Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Victory Ending

Someone once said this to me: As long as you don't give up on yourself, God will not give up on you. Yuan Chonghuan, who was in a desperate situation, waited for the morning of the 25th day of the first lunar month in meditation, but he did not give up after all. So, he waited for a miracle. The twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month in the sixth year of Tianqi (1626), a day that changed history. Filled with anger, Nurhachi launched a new attack.He believed that after the previous day's attack, Ning Yuan was on the verge of collapse, and as long as the last blow was taken, victory was within reach.

However, what he didn't expect was that the battle started in an incredible way. After the first round of attack was repulsed by the artillery, he saw the brave Houjin soldiers cowering. Regardless of howls or threats from the generals, the Hou Jin Army, who had been highly motivated in the past, didn't buy it anymore. No matter what you say, they just didn't rush. This is understandable. When you come out to fight, you want to grab something and make a small fortune. Now that the guns are mounted, thousands of people have been killed, and the corpses are piled up there. You still have to rush up. We can't see cataracts.

Bravery also requires a bit of intelligence. Nurhachi is very authentic. In order to eliminate the fear of the soldiers, he resolutely decided to stop the attack and retrieve the corpse first. In order to get everything done, he even went out of his way to set up a simple crematorium outside the city. There was no need to say goodbye to the remains, and the memorial service was omitted, but all the corpses that were snatched back were thrown away. After burning, continue to fight. Nurhachi is almost crazy. What he wants now is not Ningyuan or Liaodong, but face. He has been in the army for 30 years and has no one in the world. He can't take down an isolated city. It's too shameful. It's so shameful.

So he vowed, no matter what, he must win back this face. If you don't want to lose face, you can only lose your life. Facing the swarming post-Jin army, Yuan Chonghuan's strategy is still the same - cannon. To say that this foreign product is still reliable, after being bombarded on the top of the city for a day, not only did it not explode, but it became more and more powerful. But there are still accidents, specifically a safety accident. In many costume TV dramas, the process of firing a cannon is roughly like this: one person stands behind the cannon, takes a torch to light the fuse, and when the fuse is lit, there is a bang, white smoke surrounds the muzzle, and black smoke is in the distance, and the cannon is fired. .

What is certain is that if you fire the Hongyi cannon in this way, you will definitely die. In my opinion, the reason why the Portuguese still teach how to shoot cannons after selling them is not only because of their strong sense of service, but also because they are afraid of accidents. Because the power of the Hongyi cannon is too great, when the cannon is bombarded, when the tail explosive explodes, it will produce a huge recoil force, which is so huge that it is not a problem to shock people to death, so every time it is fired, a lead wire must be drawn from the cannon. The people hid far away, lit the fire and beat them out.

After Sun Yuanhua's training, most of the Ming soldiers at the top of the city were familiar with the procedures and strictly followed the safety regulations. However, on the 25th, because the city was too busy, a general judge also went up to join in the fun, holding the line in one hand and holding the fire in the other. , stood at the breech of the gun and ignited, but was shocked to death on the spot. But apart from this safety accident, the overall situation is quite normal. The cannons kept bombing, and the Jin army kept dying, and then they robbed the corpses, burned them after they were robbed, beat them after they were burned, died after they were beaten, and died after they died. Looting and burning again, burning to death and burning endlessly.

Until that historic shot. No one can tell which gun it was, but what is certain is that on that cold day, amidst the roar of gunfire all over the sky, one gun fired towards the city, accompanied by screams and wailing, and hit a target . Who is this target is still unclear, but it is definitely very important, because an unimportant person will not sit in the yellow tent (and the Yellow Dragon Curtain), and will not make everyone so sad (howling and running go). There are many theories about the identity of this person. The Ming Dynasty said it was Nurhachi, but the Qing Dynasty did not mention it at all.

This is not surprising. If the invincible Nurhachi faced an unknown soldier in front of an isolated city and was seriously injured by an unknown shell, it would be too shameful. I would not say anything about it. So next, Yuan Chonghuan saw a scene that puzzled him. After two days of rushing, the Jin army retreated, retreating five miles away. Obviously, the person sitting in the yellow tent is a big shot, but according to Hou Jin's moral standards, the death of a leader is not a big deal, which is really quite strange. The next day, when Yuan Chonghuan stood at the top of the city, he was finally convinced that he had created a miracle.

