nanming man

Chapter 984 The Great War Begins

At the beginning of the war, Wei Guo judged that if Sun Kewang fell to Nanming, he would definitely send troops to attack Bashu, so he stationed [-] Wei troops in Shu for defense, including some elite Wei troops.

Now it is heard that Sun Kewang has a large army assembled in Guilin, which means that Sun Kewang's troops did not all go to attack Bashu, but intend to enter Huguang.

If the Western Army enters Huguang, the pressure on the Huguang Wei Army will increase greatly, and its strength will be weak.

In case the Wei army in Huguang is defeated, the Wei army will lose this battle.

Gao Yihuan frowned, and asked: "Sun Kewang sees the benefits and forgets his righteousness. Why didn't he go all out to take Bashu, instead he stationed troops in Guilin?"

In Gao Yihuan's view, when the Wei army was fighting the Ming army, Sun Kewang would definitely attack Bashu. It was rare for Sun Kewang to know that he had left heavy troops to defend.

The soldiers in the Dudu Mansion of the Five Armies discussed for a while, and the governor Jin Xiangang clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I think it may be because of the problem of food and grass. In Yunnan and Guizhou, there are many mountains and forests, and the roads are impassable. The grain produced by the two is also limited. The maximum supply is 10 people going north." , Too much grain and grass can’t be transported, and supplies can’t be guaranteed. Sun Kewang’s granary is in Annan, and it’s easier to transport it to Guangzhou by sea, and go to Hunan via the Lingqu along the Pearl River than to transport grain to southern Sichuan. The minister thought that Sun Kewang had no choice but to choose soldiers Divide into two routes, one to capture Bashu and the other to reinforce the Huguang Ming army."

The Western Army has 30 troops, which made Gao Yihuan a little worried. He said with a sullen face, "If Sun Kewang enters Hunan, how will it affect the Huguang battle?"

Jin Xiangang said in a deep voice: "The Western Army enters Huguang, our pressure on Huguang will inevitably increase, Huguang may fall!"

Gao Yihuan walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, stopped suddenly, and ordered: "The Ministry of War will dispatch another batch of soldiers and horses to enter Huguang to assist in the defense. The Governor's Office of the Five Armies will immediately issue an order for Zhao Daxian to attack Huainan and contain Ma Shiying, and then order Nanyang soldiers and horses to immediately Attack and outflank the Ming army in Huainan."

Wei Jun's original plan was to attract the main force of the enemy soldiers in Huguang, and then break through from Lianghuai.

The problem now is that Huguang has attracted too many main forces of the enemy, and there is a danger of being overwhelmed, so the Battle of Huainan must start, and now we can see whether the Wei army first broke through the Ming army's Jiangbei defense line and invaded Nanjing, or the Sun and Zhu coalition forces first. A decisive victory was achieved in Huguang.

When Jin Xian heard this, he was refreshed, "I understand, let me pass the order."

……

Huguang, Yuezhou City.

On the surface of the lake, the Ming and Wei armies fought fiercely, with warships shuttling, cannons roaring, and water jets rising from the sky, creating a spectacular scene.

Under the city, the Ming army like ants spread all over the city, and the Ming army continued to increase its troops. The Hunan Ming army has exceeded 15.

Wei Jiang Ma Jinzhong stood at the top of the city and shouted anxiously, "Don't panic, destroy the equipment first!"

Soldiers of the Wei army threw fire cans one after another, hitting the goose cart that was advancing, and the flames blazed, and the soldiers inside rushed out covered in fire, howling terribly.

At the foot of the city wall, soldiers of the Ming army climbed up vertical ladders, and ants attached themselves to the city. The two armies fought fiercely.

In the distance, under a banner of a large banner, Du Yinxi picked up a binoculars to watch. Seeing Ming soldiers falling continuously, his expression was resolute and unmoved.

"Master Supervisor, let the brothers catch their breath!" Seeing this, Jiao Lian said urgently.

Du Yinxi shook his head, "No, once you retreat, all previous efforts will be wasted."

Hearing the words, Jiao Lian paced back and forth anxiously, and finally drew his knife, "Guard, come with me!"

The battle continued, the soldiers of the Wei army fought desperately at the top of the city, and people fell down constantly. Ma Jinzhong led the guards to fight the fire everywhere, but at this moment, a soldier on the city exclaimed, "No, the water army has been defeated!"

Ma Jinzhong turned his head and saw that most of the Wei army fleet on the lake was lost, and the flames were ignited, and the remaining ships were fleeing.

Ma Jinzhong's expression changed drastically, and he swung his knife and roared, "Go, reinforce the pier!"

