The sound of artillery shook and a large number of dead and wounded in front of the city gate in the southern city.

Naturally, the shells could not distinguish between friend and foe, so both Ming and Qing soldiers were killed by the bombing.

Shang Kexi, in order to prevent the Ming army from opening the city gate, can be said to be extremely frenzied.

People kept falling in pools of blood, and the jade was burned with a single shot.

But it has to be said that this trick is very effective.

Shang Kexi finally controlled the situation, and there was no need to worry about the Ming army opening the city gate.

Although the price paid is somewhat dearly, it is worth it.

The Ming army above the city became more and more courageous, and the Qing army became more and more difficult to deal with.

Shang Kexi personally supervised the battle, hoping to stabilize the situation.

As long as it can withstand the most ferocious offensive of the Ming army, it is estimated that it will be held.

But I don't know if it was stimulated by the sound of artillery, and the Ming army's desire to fight was extremely strong.

The Qing soldiers could only keep retreating.

But there is only a little space above the walls, and if you step back, you will advance a point.

Gradually, Shang Kexi found that the number of Ming troops in the city was no less than that of the Qing army.

In this case, it was necessary to engage in fierce hand-to-hand combat.

Both sides stabbed each other with knives, and it didn't take long for them to turn into bloody people.

In this case, there are no tactics at all, and whoever has a more ruthless heart and more poisonous means will survive.

The soldiers who were thrown down were desperate, whether they were from the Qing army or the Ming army.

Because they know it's hard for them to get up again.

They will be trampled to death by a pair of feet, trampled into flesh.

The soldiers whose steel knives had been knocked out of their hands smashed with their fists and gnashed with their teeth.

They did everything they could to survive this hand-to-hand combat.

But the results were brutal.

From time to time some fall, from time to time someone dies.

Rao is an experienced warrior, and there is no guarantee that he will survive.

Shang Kexi gradually felt the fear, which was the fear from the bottom of his heart.

What if I can't hold on? For the first time, he seriously considered the question.

The offensive of the Ming army was stronger than wave, and the Qing army continued to retreat.

If you retreat, you will be squeezed off the wall.

"Kill!"

Shang Kexi took the lead and shouted.

He drew his sword from its sheath and his eyes widened with rage.

It's scary to look at, but it's not very effective.

Of course, the Ming army will not be frightened by him. As for the Qing soldiers, most of them were cold, and they didn't want to fight hard.

Shang Kexi was happy to vomit blood when he saw this.

How so? Why is it like this?

Although the army did not defect, Shang Kexi already smelled something not quite right.

He hurriedly ran off the horse under the escort of his own soldiers.

Shang Kexi's instincts proved to be correct.

Soon after he fled from the city, all the Qing soldiers dropped their swords and surrendered.

The Ming army successfully took over the four city heads, and opened the city gates to let the main army enter the city.

When Shang Kexi knew that the city gate was opened, he knew that the general trend was gone, so he committed suicide. His own soldiers also committed suicide one after another.

Li Dingguo led his troops into the city and tied up all the surrendered Qing soldiers and imprisoned them.

These soldiers were all Liaodong soldiers who followed Shang Kexi back then, although they were all Han Chinese, they had already been enslaved.

He saw no need to keep them. However, since there are still some coolies who need to pull large carts on the Northern Expedition, let's use them for the time being.

Anyway, the mountain road is difficult, and the coolies pulling the cart will eventually die of exhaustion, so let them contribute to the Ming Army's Northern Expedition before they die.

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The news of the destruction of Hanzhong City reached the Beishan Pass, and Liu Fangliang couldn't help but be overjoyed.

His robes did not disappoint him. Hanzhong City has re-belonged to the Ming Dynasty!

Liu Fangliang waved his fist excitedly and ordered the soldiers to attack the Tartars who attacked the camp.

These Tartars did not know why the Ming army had suddenly become extremely brave, and they were all stunned.

They are already the weak side when attacking the camp, and they must not be defeated if they continue to fight like this?

In desperation, the Qing army could only choose to retreat.

Liu Fangliang did not give the order to pursue. Because he was worried that the Qing army was surrendering by fraud and would set up an ambush to ambush him.

Now that Hanzhong has won a big victory, there is no need for him to gamble at this juncture.

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It was sent to Nanjing very quickly.

Zhu Cihong was so excited after seeing the good news.

The significance of the capture of Hanzhong to the recovery of Guanzhong is self-evident.

Now that this battle has been won, it means that the recovery of Shaanxi is one step closer.

The most important thing is that this battle forced Shang Kexi to commit suicide, and the Manchu Qing lost another fierce general.

Lu Zhenfei was on the side, and Zhu Cihong asked him: "Do you think I should order Gao Jie to launch an offensive against Henan?" ”

Momentum is sometimes a very subtle thing.

Once the momentum is rising, it is difficult to be stopped. And momentum is contagious.

Originally, Zhu Cihong wanted to seize Shaanxi first and then Shanxi, and then join forces to attack Henan.

But now it seems that the Ming army can attack in two ways, and the Manchus will not care about the tail.

I don't know how many times Lu Zhenfei has thought about this decision-making level as the secretary of the Ministry of War.

Seeing the Son of Heaven asking, he replied respectfully: "Return to Your Majesty, and it is the best policy to send troops at the same time." ”

Zhu Cihong nodded.

The current situation is very favorable to the Ming army.

If the reprieve gives the Qing army a chance to recuperate, then it is not beautiful.

It's better to take advantage of this momentum to attack in two ways, take advantage of your illness, and kill you.

"Then I will immediately give an order to strike highly."

Zhu Cihong said with pride.

"Your Majesty, it seems that Zheng Chenggong can also be used."

"Oh? Go on. ”

Zhu Cihong became more and more excited.

"Didn't Your Majesty order Zheng Chenggong to rebuild Dongjiang Town? This Dongjiang Town is not the other Dongjiang Town, but is set up on the coastal islands of Beizhili. As far as the minister knows, Zheng Chenggong has now occupied more than a dozen islands. It is quite possible if an offensive against the Tianjin Wei is launched from the sea. ”

Lu Zhenfei said very seriously.

Zhu Cihong did not immediately express his position.

Zheng Chenggong's performance and the growth of the Daming Sailor are indeed very gratifying to him, but it is difficult to say whether it is the time to attack Tianjin Wei at the moment.

If Zheng Chenggong fights early, it will be difficult to echo Gao Jie and Wen Anzhi, but it will startle the snake.

After pondering for a long time, Zhu Cihong said in a deep voice: "I thought that Zheng Chenggong should not act rashly here. He could lead his troops to harass the coast of Beizhili, but it was better not to launch a general attack, especially against Tianjinwei. ”

"Your Majesty wants to wait for Wen Anzhi and Gao Jie to join forces?"

Zhu Cihong nodded.

"The Tartars must be fought, and Beizhili will definitely recover. But I don't want the sailors I have so hard to assemble to be too badly damaged. Therefore, I hope that land warfare will be the mainstay, supplemented by naval warfare. ”

Zhu Cihong paused and said: "Tianjin Wei has a lot of huge cannons, and if you rashly attack the naval division's warships, it will inevitably lose a lot. Each ship built here cost countless taels of silver. ”

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