The rumbling sound of artillery rang out, indicating that the battle to attack Nanzhili had officially begun.

The Ming army stationed at Kuling Pass did not expect that the Jiangning battalion would choose to attack from Guangdezhou, and they could only respond in a hurry.

In fact, this can't be blamed on the scouts of the Ming army, because the Jiangning battalion moved too fast, so that the news of the scouts did not have time to come to Guangdezhou, which was also a fatal mistake made by Qin Sande and Zhu Youxiang, it is said that the battle is about to break out, and the two should have come to the front line, but unfortunately the two of them still stayed in Nanjing City, plus Qin Sande, who held great power, was a eunuch, and his mind was delicate, and the officers and sergeants below were very attentive, no matter what news they received, they must report to Qin Sande as soon as possible, and then convey Qin Sande's orderAfter the start of the war, the opportunity was fleeting, and if everything had been conveyed through the top and below layer by layer, the fighter would have been lost long ago.

The fierce and sharp artillery fire was something that the Ming army had never experienced, watching the dirt around them being blown away, watching the comrades around them fly into the air, and the flesh and blood were blurred when they fell, and they were missing arms and legs, and many sergeants were already dying. Battles garrisoned in the field can only rely on naturally formed fortifications, and there is nothing else to rely on, and these fortifications are not so useful in the face of sharp artillery fire.

The commander of the 10,000 Ming army was a staff general, from the capital, and in the face of such sharp artillery fire, he was also dumbfounded, and he didn't know what to do in a short time. Fortunately, the general still knew the importance of the road, and immediately sent people to report in the direction of the state city, reporting that the Jiangning battalion had launched an attack from the direction of Kuling Pass.

Before the rumbling artillery fire stopped, the attack of the Jiangning battalion began.

The battle began, and the Ming army, which was stunned, reluctantly began to counterattack. They have long known that the order from above is very clear, it is not allowed to retreat, it is necessary to hold on to the death, to buy time for the rear.

What is strange is that there are not many soldiers of the Jiangning battalion who attacked. Li Dingguo, the commander of the vanguard, did not participate in the charge, and the officers and men of the Jiangning battalion attacked in one direction and did not scatter the attack, which made the generals of the Ming army who commanded the battle have a fluke mentality, and ordered all the sergeants to concentrate in the direction of the Jiangning battalion's attack, start a fight, and stop the attack of the Jiangning battalion. This staff general knew very well that since the Jiangning battalion had chosen Kuling Pass as the direction of the first attack, the preparations must be sufficient, and at this time, it would be able to resist for as long as it could take, and perhaps if it was properly commanded, it would be able to hold out until the arrival of reinforcements from the rear.

Li Dingguo is waiting for such an opportunity. The Ming army also went through a period of training, and the speed of concentration was very fast. After Su Tiancheng arranged the task, after careful consideration, he felt that 20,000 people participating in the attack at the same time may not be spread out, and the cavalry attacking in the mountains may not necessarily have a great advantage. Maybe this battle lasted a relatively long time, and in that case, the scouts sent by the Ming army to report the news must have arrived in the state capital as quickly as possible.

So Li Dingguo ordered 5,000 soldiers to attack. Attracting the attention of the Ming army, he led another 15,000 soldiers to find the best opportunity to break through the Kuling Pass and go straight to Guangdezhou City. As for the Ming army stationed at Kuling Pass, it is impossible to hold out for a long time, and in the face of the brave Jiangning battalion, it is only a matter of time before it is exterminated.

Just when the Ming army was concentrating in the direction of the Jiangning battalion attack, Li Dingguo issued an order, and all the soldiers and men followed him to break through the defense line of Kuling Pass and go towards Guangdezhou.

A huge torrent broke through the Kuling Pass, leaving behind the two sides that were still fighting, and rushed quickly in the direction of the state city.

When the generals of the Ming army understood that it was too late, the attack of the Jiangning battalion was extremely sharp, and the sergeants were a little unbearable, and the shells were still falling, and many sergeants were blown up. The general knew that everything was over, a small number of the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion attacked the defense line of Kuling Pass, and most of them went towards the state city, according to their speed, they must have surpassed the scouts, that is to say, there may not be any preparation in the direction of the state city, and they will suddenly encounter the powerful Jiangning battalion, what is the final result, it is needless to say.

The general who judged the situation quickly issued an order to surrender, he could not get any support, and there was no direction to retreat, even if he retreated now, I am afraid that he was still on the way, and he was completely wiped out by the Jiangning battalion, rather than waiting for death here, it was better to surrender as soon as possible, at least to save his own life.

Su Tiancheng already knew about Li Dingguo's arrangement, and secretly expressed his appreciation, so it seems that it will not take long to take Guangdezhou City, and there is no need to attack the city and pull out the village, you must know that Li Dingguo led 15,000 elite Jiangning battalion cavalry, and the opponent was only 40,000 soldiers under Zuo Liangyu, most of them were foot soldiers, when facing the cavalry, it was impossible to have much ability to confront and counterattack, and it was a quick thing to be overwhelmed, but if such an opportunity was lost, let the 40,000 soldiers enter the state city and refuse, Then you need to put a lot of thought and effort into attacking.

