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Part One: Penghu Storm Chapter 521 Battle with Ningyuan (Part 1)

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    Ding Yunyi was showing off his power over Japan, and Wu Sangui, who was far away in Liaodong, was also having fierce battles with the Qing army.

    Since Zu Dashou and Hong Chengchou failed to surrender one after another, Wu Sangui has become the last pillar of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong.

    After the Battle of Songshan, this tragic defeat had a huge impact on the Ming army.  From then on, the Ming Dynasty could no longer fight outside the Pass and was completely unable to cope with the situation in Liaodong. Except for Ningyuan, everything fell into the hands of the Qing army.

    Huang Taiji once said arrogantly: "Taking Beijing is like cutting down a big tree. Cut it down from both sides first, and then the big tree will fall down. The Ming Dynasty's best soldiers have been exhausted. If I continue to plunder all sides, I will surely capture Beijing."

    Huang Taiji set his sights on Ningyuan, the last city in Liaodong.

    Ningyuan has become the main target for the Qing army's next attack and capture.  Wu Sangui was mentally prepared for this.  He was in a lonely place, but he still persevered.  The imperial court's efforts to strengthen Ningyuan's defense capabilities also strengthened his confidence in holding on.  Chongzhen sent out 120,000 taels of gold and 300,000 taels of silver from the Ministry of Household Affairs. He then transferred rice from Tianjin and transported it to Ningyuan one after another.  He was instructed to "divide the money and grain into various cities as appropriate, so that everything is prepared and the common people are safe."  Two-thirds of the grain originally stored in the four cities was given to Wu Sangui, and the remaining one-third was given to the troops commanded by generals Bai Guangen and Li Fuming.  For example, if Wu Sangui recruits new soldiers, they will be provided with food per household.

    With enough money and food, Wu Sangui and others asked for military supplies such as armor, bows and arrows, and guns.  Chongzhen immediately ordered the Ministry of War: "Inspect and dispatch immediately."  The Ministry of War was ordered not to delay, and ordered the Military Staff Bureau to prepare quickly, and the Ministry of War sent officials to "quickly send troops to the army to provide assistance for the suppression. Do not delay."  In a short period of time, Ningyuan gathered more than 30,000 troops. The military supplies were sufficient and the defense capabilities were greatly enhanced.

    Chongzhen realized the importance of guarding Ningyuan and agreed to all requests from Wu Sangui and Fan Zhiwan.  He regarded Wu Sangui as the guarantee of the safety of western Liaoning and was responsible for resisting Qing troops.  therefore.  Although the peasant armies of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were approaching step by step, the crisis of the Ming regime was deepening day by day. Chongzhen Ningke mobilized Bai Guangen and other Liao generals to enter the pass for reinforcements.  Don't let Wu Sangui get even one step away from Ning.

    "Wu Sangui concentrated on defense and continuously strengthened Ningyuan's combat readiness.

    But the Qing army still arrived.

    On March 16, the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, the Qing army attacked Ningyuan in a large scale!

    Abatai and Turge stood side by side in front of the formation.  Looking at the Ningyuan City Wall more than three hundred steps away, he exhaled clouds of white mist.

    Although it is early March, we are currently in the Little Ice Age in history. Although the heyday of the Little Ice Age has ended and the climate is gradually warming, the temperature is still very low.

    The cold wind blew on Abatai's face, bringing with it a biting chill, and he couldn't help but shudder.

    Turg, who was beside him, saw him and said, "Baylor, you'd better put on your mink cloak."

    Abatai shook his head.  He said: "No need. Let's start the attack." But he still sighed in his heart. He was still old after all. If he went back ten years, what would this coldness mean?  Even on a snowy day, I still only wear a single piece of clothing.

    Following his orders.  More than 80 shield vehicles were pushed out from the Qingjun formation, divided into two rows, and pushed towards the city wall of Ningyuan City.  And those hiding behind the shield cart were all armored soldiers from the Eight Banners.

    A shield car can cover ten to fifteen soldiers, so the number of armored soldiers dispatched by the Qing army in this attack also exceeded a thousand.  And behind every shield car.  There were nearly 5,000 auxiliaries, followers, and soldiers in total. They held shields and wooden ladders and followed the tower carts to advance towards the city wall.  From the beginning, the Qing army dispatched all the elite troops of the Eight Banners.

    At the same time, twelve artillery pieces were launched from the rear of the Qing soldiers and started firing in the direction of the city wall.  The Qing army had a total of twenty artillery pieces, but they were all small and medium-sized artillery pieces. There were only twelve artillery pieces that could shoot a distance of about three hundred paces, and they all fired solid bullets.

    Although except for the Hongyi cannon, generally small and medium-sized artillery does not pose a great threat to the city wall. If a solid bullet hits the city wall, it will only make a small crater at most. Even if it hits the top of the city, it will only  If a few soldiers were killed, the impact would be negligible.  But after all, this is when the Qing army began to use artillery to attack the Ningyuan army, and they were no longer passively beaten. Therefore, it was also a great encouragement to the morale of the Qing army.

