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378 Not counting casualties

If the Emperor of Ming was the one who led the army to Liaodong in person, the army would definitely be more than 100,000. Otherwise, even if the Emperor of Ming had the courage to come to Liaodong, the ministers of Ming would definitely be punished to death.

When Duoduo thought of this, he immediately remembered Dorgon from Tashan. The difference in military strength was so huge that it was needless to say that Dorgon would definitely be in danger. If nothing happened to him, it would be impossible for him to send 800 miles to hurry over in Haizhou and Anshan Post Fortress.

So, this time, without waiting for Huang Taiji to read the memorial, he immediately asked the messenger: "How many troops have arrived in the Ming army and how the battle is, can we know the news about Prince Tashanrui?"

Of course, Huang Taiji could think of the situation they could think of. At this time, he was actually more certain in his heart than others. It must be that the Ming army outside the Guanning army had come, otherwise, with the Guanning army, even Dorgon's troops in Tashan would not be able to win.

Before, I thought it was the Haizhou garrison that was exaggerating. But now it seems that it is probably not only not exaggerating, but it only reported what I saw. It was too late to send a letter to the subsequent arrival of the Ming army.

Thinking of this, Huang Taiji was also anxious. He didn't even bother to block the news anymore. Suduoduo was asking questions. He opened the yellow jacket and turned the memorial on the fastest speed, and read it quickly.

Just like the memorial from Haizhou, Jianlu from Anshan Yibao reported to Huang Taiji that four or five thousand Ming cavalry had arrived at the gate, and most of them carried the heads of the Qing people. It was initially verified that they were the heads of the Qing army in Tashan.

After investigation, these Ming troops belong to the Cavalry Camp under the Imperial Horse Supervision of the Ming Kingdom. The Ming army must have launched a large-scale attack this time. If the infantry arrives, the Ming army will definitely carry heavy artillery and Anshan Post Fort is in danger. Please send reinforcements from Huang Taiji as soon as possible. Otherwise, Anshan Post Fort will fall and Liaoyang will be exposed to the Ming army's vision and will be directly attacked by the Ming army.

This time, after Huang Taiji finished reading the memorial, he did not flatten the memorial again. Instead, he repeated it and calculated the situation in his heart. He was a little shocked.

I used to think that, in terms of time, even if Dorgon from Tashan was defeated, he would definitely be able to hold on for a long time for more than 10,000 Qing troops he led. From this point of view, Haizhou must be exaggerated.

However, now it seems that this just proves that the Ming Dynasty probably has the main force of the Ming army in China, led by the Ming emperor himself. Even if it is not, it is still the leader of the important officials. There are definitely more than ten or twenty-tenths of thousands of Ming troops. With absolute power, it can defeat Dorgon's troops in a very short time. Therefore, the vanguard cavalry of the Ming army carried so many Qing heads.

And the one who deserves to die was at this time, he just led the main force in the country to Pyongyang. The troops in the hinterland of Liaodong were empty and there was no mobile force to reinforce the field. If the towns in various places were just defending but no reinforcements, with the strength and siege ability of the Ming army, it was really possible that a Qing city could be captured by a Qing city...

Huang Taiji was puzzled and suddenly panicked. At this time, he raised his head and just heard the messenger's answer to Duoduo: "At present, only four or five thousand cavalrymen from the Ming Cavalry Camp in Anshan Fortress were found from the direction of Haizhou. Most of them carried the heads of the Qing warriors and threw them under the Anshan Fortress City, at least more than three thousand. Preliminary verification shows that these are the heads of Prince Tashan Rui's troops!"

Hearing this, Duoduo's face turned pale. So many heads were enough to show that Dorgon's troops in Tashan were defeated.

So he immediately turned to look at Huang Taiji and found that Huang Taiji was looking up at the war in Pyongyang City.

Duoduo ignored this. He was worried about Dorgon's safety and immediately replied to Huang Taiji: "Your Majesty, the Ming cavalry camp appeared in Haizhou and Anshan Post Fort, and it must be a large army. Even the imperial guards of the Ming emperor came out. Maybe the Ming emperor personally led the army to Liaodong, and the troops led by him would definitely not be small. The hinterland of Liaodong is in danger, so we should rescue them all. I am willing to be the vanguard and rush back to Liaodong day and night!"

When the other leaders of the Jianlu nodded after hearing this, they no longer had a fight in Pyongyang. In comparison, they were of course more concerned about the safety of their nests. If the nests were lost, what would be the use of defeating Pyongyang? Even further, it would be useless to defeat the entire North Korea!

