The supreme commander of the Qing army's Eastern Route Army, Prince Yu, Duoduo, had already secretly made a swearing that once the Tongguan City was broken, he would start a massacre. Any man above the wheel would not be left and would be slaughtered!

For nothing else, I just said that I have fought for so many years and have never been as depressed as I am today.

As soon as his army entered the city, before he could show his power, he was afraid that the Eight Banners Han Army would destroy its own army's formation, so he first cut off his own people.

After this incident, the Han army, which was finally recovered, was not only severely injured by their own hands, but what was even more terrifying was the inseparableness and virtue of the entire Han army in the future.

It can be said that all the previous policies to preferentially treat the surrendered soldiers of the Han army were in vain.

And there will inevitably be rumors in the future. No one will carefully investigate the causes and consequences of today's battlefield.

Everyone can only say that the master did not take the lives of the Han army seriously. If it were the Eight Banners' children who fled, Duoduo would definitely not have issued this death order.

The difficulty of "The Han Army in Jiangnan was decided by an edict" in the plan of the eldest brother Dorgon has also doubled out of thin air.

Of course, Duoduo did not know the news that King Huaishun was dead at this time. Otherwise, it would be that it would not be that those who were above the wheel were killed, but that there would be no chicken or dog in Tongguan City.

When the whistle ahead came to report that the vanguard battalion had killed all the Han army that was rushing to the formation and stabilized the formation, Duoduo's evil fire was still nowhere to vent, and then he followed a military order to the vanguard battalion.

"If there are any soldiers of the Eight Banners retreating in the face of battle, they will be with the Han army!"

The generals of the Forward Battalion also knew that Duoduo was really angry, so they naturally did not dare to neglect them. They mobilized the team to kill deep in Tongguan.

Originally, the generals of the Qing army thought how powerful the heroes in the city were, and that they could not lose their morale after the city was broken, and they defeated Geng Zhongming's nearly 10,000 Han army flags in street battles. I'm afraid they were one of the few elite troops of the Dashun Army.

So at the beginning, they were all cautious and did not dare to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. Each Niu Lu released his scout cavalry, and each team interspersed and covered them, exploring around to see the ambush.

Every time you pass through a street and an alley, the cavalry must first surround the left and right to test, then the sword and shield soldiers will slowly advance, and the archers will follow closely, and the spearmen will suppress the formation at the end of the formation.

But when the team with the heroes joined the team, they were shocked. They were not surprised by how great the heroes' martial arts were, but were shocked by the heroes' vulnerable attacks.

These heroes fought in disorganized ways, just like the fight between villagers in the village. Knowing that the Qing army was intact, they didn't even have a shield regardless of life or death, they rushed to the rain of arrows. Then they were shot into sieves one by one.

Some seemingly smart heroes actually climbed onto the roofs on both sides and tried to use tiles to smash the archers.

You should know that the Ming border soldiers who often fought with the Qing army at this time had long been accustomed to sewing an iron piece on the throat of their mandarin duck war jackets.

That's because the Qing army's archery magic is accurate and often aims at the enemy's throat and shoots a few dozen steps away, so I specially added this protection to myself.

Now that it is so close, he dares to use tiles to smash archers. What is the difference between hitting a stone with an egg? As a result, they naturally become living targets on the roof.

Zhang Jing of the Qing army was speechless when he looked at the heroes who were willing to give their heads tirelessly. The Han army of the Eight Banners was defeated by these foolish heroes, so how weak is Geng Zhongming's Han army flag!

However, the Qing army obviously made the same mistake as the Eight Banners Han army. The opponents opposite them, whether they are fighting techniques or thinking, are completely enemies outside of their life cognition. They are absolutely unreasonable.

A general with a normal mind will cherish his soldiers. After all, having soldiers in troubled times means having everything. Moreover, if a soldier comes back alive, he will become a veteran.

No one is born to fight. After experiencing too much, he will naturally become steel. In the eyes of the Qing generals, these heroes who sacrificed their lives and charged forward were all heroes who sacrificed their lives and died.

If the generals at Tongguan have a little understanding of military tactics, they should also know the principle of taking turns to join the formation. After the battle is almost done, they should remove the remaining formation, rest and leave some seeds for the team.

Even when the joints are tight, the soldiers will fight with all their energy. At least they can take turns to join the formation and recover their physical strength separately.

Unlike now, the generals were not sympathetic to the soldiers and died in front of the formation in a battle. They seemed brave, but in fact they were extremely brainless!

Of course, this situation is very beneficial to you. Such an enemy who is not afraid of death and is a stubborn enemy is equivalent to free merits, and the more you get, the better.

