Chapter 575 Another Niulu Tartar is gone...

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Then, several more explosive packs were thrown into the city.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

It seemed that there were constant earthquakes in the Donghai Fort, and the dust on the city wall was shaken and fell down. All the Tartars covered their ears tightly, hiding behind the battlements, enduring the rampage of the Tiger Army in frustration and helplessness.

"Bang!"

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a pack of explosives fell on the top of the city wall. After a violent explosion, more than a dozen battlements nearby were blown away. All the nearby Tartars were overturned from the top of the city. The Tartars' bows, scimitars and other slashes even flew twenty feet away. When the smoke of the explosion passed, no one could be seen there anymore.

After the battle on Lianyun Island, Zhang Zhun improved the shape of the explosive bags to the best of his ability. He ensured that the explosive bags emitted could basically fall from sixty or seventy meters away, and occasionally about ninety meters. In this way, most of the explosive bags could fall in the city, causing large-scale damage to the enemies and buildings in the city.

Dozens of explosive packs were shot in a row, and the inside of Donghai Castle was already in chaos. However, the conscience-free cannon obviously did not help the siege. Its accurate head could not be controlled, and it was very difficult to land on the city wall or near the city gate. It was entirely based on luck. Therefore, dozens of explosive packs were shot out and the explosion was all inside the city, or inside the city, but there was no great damage to the city wall of Donghai Castle itself.

However, the Hu Ben Army was not in a hurry. The purpose of their battle was not to conquer the Donghai Fort, but to attract the Tartars to help. To be precise, their goal was to attract the Tartars from the Daling River Fort to help. For such fishing tactics, the Hu Ben Army had already used perfection at all levels.

Even if the Hu Ben Army conquers a castle like Donghai Fort, even if it is captured, it will definitely not be able to garrison. Well, to be precise, it is temporarily unavailable. The current attack of the Hu Ben Army is mainly harassing, with the main purpose of eliminating the living power of the Tartars, stimulating the Tartars, and making them unsafe. Conquering cities and territories is the future.

According to Zhang Zhun's estimate, it took about two hours for the Tartars in Daling River Fort to receive a distress signal from Donghai Fort to dispatching cavalry teams to reaching Donghai Fort. During these two hours, it happened to be used to abuse the Tartars in Donghai Fort.

Sure enough, the Tartars stationed in Daling River Fort were shocked when they received a distress signal from Donghai Fort. The Tartar commander stationed in Daling River Fort was a Jialazhangjing with the red flag, called Wudaha. Because the Daling River Fort was on the front line and was less than a hundred miles away from Jinzhou where the Ming army was stationed, the Tartars had five Niulu troops stationed here. In addition to the Tartars, there were more than a thousand Mongolian cavalry, commanded by a Mongolian commander.

"Who attacked Donghai Fort?"

"Where did the Ming army start?"

Wu Daha asked suspiciously about other Tartars around him.

No one can answer.

No one knows what the Ming army attacked Donghai Fort, how many people were, and who was the commander. In fact, in the past three or four years, the Ming army has not made any major moves, so the Tartars believed that the Ming army would definitely not launch a counterattack. Only the Tartars attacked the Ming army, but absolutely no Ming army took the initiative to attack the Tartars. Because the war has always been stable, some even advocated withdrawing the Tartars from Donghai Fort and destroying the Donghai Fort. However, this incident was not implemented later, and there was still a Niulu of the Tartars stationed in Donghai Fort.

Compared with the Tatars on the front line of Daling River Fort, the Tatars stationed at the Donghai Fort are undoubtedly much easier and the danger is much lower. With the Daling River Fortress lying between the Tatars and the Ming army, it is impossible for the Ming army in Liaodong to raid the Donghai Fortress. Therefore, the Tatars stationed at the Donghai Fortress can be said to be restless and extremely comfortable.

Who would have thought that at this time, Donghai Fort would be attacked? Obviously, the enemy attacking Donghai Fort could not have set out from Jinzhou City or Songshan Fort. Because the Ming army set out from these two places could not have been able to hide from the Eight Banners who were densely spread on the front lines.

