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Part One: Penghu Storm Chapter 522: Battle with Ningyuan (Part 2)

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    However, at this time, the boiling water on Ningyuan City had also been poured out, and the pikemen once again guarded the battlements, preparing for the new battle.  The soldiers who were responsible for boiling water quickly set up the iron pot again, lit the firewood, and started boiling water again.  The soldiers in each department performed their duties and worked step by step, and everything went in an orderly manner.

    The Qing army once again climbed up the city wall, while the stones, bricks, and rough wood from the Ningyuan army were thrown down from the city wall like raindrops, hitting the Qing soldiers.  When the Qing army approached the battlements, the long gunmen would stab the Qing soldiers with their spears, preventing the Qing soldiers from climbing up the city wall. Although the musketeers in the back row could not hit the Qing soldiers who were climbing the city due to the angle.  , but they also kept shooting at the city, attacking the Qing army archers below the city and the Qing soldiers waiting to attack the city.  Only the artillery temporarily stopped firing.

    Although the soldiers guarding the city were resisting the Qing soldiers' attack on the city, they were constantly attacked by the Qing's archers below the city and fell to the ground with arrows. However, they still defended the battlements without fear and fought tenaciously with the Qing.  The Qing army fought, but the Qing army continued to fall from the ladder and the top of the city like fallen leaves in autumn.  And once the water in the iron pot boiled, it immediately poured it into the city. This move was really powerful and could burn a large number of Qing troops every time.

    Although many Qing soldiers learned the lesson and immediately raised their shields to cover their heads and bodies as soon as they saw boiling water poured over the city, the shields could never protect their entire bodies, and water was pervasive, so they still remained  It can burn many soldiers.  Although Qing Bing who was scalded by boiling water would not die, he basically lost the ability to continue fighting.

    At the same time, many new soldiers continued to carry large baskets of stones and bricks to the top of the city.  It was supplied to the soldiers defending the city, and at the same time, the dead and injured soldiers were carried to the city for treatment.  The battle soon entered a fierce atmosphere.

    Although they encountered stubborn resistance from the Ningyuan Army, the military discipline of the Qing Army was also very strict at this time, and no one dared to take a step back.  Fierce fighting at the same time.  It also aroused the ferocity of the Eight Banners soldiers, so they launched a fierce attack on the city head.

    Led by them, the Mongolian army and the Han army had to mobilize all their energy, and with a rare fighting will, they cooperated with the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers to attack the city.

    And the archers of the Qing army who were covering under the city were no longer hiding behind the shield carts. They all stood up one by one and braved the muskets on the top of the city to shoot.  He kept firing arrows at the top of the city to fight back.  Even though some people were killed by muskets, others remained unwavering and continued to fire arrows at the top of the city.

    At this time, under the city wall, corpses began to be piled up again.  Some of them were Ning Yuan's troops who fell outside the city after dying in battle.  Blood splashed on the city wall, then flowed to the ground, and began to gradually spread.

    The siege battle lasted for more than half an hour, and the Qing army's losses exceeded a thousand people, but still no one was able to step on the city wall.  Although Abatai and Turg were watching the battle from a distance.  But you can also feel the fierce and cruel atmosphere on the battlefield.

    And there were constantly wounded soldiers who had been withdrawn from the battlefield passing by in front of them. They had injuries from falls, gunshot wounds, and burns. They were lying on the single shelf and kept screaming.  A considerable number of the wounded soldiers were soldiers of the Eight Banners.  Given the medical level of the Qing army, most of them may not be curable.  These people are all veterans with more than ten years of combat experience.  Unexpectedly, he would fall down in front of Ningyuan City this time.  Abatai couldn't help but feel heartache in his heart.

    However, the resistance of Ningyuan Army was also within Abatai's expectations. After all, this army was able to defend Muling Pass twice.  If it hadn't been so long, I probably wouldn't have spent so much effort on it.  Moreover, when the war has reached this point, the Qing army cannot retreat and can only hold on.

    So Abate ordered five thousand more soldiers to join the siege team.  Because now it seems that if you want to capture Ningyuan, it may not take a while, and the number of armored soldiers who participated in the battle in the early stage has already reached a thousand, so this time, all the troops dispatched are Han and Mongolian troops.  First let them gradually consume the strength and energy of the defenders, and then launch a full-force attack on Ningyuan City when the time is right.

    Although the number of people joining this time was not full of armored soldiers under the Eight Banners, it was a new force after all, and the offensive that had been gradually weakening suddenly became fierce.  And after a period of offensive, the Qing army also learned to be smarter, because the Ningyuan army's boiling water can only be dumped in certain places, so the Qing army also began to deliberately avoid these places, so that the Ningyuan army's boiling water attack  It also gradually lost its effect.  The Qing army also took the opportunity to concentrate its forces on other parts of the city wall and stormed the top of the city.  It also suddenly increased the defensive pressure on Ning Yuan's army.

