Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 570

Dashun Emperor Li Zicheng defeated Huguang and was killed by Xiangyong in Jiugong Mountain, but his body disappeared in the end.Aobai said that he shot and killed Daxi Emperor Zhang Xianzhong, but he did not find the body either.

Although Obai's subordinates all proved to him that Zhang Xianzhong was indeed shot and killed, Li Guohan still didn't credit him, but asked Obai to find Zhang Xianzhong's body to count.

Aobai cursed and cursed, but finally led the cavalry to chase after him.

The generals of the Qing army were busy cleaning the battlefield, collecting trophies, and hunting down defeated soldiers.

Suddenly, a ranger blew his horn and galloped over from the north while blowing.

"Ming army, Ming army is coming!"

Qingqi reported to Li Guohan with a little panic.

Li Guohan was puzzled.

Where did the Ming army come from?
"Yangping Pass, Yangping Pass is facing the Ming army."

The cavalry was sent back by Aobai. He led the cavalry to chase the defeated western bandits. He was about to cross the Hanshui River, and then go to Guangyuan via Yangping Pass and take the Jinniu Road to intercept the bandits. At least he wanted to get Zhang Xianzhong's body back.

As a result, as soon as they arrived at the Han River, they saw Qing troops desperately rowing boats across the narrow Han River.

It was the Qing army who fled back from the other side, bringing a shocking news.

Yangping Pass fell.

Obai couldn't believe it.

After asking for a long time, I finally found out that when they were desperately fighting Zhang Xianzhong, the main force of Hanzhong had been transferred to the foot of the Dingjun Mountain. As a result, Zhang Dapeng, the admiral of the Shaanxi-Gansu Battalion of the Ming Army, had already killed him silently.

They came from Lueyang, climbed over mountains and ridges, and walked through the plank road.

This Ming army arrived at Wangjiawan Fort three days ago. The last time Li Guohan and Xu Yong defeated Zhang Wenxiu there and wiped out 2 horses, they left only a small army to guard, and the rest of the troops were brought to the foot of Dingjun Mountain. .

Who would have thought that the Ming army would come from Lueyang so quickly.

Under the leadership of Orion, the Ming army crossed the mountains and ridges in the middle of the night, sneaked into the fort, and opened the gate.

The Qing army guarding the fort were all green battalion soldiers. I thought Zhang Wenxiu's entire army was wiped out, and Zhang Xianzhong took the western thieves from Yangping Pass to Hanzhong. There is no danger here.

Unexpectedly, the Ming army came around from the north of them.

As far as those hundred people are concerned, even if they attack by force, they can't defend it, after all, it's just a small fortress.

But if they can be more serious, if the Ming army attacks by force, they can at least report to the Qing army in Junshan before they fall.

As a result, they were thrown together.

After Zhu Pengfei took down Wangjiawan Fort, he took a short rest, then led his army along Maming Pavilion Road, along the Wangjia River Valley and went straight to the back of Yangping Pass.

When Li Guohan rushed from Wangjiabao to Dingjun Mountain, he also transferred most of the defenders who stayed at Yangping Pass.

Only a few hundred people stayed behind.

When the Ming army suddenly appeared to the north of Yangping Pass, they were all stunned.

It's almost like a magic weapon descended from heaven.

Yangping Pass is very dangerous, they have blocked Zhang Xianzhong here for almost a year.

But the problem is, the Ming army appeared from behind them.

And it appeared before dawn. When a Qing army who came to take over rubbed his sleepy eyes and saw many Ming troops appearing in front of him, he thought he was still awake from a dream.

He wanted to rub his eyes again, but the Ming army found him and greeted him directly with bows and arrows.

The severe pain finally made him understand that this was not a dream, so he screamed as he died.

The battle begins here.

The flustered Qing army hurriedly defended, but the Ming army had already touched the pass.

Dangerous passes also have to be guarded by soldiers.

Insufficient troops, no matter how dangerous the pass, the defense is also greatly reduced.

What's more, the Qing army has always been guarding the south, so I didn't expect the Ming army to go around the north and come behind.

