Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1073 Meeting in Guazhou
When the Mongols marched south, they could not dig grass outside the Great Wall, so they had to carry their own rations. Zhungeer’s rations consisted of tens of thousands of cattle and sheep that accompanied the army.

These cattle and sheep were kept in captivity by the Mongols in the valley as food for the army, but now they were slaughtered completely. Then Zhungeer really retreated, so there is no need to doubt it.

Even if they lure the soldiers of the Kingdom of Jin out of the pass and succeed in ambushing them, if they still can't break through Jiayuguan, what should they do?
The cattle and sheep were all slaughtered, and the Zhungeer Department obviously left in a hurry. It seems that their judgment was correct, and the Qing army may have really acted.

When Han Chaoxuan saw that the entire valley was covered with carcasses of cattle and sheep, there might be tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, he felt extremely sorry.In Guanzhong, a cow is a great wealth, but now it is all ruined by Zhungeer.

"Your Majesty, it seems that Dorgon has really sent troops, and he has already moved the roots of Zhungeer, otherwise Baturhun would not have left in such a hurry, even killing cattle and sheep! You must know that the people on the grassland Cattle and sheep are the most important thing!" Han Chaoxuan said to Hauge, looking at the scene in front of him.

When Haoge saw this scene, Zhungeer even abandoned the cattle and sheep accompanying the army. The situation in the Mobei Grassland must have been very critical. Haoge suddenly became more confident. Zhungeer forced him to almost surrender and ask for peace. Now the fight is over Want to go, how can it be so easy.

Thinking of this, Hauge pulled the rein of the horse, and hurriedly shouted: "Go back to the pass, immediately mobilize the fine cavalry, and prepare to pursue!"

Hauge pulled up his horse and left. Han Chaoxuan looked at the cattle and sheep all over the ground, but told an official behind him: "Go to Chang'an quickly, and ask the Ministry of Kong Ge to send a batch of salt to pickle these cattle and sheep. From now on, they will serve as the main force of the army. Store food, or sell it to the people!"

These tens of thousands of cattle and sheep, fur, meat and bones are all good things, and it is impossible for the Mongols to poison them. The Kingdom of Jin can make good use of them and can compensate for the loss.

As soon as Hauge returned to Guanzhong, he immediately issued an order: "Order, all the commanders will come to discuss the matter immediately!"

In Guazhou City, fierce battles continued, blood and blood were flying outside the city, and the life-and-death fight between the two armies continued.

Chechen tried every means and used all available equipment to dig down the Guazhou city wall, but they still couldn't tear through the Jin army's defense line.

The shocking thunder produced in the city caused a lot of damage to the Mongolian army, and at every critical moment, it could always resolve the crisis.

After a month of fighting, Chechnya counted more than 5000 people killed in battle, not counting the injured.

Jin Guo's firearms had a huge advantage in range and power, and the Huite tribe and other small tribes were already dissatisfied, showing signs of being passive and fearful of war.

The Mongolian soldiers rushed to the bottom of the city, seeing that the city wall was about to be breached, but when they gathered together and rushed to the gap, there was a whizzing overhead, and something flew over, followed by thunder on the ground, and the crowded Mongolian soldiers, Either they were killed by the bombing, or they were overturned. This battle is really difficult to fight.

Baturhui limited the Chechens to join the main forces at Jiayuguan within ten days. Now it has been delayed for more than 20 days. Chechens were so angry that they killed two small tribe leaders who retreated first. They vowed that as long as Guazhou and Sun Kewang are captured, they will Unscrew his head with your own hands!

The Mongolian army that was attacking the key suffered huge losses, and the Jin army in the city also suffered heavy casualties. The collapse of the city wall caused huge defensive pressure on the Jin army, and the gunpowder in the city was limited.

After another day of attack, Yu Yin led the officials of Hexi various divisions, accompanied by Sun Kewang, to inspect the city defense.

After the Mongolian siege for more than a month, Guazhou City was still standing, which made Yu Yin quite happy.

Guazhou is tantamount to holding back [-] Mongolian soldiers for Guanzhong. With such credit, Yu Yin is very likely to join the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister.

The Hexi chief envoy was obviously in a good mood. He walked up the tower and asked, "Your Highness, what are the casualties of the defenders?"

