The reason why Zhao Ming was confident that he would take the castle within half a month was that he concluded that Tsarist Russia had never seen a flowering bomb.The sudden appearance of this weapon will definitely cause a great shock, and the Ming army can take advantage of the shock of the Russian army and don't know how to deal with it, and attack the city in one fell swoop.Six thousand Ming troops, several times more than the defenders, as long as they can attack it, they will definitely be able to capture the castle.At this time, taking advantage of the explosion of the flowering bomb and the opportunity of the Russian army being stunned, the Ming army forward jumped on the city and began to slash and kill the Russian army.The Russian army, which came back to its senses, did have a ruthless momentum, and actually rushed towards the Ming army and fought fiercely with the Ming army.The Ming soldiers hurriedly opened fire, threw grenades, and destroyed the enemy without fighting the enemy in close combat.After the explosion, the Russian troops under the city gradually woke up and realized that the Ming army must be prevented from landing in the city.Sporadic gunshots rang out at the head of the city, and many Ming soldiers who climbed along the ladder were shot in the back and fell down the city wall.In the general city wall, when the soldiers of the besieging side climbed along the ladder, the bows and muskets of the defenders at the head of the city could not shoot the besieging soldiers, so they could only lift the ladder and smash stones to prevent the enemy from climbing up.The great thing about the fortress is that the walls are "concave" on many sides, which can take care of each other, and the soldiers on at least two walls can shoot the soldiers who ascend the city from the back or from the side.The backs and flanks of these soldiers were completely unprotected, which was equivalent to a live target, and theoretically all the soldiers could be shot down as long as the muskets on the other two walls were fast enough.However, the Ming army's flowering bomb exploded on the city wall, causing a large number of casualties at the head of the city, and the Russian soldiers were in disarray, and the Ming soldiers took the opportunity to climb the city wall.At this time, Commander Bakharov, whose blood-stained Red Army uniform, gathered more than a dozen soldiers, shouted "Ula", and rushed to the Ming army occupying a section of the fort wall.When the Ming sergeant saw the Russian soldiers rushing towards him, he immediately threw a grenade, and with a "boom" sound, the soldiers who rushed in front were blown off the tower, and Bakharov was once again swept to the ground by the air wave."
What is this?"
Bakharov was desperate.The Ming army had produced endless new equipment, which completely stunned the Russian army, and Bakharov struggled from the city, saw the Ming army occupying the city wall, and knew that the general trend was going.Several Russian soldiers hurriedly helped Bakharov off the city wall and carried him onto his horse.The north gate of the castle was opened, and a group of Cossack cavalry surrounded Bakharov and fled in panic without looking back.Soon, before noon, the fortress was captured by the Ming army, and the Russian soldiers in the city were either killed or captured.In less than half a day, the Ming army captured the Jurchens, paid huge casualties, and failed to capture the fortress.With the Ming army's sun and moon flags planted on the castle, the battle of the fortress came to an end, one by one the Russian prisoners of war were escorted out of the city, and groups of Ming soldiers were still searching every corner, looking for the Russian troops hiding in the castle.Seeing that the Ming army had a set of procedures and easily seized the castle that the Jurchens felt could not be captured by manpower, the Jurchen leaders were completely shocked, and they were convinced by the Ming army one by one, and at the same time felt frightened.Under the leadership of Chahan, the Jurchen head man cut the whip on the spot, saying that he would become a Ming man in the future.In fact, braids are the belief of the Jurchens, and under normal circumstances, they will not be cut even if they die.Zhao Ming did not force the Jurchens to cut their braids immediately, and was ready to subtly use culture and military influence to give the Jurchens a little time.However, when Chahan saw the strength of the Ming army, he was frightened.Zhao Ming didn't accept his behavior of sending his daughter, and the Ming Dynasty never officially accepted Horqin, which made him feel bottomless, and he didn't know if the Ming army couldn't let go of the past, and didn't want to let go of Horqin easily.After all, Horqin and the Manchus wore the same pants and invaded the customs together, and they did something to shave their hair and make it easy to wear, and they kept their heads without hair.After watching the siege of the Ming army, Chahan was scared of the two wars, and he was afraid that the Ming army would find some excuse to destroy Horqin, so he could only kneel and lick the Ming.He took the lead in cutting off a few braids, and the Jurchen head was immediately embarrassed, so he could only cut the braids with him.At this time, Zhao Ming, surrounded by guards, entered the fortress built by Tsarist Russia, and Chen Youlong was escorting the captives out of the city."
