Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 362 Worry
The Jianlu army that left the city started running wildly as soon as they left the city.There is no formation, just the pursuit of a speed.Howling, full of momentum.

The ones running in the front are the sword and shield soldiers in Jianlu.As they ran, they also tapped their shields with their knives. If they met the recruits, they would definitely be frightened by their momentum.

Behind the sword and shield soldiers are the archers in Jianlu.With a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other hand, he was about to get close, and then used a rain of arrows to hit the Ming army in front of him, so as to cover the charge of his accomplices.

Even on both sides of this Jianlu army, there are still three hundred cavalry, covering the flanks of the infantry, and at the same time approaching the Ming army rapidly, creating enough pressure for the Ming army.

Facing Jianlu's rapid advance, if the Ming army hadn't prepared in advance, there would definitely be panic.We can only dispatch troops and generals while sending troops up to intercept Jianlu's approach.

However, because Emperor Chongzhen had insight into the opportunity, the Ming army had already secretly completed the arrangement.

In the van in front of Jianlu, the Hongyi cannon that had been prepared for a long time suddenly roared.

"Boom boom boom..."

Iron bullets were thrown out one after another at a speed that was invisible to the naked eye.Seeing the running crowd on Jianlu's charge, several bloody ditches suddenly appeared.It was like a piece of cloth that was suddenly cut with several lines.

Although the number of Jianlu killed was very limited, the plowing out of these bloody ditches stunned the running Jianlu.

Thanks to the fact that Jianlu in front is an elite, he knows that he cannot stop during the charge.Therefore, although they were also afraid that the iron bullet would fall on them, they still charged without hesitation.

However, behind the thousand Jianlu troops, many of the troops composed of various ethnic groups in Liaodong were so frightened that they stopped. Looking at their companions who were hit by iron bullets, they became shattered in the blink of an eye and felt horrified in their hearts. .

The gunpowder smoke brought by the firing of the Hongyi cannon had not yet dissipated. The Jianlu pioneers who were charging were surprised to find that one after another, the arrows broke through the gunpowder smoke, covering the sky within their line of sight, as if It rained on them like rain.So, while continuing to charge, they tried to shrink their bodies, trying to use their shields to block the rain of arrows.

"Ding ding ding..." The sound of arrows falling to the ground, like big and small beads falling on a jade plate, kept ringing.

The luckier Jianlu blocked the arrows with their shields, but there were also many unlucky ghosts who were nailed to their bodies by the missed arrows.Either nailed into flesh, or hung from armor.

Seeing the Ming army's offensive, many of the troops of various ethnic groups in Liaodong subconsciously stopped.They didn't want to rush forward and use their flesh and blood to meet the Ming army's arrow rain.

Those Jianlu who missed the arrow, before they had time to rejoice, heard the sound of horseshoes coming from their ears, and the sound was slowly speeding up.In the midst of his busy schedule, Jianlu turned his head to look at it, and was immediately frightened.

I saw that on both sides of the Jianlu army, there was a heavy cavalry of the Ming army on each side. Under the cover of the Qingqi, they inserted obliquely towards the out-of-joint place of the Jianlu army.

On the top of the city, Dorgon has been watching the battle.He was still thinking that the Ming army was attacked by the army he sent, and he didn't know where there would be a flaw.This must be discovered at the first time, and he will send follow-up troops to seize the opportunity and severely teach the Ming army.

However, let alone discovering any flaws, as soon as this army was sent out, it was beaten head-on by the Ming army.Cannons, bows and arrows, and even heavy cavalry were dispatched. This battle was just a sign, and Dorgon's rich experience told him that it would be bad!

Therefore, without hesitation, he ordered that Ming Jin withdraw his troops.The purpose of sending troops to fight has also been achieved, that is, the Ming army outside the city is very strict in defense and reacts very quickly, which is very difficult to deal with.

However, even if Dorgon withdraws his troops in time, at least [-] Jianlu elites were cut off from retreating under the attack of heavy cavalry from the Hussar Battalion of the Ming Army, unable to return to the city.

These Jianlu were also fierce enough. Seeing this situation, they immediately began to shrink and form an array, trying to fight a bloody path and escape back to the city.

However, in this era, on the battlefield, individual bravery is no longer able to determine everything.A body of flesh and blood is a body of flesh and blood. In front of gunpowder weapons, everything is scum.

Dorgon on the top of the city closed his eyes in pain, not wanting to see the elite soldiers of the Qing Dynasty fall under the attack of firearms like that.

The temptation this time made him have to admit that the army led by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty was indeed elite.At least the reaction speed is very fast.

