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Chapter 644 The Ming Army Retreats (Part [-])
In this battle, Zhu Yousong played the role of a sniper for the first time. He personally drew the bow, and Zhang Huan was regarded as two snipers. They disrupted the bow and arrow defense on the top of the city and took out the last defense of the bandit nest - the imperial city.

Not to mention two snipers, at critical moments, one sniper can be worth an army.This is not an exaggeration, there are true records in history.For example, Wang Shunchen in the Song Dynasty and Guo Xiamo in the Jin Dynasty were both sharpshooters who used bows and arrows to defeat the enemy at critical moments.

Zhu Yousong's archery is now almost the same as that of Zhang Huan, the archer. In this battle, the two of them played the special role of snipers for the first time.

In this battle, more than [-] people from the Daxi Army were wiped out, of which more than [-] were captured, and more than [-] people were killed or injured. Wang Zhaolin fled to Phoenix Mountain with [-] to [-] remnants. This is how Wan Daxi Army explained.

Zhu Yousong took the Daxi capital with only a small price. The Ming army only suffered more than 1000 casualties, and even the red cannon and other heavy firearms were useless. It only took half a day. For such a strong city, it can be said to be It's lightning speed.

This is also one of the most classic battles in the career of Emperor Zhu Yousong.

After taking Chengdu, Zhu Yousong issued a decree to treat Daxi's family well. Chengdu is Zhang Xianzhong's old den, including Zhang Xianzhong's wife, daughter, Sangong and Sixth Court, court ladies and eunuchs, etc., as well as the families of civil and military officials. Without Zhu Yousong's clear and timely order, these people must have been slaughtered, and now they are just sent to the Ming army to look at them, as long as they don't run away.

But Zhu Yousong knew that the key battle was at Phoenix Mountain, and it was only by surprise that the Daxi Army’s nest was taken away. Zhang Xianzhong’s main force had not been wiped out. If the Phoenix Mountain that came down lost this battle, Chengdu will definitely gain and lose again, and the plan to destroy Daxi will go bankrupt, and the strategic efforts of these days will be in vain.

Therefore, Zhu Yousong did not dare to take it lightly. He only rested in the city for a day. Before dawn the next day, Zhu Yousong set off with 2 people, heading east to Phoenix Mountain.

The surprise soldiers had just occupied such a big city, so there were naturally many post-war affairs. Zhu Yousong left young general Zhang Huan to guard Chengdu to deal with post-war affairs, and gave him 2 troops. Zhu Yousong only brought [-] horses to Phoenix Mountain.

The reason why Zhu Yousong left most of the troops for Zhang Huan was because of the complicated affairs after the war. He had to appease the people in the city, guard the captives and the families of Zhang Xianzhong’s high-ranking generals, treat the wounded, bury the corpses, take care of the spoils, and guard the city. Both need armies.

Especially sticking to the city is the top priority.Zhu Yousong took Chengdu easily, but he only adopted the strategy of defrauding the city with fake ones. If you take Chengdu, you've already done something wrong.

Therefore, Zhu Yousong left heavy troops and generals to guard Chengdu.But then again, 3 horses are not considered a heavy army. To defend such a big city, there are not enough troops.However, Chengdu is Zhang Xianzhong’s old nest. This battle city defense (mainly referring to the outer city) has not been damaged. The city is high and deep, and the city is as thick as a rock. The red-clothed cannon of the Great Western Army on the head is still there, and even the ammunition is intact.

Therefore, to guard such an impenetrable city, as long as the 3 people are well used, it will be foolproof in the short term.

Before leaving, Zhu Yousong also told Zhang Huan, "If bandits come to take the city again, no matter how many troops come, just stick to it and never go out to fight in waves. .”

Now the strategic position of this city is self-evident. If after Zhu Yousong leaves, Chengdu will be recaptured by the Western Army. Losing a city is not a big deal, and this crucial battle at the foot of Phoenix Mountain will become an active one. In order to be passive, the Ming army will face the danger of being attacked from both sides, and there is a danger of losing everything if one move is not careful.

