At the end of Ming Dynasty: I, Sun Kewang!Desperate comeback!

"It's best if there's no one left. Don't say Gushan'er is real. It's best if there's not even a single Tatar left." Liang Cheng said carelessly.

"That's natural. With our ruler's violent temper, all the Manchus must be killed by our Great Western Army!" Chen Jian laughed.

"That's true. You can't be soft on these Tatars."

Liang Cheng said with emotion: "When we regain Beijing, then attack outside the customs, and kill all the Manchus, the world will be completely peaceful."

"It can be as short as one or two years, or as long as three to five years. With the ability of the country's leader, Liaodong will definitely be able to recover, and the Manchus will definitely be exterminated!" Chen Jian said seriously.

After 10,000 elite soldiers killed all the nearby Eight Banners soldiers and disintegrated the green camp soldiers besieging the city, Chen Jian and Liang Cheng entered Qufu City.

However, a shocking news exploded in their minds like a bolt from the blue!

"What! Zhang Sheng has become the king!" The two of them said with disbelief on their faces.

"Two princes, this is indeed the case!" Lieutenant General Zhou Shigui said: "The Duke of Han used eight thousand fine horses from Xiaoqi Town to surround Gushan Ezhen Bahana's headquarters on the road from Cangzhou to Dezhou."

"We also adopted the method of siege and reinforcements, setting up ambushes on both sides of the road."

"Prince Jian Jidu of the Tartars did not know why, so he jumped into the ambush of the Duke of Han and was killed on the spot."

"Then the Lord sent troops to be the vanguard and annihilated Bahana's troops."

"Old traitor Shi Tingzhu was also killed along with him."

"The Duke of Han defeated a hundred thousand Tatars with only eight thousand cavalry. It can be said that Han Xin was reincarnated and Sun Wu was resurrected!"

After Zhou Shigui finished speaking, he said with admiration on his face.

Chen Jian and Liang Cheng took a breath when they heard this.

Zhang Sheng defeated a hundred thousand Qing troops with eight thousand cavalry. With such ability, it is no wonder that he dared to go north to Beijing!

"The Tatars are fighting from the north to the east. The Qing army under Yue Le's command has at least 50,000 or 50,000 soldiers, if not 100,000!"

"This is already the last army of the Tatars, but the Duke of Han was able to defeat it with his powerful cavalry. It really honors my reputation as the leader of the army!" Liang Cheng sighed, filled with emotion.

"In this case, it is possible to win Beijing!" Chen Jian said slowly.

Judging from the current situation, the last army of the Manchu Qing Dynasty has been severely damaged.

If we add more force, maybe Beijing can really be conquered!

"Marquis Guangping, what do you mean?" Liang Cheng frowned.

The order given by Lord Sun was for them to bring Zhang Shengnan back, and even the Lord's decree had been brought with them.

But looking at Chen Jian's situation, it seems that he also has thoughts about Beijing.

"Marquis Weining, first go north and join the Han Guild," Chen Jian replied.

Liang Cheng and Chen Jian led their respective troops to rest for three days in Qufu and spent the New Year.

Then he built enough horse power and brought enough food and grass.

Continue along the road through the snow.

Under the Dezhou City, red-coated cannons lined up and violently bombarded the Dezhou City Wall.

Under the artillery fire, the originally strong Dezhou city wall was riddled with holes, collapsed in many places, and formed several slopes.

"Brothers, enter the city first and show off the power of Longxiang Town!" Liu Tianxiu ordered.

Thousands of Green Battalion soldiers were in front, and eight thousand Longxiang Town elites were behind, launching a fierce attack on Dezhou.

A green camp soldier erected a ladder and attacked the city.

Guns, bows and arrows, thunder stones, rolling logs, and gold juice continued to fall on the heads of the Green Camp soldiers.

Under the resistance of the Qing army, thousands of green soldiers who were recruited were left lying dead under the city. It was a terrible sight.

After the Green Camp soldiers suffered heavy casualties, the elite soldiers from Longxiang Town took over their tasks.

began to launch a fierce attack on the exhausted defenders of the Qing army.

A former soldier took the lead in landing on the city. He immediately picked up the saber in his mouth and prepared to fight.

However, before he could take action, the surrounding Qing soldiers and civilians dispersed.

"The Western thieves are coming and the city is broken!"

A Qing soldier and civilian who had fled fled shouted, causing chaos on the city wall.

Then more and more troops came on stage, and a flying dragon flag was planted at the top of Dezhou City, announcing the victory of the city.

"Hahaha, the Tatars have been killed. They only dare to shoot and fire arrows at these green camps, but they don't dare to fight hand-to-hand with my heavenly soldiers!"

Under the city wall, Zhang Sheng held a telescope and laughed at the scene in front of him.

"Master, that's natural."

Liu Tianxiu said with a smile: "My father-in-law led the brothers from Xiaoqizhen to defeat a hundred thousand Tatars, and also beheaded the Manchu prince."

"The three thousand green battalions in Dezhou City are naturally timid and do not dare to fight to the death with our Qianqian soldiers!"

