Chapter 990: The End of the Road
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Tuojiang Valley.
The 40,000 Jin army infantry and cavalry were trapped in this narrow strip of seven or eight miles long and half a mile wide, and the soldiers were all over the valley, they were either standing or standing, or lying directly on the ground, and the Ming army shells were smashed on the mountain, and the soldiers did not get up to hide, their faces were full of despair, and they had long lost the arrogance they had when they went south.
On the seventh day after being trapped, the Jin army had spent seven days and nights in the valley, gradually getting used to the artillery bombardment of the Ming army.
The Ming army is condescending, except for a few officers in the Jin army who can be covered behind the rocks, most of the soldiers can only be exposed, but even if they are exposed, it doesn't matter, although the Ming army's artillery is terrifying, but after all, at such a long distance, it can only shoot solid bullets, and the number is not too much, and the Jin army has nearly 40,000 people, as long as they are not stupid to get together, the probability of being hit is still very low.
At this time, many soldiers sat back to back, holding weapons in their arms, their expressions were miserable, their eyes were empty, and the wails of the wounded soldiers next to them had exhausted their will, and perhaps soon, they would also become such half-dead.
In the past few days, Haoge has sent men and horses several times to break through, but because the Ming army occupies a dangerous point, and the Jin army is light to the south, there is no force like a fist fight to chisel through the Ming army's infantry formation, and several times to hit the exit, but the Ming army blocked back.
The Jin army crossed the river with the loss of logging, and the Ming army's firearms and bows and arrows fired volleys on the mountain, causing great casualties to the Jin army who were logging.
It was the Yeming army that directly set fire to the trees at the foot of the mountain after they got out of the isolation zone, firstly to clear the shooting boundary, and secondly, to prevent the Jin army from continuing to cut trees, build pontoon bridges, and flee to the west bank of the Tuojiang River.
The intention of the Ming army was very obvious, that is, to trap the Jin army in the valley, let fear and hunger torment them, and when the Jin army was completely desperate and had no intention of resisting, then end the battle at the lowest cost.
At the top of Hard Mountain, a group of people stood on the top of the mountain, watching the prey below the mountain.
"This time I was able to trap the Jin army in the valley, Ning Yu contributed a lot!"
The people on the top of the mountain are Ma Jinzhong, Li Dingguo and others, the Ming army surrounded Haoge in the valley, Ma Jinzhong really admired Li Dingguo, and began to call the table to get closer.
"Madu Town still needs to be vigilant! The fact that the Jin army has been trapped for so many days and still no one has come out to surrender shows that they have not completely collapsed. Li Dingguo's eyes stared at the bottom of the mountain, his eyes flashing, "Haoge is trapped in the valley, we must not let the credit in hand slip away, and until the iron plate takes him down, we must not relax carelessly and let him escape!" β
"Indeed, the Jin army is still relatively tenacious, and a few days ago, Wang Guangtai almost didn't resist the storming exit!" Ma Jinzhong nodded, put away the look of contempt on his face, and said solemnly: "Ning Yu rest assured, please also tell the superintendent, cooked duck, my old horse will definitely not let Haoge fly!" β
Li Dingguo smiled slightly, "If Haoge is caught this time, Sichuan can be decided without a fight, and Madu Town and I can leave a name in history, and the world will know it!" β
Ma Jinzhong and the others also laughed, but Li Dingguo suddenly asked when he saw this: "Madu Town, did you send people over on the east bank of the Tuojiang River?" β
"Naturally! How could I possibly give Hauge a chance to escape! Ma Jinzhong said with a smile: "Two thousand men and horses are patrolling the east coast day and night, and if Hauge wants to leave the army and escape, the people who patrol will find it immediately." β
"Then I'm relieved." Li Dingguo listened and nodded, "However, the Jin army is trapped in the valley, although there is not much food, but there are a lot of war horses, it is estimated that it will not collapse for a while." It's still a bit inappropriate to drag on like this for a long time, I think in addition to the siege, we must also surrender, so as not to have too many dreams at night! β
The Jin army has nearly 40,000 people, and they are all the elite of the Jin country, not mostly a rabble like Sun Kewang, so it is still relatively difficult to deal with.
The reason why the Ming army did not dare to attack directly was also because if it attacked before the will of the Jin army collapsed, even if it was victorious, it would only be the result of killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800 of itself, and the Ming army was unwilling to pay too many casualties, so it adopted a siege strategy.
After Ma Jinzhong heard this, he was silent for a while, although the Ming army had set up a large number of horses and antlers at the north and south exits, dug trenches, and built low walls to trap the enemy, but after a long time, the Jin army in Sichuan would definitely come to support, and there was a real possibility that something would happen.
"Okay, I'll let someone do it!"
When Li Dingguo heard this, he immediately clenched his fists, "In this case, this place will be presided over by Madu Town." The surrender of the army in Luzhou still needs me to go to the town, and when it is a little stable, I will bring men and horses and food over in a few days! β
"Food is not in a hurry!" Ma Jinzhong hugged his fist very face-savingly, "These days, gunpowder and projectiles are consumed very much, and I ask Ning Yu to tell the superintendent and transport a batch over immediately." β
Li Dingguo nodded, indicating that he understood, he looked at the mountain for a while, and sighed in his heart, the revenge of Hezhou has finally been avenged. Hauge broke the contract and attacked, this time he finally knew the consequences of breaking the contract, and it also made the entire Jin country pay a terrible price.
Li Dingguo watched it for a while, then said goodbye to Ma Jinzhong and others, and returned to Luzhou with the empty cart and people who had unloaded the grain.
At the bottom of the mountain, Hauge sat behind a large rock, his helmet thrown aside, his hair scattered several times, covering half of his face, and the whole person looked very embarrassed.
Many generals of the Jin army sat beside him, and the soldiers were scattered around him, but so many people, except for the cannon sound of the Ming army on the top of the mountain, and the occasional wail, there was no other sound, and it seemed that all of them did not want to speak, and they all felt desperate.
"Your Majesty, eat something!" A general with crooked armor brought a bowl of cooked meat and walked up to Hauge.
Hauge waved his hand and refused, where was he still in the mood to eat now? Seeing this, the general could only walk away silently.
Several attacks ended in failure, Hauge is now trapped in a dead alley, the Ming army held the exit, camped and besieged, even if the Ming army did not attack, in a few days, the whole army would inevitably collapse.
Haoge was really unwilling in his heart, thinking that he was the eldest son of Huang Taiji, who fought on the battlefield at the age of ten or so, and made countless military exploits, and should have inherited his father's Khan's inheritance, but as a result, a demon Dolgon fought with him for power, causing him to lose the throne, and now he finally became the emperor of the Dajin Kingdom and became the lord of Guanzhong, but he was trapped to death, and he was about to become a captured monarch and a laughing stock in the world, he was really unwilling.
The Emperor of the Jin Kingdom had only been in office for less than four years, and Hauge still had many ambitions that he had not yet had time to display, and he couldn't help but begin to question the heavens in his heart, why he would extinguish his ambitions at this time.
When Haoge was unwilling and in great pain, several very embarrassed generals suddenly came over with a bandage, and the group walked to a distance and stopped, and the first general came to Haoge first, and saluted: "Your Majesty, the Niri table that was captured by the Ming army the day before yesterday was put back, saying that the Ming general had something to say to the emperor." β
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