The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 205

Wu Sangui's speed is very fast. Although Nanyang is more than 200 miles away from Junzhou, the army still killed it in only three days.

The 3 Great Western Army was waiting in full force [-] miles downstream, Wu Sangui didn't pay attention to the mere [-], and directly ordered the army to attack.

First, the Fran machine guns of the Firearms Battalion blasted fiercely, and then the sword and shield hands followed behind the firecracker soldiers and pressed directly on them. It was almost just a charge, and the [-] Western troops who killed them broke up and fled.

Sun Ke, who was in the upper reaches, saw that the [-] troops he had sent to intercept were crushed at the touch of a finger, and he was so frightened that he died. He realized that he had still far underestimated the combat effectiveness of the front army.

At this moment, the pontoon bridge has been set up, and the army is continuously crossing the river, but at least half of them are stranded on the north bank. In this situation, it is too late even if they want to fight the opponent.

What's more terrible is that after crossing the river in an orderly manner, all the Great Western Army on the north bank were in an uproar and panic as the troops fled to the river.

Looking at the chasing Ming army cavalry from a distance, and at the chaos of our own army, it was very difficult to even organize a defense. Sun Kewang stomped his feet angrily, gritted his teeth, and led his guards onto the pontoon bridge. Follow the flow of people towards the south bank.

But the coach Sun Kewang fled, and the scene on the north bank completely collapsed. Countless people scrambled to attack the pontoon bridge, and some even faced swords.

There were so many Daxi troops who fell into the water and were trampled and killed by their own people that the river at this section of the ferry was dyed red.

In the end, there were 5 people who had time to cross the river in the future. Facing the mere [-] cavalry, most of them chose to throw away their weapons honestly and kneel on the ground without any resistance.

But Sun Ke, who fled to the other side, saw that there was no one on the pontoon bridge, so he ordered people to set fire to the pontoon bridge.

Almost all the Daxi Army who escaped from behind were slumped on the ground in shock, and their morale fell to the bottom.

"Brother, after counting, we still have 10 horses. This is so fucking aggrieved. The battle has not been fought in a serious manner, but half of the troops have been lost. It is simply..."

Ai Nengqi came to Sun Kewang with a heartbroken face, his tone full of complaints, obviously doubting Sun Kewang's original decision to flee without fighting.

"Brother didn't expect that the Ming army would react so quickly and march so quickly. Although the troops were severely damaged, fortunately they finally crossed the river."

Sun Kewang comforted him, but in fact he felt a little regretful.

If I had known this was the case, I might as well have fought Wu Sangui upright in Baisha Town.

"Brother, the loss of troops and horses is second to none. The key is that the morale of the army is low and the dry rations they carry are almost exhausted. What should we do next?"

Ainengqi also suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, looked at him and said worriedly.

Continue to toss like this, the 20 brothers will have to be tossed by the big brother in the end.

"Now we have to go to Xiangyang first. If the third child occupies Xiangyang, we still have a chance..."

"But what if the third brother fails?"

"Then we can only go back to Sichuan."

Sun Kewang waved his hand, feeling a little bored in his heart.

Ai Nengqi opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything after all. He didn't hold any hope that the third brother could sneak attack Xiangyang. As for whether he could go back to Sichuan, he was not worried, but in the end, how many people could go back together, I'm afraid Only the devil knows.

Tang Tong's army blocked the two ends of the official road, occupying the ground, and Wu Sangui's army on the north bank could cross the river at any time.

Sun Kewang didn't dare to delay at all, and he didn't dare to attack Tangtong to open up the official road. He just rested for one night, and then led the army to drill towards the southeast mountainous area of ​​Wudang Mountain.

Fortunately, the refugee army came and went in and out of the Xunyang area back then, and they came and went several times. Most of them took three small roads, so they were familiar with the road, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible to change any army. Those who dare to enter the mountain.

From a purely military point of view, the official roads to Xunyang upstream and Xiangyang downstream were blocked by the Ming army, and the main force of the Ming army on the north bank was staring at it, while the mountains were in the south. surrender.

