Chapter 178 Thistle Town
The double advantage, coupled with a monster-level general, instantly turned the situation into a crushing style. During the melee, the cavalry of Li Chuang army were all dismissed one after another. Seeing that the general was alive and ignorant, the other officers hurriedly ordered the retreat when they saw that it was not good, and the remaining cavalry immediately turned around and fled.
At this time, before there was time to penetrate these cavalry, there was no talk of tactics such as interception. If you chase them at the right end, the Ming cavalry that had penetrated into the middle level could not chase those who ran ahead of time.
At this time, they were approaching the city wall, and the Ming army on the city wall also saw this scene. Although the city gate was blocked and the small city was not allowed to block it, some archers bent their bows and arrows, but because they probably had no arrows shot out.
At this time, Wang Dou had already rushed up and reached out to shout:
"Get the bow and arrow!"
A cavalry following him hurriedly handed the bow and arrow.
The ox horn bow was instantly pulled away by Wang Dou. A feather arrow was steadily placed on the bowstring, aiming at the back of the officer Li Chuangjun. The arrows kept shaking in the bumps of the war horse. Wang Dou's hand suddenly released the arrow and left the string. It was like the power of the bowstring, and suddenly stabbed into the officer Li Chuangjun's armor and then stabbed into his body.
He screamed and fell off his horse. This archery technique was his own talent and his ability to make a living in the Jinyiwei. As soon as it was revealed, all the Ming soldiers were cheering as they watched the battle on the city wall.
Almost at the same time, Wang Dou's second arrow was shot out immediately. Although it was on the rushing horse, it allowed him to accurately hit the target's back heart again. In this era, famous generals are still easy to boast about, especially in this crisis moment, the good men who sang the name outside Donghua Gate are not very useful in facing this scene. When the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, they still have to rely on the warriors.
The Ming army was cheering enthusiastically on the city wall at this time. Amid their cheers, Wang Dou's third arrow shot the third Dashun cavalry down, and then the cheers resounded throughout the sky.
Most of them were not the first day of joining the army. Even young and strong people had actually been exposed to archers, because the demand for archers in the city guard team was also very high. These people had tested their talents and naturally understood what it means to be such archers who were trying to hit every shot. These Ming soldiers knew very well what it means to shoot the same rushing targets with arrows on Mercedes-Benz war horses!
This can almost be said to be an archer. The name of an archer is no less than those brave generals who are inappropriate!
Li Guang shot the tiger, Xue Rengui’s three arrows to determine Tianshan, etc., are still talked about today!
At the same time, the Ming cavalry that were also pursuing were also shooting sharp arrows. The escaped Li Chuang army cavalry kept falling off their horses in panic, and soon there were only two digits left.
You know, Li Chuangjun sent out three thousand cavalry, and at this time there were only a few dozen cavalry left. The casualties were so heavy that it could almost be said that the entire army was wiped out!
However, the distance was too far at this time. If they pursued them, they would basically face the encirclement of Li Chuang's infantry. If Li Guo came out to encircle in the rear without caring about it, then their lonely army would be over!
After all, the guards on the city walls only have the ability to cheer, and even have the courage to come down to the battlefield, because the city gate was blocked, they could only watch!
"General, I can't catch up!"
A cavalry stopped beside Wang Dou, who also stopped, and said breathlessly, "After all, they are not the new force." This morning, although Li Guo was unwilling to come out to fight for some reason, they ran a lot. After all, they surrounded the tens of thousands of enemy infantry with their cavalry, relying on mobile warfare.
Wang Dou did not give up at this time, but pulled the bow again. You know, he had already drawn the bow dozens of times. Generally, archers with strong arm strength would have to rest after firing more than ten times at most, but Wang Dou was not tired at all, and the power of the bow had not been reduced at all. This time, the enemy was already outside the range, so he did not aim directly at the target, but slanted slightly upward. The cavalry who stopped beside him looked at it with incredible eyes at this time. In this gaze, the bowstring in Wang Dou's hand suddenly loosened, and the arrow pierced the sky with the sound of the bowstring. Nearly a hundred steps away due to the exhaustion of power, then fell down with a parabola.
Unfortunately, it did not hit the target, but flew over the helmet of the Dashun Army general who was chosen by Wang Dou as the target.
"pity……"
This kind of archery technique can actually be called a master of the world, and it is unprecedented. However, if you fail to successfully hit the target at this time, you cannot praise it, but you don’t know what to say. Although this archery technique is already a miracle, it still didn’t hit it after all.
