Chapter 184: Divide the Troops Into Three Groups and Occupy the Victory Castle

After learning that Huang Taiji sent scouts to investigate the situation of Lin Danhan, Wang Zhenyuan and others couldn't help but smile strangely.

"Haha, that's interesting. I wonder what kind of expression Huang Taiji will have when we suddenly appear?"

"Hey, it must be very exciting.

They probably never thought that the people occupying the Hetao Plain were not Lin Danhan who was forced to move west by them, but the people's salvation army that wiped out Lin Danhan."

"Hehe, Huang Taiji must be very lax in defense now, which is just right for our surprise attack."

"Hahaha, pass the order down, speed up the march, I will launch an attack on Guihua City in the early morning tomorrow."

After making the decision, Wang Zhenyuan and others immediately led the army to set off.

As they continued to advance, Wang Zhenyuan and others received more and more news.

Including the news that Huang Taiji sent troops to attack Datong and other places, they have also found out clearly.

At present, only Huang Taiji led 20,000 troops to guard Guihua City to guard against the possible attack of Lin Danhan. The remaining hundreds of thousands of troops have already entered Datong Prefecture.

Afterwards, Wang Zhenyuan and the other two gathered together and invited the military advisers to discuss the next route of advance.

In the end, the three decided to divide the troops into three groups. Wang Zhenyuan led 3,000 cavalry to cut off the retreat of the Qing army.

Zhou Junsheng, the general of Ningxia, led 5,000 soldiers to attack Guihua City.

And Yang Zonghan, the general of Yulin, led the remaining 5,000 soldiers to attack Datong Prefecture and wipe out the invading Qing army.

As for their hostile relationship with the Ming Dynasty, why should they help them?

Well, they are all enemies.

Moreover, they are attacking Datong Prefecture to wipe out the invading Qing army, not helping Datong Prefecture.

In other words, Datong Prefecture is also their target this time.

Datong Prefecture will be the Datong Prefecture of the People's Salvation Army in the future, and the people in it will naturally be the people who save the nation.

Then isn't it natural for them to rescue the people and drive out the invaders and save the people of Datong Prefecture?

After the discussion, the three of them immediately took action quickly.

Wang Zhenyuan led 3,000 cavalrymen to the east, crossed Jiulonggou, and went straight to Fengzhou in the northeast of Guihua City, preparing to cut off the retreat of Huang Taiji, the Qing army.

Yang Zonghan, the general of Yulin, led 5,000 soldiers to attack Datong Prefecture to the south.

Following the traces of the Qing army's march, they soon arrived at Deshengbao.

At this time, the Qing army, led by the great beile Daishan, had already captured Deshengbao and was wreaking havoc in Datong.

On the other side, beile Ajige, Dorgon, and Duoduo also led their troops to break through Longmenkou and entered Xuanfu.

Faced with the sudden attack of the Qing army, the Ming army only garrisoned the city defense and reported to the court for help, but did not dare to go out of the city to fight, but just let the Qing army wreak havoc and plunder the people outside the city.

For a while, the people of the two prefectures were in mourning.

After receiving the report, Chongzhen immediately issued an order to transfer Ningyuan General Wu Xiang and Shanhaiguan General You Shiwei from Liaoxi, and 20,000 Guanning troops to support Xuanfu and Datong.

At the same time, he also ordered Chen Qiyu, who was now in Henan, to divide his troops to support Xuanfu and Datong.

And speaking of it, Xuanfu and Datong are important towns in Shanxi, and are also under the jurisdiction of Chen Qiyu, the governor of four provinces.

After receiving the imperial edict, Chen Qiyu was frightened and his face turned pale.

Unexpectedly, while he was doing his best to eliminate the rebels here, the Qing army outside the pass actually directly attacked the two important towns of Xuanfu and Datong.

This, this, this.

Yuan Chonghuan's previous experience is right in front of us?

I'm afraid he will be guilty of being attacked by the Qing army in the pass, right?

Although the Qing army did not attack the vicinity of the capital, it was not far from the capital.

As for his absence from Shanxi, he didn't think Chongzhen would care about it.

At that time, let's not talk about Yuan Chonghuan's strategy, whether he was wrong or guilty.

But he was indeed in Shanhaiguan at that time, not in Xifengkou and other places, so he was executed by slow slicing, right?

At this moment, Chen Qiyu had already thought of his tragic end.

However, since things have come to this point, he can only find a way to remedy it.

At the first time, he summoned Cao Wenzhao, who was originally working under Hong Chengchou and was later transferred to him, and asked him to lead the 3,000 extraordinary soldiers of the assault camp to rush to Datong as soon as possible, and must drive the Qing army out of Datong, or at least ensure that Datong is not lost.

However, without the 3,000 extraordinary soldiers of the assault camp, Chen Qiyu's situation was not good, and he was soon broken through the encirclement by Li Zicheng and others.

Although Chen Qiyu was extremely angry about this, at this moment, he had no better way, so he could only reorganize the army to encircle and suppress, and find a way to form an extraordinary army again.

On the other hand, when Yang Zonghan, the general of Yulin, learned that the Qing army had divided into two groups and attacked Xuanfu and Datong, wreaking havoc between the two cities, he could not help but frown slightly while being angry at the incompetence of the Ming army.

Unexpectedly, the Qing army actually divided into two groups and attacked Xuanfu and Datong at the same time, which made him a little embarrassed.

However, after some thought, Yang Zonghan finally did not divide his troops.

Just as Wang Zhenyuan said, it is always right to be cautious.

As long as he is fast enough, it will not be too late to wipe out the Qing army in Xuanfu after wiping out the Qing army in Datong.

