Chapter 207 Li Zicheng is preparing to burn Juyongguan again!
Riding a white horse, wearing a Fanyang hat and a red windbreaker, Li Zicheng, surrounded by generals, circled around Juyongguan City, which was blocking the marching route.
What is a real Xiongguan? Juyongguan should be a serious Xiongguan. Several generations of Lao Zhu’s family invested a lot of manpower and material resources here to build the Guancheng defense line here. Later generations said that the Badaling Great Wall is the most complete preservation of the Great Wall.
The actual situation is that the Great Wall from Badaling to Juyongguan is also the best section of the Great Wall. Before the Ming Dynasty, no one would be willing to cover the Great Wall with bricks. In the Ming Dynasty, not all the Great Wall could be covered with bricks. Generally speaking,
The situation is that this section of Badaling is the most complete with brickwork.
"Juyong Pass is difficult to fight! The Ming army defending the city has ferocious weapons, and Guancheng is extremely powerful." After inspecting Guancheng, Li Zicheng couldn't help but express his feelings in a tone that was half talking to himself and half to his subordinates.
came out.
He saw several small waves of soldiers attacking the city. They were beaten to bloody pulp by the army's firearms before they even touched the city wall. He had not seen many such tragic scenes on the battlefield before.
"Your Majesty, people tried to attack Guancheng for a while yesterday. Our army lost nearly three thousand soldiers and horses. This morning we lost another thousand soldiers and horses. Our army could not get closer than half a mile of Guancheng. And
The massing of the army is even more difficult to complete even four or five miles away. The heavy artillery in the city is not only plentiful but also accurate." After Li Yan heard Li Zicheng's emotion, he took the opportunity to report the war situation in the past few days to Li Zicheng in detail.
"Can we use the method of attacking the city with ants and send tens of thousands of people to go up to the city wall with all their strength? I took a look and found that although the city is strong, it is not a big city after all. The wall is not too high. As long as you get close to the city wall, climb up and seize it.
Guan can still do it.”
"Your Majesty, the method of ant attack will not work. In the first formation of the attack yesterday, I sent five to six thousand people. Ming Gou let us get close to the city wall before attacking. They had a kind of flowering thunder in their hands, which almost instantly
In a short period of time, more than half of our five thousand people were blown away by this kind of thunder. This means that some people can run very fast. If we delay a little longer, it is not impossible that all of us will be blown up. With that kind of thunder, we
Even if we send 100,000 people close to the city wall, they may all be blown up."
What Li Yan said was a bit exaggerated. If one hundred thousand people passed by, it would be difficult to use up the grenades in a short while. But under normal circumstances, hundreds of thousands of people would not rush over to serve as cannon fodder. Even if they were to forcefully drive away the people, it would be difficult to use them all.
The beheading squad is supervising the formation from behind, and the number of people they can control is less than 10,000. It is difficult for there to be more than 10,000 suicide squads in this world.
Five thousand people passed by, and more than half of them were wiped out at once. After listening to Li Yan's description, Li Zicheng was stunned for a long time before he recovered. The weapons of the officers and soldiers guarding the city were a bit unnaturally sharp. Fortunately, the cannon fodder who had just begun to test the attack were all
If the soldiers from the Central Plains were unaware and sent people from the old camp there, they would suffer big losses.
"The decree is passed that the siege of the city will stop today. Everyone will go to the nearby mountains and forests to look for firewood. Within three days, everyone must find a bundle of firewood that is as thick and as tall as themselves and bring it to the camp."
That's right, Li Zicheng decided to use Song Xiance's damaging moves at Juyong Pass to burn the pass and enter. This time he made such a decision without even discussing with other generals.
There are some differences between Juyongguan and Ningwuguan. There are fewer trees here. Li Zicheng also saw this specific situation and extended the time for searching for firewood to three days.
"The intruders have stopped their offensive for so long! They scattered in all directions. They are not trying to find a way to cross the pass, are they?" Liu Yuanbin stood on the Guancheng Tower and used a telescope to observe the enemy's movements for a long time, without thinking about the enemy on the other side.
What to do.
The behavior of such a large-scale gathering and dispersing of troops is really puzzling. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that there were too few soldiers and horses at hand, Liu Yuanbin felt that he could have led a group of people out to attack the army.
How about changing the battle plan? Move the place that changed the battle situation from Guguan to here? Liu Yuanbin had the urge to change the battle plan he had made before.
"Investigators, be sure to find out what the intruder wants to do before this afternoon!" When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Looking at the intruder's strange movements, Liu Yuanbin also knew that there must be something unfavorable to him. Find a small road.
The possibility of bypassing the pass is almost zero! If the invading army on the opposite side consists of 10,000 or 20,000 troops, it is still possible for them to do this. If more than 200,000 people bypass the pass, this is simply a joke. So, what are they going to do?
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After about half a day, Liu Yuanbin finally figured out what the enemy was going to do. When the investigators went out for investigation, they captured a few skirmishers. They said that their general did not say anything else, but that he asked each of them to collect a bundle of firewood.
.With the lessons learned from Ningwuguan, it is self-evident what Li Zicheng wants to do.
"Everyone, is it possible for the intruders to pile firewood under Guancheng?" After figuring out the opponent's tactical intentions, Liu Yuanbin had to hold a military meeting and summon all the generals to assess the situation. Did he personally have any feelings for the intruders?
It’s really hard to tell if you can pile firewood to burn the city.
Ma Youliang performed outstandingly during the epidemic at the beginning of the year. He was promoted to deputy commander of the first division and commander of the first division and brigade in this army reorganization. As soon as he listened to Liu Yuanbin's question, he spoke
: "Commander-in-Chief, I think it is entirely possible for the intruders to pile firewood under Guancheng."
"Deputy Commander Ma, why do you have such a certain judgment?"
"It would be difficult for the intruders to get close to the city wall during the day, but they can completely pile up firewood at night. It's not that difficult anyway. They just carry a bundle of firewood and throw it under the city wall. At night, our heavy artillery can't see
It is ineffective in clearing the enemy's concentration. Short-range firearms are also greatly affected, which is very detrimental to our city defense operations."
This Ma Youliang is really not a fuel-efficient lamp. After listening to Ma Youliang's analysis, Liu Yuanbin not only understood that there was a high probability that the Chuang Army would pile firewood under Guancheng, but also took a closer look at May Youliang. The two are now
In terms of direct superior-subordinate relationship, although Liu Yuanbin was the commander-in-chief in the war against invasion, his official position was the commander of the First Division of the New Army. Ma Youliang, on the other hand, had strong work ability and was a pure new officer in the general academy. According to his official position
No matter how fast he jumped, he might reach a position similar to his own.
Liu Yuanbin is not that stingy when his subordinate is promoted, but it would be ugly if 2 Ma Youliang were to take over his position as commander of the First Division. It seems that during this battle, we have to find a way to get Ma Youliang to resign from the first division.
If he is transferred, even if he becomes a division commander in another division, Liu Yuanbin feels that he will be happy to see the results.
"Commander Ma, tomorrow you will lead the first brigade out of Guan City and set up camp. You must not let the intruders do what they did at Ningwuguan."