Chapter 24: The Battle of Baishuizhai

If possible, Shang Kexi didn't want to jump into the attack so quickly.

In dealing with Sun Chengzong's artillery forts outside the fortress, there were many times bombardment that lasted for several days, blasting away all the defensive measures on the opposite side, and then moving forward in one fell swoop.

Almost unstoppable.

But the situation today is different.

Although only now have single-digit artillery losses been lost.

However, the entire Qing court only had a few hundred artillery pieces in total, and there were less than 100 artillery pieces before the army.

If the losses continue, Shang Kexi can't bear it.

That's why he immediately sent his soldiers to attack. In order not to capture Baishuizhai, but to attract the attention of the artillery on the opposite side.

Anyway, these Xia troops surrendered to the army, and in their eyes, they were just cannon fodder. It's not much trusted.

Of course, if they can only break through Baishui Village, the reward will not be less at all.

It is a welcome move, but it also has some uses.

After these Xia troops were dispatched, Wang Cannon immediately turned its muzzle to bombard these people.

One by one, the shield carts were broken and smashed to pieces, and a large number of soldiers were beaten out of bloody alleys.

However, Wang Cannon received Cao Zongyu's order to continue to bombard the artillery positions on the opposite side. Leave no one else alone.

Without artillery suppression, these people suddenly rushed forward as if they were spilling joy, and almost in a moment, they were about to rush to the breach.

Suddenly, near the gap, countless small cannons and a large number of firearms emerged.

In an instant, the sound of guns and cannons was so loud that it seemed that even the sound of the Hongyi cannon bombardment had been suppressed.

It was almost a storm of steel, and the soldiers who rushed to the front seemed to have been knocked to the ground, and there were even some unlucky people who were hit by scattered bullets, and the whole person was torn apart, and there were no corpses.

The strengthened defenders of Baishuizhai may not have many heavy artillery, but there are a lot of small cannons such as tiger squat cannons.

In particular, Nanjing is more technically proficient in small cannons such as the Tiger Squat Cannon, and as long as there is enough iron material, there are almost as many as they want.

Shang Kexi saw this situation, his heart sank slightly, and he immediately gave an order to order the artillery to bombard the gap.

At one time, dozens of shells bombarded over.

It's just that due to the reason of the head, a small part of it was bombed outside Baishui Village, and some of it was bombarded inside Baishui Village.

Only three or five shells hit the wall.

It was like a demolition, and the gap in the wall was suddenly opened, and many people were shaken down from the wall. Huge clouds of smoke and dust buried these people.

It's just that at the same time, another Hongyi cannon was overturned.

This is already the fourth gate.

This is still the first day of the confrontation. After a long time, won't these dozens of Hongyi cannons all have to be buried here?

First, Shang Kexi gritted his teeth and once again urged the Xia army to surrender and attack. You can't fully count on the Hongyi cannon.

Baishui Village is in full swing here.

Zhang Xuan could also hear the faint sound of cannons here, and he stood on top of the watchtower, looking out from afar.

He can't see Baishui Village here.

It's just that the news of Baishui Village continues to reach Zhang Xuan's ears. Zhang Xuan knew that this battle lasted for a long time.

Field warfare is the advantage of the Qing army, and defending the city and the fortress is the advantage of the Xia army.

Zhang Xuan believes in Cao Zongyu, and there is no problem in persisting for a month.

But how long can the Azig army last with the tyrannical division outside. A month, two months? Trimester?

Zhang Xuan had patience and waited for the Qing army to attack one village after another.

Xi'an, Duoduo received Azig's letter at this moment, opened it, frowned first, and then sneered, and said, "I didn't expect that the starling brother also begged me. ”

However, as far as Duoduo was concerned, he was not willing to return to the court like this.

Now the power of the Qing army is in the hands of Azig, Dolgon, and Duoduo, but it does not mean that they have no opponents.

Dorgon wanted to do more and give Dorgon more support. And at the same time, he also has to support Azig.

Azig was arrogant and not very harmonious with Dorgon and the Dodoror brothers, but on the whole, the three of them were the same mother, and outsiders also regarded Azig as Dolgon's man.

The return of Azig in such a defeat will affect Dolgon's prestige.

Dodor thought for a moment.

Immediately made up his mind. Only more than 10,000 men and horses were left to garrison, and more than 100,000 troops marched south along Wuguan Road.

Among these hundreds of thousands of troops, a considerable part of them were the original Qin army.

