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Chapter 169 Death of Nurhaci

(Early metal bullets)

It may be that Nurhaci hated Lu Cheng too much, or it may be that the Later Jin wanted to capture Changcheng as soon as possible to avoid any further trouble.

After simply making some engineering equipment, Nurhaci immediately ordered a full-scale siege on the city.

The walls of Changcheng were not high and the moat was very narrow, so the attacking Later Jin soldiers quickly rushed to within a hundred meters of the city.

Although the effective range of the rifles in the hands of the soldiers defending the city had reached 300 meters, and the maximum range was over 500 meters, Lu Cheng gave strict orders to the defenders on the four sides of the city walls, asking them to let the enemy troops get within meters before attacking them, and not to attack the enemy troops beyond meters.

In fact, in a large-scale siege like this, the soldiers don’t need to deliberately aim at a specific enemy, they just need to shoot at the dark crowd below.

As the attacking soldiers entered the range where shooting was allowed, the defending soldiers on each city wall opened fire one after another, and the sound of gunfire echoed throughout Changcheng.

"bang bang bang"

Bullets were fired at the city, easily taking the lives of the soldiers attacking the city. Even those soldiers wearing armor could not withstand the bullets from the rifles.

By the time the attacking soldiers approached the city wall, most of them had been killed or wounded, and the rest were killed by grenades and bombs.

Nurhaci and the generals of the Later Jin Dynasty outside the city were all stunned: "When did the Ming Dynasty's muskets become so powerful?"

"Didn't it take a long time to load a bullet before firing a gun? It seems like I can fire a gun very quickly now."

"According to my observation, the muskets on the top of the city wall can only reach a distance of about thirty feet. If we use shields to block in front and let the archers shoot at close range, perhaps we can attack the soldiers on the city wall."

The range of ordinary bows and arrows of this era, even when shot from above, is generally within 200 meters.

Of course, the good bows used by those generals may have a longer range.

After hearing this suggestion, Nurhaci just looked at the top of the city wall and did not agree directly.

"Khan, I know this may result in the loss of some soldiers, but if I can capture Changcheng and kill Lu Cheng, I am willing to do so even if it means killing all my Niulu."

"Khan, give the order!"

Nurhaci glanced at the top of the city wall, thought for a moment, and said, "Let the craftsmen make some more wells, catapults, and siege vehicles before the next attack."

"Yes, King Khan."

"Also, let's get closer. I want to see what Lu Cheng is capable of doing to defend this small town."

"This...Khan, the Ming army's muskets are really powerful. It's better not to take risks."

"Don't worry. No matter how powerful the Ming army's muskets are, they can't shoot a hundred feet away. Let's go a hundred feet away and observe the situation."

"Yes. King Khan!"

On the city wall, Lu Cheng had been observing Nurhaci's command platform and big banner through a telescope.

In ancient times, when marching and fighting, the commander-in-chief would have a special command platform and a big banner. The big banner was a large flag, which made it convenient for the entire army to know the commander-in-chief's position and to issue orders to the entire army.

Therefore, even if he is far away, he can still find the position of the enemy commander among the army.

Lu Cheng had experienced many battles with Nurhaci's army before, and naturally had seen Nurhaci in person. He quickly locked onto Nurhaci.

When Nurhaci arrived about 60 meters outside the city, Lu Cheng had quietly ordered the soldiers under the city to bring in twenty mm mortars, each of which was aimed at Nurhaci's command platform.

At the same time, fifty top marksmen with accurate marksmanship, holding breech-loading rifles loaded with metal-cased bullets, aimed at Nurhaci and the generals around him.

Not only that, Lu Cheng was hiding alone at the top of the city gate on the city wall at this moment. He took out the AUG assault rifle equipped with a scope and aimed at Nurhaci who was three hundred meters away.

(AUG assault rifle)

On the distant command platform, Nurhaci was pointing at the distant city wall, completely unaware that danger was approaching.

