Chapter 723: Thistle Town
Twice the advantage, coupled with a monster-level fierce general, instantly turned the situation into a crushing type, in the melee, those Li Chuangjun cavalry fell off their horses one after another, seeing that the generals did not know whether they were alive or dead, the rest of the officers hurriedly ordered to retreat when they saw that it was not good, and the remaining cavalry immediately turned around and fled.
At this time, before these cavalry could be penetrated, it was natural that there would be no tactics such as interception and killing, and if the tail was chased, the Ming cavalry that only penetrated the middle end could not catch up with those who ran in advance.
They approached the city wall at this time, and the Ming army on the city wall also saw this scene, although because the city gate was blocked, the small city was not allowed to outflank and intercept, but there were also some archers who bent their bows and arrows, but because they estimated their own side, basically no arrows were shot.
At this time, Wang Dou had already caught up, and at this time he stretched out his hand and shouted:
"Take a bow and arrows!"
One of the cavalrymen who followed hurriedly handed over the bow and arrow.
The horn bow was instantly pulled away by Wang Dou, and a feather arrow was firmly placed on the bowstring, just aimed at the back of a Li Chuangjun officer, and the arrow cluster continued to shake in the bump of the war horse, Wang Dou's hand suddenly let go of the arrow and came out of the string, like an eye, with the power of the bowstring, and suddenly stabbed into the armor of the Li Chuangjun officer, and then stabbed into his body.
He screamed and fell off his horse, but this archery skill was his own talent, and it was also his ability to eat in Jinyiwei, and as soon as it was revealed at this time, all the Ming troops cheered along with the people watching the battle on the city wall.
Almost at the same time, Wang Dou's second arrow also followed suit, although it was on a galloping horse, but it was the heart of his arrow that accurately hit the target again, in this era, it is still easy for famous generals to boast, especially in this moment of crisis, the good men who are on roll call outside the Donghua Gate, in the face of this kind of scene, it is not much use, when the country is ruined, it still depends on the martial arts.
The Ming army on the city wall was feverishly cheering "Champion Hou" at this time, and in their cheers, Wang Dou's third arrow shot the third Dashun cavalry off his horse, and then the cheers resounded in the sky.
Most of them are not soldiers on the first day, even if they are young and strong, they have actually been exposed to bows and arrows, because the demand for archers in the defending team is also very high, these people have tested their talents, and naturally understand what it means to be this kind of archer who is a hundred shots, and these Ming soldiers know very well what it means to be able to shoot the same wild target with arrows on a galloping warhorse!
This can almost be said to be a sharpshooter, and the name of a sharpshooter is not inferior to those brave generals!
Li Guang shoots the tiger, Xue Rengui three arrows set Tianshan and so on, which are still talked about today!
At the same time, the cavalry of the Ming army, which was also pursuing, continued to shoot sharp arrows, and the fleeing cavalry of Li Chuangjun kept falling off their horses in a panic, and soon only double digits remained.
You must know that Li Chuang's army sent 3,000 horsemen, and at this time there were only a few dozen horsemen left, and the casualties were so heavy that it could almost be said that the entire army was wiped out!
However, at this time, the distance is already too far, and if you pursue again, you will basically face the encirclement of Li Chuang's infantry army, and if Li Guo comes out to encircle regardless of the rear, then their lone army will be over!
After all, the defenders on the city wall only have the ability to cheer and shout, and even have the courage to come down to the battle, because the city gate is blocked, but they can only watch!
"General, I can't catch up!"
A cavalry stopped beside Wang Dou, who also stopped, and said breathlessly, after all, they are not a new force, this morning, although Li Guo was unwilling to come out for some reason to fight hard, but they did not run less, after all, with their thousands of cavalry, surround the enemy's tens of thousands of infantry, relying on movement warfare.
Wang Dou did not give up at this time, but pulled the bow again, you know, he has opened the bow dozens of times, the general archer with strong arm strength, at most more than ten times to open the bow to rest, but Wang Dou is not tired at all, the power of the bow and arrow has not been reduced at all, this time, the enemy is already outside the range, so he is not directly aimed at the target, but slightly inclined upward, the cavalry next to him stopped at this time with an unbelievable gaze, and in this gaze, Wang Dou's hand The bowstring suddenly loosened, The arrow pierced into the sky with the sound of a bowstring, and fell in a parabola as it ran out of strength nearly a hundred paces.
However, it was a pity that it did not hit the target, but almost wiped the helmet of the Dashun army general who was selected as the target by Wang Dou in a regretful exclamation.
"It's a pity ......"