    Because although the Qing army mainly attacked the west gate, the Ningyuan army could not ignore the other three gates. They had to send a certain amount of troops to defend each. In addition, they also needed toTo retain necessary reserve forces, there were only nearly 4,000 soldiers defending Xicheng at this time, and there were actually only more than 1,000 veterans with combat experience. The rest were all new recruits recruited in Ningyuan Prefecture.

    Although these recruits have only received more than ten days of training, they all have a deep hatred for the Qing soldiers. Therefore, they have a strong fighting spirit and are very tenacious in fighting without risking their lives.  But after all, it was due to lack of combat experience and very sparse combat skills. It was better at the beginning, but once the Qing army strengthened its attack power, it seemed to be somewhat beyond its capabilities.  Once the Qing soldiers climbed close to the battlements, the two sides started fighting across the city wall. Although the Qing soldiers had many restrictions, such as they could only fight with weapons in one hand and could not move on wooden ladders.  But it is difficult for the new soldiers to defeat the Qing soldiers by their own abilities.  Some of the new soldiers were no match for the Qing soldiers. Instead, they were killed and injured a lot by the Qing soldiers. They had to wait for the veterans to come to support them before they could recover.

    And at this time, the live spearmen occupying the high platform and shooting stopped shooting at the bottom of the city. Instead, they paid close attention to the offensive and defensive battles on the city wall. Once someone climbed onto the battlements, they would shoot without hesitation.  Because the distance was too close, the musketeers were almost always successful. Many of the Qing soldiers who stepped up to the battlements and were about to enter the city wall only heard one gunshot.  It felt like being hit hard, and many soldiers were even hit by the force of the musket fire and flew out of the battlements before falling to the ground.

    But despite this, after all, the defenders are still mostly new soldiers.  Ningyuan City's defense line still seemed precarious. On several occasions, the defense line was almost broken by the Qing army.

    Bai Guangen, Li Fuming and others who were watching the battle on the tower with Wu Sangui were also shocked. They were not timid people, but they had never seen such a fierce battle, so they all felt their heartbeats speed up and their lips became dry.  Renwei's face turned pale. He didn't dare to look at it anymore, but he forced himself to continue looking at it.  Only Wu Sangui remained calm.  He paid close attention to the entire city defense front and constantly issued instructions to adjust the city's defense.

    At this time, Li Fuming said to Wu Sangui: "General Wu, the Tatar attack has become more and more fierce. Should we add more people to defend the city?"

    Wu Sangui shook his head and said: "It's not yet time yet. We can still resist. Let's wait until the Tatars send troops again!"

    They were talking on the city wall.  Two battlements were breached by Qing soldiers.

    It turns out that the Qing soldiers put five ladders together, which could just attack the two adjacent battlements. They arranged five Qing soldiers in a row and attacked the top of the city together.  He quickly climbed to the vicinity of the battlements, and two Qing soldiers attacked one of the battlements.  A Qing soldier in the middle supported him on the left and right, and a battle started with the defenders across the city wall.  But those guarding the entrances of these two battlements were exactly a few new soldiers.  Although they tried their best, they were helpless because their skills were inferior and they could not resist Qing Bing no matter what.  The two Qing soldiers covered each other and soon attacked the battlements of the city.

    At this time, the two musketeers hurriedly fired, but at this moment, the two guns misfired at the same time.  Just like that, the soldier jumped down from the stack and landed on the city wall.  This was an armored soldier. As soon as he stood firm, he immediately slashed with his sword, regardless of the soldiers of the Ning Yuan Army around him. He killed four or five Shi Le of the Ning Yuan Army in a row. However, he was also hit by more than ten bullets. Although  He was wearing triple armor, but four or five shots penetrated the armor. He finally screamed and fell to the ground.  He became the first Qing soldier to die on the wall of Ningyuan City in this battle.

    Although this armored soldier died in battle, he bought some time for the Qing soldiers to attack later. Several more Qing soldiers passed through the crenellations and climbed onto Ningyuan's city wall.

    These Qing soldiers were also armored soldiers from the Eight Banners. Although there were only three or four of them, they were all extremely brave. Although there were more than ten Ningyuan Army soldiers who besieged them, they only killed two of them, and they themselves  But they killed five people.  And in just a short while, four or five more soldiers stepped onto the city wall and firmly guarded the battlements.

    Ningyuan City¡¯s defense line was finally broken through by the Qing army.

    With the first gap, there will be a second and third gap immediately. Soon the Qing army broke through several more gaps.  Although the Ningyuan Army continuously organized manpower to fight back, in the end it was because the individual combat effectiveness of the soldiers on both sides was too different. Even if the veterans of the Ningyuan Army came up, they would at most end up dying together with the Qing soldiers, and they still could not drive the Qing army away.  Go to the city wall

    After a while, the Qing army broke through five gaps in the city wall. At each gap, there were more than a dozen people gathered in Yijing, and there were as few as five or six people. They all firmly guarded the gap and responded to the Qing soldiers behind.  He also continued to climb the city wall.  The fighting between the two sides became more and more intense, the number of corpses continued to increase, and the blood began to stain the ground on the city wall red.