When Su Tiancheng was about to order Liu Wenxiu to lead an army of 10,000 to assist in the attack on Kuling Pass, the herald came to report that the Ming army stationed at Kuling Pass asked to surrender.

Su Tiancheng couldn't laugh or cry, how long has this battle just begun, no more than half an hour before and after, including the time of the artillery battalion attack, the Ming army begged to surrender.

Su Tiancheng ordered Liu Wenxiu to lead 10,000 soldiers to accept the surrender, of course, the requirements are very harsh, this is on the battlefield, not child's play, since the Ming army wants to surrender, then all line up, walk down one by one, put the weapons aside, and the personnel go to the designated place to stand in line, Su Tiancheng will not be so pedantic, and let the surrendered sergeants hold weapons.

When the galloping horse came to the front of Kuling Pass, the surrendered Ming army was assembling according to the requirements.

The general of the Ming army was brought in front of Su Tiancheng and others, looking at this general, Su Tiancheng didn't say anything, waved his hand and let the soldiers take him down.

Lu Xiangsheng beside him, his face is not very good, it is no wonder, not long ago Lu Xiangsheng was still the governor of Liaodong, leading the Liaodong border army to fight against the Houjin Tartars, and now seeing such a nesty Ming army, his heart is also uncomfortable.

"Master Lu, don't you think these sergeants are too cowardly?"

"Yes, the subordinates didn't expect that this fight had just begun, and the Ming army didn't have many casualties, it was nothing more than being hit by artillery, causing some casualties, and the real face-to-face fight was not carried out at all, and the subordinates thought that if the Ming army came to meet the battle with such a posture, the day of destruction was just around the corner."

"Lord Lu, you should remember what I said, the bravery of the sergeant is only one aspect, the key is the quality of the general, look at the Kuling Pass in front of you, it is also precipitous, although it is not as good as the Guanningjin defense line, but there are such fortifications in the south, it is very good, if 10,000 soldiers of the Jiangning battalion are stationed here, I can say without exaggeration, even if it is an army of 100,000 to attack, don't think about shaking this place easily, it's a pity, the general just now, I don't even want to talk to him, if he is stronger, led the sergeant to resist in person, why did he lose the Kuling Pass so quickly. ”

Lu Xiangsheng was a little surprised, looking at Su Tiancheng, I don't know why Su Tiancheng said this, the weakness of the opponent is a great thing for Jiang Ningying.

"Lord Lu, this general is not only Kuling Pass, but also Guangdezhou, he probably didn't expect that it is precisely because he gave up resistance prematurely that our army can go straight to the state city, Li Dingguo's arrangement is good, use a small number of soldiers to attack, attract the attention of the Ming army, the army took the opportunity to break through the Kuling Pass, and went in the direction of the state city."

Lu Xiangsheng nodded again and again, he could even see in advance that after the Jiangning battalion took Guangdezhou, Qin Sande and Zhu Youxiang, who were far away in Nanjing, were probably still planning to reinforce the Ming army.

Su Tiancheng looked at Lu Xiangsheng and spoke a little seriously.

"Lord Lu, it's up to you next, you lead an army of 30,000 and quickly rush to the state city to take Guangdezhou in one fell swoop, and then it's time for us to make a good deployment, the news must be kept absolutely confidential, Qin Sande and Zhu Youxiang would never have imagined that Guangdezhou would be lost so quickly, they would definitely send a large army to reinforcements, we must take advantage of this time difference to make full deployments and completely wipe out the Ming army that came to reinforce."

Lu Xiangsheng clasped his fists and saluted Su Tiancheng.

"Your Highness, rest assured, your subordinates will definitely live up to their mission."

The army led by Li Dingguo went towards the city of Guangdezhou at the fastest speed, along the way, they met the Ming army scouts who went to see them off, the captured scouts turned pale, and they never dreamed that the Jiangning battalion's movements were so fast, he left Kuling Pass to report the news at the beginning of the attack, and he was captured on the way halfway.

Capturing the scouts of the Ming army, Li Dingguo was ecstatic, he knew that his arrangement was successful, the Ming army stationed outside the state city, it was impossible to get any news, this attack was very sudden, 15,000 elite Jiangning battalion cavalry, when the Ming army was impacted, what kind of momentum would be created, what kind of results would be achieved, that is not to say, the Jiangning battalion did not need to attack the state city at all, as long as the Ming army stationed outside the state city was defeated, it would take the entire Guangdezhou.

Li Dingguo not only admired Su Tiancheng's arrangement, what is called wisdom, this is wisdom, with the fastest speed and the lowest price, to win the war.

Li Dingguo quickly ordered all the soldiers to speed up the march, and they must reach the state capital as quickly as possible, and the military camp where the Ming army was stationed was still close to five miles away from the state capital, and he could be completely sure that at such a speed, no Ming army would be able to enter the state city. (To be continued......)