Chapter 1330: Erosion
Huang Taiji didn't care about fighting any more and said to the young guard Abatai, who was beside him, "Tell me the order to Abatai, stop the attack today and the entire army retreat."
The Ming army's artillery was still rumbling, and people were constantly being blown to death. The Eight Banners on the left and right were retreating. Because they didn't know what had happened, they only saw the big sweat umbrella retreating rapidly. Some Jurchen generals began to cry out in a hurry.
The Ming army was filled with joy on the top of the city. The Eight Banners soldiers attacked very quickly and were very vicious. All the Ming soldiers felt the difference between them, whether they were agile, fighting will, or their combat skills and physical fitness. Just when they felt difficult and afraid that the city would be breached, the sound of cannons finally rang out.
Unable to defend, a large number of Eight Banners soldiers were bombarded by artillery, and the shells plows opened one bloody path in the crowd. It can be said that the Later Jin Dynasty had never suffered such a loss since it sent troops. There were probably more people who fell down in an instant than those who died in the entire Guangning battle.
Under the urgent order, the Jurchen soldiers in the attacking position began to retreat quickly. Because they did not know the truth, when they heard others crying and sweating, many people also cried together.
"The big chief among the cannons was destroyed for several miles, and more than 10,000 cavalrymen left howling!" Zu Dashou jumped up suddenly, then ran to Yuan Chonghuan with his helmet and knelt down, and shouted: "Congratulations, sir, congratulations, sir, probably hit the old slave with one shot, and killed the old slave immediately. The Eight Banners Army left crying."
"At least it was also injured by the old slave." He Kegang had always had a serious and firm personality. At this time, he also believed that it had hit Nuerhaci, otherwise there would be no way to explain the rapid retreat of the main force of the Eight Banners and even cried.
For a complete war beast like the Eight Banners of the Jurchens, there is almost no situation that can make them cry unless it is...
Yuan Chonghuan was also dizzy. If he really killed the old slave just now, he would not only be able to sit 100% as the governor of Liaodong, but he would probably have won the position of Governor of Ji Liao in a year or two.
This is still a trivial matter. If it is true, the court will likely grant him a title!
If the shooting of the old slave is true, Yuan Chonghuan probably would have at least one count, which is a rare good thing.
Man Gui rushed over at this time and said after hearing this: "If the matter cannot be confirmed, I am afraid that I cannot submit the report rashly. If it is not accurate, I may be impeached by the censor."
Zhou Wenyu said coldly: "Then let's report according to the actual situation."
Man Gui still wanted to speak, but seeing Yuan Chonghuan's expression calm, he smashed his mouth and shook his head without saying a word.
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Huang Taiji also had serious concerns at first. The situation has just improved. The Eight Banners have gained a lot of benefits in western Liaoning, but there is still things in Mongolia that have not been resolved. There is also Dongjiang Town behind them. The Eight Banners need a strong backbone to take charge. At least they have to wait for him to come back from the grassland to solve Dongjiang and North Korea. There is a safe strategic environment. It may not matter whether Lao Khan is there or not.
At this time, Huang Taiji had great ambitions and had his own plans for how to strengthen the national strength of the Later Jin Dynasty. But just like ordinary people, when a strong father is there, his children always hope that his father can protect him for a while, even if they are already independent and can do better than their fathers.
Under such panic, Huang Taiji immediately made the decision to withdraw his troops. Fortunately, Dai Shan and him were in agreement, and the two almost agreed to order the retreat together.
A large number of troops retreated to the camp, and Huang Taiji and others took the lead, but were not congested by the retreat.
There were still shells roaring above his head. The Ming army's artillery had only three or four rounds. There were still a few rounds before the gun barrel could not be released. The shells kept falling down, and they shot out mud pillars more than ten feet high. The snow broke through ice and human bones and flesh flew into the sky together, mixed with the neighing of horses and the screams of people. In this case, it was like a mountain of defeat.
This was the first time Huang Taiji had experienced such a scene, and even he felt a little scared and scared.
Fortunately, he met Mangourtai first in the retreat tide. Seeing Mangourtai's heartless face, Huang Taiji suddenly felt much more at ease.
"Old Eighth, it's right to retreat." Manguertai spat and scolded: "Why is the Ming army's artillery so fierce? It hit me more than twenty steps away with one shot. The rising grass and mud sprayed my face and even entered my mouth. Several people fryed it into a ball of rotten meat on the spot!"
Dai Shan and the two red flags also retreated not far away. Huang Taiji felt more at ease when they saw their queues tightly.
He said to Mangourtai: "We will also cast this cannon."
"Yes, I need to cast it!"
Mangurtai looked down on the Ming army's firearms the most, but at this time he also said: "This cannon is so powerful. There are dozens of gates on the city. Is it a sling to fight this battle?"
Huang Taiji said: "There is no way to fight, but it depends on what Father Khan means."
When they mentioned the majestic father Khan, Mangourtai, who had always been rude and had nothing to say. Both of them were also worried and chased the place where Huang Umbrella was together.
After running for five or six miles, they caught up with the yellow umbrella. When everyone was away, they felt relieved when they saw Nuerhaci sitting under the yellow umbrella with his waist straight.
Huang Taiji ran over and knelt down. Nuerhaci said dissatisfiedly: "Why did you suddenly retreat? What are you doing when you run back?"
