When Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, and Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, received the news, the scale of the two armies had already expanded.
The two of them came to the scene in person, and only then did they control the fighting between the two armies.
Both arms fired and caused huge casualties.
The two of them took their servants and soldiers to confront each other in Xuanfu City.
Wang Pu thought to himself: "The Xuanfu soldiers were the first to stir up trouble, and Yang Guozhu is likely to surrender to the yellow-robed thieves.
He wants to keep an eye on Yang Guozhu and lead his troops back to defend the city now.
If Yang Guozhu sneaks up on him from behind, he will die tragically."
Yang Guozhu thought to himself: "Wang Pu might surrender to the thieves in yellow, so the thieves in yellow set their target on him.
There are tigers in front of him and wolves in the back, so he must be careful not to be defeated by these people."
The imperial eunuch Wang Zhixin rushed to the scene of the incident. He saw Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, and Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, leading their troops to confront each other.
"Two generals, what time is it now? You are still in the mood for internal strife.
The thieves in yellow clothes outside the city are about to break into the city.
Defending the city is most important now."
Yang Guozhu looked at Wang Pu, drew his knife and pointed it at him, and said angrily: "Wang, you must give me an explanation today.
Why do the thieves in yellow continue to attack our Xuanfu soldiers but turn a blind eye to your Datong soldiers?"
Wang Pu sneered and said: "I'm not a roundworm in the belly of the thief in yellow, how can I know what the thief in yellow is thinking.
Maybe the thieves in yellow saw that your Xuanfu soldiers are useless.
After the first day of testing, they naturally had to pick the soft persimmons.
You Xuanfu soldiers are so useless that the thieves in yellow have treated you like soft persimmons, and now you are still angry with me."
After Wang Pu finished speaking, he waved his hand, and his servants raised their muskets.
The hands of the servant soldiers were already on the triggers, ready to pull the trigger at any time, eject the bullets from the flintlock guns, and attack the Xuanfu soldiers on the opposite side.
Wang Zhixin persuaded him earnestly and sincerely, and the two commander-in-chiefs kept confronting each other, and no one gave in.
A young eunuch ran towards the military formation so quickly that he lost all his shoes.
The friction between the soles of my feet and the loess road has caused bleeding marks.
Every step he takes leaves a bloody footprint on the ground.
"Old Ancestor, Old Ancestor, Old Ancestor is in trouble, the thieves in yellow have invaded from Nancheng."
When Wang Zhixin heard the news, he screamed and collapsed on the ground.
"It's over, it's completely over, it's completely over, no one can escape this time."
Wang Pu looked at Yang Guozhu and said with a look of sudden realization: "So you kid surrendered to the thief in yellow."
Yang Guozhu cursed loudly: "You are a scoundrel who gave your mother a shit, but you are a villain. Instead, you beat her up."
They heard intensive gunshots coming from Nancheng and kept approaching here.
Wang Pu and Yang Guozhu both stared at each other and slowly retreated.
They suddenly heard a whooshing sound, and a huge number of artillery shells flew towards the formations of the two armies.
The Ming army here has been covered by the artillerymen of the yellow-clad thieves, who are firing indiscriminately.
Only then did they realize that neither of them had surrendered to the thief in yellow.
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Wu Jie stood outside Xuanfu City and watched the Qin army attack the city.
After several days of testing, the situation in Xuanfu City was as they expected.
The Qin army attacked the Xuanfu soldiers fiercely, but the Datong soldiers remained indifferent.
Wu Jie ordered his troops to keep an eye on the Xuanfu soldiers and directly defeated them.
They did not take the initiative to attack the west and north city walls, and the Datong soldiers would not help the Xuanfu soldiers to defend the city.
This is equivalent to tens of thousands of Datong soldiers in the city, and it is just a decoration.
Wu Jie saw a cloud of smoke and dust suddenly rising behind the Qin army's camp. This was obviously a sign of a large group of cavalry marching.
When he saw many people, his expression became tense.
He immediately spoke up and said: "Don't be too nervous, the Ming Dynasty's cavalry is already small, most of them have been wiped out by us.
Now the Ming army is unable to organize large groups of cavalry to attack us.
The Mongolian forces have been suppressed by us again, and the cavalry coming this time should be, as expected, the cavalry brought by Han Shuliang from Zhangjiakou."
In the Qin army camp, two signal soldiers riding fast horses ran into the camp.
They informed Wu Jie and other officers of the news in advance.
Han Shuliang has returned from Zhangjiakou and joined the main force.
This time they contacted the cavalry division, which sent eight thousand cavalry to assist them.
Han Shuliang quickly led a large force to the camp of the Fourth Army.
Wu Jie saw that Han Shuliang had brought a large number of cavalry.
He walked up to Han Shuliang and said happily: "Old Han, you can do this well!
Our army is short of mobile troops, so you bring more than 8,000 cavalry.
