Chapter 837 Breaking Pyongyang
After the firepower bombardment, the Ming army ladders with troops from three sides rose almost at the same time, climbing the ladders to attack the city one after another.
The Eight Banners Army resisted stubbornly, and fired muskets from high to high, and huge rocks and boiling water were continuously thrown down the city wall, causing considerable casualties to the Ming army.
When the battle was fierce, Zhu Youneng, who was attacking the West City, jumped off his war horse, rushed towards the cloud ladder in a posture of climbing the city, and even stepped on the cloud ladder with one foot.
Seeing this, the generals and the Manchu soldiers around him were all shocked. How could they dare to let the main general climb the ladder to attack the city? What if the main general was hung or was poured into a big bag of boiling water by the Tartars on the city wall, how could they command this?
Thinking of this, Manchu soldiers rushed to climb the ladder and rushed Zhu Youneng back.
Zhu Youneng cursed and returned to the formation in anger. He shouted slogans loudly, but he never really stepped forward again.
The vanguard of the North Gate, Wang Sanzhen, the former Liaodong deputy general, was extremely brave. He held a shield in one hand and a halberd in the other hand and walked as fast as flying, climbing the ladder to attack the North Gate Tower.
The Eight Banners soldiers threw down a huge rock and hit the abdomen. Wang Sanzhen still fought hard. The Liaodong veterans behind him followed closely and rushed forward, climbed to the top of the city many times, and were repelled many times.
Qi Guangyang, who was mainly attacking the Seven Star Gate, was hit by bullets of the Eight Banners soldiers. He changed his horse and fought again, and continued to order the command to attack the city!
The Qing army resisted stubbornly on the top of the city, fired guns, pushed ladders, smashed stones, poured boiling water, sprinkled shit, and coughed up old phlegm. All kinds of tricks were used.
The Ming army suffered many casualties and were also killed and killed red. The ladder was overturned and then slapped. As long as it was not hit to death, it continued to climb.
As for the shit, old phlegm and other stolen goods that fall from the sky, it will not affect it. Anyway, it will be a disgusting enemy if it goes up!
Anyway, no matter what, the most important thing now is to climb the city wall and kill these turtle grandsons!
The Eight Banners soldiers are not cowards, and they have a strong fighting will. They fight hand-to-hand combat without saying a word against the Ming army attacking the city wall, and would rather die than run away.
In fact, I can’t escape even if I want to run away. The leader is watching from the side!
The battle situation at the Sanmen was extremely fierce, and only the south gate was quieter.
In fact, Mao Yuanyi used a plan to hide the truth. It seemed that the main force of the Ming army wanted to forcefully open the north gate with the assistance of artillery.
In fact, what the Ming army really wants to break through is Lumen in the south of the city!
Mao Yuanyi made a fool and ordered the Ming army attacking the south of the city to be covered with the clothes and other marks of Mongols from Urat and other tribes.
In addition, he brought some Mongolian soldiers with him, shouting Mongolian throughout the whole process. As long as the Eight Banners soldiers guarding the city were not deaf, they knew that the Mongolian soldiers under the city were under the city.
Jirgalang had already experienced the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian soldiers. He didn't take it seriously at all when he saw that it was these five scumbags who attacked the South Gate.
When the Ming army attacked the city from three sides, the Qing army must have divided the troops into three sides to defend the city. The troops were already short of strength, so they could not save them wherever they could not.
Seeing that the other two gates were almost broken, Jirgalang directly ordered the troops from the South Gate to support the North Gate and the Seven Star Gate, so that there were only a few thousand people at the top of the South Gate to deal with the Mongolian soldiers.
Seeing this, Mao Yuanyi was overjoyed and shouted loudly: "If you attack hard, you will be rewarded with 5,000 taels of silver!"
Inspired by the commander, the Ming army bravely attacked, either fired up the cannon, or climbed ladders to chop down the Eight Banners soldiers defending the city.
