Domineering Daming

The two sides quickly fought and fought hand to hand.

There was a fierce fight in front of the city gate, and the rain of cannons overhead, the entire closed fortress was caught in a big battle.

Behind Huashan Jiushou and other troops were the Jurchen cavalry under Dorgon's command. They had neat military appearances, concentrated evil spirits, and stared quietly at the gate of the city.

Dorgon, Li Dingguo, Zuo Liangyu and others were sitting on horseback, holding binoculars, watching quietly, showing no intention of supporting.

Dai Shandao: "It seems that Qingshan Zhongjun doesn't plan to retreat, and is going to stick to the closed fortress."

Man Dahai was riding a horse, his face was full of wind and frost, and said: "It is understandable, if the [-] troops retreat to the other side, then the flames of war will spread to the island of the country, which will have a great impact on the morale of the army and the people of the Japanese country, and there will be no more troops on the other side. It is really dangerous if the strait is in the way."

Zuo Liangyu watched Huashan's long-guarded army rush in, but did not go deep. The two armies clashed at the city gate, saw each other, and looked a little uneasy, saying: "Qingshan Zhongjun has an army of [-] in his hands. We are attacking the city so urgently. , the loss will be huge, if they can wait a few days, maybe they will retreat without a fight."

Aoyama Zhongjun's granary was burned, and it was impossible to hold on for too long. No matter whether the Ming Dynasty attacked or not, there was not enough food and grass to support it, so withdrawing troops was the only way.

Naturally, Zuo Liangyu's fundamental intention was not this, he wanted to preserve his strength.

Li Dingguo glanced at him, but did not speak.

What they have to do now is to test, and it is impossible to press it all at once.

Zuo Liangyu didn't notice the mistakes in his strategy and tactics, and continued: "I think the main thing is to run and bomb, supplemented by feints. This fortress can be taken in ten days at most!"

Dorgon was the commander in chief at the front line. He glanced at Zuo Liangyu, pondered for a moment, and said, "Don't worry, let's take a look first."

Zuo Liangyu's expression remained motionless, her eyes were a little fixed, and she didn't argue.

The artillery fire was moving towards the city, and the first part of the city basically became a tug of war.

Huashan stood guard for a long time, and Hei Tianzhongzhi was still worried at first, but as he rushed to kill, he gradually became full of pride and bravely took the lead.

The warriors of the shogunate were originally aggressive, but as Huashan Jiushou and others showed stronger combat power, their morale suddenly rose and fell, and their fighting spirit increased.

Chapter 1379 Bloody Tactics

Before closing the fortress, the two armies were fighting against each other. They were both Japanese warriors. Now they are their masters, fighting constantly.

Tadatoshi Aoyama watched silently from the watchtower.

The big names behind him breathed a sigh of relief. The Ming Dynasty's offensive was not as violent as they expected, and the Guanmen Fortress was still as stable as Mount Tai, showing no sign of defeat.

Qingshan Zhongjun did not speak, but stared at the gate of the city with cold eyes.He knew very well in his heart that this was a temptation from the Ming Dynasty, and maybe tomorrow would be a full-scale war.

Qingshan Zhongjun's heart was heavy, he had to face the firearms of the Ming Dynasty in front, and there was a shortage of food and grass in the back. This closed fortress could not be defended no matter what.

But it is not so easy to retreat to the other side. It does not mean that the army is not letting go, but that the Ming army is allowed to cross the Guanmen Strait, and the entire hinterland of the island is exposed to the iron hoof of the Ming army.

Qingshan Zhongjun frowned tightly, his expression hard.

He once again regretted that the shogunate's strategy of fighting the Ming army, which seemed to be a quick solution, seriously harmed the shogunate.

Qingshan Zhongjun's eyes flickered, and he kept thinking.

The daimyo behind him didn't know what he was thinking, with a smile on his face and a relaxed expression.

Opposite Qingshan Zhongjun, Dorgon also slowly turned towards the telescope.

The people around him looked at each other without speaking, but with smiles on their faces.

They knew the flaws in the location of the closed fortress, the morale, combat power, deployment, etc. of the army.

