There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Datong City, the camp of the First Cavalry Division.

Battalion Commander Luo Kai wiped the blood from his face and counted the number of people again. There were still about 120 people left, and 90% of the officers and soldiers were injured.

"Batalion Commander, we have been holding on for two days. Will reinforcements come?" asked a soldier about 17 or 18 years old.

"It will come. Governor Lin has repeatedly taught us that all soldiers of the Zhenming Army must never give up or abandon it! It is our mission to hold on to Datong City. We will fight to the last man and never give up. I also believe that Zhenming The army will not abandon us, as long as we persist, there is hope." Luo Kai said firmly.

"Battle chief, there is still a lot of gunpowder in the warehouse. When the Ming army rushes in, we will die with them." Another chief said.

"No, we want to hold back the Ming army in the city as much as possible. Deputy General Manager Lu will lead the main force to resist the Tatars at the border. If the Ming army in the city escapes and goes north, our army will be in danger.

You hurry up and make the gunpowder into simple explosive packets, and try to kill as many Ming troops as possible. "Luo Kai then ordered.

"Yes!" The remaining Zhenming Army and Minzhuang members held on to their exhausted bodies and began a new round of preparations to prepare for the Ming Army's attack.

Outside the Zhenming Army's Wubao.

Hong Chicheng came to the scene of the attack again to check the attack situation. The Ming army brought thirty or forty artillery pieces from the camp outside the city. A dozen of them have been damaged, and the rest are being installed and debugged.

"It's been two days since such a fort was defeated?" Hong Chengchou asked.

"Governor Hong, the Zhenming Army in the fort is extremely tenacious and their firearms are very sharp. Their muskets and artillery have a farther range than ours, so the artillery we brought cannot reach close enough to bombard us. The fort wall is also very well built. It's solid and really difficult to attack." Cao Bianjiao, who was in charge of attacking the fort, explained.

"Huh, I don't care what your reasons are, I must capture this fort today, otherwise the remaining enemies in Datong City will not be cleared. How can we fight against the Zhenming Army and the Manchu Tatars?" Hong Chouchou ordered.

"Your Majesty, General!" Cao Bianjiao had no choice but to accept the mission. He was unwilling to fight to the death with the Zhenming Army in the city, so he fought for two days without defeat. This was due to Luo Kai's tenacious defense and because he did not give orders at all costs. Attack the fort.

Just as Cao Bianjiao was preparing to attack the fort with strict orders, a sentry horse galloped over and reported loudly: "Your Majesty the Governor, a large number of Zhenming troops have arrived outside the city!"

"How many people are there?" Hong Checheng asked.

"There are at least tens of thousands of people, the exact number is unknown."

"Who will rule?"

"That's not clear yet."

"Do you carry any siege equipment?"

"This, this is not clear either." The sentry horse hesitated and replied.

"Then hurry up and continue investigating!" Hong Chengchou said angrily, not knowing either this or that.

"Boom boom boom!"

Before Hong Chengchou finished setting up, a burst of rapid gunfire came from the direction of the east gate.

"Quickly go to the east gate to check! Commander Cao, you continue to besiege this Wubao." Hong Chengchou ordered.

The group of people hurried towards the east gate. Cao Bianjiao took the opportunity to slow down his attack on Wubao. He had a premonition that the Zhenming Army outside must be coming to rescue the people in the city. Datong City, outside the east gate.

Lin Feng and Lu Xiangsheng had already arrived outside the city with 10,000 troops from the Guards Brigade and the First Cavalry Division.

Lin Feng immediately ordered the more than 20 accompanying carriages to turn around, open the back door, revealing the muzzle of the stainless steel artillery, lined up in a row, and began to bombard the east gate of Datong City.

After six or seven rounds, the gun barrels began to glow red, and the Zhenming Army's shelling stopped.

At this time, the gate tower of the East Gate of Datong had been blown to pieces. The gatekeepers on the city gate fled in all directions. A corner of the gate tower was blown down, and many city walls were shaken to the point of cracks.

When Hong Chengchou and others rushed to the east gate, the bombardment had just stopped. They cautiously walked up to the tower to check, and saw an army of Zhenming with advanced weapons, covered in gunpowder smoke, and full of murderous intent already arrayed outside.

