On the observation deck of the Zhongshan Camp, Li Yangchun's face was livid, and his expression was terrifyingly gloomy.
Listening to the reports from the soldiers who came from Dongshan Camp, Li Yangchun's expression became even darker.
"A large number of soldiers suddenly emerged from the Ming army camp. Our army's attack was repelled, with more than a hundred casualties..."
The troops he sent from the Dongshan camp to attack the Ming army camp were frustrated. There were not only a few hundred people in the Ming army camp, but more than a thousand people in each camp. Not only were they equipped with a large number of firecrackers, but also a large-scale Buddhist temple. Lang cannon and tiger squat cannon.
The soldiers who attacked the Ming army's camp suffered heavy casualties and were completely helpless against the Ming army's camp. At this time, they had begun to retreat.
Li Yangchun used both hands to tighten his grip on the railing in front of him.
Li Yangchun did not think that the camp he built would not be breached.
But he never thought that the camp he ordered to build would be breached in this way.
He didn't understand the evolution of the battle situation from the beginning.
He was obviously a guerrilla, but he led nearly five thousand troops.
Most of these soldiers clearly look like new recruits, but their weapons are better than those of veterans of the Ming army.
What's even more strange is that they actually carry artillery.
Li Yangchun came from the army, so he naturally knew that the artillery shells fired from the mountain were fired by cannons.
Those are artillery used for city defense. Only a few big cities in northern Shaanxi have such artillery.
Who the hell would use this kind of artillery to attack a cottage? Who the hell would a normal person bring this kind of artillery into the army? !
Li Yangchun's eyes were cold. He had a clear view of everything that happened in the Xishan Camp. There were also reconnaissance riders galloping from the Xishan Camp to report everything that happened in the Xishan Camp to him.
The Xishan camp is about to collapse. The military schools in the camp are frantically requesting support. The front line is facing tremendous pressure.
The Xishan Camp is divided into three camps: the foothills, the mountainside, and the top of the mountain. The three camps are stacked on top of each other and can support each other.
There are many arrow towers and turrets built in the camp, and the strategic terrain can be used to attack the incoming enemy troops from many directions.
But the result was that the two camps at the foot of the mountain and the mountainside fell one after another in less than an hour. The Ming army was attacking the last camp on the top of Xishan Mountain.
The three camps did not achieve the expected results at all, and the root support was even more nonsense.
The formation collapsed as soon as it was taken over, and the defense line collapsed before support arrived. How could it be useful?
Beside Li Yangchun, a general with disheveled hair, blood all over his body, and a pale face was kneeling on the ground in dejection.
He is the guard of the mountainside camp of Xishan Mountain. The camp at the foot of Xishan Mountain collapsed due to shelling, and the head of the guard is now hanging under the observation tower.
"Our army was under shelling and all the soldiers were in panic. The officers and soldiers used shield cars as cover and advanced more than 40 steps outside the wall."
"Our troops fired Fran cannons, squatting tiger cannons, bird cannons, and turtle dove cannons to attack the officers and soldiers."
"After the gunpowder smoke cleared, the front of the officer's shield vehicle was very damaged, but the inside was undamaged."
The guard looked miserable and said sadly.
"The archers of the officers and soldiers jumped out of the shield chariots and fired heavy arrows. On top of the wall of our stronghold, we supervised many military schools and many of them were shot and killed."….
"Our archers and gunmen also fired arrows and blunderbuss to fight back, but the archers of the officers and soldiers were wearing heavy armor. Although many people were hit by arrows and blunderbuss, no one fell."
"The officers and soldiers in the vanguard are all wearing heavy armor, which cannot be cut by swords or pierced by spears..."
The guard's face turned red, he beat his chest and roared.
"We are not afraid of death, but we really don't know how to fight."
"Only with a cannon can you cause some damage to it."
"But when they were fifty steps away, the blunderbuss couldn't break through the heavy armor of the officers and soldiers. Within fifty steps, the officers and soldiers lost their arrows like rain. The heavy arrows were so heavy that even wearing iron armor couldn't stop them."
As if to confirm the authenticity of his words, the guard took out a feather arrow from the arrow on his waist.
"Please look, my lord, these are heavy arrows used by officers and soldiers."
On the observation deck, all the military schools looked at the feather arrow in the guard's hand.
The feathered arrows were indeed different from the arrows they commonly used, or even the arrows used by officers and soldiers.
Li Yangchun shrank, turned around and took the missing arrow from the guard's hand.
This arrow was different from the feathered arrows he had seen before.
The iron arrowhead is in the shape of a flat shovel and is very sharp. The arrow is much heavier than the ordinary arrows of the Ming army, and the length is nearly three feet.
Li Yangchun noticed that the arrow in his hand was still stained with dark red blood.
"The officers and soldiers' shooting skills are extremely accurate. There are almost no missed shots. This feather arrow was pulled out from the body of a dead or wounded military academy."
On the observation deck, all the military academies changed their colors.
Li Yangchun's expression changed, and his eyes moved from the arrow in his hand to Li Guo.