But these Eight Banners brigades never thought that, in fact, just one hour ago, Geng Zhongming's army had the same idea.

However, as long as you are a human, your physical strength is limited. Not to mention killing people, or going to a pigpen to use a knife to kill a pig, it will also consume a lot of energy.

They didn't know that there was a saying in Chinese, "Boiling a Frog in warm water". The hero on the opposite side seemed vulnerable, but for every killing one, they actually had to spend a lot of effort. Once the people on their side were not strong enough and could not lift the knife, the situation might reverse instantly.

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Not to mention the battle situation between the Qing army and the heroes in Tongguan City is stalemate, let’s talk about the former guard of Tongguan, the former Wushan Boma Shiyao of Dashun Wushan.

Since the failure of Xiancheng in the morning, Ma Shiyao knew that it was impossible to do anything. He hurriedly gathered up his troops and opened the Tongguan gate and flocked out.

However, this time Ma Shiyao did not walk through the west gate, which was closest to Chang'an City. Instead, he led the team out of the south gate. As for why he wanted to go far, Ma Shiyao actually had some thoughts on his own.

Speaking of Ma Shiyao, although he is loyal to Li Zicheng, he has a fatal flaw, which is that he is brave and has a stubborn mind. He always feels that he is extremely wise and willing to take his own actions.

Li Zicheng told Ma Shiyao well when he evacuated Tongguan. Although Ma Shiyao's more than 7,000 troops would probably not be able to stop Duoduo's army.

However, with the dangerous terrain and solid city defense of Tongguan, if you really can't stand it, it will be no problem to guard it for ten days and half a month.

In this way, it will be able to win some precious time for the entire Dashun army to withdraw from Chang'an.

As a result, as soon as Li Zicheng left Tongguan, Ma Shiyao wrote a book of surrender to Duoduo, and he took action first and then reported it.

In fact, as early as when Li Zicheng was still in Tongguan, Ma Shiyao had the idea of ​​deceiving surrender in his heart. He was determined to take the slash from the fire, use the deceiving surrender to turn defeat into victory, and make great achievements for Dashun.

However, Li Zicheng was still in Tongguan at that time, and Ma Shiyao also knew that Li Zicheng would definitely not agree with his adventure plan, so he simply held back and said nothing.

It was not until Li Zicheng left Tongguan that Ma Shiyao played the story of "the emperor who is the king who is abroad will not accept the orders of the king". While writing a letter to Duoduo, he agreed to the time for the city to be dedicated, and sent someone back to Chang'an to send a letter to Li Zicheng, telling him that he wanted to sacrifice the city to surrender.

According to time calculations, when Li Zicheng received the letter in Chang'an, even if he wanted to object, he had already offered the city for a long time and had already made a fortune.

But what Ma Shiyao never expected was that today's trick to sacrifice the city for surrender was actually mixed up by some inexplicable heroes!

Now, the trick of surrendering has not been successful, but has lost Tongguan without a single arrow, exposing Chang'an to the Qing army's troops in an instant. It has not left a little time for the Dashun army to retreat.

If we have to investigate this matter, Ma Shiyao is the sinner of the entire Dashun Dynasty and cannot be explained by it no matter what.

So Ma Shiyao did not dare to escape directly from the west gate to Chang'an, but went out of the south gate and headed straight to the direction of the bangou south of Tongguan.

This forbidden ditch is located in the south of Tongguan. It is a valley washed out by mountains and rivers. It is connected to Tongguan in the south and to the north to Songchayukou in the Qinling Mountains.

Since ancient times, in order to defend this valley road, the guards of Tongguan have established many passes here. There are twelve beacon towers in the middle, known as the Twelve Liancheng of Tongguan.

These 12 Liancheng City are not beacon towers built with ordinary rammed earth, but are beacon towers with thick bricks and stones outside.

There are also trenches, suspension bridges and fences outside the beacon tower. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are twelve solid fortresses.

With the help of the terrain, these twelve cities are easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even if they use cannons to bombard them, it will take a lot of trouble.

Ma Shiyao fled to the forbidden gorge, thinking that with the danger of the 12-in-one city, he could have some time with the Qing army. When he met Li Zicheng in the future, he could have something to explain.

If the Qing army went to attack Chang'an, they could wait for an opportunity to come out behind Tongguan to harass the Qing army's food route.

If the Qing army turned to attack itself, it would have to work hard to remove the twelve consecutive cities. The ravines in the forbidden ditches were undulating, and it would take some time to transport the cannons.

Even if the Qing army finally captured these 12 consecutive cities, it would have enough time to lead the army to retreat along the ditches into the Qinling Mountains. It can be said that it can attack and retreat or defend.