After Duoduo finished speaking, Huang Taiji did not answer immediately, but looked at the ongoing battle in Pyongyang, looking a little stunned.

At this time, Huang Taiji was very confused. He also knew that if Liaodong was lost, the Qing Dynasty would have lost its foundation. Compared with Pyongyang, Liaodong was simply incomparable to the Qing Dynasty.

However, as the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he had to consider it thoroughly. He tried his best to arrange the battle in Pyongyang. Now that the war had begun, the war would be in vain if he wanted to withdraw his troops at this time, and the Dongjiang Army would continue to become a confidant of the Qing Dynasty. It would definitely not be easy to lure Lu Xiangsheng and the Qing Dynasty to fight head-on next time.

Thinking of these things and seeing the fierce battle in Pyongyang, Huang Taiji couldn't help but start to check whether he was a little scared by himself just now. Subconsciously, he began to find reasons to convince himself that Liaodong was not that critical, and it was enough to wait until the battle in Pyongyang was over before returning to Liaodong to solve the matter in Liaodong.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor of Ming has personally led the army to conquer Liaodong. Now Liaodong is in danger. Please ask Your Majesty to return to the army to rescue!" Seeing that Huang Taiji did not speak, Duoduo immediately asked again, "I am willing to be the vanguard, and I will rush back to Liaodong day and night, drag the main force of the Ming army, and drag the Emperor of Ming to Liaodong. When your Majesty's main force arrives, he will destroy the Emperor of Ming in one fell swoop!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty personally led the army to Liaodong. He must have strong troops and is coming in a fierce manner. He must be careful and should pay attention to it!" Yue Tuo also agreed.

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Hearing the voices of all kinds, Huang Taiji came to his senses. At this time, he was unwilling to withdraw his troops, so he said to Duoduo: "Is the power of the Qing army a falsified? Just by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, he dared to personally conquer Liaodong? Even if he dared to personally conquer his ministers, can his ministers agree? The Emperor of Ming Dynasty has not been captured before, so they are not afraid of Chongzhen's son, who followed their ancestors and were captured by our Qing Dynasty?"

Speaking of this, he saw that Duoduo seemed a little dissatisfied and wanted to say it again, so he further emphasized: "Besides, you know that I ordered the main force in Korea, but where did the Emperor of Ming know? Even if someone informed me, the Emperor of Ming would not have time to react in terms of time. Since that is the case, for Ming, they did not know that the main force of the Qing Dynasty was invading North Korea. How many courage did the Ming Dynasty dare to send troops directly to attack Liaodong? Could it be that their lesson was not enough in the Battle of Sarhu that year, and would you like to do it again?"

After these words were said, the leaders of Jianlu couldn't help but remain silent. They had to admit that Huang Taiji was right.

Huang Taiji himself became more and more confident, so he continued to say loudly: "Besides, how many elite troops of the Ming Kingdom can compete with our Qing army? I also sent Jiergalang and others to command the Mongolian grassland tribes to attack the long border of the Ming Kingdom. Where can the Ming Kingdom mobilize troops to Liaodong?"

These leaders of Jianlu were relieved by Huang Taiji. These reasons make sense. In theory, it is absolutely impossible for the Emperor of Ming to personally fight. Since it was not the Emperor of Ming to personally fight, the troops would definitely be limited. The Ming cavalry would appear in Haizhou and Anshan Yibao, and the Qing army would be defeated in the Tashan Grand Prix, which was more of an accident.

In addition to Dodo's concern about Dorgon, he also wanted to fight for it again. The other leaders of the Jianli turned to look at the Battle of Pyongyang again. As long as Liaodong was not too dangerous, it would only take a day to destroy Pyongyang and then turn back to Liaodong. It would be acceptable for two days to do so.

Huang Taiji also noticed Duoduo's appearance and said in a decisive manner: "In this battle, we must pull out the nail of the Dongjiang Army and kill Lu Xiangsheng. In this way, our Qing Dynasty has no worries about being flanked. You don't have to think too much. After fighting this battle, I will go back to Liaodong and teach the Ming army a lesson!"

After saying that, he no longer cared about Liaodong affairs, but buried his hidden worries in his heart, looked up at the other side of the city wall of Pyongyang, and felt even more urgent, hoping that the battle in Pyongyang would end immediately. Of course, the premise was to fight.

At this time, the situation in Pyongyang was already very fierce.

