Chapter 390: Under the City of Datong (2)

The combined combat force composed of the Ming army and the Dashun army advanced towards Datong City.

Defeated by the coalition army, Jilharang ran all the way, and finally withdrew to Datong City, Datong City defenders more than 1,000 people, Jierharang mobilized Datong east Yanghe, Gaoshan, Tiancheng three acropolis soldiers and horses, ordered to gather in Datong City within three days, these three guards and horses because they were too far away from Shanyin, did not arrive in Shanyin, Jierharang was defeated, and withdrew to the garrison under the leadership of their respective defenders.

Jierharang once again mobilized to reinforce Datong Mansion, and the three defenders brought 6,000 soldiers and horses into Datong City, and Jierharang asked his generals to go to Xuanfu Town, asking Wang Chengyun, the chief soldier of Xuanfu Town, to lead reinforcements.

Wang Chengyun is also a three-surname house slave, from the Ming Dynasty to the Great Shun, and from the Great Shun to the Qing Dynasty, after surrendering to the Qing army, he followed the Qing army with all his heart, conquered the city for the Qing army, stabilized the rear, and almost tried his best to provide the best service for the Qing Dynasty.

But after he received Zilharang's request for help, he did not go to the reinforcements as soon as possible, but rode a fast horse to the capital and asked Dolgon for instructions on whether to reinforce Datong Mansion.

Dolgon summoned Wang Chengyun in the imperial dining room, and Dolgon had an indescribable feeling in his heart about Wang Chengyun's minion.

Reinforcement of Jilharang, that is the top priority, but without his consent, he transferred Xuanfu troops to reinforce Datong Mansion, that is, a warlord with independent tendencies, he asked Wang Chengyun to quickly increase troops in Datong Mansion as a reward, and promoted Wang Chengyun to the prefect of Datong Mansion.

Wang Chengyun returned to Xuanfu Town, raised 10,000 troops to reinforce Datong Mansion, these 10,000 soldiers and horses are the garrison of Xuanfu Town, Wang Chengyun's real combat effectiveness of the troops, is his 500 Ding, and the 508 banner soldiers stationed in Xuanfu Town, the rest of the troops are a group of rabble, and the combat effectiveness is a little stronger than the armed people.

He led 10,000 miscellaneous troops to support Datong Mansion, Wang Chengyun was not afraid, he thought that the Dashun army and the Ming army were not much better, these years of conquest, both sides of the experienced field army, most of the veterans died in battle, the newly recruited army could not form a division of a hundred battles so quickly,

In his subconscious, the Dashun Army and the Ming Army are not as powerful as the Eight Banners, he brought these 10,000 troops, and the field combat ability may be comparable to the Dashun Army and the Ming Army, but there are five hundred and eight banner soldiers, as well as the Eight Banners of Jierharang in Datong City, which can definitely defeat the Ming Army and the Dashun Army.

From Xuanfu Town to Datong City, it is closer than Yan'an Mansion to Datong City, but Li Zicheng led the main force of the Dashun Army to attack in advance, and when Wang Chengyun set off, Li Zicheng had already captured the three acropolis in the west of Datong Mansion.

Liu Zongmin led the middle battalion to attack the left guard of Datong, Liu Zongmin was Li Zicheng's most relied on general, along the way to attack the city and pull out the village, sweeping the Qing army troops in Datong Mansion, even more than Li Guo, Ling Jingyang arrived in Datong City one day earlier.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Dashun army outside the city, there are only more than 3,000 Qing troops in the city, Zierharang ordered the whole army to defend Datong City, he and his subordinates cheered, as long as five days, the Xuanfu town soldiers will rush to support, and the regent will also order Boluo to lead the army to support Datong Mansion.

The soldiers of the Qing army in the city were skeptical of his words, and in order to further boost their morale, Jierharang distributed all the silver in the city to the soldiers, as long as they held Datong City, the soldiers in the city were rewarded with one hundred taels of silver, and the generals were promoted to one level.

