nanming man

Chapter 727

The Qing army built a fortress at the head of the bridge. Below the fortress wall was a low wall built with sandbags. Guns shoot arrows, and the firepower suppresses the bridgehead.

The flickering cannon flames flickered in the night sky, the water columns on both sides of the pontoon bridge exploded, and the river water splashed high and fell down like a torrential rain.

At this time, the three walls of the bridgehead had all fallen, and only the west wall near the pontoon bridge was still in the hands of the Qing army.

Of the more than 300 Qing troops guarding the fort, half remained, guarding the artillery array on the west fort wall and at the bridgehead.

The Qing army on the artillery array blocked the Wei army who stormed the pontoon bridge, while the West Fort wall guarded against the elite attacking from behind.

The quality of the Eight Banners guarding the fort is indeed very high. In the face of sudden attacks and double-sided attacks, they did not collapse immediately, but were still standing firm and waiting for help.

The leader of the first castle knew very well that as long as the Wei army on the pontoon bridge was blocked and the main force of the Wei army was not allowed to cross the river, it would be difficult for the sneak attacking Wei army to succeed.

"Block them and shoot me!" Zuo Ling, who was wearing a white armor, swung his knife and roared.

The artillery of the Qing army roared, and a shot passed, smashing the shield in the hands of the Wei army. The soldiers of the Wei army fell down, and the sword and shield hand holding the shield rushed down the bridge.

Bai Jiazuo led a smirk on his face, and he roared like a beast, "Kill all the barbarians! Kill them all!"

Suddenly, there was a loud noise on the wall of the fort behind him, a flash of light, and white smoke filled the air. Several Baijia Eight Banners standing on the wall of the fort and shooting arrows were thrown into the air by the explosion, and they flew directly from the top of the wall and hit the ground heavily .

Zuo Ling's face changed, knowing that the fort wall could not be defended, his eyes were red, he looked at the green battalion commander next to him, and shouted angrily: "Zhou Laosi, go to reinforce the fort wall, be sure to block the barbarians, the reinforcements in Guancheng It will be here soon!"

Zhou Laosi looked terrified, and hurriedly turned around with more than a dozen subordinates, but at this moment, the gate of the fort slowly opened, revealing a gap. Looking inside through the gap, it was full of Wei Jun holding torches.

Zhou Laosi frightened for a while, stopped moving forward, turned around and backed away.

At this time, the guard of Pujin Pass had already lit the beacon fire, and the smoke of the beacon began to spread to Fucheng. Kakamu was woken up from the bed. Putting on an unlined garment, he walked out of the bedroom.

The barbarian is really cunning. He just reported the incident of the Wei army burning the pontoon bridge, stating that the Wei army in Guanzhong was too busy to take care of himself, and Pujin Pass was safe and sound, so the Wei army raided Pujin Pass. If Guancheng fell, his good life would be over immediately.

Kakamu walked out of the house in a hurry, and the soldiers behind him caught up with the armor and boots.

The Qing soldiers in the camp did not expect that the Wei army would raid Pujin Pass, and the camp was in chaos. Many generals were still in the camp, and they didn't know where to spend the night.

The Qing army at the bridgehead, under the attack of the Wei army on both sides, persisted for less than a quarter of an hour, and finally collapsed completely.

Bai Jiazuo led his body to his death on the sandbag, and died with a knife in his back. The soldiers of the Wei army took control of the fort, and the prisoners were escorted aside. Teams of soldiers of the Wei army on the bridge trotted across the pontoon bridge at high speed.

At this time, Huang Bingzhong rode down the bridge, and the two brigade commanders of the forward selection battalion lowered their heads and cupped their fists, "Captain, we have already taken the fort."

Huang Bingzhong nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Clear the obstacles ahead and lead the way for the army!"

"Here!" The two palmers clasped their fists together, then waved their hands, and the elite fighters lined up on both sides hushed forward.

On the road between Guancheng and the fortress, soldiers of the Wei army from four divisions fought with more than 1000 cavalry of the Qing army.