Besides, Zhu Pengfei and the others came prepared, bringing many ladders, rope hooks, and even shield carts, plus guns, bows, arrows and shields.

As soon as the battle started, the defenders realized that something was wrong.

The offensive is too strong.

These were old, weak and disabled Green Battalion soldiers who were left to guard the gate, and there were less than 500 of them.

Rows of crackling firecrackers fired alternately, with small cannons and guns interspersed, and bursts of bows and arrows, making the closed defenders unable to raise their heads.

In particular, these Ming troops were actually very fierce, rushing forward one after another.

The offensive and defensive battles lasted a day.

They didn't bring any stops. The Ming army that attacked the city never stopped, and finally the defenders couldn't stand it anymore.

More than half were killed and injured, and morale collapsed.

The remaining defenders didn't even have the courage to fight any longer, and surrendered directly.

While the Ming army stormed the city, they continued to persuade them to surrender, promising to surrender without killing, giving preferential treatment to prisoners, etc. These defenders became more and more demoralized, and finally surrendered altogether.

If the fight continues like this, all will die here.

Switched to surrender, and Zhu Pengfei did fulfill his promise. The captives who surrendered would not be killed, disarmed, and locked up first.

While resting at Yangping Pass, he inquired about the military situation.

Originally, Zhu Pengfei's plan was to take advantage of the Qing army's encirclement of Dingjun Mountain. They first collected information on Mian County and tried to sneak attack and capture Mian County.

In the end, who knew that they were not ready yet, so they received a report from Yeburei, and the battle in Dingjunshan.

After figuring out that the western army broke through, Zhu Pengfei also decisively sent troops to Mian county.

Mian County is on the north bank of the Han River and behind Yangping Pass. Therefore, when the Qing army surrounded Dingjun Mountain, there were no guards in Mian County. The main purpose here was to accumulate some food, grass and military resources.

They used to defend mainly Hanzhong Fucheng and Yangpingguan City and other places. Later, Wu Sangui and others took away many soldiers and horses, and Zhang Xianzhong kept rushing into Hanzhong, forcing the remaining Qing troops in Hanzhong. gathered together.

As a result, there are basically no soldiers in other places.

Li Guohan also didn't expect that the praying mantis was catching the cicada, and the oriole was behind it.

Originally, he thought that even if the Ming army went around to Lueyang and cut off the Chencang Road, as long as Yangping Pass and Wangjiawan Fort were still in his hands, the Ming army would still be blocked in the mountains.

When they wiped out Zhang Xianzhong, they would then go to recapture Lueyang and open up Chencang Road.

Who knew that Yangping Pass and Wangjiabao would be taken away so quietly.

"The Ming army left Yangping Pass and is heading for Mian County!"

The Qing army who reported the letter was transporting grain and grass from Mian County to Yangping Pass for supplies. As a result, the Ming army happened to be going from Yangping Pass to Mian County on the way, and the sheep went directly to the tiger's mouth. The escorting officers of the Qing army saw the opportunity and fled quickly, only two or three of them escaped.

Obai heard the news and sent someone to report to Li Guohan that he himself wanted to intercept the Ming army.

As a result, when they ran to the Han River, they realized that they were one step late.

Zhu Pengfei and his troops have not yet arrived in Mian County, but they are in the north of the Han River, and Oboi is still in the south of the Han River.

The Han River, which was several tens of feet across, was not too wide, but it was summer, and during the flood season, the water flow was strong and the cavalry could not cross the Han River directly. They had to cross the river by boat or build bridges.

The question is, now that Zhu Pengfei is blocked on the north shore, will he easily let them build a bridge?
Anyway, the two teams stared at each other across the narrow Han River.

Then the horn sounded, and the two sides opened up their battles.

Zhu Pengfei and others were also very excited.

Line up directly along the river and set up a formation.

"General Tang, you should immediately divide up your troops and go to Mian County to seize it. I'm here to keep an eye on the Tartars. If they dare to cross the river, I'll attack them at halfway, so that they can't eat and walk around!"

"Let General Fu take the auxiliary battalion to take over Mian County. There are not many Tartar soldiers in the city. They are all civil servants and civilian husbands. I will stay." Deputy Admiral Tang Zhenbang said directly.