Thinking of this, Dorgon became a little worried.At the same time, he was a little puzzled.As soon as the Ming army came up like this, they put on a posture to besiege Tashan.Aren't they afraid that the Qing army came to reinforce after hearing the news.In this way, it is a question of whether the emperor of the Ming Dynasty can go back due to internal and external attacks!

At this moment, he suddenly felt that it was very necessary for Huang Taiji to arrange for him to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty on the matter of King De to paralyze the Ming Dynasty.But, why are they negotiating, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally led the army to Liaodong?It's impossible for him to know that Liaodong is actually empty, right?Or is it a blind cat meeting a dead mouse?
Others may not know, but Dorgon himself knows in his heart that in the short term, he will not be able to have large-scale reinforcements unless he can persist until Huang Taiji leads the triumphant return.

Thinking about it this way, the situation in front of him is very difficult.

At this time, Dorgon suddenly regretted it.

Since Tashan was brought down by the Qing Dynasty, the damaged city wall has not been properly repaired.In the past, the Qing side thought it was completely unnecessary.Because the Ming army was so courageous, they didn't dare to come out of the tortoise shell.

Unexpectedly, the Ming army actually came to fight Tashan, and it was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty who personally led the army to fight Tashan.

Tashan, can you still hold it?
While Dorgon was worried looking at the busy Ming army outside the city, Lu Xiangsheng was also worried on North Korean Phi Island.

The Ming army gathered from all the islands totaled only 7000 people, which was already the largest force he could muster.However, in North Korea's Jianlu, there were 3 horses.If you want to rescue North Korea head-on, if you directly confront the Jianlu army, the Ming army will definitely have no chance of winning.

Faced with Kim Sang-heon's repeated pleadings, Lu Xiangsheng had no choice but to save North Korea, and he must not sit back and watch North Korea be wiped out by Jianlu.

However, the situation in North Korea is not so bad that it cannot be rescued.

This time, the Jianlu did not go straight to Seoul, but burned, killed and looted all the way, and robbed North Korea of ​​an unknown amount of supplies.

Jianlu Bingfeng is still more than 200 miles away from Seoul, and the main force continues to attack and advance in the direction of Seoul.In the rear, the North Korean general Lin Qingye led the army and guarded Pyongyang without being captured by Jianlu.There are only tens of thousands of horses to build captives outside the city.

After hearing the general situation of the battle, Lu Xiangsheng made a decision to attack the enemies in Pyongyang, cut off the Jianlu's retreat, and force the main force of the Jianlu to give up attacking Seoul.

"My lord governor, what about Seoul? If the main force of Jianlu abandons the retreat, the king will be in danger!" Jin Shangxian was not satisfied with this, and asked immediately.

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng said with a serious face: "The Jianlu invasion should have been expected long ago. North Korea's war preparations should be well prepared. Seoul is a rare strong city in North Korea, and Jianlu is not good at attacking the city. Could it be that Can't you defend? An isolated city can't be defended if it sticks to it. Now that I have my official to support me, Seoul will have no worries. When I defeat the Jianlu in Pyongyang and join your North Korean troops, the Jianlu who attacked Seoul will undoubtedly retreat! "

He was not influenced by Kim Sang-heon, he already had an explanation, so he carried out the rescue according to the best response plan he thought.After hearing this, Jin Shangxian had no choice but to send someone back quickly to report the news to the king, and at the same time cooperate with Lu Xiangsheng to rescue Pyongyang first.

The land of North Korea was now in chaos.Jianlu plundered everywhere, and Jianlu was everywhere.Traces of burning, killing and looting can be seen everywhere. Broken walls and corpses strewn across the fields are not too common.

Pyongyang is the most famous strong city in northern North Korea, and the surrounding dignitaries, etc., fled into Pyongyang as soon as the Jianlu invaded.People from surrounding areas also flocked to Pyongyang for refuge.

Immediately, Lin Qingye organized manpower to defend.The Jianlu army that invaded North Korea only tried to attack once but failed, and only [-] troops were stationed outside the city to besiege. The other troops crossed Pyongyang and continued southward.

At this time, Lin Qingye, with a sad face, stood on the top of the city, overlooking the Jianlu camp outside the city.

He was very worried, wondering if Seoul could be held.Lu Xiangsheng may not be clear, as a well-known general in North Korea, he is naturally more familiar with the domestic situation.Although he was ready for battle, he did not have much confidence in Seoul's defense.Now I can only pray in my heart that Seoul can stay longer.

