"Ugh————"
Outside Jitou Pass, all you can see are messy flags and moving heads.
Accompanying the sound of the horn were deafening shouts of death.
As the saying goes, if you have more than 10,000 soldiers, you will have no borders.
Now there are more than ten thousand bandits outside Jitou Pass. It seems that the number of bandits has exceeded fifty thousand, connected end to end, stretching as far as the eye can see.
The rogue bandits in front have covered the entire front, surging towards the location of Jitou Pass like a wave.
Behind it, there are still a large number of rogues and cavalry pouring out from the camps outside the pass or from the horizon.
"kill!
! "
Countless ragged bandits and hungry soldiers gathered together and suddenly hit the wall of Jitou Pass like a black wave.
Ladders were set up one after another, and one after another, the rogue soldiers were climbing up hard, holding weapons and tattered bucklers.
Looking down from the clouds in the sky, dense black ant colonies almost covered the entire wall of Jitou Pass, which was extremely terrifying.
"put!"
Along with the bursts of killing sounds outside the pass, which were like mountain roars and tsunamis, hoarse orders were heard from time to time on the wall of Jitou Pass, and then high-pitched swan sounds suddenly sounded.
"Bang! Bang! Bang bang!
! "
Along with the sound of firecrackers shooting that resounded through the sky, large swaths of gunpowder smoke rose again from the wall of Jitou Pass.
Rows of muskets were fired from the top of the city, and the bandits swarming outside the city instantly fell like wheat, causing heavy casualties.
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The volley of artillery fire from the pass wall finally destroyed the morale of the rogue bandits outside the pass.
The gangsters who had originally swarmed in were so terrified that they turned back, regardless of everything, and fled backwards screaming. Even the veteran gangsters who were supervising the battle could not stop the rout.
The terrain of Jitou Pass is difficult, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The defenders have a huge advantage, and it is difficult for the rogue bandits' human sea tactics to take advantage of it.
On the top of the Guan Tower, Chen Wang held a telescope and looked down at the Guan Tower.
Chen Wang has been transferred to guard Jitou Pass since mid-March, and has been stationed at Jitou Pass for four months now.
The rogue bandits outside the pass have been attacking for nearly half a month. Most of the rogue bandits could have arrived long ago, but the destruction of the plank roads in some areas slowed down their speed a lot.
Hu Zhiyi, who was guarding Xing'an, was transferred back from Chen Wang's family and went to help Mian County.
Chen Wang did not leave a single camp soldier in Xing'an Prefecture, and all defense was handed over to Du Wugang.
Du Wugang did quite well, at least there were no big problems with farming.
In the sea of colorful flags outside the pass, two towering banners occupy two high slopes, one on the left and one on the right. Surrounded by a group of bandit warriors, it attracts special attention.
Under the lens, Chen Wang could see the words written on both sides of the scroll and the people underneath.
There are two large banners, one is the banner of Scorpion Block Tuo Yangkun, and the other side is the banner of the second team's general Gao Yingde.
The flags used by the seventy-two battalions of bandits were basically recorded by the Ming army. As the deputy commander-in-chief, Chen Wang naturally had access to this information.
On April 25th of this year, Hong Chengchou sent Cao Bianjiao, Zuo Guangxian, Zu Dabi and Sun Xianzu to jointly attack.
The officers and soldiers entered the mountains and met the rebel soldiers at Guojiaba. The two sides fought fiercely in the rain, and the rebel soldiers suffered countless casualties.
Although the advance and suppression campaign achieved initial success, due to difficulties in transporting food later, the army had no choice but to retreat after the army was short of food.
"What's wrong?"
Chen Gong keenly noticed something was wrong with Chen Wang's expression.
"The flag is right, but the people under it are wrong."
Chen Wang frowned slightly and handed the telescope in his hand to Chen Wang who was standing aside.
Chen Gong stretched out his hands and carefully took the telescope from Chen Wang's hand.
