Chapter 614: Wind and Cloud in Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia
Sun Chuanting was looking at the military map attentively in the Governor's Mansion of Chang'an City! What happened to Sun Shoufa in Pingliang City was reasonable, but also unexpected. It was reasonable that Sun Shoufa had always been interested in the imperial court, but what was unexpected was that he actually
Anyway, in Pingliang, and we were holding on to the city, we did not choose to break through from northern Shaanxi into Shanxi.
Pingliang is far away from the imperial troops and horses, so it is not a suitable place to hold on and wait for reinforcements. But having said that, if Sun Shoufa succeeds in holding on and waits for the reinforcements from Shanxi to join forces, the situation in Shaanxi will become very unfavorable to Sun Chuanting.
Yulin, Suide, Yan'an, Pingliang, Qingyang, Sun Chuanting drew a circle in each of these places with a pen. Military intelligence showed that Shanxi's imperial troops were gathering in the direction of Yanshui Pass to forcibly cross the river, which means that there must be
It is to rescue Sun Shoufa. Now the battle situation is a bit interesting. It seems that the battle will be fought in Pingliang. In fact, Qingyang, Yan'an and Yulin are more important. If the soldiers and horses of the imperial court quickly control these three places,
In this area, Sun Shoufa of Pingliang has support and confidence!
Should we go to Pingliang City first? Or should we encircle the area for reinforcements and collect the imperial soldiers and horses that have entered northern Shaanxi? The soldiers and horses of the counter-rebellion have already entered the Lingtai area next to Pingliang City, and they can now attack Pingliang City. But if Sun Shoufa had to hold on to the city forcefully,
, where tens of thousands of troops are contained, there will not be too many troops available in the other three cities! If only a part of the troops are used to surround Pingliang, and the main force is used to encircle and suppress the imperial troops entering northern Shaanxi, it will take too long and it will be a trouble
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Facing the same predicament as Beijing, Sun Chuanting does not have many available troops. His current total military strength is less than 300,000, with about 100,000 troops in Sichuan and Gansu, and more than 100,000 more.
The troops and horses are on the front line of Shaanzhou and Guanzhong, and the number of troops that can be freed to devote to the battlefield in northern Shaanxi is only more than 70,000.
Seventy thousand versus three thousand seems to be a crushing force, and there is absolutely room for division of troops. But the actual situation is not like this. Siege warfare is not a field battle and must have several times the strength advantage to be sure. In other words, there must be two
Only a force of more than 10,000 troops can storm Pingliang City. Sun Shoufa is not a random person. The 3,000 soldiers and horses in his hands are real soldiers. Their loyalty and fighting will are not in question. The will to defend the city will not be bad, and they are not sent casually.
Pointing troops can scare those who break into the city.
More than 20,000 soldiers and horses were allocated, plus 10,000 troops guarding Yulin, Yan'an, and Qingyang. With more than 40,000 mobile troops, there is little advantage in fighting the imperial troops and horses entering Shaanxi!
Judging from the current situation, only about 30,000 imperial troops and horses will enter northern Shaanxi. Even if it is a little more than this, it will not be much more. The transportation conditions in northern Shaanxi are good, and if there are more troops and horses entering, it will not be enough for logistics.
Sun Chuanting could still judge this. The problem now is that the 40,000 Shaanxi soldiers have little chance of winning against the 30,000 imperial soldiers. If another 20,000 to 30,000 troops can be freed up, the situation will be much better.
Unable to free up troops! The generals under his command had subtle psychological changes because of Sun Shoufa's rebellion. Several generals in Gansu, Ningxia and northern Shaanxi began to hold their troops immobile and their deployment was ineffective! It was obvious that they were unable to mobilize their troops.
We have to wait and see the situation. If the imperial troops quickly establish a foothold in northern Shaanxi and join forces with Sun Shoufa, the whole of northern Shaanxi, Ningxia, and Gansu will be completely out of control. Anyway, Sun Shoufa and his three thousand people will stir up the chaos in the entire Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia.
Fengyun, this battle now has the potential to determine the battle for the whole world.
