The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 81

The fleet sailed down the canal for more than eighty miles in one night.

Before dawn, 1 people had to disembark and go ashore to find a forest to hide.

The fleet turned around and returned to Tongzhou.

There is no way, with so many boats, it is impossible to hide them during the day.

As long as it is placed in the canal, it will definitely be discovered by the scouts of the Tartars, so the only choice is to walk.

After a day's rest, the team continued to move forward at night under the leadership of passers-by who are familiar with the situation in this area.

Although there were many sentinels from the Tartars, they were tossed hard by the Ming army's Yebushu during the day, and had to find a place to rest at night.

In this way, 1 people carried armor and dry food, and went out at night, and after five days, they arrived at a forest more than [-] miles south of Tianjinwei.

Looking northeast from the forest, you can see the sea seven or eight miles away.

But after waiting for four days in a row, there was not even a ghost on the sea, and everyone couldn't help but feel worried.

"Marquis Wu, it's the fourth day, and the Dengzhou navy is still missing. We need to make plans early." Huang Degong said in a deep voice.

"Then according to Brother Huang, what should we do?"

Wu Sangui wasn't too worried.

If the Tongzhou navy doesn't come, just go back home, and the imperial concubine has no reason to blame him anymore!
"How about this, first send some brothers to pretend to be strong men, go to nearby villages and towns to collect some food and grass, and then go to search for some ships. Finally, if the Tongzhou Navy doesn't come, we can only go there by ourselves!" Huang Degong said his thoughts come out.

"I agree with raising food and grass, but we can search for ships. Don't say that we can't find so many ships to carry us all. Even if we can hold them all, with our group of landlubbers, does Brother Huang think that we can find Shanhaiguan when we go out to sea?"

Wu Sangui said with a last sneer, as a cavalry general, he has a natural fear of the sea.

If they were asked to go out to sea by themselves, even if they killed him, they would not go.

"If you can't find it, you have to look for it. At worst, you can always find Shanhaiguan if you row along the coastline!"

Huang Degong's tone was firm and his eyes were burning.

Wu Sangui frowned, and glanced at the soldiers and horses in the forest.

Finally, he waved his hand: "Go to raise food first, let's talk about it later!"

Huang Degong didn't say anything more, turned around and went down to give orders.

If Wu Sangui didn't go at that time, he could only kill him, but he didn't want to do it unless it was a last resort, because he knew that without Wu Sangui, if he went by himself, the chance of success would be very small.

Another three days later, when Huang Degong lost his patience and was about to slaughter Wu Sangui, a fleet of ships finally appeared on the distant sea.

The sentinel who was in charge of observing on the shore immediately lit a pile of wolf smoke, and then sent someone back to the forest to report.

Not long after, a small boat sailed towards the wolf smoke.

After docking, four naval officers and soldiers disembarked, checked with the sentinel, and were taken into the woods.

After the two sides confirmed their identities and checked the official seals, Wu Sangui and Huang Degong came to the seaside with an army of [-].

At this time, the navy also released more small boats, plus the small boats collected in the past few days, it only took more than two hours to go back and forth, and they all boarded the warships on the distant sea.

This time the Dengzhou Navy almost came out in full force, with more than [-] large and small warships, but each of them was still seriously overloaded.

"Liu Yong, general of the Dengzhou navy, pays homage to Zhongyonghou, the general who suppresses the bandits!"

"I met Uncle Jingnan, Mr. Huang."

"General Liu Shen, when did you receive the order, and why did you arrive today?"

Wu Sangui stared at him steadfastly, and shouted sharply, even a mere general who dares to delay the military situation should really be killed.

From Tongzhou to Dengzhou, it took no more than five days at most. This guy was ordered to set off, and he should have arrived in two days, but now it is a full six days late.

"Forgive me, Marquis Wu. Because the naval warships have been in disrepair for a long time, they need to be overhauled, so there is a delay."

Liu Yong quickly replied.

I said in my heart that if I don't repair the boat, there are so many people crowded on a broken boat, I dare not drive if you dare to sit on it.

"Okay, Marquis Wu, it's finally here."

"General Liu Shen, let's go quickly. If it succeeds this time, the credit of you and the sailors will be indispensable."

Huang Degong stood up and said.

Wu Sangui didn't care anymore, just snorted coldly.

Obviously, he didn't feel safe at sea, and he lacked confidence. If he didn't kill him on land, he would have to be beaten. As for wooing this guy, he no longer has the heart.

"Yes!"

Immediately, the ships began to set sail, turned around and headed north.

Although the Dengzhou navy has declined and there are only thirty or so broken ships left, they are professionals after all, and those who are familiar with this area cannot be more familiar.

No, just the next afternoon, the fleet came to the waters near Shanhaiguan, but they didn't dare to get too close.

"Marquis Wu, you are very familiar with Shanhaiguan, what should our army do?"

Huang Degong looked at Wu Sangui and asked, now his eyes were darkened, and he didn't know what to do.

