Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VII The Bloody Battle in the Southwest

Chapter 3 Tiger Ben's Bloody War Quells Rebellion

Section 2 Gathering at Nanjin Pass (2)

Southern City.

Lu Ying, Wang Dangdang, and Gao Hongguang stared at the map on the table and pondered together, and the three of them all frowned and thought about where the breakthrough in this battle was. Prior to this, Liu Yunwei had already informed all departments of the Hanwei Army of the deployment of the rebels, and informed the commanders of each battalion of the general policy of the battle.

After a while, Lu Ying frowned and said: "The eldest brother wants to restrain the rebels' forces in the north and south directions, and lead the main army to storm Nanjin Pass in the west, hoping to break the confrontation between the two armies and find a breakthrough in the big war." This is a very sound solution and the only feasible strategy at the moment. But ......"

Gao Hongguang sighed, and then said: "However, our 30,000 army in this southern city and the rebels on the other side are staring at each other and doing nothing, and sitting and watching the eldest brother lead the army to fight a bloody battle, isn't it a bit like that?" ”

"Then let's think of a way to see if we can launch an offensive from the south in order to respond to the actions of the eldest brother!" Wang dared to shout.

Lu Ying shook his head and said, "It's difficult! We are facing the Jialing River, it is not easy to march with a big river to block it, and there are 30,000 rebels on the other side, how can we move now? Is it a sneak attack on Yilongcheng, a major grain place for the rebels, or a bloody battle between crossing the river and An Bangyan's subordinates? It is estimated that before we crossed the river, the rebels on the other side had already discovered us. If this plan is feasible, the eldest brother will not let us defend the city and confront each other. ”

After speaking, Lu Ying, Wang Dangdang, and Gao Hongguang all sighed in unison and continued to look at the map on the table in a daze.

Like Lu Ying and others, there is also Li Tianhao, who is restless in Baoning Mansion City. At this time, just a few miles south of the city of Boryeong, 20,000 rebels set up a large camp steadily, cutting off the road for the soldiers of the Yuecai battalion to go south, and Li Tianhao and more than 10,000 soldiers of the Yuecai battalion were stopped in the city of Boryeongfu and could not go south.

"The 200,000 troops of the enemy and us have actually formed a confrontation situation in the end, if the 100,000 Tuntian soldiers in Tongzhou Town can go to the battlefield, why is the situation so passive. In the end, there are still not enough troops, alas! ”

Li Tianhao thought for a while, and in desperation, he unfolded the map and looked at it carefully, staring at the map as if he wanted to see some clues from it.

is as impatient as the commander of the Hanwei Army, as well as Yu Chongming and An Bangyan. At this time, the rebels in the rear of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi provinces had been swept away by the iron cavalry of the Changshui Battalion, and all the Tusi who participated in the rebellion had worked hard for several generations or even more than ten generations to accumulate the foundation, which was instantly wiped out; The only remaining 100,000 troops in the hands of Xuan Chongming and An Bangyan formed a confrontation situation with the court officials and soldiers with the same strength but better combat power, and the grim situation made the two of them sit on pins and needles and have difficulty sleeping.

After An Bangyan led his army to the north bank of the southern city, he wrote to Yu Chongming several times, asking him to launch an offensive against the Hanwei army as soon as possible, hoping to defeat the Hanwei army in the shortest possible time in order to completely turn the tide of the war.

However, Yu Chongming scoffed at An Bangyan's urging, thinking that although the strength of the two sides is comparable at the moment, the combat power of the Hanwei army is too much beyond his side, and now there will only be one result in a decisive battle, that is, he will be defeated and die!

So, Yu Chongming wrote back to An Bangyan: "This war is related to the success or failure of this uprising, and it is related to everyone's net worth and life, and we must not be rash." In today's situation where the enemy is strong and I am weak, the army can only confront the Hanwei army, slowly seek fighters, and a quick battle will only completely bury the remaining 100,000 troops! ”

An Bangyan was so angry that he scolded after receiving Lu Chongming's reply, and he knew the current situation, didn't he know that it was extremely risky to have a decisive battle at this time? However, in the case of the rear being swept by the official army, the supply of grain and grass for the army is no longer much guaranteed, and now the grain and grass hoarded in Yilong City are still forcibly requisitioned from Guizhou, maybe they will be exhausted one day, and then all the 100,000 troops will drink the northwest wind?

However, in the face of Lu Chongming's resolute attitude of not fighting, An Bangyan could only accept it silently and continue to confront the tens of thousands of Han Wei troops in the southern city on the other side.

A few days later, the main army led by Liu Yunwei was ready to attack Nanjin Pass. As a result, more than 30,000 soldiers marched eastward and arrived at the city of Nanjin Pass in only half a day.

After receiving the alarm, Yu Chongming hurried to the city wall, looking at the tens of thousands of troops who were arranging troops outside the pass, Gao Chongming's heart was heavy, but there was a trace of joy, after all, in the face of the stalemate, the Han Wei army could no longer sit still, and began to attack first.

"Since the official army has taken the initiative to attack, then this battle will be fought in this Nanjin Pass, it is best to let the officers and soldiers lose their troops and lose their vitality. Perhaps, this offensive and defensive battle can break the current stalemate between the two sides! ”

Luxury Chongming thought secretly in his heart, and at the same time shouted loudly and ordered tens of thousands of troops under his command to strictly guard the city, preparing to do a big job in Nanjin Pass.

