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Chapter 430 Shanhaiguan Pass (third update)
Outside Shanhaiguan, from the south of Beishan all the way to the coast of the sea, there is an army led by Li Zicheng.20 musketeers, [-] cavalry, and [-] bandits, even the small plain outside Shanhaiguan is difficult to deploy.

Yuan Chonghuan led 2 Ming soldiers out of Shanhaiguan, and confronted Li Zicheng against Shanhaiguan.The Liao Army sent [-] people from the Horqin Cavalry Brigade, Seventh Infantry Brigade, Eighth Infantry Brigade, and Second Artillery Brigade to help Yuan Chonghuan, forming the Northern Corps.

The northern corps has 5 people, which is much stronger than the southern corps with more than 1 people who landed in Tianjinwei, and it is also the main direction of attack.

But this time to help Yuan Chonghuan, in addition to the Horqin Cavalry Brigade, the Eighth Infantry Brigade, the Ninth Infantry Brigade and the Second Artillery Brigade are all newly established troops.Putting them in the important northern corps, Chu Yun intends to train them.Especially this kind of large-scale battle baptism is not easy to encounter.

"There are so many thieves' troops, probably four or five times ours?" Yuan Chonghuan said with emotion as he stood on the high ground and looked at the densely packed Li Zicheng's army in front of him.

"The reason why so many people respond to Li Zicheng is because there are too many people in the world who don't have enough to eat. If the people live and work in peace and contentment, no matter how nicely Li Zicheng and his slogans are chanted, it is impossible to summon 20 troops at every turn. Thieves along the way Attacking the city, millions of civilians and soldiers died, and the northern land was empty, but there are still so many people following Li Zicheng, which shows that the people are in dire straits." Zhao Liaojiao said.

"There are two most elite troops in Li Zicheng's army. One is a 6000-man musket battalion. The muskets used are suspected to be secretly supported by your Liao army. The other is a cavalry composed of horses obtained from looting the cavalry of the Ming army. battalion. Except for these two troops, most of the other 20 people are just waving flags and shouting, and the rogues who fight against the wind are not to be feared." Yuan Chonghuan, the Ming army on the Ningyuan defense line, looked at the seventh army that led the Northern Corps of the Liao Army. Infantry brigade brigade officer Xu Shi.

It was rumored that the Liao army secretly supported Li Zicheng against the Ming Dynasty. Such news was widely spread among the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty.Now that the people from the Liao Army are around, this long-standing doubt seems to be confirmed.

"No comment." Xu Shi said coldly.

Yuan Chonghuan, Zhao Liaojiao, and Zu Dashou, who had previously surrendered Dalinghe Fort to the Liao Army, and other former Ming army generals felt uncomfortable. This is an obsessive-compulsive disorder of unsatisfied curiosity!
Li Zicheng couldn't imagine that the [-] enemy troops on the opposite side seemed to be chatting. He was actively making deployments, preparing to defeat the Liao army in Shanhaiguan, and win the world in one battle.

"The two of you lead [-] troops each to attack their left and right flanks. Liu Zongmin, you lead [-] troops as the vanguard and break through their positions head-on. My prince personally leads the Musketeer Battalion, the Cavalry Battalion and the rest of the troops to wait for the opportunity. And move, so as to support you at any time." Li Zicheng made the deployment of the general attack.

"Your Majesty Chuang, the general thinks that before launching an attack, the enemy's camp should be bombarded." Liu Zongmin said worriedly.

"How many shells do we have?" Li Zicheng asked the general who commanded more than a dozen field bronze cannons.

"His Majesty Hui Chuang, there are only a hundred rounds of our bronze cannon shells left. The Liao army merchants originally agreed with us that they would secretly transport the shells from Datong Town or Xuanfu Town Pass. But they later regretted it. They said The army of the Liao army blocked the pass outside the Great Wall, and the caravan could not escape the eyes and ears of the Liao army to transport the ammunition." The artillery general said.

"The hateful Liao Army must have discovered that these unscrupulous businessmen were secretly smuggling supplies to us, so they blocked any channels that might reach us. It doesn't matter if we don't want those supplies, we just need to use artillery to slightly defeat their former army. It's enough to pile up with human lives! We can beat such a strong barrier as Ningwuguan, now that they have left Shanhaiguan, what are we afraid of?!" Li Zicheng said indifferently.

The generals of the Dashun Army nodded.If the equipment and supplies are not enough, then use human life to make up for it!This point has reached a consensus among the generals of the Dashun Army, and it has been tried and tested!

The 20 soldiers of the Dashun Army began to mobilize frequently, and the atmosphere became anxious.It was like the eve of a storm, with black clouds pressing down on the city, making it hard to breathe.

In response to the mobilization of Li Zicheng's army, the Northern Corps also adjusted its formation.

"Man Gui, you are in command of the former army, Zu Dashou is in command of the left army, Zhao is in command of the friendly army, I personally sit in the central army, and Wu Xiang stays at Shanhaiguan. Officers of the Liao Army, what do you plan to do?" Yuan Chonghuan met Fu Liao for the first time. The Liao army fought jointly, and the tactics of the Liao army were not clear.

"Your Ming army sits in the central part of the army to withstand the offensive of the frontal intruders. Our Liao army is divided into left and right wings. The artillery brigade will first destroy their right wing with artillery, and then the Horqin cavalry will step forward to harvest the heads. The two infantry brigades will attack from the left wing. Attack." Xu Shi said.

"1 people on the left wing and 1 people on the right wing, no problem?" Yuan Chonghuan knew that the Liao Army was very strong, but he didn't really fight, and he didn't know the real combat power of the Liao Army.

"It's enough. If the estimate is not bad, our left and right wings will quickly break through the opponent's line of defense, making the frontal troops of the Dashun Army a salient part. When the time comes, we will attack the salient part of the bandit army from three sides, and we will be able to quickly eliminate them." Xu Shi said.

"You Liao army are not joking, are you? The defensive side of 1 people wants to defeat them quickly? In my opinion, this battle will last at least two or three days." The generals of the Ming army, including Yuan Chonghuan, all Can believe it.

Not to mention 20 people, but 20 pigs, you can't catch them all for seven days and seven nights!
"Haha, are they suspicious of us?" The Fuliao military officer including Xu Shi smiled indifferently.

"I don't believe it, you are too arrogant. If you can defeat them in one battle, I, Man Gui, will write you a big letter of obedience in front of many soldiers, no, ten!" Man Gui said.

"We've made a deal!" Xu Shi and other generals of the Liao Army immediately agreed.

They then each deployed their troops according to the stated tactics.The generals of the Liao Army were forced by Chu Yun to not enter the customs earlier, and at most they fought with the Ming army on the Ningyuan defense line.Now it's time to show off your skills, all the generals are gearing up and eager to try!
"Set up all the artillery for me!" The brigade officer of the Second Artillery Brigade drew out his command knife, and couldn't hold back the pleasure of firing all the artillery.

His hands and legs were trembling, and he looked as stable as Mount Tai, but he was actually panicked.

"Be careful!" The artilleryman unloaded the shells from the carriage and pushed the artillery to the front.

A series of icy cannons were aimed at the south, where Li Zicheng's Dashun Army was attacking.

(End of this chapter)