Li Yan and Yan Yingyuan led an army of 15,000 troops to Changping, which was the first time that the Ming soldiers went out of Beijing to fight after they annihilated Li Zicheng.

The last time he annihilated Liukou, he collected more than 100,000 war horses, and with the addition of tens of thousands of war horses in the headquarters, now the Ming Dynasty has more horses and fewer soldiers, and the infantry is equipped with war horses when marching.

Before leaving, they each received a gift from Jinyiwei, and when they opened it, it turned out to be a dual-lens telescope.

The Ming Dynasty already had a single-tube telescope, although the effect cannot be compared with the current telescope, but it is much better than visual inspection.

Since it is something given by the emperor, it must be cherished, and after the two of them thanked them for their kindness, they put away the binoculars, and the army began to set off.

"Look, the Ming army is coming, what should we do?"

"Hurry up and report to the sir."

Changping left more than 500 Ming Dynasty troops, and they were the main force guarding Changping.

The leader in charge of defending the city was a centurion, and when the soldiers saw a group of men approaching at the head of the city, they immediately reported to the centurion.

The centurion of the surrender of troops in Changping did not have a good time, not only did no one pay the military salary, but now even eating became a problem, and the common people fled because of the war.

They also have no choice, when the army of the rogues presses the border, the lord will choose to surrender, and after the defeat of the rogues, the lord of the gate will disappear.

Leave some old and weak soldiers here, if you want to surrender, you are worried that you will settle accounts after the autumn of the Ming Dynasty, so they will count one more day like this.

However, the grain and grass were gradually consumed, and there was no supply at all, and leaving these soldiers would become orphans who had lost their fathers and mothers.

Hearing the report from the soldiers that an army was attacking Changping, the centurion immediately followed the defenders to the head of the city and took a look at a single-barreled telescope.

"My mother......"

The centurion's legs went limp, and he sat down on the ground.

The army that could not be seen at a glance, stretching for as many as a kilometer, with bright armor and full of spirit, was actually cavalry.

In their ranks, it can be clearly seen that the red-coated cannons drawn by the war horses are not enough for them to bombard with a few cannons.

Seeing the centurion suddenly collapse, a soldier picked up a single-tube telescope and looked at the Ming army, and immediately felt an unknown liquid flowing down the reservoir pipe.

"Oh my God, what kind of army is this, it's not like the righteous army, it's not like the Ming army, the Ming army is not so majestic at all, and it is impossible for the infantry to be so well equipped, and the infantry are all on horseback."

Li Yan and Yan Yingyuan rode side by side, discussing tactics as they went, they knew that there would be no big war in Changping, and they didn't care.

Sudden Horse Search:

"Report to the general, the army is already close to Changping, and it is one kilometer away from the city."

The three of them looked at each other and smiled, and Li Yan waved his hand:

"Got it, let's find out and report again."

"Yes"

Tanma agreed, turned the horse's head and left quickly.

After the horse left, the red lady looked at Li Yan and hugged Yan Yingyuan:

"Lord Supervisor, the red lady has just entered the Ming Dynasty, and she has made every inch, and the concubine asks to take the lead."

The red lady is already a second-grade lady, and her identity is far above Yan Yingyuan, but Yan Yingyuan is a prison army, and she still respects Yan Yingyuan very much.

Yan Yingyuan hurriedly clenched his fists and returned the salute:

"Madame be careful, I wish Madame success in her victory."

"Thank you, my lord."

After thanking the red lady again, she took out her waist knife and swung it to control:

"Women's Army, go into battle with Mrs. Ben to kill the enemy."

"Rush"

The two hundred women's army under the command of the Red Lady urged the war horses, quickly left the team, and went straight to the city of Changping, behind them, two thousand cavalry followed closely.

Coming to three hundred meters outside the city gate, the red lady reined in her war horse and looked up at the city.

