Chapter 2311 The Guizi scroll is blazing with fire and ice water is pouring on your head
"What should I do? Do you have any better ideas? I'm worried that the city won't be able to withstand this situation." Mao Chenglu called together his brothers from the scout team, and the three cobblers competed with Zhuge Liang to see them Is there any better idea.
"There is indeed some trouble. Even if the commander sets out now, he will not be able to arrive in an hour or two." A scout said: "And you see, the Jianzhou Army has now surrounded the acropolis, and the east gate has collapsed. The Jurchens in the gap are trying their best to break through. Once this point is broken, the morale and fighting spirit of the city will collapse, and they will no longer be able to organize resistance..."
The scout saw very accurately that if this breakthrough was made, everything would be lost. Juniper also saw this, so he had to resist even if he risked his life.
"Then what should we do? What can we do? Can you help drag or interfere with it?" Mao Chenglu rubbed his head, "If we can't drag Father Shuai and the others to catch up, all our hard work will be in vain. "
"Sir, if you want to delay or interfere, there is nothing you can do, but will it scare the snake? Your Majesty led the army to sneak here to catch the Jurchens off guard. But if we bluff and scare, it may have some effect. But once the Jurchens become vigilant, I am afraid that the effect of the commander's surprise attack will be lost, and it may even turn into a head-on confrontation. We are afraid..."
Another scout said hesitantly.
Mao Chenglu was stunned.
He did not expect this.
Thinking about it, it's true that whether you bluff now or fire a shot, you may be able to give the Jianzhou Army some fright, but once they are alert and Father's army comes over, they may be faced with a head-on attack. This surprise attack It loses its meaning.
But if we don’t do this, if the Juniper tribe cannot withstand the city and the city is destroyed, the situation will be even worse, and everything will be in vain.
Hold up the telescope and take another look at the fierce battle on the east gate. Mao Chenglu shook his head.
I'm afraid Junipe won't be able to hold on for another two hours.
There is no need to mention the destruction of the city. There is no point in making a surprise attack or not. Even if the effect of a surprise attack can be achieved, so what?
The strength of the Jianzhou Army itself is much stronger than that of the father commander. It is impossible to defeat the Jianzhou Jurchens in a surprise attack. It is nothing more than maximizing the results of the battle, but with the destruction of Tieling Acropolis and Juniper. Compared with the whole army being wiped out, it is nothing worth mentioning.
"We can't wait any longer. We have to take a risk. The Juniper tribe has been wiped out after the city is broken, and it's useless for the commander-in-chief to come. What do you think we should do?" Mao Chenglu made up his mind.
"When we were conducting reconnaissance from the west side, we saw that the Jianzhou Jurchen camp was far away from here. The fodder and food should be piled in the middle of the camp on the north side. It should have been very well guarded, but now the Jianzhou Jurchen camp may feel that the city is broken. Right now, all the strength is coming, and I think we might have some chances over there."
Mao Chenglu's eyes lit up at his subordinate's words. He didn't expect much harm to the Jianzhou Jurchens, but he wanted it to have a big impact, especially a blow to their military morale.
Burning the grain and grass is undoubtedly the most effective.
Jianzhou Jurchen has been besieged under the Tieling Acropolis for a month or two. The amount of food and grass required by such an army of tens of thousands is certainly not a small amount. If it can be burned, the effect will be quite amazing tonight.
“Can you do it?” Mao Chenglu looked at the other party with focused eyes.
"It should work, but it has to work even if it doesn't work at this time." His subordinates still looked careless, but Mao Chenglu could see the confidence in his subordinates' attitudes. This was the personal soldier he brought out with his own hands.
"Okay, then take action immediately. Make sure to burn the fire as much as possible. It's best if the fire reaches the sky all at once. Have you brought enough rocket guys?" Mao Chenglu asked.
Scouts generally do not bring firearms or long weapons when they come out, but they must bring crossbows and arrows, as well as rockets, but not many in number.
"That's enough, sir, we have to divide our troops into two groups, one to sneak in and set fire, and the other to shoot outside with rockets to set fire to ensure success..." The subordinates have obviously considered this before. This is what the scouts need as soon as they get close to the target. These factors are considered subconsciously.
This time was the most painful for Mao Chenglu.
Watching the Jianzhou Jurchen attack at the gap in the east gate became more and more fierce, the people with the Han army flag were knocked down, and then replaced with the blue flag and the red flag, and then the blue flag and the red flag were defeated, and the Han army flag It goes up again and again, without stopping for a moment.
Mao Chenglu saw that although the resistance of the Liaodong Army in the city was still tenacious and the counterattack was still sharp, he could feel that the fighting spirit in the city was being weakened and dissolved little by little. If there were not some other unexpected factors, maybe it would be In an hour, or even half an hour, I am afraid that the gap in the east gate will really turn into a gaping hole.