    At this time, Abatai and Turg, who were watching the battle below the city, couldn't help but be overjoyed.It seems that there is great hope of capturing Ningyuan before the last troops are dispatched.  Abatai is also a man who has experienced battles for a long time. He knows well the principle of taking advantage of the situation. He immediately ordered and sent out another thousand Eight Banners armored soldiers and two thousand soldiers. Together with their followers and coats, there were six or seven soldiers in total.  Thousands of people immediately sent reinforcements, making sure to capture Ningyuan in one fell swoop.

    But Abatai didn¡¯t know that just when he issued the order and the reinforcements set off, the fierce battle on Ningyuan City had undergone a dramatic change.

    At this time, the first gap opened by the Qing army was surrounded by more than 20 Qing soldiers. Under the command of Niu Luerzhen, they formed a semicircular formation and firmly guarded the gap.  Around this semicircular formation, more than twenty corpses were lying down, both from the Qing army and the Ningyuan army. The two sides were almost fighting to the death in a pool of blood.  And Niu Lu'er really planned that if more people came up, they could start to launch a counterattack against Ningyuan's army along the city wall.

    At this moment, the Ningyuan army that suddenly besieged them moved to the left and right and made way for a passage.  They saw only three strange shapes, a bit like a flat open umbrella-shaped thing, and each one supported a dozen black iron pipes, pointed at them.

    Before the Qing soldiers understood what was going on, they heard a "Boom!" and three strange things spurted out tongues of fire almost at the same time. Because the distance was too close, there was no way to avoid them. Three Qing soldiers immediately appeared  He screamed, blood splattered from his body, and he fell to the ground.

    Until then, Sun Zhongdou and other Jinyiwei personnel who were watching the battle on the tower breathed a sigh of relief, and then they realized that Wu Sangui still had such a skill.

    That is a small artillery thunderbolt that the Ming army can use alone.

    Due to the high cost, even the Ningyuan court only sent three.

    But at this time, Wu Sangui had no time to be happy, because a new batch of Qing army reinforcements approached the city wall and were ready to attack the city.

    Wu Sangui knew that the time for the decisive battle had arrived.

    He took his sword from his subordinates and roared: "Kill the enemy!"

    Wu Sangui, named Changbo, was from Liaodong.  Wu Sangui was born in a prominent family in western Liaoning. Wu Xiang practiced martial arts since he was a child and was good at riding and shooting.  Wu Xiang heard and witnessed how the Ming Dynasty lost Guangning in the second year of Tianqi, how Xiong Yanbi, the manager of Liaodong, was reported to Jiubian, and how Wang Huazhen, the governor of Liaodong, was imprisoned and died.  Wu Xiang married Zu Dashou's sister.  Zu Dashou was a prominent family living in western Liaoning. Wu Xiang became Zu Dashou's brother-in-law, and Wu Sangui became Zu Dashou's nephew.  The marriage between the Zu and Wu families enabled Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui and his son to find a strong backer, and also made the Zu family stronger.

    Under the instruction and influence of his father Wu Xiang and uncle Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui studied both literature and martial arts. He passed the martial arts examination when he was less than twenty years old. From then on, he followed his father Wu Xiang and uncle Zu Dashou and began his military career.

    During the Battle of Daling River in the fourth year of Chongzhen, Wu Xiang, the commander-in-chief of the regiment, led more than 40,000 horsemen and infantry to aid Daling He Zu Dashou. As a result, Wu Xiang escaped before the battle and was dismissed from his post.  In June of the next year, in order to quell the mutiny of General Kong Youde and other generals in Dengzhou, Shandong, Wu Xiang accompanied his deputy Zu Dabi on an expedition to Shandong. Finally, Kong Youde took a boat from Dengzhou to cross the sea and defected to Houjin.  As Wu Xiangguan was reinstated, Wu Sangui also served as a guerrilla at the age of twenty.  In the eighth year of Chongzhen's reign, Wu Sangui was promoted to the rank of general of the forward right camp at the age of twenty-three.  In September of the 11th year of Chongzhen, he was appointed deputy general of the forward right camp at the age of 26.  In the twelfth year of Chongzhen's reign, Governor Hong Chengchou of Ji Liao, Governor Fang Yizao of Liaodong, and Governor Gao Qiqian, the eunuch of the two towns of Guan Ning, reported to the court for approval. Wu Sangui was promoted to the chief training officer of the Ningyuan regiment at the age of 27.

    Wu Sangui¡¯s promotion from guerrilla and general to deputy general and then to commander-in-chief was beyond the norm.

    And at this time in Ningyuan, Wu Sangui will also fight bloody battles like his sworn brother Ding Yunyi!  Piaotian Literature registered members recommend this work
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