At the beginning of the night, as deep as ink, ten miles south of Beijing, the 11th Division of the New Army of the Three Guards Army had all been assembled, and the commander Gu Quanyou's eyes showed the excitement before the big battle.

"Brothers, the time has come for a decisive battle with the Tartars, and the time has come for the generals to make meritorious contributions, are you looking forward to it?"

"Kill all the Tartars and capture Dorgon alive!"

The response was like a tsunami.

The battle plan had been sent to the headquarters of the 11th Division two days ago, and two years ago, Gu Quanyou was still a fisherman who made a living by fishing on the Yangtze River, and at that time he could never have imagined that there would be a day when he would command thousands of troops and horses and fight a decisive battle under the city of Beijing.

"Let's go!"

As the order to march was passed down step by step, a contingent of nearly 10,000 men rumbled and pushed in the darkness. In order to achieve the suddenness of the attack, the whole army extinguished the fire torches and walked in the dark. For this night march, Gu Quan spent most of his time and energy on figuring out the route of the march.

The army advanced along the established route, and after half an hour's rapid march, the city wall of Beijing was already in sight. At this time, Gu Quanyou ordered the army to advance slowly, and at the same time, the reconnaissance cavalry went around to find out if the Qing army had moved.

On an unnamed high ground, Gu Quanyou put down the binoculars in his hand, and everything was normal in the Qing army camp, although a large-scale movement was carried out during the day, it was obviously just a demonstration.

Suddenly, an operational staff officer hurriedly pointed to the Qing army camp in the dark.

"The Qing army camp is on fire!"

Gu Quanyou's heart tightened, and he hurriedly raised the telescope and laboriously observed in the dark. I saw the torches and lights in the camp of the Qing army.

Oops, it was still noticed by the Qing army. After all, the scale of the 10,000 people is by no means small, and even if they want to completely cover up their tracks in the dark, it is extremely difficult, unless the opponent is stupid.

The Qing army is obviously not stupid, Gu Quan has a heart, so it's okay, then launch an attack in advance.

According to the plan, he had to wait for the remaining old regiments of the Three Guards Army to enter the combat position before officially launching the attack. But things always change more than expected, and we have no choice but to enter the decisive battle in advance.

"Artillery preparation, target Qing army camp, shelling!"

The cannon field guns equipped by the new army have a longer range and greater power than the old field guns, and they have been equipped with flowering shells with better blasting and killing effects. Wherever the shells landed, people, horses, livestock, and house fences could all be blown to pieces.

Boom Boom!

Suddenly, the earth shook, and huge cannons rang out one after another, as if the whole world had reached the end of the world in an instant.

The New Army of the Third Guards paid more attention to the use of artillery, and the 11th Division of the New Army alone had more than 100 artillery pieces of various types, and the fire from each salvo could illuminate half of the night sky.

In Gu Quanyou's field of vision, the Qing army camp, which was originally in order, was immediately in disarray, the firelight was spreading indiscriminately, the shelling set fire to the tents and flammable wooden fences, and countless figures were moving in panic.

The effect of this kind of artillery bombardment has been seen as early as the time of North Korea, and today, because of this artillery tactic, the foot soldiers can only rush up to pick up some scraps after being covered by overwhelming artillery fire.

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At the head of Beijing, the soldiers on duty at night couldn't help but tremble when they heard the rumbling cannons one after another. Although these Ming troops from the Beijing camp have also seen the artillery of the Shenji Battalion, compared to the terrifying scene tonight, it is simply different from heaven and earth.

"General, this is the legendary Three Guards? Did they invite Lei Gong and the mother? Half the sky is lit up! ”

The guerrilla general in Beijing had never seen such a scene, but in order not to lose face in front of his subordinates, he could only reply stubbornly:

"What's the alarm? The Three Guards are also the Ming Army, wouldn't it be better to invite Lei Gongdian Mother, so that we don't have to fight hard with the Tartars, and we all gave our lives in vain! ”

Heavy duty echoed it, secretly praying that the Three Guards would be able to drive out the Tartars in a battle tonight.

"Silence, silence! The Marquis of the Town is here! ”

got the news that the decisive battle had begun, how could Li Xin sleep peacefully. With a cadre general, he set foot on the city of Beijing. However, unlike usual, Gu Pingyu, who had been following him all the time, was nowhere to be seen.

At this time, there were many rumors among the soldiers of the Beijing camp that this general soldier of the Beijing camp had betrayed the marquis of Zhen, don't look at the two of them as if they had nothing to do now, but in fact, they looked like they were separated.

The man's absence tonight seems to confirm the rumor.

In fact, Gu Pingyu had no time to clone at this time, because he was ordered by the Marquis of Zhenyu to meet someone.

This person is none other than Zhou Yanru, the former cabinet chief who was deposed.

"General Gu is here just in time, and all the pavilion elders are also here, let's talk about the situation outside the capital!"

Gu Pingyu calmly glanced at everyone in the secret room. Fan Fucui, Li Shiwen, and a few waiters he was familiar with but couldn't name were all on the list.

"Tonight's battle is a decisive battle planned by the Marquis of Zhen, and it is intended to be a battle!"

Fan Fucui was very worried: "How is this kind of behavior different from a gambler? In case he loses to the Tartars, is it difficult for Da Ming to follow him to pay in? ”

"What Fan Ge Lao said is very true, Qin and Jin were born as horse thieves, they are used to licking blood from the knife edge, and they are addicted to gambling, who can control it? If he had been cut off before he got up, how could the court be in danger today? ”

Li Shiwen followed the hatred again and again, there was an inextricable feud between him and Li Xin, and if the humiliation of the burning of the mansion was not washed away, it would be difficult to see if it was really dead.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Zhou Yanru hurriedly said: "Now is not the time to criticize and write, we are going to take advantage of Li Xin's laughter and burnt down to take sudden measures to cut it off in one fell swoop, get rid of this rebellious traitor for the country, and correct the court!" ”

Fan Fucui and Li Shiwen also agreed with Zhou Yanru's statement, and they both set their eyes on Gu Pingyu, who had been silent.

"Raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, Zhou Ge Lao's chess arrangement is really wonderful, and now the nine gates of the capital are in the hands of the Beijing camp, just give an order, and I am afraid that Li Xin's little shaft will turn the sky upside down?"

Zhou Yanru shook his head, "Everyone, please think about it, has Qin Jin ever heard of a defeat since he became famous?" No! According to the old man's observation, this son is lucky, if he is not careful, he will not die but will be eaten back, and the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

Gu Pingyu made a loud noise.

"How to arrange the armies in the Beijing camp depends on the order of Zhou Ge Lao. Mark the soup and go to the fire, and die without spinning! ”

Zhou Yanru high-fived and praised: "Okay, the old man likes General Gu's fast-talking temperament." ”

He paused, then raised his voice abruptly.

"From now on, you mobilize your henchmen, assemble secretly, wait for the old man's order, and wait for the opportunity to eradicate the traitor!"