Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 923 Promoting the War (Ask for double monthly tickets on the last day)
Fu Zonglong was in Chaotian Pass, listening to a few soldiers who had fled back who could still talk, and narrated the whole incident.

Before dawn, the hammer bandits were preparing outside the pass, and then they bombarded and closed the gate.

A large number of Sichuan soldiers were led to show their heads on the city wall, but they were hit hard by artillery.

Especially when someone was operating the cannons, the Hammer Bandit found the right opportunity and covered the three cannons at once.

After the three-door run was bombed, the first wave of fleeing was triggered. Luo Shangwen who rushed over was suppressed by Luo Shangwen's iron blood, and returned.

Immediately afterwards, the hammer bandit soldiers in heavy armor began to attack slowly under the cover of artillery.

Then they went through the hole in the city gate and threw two smoking things in, and the whole Qipanguan was almost as if the earth shook and the mountains shook.

The Sichuan soldiers who were moving stones to block the door were blown to pieces, and many of them had bleeding from their mouths, noses and ears.

Luo Shangwen yelled to resist, but the soldiers around him couldn't hear what he was yelling at all.

Coupled with the fact that the hammer bandits took advantage of the chaos and rushed into the city, Luo Shangwen was escorted by his servants and escaped.

Fu Zonglong pinched his beard, his whole body frowning.

Hammer bandits have weapons that can shake the earth.

This thing is like a thunder, coupled with the miserable appearance of this gang of defeated soldiers, it was neatly shown by the reinforcements.

In addition, the Hammer Bandit possesses such an extremely lethal weapon as the "Sky Thunder".

Fu Zonglong believes that within a few days, there will be rumors in the army that Northwest Hammer King He Jinzhao is holding lightning and stepping on auspicious clouds.

Whoever dares to fight against him, He Jinzhao will swing a hammer and smash you, blowing you to pieces with the thunder, it is difficult to leave a whole body behind.

"Governor Chen." Shao Jiechun said with the same solemn expression, "This new weapon is like a large thunderbolt."

"We also have Thunderbolt, but we have never heard of such a powerful power?"

Fang Guoan also had lingering fears, but Luo Shangwen didn't say anything about his bravery.

But he has never been in contact with the enemy, and has suffered such serious injuries.

If he really made it to Qipan Pass, he might have to break there as well.

This wave of hammer bandits is much stronger than Li Zicheng's wave of bandits.

"It's not just about the Thunderbolt." Fu Zonglong also attributed this thing to this for the time being: "There is also the Hammer Bandit artillery that is not only accurate, but also better than ours.

This is a troublesome thing for us to guard the gate! "

If there is no artillery, it is impossible to conquer these passes in Sichuan without paying a huge price in human lives.

Now that the artillery of the hammer bandits is fired, the key is to hit it accurately. Even if the government and army occupy the dangerous pass, how much advantage will they have?

Fu Zonglong thinks this is what Hong Chengchou means by asking him to resist every day?

He had already expected that I would not be able to resist the attack of the hammer bandits, so why did he not come to rescue?
Thinking of this, Fu Zonglong felt a little embarrassed.

Earlier, he wanted to ask Hong Chengchou to attack He Jinzhao with him, but Hong Chengchou had a clear understanding of He Jinzhao, so he was determined not to come.

Now that Fu Zonglong suffered a disadvantage, he remembered that Hong Chengchou's blunt and strong words had this meaning.

"How to deal with the artillery of the hammer bandits?"

"I have to find a way to kill his artillery." Shao Jiechun suggested:
"As long as there are fewer soldiers under He Jinzhao who can handle artillery, even if there are artillery, they may not be able to break through."

"How to kill?"

Facing Fu Zonglong's question, civil servants and generals were a little silent.

Figured out a solution, but how to implement it is still a big problem.

"Sneak attack?"

Wang Zhilun opened his mouth and suggested: "When the hammer bandits are setting up their cannons outside the pass, let's rush out and kill them unexpectedly."

Everyone nodded repeatedly, thinking that what Wang Zhilun said was right, so this task was entrusted to him.

Whether it works or not, you have to try.

If it succeeds, the first contribution is none other than you.

As for the dead, how can there be no dead in war?
Wang Zhilun:? ? ?

I should have shut up and been dumb if I had known the hell out of this.

If you have to open your mouth to speak, you will look smart, and everyone else is a big fool!

Fu Zonglong didn't ask Wang Zhilun to do this, at least the hammer bandits had just entered Sichuan, so they were probably extremely vigilant.

He also had to take a good look at how the hammer bandits fought.

"What's the situation with the hammer bandits outside the customs?"

"Station five miles away from the pass."

Fu Zonglong nodded. It seemed that He Jinzhao was not in a hurry to attack. He asked these generals to patrol, either to appease the soldiers, or to help Luo Shangwen gather the defeated soldiers.

Today, his ear still can't hear clearly from time to time.

Did the imperial court respond to He Jinzhao's attack on Sichuan?

It would also be beneficial to him if he took the opportunity to attack Shanxi and restrain He Jinzhao's mind a little.

