Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

Even if there are occasional thieves' artillery fire, but under the suppression of the terrifying firepower, the chance of a second shot is tantamount to nothing!

The artillery that was still roaring tore apart the defense that the bandit generals had managed to organize with great difficulty!

A crude infantry and artillery coordination tactic also showed a hideous face on the banks of the Weishui River.

Like a strike across the ages, even if they take advantage of the location of the army stronghold to defend, the bandit army is still in a situation of being absolutely suppressed.

"how is this possible……"

On the tower, watching the progress of the battle, Li Zicheng looked dazed, with a deep sense of confusion in his eyes.

The direction of the battle seems to have completely exceeded his imagination. In his concept, although firearms are sharp weapons, they will not have such overwhelming combat power...

Artillery, firecrackers...

It's just the combination of these two moves, and the whole battle situation has already fallen into an irreversible abyss before it reaches the real fight.

When did the war evolve to the point where even a man of hundreds of battles could not understand it?

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In the midst of the gunpowder smoke, like a mountain army formation, it seems to be advancing step by step towards the bandit army's stronghold with an unstoppable posture.

In the army camp, the bandit archers, firecrackers, and even artillery, all available methods have been used, but under the triple blow of firecrackers, artillery, and thunderbolts thrown at close range, it is impossible to Block the advance of the vanguard battalion.

But under this overwhelming situation, Fufeng City and the Youzhai of the bandit army came out again, intending to contain the advance of the vanguard battalion, but they were stopped by Li Dingguo who had prepared long ago.

In the binoculars, Li Xiucai slowly put down the binoculars after looking around the battle situation on the two fronts for a moment.

The bandit army's will to resist is obviously not tenacious, and it can even be regarded as non-existent. Under such circumstances, after suffering certain casualties, people's fear of death bursts out, it must be the end of the defeat, and no one can recover !

And the progress of the war was completely consistent with Li Xiuzhi's expectation, without any discrepancy.

Under the repeated harvesting of firearms, the dilapidated military stronghold could no longer give the bandit army any sense of security. With the escape of the first life-saving person, under the chain effect, the trend of defeat has already taken shape.

With such an obvious opportunity, how dare the commander of the vanguard battalion miss it. With an order, the whole army pressed forward, and rushed into the already dilapidated bandit camp with the momentum of thunder.

This wave of shock also became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Defeat like a mountain!

Among the dilapidated army camps, which should represent the disciplined and majestic supervisory team, among the countless routs, they are like a flat boat in a storm, and it is already difficult to play any role.

There were even some soldiers of the supervising team who threw down their weapons, shook their heads and changed their faces, mixed in with the rout, and fled likewise frantically.

"kill!"

The horse galloped, Huang Degong took the lead, crossed the broken gate of the village, rushed into the rout, brandished a sword, swayed blood, and cut a bloody path through the rout very quickly.

The cavalry rushed into the battle. In this rout of the bandit army, their role was to pull out any bandit army who dared to resist, and let the rout spread as quickly as possible!

As for the infantry, the musketeers have changed into bayonets, and the spearmen with swords and shields are guarding one side. Thousands of infantry are also very orderly forming a small formation of varying numbers. Looting among them.

Putting down the binoculars in his hand again, Li Xiu raised his head and glanced at the sky at dusk. The fiery red clouds were churning, reflecting the whole earth was also red.

At this moment, gunpowder smoke filled the air, flames surged, and the blood was full. Although the war was still going on, but... the overall situation was settled!

2 Ninety Chapters of the Desperate Stalemate

It was also a smear of setting sun, and it was also filled with bloody gunpowder.

On the banks of the Weishui River, the overall situation has been decided.

But extending from the Weishui River, along the rolling water of the Yellow River, to the end of the Yellow River, the mighty Bohai Sea, the battle situation is still indistinguishable.

The Denglai Navy, since its establishment, can be said to have gathered the last essence of the Great Ming Navy.

Even, out of the layout of the Navy and Liaodong, Li Xiu specially allocated 10 taels of money to build a large shipyard and a large-scale ordnance factory in Dengzhou.

