Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 907 Fierce battle against Annanwei
The situation in the southwest is now very complicated, with three parties fighting in chaos.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were three heavy military groups, one in Huainan, the other in Xiangfan, Nanyang, and the third in Sichuan.

As one of the three strategic centers of gravity of the Ming Dynasty, Sichuan was crucial to the Ming Dynasty.

If Sichuan is lost, Chu will be passive, and if the Kingdom of Jin builds large-scale ships in Sichuan, trains for another seven or eight years, and then builds a strategic position, it will be a huge threat to the Ming Dynasty.

In history, the southern dynasties were mostly threatened by the upper reaches.

Sichuan made a mistake, and the governor of Sichuan, Ying Xiong, was defeated and committed suicide. The governor of Sichuan, Fan Yiheng, was in the west of Sichuan, and the Ming army was leaderless. The situation in Sichuan is extremely dangerous now.

The imperial court is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, and now it is impossible to react at all. Wang Deren, who came to aid Sichuan, was blocked in front of Fotu Pass, so he was a little bit wrong.

Looking around, Guizhou is the only one that can help Sichuan right now. When Wang Deren asked for help from the imperial court, he also sent someone to seek help from He Tengjiao, the number two figure in the Chu Party.

He Tengjiao is also very aware of the importance of Sichuan, but there are only 3 town troops in Guizhou, and these [-] people still need to guard against Sun Kewang.

This made it difficult for He Tengjiao to make a decision. He had just transferred 2 people to Guiyang to support Sichuan, but Sun Kewang invaded, which made him hesitate again.

The whole of Guizhou fell into a dilemma at once.

He Tengjiao hesitated, but Chen Youlong in Annanwei fell into a deadly battle.

Seeing that the outflanking failed, Sun Ke changed to a frontal attack, and the battle at Annanwei immediately became fierce.

Chen Youlong stood on the top of the city with his hands behind his back, watching the bandit army attacking Annanwei with indifference. Sun Kewang was a prime minister, better than government affairs, but much worse in using soldiers.

Although he established the Daxi Kingdom and called him the Great King, he still used the old practice in combat, driving the low-level soldiers to attack the city and die.

In this way, he can not only maintain his elite soldiers, but also consume the local chieftains in Yunnan, so that he, an outsider, can better control Yunnan.

Although Chen Youlong was very disdainful of Sun Kewang's actions, he still felt great pressure when he saw the bandit army under the city.

He has only 1 people now, and he must take it seriously in the face of the attack of [-] bandit troops.

"Guzhen, the rebel army is moving!" Wang Ding, a general standing aside, pointed at the dark rebel army outside the city.

Chen Youlong turned around, "Order the whole army to guard the city, and we officers and soldiers, don't be afraid of rebels and bandits!"

It can be said that the Ming army had a very high winning rate in fighting bandits, and they were often able to defeat bandit troops several times their own, so they did not have psychological pressure.

"Follow the order!"

When Chen Youlong gave the order, a high-pitched horn sounded "Woo--" from the top of the city.

Sun Kewang focused on attacking the west city. Nearly two hundred trebuchets were placed in front of the formation. Each trebuchet only needed more than ten people to operate it. The stone bomb was put into the leather pocket, ready to go.

The conditions in Yunnan are limited, there are no red cannons, and the roads are rough, even if there are, they cannot be transported. Therefore, the siege equipment of the Western Army is made by logging on the spot.

There are big trees everywhere in Guizhou, and if one is shipped out, it will definitely be a pillar of the palace. The Western Army is now asking for it at will, so it is very simple to make equipment, and the best siege equipment can be made from giant trees.

The situation of the Ming army is similar. Although there are red guns, they are rarely shipped to Guizhou, especially the undeveloped western part of Guizhou. Therefore, the Ming army has no heavy weapons that can exceed the range of the catapult except for the small Frang machine.

The trumpet drum sounded at the top of the city, and the soldiers of the Ming army stood at the top of the city with swords, shields and spears.

Outside the city, the soldiers of the Western Army lined up in formation according to their duties.

Although Sun Kewang carried out reforms in Yunnan, Yunnan's congenital deficiencies led to the lack of supplies of the Western Army, and soldiers could not eat well at ordinary times.

Today's siege, after Sun Kewang gave the soldiers a full meal, the Western Army was full of strength, ready to attack Annanwei with all their might.

In Yunnan, Sun Kewang did not fight bandits like before, but managed Yunnan with his heart, and he implemented a policy of attacking landlords and gentry. Although he offended the gentry, he won the hearts of the people, so the morale of the Western Army was still very high.

The Western Army was forming formations outside the city, and Sun Kewang rode in front of each formation, constantly raising his whip to signal to the soldiers to boost morale.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Along with his movement, the Western Army burst out endless cheers, and the voices of tens of thousands of soldiers shook the whole field.

Sun Kewang finished all the troops, then returned to the main formation, and boarded the watch chariot. Seeing that the time had come, he slowly drew out his saber, swung it forward vigorously, and screamed loudly: "Attack, after breaking the city, Dasuo Three days."

Three days of Dasuo means that after breaking the city, soldiers can rob, kill, and rape at will without military discipline for three days, and the bandit army will be happy immediately.

With the order of the military, two hundred stone throwers began to squeak and throw stone bullets towards the city. Thousands of vanguards flocked to Annanwei like a dam opened, like a flood.

Boulders flew randomly, hitting the top of the city, or directly smashing into the city. The defenders on the city were carrying the boulders, and Franz began to look for the target. Point out the target to the artillery carts located behind the city walls.

The first wave of the Western Army was getting closer and closer, and had already entered the [-]-pace line. If it was a heavy artillery, it would have been able to shoot, but the Ming Army only had the small artillery of the Francine machine.

Wang Ding watched the attack wave of the bandit army approaching the city step by step. The vanguard of the front army had already entered [-] steps, so he waved the battle flag in his hand.

"Francophone shooting!"

The artillery of the Ming army shot out suddenly, white smoke rose from the city wall, and nearly a hundred iron bullets erupted, firing at the bandit army in volley.

Cannonballs whizzed towards them, the bandit army's shields couldn't block the shells, and a group of people in the army turned their backs. Hundreds of bandit army soldiers were blown away by the powerful iron bullets, and a bunch of people were killed by a single iron bullet.

At the same time, under the guidance of the flag, the artillery group in the city began to throw stone bullets outside the city. More than a hundred long throwing rods swung out, smashing hundreds of huge stones into the bandit formation, and the boulder sent out A sharp whistling sound rolled and roared in the air above the heads of the bandit army. The bandit army shouted for a while. The speed of the stone bullets was slower than that of the cannonballs, and the soldiers dodged to both sides one after another.

'boom! With a muffled sound, the boulder fell, and the dust flew up. Several bandit soldiers couldn't dodge, and were smashed into meat paste. The powerful impact made the boulder continue to roll, and rushed straight into the group of bandit soldiers, knocking out a line of blood. Wire.

The stone bullets of the Ming army mainly competed against the equipment of the Western army. There was another loud noise. A huge boulder hit the building car, and there was only a crackling sound. It collapsed, and the huge buildings and carts fell scattered, and the wooden frame hit the panicked soldiers around, and there was a scream of screams.

(Thanks to the five hundred from Five Elements and Four Realms, and the 629 tip from Dolphin 200. My cousin got married, so I was a little busy, so it was later.)
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