    On the Ningyuan City, Wu Sangui took Bai Guangen, Li Fuming, Sun Zhongdou and other generals of the Ningyuan Army, as well as a group of Jinyi Guards who came to supervise the battle, to take command on the city tower. The other generals were scattered on the city wall to set up defenses.  As the Qing army's attack began, the Ningyuan army's artillery also began to launch a strike against the Qing army.

    However, because the Qing army's artillery did not pose a great threat to Ningyuan, the Ningyuan army did not engage in an artillery battle with the Qing army. Instead, it targeted the Qing army approaching Ningyuan City under the city.

    Ningyuan¡¯s army is in NingAmong the fifteen artillery pieces in the distance, five are tiger crouching cannons that cannot fire solid shells. The other ten artillery guns are six medium-sized Fran cannons and four small Fran cannons that can fire solid shells and cannonballs.  .  Since the Qing army had shield vehicles as cover, ordinary shotshells had basically no effect on the shield vehicles. Therefore, all ten small and medium-sized Fran cannons fired solid shells to focus on attacking the shield vehicles. Only the five tiger squatting cannons fired shotshells to attack those  Auxiliaries, followers, and coats without shield chariot protection.

    Generally speaking, a well-made shield car also has a considerable defensive effect against solid bullets, but among the ten small and medium-sized Fran cannons of the Ningyuan Army, eight were newly purchased by the Ming Dynasty from the Portuguese.  Both the range and penetrating power are much stronger than the Fran cannon manufactured by the Ming Dynasty. In addition, a considerable part of the Qing army's shield vehicles were made on the fly and the workmanship was relatively rough. Therefore, during a round of shelling  After that, three shield vehicles were penetrated with a hole the size of a tabletop. The iron bullets that penetrated the shield vehicles still had their remaining power and killed several Qing soldiers.  Several other shield cars that were hit were also hit by iron bullets, causing sawdust to fly.  At the same time, the shotgun shells fired by the Tiger Cannon also fell into the Qing army group, killing many Qing troops.

    But overall, the effect of this round of shelling was not strong, killing less than a hundred people.  However, less than ten of the most elite armored soldiers of the Qing Army were injured.

    However, Wu Sangui had already expected this, so he still gave the order.  He ordered the artillery to continue firing, and at the same time ordered the musketeers to prepare. The Qing army could only enter the range of the muskets.

    Although muskets cannot penetrate shield vehicles, there are still many Qing soldiers who cannot be protected by shield vehicles and can become targets.  Moreover, the Qing army cannot always hide behind the shield car, there will always be a time when it comes out.

    Since most of the obstacles outside the city have been cleared, although the ground is not ideal yet, the Qing army is advancing much faster.  Moreover, the Qing army also knew that if they approached the city wall earlier, they could reach the blind spot of the artillery earlier.  So they are all moving forward.

    Just after the second round of artillery fire, the first row of shield vehicles of the Qing army advanced to within a hundred steps of the city wall.

    The musketeers of Ningyuan Army also started firing together, so suddenly.  The gunshots on the city wall rang out like thunderbolts, and in the Qing army's formation, a large number of auxiliary soldiers, followers, and soldiers who were not covered by shield vehicles immediately fell down.

    Ningyuan's army has more than a thousand guns of various kinds, and a thousand of them are arranged on the city wall here.  Moreover, Wu Sangui divided the musketeers into four rows and fired them in turn. On the one hand, it prevented the Qing army from judging how many muskets there were in Ningyuan City. On the other hand, it also further accelerated the frequency of musket firing. Under such a density of attacks, Qing  The army's casualties also increased sharply.

    Abatai watched from the back.  I couldn't help but feel a little surprised. It seemed that the Ming army had more muskets than ever before.  However, although the losses of the Qing army increased, the most elite armored soldiers were protected by shield chariots and basically suffered no losses. Therefore, the Qing army could still bear these losses.

    At the same time, the first row of shield vehicles of the Qing army entered the blind spot of the artillery.  You can get close to the city wall and start a siege in no time.

    But when they entered the blind spot of the artillery, Ning Yuan's attack became even more fierce. The gunfire almost never stopped and kept ringing.  The corpses of the Qing soldiers also began to pile up, and the blood stains left on the ground from the day before yesterday had not yet dried.  It was immediately covered with new blood.

    But just as Wu Sangui expected, it was impossible for the Qing army to push the shield cart all the way to the city wall.  When they were about forty steps away from the city wall, the shield chariots finally stopped. But at this time, some Qing soldiers behind the shield chariots bent their bows and nocked arrows at the city wall, and also began to attack the city wall.  counterattack.

