I want to be emperor

Chapter 454 Shanhaiguan vs. Dongjiao

This broken place is really difficult to attack, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Rao has already received fire support from a heavy artillery regiment and a mortar artillery regiment, but the shelling effect is still not very good.

However, Zhu Xingfa has already learned that Dongyao has merged with Zu Dashou, and that 10,000+ troops are coming from the front line of Jinzhou in the east, according to the news reported by the Navy.

At this time, the opponent's army was less than five days away from Shanhaiguan.

He has to take Shanhaiguan within five days and build a defensive position, so that he can rely on Shanhaiguan to block the nearly 20 troops!

Therefore, even if the shelling effect in the first three days was not obvious, he still wanted the infantry to launch an attack, even if he paid some casualties for it, otherwise it would be too late!

He can't really have a big melee in the wilderness of Shanhaiguan with less than 20 troops and the opposite [-] troops!
On the same day, Zhu Xingfa ordered the first division to launch a strong attack on Shanhaiguan, but failed, resulting in hundreds of casualties.

The next day, the No.11 Division took over from the First Division and continued to attack Shanhaiguan, but failed, resulting in hundreds of casualties.

On the third day, the Army's No.20 Third Mixed Brigade crossed the sea and landed in Shanhaiguan to reinforce the various departments of the Third Army.

On the fourth day, Zhu Xingfa became ruthless and directly sent the first division and No.11 division into the attack.

More than 2 troops, under the cover of more than 100 various artillery pieces, launched a joint storm towards Shanhaiguan.

In the evening of the same day... After a bloody battle, the commando of the First Division of the Chu Army successfully killed Shanhaiguan!
On August 23, the fourth year of Chengshun of the Great Chu Empire, the Chu army successfully captured Shanhaiguan.

At this time, the coalition forces of Dongyao and Zu Dashou were less than [-] kilometers away from Shanhaiguan!
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Inside Shanhaiguan, Zhu Xingfa watched the soldiers under his command escort batches of Ming army prisoners of war passing by, and couldn't help sighing: "This time the number of prisoners is a bit small!"

Major General Kang Hongbao of the First Division beside him said: "Yes, when we were fighting in Jiangnan and the Central Plains, at least [-]% of the [-] enemy troops could be captured. The army is the main force, but the proportion of our army's prisoners can reach more than [-]%, but when we arrive at Shanhaiguan, it is still these frontier troops, and the number of our prisoners is only more than [-]%."

After all, Major General Kang Hongbao straightened his face slightly: "The same soldiers, but their determination to resist is even stronger."

Zhu Xingfa said: "This is also reasonable. After all, they were fighting us outside before, and they had no place to defend. If they couldn't fight, they would run away, and if they couldn't escape, they would surrender. But when they arrived in the west of Liaoning, they were all their wives and children behind them. When there is no way to retreat, it is natural to be more resolute in resisting!"

However, Major General Cai Siyuan, the commander of the No.11 Division, is still optimistic: "Even if the determination to resist has improved, it is still very limited!"

"During the battles in the past few days, due to the rush of time, the ammunition reserves of the large-caliber artillery were insufficient, and the artillery force was insufficient. The main combat was carried out by infantry units. Resist the attack of our army!"

"Relying on such a dangerous pass to fight like this, if I am the leader of the opposite army, I will kill myself, and I will have no face to see Your Majesty!"

Major General Cai Siyuan continued: "Now it's us who are guarding the Shanhaiguan Pass. With our artillery and infantry firepower, coupled with the tenacious fighting will of our soldiers, even if the 20 troops from the opposite side come all at once, we will definitely be able to take them down. Stop it!"

After hearing this, Zhu Xingfa nodded slightly: "It should be so!"

There was news of a large number of Dongyao and Zu Dashou coalition forces ahead, and they had known about it for a long time.

In fact, thanks to the strength of the navy, the Great Chu Empire Navy has been paying close attention to the movements in the coastal area of ​​the Liaoxi Corridor. The scout warships in front have sent marines ashore many times to conduct scouting, and then sent back news through ships.

This is also after Zu Dashou and the others teamed up with Dongyao, Zhu Xingfa was able to learn the news at the first time, and then forcibly dispatched a large number of infantry to smash Shanhaiguan in advance at the cost of certain casualties. Take Shanhaiguan in one day.

In order to quickly take Shanhaiguan, Zhu Xingfa's troops also paid the price of at least thousands of casualties.

But the price is worth it!
Taking Shanhaiguan one day in advance not only wiped out and captured at least 1 enemy troops on the spot, but more importantly, took over the collection of Shanhaiguan, so that our own side can rely on Shanhaiguan to build a line of defense.

Now the artillery unit, the engineering unit, and even some ordinary infantry are helping, deploying as many as hundreds of various field artillery and heavy artillery on the commanding heights and artillery positions built on the salient highlands.

The firepower strike network formed by hundreds of long-barreled artillery is enough to cover the entire Shanhaiguan defense line, and deal a heavy blow to any enemy who tries to storm the Shanhaiguan.

In addition to these field artillery and heavy artillery, the Chu army also brought mortars that were not used for defensive operations to the front line.