Then, there are only two possibilities: the first one, start from near Shanhaiguan, and the second one, start from near Tianjin Wei. Only by starting from these places and taking the sea route can we avoid the Eight Banners' exploration. If we start from near Shanhaiguan, we must be the Ming army in Liaodong. If we start from Tianjin Wei, we may be the Ming army in the mainland. No matter where we set out, now the Ming army has counterattacked, and the Tartars must respond.

Because the news spread by the beacon tower did not clearly explain whether it was the Ming army or the Hu Ben army, Wu Daha habitually judged it as the Ming army. No one around him thought of the Hu Ben army. After all, the distance between Shandong and Daling River was still very far. No one would have thought that the Hu Ben army would actually run to Donghai Fort to start the battle.

"Kurchan, you stay here, I'll go to rescue Donghai Fort!"

Wudaha made a quick decision.

He asked his deputy to protect the safety of Daling River Fort and went to rescue Donghai Fort himself. Immediately, Wudaha ordered the two Niulu Tartars to quickly prepare for rescue. The Tartars were very quick to act. Just half a stick of incense, the two Niulu Tartars were ready to go.

Wu Daha led the Tatar cavalry to gallop all the way and left Daling River Fort. Of course, the Tatars' actions could not conceal the Ming army's night stop. As a result, the Ming army in Jinzhou City soon learned about the dispatch of the Tatar cavalry. They quickly reported it. For a moment, all the commanders of the Ming army in Liaodong seemed very nervous. Who knows what the Tatar cavalry should do?

Huang Degong, who was stationed in Songshan Fort, also received corresponding information. He suspiciously climbed the eastern wall of Songshan Fort and carefully observed the vast wilderness on the east side. He didn't know where the Ming army launched an attack on the East Sea Fort, but he was very impressed by such behavior. After so long, someone in the Ming Dynasty finally launched a counterattack against the Tartars!

Unfortunately, due to the order of Gao Qiqin from the army supervisor, the Ming army in Liaodong was not allowed to leave their castles without authorization and go out to fight against the Tartars. Otherwise, Huang Degong would definitely lead his cavalry to find an opportunity to attack the Tartars and kill dozens of Tartars' heads back.

"Who is this guy?"

"Hehe, you really have the courage to attack Donghai Fort!"

Huang Degong said to himself that he was full of interest in the army attacking the East China Fortress.

Halfway through, Wu Daha and his friends encountered a horse exploring horse set out from Donghai Fort. After igniting the beacon tower, Sedeli sent another horse to report specific information to Wu Daha of Daling River Fort. In order to prevent his horse exploring horses from being attacked by the Ming army's night breeze, Sedeli sent twelve horses, at least two of which were white-armored soldiers. It can be seen that Sedeli was concerned about the Hu Ben Army.

"Tiger Army?"

"Stop moving forward!"

I learned from Tanma that the attack on the East China Fort was actually the Hu Ben Army. Wu Daha immediately felt that what happened today was a bit troublesome. He subconsciously ordered the troops to stop advancing and asked him to think clearly before talking about it. The Hu Ben Army is not an ordinary Ming army and must be treated with caution.

The Hu Ben Army actually appeared at the innermost part of the Bohai Bay, which was really surprising news. At this time, Wu Daha didn't know the news that the Gaizhou Guard was attacked. Therefore, Wu Daha had very limited information about the Hu Ben Army. For a time, Wu Daha could not understand the true intentions of the Hu Ben Army.

What was the purpose of the Hu Ben Army attacking Donghai Fort suddenly? Is it to use Donghai Fort as a bridgehead and attack in the direction of Guangning City? Or do I have to detour the back of Daling River Fort and cooperate with the Ming army on the Jinzhou front to surround Daling River Fort? Or is it just a simple harassment? The purpose is to kill a few warriors of the Great Jin Kingdom? Then quickly retreat?