However, at this moment, the war horse under the seat of the Dashun cavalry suddenly stood up with a wail, threw the cavalry on his back out, hung it aside, and then continued to whine, dragging him towards the friendly forces on the side as if he was greatly traumatized.
"Eyes, it's eyes are shot!"
On the city wall, the Ming army who were watching this scene at this moment understood that this was not a coincidence, but Wang Dou's target was like this. After all, at this time, at most one arrow would kill one more person, but the horse was injured. After all, they were involved, especially in this state of running at high speed, they fell down instantly, and the surrounding horses were involved by the injured horses.
As for the remaining Dashun cavalry, they can only let them go. After all, their strength is insufficient at this time, and it is basically the limit to be able to achieve this level. If the Dashun army retreated later at that time, it would be possible that they would have made full contributions and would not even be so troublesome.
Now, just running away these is the best. The cavalry generals in this cavalry were basically shot to death by Wang Dou. Wang Dou did not shoot the enemy aimlessly. They all looked at the target and screened it. It was nothing to kill a cavalry, and the cavalry general was the core.
The results of the battle are enough now, and it is time to consider retreating. After all, now it is deeply rooted in the enemy's heart, and it is impossible to come out to provide assistance in the city. If it is surrounded by the enemy, it will be difficult!
...
"General, Jizhou City is ahead."
Liu Zongmin's deputy general pointed ahead and said.
Now they are forcibly marching. Although they have set the policy of circumventing three quarts and one, they cannot let Chongzhen go. If Chongzhen really rushed out from the west, it would be difficult to stop him, whether on land or on coastal areas. If Chongzhen was allowed to reach Jiangnan, then the Ming Dynasty would probably maintain the minimum pattern of the Southern Ming Dynasty like the former Song Dynasty. Therefore, Liu Zongmin's task is very heavy, and seizing Jizhou City is a very important task.
Jizhou is known as Jizhen, and is one of the important towns in the Jiubian Ming Dynasty. The purpose of Jizhen is to restrain other border towns and Jingying in the Jiubian, and play a role in preventing rebellion. At the same time, considering that the other border towns are lengthened, the guarding defense line is thousands of kilometers long and the troops are scattered, Jizhen is set up to protect against the invasion of foreign enemies in the north, and it plays a role in mutual care with the Jingying in the Jingying.
The number of officers and soldiers in Ji Town was initially set at 80,000 in the Yongle period, but increased to more than 100,000 in the Wanli period. Among the important towns in the Ming Dynasty, only Xuanfu, Datong can be compared with it, which shows its status. The most famous commander in Ji Town was Qi Jiguang, who trained Ji Town, with a high level of training and strong combat effectiveness, and is known as the Qi Family Army.
Unfortunately, since the Jizhen Incident, Qi Jiguang spent sixteen years and the deliberate defense line quickly lost its effect. More than ten years ago, Dongnu rushed straight into the north, and the important towns in the north of the Ming Dynasty were vulnerable. In front of Dongnu, they seemed to have lost their barrier function, leaving only one side wall after another.
When Liu Zongmin arrived here, it was already dark. With the last glimmer of light, he vaguely saw a dark city wall. Even if it was now declining, the city was not easy to capture even so.
After all, this was Qi Jiguang's residence back then, and even for a long time, he really needed to face the war, so the city walls were very high. Dongnu invaded several times and bypassed the place, robbed and retreated, and could not conquer the city. It can be seen that this city is not easy to deal with.
Moreover, Liu Zongmin only brought cavalry and lacked equipment to attack the city. Once he could not conquer it for a long time, if the Liaodong Iron Cavalry was serving the king, then Jizhen would be the only way, which would be bad.
"keep going!"
After observing for a while, Liu Zongmin suddenly said.
"General?"
The deputy general was a little stunned at this time, and the other officers and soldiers around him were also stunned. You should know that it would be a risk to bypass Miyun and other cities to attack Jizhen directly. If you do not build siege equipment, it would be almost like committing suicide.
What's more, they were basically 150 miles a day. At this time, both people and horses were exhausted. There was still more than ten miles to run there, let alone siege the city, even these war horses had to lie down.
"Everyone attacks the city directly. Today, everyone who fights side by side with me will be my brothers from now on. I, Liu Zongmin, sworn to the heavens. I will share my wealth and honor with you in the future!"
Liu Zongmin directly expressed his attitude and said, "It's impossible to fight Jizhen without Jizhen." If the Guanning Iron Cavalry from Liaodong returns to help to fight the king, then the capital will not be able to take it. He, the future prince of Dashun Country, will have to be obtained in a few years in the evening."