Although these mortars have the problems of short range, poor accuracy, high dud rate, and high cost, they are still powerful. Although they are not as good as field guns in defensive battles, they can still supplement the defenders. firepower.

The Ming army did not use mortars to defend the city, because they chose more cost-effective field artillery.

Today's Chu army uses mortars to defend the city. That is because the Chu army itself has a large number of field artillery. Even if these mortars are icing on the cake, they are not in vain...

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When the Chu army in Shanhaiguan was deploying artillery overnight and building fortifications, Huang Taiji and a group of generals under his command gathered together in the fort around the mountain less than [-] kilometers away from Shanhaiguan.

At this time, their faces were not very good-looking.

"I didn't expect to rush day and night, and I still couldn't catch up in the end!" Huang Taiji frowned slightly: "This step is late, and it is not so easy to enter the customs."

Dorgon on the side snorted coldly and said, "It's all because of Zu Dashou. He could have agreed to join forces a few days earlier, but it still took a few days to delay the battle. If they hadn't been procrastinating, we would have agreed to join forces a few days earlier. Killed to Shanhaiguan, now they may have already killed to Youzhou City!"

Haoge glanced sideways at Dorgon, and then said: "If the Chu thief hadn't forced Zu Dashou and the others to break through Shanhaiguan, they probably wouldn't have easily agreed to join us."

"It was the Chu thieves who attacked Shanhaiguan. Zu Dashou and the others saw that Shanhaiguan was in jeopardy. In order to protect their selfish desires and melt their wealth, they pretended to join forces with us!"

When Dorgon heard Hauge's words, he snorted coldly and stopped talking!
Huang Taiji didn't care about the intrigue between the two of them, but stared at the freehand landscape map on the table, thinking about how to attack Shanhaiguan.

But after looking at it for a long time, he finally sighed: "Send someone to call Zu Dashou over to discuss together. Shanhaiguan is a strategic location that they have been operating for many years, and they are more familiar with it than we are. Maybe there is something wrong." Method!"

After Zu Dashou arrived with Wu Sangui and the others, he first met with courtiers, and then when Huang Taiji asked how to attack Shanhaiguan, he also frowned and said: "Shanhaiguan is the most famous pass in the world. Yanshan is connected to the Bohai Sea in the south, and there is a chain of seven cities, which is not easy to fight!"

As a former high-ranking general of the Ming Dynasty who guarded western Liaoning for a long time, Zu Dashou had regarded western Liaoning as his own territory for a long time, so he was naturally very familiar with the situation in his own territory.

What's more, just ten days ago, he was still guarding Shanhaiguan...

It was because Dongyao led the army to intimidate Jinzhou that he left Shanhaiguan in a hurry and went to Jinzhou to preside over the overall situation.

It's just that I didn't expect that after leaving Jinzhou earlier, it would be extremely difficult to go back.

The [-] troops he stayed in Shanhaiguan for defense, relying on such a powerful pass as Shanhaiguan, failed to stop the Chu thieves for a few days...

In just a few days, the Chu army used sharp guns and heavy armor to attack, and forcibly penetrated the Shanhaiguan defense line.

Of the 5000 troops he stayed at Shanhaiguan, except for 5000 who escaped in the chaos when the Shanhaiguan defense line collapsed, the remaining [-] or more troops were all lost.

The losses in Shanhaiguan were enormous.

But at this time, Huang Taiji who was opposite said: "Since Shanhaiguan is a great pass, why did the Chu thieves take it in only seven days?"

"Even though it is easier to attack from west to east, but there are [-] troops in the city, and there are hundreds of cannons of all sizes. How come you can't hold it for seven days?"

To be honest, Huang Taiji was very dissatisfied with Zu Dashou's troops losing Shanhaiguan so quickly, and once wondered whether this Zu Dashou had lost all the elites under his command in the first battle in Tianjin. All that's left is a pile of scum.

If Zu Dashou's subordinates are full of scum, then after entering the customs, the plan to divide and rule by the Yellow River will have to be discussed.

Huang Taiji is a man of courage. Since he promised Zu Dashou to divide and rule with the Yellow River as the boundary after entering the pass, he would really do so in the early stage.

It will not be casual.

But... in the early stage, Zu Dashou was able to show the matching strength.

The premise of dividing and governing the Yellow River is that the two sides will unite, and Zu Dashou and others will help the Eastern Captives share a certain amount of military pressure while they let go of the Liaoxi Corridor.

If you can't help Dongyao share a certain amount of military pressure, why should Dongyao give you several provinces and let your ancestor Dashou be the vassal king?

If you want to gain benefits, you need to show your strength and pay the price!

At this time, Zu Dashou also felt the suspicion in Huang Taiji's words, and immediately said in a deep voice: "The guns of the Chu thief are sharp, and they cannot be stopped by manpower. According to the account of the defeated generals under my hands, the Chu thief Although there were only 5 to [-] people in person, at least hundreds of red cannons were used, and there were also seventy or eighty large mortars!"

"The mortar fired by the Chu thief is a flowering bullet, one of which weighs forty to fifty catties, and its power is terrifying!"

"The Chu thieves are bombarding day and night with long cannons and mortars, and my soldiers are unstoppable!"

(End of this chapter)