Chapter 1088: The Capture of Shanhaiguan

The Dashun army still took the bait in the end.

On the twenty-ninth day of the battle, when the Dashun army was approaching Xi'an City, under the personal command of Zhang Xianzhong, with the 120,000 Daxi Army as the main force, with the 60,000 local militia armed forces collected during this period and the 20,000 recruits absorbed, known as the 200,000 army, surrounded the Dashun Army.

The ensuing war was tragic.

The besieged Dashun army was quite strong, did not surrender, but chose to defend the last glory of Dashun, and fought very resolutely with the Daxi army.

In that battle, the world changed color, and the sun and the moon were gone.

According to the memories of the survivors, the sunset that day was particularly enchanting, bright red as blood, and countless corpses were like wheat, covering the gray earth, eerie and terrifying.

Heavy casualties were inflicted on both sides.

Needless to say, the Dashun army, except for the more than 10,000 people who surrendered, the rest were all killed in battle. The Great Western Army was also not easy, and the newly recruited recruits were basically reimbursed, even more than 15,000 of the 120,000 elites were killed.

Lose both!

"Thankfully, we still won!"

Standing on the purgatory-like battlefield, Zhang Xianzhong had palpitations, and his face was full of light.

The defeat of the remnants of the Dashun Army was a milestone victory for the Great Western Kingdom, and since then, the Great Western Army has no rivals in Shaanxi and even in the Shanxi region.

The two major provinces, coupled with the foundation of the Great Western Kingdom - Shudi, a new dynasty has been revealed, and Zhang Xianzhong stands at a new starting point with great ambitions.

"Dominating the world is no longer a luxury!" Zhang Xianzhong is full of confidence.

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The news of the annihilation of the rest of the Dashun army soon spread throughout the northern land.

When Dolgon got the news, his heart moved, and he realized that the time had come for the Qing army to attack, and Azig and other Manchu generals were even more gearing up.

A great battle is just around the corner.

When Li Jing got the news, he shook his head regretfully. The remnants of the Dashun army could have taken a broad road to accomplish the unfinished feat of their leader, Chuang Wang Li Zicheng, by defeating the Qing army.

However, because of their obsession, they ended up cocooning themselves.

At the same time, Li Jing also realized that a full-scale attack by the Qing army may be just around the corner. With Dorgon's cunning, he would definitely put the Great Western Army aside first and concentrate on dealing with the Central Route Army and the Eastern Route Army.

Each breaking tactic, the Qing army is very familiar with it.

And with Zhang Xianzhong's temperament, as long as the Qing army does not take the initiative to attack Shaanxi, the Great Western Army will also be happy, and will never choose to take the initiative to attack as promised to Ouyang Shuo before.

Short-sightedness is a common problem of the rebel army, and for the current Zhang Xianzhong, it is imperative to completely bring Shaanxi and Shanxi under the rule of the Great Western Kingdom.

Without the reinforcements of the Great Western Army, the 120,000 troops of the Central Route Army and the 150,000 troops of the Eastern Route Army after the reorganization were indeed under great pressure.

Fortunately, Li Jing's ability to resist pressure is extraordinary.

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On the thirtieth day of the battle, the Qing army was finally dispatched.

The regent Dolgon personally led 250,000 Qing troops to meet the middle route army led by Li Jing; Together with Emperor Chen, Azig also led an army of 250,000 to meet Guo Ziyi's department.

Only 50,000 Qing troops remained in Yanjing.

The two armies came out of Yanjing together, like two huge arrows, straight into the Central Plains. The largest battle of the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty officially kicked off.

Not long after the Qing army attacked, there was a sudden change in Shanhaiguan.

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In fact, as early as a few days ago, the Great Xia Royal Fleet had already entered the Bohai Sea, and the fleet had been adrift at sea for several days, and it had never really approached Shanhaiguan.

Because Ouyang Shuo was waiting.

Only when the Qing army left Yanjing could the surprise attack on Shanhaiguan receive miraculous results.

In the early morning, the sun rises in the east, and the orange sun shines on the sea, sparkling, like a golden ocean, brilliant and dazzling. The sea breeze is wrinkled, and the flag is fluttering.

Shanhaiguan has the reputation of "the first pass in the world", which is naturally not simple.

In addition to the main city - Guancheng Shanhai, it is adjacent to the Bohai Sea in the south, the North Wing City in the north, Dongluo City in the east, and Xiluo City in the west.

Even near the Bohai Sea, there is a southern wing city, which extends directly to the sea.

The target of the fleet's attack was none other than the South Wing City.

Since the Qing army entered the customs, Wu Sangui's troops have evacuated the city with great interest and handed it over to the Qing army to station. At first, Dorgon had a garrison of 30,000 troops to defend the choke point.

In order to hold the pivot of the Qing army's withdrawal.

When the Qing army took Yanjing, the garrison was reduced to 20,000. Then the Qing army attacked Dashun and urgently needed a large army, so it transferred another 10,000 and reduced the Shanhaiguan garrison to 10,000.

Even so, Dorgon didn't feel anything wrong with it.

The Qing Dynasty moved its capital to Yanjing, the center of gravity shifted southward, and the strategic position of Shanhaiguan was reduced to a historical low. By the time Dolgon gathered his army to Yanjing, the Shanhaiguan garrison was less than 8,000, and it was no longer an elite soldier.

No matter how well defended such a fortress is, it is difficult to serve as a royal fleet.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

With the sound of uniform artillery fire, the battle of attacking the "pass" began, and the city wall more than six meters high was completely vulnerable in the face of fierce artillery fire and collapsed violently.

"Kill!"

Under the leadership of Xu Chu, the three thousand divine guards took a red horse boat and quickly killed the shore.

The Shanhai Pass, which was suddenly attacked, had almost no resistance, and was defeated and retreated, and in front of the god-like Shenwuwei, it was impossible to organize a decent defense line.

In less than an hour and a half, the South Wing City was declared to have fallen.

Seeing this, more than 15,000 musketeers of the royal fleet followed the landing, cooperated with the Shenwu Guard, and slaughtered the main city. In order to bombard the thick walls of the city, the royal fleet even brought artillery ashore.

The P1 artillery equipped with the Great Xia Royal Fleet is stronger than the Hongyi cannon.

"Wow~~~"

After half an hour of repeated bombardment, the thick city gate was finally blasted out of a large hole, and the city pass was declared lost. The Qing army was good at opening the way with Hongyi cannons, and the Great Xia army was naturally familiar.

This is the so-called: "The way of others, the body of others." ”

"Kill!"

The battle of the southern wing of the city was just a warm-up battle for Shenwuwei, and only the five thousand Qing troops stationed in Guancheng made Shenwuwei a little interested, and the killing intent was great.

Seeing that the enemy army was unstoppable, the Qing troops stationed in Guancheng tried to surrender.

However, Ouyang Shuo's battle in this battle is an assault battle, and it requires mobile combat, and at the same time, he is on the battle map, where does he have the heart to deal with prisoners of war.

"No piece of armor left!"

Shenwuwei carried out Ouyang Shuo's order well, and by about four o'clock in the afternoon, not only the main Guancheng, but also the north and south wing cities and the east and west Luo cities had all fallen.

Of the 8,000 Qing troops stationed at Shanhaiguan, none of them were spared.

After defeating the Shanhaiguan, Shenwuwei did not stop at all, and under the personal leadership of Ouyang Shuo, he continued to go north and entered the old land of the Qing Dynasty, preparing to set off a wave of killing.