"Let's attack the city tomorrow." Daishan said.

First, the war dragged on for too long, and the pressure on the imperial court was increasing, and they needed a breakthrough.On the other hand, Daishan is also worried that Zhongjun Aoyama has other goals and wants to win with speed, so he cannot be given time.

Duoduo snorted coldly, and said: "I've been waiting for a long time, the artillery will move forward tonight, bombard the whole fortress once, and let the people inside do a good job of coping, and the whole army will press up at noon tomorrow!"

Dorgon didn't speak, turned his horse's head, and said: "Let the navy get ready, Qingshan Zhongjun is going to run away."

Li Dingguo was still thinking about it, but he was startled when he heard the words, and then nodded slightly.

Qingshan Zhongjun didn't have many choices. He could either go out of the city to fight, or defend to the death, or withdraw his troops. With these three options, he could not continue to defend the fort after closing the gate.

The Ming Dynasty had already occupied Jiuguo Island, and the shogunate army couldn't hold it at all, and it was only a matter of time before they retreated.Now that the Ming army is ready for everything, Qingshan Zhongjun will be defeated even if he is undefeated!

Not long after Dorgon left, the Ming army called for gold, Huashan stood guard for a long time, and Hei Tianzhong retreated like water.

Qingshan Zhongjun didn't let anyone chase him, because the Ming army had an open and dark ambush outside the city, and once they went out, they couldn't come back.

The fighting stopped, but there was an unusual chill inside and outside the city, and the whole air seemed to freeze.

The Ming army worked on the siege plan overnight, coordinated the armies, and even had a premonition after the siege was successful.

There are more than 30 staff members in the staff office, and they have already made various premonitions, combined with the actual situation, modified it, and it was released hotly.

After seeing it, Dorgon did not object. He handed over the command of the siege to Li Dingguo.

Li Dingguo is not yet young enough to be a weak crown, but his resume is quite solid, especially he has been in the military academy, and he is an old closed disciple of Sun Ge. Everyone looks up to him.

Zuo Liangyu was naturally unconvinced, but he didn't dare to offend, so he was sullen and dissatisfied, and prepared for war overnight.

Qingshan Zhongjun also lined up troops in the city, adjusted the city defense, and prepared for tomorrow's battle.

At sea, Cao Bianjiao led the navy and began to test the Guanmen Strait, but he dared to go deep.

There are many narrow and shallow places in this strait. Once there is an ambush, the navy may be dumped.

Standing beside Cao Bianjiao, Zheng Zhilong said, "Captain, big boats can't get in, but small boats can. The 6000 marines can come in handy at this time!"

Cao Bianjiao shook his head and said: "There are too many mountains and fields here, and this fortress is on the only way. The marines have no choice. When Qingshan Zhongjun is defeated, we will attack halfway!"

"Yes!" Zheng Zhilong said, he just had the idea of ​​giving it a try.

In the middle of the night, the artillery array of the Ming army moved forward, the muzzles were raised, and the range of artillery fire was greatly increased.

A group of big names in the Guanmen Fortress were furious. They said that the Ming army was too defiant in front of Qingshan Zhongjun, and asked to lead troops out of the city, and attacked the Ming army's artillery formation.

Maybe Aoyama Takatoshi wanted them to recognize the reality and did not stop them, so each of the three daimyos led a total of 3000 people and sneaked out of the city in an attempt to destroy the Ming Dynasty's broken formation.

As a result, before they got close, they stepped on countless mines, followed by arrows and cannons. Before they got close, they had already been waiting for their soldiers to swarm up, like chopping vegetables, and accepted the 3000 people with a smile.

On the top of the wall, Qingshan Zhongjun looked at everything with a blank face, and turned back to the battle room without saying anything.

Then, the artillery array of the Ming army started shelling again. This time it was able to concentrate on many places, and the shells fell like rain, falling on the closed fortress.

Terrible explosions and huge vibrations shook the entire fortress, and almost everyone in the pass was terrified and unable to sleep in fear.

At noon the next day, the Ming army, recharging their batteries, finally began to attack.