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Chapter 657 Great Victory at Shimen Bridge

The Shimen Bridge blocking battle went on for a whole day, and at the second watch of the night, the annihilation battle started.

As Zhu Yousong expected, it was the main force of the Ming army led by Song Xiance who came.

Regardless of the fact that the main force of this Ming army is now less than 8, it is more than enough to wipe out more than 20 troops.

At the beginning, the Ming army camp at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain had a total of 13 horses, not counting the [-] naval battalion.Zhu Yousong pulled out [-] yuan. After rejecting Li Dingguo from the east, he turned to the southwest to open the city gate, and took down the Daxi capital Chengdu in lightning. It was to drag the Daxi Army around until it was exhausted, and then annihilate the main force of the Daxi Army with Song Xiance's main force in this area.

Although the cost of blocking the war is a bit high, this strategic goal has been achieved, and everything is carried out according to Zhu Yousong's plan. This plan is Zhu Song's original distribution promotion plan for the destruction of Daxi.

Song Xiance led an army of nearly 8 troops and retreated eastward.With the illusion of retreat, 25 Western troops were attracted, advancing by land and water, chasing and intercepting, there were also some small local wars, and the battle after the break and the battle to snatch positions, the Ming army also lost thousands of troops during this period.

But on this day, the Great Western Army knew that disaster was imminent.

The capital was lost, and more than 20 Daxi troops became bereaved dogs. Not only senior generals, but also some middle-level generals, grass-roots generals and even some ordinary soldiers. Many of their homes are in the capital area. Now the capital is taken over by Zhu Yousong. , their home was gone, and the backyard was on fire. They only hoped to return to the division as soon as possible, and marched overnight to recapture the capital and protect their family.

Therefore, when the more than 20 Western troops were blocked by Zhu Yousong in the area of ​​Shimenqiao Town, they were all exhausted troops, and only their spirit supported them.Zhang Xianzhong's authoritative decree is relatively secondary to them.

However, Zhu Yousong's one-day blocking battle defeated them again. At this time, the accurate number led by Song Xiance was that 20 Ming troops suddenly appeared behind him, and the more than [-] troops completely collapsed.

Song Xiance's [-] troops should sleep, eat, and run.First they retreated and then pursued. These two days dragged the Great Western Army to exhaustion. Compared with these Great Western Army, Song Xiance and the others were more energetic.

After receiving Zhu Yousong's order, they turned to counterattack and pursued the Daxi Army.

When these two armies encountered each other, one was exhausted, the other was full of energy, the other was a disbanded army, and the other was an army chasing the enemy. Therefore, the comparison between the two sides will determine the outcome.

Regardless of the number, the Great Western Army has an absolute advantage.But their defeat is set, and the morale of the army is scattered.The soldiers had no fighting spirit, the command failed, and they fled in all directions.Those who could not escape were beheaded on the spot, and some groups disarmed and surrendered.

An almost one-sided battle continued from the second watch at night until dawn.

In the end, Sun Kewang and Wang Shangli led the remnant soldiers and defeated the generals, and finally broke out of the siege. Later, Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qian, followed with the Dian army.

The three generals are in one place.Seeing that the Ming army didn't chase after them, they stopped to take a breath, marched quickly during the day, and fought all night at night. The hard-hitting people probably couldn't stand it, including the main general.

Checking the number of people, the three generals together have a total of 25 horses. After less than two days, there is not even a fraction left. Including Mu Tianbo's Yunnan army, there are only more than 7000 people.

Looking at the more than 3 remnants and defeated generals, from the generals to the soldiers, each of them was battered, their armor was in disarray, some helmets and boots were lost, and their faces were black and blue, as if they had come out of a stove pit.

This battle was lost too badly.The three chief generals had never suffered such a defeat, especially Sun Kewang, the king of Pingdong, suffered such a disastrous defeat for the first time.

He felt ashamed to go back to see Zhang Xianzhong and confess that he pulled out the sword in his waist to commit suicide, but was persuaded by his own soldiers, Wang Shangli took his sword away.

After calming down, the three chief generals discussed with each other, took the remnants of the defeated generals, and went back to Phoenix Mountain to make an apology to Zhang Xianzhong.

In the great victory at Shimen Bridge, the Ming army won a major victory with more victories than few. Zhu Yousong led Li Quan and several Jinyiwei to join forces with Song Xiance's troops.