Specially provide warships and firearms for the Denglai Navy and Shanhaiguan.

With such great support, the Denglai Navy has achieved brilliant results in just over a year since its establishment.

Although he didn't have too many military achievements in recovering the lost land, the containment of Houjin and Liaozhen is not weak.

The existence of the Denglai Navy, while pinching the throat of Dongjiang's fate, is like a sharp sword, threatening the safety of Liaozhen and the hinterland of Houjin at all times.

Now in the long-planned war in Liaodong, although the Denglai Navy has been transferred, its role in this war is still not small.

Under the containment of Denglai and Dongjiang, Houjin Belle Dorgon led the rebuilt two white flags to sit in Houjin, serving as the firefighting team, and Guan Ning's iron cavalry was led around by the nose.

But as far as the current situation in Liaodong is concerned, although the Denglai Navy has contained a considerable part of the Houjin forces in Liaozhen, it is difficult to have a decisive impact on the outcome of the overall battle.

The ultimate reason for this phenomenon is, of course, that the Mongolian iron cavalry did not work hard, and Jizhen's military deployment in the desert temporarily suppressed the eagerness of the Mongolian ministries to make the Mongolian iron cavalry drink horses in the Liaohe River again. However, the war lasted for nearly a month. On the banks of the Liaohe River, there is still thunder and rain.

Obviously, although the evil wolf of Mongolia has not completely escaped control, in front of Daming, who is now suffering from internal and external troubles and showing weakness, the evil wolf seems to have his own ideas.

As for North Korea, although it also sent troops, but in the first battle of Hou Jin's invasion, North Korea suffered heavy losses and its vitality was greatly injured. Although it also sent troops now, it was at most just soy sauce and powerless!

Mongolia does not work hard, and the effect of containment cannot be achieved. Only by fighting on two fronts, Houjinliao Town naturally has enough strength to deal with the Denglai Dongjiang River. is inevitable.

Although it is difficult to achieve great results in ascending the Dongjiang River, those small sampans in Houjinliao Town can't do anything about ascending the Dongjiang River. It can be said that they are in an invincible position.

Of course, in any case, climbing the Dongjiang River, and even North Korea, are just partial divisions in this battle, and it is Shanhaiguan, which is known as the first pass in the world, that really determines the direction of the war.

boom!boom!boom!

Since the Shanhaiguan battle started, the thunderous roar has never stopped.

The two armies confront each other, one attacking and the other defending. A total of hundreds of red-clothed cannons representing the pinnacle of firearms in this era are bombarding each other in Shanhaiguan.

It's hard to imagine that in the past, even the most basic cold weapons were difficult to achieve large-scale self-produced Houjin. Now, under this Shanhaiguan, it has already started an unprecedented artillery battle with Daming!

Li Xiu's defense of Shanhaiguan was naturally extremely attentive. Since Shanhaiguan was in his hands, Li Xiu also immediately mobilized a large number of artillery ordnance and transported them to Shanhaiguan.

Then the Dengzhou Ordnance Factory was established, and the firearms produced were continuously supplied to Shanhaiguan.

Up to now, not to mention all kinds of small cannons, there are nearly [-] imitated and improved red cannons on the Shanhaiguan City!

You know, even if it was Ningyuan City that allowed Nurhachi to return without success, there were only more than [-] red cannons. In the Ningyuan victory, the red cannons were the first achievements!

Then Jin, according to the normal historical development, the red-clothed cannon, an artifact of war, had to wait until the Dengzhou mutiny, and wait until Huang Taiji entered the customs to plunder Daming's wealth and wealth as a support, before he began to own it, so that the red-clothed cannon was used in wars. The artifact became the artifact of Houjin's siege of cities and territories.

But in this day and age, after Jin entered the customs and plundered, the entire army was wiped out. As for the Dengzhou Mutiny, in this time and space, Mao Wenlong was not dead, and the leader of the Dengzhou Mutiny was still fighting for Ming Dynasty, so naturally he did not. May reappear.

But Liao Zhen's rebellion undoubtedly completely filled up these defects of Hou Jin.

