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Chapter 624 Onslaught

"ah?!"

The obedient king Kong Youde and Zhenglan Banner Han Army Gushan'er Zhenbayan suddenly heard Dorgon's order and were completely shocked. Looking at each other, they quickly knelt down in front of Dorgon and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, it's not that the minions intentionally shirk it. It's just that in the past, they were ordered to accompany the army and attack the city. The heavy artillery Niu Lu of the minions was only responsible for the use of heavy artillery to bombard the city. Because it is not easy to train gunners, once they are lost, it will be difficult for a short time.

Supplement. Please think again, Your Majesty!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, it is very difficult to train a good gunner. Once lost, it will be difficult to replace it in a short time. No matter how many cannons are built in Shengjing City, it will not work if no one can use them! Please think again, Your Majesty!"

However, what they said was immediately refuted by Azig.

"You dog slave, what you are saying is that the lives of the Nikkan Aha under your command are more valuable than the lives of your masters, and are they more valuable than the lives of my Eight Banners descendants of the Qing Dynasty and Manchuria?!"

Azig knew the reason behind Dorgon's order. He immediately caught the loopholes in Kong Youde and Bayan's words. He immediately stood up and pointed at the noses of Kong Youde, the obedient king, and Bayan, the Han army of the Zhenglan Banner, Gu Shan'e, and shouted loudly

scolded:

"Today, not only your Han army is going to attack, but all the Eight Banners soldiers and horses under Xiping Mountain are going to attack today! What cannons, cannons, without cannons, our Qing soldiers will not be able to fight?!"

Azig was Dorgon's biological brother. He knew that the attack of the cavalry and infantry troops today was just around the corner, and that his soldiers and horses with white flags would not lead the charge anyway, so he spoke and sang high-pitched words with extra confidence.

Azig's performance naturally fell in Dorgon's eyes, and he immediately won Dorgon's applause.

"Well said! This is the spirit that our soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty should have!"

At this time, Dorgon got down from the couch where he was sitting, stood tall and majestic in the tent, looked around at Beilugushan, the kings who were qualified to come to discuss matters, and said loudly:

"The bombardment lasted all day yesterday, and the bombardment continued for several hours today. In addition, the fire burned the mountain last night and burned all night. Although Xiping Mountain is steep, no matter how steep it is, it still needs people to garrison it.

"No matter how many Confederate soldiers and horses they have on the mountain, they will definitely not be able to withstand such a blow! As long as all the banners work hard today, regardless of casualties, they will definitely be able to attack!"

"Prince Rui——"

"shut up!"

Faced with Dorgon's proposition, Abatai, the king of Raoyu County, obviously wanted to say something more, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Dorgon stopped him.

Just when Kong Youde, Bayan and others finished shooting their bullets and came to see Dorgon, Azig, Abatai and others had already been discussing in Dorgon's tent for a long time.

The subject of the discussion was when to launch a general attack on Xipingshan Camp and who would lead the army.

It was quickly decided when to launch the general offensive, but there was a dispute over who would take the lead.

Dorgon and the Azig brothers, of course, sang in unison and asked Abatai to lead the charge.

Anyway, the camp on Xiping Mountain was originally lost from the hands of Abatai's son Yue Le. He should go there both in public and private matters.

However, Abatai was a military governor who had stormed the Xiping Mountain camp, and he already understood the dangers involved.

As soon as he saw Dorgon and Azig trying to support him, they found various reasons and refused to agree.

As a result, at the critical moment of their dispute, Kong Youde and Bayan appeared.

So Dorgon took advantage of the situation and handed over the task of leading the battle to Niu Lu, the Han army led by Kong Youde and Bayan.

As for the Zhenghong Banner Han army under the command of the obedient King Kong Youde, Abate certainly didn't care about their life or death, but Li Yongfang's youngest son Bayan was his grandson.

As the father-in-law of the dead traitor Li Yongfang, and as Bayan's grandfather, Niu Lu, the Zhenglan Banner Han Army under Bayan, is also closely related to Abate.

Although Dorgon asked these Han soldiers Niulu to lead the battle, Abate himself breathed a sigh of relief, but he still wanted to say something to Bayan.

But when he opened his mouth, Dorgon knew what he wanted to do and immediately stopped him.

"Prince Rao Yu, you don't need to say any more! I am the general under orders, and my mind has been made up! King Gongshun and Bayan will take the lead, and then the whole army will press forward. We will not withdraw our troops until Xiping Mountain is taken!"

"

After saying this, Dorgon stared at Abatai, who was blushing and embarrassed, and said coldly: "Today, the general attack of my army going south is about to begin. Anyone who dares to speak more to mess up the morale of our army will be killed! Those who dare to disobey my orders and act before the battle.

,cut!"

Dorgon's sharp gaze, like a hawk gazing at a wolf, turned from Abate's face, to Kong Youde's face, and then to Bayan's face. The people he was staring at obediently lowered their heads and received the order.

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Three quarters past noon arrived quickly. At this time, the spring sunshine on Xiping Mountain was bright, shining warmly on people.

