Chapter 718: Desperate Contest
Liaodong, Ningyuan.
The tunnel has been excavated, and Li Dingguo and Zheng Chenggong ordered Ming soldiers to stuff the coffin in.
The coffin is filled with gunpowder, and as long as the lead is ignited, it will explode immediately, emitting huge blasting force.
All the Ming army soldiers were ready. As long as the city wall was blown up, they would rush in as soon as they could not hesitate.
The Ming Dynasty gave them courage, and the Ming Dynasty made them dare to face death.
A person has the potential to die, and if he can die, it is worth it.
It is their glory to die in the battle for the Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, in their opinion, the chances of their death in battle are very low. After all, the Ming army still has a considerable advantage over the Qing army.
"Your Highness King Jin, if you really can't do it, can Xingming fly another hot air balloon."
Yuan Zongdi suggested on the side: "This will make the battle end faster. What do you think?"
Li Dingguo didn't make the decision directly. After all, he used Liu Xingming not once or twice, so he couldn't point at this person every time.
If this is the case, no one would do it.
Even if Liu Tichun has a good temper, he will never agree.
"Let's see how the battle is going."
Without any necessity, Li Dingguo did not want to use Liu Xingming anymore.
But when the explosions came, the walls of Ningyuan City suddenly vibrated.
Dust rises and rubble flows.
The Qing soldiers on the city were panicked.
But when the dust dissipated, they found that the city wall had not been blown up, but had only a certain degree of tilt.
Ebilong and Soetu couldn't help but be overjoyed.
It’s good if the city wall has not collapsed, it’s good if the city wall has not collapsed.
If the city wall collapses, everything will be over. As long as the city wall does not collapse, there will still be hope for persistence.
"Haha, the Ming thief was so laughing to death. He thought he could blow up the city wall in one fell swoop, but there was no way to deal with Ningyuan City. It's no wonder that Ningyuan City's city is much stronger than the Central Plains city."
"Yes, yes, there is at most a pit on the city wall with ordinary artillery. Now it seems that explosives are useless. Now I can rest assured. Even if I let the Ming thief go to trouble, I want to see what they can come up with."
"If the order is sent, the soldiers will be on guard against each other and will never let a Ming thief enter the city."
But Li Dingguo and Zheng Chenggong were also stunned.
Why is the coffin city-burning tactic that has been tried and done all the time and is not easy to use when it comes to Liaodong?
Could it be that the gunpowder is damp?
It shouldn't be, it hasn't rained recently.
Or is there something wrong with the method of burying the coffin? But the soldiers all operated according to the details of His Majesty the Emperor.
Now the details of the method of shattering the coffin city have been recorded, and there is no possibility of improper operation.
The only explanation left is that the foundation of Ningyuan City is too solid and ordinary explosives cannot collapse at all.
This is too troublesome.
Now the walls of Ningyuan City have only tilted to a certain extent. Although they are still conducive to siege, they are far from Li Dingguo and Zheng Chenggong's expectations.
"Your Highness King Jin, do you really not consider flying hot air balloons?"
At this time, Yuan Zongdi jumped out again and offered advice.
"No need. Order the general attack."
Li Dingguo still didn't want to offend Liu Tichun, so he ordered in a deep voice.
The Ming army should also fight a tough battle, otherwise they would always fight a downward situation, but they would not fight when they really encountered a downward situation or a balance of power.
Zheng Chenggong made the same choice, and for a moment, the Ming army launched an attack from three directions of Ningyuan City.
Because the city walls had a certain degree of inclination and collapse, many of the Qing army's guarding equipment could not be used. Among them, there were big killing weapons such as Yasha Pao.
The Qing army had no choice but to use rolling wood, beating stones, ordinary bows and arrows.
Although these things can also be used to kill enemies, their effects are much worse than those of Yaksha.
"Hold on, hold on to me, and never let a thief come up."
"Roll the wood and rocks quickly, why are you still standing there? Didn't I give you a meal?"
"Don't hesitate to kill the Ming thief. Either he dies or we die!"
"Shoot, shoot arrow!"
After the Qing army found it easier for the Ming army to climb the tilted city wall, they began to panic.
In a panic, they also began to make some mistakes.
Some mistakes were fatal, which directly led to the Ming army climbing to the top of the city and starting a hand-to-hand battle with the Qing soldiers.
"Kill the enemy and serve the country!"
"Brothers, don't be cowardly, just do it!"
"For the Ming Dynasty, I fought with the Tartars!"
"Kill one and earn one, kill two and earn one pair!"
The Ming army was unparalleled in combat power. In order to survive, the Qing army also mobilized its desire to fight to the extreme.
The two sides fought fiercely, and no one was willing to take a step back in order to survive.
There is no need to mobilize at all, both sides fight with instinct.
Li Dingguo, who was watching the battle under the city, was also very excited to see it.
He hadn't felt this kind of passionate feeling for a long time. Perhaps because the Qing army fled without fighting, there were too many situations when they were about to collapse, which made him unable to get excited.
During the Northern Expedition, except for several wars such as Hanzhong, Li Dingguo almost did not encounter any tough battles.
Unexpectedly, in Ningyuan, he will regain the pleasure of fighting again.
"You're good at fighting. I'll beat you hard and ask the Tartars to taste the power of our Daming Lang!"
After holding it in for a long time, Li Dingguo naturally had to educate Ebilong.
As for the Ebilong people above the city, they were all irritated.
He cursed, but the effect was not good.
Although the Qing soldiers retreated from the Ming army's attack several times, this was only temporary.
The Ming army's offensive was like a tide.
The Qing army could repel a wave, but it was impossible for them to repel even the waves.
As long as one wave is not held, it will be over.
In other words, in the siege battle, the siege side has a high fault tolerance, while the defending side has a low fault tolerance.
As long as you lose one wave, you will lose all the game.
Ebilong was sweating profusely. He turned his head to look and found that Soetu was in similar condition.
Originally, Soetu wanted to take advantage of Ningyuan's battle with Yin Shangye Bilong, but now he has no idea at all.
No matter what, Ningyuan City must be defended. He doesn't want to be captured by the Ming army and be humiliated and then die.
Let’s see which one has a good ending, Hong Chengchou or Geng Jimao.
If you want to survive, you must keep it!
For the time being, he can let go of his prejudice against Ebilon.
Now they are people on the same boat, and if the boat capsizes, everyone will not survive.
"Why are the people from the personal soldiers standing there? Shooting arrows? Do I keep you so that you can watch the show?"
Soetu couldn't bear it anymore and cursed.
Chapter completed!