Filled with anticipation, Li Daoxuan's reinforcements finally arrived.
But…
Not just reinforcements.
Alright, the Qing army from Jinzhou had also arrived, and they had arrived a little earlier than Li Yutian and the others.
It was really just a little.
"These five minutes really decide our fate!”
Li Daoxuan stood in the northwest corner of Ningyuan City and sighed.
At the same time, he looked at the 2,000 Qing cavalrymen sweeping past the city like a flood. In front of them, on the south bank of the Ningyuan River, a large number of Ming infantry soldiers were getting ready. Looking at their panicked appearance, Li Daoxuan could basically be sure that the reason why these guys hadn't turned around and fled was because of the rain yesterday. The water level of the Ningyuan River had risen a little, which seemed to provide some psychological comfort.
"Your Majesty, the Tartars are preparing to attack the city!”
Deputy General Chen said nervously.
It wasn't just these two thousand Qing soldiers who had come. At this moment, outside the Weiyuan Gate, there was another group of Qing soldiers in formation. The core group consisted of a thousand Manzhou cavalrymen with yellow banners. In front of them was Wuzhen Chaoha, who was pushing eight red cannons forward. On both sides of these cannons, there were at least three thousand Eight Banners Han soldiers who were specialized cannon fodder, preparing to attack the city. Most of them were carrying shields and willow leaf scimitars. They were carrying flying ladders and preparing to charge forward. It was obvious that they didn't take the few people on Ningyuan City seriously. He didn't even bother to make slightly more complicated equipment like the scaling ladder.
"Take two teams to Eternal Peace Gate!"
Li Daoxuan said.
"In addition, use the banner to urge Tang Yu to advance!”
He added.
"Your Majesty!"
Deputy General Chen hurriedly said.
The current situation was delicate. The 2,000 Qing troops circling the Yongning Gate were obviously trying to contain the infantry on the south bank. Although they were unlikely to attack the city, they still had to be wary of them attacking the Yongning Gate. Fortunately, the cavalry did not have flying ladders or anything like that. At most, they could only rush forward and throw hooks to climb up. Therefore, 200 people were assigned to stay on guard. Li Daoxuan had already reorganized the remaining 800 people and divided them into eight teams. Each team had 100 people led by a captain. The remaining six teams were led by Li Daoxuan to fight against the Qing army outside Weiyuan Gate.
This manpower was obviously insufficient.
Of course, if the Ming infantry on the south bank dared to cross the river, there would be no problem.
But this bunch of trash actually stopped moving.
Tens of thousands of soldiers were so frightened by the 2,000 Qing soldiers that they had to protect themselves with shields, guns, and spears on the south bank. Seeing that there was only a river and a mile at most on the north bank, they actually did not dare to move forward. Li Daoxuan really wanted to stab Tang Yu and Li Yutian in the **** Li Daoxuan sneered as he looked across.
Then, he stretched out his hand.
The soldier next to him handed him the ignition stick with a look of admiration.
Li Daoxuan was lying on top of a cannon. His visual image was instantly uploaded. Xiao Qian immediately calculated the distance and angle. At the same time, according to the trajectory characteristics of the cannon obtained from the previous test, he calculated the cannon's attitude and manually adjusted it. After finally locking on to the target, he immediately inserted the matchstick into the ignition hole. Suddenly, with a deafening sound, a shell weighing more than ten kilograms flew out with a slight parabola. It hit a moving Qing cannon as if it was helped by God. It killed a soldier and smashed the wooden cannon frame into pieces. The heavy cannon barrel fell to the ground.
Cheers erupted from the city walls.
Li Daoxuan walked straight to another cannon with the ignition rod.
The soldiers behind him cleaned up and reloaded the cannon as fast as they could. Just as they finished this work, the second cannon on the city wall roared. It was still out of the direct firing range and destroyed another cannon frame of the Qing army. Then, the third cannon opened fire. However, it did not hit the target like before. It only killed a few Qing soldiers who were pushing the cannon.
Of course, there was no problem with Xiaoqian's calculations.
She could even calculate the wind direction, wind speed, and humidity, but she could not guarantee that there would be an error if the shell could not fit into the barrel.
Thus, Li Daoxuan could still fail.
However, this was enough. After Li Daoxuan carried the ignition rod and strolled back and forth on the city wall three times, the eight cannons that the Qing army had painstakingly dragged from Jinzhou outside the city were all scrapped. Although only the cannon frame was destroyed, it could still be repaired, but it was not something that could be solved today.
Moreover, the morale of the Qing army was severely damaged.
In fact, it was different from the general impression. At this time, the Qing army relied heavily on cannons to attack the city. Last year, the most important thing for Jirhalang to successfully attack the vanguard and the middle rear was that he carried the red cannon. Later, Dorgon even specially rewarded the cannon craftsman Ding Qiming. These eight red cannons were also important to the Qing army. In the end, they were all scrapped before they could fire a shot.
More importantly, they were all destroyed at a distance where they could not counterattack. This was very frustrating.
