Chapter 291 Arrival

The former garrison guard ordered Hauge to feel like he had something stuck in his throat.

As a vanguard, Hauge's responsibility is to clear the way for the main army and eliminate hidden dangers. The so-called building a bridge across mountains and rivers is not just a literal meaning.

However, it is uncomfortable to say that it is uncomfortable, and it is not necessarily a big blow. Although some generals were lost at first, the elite soldiers did not suffer much loss. As for the coating, it was just cannon fodder.

After the setback, Hauge calmed down and made plans.

There are only six thousand soldiers in front of the garrison, and the city is only one mile long. Although the artillery is powerful, the overall strength comparison is not enough.

He had 16,000 fine cavalry, 40,000 coats, and 7,000 surrender troops. The number of troops exceeded 60,000, which was ten times that of the former garrison. Even at the cost of human lives, he believed that the former garrison guards would not be able to hold on for long.

How many supplies does a small garrison have?

How many days can the shell last? How many days can the gun last? How many days can the food be eaten?

The main army would not arrive for at least five or seven days. He believed that there would be enough time to exhaust the supplies of the former garrison and achieve victory.

But there is a prerequisite, that is, Shanhaiguan will not come to help.

So Hauge quickly made adjustments and sent Wu Sangui to the west to alert to Shanhaiguan movements. He also used Turg to lead three thousand fine cavalry to assist him and put him on strict alert.

Hauge himself sent Baoyi to attack the former garrison all the time, consuming the material reserves of the former garrison.

Five hundred people at a time would attack four times an hour. According to his calculations, every time he attacked the city, the front guard would conduct a round of artillery bombardment, consuming 200 shells, or 800 shells in an hour. As for the firecrackers and bullets, there were countless of them.

As a result, the former garrison will be unable to survive for three days at most.

He was also ruthless - every time he sent out Bao Yi, he would come back with as many as a hundred or as few as dozens of people. More than a thousand people will be lost in one hour. The continuous attacks lasted for twelve hours a day, and tens of thousands of coats were lost.

40,000 coats, lasting up to four days.

Facing Hauge's crazy attack, the former garrison defenders were very happy at first, but later they became depressed.

It wasn't because Hauge kept attacking and the defense gradually became weak. The two soldiers and horses take turns to rest, so they can easily defend it.

The problem is the bodies accumulating outside the city.

Only three hours later, the corpses on the hillside outside Qiantunwei City had already leveled the slope!

If you just watch it, it won't take long for the corpses under the city to be as tired as the city wall!

After all, the attack surface of the former garrison was too narrow, and corpses piled up easily.

As a last resort, three hours later, every time there was a break in the Tatar attack, the city sent soldiers and horses to remove the corpses.

Cut off the head and push the body down the steep slopes on both sides to ensure that the front is clear.

For the defenders, this was a minor nuisance. But for Hauge, it was a big trouble. Hauge didn't notice it at first. He was very happy to see the soldiers and horses in the city coming out to move the corpses. He urged Bao Yi to attack more urgently. Under such circumstances, the firepower at the top of the city would be greatly weakened to avoid harming his comrades. The coats can attack further.

But the combat effectiveness of the soldiers who collected the corpses surprised Haug. The firepower on the city had weakened, but the armored soldiers who came out to move the corpses were incredibly ferocious.

While these armored soldiers were moving corpses, when Bao Yi's attackers came close, they would draw their daggers and kill them. The Bao Yi wolves they killed were so fast that they even dared to chase them for a mile or two and show off their power in front of the formation.

And if Hauge sends his elite cavalry out to charge and kill, the artillery array on top of the city will show its power.

Hauge felt as if he had eaten a fly. Looking at the mighty armored soldiers, he wished he could rush out and kill them all in person.

Soon after, fires broke out on both sides of Qiantunwei. The corpses almost filled up the steep slopes on both sides, and the defenders had to pour kerosene on them to burn the corpses.

The stench mixed with the aroma of meat rose into the sky in the thick smoke, as if there were countless evil ghosts struggling in the smoke, so ferocious!

Hauge's trouble has also come.

Seeing that it was already afternoon, the wrapped slaves rushed forward one after another, leaving five to six thousand corpses under the city. The coated slaves were timid. No matter how much Hauge urged, or even killed the chicken to scare the monkeys, the coated servants were unwilling to attack again immediately.

As a last resort, Hauge could only hold back temporarily and planned to rest for the night and wait until his morale recovered tomorrow before continuing the attack.

Hauge's tactics are completely filled with human lives. If that's all, it's nothing. As long as they can see the effect, the coats can't withstand Hauge's tyranny.

However, five or six thousand people died, but they could not even attack within ten feet of the city. Not even a single enemy soldier was killed, and the city wall was not touched. In the eyes of the packers, it was a completely useless effort. It's a life lost in vain.

Morale plummeted, of course.

At this time, in the evening, Ying Yi arrived at Shanhaiguan.

Zhu Bingkun and other generals met in the pass.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

A group of generals, wearing armor and holding bags in their arms, lined up under the gate, beating their chests and beating their heads.

Ying Yi got off his horse and nodded: "No need to be polite."

Then he walked toward the city casually and asked, "How is the situation?"

Zhu Bingkun and others followed suit. Hearing this, he said: "Back to the king, the war has already begun over the former garrison."

Said: "At the end of the morning, Jiannuhaug led his troops to the front guard and immediately led the troops to attack. The cannons will be fired twice every half hour until half an hour ago."

Ying Yi nodded slightly: "What about the battle situation?"

Zhu Bingkun said: "According to the fact that Hauge did not receive intelligence reports at night, because he did not know the range of our artillery, he placed the artillery array within the range. Before the artillery could be fired, it was destroyed by the former garrison defenders. Then he sent out cannon fodder to attack. City, it seems that the purpose is to consume the ordnance and material reserves of the former garrison."

He added: "The battle report that was not received for more than half an hour the night before said that Jiannu had stopped attacking. The Tatars attacked the city in one day but did not achieve anything. The defenders were not harmed."

Ying Yi felt relieved.

Depending on the sophistication of their army's equipment, it is not easy for the Tatars to easily attack the city wall without heavy fire support. Even if they attack the city, or even attack the top of the city, the situation will not be too bad. Ying Yi didn't believe that the Tatars had the ability to easily defeat his soldiers who were armed to the teeth.

He said: "Hauge attacked fiercely for a day. It seems that he really intended to use human lives to consume ordnance and supplies. But I don't know if he can suppress his morale after repeatedly failing to achieve success."

Zhu Bingkun smiled and said: "What your Majesty said is true. I think it is impossible. Otherwise, we will not stop attacking the city."

Ying Yi smiled and nodded.

Asked: "Where is the main force of the Tatars?"

Zhu Bingkun said: "According to the news spread outside Jinzhou by Ye Bushou, the main force of the Tatars has arrived in Jinzhou."

"Has the Tatar strength been detected? Can the arrival time of the main Tatar force be estimated?"

Zhu Bingkun said: "It is difficult to judge the number of the main force of the Tatars, but it stretches for tens of miles and the number is at least 150,000. The composition is quite mixed, including slaves, Tatars, traitors, and Koreans. Because the troops are bloated, It will take at least five to seven days for the main force of the Tatars to reach the former garrison."