The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 958 Storming Hanzhong City

Among the rogues was the godfather-level rebel leader Gao Yingxiang, so it didn't show how awesome the wretched-looking Li Zicheng was.

Sun Chuanting, Hanzi and other civil and military generals couldn't understand why Li Zicheng's head was as important as Gao Yingxiang's.

The "King of Han" has already communicated to the entire army that the beheading of Li Zicheng is one of the first achievements in suppressing the bandits. Of course, the "Red Banner Army" civilian and military generals will not object.

In order to ensure that there will be no jokes, the heads of dozens of big bosses, such as Li Zicheng, Liu Fangliang, Tian Jianxiu, Hao Yaoqi, etc., have been repeatedly confirmed by the rogue soldiers who are familiar with them.

Then let Liu Guoneng, who fought back outside Luoyang City and assisted the "Winged Tiger" to attack and kill Li Zicheng's direct line, to identify them one by one.

After multiple verifications, Chen Qiyu personally wrote the victory report, and Hanzi, Sun Chuanting, etc. signed and sent a team of messengers to the capital to report the victory.

The letter of success galloped to the capital and shouted all the way: "Henan great victory, Luoyang and Kaifeng are restored, and Li Zicheng is the leader!"

The soldiers and civilians along the way were stunned. It has only been a few days since they saw the "Red Banner Army" going south!How did you take back Luoyang and Kaifeng?That rogue leader named Li Zicheng is said to be very powerful, is this enough to explain?
Huang Han was also very surprised, did the Xiaoqiang in his impression just die like this?Damn, I still want to catch that guy and skin him alive, so it's cheaper for that foreign shit stirrer!
At this time, at the point of dynasty replacement, the guidance of public opinion is particularly important, and the glorious image of the "King of Han" should be vigorously publicized.

There is no content to make up a story. With the great victory in Henan, the recovery of Luoyang and Kaifeng, and the brilliant victory of annihilating 20 rogues, of course we must brag about it.

"Red Flag Daily", "Jingshi Evening News" and other newspapers published articles on the headlines of the front pages while praising the "King of Han" and at the same time describing the great victory in Henan.

The whole of Gyeonggi was jubilant, and more and more people shouted "Long live the King of Han!", and the proportion from the heart was getting higher and higher.

Now the outer city of the capital does not close the city gate at night, because more than a dozen main streets have been illuminated, the entire outer city is lit up, and the lights of thousands of families and the clean and bright streets complement each other beautifully. .

Huang Han has increased investment in infrastructure construction. The road conditions near the capital should be the best. When the lights come on, tourists in the city and suburbs full of laughter will flock to "Guangzuo Fudi" and "Sleepless City Commercial District".

Huang Sifang, Li Sanniangzi, Li Ruolian, Lou Yun, etc. were in charge of maintaining order. Ruan Dacheng, the right servant of the Propaganda Department, organized a team to sing on stage, and an all-star lineup was deployed to perform more than a dozen plays at the same time for three days in a row to celebrate Master Wang. To pacify the Central Plains.

Most of the more than a dozen open-air theaters are located in the squares of temples and Taoist temples in the outer city, and there are also two built at the east and west gates of the children's playground, and there are also built at both ends of the pedestrian street.

There are small merchants and hawkers doing business near each stage, most of them are selling some snacks. The scene is quite hot, and the level of excitement exceeds the temple fair.

Too many official ladies and princes living in the inner city flocked to it, and eunuchs and court ladies who were not on duty in the Forbidden City came here one after another.

Huang Han has rich experience, he can't do stupid things without thinking about his head, and he understands that large-scale gatherings of tourists are prone to catastrophic accidents.

Therefore, Huang Sifang, Li Sanniang, Li Ruolian, Lou Yun, etc. were specially arranged to maintain order, prevent criminals from breaking out of fire, not allow cars, horses and animals to go to the streets, and prepare emergency plans.

With psychological preparation and management experience, there were no major accidents during the three-day celebration. The fish and dragon danced in the capital for three nights. Hundreds of thousands of military and civilian officials enjoyed it and forgot to return.

After the defense of the inner city was taken over by the "Red Banner Army", the outside was loose and the inside was tightened. The gates leading to the outer city were not closed at night. The eunuchs and maids from the Forbidden City were basically left alone.