If it is the last one, Wu Daha has nothing to worry about. For the enemy who runs away with one shot, Wu Daha has sufficient reason to despise the other party. However, if it is the former, the situation will be very serious. Because Daling River Fort seriously threatens the safety of the Ming army on the Jinzhou front line, there have been people trying to recover Daling River Fort within the Ming army.

The Daling River Fort was captured by Huang Taiji himself, so he naturally cared about it. He asked the Daling River Fort on the front to be sure to defend the Daling River Fort without any loss. Therefore, the Daling River Fort on the front did not dare to neglect it, and did not dare to let the Daling River Fort be lost easily. If the Ming army only attacked the Daling River Fort alone, the Dajin Army would not be afraid. The Dajin Army was never afraid of the Ming army.

However, if the Hu Ben Army came to make a move, the situation would be very complicated. In the current Great Jin Dynasty, it has to be admitted that the Hu Ben Army is much stronger than the ordinary Ming army. If the Da Jin Army and the Hu Ben Army encounter it, you must not take it lightly to avoid losses. Tabai, the main leader of the Inlaid Red Flag Flag, also reminded his subordinates to pay attention to the movements of the Hu Ben Army and never be fooled by the Hu Ben Army.

If the Ming army attacked the Donghai Fort, he would have been able to deal with thousands of Ming army with two Niulu's Taurus cavalry. However, if it were the Hu Ben Army, the two Niulu's Taurus might not be enough. In the middle of Jinzhou, a Niulu's Taurus was almost eaten by the Hu Ben Army. He did not want to make such a mistake.

"Dainu!"

"You go to Guangning and explain the situation to Mr. Beile in person."

Wu Daha made a quick decision and immediately sent his confidant to ask for help from the Master Tower of the Enanguinong Red Flag, which was stationed in Guangning City. The power of the Hu Ben Army was too strong, and he, a Jiala Zhangjing, could not handle it at all. Only the Master of the Banner could mobilize more troops to arrive.

Guangning City is in today's Beizhen, Liaodong Province, with a vast territory. It is a barrier to the Liaohe Plain and a key outside Shanhaiguan. After the fall of Liaoyang, Guangning City was the highest military and political agency in the Northeast of the Ming Dynasty and a base for managing the Jurchens in the Northeast. It is not only a political center, but also a prosperous town for the people of the Northeast to conduct economic and cultural exchanges.

Before, we mentioned that the Liaodong Dushi is in Liaoyang. However, there is a small detail here that is related to the overall situation. That is, there are not many Ming troops stationed in Liaoyang. Most of the Ming troops in Liaodong are stationed in Guangning City. In fact, there is only one deputy general's office in Liaoyang, and there is not even a general. This is one of the main reasons why Nurhaci was able to quickly occupy Shenyang and Liaoyang. The Ming army did not have any troops in the local area, and it was not that the Jin army was allowed to rage?

However, after occupying Chenyang and Liaoyang, Nurhaci quickly used troops to Guangning City. Due to the disagreement between Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen, Guangning City was eventually lost. Now, the main force of the Tatars' Red Flag Inlaid is stationed in Guangning City. The Tartars' occupation of Guangning City has a great blow to the Ming Dynasty, which will be mentioned slowly in future chapters.

Wu Daha sent people to ask for help from the tower in Guangning City, which obviously attached great importance to the Hu Ben Army. He had to pay attention to it. He had to do so. Even if the warriors of the Great Jin army who died at the hands of the Hu Ben Army had not had 10,000, there were still five or six thousand. The five or six thousand Great Jin army was almost the same as the force of a banner. The entire Great Jin Kingdom was just the Eight Banners. Who dared not pay attention to it from Huang Taiji?

Wu Daha also turned his rescue plan into a reconnaissance plan, which was to first find out the strength of the Hu Ben Army. He always felt that the Hu Ben Army might not only attack the Donghai Fort, but also have other purposes. In short, we must be cautious and be more cautious.

