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At this time, as Li Yuanqing expected, the atmosphere in Lao Nu's big tent did not seem to be harmonious.

Dozens of Eight Banners generals were waiting on the left and right, concentrating and holding their breath, not even daring to breathe.

Even Dorgon and Duoduo, who were favored by the old slave the most, did not dare to talk too much. They stayed behind the old slave's buttocks and carefully looked at the group of people around them.

In the middle, Abatai was kneeling on the ground with regret on his face.

He originally wanted to sneak attack the fleet of the Third Division of Lushun, attack from the front and back, cut off the Ming army's retreat, and create a situation of catching turtles in a urn. Who would have thought that the Ming army responded extremely fiercely. Not only did more than 100 warriors under his command feed the fish belly, but also let the Ming army

Obviously more vigilant, it is difficult to find such opportunities again.

Abatai was not favored to begin with, and he only had a few Niulu under his command. These more than 00 people may not be anything to big Belles like Amin, Mang Gurtai, and Huang Taiji, but to him

, but it almost seemed to kill him.

Coupled with his persistence, the Hou Jin Army only feigned an attack this morning and did not actually launch an offensive, thus wasting a whole morning.

At this time, it was almost noon, and the sun was already at its most poisonous, so the offensive of the Jin Army could only be delayed further.

"Khan Ama, I am guilty." Abatai felt that he was like a walking corpse at this time. All his ambitions and dream pursuits were beaten to pieces in the face of this bloody reality.

These brothers and nephews are laughing.

The old slave rolled his eyelids slightly but made no move.

Originally, he thought that Lushun was just a small town and would be captured quickly without much time or effort. At that time, he would go to Liaodong, kill Mao Wenlong together, and have a good New Year.

But he didn't expect that even this small town would bring him so much trouble.

His two sons, Amin and Abatai, both suffered heavy setbacks at the gates of the city, and the morale of the entire army was now in bad shape.

After a long time, the old slave narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Old Qi, get up."

"Yes. Sheikh Khan Amma." As if Abatai had been granted amnesty, he quickly got up carefully and stepped aside.

It's not that he doesn't want to be glanced at by his brothers and nephews anymore, it's simply more uncomfortable than killing him.

The old slave tapped his fingers lightly and glanced at everyone, "What do you think about Lushun City?"

At this point, the princes and nobles of the Hou Jin Dynasty all understood that although Lushun City was small, it was by no means a soft persimmon. It was not that simple to use Lushun City to make contributions and establish prestige.

Daishan thought for a while, then carefully stepped out and said: "Khan Ama, although Lushun City is small, it has all the internal organs. It is difficult for us to find any flaws. At the moment, the only option is to attack by force. Even if we have to lose some warriors, we will not be able to defeat it."

We must capture Lushun City as soon as possible to boost the morale of the army."

The old slave nodded, then looked at the others. Finally, his eyes fell on Huang Taiji, "Old Ba, what do you think?"

Huang Taiji hurriedly stepped out of the queue carefully and said: "Khan Ama, I also agree with my second brother's statement. Lushun City must be captured as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be detrimental to the morale of our army."

Mang Gurtai also hurriedly came out and said: "Khan Ama, my son is willing to be the vanguard."

The old slave nodded slowly, "Let's do it tomorrow morning. Today, you will prepare separately. Before noon tomorrow, we will go to Lushun City for lunch."

"yes."

All the surrounding Eight Banners generals fell to their knees.

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Throughout the afternoon, the Hou Jin army did not attack the city, and the Ming army also had plenty of time to take a good rest and have a peaceful meal.

But since the evening, the Hou Jin battle formation began to take action. A large number of Han slaves were driven and began to bulldoze. Many Hou Jin soldiers even began to carry sandbags and join the bulldozing team.

"The Tatars can't bear it anymore. It seems that tomorrow morning is the time to take action." Zhang Pan clenched his fists tightly, his eyes full of excitement.

Chen Zhong also breathed a sigh of relief, "It's finally here."

Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "It seems that the Tatars have no other choice but to attack by force. That's fine. Just hurry up and save yourself the trouble. Two brothers, I can't sleep tonight. I'll leave it to you.

I'll go check all aspects of defense."

Zhang Pan nodded hurriedly, "Yuan Qing, just go and do your work. At the top of the city, let Old Chen keep an eye on it. I'll go check those stone crossbows."

Chen Zhong couldn't help but smile bitterly: "You all go ahead. I'll just keep an eye on you."

The three of them looked at each other, smiled, and went about their own business.

At this time, Li Yuanqing's understanding of Lushun City's defense was to use large-scale, destructive weapons. Otherwise, his mere flesh and blood would not be able to withstand Houjin's elite soldiers, which were several times his own.

Although all the work had been prepared before, the war was about to come, and Li Yuanqing was still a little worried. He had to check everything personally and sharpen his weapons before the battle.

There will be a battle tomorrow, and Li Yuanqing also informed Zhang Pan and Chen Zhong that for dinner, everyone will increase the portions, and will no longer be stingy with all kinds of meat, so that the sons and daughters can eat all at once.

The night passed quickly in an orderly and compact manner. Early the next morning, the sun had just revealed half of its face, and the Jin army's battle formation began to make big moves.