The rebellion in Liaozhen brought Hou Jin the greatest help, never land and military strength, but the heritage that represented the farming nation.

Farming, artisanship, culture...

Liao Town is like a cornerstone at the bottom, perfectly filled in the Houjin like a castle in the air.

Under such conditions, although Hou Jin's strategic situation is getting worse day by day, the foundation of Hou Jin is completely stable.

Outside Shanhaiguan, nearly a hundred red-clothed cannons lined up in the formation of the Hou Jin army are the perfect embodiment of this heritage!

The war has continued to this day, and all the fortifications outside Shanhaiguan have been completely destroyed. Up to now, the form of the war has completely evolved into a siege battle.

However, even with nearly a hundred red-clothed cannons to rely on, Dai Shan and Yuan Chonghuan still feel daunted by the number one pass in the world.

In the siege battle, the artillery was used to destroy the crenels, parapets, and firepower points of the defenders, and then to suppress the defenders with firecrackers, bows and siege equipment. Finally, the elite first ascended the city quickly, and seized the control of the city wall with points. right.

This has always been the case in siege warfare.But this method, applied to Shanhaiguan, has little effect.

In terms of firearms, the firepower of the Ming defenders at Shanhaiguan completely suppressed Houjin. Even the firearms developed by the whole country were repeatedly suppressed under Shanhaiguan.

When the firearms are suppressed, the siege equipment is often destroyed by the red-clothed cannons before it reaches the city wall. The siege equipment is repeatedly destroyed ruthlessly. Xiongguan is undoubtedly extremely difficult.

The war lasted for nearly a month, and the number of times Houjinliao Town actually attacked the Shanhaiguan tower was counted on hands, but each time, they were ruthlessly defeated by the defenders.

Undoubtedly, without being able to suppress the firepower of the Shanhaiguan defenders, the Shanhaiguan defenders took advantage of the indiscriminate firepower of the Xiongguan, and the long-planned Shanhaiguan battle in Houjinliao Town has fallen into a desperate see-saw stalemate among.

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On the south side of Weihai City in Shanhaiguan, on the vast Bohai Sea, there are warships flying the Sun and Moon flags, and the cannons in the cabins are already aimed at the coastline.

On the flagship, Lu Xiangsheng held a telescope and observed the battle situation in Shanhaiguan.

It took him a long time to put down the binoculars, and there was a look of helplessness between his brows.

He led the navy here, of course, he was not bored to watch the battle, Shanhaiguan is surrounded by mountains and sea, and his sailors cruising on the Bohai Sea are enough to ensure the safety of half of Shanhaiguan.

Just like Ninghai City, Weihai City, and even Nanyi City, which are close to the Bohai Sea in Shanhaiguan, as long as Hou Jin dares to attack any city wall within the range of these three pass cities, he will not only have to face the counterattack of the Shanhaiguan defenders, but also , will also be within the range of his naval cannon.

Under such deterrence, even though the Shanhaiguan war has been fought for nearly a month, the war has always been confined to the side of Shanhaiguan that is close to the mountain, and the small half of Shanhaiguan near the water is also extremely peaceful.

Tranquility is tranquility, but to Lu Xiangsheng, it is naturally extremely boring.

The navy floated on the sea day and night, and Shanhaiguan was fighting fiercely on the shore, but his side hadn't fired a single shot. Looking at the evolution of the battle, he probably really wanted to be a spectator.

"It would be great if the artillery range could cover the entire Shanhaiguan Pass!"

Looking at the scene of hundreds of artillery bombarding each other, Lu Xiangsheng was also a little emotional.

If the range of the artillery can really cover the entire Shanhaiguan, then Lu Xiangsheng can guarantee that Hou Jin will never get close to Shanhaiguan in his life.

Moreover, most of the important towns in the long Liaodong Corridor are on the verge of the Bohai Sea. His access to the Navy is enough to easily disturb the entire Liaodong Corridor.

"After this battle is over, I have to go to the ordnance factory to take a look..."

Muttering to himself, Lu Xiangsheng also put down the binoculars in his hand.

