It was almost dawn, and Dorgon, who had been awake almost all night, became more and more irritable, which made the guards around him tremble with fear.

After dawn, Dorgon will face the decision of whether to attack Jinan City. From the bottom of his heart, Dorgon does not want to attack Jinan City at all. Once the army of more than 100,000 starts to attack, it will consume a lot of manpower, material and financial resources.

It is very likely that more than 100,000 troops will be put into great danger.

Dorgon can also decide not to attack Jinan City, but if there is no good reason, he will definitely encounter Hauge's questioning. What worries Dorgon even more is that once Hauge instigates in the army, it may lead to

The situation of unstable military morale emerged.

It was impossible for Dorgon to give a reason not to attack Jinan City. The Jurchens were less than ten thousand and they were invincible. Over the years, the arrogance of the Manchu nobles had penetrated into their bones. In their eyes, there was no invincible army. Mongolia

The army is not worth mentioning, and the Ming army is even more of a mob, so no matter what situation we face, attacking is the first choice.

Not many people in the Qing Dynasty had a clear understanding of it. Huang Taiji was the first to bear the brunt, but he was not exempt from this. When his father Nurhachi failed to attack Ningyuan City, Huang Taiji, who became the Great Khan, also led troops to attack Ningyuan City again, but also failed.

The biggest problem standing in front of Dorgon is Yue Tuo.

Yue Tuo is Dorobele of the Qing Dynasty, and he is also a member of the royal family. If Dorgon cannot rescue Yue Tuo, there is no way he can explain it. But if he is determined to rescue Yue Tuo, it may put the entire army in great danger.

middle.

Dorgon didn't want to fight a decisive battle with the Denglai New Army. After all, this was Shandong, and hundreds of miles east was the home base of the Ming Dynasty's Denglai New Army. To confront the Denglai New Army here, or even fall into a decisive battle, was

An extremely unwise choice.

Dorgon believed that even Huang Taiji would not attack Jinan City in such a situation.

It's a pity that Dorgon is not Huang Taiji, and he does not have such great authority in the face of such important decisions.

Finally, Dorgon stood up and walked out of the central military tent. With his eyes red, he made the most helpless decision in his life.

Many officers were waiting outside the Chinese military tent, while Hauge entered the Chinese military tent directly.

Dorgon, who was sitting in the central military tent, looked coldly at Hauge who entered the central military tent.

"Hauge, I have decided to attack Jinan City today. I will allocate you 30,000 Han troops to attack Jinan City. I hope you can work hard and capture Jinan City in one fell swoop..."

A smile appeared on Hauge's face, he cupped his fists and spoke to Dorgon.

"As ordered, I will definitely capture Jinan City."

It is a conventional deployment to use the Han army as the vanguard to attack the city. In comparison, the Han army is better at attacking cities and villages, while the soldiers of the Eight Banners Army and the Mongolian left and right battalions are better at fighting in the wild and open areas.

In Hauge's view, Dorgon's arrangement was reasonable. First, 30,000 Han troops were used to attack Jinan City. When the Ming army stationed in the city could not resist, the Eight Banners Army, Mongolian left and right battalion sergeants and Han army sergeants followed.

, will launch a general attack on the city and capture the city in one fell swoop.

Hauge also used this siege method when he captured the city of Tianjin.

As for the Denglai New Army stationed in Jinan City, Hauge didn't particularly care. The Denglai New Army might be powerful, but it was nothing compared to the soldiers of the Eight Banners Army.

...

At Chen time, we were five miles outside Jinan City.

Hauge on horseback, holding a monocular in his hand, looked at Jinan City in front of him, a cold light bursting out of his eyes.

"Send my order and start attacking the city..."

The rumble of drums sounded, and ten square formations composed of 10,000 Han troops slowly moved towards the city.

The pace of the Han army was very neat. Their speed was not very fast. The faint sound of the drums formed an invisible pressure that could be felt from a long distance away. When the drums became faster, they accelerated their attack.

when.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The roar of the artillery covered up the rumbling drums. More than a dozen artillery shells exploded in the middle of the square. A large number of sergeants fell down, and some Han army sergeants were thrown into the air.

The sound of cannon and drums drowned out the screams.

The formation was still moving forward without stopping, but their formation was not as neat as it was at the beginning.

On the city wall, Wu Zongrui, holding a monocular telescope, had an expressionless face.

The attack launched by Dorgon and Hauge was within Wu Zongrui's expectation. As the saying goes, don't look back until you hit the south wall. Although Yue Tuo has been defeated miserably, as the coach Dorgon and deputy coach Hauge, they do not believe in evil, or

It is said that an attack on Jinan City must be launched. This is a matter of attitude. If Dorgon and Hauge withdraw their troops due to Yue Tuo's disastrous defeat and turn back to attack the capital, I am afraid that after they return to Shenyang, they will not be able to do anything at all.

Unable to communicate.

As for whether this battle that has just begun will turn into a tragic decisive battle, Wu Zongrui is not sure, but he believes that if it is properly controlled, Dorgon and Hauge will definitely withdraw their troops.