His eldest brother sent someone to buy this telescope last year from a place called Haojing in the southeast. Just one pair cost dozens of taels of silver, and he bought five pieces in total, not counting the travel expenses and freight.
Chen Wang's main purpose was to send people to buy classics, a series of Western classics such as "Pictures of Strange Weapons of the Far West".
Of course, there are also some domestic classics, such as Wang Zheng's "Newly Made Various Utensils", Song Yingxing's "Tiangong Kaiwu", Xu Guangqi's "Agricultural Policy Complete Book" and so on.
In addition to purchasing the classics, there seems to be another main task, which is to find a person, who seems to be called Bo Jue, in Jiashan, Zhejiang.
I heard that Bo Jue was a very talented person and was a student in the county. To put it simply, he was a scholar.
However, his talent lies not in scholarship but in craftsmanship.
From farm implements, tools, houses, and waterwheels to firecrackers, artillery, and telescopes, Bo Jue seemed to know a lot about them all.
Chen Gong didn't know where Chen Wang knew about Hao Jing and knew so many things.
From the initial construction of the city to the subsequent military training in the fields, Chen Wangdu handled it with ease and knew many things very well.
Chen Gong found that he didn't seem to know anything about this elder brother who had grown up with him and had been in the military together for many years.
Chen Gong raised his telescope and looked at the direction of the two large scrolls.
"It seems that Tuo Yangkun and Gao don't deserve it."
Chen Gong also frowned, and he also noticed something was wrong.
"I heard that Gao Yingde is wearing a white robe, so he shouldn't be wearing red clothes. The camp leaders of the rogue bandits in Qin like to wear red clothes.
The only person in the world is Little Red Wolf? "
Chen Gong's tone was a little uncertain, and he was far away. Even with a telescope, he couldn't see clearly.
But looking at his attire, it is indeed similar to the description of the little red wolf.
Chen Wang's eyes were slightly focused, and his gaze swept across the bandits outside the pass. He already knew the general situation very well.
"There is a ninety-nine percent chance that it is a combination of Shi Wan and Xiao Hong Lang, under the banner of Scorpion Block and Gao Deer."
Chen Wang looked at the two large banners standing on the road in the distance and said in a deep voice.
"The rogue bandits outside the pass are basically foot soldiers and hungry soldiers. There are almost more than 30,000 people. The rest of the horse army and elite cavalry add up to less than 6,000 or 7,000 people. Even if there are more, it will only be 10,000 horses. Army and fine cavalry.”
If Gao Yingde and Tuo Yangkun only had 10,000 horse troops and fine cavalry under their command, Zhang Xianzhong would have wiped them all out long ago, and how could he let them escape into Shaanxi.
Furthermore, there are only more than 10,000 horsemen and elite cavalry, so it is estimated that they will not run away. If there are few people, they will probably simply join Zhang Xianzhong's command.
"It's different over there in Mian County. There are more elite horsemen. The banner of the bandits is Li Zicheng, who seems to be the main force of the bandits."
There seemed to be nothing wrong with the Tang newspaper coming from Mian County, and it seemed to be the main force of the rogue bandits, but Chen Wang still felt that something was not right.
If it is the main force under Li Zicheng, according to the report sent by Zhou Yumao, it seems that the intensity of the attack is not high.
Chen Wang held his hand on the railing, frowning and thinking.
According to the original process, without himself in Hanzhong, Zhou Yumao could not stop the little red wolf's offensive, allowing the little red wolf to invade Hanzhong Mansion, and even surrounded Hanzhong City for a time.
The camp guards in Hanzhong Mansion could not resist and could only maintain a defensive position.
Finally, Hong Chengchou sent Cao Bianjiao into Hanzhong. Cao Bianjiao defeated the Little Red Wolf and finally lifted the siege of Hanzhong.
Because of this, Hanzhong Mansion changed its tactics to guerrilla warfare and appointed deputy generals in the second year.
But now, due to Chen Wang's influence, this matter has already been advanced.
"Hanzhong, Sichuan..."
Outside the pass, the deafening shouts of killing came again. The rogue bandits once again stopped the offensive. They once again launched an attack on Guancheng.