The roar of artillery, the firing of firearms, the vibration of bowstrings, the shouts of killing, and screams were all heard. Every moment, someone was caught in an arrow and fell to the ground, wailed, or was smashed into pieces by an iron bullet, and even the screams were not qualified to be issued.

Finally, a catapult was pushed close enough, and a large group of Jianli immediately became busy, shouting to fix the catapult, and then moved the stone bombs, preparing to project the stone bombs at the top of the city.

However, a roar on the top of the city. In the blink of an eye, an iron bomb had already arrived first. The fixed catapult cart was hit. With a "slam", the catapult cart immediately split into pieces and scattered all over the ground. Jianlu, who was busy below, immediately screamed and was injured.

However, there were too many catapults. At this moment, another catapult was fixed. The second and third catapults were fixed and prepared to drop bombs. Although the cannons on the city had tried their best to break up these catapults, it was impossible to break up so many catapults in a short time.

Finally, the first rock bullet, which was as big as a millstone, whistled towards Pyongyang City. Unfortunately, it just hit the bottom of Pyongyang City and never touched the top of the city. However, the huge rock fell to the ground, and the sound of the smashing was still amazing.

Huang Taiji saw another catapult cart firing stone bullets at the head of Pyongyang City, and it just hit the marble. Suddenly, the marble was like mud, and a large pit was smashed. The surrounding Ming army was hit by flying stones, and there were all casualties and injuries.

"Okay!" Huang Taiji couldn't help but scream excitedly when he saw it. Then, he saw a stone bullet flying over the city wall and hitting the city.

After a little glance, Huang Taiji couldn't wait to issue an order to let the siege troops attack.

So, Jianlu, who had been waiting for the order, carried the ladder and immediately ran towards Pyongyang City without saying a word.

It has to be said that Jianlu was indeed quite elite at this time. In the general army, when they were still using catapults to smash the city, several more people had the courage to charge at this time. However, when Huang Taiji's order was made, they immediately launched a charge without any hesitation. It can be seen that the orders prohibited this, at least they were implemented in a very good manner.

At the same time, Huang Taiji also ordered to pass it to the catapult cart, so that they could extend the bombs, so that they could prevent accidental injuries.

At this time, the defense on the city was not completely suppressed by Jianlu, and the two sides still fought again. At this time, letting the siege troops climb the city would have to bear a lot of casualties.

However, Huang Taiji was anxious. He wanted to take Pyongyang and return to Liaodong immediately. Therefore, he had to bear more losses, so he also accepted it.

However, his attack on the city without regard for casualties did put a lot of pressure on the Ming army and the Korean army above the city. While dealing with Jianlu's long-range troops, he now has to defend Jianlu's climb to the city, which is even more difficult to defend the city.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng had already moved from the Arrow Tower. Once Jianlu's throwing cart started to drop bombs, the Arrow Tower was one of the main targets.

He was at the battlement, protected by his personal guards, staring at the movement outside the city, and his brows frowned. Jianlu's madness was really beyond his expectations.

No matter what, Jianlu's morale was in full swing for the first time, so they must not succeed. They must attack hard and fight back the first wave of siege.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng immediately ordered: "Let ten thousand enemies be sent to the top of the city. Once the building of the barbarians enter the city, immediately surrender ten thousand enemies!"

This enemy of ten thousand people was given by Emperor Chongzhen when Zheng Zhilong went to the capital last time, and was created by the military battle. The Dongjiang Army also imitated some. However, because if the enemy of ten thousand people wants to be powerful enough, it consumes gunpowder and other ingredients such as arsenic. On the Dongjiang Army, there are not many reserves for ten thousand people.

Although Lu Xiangsheng brought Pyongyang, he originally thought that these ten thousand enemies would be used at the most critical moment. However, he did not expect that Jianlu's first siege would be so fierce. At this time, he didn't care whether there would be ten thousand enemies to use in the future. He would pass the level before he could pass it.

After ordering, Lu Xiangsheng continued to observe the situation of the battle outside the city. Finally, he suddenly had a doubt: "It is a bit unreasonable to the common sense that Jianlu attacked the city without any casualties!"

Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng looked up and looked at the place where the Jianlu Puppet Emperor was located in the distance. He was really a little confused, wondering what the Puppet Emperor thought?

When he looked up, he was shocked. Although the distance was a bit far, it was broad daylight. He was a sharpshooter and his vision was naturally good. When he saw two riders, he was only a few hundred feet apart, and he rushed towards the Jianlu Puppet Emperor one by one and the other.
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