The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

On the watchtower of the Zhongshan camp, Li Yangchun's face was ashen and terrifying.

Hearing the report from the soldiers who came from the Dongshan camp, Li Yangchun's complexion became even more gloomy.

"Suddenly a large number of soldiers poured out of the Ming army camp, and our army's attack was repelled, with more than a hundred casualties..."

The troops he sent from the Dongshan camp to attack the Ming army's camp were frustrated. There were not only hundreds of Ming army camps, but each camp had more than a thousand people. Lang Machine Cannon and Tiger Crouching Cannon.

The soldiers who attacked the Ming army's camp suffered heavy casualties. They were completely helpless against the Ming army's camp, and they had already begun to retreat at this time.

Li Yangchun exerted strength with both hands and clenched the railing in front of him.

Li Yangchun did not think that the camp he built would not be breached.

It's just that he never thought that the camp he ordered to build would be breached like this.

He didn't understand the evolution of the battle situation from the very beginning.

Obviously a guerrilla, but he led nearly five thousand soldiers.

Most of these soldiers obviously look like recruits, but their armor and armament are even more sophisticated than the veteran soldiers of the ordinary Ming army.

What is even more strange is that they actually carry artillery.

Li Yangchun came out of the army around him, so he naturally knew that the cannon that fired the shells at the foot of the mountain was the shells fired by the cannon.

That is the artillery used to defend the city, and there are only a few big cities in northern Shaanxi that have such artillery.

Who the hell would use this kind of artillery to attack a cottage, who the hell would a normal person bring this kind of artillery in the army? !

Li Yangchun's eyes were cold, everything that happened in the Xishan camp was under his eyes, and the scouts came galloping from the Xishan camp, reporting to him everything that happened in the Xishan camp.

The Xishan camp was about to collapse, and the military academy in the camp was frantically requesting support, and the front line was facing tremendous pressure.

The Xishan camp is divided into three battalions, the foothills, the mountainside, and the top of the mountain. The three battalions are stacked and can support each other.

There are many arrow towers and turrets in the camp, relying on the dangerous terrain to attack the incoming enemy from many sides.

But the result was that the two big camps at the foot of the mountain and the mountainside were guarded for less than an hour before they fell one after another. The Ming army was attacking the last big camp on the top of the mountain in the West Mountain.

The three camps did not achieve the expected results at all, and the root support was even more nonsense.

It collapsed as soon as it took over the battle, and the defense line collapsed before the support arrived. How could it be useful?
Beside Li Yangchun, a general with disheveled hair, blood all over his body, and a pale complexion knelt down on the ground.

He is the guard of the camp on the hillside of the Xishan Mountain. The camp at the foot of the Xishan Mountain collapsed due to shelling, and the guard's head is now hanging under the watchtower.

"Our army was bombarded and all the soldiers panicked. The officers and soldiers used the shield chariot as a cover and advanced all the way to more than forty steps outside the wall."

"Our department fired Franco cannons, tiger crouching cannons, bird blunderbusses, and turtledove blunderbusses to attack officers and soldiers."

"After the gunpowder smoke cleared, the front of the officer's and soldier's shield vehicle was much dilapidated, but there was no damage inside."

The guard looked miserable and said in a mournful voice.

"Officers and archers jumped out of their shield chariots and shot with heavy arrows. Many military academies supervised the battle on the wall of our camp and many people were shot and killed."

"My archers and gunners also fired arrows and guns to fight back, but the officers and soldiers' archers were wearing heavy armor. Although many people were hit by arrows and guns, no one fell down."

"The forward officers and soldiers are all wearing heavy armor, impenetrable with knives and impenetrable with spears..."

The guard's face turned red, he beat his chest and growled.

"I'm not afraid of death, I really don't know how to fight."

"Only holding a gun can cause a little damage to it."

"But at a distance of fifty steps, the blunderbuss can't break through the heavy armor of the officers and soldiers. Within fifty steps, the arrows of the officers and soldiers rain like rain, and the heavy arrows are so heavy that even wearing iron armor can't stop them."

As if to confirm the authenticity of his words, the guard took out a feathered arrow from the arrow holder at his waist.

"Look, my lord, this is a heavy arrow used by officers and soldiers."

On the watchtower, all the military academies looked at the arrow in the guard's hand.

The feathered arrow was really different from the arrows they used, even the arrows used by officers and soldiers.

Li Yangchun's pupils shrank slightly, he turned around and took the arrow from the guard's hand.

This arrow was different from the feather arrows he had seen before.

The arrows are made of iron with a flat-headed shovel shape and are very sharp. The arrows are much heavier than the ordinary arrows of the Ming army, and the length is close to three feet.

Li Yangchun noticed that the arrow in his hand was still stained with dark red blood.

"The officers and soldiers are extremely accurate in shooting, and there are almost no empty shots. This feather arrow was pulled out from the body of the dead and wounded military academy."

On the watchtower, all the military academies changed their colors.

Li Yangchun's complexion changed, and his eyes moved from the feathered arrow in his hand to Li Guo's body.

Li Guo's heart sank, he knew why Li Yangchun looked at him at this time.