Huang Taiji bowed his head and said, "The umbrella of Khan Ama suddenly retreated. My son Chen didn't know what happened, so he rushed back to see what was going on."
Shi Shan and others also rushed over, and a large number of relatives and senior generals gathered around the umbrella cover.
Nuerhaci sighed: "The Ming army suddenly launched such powerful artillery. I was shocked when I sat down on the war horse and had to retreat quickly. Unexpectedly, I was alarmed by the defense line. Is it really a number of days?"
Everyone was speechless, it turned out that this was the reason.
Nuerhaci pondered for a moment and said, "The Ming army cannons are amazing, Ning Yuan can no longer attack."
Everyone nodded... Judging from the power of the artillery just now, it was impossible to attack. As long as they kept bombarding the formation, no reinforcements could come up smoothly. How could the archer fight against the power of the artillery? They could only be beaten passively. After a long time, the morale was depressed. There was no way to fight this battle.
"Move the troops to Juehua." Nuerhaci said decisively: "Wugenna returns, Juehua has not chiseled ice, and the large cavalry can rush to the island. There is only a thin wall on the island, and there are less than 10,000 people. The generals Yao Yuxian, guerrilla Jin Guan and others are all unknown generals. If we take Juehua, we will not lose this battle."
"See your khan's orders."
Huang Taiji worshiped with everyone, and then stepped down to prepare for the transfer of his teacher Juehua.
Juehua Island is very far away from Ning, and will be able to attack tomorrow. He is quite satisfied with this result. Juehua Island has a lot of supplies, and it is said that it has concentrated a large amount of military funds from western Liaoning. It was slowly withdrawn and hoarded by Gao Di when he decided on the internal and external demand strategy. I don’t know why the Ming army on the island did not chisel ice in time. If the sea surface is opened, he can only sigh. Without chiseling ice, these supplies and military supplies are already in the bag of the Eight Banners.
It was just a thin wall, and Huang Taiji didn't feel that he could block him.
At this time, the two people with the red flag passed by. Huang Taiji brought the war horses and saw Dai Shan riding the horses.
On the surface, he still respected this brother Huang Taiji. When he was still a young man, Shan had already fought with Chu Ying and others. Although Daishan is not very old now, his usual words and deeds are like an old man. Since Huang Taiji and Manguertai and others joined forces to play Daishan together, Daishan has been almost like this, mature and steady to the point of decline. Due to Daishan's own wishes and strong strength, Yue Tuo and others are rising stars, the people of the two red flags have no intention of competing for the right to khan at all. They are more willing to wait and see the changes or reconcile in the middle.
This can be regarded as the inheritance of the two red flags. Until the end of the Qing Dynasty, the two red flags had similar styles.
Dai Shan looked at Huang Taiji, and Huang Taiji first clasped his fists and said, "Second brother."
"Old Eighth," Dai Shan nodded and said, "Do you know why Father Khan stepped back today?"
"Didn't it mean that the war horse was shocked?"
"No." Dai Shan's eyes were cold and said, "It was Xiao Shiwu sitting on his father's Khan immediately watching the attack. Later, the Ming army's artillery came over, and the momentum was terrifying. Father Khan had nothing to do. Xiao Wushi was frightened and cried loudly on the horse's back. Father Khan could not do so, so he had to take the horse back, causing the whole flag to retreat."
Huang Taiji was shocked, thought for a while, and said, "Xiao Shiwu is still young, and even I was panicked when I was bombed by this giant cannon."
Dai Shan looked at him deeply and said, "If you think so, it will be up to you."
As he said that, Dai Shan led the horse away, Huang Taiji stayed behind him, and his face gradually became gloomy.
Today, if another prince would definitely be severely punished, and Nuerhaci would not retreat. However, the fifteenth prince's performance was still very favored by his father Khan, and even caused the entire battlefield to retreat for the fifteenth prince, which made many people cry and return because of the big khan. The tide caused was definitely fermented in the future, because of the crying of a child.
Thinking of his father Khan giving all his thirty Niulu to Xiao Shiwu, he was like this today, and Huang Taiji's face became even more gloomy.
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Jianlu did not come to attack the city the next day, and the entire Ningyuan city breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the power of the cannon was learned by Jianlu, and they were quite wise not to continue to test the attack.
The only regret is that Jin Qizong was too excited yesterday and was too close to the gunpowder bag. After a shot fired, the gunpowder bag exploded on the top of the city, killing the civil servant.
This is also the only official who died in the Battle of Ningyuan, and he is also a civil servant!
Yuan Chonghuan presided over the incorporation of Jin Qizong into the coffin early in the morning. This man was an official in another place, and had no family members. He only had a concubine who knew nothing and cried and made a noise. Yuan Chonghuan quickly came out after putting on incense sticks.
Jin Qizong's pension must be given to the court, so he shouldn't be too stingy. His family members will come to help the coffin and go home. At that time, Yuan Chonghuan will give him another piece of Cheng Yi.
Originally, there were jubilant everywhere in the city, and few people died in battle, which slapped the aura of the Eight Banners since they entered western Liaoning. They even bombed Nuerhaci's umbrella away with one shot. The crying of Jianlu came faintly outside the city. If Nuerhaci was really killed, the results of the battle this time were so great that the officials above were promoted and made money, the soldiers below would be more or less beneficial, and at least every soldier would have a silver reward.
Chapter completed!