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Chapter 586: Being flanked by two sides

When Chen Yiqin saw the southeastern infantry phalanx advancing along the artillery barrage on the Suiyang city wall, he understood that this battle was unwinnable.

He started preparing for this battle a few years ago. For this day, he strengthened Suiyang's defenses, transported a large amount of supplies to Suiyang, dug five trenches, and even arranged for soldiers and officers to rest in the trenches. place.

Since Chen Lin sent troops, Chen Yiqin has been constantly trying to find ways to harass the opponent's logistics supplies and create trouble for Chen Lin's advance.

Chen Yiqin did everything he could, but Chen Lin's combat style was too steady.

Chen Lin did not give others any chance to fight. Chen Yiqin's Henan New Army did not take any advantage at all, and there was no way to organize Chen Lin's march.

Then, Chen Lin started bombarding.

A day of continuous shelling made the Suiyang front line feel like hell. Although the Henan New Army immediately responded with artillery, these artillery fires were soon counterattacked by artillery from the southeast.

Who told the artillery in Henan to have a shorter range than the artillery in the southeast?

Chen Yiqin could only change his tactics and order the artillery on the front line not to fire as much as possible, and use the artillery on the rear city wall to fight back.

Although the artillery was protected at this time, the enemy's artillery shells fell on their own position during the day's bombardment, which made the morale of the Henan New Army very low.

Chen Yiqin had no choice but to comfort the officers and soldiers. As long as the Southeast New Army hit the iron plate, they would lose their teeth. At that time, the Southeast New Army could retreat in spite of the difficulties.

But today's barrage tactics made Chen Yiqin completely lose hope.

The new artillery in the southeast will explode when it hits the ground. If this artillery falls into the trench, it can cause huge damage to the soldiers in the trench.

The artillery suppressed the soldiers in the trenches and was unable to organize an effective counterattack, while the soldiers in the southeast advanced behind the artillery shells.

The first trench was lost, and the second trench was lost.

Chen Yiqin was already paralyzed. In one morning, two trenches fell into Southeast's hands, and his own morale was close to collapse.

What kind of monster is this!

Chen Yiqin once again felt the power of Southeast.

He finally knew how his in-law Guo Pu lost Hanzhong back then. The army in the southeast was so incomprehensible!

Turning around and thinking, can I implement such a tactic?

Chen Yiqin immediately shook his head, this was obviously not possible.

To implement the barrage tactics, artillery and infantry must cooperate exactly. The Ming army did not have this tacit understanding at all.

In addition, a large number of artillery shells are needed. This battle in the southeast is too luxurious!

Chen Yiqin felt desperate. This was not because of any gap between him and the enemy generals, but because of his overall military backwardness.

Originally, they were able to catch up with Southeast because of the use of muskets and artillery, but no one expected that the other party would come up with such a thing again.

"Mr. Governor, for your own safety, should we move to the rear?"

The confidant staff member advised carefully.

Now everyone knows that Suiyang's seemingly tall city walls cannot stop the artillery artillery. What can really hold back the opponent is the fortifications composed of trenches.

Once the trench is breached, the city wall will look like paper.

Now two of the five trenches have been captured. The key is that the soldiers on the southeast side did not suffer much loss, but there were many wounded on their own side.

The meaning of the trusted staff is naturally very clear. Now Henan has no way to restrain the opponent's tactics. If the fight continues and causes huge casualties, the whole of Henan will not be able to defend it.

But where else can we retreat?

Chen Yiqin was already a little confused. If Suiyang falls, neither Kaifeng nor Luoyang can be defended. Suiyang City, a military fortress that has been in operation for several years, cannot be defended. How can the densely populated big city behind it be defended?

"Lord Governor!"

Chen Yiqin gritted his teeth and said: "The southeast bandits are fighting on the front line. They have been bombarding all day yesterday. There can't be so many artillery shells! Send an order to the front line to continue to hold on. If the enemy's artillery is slightly reduced, charge immediately to regain the front line!"

His men could only follow the order and leave, but Chen Yiqin still had no idea how many artillery shells there were in the southeast.

After noon, the sound of artillery boomed from the position again, and the shells were tilted on the trenches of the Ming court for free. By about three o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Yiqin, who had lost three trenches, finally did not dare to gamble anymore.

If all these family assets are lost in Suiyang, then Chen Yiqin will have no way out.

He immediately ordered the artillery on the city wall to fire back, and then pulled back the soldiers on the front line.

Seeing Chen Yiqin begin to withdraw his troops, Chen Lin also breathed a sigh of relief.

He also did not expect that Chen Yiqin's resistance would be so tenacious. If the opponent did not withdraw his troops, he would really run out of artillery shells.

The artillery on the artillery position was already hot and red due to continuous firing, and several artillery had their chambers exploded.

The game of war is like this. Sometimes it is not a bet on the other party's mistakes, but a bet on neither side being able to survive.

If Chen Yiqin stayed on guard until night, the southeast would lose the advantage of artillery cover. If it had to fight the enemy at night in the enemy's trenches, the fifth brigade might suffer heavy losses.

But Chen Yiqin did not dare to continue betting, because he was afraid that if all five trenches were lost before dark, the Ming army would lose the opportunity to retreat, and all his troops would be in Suiyang.

Obviously, in this situation, Chen Yiqin cannot afford to lose.

Because the Suiyang defenders were the elite of the Henan New Army, this was the basis for Chen Yiqin to establish himself in Henan and still challenge Ban Mingting.

But the Fifth Brigade is only a brigade in the southeast. Even if it suffers losses, it can still be supplemented by reinforcements from the rear.

Seeing that the Ming army had withdrawn to Suiyang, the southeastern army tacitly occupied the trenches but did not continue to attack the Suiyang city wall.

Chen Yiqin ordered the soldiers to destroy the food and gunpowder in Suiyang City, and then led the soldiers to quickly move to the rear before General Ye.

At dawn the next day, representatives from Suiyang City were sent to ask Chen Lin to surrender.

After Chen Lin confirmed that the Ming army had withdrawn, he led the army into Suiyang, and Suiyang changed hands.

When the news spread that Suiyang had changed hands, all parties were naturally shocked.

Chen Yiqin wrote a letter to plead guilty, but this time Li Chengliang not only did not continue to pursue him, but instead generously provided gunpowder and food to Henan.

Chen Yiqin's in-laws, Governor Guo Pu of Shaanxi, even sent a new army to Henan to assist Chen Yiqin.

Because everyone knows that Henan cannot be lost again!

For the Ming Dynasty, Henan was the throat of the Central Plains. After losing Henan, Shandong would be surrounded by both sides, and the capital city might be attacked by the southeastern army at any time.

Shaanxi will also be surrounded, and the new southeastern army may besiege Shaanxi from Hanzhong and Guanzhong at any time.

By that time, Mingting would really be under attack from everywhere, and would be flanked by both sides.

(End of this chapter)