In Gaoyang City, 50,000 soldiers and horses from the Guan Ning Army and the Sixth Town of Xuanda filled the walls of Gaoyang City.

Normally, the attacking side needs more than three times the number of defenders. However, in Gaoyang City at this time, it is the opposite. The defenders are three times as many as the attacking side.

Even so, the various departments of the Ming army were still very nervous. No one thought that there was something wrong with the Tatars' brains, and the Tianwu army, who did not want to fight with the same people, singled them out to fight.

Facing a large group of Qing troops under the city, Ma Ke, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan Pass, no longer thought about Duduo's head. He quickly shouted: "Hurry up and put the dragon flag of the Tianwu Army on the tower, and bring it from both sides!

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Seeing that the two dragon flags were fixed to the most conspicuous place on the city tower, Ma Ke finally breathed a sigh of relief, and all the Ming army generals also breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the next moment, the Qing army's attack became even more fierce! All the Qing troops concentrated their forces on one side and kept attacking.

Everyone in the Ming army stationed in Gaoyang was stunned. What is going on? What is the situation?

After the last offensive and defensive battle, Gaoyang almost became an empty city after the death of Sun Chengzong. Even if the Qing army knew that it was an empty city, they had to fight, not to mention that the Ming army defending the city was still carrying the dragon flag of the Tianwu Army.

If you want to capture Baoding Prefecture, the Ming army around Baoding must be defeated. Especially the Ming army with tens of thousands of people gathered together will be in trouble once they bypass and attack Baoding and their retreat is blocked.

The city plays a very important role in the war. It is a transportation fortress and a reserve station for grain and military supplies. Therefore, most cities have a complete defense system, especially large cities such as the Capital, Nanjing, and Luoyang. As long as the defenders are willing to defend, the enemy will be defeated.

It's hard to beat down.

However, the Ming army did not dare to fight. No matter how good the defense system was, it was in vain. This also led to the saying that there is no invincible city in the world.

The inexplicable actions of the Qing army made all the Ming army departments angry. They are specifically bullying our people from the Nine Sides, right? I'll kill you, you little bitch!

The gunpowder smoke shrouding the city of Gaoyang has not dissipated yet. The Ming artillery and muskets on the city continued to fire. The shells and projectiles hit the Qing army like hail and raindrops. The open space outside the city was full of corpses of the Qing soldiers.

Encountering fierce resistance from the Ming army, the Eight Banners Han army and the Mongolian soldiers dared to continue to advance, and they all became timid.

In the main formation of the Qing army, Prince Duduo of Henan looked livid as he looked at the Han army Jia La Zhangjing and the Mongolian Jia La Zhangjing who were kneeling in front of him to plead guilty.

The fierce firepower of the Ming army was somewhat beyond Duduo's expectation, but the cowardice and incompetence of the Han army and Mongolian soldiers made Duduo even more angry.

"Trash!" Duduo kicked over the Han soldier Jia La Zhangjing and shouted: "Let my warriors with white flags come forward. We must capture this city before dark!"

Before sending out the Manchu soldiers with white flags, Duduo ordered all the hundreds of people who retreated to be beheaded, which made the soldiers of all banners tremble with fear.

The two men in charge of attacking the city, Jia La Zhangjing, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, crying bitterly: "Prince Yu, please spare us this time."

Duduo sneered and said: "Our Qing Dynasty has always been invincible and invincible since Taizu's uprising. It all depends on the execution of orders and prohibitions. The officers and men must obey their orders. Anyone who disobeys military discipline must be killed immediately. People like you will not be tolerated."

What's the use of keeping those who are greedy for life and afraid of death? Today I will use your heads to serve as a warning!"

As he spoke, he drew his sword and hacked the two men to death on the spot, and then said: "No one who retreated will be spared, behead them all!"

The Qing soldiers also took action, pushing out and beheading hundreds of people one by one as they begged for mercy. The other Han soldiers and Mongolian soldiers were also frightened, their calves were trembling, and they were cursing these Manchu dogs in their hearts.

Really cruel.

On the walls of Gaoyang City, the Ming army generals had a very clear view of what was happening below the city, and they were frightened and discussed among themselves.

Chen Xinjia frowned and said: "Good guy, these Tatars are really ruthless!"