"Send an order to Zuo Ming and Zheng Jiadong in the direction of Lingtai. Within ten days, Pingliang City will be destroyed and the rebels will be annihilated. Anyone who disobeys the order and exceeds the deadline will be killed! Another order is sent to the garrison of Qingyang, Yan'an and Yulin, ordering them to hold on to the city. If the city is lost,
Kill them! Order Jiang Xiang, the general town of Yansui, to strictly guard Suide. If the two cities of Yan'an lose the city again and retreat, military law will be engaged!"
After Jiang Xiang retreated to northern Shaanxi, he took refuge with Sun Chuanting and was appointed as the general town of Yansui. Sun Chuanting's method for this old military thief was very simple, that is, to hand over the entire Yan'an Prefecture to him. The Jiang family is a family of military leaders in northern Shaanxi.
, the power in the Yan'an area is just available. Anyway, the northern Shaanxi area does not contribute much to the entire Sichuan and Shaanxi finances. It is a good deal to give it to Jiang Xiang, let him use the land to raise his troops, and add a boost to himself.
As for whether he could take on the important task of blocking the imperial troops from entering Shaanxi from northern Shaanxi, Sun Chuanting felt that he could definitely give it a try. Jiang Xiang was a man who had stabbed the emperor's knife, and there was no way he could surrender to the imperial court. But now he was a bereaved dog.
There is no way out, if he doesn't defend Yan'an, where will he run?
At the foot of Pingliang City, Zuo Ming and Zheng Jiadong, who received the military order, quickly surrounded the city with their troops and began to launch a general offensive. In these years, although the Shaanxi army has not completely completed the use of firearms, it has also been successful. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
Chapter 614 The Storm of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia
It is actually equipped with a lot of firearms.
Nearly twenty heavy cannons were dragged to the bottom of the city. Together with the small cannons, they blasted towards Pingliang City like crazy. The solid cannonballs hit the earthen walls in the city and filled the air with dust. Several sections were cracked and were in danger. Fortunately, Sun Shoufa
Sand was piled on top of the city gate here, otherwise several city gates would have been smashed open.
Faced with the fierce artillery fire attacking the city, Sun Shoufa's face was ashen. His soldiers and horses were not welcomed by Sun Chuanting. The number of firearms and equipment was very scarce, especially without heavy artillery, and they were completely passive. If this trend continues, Pingliang City will not be defeated in a few days.
It will be blown down, and it seems that the city cannot be defended!
After being bombarded for two days, a section of the city wall completely collapsed, and the Shaanxi army began to charge towards the collapse!
"Follow me to attack the gap. We must drive these traitors out of the city!" Sun Shoufa shouted, and led his troops to block the gap in the city wall. @ESSENTIAL\/书馆*First update~~ Take the lead.
, Taking the lead in charging into battle is an essential quality for an excellent traditional general, and Sun Shoufa naturally possesses this quality.
More than three hundred elite servants rushed towards the enemy troops that poured into the gap, and repelled a wave of attacks. However, the enemy troops outside the city continued to pour in! Watching the soldiers around them fall one by one,
Sun Shoufa knew that the city could not be defended today. After only holding on for three days, the city was destroyed. This was really not a wise move anyway! The only option now is to fight to the death and spill blood on the city walls. I hope I can fight
His death was meaningful, and the imperial court could finally give himself a great honor like the posthumous title given to Li Guofu.
Just when Sun Shoufa was determined to fight and die for his country, he suddenly heard a burst of intense gunfire. The enemy troops that rushed towards him began to collapse behind him.
Reinforcements? The imperial court's reinforcements arrived so soon? This kind of gunfire can only be heard by the imperial troops. Sun Shoufa was very excited and looked outside the gap. After a while, there were more than a hundred people dressed differently from the enemy.
The cavalry rushed into the gap.
"General Sun, we are the Imperial Guards who have come to deliver the decree! Let us into the battle quickly!" Someone in the cavalry team shouted to Sun Shoufa!
The royal guards who came to convey the order? Why did they look like serious soldiers and horses fighting? Sun Shoufa was a little surprised!
Chapter 614 The Storm of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia