Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 869 One Defeat of the Official Army (Two in One)

"The lord is right."

Yang Wenyue said in agreement.

The news came back from the Mongols.

It's just that I don't know if the Emperor of Ming Dynasty knows that Huang Taiji has proclaimed himself emperor!
Or how would Chongzhen react when he knew about it?
Yang Wenyue doesn't know, and doesn't care anymore!

Now the Central Plains and Northwest of the Ming Dynasty have become a mess, and most of the Ming army's soldiers and horses are used to wipe out bandits.

If the Qing army breaks through the gates to harass the capital again, what will Chongzhen do in a panic?
"Marshal, there is another message from Taiyuan."

The courier at the side handed the letter to Yang Wenyue, and he opened it only after he checked that the wax was intact.

"My lord, it's a letter from Jiang Xiang."

"Ok?"

He Jinzhao was a little surprised. Could it be that the Qing army also came from Datong Mansion to fight with him, wanting to avenge his shame?
Huang Taiji is not the kind of person with shallow eyelids, and he will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity to dismember Daming.

For the Ming Dynasty, the peasant army and the Qing army are natural allies at present, pulling the Ming army's front with each other, making them care about one and lose the other.

He Jinchao speculated that there might be spies from Shanxi merchants who would inform Huang Taiji of various news about the Ming Dynasty. After the peasant army made trouble, the Qing army would dispatch as soon as possible.

Because once the Ming Dynasty had no internal worries, and concentrated all its financial resources, material resources and troops to deal with the Jurchen in Liaodong, the Ming Dynasty might still be able to survive for many years.

After he opened the letter, he discovered that it was the Ministry of War that ordered the officers and troops from Datong, Shanxi, Xuanfu, Hebei and other places to harass Shanxi.

Let the hammer bandits fall into a situation of being besieged on all sides, never give up attacking Shaanxi, and return to aid Shanxi.

"Hong Chengchou really did a great job."

He Jinchao handed the letter to Yang Wenyue: "What is he doing to save Zhao from Wei Wei in Henan?"

Yang Wenyue raised his eyebrows slightly, it was indeed the style of the imperial court to mobilize the provinces so generously.

But Daming is now a paper tiger, pooling the power of several provinces, the final result is that there is much thunder and little rain.

All provinces are looking forward to other provinces to save their efforts!
Datong Mansion decided not to send troops, so Jiang Xiang would put on a show at the border.

Xuanda?

In Xuanda's last war against Houjin, Xuanda Governor Zhang Zongheng suffered a lot of losses and was even beaten. This time I guess he didn't think much about it.

The new governor of Xuanda, Liang Tingdong, has no confidence yet. He is afraid of the threat of the hammer bandits, and he dare not take the initiative to attack.

As for Xu Dingchen, governor of Shanxi, no one can figure out his thoughts at present.

The only ones with strength left were those from Hebei, especially the Tianxiong Army trained by Lu Xiangsheng, who were left in Hebei and did not follow him to various parts of the Central Plains.

He Jinzhao thought about the situation around Shanxi for a while, and felt that Daming was already a dilapidated house.

If you go up and kick it, a few big men will not run out of it and beat you up, but beg you for food.

Except for the defense line in Liaodong, almost all the defense lines on the nine sides have become paper.

In addition, all the armies of the Ming army went to Henan and Huguang to chase and intercept them. As long as they conquer Tongguan by themselves, the whole of Shaanxi can be squeezed by themselves.

He Jinzhao stood up and took a few steps:
"Tomorrow, another ten Hongyi cannons will be dispatched to conquer Tongguan as soon as possible to avoid mistakes."

"My lord suspects that Huang Taiji sent the Qing army to attack Jizhen and plunder the capital, and Chongzhen ordered King Qin?"

"Of course this possibility cannot be ruled out."

He Jinzhao immediately wrote an order to bombard Tongguan with forty cannons and take it down as quickly as possible.

That night, Bai Guangen led the army to attack the Hammer bandit camp, but the battle was not good.

during the day.

Liu Xi's complexion became more and more ugly, and there was almost nothing good on the crenels of Tongguan City Wall.

"General Bai, you have to continue raiding the camp tonight."

"Do you want to attack the camp?" Bai Guangen was already injured, and his face was extremely ugly:

"The first time can be said to be a temptation, but the second time, we really can't beat it."

"I'm not asking you to go to the Hard Steel Hammer Bandit." Liu Xi pointed to more and more cannons outside Guancheng:

"You send someone to take the gunpowder jar and blow up the artillery of the Hammer bandits!
As long as they have no artillery, it is like a tiger whose front teeth have been pulled out, and it will definitely not be able to chew on our Tongguan. "

Liu Xi patted him on the shoulder again and encouraged him: "The hammer bandit can defend once or twice in a short period of time, but what about the third time?

Even if you don't want to go, can the hammer bandit think of it?

Tonight is our best opportunity. If we continue to delay like this, once Tongguan falls, do you think we can beat the hammer bandits in street fighting?
Still think we can beat He Jinzhao in the field? "

Bai Guangen was taken aback for a moment, then fell silent.

