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Chapter 420 Ambush Mandahai

The two camps on the left and right of Wei Wujun were to prevent the Qing army from going south around the city, so they were separated on both sides of the official road.

However, despite the preparations, the advantage of the Qing army's strength is there, so the situation is still critical.

At this time, the cannons of both sides on the battlefield fired at each other, shells hit one after another, and gaps were punched out of the camp from time to time.

Without anyone's instructions, soldiers immediately dragged the wounded away, and then pushed a knife cart to block the gap, or used sandbags to build up the parapet.

Amidst the roar of artillery and rising gunpowder smoke, thousands of Qing soldiers followed behind the shield chariot and walked slowly towards the camp.

At this time, in the camp, several small bronze cannons were loaded and pushed to the wall by Wei Wu soldiers, and they were quickly set up.

With a sound of "Boom", the copper cannon retreated fiercely, and a projectile directly hit a shield vehicle.

The front of the shield chariots of the Qing army is covered with leather or thin iron sheets, which are very tough and can be used to resist long-distance attacks from arrows and gunballs, but they are easily torn apart by artillery.

The shield chariot instantly turned into sawdust, flying in all directions, hurting the Qing army behind.

Under the big banner, Duoduo picked up the binoculars and frowned slightly when he saw the gap in the advancing team.He moved his field of vision to the wall of Wei Wujun's stronghold, and saw several small cannons, each of which retreated behind them, billowing white smoke.

These cannons, with a large wheel on each side, are different from the previous cannons, which made Duoduo a novelty.

Several bronze cannons bombarded one after another, but it was a pity that the number was too small, only four, and could not destroy the shield chariots of the Qing army one by one. The soldiers of the Qing army continued to move forward, and soon entered the firing range of the firecrackers.

The orderliness of the Qing army made Huang San feel a burst of pressure. He squinted his eyes and raised his hand, and suddenly shouted: "Fire the blunderbuss! The thunder-thrower is on standby!"

Outside the camp, there are guarding trenches, horse-rejecting piles, and barbed wire.

The Qing army was well prepared, and the Wei Wu army was not sloppy. Facing the Qing army's strategy of artillery bombardment, infantry attack, and cavalry charge, Wei Wu army also had a defensive method of using artillery from a distance, using guns at a close distance, and finally throwing mines.

There are only so many means of offense and defense, and the two armies are under their respective noses, basically unable to play any tricks.It depends on who has more horses, elite soldiers, and can persist until the end.

"Light the fire, lift the gun!" In the barracks, the general Wei Wujun roared, and the gunners standing in the first row immediately lit the matchlock, stepped forward, lifted the gun, and stretched the muzzle out of the fence.

At this time, only a sharp whistle was heard, and the gunners in the first row pulled the triggers in unison, and the burning matchlocks fell, and white smoke rose from the entire wall of the village "bang bang bang". Instantly filled the entire front.

On the advancing shield chariot, sparks were scattered all over the place, and the Qing soldiers hurriedly bowed and lowered their bodies.

At this time, a cannonball smashed a shield car, and the soldiers behind were immediately exposed, and they were knocked down by the gunballs.

At this moment, the slow-moving Qing army finally let out a roar, and began to push the shield cart to run wildly, and the wheelbarrow pushing the soil behind also began to rush forward, dumping the soil into the camp ditch , but because of being hit by a gunball, he loaded people and cars into the ditch together.

Duoduo saw this scene from a distance, but he didn't feel sad. People would die in a war, let alone a tough battle, he was mentally prepared.

He can still afford to die for this kind of person, anyway, he is not full of people.Although the casualties are not small now, the camp is no better than the city wall. As long as the obstacles outside the camp are removed, the thin wall will be useless at all.

At that time, the tough battle will become a field battle, and in the wild battle, who is the Qing cavalry afraid of?
Duoduo stood on the hillside, watching Wei Wujun's camp, couldn't help smiling, and said to the left and right: "In less than three days, this king will definitely break through the enemy's block and enter Nanyang!"

In the south of Yancheng, in Xiping County in Runing Prefecture, Gao Yihuan has more than [-] people, and has already woven a pocket in the south of Yancheng.

It's just that due to insufficient troops, the west and south sides of the pocket are already in place, but the east side is almost lacking troops.

Today at the head of Xiping County, Gao Yihuan looked east frequently, like a wife standing at the entrance of the village, waiting for a man to go out.

Gao Yihuan has already received the news from Jin Shenghuan that Duoduo didn't attack Xiangcheng, and meant to go directly to Nanyang.

If Duoduo attacked Xiangcheng, Gao Yihuan would have plenty of time to defeat Mandahai, but now his time is tense.

If he can't solve Man Dahai quickly, threaten Duoduo's flanks, and force Doduo to give up entering Nanyang, then Duoduo will most likely enter Nanyang first.

In that case, Gao Yihuan had no choice but to give up the whole of southern Henan and flee south to Huguang.

Now Gao Yihuan is still waiting for the news from Liu Heizi. If Liu Heizi's troops do not reach Shangcai in the southeast of Xiping County in a day or two, then Gao Yihuan can only consider giving up Runing and other places and retreating to Nanyang. Stick to it.

At this time, Gao Yihuan's heart sank when he saw that it was dusk and the day was coming to an end.

For a while, Gao Yihuan wanted to kill Liu Heizi.

"Marshal!" At this moment, Zhao Daxian suddenly shouted, and rushed to the top of the wall in a hurry.

Gao Yihuan turned around and saw Zhao Daxian beaming with joy, before he could reach the top of the wall, he hurriedly asked: "Daxian, there is good news!"

"It's moving! Marshal, Liu Heizi, the son of a bitch, has finally sent troops!" Zhao Daxian rushed to the top of the city, and without taking a break, he said loudly: "Yicheng sent back the news that Liu Heizi led 2 people and left the deer!" Yi, Xiangcheng, they detour to the south and march, and they will probably arrive at Shangcai tomorrow!"

Gao Yihuan breathed a sigh of relief, just now, Liu Heizi almost lost his brother.

Now that Liu Heizi is here, the friendship between them can last for a while.

After hearing Zhao Daxian's words, Gao Yihuan clenched his fists tightly, then raised his arms and said, "My Wei Wu army will definitely win this battle!"

After finishing speaking, he looked at the agitated Zhao Daxian, "Daxian, order Wu Shizhao to withdraw. Then order all the troops to go to their positions immediately."

In Xicheng County, more than [-] soldiers quickly went out of the city to assemble. Gao Yihuan personally told the generals that this battle was related to the life and death of Wei Wujun, and asked the soldiers to fight with him to the death.

Suiping, in the south of Xiping County, suddenly erupted. The soldiers hurriedly packed up and picked up their weapons. The cavalry flew on their horses, and the army quickly left the city and headed north.

The next night, the south gate of Yancheng was suddenly pushed open by the soldiers. Wu Shizhao ran out of the city at the head of the horse, and more than 3000 disabled soldiers behind him ran southward with banners.

On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, thirty miles south of Xiping County, in the wilderness, thousands of defeated troops fled southward in a hurry.

While fleeing, many soldiers of the Wei Wu Army lost their weapons, and some even threw their armor on the side of the road for the convenience of escaping.

"No, the Tartars are catching up!" Suddenly the crowd exclaimed.

Wu Shizhao was riding on the horse, when he heard the sound of hooves behind him, he looked back and saw that the Tartar cavalry had already chased him up, his face darkened immediately, and he shouted in a low voice: "Run~"

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