Chapter 214: Fierce Battle Tongguan
After Lin Shiwang gave an order, the new Shaanxi Army immediately launched a fierce attack on Xi'an City, while Lin Shiwang led his subordinates to attack Meng Qiaofang.
Lin Shi looked at the Qing soldiers who had already started their formation, and he immediately ordered the firearms battalion to form an inverted eight-figure formation according to the flag team and slowly pressed up, and ordered the infantry battalion to follow up in the middle of the formation and the mandarin duck formation.
However, what Lin Shiwang didn't expect was that the cavalry of the Qing Eight Banners didn't pay attention to Lin Shiwang at all, but ran towards Lantian Noodles.
At this time, the Jinyi guard, who had detected the news from the city, finally passed the news to Shi Lin Shiwang's hands.
"General, Meng Lao Thief wants to go to Tongguan." General Yijin Yiwei Dahan came to Lin Shiwang's side with anger on his face.
Hearing this, Lin Shiwang looked at the sky that was gradually whitening, and thought of the current situation, Lin Shiwang understood that Meng Qiaofang must not be allowed to go to Tongguan.
"You should report to Your Majesty as soon as possible."
Seeing Lin Shiwang say this, this Jinyi Wei Han general pulled his mouth: "Jinyi Wei has already sent an urgent report to Your Majesty, and if you want to come in two more hours, Your Majesty will be able to receive the news." ”
"That couldn't be better."
Lin Shiwang said that there was a burst of cheers in Xi'an City, Lin Shiwang immediately raised the clairvoyant mirror to see, when he saw countless Ming soldiers weaving flags in Xi'an City, Lin Shi saw this, and immediately put down the clairvoyant mirror and ordered.
"After the whole army breaks the city, you don't have to stay for a long time, you immediately wave your troops to the Tartar Meng Qiaofang, and this battle will definitely bring the Tartar here."
Lin Shiwang fell behind and immediately led the Chinese army forward.
A few moments, Lin Shiwang's troops also opened fire with the Qing soldiers, and after the Ming soldiers fired a volley at the Qing soldiers, they still advanced towards the Qing soldiers, and what Meng Qiaofang was worried about finally happened.
"Don't fire, we surrender." Some of the Qinglu battalion soldiers who had already negotiated good conditions with Jinyi Wei immediately threw up white flags and shouted to surrender.
Seeing this, Lin Shiwang's soldiers immediately skillfully asked those soldiers who surrendered to lay down their weapons, and then slowly retreated under the leadership of several or a dozen soldiers.
Seeing this, Meng Qiaofang immediately understood that these troops could not be controlled, and he immediately left the team and ran to Xi's henchmen.
Under the cover of Fu Kachan's cavalry, Meng Qiaofang's henchmen were able to quickly go to Lantian, and when Meng Qiaofang rushed to Fu Kachan's side, there were only his henchmen Chen Wanliu, Ma Ning, Liu Youyuan, Zhao Guangrui, Tong Toubu and Daniel Zhang, who was still fighting with the Ming soldiers in Xi'an City, and the rest had already surrendered.
Seeing a large number of Qinglu battalion soldiers surrendering, Lin Shiwang was also surprised, but after coming back to his senses, he immediately waved his troops to chase Meng Qiaofang.
However, after seeing Fu Kachan's cavalry, Lin Shiwang immediately adjusted the army and ordered those soldiers who had also arrived from Luonan Zhen'an and other places to outflank him from behind.
Lin Shiwang knew very well that those cavalry fled and could not be chased by the infantry.
Just when Lin Shiwang was chasing the Qing soldiers, Zhu Youlang also received a report from Lin Shiwang and others.
Zhu Youlang came to the map with the urgent report of Jinyiwei in his hand, observed the map of Shaanxi, and finally fixed his eyes on Tongguan.
"Chen Youlong is there now."
Looking at Zhu Youlang, who turned his head suddenly, Ding Siliang immediately turned out Chen Youlong's military report.
"Back to Your Majesty, now Chen Youlong should be in Lintong Pass."
Hearing this, Zhu Youlang nodded slightly: "Urge Chen Youlong and Wang Jincai to attack Tongguan again, Tongguan is very important, and it must be taken." ”
Seeing that Zhu Youlang once again said the word must, Ding Siliang immediately understood what Zhu Youlang meant.
