Upon hearing that the Ming army was crossing the river, Hauge quickly issued several military orders.

After receiving the military order, the Eight Banners soldiers stationed outside the city immediately took action.

Bolo, the Doroberel of the Zhenglan Banner, led 3,000 soldiers to the battlefield under Hauge's order.

At this time, Huang Degong's troops were crossing the river.

The Ming army in the front took boats and used the boats, wood and planks to build a floating bridge on the river.

Since the corresponding bridge-building materials had been prepared in advance, the floating bridge was built very quickly.

As time went on, six floating bridges were built.

"Send out the troops!" With Huang Degong's order, the Ming army began to cross the river.

The first echelon was composed of armored spearmen.

Holding spears nearly two meters long, they ran to the other side of the river on the floating bridge.

Under the command of the general, they formed a battle array on the spot, pointing their spears outward.

The second echelon was infantry armed with muskets and bows and arrows.

When these people crossed the river, they carried obstacles such as chevaux de frise and deer horns. When they reached the other side of the river, they immediately placed the obstacles in front of the spearmen to fight against the cavalry.

As long as the cavalry does not rush into the formation, their formation will not be disrupted.

If the formation is not disrupted, the cavalry will not stand any chance.

Before all the soldiers in the second echelon had crossed the pontoon bridge, the Eight Banners soldiers on the city wall opened fire.

The projectiles slid from the air and rolled towards the Ming army that had just landed.

Amid screams, several Ming soldiers were killed or injured by artillery shells.

Seeing their friendly forces being bombarded, the Ming troops on the hill became furious.

Especially the artillerymen who were responsible for aiming. They used all their life's knowledge to adjust the muzzle of the gun to the appropriate angle and fired back.

The rain of bullets soon covered the top of Ningyuan City.

The pressure on Huang Degong's troops was slightly reduced and they continued to cross the river.

Seeing more and more Ming troops landing, Bolo could not help but said, "You dare to cross the river in front of me, you are looking for death! Get everyone ready, and drive them into the river later."

"Master," a baoyi stepped forward and said, "The Ming army has deployed a large number of artillery on the earthen hills on the other side of the river. If we attack them halfway across the river, we will probably become targets of the artillery."

"It doesn't matter," Bolo laughed. "The Ming army used red cannons weighing over a thousand pounds, and the muzzles were always facing the city wall. It takes some time to temporarily adjust the muzzles. Besides... it's difficult to shoot a moving target with a bow and arrow, let alone a cannon!"

Baoyi dared not say much and could only bow and retreat.

Boom boom——

After the Ming army finished a round of artillery fire, Bolo waved his hand and said, "Kill!"

Three thousand cavalrymen charged into the battlefield.

The reason why Bolo entered the battlefield at this time was that he took into account that there was a gap in the firing of the Red Cannon.

The Red Cannon is very powerful, and the barrel will move after each firing.

To fire again, the gun must be reset and the rags removed from the barrel using a hook.

(In order to maintain airtightness, cloth is stuffed in the gap between the shell and the barrel. Due to incomplete combustion, some cloth will remain.)

After hooking out the rags, you need to use a water-soaked iron brush to clean the gunpowder residue in the barrel and extinguish any remaining sparks.

Since the barrel is wet with water, you need to wipe it dry with a dry cloth.

After doing all of this...

Only then can the gunpowder and projectiles be reloaded.

The artillery weighs over a thousand pounds, and it takes a lot of time to reset and adjust the muzzle.

Cleaning the barrel and reloading it also takes time.

According to modern time calculations, a skilled gunner would need about two to three minutes in total.

Most gunners need between three and five minutes.

The average war horse's trot speed is 40 to 80 miles per hour, and taking the middle number, it can reach one mile per minute.

The Ningyuan city wall is about two miles away from the Ningyuan East River.

It took the Ming army three to five minutes to reload.

For Bolo and his cavalry, this time was enough to kill a round trip.

It’s not a big deal if you don’t have enough time.

Because it was difficult for the Ming army to hit moving war horses with artillery.

Even if you hit it, it's just luck!

Rumble, the iron hooves of the war horses stepped on the ground.

At this time, the earth turned into a huge war drum. Every time the horse's hooves stepped on it, the war drum would vibrate and make a thrilling sound.

As the war horses got closer, the dust on the ground began to jump, and the amplitude became larger and larger.

call--

The war horses galloped like the wind and rushed towards the Ming army on the shore.

"The Jiannu cavalry is coming, stop the enemy! Hold your position and stop the enemy!" The Ming army on the shore raised their weapons as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

......

The upper reaches of Ningyuan River.

Like Huang Degong, Wu Sangui was organizing his troops to cross the river.

The difference is that Huang Degong's attack was a feint, while Wu Sangui's was a strong attack!

The main general of the defending side was Man Dahai of the Zhenghong Banner.

He was the seventh son of Prince Li Daishan.

After Daishan's death, Man Dahai inherited the title of Prince Li and became the leader of the Zhenghong Banner.

At this time, Man Dahai was hiding behind a slope, observing the situation of the Ming army with a telescope.

The reason he did this was that he was afraid of being hit by the Ming army's red cannon on the earthen hill.

"Your Highness," Wu Shoujin, leader of the Han army of the Zhenghong Banner, came to Man Dahai and said, "The Ming army has begun to cross the river. Should we attack them halfway across?"

"Of course!" Man Dahai drew back and replied, "But be careful of the Ming army's artillery. They are waiting to attack us halfway across the river!"

Wu Shoujin poked his head out to look at the earthen hill in the distance, then retracted his head and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Ming army's artillery is deployed on the earthen hill on the opposite bank. The Ming army is now crossing the river, and the artillery is behind them."

"Using a hundred-bullet bullet would accidentally injure their own people, so they can only use large solid bullets."

"However...hitting a running horse with a large solid bullet is as difficult as climbing to the sky."

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