Under the silver and high-ranking officials, the 6,000 soldiers of the Qing army cheered up and defended Datong City under the command of Zierharang

After Liu Zongmin arrived in Datong City, he saw that the city wall of Datong City was high and very thick, and the Dashun army lacked heavy weapons, Liu Zongmin wanted to besiege but not attack, trapping the Qing army in Datong City, but was suggested by Li Guo and Ling Jingyang, who came later, to attack Datong City immediately.

Liu Zongmin belongs to the top three people in the Dashun army, but in the face of Li Guo, he is still very face-saving, but Ling Jingyang, Liu Zongmin did not look at him, Ling Jingyang was not angry, he came to Datong City not to please the Dashun army, but to break through Datong City, and obtain grain and grass for the army and civilians to spend the winter.

Li Guo was anxious to attack Datong City because he believed that the Qing army would not allow the Dashun army to attack Datong City, a military important town, and that reinforcements would definitely come to reinforce and capture Datong City before the Qing army arrived.

Liu Zongmin thought that he could encircle the point and send reinforcements, and used Datong City as a bait to annihilate the Qing army as much as possible.

Liu Zongmin despised the Qing army, Li Guo insisted on continuing to attack Datong City, and Ling Jingyang saw that the two disagreed, so he led his troops to cruise around Datong City to eliminate a small number of Qing troops on the periphery.

Liu Zongmin has a strong army, he does not attack Datong City, Li Guo has no way, his troops are not enough to storm Datong City, and he also took his troops to destroy a small number of Qing troops in various places, so the Dashun army spent three days with the Qing army under Datong City.

Until Wang Chengyun entered Datong Mansion with 10,000 soldiers and horses, Liu Zongmin was overjoyed and ordered Zhang Ding, the general of the middle battalion, to lead the army to annihilate the Qing army reinforcements.

Zhang Ding led the army to attack Yanghewei, Ling Jingyang also lurked here, brought 5,000 stone grain and grass, gave Li Guo 2,500 stone, and gave each man 5,000 grain and grass, let them return to Ningwu Pass, the rest of the grain and grass can only last the whole army for ten days, and if the grain and grass are not obtained, they must lead the troops to retreat.

Wang Chengyun supported Datong Mansion, not only brought 10,000 soldiers, but also 10,000 stones, grains and grass, all in Yanghe Acropolis at this time, Wang Chengyun avoided the battle in Yanghewei, Zhang Ding led the troops to attack, but they were all repelled by the Qing army, Zhang Ding changed three first-line generals in one breath, and still did not capture Yanghewei.

Liu Zongmin, who was besieging Datong City, did not expect that the Qing army's reinforcements would stagnate in Yanghewei, and he, who had rich battlefield experience, immediately thought that the Qing army would have other reinforcements.

Immediately ordered the troops to storm Datong City, the Qing army in the city received the silver of Jierharang and the reward of high-ranking officials, the morale was bursting, and every time the Dashun army attacked the city, it was to send the head of the Qing army.

Like Zhang Ding, Liu Zongmin stormed Datong City several times, but did not break the city, and lost thousands of soldiers and horses.

YY

Only in Datong Mansion Yang and Wei lurking Ling Jingyang did not participate in the battle, Ling Jingyang led the army into Datong Mansion before, in Yang and Wei and Jiang Xuan's younger brother Jiang Rang clan battle, is very familiar with the terrain here, seeing that Zhang Ding several attacks did not break through the city, Ling Jingyang decided to take a shot to help the Dashun army.

Ling Jingyang ordered Zhang Shun and Gao Ding to go to Gaoshanwei, and lit wolf smoke in Gaoshanwei, and asked people to go to Tianchengwei, and also lit wolf smoke in Tianchengwei, and the sound of huge wolf smoke could be seen in the air in these three places.

Wang Chengyun of Yang Hewei was overjoyed when he saw the wolf smoke, it must be Bo Luo who led the reinforcements to arrive, and he was full of joy and waited for Bo Luo to lead the army to reinforcements, but he waited for a day and a night, but he didn't

I saw the shadow of the Qing army, but the wolf smoke gradually went out, and the wolf smoke was completely invisible the next day.

