Just thinking about it made him feel like the rest of his body was trembling with fear.
He didn't take the 40,000 green battalions seriously, but the nearly 10,000 eight banners made him fearful!
The Eight Banners have less than 10,000 troops and their reputation as invincible is frightening!
Zhu Hongyu was not afraid, but Wu Sangui was very afraid.
"Your Majesty, please give the order. The general will personally lead the people out of the customs to fight against that Aobai!"
"Have a good time to dampen Obai's spirit!"
The Battle of Tongguan was the first battle after Wu Sangui ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. No matter what, Guan Ning's army could not passively defend Tongguan throughout the whole process.
That would really hurt morale!
Launching a counterattack to a certain extent is the best option.
Wu Guogui was willing to go out and fight the menacing Qing army.
But Wu Sangui waved his hand and said.
"No, no!"
"The traitors of Aobai are approaching fiercely, and this is the time when their talents are revealed. It would be unwise to take the initiative to go out and fight the traitors of Aobai at this time!"
"In addition, our army is sitting in the Tongguan Fortress and can hold on to the fortified city. The best time to launch a counterattack is when the enemy cannot attack for a long time and exhausts his energy."
"To be on the safe side, the fight must not be wasted at this time!"
Eyes all around were focused on Wu Sangui, and those eyes were a bit strange.
Because everyone knows that Wu Sangui has made another habit of being afraid of being full.
…
Woo! Woo!
The dull sound of horns resounded throughout the battlefield, and the Qing army troops and horses, under the command of Obai, launched an attack on Tongguan City.
On the battlefield, a large, dark mass of Qing troops rushed towards Tongguan.
Some civilians temporarily recruited from around Tongguan were driven in front of the formation, and forced by the Qing soldiers' butcher knives, they pushed the shield cart forward.
The Qing army's cavalry marched around the city, bows and arrows bent, preparing to provide fire cover for the siege troops.
In the center of the Qing army's formation, artillery positions were deployed.
The dark red cannons were pushed to the gun emplacement, and the gunners skillfully loaded the cannons.
The heavy solid shells were stuffed into the barrel, and the gunners were doing the final calibration in an orderly manner.
"Fire!"
The commander of Wuzhenchaoha camp shouted loudly and waved the command flag in his hand.
The next moment, the sound of thunderous artillery fire echoed throughout the battlefield.
The Qing army's artillery array was instantly submerged in thick smoke, and several artillery shells drew arcs in the air and shot toward the city wall of Tongguan.
The cannonball hit the city wall so hard that the brick cladding of the city wall was shattered into pieces, and masonry debris scattered everywhere.
The Tongguan city wall was shaken by cannonballs!
The roar of heavy artillery resounded throughout the battlefield, as if thunder was rolling from the sky.
"Please come down to the city to avoid the artillery fire!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the thieves' firepower is fierce, and the city is not a place to stay for a long time!"
"A gentleman cannot stand under a dangerous wall, and a rich man cannot sit down in the hall. Your Majesty, please take shelter for a while!"
"..."
When Wu Sangui heard this, he nodded and said.
"well!"
"Go to the city quickly!"
Under heavy artillery bombardment by the Qing army, Wu Sangui left the city surrounded by senior officials of the Guan Ning Army.
At the same time, the heavy artillery deployed by Guan Ning's army at the top of the city also began to fight back.
Boom! Boom!
The sound of shelling continued.
It's just a pity that Guan Ning's army does not have the ability to forge cannons.
In other words, there is no ability to cast heavy artillery. The artillery on Tongguan Pass are mostly small-caliber light artillery.
Although Guan Ning's army at Tongguan Pass was fighting vigorously, they could not hit the Qing army's artillery array at all.
They could only pour out firepower one after another at the Qing army's siege troops.
Countless artillery shells swept across the Qing army's formation, leaving behind large areas of stumps and broken arms wherever they passed.
The smell of blood is tangy!
Countless people howled and screamed.
The shield cart of the Qing army was disintegrated and shattered by the shells. The broken wood chips flew everywhere and penetrated into the body of the civilian who was pushing the cart.
The walls of Tongguan City were demolished one by one, and the soldiers of Guan Ning Army were hit by cannonballs from time to time, screaming in agony.
The intact body was instantly turned into pieces!
Blood spilled!
The cavalry of the Qing army roared past outside Tongguan City, throwing arrows towards the city of Tongguan.
Bang! Bang Bang! Bang Bang Bang!
The sound of bow strings trembled one after another, and arrows fell like rain.
From time to time, soldiers of Guan Ning were hit by bows and arrows.
However, the Qing cavalry mostly used light bows, and Guan Ning's soldiers basically wore armor.
Therefore, the killing effect caused by the arrows thrown by the Qing army was not very good!
It is often said that the soldiers of the Ning Army had many arrows hanging on their bodies, but they continued to fight.
"Shoot the arrow, shoot the arrow!"
"fight back!"
"..."
Collapse! Collapse!
The sound of bowstrings trembled one after another, and countless arrows fell like raindrops and were thrown towards the city.
Both the infantry and cavalry of the Qing army suffered casualties!
But the real casualties were among the civilians who were expelled from the front of the battle.
…
The fierce battle between the Qing army and Guan Ning army in Tongguan was very fierce!
Arrows rained down like rain, and artillery shells were delivered as if they were free of charge.
The two sides fought hard for several days, and the situation became increasingly tense, but no results were seen.
Fighting, fierce fighting, Tongguan City was covered with corpses, and blood gathered into a stream.
The rotting corpses had not been cleaned for a long time, giving off a strong putrid smell.
Corpse liquid flows across the river!
However, when the main forces of both sides were fighting fiercely at Tongguan, He Tai, a rising star in the Qing court, followed Obai's order and led his troops to cross the Yellow River from Pujing.
From Shanxi, they entered Guanzhong, attacked Huayin, and cut off Wu Sangui's retreat.
Thousands of troops and horses galloped on the plains of Guanzhong, roaring with a murderous aura, and wherever they passed, there was a bloody storm.
Huayin was unexpectedly attacked by elite Qing troops and was immediately defeated!
The remaining soldiers of Guan Ning's army who escaped from Huayin ran towards Tongguan, bringing Wu Sangui the bad news that his retreat was cut off.
…
In Tongguan City, Wu Sangui was sitting on a big chair in the hall, with a forced composure on his face.
However, his constantly trembling palms revealed his true state of mind at this time!
fear!
Absolute fear filled his heart.
In a daze, Wu Sangui seemed to remember his fear of being dominated by the Qing Dynasty when he was in Liaodong.
The trembling in his heart continued to spread, and Wu Sangui gradually became no longer calm.
"The Qing captives crossed the river from Pujing and attacked our army's rear route, Huayin."
"Now that Huayin has been captured by the Qing Dynasty, our army's retreat has been cut off. Let's talk about it. What should our army do next?"
When everyone heard this, they all had sad expressions on their faces.
Many people couldn't help but have a look of fear on their faces.
"That's not right. All the main forces of the Qing court should be on the Tongguan front line. Where can they get the troops to cross the river from Pujing to raid our army's retreat?"
Wu Yingxiong asked what many people felt.
According to the estimates of the generals of the Guan Ning Army and the inspections of the sentinels, the Qing army can only use about 50,000 troops in this battle.
Now there are 50,000 people outside Tongguan City!
So, where did the Qing army get the strength to attack the Guan Ning army's retreat from the direction of Pujing?
Everyone fell into silence!
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