After Sun Long led thousands of Qing troops, was killed by the Ming army, and the corpses were piled up into a mountain, Shang Kexi's army retreated to Macheng, and the reinforcements from Lianghuai stopped at Yingshan in the east of Wuchang, and they did not dare to go further.In the city, Kong Youde also fell into despair and no longer sent troops and horses to break through and ask for help.In the city of Wuchang, the morale of the Qing army was low, and there were constantly green battalion soldiers who fell out of the city and surrendered to the Ming army.In just a few days, there were more than a thousand defenders in the city, and hundreds of soldiers fled before night.By the end of November, Wuchang had already killed people and eaten in the city, and Zhu Yujian outside the city immediately ordered the army to launch a general attack.In the early morning, the artillery of the Ming army roared, and the cannons kept smashing the city wall, while the artillery of the Qing army at the head of Wuchang City was all dumb because of the lack of gunpowder.The Qing troops on duty at the head of the city could only squat behind the battlements, covering their ears and enduring the shelling.Outside the city, in the camp of the Ming army, after the soldiers who participated in the siege of the city had eaten a full meal, they went out of the camp and set up a formation in the wilderness according to their duties.At this time, Zhu Yujian climbed the tall watchtower, and blocked Yinxi and other ministers of civil and military affairs, standing behind him.At the foot of the watchtower, there are countless Ming soldiers lined up in a square array, and then there is a cannon front filled with white gunsmoke, and opposite the watchtower, it is Wuchang City that has been smashed into thousands of holes and filled with smoke and dust.At this time, on the artillery array of the Ming army, a series of deafening artillery sounds were emitted, and the smoke of gunpowder covered the long line, and the artillery mounts of each artillery retreated, and fifty or sixty iron bullets of more than ten catties rushed out of the muzzles in turn and smashed into the city wall.After months of bombardment, Wuchang collapsed and repaired, repaired and collapsed, the city was dusty, countless gravel rose into the air, and then fell like hail, hitting the defenders at the head of the city, popping.Seeing the scene in front of him, Zhu Yujian's heart jumped wildly, he felt the ground shaking of the Wuchang city wall in the distance, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face."
I got the news that the Zhejiang Department wants to capture Nanjing, and the army must capture Wuchang as soon as possible, and then move eastward to recover Nanjing first!"
Zhu Yujian was high-spirited, and said loudly that everyone behind him was humane.Du Yinxi nodded, "If the Zhejiang system returns to Nanjing first, it will definitely help increase the morale of the feudal town, and it will be unfavorable to reduce the feudal domain in the future."
In addition, the reinforcements of the Qing army on the periphery are gradually increasing, and Wuchang will be taken as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night!
”After plugging Yinxi into the cabinet, he wrote to Zhu Yujian, stating that the national policy was to fight against the Manchus, restore prestige, and fight for the recovery of Nanjing.Nanjing is the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty, the political significance is huge, the Longwu court is restored, the Longwu Emperor is the co-lord of the world, the identity of the great tomorrow is unshakable, the central authority can be restored, the emperor can re-realize the centralization of power, and avoid the state of separating the feudal towns.If the Zhejiang system is allowed to recover Nanjing first, it will create a situation where the lord is weak and the minister is strong, and the prestige of the local feudal towns will even cover the imperial court, so it will be difficult for the Longwu court to restore the central authority.Zhu Yujian turned his head, looked at the many generals, and said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, are you sure to take Wuchang?"
”Li Guo came out with his fists cupped, "Your Majesty, today's ministers will go to Wuchang!"
”As he was talking, there was a loud noise in Wuchang City in the distance, raising a huge cloud of smoke and dust.Under the bombardment of the Ming artillery, the city wall of Wuchang collapsed again.At this time, at the head of the city, Kong Youde waved his hand to disperse the smoke and dust, and the soldiers around him, dragging the wounded Qing soldiers, moved slowly on the city wall, the city wall was in a mess, the smoke and dust were billowing, the vision was blurred, and there were screams for help everywhere, and there were some Qing troops who had a mental breakdown and dull eyes, walking around on the city wall.On the wilderness outside the city wall, the trumpets and drums of the Ming army's attack sounded, and countless Ming army infantry troops, pushing the battering ram, carrying the ladder and the ladder, launched a wild charge.During the months of siege, the Ming soldiers had already filled in the moat and cleared the obstacles under the city, and the Ming soldiers who were attacking the city were able to advance directly to the city.Jin Shenghuan's 10,000 horses rushed to the front, and the army advanced to the city under the sporadic sound of arrows and muskets at the head of the city.The soldiers in front stepped over the filled moat and crashed headlong into the dim smoke and dust, and Kong Youde, the head of the city, hurriedly shouted, "Quick, release the arrow!"