Looking at Ding Siliang, who was leaving, Zhu Youlang looked at Xi'an City again and thought.
Half an hour later, Zhu ran to Xi'an under the escort of the Lang Jinyi guard.
At this time, Chen Youlong, who was already arrayed under Tongguan City, also agreed with Wang Jincai on the offensive matter.
"Brother Wang, presumably Your Majesty meant, you also understand that this level will definitely be won."
"Brother Chen." Hearing this, Wang Jincai said with a straight face: "You don't have to say much, I understand."
Saying that, Wang Jincai pointed to Tongqian and said: "You and I take turns to attack, one attack and one defense, day and night attack, I don't believe that Tongguan can't be attacked." ”
However, without waiting for Chen Youlong to speak, Wang Jincai, who arrived a few days earlier, immediately said: "Brother Chen is a few days late, presumably the soldiers are tired, so let me come first."
Seeing this, Chen Youlong agreed: "Okay." ”
After the two agreed, they immediately went down to arrange, and half an hour later, the Ming soldiers who had gathered here immediately shot a salvo towards Tongguan.
The Qing defenders, who had been prepared, fired back in an instant, and watched the two sides bombard each other, Wang Jincai looked at the generals around him with his saber on an expressionless face: "When attacking, those who raise the flag uncertainly, those who retreat without orders, are not courageous, and those who make a noise to disturb will be killed." ”
"Yes, General."
A few moments later, the shelling stopped, Wang Jincai immediately gave the order to attack, and the order was issued, and the firearms battalion advanced according to the formation, followed by the infantry battalion, while the Che battalion operated the Hongyi cannon with all its staff and left.
You must know that Wang Jin has transported all the Hongyi cannons that he can get, so the Hongyi cannons of the Ming soldiers can fire four cannons in half an hour under the operation of these skilled gunners.
And when the Tongguan defenders have no way to gather fire and open artillery, but scatter the artillery, under the Mingbian fire, Tongguan is a burst of fire, and then it is a brick and stone hole crack.
Most of the guards here are the Eight Banner soldiers, and those green battalion soldiers are not soldiers of Shaanxi, but soldiers from the places south of the Yangtze River, and they have already received news of Qing reinforcements, so their will to resist is stronger than that of the Shaanxi regions.
When the march reached 200 paces, the Ming soldiers stopped, and then the artillery behind also began to prepare for a new round of artillery bombardment under the command of the commander-in-chief.
After the artillery bombardment of the Tongguan defenders was completed, the Ming soldiers quickly rushed to Tongguan, and the Ming army's artillery bombardment was under the command of the flag order, and immediately set fire on Tongguan.
For a time, the fire of Tongguan City Tower rose again, but there were also sporadic artillery fire that hit the Ming soldiers, but the Ming soldiers moved forward steadily.
When they reached 100 steps, the city was closed, and those Buddha wolf machines inherited from the Ming army opened fire on the Ming soldiers under the city.
For a while, the Ming soldiers screamed again and again, but under the orders of the previous commander, they understood that they should treat themselves as dead people in this battle, so the Ming soldiers were still not moved by the artillery fire and ran forward.
In fact, Chen Youlong and Wang Jincai planned to lose more than half of the generals and take Tongguan.
However, when Zhu Youlang's will came again, Chen Youlong and Wang Jin understood that Zhu Youlang gave three orders for Tongguan, all of which were dialects and wanted to take Tongguan at any cost.
However, when they saw that Jinyiwei conveyed the news that Meng Qiaofang was leading his troops to Tongguan and reinforcing the Qing army, their faces became solemn.
Next, the Ming soldiers attacked again and again, and there was no intention of stopping at all, the Ming soldiers moved forward under the cover of the firearms battalion, and the infantry carried the ladder to push
Rush to the car, hold a gunpowder bag or pull a small copper cannon to shoot at close range.
However, the Tongguan guards refused by means of stone cannons, log logs, stone whisks, wolf machines, gold juice, fire oil, etc.
For a time, the two sides fought earth-shattering, but after two days of successive onslaughts, the combat effectiveness of the Tongguan defenders began to weaken, and the Ming soldiers still had combat strength under the rotation attack.
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