Therefore, he settled in Jingou Pass and was a compromise after losing Tongguan.

After Ma Shiyao's troops successfully entered the Jingou Pass, they naturally had to send a scout cavalry to inquire about the news about Tongguan City. Soon after, the news of the scout cavalry's return surprised Ma Shiyao.

First, the heroes fought with Geng Zhongming's troops in the city. The heroes died and injured countless times, and almost blood flowed in Tongguan, which barely resisted Geng Zhongming's advance.

When Ma Shiyao heard this news, he secretly admired these unknown heroes. Although he was a little reckless when he was using a mantis arm to drive a car, he came to help thousands of miles away without fame and fortune, and his integrity was still very admirable.

It’s a pity that the Qing army was powerful, and even the Dashun Emperor Li Zicheng personally led the most elite Dashun army to fight hard for more than ten days but failed to win. Although these so-called market wanderers temporarily used their flesh and blood to resist the Qing army's attack, the city was destroyed and the people were destroyed should be in front of them.

The Taoist Niu next to him shook his head and sighed: "The ancient common man is known to all. Today, seeing the feat of Tongguan, I realized that what the Grand Historian said is true."

Ma Shiyao originally thought that if there were any more provocates to come back, it would be news that Tongguan would be lost and the Qing army massacred the city.

Unexpectedly, the sentry who came back one after another said:

"The Han army flags were defeated, trampled on each other, and injured countless times!"

"I don't know the life and death of King Huaishun Geng Zhongming!"

"Duoduo personally led the Eight Banners into Tongguan!"

"Duoduo was furious and killed countless Han troops in the formation!"

"The Qing army in Tongguan City failed to attack several times, and the heroes fought to the death and refused to retreat!"

One after another, all told Ma Shiyao a result. These heroes not only withstood Geng Zhongming's attack, but also defeated Geng Zhongming. They are now fighting against Prince Yu Duoduo.

This result was greatly beyond Ma Shiyao's expectations. Unexpectedly, these heroes who came out of nowhere were so powerful, so they were naturally surprised and happy.

After another hour, the sky was completely dark. The sentry detectives who came back one after another reported that there were fires everywhere in Tongguan City and shouting and killing sounds, almost every street and every alley was a battlefield.

Although the Qing army drew elite troops and organized attacks in turn. The heroes also suffered heavy casualties, but the resistance continued. The Qing army was unable to break the city for a long time, and the two armies were in a stalemate.

At this time, Ma Shiyao could no longer sit still. As the saying goes, the army was strong under the city and attacked the enemy who would die. Is this not the right way to kill death? Duoduo is going to finish it!

You should know that Ma Shiyao has been in war for many years. He was not from Chengzu Yin to inherit his title, but from real fighting on the battlefield.

If you can't seize this opportunity, you will be a general in vain.

If we talk about Wuwen and Momo, maybe Ma Shiyao is a little bit short, but even in the entire Dashun Kingdom, Ma Shiyao can enter the top ten. In the past, he was also a figure in Lingyan Pavilion.

Thinking of having the opportunity to turn defeat into victory, Ma Shiyao felt ecstatic and naturally no longer neglected. He led all the 7,000 troops around the forbidden ditch and killed him from behind the Duoduo army.

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At this time, Duoduo was commanding the battle in Tongguan City. He had been the commander of the army for a long time. Although he led the army into the city, behind the army, the left and right wings outside the city also arranged guards to protect his rear security.

However, because the city has been struggling hard, Duoduo naturally transferred all the elite troops to the front battle group. Now the strength of the rear and flanks is much different, and most of the remaining ones are like stair armor and auxiliary soldiers.

To be honest, Duoduo didn't think there would be problems in his army. It was because the battle situation ahead was too fierce. From the morning until dark, it was estimated that tens of thousands of defenders in the city had died, but they just insisted on fighting to the death and never retreated.

Duoduo also made up his mind that Tongguan City is so big, even the people are counted as more than 100,000. The enemy troops on the opposite side not only have no armor, but some even lack weapons.

It seems that most of the young and strong people who mobilized Dashun to defend the city. But how many of these rioters and young people can have? From the morning to dark, I am afraid that there will be tens of thousands of people killed by killing them. This is almost the same.

Speaking of which, today is really evil. I have never heard of the young and strong people who can fight so hard. But that's it. After all, the capacity of Tongguan City is limited, so he wants to see how many young and strong people are enough for the Qing army to kill.

When the war reached this point, the city wall was broken and countless people were killed. The soldiers on his side were also exhausted. Not only did they lose a lot of troops, but their physical strength was almost at their limit.
To be continued...