"Li Shurong said, during the pursuit from Pingliang Mansion to Gongchang Mansion, my nephew has never seen this kind of feathered arrows, officers and soldiers have never fired artillery or used chariots, this is also the first time my nephew has seen these things. "

"If Uncle Li doesn't believe it, you can send someone to ask my soldiers."

Li Yangchun's face softened a little, and he was relieved. He also knew that Li Guo hadn't lied, and he had no reason to hide these things.

After all, Li Guo is now a grasshopper on the same line as him. If he loses, there will be no good end for the three of them.

Most of the officers and soldiers only had military merit in their eyes. The head of the first battalion leader was enough to make him rise to the top. After defeat, it was difficult to surrender and save his life.

Just now he looked at Li Guo and wanted to ask, but it was just a subconscious reaction.

Thoughts were churning in Li Guo's mind, years of fighting had made him develop a decisive character.

He didn't hesitate any more at the moment, he took a step forward and clasped his fists in both hands, please order

"The officers and soldiers are now attacking the camp at the top of the West Mountain. According to the previous situation, the camp at the top of the mountain may not last long. My nephew is willing to lead the elite cavalry to help."

Li Yangchun had figured it out at this time, so naturally he shook his head and refused, waving his hands.

"Officers and soldiers hide their deep grievances against their nephews, and nephews can sit still."

Li Guo wanted to plead for orders again, but the sky-climbing king Lin Shengquan held his shoulder.

Li Guo turned to look at Lin Shengquan, Lin Shengquan slowly shook his head at him, and then said to Li Yangchun

"Fourth brother, this team of officers and soldiers is different from what we have encountered before..."

"This battle cannot be fought. We have no chance of winning. Taking advantage of the fact that there are not many casualties now, it is still too late to summon the elite cavalry and horse troops to break through and retreat to Fengxiang Mansion."

Lin Shengquan took a step forward, facing Li Yangchun and said in a deep voice.

From top to bottom, from head to toe, this army of officers and soldiers revealed weirdness.

Both the tactics and tactics are completely different from the officers and soldiers in the past.

Li Yangchun looked embarrassed, and said in a low voice with a wry smile.

"Whether to retreat or not is not up to us to decide. Now we can't, and we can't."

The situation was already difficult, not because of the failure of Shoushan, but because Li Yangchun came here this time under Gao Yingxiang's order.

Lin Shengquan's status was not high enough to know the real plan.

"You mean..."

A trace of helplessness flashed in Lin Shengquan's eyes. Although he didn't know many things, as the leader of the battalion, he also guessed something.

Li Yangchun didn't speak, but first raised his hand and ordered the screen to retreat left and right.

Soon, only Li Yangchun, Lin Shengquan, and Li Guo were left on the entire viewing platform.

"At this point, if I tell you, there should be no problem."

Li Yangchun glanced around and sighed softly.

"However, this matter must be kept secret, and it will inevitably cause the morale of the army to fluctuate if it is revealed."

Lin Shengquan and Li Guo looked at each other, then turned their heads again, and both nodded.

"Chuang Wang led the army to fight against Sanyuan in Hong Chengchou. In fact, it was just a false move, just to attract the attention of all the officers and soldiers to Guanzhong."

"The real purpose is to leave Tongguan in the east and then enter Henan Province. The agreed time is in October. Counting the time now, the Eight Great Kings should have broken through and entered Henan, and King Chuang should also lead most of them eastward."

Lin Shengquan sank suddenly, and a trace of ferocity flashed in his eyes, staring at Li Yangchun.

"You mean to say that in the whole of Shaanxi, there are only a few of our solitary troops left to fight again?"

"The two battalions of Fengxiang Mansion add up to no more than 2 people. Even if we join forces with them, the number of soldiers will not reach [-]. The total number of officers and soldiers in Shaanxi is [-]?"

"What does King Chuang mean?!"

Li Guo's eyes flickered, he didn't speak, he remembered the previous military discussion.

Everyone wanted to go to northern Shaanxi, or stay in Qingyang Mansion, but Li Zicheng defied all opinions and insisted on leading troops south, probably because he knew about it.

"We have a lot of people in Yan'an Mansion. Li Zicheng, Guo Tianxing, and King Zhenggong are all still in Yan'an Mansion, with a total of 10 people."

"Yan'an Mansion is the closest to Xi'an Mansion. The officers and soldiers in Shaanxi must be the ones who want to solve Yan'an Mansion immediately. The officers and soldiers don't have the energy to manage us in the short term."

Li Yangchun did not avoid Lin Shengquan's gaze.

"Chuangwang is playing a big game of chess, and now is the stage of formation."

"We are all military chess on top of the chessboard."

"Do you remember the battalions that stayed around?"

Lin Shengquan was naturally impressed.

Most of them marched westward, but there were still quite a few battalions remaining in Henan, Huguang, Shandong, Sichuan, South Zhili and other provinces, or guerrilla attacks everywhere, or gathered in the mountains and forests.

"You should find that there are fewer and fewer officers and soldiers fighting now."

