Zhangjiakou closed the north and south city gates, and half a day was enough for this kind of work.

The next day, the defenders of the city discovered that the Tartar soldiers had moved to fill the traps and trenches outside the city. So, the defenders hurriedly reported the news to Wu Sinan.

It is very clear that the Tartars are definitely doing the pit filling campaign for no reason, this must be planning to attack the city. Wu Sinan immediately ordered the three armies to get ready, put all the cannons on my rack, and as long as the Tartars came within range, they would immediately open fire and bombard them. Archers are also prepared to fire their arrows whenever an enemy is near.

The soldiers and horses filling the pit under the city are the Han army banner led by Tong Tulai, and the soldiers are all Han Chinese. The status of the Han people in the army is the lowest, they have no horses, and they do all the rough work such as camping and transportation.

Tong Tulai's head is very sufficient, he understands that if the soil is filled and the pit is too slow, the efficiency is too slow, cut more wood, throw it into the pit first, and then fill it, the speed will be much faster.

In fact, at first the efficiency was very fast, but when they came within range of the cannons, the situation was different, and every now and then a single shot from the city could kill several in an instant. So that these soldiers did not dare to get together to work. But this dispersion, how long does it take to fill a pit, and after a day of drying, half of it is filled, and the distance of one and a half miles near the city is left, and it has not been done.

Huang Taiji also knew the danger, so he gave Tong Tulai a grace time and continued to do it the next day.

In the next work, these Han soldiers can be described as braving the rain of shells and arrows, and sometimes, they can fall into traps. This trap is two people deep, fall down, want to come up again, it is difficult, generally speaking, you can't climb up.

Two days passed, and a total of nearly 2,000 casualties were paid, before the trap was roughly filled.

Huang Taiji praised Tong Tulai greatly, and then ordered the other Han army banners to start attacking the city. Siege is such a dangerous work, of course, it is necessary to use the Han people, and when the plains are fighting, can the noble Jurchens take action?

The Han army flag was used as cannon fodder in front, and the city was either a bow and arrow, or a stone, accompanied by boiling oil, and in three days, there were countless casualties, and the defenders in the city were not good.

The Tartars attacked the city, generally by driving the people to attack the city, but now there are no Han people at hand, some are just soldiers of the Han army flag, but they attack the past, the officers and soldiers defending the city are not soft at all, they are all fighting to the death, and the emperor Taiji has no temper.

Huang Taiji also has cannons in his hands, which were captured in Jinzhou that year, but they were all produced by the Ming Dynasty, and compared with foreign cannons, the difference is not a little bit worse, and it is a dream to want to open such a dangerous pass as Zhangjiakou. Moreover, the city gate holes are sealed with stones, and they can't be knocked open, and the city walls are so high, only hope to close and sigh.

Even so, Huang Taiji has no intention of leaving, if he doesn't grab some points this time, after going back, he really can't explain to his clansmen. The most important thing is that the grain outside the customs is really not enough to eat, since the death of the eight Jin merchants, the Ming court is very strict with the things that go out of the customs, and not a single grain of grain is allowed to leave the customs.

Well, since this is the case, it is only possible to use the earth method, siege day and night, fatigue tactics. No matter how much it costs, even if it is gnawed with teeth, Zhangjiakou must be torn out. As a result, Huang Taiji's troops, now there is no division between Manchu and Mongol and Han, and the production is divided into households, and the three armies of Manchu, Mongol and Han, a family of four hours, give me a turn to attack.

The defenders of Zhangjiakou, plus Wu Sinan brought, were less than 15,000 people, but fortunately, the other party could not surround them on all sides, and could only attack the north gate, so it was enough to dispatch. You attack in shifts, we guard in shifts, and Wu Sinan also recruits strong men from various merchants to be responsible for moving stones, burning oil, cooking and other work.

In this way, the two sides fought fiercely for more than a month, and the Tartar army suffered heavy casualties, and tens of thousands of people died alone, and they still could not step on the city tower for half a step.

Although the arrival of the Tatar army did not shake Zhangjiakou, it had a great impact on the situation in the Central Plains.

Wu Sinan closed the city gate, not wanting the news to spread, but on the first day of the arrival of the Tartars, some people and merchants fled from Zhangjiakou. Moreover, didn't the Tartar soldiers also go to Datong to toss around, and the news naturally spread quickly.

The news from the Tartars spread farther and farther, although it did not enter Zhangjiakou, it could be spread loudly, as if the Tartars could enter the customs and loot at any time.

"Your Majesty, there is news that the Tartars are leading the troops in Xuanfu and Datong, and the Ming army is about to be unable to support it, and it is possible to let the Tartars break through at any time!"

In the Chengdu Imperial Palace, Zhang Xianzhong was sitting in the court, and Wang Zhaolin, the prime minister of the left, made the news clear to him.

"Aiqing, I also received rumors about this matter yesterday, and I can confirm that it is true. Just, is this of any use to us? Zhang Xianzhong said.

"Your Majesty, it's very useful." Wang Zhaolin said with a smug face.

"What's in it for us to let me hear about it?" Zhang Xianzhong said in wonder.

"Your Majesty, didn't we take great pains to send troops from to aid Li Chuang, thinking that if we went north to Shanxi, we would encounter an interception by the official army, and now it seems that this problem should be solved. The Ming court categorically did not dare to let Datong's soldiers and horses come to block the attack, after all, he was worried that the Tartars would go around to Datong to attack, and as for the remaining soldiers and horses in Xuanfu, they did not dare to move. After our army enters Shanxi, it can not only go south to join Li Chuang and annihilate the main force of the Ming Court, but even go directly north and kill the capital, as long as Beijing is captured, isn't the world your Majesty! Wang Zhaolin said happily.

