Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 890 Prologue
Thanks to the tenacity of the Tianxiong Army, Yangquan City was not burned to nothing like many towns in this catastrophe. Except for some houses that were maliciously set on fire, most of the buildings remained intact.Since most of the residents in the city had already fled, the houses were naturally vacated, and it was enough for everyone to squeeze together.The most important thing is that there are enough supplies in the warehouse, such as coal, charcoal, grain, grass, and clothes, all of which are readily available, and they are continuously moved out and distributed to the Ming army. It is the first time that the Ming army has had hot meals after fleeing for so long. , They all agreed that it is better to stick to the city, fleeing around in the bone-piercing wind is simply not a human thing!

The loss of Niangziguan is a big problem, which means that the Ming army can only nest in Yangquan and beat it.Taking advantage of the Mongol army’s unsteady foothold, to recover Niangziguan? Yang Menglong dare not expect extravagantly. It is his limit to let this fleeing army go northward and stick to Yangquan. The Ming army will give you a funk again!After waking up, he immediately rejected He Sui's proposal to attack Niangziguan at night, and asked He Sui to organize the young and strong who came back with the army to build fortifications.

There are plenty of materials for the construction of fortifications in the Tianxiong Army warehouse, but the ground is as frozen as iron plates. It is definitely unrealistic to dig trenches on a large scale like Lushun. We can only lay down wooden stakes and pull up barbed wire to slow down the pace of the enemy. .In some relatively flat areas, Shanxi Qingzhuang dug fiercely with his engineering shovel, digging out the ice and the frozen soil that was harder than rocks. One group was tired, and the other group went on again, regardless of the back of his hands being cracked by the frost. , the tiger's mouth was even split open by the shock, and blood flowed out.Landmines, a deadly weapon, are buried everywhere, and they are very easy to bury. Just press them into the snow and turn on the ignition device.

Large-scale artificial landmines were also transported out and buried in areas that are easier to break through.Yang Menglong used this thing in Lushun. He used oil and explosives to make a solid in proportion, put it into an iron drum, and then installed a detonator, each weighing 250 kilograms. Once it was detonated, it would be a sea of ​​flames within hundreds of square meters, and the power was astonishing.There are quite a few of these things in the warehouse of the Tianxiong Army, and they are still on the shelf. A few are left to blow up the warehouse after the city is broken, and the rest are shipped out and buried for the Mongolian army. ruthless.

"Do you think the enemy will attack Yangquan with all its strength?"

At dawn, when the red lady accompanied Yang Menglong, who was still pale, to inspect the defense line, she pointed to the defense line that had been gradually formed through the efforts of countless civilians overnight.

Yang Menglong said: "It will definitely. They ran for thousands of miles without bringing much food, supplies, and heavy equipment. They must take down the large supply base of Yangquan and obtain enough supplies and equipment, otherwise they will not be able to support their attack on the Daming Road. God They are very aware of the fighting power of the Xiongjun, even if there are only a few recruits and militia left now, they are not easy to deal with, without artillery, even if they all crashed to death on the border of Shanxi and Hebei, they would never be able to smash the fortress of the Tianxiong Army!"

The forts of the Tianxiong Army are all made of concrete and two hundred catties of huge bricks. The two layers of walls are half a meter thick, and the inner rammed earth is one meter thick. It was a nightmare.

The red lady let out a sigh of relief, and asked, "Then, do you think we can defend Yangquan? After all, our army is completely disorganized. You can move them by example and arouse their blood, but if we really fight, they may not be able to hold on." how long!"

Yang Menglong asked, "What exactly do you want to say?"

The red lady looked at him and said word by word: "You take your soldiers and leave this dead place, and I will guard Yangquan!"

The corner of Yang Menglong's mouth twitched, and he said, "Nonsense! No matter how cowardly I am, I'm still not so cowardly that I let my own woman stand in front of me! Isn't it just tens of thousands of Tartars? I'm exhausted from running for thousands of miles in the wind and snow, and I'm exhausted when I hit Yangquan , If I can’t even deal with them, I’ll crash myself on the Yangquan city wall! Zaji!”

Zaji rushed towards Weng: "Master Hou!"

Yang Menglong said: "There are a batch of thunderbolt cannons in the warehouse, don't waste them, you go to select some brothers who are proficient in artillery, form artillery groups, and then station them in various watchtowers, and use lightning cannons to support all directions after fighting... Open the gun , The cannonballs in the warehouse hit them until they can't finish their vomiting!"

Zhaji Chongweng was a little hesitant: "There are some brothers who are proficient in artillery in the personal army, but my lord, you only have so few personal soldiers, and then transfer them away..."

Yang Menglong said: "The tens of thousands of horses in Yangquan City are all my own soldiers, so what are you afraid of!"

That's what he said, but Zhaji Chongweng was still worried.No way, ever since Yang Menglong was assassinated in Taiwan and nearly died, he has had a psychological shadow, and it is difficult to be absolutely reassuring to anyone.But now the Ming army really needs such a powerful support weapon as the thunderbolt cannon, and neither the Shanxi rout army nor the garrison of the Tianxiong army will use this kind of weapon with a high technical content. The team was selected.Although Zaji Chongweng was worried, he still put the overall situation first. He selected forty soldiers who were proficient in artillery from the personal guards, and asked the Tianxiong Army garrison to put together twelve artillery groups. Four 120mm Thunderbolt Cannons and eight 90mm Thunderbolt Cannons were moved out.