It's just that the distance is too far, and the news is not delivered smoothly for a while.

Shao Jiechun shared his guess with Fu Zonglong again, and Fu Zonglong's expression became more serious.

Hong Chengchou had a good plan. When Sichuan is lost, can he, the governor of Sichuan, continue to work?
Resisting every step of the way is said to mean this, but in reality there is something else that hasn't been said.

"He Jinzhao didn't take the opportunity to attack Sichuan, but deliberately planned." Fu Zonglong sat on the chair:
"This battle made many Sichuan soldiers fear the hammer bandits."

Shao Jiechun didn't know how to respond. Although he didn't come to the scene in person, he could imagine how cruel the battlefield was after hearing the retellings of those defeated soldiers.

It's quite a bit of a blockbuster posture after three years of silence.

Shao Jiechun stroked his beard and sighed: "In the long run, it will be extremely bad for us."

Not to mention the long run, even in the short term, Fu Zonglong has no confidence in being able to withstand the artillery of the Hammer bandits, and that big thunder.

Before he had fought He Jinzhao, the problem had come first.

In the past, these problems should have been a headache for He Jinzhao, so he sat firmly on the Diaoyutai.

Now it really is a difference in offensive and defensive potential!
It causes many troubles in vain.

"Governor."

A soldier ran in from outside the room and hurriedly knelt on the ground:

"Guangyun County fell, and the camp outside the city was burned."

Fu Zonglong immediately stood up: "What did you say?"

Guangyuan County fell!
Shao Jiechun couldn't sit still anymore, the army was fighting on the front line, but the back road was taken away by hammer bandits.

A lot of key food and grass are stored there. With so many people stationed at Chaotian Pass, how many days can they last with the food stored in the pass?

"Governor, before the news spreads, we withdraw our troops immediately. Once the news leaks out, the normal withdrawal will inevitably turn into a rout when the hammer bandits intercept us halfway.

At that time, if you lose before fighting, the whole Sichuan will not be in your hands. "

Fu Zonglong was still thinking about how sure he would be able to hold the pass once he was flanked by He Jinzhao back and forth at Chaotian Pass?
Shao Jiechun really didn't care about that, as a military supervisor, he naturally had some power.

After unfolding the map, Shao Jiechun pointed and said:
"Governor, you led your troops across Guangyuan, abandoned Zhaohua, and directly stationed here at Jianmen Pass.

The terrain here is dangerous, and it is the largest pass in the world. Even if the Hammer bandits' artillery is powerful, it is difficult for them to blast through.

I led the troops to retreat to Baizhang Pass, guarding Xilin Pass, Nanjiang, and Bazhong, so as to resist He Jinchao's occupation of Baoning Mansion. "

Although Fu Zonglong is stubborn, he is not a single-minded person in warfare. According to the current situation, Chaotianguan cannot be defended.

The hammer bandits occupying Guangyuan County must be waiting for them to go back and retake it, and then ambushes on the way.

After thinking about this point clearly, Fu Zonglong didn't hesitate, and directly ordered more flags to be erected at Chaotian Pass.

Then the army withdrew slowly, walked a hundred miles straight to Baizhang Pass, and then turned back to Jianmen Pass.

"We will also set up a thunderbolt at the gate, preferably to kill He Jinzhao."

Chengdu Mansion also manufactures a lot of firearms, and there are also closed ones, just for throwing them from top to bottom in case of emergency.

Someone has been watching Chaotian Pass all the time, and Liu Erhu got the news that the officers and soldiers who closed the pass were motionless, as if they were dummies.

After approaching quietly, he found that it was really a dummy, so he ran back to report.

Liu Erhu first felt that there was fraud, and then felt that even if it was fraud, he had to steal the medicine he sold in his gourd.

So while sending people to Qipanguan to report to the commander, he sent people directly to test.

After He Jinzhao received the news, could it be that Zhang Neng had taken the opportunity to occupy Guangyuan and cut off their retreat?
That's why Fu Zonglong would withdraw his troops directly to avoid being trapped here?

"My lord, beware of fraud." Ji Gui raised his mouth.

The officers and troops withdrew too quickly, and it was very likely that they were luring the enemy to go deep, relying on their familiarity with the roads in central Sichuan, and ambush them.

"En." He Jinzhao immediately ordered: "Tell Erhu to be careful, don't be aggressive, and don't chase after the poor."

"Yes."

The messenger immediately hit his horse and went down.

Just when He Jinzhao was about to say something, he suddenly heard an explosion.

Zhang Fuzhen held his beard and stood up: "Fu Zonglong really used something like Thunderbolt."

He Jinzhao probably remembered how to identify the buried landmines, but he probably remembered the principle of the coil, but he didn't have a clue about the specifics.

Before He Jinzhao could wait long, Liu Erhu sent someone to report that the officers and soldiers had already fled.

Shut off and planted a thunderbolt, killing seven soldiers and wounding 21, only two of them were fine.

The detective horses had already been sent out, and the officers and soldiers rushed to Baizhang Pass and retreated.