"Yes......" Hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong not only opened his mouth, but also his face was full of joy. He then said loudly: "This method is good, over there in Hanzhong, Wang Shangli and they have not been able to attack for a long time, I don't think there is any need to attack this time, go directly from Jinzhou, go north into Yan'an Mansion, and go east into Shanxi!" Here in Sichuan, leave you and Yan Ximing, Feng Shuangli, and Zhang Hualong to lead 40,000 horses to guard the palace, and the rest of the soldiers and horses will follow me into Shanxi! ”

Just do what he said, Zhang Xianzhong immediately ordered 100,000 troops, led the left capital governor Ma Yuanli, and his son Ai Nengqi went out of Chengdu and headed for Jinzhou. At the same time, Wang Shangli's soldiers and horses were ordered to stop attacking Hanzhong, move closer to Jinzhou, join his main force of soldiers and horses, and then go north together.

Wang Shangli, Wang Dingguo, Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu, and Li Dingguo led 80,000 horses and horses were attacking Hanzhong. Sima Qiaoyu has been in battle for a long time, and Cao Bianjiao has helped, more than 40,000 soldiers and horses, and he is defending the city, how can he be afraid of 80,000 rogues. Wang Shangli's soldiers and horses could not be captured for a long time, and he was in a hurry, and when he heard that there was no need to fight, he was very happy, and withdrew his troops overnight and rushed towards Jinzhou.

The two soldiers and horses converged, and Zhang Xianzhong immediately led the army north to bypass Chang'an and enter Yan'an Mansion. The soldiers and horses of Shaanxi were unable to organize an effective interception for a while, and could only watch as the Liukou army entered the territory of Yan'an, and then entered Shanxi.

Of course, the governor of Shanxi knew that the Tartars were attacking Zhangjiakou, and even the governor was there, so on the one hand, he sent people to Zhangjiakou to report to Wu Sinan, and on the other hand, he sent people to Henan to report to Yuesu, and more importantly, ordered Wujia Province to mobilize troops and horses to prepare for the battle.

At this moment, Lord Yue was leading his soldiers and horses to confront Li Zicheng's troops, and the two sides had fought several battles, winning and losing half, and Yue Su did not take much advantage. This is mainly due to the fact that the army is too wasteful, and the combat effectiveness is too different from Li Zicheng's.

Yue Su had already received a report on the Tatars' attack on Zhangjiakou, but he only ordered Wu Sinan to resist at any cost, and never let the Tatars enter the customs. And the news that Zhang Xianzhong entered Shanxi from Shaanxi, Yue Su has also received a report from Sima Qiaoyu. Today, the governor of Shanxi sent another urgent document, and Yue Su was overjoyed after reading it. I shouted vigorously in my heart, "Liukou can be flat, but it is flat!" ”

Zhang Xianzhong has entered Shanxi, looking at the posture, either going south to fight him, or going north to attack the capital, why is Yue Su still happy, and he thinks that he will be able to exterminate the Liukou?

This is because Yue Su has a strong enough water master.

Zhang Xianzhong entered Shanxi from Yan'an Mansion, of course, he also had to cross the Yellow River, and it was not flat land, so he could walk casually. Zhang Xianzhong didn't have so many boats, so he could only take a pontoon bridge, because there was no block, so it was very easy. However, it is easy for you to come, but it is difficult to go back, and besides, if you Zhang Xianzhong entered Shanxi, you don't want to join forces with Li Zicheng.

Yue Su ordered to immediately withdraw his troops, cross the Yellow River in the north, and enter Shanxi. But with so many soldiers and horses retreating, it is inevitable that there will be a sound, Li Zicheng didn't know why Yue Su was like this, he was worried about luring the enemy, so he only ordered a small force to pursue behind, but when he encountered Yue Su's palace troops, it was in vain.

The army went to the bank of the Yellow River and crossed the river in batches, and the Tianjin Navy Division had more than 200 warships, and it was not easy to cross the river with these soldiers and horses. In a few days, hundreds of thousands of troops all reached the north of the Yellow River.

Then, Lord Yue ordered again that Mao Youjian lead the warships to patrol along the Yellow River, not only to block the road to cross the Yellow River from Henan, but also to block the river road from Shanxi to Shaanxi, but whenever there is a pontoon bridge, all of them will be demolished, and no one will be allowed to cross the river. If there are not enough warships, they can be transferred from Mao Wenlong, Zheng Zhilong, and Kong Youde, and no matter what, they must defend the Yellow River to the death.

With a strong sailor, fighting a war is different.

Yue Su led the army and soon arrived in Jincheng, and at the same time received a report that Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers and horses were about to enter the boundary of Lu'an Mansion. Qinshui is not too far from Lu'an Mansion, Yue Su is even happier in his heart, and he did not hesitate to give an order to Wu Jiaxing and Wu Rumeng, so that the two of them led their soldiers and horses to Lu'an Mansion to converge and kill Zhang Xianzhong with all their might.

Wujia Province is in Taiyuan, Wu Rumeng is still in Fengqiu, they are two people, the distance from Lu'an is about the same, received the general order, it is the starry night to rush to help.

The decisive battle of World War I is about to begin!

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