Zhang Sheng felt relaxed and happy when he heard this. He said happily: "Old Liu, don't you object to my father-in-law going north?"

"What? Now you are willing to work hard?"

"That's because I, Liu Tianxiu, underestimated your father-in-law's ability before, so I was worried."

Liu Tianxiu said a little embarrassedly: "I didn't know that my father-in-law was so capable and the Tatars couldn't help but fight."

"Now Yue Le's army has suffered heavy losses. Jidu, Bahana and others have all died in the hands of the Lord."

"This is the time to make progress with determination. I, Old Liu, still want to make progress with my father-in-law. How can I not work hard!"

Originally, Liu Tianxiu strongly opposed Zhang Sheng's move north.

I had thought that Zhang Sheng would directly defeat Ji Du.

It’s already like this and you still object to it!

The entire Qing Dynasty was beaten with bruises and swollen faces by Zhang Sheng, and they are probably crying bitterly now!

If we just forget about it, wouldn't we lose the credit for entering Beijing first?

With Zhang Sheng's victory, the opposition in the army suddenly stopped, and with it came the beautiful imagination of conquering Beijing.

So even if Liu Tianxiu asks him to withdraw, he doesn't want to withdraw!

"When Beijing is captured, my title will no longer be lower than that of Feng Shuangli."

Zhang Sheng laughed loudly and said: "He will be a prince from now on, and I will also be a prince."

"And you, Old Liu, maybe you can become a prince if you work hard!"

"Thanks to my father-in-law!" Liu Tianxiu said quickly.

"If my father-in-law hadn't defied all opinions and decided to go north, how could I, Liu Tianxiu, have become a prince?"

"Haha, it's good to know. Let's clean up your Longxiang Town quickly. Let's go into the city to rest today!" Zhang Sheng said.

"Please rest assured, sir, the brothers in Xiaoqi Town will not be allowed to suffer from the cold outside the city tonight!" Liu Tianxiu said.

Soon, the elites of Eight Thousand Longxiang Town cleaned up Dezhou City.

Zhang Sheng led his soldiers into the city of Dezhou, lived in the houses, celebrated and celebrated the New Year.

Three days later, Yue Le's troops moved steadily and approached Dezhou.

But at this time, Texas had already planted the flag of the Qianqian Army. "Damn it!" Yue Le waved his whip, feeling extremely depressed.

He walked more than 250 miles from Cangzhou to here. He set up camps and stationed troops along the way. He fought steadily and suffered harassment from the Xiaoqi Town cavalry.

Now we are finally approaching Texas, but it is already too late.

"Your Majesty, what should our army do now?" Li Sang'e and others asked.

"Dezhou is an important town. Our army must recover it, otherwise the Western thieves can use this city as a base to go north to the important town of Cangzhou and west to the hinterland!" Yue Le said through gritted teeth.

Dezhou is so important that the Qing Dynasty had to send one thousand and eight banners to station in Dezhou.

This important town connects the two most important transportation lines in Beizhi.

One is Dezhou-Cangzhou-Tianjin-Beijing.

The other one is Dezhou-Zhending-Baoding-Beijing.

The official road from Jinan to Beijing is controlled by Dezhou. It can be said that whoever controls it has the key to enter Beizhi.

If Yue Le can occupy Dezhou, then the materials in Shandong will not be able to supply Zhang Sheng on a large scale through official channels.

The soldiers and horses under his command will have to plunder everywhere to meet military needs, and the threat to Beijing will be greatly reduced.

On the contrary, if Texas is in the hands of Zhang Sheng, then his cavalry can move around the north without restraint.

Therefore, this important town is related to the outcome of the war between Beijing and Zhizhi, and is directly linked to Beijing's security!

"If Texas is controlled by our army, all roads will be cut off."

"Even if Zhang Sheng's cavalry spreads across Beizhi, it will be difficult for them to directly threaten the capital."

"And if Dezhou is controlled by Zhang Sheng, not only will his cavalry have sufficient logistics, but the red-coated cannons of the Western thieves can also be transported through the road!"

Yue Le said solemnly: "So attacking Dezhou is equivalent to protecting the capital! Our army must fight this battle!"

As soon as these words came out, Jin Li, Li Sang'e and others also became serious.

Yue Le hit the nail on the head. As long as he can capture Dezhou, Zhang Sheng's cavalry's logistics line will be cut off.

Although the cavalry can go around grabbing food, grabbing food is a taboo for military strategists.

Not only would it delay Zhang Sheng's advance, it would also scatter the Western bandits' troops and expose their flaws.

Moreover, once the road is cut off in Texas, the cavalry may still be able to maneuver in the snow.

But if the red-coated cannons of the Western thieves have no road to go to, where can they maneuver?

Once there were no red-coated cannons, Zhang Sheng's troops would not even be able to attack the city, let alone attack Beijing.

It's just that Texas is important, and it should be played when it should be played.

However, the morale of the Qing army is now low. If they forcefully attack the city, there will be a threat of annihilation of the entire army!

"Your Majesty, the Western bandits are fierce and have many fine cavalry. If our army attacks the city rashly, we may be in danger of being annihilated!" said the veteran Jin Li.