One and a half later, Wudaha arrived near the Donghai Fort. The rumbling and violent explosions came from the Donghai Fort, which was the sound of explosive packs constantly exploding. Wudaha sent people to observe and learned that the Donghai Fort had not yet fallen, so he felt a little relieved. It seemed that the combat power of the Hu Ben Army was not very strong, and it had not yet conquered the Donghai Fort. Perhaps, the Hu Ben Army was not as strong as the legendary one. It was just that everyone spread rumors and constantly exaggerated it, which led to the emergence of the myth of the Hu Ben Army.

Later, Wu Daha also learned that the number of Hu Ben Army attacking Donghai Fort was not large, with only about 300 people. At this time, the soldiers of the Dingzi Camp had withdrawn from the ship, deliberately creating an illusion for the Tartars coming to assist and induce them to launch an attack.

"Only three hundred people?"

Wu Daha's eyes turned red and he immediately had murderous intent.

He had repeatedly warned himself to be cautious, but now he has forgotten it in a blink of an eye.

To be honest, there is no feeling that the Tartars like to be beaten by others. For a long time, the Tartars bullyed people, and no one else could bully the Tartars. Even the Tiger Army was the same. Due to the achievements of the Tiger Army in Huang County, the vast majority of Tartars wanted to beat the Tiger Army, for tooth and blood for blood. The problem is that the Tartars never had such an opportunity.

Now, Wu Daha subconsciously felt that the opportunity had come. Outside the East Sea Fort, there were flat grounds. The cavalry of the Great Jin army had strong impact capabilities. In just a moment, they could rush to the shore. The Hu Ben Army had only 300 people, and its strength was less than half of his. They were infantry again... If this time, he would launch a decisive attack...

"Prepare for the assault!"

Wu Daha did what he said and immediately issued an order.

All the Tartar cavalry gathered and rushed to the south of the East Sea Fort like sharp arrows. I heard that there were only two or three hundred Tiger Ben Army, and all the Tartar cavalry's desire to fight and wild killing were immediately aroused.

"Da da da da!"

The sound of horse hooves shook the vicinity of Donghai Fort.

"The Tartar cavalry is here."

The scouts of the Hu Ben Army soon spread information.

"withdraw!"

Liu Dong, who was in charge of the front line command, shouted quickly.

The Hu Ben Army, who had been prepared, quickly retreated. They were very close to the shore and quickly retreated to the shore and quickly got on the sampan. At this time, the cavalry of the Tartars happened to arrive fiercely. Due to the vibration of the horse's hooves, the sea water on the shore was constantly stirred up with waves.

"Kill the dog!"

"Kill the dog!"

"Kill the dog!"

The Tatar cavalry shouted one after another.

The horse's hooves flew, and they were less than fifty feet away from the shore.

"Bangbangbangbang!"

"Bangbangbangbang!"

"Bangbangbangbang!"

At this moment, the Hu Ben Navy fired.

The Hu Ben Navy warship, which had already calibrated the shooting area, continuously shot grape bullets onto the Tartar cavalry. The dense marbles fell like hail. The fastest Tartar cavalry fell down suddenly.

"Swoosh swish swish!"

"Swoosh swish swish!"

"Swoosh swish swish!"

Some of the surviving Tartar cavalry rushed to the shore with great momentum and shot arrows at the sampan. However, the Tiger Army had already run away. The Tartars could only fall into the sea, splashing bloody waves. Only the Tiger Army's warships were still pouring grape bullets into the shore and continued to knock the Tartar cavalry to the ground.

With such fishing tactics, all the troops of the Hu Ben Army were very skilled in cooperating with them, and there was no need to continue to describe them. In short, the Tartar cavalry who broke into the shooting range of the grape bomb fell down a large area and quickly turned their heads to escape from the covered area of ​​the grape bomb. Fortunately, they woke up at a good speed and the losses were not very large for the time being.

"Cunning Man Dog!"

"Despicable Han Dog!"
To be continued...