"Brother Huang doesn't know, this Shanhaiguan Pass is just as its name suggests. It is surrounded by mountains and sea. There are seven castles, big and small. The walls of the castles are connected and intertwined. Whether you attack from the east or the west, you can attack one at most. It is impossible to take down the main city in a castle, and if you can't take down the main city in one fell swoop, everything will be over!"

Wu Sangui said while drawing a simple defense map of Shanhaiguan with a pen.

"hiss!"

Huang Degong looked at the defense map, and suddenly took a deep breath.

The east and west gates of the main city not only have an urn city each, but a few miles away from the urn city to the east, there is actually a small independent castle and more than a dozen sentry forts.

This made it so that if the army landed from the east and made a sneak attack, they could only bypass the small town. Not only was the risk extremely high, but if they were not careful, they would be pinched from both sides and blocked under the city.

However, if the small independent castle is attacked first, the defenders of the main city will definitely take precautions if there is too much movement, and the sneak attack may turn into a strong attack in the end.

On the north side of the main city, there is also a wing city, and on the south side there are two. One of them extends to the seaside, and the city walls are built into the sea.

The three small castles and the main city are connected by the city wall, plus the two urns in the east and west, they are really interlocking, and people have nowhere to start.

And there is nowhere to start a sneak attack, let alone a strong attack.

"Marquis Wu, such a powerful pass is worthy of being the number one pass in the world. How did Jiannu break through it?"

"This... must be because the food and grass in the city are not enough, there must be traitors!"

Wu Sangui was a little embarrassed, so he could only speak perfunctorily.

In fact, he also couldn't figure out how the Tartars broke through Shanhaiguan, and what the hell was the third brother doing?

"Marquis Wu, what should we do? This level may not be broken by a surprise attack and a large number of troops!"

Huang Degong was almost desperate.

This Shanhaiguan is really amazing.

"Brother Huang, don't worry. I'm sure that I dare to come here. I'm not exaggerating. Except for me, Wu Sangui, no one else in this world can sneak attack Shanhaiguan."

Wu Sangui waved his hands first, and then said proudly.

He has studied the Shanhaiguan city defense for more than ten years. It only needs [-] troops to garrison. With enough food and grass, even if the enemy has a million troops, it is impossible to break it no matter if they attack from the east or west.

As for the sneak attack, no matter whether it is from the east or the west, it is impossible to succeed. Only when things sneak attack at the same time can they break it in one fell swoop.

"Huang is convinced of this point, and I ask Marquis Wu to arrange troops quickly, otherwise accidents may happen!"

Seeing that he was full of confidence, Huang Degong immediately regained his energy.

Wu Sangui wasn't showing off either, so he sighed first.

"This Shanhai Pass was originally impossible for a surprise attack, but the Empress and Your Majesty actually thought of going by sea, which allowed the sneak attackers to land from the east and west at the same time, and there was a chance."

"Brother Huang, please see, if you want to take down the main city in one fell swoop, it is absolutely impossible to start with the east and west gates.

The only way to enter the main city is from the south gate and the north gate, and the mountains in the north are steep, and it is impossible for the army to go around, so the only way to start is from the south gate! "

"Well, it's just that there are two small castles to the east of the south gate, and the Tartars must have set up a large cavalry camp outside the main city to the west. If you enter the city, you will be attacked from three sides and be trapped outside the city."

"That's right. Brother Huang is indeed worthy of being a famous general of the time. He can see the key point at a glance. Therefore, there shouldn't be too many soldiers and horses attacking the south gate. If there are too many soldiers, they may be noticed before they get under the wall."

Wu Sangui nodded appreciatively, which is also the reason why he wants things to sneak attack at the same time.

Because if you attack the east gate from the east, you can only take the Wengcheng, but if you attack the south gate from the west, you can enter the main city in one fell swoop, but because there are too many people, it is easy to be detected and surrounded, and if there are few people, attacking is also death. .

Immediately Wu Sangui revealed his sneak attack plan.

That is, Huang Degong led two thousand soldiers to attack the south gate from the west of Shanhaiguan.

He led the remaining 8000 people, landed from the east of Shanhaiguan, and then went directly to attack the Wengcheng in the east. As for the remaining small castles, he can temporarily ignore them.

Huang Degong made the first move on that side, and after entering the main city, he went straight along the city wall to the inner gate of the urn city in the east.

At that time, when the two armies attack inside and outside, they can break through the two city gates to the east, preventing the army from being blocked in the urn and being caught in the urn.

After all, there is an independent castle a few miles to the east of the Wengcheng, and it will definitely come to support at that time. If it can't break through the east gate of the second town and enter the main city, there will be no chance to retreat.

After hearing the plan, Huang Degong was also full of admiration.

It is also clear that, even so, the danger is enormous. No matter which of the three city gates is delayed for a while, all the troops of the two groups will be finished, and there will be no place to run.

(End of this chapter)