In fact, the situation in Pyongyang is not very good.As the general of Pyongyang, he is of course the most aware of the situation in the city.

With the strength in his hands, it is impossible to go out of the city and repel the Jianlu army outside the city.If it was just for defense, one of the things that worried him most in the city was that too many people flocked into the city, and the food and grass in the city would not last long.

In a word, relying on North Korea's own strength alone is simply unable to deal with Jianlu's offensive.

For this reason, he stood at the top of the city every day, and one of his habitual actions was to look at the Datong River from a distance.I hope to see that the navy of the Ming army will appear one day.

The Jianlu outside the city was led by Yue Tuo.He did not focus on the inside of Pyongyang. In fact, he just stayed outside the city and looked at Pyongyang.At least half of the troops have been sent out by him to continue to loot the surrounding area.Every day Jianlu goes in and out of the barracks, so don't be too busy.

On this day, Yue Tuo was verifying the looted supplies, when suddenly, a fast horse drove into the camp and came to report to him: "Lord Belle, the navy of the Ming Dynasty has entered the Datong River, warships big and small, There are at least a hundred or more."

Of course, Jianlu would not ignore the Ming Dynasty Navy. There are patrols at the entrance of the Datong River, so they can know the movements of the Ming Kingdom Navy at the first time.

Hearing the sound, Yue Tuo immediately put down everything in his hands, and said with great joy in his heart: "I didn't expect to be hit by the emperor. Leaving Pyongyang without fighting, the Ming army can be lured ashore."

So, while ordering the scouts to find out the movement of the army, he sent someone to fly to Liaodong.

But on the surface, there was no special response to what the Jianlu Camp should be like.

When the Ming navy appeared on the Pyongyang River, Jianlu seemed to come back to his senses, and immediately blew the horn and began to prepare for the battle.

Above the city of Pyongyang, the North Korean soldiers looked at the countless Ming warships, cheering loudly, sweeping away the worries of many days, and weeping with joy one by one.The arrival of reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty meant that they had a backer.

Pyongyang guard Lin Qingye greeted him out of the city immediately.Especially when he saw that the chief general of the Ming army was Lord Lu, the governor of Baoding, he was even more overjoyed.Even the governor came in person, which means that the Ming army came in full force, and Jianlu would not have the advantage in Pyongyang.

Sure enough, five thousand infantrymen of the Ming army descended from the ship one after another, and drove into the city of Pyongyang under the sight of Jianlu.The number of incoming reinforcements has reached the limit of the Ming army.

"No need to be too polite!" After Lu Xiangsheng waved his hand and signaled to Lin Qingye, he immediately asked what he was most concerned about, "How is the movement of Jianlu?"

"Returning to the governor, Jianlu seems to have no intention of attacking the city. He just loots and scrapes the ground every day without letting anything go. They are just a bunch of beasts!" Lin Qingye replied angrily after hearing this.

Lu Xiangsheng was not surprised when he heard this.Before Jianlu, there were still customs raids and looting.

Hastily climbed to the top of Pyongyang City, looking at the Jianlu camp.

Because of the arrival of the Ming army, Jianlu's troops outside the camp have begun to shrink, and groups of people are continuously gathering towards the camp.

Lu Xiangsheng frowned, feeling a little regretful.The troops in hand have just arrived by boat, and they need to rest and regroup before fighting.In addition, it will take time for the cavalry to come to aid by land.Otherwise, you should launch an offensive against Jianlu as soon as possible, maybe it will be effective.

Thinking of this, he turned his head to look at the North Korean soldiers on the top of the wall.If the North Korean soldiers are available, they don't need to rest and reorganize, but they can contain the wave of Jianlu.However, as soon as he saw it, his heart sank and he dismissed the idea.

North Korean soldiers, all of them are pale and emaciated.Just in terms of physical strength, they are far inferior to Jianlu's.Moreover, they didn't have much armor on them, and they were dressed in tatters. In Lu Xiangsheng's eyes, they couldn't be regarded as an army at all.

From Lu Xiangsheng's perspective, he could tell at a glance that the training of the North Korean army must be average.With such an army relying on city walls, it is okay to defend for a while, but if it goes out of the city and fights with prisoners in the field, then don't even think about it.

Having reached this conclusion, Lu Xiangsheng gave up his fantasy and immediately sent an order to the Ming army to take the time to rest.As soon as the cavalry arrived, they were ready to launch an offensive against the Jianlu camp.

No matter how you look at it, Pyongyang's battle to relieve the siege cannot be dragged on for too long.

(End of this chapter)