Stone bombs flew up the city wall from time to time, and the arrow tower was already damaged, and the rocks shattered all over the ground.

As far as the artillery attack of the hammer bandits is concerned, they can't fight back at all.

All he had to do was take advantage of the darkness to blow up the Hammer Bandit's artillery.

"Done!"

Bai Guangen responded, then turned around and went down the city wall to tell his confidants to prepare.

He didn't realize at all that Liu Xi was on the CPU, and he also wanted to show it. Why didn't Liu Xi send someone to blow up the cannons of the Hammer Bandits himself.

With this kind of work, you are close to death!
Even if you succeed and come back alive, don't think that there is any reward!
That night, Bai Guangen sent someone to blow up the artillery of the hammer bandits again.

The sound of the guns shook the sky, and most of the artillery was destroyed.

Liu Xi was ecstatic, and Bai Guangen was ecstatic.

The Ming army in Tongguan was even more ecstatic, and their morale soared.

The hammer bandits have no artillery, let's see what they use to bombard them.

Liu Xi also patted Bai Guangen on the shoulder kindly, saying that this matter must be reported to Governor Hong, and I will ask for credit for you.

the next day.

The Hammer bandits added ten more artillery pieces, lined up outside Tongguan, and bombarded continuously.

The smiles on Liu Xi's and Bai Guangen's faces disappeared.

"Are you sure it was the Hammer Bandit's artillery that exploded?"

"It really exploded." Bai Guangen was very sure.

Liu Xi pointed at the artillery that was still firing outside with a terrified expression, his fingers trembling and he was speechless.

He Jinzhao looked at Tongguan with a binoculars.

"Marshal, now they don't have the will to fight anymore." Zhou Da chuckled.

Smiles don't usually disappear, they always move from one face to another.

The false positions of the artillery were prepared for them.

In order to achieve the purpose of covering the real gun.

"Bombard with all our strength today, and then ask Cao Bianjiao to lead people to try to attack the city."

"Yes."

Niu Youcai responded, and then went to deliver the order.

The Ming army failed in the night attack for two consecutive days.

that day.

Tongguan was captured by hammer bandits.

Tongguan Weiqian General Liu Xi led his troops to fight to the last moment.

Bai Guangen opened Tongguan and led the remnants to Henan.

It has to be said that after Cao Bianjiao got off his horse and turned into a pawn, he also made a sudden stroke.

He Jinchao finally achieved his strategic goal, and began to send soldiers to repair Tongguan, while leaving Zhou Da to guard Tongguan, and he led the army to Xi'an Mansion.

Gao Yigong on the North Road crossed the Hequ, entered northern Shaanxi, and besieged Yulin Town.

Gansu general Yang Jiamo was invincible and retreated in defeat.

Yansui Deputy Commander Jiang Rang led his troops to surrender, Deputy Commander Li Cheng was also shot dead, and 3000 soldiers were wiped out.

Gao Yigong took advantage of the trend and went south to conquer Suide, Yanchuan, Mizhi and other places.

Mizhi is his hometown, and Gao Yigong's return to his hometown this time is a powerful call to the local people, and his relatives and relatives have come back from the chaos.

For a while, the number of people in northern Shaanxi who wanted to join the hammer bandits increased dramatically!

But Gao Yigong didn't rush to deal with this kind of thing.

Thinking back when his family was in trouble, he entrusted his relationship to go to Ganquan, a hundred miles away, to be a prison guard, but no one offered a helping hand.

His sister Gao Guiying can only live in the deep mountains.

Besides, how the Hammer Bandit expands depends on the Commander.

Even though he was He Jinzhao's brother-in-law, he didn't dare to cross the line.

For these people, Gao Yigong didn't think about bringing them all into the army.

Our hammer bandits are different from ordinary bandits. The more people there are, the better, and we will plant the land when we need it.

Otherwise, if everyone joins the army, where will the army food come from?
After Gao Yigong led the troops back to his hometown, he didn't feel the exhilaration of traveling at night in brocade clothes.

The villagers never treated him well, how could he lose himself because of others' flattery?

He even chopped down a few villagers who did evil things in his name, and the people of Mizhi County didn't dare to be rampant any more.

Their enthusiasm for joining the Hammer Bandits has also subsided. After all, it is not possible to rely on the relationship with the villagers to dominate and reach the sky in one step.

Gao Yigong has long been tied to the interests of the hammer bandits, and anyone who dares to pour dirty water on the hammer bandits will have to clean them up.

Not to mention that they are still a bunch of people who have never helped the Hammer Bandits to make achievements, and only want to cling to them.

What is the interest group of the villagers in his eyes?
In particular, the commander-in-chief has already explained that even after conquering Ganquan, they must be treated equally, and there is no need to be special.

Gao Yigong, as He Jinchao's right-hand man, of course did not dare to disobey his orders, so he had to let himself lead by example.

Hong Chengchou has not received news of the fall of Tongguan.

But he first received Li Zicheng's capture of Daming's former vanguard Liu Honglie.

