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Chapter 375 Wu Sangui Comes Back

After July, the fighting in the north stopped for a few months, and suddenly the flames of war resumed because two groups of Qing troops approached Guanzhong.

Although the Eight Banners occupied a large number of banner fields in northern Zhili, and then captured a large number of people as banner slaves to cultivate them, and local officials were also dispatched to restore production, the money and food that the north can provide is still limited.

At this time, the Qing Dynasty was not a normal regime. The expenditure of the treasury and the army did not come from taxes, but a large part of it came from plunder.

Before the local stability is restored and the Qing army can provide stable taxes and supplies, the Qing army needs to fight non-stop and use war to obtain supplies from the Qing army.

After the Qing army entered the customs, the Eight Banners shared the banner fields and gained certain benefits, but the Mongolian tribes allied with them died a lot of people, but their income was limited.

Seeing that the alliance with Monan Mongolia is loosening, Dorgun can only promise to the Mongolian tribes that the Qing army will capture Guanzhong as soon as possible, and then lead them south to attack Ming to compensate for their loss.

In order to attack Guanzhong, Dorgon assembled 20 soldiers and horses, recruited the Eight Banners Army of the Mongolian and Han tribes, green battalion soldiers, and Mongolian soldiers, and rushed towards Xi'an city aggressively.

In August, Azige and Wu Sangui took the lead to go south, and the war in northern Shaanxi resumed. A few days later, Duoduo left Kong Youde to monitor the south of Henan, and then, together with Shang Kexi and Geng Jingzhong, rushed to Tongguan, which rekindled the war in the north.

Yan'an City, located in the northern part of the Weihe Plain, is the northern gate of Xi'an.

Since the Qing army bypassed Hetao and entered northern Shaanxi, Yan'an became the city of Dashun Dynasty, second only to Tongguan as an important military town.

This place is located on the hills and ravines of the Loess Plateau, which can resist the Qing army's horse army. If the Qing army occupies it, then the Weihe Plain will have no danger to defend.

In order to defend northern Shaanxi, Li Zicheng sent Li Guo and Gao Yigong to defend the area to resist Wu Sangui's attack.

At this time, it was autumn, and the weather was not as hot as summer, and the soldiers of the Shun Army at the head of the city were busy in the sun, and it was not so unbearable.

Li Guo and Gao Yigong led a group of generals to inspect the city. They saw soldiers and peasants carrying arrows, rolling stones, and lumber to the city.

Under the city wall, the peasants are digging moats, placing stakes to reject horses, and spreading barbed wire.

"General Zhi, more than half of the houses in the city have been demolished, and this is all we can make up." Gao Yigong pointed to the top of the city, piles of stones and logs.

Li Guo pressed the handle of the knife with one hand, glanced at the top of the city, frowned and said, "We still need to think of ways, only stones and wood, defense will be very passive."

"Before, the kerosene and gunpowder in stock in the city have all been consumed." Gao Yigong sighed: "Now the cannons can't fire a few shots, but I have asked people to rush to make stone catapults to make up for the lack of artillery. .”

Li Guo nodded slightly, "Yes, we can make more trebuchets. Besides, I will write to Chang'an, and ask Your Majesty to send another batch of gunpowder."

When the two were talking, the soldiers on the city suddenly exclaimed, "There is an enemy!"

Li Guo and Gao Yigong hurriedly turned their heads to look, their expressions darkened.

On a hillside a few miles away from Yan'an City, first a rider appeared, reining in his horse and standing on the top of the hill, overlooking Yan'an City.

Not long after, behind the cavalry, a cavalry army appeared on the top of the slope, one after another, and then rushed down the hill like a mudslide, rushing towards the city.

Li Guo supported the wall with one hand, and saw the enemy army coming from the wild, like dark clouds, covering the rolling hills outside the city, with an astonishing momentum. city."

At this time, there were bursts of low-pitched horns in the field, and the North Army of the Qing army approached the city again.

The soldiers on the city wall watched the enemy army coming in the wild, and they saw a crowd of people and horses, and there were towering machines standing in the crowd, and their hearts suddenly became nervous.