During the fierce battle, the Mongolian clothing that was in the way was torn off by the Ming army, revealing bright red armor.
After learning about the situation in the South Gate, Jirgalang was shocked and then suddenly realized and hurriedly divided his troops to reinforce the South Gate, but where was there still time?
At this time, the Ming army in the South Gate had already attacked the city tower with a powerful offensive, killed Ashan, the leader of the Zhenghuang Banner who was guarding the South Gate, lifted off the flag of the Eight Banners Army, and stably inserted the Ming army battle flag on the Lumen Tower in the South Gate!
As soon as the southern gate was broken, the Qing army was attacked from both sides. Zhu Youneng led his troops to break through the west gate of the city, and Qi Guangyang broke through the northwest Qixingmen.
At the same time, the northern gate was blasted open by heavy artillery of the Ming army, and Li Shaoyou also led his troops into the city.
Seventy thousand Ming troops opened their red eyes, fought for the first place, and rushed into Pyongyang city in a swarm.
The Qing army could not resist the Ming army's fierce attack and continued to retreat into the fortresses in the city to defend their lives, attempting to start street fighting.
The war has reached this field, Jirgalang should have surrendered with the white flag or led his troops to break through the east gate, but he was extremely determined and resisted to the death, just not stopping.
After the outer city was completely lost, Jirgalang performed amazingly with amazing psychological and military qualities, or the choice of a big shot. He gathered the remnants of the Eight Banners without panic, retreated to Fengyue Tower, and occupied a dangerous position in the inner city.
Fengyue Tower is a five or six-meter-high tower located in the northeast corner of Pyongyang. It has a wide base and a pointed top, with extremely thick exterior walls. There are corner towers on each corner, with dense shooting holes and observation windows on the walls. It is a solid fortress.
After Jiergalang issued an order, the Eight Banners soldiers from all directions gathered towards Fengyue Tower, and they were all panicked.
Even the elite Manchu soldiers of the Eight Banners Division were a little frightened at this time.
They were once the best soldiers in the Qing Dynasty. Even the most ordinary soldier of the Manchu Eight Banners had a higher status than the generals of some ordinary troops.
However, at this time, they were going to defend the city in front of the Nikans as before.
Among the Eight Banners Divisions, a Manchu Niulu Zhangjing, who was in his forties, had his legs trembling slightly. His name was Guarjazhuobutai, and he was Oboi's younger brother.
How glorious was the Guarja family in the past? Zhuobutai was even more inspected by Huang Taiji, Dorgon and other leaders when he was young.
The Eight Banners of Manchuria and the Emperor of Qing Dynasty who were flowing water, they can be said to be the elite among the elites!
Looking back at the past, Zhuobutai, who was still young, was the pride of the whole family. His elder brother Aobai patted his shoulders every day and shouted: You kid should be with me when you grow up, and maybe you can cut off the heads of a few generals and become Batulu of Manchuria.
Zhuobutai never expected that the brother of Batulu, the number one in Manchuria, would be so cold.
The glory of the Qing Dynasty had already fallen, and now the Eight Banners are more like a stray dog, forced here step by step by step by the Ming army!
At that time, the Ming army was just a bunch of mud legs in the eyes of the Eight Banners, but now they can be called the Tiger and Wolf Army, a group of guys who eat people and don’t spit bones!
Zhuobutai leaned against Jirgalang and asked in a low voice: "Regent, do we still have a chance?"
His question is the voice of all the Eight Banners soldiers, and they want to get an answer from Jirgalang, although that answer may not be what they want to hear.
Up the Fengyue Tower, Jirgalang turned around and sighed: "We have no way out, prepare to fight to the death!"
The word "death battle" came out, and it seemed light and fell into the hearts of every Eight Banners soldier, but it was like a huge hammer that shook people's hearts.
Jirgalang had no choice. At this time, the Eight Banners Army suffered at least four or five thousand casualties, and was about to the verge of collapse.
Chapter completed!