Chapter 243: Fierce Battle of Xishi River (Fourth Watch)
Their task is to secretly follow up with Chongzhen and them, leave eyes and ears along the way, collect information, keep in touch with Chongzhen between the camps at the nine gates, and convey Chongzhen's will at any time.
Doing this is Jinyiwei's business.
After the arrangements were made, Chongzhen left the Jiumen Reservoir with more than 100 people, of course, he could not walk the Great Wall.
Instead, he got off the Great Wall, took a shortcut and took the mountains and forests to rush to the Shanhaiguan battlefield.
Don't be afraid of getting lost, although the Yanshan mountain system is huge, there is only one Xishi River on the inner side of the Great Wall, and it leads directly to the battlefield outside Shanhaiguan City.
Therefore, Xishihe is their best guide.
More than 100 people from Chongzhen went down the river and went down the mountain forest to Shanhaiguan......
At this time, Shanhaiguan was not a lonely city.
In addition to the nine gates, there are also 4 acropolis built outside the Shanhaiguan. They are the south wing city, the north wing city, and the east and west Luo cities.
Yicheng is very vivid, just like the two wings of Shanhaiguan, which are the two wings of Shanhaiguan in the north and south.
On the front are the east and west Luo cities, which are built according to the city gate of Shanhaiguan.
This is the barrier of Shanhaiguan, the four acropolises are each other's horns, and the copper wall generally guards Shanhaiguan.
Wu Sangui has been on the battlefield for a long time and has extremely rich combat experience.
He not only guarded the Guancheng, in addition to the strict defense of the Guancheng and the Four Acropolis at Shanhaiguan, he was now camping outside the city.
Two camps were set up along the east and west stone rivers, at the foot of Yan Mountain outside Shanhaiguan was Gaodi's men and horses, and along the two rivers and then southeast to the sea, it was the battalion of Yang Kun, the deputy commander-in-chief.
A total of 20,000 men and horses set up two battalions in the east and west, which were blocked in front of Shanhaiguan like two large pillars.
This line of defense is also quite strong, and it can be regarded as a barrier between Luo Cheng and Yicheng.
In other words, Wu Sangui sent out all the 2 men and horses of Gao Di and Yang Kun who were originally guarding the mountain customs.
Wu Sangui led the main force of the Guanning Army with a total of 45,000 men, stationed at Shanhaiguan and the southern wing, northern wing, Dongluo, and Xiluo, a total of 5 Guancheng, large and small.
Each Guancheng has an average of 8,000 defenders, leaving 5,000 Guanning Iron Cavalry as a mobile force, which is also the essence of the Guanning Army, and its combat effectiveness is the strongest.
At the beginning of the battle, the Western Front of the Dashun Army, led by Liu Zongmin and commanding 40,000 troops, launched a fierce attack on Gaodi's Western Camp in the northwest of Hongwadian.
Gao Di, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, was now pushed to the front line by Wu Sangui, and he and his deputy general Guo Yunlong commanded 10,000 horses to defend and attack.
At first, archers from both sides began to shoot at each other.
The rain of arrows in the sky covers the sky and the sun.
Men and horses on both sides continued to fall with arrows.
A few minutes later, Dang Shousu, a powerful general under Liu Zongmin, led thousands of cavalry to pounce on the opponent's position.
"Rush!"
The party took the lead and braved the rain of arrows to charge.
The stray arrow whistled in his ear, and he carried the broadsword, ignoring it, his eyes glaring at the striker.
"Kill—"
A piercing cone had pierced his hood and pierced his ear, and the warm liquid flowed into his neck, still charging forward with his broadsword.
In the blink of an eye, the two sides were close to each other.
Gao Di and Guo Yunlong's men and horses were killed and wounded everywhere.
At this time, Xin Sizhong led 10,000 infantry troops as the second wave, and as the cavalry of the party guarded su, the shouts were earth-shattering.
With this charge, the Dashun army descended like a tiger, unstoppable.
Gao Di and Guo Yunlong's men and horses left a dead body and retreated.
At this time, the general order handed down by Wu Sangui was not to let Gao Di and Guo Yunlong defend to the death and fight to the death with the Dashun army, but to let them retreat.
If Gao Di and Guo Yunlong get the treasure, the two masters will take the lead and run, as if they have obtained a life-saving charm.
The Dashun Army is too powerful!
The men and horses of the party hand Su and Xin Sizhong pursued the victory with their butts in the back, and they were driven to extinction with great strength......
This is the southern foot of Yanshan, the stone river originates from Yanshan, flows out of the mountain in zigzags, and out of Yanshan is a plain in front of Shanhaiguan.
But Chongzhen couldn't go any further, otherwise they would be exposed, because they had already heard the shouts of killing on the battlefield in Shanhaiguan.
In the depths of the dense forest at the southernmost end of Yanshan, more than 100 people hid down, climbed the highest peak here, stood on the cliff, and watched from afar.
The battlefield was about two miles away from them at this time, the weather was good, and Chongzhen's eyesight was amazing, so the entire battlefield was in full view......
"Master, Liu Zongmin!" Wang Chengen pointed into the distance.
Chongzhen had already seen it and nodded. The general of the Dashun army riding a blue-maned horse that Wang Chengen was referring to was Liu Zongmin.
At this time, Liu Zongmin, holding a pair of knives in his hands, was also paying attention to the battlefield in front of him while sitting on a horse.
Dang Shousu and Xin Sizhong led more than 10,000 horses to chase and kill the army of Gao Di and Guo Yunlong.
"Master, Wu Sangui's men and horses were defeated so quickly?" Wang Chengen was beside Chongzhen, pointing
Chongzhen said disapprerovingly: "Wu Sangui is scheming, and Fang Guangchen is giving him advice, Liu Zongmin's men are afraid that they will suffer."
At this time, Gao Di and Guo Yunlong's people suddenly turned into the mountain col.
"Everyone, be hidden." Chongzhen Road.
Because at this time, Guo Yunlong and Gao Di's centaurs were closer to them, and they were only a few hundred meters away.
If it is exposed in advance, this good show will not be seen.
Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty Chongzhen