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Chapter 409 The Towering Ningwu Pass (Third Update)
The peasant army, who went on and on one after another, seemed to be crazy, and attacked the strong and majestic Ningwu Pass under the urging of the leader.

In just one morning, thousands of peasant soldiers died.The corpses piled up under Ningwuguan into small hills, and the peasant army who attacked Ningwuguan later did not need to build a ladder, but just climbed up the corpses of the sacrificed people in front.

Li Zicheng personally supervised the battle with his sword.There was hysterical madness in his eyes.

According to the news from the South Route Army, Zhang Yuan had completely wiped out the strongest Ming army in Hebei, and was preparing to seek a decisive battle with Gao Qiqian and other main forces of the Ming army gathered in Hebei.It is said to be a decisive battle, but in fact, with the elimination of Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong Army, half of the Ming Army in Hebei has collapsed.

He, Li Zicheng, made an agreement with Zhang Yuan to return triumphantly in two ways within ten days.But now that the agreed time was halfway through, the South Route Army had opened up the situation. The 20 North Route Army led by King Chuang himself was abruptly held back by Ningwu Pass and could not be captured.

If this continues, if the South Route Army takes the lead in annihilating the Ming army in the Hebei area and marching to the Gyeonggi area, then he will have to face the king?Losing to his subordinates was something the arrogant Li Zicheng absolutely didn't want to see.In any case, he wanted to take Ningwuguan before Zhang Yuan won a decisive victory against the Gaoqi army, so as to boost the morale of the army.

"Split out a troop and continue to attack Ningwu Pass while cooking, and the rest of the troops will eat first. From now on, it will take twelve hours to attack Ningwu Pass non-stop. It must be conquered within three days. Ningwuguan!" Li Zicheng said angrily.

"Yes..." Li Zicheng's generals did not dare to say no to Li Zicheng's anger.

The defenders of Ningwuguan had just hoped that the attack of the rogues would stop because of lunch, but they found that the rogues' attack had not slowed down, but was getting more and more violent, and more and more troops were thrown into the siege at one time!

"Damn it!" After ten days of bitter fighting, the general soldiers of Sanguan retreated from Daizhou City to Ningwuguan, desperately resisting Li Zicheng.

But even Iron Man couldn't last such a long and fierce battle!His opponent is an army composed of refugees who regard human life as nothing and are ten times or twenty times larger than his army!

"Master Chief Soldier, go down and rest quickly, you won't be able to take it like this!" The general guarding the Ningwu Pass was distressed to see that the general soldier of the third pass was thin and his hair was messy, and his lamp might run out at any time.

"No, I want to keep fighting, and I have to persist until the intruder collapses. This is the only chance for us to turn defeat into victory!" The general soldier of Sanguan struggled to support his figure.

well.The general of Ningwu Pass looked at Li Zicheng's troops, which were still overcrowded below the pass, feeling desperate. There are more than 20 refugees, and only a few thousand remnants of Ningwuguan and Daizhou City are holding on. It is not easy to consume until Li Zicheng's army collapses first.I am afraid that Ningwu Pass will collapse first.

"Our Taiyuan Mansion, Daizhou, and Ningwu Pass have accidents, and the general soldiers from Xuan Mansion and Datong may not send troops to rescue them. Otherwise, how could we be so passive." The general soldier of Sanguan said sadly.

"Datong Mansion and Xuan Mansion have suffered a lot in recent years. On the surface, the two towns together have [-] soldiers and horses. In fact, the real available soldiers may only be [-] to [-]. It was distributed to Cao Wenzhao, and the loss was in northern Shaanxi, so there were not many soldiers available. It's not that the higher-ups don't fully know about this matter, but they often turn a blind eye to it." The general said, "This We also have this kind of thing in Taiyuan Prefecture and Daizhou, but it’s not as extreme as what they do.”

"Datong Mansion and Xuan Mansion are two of the nine major towns. Every time they mobilize troops against various places, they dare to pay for nothing..."

Pfft, the commander-in-chief of the three passes fell on the city wall, and he didn't know whether he was overwhelmed by anger or collapsed because of the ten-day hard fight.

"Take the commander-in-chief down to the doctor for treatment. I will leave the defense on the city wall to me!" The guard of Ningwu Pass exchanged for guards, and carried the commander-in-chief of the three passes down the city wall.

He straightened his armor, pulled out his waist knife, and led the soldiers of Ningwuguan into a fierce battle with the intruders!The majestic Ningwu Pass will never give up resistance because of the fall of the main general!The mission of their officers and men of the three passes is to stick to the three passes and never allow anyone to step through the Ningwu Pass!This is a kind of tragedy and glory that is stupid but only guards can feel!

Countless peasant troops fell on the way to attack Ningwu Pass, fell on the way to climb Ningwu Pass, and even fell on Ningwu Pass and were left behind!
The peasant army all over the mountains continued to attack Ningwuguan, from the early morning dew to the nightfall, Li Zicheng even ordered torches to continue the attack overnight!

However, the majestic Ningwu Pass still did not collapse. It was like a giant beast devouring the lives of 20 peasant troops.

"King Chuang, in one day today, we have already lost tens of thousands of soldiers. If this continues, even 20 of us will not be able to afford it!" Among Li Zicheng's generals, there was a blacksmith who had recently become a blacksmith. Li Zicheng's trusted general said.

"Liu Zongmin, are you doubting this king's decision?" Li Zicheng said dissatisfied.

"No... no, it's just that we only attacked Ningwu Pass, and there were thousands of soldiers killed and injured every day, sometimes tens of thousands. This is just a mere Ningwu Pass. There are Yanmen Pass, Datong Mansion, Xuan Mansion, and Juyong Pass behind it. If this continues, I'm afraid that even if we kill the capital, I'm afraid we won't survive a few people in the end." At this time, the young general Liu Zongmin said in embarrassment.

It seemed that Liu Zongmin had expressed what the generals of the Peasant Army were thinking. Everyone was almost silent, and the atmosphere was a bit scary.

"2 people were killed in Taiyuan, and tens of thousands were killed in Daizhou. Now more than 4 people have died in Ningwuguan. It's really hard to imagine how we can take it down. And our artillery ammunition It’s almost used up. If we can’t fight it in time, the merchants in Liaodong will not be able to deliver ammunition to us through the pass. By then we will not have artillery, and I’m afraid we may not be able to break through Ningwu Pass with our lives.” Another general said.

It is also true that many generals of the Peasant Army fell into a brief silence.

"What do you think?" Li Zicheng asked.

"It's better to withdraw to Taiyuan Mansion, gather more people, and form an army of 70. The soldiers will go through the horses, and then go north to attack Ningwu Pass." No one said.

"Come here, behead him on the spot!" Li Zicheng suddenly changed his face.

Before the general could react, he was captured by Li Zicheng's personal soldiers and killed on the spot!Douda's head rolled on the ground, and the firelight at night reflected his stunned expression.

The generals under Li Zicheng were all frightened and took a step back involuntarily.

"Starting tomorrow, the number of people attacking Ningwu Pass at the same time will be doubled. We must capture Ningwu Pass within two days! Those who claim to retreat will end like this person!"

(End of this chapter)