How so? How did it come to this?

Why did the Ming army always have some tricks that he didn't expect?

How can this be a fair and fair duel?

It's clearly a scoundrel.

Although Shang Kexi felt like eating a fly, he just couldn't do anything.

It's a terrible feeling.

At this moment, Shang Kexi even gave birth to the idea of leading the department to break through.

The number of Ming troops outside the city was not large, and if Shang Kexi insisted on breaking through, they should not be able to stop it.

But in the blink of an eye, he abandoned this thought.

He has already asked for help from Guanzhong.

Extrapolating from the time, Azig must have received a call for help and sent reinforcements by now.

If the reinforcements sent by Azig came to Hanzhong and found that the city had changed its banner, then Shang Kexi would probably be beheaded even if he escaped back to Guanzhong.

In other words, he now has no way to retreat, but to defend Hanzhong City.

Shang Kexi took a deep breath and tried to calm his mood.

He is the commander of the first army, and he must not mess up now.

If he is in chaos, then the soldiers below will definitely follow suit, so there is really no need to fight this battle.

And the situation is not out of control at the moment. If he can figure out a way to destroy the tunnels that the Ming army is digging, then the situation will return to the very beginning.

He had just confirmed that the cavalry was not good, so he had to find another way.

Maybe the cannon is good.

Although Shang Kexi did not have the delicate and flexible small cannons of the Ming army, there were still a few heavy cannons at the head of Hanzhong City.

Speaking of which, these heavy cannons are still quite happy to die and beg for nothing.

Azig really couldn't stand Shang Kexi's soft grinding and hard bubbles, so he gave him a few doors with a wave of his hand.

It's really prescient to think about it now.

If it weren't for these cannons, I'm afraid I would have been able to raise my head to the sky now.

Shang Kexi immediately ordered the muzzle of the gun to be aimed at the position of the Ming army's mound, and at the same time ordered the cavalry to retreat.

Although not all cavalry will be able to return, one will be able to return.

After all, these are all warriors who are still happy to spend a lot of money to raise, and it is a loss to die a single one.

After all the adjustments were made, Shang Kexi ordered the cannon to be fired.

This heavy cannon is very bulky, but it is really powerful, and it is suitable for both siege and fortification.

Shang Kexi gave an order, and the Qing soldiers lit the primer, but listening to the sound of cannons, lead bullets whistled towards the mound.

Although the accuracy of the artillery cannot be guaranteed at this distance, the approximate range will not be wrong.

The Ming army was a little surprised to see the Tartars retreating, and before they could react, they saw a huge lead bullet whistling in.

This thing is so horrible that it instantly sinks into a deep pit when it hits the ground.

While buckshot does not explode, some can ricochet and cause secondary damage.

This injury is really not small, and many Ming cavalry are injured and killed by the injuries caused by ricochets.

Zeng Ying couldn't help frowning.

Tartar is playing yin.

If the Ming army was in the field, of course, it could withdraw from the range of the Tatar artillery first.

But the problem is that now they are digging tunnels, and all the troops are stationed in the tunnels to prevent a sudden attack by the Tartars.

It's like a live target. The Tartars can be bombarded with artillery at will, without any worries.

Unconsciously, the Ming army became a passive side.

Now it's Zeng Ying's turn to worry.

If you continue to hold on, you will definitely face the incessant shelling of the Tartars.

But if you give up halfway, I'm sorry for Wen Anzhi's overall planning.

After all, Zeng Ying was just a pawn in the plan to capture Hanzhong, and there were many people who worked hard to capture Hanzhong.

Such as Liu Fangliang, Yuan Zongdi and others.

If Zeng Ying couldn't withstand the pressure and retreated, then the rest of the people could only stare stupidly.

Fortunately, Zeng Ying had some time to think about it.

Because after a round of heavy artillery bombardment by the Tartars, it was necessary to pour cold water into the chamber to cool down. Wait until the temperature of the chamber has completely cooled down before a second shelling can be carried out.

Just when Zeng Ying was making a difficult choice, a personal soldier suddenly came to report, saying that Tian Jianxiu and Yuan Zongdi led friendly troops to reinforce.

Zeng Ying couldn't help but be overjoyed.

It is very difficult to resist the situation with his strength, but with the addition of Tian Jianxiu and Yuan Zongdi's soldiers and horses, it is completely different.

There are at least 50,000 or 60,000 people under his command, and they are a force to be reckoned with.

"Hurry up, please!"

Zeng Ying has a very good impression of Tian Jianxiu and Yuan Zongdi, at least stronger than that Li Dingguo.

In his opinion, the two of them behaved very docile after surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, and there was no slightest unruliness at all.

It's very comfortable.

Soon Tian Jianxiu and Yuan Zongdi met Zeng Ying.

Zeng Ying greeted him warmly and said, "General Tian, General Yuan, Zeng wants to kill you." ”

Yuan Zongdi was a little embarrassed and said, "General Zeng, we haven't been separated for a long time." ”

Tian Jianxiu stroked his beard and nodded with a smile.

Zeng Ying laughed to hide her embarrassment.

"If you don't come again, Zeng will not be able to stand it."

He paused for a moment, and then said, "By the way, General Tian and General Yuan, didn't the governor ask you to uproot the fortress on the periphery of Hanzhong City?" How did you come here? ”

Tian Jianxiu knew that Zeng Ying would have this question, so he stroked his beard and said with a smile: "General Zeng, I'm afraid you don't know yet, Shang Kexi has already given up all the outer fortresses, and when I arrived with the army, I found that these fortresses were empty." After a few days of garrisoning, we didn't think it was really interesting, so we came to support you. ”

"yes, it's boring to stay where the birds don't. I can't do such a boring thing. ”

The two sang and harmonized, and Zeng Ying was stupid when he heard it.

"Is there such a thing? Why is this Shang Kexi so stupid? ”

No wonder he led his troops to Hanzhong City so smoothly, it turned out that Shang Kexi had already ordered the withdrawal of the garrisons of the fortresses around Hanzhong.

"Maybe Shang Kexi knows that these fortresses can't be defended. It is also understandable to lose the car and protect the handsome. Besides, there is not even a grain of grain in Hanzhong City now, and he has to find a way to defend the city. I guess he took all the grain from the forts near Hanzhong and transported it to Hanzhong. ”

Tami Xiulang analyzed.

"Yes, it should be."

Zeng Ying thought about it carefully, and this is indeed the truth.

If he were Shang Kexi, he would probably do the same.

As long as Shang Kexi held Hanzhong, and when reinforcements came to drive away the Ming army, these peripheral fortresses could still be recovered in the future.

But if even Hanzhong City is lost, everything will be over.

Of course, these are not things that Zeng Ying needs a headache. Now with the reinforcements of Tian Jianxiu and Yuan Zongdi, he has sufficient strength to pose a threat to Hanzhong on the frontal battlefield.

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