He Jinzhao immediately asked the guard to unfold the map, and he wanted to take a good look at it.

Zhang Neng led people to ambush on the mountainside, and received the reward from the sentry cavalry.

It is said that the officers and soldiers abandoned Chaotian Pass and ran in the direction of Baizhang Pass.

Zhang Neng stood up immediately and spit out the weeds in his mouth:

"Damn it, that dog officer is quite cautious."

Wang Genzi also felt quite unlucky, for such a great contribution, he just flew away.

Zhang Neng took out the map of central Sichuan that he carried with him, glanced at it and said:

"It only takes us a hundred miles from Guangyuan to Jianmen Pass, and the official army has a full 120 miles from Chaotian Pass to Baizhang Pass.

They then ran to Langzhong County, from Langzhong to Jianmenguan, there were still six hundred miles to go.

Let's immediately pretend to be officers and soldiers and go to Jianmenguan! "

Wang Genzi was a little confused: "Don't we need to ask the commander in chief first?"

He also trained for a long time in the camp of the hammer bandits, and he is very aware of the importance of military discipline.

It can be said to be many times stricter than the Ming army, especially not allowing unauthorized actions.

But Zhang Neng put away the map and said: "Before lurking into Sichuan, the commander-in-chief has given me the power to make decisions before the battle, and now the brothers finally walked such a difficult road.

Arriving in Sichuan cautiously, he only took down Guangyuan County, and he didn't even touch a few hairs of the dog officer.

How can this work?
What's more, our army went to Jianmen Pass first, which has advantages in time and distance.

The officers and troops stationed at Jianmen Pass have not received news of their defeat, so we can win more with less and have more opportunities to take advantage of. "

Zhang Neng tucked in the map and yelled for everyone to bring their weapons. We have a lot of training and running on weekdays, and it happened to be used.

In the past two days, I have to pack lightly, run for hundreds of miles, go straight to Jianmen Pass, break down the No. [-] pass in the world, and make me famous as a hammer bandit!
Most of the 500 people who were selected came here for meritorious service. Now it's just a matter of laying down a county.

Listening to Zhang Neng's words at this time, he echoed loudly.

Seeing that the group of people were about to set off, Wang Genzi hurriedly asked, "Shall we abandon Guangyuan?"

"You stay with hundreds of people to take care of the food, and run to report the news by the way, and I will be one step ahead."

Zhang Neng tucked away his sword and sent someone down to find a few ox carts to put on his armor. Wang Genzi followed behind to supply the rest of the grain.

Wang Genzi grabbed Zhang Neng and said in disbelief, "Are you really going to run a hundred miles to attack Jianmen Pass?"

"I've made an estimate. I'll go to Zhaohua County to eat and drink enough, rest for a while, and continue running." Zhang Neng pulled Wang Genzi's hand away:
"The opportunity to make a great contribution is right in front of you. Do you want to become a soldier of my Hammer Bandit?"

Zhang Neng asked a rhetorical question.

Wang Genzi also understood Zhang Neng's words, the commander-in-chief led the team into Sichuan, everyone's chances of meritorious deeds depended on whether the general could win the battle.

Zhang Neng hasn't met Marshal He yet, so everything is up to him.

For the generals under his command, the commander-in-chief is willing to delegate power and let them practice independently.

Being trapped in the camp is always treated differently from the treatment of the hammer bandits, Wang Genzi nodded without thinking.

"You are not familiar with the route in Central Sichuan. Even if you pretend to be an officer, how can you gain trust with a foreign accent?"

Wang Genzi pointed to his own feet and said triumphantly: "My pair of iron feet are not just blowing."

"Okay, then follow me."

Zhang Neng's ambitions are lofty, and he wants to win fame and fortune on the battlefield. As long as he wins Jianmen Pass, the throat of entering Shu can be opened smoothly.

From now on, the officers and soldiers can only defend passively. If they go to Jiangyou and Mianzhu, they can directly threaten Chengdu.

Those officers and soldiers guarding the dangerous pass in Langzhong and other places, as long as he goes to rescue Chengdu, there will be insufficient troops left behind, and there will be ways to deal with them at that time.

Zhang Neng led 500 people, and with the cooperation of Wang Genzi, they went directly to Zhaohua County.

Liu Erhu asked He Jinchao to pass after Chaotianguan confirmed that there was no more thunder. He also received news that Guangyuan County was occupied by Zhang Neng.

Only in this way can Fu Zonglong be forced to quickly abandon Chaotian Pass and lead the army to retreat.

"My lord, I think it's better to send a team to slowly pursue and monitor this group of officers, in case they suddenly come back and cut us off from the middle."

Zhang Fuzhen made a suggestion, and He Jinzhao agreed.

After all, when entering Sichuan for the first time, all forces will inevitably be hostile to the hammer bandits.

The right to speak to the people is still in the hands of those landlords and old money.

Niu Youcai ran up to Guancheng staring, clasped his hands and said, "Commander, there is an urgent military message from Guangyuan."

(End of this chapter)