As Lu Cheng adjusted his breathing, the sense of the gun as a top special forces soldier instantly returned to his body. The air around him seemed to be still, and there was only Nurhaci in Lu Cheng's eyes.

The trigger was pulled, the bullet flew out of the gun, crossed a distance of 300 meters in an instant, and hit Nurhaci's head with incredible precision.

Nurhaci, who was just giving orders about the country, suddenly had his head exploded.

Immediately afterwards, 20 mortars fired at the same time, and 50 special shooters opened fire at the same time. Bullets and shells instantly covered Nurhaci's command platform.

In just a few seconds, the great hero Nurhaci and his personal guards and favorite generals were all covered by shells and bullets.

"Bang, bang, bang" "Boom, boom, boom"

The entire Later Jin camp was instantly thrown into chaos. Some generals ignored the danger and hurried to check on their Khan, but they only found some broken limbs and tattered armor.

Lu Cheng put away the AUG assault rifle, walked down from the city wall, and looked at the chaotic Later Jin army outside. He immediately ordered all mortars to fire freely at the densely populated areas of the Later Jin army.

The Later Jin army outside the city was immediately blown to pieces by mortar shells and retreated.

The panic spread instantly, and some generals even began to flee with their troops.

Seeing this, Lu Cheng immediately ordered a flare to be fired into the sky.

Soon, the cavalry and infantry hidden in the southwest of Changcheng rushed towards Changcheng.

After the first cavalrymen arrived and came into contact with the Later Jin army, they all took out their rifles and began shooting at them.

The infantrymen in Changcheng also left the city and lined up in neat rows outside the city, approaching the Later Jin army. They stopped when they were about 300 meters away and lined up to open fire.

At this time, the news of Nurhaci's death in battle had spread, and the Later Jin army was in a panic. They no longer had the heart to attack the city, or even to stay in Korea, and retreated directly to the Later Jin homeland.

The usually invincible Later Jin cavalry were now being chased and beaten by Lu Cheng's infantry.

The first round of mortar fire from the top of the city not only blew Nurhaci into pieces, but also killed several generals around him on the spot, directly causing tens of thousands of troops to lose their command and only know how to flee.

Although the infantry was able to suppress the cavalry's attack with rifles, two legs are not as fast as four legs. The cavalry of the Later Jin Dynasty quickly withdrew from the rifle attack range, and the infantry of the Later Jin Dynasty also began to flee frantically, resulting in a great defeat.

Lu Cheng's troops were also using mortars to fire from time to time, accelerating the chaos in the Later Jin army.

Only after the Later Jin army was completely driven back to their own territory did Lu Cheng's troops return to the banks of the Yalu River.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng immediately sent someone to inform Sun Chengzong that Nurhaci was dead and the Later Jin army had retreated.

At the same time, Lu Cheng dispatched 2,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantry, and 6,000 reserve security troops, a total of 18,000 troops, to enter the Korean Peninsula in the name of stabilizing the area, clearing out the remnants of the Later Jin, and protecting the Korean people, and began to take over the entire Korean Kingdom.

At the same time, Lu Cheng also sent people to search for the descendants of the Lee Dynasty of Korea, claiming that he would support the descendants of the royal family to inherit the throne and help the Kingdom of Korea restore its rule.

For a time, many descendants of the Lee royal family appeared in various parts of the Korean Peninsula, and it was difficult to tell the real ones from the fake ones.

However, Lu Cheng did not try to distinguish the truth from the false, but instead ordered his men to send those royal descendants to Anzhou in Pyeongan Province in the north.

In order to better protect the Li royal family, Lu Cheng suggested that the Li royal family move their capital to Anzhou in the north.

Of course, these members of the Li royal family could be assassinated at any time on their way here by the "Later Jin assassins" hiding in the dark. Those who were finally able to reach Anzhou had several things in common: they were young, obedient, or simply young women.

Now, Lu Cheng's troops have just occupied the Korean Peninsula, and they need to launch a mascot to better rule the entire peninsula...