……

South Zhili, Huai'an City.

Under the sunlight of the early morning, on the north bank of the Huaihe River, the equipment of the soldiers of the Wei army reflected dazzling light, and the silver light shone.

On the shore, on the artillery array of the Wei army, the artillery roared, and the rising smoke covered the front line. A big battle seemed to be imminent.

At the head of Huai'an City, Ma Shiying saw the water column on the river and the dust splashed by the shells on the south bank. His heartbeat was like a big drum, and his breathing became rapid.

At this time, he held down the hilt of his sword with one hand and stared at the Wei army in the north, feeling a little uneasy in his heart. To defend the river, he must defend the Huai River. The defense line in the north of the river is related to the safety of the court.

"Master, don't worry. The Huai River is vast. With the help of our navy, the Wei bandits will definitely not be able to get through." Fang Guoan glanced at Ma Shiying and said.

Ma Shiying nodded, "Now we can only hope that Huguang will defeat Wei thief as soon as possible. Once it drags on to winter and the Huaihe River freezes, it will be troublesome."

Fang Guoan said: "The Huaijiang River does not freeze every year, so it shouldn't be so unlucky. Besides, it was frozen last year. Didn't the Wei thief never cross the river?"

Ma Shiying was worried, "There is a flat river in Huaibei, and the Wei thieves only need one horse army to garrison to prevent us from going north, but the Wei thieves have [-] troops stationed on the other side. The governor must be worried."

Fang Guoan's heart trembled, "The supervisor means that the main attack direction of the Wei thieves may be Huainan. The supervisor should report to the court!"

Ma Shiying shook his head, "The imperial court means to unite with Sun Kewang to defeat the Huguang Wei bandits. Even if the Wei bandits are mainly attacking Huainan, the governor and the soldiers must resist."

Saying that, the soldiers at the head of the city shouted, "Master, the Wei thief has started to cross the river!"

Ma Shiying looked up and saw more than a dozen ships rushing towards the south bank under the cover of cannons.

Fang Guoan clasped his fists together, "Master Supervisor, I'm humbled to destroy them!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked down the city quickly, leading a large number of soldiers and horses out of the city.

……

As early as February, all the food, fodder, gunpowder, ordnance, and salary needed by the Nanyang Wei army had been prepared, but the Nanyang Wei army was the last to attack.

This is because as soon as the Wei army attacked Runan, the intention of the Wei army was exposed, and Zhu Cihong could know that the main direction of the Wei army's attack was Huainan.

Therefore, the Wei army must wait for the main force of the Ming army to enter Huguang, and the battle has entered a state of anxiety. When the strength and materials of the Ming army cannot be re-mobilized for a while, then they will clarify the direction of attack.

At the end of March and early April, the counterattack launched by the Ming army lasted for more than a month. Sun Kewang's army also entered the southern part of Huguang, and the Wei army in Nanyang finally started to move.

At the beginning of April, the [-] elite troops of the Wei army gathered here and the [-] civilian husbands recruited finally began to advance towards Runan.

At this time, Chen Mingyu, the defender of Runan of the Ming army, had already received the news, and he immediately sent a fast horse to report the military situation. At the same time, he shrank his troops into the city and prepared to defend Runan to the death.

Runan is the old nest of the Wei army. The Wei army has a good foundation of public opinion here. There are 20 troops and [-] strong people. They pretended to be [-] and entered Runan overwhelmingly. Hu Dawei led the horse army to gallop ahead of the infantry. Rolling, shaking the two Huaihe Rivers, within two days, they entered the city of Runan.

Two days later, the main force of the Wei army approached the city, and the soldiers set up a camp. Huang Bingzhong and Hu Dawei rode out of the camp to spy on the defense of Runan City.

On Runan City, Ming flags were fluttering. General Chen Mingyu was wearing a mountain-patterned armor, patrolling the city defenses with his saber, patting the shoulders of Ming soldiers from time to time to encourage morale, and finally came to the tower, overlooking the Wei army camped outside the city.

"General!" The Ming Army general gave up a seat.

Chen Mingyu waved his hand, "How is the situation?"

"The whole field is full of enemy soldiers, and the Wei thief is going to camp!" The subordinate clasped his fists and said.

Chen Mingyu nodded, supported the stack with one hand, and looked calm, "Rebellious ministers and thieves, there is nothing to be afraid of, and it seems that this will dampen their spirit."

Under the city, Huang Bingzhong and Hu Dawei Lema stood on a hill, observing the city from a distance. The enemy's tower, horse face, and moat were well defended, and they couldn't help taking a breath...

(Blind date in the morning, update is late)

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