Liu Zongmin has the ability. He has become the number one general under Li Zicheng in just a few years. His record is naturally very outstanding. This is achieved through his sensitive sense of battlefield smell.
Being able to find and grasp the fighter opportunity is the basic skill of a famous general. Liu Zongmin undoubtedly has this basic skill. This time, he also keenly realized the importance of Jizhen.
By observing the lights at this time, it is obvious that Jizhen didn't know that they were going north to fight here first, so they could catch the Ming army in Jizhen off guard. Otherwise, once they were well prepared, it would not be easy to capture the city.
Of course, if you fight like this, the casualties will definitely be very heavy. After all, there is not even a ladder. Although the Ming army seems to be unprepared and it is easy to climb up the city, if it is a trap, then...
"General..."
The deputy general wanted to persuade him, but he wanted to be safe, but at this time, Liu Zongmin raised his hand to stop him.
"Needless to say, I will take you to the city first this time. I can guarantee that I will drink the celebration wine with you tonight."
After Liu Zongmin said that, he took his personal soldiers straight forward as soon as he urged him to fight. The deputy general and the officers looked at each other. Then they gritted their teeth and urged the horse to follow Liu Zongmin. The officers and soldiers also urged the horse to move forward. At this time, they also made sacrifices. Although most of them were surrendered, they trusted Liu Zongmin very much. Liu Zongmin was willing to take the lead. They just didn't go. If there was a problem with Liu Zongmin, they would probably have finished their future in Dashun.
If Liu Zongmin wins, they will probably feel even more uncomfortable if they don’t go. After all, this is the number one general of the Dashun Army and Li Zicheng’s most trusted general, it is easy to torture them to death.
More than 30,000 cavalry and cavalrymen quietly approached Jizhen under the cover of night. Although Liu Zongmin had never been here, the terrain of this area was flat, and many Ming generals in the team had homes in this area, with guides, and familiar roads. Although the war horses were exhausted, many of them fell down halfway through, and some were behind, half an hour later, they finally arrived not far from Jizhen.
If this heroic city is in the hands of famous generals, as long as the city is rich in materials, not to mention 30,000 elite cavalry, even 300,000 will not be able to defeat it!
But Liu Zongmin was not worried at all. He knew very well about the combat power of the Ming army. This city belonged to him!
"Everyone dismounts and rests."
In a forest next to the city, Liu Zongmin was not so unkind. He looked at the city of Jizhen and said.
"General, just attack when dawn."
The deputy general came out to persuade him again and said that Liu Zongmin did not kill this quiet guy. This is because this army was not his own, but Li Zicheng. The king and his subjects were clear, so they naturally had to allow different voices. Otherwise, the Lan Yu of the Ming Dynasty was the lesson of the past!
"No, attack now!"
Liu Zongmin issued an order at this time and said, "You bring people to prepare. The city gate is opened and rush into the city immediately. I will take people to open the city gate!"
Is Liu Zongmin stupid? He is like a founding general, and he is still doing such a white dragon fish suit? In the eyes of ordinary people, this is indeed stupid.
"General, I will definitely take down the city gate, otherwise I will ask the military law to deal with it!"
"General, let me go..."
"General, I..."
Dashun is not short of warriors. At this time, there are constantly asking for battle around, but Liu Zongmin did not allow it. At this time, he clicked some of his personal soldiers and some of the selected warriors in the army and set off.
It is not surprising that there are internal agents in the city. There are many people who serve as internal agents for the Dongnu people, not to mention that the famous King of Chuang is now. No, it is already His Majesty the Emperor of the Dashun Dynasty.
After Li Zicheng founded the country, he became the best rebel king in the world. At this time, neither Dongnu nor Zhang Xianzhong were as good as him. Especially as Li Zicheng took down Shanxi like a broken bamboo and attacked the capital, many people in the world were already preparing to change their masters.
Liu Zongmin knew that he would probably not have many opportunities to lead troops in the future. After all, he was already the number one general of the Dashun Dynasty and had no choice but to be promoted. When he was waiting to seize the capital, he might have to stay in the court all the time. Otherwise, Li Zicheng would not have let him preside over the capture of the Ming Dynasty's capital this time...
Jizhen may be the last battle he can stay in history books in the future, so naturally he has to be allowed to boast about it!
(I didn't update yesterday, I'll make up for it these days)
Chapter completed!