"Build a stronghold, then fortify the stronghold, fight stupidly, surround Dezhou, and don't give Zhang Sheng any chance!" Yue Le said suddenly.

As soon as these words came out, Jin Li and others nodded. This was the only way to deal with the Western Thieves.

During the more than 200 miles from Cangzhou to here, the Qing army had set up twelve camps. These camps and Nanpi, Jingzhou, Dongguang and other prefectures and counties were at the horns of each other, forming a protection for the Qing army's logistics line.

Each camp was divided into 1,000 to 2,000 troops to garrison, and sentinels were spread widely to transport grain in small groups.

As soon as the Western bandit cavalry arrived, the garrison troops from various places released smoke and fired cannons as warnings, telling the grain transport team to take shelter nearby.

Now that the Qing army's civil engineering projects are approaching Dezhou, they are not afraid to build fortifications directly to the Dezhou city wall for siege. At worst, there will be more casualties!

It's just that Nikan is easy to catch, and there are plenty of them in Beijing, Tianjin, Tongzhou, Cangzhou and other places.

Fortifications are easy to build, after all, as long as there are people, they can build them.

However, the troops were divided everywhere, and the troops in Yue Le's hands were insufficient. If they continued to besiege the city, the Qing army would have to spend a lot of troops.

"Your Majesty, our army originally planned to gather 10,000 eight banners, 50,000 new soldiers, and 10,000 green battalion elite soldiers, a total of 70,000 people to attack Zhang Sheng."

Jin Li cupped his hands and said, "But the Western bandits are so strong that they rushed into Beizhi before my army could gather."

"Our army can only rush south in a hurry. Although all the armies have arrived, we have lost nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses in the Wujiacun area."

"Then on the road from Cangzhou to Dezhou, our army set up twelve strongholds with 18,000 troops."

"There are only more than 40,000 people in the army now."

"With such a force, I'm afraid it will be difficult to completely surround Dezhou in the face of more than 20,000 Western bandits!"

Yue Le also frowned when he heard this. The Qing army had built fortifications all the way and their strength was getting weaker and weaker.

Zhang Sheng had more than 10,000 elite Western bandits in Dezhou, as well as thousands of rebellious green soldiers.

More than 20,000 bandits gathered in Texas, including a large number of elites.

If we don't strengthen our troops, I'm afraid Texas will be difficult to fight.

"Build fortifications first to surround Dezhou. As for reinforcements, I will send a letter to the court to add more troops!" Yue Le said slowly.

"Your Majesty, the imperial court has no troops at this time. If the Shaanxi-Gansu Army does not send troops to come back for reinforcements, it will be difficult for our army to have enough troops." Jin Li sighed.

"Let's take a look first. The Eight Banners outside the Pass may have arrived." Yue Le also sighed.

In this way, the Qing army began to set up camps in Dezhou, preparing to surround Dezhou.

At the same time, Chen Jian and Liang Cheng crossed the frozen Daqing River and braved heavy snow to arrive in Dezhou City.

"Haha, you two brothers came just in time!"

Zhang Sheng in Dezhou City laughed loudly and said: "With Brother Chen Jian's Hussar Town and Brother Liang Cheng's Tiger Guard and Jin Yiwei, it will be easy to take down Beijing!"

"Duke of the Han Dynasty, the king's decree tells you to return south!" Liang Cheng said quickly.

"Returning south?" Zhang Sheng waved his hand and said, "Marquis Weining will not accept the order of the foreign king."

"The ruler of the country didn't know that I had killed Jidu in Nanjing, and the Manchu Tatars were already frightened!"

"I didn't even know that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was like a paper tiger at this time. A shabby house would collapse in an instant with just one kick!"

As soon as this statement came out, all the generals in front of the army agreed.

In the past, Xiaoqi Town defeated the Qing army, but now Longxiang Town is gathering, and Xiaoqi Town has arrived.

There are also Liang Cheng's Tiger Guard and Jinyi Guard.

With so many elite soldiers and generals, wouldn't it be a pity if they retreated!

With such soldiers and horses, he could defeat Yue Le's army in one go, then capture Beijing and achieve immortal achievements.

"My father-in-law is right, Texas has been captured, and there is enough food and grass in various parts of Shandong."

"Our army has strong soldiers and horses, and high morale. It is the time to make great achievements, so how can we retreat in vain?" Liu Tianxiu was the first to speak, expressing his agreement with Zhang Sheng's opinion.

"That's right, Xiuqi Town came just in time. Yue Le's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are really hard to handle just by relying on our Xiaoqi Town and Longxiang Town."

"Even if you eat it, you will probably burst your belly. With the two brothers' ten thousand elite soldiers, Yue Le will definitely die!" Guo Youming said impassionedly and passionately.

For a moment, all the generals in Xiaoqi Town and Longxiang Town spoke.

After the great victory, they were unwilling to return south. Instead, they hoped that Chen Jian and Liang Cheng could bring these 10,000 reinforcements to help them and participate in the grand event together! (End of chapter)