Chapter 158: The Battle Situation

Shi Duo suddenly led more than 100,000 troops deep into the interior of the Great Cloud this time, which can be said to have exceeded everyone's expectations, and caught everyone in the Great Cloud Court from top to bottom off guard.

You must know that Shi Duo is the Khan King of Northern Mo, and this time he led almost all the elite armies in the Manchu clan to pour out.

In case of any mistake, the Manchu army will be besieged and annihilated by the Central Plains Imperial Court's concentrated superior forces.

From Bolo to Shidor, it took two generations of the Manchu clan to work hard, and the current situation that was obtained after decades of hard work will be wiped out in an instant.

At that time, the Manzhen clan will be beaten back to their original form at once, and the Great Cloud Court will never give them a second chance to rise.

In order to prevent future troubles, the imperial army will inevitably move north, and under the soldiers of the imperial court, the fate of the Manchu clan will definitely be extremely miserable.

Even if they wanted to submit to the court again, they couldn't get it in exchange for Gou An.

Therefore, the risks contained in this are not small for Shi Duo, the Great Khan of Northern Mo.

But the reason why Shiduo dared to take the risk to enter the customs must have his own confidence and confidence.

Sure enough, in the entire Great Cloud Imperial Court from top to bottom, no one expected such a thing to happen.

No one could believe that Sedor would actually come out of the nest and take the lead in his own hands. Even the Liaodong Army, which had been confronting the Manzhen army along the Zhenbei Pass, did not expect Shi Duo to dare to make this move.

The north is not as good as the south of the Yangtze River, and in September, the south of the Yangtze River is still an autumn scene, while the north is already in winter.

The northern part of the country is a bitter cold land, especially in recent years, the winter in the north has become colder and colder.

Before the arrival of winter, the Liaodong Frontier Army had been preparing materials and grain and grass for the winter, so as to better confront the Manzhen army in the long winter.

Compared with the cloud people, the real people who grew up in the bitter cold land are more tolerant of severe cold. Natural disasters have occurred frequently in recent years, not only all parts of the Central Plains, but also all the Manchu tribes, and in winter, the Manchu tribes will be even more lacking in food and cold things.

Therefore, the Manchu army often chooses to go south to plunder in winter, whether it is grain, livestock, or even winter clothing.

The Manzhen cavalry came and went like the wind, and the rivers were frozen in winter, which made them come and go more freely.

Under the sabotage and infiltration of the Manchu ministers for many years, the defense line of the official army in Liaodong has long been leaking everywhere.

The Yun people were not tolerant of the cold, and if the officers and soldiers were not fully prepared, it would be difficult to fight against the Manzhen army in the ice and snow.

It's just that although the Manzhen army has an advantage, Manzhen is narrow and has few people after all, and it is not as vast and rich as the Dayun Imperial Court. Therefore, although their army is strong, they don't dare to really fight against the Great Cloud Court desperately.

Therefore, the war seems to be tragic, but it has always been confined to a corner of eastern Liaodong.

The Manzhen army only scattered and plundered all over Liaodong, and never penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Great Cloud. It is in this way that the land of Gyeonggi can remain largely stable.

In recent years, everyone has done this, but no one expected that the Manzhen army would suddenly bypass Liaodong this time and move south.

By the time the Liaodong border army, including Fang Ping, received the news that the Manzhen army had entered the customs, it would be too late to send troops to stop it.

At the beginning of October, before the Liaodong Frontier Army was ready for winter, the Manzhen army suddenly dispatched and broke into the Dayun Territory from the Xishan Pass outside the defense line of the Liaodong Frontier Army.

The stability over the years made the officials and troops in Jizhou and other places defenseless against this, and they were caught off guard by the Manzhen army that almost fell from the sky.

Along the way, the Shangguan army was not well prepared, and it was easy for the Manchu army to engage in battle when they were caught off guard, and they were defeated in successive battles.

Less than a day after the battle between the two armies, the West Pass was lost, and the defenders of the city were slaughtered by Manzhen cavalry as they fled.

The fall of Xishankou caused a big hole in the defense line laid by the imperial court in the north, and the Manzhen army could drive straight into it.

Two days later, the Manzhen army besieged Xu Wuxian, and Xu Wuxian ordered several urgent documents to be sent to the imperial court asking for help.

After receiving Xu Wuxian's urgent document, thousands of officers and soldiers who rushed from the direction of Yongping to support were ambushed by the Manzhen army on the way, and the whole army was annihilated, and Wang Shouli, the main general of the official army, was martyred in battle.

After the destruction of this official army, Xu Wuxian, who had lost reinforcements, was quickly breached, and all the officers and soldiers in the city were killed. On the day the city was broken, Xu Wuxian ordered his family to self-immolate.

After a short rest in Xu Wu County, the Manzhen army soon continued to move south.

Only a few days later, the Manzhen army had already surrendered to the city of Jizhou.

However, Jizhou City is an important town in the north of the imperial court, and it is not so easy to capture with heavy defense.

Besides, after a few days of fighting, Jizhou had already received news at this time, the city was already prepared, and tens of thousands of defenders in the city were waiting.

With Manzhen's current strength, it is not impossible to capture this city, but it will take some time.

It's just that Jizhou City is a military town, far from being prosperous, and even if it is brought down, it will not do much good. For the Manchu Zhen army who were eager to plunder, they were really not interested in the tasteless Jizhou.

