When Lu Xiangsheng led his army across the Liao River, Hong Chengchou also completely completed the siege of Haizhou.

Dorgon led the elite troops of the Zhengbai Banner and the Inlaid White Banner to station in Haizhou City, preparing to fight the Jiangning Camp to the death. Yaozhou was lost in just one day. This incident did not attract Dorgon's high attention. He believed that because the attack of the Jiangning Camp was too sudden, and there were only 5,000 soldiers stationed in Yaozhou, there were no preparations, so it was also explained that until this time, Dorgon still did not notice that the total strength of the Jiangning Camp soldiers who launched an attack from Yaozhou reached 150,000. He still believed that the main attack direction of the Jiangning Camp was Liaodong, and he wanted to cross the Liaohe River to attack Shenyang after capturing Guangning.

Dorgon, who was good at field battles, once thought of fighting with Jiangning Camp outside Haizhou City, but he finally gave up this choice. Dorgon never forgot the battle in Cangzhou six years ago. He knew the sharpness of Jiangning Camp artillery. In the field battle, artillery could play its greatest advantage. I am afraid that the army he led would suffer heavy losses before the fight began. Based on this understanding, Dorgon asked the army to concentrate on defense in the city.

Haizhou and Liaoyang are the key cities for Dorgon's defense. This was determined several years ago. Therefore, the walls of these two cities have been greatly repaired. The walls are thick and high, and can withstand the bombardment of artillery.

Since he was not prepared to fight with Jiangning Camp in the wild, Dorgon directly gave up his defense against places outside the city, which allowed the army led by Hong Chengchou to march straight in and go directly outside the Haizhou city.

Hong Chengchou had received the emperor's imperial edict and had to take Haizhou within five days. After the army took Haizhou, do not rest and attack Anshan and Liaoyang directly. According to the emperor's expectations, as long as he took Haizhou and destroyed Dorgon's main force, Anshan and Liaoyang could be successfully taken.

What Hong Chengchou was really anxious about was that after the army led by Lu Xiangsheng crossed the Liaohe River, they would only rest and wait for ten days. That is to say, within ten days, Hong Chengchou could not take over Haizhou, Anshan, Liaoyang and other places, or take over Haizhou and Anshan, threatened Liaoyang and forced the Later Jin Dynasty to send troops to support Liaoyang. Then Lu Xiangsheng would lead the army to launch an attack on Chenyang.

Hong Chengchou absolutely does not want to give up such an opportunity. He can lead the army to attack Chenyang and directly occupy the capital of the Later Jin Dynasty. What a glorious thing. If he loses such an opportunity, he will probably be gone in the future.

After the emperor's insistence, the Jiangning Camp, which was transformed on a large scale, exerted great power in the battle to attack Gaizhou. Hong Chengchou will not forget the situation on the battlefield he saw.

After the cannon exploded the city wall, the soldiers of the Jiangning camp who charged, holding flintlock rifles, fired accurately. The Later Jin Tartars, who mainly rely on steel knives and bows to defend, became moving targets one by one, screaming and falling down. They basically had no power to fight back.

After Jiangning Camp captured Yaozhou City, Hong Chengchou's understanding changed rapidly, which was a decisive change. He knew very well that the future combat situation would change tremendously. The previous battle form of siege and village was likely to be abandoned, and artillery and firearms would become the most important support for the army and play a decisive role in combat.

Hong Chengchou finally understood why the emperor said that artillery was the god of war.

Dorgon led the Later Jin Tartars to hide in the city, which was a situation that Hong Chengchou hoped to see.

Central Army tent.

Major generals such as Sun Chuanting, He Renlong, Qin Rui, and Ma Xianglin were all gathered here.

Hong Chengchou pointed to the sand table in the middle and began to make detailed arrangements. The attack was about to be launched early the next morning. The walls of Haizhou City were tall and thick, and the time for artillery was probably extended. At the same time, Dorgon also set up artillery on the city wall. However, those artillery were nothing in the eyes of Hong Chengchou and others. In terms of range or power, they were far from comparable to those owned by the Jiangning Camp. Therefore, these artillery, in Hong Chengchou's view, were nothing but scrap iron.

The deployment time lasted for an hour.

"Brothers, you all know that Lord Lu has led the army and has crossed the Liaohe River. He is about to start an attack on Chenyang. The emperor gave us ten days. If we can take Haizhou, Anshan and Liaoyang within ten days, it would be best. However, the army can directly penetrate Fushun, Sarhu, Tieling and other places behind Chenyang to completely block the retreat of the Later Jin Tatars. If Haizhou and Anshan are taken, it is also good to have an attack on Liaoyang. Huang Taiji must send a large army to reinforce and try his best to protect Liaoyang, so that the troops of the Later Jin Tatars can be dispersed to the maximum extent."

"The worst outcome is that we cannot take Haizhou in the shortest time and fall into a fierce battle, so it will be difficult for us to join the battle to attack Chenyang."

