Chapter 136 The Battle of Yingshan
After a fierce battle, the northern gate of Hanjing was destroyed by cannons. Fortunately, Lin Jingwu led his people to fight to the death before he could control the Shun army outside the city.
However, in the Guo antique shop in the north of the Hanjing city, Guo Shixun was obsessed with the latest collection of Song Ting ceramics, sometimes whispering and sometimes admiring.
"Dad, you hear the sound of cannons outside like thunder. If any blind beast shoots a shot in our store, we'd better go back home quickly, otherwise my mother should be nagging again!"
Guo Shixun put the blue and white porcelain in his hand back into place, patted his son on the shoulder and said, "Xun'er, the war is at the moment, and the father is still here to supervise the war. As long as I am here, Li Chengdong dares not not to work hard."
Guo Chen was stunned, and the paper fan in his hand almost fell to the ground, "Dad, you really have to work hard for Chongzhen, right? What does his Zhu family have to do with us if they die or live?"
Guo Shixun smiled slightly and sat down next to him, "One time, another time, Li Zicheng is different from Zhu Yousong. He is fierce, barbaric and extremely hated the aristocratic family. He is a bird of a feather with Zuo Liangyu.
Once he conquers the capital, the biggest loss will be our Guo family. Therefore, even for self-protection, I will have to fight the Shun army to the end! Moreover, although Zuo Liangyu's direct lineage was lost after the defeat of Jiangdong, at least 40% of the army was his trusted troops.
As long as this battle is won, Li Chengdong's prestige will be established and the Zuo family will be eliminated. By then, not only will he be the auxiliary position of the cabinet, but also the entire world will belong to our Guo family!"
After hearing these words, Guo Chen nodded suddenly, "No wonder you spent a lot of money to dig up Li Chengdong. It turned out that he wanted to use him to seize military power. Daddy, it's really high!"
His son finally got to know him. Guo Shixun drank the glass of American wine with relief. After a while, he looked at the dark night standing in the corner of the house and said:
"Have you found Chu Yan's whereabouts?"
The dark night was still wearing the airtight black hat, and her whole body was as cold as ice. If it weren't for his father's questioning, Guo Shixun wouldn't have known that he still existed in the room.
"Back to the lord, according to the rewards of the several troops I sent, she should be in the area of Jiangxia-Yingshan. When she has a certain whereabouts, her subordinates will personally take her back!"
Guo Shixun nodded lightly, "There is also the boy named Yu, who seems to have suddenly steamed in the world, which almost made this donkey by Li Zicheng. When you go back, you send someone to find out his whereabouts and find an opportunity to get rid of this disaster."
"Abide by the order!"
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The battle to defend Han and Beijing was in full swing. Li Zicheng poured almost all the shells on the north gate, causing the already shaky defense line to fall apart.
The shelling continued until noon, and more than 5,000 people were killed or injured in the Ming army. The city was filled with corpses. Although they also had artillery, the shooting range was short and the shells were very short. They were wiped out by the opponent before they were shot.
Soon, Li Zicheng launched another round of attack!
Faced with this precarious situation, the new general of Huguang, Li Chengdong, was not afraid. He knew the characteristics of the peasant army's strong front and weak side. He first sent Lin Jingwu to lead a 50,000 army to face the enemy head-on, and then divided the remaining 40,000 troops into two, and came out from the east and west gates to attack the flanks of the Shun Army.
The peasant army was indeed caught off guard. The two sides fought fiercely for two hours before the battle. Although the Ming army suffered nearly 10,000 casualties, the Shun army was also seriously damaged. Li Zicheng had to temporarily quit the battle and retreated ten miles to wait for an opportunity to attack the city again.
The crisis in Hanjing City has finally been temporarily lifted!
The battle situation in Hanjing was also continuously transmitted to Ziyun Mountain through scouts. After learning that the 200,000 troops were strangled together, Yu Wan knew that his opportunity had come.
He ordered his troops to come out again, preparing to send a fatal blow to the Shun Army.
Of course, before returning to Hanjing to attack Li Zicheng, he had to kill Li Laiheng who had retained Yingshan. He knew very well that this nail was specially kept by Li Zicheng to guard against him.
Correspondingly, in order to prevent the Ming army from attacking, Li Laiheng left only 20,000 troops in the city, and all the remaining 10,000 troops were deployed outside the city. This extended the front line to the suburbs and expanded the strategic depth of Yingshan County.
The area of Fuyilin is covered with wild grass and deserted, which is extremely suitable for the army to sneak. Li Laihun deliberately stationed three thousand soldiers here, cutting off all channels to Yingshan County.
There are many checkpoints and camps for several miles, and the guards are extremely strict.
Under the night, in front of the enemy camp, Yu Wan and the generals were secretly discussing the siege.
"Walking through Fuyilin a few more miles will lead to Yingshan County, but what should we do if the guards ahead are strict?"
Zhao Xunchang looked at the enemy camp, his face full of worry.
Xu Hu grinned and said, "Only three or four thousand people, my Imperial Guard Battalion can arrange it clearly for him. You are afraid of a hammer!"
Yu Wan stuffed dry food into his mouth and sat on the turf. "According to the horse's report, Yingshan defenders have less than 30,000, which is more than twice ours. We may not be able to gain the upper hand when we fight head-on. If we want to win, we can only attack!
But once Fu Yilin takes the lead in starting the war, Li Laiheng will have enough reaction time and response strategies. Don’t say that you will attack Yingshan at that time, maybe your brothers will have to explain it here. Therefore, the three thousand border guards in front cannot take a strong attack, and they must be killed quietly!"
After hearing this, Xu Hu couldn't help scratching his chest and said, "What should I do? You can't run over to reason with them. Let these turtle grandchildren clean their necks and wait for us to chop them?"
Pei Yingying burst out laughing, "Do you think everyone else is as stubborn as you? But Yu Shuai, I have a plan, I don't know if it will work."
Yu Wan's eyes lit up and he immediately became interested, "My brother and sister-in-law, it's okay!"
Pei Yingying looked around everyone and whispered, "Beauty Scheme!" He wanted to talk about "Late Ming Zongheng" with more like-minded people, and follow "Popular Online Articles or r444" on WeChat to talk about favorite books with more book friends
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Chapter completed!