Chapter 33: Rescue Xiangyang City

The situation in Xiangyang City. Zhang Xuan got it one after another.

The battle of Da Hyeon outside the city, and the growing heat. From Xiangyang City to Da Xian Mountain, this short road of several miles is simply a pile of corpses. Wu Sangui and Bai Wang fought repeatedly, and human life is just a concept.

And with the encouragement of the war, the battle was not limited to the two divisions, Bai Wang and Wu Sangui became front-line commanders, and batches of soldiers were transferred to them. It's just limited to the crampness of the battlefield, which can only accommodate thousands of people to fight. The ministries can only go into battle in batches.

It is even more because of the crampedness of the battlefield. As a result, the firepower in the battle was unprecedentedly intensive, Yang Chengzu moved almost all the artillery at the head of Xiangyang City to this position, and the same Duoduo also sent all the Hongyi cannons into battle, and then began to bombard the city head.

So much so that the armies on both sides did not dare to fight in formation, because once the large group of men and horses gathered, the first thing to face was the bombardment of the opposing artillery.

It is precisely because of such dense firepower. Yang Chengzu's Yongdao plan could not be implemented at the beginning.

To be honest, such unprecedented firepower has never been seen before by either the Qing army or the Xia army.

In the battle of Yuan Chonghuan and Ningyuan, more than a dozen Hongyi cannons can dominate the battlefield. The Qing army imitated the Hongyi cannon, and it was only forty pieces, and it could sweep through the pass. As for getting the Ming Dynasty's Hongyi cannon in Jiubian, Li Zicheng had no temper in Tongguan.

And now, the two sides have gathered in this small place of artillery, and there are more than 100 guns combined.

The place is too small, the fire is too intensive.

No one has ever fought such a battle.

However, Yang Chengzu has always stayed here, and tens of thousands of horses dare not move lightly. And Duoduo also held the Eight Banners, including the Han Army Banner, in his hands.

Both sides know that this is just an appetizer.

The real feast hasn't started yet.

Zhang Xuan didn't dare to delay too long in Yicheng, and after recruiting some soldiers and horses from all over the country, he borrowed Zheng Zhilong to stay in Wuchang with a water division, which was led by Zheng Tai.

Zheng Zhilong did not stay in Wuchang for long. Instead, he returned to Fujian, leaving some fleets and staying in the Yangtze River, and Zheng Tai was one of them. It's just that Zheng Tai's fleet is not without harm, and most of Zheng Zhilong's ships are sea ships. It's good to be able to go against the current to Wuchang.

If you want to go up the Han River again, it will be a little difficult.

Most of the ships could not sail into the Han River, so they had to recruit a large number of civilian ships.

Zhang Xuan recruited people from all over the place, plus Yicheng soldiers. There are 50,000 or 60,000 horses, and the surrounding forces have been requisitioned. However, what reassured Zhang Xuan was that Luo Yulong had decided to go west, and Wang Long, as the advance force, had already arrived in Wuchang. Replenish the gap in Wuchang's troops.

An army of 50,000 marched by land and water. From Yicheng, go up the Han River.

If it was just a waterway march, Zhang Xuan could go straight to Xiangyang Mansion by boat. After all, the connection between Xiangyang City and the back has not been severed.

But at this moment, Xiangyang City has not yet urgently needed reinforcements.

Opening up the land passage between Xiangyang City and the rear can not only contain the Qing army's strength, but also restore the morale in Xiangyang City. Therefore, Zhang Xuan chose to go north with great fanfare.

If you look down from the sky, you will see that between Yicheng and Xiangyang, the ship is connected to the bow and tail of the ship, and the sails are connected, almost becoming a white line, stretching for several miles. This is the material that Zhang Xuan prepared for Xiangyang City. As well as the baggage artillery of the Great Army.

Waiting for change, Zhang Xuan has never changed this overall strategy.

On the west bank of the Han River, a large group of men and horses, battalion after battalion, marched in separate columns, benefiting from the simultaneous advance by land and water. And a large number of cavalry were on guard on the perimeter. As a result, the burden of the army advancing on foot on land was minimal. You can travel light.

Zhang Xuan did not sit on the boat, but marched with the large group of people.

Zhang Xuan, in order to show that he was suffering with the soldiers, did not ride a horse, but marched on foot.

Man is actually a very adaptable animal, when he ran a few kilometers, it was like Zhang Xuan, who wanted to die, but now he travels hundreds of miles with the army, and he doesn't feel too hard.

Soon, the peaks on both sides came into Zhang Xuan's eyes, and the Han water seemed to tighten abruptly here. The peaks on both sides are far away from each other, and it is like two gates guarding the place.