Yang Sichang shook his head and said: "Although the Tatars are a bit cruel, military discipline is strict and never underestimate the interest. This is the correct way to run an army. If our other Ming armies can do this, then the Tatars

I don’t even dare to enter the border."

Ma Ke, who was not far away, whispered to Bai Guangen: "The Tatars are going to fight, let's run!"

Bai Guangen leaned over and whispered: "We have issued a military order. If you run away, you will be beheaded!"

Ma Ke said: "We are afraid of birds. If we all run together, can the imperial court really kill us?"

Bai Guangen nodded and said: "That's not bad, let me do the math!"

As he spoke, he turned up his fingers, looking like a fake old god.

Ma Ke asked anxiously: "How is the hexagram?"

"Don't say anything, it will affect your luck!" Bai Guangen said calmly, then muttered a lot of professional terms.

Not long after, Bai Guangen finally said: "Ominous hexagram!"

Ma Ke said: "That's nonsense. If the Tatars break the city and we are still alive, of course it will be a bad divination. Is your fortune-telling ability passed down from your ancestors?"

"believe it or not!"

"..."

After beheading hundreds of heads, Duduo mobilized all the Qing troops, Manchus, Mongols and Han troops, and launched another attack on Gaoyang.

The Qing troops did not dare to be careless and fought hard to attack the city. No one dared to take a step back. However, the Ming army's artillery and muskets were not simple, and there were more bows and arrows.

However, no matter how hard they tried, flesh and blood could never compete with gunpowder, and the Qing army was beaten with corpses all over the city and blood flowing in canals.

The Qing army attacked for two hours, killing thousands of men and horses. Almost all the Han and Mongolian armies of the Eight Banners were wiped out. They attacked the city wall many times and were repelled by the Ming army many times.

Although the losses were not small, there were also huge gains. The firepower of the Ming army on the city wall was almost exhausted. The Ming army's city defense was not adequate and they could only rely on human sea tactics. However, in terms of courage, they were much worse than the Qing army.

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The ministries took turns to defend the city. When it was the turn of Xuanda's troops to defend the city, someone suddenly reported to Chen Xinjia: "Supervisor, Shanhaiguan Commander-in-Chief Ma Ke and Jizhou Commander-in-Chief Bai Guangen led their troops and ran away from the west gate!"

"What!" Chen Xinjia was shocked, as if he had been struck by lightning.

Not long after, someone reported again: "The governor, Eunuch Gao and Miyun Commander Tang Tong also led their troops and ran away!"

"They...them!" Chen Xinjia was speechless for a long time.

Yang Sichang, who was patrolling on the city tower, saw darkness in his eyes and almost fainted.

Yang Sichang didn't understand that as long as the army held on for half a day, the Tianwu Army would arrive and attack from both sides. The more than 10,000 slaves would become a target of the Ming Army. A shocking feat was just around the corner. Guan Ning's army

Why did you run away?

"Master Governor, the Tatars have attacked the city wall!"

The news of Guan Ning's army's escape quickly spread throughout Gaoyang City. The people in the third town of Xuanda learned that the friendly army had escaped and no longer wanted to fight. As the Qing army continued to surge up the city wall and gradually became exhausted, many people began to go down the city.

run.

Seeing that Gao Yang could no longer hold on, Chen Xinjia was horrified and hurriedly said: "Commander Yang, escort Mr. Yang Ge out of the city quickly!"

Yang Guozhu took the order and led his Supervisor Battalion to escort Yang Sichang to the west gate. Hu Dawei escorted Chen Xinjia. Jiang Xiang, the general of Datong, had already disappeared.

After all the leaders fled, Xuanda's troops abandoned the city and fled after only a slight resistance. The Qing army took advantage of the situation and captured Gaoyang City.

After entering Gaoyang, Duduo realized that the Tianwu Army stationed in Gaoyang was not the Tianwu Army. He was so angry that he almost spurted blood and killed many elite Eight Banners troops. He also confidently thought that he had defeated the Tianwu Army, but in the end, he fought for a long time.

Some rotten fish and shrimp!

Duduo asked fiercely: "Where is the Tianwu Army?"

A Qing general reminded in a low voice: "It should be at Tongkou. There are only two places within dozens of miles nearby where heavy Ming troops are concentrated..."

Duduo slammed the table and said angrily: "Leave three thousand men to garrison Gaoyang, and the rest of the army will march to Tongkou!"
Chapter completed!