Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 72

Li Yan and Yan Yingyuan led an army of [-] troops to Changping. This was the first time that Ming soldiers went out to fight in Beijing after they wiped out Li Zicheng.

The last time the bandits were wiped out, a total of 10,000+ horses were confiscated, plus tens of thousands of horses in the headquarters. Now the Ming Dynasty has more horses and fewer soldiers. When marching, the infantry is equipped with horses.

Before leaving, they each received a gift from Jin Yiwei. When they opened it, it turned out to be a binoculars.

The Ming Dynasty already had a single-tube telescope. Although the effect cannot be compared with the current telescope, it is much better than visual inspection.

Since it was a gift from the emperor, it must be cherished. After the two thanked each other, they put away the binoculars and the army started to set off.

"Look, the Ming army is here, what should we do?"

"Go and report to the officer."

More than 500 soldiers from the Ming Dynasty stayed in Changping, and they were the main force guarding Changping.

The leader in charge of guarding the city was a centurion. When the soldiers saw a group of people approaching at the top of the city, they immediately reported to the centurion.

The life of the centurion who surrendered in Changping was not easy. Not only did no one pay the army, but now it is even a problem to eat, and the common people have all fled because of the war.

There was nothing they could do. When the rogue army came under pressure, the main general chose to surrender. After the rogues were defeated, the main general who guarded the pass disappeared.

Leaving some old and weak soldiers here, they want to surrender, and they are worried that the big Ming will settle their scores after autumn, so they will count one more day like this.

But the food and grass were gradually consumed, and there was no supply at all, leaving these soldiers to become orphans who lost their parents.

Hearing that the soldiers came to report that there was an army attacking Changping, the centurion immediately ran to the top of the city with the soldiers defending the city, and took a single-tube telescope to have a look.

"My mother..."

The centurion's legs went limp, and he slumped on the ground.

The endless army, stretching for more than one kilometer, each with bright armor and full of majesty, is actually all cavalry.

In their team, it can be clearly seen that the red-clothed cannons pulled by war horses, Little Changping is not enough for them to bombard them a few times.

Seeing the centurion suddenly collapsed, a soldier picked up a single-tube telescope and looked at the Ming army, and immediately felt an unknown liquid flowing down the storage tube.

"My God, what kind of army is this? It's not like the rebel army, and it's even less like the Ming army. The Ming army is not so majestic at all, and it's impossible for it to be so well equipped. The infantry all ride horses."

Li Yan, his wife and Yan Yingyuan rode side by side, discussing tactics while walking. They knew that there would be no big battle in Changping, and they didn't care.

Suddenly Exploring the Horse:
"Report to the general, the army is approaching Changping, one kilometer away from the city."

The three looked at each other and smiled, Li Yan waved his hand:
"Understood, check again and report again."

"Yes"

Tanma agreed, turned the horse's head and left quickly.

After Tanma left, Hong Niangzi looked at Li Yan and clasped her fist at Yan Yingyuan:

"Master Supervisor, Hong Niangzi has just entered Daming, and she has made great achievements, and I am asking to lead the battle."

The red lady is already the wife of the second rank, and her status is far higher than that of Yan Yingyuan, but Yan Yingyuan is the supervisor of the army, so she still respects Yan Yingyuan very much.

Yan Yingyuan hastily cupped his fists in return:

"Madam be careful, I wish Madam success in the first place."

"Thank you for your good words, my lord."

After the red lady thanked again, she drew out her waist knife and waved it under control:
"Women's Army, follow my wife to fight the enemy."

"rush"

The two hundred women's army under Hong Niangzi urged their horses, quickly left the team, and went straight to the city of Changping. Behind them, two thousand cavalry followed closely.

When she came 300 meters outside the city gate, Hong Niangzi reined in her horse and looked up at the top of the city.

There were only dozens of heads protruding from the crenel on the top of the city, and these defenders were directly intimidated by the aura of the red detachment of women below the city.

Seeing that there was no movement in the city, the red lady waved her hand, and five female soldiers in red armor urged their horses to run out of the female soldiers' ranks, shouting loudly at the top of the city:

"Listen up, the soldiers on the top of the city, and immediately open the city gate to welcome the army of the Celestial Dynasty into the city, otherwise we will bombard Little Changping City."

Before the five female soldiers finished speaking, fifty red-clothed cannons appeared behind them, with black holes aimed at the city gate.

"Hey, female soldier, it's too extravagant to use the cannon directly without using the ladder, what should we do?"

The soldiers on the top of the wall were all terrified, and they all looked at the centurion.

The centurion suddenly gained strength, got up from the ground, and shouted:

"What are you looking at? Open the city gate and surrender. We are soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Surrendering to the rogues is all the general's intention. We soldiers have no right to speak. Open the city gate quickly. Once they fire, we will miss the best opportunity to surrender." . "

"Yes, open the city gate and surrender."

"Aunts, don't fire, we surrender."

"Squeak..."

The city gate opened slowly, and the centurion ran down the city with hundreds of soldiers under his command, and surrendered to Hong Niangzi.

The first battle was so smooth that Changping was restored with just a few shouts.

Li Yanhong's wife Yan Yingyuan was very happy, and led the army into Changping City. After entering the city, Li Yan and others were surprised to find that the city was almost empty.

After finding out about it with the centurion, I realized that the people were worried about the war, and because of the plague infection, most of the people left Changping. Now there are less than a thousand people in the city.

After posting the notice of Anmin, hand over the defense of Changping to the centurion.

He also told him to send people to the capital to transport food and supplies for the people and the army. Li Yan and Yan Yingyuan led the army to Juyongguan.

The current guard of Juyongguan is Du Zhizhi, the eunuch trusted by Emperor Chongzhen. At that time, Tang Tong was the guard, and Du Zhizhi was originally the supervisor of the army.

When the army of rogue bandits approached the city, Tang Tong wanted to fight to the death, but the great eunuch Du Zhizhi opened the city gate and surrendered.

Tang Tong was helpless, all the eunuchs around Emperor Chongzhen had surrendered to the enemy, so why should he be foolish to die, and he might as well surrender together.

Later, the rogue army continued to advance into the capital, Tang Tang was transferred to attack the city, and Du Zhizhi stayed at Juyongguan to defend the city.

Later, it was learned that the bandits had been defeated and King Chuang's life and death were unknown. The traitor Du Zhizhi led three thousand soldiers from the Ming Dynasty to guard Juyongguan in a dilemma.

Only then did he realize that the best medicine in the world is regret medicine, but unfortunately it has not been manufactured, otherwise he would have bought one no matter how expensive it was.

There was not much food in the city, but this old dog was rather ruthless, and he was about to run out of money, so he ordered the soldiers to rob the people's homes, and the people in the city were in great pain.

Even so, the military rations of more than 3000 soldiers in Juyongguan have become a big problem. The soldier who does not pay the military is willing to work for you sincerely.

After leaving Changping, Li Yan and Yan Yingyuan discussed how to attack Juyongguan. Juyongguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack due to its natural dangers. There are still about a few thousand troops in the city.

In order to reduce casualties of troops and civilians, the two formulated a plan to capture Juyongguan.

"Master Du, hurry up and take a look. A caravan is coming from outside the city. They want to pass through Juyongguan."

"Caravan? Through Juyongguan? Where are they going? Could it be Ming Dynasty spies?"

Although the eunuch knew nothing about military affairs, he was still very vigilant, and he even suspected that the caravan was a Ming spy.

(End of this chapter)