Chapter Ninety-Three: Prologue III of the Battle of Beijing

Cao Zongyu shook his head slightly, and said: "The cannon doesn't have long eyes, and the brigade of people and horses follow the cannon forward, whimsically, and by the time Beijing is down, Dongyu has already returned to the city." ”

Although each one is talking about keeping up with the times.

But in terms of timing, everyone's knowledge structure is rarely updated after the age of thirty.

It's not that Cao Zongyu doesn't know how to use guns. He just didn't use He Hutou well, with his experience, although the Xia army's artillery accuracy was good, it was compared with the Qing army.

According to He Hutou, it doesn't work at all.

There will definitely be accidental injuries, and even accidental injuries will not be less.

He Hutou said: "The prince is wise, the prince thinks that it will take for the first time for Dongyu to encounter such an attack before the next group of people can land in the city?" ”

Cao Zongyu immediately understood.

At this point in the battle, the quality of the Xia army has been affected a lot, and many troops, because there are too many recruits, have affected the combat effectiveness, and in general, the Xia army is not as good as before.

The Xia army is still like this, let alone the Qing army.

Fu Shan is in the army at the moment.

Although Fan Wencheng blocked the inside and outside, it did not mean that there was no news in Beijing at all, and Fu Shan tried his best to figure out the details of these troops.

It's probably a conscription of people as soldiers, and it's just a matter of sitting and guaranteeing.

How long can such an army hold out in the face of this sudden blow, or in other words, after seeing the tragic situation of the army in front, still have the initiative to rush upward?

In this way, this army does not need to follow the artillery points so tightly.

But it can't be too far away.

Dongyu is not a dead man after all.

Many of the generals in the East are quite good. After using this method a few times, Dongyu will definitely think of a countermeasure.

Not to mention anything else, the collapse method used to overturn the city wall, and now the eastern captives have precautions.

The battle above ground has not yet begun, and fighting has already begun in many places underground.

Their battles are not accumulative, they are just digging tunnels.

The two sides met in a narrow tunnel underground. Although the fighting was tragic, the number of deaths was not much, and for Cao Zongyu, it was just a drizzle.

So even if he knew that the method of blowing up the city wall should not play a role in the case of being prepared, Cao Zongyu still sent a lot of people to dig tunnels.

Then it is not bad to contain only a part of the forces of the Eastern Prisoners.

After all, even if the Qing army is full of soldiers, there are still few elites who can really fight.

Cao Zongyu pondered for a moment and said, "This method is good. ”

When He Hutou heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and immediately said: "Thank you for the praise, but this candidate to lead the foot soldiers is to have a general who is both wise and brave." ”

As soon as Cao Zongyu heard this, he knew that He Hutou should be selected, and asked, "Who do you like?" ”

He Hutou said, "Daniel Zhang." Daniel Zhang is my fierce general, my right-hand man, and I cooperate tacitly, if I let Daniel Zhang come, I can save a lot of training time. ”

Cao Zongyu listened, smiled lightly and said: "Daniel Zhang, it seems that he is still an all-rounder, Gao Yuanjue said, Daniel Zhang is good at leading cavalry." But if you want to use him, it's Daniel Zhang. ”

"More princes." He Hutou said.

Cao Zongyu said: "I will give you seven days to prepare, starting tomorrow, the army will attack the city, and after seven days, it will be your chance to break the city." ”

Cao Zongyu arranged it like this, but it also had his deep meaning.

The so-called one blow, two and decline, three and exhaustion.

Cao Zongyu sent a large group of men and horses to attack the city first, to find out the layout of the Qing army on the city wall, and also paralyze the Qing army, so that the Qing army could adapt to the offensive of the Xia army. Hide the transfer of He Hutou.

After all, the mobilization of more than 10,000 men and horses, in the situation of besieging the city, is not difficult to be discovered by the Qing army, but it is not easy to handle so many artillery.

The importance of firearms is highlighted today.

However, before the Xia army and the Qing army fought, the first thing to do was to check how many cannons the other party had. So for every cannon, it is extremely sensitive.

Hundreds of doors gathered together, if you don't want to hide it, it's impossible not to be discovered.

He Hutou said: "The last general understands. ”

Cao Zongyu immediately transferred Daniel Zhang from the front line.