Your Highness, what should you do with these miscellaneous beards?"
Chen Youlong asked with a salute.In the past dynasties of China, the surrounding area was called Huyi, and the status of Huyi was very low, and the high-nosed and deep-eyed white mixed beard was the lowest of the low, and it was to be discriminated against.Zhao Ming didn't think about it, so he waved his hand and said: "Kill them all, and export evil anger to the widow's people!"
”The Jurchen leaders were all braided, and Zhao Ming decided to kill the captives to further win people's hearts.Chen Youlong took his head and led the order, and after a short time, the captured Russian soldiers were pressed outside the fortress and knelt by the Heilongjiang River.I only heard a "bang, bang" gunshot, and the kneeling Russian soldiers were shot in the back one after another and fell to the ground.The Ming soldiers fired several rounds in a row, and more than 300 prisoners were all executed, and the Jurchen people who were watching cried loudly and clapped their hands excitedly.At this time, Zhao Ming entered the fortress, and from the inside, the facilities were extremely simple, and they were barely able to accommodate people.Zhao Ming immediately gave suggestions for rectification, and the scribe on the side took notes, and then asked Shenyang to send craftsmen to improve and turn this place into an important stronghold of the Ming army.Zhao Ming looked around the fortress, and was about to go out of the city to return to the camp, when Li Ponu, who was ambushed in the north, led more than 900 cavalry back.The Ming army captured Hailanpao, Li Ponu did not need to continue to defend in the north, he intercepted the Cossack cavalry who abandoned the city and left, then took the prisoners, led the captured horses, and returned to Hailanpao."
Your Highness!"
Li Ponu turned over and dismounted, and saluted.Zhao Ming looked at the cavalry who came back, and couldn't help frowning: "Why didn't it go well?"
”Li Ponu bowed his head a little ashamedly, "The minister was careless, I didn't expect the other party's cavalry to have some ability, the minister only intercepted and killed half of the enemy army, and he suffered more than ten casualties!"
”The Cossack cavalry who abandoned the city was about 100 people, which means that 50 cavalry broke through the blockade of nearly a thousand Ming troops.In this siege, Lao Maozi was blown up, and it seems that they actually have some skills."
Cossacks!"
Zhao Ming muttered, his eyes narrowed, and asked, "Are there any captives?"
”Li Ponu said: "Catch three people!"
”Zhao Ming bowed slightly, did not let people kill, but said in a deep voice: "Let one person go back and warn Lao Maozi not to enter my Daming country again."
The remaining two, you stay, study the tactics of their cavalry!
”The Cossack cavalry was an extremely active cavalry in the next few hundred years, and Zhao Ming felt that it was necessary to learn about this legendary cavalry.Li Ponu asked, "Your Highness, don't you take advantage of the situation to knock down Yaksa as well?"
”Zhao Ming shook his head, "Do it according to the widow's will!"
If you don't understand, think about it and use a little wisdom!
”Although the battle of Hailan Pao, the Ming army showed its strength and made the Jurchens and Mongols surrender, but between the Ming Dynasty and the Jurchens, after all, there were contradictions and gaps.Temporarily leaving the stronghold of Tsarist Russia can put pressure on the Jurchens from the outside, so that they can unite more closely around the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming army also has a reason to garrison troops in the territory of the Jurchens, so that the Ming Dynasty can gradually digest the Jurchens and the northeast.Of course, leaving the power of Tsarist Russia is only a temporary need, and when Zhao Ming feels that the time is ripe, he will conquer again, recover the lost territory, and even include Siberia in the territory.It's just that what Zhao Ming didn't expect was that he underestimated the impact of the First World War of Hailan Bubble, which gave Tsarist Russia time, and finally brought a devastating blow to Western European countries.()