If it was daytime, the cavalry would not be afraid of this Wei army, but in the dark night, the horses could not gallop freely. In addition, there was a long slope from the pass city to the fort, and there were still rocks on the ground, which limited the combat power of the cavalry. .

At this time, the sound of killing in the direction of the fort subsided. Countless Wei troops with torches rushed out of the fortress, and a long dragon with torches appeared on the pontoon bridge connecting the two banks. The ambushed Qing army collapsed instantly.

The distance between Guancheng and the bridgehead was only about three or four miles. Soon, a steady stream of Wei troops rushed to Guanxia, ​​and the infantry rushed directly to Guancheng. The siege mortars brought over were placed under the city. After the black cannonball was thrown to the wall, there was a loud bang, and the wall shook slightly.

Wei Jun couldn't see the effect of the shelling, he could only see a flash of light behind the closed wall, like thunder.

"Kill!" Huang Bingzhong roared, and the soldiers of the Wei army behind him rushed to the wall with ladders on their shoulders.

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In the middle of the night, the city of Beijing was pitch black, and everything was silent, only the sound of clappers was occasionally heard, and the figures of patrolling soldiers in the city were seen.

Beijing used to be the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and gathered all the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty, as well as honored ministers and nobles. Relying on blood transfusions from the south of the Yangtze River, Beijing was extremely prosperous.

Now that the Grand Canal is impassable and there is no support for water transport, Beijing can no longer support many people. In addition, a number of rich households were eliminated by Li Zicheng, and another group by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Beijing began to decline gradually. Desolate scene.

At this moment, there was a sound of horseshoes in the distance, several cavalrymen rode three horses each, and rushed all the way to the Yongding Gate. The leading cavalryman shouted: "Quickly open the city gate, there is an urgent military report."

In the middle of the night, most people in Beijing had already fallen asleep, but the Prince Regent's mansion was brightly lit.

In the study, Dorgon flipped through the military newspaper with a tired face, feeling very uncomfortable.

Not long ago, he received a military report from Jierhalang, telling him that Obai and Sony had led the army, broke through the border wall, entered Gansu, and plundered Yongliang. While showing his achievements, it also brought him a sunny day Thunderbolt news.

The news is that Duoduo was captured and shamefully fell into the hands of Gao Yihuan.

This made Dorgon fly into a rage, and even smashed several large porcelain bottles from the Jingtai period to suppress his anger.

Originally, Dorgon was counting on Duoduo to instigate the Heshuote Mongolian raid on Guanzhong and divide the merits of the two political opponents, Jierhalang and Haoge, but he didn't expect that Duoduo would actually give Gao Yihuan a share. merit.

Dorgon was so angry that he almost fainted. Although he always loved the brother Duduo very much, and alienated the eldest brother Azig, but at this time, he really hoped that Duduo would die sooner.

Even if Duoduo died in battle, Dorgon felt that his face was bright, but now he was captured alive and let Gao Yihuan use it to blackmail Daqing. Dorgon only felt that Daqing's face and Aixinjueluo's face were all captured He was thrown away, which is simply a disgrace to the Qing Dynasty.

Because of this incident, Dorgon almost became mentally weak, and his whole body was exhausted physically and mentally.

At this time, Dorgon was looking at Jierhalang's memorial to Beijing, and his face became more gloomy.

Suddenly a voice came from outside, "My lord, there is an urgent military situation in Shanxi!"

"Shanxi?" Dorgon frowned slightly, "Come in!"

A small military official walked in, Dorgon put on a robe, stood up, walked around the table, and asked, "Where is the military newspaper?"

The officer knelt down and presented a roll of military newspaper. Dorgon picked up the military newspaper, opened it, and read it quickly. He suddenly felt like five thunderbolts, the military newspaper fell from his hands, his legs went limp, and he hit the table behind him. Zuo fell to the ground, and the kneeling officer had sharp eyesight and quick hands, and he supported Dorgon, and said anxiously: "My lord, hold on!"

Dorgon was speechless for a while, and when he came back to his senses, he pushed the little official away, and said with a gloomy face: "Go, call Hong Chengchou and other scholars to discuss matters."

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