The siege method adopted by Hou Jin was extremely ridiculous in Wu Zongrui's opinion, as he was just joking with the lives of the sergeants.

If it is first supplemented by the bombardment of Hongyi cannons, and then guards the sergeants with shields, and gradually advances, and finally approaches the city wall, the attack speed will be slower and the scene will not be so beautiful, but it can save the lives of more sergeants and ensure that

More soldiers used ladders to attack the city.

Hou Jin actually attacked the city in the form of a square formation. Wouldn't it be a complete target for artillery?

Putting down the monocular telescope in his hand, Wu Zongrui spoke to Teixeira beside him.

"Bomb them hard. I want to see how many formations Dorgon and Haug have..."

After Teixeira cupped his fists and saluted, he turned around and walked towards Hongyi Cannon.

Liu Ning came over, looked at Wu Zongrui and spoke.

"My lord, my subordinates are here to direct the battle. If my lord were here, my subordinates would not be able to issue combat orders."

Liu Ning's tone was quite tough. Wu Zongrui turned to look at Liu Ning and smiled bitterly.

"It's okay, I can't overstep the command, Liu Ning, don't feel bad about the artillery shells and rockets, it will make the Houjin Tatars completely frightened."

After saying this, Wu Zongrui did not leave immediately, but raised the monocular telescope in his hand again.

"Liu Ning, pay more attention to observe and see where the temporary Chinese military tent of the Houjin Tartars is. If it is within the shooting range of the Hongyi cannon, their temporary Chinese military tent must be destroyed at all costs."

...

Hauge's face turned a little red.

Ten square formations composed of 10,000 people were blown to bits by the fierce artillery. If they didn't know how to avoid, they might have been annihilated before they even got close to the city wall of Jinan City.

In desperation, Hauge spoke to the messenger beside him.

"Order the Hongyi cannon to bomb the city wall immediately..."

The Red Yi Cannon is the treasure of the Qing Dynasty. It played a decisive role in the Battle of Daling River City. Over the years, Huang Taiji paid special attention to the role of the Red Yi Cannon in battles, and many people who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty

The Han army sergeant was able to skillfully control the Hongyi cannon.

Because it was an entry battle, speed was important, so Dorgon and Hauge did not carry many red cannons, only a dozen or so. However, these red cannons were basically not used, that is, they were used to attack the city of Tianjin.

At that time, it shocked the Ming army guarding the city.

Hauge was not familiar with artillery at all. He still liked to fight on horseback and go straight.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The Hongyi cannon roared, and the whizzing shells flew towards the wall of Jinan City.

At this moment, the Ming army's artillery stopped bombing.

A smile finally appeared on Hauge's face.

"Order the formation to continue charging. The second round of formations will be ready..."

On the city wall, Teixeira put down the monocular telescope in his hand, wiped the dust off his face, and showed a playful smile. When he saw Liu Ning rushing over, Teixeira spoke slowly.

"Sir, I don't know that the Houjin Tartars actually have red cannons. However, their red cannons are solid bullets and will cause considerable damage to the wall. The general will just calculate the distance and blow up their red cannons."

cannon..."

Liu Ning punched Teixeira's chest hard.

"Very good, I will blow up the Hongyi cannon of the Houjin Tartars and blow up their temporary Chinese military tent. I want to see how powerful the Houjin Tartars are and how dare they stand in front of my Denglai New Army."

Use artillery..."

...

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The Hongyi cannon on the city wall started roaring again.

Hauge, who was still on horseback, couldn't help but turn his head and looked unconsciously at the place where the Hongyi cannon was placed. Didn't the bombing just now have any effect? ​​The cannon on the city wall obviously misfired.

"Report, the Hongyi cannon was, was blown up..."

The messenger was out of breath, and there was almost no color on his face.

Haug stared at the messenger with his eyes widened.

"You, what are you talking about? The Hongyi cannon was blown up. How is this possible? Does the Ming army know the location of our Hongyi cannon? You, if you lie about the military situation, I will kill you..."

Hauge could not have known that the artillery battalion of Denglai's new army had already had this ability. After Teixeira and others' long-term and unremitting efforts, it could calculate the exact position of the opponent's artillery when it was fired, launch an attack directly, and destroy it.

The opponent's artillery.

This is a technology only possessed by the artillery battalion of the New Army in Denglai.

The bombing continued, and the position where the Hongyi cannon was placed had turned into a sea of ​​fire. The dense artillery shells exploded all around. The sergeant who controlled the Hongyi cannon had no chance to escape.

The ten Hongyi cannons, regarded as treasures by Dorgon and Hauge, were completely destroyed.

Hauge, who was riding a horse from afar, was stopped by the guards around him.

When Haug turned his horse's head and headed towards the temporary military tent, the whistling sound of artillery shells appeared in the mid-air, and the guards around him were so frightened that they quickly surrounded Haug.

"Boom, boom..."
Chapter completed!