Fu Shan didn't despise this job, so he begged for his life.

After Zhu Pengfei thought about it, he sent Zhang Xian to go with him.

Under normal circumstances, Mian County has no soldiers, so it should be possible to take it down.

He stared at the Tartars here first, and if they dared to cross by force, they attacked halfway.

When the city of Mian County is taken over there, they will enter the city again and defend it by the city.

"Send another battalion back to Yangping Pass."

After a brief discussion with several generals, Zhu Pengfei finally decided to send another battalion of [-] soldiers to Yangpingguan. There is now a battalion of [-] soldiers left behind, plus [-] auxiliary soldiers.

He also asked Fu Shan to take a battalion of soldiers and [-] auxiliary soldiers to take Mian County.

And Zhu Pengfei led three thousand soldiers to guard the north bank of the Han River to prevent the Tartars from crossing the river.

Aobai looked at the Ming flag fluttering on the other side, and the well-organized army formation under the Ming flag.

He couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

This Ming army is not ordinary.

Soon Gu Shan Ezhen and Li Guohan arrived in person, looking at Ming Qi with the same expression.

"They came so fast!"

Aobai said, "I thought that the so-called Ming imperial camp in Shaanxi and Gansu was just a group of mobs who took advantage of the war on our side to seize Chengxian, Huixian and Lueyang, and cut off Qishan Road and Chencang Road. , and also controlled the Yangping Trail, who knows that this team seems really unusual."

"Look at their dense banners and strict orders, especially the team is very neat, and the equipment seems to be okay. How the hell did they pull together an elite team?"

"Could it be Wen'an's Qin Liangyu who arrived?"

"Isn't that under the banner of Zhu Pengfei, the admiral of the Shaanxi-Gansu camp? Isn't this admiral Zhang Dapeng? Who is Zhu Pengfei?"

"What does the flag of the son of heaven mean?"

A group of tartars were pointing there, the water surface of the Han River was only a few dozen feet wide, and even if it was not far from the shore, the opposite side could directly attack with bows, arrows and firecrackers.

Li Guohan looked at it for a long time, and felt that at this time of the flood season, the river was rushing, and the Ming army was guarding the opposite side, so it was difficult to cross.And they occupied Yangping Pass again, and now they are dividing their troops to take Mian County, which is very troublesome.

"I suggest evacuating to the east, crossing the river in the lower reaches of the Han River, and retreating to Nanzheng City first!"

Aobai really wanted to say that the western thieves were still fleeing, and they couldn't let the tiger go back to the mountain. He also wanted to say that after crossing the river downstream, they would come back and wipe out this Ming army.

But he didn't have the nerve to say such a big talk. Looking at the other side, although there were only a few thousand people, they were definitely stronger than the Western Thieves. They are now after the war, and there are less than 2 people. The opponent still holds Yangping Pass in their hands. Strong attack may not be good.

More importantly, since the Ming army has captured Yangping Pass and appeared on the edge of Mian County, it means that this is definitely not a descending army, and there must be Ming troops from the downstream.

Aobai now has a good grasp of the Ming army's routines. They don't think individual soldiers are very good, but what they like to play most is the multi-party linkage routine, which often makes the Qing army focus on one thing and lose another, in a dilemma.

"Nan Zheng doesn't tolerate any mistakes." Aobai's last words were very damaging to his family's prestige.

If Nanzheng is lost, they will really be surrounded. To defend Nanzheng, at least they can advance, attack and retreat, and they can pass the customs by leaning on the ramp, and there is a strong city as a barrier.

A leader of the Eight Banners couldn't help asking, "Will Mian County be handed over to the Ming thief?"

Li Guohan said with a sullen face, "Go back to Nanzheng first, then send troops to recover Mian County, and then take Yangping Pass, step by step."

"Take all the captives of the western thieves to the Hanshui River, kill them all in front of the Ming army on the opposite side, and throw them into the river to feed the fish!" Obai looked at the impenetrable Ming army formation on the other side, feeling annoyed in his heart, In the end, he had to vent his anger on the prisoners of the Western Army.

(End of this chapter)