The sound of cannons gradually subsided, but the flag of the Later Jin Dynasty was still on the top of the city wall. The old slave breathed a sigh of relief.
It's certainly a good thing that the city was defended, but to line up in front of the enemy camp, not attacking, but just staring helplessly in the cold wind?
The horn sounded again, no longer to send a signal to the city and boost morale, but to launch a tentative attack.
Thousands of Han soldiers served as cannon fodder, and they could also test the strength of the Ming army's defense and consume the Ming army's ammunition.
Over two hundred shield-carried vehicles, covering three thousand Han soldiers, advanced towards the Ming camp. Behind them came another two thousand Jiannu, all dismounted and on foot, armed with longbows, ready to unleash their archery prowess.
Looking at the black mass of enemies advancing towards the North Camp, whistles sounded in the Ming army camp, and the artillery and musketeers were on full alert, ready to give the enemy a fierce attack.
"The shield cart is in front--" Xiong Tingbi shook his head and sneered at the old tactics of the Jiannu.
On flat ground, the shield carts provided significant protection, but the trenches in front of the camp were sufficient to provide a barrier. Furthermore, the Ming army not only had field artillery to destroy the shield carts, but also numerous incendiary bombs, which were also a nemesis for the shield carts.
As for the enemies behind the shield carts, they have the Ming army pressing them from a distance and projectiles at close range, so they can still inflict heavy casualties on them.
Compared to Ningyuan, the Ming army's firearms equipment had taken a leap forward. The number of artillery pieces alone had increased by more than ten times.
There were dozens of red-haired cannons, nearly 200 heavy cannons in the Ming Dynasty, and more than 100 field cannons. The Portuguese cannons became a must-have for all Ming troops.
The absolute firepower advantage has become the key to improving the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, and it is also the source of the Ming army's confidence in daring to fight the Jiannu with almost the same number of troops.
"Master Jinglüe," said Luo Li, the artillery commander, pointing his finger and asking for instructions: "There are real barbarians behind the formation. I think we should focus our bombardment on them."
Xiong Tingbi raised his telescope to observe for a moment, nodded slightly, and said, "Okay. But the principle of concealing our strength remains unchanged. The enemy is only making probing attacks, so our army doesn't need to go all out."
"I understand." Luo Li bowed and went down to adjust the artillery deployment.
Cao Wenzhao pointed and warned, "Sir, the Jiannu cavalry on both wings have broken through."
Xiong Tingbi smiled and said, "General Cao has been through many battles. How could he not know that this is to monitor and contain my left and right camps?"
After a pause, Lao Xiong added, "Good steel should be used on the blade. The Flying Cavalry Battalion should not be dispatched lightly. General Cao, please do not be impatient."
Cao Wenzhao blushed and bowed, saying, "Yes, I obey your command."
The Ming army had many hidden tactics and their intelligence work was also very thorough.
Up to now, Jiannu still didn't know that the Ming army had a flying cavalry battalion, its specific tactics, and the number of rockets with ultra-long range and other artillery.
As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles. Compared to the Jiannu, the Ming army had a thorough understanding of their enemy. In other words, the Jiannu's weaponry, equipment, and tactics hadn't changed much.
With progress and improvement, the Ming army was actually at the top of the world and was moving towards modernization, although not many people knew this.
The Jiannu army remained where they were, and except for their bravery, they had fallen behind in all other aspects.
Although the Ming army's caution prevented them from achieving a crushing victory, their victory was essentially certain unless something unexpected happened.
Three hundred meters, two hundred meters...
Boom, boom, boom... The Ming army's field artillery roared and fired solid shells at the enemy.
Wood chips flew everywhere, blood and flesh splattered, and the main battle between the enemy and us finally began.
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The sound of horse hooves rumbled, and thousands of troops galloped forward, like unstoppable waves, submerging another village.
The Jurchens' stubborn resistance was like sand dropped into a lake, without even a ripple, and they became corpses lying horizontally and vertically.
The coalition forces of the naturalized Flying Cavalry Battalion and various Mongolian tribes crossed the Liaohe River, crossed the Liaohe River from the Kezuohou Banner, and entered the area ruled by the Later Jin in northern Liao.
In Changtu, the coalition forces defeated the Jiannu's main cavalry force of over 3,000 men, who remained in Liaobei. Subsequently, the army marched northwards and then southwards, sweeping through Zhenyi Fort, Yongning Fort, Anle Prefecture, and other areas, heading straight for Kaiyuan.
During the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty, the former Tieling Guard was relocated to the ancient Yinzhou area between Shenyang and Kaiyuan. In other words, once Kaiyuan was captured, the Tieling Guard City would be the only barrier to the north of Shenyang.
As they approached Kaiyuan, the Mongol troops grew increasingly excited. This was the pastureland Nurhaci had gifted to the Aokhan people who had come to join him. The grass, the cattle, the sheep—it was a familiar environment, and it was easy to grab!
Man Gui did not impose too many restrictions, only ordering each unit to send only 1,000 men to plunder and plunder, and to reach Kaiyuan city within two days. The rest of the troops followed the main group and advanced towards Kaiyuan.
In order to maintain maximum mobility, the coalition forces did not carry much food and supplies, and their strategy was to fight to support the war.
Therefore, the cattle, sheep and food looted by the Mongolian tribes were very helpful to the coalition forces' continued fighting.
"Zonom Duleng is a wimp." Nuk gathered with several Ming generals and spoke of this Mongolian traitor with disdain. "He defected to the Later Jin, what a scum of the Mongols."
"He's the same kind of guy as Oba." Meng Ruhu laughed lightly, "He'll end up like Oba."
Nuke nodded repeatedly and said, "Blast the city gate open with a bang. My Zarut tribe is willing to be the vanguard."
Hu Dawei smiled and nodded towards Man Gui and Ma Chengfei, who were riding side by side in front of him. His meaning was obvious: those two had to make the decision on this matter.
Man Gui, as the commander of the Guihua Camp, holds the power of command; Ma Chengfei is a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and has the power of supervision.
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