Anti Qing

Chapter 38 The Great Victory
When the shouts and killings were loud in the field, there were people coming and going in Tongguan.

In fact, Li Zicheng is not optimistic about this battle.

The news that Azig on the North Road led [-] cavalry to the south from Yan'an seemed to have given him a blow to the head.

Although the line from Yan'an to Yulin has not yet fallen, it cannot stop Azig's [-] cavalry. Once surrounded by Azig and Duoduo, even retreating will become difficult.

Taking a step back, even if Azig didn't come to encircle Tongguan, Xi'an's defenses were weak, and it would be difficult to resist the attack of [-] Qing troops.

If it hadn't been for the surprise victory that night, and Li Zijing's firm attitude, insisting on trying again, perhaps the Dashun Army at this time was already on the way to retreat south.

A few days ago, Li Zicheng led the horse infantry out of the customs and saw the combat effectiveness of Duoduo's Qing army with his own eyes.

It was impossible to win at that time, and now Liu Zongmin only leads the Chinese army, so it is even more impossible to win.

Under Li Zicheng's constant orders, when Liu Zongmin led the Chinese army to fight, the Dashun army in the pass was already pulling out their camps, packing their food and supplies, and preparing to evacuate.

The pass was lifeless, and the soldiers of the Dashun Army dressed in various colors of arrows were packing up the tents, counting all kinds of luggage and loading them into vehicles.

Just waiting for the news of the defeat of the Chinese army, the Dashun army will not hesitate to abandon Tongguan and retreat south to Xi'an just like in history.

Then it was the route of abandoning Guanzhong, retreating to Wuchang, and Li Zicheng's death on Jiugong Mountain.
Everything seems to be a foregone conclusion.

Can history be rewritten?
Uncle Wu Shan, Ma Shiyao, was wearing a blue arrow jacket, standing on the Jindou Pass and staring.

The battlefield several miles away is screaming and killing, even if you are not on the battlefield, you can still feel the thrilling and bloody scene with your eyes closed.

Sergeant soldiers who were seriously injured were carried back to the pass one by one, each of them was shocking and bloody.

Miserable wailing sounds were everywhere, and those soldiers with the two knives were in a hurry, and they were so stimulated by the blood that they collapsed to the ground.

Ma Shiyao saw with his own eyes that a veteran soldier of the Chinese army whose arm had been cut off was carried to the pass screaming, tossing and tossing along the way, and soon fell silent.

Under his stretcher, the yellow sand was stained auburn.

Arguing, howling, and crying, these are the main themes in Jindou Pass at the moment.

Under the city wall, more than a thousand Shunjun soldiers from the former battalion were working in full swing, and a tunnel went far away from under the city wall.

For some reason, Ma Shiyao suddenly sneered.

"Innocent."

Cave city method, the high-end method, isn’t it actually digging tunnels?

This method of warfare has actually been used in the peasant army for a long time, it is nothing new, and they have used it more than once.

Li Zicheng's attack on Luoyang, Zhang Xianzhong's attack on Chongqing and Chengdu all used this method of warfare.

But depending on who is fighting, in Ma Shiyao's view, this tunnel-digging tactic is only useful when besieging the city.

Duoduo is not an idiot either. Looking at the flat river several miles in front of the ditch, there are Qing army sentries everywhere, and they are not all deaf.

For a tunnel that spans several miles to really work, it needs the right time, place and people. How can it be so easy?
Many generals of the Shun Army are actually like Ma Shiyao. It's not that they don't know this tactic, but they feel from the bottom of their hearts that it won't work at all!
Only Li Zijing knew that this was the only way.

"What is the general looking at?"

In the face of a veteran soldier's questioning, Ma Shiyao didn't answer, but just closed his eyes and turned his head to look at the busy scene in the pass.

"How are the preparations?"

The old soldier didn't dare to neglect, and said immediately.

"It's almost there. The luggage has been loaded, and all the food and grass can be packed."

"It's just general, Jindou Pass is high. Are we really going to give up Jindou Pass and retreat to guard the east gate?"

Hearing this, Ma Shiyao raised his eyes and quietly looked around the valley and deep forest in front of him.

"Do you think I want to just give up Jindouguan?"