The straight yellow flag, the bordered yellow flag, the pure white flag, the pure red flag, the bordered red flag, the pure blue flag, the bordered blue flag, the various departments began to mobilize quickly, and soon they advanced to the front line of the battlefield.

Zhang Pan squinted his eyes and carefully observed the numbers of the various units of the Hou Jin Army, "It seems that Zhenglan Banner and Xianglan Banner should be the main attackers today, with no less than 10 Niulu."

Li Yuanqing's face was stern. Even though he had not slept all night, he was in great spirits. "Looking at this posture, they will launch an offensive in less than half an hour. Inform the fire soldiers to cook quickly. No matter what the Tatars want to do, we will

My son, you must fill your stomach first."

Chen Zhong nodded, "Today will definitely be a fierce battle. We must keep up our spirits."

Soon, the city began to move quickly.

As the sky became brighter and brighter, the sun was completely exposed on the east coast. Not far away, the Hou Jin Army also had breakfast and officially began to launch an offensive against Lushun City.

Accompanied by a low honking of antlers, there was still an endless group of Han slaves in front of them, but this time the scale was much larger, probably two to three thousand people.

Behind them, there were almost no reservations. There were about 5 Niulu's Zhenglan Banners, followed closely by the Xianglan Banner soldiers, rushing toward the gates of Lushun City.

Most of the Han slaves wear light-colored or gray cloth robes, while the soldiers with the Zhenglan Banner and the Triangular Blue Banner all wear dark-colored battle uniforms and armor.

Standing on the top of the city, it looks like a group of dark-colored ants driving a group of light-colored ants, swarming forward.

It would be unwise to put them in front of such a large-scale offensive.

They were probably still about 500 steps away, and the slingshots and slingshots on the top of the city had already begun to move.

Chen Changyou held the command flag high and said, "Let go."

After a moment, "swish, swish", a row of dark earthen jars and clay pots swarmed and fell forward.

Not long after, the earthen pots and clay pots fell to the ground one after another and shattered on the ground, revealing large areas of black debris and particles.

"put."

It seemed that the Ming army on the city was in a panic. No matter who was there or not, they just smashed things out first.

Countless earthen jars and clay pots exploded one after another in front of the Han slaves.

These Han slaves felt relieved when they saw that the weapons inside were not the same as before. They carried and carried the sandbags and continued to rush down the city wall.

Although the soldiers of the Later Jin Dynasty did not understand what the Ming army was playing, these pots and clay pots did not have much lethality. As long as they were not directly hit on the head, they would hardly be fatal, which also made them feel at ease.

Young Master, quickly urged these Han slaves forward.

The offensive of clay pots and clay pots on the city wall was still going on. At this time, Han slaves and Hou Jin soldiers had already rushed 50 steps away.

The three musketeers and archers had been ready for a long time. Under the orders of their respective officers, they attacked the Han slaves in the city in an orderly manner.

These Han slaves also learned the lesson well. When they reached a similar position, they dropped the sandbags and ran to both sides. As a result, even the Hou Jin army behind them had no time to pursue them.

Soon, a jagged wall of sandbags was built within 50 steps to provide support for the Houjin soldiers behind them.

Not long after, Hou Jin soldiers rushed behind the sandbag wall and began to use bows and arrows to shoot at the Ming troops on the city.

But it was obvious that bird cannons had a faster rate of fire and stronger lethality. These Houjin archers could not lift their heads when they were directly suppressed. They could only throw them to high places and rely on luck to kill the Ming army.

Behind them, there was another Niulu, Houjin soldier wearing armor, rushing over.

Beside them, there were hundreds of young and strong auxiliary soldiers, carrying more than a dozen ladders. Many of the auxiliary soldiers were even wearing cotton armor.

"Gold juice, fire oil, rolling wood and stones are all prepared for me." Zhang Pan couldn't help shouting loudly.

To this extent, no one can help but be nervous.

Li Yuanqing also stayed close behind the crenels, carefully exploring the movements below the city.

Even though the Hou Jin Army lacked long-range firepower, their projectile method could still pose a threat within a 50-step range. Just now, a feather arrow landed next to Li Yuanqing. If Li Yuanqing hadn't been quick to react, he would have been hit.

At this time, Niulu's Houjin soldiers had already approached the hundred-step range and were quickly converging towards the sandbag defense line.

Li Yuanqing also saw clearly that they were all wearing iron armor and goggles, and their vital parts such as shoulders, wrists, elbows, and knees were also protected by iron armor. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were heavily armored soldiers.

And the auxiliary soldiers around them are all strong and capable people.

"Yuanqing, the Tatars are going to fight hard. These two Niulu must not be let up." Chen Zhong quickly approached Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing nodded vigorously.

These Houjin soldiers from Niulu were armed to the teeth. Just by looking at their appearance, one could tell that they must be elites. If they were to go to the top of the city, there would be no way for the Ming army to cope with it without 1,800 people.

When things came to this, Li Yuanqing could no longer hold back, and whispered to Huang Guoshan on the side: "Golden juice, kerosene bombs are ready."

"Yes." Huang Guoshan hurriedly passed the message behind him.

Soon, the Houjin elite from Niulu had arrived at the 50-step sandbag wall. The surrounding Houjin archers also gained strength and increased their archery intensity.

The Ming army archers and cannon soldiers on the city wall showed no signs of weakness and fought back against them despite the rain of arrows.
To be continued...