Li Guo's heart sank, he knew exactly why Li Yangchun looked at him at this time.
"Li Shurong reported that during the pursuit by the officers and soldiers from Pingliang Mansion to Gongchang Mansion, my nephew had never seen such feathered arrows. The officers and soldiers had never fired artillery or used chariots. This was the first time for my nephew to see these things. "
"If Uncle Li doesn't believe it, you can send someone to ask my soldiers."
Li Yangchun's expression softened slightly and he calmed down. He also knew that Li Guo had not lied and had no reason to conceal these things.
After all, Li Guo is now a grasshopper on the same line as him. If he loses, the three of them will not end well.
Most of the officers and soldiers only have military merit in their eyes. The head of a battalion leader is enough to make him rise to prominence. After a defeat, it is difficult to surrender and save his life.
Just now he looked at Li Guo to ask questions, but it was just a subconscious reaction.
Thoughts were swirling in Li Guo's mind. Years of fighting had made him develop a decisive character.
At that moment, he no longer hesitated. He took a step forward and clasped his fists with his hands, asking for orders.
"The officers and soldiers are currently attacking the camp at the top of Xishan Mountain. According to the previous situation, I am afraid that the camp at the top of the mountain will not be able to sustain it for long. My nephew is willing to lead our elite cavalry to help."
Li Yangchun figured it out at this time, so he naturally shook his head and refused, waving his hands.
"The officers and soldiers are hiding deep resentment for not having a good nephew, but the good nephew can sit quietly."
Li Guo wanted to ask for help again, but Lin Shengquan, the Climbing King, held his shoulders.
Li Guo turned to look at Lin Shengquan. Lin Shengquan slowly shook his head at him, and then said to Li Yangchun
"Fourth brother, these officers and soldiers are different from those we have encountered before..."...
"We cannot fight this battle. We have no chance of winning. While there are not many casualties, it is still too late to summon the elite cavalry and horse troops to break out and retreat to Fengxiang Mansion."
Lin Shengquan took a step forward, faced Li Yangchun and said in a deep voice.
From top to bottom, from head to toe, this group of officers and soldiers is full of weirdness.
Both the fighting methods and tactics are completely different from those of previous officers and soldiers.
Li Yangchun looked embarrassed, smiled bitterly and whispered.
"It is not up to us to decide whether to retreat or not. Now we cannot retreat and we cannot retreat."
The situation has become difficult to get off, not because of the failure of guarding the mountain, but because Li Yangchun came here on Gao Yingxiang's order.
Lin Shengquan's status was not high enough to know the real plan.
"You mean..."
A trace of helplessness flashed in Lin Shengquan's eyes. Although he didn't know many things, as the leader of the first battalion, he also guessed some things.
Li Yangchun did not speak, but first raised his hand and ordered the screen to retreat.
Soon, only Li Yangchun, Lin Shengquan, and Li Guo were left on the entire lookout.
"Now that I've told you about it, there should be no problem."
Li Yangchun looked around and sighed softly.
"However, this matter needs to be kept secret. Telling it will inevitably cause the morale of the military to fluctuate."
Lin Shengquan and Li Guo looked at each other, then turned back and nodded.
"In fact, King Chuang led his army to fight against Sanyuan in Hong Chengchou.
It was a false move, just to attract all the attention of the officers and soldiers to Guanzhong. "
"The real purpose is to leave Tongguan in the east and then enter Henan Province. The agreed time is October. Calculating the time now, the eight kings should have broken through the pass and entered Henan, and King Chuang should also lead most of them to the east."
Lin Shengquan suddenly sank, a trace of ferocity flashed in his eyes, and he stared at Li Yangchun.
"You mean to say that in the whole of Shaanxi, we are the only ones left to fight?"
"The two battalions of Fengxiang Mansion add up to only 20,000 people. Even if we join forces with them, we can't reach 50,000. The total number of officers and soldiers in Shaanxi is 20,000?"
"What does Chuangwang mean?!"
Li Guo's eyes flickered, but he was speechless. He remembered the previous military discussion.
Everyone wanted to go to northern Shaanxi or stay in Qingyang Mansion, but Li Zicheng defied all opinions and insisted on leading his troops south, probably knowing this.
"We have a lot of people in Yan'an Prefecture. Li Zicheng, Guo Tianxing, and King Zhengong are all still in Yan'an Prefecture, with a total of 100,000 people."
"Yan'an Prefecture is the closest to Xi'an Prefecture. The officers and soldiers of Shaanxi must immediately want to deal with the people of Yan'an Prefecture. The officers and soldiers will not have the energy to control us in the short term."
Li Yangchun did not avoid Lin Shengquan's gaze.
"King Chuang is playing a big game of chess, and now is the stage of setting up the formation."
"We are all chess players on the chessboard."
"Do you remember the battalions that stayed in various places?"
Lin Shengquan was naturally impressed.
Most of them moved westward, but there were still many battalions staying in Henan, Huguang, Shandong, Sichuan, South Zhili and other provinces, either guerrillas everywhere or gathering in the mountains and forests.
