Chapter 560: Capture Wuguanzhong
Bai Wenxuan and Zhao Mingchong combined, with 6,000 soldiers and horses on their side, and nearly 100,000 troops of the commander were outside the pass, there was really no need to play tricks, after all, they didn't know when the Qing army's grain transportation team would come.
At that moment, the two of them decided to let the soldiers rest for a while, and then go out day and night, and touch Wuguan, about seventy miles east of Danfeng County.
Although the territory of Shangzhou Mansion is basically uninhabited, Bai Wenxuan is still very careful, and it took two days to touch the back of Wuguan.
On the night of the 25th, on the winding Wuguan Road, 6,000 soldiers of the Wei Wu Army advanced towards Wuguan in the night.
The stars and moon were dim in the sky, but the snow on both sides of the road provided a good view for the soldiers.
At this time, thousands of soldiers were walking in the dark night, but there was no sound in the procession, only the black shadows were seen rising and falling with their footsteps, and the rustling of clothes and armor was heard, and the rustle of feet on the snow.
"General, there is Wuguan ahead!" A scout rushed over and reported on one knee.
As soon as Bai Wenxuan raised his hand, the soldiers behind him slowly stopped and stood quietly on the road.
Bai Wenxuan, Zhao Mingchong and the others immediately climbed to the slope on the side of the road, and when they climbed halfway up, everyone could already see Xiongguan in the distance.
In the darkness, between the two mountains, a behemoth lay across the road, like a knife-cut cliff.
The huge wall was pitch black, but the wall was full of torches, and you could see the figure of the night patrol, walking back and forth, heavily guarded.
At the foot of the wall, there are also bright lights in the houses on both sides of the road, but the farther away from the wall, the less the fire, and when it comes to the Qing army camp behind, it is pitch black, only a few braziers, burning in the dark night, and the flames are swaying with the night wind.
Bai Wenxuan and Zhao Mingchong glanced at each other, and their eyes were full of joy, the defense of the Qing army was really tight on the front and lax in the rear.
Bai Wenxuan observed for a while, and then said: "The camp behind should be stationed in the green battalion, and the Eight Banners should be stationed in the house under the wall!" ”
Zhao Mingchong frowned slightly, "Eight Banners control the closure, then this matter will not be easy to handle!" ”
He pointed to the back of Wuguan and said: "The Qing army is stationed on both sides of the road behind the wall, the big camp is like a long snake, we suddenly attack, the eight banner soldiers behind the wall will be alert immediately, if they guard the gate, we may not be able to open the gate!" ”
Bai Wenxuan groaned slightly, and then said: "Lao Zhao, you lead people, along the slopes on both sides of the road, bypass the barracks of the green camp, and touch behind the wall. When you are ready, send a signal to tell the marshal, and then directly raid the Eight Banners and seize the gate, and when I see you doing it, I will immediately raid the camp of the green battalion soldiers! ”
Zhao Mingchong thought about it, but it didn't make sense, "Okay, then I'll take someone to touch it." ”
At that moment, the two of them went down the hillside, Zhao Mingchong ordered eight hundred elite soldiers, divided into two groups, along the slopes on both sides of the road, bypassed the green battalion camp stationed along the road, and quietly touched Wuguan.
Bai Wenxuan saw two black shadows, and had already climbed halfway up the hillside, avoiding the Qing military camp under the hillside, and then waved his hand again and shouted in a low voice, "Go, touch it!" ”
Wuguan is the dangerous pass connecting Guanzhong and Zhongzhou, and Tonghangu Pass, Xiao Pass, and Dasan Pass have become the "four stops of Qin".
For more than 1,000 years, Wuguan has gone through wind and rain, and how many dynasties have become clouds, but Wuguan still stands between the mountains at the junction of Shaanxi and Henan.
Wuguan is very strong, and after the Qing army occupied it, it was changed back to the wall after Gao Yihuan's transformation.
The city wall is high and thick, located between two mountains, it can be said that it is a man when the pass, ten thousand people do not open, the difficulty of breaking through from the front and Tongguan is a level.
Last time, Gao Yihuan was also outwitted, and he won the martial arts.