    The archers of the Qing Army were indeed elites who had experienced hundreds of battles, and their arrows were very accurate. The first wave of arrows hit more than fifty people on the city top. Fortunately, the musketeers of the Ning Yuan Army also had very sophisticated armor.  , In addition, the Qing army shot upwards, and the intensity was also reduced. Therefore, although most people were hit by arrows, they escaped. However, more than ten people were still hit by arrows and died.

    The other musketeers also hurriedly put up the blockades on the battlements, protecting themselves first, and then continued shooting from the holes. Some musketeers also retreated to the back row, shooting at the Qing troops from the high platform.  But as a result, the firing frequency of the musketeers has dropped significantly, and their strike power is much worse than before.  And taking advantage of this opportunity, another group of Qing soldiers emerged from behind the shield car, leading the auxiliary soldiers, followers, wrappers, etc. behind them, carrying the ladder, and rushed towards the city wall.

    Although people continued to be shot and fell to the ground in the middle, the Qing army approached the city wall one after another, crossed the moat, set up ladders, and began to climb to the top of the city.  Ningyuan's army also removed the barriers at the battlements. The pikemen stood in front of the battlements, preparing to fight the Qing soldiers who ascended the city. All the musketeers retreated to the second line. Except for those occupying the high platform, everyone else had their bayonets fixed.  anytime?Prepare to fight the Qing soldiers who attack the city wall.  The new soldiers also moved the stones and rough wood that had been prepared on the city wall. As soon as the Qing soldiers started to attack the city, they threw them down to hit the Qing soldiers.

    Moreover, at this time, there were more than twenty large iron pots placed on the city wall, hung on a pole, with firewood burning underneath for heating. The water in the pot had already boiled. Under the command of Zhou Shaohuan and other reserve generals,  The soldiers had already moved every large pot to the edge of the city wall, waiting for the Qing soldiers to attack, and poured them head-on.

    However, Abatai and Turg, who were watching the battle in the Qingjun formation in the distance, also let out a sigh of relief. At the same time, they felt happy in their hearts. They could finally start the siege battle. In this way, the Ningyuan Army's advantage in long-range strikes was basically lost.  , now what matters is the fighting spirit and fighting ability of the soldiers on both sides. In this regard, I believe that the Qing army must be stronger than the Ningyuan army.

    Therefore, Abatai ordered all the artillery in front of the Qing army's formation to stop firing to avoid accidentally injuring his own people, and then mobilized 5,000 troops, including 2,000 from the Manchu Eight Banners Army, 1,500 from the Han Army and 1,500 from the Mongolian Army.  , and all of them were sent to reinforce the troops attacking the city.

    At this time, on the edge of the city wall of Ningyuan City, the Qing army had set up more than fifty wooden ladders with scriptures. The people climbing up were all armored soldiers of the Qing army. Each of them had at least two layers of heavy armor and ordinary swords and guns.  It was difficult to penetrate, and he was holding a shield in one hand and a wooden ladder in the other, climbing up quickly.  Not long after, more than a dozen soldiers on wooden ladders approached the battlements.  A fierce offensive and defensive battle is about to begin.

    When Wu Sangui saw the opportunity, he immediately ordered loudly: "Pour in the water."

    After the order was given, with the combined efforts of the soldiers, more than twenty large pots were tilted toward the outside of the city wall, and the entire pot of boiling water was immediately dumped down the city wall.

    Poor those soldiers who climbed to the mouth of the city dumplings were avoided, and they were poured on their heads, full of their heads, and poured.  No matter how thick the iron armor was, it couldn't protect against the boiling water. It only made the person scream as much as he could, but he was still standing there and immediately fell straight down from the ladder.  Moreover, water is different from other weapons in that it is pervasive. After it wets one person, it does not stop there, but immediately flows down, and almost all the people following behind are not spared.

    After all the boiling water in more than twenty large pots was poured, at least half of the Qing soldiers on the ladder were poured down and fell down. Along with some Qing soldiers under the city, they were also wetted a lot, and every one of them was wet.  They were burned until their skin was torn apart, and many people had blood blisters on their bodies. Especially those Qing soldiers who had climbed the highest and were soaked the most. At this time, they fell to the ground beside the city wall and rolled and struggled, letting out bursts of heartbreaking sounds.  The pitiful scream of splitting lungs.  Some people kept banging their heads against the city wall, hoping to end the pain with death.  Its image is really too horrible to look at.

    This water attack almost completely disabled the combat effectiveness of 200 Qing soldiers, most of whom were armored soldiers.  Immediately afterwards, the stones, bricks, and rough wood on the city wall were all thrown down, causing the Qing army to scream in agony. Many people were hit with bloody heads and broken bones.  They also knocked down many Qing soldiers on the ladders.  The Qing army's first round of attack was immediately defeated by Ning Yuan's army.

    But in the Qing army formation in the distance, horns were blown one after another, urging the Qing army not to stop and continue the attack.  And at this time, the second batch of reinforcements to attack the city also rushed to the city, joined the first batch of Qing troops to attack the city, and launched another attack on the city.  Piaotian Literature registered members recommend this work
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