After a group of musketeers and sword and shield soldiers came up first, Wei Cheng ordered: "Give a signal and let the tiger squat cannon stop firing." "There is only twenty or thirty paces of space, and there are not many people, the fire in the south can only burn first, and the city wall in the north is their main direction of attack.

After the Tiger Cannon stopped firing, the musketeers in formation moved forward a bit, making more room for the follow-up troops. However, they did not rush to attack, the smoke and dust of the explosion were still floating in the air, and people could not open their eyes when they entered, so they had to wait a little longer.

At this time, in Shanhaiguan City, a fire had already ignited in Xicheng. The Tiger Squat Cannon can't shoot accurately, and neither can the Trebuchet. The pole was lowered and the pot flew over the walls and fell into the city. The people screamed and cried and fled from the fire, because every now and then a fire pot was thrown in, and they did not dare to put out the fire, so they all hid at the base of the city wall to avoid the disaster.

Sukh Saha led the people down the city, but was stopped by Hauge.

"Who told you to come down?!" Hauge reprimanded: "Take them back!" ”

Suke Saha replied: "Prince Su also knows how Li Yan fought if he wants to come. Now that their soldiers have attacked the city, any further resistance to them can only be death. Does Prince Su really want to leave us soldiers with two white flags here? ”

The generals of the two white flags held weapons one by one, staring coldly at Hauge and his entourage. They were told before they came to be careful not to be consumed by Hauge making excuses. At this time of life and death, if Hauge blatantly put them to death, then they would no longer agree with the identity of Prince Hauge and the general, and simply fight to the death.

Hauge was a little surprised by the reaction of the two white flag generals, but he knew that he could no longer forcibly order these men to do anything. He asked coldly, "Are you sure that Li Yan's troops have already landed in the city?" ”

Sukh Saha replied categorically: "The last general is convinced! ”

Hauge got down the stairs and nodded: "In this case, Shanhaiguan can't be saved, let's all withdraw." ”

"Prince Su is wise." At this time, the generals of the two white flags spoke in unison. The distrust and even confrontation between them was finally put on hold for the time being.

Wu Sangui and the others were a little confused by Li Yan. They were all waiting for the city wall to collapse, but Li Yan had arrived in the city ahead of schedule, and they had no way to come to the rescue. At this time, they were not ready, so they began to mobilize troops in a panic.

"Uncle, the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty have all withdrawn." One of Wu Sangui's subordinates came in to report.

Wu Sangui was stunned for a moment and asked, "Withdrawn?" ”

The subordinate replied: "Withdraw from the East Gate and go to Dongluo City." ”

"Dongluo City?" Tang Tong frowned and said, "They want to run!" ”

At this time, the three of them fell silent, they knew that the Qing army might have been really scared by Li Yan, and they didn't even dare to hold the city wall. But the Qing army can withdraw, but they can't. If they also retreated, Li Yan continued to pursue, and even Shanhaiguan was lost, which fortress could stop Li Yan?

After a short silence, Wu Sangui gritted his teeth: "We can't withdraw!" If Shanhaiguan is lost, Ning Yuan may not be able to keep it. At that time, there was no territory, and we could only join the Eight Banners of the Han Army and let others rub it. ”

Gao Di said with some concern: "But the Qing army still doesn't dare to confront Li Yan, let alone us?" If you don't have your men, that's the worst thing that can happen. ”

The three of them could not reach a consensus, so the reinforcements on the city walls could not be timely and forceful. Gaudí's words are to the point, there are no soldiers under him, and that is the worst thing. As long as the generals are still there, even if they don't have territory, they can have a considerable status.

So the results soon appeared, and by noon, Li Yan's troops had occupied the entire northern city wall by virtue of their advantage in firearms. However, because the fire on the west wall was still burning, and the city of Xiluo was also in flames, only the tiger squat cannon was transported to the city wall, and it was still difficult to capture the enemy platform, and paid a certain number of casualties.

At this time, Wu Sangui and others couldn't stick to it if they wanted to. Their soldiers have lost the courage to fight, and the casualties are too heavy. It's not that they don't have artillery, but even under their artillery bombardment, Li Yan's troops can always hold on. And immediately countless flowering shells will fly over, enveloping everything around the artillery in an explosion. So much so that later, the gunners did not dare to fire at Li Yan's soldiers anymore, and either fled or surrendered on their knees.

Wu Sangui and the others, with their respective subordinates, also withdrew from Shanhaiguan while Li Yan's troops had not yet controlled Dongcheng. They didn't stop at Dongluo City either, and retreated directly to Zhongqiansuo. And sent troops to Tiechang Fort, Yong'an Fort, Sanshan Camp Fort and other places. Although they knew that under Li Yan's artillery, these fortresses might not be able to hold out for long, but they still had the hope of what happened.

There are some Qing troops stationed in these places, and if the Qing army can send some more reinforcements, it can also stop Li Yan. They felt that Li Yan only came with 20,000 troops this time, and there would not be too many troops to continue the pursuit, except for the troops who stayed to occupy Shanhaiguan City. What's more, there are many other passes on the Great Wall on the first line of Shanhaiguan, as long as the Qing army is willing to send troops, Li Yan will not have the strength to fight out of the customs again.

They were really right, after Li Yan took control of Shanhaiguan City, he really did not continue to pursue. His goal this time is to take down the Great Wall first, and as for the outside of the pass, he has no plans to attack for the time being.

Outside the border became the bottomless pit of the Ming Dynasty, consuming countless money and food and many elite troops, but it did not play its due role. His current situation is similar to that of Ming Guo, and his capital is not thick, so naturally he can't make the same mistake again. Now he just needs to guard the passes and prevent the Qing army from coming in easily. He needs time, he needs more troops, he needs more food and grass.

It was only on the second day that Li Yan entered Shanhaiguan City, and the fire in the city was finally extinguished. However, there were not many residents in the city, and most of them withdrew with Wu Sangui and others. They are basically the families of the defenders here, and Wu Sangui and the others naturally can't let them stay.

Li Yan entered the government office and immediately ordered: "Arrange the defense here, and immediately send people to take down the various passes." Don't spread your forces too far apart, lest they be taken advantage of by the enemy. ”

"Humble duty understands." Wang Renfu clenched his fists and agreed.

Li Yan then instructed Liang Zhenfang: "Zhenfang, you take a thousand cavalry, six three-inch guns, and captured mules and horses to Lulong County and prepare to form a second rapid army." I will transfer the soldier equipment to you as soon as possible, and I will also give you the summary report before Qian Er. You need to train your troops as quickly as possible, and at the same time be ready to reinforce along the Great Wall. ”

Liang Zhenfang was excited. The commander of the rapid force, but it is equivalent to the level of the general soldier, he did not expect that he could take on such an important position just after coming out of the pro-soldier team.

"Subordinates take orders!" Liang Zhenfang said excitedly: "The subordinates must train the troops in the shortest possible time!" ”

At this time, Sun Sifu came in with a report and said, "Boss, General Li Mou's urgent report." ”

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