This kind of archery, in fact, can already be called a hero, it is unseen and unheard of, but at this time did not successfully shoot the target, then it can not be praised, but I don't know what to say, although this kind of archery is already a miracle, but after all, it still didn't hit.
However, at this moment, the war horse under the seat of the cavalry general of the Great Shun Army suddenly stood up with a scream, threw the cavalry general on his back directly, hung it on the side, and then continued to scream, as if he had been greatly wounded, dragging him to the friendly troops on the side and galloping up.
"Eyes, it's got an arrow in the eye!"
On the city wall, the Ming army who was watching this scene at this time all understood, this is not a coincidence, but Wang Dou's goal is like this, after all, at this time, one arrow will kill one more person at most, but the horse is injured, so involved, especially in this state of high-speed running, they fell down in an instant, and several horses around were involved in the injured horse.
As for the remaining cavalry of the Dashun army, then they can only let them go, after all, the strength is insufficient at this time, and it is basically the limit to be able to do this level now, if the Dashun army withdraws later at that time, then it may be possible to build a complete contribution, and it doesn't even have to be so troublesome.
And now, only these are the best, the cavalry generals in this cavalry are basically shot to death by Wang Dou, Wang Dou is not aimlessly shooting the enemy, they are all looking at the target, screened, killing a cavalry is nothing, the cavalry is the core.
Now the results of the battle are enough, and it is time to consider retreating, after all, now that it is deep into the heart of the enemy, it is impossible to come out to help in the city, if it is outflanked by the enemy, it will be difficult!
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"General, the front is Jizhou City."
Liu Zongmin's lieutenant pointed ahead at this time and said.
They are now forcibly marching, although the policy of encircling three queyi has been set, but they can't let Chongzhen go, if Chongzhen really rushes out from the west, then whether it is land or coast, it will be difficult to stop it, if Chongzhen is allowed to go to the south of the Yangtze River, then the Ming Dynasty is likely to be like the former Song Dynasty, at least maintain a pattern of the Southern Ming Dynasty, so Liu Zongmin's task is very heavy, and it is a very important task to seize Jizhou City.
Jizhou is known as the position of Jizhen, one of the important towns of the Ming Dynasty, the purpose of Jizhen is mainly to contain other border towns and Beijing camp on the nine sides, play the role of preventing rebellion, at the same time, considering that the rest of the border towns are elongated, the defense line is thousands of kilometers long, and the soldiers are scattered, so Jizhen is set up as a reserve defense line to resist the invasion of foreign enemies in the north, and the Beijing camp plays a role in taking care of each other.
The number of officers and soldiers in Jizhen was initially set at 80,000 in the Yongle period, and increased to more than 100,000 in the Wanli period. The most famous commander of Jizhen is Qi Jiguang, whose training of Jizhen soldiers and horses has a high level of training and strong combat effectiveness, and the world calls it the Qi army.
It's a pity that since the change of Jizhen that year, Qi Jiguang spent sixteen years, painstakingly built the defense line soon lost its effect, more than ten years ago, Dongnu drove straight into, the northern towns of the Ming Dynasty have been vulnerable, in front of Dongnu, they seem to have lost the barrier effect, only a side wall remains.
When Liu Zongmin arrived here, it was already dark, and with the last glimmer of light, he could vaguely see a dark and dull city wall, even if it was now declining, but even then this city was not easy to capture.
After all, this was Qi Jiguang's station back then, and even for a long time, he really needed to face the flames of war, so the city walls were very high, and Dongnu bypassed it several times, and then retreated after looting, and could not attack the city, which shows that this city is not easy to deal with.
And Liu Zongmin only brought cavalry, lack of siege equipment, once it can't be attacked for a long time, if it is the king of Liaodong Iron Cavalry, then Jizhen is the only way to go, it will be bad.
"Keep going!"
After observing for a while, Liu Zongmin suddenly said.
"General?"
The adjutant general was a little stunned at this time, and the other officers and soldiers around him were also stunned, knowing that it was already a risk to bypass Miyun and other cities to attack Jizhen directly, if you didn't build siege equipment, it would be almost like suicide.
What's more, they basically run one hundred and fifty miles in a day, and at this time, both people and horses can be said to be exhausted, and Jizhen still has more than ten miles, run there, let alone attack the city, even these war horses have to lie down.
"Attack the city directly, all those who fight side by side with me today will be my brothers in the future, I, Liu Zongmin, swear to the heavens here, and in the future, wealth and wealth will be shared with you!"
