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Chapter 184: Dividing the army into three routes, they captured Victory Fortress.
Upon learning that Huang Taiji had dispatched scouts to investigate Ligdan Khan's situation, Wang Zhenyuan and the others couldn't help but smile strangely.

"Hehe, that's going to be interesting. I wonder what kind of expression Huang Taiji will have when we suddenly appear?"

Hey, it's going to be amazing!
They probably never imagined that the one now occupying the Hetao Plain was not Ligdan Khan, whom they had forced to migrate westward, but the People's Salvation Army that had wiped out Ligdan Khan.

"Hehe, Huang Taiji must be extremely lax in his defenses right now, which is perfect for our surprise attack."

"Hahaha, pass down the order to speed up the march! I'm launching an attack on Guihua City at dawn tomorrow!"

After making the decision, Wang Zhenyuan and others immediately led their troops to set off.

As they continued to move forward, Wang Zhenyuan and his team obtained more and more information.

They had also found out about the news that Huang Taiji had sent troops to attack Datong and other places.

At present, only Huang Taiji leads 20,000 troops to guard Guihua City, in case of a possible attack by Ligdan Khan. The remaining hundreds of thousands of troops have already entered Datong Prefecture.

Afterwards, Wang Zhenyuan and the other two gathered together, summoned the military staff, and discussed the next route of advance.

Ultimately, the three decided to split their forces into three groups. Wang Zhenyuan led three thousand cavalry to bypass the Qing army and cut off their retreat.

Zhou Junsheng, the general of Ningxia, led 5,000 soldiers to attack Guihua City.

Meanwhile, Yang Zonghan, the general of Yulin, led the remaining 5,000 soldiers to attack Datong Prefecture and annihilate the invading Qing army.

As for why they should help them when they were also hostile to the Ming Dynasty?
Yes, they are all enemies.

Moreover, they were attacking Datong Prefecture to annihilate the invading Qing army, not to help Datong Prefecture.

In other words, Datong Prefecture is also their target this time.

Datong Prefecture, which would later become Datong Prefecture for saving the people's army, and the people there were naturally all people who were saving the nation.

Then isn't it only natural that they rescued the militia, drove out the invaders, and liberated the people of Datong Prefecture?

Once the agreement was reached, the three of them immediately set to work.

Wang Zhenyuan led 3,000 cavalry eastward, crossed Jiulonggou, and headed straight for Fengzhou, northeast of Guihua City, intending to cut off the retreat route of the Qing army under Huang Taiji.

General Yang Zonghan of Yulin led 5,000 soldiers south to attack Datong Prefecture.

Following the trail of the Qing army's march, they soon arrived at Desheng Fort.

At this time, the Qing army, led by Prince Daishan, had already captured Desheng Fort and was wreaking havoc in Datong.

On the other side, Beile Ajige, Dorgon, and Dodo also led their troops to break through Longmenkou and enter Xuanfu.

Faced with the sudden attack by the Qing army, the Ming army only defended the city and reported to the court for help, but dared not go out of the city to fight. They simply let the Qing army run rampant and plunder the people outside the city.

In an instant, the people of both prefectures were filled with cries of despair.

Upon receiving the report, Emperor Chongzhen immediately issued an edict, transferring General Wu Xiang of Ningyuan and General You Shiwei of Shanhaiguan from western Liaoning, along with 20,000 Guan-Ning troops to support Xuanfu and Datong.

At the same time, he also ordered Chen Qiyu, who was currently in Henan, to send troops to reinforce Xuanfu and Datong.

Moreover, Xuanfu and Datong are important towns in Shanxi, and they are also under the jurisdiction of Chen Qiyu, the governor of four provinces.

Upon receiving the imperial edict, Chen Qiyu turned deathly pale with fright.

While he was busy suppressing the rebels, the Qing army outside the Great Wall actually attacked the two important towns of Xuanfu and Datong.