Wu Sangui was able to rest assured that Gao Yihuan and led the main force to fight with Zhang Xianzhong for Hanzhong, because he was confident in the defense of Wuguan, and felt that even if Gao Yihuan came to attack the fortification, he would not be able to take Wuguan for a while.
There are a total of 10,000 Qing troops stationed in Wuguan, of which 7,000 are a green battalion soldiers, the general soldier is called Wang Yongqiang, and the other 3,000 people are the Zhenghuang Banner of the Han Army, which is led by the deputy capital commander Zu Kefa.
At this time, in a big tent in the Qing army camp, Wang Yongqiang was talking to Niu Quan, the grain officer from Chang'an.
Niu Jinxing's father and son saw that Li Zicheng could not succeed, so they took refuge in Wu Sangui, and now Niu Jinxing is Wu Sangui's staff, and Niu Quan is serving in the Shaanxi Governor's Mansion.
"Niu Tongju, you see that the New Year is coming soon, and the brothers are working hard in the ravines, is the court going to give out some holiday money. We don't have many people, as long as 30,000 taels, the brothers can have a good year! Can you help me tell us about it? Wang Yongqiang picked up his wine glass and said with a smile.
Shangzhou was burned to the ground by Gao Yihuan, and Wang Yongqiang and Zu Kefa were both moldy people who had poured eight lifetimes to garrison such a rotten land.
Everyone else is reaping benefits, but they can only eat fixed rations, and their lives are very hard.
"Hehe~" After Niu Quan drank a few glasses, his cheeks were slightly red, and he waved his hand and said, "Mr. Wang, you are embarrassing me." Guanzhong is a poor place, you want 30,000 taels, how embarrassed am I to open my mouth to the governor! ”
Wang Yongqiang said: "Then 15,000 taels, no less, no less, no way to explain to the brothers." ”
Niu Quan put down his chopsticks, "Chief soldier Wang, Shangguan is most afraid that his subordinates will cause him trouble, there are so many troops in the Qing Dynasty, and many of the food and salary problems are solved by themselves." That's it, ten thousand taels, no more. I'll tell you about it! ”
Wang Yongqiang also wanted to solve it by himself, but Shangzhou Mansion didn't have any hair, could it be that he was asked to go out of Wuguan and go to Gao Yihuan's territory to fight grass valley, wouldn't that be a dead urge?
"Hehe~" Wang Yongqiang smiled bitterly: "10,000 is 10,000, then I will thank Niu Tong for the sentence first." ”
Saying that, he picked up the wine glass, Niu Quan smiled and said, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say!" However, if you only write 10,000, you may only get 3,000. ”
Wang Yongqiang scolded secretly in his heart, but why did he work hard for the Qing court, isn't it just to make money? The military generals are fishing in front, the civil officials are fishing, and it is inevitable that they will be deducted at all levels, and the same will be true in the Ming Dynasty.
Now it's even stronger, at least if you get it, the Ming Dynasty simply won't send it.
"I understand, I understand!" Wang Yongqiang said with a smile.
While the two were talking, there were suddenly several violent explosions outside the tent, followed by shouts of killing all over the mountains.
At this time, the curtain was suddenly opened, and a Qing soldier rushed in, and said in horror: "Total ~ Chief Soldier, it's not good, Wei Wujun is here!" ”
Niu Quan was so shocked that his heart trembled, the wine glass fell on the table, Wang Yongqiang picked up his helmet and rushed out of the big tent to take a look, and was immediately dumbfounded.
The sound of killing outside the wall shook the sky, and two people and horses with torches rushed down from the mountainside inside the wall, and they shouted "kill the turtle grandson" while rushing to the gate.
In addition, a large number of enemy soldiers with torches had actually rushed into his camp, which made Wang Yongqiang gasp, the divine soldiers descended from the sky! Why did Wei Wujun kill from behind?
Niu Quan didn't know when, he had already come out of the tent, and when he saw this battle, he immediately sifted chaff with his legs, and said in a trembling voice: "General Wang, there is a huge disparity in strength, we were suddenly attacked again, and the Wuguan is about to end, let's turn in!" ”
"Where to go! The roads are blocked! Wang Yongqiang's face was gloomy, and he suddenly turned his head to look at Niu Quan.
Niu Quan was shocked, and couldn't help but take a step back, "Mr. Wang, what are you going to do?" ”
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