Of course Zhang Huan knew the strategic position of Chengdu in front of him, so he kept it firmly in mind, and issued a military order to Zhu Yousong: "I have written it down, please rest assured, Your Majesty, the city is here and people are here."

After arranging the affairs of the city, Zhu Yousong personally led an army of [-], including [-] white-armed soldiers. The [-] army is not too many, but it is not too small. coming in the direction of...

According to Zhang Xianzhong's order, Pingdong Wang Sun Kewang led [-] Western troops out of Chengdu and hurried eastward to Mount Fenghuang. After a journey of more than [-] li, Sun Kewang arrived at the southern foot of Mount Fenghuang in only two days. It is less than sixty miles away from the Ming army camp at the foot of Phoenix Mountain.

Sun Kewang stopped the team, and immediately ordered people to ride fast horses on the Phoenix to report to His Majesty Zhang Xianzhong, saying that he had arrived at the designated position, and it was up to His Majesty when he began to encircle and wipe out the Ming army camp.

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhang Xianzhong received Sun Kewang's memorial at the Chiqiling of Phoenix Mountain. He was overjoyed and immediately sent an order to set a new order tonight. In addition, the whole mountain was mobilized, and 6 people were dispatched to plan to take down the Ming army camp at the foot of the mountain in one fell swoop, and then marched eastward to complete the encirclement and suppression of Zhu Yousong with Li Dingguo's department in Wanxian area.

When the decree came out, someone came back on a fast horse and told Sun Kewang at the foot of the Nanshan Mountain that the 20 troops on the Phoenix Mountain had already made preparations, and the hundreds of thousands of troops were sharpening their swords and staring at each other, waiting for it to get dark.

Zhang Xianzhong was full of ambition, and after the assignment, even the Prime Minister of the Zuo, Yan Ximing, who had always been unflattering, gave Zhang Xianzhong a thumbs up, full of praise, "Your Majesty is blessed with great blessings, and his clever plan is a natural success, I am afraid that Emperor Hongguang will not be able to fly with his wings this time. "

"Hahaha..." Zhang Xianzhong laughed loudly, his beard trembled wildly, and the air in the tent trembled.He seemed to see that Zhu Yousong's men were unexpected. After a scuffle, Zhu Yousong was in a desperate situation in Wan County and was caught without a fight.

At this moment, someone ran in and knelt down to report: "Your Majesty, the Ming army has retreated ahead of schedule."

"Oh, ran away? You son of a bitch, your nose is really good. I see where you are going to run. I have delivered the decree. The situation has changed. The troops of each battalion will act in advance, pursue the whole line, and be sure to wipe them out!"

From Zhang Xianzhong's point of view, it is because the Ming army camp at the foot of the mountain found out about Sun Kewang's troops and saw through their intentions in advance. They felt that the situation was not good and wanted to retreat, but it was too late. You have already fallen into the net of my subordinates. , now, front, back, left, right, water and land, all directions are full of my holy army, you are already surrounded, and only one with a radius of hundreds of miles is left for you to toss, this nearly [-] Ming army and your Majesty Zhu It's only a matter of time before Song is destroyed together, if you still want to run, let's see where you go this time!

Before the fiery red sun set, the Daxi Army moved ahead of time, and the 19 Daxishan troops on the mountain were divided into several groups from the water and land, and rushed down like a mudslide.The troops on the mountain were in the west of the Ming camp, and Liu Wenxiu's naval battalion attacked from Fenghuang Bay on the north side of Fenghuang Mountain, cutting off the return route of the Ming army.

At the same time, Sun Kewang's [-] horses were like a sharp knife, piercing straight towards the Ming army's rear from the southern foot of Fenghuang Mountain.

This is equivalent to the fact that the Ming army at the foot of Phoenix Mountain is facing enemies from three sides. The western, northern, and southern all the Western armies. Now the Ming army can only retreat to the east, and Sun Kewang's troops have obvious intentions. They come from the south and go straight to the southeast. The side of the Ming army really wanted to seal the entrance to the east. In this way, the Ming army at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain would really become a turtle in a urn.

Now nearly [-] Ming troops are racing against the Daxi army...

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