With the evolution of the war situation so far, in his opinion, the possibility of Shanhaiguan being captured by Houjinliao Town is very small.

The method of using troops is to encircle it if it is ten, attack it if it is five, and fight it if it is doubled.

Now the Shanhaiguan garrison alone has nearly 30 troops, and the coalition forces of Jinliao Town, although they claim to have 6 troops, are under the control of his Denglai Navy, Dongjiang, and North Korea. There are only [-] or [-] people, not to mention ten times, five times have not been reached.

Not to mention, Shanhaiguan is such a powerful pass, with strong soldiers and horses, sufficient food and grass, sharp weapons and firearms, and the deterrence of his Denglai navy.

The only hidden worry is the internal worries after Shanhaiguan, but since the Shanhaiguan war broke out, Ji Town's [-] troops have been stationed behind Shanhaiguan, deterring all those who are about to move.

If internal troubles are to erupt, they must first face the [-]-strong army of Ji Town, otherwise everything will be empty talk.

Up to now, what Lu Xiangsheng wants to know is how Daishan and Yuan Chonghuan will choose in the face of this dilemma.

Should we continue to gamble, or change our strategy?

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Chapter 2 Ninety, then it will be infamous for thousands of years!

"beat!"

"Keep fighting!"

"This is the battle of our survival!"

"At all costs, we must take Shanhaiguan!"

Daishan's eyes were red, and between his brows, there seemed to be wings of madness.

"It's not enough to just attack by force, then Li Xiu's arrangements in Shanhaiguan are too tight, with many soldiers and vast firepower, and the Denglai Navy is watching from the side."

"Blindly attacking will only damage the troops and break the generals, and lead to a dead end. We must find other places to break the game."

Yuan Chonghuan frowned, also unable to hide his gloom, pondered for a moment, then looked at Daishan: "Has there been any news from Mongolia?"

"A group of idiots, scared of being beaten by that Li Xiu, dare not move with such a god-given opportunity!"

Daishan shook his head, his expression became more and more gloomy.

Yuan Chonghuan was silent for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "Mongol must be moved!"

"Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are no more than a group of grassroots bandits, and they will definitely not be able to last long. After Li Xiu pacifies Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, he will definitely bring a great victory to cleanse the northern guards. At that time, the entire north will be completely pacified by Li Xiu. No more trouble!"

"Those people in the south of the Yangtze River are fishing in troubled waters. It's okay to play tricks. If Li Xiu really calms down the north, no matter how much trouble they make, they will be lambs waiting to be slaughtered..."

Yuan Chonghuan looked at the map and strode forward: "No matter what the price is, Mongolia must be moved!"

"The three sides of Shaanxi are now restrained by Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, and most of the elites of the two towns of Datong and Xuanfu are also trapped in the quagmire of Shaanxi. The [-]th regiment of the Beijing camp has come out, and nearly half of the Yongwei Imperial Army has moved to the south of the Yangtze River!"

"The capital is empty, and the entire frontier of the capital is empty. Only Ji Town has a little power left!"

"As long as Mongolia sends troops, one will entangle Jizhen, and the other will attack the border from Datong Xuanfu. There will be no heavy soldiers guarding along the way, and they will drive straight in, straight to the capital!"

Speaking of this, Yuan Chonghuan's gloomy expression was filled with a coldness that was hard to dispel.

"In today's world, although it seems that the sky is full of chaos on the surface, it is actually under the control of Li Xiu, but this kind of control has reached a limit, but once the Mongols fall to the edge and the soldiers approach the capital, it is inevitable Be the straw that breaks the camel's back..."

"At that time, this game will completely collapse!"

"So what if he, Li Xiu, has the power to reach the sky!"

"The governor doesn't believe that the world is in complete chaos, Li Xiu, can he still go against the sky!"

At this moment, Dai Shan glanced at Yuan Chonghuan in obvious surprise, but he knew that this Yuan Chonghuan had always been worried about Liaozhen's step-by-step mutiny, and rarely offered advice on weekdays. They are often pushed away by those arrogant soldiers in Liaodong.