Chongzhen's open life

Chapter 386 is on the verge of breaking out.

Two days later.

After two days of rapid march, the army finally arrived at Daming City, which is the closest to Hetuala.

Shenyang City.

That is, Shengjing City when Jiannu occupied it.

All the way from Shanhaiguan to here, the army came along Guancheng. All this is because although Shenyang and other places were taken back into the hands of the Ming army last year, Daming’s control over this generation has not been fully restored, and there is no The safety of the army along the way cannot be guaranteed.

Therefore, in order to prevent those Mongol Tartars or Jiannu sneak attacks, the army marched along the pass wall all the way, and could take care of each other with the Ming army in the pass at any time.

Finally, after two days and two nights of trekking, the army finally arrived in Shenyang City.

Well aware of the fact that soldiers are expensive and fast, Zhang Weixian let the army rest in Shenyang City for a night. After eating and drinking enough, the army rushed towards Hetuala early the next morning.

On the same day that the army arrived in Shenyang City, Dorgon, who was waiting in Hetuala, got the news of the arrival of the Ming court's 50 troops, and passed the news to all the remaining soldiers of the death battle banner that night.

After hearing the news that the Ming army's 50 troops were attacking, all the Jurchen soldiers were not afraid. They copied all the drinks in the city that they couldn't take away, ate and drank happily, and then fell asleep .

After waking up the next day, he clenched the weapon in his hand refreshed and waited for the coming of the big battle.

That night, 50 Ming troops reached the bank of the Hun River.

The army encamped.When Zhang Weixian came to the bank of the Hun River, he watched the river silently take out three sticks of incense from his bosom, stick them on the bank and light them.

He is paying homage, paying homage to the soldiers who fought in the Hunhe bloody battle that year.

Although the three parties back then had their own faults and rifts with each other, in the end they all fought and died for Daming. Miserable.

Therefore, these iron-blooded soldiers who dared to fight with Jiannu in the field deserve him to pay homage.

Standing silently for a long time, Zhang Weixian did not return to the camp until it was almost dawn.

On the second day of the morning.

Because he knew that the war was approaching, Zhang Weixian tried to rest as much as possible if he could let the soldiers rest. Therefore, the departure time of the army was postponed to Chenshi, so that the soldiers could rest for a while.

When the time comes, let the army go, and the 50 troops will start crossing the river vigilantly.

This place is not far from Hetuala, and Dorgon has also heard the news that the Ming army crossed the river. If he had more troops in his hands, he would definitely go out and attack while the Ming army was halfway across the river.

However, with only 50 sons in his hands, he had to be cautious in order to maximize his benefits and buy more time for the fleeing clansmen, so he could only watch the [-] troops cross the river safely.

After crossing the river, it was less than a hundred miles away from Hetuala, but the army became more cautious. They explored the horses and released them for twenty or thirty miles, but they did not find any news of Jiannu.

Cao Bianjiao, who came back after patrolling the front with his cavalry, returned to the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, came to Zhang Weixian and said with a depressed face: "Back to the commander-in-chief, the last general has traveled more than 20 miles all the way, and he has not seen half of the soldiers. Jiannu's shadow, those Jiannu don't know what happened, but they don't even have a horse here."

Zhang Weixian frowned when he heard the words. Cao Bianjiao was not the first batch of scouts to be released. He kept scouting horses along the way, but he kept frowning to find Jiannu, but Zhang Weixian didn't believe that these Jiannu would be afraid of them. So they all hid.

Now that I can't see them here, there is only one possibility other than deliberately avoiding them!
That is, all the Jiannu have gathered in Hetuala and are waiting for the final decisive battle with them, so that they are not even willing to send out scouts.

Although I want to understand this layer, I still need to be cautious.

The marching speed of the army accelerated, but the horse scouts were sent out more frequently, but no matter how many people they sent out, there was no sign of Jiannu.

Until the evening, the army arrived at Hetuala at noon.

A small city that is not big in the eyes of the people of the Ming Dynasty stands here.

When Cao Bianjiao saw the city, he sneered and said, "Commander, is this Hetuala?"

Zhang Danger nodded, looked up at the small town in front of him and said coldly, "That's right, this is Hetuala, the old capital of the old Beijing where slaves were established!"

"That's it?"

Cao Bianjiao's face was incredible, in his opinion, this small town in front of him, which can't even compare with the third-rate city in Guan, is actually the old nest of Jiannu, the place where Jiannu started his family!

And until the army stopped outside the city, everyone finally saw Jianu who had disappeared for a long time.

One by one on the city wall, holding bows and arrows, the death battle banners and grains were bent and pointed at the army. If the army was not just out of the range of the bows and arrows, Zhang Weixian had no doubt that the enemy troops in the city would give them food without hesitation. Come a wave of arrows.

Until then, the heavy general who had been worried all the time suddenly relaxed.

When is the most terrifying time for the enemy?

That is when the enemy is still unknown.

The unknown enemy is the most terrifying, and once the enemy appears on the surface, there is nothing scary about him anymore.

Seeing that the Jiannus had gathered in Hetuala and stood firm, everyone heaved a sigh of relief, and the next thing to do was to break the city.

This city is not big, and siege is what the Ming army is best at. After all, the hundreds of heavy artillery brought this time came for this purpose.

They still don't believe that under the bombardment of hundreds of heavy artillery, the small city of Hetuala can still stop it?

But that's for tomorrow, it's getting late today and it's not suitable to attack the city.

Zhang Weixian asked the army to retreat two miles, and began to camp and cook food.

He has already decided to start the siege tomorrow.

And the soldiers with the flag of death battle on the city wall also saw that the Ming army did not intend to attack the city immediately, and they all breathed a sigh of relief. People are greedy for life, and who would not want to live longer.

The two sides just quietly quieted down like this, enjoying the tranquility of the last night before the war.

When the sun rises tomorrow, I am afraid that countless people will never be able to see the sun the next day, so they all cherish tonight.

Cherishing and not willing to let time go by, but can only watch the time approaching dawn bit by bit...

The next day.

The red sun is rising, and the purple air is coming from the east!
The tempting aroma floats into the city from outside the city.

On the city wall, the defenders who had just experienced a night of vigilance suddenly sniffled and drooled all over the place. They have already asked the question, and the Ming army on the opposite side will cook the meat again!

They actually cook meat again!

It's early in the morning!

This is eating meat, isn't it afraid of being punished by God for being so extravagant?
They haven't eaten meat for many days, but they didn't expect the other party to eat it. This really makes them envious!

After beautifully letting the army under him eat a meal with meat, until the red sun rose in the sky and was halfway from the center.

Following Zhang Weixian's order, the Heavy Artillery Battalion approached Hetuala step by step under the cover of the Chariot Battalion and the army.

As long as it is within the range, a hundred cannons will be fired, blasting the city of thieves into pieces!
The dead soldiers in the city naturally discovered the Ming army's attack, and immediately passed the news to Dorgon who was resting.

Fortunately, Dorgon slept without taking off his armor. As soon as he got the news, he got up straight and strode towards the city wall. After a while, he arrived at the city wall and saw the Ming Dynasty army approaching in the distance. Eye.

War is imminent!
(End of this chapter)