On November 2nd of the second year of Chongzhen, Huang Taiji had already begun to attack Da'ankou. With Li Laoer's reminder in advance, Liu Ce and Zhang Shixian knew how to recruit civilians first, then repair the city wall, and prepared enough weapons to defend the city. If the two of them did not abandon the city and escape, the Ming army would still be able to do it for three or four days.

"Listen to the barbarians in the city! As long as you shave your hair and surrender, our Khan will not make things difficult for you. You can join the Great Jin Kingdom like us and become subjects of the Great Jin Kingdom!" Several loud-sounding Han army flag soldiers stood outside the land under the city and shouted at the top of the city, trying to persuade the Ming army to surrender to defend the city.

No matter how bad Liu Ce was, he did not dare to surrender to the Jin army. After all, his family was in the south. If he surrendered, his family's lives would be difficult to save. General Zhang Shixian did not dare to surrender. He thought to himself: We have the city wall that was restored not long ago and thousands of newly recruited civilians. It would be fine to bear a few days for a few days. If he surrendered, he could survive. What should his family do?

Although Liu Ce and Zhang Shixian tried to defend the city with their strong city defense fortifications, Liu Ce and Zhang Shixian did not have the courage to scold them when they persuaded the Han army flag under the city to surrender, for fear of angering Huang Taiji and causing the Later Jin army to massacre the city. They were lucky: Since Hongshankou has been broken, the Jin army can completely stop attacking from Da'ankou. They can return to Hongshankou and enter the capital from there!

Liu Ce, who was timid and afraid of things, ordered Zhang Shixian: "Let Jiannu persuade him to surrender, he must not insult him, so as not to attack the city in anger. If we bear it and do not anger Jiannu, they might return to Hongshankou."

With Liu Ce's order, Zhang Shixian, who was greedy for life and death, ordered that the defenders at the city and the Min Zhuang be prohibited from insulting the Han army flags that came to persuade the surrender, so as not to anger the Jurchens.

No matter how the Han army flag flag under the city persuaded the surrender, Liu Ce and Zhang Shixian just refused to reply, as if they were dead.

"Khan, the barbarians in the city will not respond." The Han army flag flag who had no success in persuading surrender went back to report to Huang Taiji.

Huang Taiji asked, "Can the barbarians in the city insult you?"

"I have never insulted me. I have been shouting at the city for a while, but the person on it has not even replied with a word, as if he is dead,"

Huang Taiji smiled: "Liu Ce, the right assistant minister of the city's officers and soldiers, and Zhang Shixian, the guards, are both incompetent. These two are greedy for life and death. The reason why they refuse to surrender is because they are worried that their family will be implicated. Since the barbarians did not insult you, they must be hesitant. If our army attacks the city, these two will inevitably be afraid. If our army's warriors climb to the top of the city, these two will inevitably abandon the city and escape. At that time, there is no command in the city, and they will be able to break it easily!"

As for whom to attack the city? Huang Taiji had just observed the city of Da'ankou. He felt that this city should not be difficult to break. Who should the first merit of the city be given to? If it was a difficult city to defeat, Huang Taiji would let Dorgon Duoduo's two white flags consume some strength without hesitation.

Dai Shan? He was immediately denied by Huang Taiji. When Lao Nu was there, this person was the leader of the four major belles. Now Huang Taiji has long wanted to find an excuse to cut him down. How could he give up the first merit of destroying the city to him?

Mangourtai? Huang Taiji doesn’t like this person either, so let’s forget it, you must not give him the first merit of destroying the city.

Ajige and Huang Taiji also denied that Ajige is the same brother of Dorgon and Duoduo. The mother of the three brothers Abahai was forced by Huang Taiji to be buried with the old slave. Anyway, he was worried about him. Dorgon and Duoduo have the same truth. If they have a tough problem, they can make contributions if they close their eyes. These three brothers should stand aside.

Abatai? This person seems to be very resentful towards him. He has deliberately sought trouble several times, and this person has also been denied.

In the end, Huang Taiji selected Jiergalang and his eldest son Haoge to attack Da'ankou, and gave their great contributions to the Zhenglan Banner. Although Jiergalang's father Shurhachi died at the hands of old slaves and Jiergalang's brother Amin died at the hands of Huang Taiji, Jiergalang was very honest and obedient and deeply trusted by Huang Taiji.

"Zhe!" Jirgalang called out a thousand, "Please rest assured that the khan, I will definitely take Da'an's mouth in one go!"

"Zhe!" Haoge beaten a thousand, "Please don't worry, my son will definitely attack Da'ankou and cut off the head of the barbarian in the city!"

The flag of the Zhenglan Banner was arranged in the formation below the Da'ankou City, waiting quietly on the north and south sides outside the Da'ankou. Jirgalang and Haoge, who were responsible for siege, stood in the formation and carefully observed the situation of the defenders at the city.

"The bright dog on the top of the city doesn't even dare to show his head! Such a timid Nikan Han dog will break this city easily!" Haoge pointed to the city of Da'ankou not far away and laughed.

Jirgalang nodded: "Start the attack!"

Haoge pulled out the tiger-toothed sword and pointed at the city of Da'ankou. The Bayala soldiers around him sent a flag-speaking signal. The low horn sounded, and about 600 Niulu, two Zhenglan Banners who were responsible for the siege mission, carried more than one meter of siege ladders and moved towards the city wall. Thousands of Jurchen archers wearing armor of various colors, wearing armored arms of various colors, scattered in formation, hid behind the large shield soldiers, and slowly approached the city wall of Da'ankou.

The strong Jurchen archers had already approached twenty steps below the city wall. The large shield soldiers pulled up a row of shield formations. The archers hid behind the shields, drew their bows and shot rows of arrows at the top of the city.

The Ming army defenders on the front of the city also used their bows to counterattack. The Ming army shot arrows from a high point. According to the principle, the Ming army took advantage of it. However, the Ming army archers were far inferior to those of the Jurchen Later Jin archers, and they suffered a great loss without excellent armor. Behind the female wall chassis on the front of the city, arrows fell like rain. From time to time, the Ming army was caught in arrows and screamed and fell down.

Most of the Ming army guarding the city were temporary recruits, and they were not even soldiers. The Ming army archers who shot against the Jin army only had a tattered mandarin duck battle jacket and had no protective ability. The war soldiers with slightly better conditions had a thin armor on their bodies. With such protection, they would lose their combat effectiveness if they were shot by the Jin soldiers' arrows. Unless the Ming army shot the Jin army's bows and arrows, they would just hit the front door, even if more than a dozen arrows were stuck on the iron cotton armor, the Jin soldiers would still jump and rush up towards the city wall.

The civil servant He Xing hid behind the female wall, not even dared to reveal his head. He looked down at the city through the small hole under the squadron, and saw that the dark area under the city was filled with Jin soldiers. Although He Xing had practiced martial arts, he did not have excellent armor. As long as he was shot, he would either die or be injured. He didn't even dare to come out. Occasionally, a few arrows drilled in through the small hole. He Xing heard the civil servants around him scream, with long arrow shafts on his back and fell to the ground.

The arrowheads of Jurchen heavy arrows have barbs. The arrow weighs about one or two ounces. They can shoot through a layer of iron armor or two layers of ordinary cotton armor. Once shot, the arrow cannot be pulled out at all. They can only cut the flesh with a knife to pull out the arrow. What's more, the gold archers like to insert the arrow into cow dung first, which will cause wound infection after being shot.

Many people from the Ming army on the top of the city were shot and fell down screaming.
Chapter completed!