in the sky. A round of bright sun is shining, and the sun is shining warmly on the body.

On the wide official road, a group of soldiers drove slowly.

Along with this group of soldiers, there were also black cannons.

These cannons were all dispatched by Li Zhen from Guangzhou to prepare for the attack on Zhennan Pass. There are a total of eighteen cannons transferred this time, all of which are foreign cannons purchased from Gu Lina, which are powerful, small in size, and more convenient to carry. Of course, such a cannon is only compared to the cannon made by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which weighs thousands of catties, and it is not really easy to carry.

There were more than 300 soldiers escorting the cannons, and they were talking and laughing without the slightest pressure.

The leader was a battalion commander named Guan Mingtang.

He took a battalion of soldiers to escort the artillery, so to speak, with a heavy responsibility.

Guan Mingtang looked at the soldiers under his command and said with a smile: "Brothers, this time the marshal bombarded Zhennan Pass with artillery. Just imagine, eighteen cannons bombarded together, what a spectacular scene! Once all the shells fall on Zhennan Pass, the city wall must have collapsed and Zhennan Pass was destroyed. When the time comes, we can easily kill it. ”

"Battalion commander, we have artillery, why don't we use it in the first place?"

A soldier asked.

Guan Mingtang explained: "At the beginning, no one thought that Xi Changzhen was very powerful! Therefore, only now can artillery be dispatched to attack Zhennan Pass. With these eighteen cannons bombarded, it must be ...... then"

"Battalion commander, there is an enemy ahead!"

Guan Mingtang didn't speak, and a shout came from the team.

"Alert!"

Guan Mingtang discovered the enemy in front of him and immediately asked the soldiers to prepare.

One by one, the soldiers used the cannon body as a cover, took out the guns stuck in their waists, and carefully guarded. When the distance between the two sides was narrowed, Guan Mingtang saw the situation of the person who came clearly. Because the person who came was dressed as a soldier in Zhennanguan, Guan Mingtang pulled out his gun and shouted: "Brothers, it is the people from Zhennanguan who came to rob the cannon and shoot me, people can die, and the cannon will not be lost!" ”

He yelled, gun raised, and fought back.

Soon, the two sides began to exchange fire.

This time, because the soldiers under Guan Mingtang had a place to cover, three hundred people shot back, but they did not fall behind. Even if there were as many as six or seven hundred enemy soldiers killed, the soldiers under Guan Mingtang's command were not weaker than the other party in the exchange of firepower between the two sides. As the distance closes, things get a little worse.

"Battalion commander, they rushed up, what should I do?" A company commander spoke, and Guan Mingtang said loudly: "Block, no matter what." We can die, but we can't lose the cannon! "All the soldiers were still trying their best to resist, and when the distance between the two sides was only two or three meters behind, they began to engage in hand-to-hand combat at close range.

The two sides are fighting, and Guan Mingtang is still supporting him.

Thundered!

When Guan Mingtang led the soldiers under his command to fight hard, the sound of horses' hooves came quickly from far and near. In a few moments, a troop of cavalry could already be seen running out. The number of this cavalry was small, only more than three hundred, but each man was armed with steel knives, spears and pistols.

Guan Mingtang smiled and yelled: "Brothers, the reinforcements are coming, our reinforcements are coming, kill!" ”

He roared loudly, a smile on his face.

Just imagine, how could such an important matter as eighteen cannons be escorted by only one battalion of soldiers? The team of cavalry that was just killed was formed by Qi Zhenhai, and now it has been transferred out to protect the cannons of the escort.

The cavalry joined the battle, and the situation immediately changed.

"Kill!!"

The leading generals rushed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, they had already joined the battlefield. This group of cavalry was like a sharp sword, killing the enemy wherever it passed. In less than half an hour, all the people who came from the direction of Zhennanguan were killed, and none were left. The corpses were stacked together, almost like a hill.

With such a method, Guan Mingtang's eyes widened.

He even thought in his heart that he would also get a horse to ride, and he would definitely be majestic and domineering.

Guan Mingtang looked at the soldiers under his command and ordered: "Pack up all the corpses of the enemy soldiers and bring them back to the barracks." "Because of the assistance of the cavalry, all the hundreds of Zhennanguan soldiers who were killed were brought back. Guan Mingtang returned to the barracks to make a business, and Li Zhen quickly checked the situation of the eighteen cannons before he withdrew his gaze and looked at the corpses.

Li Zhen waved his sleeves and shouted: "Send the corpses of the enemy soldiers to the city of Zhennan Pass and throw them to Xi Changzhen." ”

At this time, Li Zhen's first thought was to repay the other with his own way.

A group of soldiers escorted the corpses of all the dead enemy soldiers away, and soon came to the south of the town. The carriage toppled and bodies rolled to the ground, and the soldiers who were escorting them quickly withdrew.

When Chen Zhengshi was patrolling the city tower, he found that it was the Qing army who came and saw the dead bodies on the ground, so he immediately understood what had happened, his face fell, and he said loudly: "Quick, immediately collect the corpses of all the soldiers, and then notify the adults to come." ”

"I'm already here!"

Xi Changzhen came to Chen Zhengshi's side and looked at the soldiers downstairs in the city, his eyes were full of pain.

His soldiers were killed, and his heart was full of pain.

He sent soldiers to intercept and kill the cannons escorted by the other party, hoping to destroy Li Zhen's sharp weapon. Unexpectedly, all the soldiers in this group were hanged. In a short time, the soldiers who went out had collected and counted all the corpses, and reported: "My lord, we have sent out seven hundred and sixty-eight soldiers, all of whom have been killed, and none of them have been left. ”

"Ah!!h

Xi Changzhen looked up to the sky and roared, his eyes full of anger.

Retribution!

Retribution!

He just sent the soldiers under Li Zhen's command back, and now they have loosened their own soldiers. Xi Changzhen's hands gripped the city wall, and the green tendons on the back of his hands were exposed. He breathed rapidly, his eyes were bloodshot, and he shouted: "Li Zhen, a certain family remembers, a certain family will definitely let you kneel in front of the graves of all the dead soldiers and beg for mercy, so that the dead souls can rest in peace." ”

Chen Zhengshi stood next to him, feeling Xi Changzhen's anger and also feeling a chill.

……

Time passed, and in a flash, it was time for Li Zhen to give Chen Zhengshi a war letter.

On this day, in the evening, the remnant sun was like blood. A red sun hung in the sky, and the red light stained the entire sky red, as if it were a harbinger of the next battle. On the upper floor of Zhennan Pass, Xi Changzhen had already instructed the rest of the soldiers to prepare, and on the stone walls on both sides of Zhennan Pass, all the archers were in place early.

The dark clouds of war shrouded the entire Zhennanguan.

"Step! Trample!!! ”

Outside the gate, there was a sudden sound of neat footsteps.

Thousands of troops came towards Zhennanguan, but in fact, they were raging. This time, Li Zhen dispatched all the soldiers under his command and carried eighteen cannons forward. When the distance between the two sides approached 100 meters, Li Zhen decisively ordered to stop the advance, and then ordered his soldiers to load their shells and aim at the entire Zhennan Pass.

In this battle, Li Zhen first used artillery shells to destroy the opponent's confidence, and then waved his army to attack.

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