Chapter 98 The mighty Ming army!
Lu Xiangsheng's attitude made Emperor Chongzhen very satisfied. Although under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, there were many officials who talked nonsense and did not do practical things, as well as generals who were greedy for life and feared death, but the Ming Dynasty also had a group of good ministers who were pragmatic and dared to take responsibility.
There are also a group of good generals who dare to fight and show their swords!
Emperor Chongzhen stepped forward, reached out to hold Lu Xiangsheng's arms, and said with emotion: "Okay, with such an attitude and responsibility, I believe that Lu Qing will definitely win!
Lu Qing has the final say on how the attack on Zunhua City will be fought this time, and I will never interfere. However, the two-day period cannot be passed. I am afraid that Qian'an at this time will not last too long."
"I obey the decree!"
Now that the war has reached this point, you have to trust your good ministers and generals and give them enough space. Blindly interfering in the battle and treating them as puppets is unacceptable.
Taking advantage of the current situation, it is quite beneficial to Ming Dynasty to make Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Zushou, Zhou Yuji and others famous, which will also facilitate their promotion in the future.
After returning from the frontline tunnel positions, Emperor Chongzhen summoned the military aircraft and everyone in front to conduct a comprehensive review of the current situation.
Lu Xiangsheng, together with Sun Zushou, summoned the generals of Tianxiong and Zhongyong, and asked Zhang Ke to lead Denglai to discuss the attack on Zunhua City.
The former is responsible for the strategic level, while the latter is responsible for the tactical level. The division of labor is clear and the Ming Dynasty strives to firmly grasp the advantage during the attack on Zunhua City.
On the eve of the attack on Zunhua City, it was definitely a stressful day for the top Ming Dynasty officials gathered here, but it was also an exciting day.
The Jianlu invaders had been invading the Ming Dynasty for so long, and they finally waited for such a long time to launch a large-scale siege against thousands of Jianlu.
If this battle can successfully break through Zunhua City and severely damage the Jianlu who guard the city defense, it will play a vital role in the subsequent war.
"Dong dong dong..."
"Dong dong dong..."
The intensive beating of drums broke the tranquility maintained in Zunhua City for several days. Surrounded by Wang Qia, Li Banghua and other ministers, Emperor Chongzhen appeared at the western tunnel defense line, preparing to watch the battle at close range.
"Your Majesty, Lu Jiandou's attack on Zunhua City this time was based on the wide ditch dug by our army and the method of encircling three and missing one to launch an offensive against Jianlu."
Wang Qia looked at the battlefield ahead and said with a serious expression: "Although there is no Ming Dynasty army in the direction of Zunhua East City, the Jianlu garrisoned in Santun camp do not dare to rush to Zunhua's aid.
After all, as far as the current situation is concerned, the only passages in and out of the pass controlled by Jianlu can serve as barriers, and only Zunhua City and Santun Camp are the only ones that can act as a barrier.
If these two important places are surrounded by our Ming army, the Jianlu who have entered the pass will face a situation where they cannot evacuate."
Emperor Chongzhen listened to what Wang Qia said, but his profound eyes were fixed on the front battlefield. The Tianxiong Army, led by Lu Xiangsheng, formed neat formations, hundreds of trebuchets, and dozens of trebuchets.
Several artillery pieces were scattered among the various departments of the Chinese army. This was to attack the west city of Zunhua.
On the other hand, the Jianlu troops guarding the city were scattered on the city wall under the command of generals at all levels, preparing to meet the Ming army invading Zunhua.
"Time is still too tight."
Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly and said: "If you give me another five days to mobilize hundreds of artillery pieces from the rear, it will not be enough to seize Zunhua and build captives."
"..."
Wang Qia, Li Banghua and others standing behind them had different expressions on their faces. Are you kind, Your Majesty?
In terms of size alone, the various armies currently engaged in the battle exceed 60,000.
More than a hundred artillery pieces mobilized from the rear are scattered on the north, west, and south sides of Zunhua, and there are more than 500 trebuchets ready to throw cluster thunderbolts at any time.
In terms of fire suppression, it will absolutely destroy the Jianlu who are defending the city.
"Boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom..."
Explosions one after another began to sound on the three walls of Zunhua while everyone was sighing. Although the Jianlu who were guarding the city walls and the Ming army formation who wanted to gather launched waves of arrow attacks, it was only the front line of the Ming army that
The shield formation formed by the soldiers effectively blocked the threat of arrows from Jianlu.
"Bang Bang Bang..."
"Bang bang bang..."
"Boom boom boom..."
The sound of arrows crashing like raindrops, the intermittent impact of solid bullets, and the uninterrupted explosions sounded on the battlefield in Zunhua. The artillery offensive launched by the Ming army directly killed the Jianlu who were guarding the city.
Blinded.
"Fan Wencheng, is this what you said about the Ming army's lack of obvious advantage in attacking the city!?"
Jierhalang stood at the watchtower, protected by Bai Yale beside him, looking at Fan Wencheng with a ferocious expression, and shouted in a deep voice: "You damn slave, come and tell Ben Beile that in this battle, I will win the battle."
How to beat gold!"
"I……"
Fan Wencheng had a look of astonishment on his face, looking in disbelief at the 'cannonballs' that were being thrown in the sky. Waves of horror arose in his heart. This was indeed beyond his expectation.
I have been fighting with the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong for so many years. Before this, I have never seen the Ming army. When besieging a certain city, they are not busy dispatching troops and generals to attack the city, but they are commanding their soldiers.
Along the periphery of the besieged city, wide trenches began to be dug.
Such an unbelievable behavior led Fan Wencheng to make a common-sense mistake, thinking that the Ming army besieging Zunhua City was not as powerful as imagined, and even the siege equipment was not adequately prepared.
"That's enough, shut your mouth Ben Beile!!"
Yue Tuo, who was standing with his hands hanging, shouted with a cold expression: "What's the use of talking about this now? Since the Ming army's artillery fire is so fast, let's wait until they finish shooting the gunpowder they carry!"
At present, there are only thousands of Jianlu soldiers and horses in Zunhua City, and there are more than 2,000 Mongolian soldiers. In order to buy time for Huang Taiji, Yue Tuo and the others did not choose to go out of the city to fight the main force of the Ming army after discussion.
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After all, the size of the Ming army surrounding Zunhua City definitely exceeded 50,000. They were defeated in two battles at Shimen Town and Da'ankou. Yue Tuo and the others were extremely afraid of the main force of the Ming army gathered here.
It's just that their various plans will eventually go wrong.
"I'm afraid that at this time, the Jianlu who were guarding Zunhua thought that the artillery offensive launched by our Ming army was all caused by the large artillery they carried."
Seeing the Tianxiong Army led by Lu Xiangsheng begin to switch artillery offensives, Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "It's just that they never imagined that the artillery offensive launched by our Ming Dynasty this time was not an artillery battle in the traditional sense.
Chapter completed!