East Factory Governor

Chapter 500 Official Army Offensive
At this time, Gao Yingxiang has a huge territory.

His territory extends from Huanglong County and Heyang County near Hancheng in the north to Shangluo City and Shanyang County near Hubei in the south, and Ningshan County and Shiquan County in the west.If it weren't for the lunatics who brought [-] elite soldiers to nail Xi'an like a wedge, the entire southern part of Shaanxi would be Gao Yingxiang's.

Gao Yingxiang is talented and general, and he has many generals like Li Zicheng under him, so his territory is well managed, many cities are very strong, and they are equipped with a lot of defensive weapons, even artillery and blunderbuss soldiers. Yes - of course this is due to the official army who played the role of "transportation team" in the early stage.

After He Kegang's army arrived in Hanzhong, Qin Shuhuai's letter to He Renlong also had an echo.He Renlong said that the [-] troops in and around Xi'an are willing to be at the disposal of Lord Hou at any time.

Moreover, in the letter, He Renlong also put forward his own thoughts on the extermination of Gao Yingxiang.

He planned to lead [-] elite troops to the northeast, first take Fuping, Gaoqiao and other places occupied by Gao Yingxiang, and then go straight to Pucheng County.At the same time, he asked Zuo Guang, the general guard of Hancheng and the deputy general of Shaanxi, to lead his troops down to the southwest, taking Heyang and Chengcheng counties, and approaching Pucheng county.The two armies will meet in Pucheng County.If this strategic intention can be achieved, then Huanglong County and Huangling County to the north of Gao Yingxiang will be cut off. Without the support of other cities, they will be a few dead cities, which can be left alone for the time being.

After they joined forces to capture Pucheng, they immediately went south to attack Weinan, one of the big cities in Gao Yingxiang's hands.If Weinan is captured, they will wait for the opportunity according to Qin Shuhuai's progress.

That's all he can do, because all the soldiers in southern Shaanxi are here, and there are only so many troops in total, how else can he fight?
After seeing this suggestion, Qin Shuhuai initially agreed.

It is impossible for Gao Yingxiang to deploy too many troops in the small counties that He Renlong mentioned. He Renlong and Zuo Guang each brought [-] elite soldiers.

The reason why they didn't dare to move before was because they were afraid that Hancheng and Xi'an would be in danger after sending troops.But now they don't need to be afraid, because Qin Shuhuai's army is in the south of Shanxi, Gao Yingxiang will never have any other thoughts besides defending his own city.

For example, according to He Renlong's deployment, there will only be [-] defenders left in Xi'an, but will Gao Yingxiang dare to mobilize the main force to attack Xi'an?If he dared to do this, it would save a lot of trouble. Qin Shuhuai only needed to divide the army into two, one part went to rescue Xi'an, the other part occupied the city near Xi'an, and then he would catch a turtle in a urn and kill him with his eyes closed.

However, the approval belongs to the approval. He believes that the offensive centered on the Weinan area can be more fierce, so that Gao Yingxiang can be forced to withdraw the main force as soon as possible, and withdraw to several big cities to hold on, so that the government and army can fight against him as soon as possible.You must know that Hou Jin has already sent troops, so he doesn't want to entangle Gao Yingxiang for too long.

So he immediately asked Chen Jing and Lai San'er to take [-] Gansu soldiers and [-] Baihutang brothers to Xi'an to reinforce He Renlong.However, he told the two of them that after arriving in Xi'an, the [-] Gansu soldiers should be completely handed over to He Renlong, and the two of them must not get involved.The only ones they can command are the [-] brothers from Baihutang, and they have to listen to He Renlong in terms of strategy.To put it bluntly, neither of these two people had any experience in fighting with a large army. Qin Shuhuai let them go this time to let them escape from his wings and learn some skills.

Chen Jing and Lai San'er were very excited, they immediately took orders, and led the army away with great arrogance.Two childish teenagers led an army of more than 6000 at once, and it was impossible not to be excited.

One day and one night later, Chen Jing and Lai San'er arrived in Xi'an with the army without any surprises. He Renlong was very happy, and hosted a banquet overnight for the two friendly "commanders". Both Jing and Lai San'er were in high spirits.

Everything is in order.

On the second day of June in the third year of Chongzhen, it was sunny and the weather turned hot, revealing the taste of summer.

In the morning, He Renlong sent [-] troops in Xi'an, and rushed aggressively towards Fuping County, northeast of Xi'an.At the same time, Zuo Guang of Hancheng led [-] troops, and went straight to Heyang County, which was only forty or fifty miles away from Hancheng, to the southwest of Hancheng.

The war against Gao Yingxiang began.

In Hanzhong, He Kegang also led [-] troops westward, and he planned to go straight to Ankang along the Xixiang and Shiquan lines.Ankang is a big city, and he hoped that when He Renlong and Zuo Guangxian captured Pucheng, they would also capture Ankang.

Qin Shuhuai in Baoji stood still.Why?Because he wants to deter the Demon Cult in Gansu in the west, so that they cannot easily rescue Gao Yingxiang.

As long as the Demon Sect doesn't rescue Gao Yingxiang, nearly 10,000 government and martial arts coalition forces should be enough to wipe out [-]+ Gao Yingxiang's troops.After all, regardless of equipment or training, the officers and soldiers are at an advantage.

Everything is going well, with good news coming from the front.

On the fourth day of June, He Renlong's tribe took over Fuping, Zuoguangxian's tribe took over Fuyang, He Kegang's tribe arrived in Yangxian County, and more than a thousand Gaoyingxiang tribes in Yangxian County fled.

On the sixth day of June, He Renlong's Ministry recovered Jingyao and Jiaqu, and arrived at Wuli outside Pucheng County to station.After recovering Chengcheng, Zuo Guangxian led his troops to five miles north of Pucheng County for repairs.He Kegang's troops captured Ningshan County.

On the seventh day of June, He Renlong and Zuo Guang led more than 4 troops to besiege Pucheng County. The more than 7000 Gao Yingxiang troops in Pucheng County, led by Zhang Mengcun, resisted tenaciously. The two sides fought from dawn to dusk. The official army broke through the north gate of Pucheng, and it took another hour to defeat Zhang Mengcun's troops.In this campaign, more than [-] soldiers were killed or injured. The Wulin coalition forces had no experience in siege, so He Renlong asked them to watch from the sidelines, so the casualties were few, only about [-] people were lost in the battle after entering the city.As for the Pucheng defenders, except for Zhang Meng who managed to escape under the cover of a group of masters, the rest were basically wiped out.

Judging from this battle, it seems that the equipment level of Gao Yingxiang's department has improved a lot, especially the defense equipment, such as Thunderbolt, kerosene, asphalt, bird guns, etc. It makes people smoke all over, bloody and bloody - this is green gong oil.

Obviously, the Devil's Cult supported Gao Yingxiang's troops with a large amount of armaments, and may have even dispatched a certain number of masters.In addition to the many weapons that Gao Yingxiang snatched from the officers and soldiers, his strength has now been raised to another level.

More than 7000 people were lost in the attack on Pucheng County alone, which was far beyond the expectations of He Renlong and Zuo Guangxian.If calculated according to this method, the casualties of the officers and soldiers in Weinan, a big city guarded by more than 2 Gao Yingxiang troops, will be even more unpredictable.

(End of this chapter)