Chapter 421 Smashing into Datong City with a Heavy Cannon
There was no time to delay the change in the war situation. Jiang Xiang and Wu Sangui thought about asking Chen Qiyu to send some troops to Sister Sun Chuanting, but they had not received a response. May Youliang and Ma Xu had already led the army to the gates of Datong City.
Although there were more defenders than the attackers, the two of them were not relaxed at all. Judging from the situation of the military camp outside the city, it was not an ordinary army.
"Brother Wu, it has only been a few years. How come Hunjun's team has become so neat? I think they are all equipped with muskets. They should be the kind that can make fire on their own. Look at the armor on their bodies. Everyone
Wearing new military uniforms, armor, and steel helmets on our heads. When we worked for him, we never received such treatment! The faint army treated me badly, but in turn, he said that we had betrayed him and wanted to
To kill us all would be a waste of your life as a king."
Looking at the furious Jiang Xiang, Wu Sangui didn't know what to say. One mistake would lead to eternal hatred, and it was the two of them who were talking about it. Regardless of what they said happily, in fact, they both regretted it countless times in their hearts. If only they had known that the imperial court could be so capable.
If they resist, their military strength will become stronger and stronger, and they won't do any stupid things. I don't know what happened during that time. I felt like my brain was abnormal. I always felt that there was a voice in my heart that was shouting to them that the Ming Dynasty was coming.
Dead, let them jump ship quickly. They didn't even think about doing everything carefully and waited for the wind to change before making a choice.
Jiang Xiang's situation is understandable. On one side, Li Zicheng's army is pressing down on the country, and on the other side, the emperor has seized the military power of Tang Tong, Ma Ke and others. Neither the left nor the right are in a good position, and it is impossible not to make a choice. The problem is that he chooses
Wrong direction! Now that I think about it, it is not unacceptable to end up with Tang Tong and his friends. I heard that those three guys lived a very comfortable life in Shenjing City!
As for Wu Sangui, I have to say that he was really blinded by lard at that time. He could sit on the sidelines and watch, waiting for the situation to become clear before exiting. However, he was told in plain language by the Donglin gang, and he wanted to be a Qingqing.
Tianzhu controls the overall situation of the world. Unexpectedly, it has no influence on the overall situation of the world. Instead, he became a lost dog. First he surrendered to the Manchus and was driven to Daning City, and later he lived in Shanxi and became a guest general. Don't look at Chen Qiyu letting him
As the garrison and general officer of Taiyuan, Chen Qiyu is actually the boss of Taiyuan City.
The Guan Ning Army who came from afar did not have an absolute advantage in Shanxi. They lost some capital in the battle of Miyun Factory District. Chen Qiyu also accumulated some wealth in the past few years when he was the governor of Shanxi. His family was originally from Shanxi.
The chaos in Shanxi has made the prominent families in Jin have a more urgent desire to defend the land of Jin with Jin people. In recent years, the big families in Jin have given great support to Chen Qiyu. In addition, Sun Chuanting is also from Shanxi, and Chen Qiyu and him
The friendship with Chen Qiyu is quite deep, and the stable Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces also provided Chen Qiyu with a lot of help.
The accumulation of various factors has formed the current overall political structure of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Henan and Jin. The military generals have a certain degree of power, but the people at the helm are famous scholars and officials. The military generals do not have an independent foundation, and they still have to rely on their superiors for the general trend.
The civil servants in charge, Sun Chuanting, Chen Qiyu and Gao Mingheng, were three powerful civil servants who had considerable say. Especially Sun Chuanting. If the nearly 100,000 newly built Qin soldiers had the power to command, none of them would dare to disobey and become a warlord.
"Brother Jiang, Academician Chen has just sent news! We must hold on to Datong City for about ten days. As long as we hold on for ten days, the reinforcements from Governor Sun will almost be able to arrive here."
"Are you sure Sun Baigu can send troops here?"
"It's natural. Sun Baigu is a master in the art of war. He naturally knows the importance of Datong. The land of Jin and the land of Qin are mutually exclusive. If the gates of the land of Jin are wide open, the entire land of Qin will face the military front. He must protect it.
We are in this buffer zone, and the Sun family’s roots are in Jin. How can he stay out of it? Right now, you and I, Governor Sun, Chen Xueshi, Gao Shilang, Gao Jie, Niu Chenghu and others are all one body.
There is no way out. If you still want to protect yourself at this time, no one can expect a happy ending."
Things are pressing hard. After the great changes in the past two years, Wu Sangui's political mind has become much more mature. He is no longer a pure soldier-headed thinker. He has an overall situation and a whole in his mind. There is nothing he can do if he is immature.
No matter how immature he is, he won't even have a place to stay. When he was running from Daning to Kou Nei, he originally wanted to cross Shanxi and go directly to Nanzhi. In the end, he almost couldn't even make it to Datong! He didn't know until he was stopped by Jiang Xiang in Datong.
What has become of the situation in the country? With so many military leaders, him taking 30,000 to 40,000 people to migrate is no different than seeking death. Anyone who crosses his territory will be frightened, and those people are also trying to take advantage of him.
Fortunately, he caught up with Chen Qiyu in time and had the opportunity to settle down in Taiyuan.
"Ten days? Ten days should be able to hold it. Datong is a fortified city. In recent years, brother, I have taken the trouble to strengthen it a lot. I secretly bought stone and mud from Beizhi, and also put up barbed wire on the city wall and outside the city.
As long as you are not surrounded for a long time, you are still capable of fighting."
Jiang Xiang was at the forefront of Beizhili's westward advance. He stabbed Zhu Youjian in the back and became an unforgivable traitor. After Li Zicheng's defeat, Jiang Xiang was frightened and had no idea about running Datong City.
Less effort. In a few years, by hammering and hammering, I managed to scrape together enough cement to re-strengthen Datong City. Barbed wire surrounded the entire Datong City, and three bunkers were built outside the city to defend Datong.
.In short, Jiang Xiang’s knowledge has made the defense line the strongest.
It's different to be the master of one's own affairs. In the past, even if Datong City collapsed, he, Jiang Xiang, might not care.
"Commander Ma, it seems that Datong City's defense line is in good repair. Jiang Xiang, this old boy, has been working hard recently." Outside the city, Ma Youliang has arranged for people to conduct a careful investigation of the city's defense fortifications. The investigation results and intelligence
The news from the department is similar, Datong is indeed considered a fortified city.
"Fortunately, the heavy artillery we brought this time is also a cannon, otherwise we would really be blind. The defense line built by Jiang Xiang still follows the previous thinking, without top defense! As everyone knows, times have changed, and a defense line like his can't stop our army.
." Ma Xu complained proudly about Jiang Xiang's defense. Some time ago, he was transferred to the military academy for more than half a month of intensive training. The main training was on the tactical changes brought about by the installation of heavy artillery shells into the army. Zhu Youjian
He specifically told them about the future battlefield. Whether they are the attacker or the defender, their thinking must no longer be two-dimensional, but must be three-dimensional. Not only must they pay attention to the enemy directly in front of their eyes, but they must also have a sense of defense. The trenches must be narrower.
, it must also be curved and cannot be straight, and must be made at right angles when turning. Castles, city walls, and the top of the head must be closed. We can no longer think that they are exposed as before. In front of explosive bombs, having the top of the head exposed is almost the same as having no fortifications.
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"It seems that Datong City is going to be smashed with heavy artillery. Starting tomorrow, the heavy artillery independent brigade from the capital and the artillery regiments of each division will gather together. They will start from the small fort and attack them one by one. Let's take a look.
How to fight after a large number of bombs are fired?"