Nurhachi and Anfeyangu did not expect that the Juniper tribe, which had been besieged for two months, would still be so tenacious and difficult to deal with, especially since Juniper himself jumped out from time to time and went into battle shirtless, which greatly boosted morale.
Several times, it looked like they were about to succeed, but Du Song and Zhao Menglin personally went into battle and led the counterattack. They defeated the stormtroopers on their side and killed several Jurchen Batu. Lu, it also has a huge impact on one's own morale.
Nurhaci looked grim, but Anfeyangu knew that the Great Khan was really angry this time.
Previously, he wanted to persuade them to announce immediately that once the city was breached, as long as they laid down their weapons and surrendered, these Liaodong troops would be given preferential treatment to save their lives.
To be honest, the combat effectiveness of this group of Liaodong Army is really not weak, not much inferior to the elites of the Eight Banners of Jianzhou. If these thousands of people can be preserved and slowly converted into their own use, just like the previous Han Army Banners, then our previous The losses suffered can also be somewhat compensated, which is far better than re-recruiting and training soldiers from ordinary Han people.
But now that Anfeiyanggu knew that his hopes were shattered and he had caused such great losses to the Han Army Banner and the Eight Banners of Jianzhou, it was impossible for the Eight Banners nobles to agree and let these people become Han Army Banners. Maybe Li Yongfang was willing. , but Li Yongfang was not enough to change the Khan's mind.
A Jia La from the Zhenglan Banner was beaten back again. Looking at the soldiers who suffered heavy losses, Nurhaci could not help but breathe quickly.
If the Juniper Tribe really cannot be completely annihilated in this battle, then the Jianzhou Jurchen Campaign is really a failure. There will definitely be a lot of noise internally, and people will ask not to be busy fighting against the Zhou Dynasty, but to rest and recuperate. He had to swallow Horqin and Haixi Jurchen first. Every time he faced these old people within the Eight Banners, Nurhachi had a headache.
This group of people are not only their strongest supporters, but they are also their biggest constraints in many cases.
Their short-sightedness and stupidity sometimes made Nurhaci not know what to do.
They also didn’t think about it. With Zhou’s current attitude, would Jianzhou be allowed to swallow up the Haixi Jurchens and Horqin?
If we don't find the right opportunity to severely defeat and weaken the Liaodong Army now, the Jianzhou Jurchens will face increasing pressure in the future, and it may even allow Liaodong and Dazhou to relax and regain the upper hand.
The hateful Nekalkha people were bribed by the Great Zhou Dynasty. Zasai, a bastard, should have found an opportunity to deal with it long ago, so that it would not cause the big trouble today.
"Don't worry, Great Khan. In my opinion, the Liaodong Army in the city is at the end of its might. You see, their two consecutive counterattacks only made a gap and were completely wiped out by our people. More than an hour ago, they were still Being able to rush out of the city and fight with our people shows that their impact is far less than before. At the latest two hours, no, one hour, we can break in here..."
Anfeyangu comforted Nurhachi.
"If we can't take it down today, maybe Juniper will be able to catch his breath tomorrow, but it may be delayed for a while again, so we must take down the acropolis today! Pass my order, which one will be broken first City, allow the soldiers of that banner to wash the city for one day first, whether it is the four banners of the Han army or the eight banners of Jianzhou!"
Nurhachi’s voice was like a bell, and his eyes were like torches. He said in a deep voice: “Spread my words to everyone, immediately…”
Before Nurhachi could say his last words, he heard several shrill screams coming from the rear right, which attracted everyone's attention and saw several colorful flaming arrows rising into the sky. The dark sky burst into brilliant flames, followed by a burst of red light that illuminated half of the sky from there.
Nurhachi's whole body was shaking slightly, but Anfeiyanggu had his mouth wide open in shock. The soldiers nearby were all panicking, looking around and asking where it was. In fact, everyone knew where it was. It was the main camp. It was a place where grain and grass were stored, and with the firelight that reflected half of the sky red, you could guess what happened without even thinking.
If it was just a fire, not many people would notice it. At least the soldiers on the battlefield wouldn't notice it. But what's damning is the few whistle and whistle rockets that came out of nowhere. This is generally It is used to report credit, which is not uncommon in the Zhou Dynasty. However, at this time, it is used to report news to the Jurchens in Jianzhou. Its purpose is obvious.
Both the officers and soldiers saw this scene, their eyes subconsciously extended to the distance, and the half of the sky illuminated by the blazing fire could no longer be covered.
Like a bucket of ice water being poured from head to toe, both Anfeyangu and Nurhaci saw shock and fear in each other's eyes. Such a vicious move may not cause much real damage to the entire Jianzhou Army. If the food and grass are burned, they will be burned. , it can also be supplemented from Fanhe Station and Yilushi Station. The key is that the old camp was burned. This has a self-evident impact on the morale of the soldiers fighting on the front line.
(End of this chapter)