At the same time, Liu Yunwei, Wu Xing, and Wang Dangdang were observing the movements of the rebels in Guancheng in front of the battle. I saw that the figures on the city were longing, countless rolling logs and stones were piled up into mountains, and more than a dozen cauldrons did not know what was boiling, constantly steaming.

"It seems that this Nanjin Pass is not easy to fight." Liu Yunwei said in a deep voice.

Wu Xing also frowned and said: "Big brother, I think let's just test it today, if we attack the city, the casualties of the soldiers will be too great, and it will be very unfavorable for the future war." ”

Wang Dangdang looked at Liu Yunwei expectantly, his eyes full of war.

Liu Yunwei pondered for a while and said, "Since we are already here, we have to fight a dozen anyway!" Let's go to the artillery camp first, and see if there is a good chance for the ants to attack the city. ”

Half an hour later, amid Edward's shouts, the three artillery battalions under the jurisdiction of the pacesetter battalion, the trapping camp, and the Huben battalion were already in place, and seventy big Buddha cannons were lined up two miles away from Nanjin Pass, and more than 200 gunners were making final preparations before firing the cannons.

It didn't take long for Edward to raise the flag, signaling that the soldiers of the artillery battalion were ready to shell Nanjin Pass at any time.

Seeing this, Liu Yunwei immediately ordered the artillery battalion to open fire with all its might, bombarding Nanjin Pass, focusing on bombarding the head and gate of Nanjin Pass, and killing and wounding the rebel troops to the greatest extent.

"Prepare for the test gun! Preparation! Put! ”

"Boom!"

A big Buddha cannon in the center of the artillery array suddenly made a loud noise, and the cannon smashed into the city tower of Nanjin Pass in an instant, and suddenly collapsed a corner of the city tower, and the falling broken bricks and tiles fell suddenly, killing and wounding many rebel soldiers, and the city was in a panic.

Yu Chongming immediately sent troops to patrol around, trying his best to maintain the morale of his subordinates, and at the same time secretly mobilized 3,000 archers to assemble in the city, ready to counterattack the Han Wei army that was attacking the city at any time.

"Artillery battalion salvo! Preparation! Put! ”

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

"Reload the gunpowder, the cannon! Preparation! Put! ”

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

With the uninterrupted bombardment of the Hanwei army artillery camp, Nanjin Pass was suddenly shrouded in a barrage, several rounds of hundreds of cannons raged at the head of the city, and the neatly placed rolling stones and skulls and weapon cauldrons on the city head were smashed everywhere by the cannons. And the rebel soldiers who were originally lined up for the enemy have also been completely disorganized, some of the rebel soldiers are screaming and scurrying around the city, and some of the rebel soldiers are hiding everywhere and shivering, as if the end of the world is coming.

At this moment, Yu Chongming had already fled to the city, away from the city that had turned into a purgatory on earth.

"Let the defenders of the city withdraw, all of them withdraw!" Yu Chongming looked at his chaotic subordinates and gave the order to retreat very unwillingly.

Thousands of rebels fled from the walls in panic and began to regroup near the city gates.

After a long time, the artillery camp of the Han Wei army outside the city gradually subsided, and the artillery that terrified the rebel soldiers never smashed again. Seeing this, Yu Chongming immediately ordered the soldiers who had just recovered some of their morale to re-ascend the city wall and prepare for the battle of defending the city.

Thousands of rebels rushed to the city, ready to vent all the fear and anger in their hearts on the heads of the Hanwei soldiers, but they were very surprised to find that tens of thousands of Hanwei troops in the distance were slowly retreating!

After receiving the news, Yu Chongming couldn't believe it, and hurriedly climbed to the top of the city to check, and when he saw that this was the case, he suddenly wondered in his heart: "Then Liu Yunwei led tens of thousands of troops to come over and shoot a few cannons?" Having fun? ”

"Immediately send someone to follow the officers and soldiers and find out the movements of the officers and soldiers! At the same time, all departments were ordered to seize the time to rectify the city defense and prevent the officers and troops from suddenly coming back! ”

Yu Chongming couldn't understand the intentions of the Han Wei army for a while, but out of prudence, he strictly guarded the city and waited for changes.

On the way to withdraw to the camp, Wu Xing and Zhao Kaishan were very puzzled by Liu Yunwei's actions, and both of them thought that no matter how cautious Liu Yunwei was, he should send troops to attack and test the combat strength of the rebels, so the two of them asked each other one after another.

Liu Yunwei just smiled and didn't explain anything.

And Zhou Tianyi and Hu Kun on the side saw something, and they also looked like they knew it in their hearts.

Seeing this, Wu Xing and Zhao Kaishan were even more anxious, and kept asking.

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "I think that Nanjin Pass is well defended, and if the army attacks strongly, it will inevitably suffer heavy casualties." Therefore, I wanted to test the rebels and at the same time break the morale of the rebels, and maybe this battle will turn around. ”

Wu Xing and Zhao Kaishan both thought about it when they heard this, and after a while, they laughed knowingly.

Zhao Kaishan said with a smile: "Big brother, you are really bad. ”

Liu Yunwei laughed for a while and said: "Haha, what is this, from tomorrow, the pacesetter battalion, the trapping camp, and the tiger camp will take turns to attack the city, either early in the morning, or in the evening, or in the middle of the night, and then retreat after a fierce fight with artillery and firecrackers." I don't believe how long the rebels can carry it, I want to make Yu Chongming uneasy when he sleeps! ”