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Chapter 303 Digging a pit for Wu Sangui

Eunuchs, factory guards and women, these are the emperor's public travel outfits, and Zhu Yousong's personal expedition is no exception. Although this outfit is not as complicated as the palace, it has everything that should be there.The current head of the accompanying eunuchs is An Lin, the admiral of the imperial horse inspector who was ordered to return to Shizhu, Sichuan. The emperor's woman is of course He Xuanjiao. Of course, this is the connotation.

The factory guards are indispensable. Their status is special, and they are indispensable to a powerful emperor. Therefore, Zhu Yousong first caught this team when he crossed over.After cleaning the factory guards and eradicating the leader of the factory guards, Han Zanzhou, Ma Luan, Ma Shiying and other party members, the factory guards became Zhu Yousong's loyal loyalists and eyes and ears.

The role of factory guards is of course to collect the most reliable information for the emperor. Unlike scouts, they not only collect military information, but also collect public opinion and public opinion, and supervise civil and military officials, whether they are military generals in border towns, civil and military officials, or merchants. Gentlemen Jia, down to common people and up to princes and nobles, are all under their supervision. Anyone who has complaints about the court's delay will be arrested immediately and classified as imperial case.

For particularly important cases, ask Zhu Yousong for instructions. For ordinary cases, they will decide directly. When entering the factory prison, the dragon must be coiled, and the tiger must be lying down. Therefore, the authority and role of the factory guard are much greater than that of scouts. Even when marching and fighting, Zhu Yousong also brought a factory guard with him. Now the leaders of the factory guard are An Lin and Li Quan.

Before Zhu Yousong started to ambush here, the scouts and factory guards had already scattered in the nearby mountains and forests. They were moving around, and all suspicious people within a radius of more than ten miles were arrested or killed quietly, so as to ensure The secret and safety of Zhu Yousong's ambush here.

This is the mountains, of course there won't be too many idlers, and the people nearby have long since escaped the war and ran away. What they captured or killed were either secret agents of the Qing army or treacherous criminals of the Ming Dynasty, and they would not kill in vain. kill people.

Zheng Damu, He Xuanjiao, and Liu Chunhong ambushed [-] troops from the Chinese military battalion near the village. The ambush stretched for more than ten miles. Grass chops, sheds, livestock pens, rocks, vegetation, valley caves, etc., all the places on the mountainside in this area where soldiers can hide are all Zhu Yousong's soldiers.

One hundred and ten meters down is an official road, because it is a road in the mountains, although the official road is not wide, it can walk four horses side by side, which is considered a wide road in the mountains.The other side of the official road is not a cliff, but a valley slope. Whether it is a valley or a slope, the terrain is not very undulating. It is a bit like a terraced field in a basin, but it is not the dangerous terrain with a ditch between two mountains.

The ambush site chosen by Zhu Yousong is very common in the mountains. Although they are at a high place, the slope is neither gentle nor steep. People can run down from the mountainside, which is convenient for charging. This is Zhu Yousong's deliberation , here is suitable for ambushes, and it is not easy to arouse the enemy's vigilance and expose the target in advance.

Ambush soldiers and horses in too dangerous terrain can be detected by skilled soldiers at a glance, and all previous efforts will be wasted if they take precautions.

Relatively speaking, the infantry and cavalry are good at ambush, but the heavy battalion is laborious. They have to transport the cannons to the halfway up the mountain. A cannon can cost a few hundred catties at least, and it can easily cost a thousand catties. Some cannons in red can even exceed two thousand catties , relying entirely on manpower and livestock would be laborious.

Li Zhushi commanded his soldiers and more than 700 people had just pulled a 1000-jin red-clothed cannon to the middle of the hillside and set it up. The Qing army passed by the road more than [-] meters below, even with a long telescope.

More than 50 strong young men and two mules were all sweaty from exhaustion at this time. The gun body weighed more than 700 kilograms. Adding the weight of the gun frame, the two thick wheels on both sides alone weighed more than a hundred kilograms each. , The weight of these accessories plus the weight of the gun body weighed two to three thousand catties. It was transported from the mountain road to the halfway up the mountain. Although there were livestock, the slope was not too steep, but it took a lot of effort.

Li Zhushi visually measured the distance and angle of the official road below, and commanded the second gate, the third gate, and the Nth gate. The other soldiers were busy transporting shells and loading bombs.

At this time, Zhu Yousong appeared in front of Li Zhushi, and Li Zhushi hurriedly saluted: "The commander of the Imperial Battalion Artillery Battalion, Li Zhushi, is here to see Your Majesty."

In the Battle of Jiujiang, Li Zhushi performed outstandingly and fired very accurately. After a few shots, he blew a big gap in the impenetrable city wall. The credit is indispensable, it is difficult to blow down the thick city wall of Jiujiang Mansion just by relying on those three explosives.

Therefore, after the great victory in the Battle of Jiujiang, Zhu Yousong promoted Li Zhushi to be the commander of the artillery battalion. Li Zhushi was grateful, and now he worked harder.

Zhu Yousong smiled and nodded, "Li Zhushi, how many heavy artillery do you plan to shoot here?"

Li Zhushi wiped the sweat from his forehead again, and said with confidence: "Return to Your Majesty, I have already taken care of it. Don't worry, Your Majesty, it only takes thirty cannons to block this official road, plus His Majesty's holy soldiers, not to mention Wu Sangui's 2 horses, even a hundred thousand, Wu Sangui can't fly without wings."

"Well," Zhu Yousong nodded, "However, don't kill them all, I plan to leave a way out for Wu Sangui."

"Your Majesty..." Li Zhushi's face froze, and his brain froze. How could there be an ambush like this? Annihilation of the enemy is the relentless pursuit of ambush warfare. How could anyone plan to let the general go?Isn't Your Majesty joking?
He Xuanjiao next to Zhu Yousong interjected incomprehensibly. She was dressed in men's clothes and showed a girlish attitude again, with her eyebrows curved, her small mouth pursed, and she spoke softly, "Your Majesty, don't you have any illusions about this Wu Sangui?" ?”

He Xuanjiao thought that Zhu Yousong had moved his love for generals again, and wanted to surrender Wu Sangui.

Zhu Yousong nodded with a smile, looked in the direction of Beijing and said thoughtfully: "Jiao Er, who knows me, I do have illusions about Wu Sangui. His 2 horses can be wiped out, but Wu Sangui must be alive this time. Go back and see Azig, because there is a Zu Dashou over there, I can't just focus on the present."

He Xuanjiao understands that his Majesty is thinking more deeply at this time, not just the outcome of this battle. He Xuanjiao can't help flashing slowly and looking at Zhu Yousong a few more times. She finds that this man is too deep and unfathomable. Those who plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan for a region, and those who do not plan for a lifetime are not enough to plan for a time. After all, he is the emperor of a country. The emperor's heart and lofty ambitions are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. She found that she was wrong. , This is really the heart of an emperor, don't guess.

"Your Majesty, please show me that I am stupid." Li Zhushi bowed quickly.

"You can deploy [-] heavy artillery here. It happens that we are short of ammunition. Don't waste it. Let's save some for the strong city of Luoyang."

"My minister obeys the order." Before Li Zhushi straightened up, Zhu Yousong had already gone down the slope with He Xuanjiao and others.

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