And if the siege was delayed for too long and was dragged here by the defenders, it would be dangerous for the Dayun Imperial Court to react and mobilize heavy troops to attack.

The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and no matter how chaotic the inside of the big cloud is, the national strength will still surpass that of Beimo, a bitter cold land.

Now that the Manzhen army has gone deep into the hinterland of the Yun Kingdom, if you really let the Yun people seize this opportunity to close the door and fight the dogs. It's easy for them to get in, but it's hard to get back unharmed.

Therefore, attacking Jizhou City will only outweigh the losses, and the more prosperous Gyeonggi land is ahead, and the Manzhen army does not want to waste all their precious time here in Jizhou.

I finally got in, and I haven't reaped any benefits yet, so how can I stop here!

So, after weighing it, Sedor did not order a large army to attack the city. Instead, he chose to bypass the heavily defended Jizhou city and go directly south.

After bypassing Jizhou City, the Manzhen army fought several times with the official troops who came to intercept it, and won each battle easily, and its own losses were almost negligible.

After several battles with Man Zhen, the officers and troops were defeated. At this point, the fear of the enemy was undoubtedly revealed by the officers and soldiers.

After several major defeats, the officers and soldiers suffered no less than 10,000 casualties, but they failed to cause any substantial losses to the Manzhen army.

The strong combat power of the Manzhen army made the officers and soldiers frightened, and the officers and soldiers along the way no longer dared to take the initiative to fight against the Manzhen army. Each ministry can only avoid the battle to protect itself, trap their respective cities, and let the Manzhen army drive straight in.

In mid-October, the unimpeded Manchin army began to enter the land of Gyeonggi.

Then, in less than a day, they conquered Anrak County, near Gyeonggi.

Anle County is already far from Beijing

Only a stone's throw away, the Manzhen soldiers have already pointed directly at the capital.

Judging from the officers and soldiers who encountered and fought with the Manchu Zhen army, the imperial court can be said to be vulnerable.

Although there are also loyal people such as Xu Wuxian and Wang Shou among the official army, in order to prevent the Manzhen army from going south, there are not a few people who generously go to the dead.

However, there are more people in the official army who are as fearful as tigers, and there are many people who force the enemy to fear war and are about to be defeated at the touch of a button.

The general trend is like this, with the bravery of some officers and soldiers, they are simply powerless to stop the offensive of the Manchu Zhen army.

Three hundred years since the founding of the country, it has long been an indisputable fact that the imperial court has been empty, and the Manzhen army has entered by surprise again. It is not so incomprehensible that the officers and troops will be defeated without defense, but it seems somewhat deserved.

In fact, with the combat strength of the officers and troops in various places, even if they are prepared in advance, they may not be the opponents of the Manzhen army on the battlefield.

But at best, we can delay the pace of the Manzhen army to some extent, and buy time for the rest of the officers and soldiers to react.

In just a few days, without even fighting a decent battle, he was broken by the Manzhen army. made the Manzhen army rampant in the interior of printing as if it had entered a no-man's land, and now it is approaching the capital.

Peace has been lost, and the capital is in an emergency.

The Great Cloud Dynasty was founded for nearly 300 years and has experienced countless wars, both large and small. The heroes of the past generations have established the prestige of the Great Cloud Dynasty with victories again and again.

The reputation of the Celestial Empire is not all touted by outsiders, but even more so by oneself.

In the past few hundred years, Dayun has also encountered crises at one time. However, it was the first time since the founding of the country that foreign enemy soldiers approached the city and endangered the Beijing Division. The shock that this incident brought to the Daeun Imperial Court and the people in the Gyeonggi area can be imagined, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it was a bolt from the blue.

The war is coming, and the people in the capital are panicking. Some people have even begun to plot in secret, trying to find another way out.

Under the fluctuation of people's hearts, in order to save the situation, the emperor of the Zhao family ordered the Beijing Praetorian Guard to step up their defense. Then he hurriedly issued an edict, ordering the world's soldiers and horses to enter the king of Beijing and defend the Beijing division.

King Qin's edict spread all over the world, states and counties with fast horses, and the world was in an uproar.

However, the capital is thousands of miles away from Lin Fan's location, and no matter how fast the horse is, it will take time, and it is impossible to arrive in an instant. So by the time the news reached Lin Fan, it was already seven or eight days later.

As soon as Lin Fan received the report, he knew that their next opponent would never be Chen Xinglong of Chenzhou again. The Manchu army that is wreaking havoc in the land of Gyeonggi is their real enemy.

Therefore, he immediately canceled the battle plan with Xingwang's army, and ordered the whole army to camp and rest on the spot, and no longer go north to Chenzhou.

Sure enough, Lin Fan was not made to wait for a long time, and soon a team of urgent messengers from the Huainan Provincial Governor's Mansion came to the camp.

They sent a military order from the governor Yamen to him, inviting Lin Fan to Yangzhou to discuss matters.

Lin Fan did not dare to slack off after receiving the order, and immediately began to arrange the departure.

Before leaving the camp, he told Deng Wentong and Zeng Liang that they should take care of the camp during his absence, and they could not make trouble.

And let An Ning and Chen Fangshu take advantage of the fact that they still have time to step up their training and prepare for battle.

According to Lin Fan's estimate, I am afraid that there will be a big battle to be fought next, and we must prepare in advance.

After arranging these, he set off with He Fang and Li Qingshan on the same day, and hurried to Yangzhou to discuss matters under the escort of a team of personal soldiers.