But Yuan Jin, with a soot face and a tired body, could not feel the warmth of the sun at all.

At this time, he was squatting in a shallow trench on the east edge of the Baichi Cliff in Xiping Mountain, building a pergola with his hands, and looking up and down.

The sudden cessation of the shelling at the foot of the mountain made Yuan Jin and the others feel an unprecedented danger.

"Commander Yuan, the Tatars at the bottom of the mountain are probably going to send people to launch a fierce attack!"

Hu Changhai, who was following Yuan Jin, put down the telescope in his hand, and then said to Yuan Jin in a hoarse voice.

Yesterday during the day, the Manchu Tatars bombarded Xiping Mountain with heavy artillery. They fought for a whole day. Countless projectiles fell to the ground. Not only did they smash all the fence walls surrounding the top of Xiping Mountain to pieces, they also hit the camp on the top of the mountain into a mess.

Although there were advance precautions and various bunkers and fortifications prepared in a hurry, Yuan Jin, Hu Changhai and others still suffered heavy casualties.

Among them, not many people were directly killed by the falling projectiles, but the wood and stone debris hit by the projectiles flew across, causing many people on the mountain to be injured.

Including Yuan Jin, Hu Changhai, Zhang Guogan, Ma Zhuang, Zhang Tianbao and other generals who commanded the defense, they all also took the honors.

In addition to the heavy losses caused by the shelling during the day, the fire that burned the mountain last night and the thick smoke and ash caused by the fire also tortured Yuan Jin and others on Xiping Mountain and their troops.

Throughout the morning, the whole camp was filled with coughing sounds.

Yuan Jin, Hu Changhai and others all looked gray and dusty, and their voices were hoarse.

I don’t know if he was shouting dumbly, or because he was anxious, or because he was choked by the burning smoke.

"Ahem, what Governor Yang said is indeed true. To attack a fortified city, the Manchu Tatars only need two moves, the cannon blast and the horse and infantry charge! Now it's their horse and infantry's turn to charge!"

Yuan Jin looked at the densely packed Manchu Tatar team gathering at the foot of the mountain, feeling a little uneasy and yet excited as he said this.

"But, it's strange. Aren't these Manchu Tatars in red armor the same Manchu Tatars who bombarded us at the foot of the mountain before? Including those Manchu Tatars wearing true blue flag armor, they also seem to be the original ones.

Those people shooting at us from down the mountain!"

Yuan Jin took the telescope from Hu Changhai's hand, observed it carefully, and couldn't help but talk about what he saw.

When he said this, the other people following him immediately raised their upper bodies from the trench and looked down the mountain.

Under the sun, a team of thousands of people was gathering at the foot of the eastern foot of Xiping Mountain.

Looking up, a large group of Zhenghong Banner troops was followed by a much smaller group of Zhenglan Banner troops, coming out of the original artillery formation and advancing towards the foot of the mountain.

"Haha, it just so happens. It just goes with what I said. It's not that enemies don't get together. It's time to settle the old score between me and Kong Youde!"

"That's right, if Kong Youde's men come up, haha, they will never come back! Even if I can't beat the dog Tatars, can't they fucking beat the two Tatars under Kong Youde?!"

"That's right, killing one is enough, but killing two is still profitable! They both have one head and two arms, who is afraid of whom? Let's fight like crazy with them!"

Hu Changhai, Zhang Guogan, Ma Zhuang and Zhang Tianbao all spoke harshly and expressed their determination.

For the past two days, they had led their troops to guard the mountain. They had been beaten passively. They had been hit by countless cannons and burned by smoke. As a result, they had long since lost their patience while waiting for the Tatar cavalry and infantry to come to attack the camp.

"Okay! What we are most afraid of is that the Tatars are besieging us but not attacking us, and they will keep fighting with us. Now since they can't wait and come to die themselves, what do we have to fear!"

Yuan Jin saw that his troops were ready and immediately launched pre-war mobilization.

"Below our Xiping Mountain Camp, there are only two roads leading up the mountain, one leading to the East Gate and the other leading to the West Gate behind.

"Our troops are divided into two. Zhang Tianbao and I are on the same team. There are four sentry troops in total. Zhang Guogan, Ma Zhuang, Zhao Changshou. The three of you are following Hu Shenjiang, and you are also four sentry troops!

"Furthermore, I expect that the Tatars will send Kong Youde's men to attack, but they will only ask him to cast stones to ask for direction and be the vanguard. There will be a large army behind him! So we have to divide our troops into two groups, each guarding one gate. As for who will guard the east gate.

, you choose who will guard the West Gate, General Hu!"

At this time, there was the sound of drums and horns at the foot of the mountain. Seeing that the Tatars at the foot of the mountain had begun to advance in large numbers, the other generals received the order and finally focused their attention on Hu Changhai's face.

"Since Chief Yuan asked me to choose first, I, Hu Changhai, will choose wherever Kong Youde's God-Blessed Soldiers attack! Since he is here, I will naturally guard the East Gate!"

"Okay, that being the case, let's make it a deal. I'll leave the East Gate to you! - Zhang Guogan, follow me to guard the West Gate!"
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