Even though Hong Chengchou had commanded numerous Ming armies and experienced hundreds of battles, he couldn't help but feel a little moved when he saw such a lineup of the Zhenming Army.

At this time, a cavalry general of the Zhenming Army outside the city rode forward slowly and shouted: "I am Lu Xiangsheng, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division of the Zhenming Army. Please come out and speak to Governor Hong."

Hong Chengchou took a closer look and found that it was indeed Lu Xiangsheng, the former Minister of War and the Governor of the Three Kingdoms. His position in the Ming Dynasty was even higher than him, so he did not dare to entrust him. He came to the city gate, found a shelter, and exposed half of his body. shouted:
"I'm Hong Chengchou. I didn't expect that when I saw Brother Jiandou today, it would be like this."

"Hong Hengjiu, today you and I, our masters, will not talk about our old friendship. You took advantage of our Zhenming army to resist the Manchus at the border and occupied our Datong city to kill our Zhenming officers and soldiers. This is unjust.

But it is not your personal wish to think about it. The Manchu and Tatar armies are watching eagerly from the side. My lord Lin Feng will not settle this debt with you for the time being. As long as you open the city and let my officers and soldiers who are still holding on in the city get out of the city safely, return my sacrificed soldiers. We will not attack Datong City this time.

If you persist in going your own way, you must carry out your vicious deeds to the end. Our Zhenming Army will attack the city at all costs. After breaking the city, all the Ming troops will be executed. In the future, we will not accept the death of any of your Hong Chengchou troops. surrender! "Lu Xiangsheng shouted righteously.

After hearing this, many Ming soldiers on the city wall lowered their heads in shame. The Zhenming Army fought against the Tatars at the border, and they really stabbed them in the back.

"Humph, attack the city? Can you take down Datong City with just ten thousand people?" Hong Chengchou naturally couldn't weaken his momentum.

"These ten thousand people are just the vanguard of our army. If you don't attack the Tatars and stab us in the back, why should our Zhenming Army help the imperial court guard the border? The tens of thousands of people behind us have evacuated and will be there soon. I I would like to inform you for free that more than 20,000 Tatars who have entered the customs have been killed or wounded by our Zhenming Army, but there are still 70,000 to 80,000 people left. Can you, Hong Laojiu, still guard Datong City with such peace of mind?" Lu Xiangsheng replied.

"What, you all withdraw!" Hong Chengchou became anxious when he heard this. The Ming court and the Mantars had reached a tacit agreement on dealing with the Zhenming Army, but once the Zhenming Army left, the Mantars were not a vegetarian and would definitely plunder the Ming Dynasty. , he was under great pressure at that time.

Thinking back on how Emperor Chongzhen forced Lu Xiangsheng to fight to the death, I am afraid that this fate will soon be his turn.

The sweat on Hong Chengchou's head immediately broke out, and he paced back and forth anxiously, thinking about countermeasures.

"Commander, the Manchu and Tatar enemies are currently facing the enemy. The Zhenming Army can retreat, but we cannot retreat. If Datong is occupied by the Manchu Tatars, we will also have to suffer. The Zhenming Army's request is not too much, so I agreed to my humble suggestion. Let them." Suijun Zanhua stepped forward and suggested.

"General Wu, what do you think?" Hong Chengchou asked.

"Everything depends on the supervisor, but the Zhenming Army Fort in the city is not easy to fight. I heard that General Cao's troops have lost seven or eight hundred people. There are Zhenming Army pressing hard outside, and the bombardment they organized just now was huge. , there may be omissions under a long attack. The lower official also agrees to agree to the Zhenming Army's request first." Wu Sangui said after analysis.

Hong Chengchou touched the beard on his chin, and finally made up his mind: "Since you all agree, let's release the Zhenming Army in the city, so that we can clear out the remaining enemies in the city as soon as possible and be prepared to deal with the Manchu Tatars moving south."

Now that he had made up his mind, Hong Chengchou no longer hesitated and shouted at the top of the city that he agreed to Lu Xiangsheng's request and asked them to send someone into the city to take over.

(End of this chapter)