This, this, this.
The cautionary tale of Yuan Chonghuan is right before our eyes.

He must be responsible for the Qing army's invasion of the interior of China.

Although the Qing army did not penetrate into the vicinity of the capital, they were not far from it.

As for his absence from Shanxi, he didn't think Emperor Chongzhen would care about such things.

Regardless of whether Yuan Chonghuan was right or wrong, or whether he was guilty, his character and strategies at the time were flawed.

But he was indeed in Shanhaiguan at the time, not in places like Xifengkou, yet he was still executed by slow slicing.
At this moment, Chen Qiyu had already imagined his tragic end.

However, since things have already come to this point, he can only try to salvage the situation.

Immediately, he summoned Cao Wenzhao, who had served under Hong Chengchou and was later transferred to his command, and ordered him to lead three thousand extraordinary soldiers of the assault battalion to Datong at top speed, to drive the Qing army out of Datong, or at least to ensure that Datong was not lost.

However, without the three thousand extraordinary soldiers of the assault battalion, Chen Qiyu's situation became much worse, and Li Zicheng and his men quickly broke through the encirclement.

Although Chen Qiyu was furious, he had no good solutions at the moment and could only reorganize his army to encircle and suppress the enemy, and try to rebuild the superhuman army.

On the other hand, upon learning that the Qing army had split into two routes and attacked Xuanfu and Datong, wreaking havoc between the two prefectures, Yang Zonghan, the general of Yulin, frowned slightly while being furious at the incompetence of the Ming army.

Unexpectedly, the Qing army split into two groups and attacked Xuanfu and Datong simultaneously, which put him in a difficult position.

However, after some deliberation, Yang Zonghan ultimately decided not to divide his troops.

As Wang Zhenyuan said, it's always good to be cautious.

As long as he is fast enough, it won't be too late to wipe out the Qing army in Xuanfu after he has wiped out the Qing army in Datong.

Looking at the Great Wall ahead, Yang Zonghan couldn't help but sigh. This Great Wall was originally meant to block the Tartars, but now it was being used by the Tartars to block the Han people.

The Ming Dynasty is truly getting worse with each generation.

When did the Great Wall become necessary for defense during the reigns of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Chengzu?

Both inside and outside the Great Wall, that was all Ming territory.

However, from now on, this homeland of the Han people will be protected by their militia, and they will certainly not repeat the same mistakes.

The Great Wall is simply proof of the long history of our Chinese nation.

"Artillery, prepare for a salvo!"

As soon as the order was issued through the celestial grid, the artillery units sprang into action.

Quickly adjust the angle of the cannon barrel and aim at Victory Fortress.

At this time, Desheng Fort was garrisoned by a thousand Qing soldiers to prevent the Ming army from cutting off their retreat.

With such a large-scale operation by the militia, the Qing army would naturally not fail to detect it at the Desheng Fort city walls.

"Where did that army come from? Could they be reinforcements from the Ming army? But how did they end up outside the Great Wall?"

"Those don't seem to be Ming soldiers; they look more like the uniforms of the militia."

Over such a long period of time, the dynasty did not deliberately close its borders, and countless merchants continued to travel back and forth.

Information about the People's Salvation Army had already been disseminated, so it was perfectly normal for some people to recognize their uniforms.

"The militia? Aren't they in Shaanxi and Sichuan? How come they're here?" "I don't know."

"It seems they intend to support the Ming army in Datong."

"But aren't they enemies of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Perhaps it was a coincidence that I came here."

In fact, some of the Han Chinese who surrendered could vaguely guess that it was probably because the People's Salvation Army and the Ming Dynasty were enemies.

However, when facing the Mongols and the Qing Dynasty outside the Great Wall, they were all Han Chinese, so they naturally shared a common hatred and indignation.

Therefore, it seems plausible that they attacked the Qing army.

However, they were surrounded by Qing soldiers, so they dared not say such things aloud.