With these eight thousand cavalry, at least we don’t have to worry about coming to the capital alone and being surrounded by heavy Ming troops."
Han Shuliang smiled and said: "Commander, these are new recruits, as long as you don't dislike them.
Our army attacked Xuanfu. How was the attack?
Do you need our first division to go to the battlefield?"
"No need for the time being, the Xuanfu garrison has serious internal conflicts, and it is easier to fight than other cities.
You have just returned to the camp, so rest in the camp first.
When Xuanfu is captured, your first army will take these cavalry.
Take Yanqing Prefecture for me, and the ultimate goal is to capture Changping Prefecture.
After capturing Changping Prefecture, we must capture the north gate of the capital.
The mission of our army is to capture Changping Prefecture and encircle the capital together with other armies.
The location of Changping is more suitable, not far or close to the capital.
Our army has not received news from other armies yet, and it should be the first batch of armies to arrive near the capital.
It is too far away from the capital and cannot deter people from entering the city.
If we are too close to the capital, the Ming court will send heavy troops to encircle and suppress us."
Wu Jie also needs to distribute military merits reasonably. Xuanfu is already the target of the Second and Third Divisions.
The war was going very well and he would not let the First Division get involved again.
Leave the task of capturing Changping Prefecture to the First Division.
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Wu Jie and Han Shuliang inspected the situation of the cavalry together and distributed corresponding weapons to the cavalry.
Chief of Staff Fu Xiucheng walked over with a happy face.
"There is news from the Military Intelligence Bureau that they have provoked internal strife among the Ming army in the city.
I asked the Second Division and the Third Division to increase their siege efforts, but the Xuanfu soldiers' defense was indeed insufficient.
Now that the Second Division has broken through the south city gate, Xuanfu will be captured by our army soon."
When Wu Jie heard the good news, he assigned Han Shuliang a combat mission.
"Xuanfu Town has been resolved. Your First Division, together with the Cavalry Division, will capture Changping Prefecture according to the plan we discussed before.
The main force of the Fourth Army will receive the prisoners here in Xuan Mansion. After the army has rested and reorganized, it will immediately set off to join you."
Han Shuliang received the military order. He led the first army and cavalry and more than 20,000 troops to attack Yanqing Prefecture eastward.
After capturing Yanqing Prefecture, they directly attacked Changping Prefecture to the north and captured the northern gate of the capital.
After the Qin army captured Changping Prefecture, they could quickly send troops to Deshengmen and Andingmen, the two northern gates of the capital.
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Su Yanyan commanded the soldiers to coordinate with infantry and artillery to occupy the southern city wall of Xuanfu.
After the Qin soldiers captured the city wall, they cleared the completely blocked city gate, and the second division army began to enter Xuanfu.
Chief of Staff Du Shengwen met with Yuan Pingsheng, the head of the Xuanfu Military Intelligence Department, who came over.
Yuan Pingsheng brought him good news. The generals of Datong soldiers and Xuanfu soldiers, with their most elite servants, faced off in the city.
Du Shengwen told Su Yanyan the news.
"Teacher, do you have any good ideas?"
When Su Yanyan heard the news, his eyes lit up and he said: "This opportunity is really rare. Let the artillery regiment set up a position immediately and bombard it with big artillery.
If we deal with these two people and the most elite servants in Xuanfu City, no Ming army in Xuanfu will have the strength to resist us."
Du Shengwen listened to Su Yanyan's simple and crude method.
This is also the most effective method and can solve the threats in Xuanfu City as quickly as possible.
The Second Division sent elite troops to kill where Wang Pu and Yang Guozhu were.
At the same time, arrange artillery at suitable locations and prepare to bombard them with artillery first.
Su Yanyan led his troops to a position suitable for attack, and ordered the artillery to fire.
A large number of artillery shells fell from the heads of the Datong soldiers and Xuanfu soldiers.
The shells exploded continuously, directly defeating the two troops.
Su Yanyan ordered the artillery regiment to stop bombing, and he directed the infantry to attack the Datong and Xuanfu soldiers.
Datong soldiers and Xuanfu soldiers were directly stunned by the sudden bombing.
The Qin army charged at them, but these people could not stop them.
Su Yanyan quickly took control of the situation here, and all the Ming troops who were not killed by the shelling were captured by them.
Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, and Wang Zhixin, the imperial envoy eunuch, were directly killed by artillery shells.
Yang Guozhu was injured by the shell and fainted.
The Second Division and the Third Division were attacked from inside and outside, and the Xuanfu Ming Army lost its unified command again.
Xuanfu was quickly captured by the Qin army, and the Fourth Army captured nearly 100,000 Ming prisoners.
The northwest gate, which was heavily defended by the Ming army, was directly captured by the Qin army.
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April 13, 4333 (the ninth year of Chongzhen).
Han Shuliang led his troops to Changping City.