Wang Chengyun was a little confused, this Bo Luo Mo was either defeated by the Dashun army, or went to reinforce Datong City, so that he could attract the firepower of the Dashun army here, Wang Chengyun was in Yang and Wei Reverie, and suddenly a general reported to him, and the Dashun army outside the city withdrew towards Datong City.

After hearing the news, Wang Chengyun almost jumped up, this Bolo let him be here as bait, he stayed here for a few days, not only did not support Datong City, but was also besieged by the Dashun army, if Datong City was breached, or was repelled by Bolo reinforcements Dashun army, he Wang Chengyun had no benefit, thinking of this, Wang Chengyun ordered to go out of the city, and the whole army reinforced Datong City.

At this time, Ling Jingyang was in the Zhang Ding military camp, yesterday during the day he came to the Zhang Ding military camp, and he offered advice, Zhang Ding felt that the wolf smoke could let the Qing army go to Datong City, this is a joke, but Ling Jingyang let him walk and see, today the wolf smoke is lit, and tomorrow the Qing army will go out of the city.

He accurately grasped the psychological code of surrendering to the Qing army, and sure enough, the next day Wang Chengyun led the whole army out of the city and drove towards Datong City, Ling Jingyang and Zhang Ding made a gesture of please, Zhang Ding and Ling Jingyang clasped their fists with both hands.

"Governor Lingdu, thank you."

Ling Jingyang said that he didn't need to thank him, but he wanted food, grass and prisoners.

"It's all for you."

Zhang Ding had already ordered the troops to lay an ambush on the road to Datong City, and after Wang Chengyun's soldiers and horses entered the ambush circle, the Dashun army suddenly rose from the ground and launched a deadly attack on the Qing army.

The Dashun army successfully raided the Qing army, a large number of Qing soldiers were killed on the battlefield, Wang Chengyun most of the soldiers in this army, is a group of out-and-out miscellaneous soldiers, he led 500 Jiading and 508 banners to resist the attack of the Dashun army.

But the Dashun army did not fight this group of elite soldiers, and desperately attacked the miscellaneous troops of the Qing army, and after defeating the miscellaneous troops, let the Qing army's rout troops disperse Wang Chengyun's elite soldiers.

Wang Chengyun is also a veteran, in the face of changes in the battlefield, he did not immediately order a retreat, he let the stragglers consume the soldiers of the Dashun army as much as possible, Wang Chengyun's family and the Eight Banners are also tough enough, and they are hard enough to withstand the impact of the rout, Wang Chengyun ordered the rout to approach, no need to ask for instructions, to shoot and kill, as long as the rout rushed in front of Wang Chengyun, they were all shot to death by the family and the Eight Banners.

More and more defeated troops were scattered in other places, and only Wang Chengyun's elite troops remained organized.

But he didn't expect that there was not only the Dashun army on the battlefield, but also the Ming army led by Ling Jingyang, Ling Jingyang had long seen that the battlefield was in this Qing army, and it had always remained completely intact, not defeated, nor retreated, and some Dashun soldiers wanted to attack this group of Qing troops, but they were all killed by the Qing army.

Zhang Ding led the troops to chase and kill the Qing army's stragglers, Ling Jingyang saw the right time to lead the troops directly under him, and the Iron Fist Legion entered the battlefield and engaged Wang Chengyun's elite troops.

As soon as the two armies fought, they knew whether there was any, they were all the elite of the elite, and they all had the attitude of fighting to the death after meeting, and the officers and men of the two armies let out an earth-shattering roar to cheer themselves up, and the blood killed on the battlefield flowed like a river.

Ling Jingyang also has a secret army, that is, the internal guard led by Xu Sheng, Ling Jingyang gave him the task of beheading, raiding the commander of the Qing army on the battlefield, the best if he can be captured alive, and if he can't be captured alive, he will be killed.