Chen Wang looked at the bandits who were coming again like a tide in Guanxia, and his thoughts became clearer.
Li Zicheng did not attack Hanzhong Mansion, but went south from Lueyang and directly entered the border of Ningqiang Prefecture.
Then go to Ningqiang Prefecture, pass Qipanguan and enter Sichuan directly.
After entering Sichuan, Li Zicheng entered Guangyuan through Chaotian Pavilion, and then went on to conquer more than 30 counties in Sichuan Province.
The Sichuan soldiers were good at fighting and had favorable geographical advantages. Logically speaking, they should not have suffered such a tragic defeat. However, most of the Sichuan soldiers were recruited out of Sichuan at this time and went to Huguang and other places.
In the vast northern Sichuan, there were only more than 9,000 soldiers including the Guards, and they still had to defend various dangerous roads. At that time, Sichuan Commander-in-Chief Hou Liangzhu had less than 2,000 soldiers under his command.
At that time, there were still many rogue bandits in Sichuan Province. In May, some rogue bandits fled into Nanjiang and Tongjiang and captured the two cities.
Hou Liangzhu had no choice but to divide his troops again, and his troops were even thinner.
Chen Wang's eyes narrowed slightly, and he discovered something he hadn't noticed before.
According to historical records, Li Zicheng captured Ningqiang in September and then moved south to Sichuan.
Hou Liangzhu refused to fight in Mianzhou, but was outnumbered and died in battle.
Mianzhou is not in Baoning Prefecture, but northeast of Chengdu Prefecture. According to the previous situation, Hou Liangzhu should be in Guangyuan, guarding Qipan Pass.
But I don’t know why in October, I was in Mianzhou, Chengdu Prefecture.
The empty situation in Sichuan is probably already under the control of the rogue bandits.
Chen Wang suddenly had the feeling that for Li Zicheng, Sichuan was the real fat.
All his actions were just to confuse him, whether it was the previous battle with Cao Bianjiao and Zuo Guangxian in April, or the current high-profile battle
Attacking Hanzhong Mansion is just a cover-up, a trick to attack the east and attack the west.
Li Zicheng did not learn Gao Yingxiang's mind and strategy. Instead, he learned the Zhang Xin ambush method that Hong Chengchou had always used, and he learned it to the point of mastering it.
Although he figured it out, Chen Wang's face didn't look happy at all.
Because now there is a more embarrassing thing for him to make a choice - whether to prevent Li Zicheng from going south to Sichuan.
Choose No. Although there have been considerable changes in history, what Li Zicheng did after entering Sichuan this time should be similar to the original process, and not much will change.
As the deputy commander-in-chief of the Hanzhong Prefecture, I need to bear the responsibility for the fall of Ningqiang Prefecture, and I also need to bear the responsibility for allowing the bandits to pass through the Hanzhong Prefecture.
The more damage the rogue bandits cause in Sichuan Province, the greater the blame they will bear.
The choice is to gather troops at Qipanguan or Ningqiang Prefecture, which may really block Li Zicheng from entering Shu.
It can also save the people of more than thirty cities in Sichuan Province who would have been kidnapped or slaughtered.
But rabbits will bite when they are anxious, not to mention a jackal like Li Zicheng.
In the battle at Heishui Valley, Chen Wang knew very well how powerful the fighting power of the intruders was when they were still fighting against the trapped beasts.
And there is another thing that needs attention. Once the rogue bandits are frustrated at Qipan Pass or outside Ningqiang Prefecture.
Facing the situation of being outflanked by the north and the south, the rogue bandits will most likely turn eastward and march eastward to Hanzhong Mansion. The soldiers in Hanzhong Mansion alone may not be able to defend it.
Even the best result is to block Li Zicheng in Ningqiang and capture Li Zicheng.
Without Li Zicheng, what will happen to the situation in Guanzhong will be completely traceless and become a mess.
Chen Wang's mind was in turmoil, with countless thoughts running through it.