Looking at the Great Wall in front of him, Yang Zonghan could not help but sigh. This Great Wall was originally used to stop the Tartars, but now it is used by the Tartars to resist their Han people.

This Ming Dynasty is really worse than the previous generation.

When did the Great Wall need to be defended during the reigns of Taizu and Chengzu?

Inside and outside the Great Wall, it was all Ming territory.

However, from now on, this Han homeland will be guarded by the Salvation Army, and they will definitely not repeat the same mistakes.

The Great Wall is just a proof of the long history of China.

"Artillery preparation, a round of artillery fire!"

As the order was issued through the heaven and earth, the artillery unit took action instantly.

Quickly adjust the angle of the barrel and aim at Desheng Fort.

At this time, there were 1,000 Qing troops stationed in Desheng Fort to prevent the Ming army from cutting off their retreat.

The Qing army would naturally find the walls of Desheng Fort with such a big move by the Salvation Army.

"Where did the army come from? Could it be the reinforcements of the Ming army? But how could they appear outside the Great Wall?"

"It doesn't seem to be the Ming army, but the uniforms of the Salvation Army."

After such a long time, the dynasty did not deliberately block the border, and there were countless merchants coming and going.

The superficial information of the Salvation Army had naturally spread a long time ago. It was natural that some of them recognized the uniforms of the Salvation Army.

"The Salvation Army? Aren't they in Shaanxi and Sichuan? How come they are here?"

"I don't know."

"It seems that they want to support the Ming army in Datong."

"But aren't they hostile to the Ming Dynasty?"

"Maybe it's a coincidence that they came here."

In fact, some surrendered Han people could vaguely guess that it was probably because the Salvation Army and the Ming Dynasty were hostile.

However, when facing the Mongolian and Qing Dynasties outside the Great Wall, they were all Han people, so they would naturally have a common hatred for the enemy.

In this way, it seems reasonable for them to attack the Qing army.

However, they were surrounded by Qing troops, so they didn't dare to say such words.

Otherwise, they were also Han people, so would they also have a common hatred for the enemy and stab the Qing army in the back?

"Hey, who cares why they appear here? Can a few thousand peasant soldiers break through the city where a thousand Qing troops are stationed?"

"Haha, the so-called Salvation Army can only win when facing the weak Ming army and the army of Lin Danhan?

And I'm afraid their own casualties will not be small."

"Hehe, the Salvation Army is not adjacent to my Qing Dynasty.

Otherwise, they would have been destroyed long ago."

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard it.

"Hahaha, that's right, that's right"

"Well, what are they doing?"

Someone used his divine power and looked at the Salvation Army several miles away.

"They seem to want to fire artillery"

"Artillery?"

"This distance is too far, right? What kind of artillery can attack such a long distance?"

"General, I heard that the Salvation Army's firearms are sharp and may be able to attack so far?

Should I let the brothers pay attention to avoid it?"

A Han officer frowned and looked into the distance, and suggested carefully.

"Tsk~! Even if the firearms are sharp, can they attack several miles away?"

"That's right.

Not to mention, we have the advantage of the city wall."

"This"

The Han officer thought about it and felt that it was a bit impossible.

But, looking at the appearance of the Salvation Army, it is obvious that they want to fire artillery.

The next moment, the Salvation Army told him that his idea was not wrong.

"Boom boom boom"

Accompanied by roars, one by one, the artillery shells drew parabolas in the air and flew accurately to the city wall.

Looking at the falling artillery shells, everyone couldn't help but stare in amazement.

This, the artillery of the Salvation Army can actually hit a distance of several miles.

"Be careful to dodge! Be careful to avoid the artillery shells"

However, although the Qing army was shocked that the artillery of the Salvation Army could attack such a long distance.

However, those Qing army generals were not so panicked.

After all, they also practiced divine power, but they had not reached a high level, so they were not selected into the core eight banners.

But even so, they are also senior generals of various armies.

As long as they have cultivated divine power, they may not be able to face the incoming shells head-on.

However, they can still dodge.

However, the subsequent development is completely different from what everyone thought.

When they barely avoided the incoming shells, turned their heads to look at the shells that were about to land, and sneered with disdain.

"Boom boom boom"

In an instant, there was a sky-high fire, which suddenly appeared in their eyes, and the sound waves swept along with the terrifying shock wave. Countless broken shrapnel flew and easily tore their armor bodies.

The countless Qing soldiers standing on the top of the city were like broken rag dolls, blown away and torn apart by countless shells.

"How, how could it be?"

The surviving Qing soldiers looked at the tragic scene in front of them with a blank face, and seemed at a loss for a while.

However, before they could come to their senses, shells flew again.

With a violent roar, countless Qing soldiers died, and a section of the city wall was blown down. The gate of Deshengbao was directly hit by a shell and completely destroyed.

After three rounds of bombardment, the entire Deshengbao city wall was full of craters. Only because the city was built strong enough, there were not many collapsed places.

In the smoke, there were broken limbs and arms everywhere, and blood flowed like a river. There was no Qing soldier standing.

"attack!"

Yang Zonghan, who saw this scene from a distance, immediately issued an order to attack and ordered artillery cover.

"Boom boom boom"

Following the roar, soon the People's Salvation Army rushed into the city gate.

"Papa pa pa"

"Ah~!"

Immediately afterwards, bursts of crisp gunshots came from inside Desheng Fort, and occasionally a scream came.

Facing the National Salvation Army who mastered magical powers and submachine guns, the remaining soldiers of the Qing army made a final resistance. They were so vulnerable that they were quickly and completely wiped out.

Later, Yang Zonghan left five artillery pieces at Desheng Fort and 300 people's salvation troops were stationed there. He then led his army into Datong Mansion and launched a pursuit along the traces of the Qing army's ravages.