It was only one month and eight days since he left the Phoenix Mountain camp on this day.In less than 40 days, Zhu Yousong captured Li Dingguo alive, outwitted the Daxi capital, successfully blocked more than 20 Daxi troops, and finally fought a beautiful battle of annihilation.

In these few battles, one was more beautiful than the other. Counting the tens of thousands of Li Dingguo and the troops of the Daxi capital, a total of 35 Daxi troops were wiped out. In that night alone, more than 21 Daxi troops were wiped out, and more than 7 of them were captured. , Even from the blocking battle during the day to the annihilating battle at night, more than 9 Atlantis troops were killed or injured, and the whereabouts of the rest are unknown.

Now the main force of the Great Western Army has been wiped out, leaving only about 5 remnants hiding on Phoenix Mountain.

However, war is always a double-edged sword. No matter how beautiful a war is, there will not be only one side with casualties, but both sides, but there are more or less.

The kind of soldiers who surrender without fighting, without bloodshed, often happen, but strictly speaking, this cannot be called war, because there is no war and there is no war. How can there be war?This can only be regarded as a peaceful settlement of the war.

The Ming army's blockade and annihilation battles, which lasted two days and were closely connected, caused the Ming army's casualties to exceed 4 horses.

After Zhu Yousong and Song Xiance joined forces in victory, the Ming army counted the number of troops, and there were still [-] soldiers and horses.

Zhu Yousong rested his army and horses for ten days in the Shimen Bridge area.During these ten days, the soldiers of the Ming army were very busy.

Just to clean up the battlefield, bury the corpses, and take care of the trophies, 2 troops were sent out, and these [-] people worked hard for three days.

Of course, the remaining 3 people were not idle. They guarded the prisoners, treated the wounded, registered their military exploits, and publicized the policies of the Ming army to the people nearby.

In the past few days, Zhu Yousong let out a sigh of relief in the tent.His strategic plan for the demise of Daxi is coming to an end, and it's time to go to Phoenix Mountain to finish.

In the past ten days, Zhu Yousong visited and comforted the injured soldiers, Li Quan was the one who recovered the fastest.Mu Tianbo's pill undoubtedly played a big role, coupled with the military doctor's meticulous treatment, Li Quan's serious injury was not serious within five days.

Now the troops from Wan County can be transferred here.Let him first leave [-] Ming troops, plus the captives of Li Dingguo who were willing to surrender and join the army. There are more than [-] Ming troops in Wanxian County.

Zhu Yousong sent an edict to Ma Wannian, leaving 3000 troops to guard the city. Wan County has become the rear area, and a deputy commander-in-chief led 3000 troops to guard the city, which is more than enough to maintain order.

Let Ma Wannian personally lead 2 horses and escort Li Dingguo, Zhang Hu and Zhang Shengsan over.

Other matters were mainly about the captives, which were handled by Song Xiance, assisted by the great eunuch Li Guo and Li Quan.

Next, Zhu Yousong was accompanied by Ma Jinhua, He Xuanjiao, and Huimei, three beautiful concubines, and relaxed for a while.Drinking, dancing swords, watching the scenery during the day, and naturally there is a rich nightlife of the emperor at night.

Ten days later, Ma Wannian's 2 troops and Zhu Yousong's soldiers joined together, leading an army of 2 (including nearly 10 captives of the Western Army who were reorganized), and escorted Li Dingguo, Zhang Sheng, and Zhang Hu, three generals, because they The three were still unwilling to surrender. Zhang Sheng and Zhang Hu's injuries had already healed, and it was said that a [-] army marched into Phoenix Mountain.

A few days later, the [-] Ming troops re-arrived at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain to set up camp, and the [-] navy of the Iron Arm Canglong He Zhaoxiong also defeated Liu Wenxiu's navy. Liu Wenxiu returned to Phoenix Mountain along the waterway with the remnants.

The navy commanded by He Zhaoxiong went to the camp in Phoenix Bay.

In this way, the Ming army at the foot of Phoenix Mountain, including the navy, has a total strength of more than 13.

Now Zhu Yousong is actively preparing for the battle of Fenghuang Mountain, dispatching troops, preparing food and grass, and transporting ammunition, planning to completely destroy the Onishi regime in this battle.

At this time, the good news came that Liu Zhaoji, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Du Yinxi, Minister of the Ministry of War, adopted a roundabout way to outflank Li Dingguo.

(End of this chapter)