A large number of strong crossbows and crossbow bolts were also brought out and distributed.Originally, there were thousands of rifled flintlock guns in the Tianxiong Army's warehouse. This is the sharpest weapon. However, this kind of weapon with high technical content needs several months of training to exert its power. Now the Ming Army does not have so many It's time, and those crossbows that were originally prepared for immigrants in the Hetao area came in handy.There may be many people who don't use rifled flintlocks, but those who don't know how to use crossbows are estimated to be pitifully few. There are as many as [-] bolts in the warehouse, and they can squander them at will.

Just as the Ming army was preparing nervously, the sentry cavalry returned in a hurry.Immediately afterwards, thunderous hoofbeats came from behind the horizon, getting closer and closer. Snow dust rose from the ground and rolled like a wall. Countless cavalrymen screamed and neighed, and they surged forward!

Mongol army!Here they come!
Aobai rode a tall horse, standing on the hill, looking at Yangquan City not far away with wolf-like eyes.

It only took him more than half a month from breaking through the border to arriving in Yangquan, which is considered a miracle—he is probably the first to use troops against Shanxi in the midwinter season, and in less than a month he almost The general who penetrated the entire territory of Shanxi.Blitzing Shanxi is naturally a pleasure, but the price is also quite high. Along the way, hundreds of his subordinates have died of frostbite, or fell off their horses to death, or even died from militia attacks. Even he himself has a small It was a memorial left by a desperate militiaman with a crossbow in his hand when he entered Taiyuan.This arrow shocked him into a cold sweat. If he hadn't been wearing the Ming army's steel armor, he might have been seriously injured if he didn't die!In retaliation, he ordered the lifting of military discipline in Taiyang for three days, almost killing everyone in Taiyuan!

The civil servants of the Ming court are still faithfully playing the role that pig teammates should play, consciously or unconsciously mobilizing the defenders of the Xiongcheng Fortress in front of the Mongolian army, so that the Mongolian army can go all the way unimpeded.But even so, the Mongolian army was beginning to be exhausted, especially the war horses, which had lost a lot of fat and were almost unable to hold on.After all, it is a raid, and the food and grass that can be carried is very limited. In addition, it is the middle of winter, and the vegetation is withered. Even if the horses want to eat the turf to satisfy their hunger, they can't eat it. The materials here, otherwise it will be very difficult to fight this battle.

Yangquan is right in front of you...

However, Yangquan was not as blazing like the many cities they passed through along the way. On the contrary, there were still many civilians and soldiers building fortifications. Obviously, the Ming army did not intend to retreat anymore. They were going to fight the Mongolian army here to the death!

Aobai laughed grimly, the cuts on his face that had been cut by the cold wind burst open, and blood flowed out.Just remembering to fight to the death now? It's too late!He turned around and yelled at all the Mongolian soldiers: "Are you cold?"

The Mongolian soldiers froze for a moment, and shouted in unison: "Cold!"

Aobai was literally growling: "Are you hungry?"

The Mongolian soldiers roared in unison: "Hungry!"

This is the truth. Except for the three days of relaxation in Taiyuan, they have not had a good meal or slept a full night. They are also raised by their parents. Can they not be cold? Yes not hungry?
Aobai's voice was like thunder: "You all know it's cold, you all know you're hungry, right? I've prepared mountains of grain and fodder for you, as well as thick and soft cotton clothes, but these things are all stored in Yangquan City, what do you want? , just rush into the city and get it! If the Ming people set fire to the warehouse, fill your bellies with their flesh and blood!"

With green eyes, the Mongolian army yelled and galloped down the hills, heading towards Yangquan City, shouting and shouting all the way, arrogant to the extreme, as if the whole of Yangquan was already in their pocket Things are average!
The Ming army outside the city inevitably panicked, and hurriedly withdrew into the city under repeated angry reprimands from the officers.Originally, there were many fortresses outside the city that could be defended and defended the city wall, but now the Ming army really didn't have the courage to risk being broken down one by one. With a mere 200 people to defend these fortresses, they could only hide in the city. , and gave up these fortresses that were built with great difficulty to the Mongols.Yang Menglong expressed his composure about this. After all, the Ming army following him was not the Tianxiong Army or the Heluo New Army, and they could not be demanded by the standards of the New Army.If you don't defend the fort outside the city, don't defend it. Thousands of people stick to the city wall, which is enough for the enemy to drink a pot.He stood on the city wall, watching the thousands of troops and horses coming in coldly, his face was as sinking as water, without saying a word, his waist was as straight as a javelin.His composure affected the Ming army in turn, and the flustered Ming army also calmed down, clenched the weapons in their hands, stared at the enemy army that was getting closer and closer, pursed their lips, and said nothing.No one wanted to escape. If they wanted to escape, they would have escaped long ago. Why go back to Yangquan? Now that you are here, don’t think about escaping. Prepare to fight to the death here!
Come on, Tartars, let's see how many catties you have!

(End of this chapter)