Liu Zongmin directly took out an attitude and said, Jizhen can't be fought if it doesn't work, there is no Jizhen, if the Guanning Tieqi in Liaodong returns to aid King Qin, then Jingshi will not be able to take it, and he, the future prince of Dashun Kingdom, will not be able to get it in a few years later.
Liu Zongmin's ability is there, from a blacksmith, he has become the first general under Li Zicheng in just a few years, and his record is naturally very good, which is achieved by relying on his sensitive sense of smell on the battlefield.
Being able to find and grasp the fighter is the basic skill of a famous general, Liu Zongmin undoubtedly has this basic skill, and this time, he is also keenly aware of the importance of Jizhen.
By observing the lights at this time, it is obvious that at this time, Jizhen does not know that they will go north to fight here first, so the Ming army that can hit Jizhen will be caught off guard, otherwise once they are fully prepared, it will not be easy to capture this city.
Of course, just like this, the casualties must be very heavy, after all, there is not even a ladder, although the Ming army seems to be defenseless, it is easy to climb to the top of the city, but if it is a trap, then ......
"General......
The deputy general still wanted to advise, he wanted to be safe, but at this time, he was stopped by Liu Zongmin raising his hand.
"Needless to say, this time I will take someone first, and I can promise to drink the celebration wine with you in the city tonight."
After Liu Zongmin finished speaking, he took his own soldiers and walked straight forward, the deputy general and those officers looked at each other, and then they all gritted their teeth, urging the horse to follow Liu Zongmin, those officers and soldiers also urged the horse forward, they also went out at this time, although most of them were generals, but they were quite trusting Liu Zongmin, Liu Zongmin was willing to go first, they just didn't go, if Liu Zongmin had a problem, they were afraid that their future in Dashun would be over.
And if Liu Zongmin wins, then if they don't go, I'm afraid it will be even more uncomfortable, after all, this is the first general of the Dashun Army, Li Zicheng's most trusted general, and it will be easy to toss them to death.
More than 30,000 cavalry cavalry quietly approached Jizhen under the cover of night, although Liu Zongmin had not been here, but this area was flat, and many of the Ming generals in the team had a home in this area, with guides, and the road was relatively familiar, although the horses were exhausted, and even fell down a lot of horses halfway, and some fell behind, but after half an hour, they finally arrived not far from Jizhen.
This majestic city, if it is placed in the hands of famous generals, as long as there are enough materials in the city, let alone 30,000 elite horsemen, even 300,000, it can't be defeated!
But Liu Zongmin was not worried at all, and he knew very well about the combat strength of the Ming army that this city was his!
"Everyone get off their horses and rest."
In a forest on the edge of the city, Liu Zongmin was not so unkind, and looked at the city of Jizhen at this time and said.
"General, wait for dawn to attack."
The adjutant general came out again to advise and said, Liu Zongmin didn't hack this noisy guy to death, this is because this army is not his alone, it is Li Zicheng's, the monarch and the minister are distinct, so it is natural to allow different voices, otherwise, the blue jade of the Ming Dynasty is a lesson from the past!
"No, attack now!"
Liu Zongmin gave an order at this time and said: "You bring people to prepare, open the city gate, immediately rush into the city, I will take people to open the city gate!" ”
Is Liu Zongmin stupid? Seeing that he is the founding general, he still does this kind of white dragon fish suit? In the eyes of ordinary people, this is indeed stupid.
"General, I'll go, I will definitely take down the city gate, otherwise please ask the military law to deal with it!"
"General, let me go ......"
"General, I'm ......"
There is no shortage of warriors in Dashun, and at this time, there are constantly people around to ask for battle, but Liu Zongmin does not allow it, and at this time, he ordered some of his own soldiers and some warriors in the army who have been selected, and they are about to set off.
There is an internal response in the city, which is not surprising, there are many people who are internal responses to the Dongnu people, not to mention the famous King Chuang today, no, he is already His Majesty the Emperor of the Dashun Dynasty.
At this time, whether it is Dongnu or Zhang Xianzhong, they are not as good as him, especially as Li Zicheng took Shanxi like a broken bamboo and attacked the Beijing Division, many people in the world are already preparing to change their masters.
Liu Zongmin knows that he may not have many opportunities to lead troops in the future, after all, he is already the first general of the Dashun Dynasty, and he is already unable to be promoted, waiting to take the Beijing Division, he is afraid that he can only stay in the middle of the court in the future, otherwise this time, Li Zicheng will not let him preside over the capture of the Daming Jingshi.
Jizhen may be the last battle he can stay in the history books in the future, so naturally he should be allowed to boast about it!
(I didn't change it yesterday, but I'm slowly making up for it these days)