Lin Shengquan's eyes froze slightly, and his heart skipped a beat.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that there are indeed fewer and fewer officers and soldiers encountered.

From the thousands of people chasing them before, now there are only a thousand people, and they have even been ignored for a long time.

After they entered Shaanxi this time, they encountered not many officers and soldiers in total.

When I was in Fengxiang Mansion, I encountered any obstacles. The soldiers of Fengxiang Mansion didn't even dare to step out of the city, and they didn't even have a decent confrontation.

Thinking about it now, it seems that the officers and soldiers are indeed extremely scattered, and they can't even build a decent encirclement network.

Since entering Shaanxi, the officers and soldiers have always been at a disadvantage, unable to resist left and right. Even though they tried their best to cover up, they were still full of loopholes.

"King Chuang is not trying to eliminate dissidents. You can rest assured about this. I know that King Chuang is leaving Shaanxi. I was ordered to come to Fenggongchang Mansion. This is the best proof."

Lin Shengquan nodded in silence, the facts are indeed as Li Yangchun said

They are all grasshoppers on a thread now, and if something happens, no one can escape.

"Chuangwang deploys troops in all directions, just for the future."

"The officers and soldiers of our battalion scattered outside will naturally have to allocate manpower to guard against them. The main force will be suppressed less and less, and our army will have more advantages in the battle situation on the frontal battlefield."

"Shaanxi is short of food and can't support hundreds of thousands of troops. They left Shaanxi and entered Henan. They passed through Huguang, Guanzhong, and Sichuan in a large circle from Henan Rao..."

"When Chuang Wang got the army rations and went north to return to Shaanxi again, it was the time to break through Xijing."

"When Xijing is broken, it will be the day when King Chuang breaks the ground and proclaims himself emperor!"

Li Yangchun's eyes were hot, and his heart was heaving.

He doesn't know any history, and hasn't read many books, but he has heard storytelling, the Three Kingdoms, the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the stories of the founding emperors of many dynasties.

When the time came to proclaim the emperor and found the country, all of them were the heroes of the founding of the country, from the generals of the dragon to the stars.

It is inevitable for him to be named a marquis and worship a general, to honor his ancestors, and to leave his name in history. At that time, his deeds may be written and praised by later generations.

"This is all King Chuang's plan. King Chuang wants me to stay in Gongchang Mansion and wait until most of them enter Xi'an Mansion, and I will respond accordingly."

"That's why I said I can't return."

Li Yangchun's eyes were deep, and he turned his head to look east.

"As for why you can't retreat..."

"Nephew Li Xian said before that this army of officers and soldiers is extremely strange. They hang behind their troops all the way. They can be wiped out but they have been delayed."

"Moreover, we have sent troops several times to prevent them from heading towards Fengxiang Mansion. As long as they go towards Gongchang Mansion, they will not encounter any attack."

"It seems that they want to drive them to Hanzhong Mansion."

"Naturally, we won't be allowed to withdraw to the east now."

As if to confirm Li Yangchun's words, a scout came on horseback, passed through the heavy guards with a seal in his hand, and came to the watchtower.

The horse army sent out to attack has been repulsed, and officers and soldiers and a large number of cavalry were seen in the camp.

The camp of officers and soldiers was built on the only way they had to go to Fengxiang Mansion. If they wanted to escape to Fengxiang Mansion through there, they would undoubtedly encounter their interception, and breaking through by force would only result in heavy losses.

And even if they fled to Fengxiang Mansion, they might not only have to face this weird army of officers and soldiers, but also have to face the officers and soldiers who are attacking Xi'an Mansion, and they will undoubtedly be sandwiched between them.

Li Yangchun was about to say something more, but before he could say it, he was interrupted by Lin Shengquan.

"Look at the mountain road..."

Li Yangchun followed the direction of Lin Shengquan's finger and looked at the official road at the foot of the West Mountain. In just an instant, his complexion became extremely ugly.

He saw on the mountain road, the mules and horses of the officers and soldiers were dragging the artillery cart, heading towards the top of the West Mountain.

The top camp of Xishan had already changed its flag at this time, the red flags of officers and soldiers had already been raised, and the third battalion of Xishan had been broken in less than an hour.

The purpose of the officers and soldiers dragging the artillery up the mountain at this time is obvious. They want to set up artillery positions on the top of Xishan and bombard Zhongshan directly from Xishan.

The reason why Li Yangchun looked so ugly was because he worked so hard to set up camp according to the mountains, but now he has become the help of officers and soldiers.

The heights of the three mountains are not much different, and the distance is not far away. If the cannon is assumed to be on the top of the West Mountain, the other two mountains will be included in its range.

Li Yangchun's expression changed, and he clenched the Yanling Saber at his waist.

After a while, seeing more and more officers and soldiers rushing up the mountain path, Li Yangchun finally issued a military order.

"Gather the fine cavalry and horse troops, remember not to cause commotion..."

"Let's go south..."

During this period of time, due to the impact of the new crown, there have been huge problems in various aspects of updates and rhythm, and now almost all of them have been adjusted.

I personally feel that the last chapter of the Shaanxi chapter is not well written, and the Hanzhong chapter will definitely do its best