Adhering to the speed of the soldiers, Duoduo marched very fast, but conquered Wuguan in a few days, originally harassed Wuguan Dao, He Hutou's troops suffered heavy losses, and Wang Guangtai almost died in this battle.

Fortunately, they were very familiar with the mountains and rivers here, and immediately fled through the mountains and mountains.

However, it was cut off from the rear news, and the news was not transmitted back for a while. By the time they reached Zhang Xuan, it was already several days later.

At that time, there was a sea change on the battlefield.

After entering the Nanyang Basin, Duoduo rapidly moved south.

Tuhai asked Duoduo and said, "Ten kings, but go to Zaoyang to support the eight kings?" ”

Duoduo smiled slightly and said, "Starling doesn't need my support now. ”

"So what era are we going to?" Tuhai said.

Duoduo looked at the map and said, "Starling tried to take advantage of it, but he crashed into the iron plate. This time, what I wanted was always Xiangyang. Rescuing the starlings is just a stop-by. ”

Dordor was full of confidence.

More than 100,000 troops from the Duoduo and Azig groups joined the Xiangyang battlefield, although a large number of these armies were surrendered.

However, the Qin army's ability to fight well in the name of war is by no means offset by a single surrender.

Even if the Xia army was above the troops, it also fell into disadvantage.

The main force of the Xia army was pinned down in Zaoyang.

Duoduo led the army to attack Xiangyang, and all the predicaments of the Qing army were solved, if the main force of the Xia army could be completely annihilated. From Xiangyang to Wuchang, there will be little resistance.

In Duoduo's heart, he was naturally reluctant to save Azig.

And Azig didn't necessarily need to be rescued by Duoduo.

Duoduo marched all the way to the limit of a quick word, and he did not go straight to Fancheng, but went around to the west side of Xiangyang.

After Xiangyang, the Han River expanded rapidly and became a large river, but west of Xiangyang, many places are still easy to cross.

And by the way, the connection between Yunyang and Xiangyang was severed.

By the time news of Yunyang reached Xiangyang, the Duoduo army had already gained a foothold on the southern bank.

All the way east, came to the periphery of Xiangyang.

The other road is north of the Han River, and it once again assaults Fancheng.

Fancheng, which had just been half-built, was once again destroyed in the war.

The situation in Xiangyang has taken a sharp turn for the worse. Immediately around a series of hills outside Xiangyang City, a big battle began.

These hills are not too high, but in ordinary seasons, Xiangyang people go out to the green place.

But this hill is a good artillery position because of the topography. It is best to place the Hongyi cannon on it and bombard Xiangyang City condescendingly.

And if these hills were occupied by the Qing army, then the city of Xiangyang would be completely surrounded except for the waterway.

It was at this time that Zhang Xuan finally got the news, and he still believed that it was transmitted to Yicheng first, and then to Zhang Xuan.

After Zhang Xuan finished it, he felt that this piece of white paper weighed more than a thousand catties.

Duoduo was the first to be evaluated by later generations as the founding king's military exploits. And Azig is also the choice of the famous general.

Zhang Xuan was already beyond his strength to deal with Azig, and he had to fight against the two of them, and he was at a disadvantage above the troops.

Suddenly, there was a feeling that the sky was falling and I was carrying it.

Even Zhang Xuan was more worried about Yicheng.

He was worried that after Duoduo surrounded Xiangyang, he would send cavalry south to attack Yicheng, after all, in the public information, Luo Rucai was in Yicheng.

"I can't be here anymore." Zhang Xuan secretly said in his heart: "The situation is changing so fast, the war in Zaoyang has already become a chicken rib." ”

It's just that even if it's chicken ribs, it is impossible for Zhang Xuan to draw troops from here.

Otherwise, it would be even more harmful for Azig to join forces with Duoduo.

The number of troops is insufficient, Zhang Xuan thought instantly, but where to transfer troops? Wuchang must not be able to transfer troops anymore. And Zhang Yingyuan was responsible for suppressing Longwu, and the troops in his hands were not enough.

Nine pots cover ten pots, and there is always one that can't be covered.

However, the top priority is to return to Yicheng to preside over the overall situation.

This matter cannot be delayed.

Zhang Xuan immediately asked people to count things and sent someone to invite Cao Zongyu over. After thinking about it, I asked Xu Du to come over.

The two of them are the two people under Zhang Xuan's command who expect the most.

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