The Hou Jin army was still attacking the city, and the offensive was more violent than the previous two days, but Yuan Chonghuan's long-term military experience told Yuan Chonghuan that this was a precursor to retreat. A few hours later, the Hou Jin army began to retreat. Of course, Nurhachi would not be reconciled, so before leaving, he vented all his anger on Juehua Island near Ningyuan City, where thousands of Ming troops and tens of thousands of innocent people were still stationed. The winter of that year was very cold. The sea, which was originally separated by dozens of miles, was covered with thick ice. The lost Hou Jin army stepped on the ice and launched a fierce attack on the island. The unshielded Ming army was wiped out. In addition, the soldiers slaughtered all the people on the island to show Nurhachi's great talent and to prove to the world that Mr. Nurhachi is not incompetent, at least he can kill unarmed civilians.

The battle of Ningyuan ended here. The famous general Nurhachi, who led all the main forces to attack desperately, was finally defeated by Yuan Chonghuan, who was stationed in the isolated city with only more than 10,000 people, and returned in defeat. After this battle, Jin suffered extremely heavy losses. Although according to Hou Jin's statistics, only two generals and five hundred soldiers were killed or killed, it is obvious that this is a rather modest number. Mathematical problem 1: Ten cannons bombarded 60,000 people for two and a half days. Each cannon fired only 20 cannons per day (the most conservative figure). Question: How many cannons were fired in total?

Answer: Calculated in two days, at least 400 guns. Mathematical problem 2: The Jin army had a total of 500 casualties. Calculated by the number of attacks by the Ming army, how many people died per bombardment on average? Answer: Divide 500 by 400, which means that 1.25 people were killed per bombardment. Reference historical materials: "The Hongyi cannons keep going round and round. Every time they are hit by the cannon, they are eroded for dozens of feet, and they are absolutely devoid of physiology." Based on application question 1, application question 2 and reference materials, the conclusion is as follows: every Houjin soldier has high-thickness armor protection, and is an out-and-out steel warrior. The nonsense ends here. According to conservative statistics, in the Battle of Ningyuan, the number of casualties of the Houjin Army was roughly over 4,000, and a large number of siege vehicles and weapons were lost. This is the first total retreat of the Hou Jin army since the forty-sixth year of Wanli. The invincible Nurhachi finally ushered in the first defeat in his life. Maybe until the end, he didn't figure out who defeated him, the lonely Ningyuan City, those imported cannons, or the more than 10,000 desperate Ming troops. He didn't know that his real opponent was a belief. Never give up even when you are desperate and lifeless. In that lonely city, there is a man named Yuan Chonghuan who has stuck to this belief in the past few decades. He didn't know, and never would. Because after seven months, he's going to lose his hair. On August 11th, the sixth year of Tianqi (1626), Nurhachi, who had fought for half his life, finally passed away. There are many theories about the cause of his death, some say that he was damaged by shells, and some say that he died of illness, but whether he died of illness or beating to death, it has a great relationship with Yuan Chonghuan. Not to mention being shot, such a big iron tuozi, plus all kinds of shotguns, not to mention a few holes, plus tetanus, this person will be useless. Even if he didn't get shot, he was seriously damaged mentally. It's normal to have a little psychological disorder. Mr. Jia Nu has never suffered a loss since his debut. It's too embarrassing to lose face at the hands of unknown people, so aggrieved Death is also very possible. On this point, Yuan Chonghuan also made a great contribution. After repelling Nurhachi, he immediately sent an envoy to send a letter to Mr. Nu, the content is as follows: "You have been rampant in the world for so long, and today you are defeated by me, it should be destiny!" Nurhachi was very polite, and sent someone to return the gift, saying that he would settle accounts with you next time (to fight again at a certain date). As for Mr. Nu's inner activities, in his own words, it is as follows: "Since I started the army at the age of twenty-five, I have been invincible and invincible. Little Ningyuan can't attack, this is fate!" He died shortly after speaking. Nurhachi, a hero of a generation, has died. There are many opinions on this person. Some people say that he represents an advanced and progressive force, impacted the corrupt Ming Dynasty, and made contributions to the development of history. I'm not very talented, and I dare not say that I know the past and the present, but I still understand the basic principles. Throughout his life, I didn't see progress and development, but only looting, killing and destruction. I don't know the great historical significance. I only understand that wherever his horse team goes, there is no advanced productivity, no national production index, no economic trade, only corpses scattered across the field, dilapidated houses, farmland turned into wasteland, and civilians become a slave. I don't know what new hegemony is bound to be replaced. I only know that people who say such things should experience it for themselves under the saber of the Houjin Army. There is no difference between the wronged soul under the saber and the proud one on the saddle. All lives are equal, and no one has the right to deprive them of it without reason.