Speaking of this, Hong Chengchou's expression became extremely serious.

"As a soldier, if such a situation occurs, it will be a shame. Therefore, my idea is that within five days, we must take down Haizhou. Once Dorgon's main force is wiped out by us, it means we have taken down Anshan."

"After the battle, we cannot rest. We will attack Anshan and Liaoyang in one go. The brothers will definitely have a hard time, but the Later Jin Tartars were even more panicked. Such fighter jets must not be lost."

He Renlong, who was responsible for the main offensive task, walked up to him and knelt on one knee after Hong Chengchou finished speaking.

"Master General, Lord Sun, the vanguard troops led by his subordinates are guaranteed to enter Haizhou City within one day. If the task cannot be completed, they will be willing to accept military law."

"He Renlong, your task is very difficult. Remember that after entering the city, the battle has just begun. Lord Lu led the army to fight in Guangning City, and has many experiences and lessons. I won't say much about how the brothers should fight after entering the city, but remember one thing, don't kill innocent people indiscriminately, otherwise the military law will be ruthless."

June 15, the fifth year of the Great Jin Dynasty.

The battle to attack Haizhou has begun.

The rumbling sound of artillery opened the prelude to the attack on Haizhou.

The dense artillery roared, and the city wall that Dorgon had worked hard to repair could last for a short time, the problems still exposed under the continuous bombardment. Some places began to collapse, especially the cannons placed on the city walls, which were blown into the air, and the soldiers operating the artillery flew into the air.

In fact, when the Jiangning Camp cannons began to bombard, Dorgon also ordered the firing.

However, the gap between the artillery between the two sides was soon reflected. The artillery of Jiangning Camp was set up five miles away. The artillery owned by Dorgon did not have that long range and could not reach it at all. Only shells could be seen bombing on the ground. However, the artillery of Jiangning Camp was different. It poured into the city walls densely. The soldiers who were standing on the city wall had no place to escape, so Dorgon had to order all the soldiers to remove them from the city walls.

At this time, Dorgon was much more awake. He felt a huge danger. It was only a matter of time before the city wall was blown up. The soldiers of Jiangning Camp were about to start a charge.

An hour passed.

The Haizhou city wall was finally blown up with a huge gap, and the moat in front had long been blown up.

The sound of charge and drums came at the same time, and a large-scale siege battle began.

There were no soldiers on the city wall. Seeing that the artillery stopped bombing, Dorgon ordered the soldiers to go up to the city wall to resist, and at the same time sent a large number of soldiers to block the gap and prevent the soldiers of Jiangning Camp from attacking the city.

He has not been in contact with Jiangning Camp for many years and does not know how Yaozhou was captured. It should be said that the brave Dorgon had long been a bit out of date in his thoughts. It was Dorgon's decisive and heavy mistake that led to the rapid capture of Haizhou.

When the flintlock rifle rang, Dorgon still felt it was not important. He knew that this flintlock rifle was nothing more than a convenient firing force, and its lethality was average, and it was even less than a crossbow. Unfortunately, he didn't know how many times the flintlock rifle held by the soldiers of Jiangning Camp had been improved, and its lethality was greatly enhanced, and it was definitely not comparable to the crossbow.

The soldiers who were guarding the city walls were screaming and falling down in the bullets of the flintlock rifle. The soldiers stationed at the gaps suffered heavy casualties. These soldiers had no idea that the armor on their bodies could not play much role in the face of the whistling bullets. The bullets could pass through the armor and directly enter the body, causing the resisters to fall down in a confused sense.

After receiving the report from the officer, Dorgon realized that the big thing was not good. The soldiers who were responsible for guarding the city walls and gaps had heavy casualties and could not stop the attack of the soldiers of Jiangning Camp.

He Renlong led the soldiers of Jiangning Camp to enter the city without particularly rushing, but launched a large-scale attack at the gap and the city wall. Over the years, He Renlong has long become a mature commander. He knows that killing the opponent to the greatest extent and destroying the opponent's vitality is the most important thing, and occupying the city is second. Therefore, when he encounters such an opportunity, He Renlong will never let go and order the soldiers to attack with a flintlock rifle.

Seeing the Later Jin Tartars suffering heavy casualties, and almost all of the Later Jin Tartars who were defending the city walls and gaps were shot to death, He Renlong couldn't help but shook his head and sigh. He originally thought that Dorgon was very brave. As the bravest banner leader and general of the Later Jin Dynasty, he should be able to adapt to the situation and command soldiers to fight. Unexpectedly, Dorgon's thoughts were so stubborn and had almost no improvement. He thought that the crossbow could deal with the flintlock rifle, so it was no wonder that he was defeated.

Seeing that the remaining Later Jin Tartars were about to retreat to the city, He Renlong would not miss this opportunity. More than 10,000 soldiers from Jiangning Camp instantly began to rush towards the gap, blocking the retreat of these Later Jin Tartars. Only a very small number of Later Jin Tartars were frightened and almost lost their resistance.
Chapter completed!