Three days later, Li Zicheng led his troops to fight fiercely with the 3000 men led by Liu Chenggong, Ai Wannian and Wang Ximing.

The rebel army was defeated by the first battle, and they were beaten by the officers and soldiers, and they retreated slowly. After dusk, Gao Yingxiang led the army to help.

Besiege the officers and soldiers in Bazhai, kill Ai Wannian and his deputy Liu Guozhen, wound Liu Chenggong and Wang Ximing, and wipe out thousands of elite officers and soldiers.

After the news of the defeat of the officers and soldiers came back, the officers and soldiers in the camp couldn't believe it.

Ever since dealing with those thieves, has he ever suffered such a heavy injury!
If hammer bandits can fight, they all admit it.

But how can a group of rogues ambush them and kill so many generals, lieutenants and generals at all levels.

This time can be said to be the biggest setback Hong Chengchou and others have encountered since they suppressed the bandits.

Even Lu Xiangsheng found it inconceivable, how could the fighting power of the rogues become so powerful?

In the past, thousands of people chased tens of thousands of rogue explosive hammers, but now this method doesn't work!

Lu Xiangsheng never expected that it was Chongzhen who ordered the withdrawal of [-] frontier troops.

As a result, a large number of officers and soldiers from the three sides all joined the ranks of the rebels.

After all, whether it is the Hammer Bandits or the bandits from all walks of life, they have provided them with a lot of jobs.

Now is a good time for them to shine brightly and plan for the new club, the old team, to prove that they are of great use to the new club.

Especially the rebels are not short of money, and they give more than Daming.

Hong Chengchou frowned, he could only blame Ai Wannian and others for making things worse.

If you don't pursue after you get the results, you won't fall into the trap of bandits.

However, as the commander-in-chief, Hong Chengchou did not stop the military operations of Ai Wannian and others.

But Ai Wannian knew that his soldiers were exhausted, and he didn't want to pursue him at all. It was Hong Chengchou who threatened to wipe out Li Zicheng in six months and urged him to pursue him.

As a result, he died, and Hong Chengchou put all the blame on him.

Ai Wannian even wanted to feign surrender, but it was a pity that he was besieged by his old enemy Li Zicheng, who had killed Ai Juren and fled.

They are all family!

Ai Wannian was forced to fight to the last moment.

In front of Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou would not hang the reason for the defeat on his head.

In fact, deep down in his heart, he didn't look down on these thieves at all.

It is difficult to wipe out mainly because these bandits are getting more and more slippery.

Ai Wannian is a veteran in the army, so he shouldn't be here.

On the other hand, Cao Wenzhao, who was on the side, was furious when he heard the news that Ai Wannian had been killed.

His relationship with Ai Wannian is very good.

Cao Wenzhao drew his sword and slashed at the ground, staring and yelling, threatening to kill Li Zicheng.

Then he asked Hong Chengchou to fight, saying that he would personally lead the army to attack Li Zicheng.

Hong Chengchou was overjoyed, he knew that Cao Wenzhao's bravery was definitely not comparable to Ai Wannian.

"None of the generals are enough to handle this thief!"

Hong Chengchou shook Cao Wenzhao's hand and said, "I will personally lead the army to support your stamina."

"Thank you Governor."

Cao Wenzhao expressed his thanks by clasping his fists, and then went to dispatch troops himself.

Lu Xiangsheng on the side touched his beard and persuaded:

"Governor Hong, our army has been defeated and needs to be retrained. Don't worry about the six-month period, or we will lose again!"

Hong Chengchou laughed a few times:
"A few thieves are nothing to worry about. Now that Li Zicheng kills my general, it must be a matter of full German will. If I lead the troops, I will surely destroy the thieves."

Lu Xiangsheng opened his mouth, but fell silent.

What Hong Chengchou said was right, the thieves would become rampant if they won a game.

This time the official army was defeated, if they didn't go to fight with them, it would only make the thieves even more rampant.

Li Zicheng and Gao Yingxiang beheaded thousands of officers and soldiers, especially the chief soldier and lieutenant general.

This incident greatly increased the morale of the rebel army.

"King Chuang, the officers and soldiers will definitely come to look for opportunities to fight us."

Li Zicheng also began to learn not to show his emotions and anger on the surface.

Gao Yingxiang has always been facial paralyzed, and his face is still expressionless even if he wins or loses.

"Then let's beat them hard again!" Gao Yingxiang made up his mind and said, "It's still the old way, just lure the enemy deep."

"it is good."

Li Zicheng agreed immediately, facing the arrogance of the officers and soldiers, luring the enemy to go deep is the best way.

They look down on our rebel army, but they don't know that among the rebel army, there are more and more Ming officials.

If there is a civil war, the Ming government army will not have much fighting power!

Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and others are hardly afraid of small-scale officers and soldiers. As long as they dare to come, they must be eaten thoroughly.

Tell them to take a look too, our strength is not weaker than the hammer bandits!
You are afraid of the prestige of the hammer bandit He Jinzhao.

From now on, I will have to hear my name, Li Zicheng, and feel scared!
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(End of this chapter)