There were only a few dozen heads on the head of the city that showed the battlements, and these defenders were directly intimidated by the momentum of the Red Women's Army under the city.

Seeing that there was no movement in the city, the red lady waved her hand, and five female soldiers in red armor urged their horses to run out of the ranks of female soldiers, and shouted loudly at the city:

"The soldiers at the head of the city listened well, and immediately opened the city gate to welcome the army of the Celestial Empire into the city, otherwise we will open artillery to bombard the small city of Changping."

Before the five female soldiers could finish speaking, fifty red-clothed cannons appeared behind them, and the black hole was aimed at the city gate.

"Obediently, female soldiers, you don't need a ladder, just bombarded with artillery, it's too extravagant, what should we do?"

The soldiers at the head of the city were terrified, and they all looked at the centurion.

The centurion suddenly gained strength, got up from the ground, and cried out in a loud voice:

"What do you see, open the city gate and surrender, we are the Ming soldiers, surrendering the rogue is all the meaning of the main general, how can our soldiers have the qualifications to speak, open the city gate quickly, once they open the cannon, they will miss the best opportunity to surrender." ”

"Yes, open the gates and surrender."

"Aunts and grandmothers, don't open fire, we surrender."

"Squeak......

The city gate slowly opened, and the centurion ran down the city with hundreds of soldiers under his command and surrendered to the Red Lady.

The first battle was so smooth that it didn't cost a single soldier, and Changping was recovered with a few shouts.

Li Yanhong's wife, Yan Yingyuan, was very happy, and led the army into Changping City, and after entering the city, Li Yan and others were surprised to find that it was almost an empty city.

After finding out the centurion, I learned that the people were worried about the war, and with the plague infection, most of the people left Changping, and now there are less than 1,000 people in the city.

After posting the Anmin notice, hand over the defense of Changping to the centurion.

and told him to send people to Beijing to transport grain to relieve the people and military supplies, and Li Yan Yingyuan led the army to Juyong Pass.

Juyongguan is now a guard, but it is the rank of the great eunuch Du Zhi, a close confidant of Emperor Chongzhen, and the guard general Tang Tong at that time, Du Zhizhi was originally a supervisor.

When the Liukou army approached the city, Tang Tong wanted to fight to the death, but the great eunuch Du Zhizhi took the initiative to open the city gate and surrender.

Tang Tong was helpless, the big eunuchs around Emperor Chongzhen had all surrendered to the enemy, did he have to be stupid to send his life, so he simply surrendered together.

Later, the Liukou army continued to advance into the Beijing Division, Tang Tang was transferred to attack the city, and Du Zhizhi stayed in Juyong Pass to guard the city.

Later, I learned that the Liukou was defeated, the life and death of King Chuang were unknown, and the traitor Du Zhizhi led 3,000 Ming Dynasty troops to defend the dilemma of Juyong Pass.

At this time, he knew that the best medicine in the world was the regret medicine, but unfortunately it was not manufactured, otherwise he would have to buy one no matter how expensive it was.

There was not much food in the city, but this old gelding was more ruthless, and he was about to run out of money, so he ordered the soldiers to go to the people's houses to rob them, and the people in the city were miserable.

Even so, the military rations of more than 3,000 soldiers in Juyongguan have become a big problem, and the soldiers who do not pay them are willing to sincerely contribute to you.

After leaving Changping, Li Yan and Yan Yingyuan discussed how to attack Juyong Pass, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack depending on natural dangers, and there were about a few thousand troops in the city.

In order to reduce the casualties of the troops and the casualties of the people, the two formulated a plan to seize Juyong Pass.

"Lord Du, go and take a look, there is a caravan from outside the city, and they want to pass through Juyong Pass."

"Caravans? Pass the Juyong Pass? Where are they going, will they be Ming Dynasty spies? “

Don't look at the eunuch who doesn't know anything about military affairs, but his vigilance is still very high, and he will actually suspect that the caravan is a big spy.