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Chapter 499 Attacking the heart is the top, and attacking the city is the bottom (one more)
Zhu Yousong's [-] troops forcibly crossed the Yellow River, and with a little trickery, he captured Li Zicheng's [-] red cannons in one fell swoop.

These forty cannons, although Wang Shun, the commander of the artillery battalion of the Dashun Army, did not fire a cannon until his death, but each of them was intact, except for some water poured into the lead wire and the cannon barrel. Nothing was damaged.

It's summer now, you only need to drain the water in the barrel, expose it to the hot sun for a few hours, and then set it off, it will still be earth-shattering and powerful.

The forty cannons captured, together with the batch of ammunition, are all allocated to Du Yinxi, the left servant of the Ministry of War, to support the war in Jiujiang.

Using Li Zicheng's cannon to beat Zhang Xianzhong's men and horses can be regarded as useful.

Now Zhu Yousong arrived at Hulao Pass with only [-] troops.

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yousong only had an army of 10,000 around him. Although he definitely had enough, he was not as powerful as a [-]+ army.

In addition, what his 8 horses have to deal with is not just a Hulaoguan, but the famous Li Zicheng.

Zhu Yousong made a rough estimate. Although he won several victories in a row and wiped out nearly [-] Dashun troops, Li Zicheng still has tens of thousands of troops in the central and western parts of Henan. This force should not be underestimated.

But fortunately, Zhu Yousong is not fighting alone now, at least the big officials in Henan, Chen Qianfu and Yuan Shu, and others brought tens of thousands of soldiers from Henan to the king. He attacked Luoyang from the southern front, echoed him from afar, and put a lot of pressure on Li Zicheng.

So that Zhu Yousong can deal with the Hulao Pass in front of him with peace of mind.

About ten miles away from Guancheng, the Ming army set up camp after finding a good terrain. Zhu Yousong took Ma Jinhua, He Xuanjiao, Huimei, Li Quan and a dozen other cavalry to check the terrain.

Immediately, a few miles away from the pass, I looked at the pass city in front of me. The city was more than three feet high, and the brick-and-stone pass wall, which had been repaired several times, looked solid and majestic.

The flag of the Dashun Army fluttered high above the city head, and at the crenel, a neat row of Dashun Army generals stood there with bright helmets and armor, holding knives and guns, chopping like knives and axes, motionless, and like clay sculptures and wood carvings. Dummies are average.

You can still vaguely see the black muzzle on the top of the city. It can be expected that there must be bows, arrows, rolling trees, thunderstones and other preserved objects on the Guancheng at this time, piled up like a mountain, and the entire Guancheng is heavily guarded and impregnable.

Zhu Yousong turned around and felt that this pass city was invulnerable, and to take Hulao pass was either a forceful attack or outsmart.

If there is a strong attack, it is reported that there are 3 horses in the pass city, and if Hulao Pass is to be taken, there may be no casualties of 5 to [-] horses.

So outsmart, how to outsmart it?Since ancient times, it has been known that soldiers are not good at war. Attacking the city is the bottom, and attacking the heart is the top...

Zhu Yousong pondered this question in his mind, but there was no result for a while, so he had to take people back to the company camp first.

Ma Wannian, the commander of the Zhongzhen Battalion, Li Zhushi, the commander of the Artillery Battalion, and Fang Dongxu, the commander-in-chief of the Engineering Battalion, came in one after another to invite tassels to fight.

They all advocated a strong attack. Taking advantage of the high morale, how can a mere Hulao Pass stop His Majesty's 8 cavalry? (10 horses are known as [-] to the outside world) It is not a problem to win Hulaoguan in one fell swoop.

Li Zhushi vowed to use cannons to open the way.

It is not impossible to bombard the city with cannons, but there are also artillery on the Guancheng, the two sides can only use long-distance firepower to bombard, so the power of the artillery is much smaller, and there is not much hope for blowing down the impregnable city wall.

Fang Dongxu is also confident, their engineering battalion is willing to cooperate with the artillery battalion, they still use holes to bury gunpowder under the Guancheng, and use the power of the artillery battalion to send Guancheng to the sky in one fell swoop.

Zhu Yousong was amused in his heart, and blasted the city with his eyes, I can give you a head start, but water is impermanent, soldiers are impermanent, can the old method work?There is no moat at the Hulao Pass in front of you, and there are rolling wood and thunder stones on the top of the city, and there is artillery support. In this case, how many casualties of engineers will it take to go to the bottom of the city to drill holes?
You, Fang Dongxu, are still young and short-tempered!From a fledgling Wu Jinshi to a qualified general on the battlefield, it takes a long way to go.

However, their enthusiasm cannot be dispelled, so Zhu Yousong just shook his head without blaming them.

Zhu Yousong suddenly remembered something, "I ask you, why didn't Zhang Huan come to ask for a fight?"

The young general Zhang Huan can be called a magic arrow. This is Zhu Yousong's vanguard. He is a kowtowing brother to Ma Wannian Lu Xiao. Whenever he invites a battle to charge, he always fights for the front and the future. Commander, Zhu Yousong couldn't help saying that he didn't see Zhang Huan.

Ma Wannian, Fang Dongxu, and Li Zhushi looked at each other, none of them dared to answer, and finally all eyes fell on Ma Wannian.

He probably thinks that this is the emperor's brother-in-law, a relative of the emperor, and Zhang Huan's kowtow elder brother.

But Ma Wannian also stuttered, and his awe of the emperor was no worse than those two.

Zhu Yousong sneered, "I know if you don't tell me, has he lost his temper again?"

"Your Majesty is wise." Ma Wannian quickly knelt down, "Your Majesty calm down, thinking of his father's hatred, he can't let it go, please Your Majesty forgive his sins for the sake of his youth and ignorance and his repeated military exploits."

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Li Zhushi and Fang Dongxu also knelt down, pleading for Zhang Huan.

Fang Dongxu and Zhang Huan were Wu Jinshi in the same year, and Li Zhushi admired Zhang Huan's arrow skills, and they both got along very well in private.Today the emperor suddenly asked about this matter, and their guess was very accurate, they didn't dare to lie, for fear that the Emperor Hongguang would turn his face and be ruthless, and that Zhang Huan would have to eat and walk away.

Zhu Yousong smiled indifferently, "The hatred of parents and the hatred of taking away his wife are irreconcilable. It is only natural for the son to avenge his father. Zhang Huan is a bloody man, not to mention his meritorious deeds. Just focus on this, and I will not Condemn him, and rise up, all three of you."

"Thank you for your kindness." Ma Wannian, Fang Dongxu, and Li Zhushi got up from the ground, and after thanking them, they stood respectfully, knowing that this matter should not be over, waiting for Zhu Yousong's hadith.

Sure enough, Zhu Yousong continued: "Ma Wannian, go and get Zhang Huan, I want to ask questions."

"Observe the order." Ma Wannian agreed, turned around and left. After seeing Zhang Huan, he ordered him outside for a long time before the two came in again and both knelt down.

"See Your Majesty."

"Get flat." Zhu Yousong glanced at Zhang Huan.

"Thank you my humble minister." Zhang Huan stood up with a sullen face, without saying a word.

"I know that sending troops to Jiujiang this time does not have Qing's share. Xiao Aiqing must be angry with me for this."

"Weichen...don't dare." Zhang Huan was hit, but how dare he admit it?Tears swirled in the circles of his eyes, and Zhang Huan stared back at them again.

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