Zheng Lian guided Zhang Xuan and said: "This is Lumen Mountain and Da Xian Mountain. ”

Zhang Xuan looked at Lumen Mountain on the east bank of the Han River from afar, and suddenly remembered a lot of Tang poetry, but then he also forgot these verses, and suddenly remembered this place, he had actually been here, when he followed Zhang Xianzhong to Xiangyang, he had been here.

It's just that it was night, and it was a hurried march, so where was there time to see what the mountains next to me were like.

He then looked at Da Hyeon.

As mentioned before, Mt. Dahyeon is not a mountain peak, but a mountain range, and this is the southern end of Mt. Dahyeon, which stands with the Han River sandwiched between Mt. Lumun.

There is a reason why Xiangyang is a strong city in the world.

This reason is not only the sturdiness of Xiangyang City, but also the geographical location of Xiangyang City itself.

Xiangyang is at the turn of the Han River, the Han River is before Xiangyang, it flows in the east-west direction, but after Xiangyang, it turns to the northwest and southeast epidemic, and many places can even be said to be popular in the north and south, and the Han River almost half bypasses Xiangyang City.

Of course, Xiangyang has the power of Han water.

And the south of Xiangyang City is Da Xian Mountain.

Da Hyeonsan is not too big. But it is enough to rely on the south side of Xiangyang. Xiangyang City can be said to be surrounded by mountains and rivers. In many places, it is impossible to show troops, as long as it occupies the advantage of waterways, it will not be able to cut off the back road, and the Han River and the Yangtze River are connected, and the materials in the rear can be continuously transported into Xiangyang City.

Logistics costs are low.

And for the army that went south from the north, the logistics were very problematic.

Under the long-term confrontation, Xiangyang City's advantage is very large. It's just that the age of firearms has changed somewhat.

Regardless of the changes in the era of firearms, this is a level.

Because of the confrontation between the green mountains on both sides of the river, the area along the river on both sides of the river has shrunk rapidly, and it is impossible to talk about a husband and wife, but it is also a good place to block it. In the battle for Xiangyang, this is also a battleground in the rear of Xiangyang.

Although the scenery of the mountains and waters is so charming, the news from the front line came quickly.

"Newspaper. There is a Qing army arrayed on the front line, and the flag is a positive yellow flag. ”

Zhang Xuan's face turned grim and said, "Do you know who it is?" ”、

"It seems to be Turai."

"Turai." When Zhang Xuan heard this name, his heart also moved slightly.

This name has not been heard of by Zhang Xuan at all in later generations, but now it is a big name.

The two sides have been fighting for such a long time, so a large number of Xia troops fell into the hands of the Qing army, but there were also many Qing troops in the hands of the Xia army.

War is a matter of greater understanding.

Especially Turai, not to mention anything else, just because of the credit for the defeat of Li Zicheng under Tongguan City, Zhang Xuan did not dare to underestimate it. He then asked Zheng Lian, "Do you have any information about Tulai?" ”

"Yes." Zheng Lian flipped out of the bookcase behind him and immediately read: "Turai, Fei Dongying's son." In the third year of Chongzhen, he fought with Man Gui under the Beijing division and won it. In the fourth year of Chongzhen, he went out of the customs from Amin, and after leading the troops, he repeatedly broke the team of more than 100 people with 16 people. Chongzhen for five years, surrounded the Daling River, personally Bocheng, and was seriously injured. After repeatedly entering the customs from the conscription, he broke the scholar Liu Yuliangjun. From the expedition to Songshan. Po Xingshan, because of his repeated military exploits, he was awarded the third class. ”

A lot of things are not true. After all, detailed information is hard to come by from the battlefield.

However, this alone is enough.

This person represents a group of people, who were born under the command of the old slave, grew up in the Huangtaiji period, and lived for the rest of their lives. These people have used decades of conquest to sharpen the highest level of the Eight Banners' combat power, and they are also the mainstay of the Eight Banners.

It can be said that the Eight Banners at this time are his strongest time.

The leadership was hard-bodied and well-trained, but because of the great expansion of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they enjoyed the best weapons. Experience has experience, you have to have will, you have to have a will, you have equipment and you have equipment. How can they not be strong?

Zhang Xuan turned over and said, "Let's go, go to the front and have a look." ”

"Yes." More than 100 followers who followed behind Zhang Xuan immediately got on their horses and followed Zhang Xuan away.

Looking at Zhang Xuan's departure, many soldiers were nervous. Because they know that whenever Zhang Xuan looks like this, he is going to fight.