The banner guards had already infiltrated the Forbidden City, and many of the junior eunuchs and low-level court ladies were the banner guards' eyeliner. The emperor, queen, concubine, and chief eunuch's every move was under control.

The news of Master Wang's recovery of the Central Plains of course spread in the Forbidden City. Even the low-ranking maids and eunuchs who are ignorant of the world know the comparison between the two, and they all think that the "King of Han" is too powerful. .

After Chongzhen heard the news that Henan had recovered 20 bandits and collapsed, he felt mixed emotions. While he was happy, he also lamented the ill-fated fate...

The Shaanxi battlefield was also fought with vigor and vitality. The white-armed soldiers and the Sichuan army were eager to make meritorious service. After surrounding Hanzhong City, they immediately began to prepare siege equipment.

Although Gu Zhun and Qin Yuyi were reluctant to seize Hanzhong by attacking the city with ants, they could not dampen their high morale.

After consulting with Qin Liangyu, Ma Xianglin, Zhang Fengyi, Qin Yiming, etc., they decided to attack Hanzhong South Gate with all their strength.

Three days later, when the sun had just risen, five hundred cannons of all sizes began to bombard the city wall. Gu Zhun personally led 1000 Mini gunmen scattered within [-] paces outside the southern city wall of Hanzhong to shoot the first bird.

The rogues had never seen infantry and artillery in coordinated combat, let alone a large battle where hundreds of artillery were used at one time, and they were frightened out of their wits.

Even though Li Guo led his personal guards and fought hard to suppress them, they couldn't stop the soldiers under his command from scurrying around. Before the Ming army approached the base of the city wall, there were very few defenders left on the city wall.

When the white pole soldiers and the Sichuan army climbed the city with their ladders, Nancheng's resistance was minimal.

In the city offensive and defensive battle, it was not the turn of the women's battalion to go to the battalion. The main attack was the white-armed soldiers, whose task was to provide fire cover.

Qin Yiming, Qin Gongming, Ma Xianglin and other white-armed generals have already learned the latest news from the "Red Banner Army" generals such as Gu Zhun and Yang Xiaochui.

Realizing that the time for a change of dynasty is not long, my brother-in-law is about to become the emperor of the "Han Empire". Unfortunately, my sister cannot be a queen, but only a concubine.

They thought carefully and deliberately assisted their younger sister in the female military camp, hoping that her younger sister could get the title of imperial concubine and establish herself as the second person in the harem.

Therefore, the opportunity to make meritorious service and show face is deliberately given to the female barracks, and Qin Yiming, Ma Xianglin and others rushed to fight for the head-to-head fierce battle.

It's a pity that the enemy is too cowardly. After only two hours of fighting, the main general died. How can this city be defended?
In the Chuanyin of "Surrender, don't kill!", most of the rogues raised their hands and knelt on the ground trembling, and it didn't take long for the whole city to fly red flags.

Gao Yingxiang finally didn't have to worry about how to choose, because Li Guo's life and death were lost in Hanzhong, and the Sichuan army had already crossed Hanzhong and rushed to Xi'an.

The tens of thousands of "Red Banner Army" who took all of Yan'an Mansion have gone south, less than three hundred miles away from Xi'an.

Like a dream, Gao Yingxiang is facing a desperate situation again in a blink of an eye. Only the west side seems to have a glimmer of life.

However, Gao Yingxiang was not reconciled to go away to the Northwest, he made a foolish trick and led the main force to retreat into Xi'an.

It is possible that this imperial capital of past dynasties is of great significance, and Gao Yingxiang really can't let go of it, or it may be that there are too many food, property and family members in Xi'an, Gao Yingxiang thinks it is possible to stick to it.

The bandits stopped running away. Sun Chuanting and Chen Qiyu were ecstatic when they got the news. They rode their horses and galloped, and they were able to keep up with the whole cavalry team commanded by Hanzi.

On the second day after Gao Yingxiang entered Xi'an, more than [-] cavalry led by Hanzi arrived, and only half a day later, more than [-]% of the [-] bicycle infantry on the western front had arrived.

On the third day, the city of Xi'an was surrounded by 10,000+ "Red Banner Army", white pole soldiers, and Sichuan Army regiments.

(End of this chapter)