"The army is about to withdraw to the south right now. Your Majesty only leaves me with 7000 people. He wants me to delay the entry of the Qing army as much as possible. 7000 people, 7000 people!"

"Twelve consecutive cities in Tongguan, 7000 people can't even stand on the battlements. How do you ask me to defend?"

The old soldier's eyes were dim, and he asked in silence for a while.

"General, do we really want to abandon Tongguan?"

"Guanzhong is our hometown."

Ma Shiyao sighed heavily, and the arrow jacket on his body swayed with the wind.

"My Dashun is now surrounded by enemies. The Qing captives are chasing after me in the north, and Zuo Liangyu's court bureaucrats are stalking me in the south."

"Your Majesty has done his best, and we have all tried our best. Two fists are no match for four hands."

"Perhaps, this is fate, Dashun's fate!"

Ma Shiyao had already decided that Tongguan could not be defended with only 7000 men, and he would surrender as soon as the main force of the Dashun Army led by Li Zicheng withdrew.

However, what Ma Shiyao wanted was to feign surrender.

As for actually surrendering to the Qing captives, Ma Shiyao hadn't thought about it, but he was a peasant rebel, and even the imperial court looked down on him, so how could he look down on mere barbarians.

If you want to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, you will have surrendered a long time ago from the defeat of Shanhaiguan and turned thousands of miles away, so how could you wait until today.

Surrendering at the gate of Guanzhong's hometown, Ma Shiyao couldn't afford to lose this man, and his [-] Dashun Army subordinates also had no face to face the elders in his hometown.

As the sun set, darkness enveloped the entire field.

The fierce shouts of killing that shook the wilderness all night in the distance further confirmed what Ma Shiyao thought in his heart, that he wanted to feign surrender.

Killing one is enough money, killing two earns one!
I don't know how long it took, the shouts of killing in the distance became more and more clear, but there was no intention of stopping.

Suddenly, a sound like thunder rumbled to everyone's ears.

The Dashun Army in Jindouguan suddenly stopped their movements at the same moment, pricked up their ears and listened quietly, feeling the trembling of the ground under their feet.

In the direction of the Qing army camp, flames shot up into the sky in an instant.

Ma Shiyao held onto the bricks tightly, hope appeared in his eyes for the first time.

"Could the tunnel be dug through!?"

Outside the Jindou Pass, several horses rode fast and approached the pass gradually. Before the people arrived, excited shouts came one after another.

"Win!"

"Our army is victorious!"

"Xiao Chuang Wang's tunnel dug into the Qing army's camp, Duoduo was defeated, General Quan took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, the Qing army was defeated!"

Although Ma Shiyao had already thought of this result in his heart, he still couldn't believe it when he heard it, and his eyes widened immediately.

He pulled out the Yanling knife with a bang, and shouted towards the city.

"What, what did you say?"

"You dare to confuse people with evil words, I will cut you off!"

Those Dashun cavalrymen didn't pay attention to Ma Shiyao's stern voice, but waved the banner vigorously outside Jindou Pass, as if venting.

A veteran soldier also climbed up the city wall with hands and feet, with ecstasy on his face.

"It's true, it's all true!"

"General, King Xiao Chuang dug the tunnel and blew up the walls of the Qing camp. General Quan took advantage of the situation to cover up and defeat the main force of the Qing army in one fell swoop!"

Above the wilderness, the flames became more and more powerful, and the Chinese army's passionate marching drums confirmed the authenticity of this news.

As more and more cavalry came back and exchanged news loudly, the Dashun army in Jindouguan was boiling.

"we won?"

"Hahaha we won!"

Inside Jindou Pass, cheers gradually resounded from the ground to the sky.

The soldiers of the Dashun Army dropped their packed luggage and their carts to the side of the road. They hugged each other tightly and loudly vented their anger since the Battle of Shanhaiguan.

Turning thousands of miles forward, like a lost dog.

Now they finally won, a complete shame!
All sacrifices, all humiliation, all swept away!

Ma Shiyao had never lost his composure like this before, even the Yanling knife in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.

He didn't even bother to pick up the knife, his voice was trembling.

"Hurry up and report to His Majesty!"

　Brothers, the new book period really can't be too many, and please don't keep books, this book is in the second round of recommendation, follow-up reading is very important!Many thanks!
　　


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