He Hutou knew that Daniel Zhang was coming, and left the camp early to greet him.

When Daniel Zhang saw He Hutou, he immediately saluted and said, "I have seen the general." ”

He Hu grabbed Daniel Zhang's hand and said, "Okay, it's good that you're here." ”

Speaking of which, Daniel Zhang and He Hutou are about the same grade, but in any case, Daniel Zhang was pulled out by He Hutou, and Daniel Zhang put on a subordinate posture in front of He Hutou.

He Hutou pulled Daniel Zhang into his tent, told him about this matter, and finally said: "If you don't want to, I can play Wang Ye and choose someone else." ”

Daniel Zhang listened, and his breathing became slightly rapid.

Daniel Zhang knew this kind of combat thinking before, and it was in Zhang Xuan's letter to He Hutou, and after He Hutou knew about it, he pondered it for a while.

And Daniel Zhang, as He Hutou's right-hand man, was also pulled over by He Hutou and carefully scrutinized.

In terms of framework, it is feasible. But the conditions are not perfect, and in general, it is too dangerous. First of all, most of the gunners today shoot their cannons directly.

Most of the gunners were visually inspected.

If the armies face each other, using this method will simply bombard us and the enemy together.

Today, however, Beijing is a little different.

The city wall of Beijing is relatively high, with four or five zhang

High, there is a height difference. Minimize accidental injuries at the firing angle.

But there must be a mistake.

Daniel Zhang dared to vouch for his head.

He Hutou's department is the one with the most artillery equipment in the Xia army, and Daniel Zhang is no stranger to artillery, and even can fire artillery, which is a good accuracy.

It is understood that this is not the gunner's fault, but the current state of the cannon itself.

Daniel Zhang was nervous, one of them was for the sake of his own life, lest he not die at the hands of the enemy, but was killed by the artillery of his own people.

Such a way to die is simply dead and blind.

Secondly, it is moved by the interests in it.

If you can go down the city of Beijing first.

Not to mention anything else, he Daniel Zhang can become famous almost instantly. Even if there is no hope of knighthood this time. In his life, he will definitely have a knighthood on his body.

Such was the impact of the battle for Beijing.

Many times, the key choices at critical moments can affect a person's life.

In Daniel Zhang's view, the battle in Beijing is the key choice at the critical moment. Even though he was a little scared in his heart, he didn't have the possibility of quitting.

Don't look at He Hutou's good words. If you don't want to do it, you can not do it.

However, since Daniel Zhang joined the army, he has heard the most sentence, that is, soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty. As soon as he refuses today, he dares to guarantee that after the war, he will be discharged from the army immediately, not to mention the title, I am afraid that he will not even be able to get a county lieutenant.

This is definitely not what Daniel Zhang thinks.

Daniel Zhang said: "Being able to participate in this battle is a blessing for my Daniel Zhang's life, even if he dies in Beijing, it will not be in vain. Please rest assured that as long as the general gives an order, the bullets will rain down, and I, Daniel Zhang, will never back down. ”

"Okay." He Hutou said: "This time, I will try my best to let King Tang deploy the old department for me. You are also familiar with them. Under the First World War, I will ask for credit for you in front of Your Majesty. ”

This Northern Expedition was actually a major defensive adjustment.

Especially Li Dingguo's department.

Most of the troops in Li Dingguo's Yungui Governor's Mansion are southerners and are not familiar with the northern climate, so many of his subordinates are in Guanzhong, Longxi, and Shuzhong, and a small part of Li Dingguo's subordinates are surrendering all the way, and there are reinforcements sent from Luoyang.

Li Dingguo's Great Western Army has been divided, and it can be said that after this war, Li Dingguo was left in Beijing to be raised or sent to other places to garrison.

The Yunnan-Guizhou Governor's Mansion can also be revoked.

Unconsciously, Li Dingguo, a big feudal town, disappeared in the triumphant song of the Northern Expedition. Of course, this is also indispensable for Li Dingguo's cooperation. If Li Dingguo is connived at in the future, he will definitely have no ability to rebel.

This is also the reason why Cao Zongyu has a completely different attitude towards Li Dingguo and Zheng Chenggong.

With the city of Beijing, a cannon roared. The prelude to the battle of Beijing has officially begun.