”In the attack and defense of several months, the Qing army consumed hundreds of thousands of arrows, as well as countless gunpowder, and now there is a shortage of arrows, plus the army's heart is shaken, and on the city walls on both sides of the collapse, several scattered arrows are shot inaccurately, and are blocked by the shield hand of the Ming army.Jin Shenghuan swung his knife to split the arrows and roared loudly, "Brothers, rush me, those who are the first to climb the city will be rewarded!"
”The officers of the non-commissioned officers of the Ming army waved their swords and roared angrily, rushing into the smoke and dust of the collapse.The soldiers on the left and right wings erected ladders, hooked the head of the city, climbed towards the city, and attacked the city walls on both sides of the collapse, while Jin Shenghuan led the main force and climbed along the collapsed messy stones and mounds to the city wall.The Ming soldiers groped all the way, climbed to the top along the slope, the first soldier, just about to turn over the top of the slope, faced the sharp spears of the Qing army, the soldiers could not dodge, were stabbed by the spear, and immediately rolled down the slope with a scream.The Ming soldiers in the back immediately raised their weapons to fight back, stabbing several Qing troops to death on the top of the slope, the Qing army screamed and fell, but the Qing army behind immediately filled up, and the two sides fought desperately at the collapse site, constantly exchanging deaths.The Qing army occupied a favorable position, and the Ming army, which was attacking from the back, continued to fall down the slope.Jin Shenghuan waved his knife and pointed angrily, "Brother Yisi, keep going!"
”More than 300 people from one division were the first to invest, and after the casualties were cleared, the troops of another division were put into the attack of the gap.On the watchtower, Zhu Yujian watched the attacking Ming army, on each section of the city wall, the Ming soldiers and the Qing army fought fiercely, and the soldiers constantly jumped on the city wall, and the Qing army defending the city was already difficult to deal with.At the collapse site, after the Qing army continued to die, there were not many Qing troops resisting.Although the Qing army has the advantage of geographical advantage, but can not withstand the continuous attacks of the Ming army, Jin Shenghuan waved his knife and slashed, and finally stepped on the top of the slope, he cut a section of space, and the soldiers behind him took the opportunity to hug up, occupy a section of the slope, and then the spear stabbed downward, stabbing the Qing soldiers who wanted to come up down the slope.For a time, the Qing army lost its geographical advantage, the Qing soldiers kept rolling down, while the Ming soldiers continued to climb to the top, and then rushed down from a high place with spears, the Qing soldiers could not resist, and finally turned around and fled to the street behind."
Your Majesty, it's attacked!"
Du Yinxi suddenly shouted excitedly.When Zhu Yujian saw this scene, he also smashed his fist on the guardrail excitedly, and praised again and again, "Okay!"
Good!
All right!
”Wuchang City was broken, and the other Longwu Junchen was all red-faced, extremely excited, and the Wenchen, who was a little more emotional, was even more excited and cried bitterly.At this time, at the head of the city, the Yellow Dragon Banner of the Qing Army was dropped by the Ming Army, and a Ming soldier climbed to the top of the city tower, waving the Sun and Moon Banner excitedly, and the cheers resounded throughout the city.Kong Youde saw the dancing Ming army flag, saw the city gate being opened, and countless Ming soldiers wearing disc helmets and mandarin duck battle jackets entered the city with a look of despair on their faces.He stumbled, lost his soul and walked down the city wall, retreating to the yamen of the governor of Wuchang.Not long after, a raging fire broke out inside the yamen, and thick smoke rose into the sky.In the north of Wuchang City, on a hill, Shang Kexi received the clairvoyant mirror, let out a long sigh, and then pulled the reins of the horse, and said to the silent subordinates beside him: "Withdraw!"
”After speaking, he led hundreds of Qing troops, walked down the hill with a lonely back, and looked north.()