will be very great, Cao Yue and Sun Chuanting both know this.

After the city tour, the two returned to Xingyuan for dinner together, and planned to call the main generals to discuss the military situation after dinner.

"Cao Zongbing, the old man thinks it's weird that Jiannu attacked the city today like he was desperate!" Sun Chuanting, who was full of worries, ate his meal slowly, and expressed his doubts in his heart: "Dorgon can't Is he planning to capture Datong City regardless of the casualties? He is not afraid that his 10,000+ troops will all be lost in Datong City, completely cutting off the foundation of their so-called Houjin?"

Of course, Cao Yue also saw the unusualness of today's battle, he didn't expect Jianu to attack desperately.Originally, I thought that Jiannu would fight protracted wars, besiege for a long time, and adopt harassment tactics. There would be sieges every day, but they were all small-scale attacks.Unexpectedly, Jiannu suddenly attacked suddenly. Could it be that Dorgon suddenly became mentally retarded, and he didn't know that such an attack would not be effective, and the casualties would be huge?
Of course Cao Yue didn't believe that Dorgon's head had suddenly flooded. Could it be that Zhou Yuji, Jiang Rang, and Jiang Xiang's mobilization made Jiannu afraid, so he wanted to capture Datong City before these troops arrived?This possibility is not very high. Cao Yue doesn’t think that Zhou Yuji and the Jiang brothers’ troops are strong in combat. The Ming army led by these generals should be about the same as the mob!
Jiannu is best at besieging cities and fighting for aid. They have used it when attacking Liaoyang, Jinzhou, and Songshan. Many Ming reinforcements were annihilated, and the mobility of the Ming army was almost exhausted.If the Ming army did not stick to the city and did not rely on firearms, its combat effectiveness would definitely be far inferior to that of Jiannu.If Zhou Yuji and the Jiang brothers really came to rescue the army, Dorgon would be able to wipe them out in mobile warfare.

Cao Yue believed that if Jiannu faced Zhou Yuji and the Jiang brothers' men and horses in a field battle, and the number of men and horses was equal, Jiannu would definitely end the Ming Dynasty's official army. This was the result without any suspense.According to this analysis, it is impossible for Dorgon to lose his position and fight indiscriminately because he found out the whereabouts of these people.More importantly, Zhou Yuji and the Jiang Brothers' men had clearly told them that they would only intercept the bandits for the Datong army and would not come directly to Datong.Cao Yue couldn't figure out why Dorgon suddenly ordered the army to storm Datong.

While Cao Yue was eating and meditating, Sun Chuanting suddenly said: "Boy, have you noticed that except for the Jurchen Manchus from the east gate who attacked the city today, there are almost no other cities?" The Jurchens are full of people. The people who attacked the city were the Han army, the Korean army, and the Mongols. Don’t you think it’s strange that Jiannu’s red-clothed cannons didn’t bombard the city?”

"Could it be that Dorgon wants to use our hands to destroy the Han army, the Eight Banners of Korea, and the Eight Banners of Mongolia?" Cao Yue became even more confused.

These servants are also fighting for the slaves. Even if they are potential threats to the slaves, they should not be used to consume the slaves now that the power of the slaves has been greatly damaged, otherwise the power of the slaves will be even weaker.

Sun Chuanting muttered like this, but he couldn't figure out what was the cause of the incident.

But soon they suddenly realized that this was Jian Nu's madness before retreating.

In the middle of the night, Cao Yue, who was sleeping, was awakened by his guards, saying that there was an emergency military notification.

"What, Jiannu retreated?" After receiving the report from the special personnel lurking outside the city, Cao Yue's sleepiness suddenly disappeared. Ask someone to notify Sun Chuanting.

In the distance outside the city, in the big camp of Jiannu, there were lights flickering everywhere, and people on horseback neighing in a mess.But Cao Yue had no way of judging the real situation, so he ordered the leading generals on the top of the city to strictly guard against death, and resolutely fight back if Jiannu attacked the city.

He didn't dare to confirm whether Jiannu really retreated or was playing tricks.He had just woken up from sleep, and his head was not bright enough. He didn't think of Jianu's desperate attack during the day.

Soon, another news came from outside the city, saying that the Jurchen Manchus and a group of Mongolian Eight Banners had quietly retreated in the first half of the night. Eight Banners.

At this time, Sun Chuanting also came to the top of the city. Based on the analysis of various situations, both Cao Yue and Sun Chuanting came to the conclusion that Jiannu's fierce attack during the day was to paralyze the Datong army and cover for a quiet retreat.The two immediately decided to send troops out of the city to chase after him, and not to give Jiannu the chance to escape unscathed.

As the order was issued, the soil and rocks in the north and west gates of Datong were quickly cleared, and the gates were opened one after another. The cavalry, led by several generals, went to the still chaotic Jiannu camp!
(End of this chapter)