Well, their cannons actually had enough range.
It was a pity that the gunners did not know what ballistatics was, and they did not have a specialized ballistae computer, rangefinders, crosswinds, and other sensors to support their data…
Li Daoxuan and Xiaoqian were actually a modern fire control system. Let alone firing from a fixed cannon position on the city wall, even if Li Daoxuan carried the Red Cannon on his shoulder and then rode on a horse while firing, he would still be able to hit it.
This was called science.
However, Shurhazi's second son, the second son of Amin, one of the Four Great Baylors, was Gushan Ezhen of the Bordered Yellow Banner. Duke Guarding Ai Duli did not understand science. He only knew that this time, he was going to be in trouble.
Fortunately, he still had cannon fodder!
Just as the Ming army cheered for the Emperor on the city wall, Hauge's main supporter, who was supposed to be killed by Dorgon very soon in history, waved his hand expressionlessly. The war drums sounded and the flags were waved. The cannon fodder of the Eight Banners Army, who were already used to it, carried the flying ladder and began to attack Ningyuan City under the supervision of the Manzhou masters. The masters of the Eight Banners Army also quickly rushed forward and prepared to shoot arrows to provide cover for them.
"Bring me my bow and arrow!"
Li Daoxuan, who was standing on the city wall, extended his hand and said.
He could just let the soldiers use the cannons. He didn't need to aim accurately to bombard the infantrymen from above. What he needed was a high rate of fire from the bow and arrows to play its role.
A soldier immediately carried a huge bow forward. This bow was different from the bull-horn bow commonly used by the Ming and Qing armies. It was a single-body bow, but the bow was too big. The handle was so thick that it could only be held with one hand. The length was more than the height of a person, and the bowstring was as thick as a finger. Overall, it looked like a thick English longbow...
Alright, this was actually taken from a ballista.
Immediately after, an assistant next to Li Daoxuan handed over the same specially made arrow. It was also a modified version of a ballista, just like a small spear. Amidst the cheers of the soldiers, Li Daoxuan steadily pulled the giant bow open and aimed at a Qing army officer who was commanding the Han army cannon fodder. Suddenly, he released his hand. The arrow flew out with the sound of the bowstring, carrying a fierce force and instantly reaching almost 200 meters away. Just as the Qing army officer looked up in shock, The hatchet-like arrowhead smashed into his chest.
At this time, any armor was useless.
Not to mention the chainmail and cotton armor, even if it was a full-body plate armor, it would still be like paper. The arrow that was more than one and a half meters long instantly pierced through his body, bringing him back a few steps. Only then did he fall face up like a log.
The Han cannon fodder were stunned.
At the same time, Li Daoxuan's second arrow flew out, and the second Qing officer was nailed to the ground.
Then the third, fourth, fifth…
In less than a minute, he was like an elven prince on the wall of Helm's Deep. He shot ten arrows with his giant bow, and each arrow killed a Qing officer. The terrifying giant arrows were like ten flags, piercing into ten corpses. The red tail feathers danced in the wind like flags. He stood on the wall of Weiyuan Gate with the giant bow in his arms like a god. He looked at Ai Duli, who was under the commander's banner in the distance, arrogantly, and then pulled the bow again.
This time, it was a hanging shot.
The sharp arrow with red tail feathers flew diagonally into the sky under the gaze of countless people under the huge force of the capstan. Almost at the same time, a sharp whistle sounded. It was a whistle specially installed on the arrow. This strange sound was like the roar of a beast, shaking everyone's heart. The Qing cannon fodder who had almost run to the moat on the battlefield subconsciously raised their heads and looked at the red track in the sky with fear.
Because he was afraid of being called out by Cannon, he had already retreated two miles away. He was observing Aidu with a monocular on the city wall. His heart also skipped a beat.
But he did not move.
He didn't believe that the arrow could reach him.
He kept telling himself in his heart that this was impossible, this was impossible. However, when the whistle of the arrow reached his ears, he almost subconsciously turned his horse away. However, at the same time, one of the Qing cavalrymen in front of him suddenly fell off his horse. A spear-like arrow was stuck in his chest.
Aiduli wiped his cold sweat.
"He can't even shoot a thousand steps!"
Li Daoxuan on the city wall said dully.
"Your Majesty, that would require the combined strength of several bows. We only have one bow, and shooting four hundred steps is already the limit. Of course, without Your Majesty's divine power, even such a bow would definitely not be pulled open by human strength.”
The officer beside him said with a smile.
"This isn't enough, it's still too soft. Zhen wants something harder, a hard bow that can shoot out a thousand steps.”
Li Daoxuan said.
"Your Majesty, I really can't make this. The ox horn bow must be made of ox horns, so it definitely can't be that big. The wooden bow needs to be thicker, but if it's any thicker, it won't be able to be held.”
said the officer sadly.
"Sigh, when will there be a bow worthy of this one!”
Li Daoxuan continued to show off.
At the same time, he took the arrow from the soldier beside him and shot at the next target without hesitation.
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