But the Great Western Army started out as a refugee army, and those who have been hunted down by the Ming army for more than ten years have long been used to it. As long as there is still a way to go, they will never surrender, no matter whether it is a road or a jungle mountain road.

The next day, when he learned that Sun Kewang had gone into the forest again with his remnant soldiers, Wu Sangui cursed angrily.

As Wu Sangui, who mostly fought in the north and hadn't participated in the encirclement and suppression of the refugee army in the south, he was not used to Sun Kewang's panic-stricken way of escaping and fighting.

But I finally understand why the imperial court was always unable to completely wipe out the various refugee armies in the past.

These rogues are really good at running.

This time, he was well prepared, and Tang Tong didn't dare to slack off. In this case, he still didn't stop him, and let Sun Kewang run away with the remnant soldiers.

Just imagine, if Tang Tong did not contribute as much as before, or if he was afraid of the battle to protect himself, he might not even be able to keep half of the Daxi Army.

But even though he knew that Tang Tong had tried his best, Wu Sangui still planned to throw all the responsibility on him.

After all, the Great Western Army crossed the Han River and entered Huguang, and if they wanted to encircle and suppress them, they would have to spend a lot of effort. If they didn't let them continue to scurry around, they didn't know where they would go.

Wu Sangui did not let all the army cross the river, but just brought dozens of personal guards across the river to the south bank.

"Tang Tong, are you convicted?"

"I don't know, please tell me, the general, what is the crime of being humble?"

Facing Wu Sangui's questioning, Tang Tong was not afraid at all, and said with a straight neck.

In the past, he was still worried that Wu Sangui would put all the blame on him, leaving him speechless, but now that His Majesty and Empress are both very wise, he can definitely defend at any time.

In addition, there are a large number of martial arts lecturers and eunuchs in the army to testify, so he is not afraid of Wu Sangui's bluff at all.

"Huh, according to this, Xunyang is only a few tens of miles away. The Marquis ordered you several times in advance to guard against the bandit army crossing the Han River south, but the bandit army finally crossed the Han River and escaped under your nose. Now you are ashamed to ask What are you guilty of?"

Wu Sangui snorted coldly, pointed at his nose and shouted.

"Huh, there are 20 bandit troops, and the general transferred [-] away from my town in advance, leaving only [-] troops. Not only must we defend the main roads leading from Xunyang to Hanzhong, but we must also send people to guard the main roads leading to Hanzhong. It is not easy to keep the official road on the small road to Sichuan, and prevent the bandits from going to Xiangyang and Xunyang, forcing them to flee into the mountains. If the general arrives early, it will be difficult for the bandits to cross the river... "

"Fart, my former army marched nearly 240 miles in three days. May I ask which soldier in the world can do this? If you arrived half a day earlier and blocked the bank, how could the bandit army cross the river?"

"Could it be possible that the general wants my town to march overnight? If you are ambushed on the way, who will bear the responsibility?"

"Okay, then the Marquis asks you, I only let you draw [-] troops into Nanyang, and didn't let you transfer all the soldiers and horses from Xiangyang to Nanyang?"

Wu Sangui also knew that it didn't make much sense to dwell on this matter, but he didn't intend to let the Xiangyang matter go.

"How do I know that the bandit army will sneak attack Xiangyang, not to mention that I don't have many troops in my hands. If I don't draw from Xiangyang, how can I defend Xunyang?"

"Don't make excuses. Xiangyang is an important military town. Even if you are short of troops, you shouldn't keep a single soldier. You can't absolve yourself of the blame for this matter. This Marquis will definitely report it to His Majesty."

"Since Marquis Wu knew that Xiangyang was an important military town, why didn't he send troops to strengthen Xiangyang's defense after he led his army to Nanyang? At that time, Xiangyang had not yet fallen, and Marquis Wu had [-] elite soldiers in his hand. It’s impossible to succeed, right?”

Tang Tong sneered, this incident meant that Wu Sangui was also mainly responsible for breaking the sky, and he was delusional in trying to put all the blame on him. It was just wishful thinking. Do you think His Majesty is a fool?

(End of this chapter)