He was able to reach Changping so quickly because he adopted the method used by the Qin army to enter Henan.
The main force of the Ming army in the northwest of Beizhili was all gathered in Xuanfu, and the Ming army in other places was weaker.
Han Shuliang just sent some troops to besiege these cities and slowly attack them.
The main purpose was to prevent these Ming troops from leaving the city and interfere with the marching Qin troops.
He led the main force around these cities and marched quickly all the way, directly to the foot of Changping City.
"The small city of Changping cannot stop our army from advancing."
Han Shuliang saw that the first division was ready to attack the city, and he immediately ordered the attack.
The Ming army in Changping City only had two guards and 10,000 people guarding the city.
These Ming troops were not border troops, but military households stationed in Beizhili for a long time.
Many of them don't even have a good quality matchlock.
Han Shuliang believed that the first division could easily attack such a small town.
The development of the matter was just as Han Shuliang thought. Changping was not able to resist for long and was directly attacked by the first division.
Han Shuliang stationed troops in Changping and waited for the arrival of the main force of the Fourth Army.
He discussed the mission of the cavalry with the officer in charge of the cavalry, the former chief of staff of the 1st Brigade of the 2nd Cavalry Division, Du Hongqi.
"Chief of Staff Du, we need to station troops here in Changping and build a strong defense line.
To prevent the Ming Dynasty, they sent a large army to attack Changping.
If the cavalry defends the city, then there is no way to bring out the strength of the cavalry.
I have the confidence to defend Changping. With the city of Changping as a base, the cavalry can play its role better.
The Changping defenders were interrogated, but nothing of value was found.
We need the cavalry to be the eyes of the army and help us detect the surrounding situation."
Du Hongqi smiled and said: "Commander Han, you're welcome, these people I'm leading are all new recruits.
Most of them are warriors from the Mongolian tribe, and they are very brave individuals.
Now it's no problem to let them go on the field to kill the enemy.
It's just a simpler task to detect the movements of the Chinese army and the situation of friendly forces."
Du Hongqi gladly accepted this task. He fought with the Eight Banners cavalry, injured his arm and almost had it amputated, so he went to Zhangjiakou to recuperate.
He never thought that he would have the opportunity to participate in the battle to attack the capital.
Du Hongqi now represents the cavalry. His men are all new soldiers, but he is also confident of achieving a good record.
Han Shuliang led the soldiers of the First Division to build a defense line here in Changping.
Du Hongqi led the vast majority of the cavalry and began to explore the situation of the Chinese army with Changping as the center.
After several days of investigation, Du Hongqi had learned that the Fourth Army was the first Qin army to attack near the capital.
They captured high-ranking officials and wealthy people who had escaped from the capital.
It was learned from them that the Seventh Army was near Tianjin.
King Su He of Qin led the main force, and they confronted the Guan Ning Army led by Wu Sangui of Zhuzhou in Xincheng County, Baoding Prefecture.
Du Hongqi informed Han Shuliang and others of all this information.
The Mongolian man Bat'er rode up to Du Hongqi's side.
"Sir, we investigated near Tongzhou and found that Tongzhou transports grain to the capital every day."
Du Hongqi has already finished investigating the situation near the capital.
The cavalry only probed for battlefield information, and the merits they achieved were too few.
Now that he discovered this situation, he estimated the strength of the Ming army transporting grain and grass and the strength of the cavalry in Tongzhou.
Du Hongqi believed that the current cavalry could defeat the Ming army transporting grain and grass.
Even if they are defeated, the high mobility of the cavalry will not cause too much loss.
"Battle, please inform the cavalry that we will directly attack the Ming army that is leaving Tongzhou to transport grain and grass.
If we cut off these grains, we will definitely be short of food when we enter the city, and then it will be much easier to attack the capital."
The cavalry was like a whirlwind. After receiving the order, they immediately wandered around Tongzhou, waiting for the opportunity to attack.
Du Hongqi was extremely patient and first sent a small force to keep an eye on the Ming army leaving the city.
Make sure the Ming army is transporting grain and grass normally and not ambushing them.
Du Hongqi then led a large cavalry force to attack the Ming army transporting grain and grass in Tongzhou.
Du Hongqi sat on his horse, commanding the cavalry and using light cavalry tactics.
They sat on the side of the Ming army, raised their rifles on their horses, and shot these Ming soldiers with their rifles.
The war horse under his crotch kept running. Once he found that the situation was not right, he would immediately turn around and withdraw from the battlefield.
The Ming army could not catch up or run away. Many Ming army morale collapsed and surrendered to the cavalry.
Du Hongqi sent people to guard the prisoners and dragged all the grain and grass that the Ming army had transported out of the city to Changping.
He also sent cavalry to run around the capital from time to time.
The appearance of the cavalry told everyone in the capital that they had been surrounded.
The dignitaries in the capital were trembling with fear.