Not long after, three miles outside Yan'an City, nearly [-] Qing troops stopped on the rolling hills. Teams of cavalry galloped back and forth in front of the formation, and tens of thousands of troops behind them lined up murderously.

Before the army formation, two large flags appeared, each guarded by hundreds of elite soldiers.

Under the banner of the Dazhu, there are two people standing on horseback. One is King Azig in white armor, and the other is a tall man wearing a gold lacquered iron armor and a six-petal gold helmet. He is the Qin King Wu Sangui of the Qing Dynasty.

He is only in his 30s, with heavy brows and deep eyes, and a dignified appearance. He sits on a bay red horse, and the armor on his chest is bulging. At first glance, he looks like a man with strong pectoralis major muscles.

After Wu Sangui surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Dorgon promised Luo that as long as Guanzhong was conquered, he would be given a piece of land for him to establish a vassal state and guard it for generations, so Wu Sangui was extremely active in attacking Guanzhong.

He did this not only for Manqing, but also for his own benefit.

In fact, in the early days of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, this method was used to win over many Han people and conquer the world for them.

At first, the Qing government promised them many benefits, and the Manchu Qing only wanted a part of the benefits obtained from the war, and left the rest to them.This greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of these Han people to serve the Manchus, and they could also benefit from the war, but they did not expect that after the world was stabilized, the Manchus would turn their backs, and many Han army flags were cleared.

At this moment, Azig took a faraway look at Yan'an, turned to Wu Sangui and said, "King Qin, the regent has high hopes for you this time."

Wu Sangui stared at Yan'an for a moment, and couldn't help snorting coldly, "Don't worry, King Ying, this time this king will definitely destroy this city and slaughter it for Qing Liwei!"

On the top of the city, Li Guo saw the Qing army below the city, his heart sank, he turned his head and said to Gao Yigong: "Quick, send a fast horse to inform Chang'an that the Tartars are coming back."

"I'll make arrangements now!" Gao Yigong bowed his hands and turned around to leave.

As soon as Li Guo waited for him to leave, he immediately drew his sword and yelled, "Soldiers return to their respective positions and set up defense!"

For a while, the city was busy for a while, and at this time the south city opened, dozens of cavalry galloped out, rolled up a cloud of yellow dust, and looked towards Chang'an.

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In Jingzhou City, the Marshal's Mansion, one person was alone in the hall, walking back and forth anxiously, stopping in the hall from time to time, looking into the hollowed-out partition, with anxious and frightened expressions on his face.

At this moment, the curtain in the inner hall was lifted, and Gao Yihuan, dressed in a vermilion suit, walked out with a smile.

The man's face immediately beamed with joy, and he quickly walked up to him, "Gao~Gao Dashuai~"

Gao Yihuan took a look and found that the person who came was Zhou Ronghua, an old acquaintance, but he was no longer as energetic as when we met in Chang'an, and he was quite depressed. His spirit seemed to be devastated, and he was a little depressed.

"Brother Zhou, you came to me this time, but do you have anything to trade?" Gao Yihuan smiled.

Although he voted for it, he didn't intend to completely sever contact with the Shun Army, nor did he intend to adopt a blockade attitude. He just simply disagreed with Li Zicheng and prevented Lao Li from taking advantage of him again.

Zhou Ronghua had a bitter expression on his face, "Marshal Gao, I came here this time because I really want to buy some things from him, but it's not for myself, but for Dashun!"

Gao Yihuan couldn't help raising his brows when he heard this, and he lifted his spirits, "Brother Zhou, I didn't expect you to step forward at a critical moment. It turns out that you are also a loyal person!"

Zhou Ronghua's expression became even more ugly, and he smiled wryly: "Marshal Gao misunderstood, my family property has been confiscated by the imperial court because of smuggling. This time, the imperial court detained my family members and forced me to come to atone for my crime~"

Hearing the words, Gao Yihuan couldn't help being stunned, "Li Zicheng, the mother, is so ruthless!"

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