"You should find that the number of officers and soldiers is getting smaller and smaller now."
Lin Shengquan's eyes narrowed slightly, and his heart thumped. ….
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that we are encountering fewer and fewer officers and soldiers.
From the thousands of people who originally pursued them, there are now only a thousand people, and they even ignore them for a long time.
This time after they entered Shaanxi, they encountered not many officers and soldiers in total.
When they were in Fengxiang Mansion, they encountered no obstacles. The soldiers of Fengxiang Mansion didn't even dare to step out of the city, and they didn't even have a decent confrontation.
Thinking about it now, it seems that the officers and soldiers are indeed extremely scattered and cannot even build a decent encirclement network.
Since entering Shaanxi, the officers and soldiers have always been at a disadvantage, unable to resist on either side. Even though they tried their best to cover up, they were still full of flaws.
"King Chuang is not trying to eliminate dissidents. You can rest assured on this. I know that King Chuang is leaving Shaanxi, but I was ordered to come to Feng Gongchang Mansion. This is the best evidence."
Lin Shengquan was silent and nodded. The facts are indeed as Li Yangchun said.
They are all grasshoppers on a thread now. If something happens, no one can escape.
"King Chuang has deployed his troops in all directions just for the sake of the future."
"The officers and soldiers of our battalion scattered outside will naturally have to allocate manpower for defense. The main force will be suppressed less and less, and our army will have more advantages in the frontal battlefield."
"Shaanxi is short of food and cannot feed hundreds of thousands of troops. They leave Shaanxi and enter Henan. From Henan, they make a large circle through Huguang, Guanzhong, and Sichuan..."
"When King Chuang gets the army supplies and returns north to Shaanxi again, it will be the time to conquer Xijing."
"When Xijing is defeated, it will be the day when King Chuang breaks the earth and declares himself emperor!"
Li Yangchun's eyes were blazing, and his heart was ups and downs.
He didn't know much about history, and he hadn't read many books, but he had heard of storytelling, the Three Kingdoms, the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and many stories about the founding emperors of the dynasties.
When the time came to proclaim the emperor and establish the country, all of them were the heroes of the founding of the country and were Conglong's generals.
It is inevitable that he will be granted the title of a marquis and a general, and his name will be remembered in history. Maybe his deeds will be written down and praised by future generations.
"This is all King Chuang's plan. King Chuang wants us to stay in Gongchang Mansion until most of them enter Xi'an Mansion, and we will respond accordingly.
"
"That's why I said I can't retreat."
Li Yangchun's eyes were deep and he turned to look east.
"As for why I can't retreat..."
"Nephew Li Xian said before that this group of officers and soldiers is extremely strange. They hang behind their troops all the way. They can clearly be annihilated but they keep delaying it."
"And the troops were sent several times to prevent them from going towards Fengxiang Mansion. As long as they go towards Gongchang Mansion, they will not be attacked."
"It seems that he wants to drive them towards Hanzhong Mansion."
"Of course we won't be allowed to evacuate to the east now."
As if to confirm Li Yangchun's words, a scout rode up on horseback, holding a seal and passed through the numerous guards to the observation tower.
The cavalry army sent out to attack had been repulsed, and officers and soldiers as well as a large number of cavalry were seen in the camp.
The officers and soldiers' camp was built on the only road they must pass to Fengxiang Mansion. If they want to escape to Fengxiang Mansion through there, they will undoubtedly encounter an interception. A forced breakthrough will only lead to heavy losses.
And even if they escape to Fengxiang Mansion, they may not only have to face this weird officers and soldiers, but also the invading officers and soldiers of Xi'an Mansion. They will undoubtedly be caught between them.
Li Yangchun wanted to say something more, but before he could say anything, he was interrupted by Lin Shengquan.
"Look at the mountain road..."
Li Yangchun followed the direction of Lin Shengquan's finger and looked towards the official road at the foot of the Western Mountain. In just a moment, his expression became extremely ugly.
He saw on the mountain road, the mules and horses of the officers and soldiers were dragging the artillery cart towards the top of the Western Mountain.
The main camp on the top of Xishan Mountain had changed its flag at this time, and the red flags of the officers and soldiers had been raised. The third battalion of Xishan Mountain had been defeated in less than an hour.
The purpose of the officers and soldiers dragging the artillery up the mountain at this time was obvious. They wanted to set up an artillery position on the top of the Western Mountain and bombard the central mountain directly from the Western Mountain.
The reason why Li Yangchun looked extremely ugly was because he had worked so hard to set up camp in the mountains, but now he was helping the officers and soldiers.
The heights of the three mountains are not much different, and the distance between them is not far. If the cannon is placed on the top of the west mountain, the other two mountains will be within its range.
Li Yangchun's expression changed, and he tightened his grip on the Yanling knife at his waist.
After a while, Li Yangchun finally issued the military order when he saw more and more officers and soldiers rushing up the mountain road.
"Calling the elite cavalry and horse troops, be sure not to cause a commotion..."
"Let's go south..."
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Luo Xiaoming