"Over [-] people died in the battle, and the number of wounded has not yet been counted, but it is estimated that half of them were wounded!" Sun Kewang said in a deep voice.

Yu Yin was a little surprised when he heard the words. He didn't expect it to be so serious. He pondered for a while, and nodded slightly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will report to the court for compensation for the heroic spirits who died for Daikin. Please reward!"

Although Sun Kewang was conferred the title of Guiyi King by Hauge, he is not very valuable as a prince. Not to mention compared with Wu Sangui, even compared with Yongping Wang Meng Qiaofang, he is still far behind.

If he was in Guanzhong, even a seventh-rank official could look down on him, because he was a foreigner, had no roots, and was once an enemy of the Kingdom of Jin. As long as he showed any dissatisfaction, or someone wanted to punish him, It was all easy, so Sun Kewang didn't want to stay in Guanzhong, so he readily accepted the appointment to Hexi.

In Hexi, although he is the King of the Kingdom of Jin in name, supervising the military and political affairs of Hexi, but in fact his status is not too high. Liu Jinzhong, a general soldier, can ignore him, and Yu Yin can ignore him even more. As far as the bureaucratic system is concerned, Sun Kewang is always an outsider, while Yu Yin is an insider.

Sun Kewang nominally supervised the military and political affairs of Hexi, but his writings were actually not very useful, not as effective as Yu Yin's words.

"This king has thanked Yu Fantai on behalf of the soldiers!" Sun Kewang said as he walked.

A group of people came up to the city and saw the Jin army on the top of the city. Under the command of the military academy, they repaired the city wall and rectified the equipment in an orderly manner. Yu Yin couldn't help admiring the Jin army. It was so orderly, no soldiers slumped on the ground, Yu Yin regained his confidence, and at the same time, he was not surprised and admired: "Your Highness is really good at running the army!"

Although Sun Kewang fought with Zhang Xianzhong very early and fought on the battlefield for nearly 20 years, he is actually good at government affairs rather than military affairs, otherwise he would not always lose battles.

The Golden Army in Guazhou City can have such combat power, and the organization of the army can be so strong, mainly because of the more than 1000 old Western soldiers he brought out. , making the officers in Guazhou City particularly effective.

Sun Kewang shook his head after hearing this and said: "Fantai is absurdly praised, this is all the credit of the general. This time defending Guazhou, in terms of credit, Zhang Sheng can take the lead, and the defense of the North City is mainly directed by him, followed by Jiang Jianxun , he commanded the artillery team and played a great restraint effect on the Mongol siege towers!"

Sun Kewang knew very well in his heart that he is now the King of the Kingdom of Jin, and he has no chance to rise up if he wants to rise up, so it is better to pass the credit to his subordinates. As the commander-in-chief, if he wins the battle, he will naturally have some credit for him Above all, he doesn't need to earn credit with his subordinates.

Zhang Sheng and Jiang Jianxun were right behind the two of them. Hearing Sun Kewang's words, they felt very comfortable. They couldn't help straightening their chests, waiting for Yu Fantai to come to praise him, but Yu Yin glanced back, just nodded and turned back. , when the civil servants of the various divisions in Hexi next to them ignored the two of them for a while, they wondered why the two of them were not humble at all.

At this time, a group of people stopped by a section of the city wall and looked out of the city from the city. They saw a densely packed Mongol camp, and countless figures shuttled among them. If you don't give up, you have to fight again.

Seeing this scene, Yu Yin recalled the number of casualties Sun Kewang said, with a look of worry on his face, and said in a low voice, "I don't know how the Guanzhong side is fighting?"

Sun Kewang also looked worried. If he loses in Guanzhong, his persistence in Hexi will be meaningless.

When a group of people looked at the Golden Camp, the soldiers on the east side of the city suddenly exclaimed, and the whole Guazhou City was in a commotion. Less than [-] cavalry came rolling in, and the yellow dust splashed by the horses was like a sandstorm.

Sun Kewang, Yu Yin and others followed the prestige, and their faces turned pale with fright.

(Finally, it's the third update, let's brag again, continue tomorrow, and make up for Sanlang's reward!)

(End of this chapter)