Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 918

Wu Sangui led his subordinates to climb up the wall quickly. The footsteps of the soldiers running above and the shouts of the general came to his ears. He walked to the wall and looked down the wall. It was full of Ming soldiers.

That day, the Ming army beat drums and gathered generals, Wu Sangui thought that the Ming army would attack the next day, but He Tengjiao unexpectedly dragged it on till now.

Before, Wang Deren was eager to break the siege of Diaoyu City, so he attacked day after day, but each time he was not prepared enough, and in the end it became a refueling tactic that was taboo for military strategists. He Tengjiao learned his lesson and prepared for a few days, Wu Sangui was impressed.

Inside the Ming Dynasty, those who knew He Tengjiao naturally knew that he had various problems, but in the eyes of Man Qing and Jin Guo, He Tengjiao was indeed one of the pillars of the Southern Ming Dynasty, because he had not yet been seen in the war against the Qing Dynasty. The big defeat, especially in the battle between Chu and Jiangxi, actually defended Wuchang City, and forced the Qing Prince Yu to return home.

Although the plain in front of Fotu Pass is not very wide, there is absolutely no problem in spreading out 7000 people. Now the plain is full of Ming troops in fiery red uniforms, and even the hills on both sides are full of people. Flying, making people feel like soldiers.

At this time, the Ming army on the hill did not move, and the secretive Ming army on the plain, mixed with countless protruding siege equipment, began to move towards the pass.

Wu Sangui took a deep breath, this time the Ming army was fully prepared, and he felt the pressure for the first time since guarding the pass.

"The closed spears, swords and shields, gunners, closed archers, are the gunners ready?" Wu Sangui looked at Guanxia, ​​turned around and asked in a deep voice: "There is also a reserve team that must be arranged. , may carry out continuous shocks.”

Speaking of Wu Sangui's gaze, he glanced at Ming Jun standing in the hill.

Fotu Pass is only 5000 paces long, and Wu Sangui's number is [-], and there are only about [-] to [-] people who can be put into defense. He can set aside a sufficient reserve team.

"Don't worry, my lord, everything is ready."

Wu Sangui listened to Hu Guozhu's words, and did not give too many instructions. Although the Ming army seemed to be fully prepared this time, it is an indisputable fact that the terrain restricted the Ming army's performance. Besides, he had sufficient troops and only needed to defend the wall And the hills on both sides, and there are enough reserve troops to withstand the attack of the Ming army for a period of time, so it should not be a big problem.

"Send the order, the enemy is approaching, attack immediately."

The general who closed the pass immediately bowed to accept the order, Wu Sangui patted Hu Guozhu on the shoulder, and then turned and went to the pass.

Close the danger, he is the prince of the Kingdom of Jin, and he has a lot to do with it. Naturally, it is impossible for him to personally risk the attack, so he handed over the defense to his confidant general.

The siege troops pushing shield chariots, ladders, siege towers, and nest carts under Guanxia have advanced one mile before the pass, and the artillery group behind them has also begun to move forward. Seeing this, Hu Guozhu on the city clenched his sword handle, but there is no fear in my heart.

Wang Deren tackled key problems a few times, almost in this battle, but he beat them back.

The central army of the Ming army was set up on the top of a hill three miles away from the Guanqiang. On it was a big flag of He Tengjiao's "Great Scholar, Duke of E, Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou". Fu, loyally waiting for Qin".

Under these two flags, He Tengjiao and Qin Liangyu in military uniform stood together. The layout of the whole battle was actually Qin Liangyu helping him with advice and command.

At the beginning He Tengjiao made the situation in Chu land corrupt, but thanks to Wang Yan's efforts to turn the tide, the Ming Dynasty gained a firm foothold in the southwest. Afterwards, he followed Wang Yan successively, and Jin Shenghuan won two big battles, earning a reputation as a good fighter, but In fact, he knows his own level.

After the death of his eldest son, he became less concerned with fighting for power and profit, and his character became more conservative as he got older, so this time he relied heavily on Qin Liangyu, the only remaining veteran of the Ming court.

At this time, the cavalry carrying the letter went back and forth between the central army and each Fangzheng, reporting the readiness of each department and their respective conditions.

Qin Liangyu was wearing a python suit given by the imperial court, a jade belt around his waist, and a pearl and emerald crown on his head. Although he was sitting in a wheelchair, his wrinkled face was majestic.

She stared at the densely packed army below the mountain, saw that the vanguard had stopped a mile before the pass, raised her head and said to He Tengjiao next to him: "Old Man Ge, I think it's time to attack."

He Tengjiao is strictly a civil servant, unlike Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting, and Lu Xiangsheng, who are both civil and military. Qin Liangyu is a general who was summoned by Chongzhen to present poems. She has been famous for a long time. What she thought of was the grand master of the Ming Dynasty and Marquis Zhongzhen who fought bloody battles, not a woman.

Although Qin Liangyu endorsed it, it was the first time for Ma He, who personally commanded tens of thousands of people. He Tengjiao listened, took a few breaths of cold air, and then exhaled heavily, then turned his head and shouted to his side, "Let's order the attack!"

The continuous sound of horns soared into the sky, the beating of passionate war drums, and the shocking sound of "dong dong dong" inspired the soldiers to move forward.

The sound of trumpets and drums echoed on the flat ground in front of the pass. The vanguard was a battalion commanded by Jiangxi Wuwei Army Huang Tianlei. When he heard the sound of the trumpets and drums, he drew out his sword expressionlessly, pointed forward, and shouted, "Attack! "

The [-] soldiers shouted in unison at once, their voices were like turbulent waves crashing on the shore, and they charged towards Fotuguan like a flying arrow.

The soldiers pushed the shield chariot, and the infantry behind them hid behind the shield chariot and pushed forward towards the pass. They moved the antlers, repelled the horses, filled the pits, and opened the way for the army. The huge siege equipment behind them moved slowly. The orderly chanting of the soldiers gradually converged into a torrent.

Several general cannons erected by the Ming army on the top of the hill sprayed white smoke and bombarded the Guan wall, but this kind of old cannon had a slow rate of fire and low power, and did not pose much threat to the Guan Jin army.

On the closed wall, Hu Guozhu hid behind a parapet reinforced by sandbags. He closed some cannons, but most of them were French machines with limited power. The bombs and other infantry are fighting close to the city wall, so the damage will be greater.

Hu Guozhu watched the Ming army approaching like a wall like a flood, and couldn't help pulling his short beard under his forehead. When the Ming army's forward entered the range of the catapult, he immediately said in a deep voice: "The artillery group attacks!"

The flat land in front of the pass is not wide, so once the cannonball hits, the Ming army will not be able to dodge, and the casualties will be heavy. This is also an important reason why Wang Deren failed to tackle the pass.

The front of the pass is not conducive to the deployment of troops and horses. If the Ming army goes too little, it cannot threaten the wall of the pass.

Behind the closed wall, more than 100 artillery vehicles were arranged in a row. After hearing the order, the soldiers of the Jin Army saw the red flag waving at the closed gate, and the soldiers who operated the artillery immediately took action.

There was a sound of "creaking", and the throwing pole and the bullet bag were pulled down by the soldiers, and the cannon stone weighing forty to fifty catties was put into the leather pocket. hook, hundreds of gun carriages swung their throwing rods at the same time, and the leather pockets immediately threw out the stone bullets, and then fell back danglingly under the action of the counterweight.

The soldiers of the Ming army in front of the pass, even daring to be within the range of the Jin army, roared loudly and rushed forward with ferocious faces.

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