Otherwise, since they are also Han Chinese, wouldn't they also share a common hatred and betray the Qing army?
"Hey, who cares why they're here? A mere few thousand peasant soldiers, how could they possibly breach the city defended by a thousand Qing soldiers?"

"Haha, that so-called People's Salvation Army can only win against the weak Ming army and Ligdan Khan's army, right?"
Moreover, their own casualties will likely be substantial as well.

"Hehe, the People's Salvation Army will not be adjacent to my Great Qing."

Otherwise, we would have wiped them out long ago.

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, absolutely, absolutely!"

"Hmm, what are they doing?"

Some people channeled their divine power to gaze at the People's Salvation Army several miles away.

"They seem, they seem to want to fire the artillery."

"artillery?"

"That's way too far! What kind of artillery could attack at such a distance?"

"General, I've heard that the militia's firearms are powerful, perhaps capable of attacking from this distance?"
Should we warn the brothers to take cover?

A Han Chinese officer frowned as he looked into the distance and cautiously offered his suggestion.

"Pshaw! No matter how powerful the firearms are, can they really attack from several miles away?"

"that is.

Not to mention, we also have the advantage of being within the city walls.”

"This"

The Han Chinese officer thought about it and also felt it was somewhat impossible.

But judging from the appearance of the militia, they clearly wanted to fire artillery.

The next moment, the People's Salvation Army told him that his idea was not wrong.

"Boom boom boom"

With a series of booming sounds, cannonballs flew through the air in parabolic arcs, heading precisely towards the city wall.

The crowd stared in disbelief as the shells rained down.

The artillery of the People's Salvation Army can actually fire several miles away.

"Watch out! Avoid the shells!"

However, the Qing army was shocked that the artillery of the militia could hit targets at such a long distance.

However, the Qing generals were not particularly alarmed.

After all, they had also cultivated divine power, but they hadn't reached a profound level, which was why they weren't selected for the core Eight Banners.

Even so, they were still high-ranking generals in their respective armies.

However, those who cultivate divine power may not be able to meet the incoming cannonballs head-on.

However, evasion is still possible.

However, what happened next was completely different from what everyone expected.

When they barely dodged the incoming shells, they turned to look at the shells about to hit the ground and let out a disdainful sneer.

"Boom boom boom"

In an instant, a burst of flames shot into the sky and suddenly came into their view. A sound wave accompanied by a terrifying shockwave swept across the area, and countless shrapnels flew out, easily tearing their armored bodies apart.

The countless Qing soldiers standing on the city walls were like tattered rag dolls, blown away and torn to pieces by the countless cannonballs.

"How...how could this be?"

The surviving Qing soldiers stared blankly at the horrific scene before them, at a loss for what to do.

Before they could even react, more and more shells came flying in.

With a deafening roar, countless Qing soldiers died, a section of the city wall collapsed, and the gate of Desheng Fort was completely destroyed by a cannonball.

After three rounds of shelling, the entire Deshengbao city wall was riddled with craters. Only because the city was built so sturdily did not collapse in many places.

Where the smoke of battle filled the air, there were severed limbs and rivers of blood; not a single Qing soldier remained standing.

"attack!"

Upon seeing this scene from afar, Yang Zonghan immediately issued the order to attack, while simultaneously ordering artillery cover.

"Boom boom boom"

With a series of booming sounds, the militia quickly stormed into the city gate.

"clap clap"

"Ah~!"

Immediately afterwards, a series of crisp gunshots rang out from inside Deshengbao, occasionally punctuated by a scream.

Faced with the militia who possessed supernatural powers, the Qing army's last resistance, armed with submachine guns, was so vulnerable that it was quickly and completely wiped out.

Subsequently, Yang Zonghan left five cannons and three hundred militiamen at Desheng Fort before leading his troops into Datong Prefecture and pursuing the Qing army along the trail of their rampage.

(End of this chapter)