Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 550 Abandoning Wan County
During the attack on July [-]th, the Ming army once invaded the south gate of Wanxian County. In desperation, Wu Sangui mobilized a large number of reinforcements from the other three walls. Encouraged by him and many Guan Ning generals, the soldiers made a concerted effort to block the Ming army back.

But even though they defended the city, Wu Sangui and the others broke out in a cold sweat, this time it was really too much.

The Ming army is more than three times his. If there are enough equipment, Wanxian is really difficult to defend.

Because of the development of firearms, many equipment have withdrawn from the stage of history. The last time Lu Gongche appeared was when She Chongming's rebellion besieged Chengdu, but it was smashed by artillery in the city before it even got close to the city wall.

This kind of performance is enough to show that the heavy and slow equipment is no longer suitable for the battlefield where the artillery is everywhere.

The Guanning army fought against the Qing soldiers in the Liao area. The cannons were erected on the city wall. If any large equipment was not close to the city wall, it would basically be smashed to the ground. It is to carry the ladder and fly the bridge to directly attack the city.

It was these past experiences that made Guan Ning's army not pay enough attention to the equipment of the Ming army. They forgot that they now have no red guns, no thunder, and three cities are not border fortifications.

This time, various weapons of the Ming Dynasty appeared on the stage one by one, which really scared the Qing soldiers. Fortunately, the Guan Ning Army had been in battle for a long time, and the city was built on a high place, so the Ming army's weapons advanced slowly, giving the Qing soldiers time to react. Otherwise, Wanxian might really be taken down by the Ming army.

At this moment, the battle was over, and Wu Sangui returned to the government hall wearing a bloody battle armor. He took off his helmet, threw it on the counter table, and then fell down on his buttocks, with lingering fear in his heart and twinkling eyes.

In today's situation, once the city is breached, he will definitely die.

The generals in the hall were silent at this time. Judging from the usual precedents, once a city gate is breached, even if it is blocked, the fate of breaking the city cannot be avoided in the end.

From this point of view, Wan County can't keep it for long.

I knew it earlier, why not~
Before today, even though the cottage was uprooted, Wu Sangui thought that the supplies and troops in Wanxian City were still abundant, and he could hold out for at least a month, leaving him with a lot of room for choice. Guan Ning did not At the end of the road, but the danger that occurred today made him have to reconsider his situation.

At this time, Wu Sangui glanced at the generals in the hall, and said in a deep voice, "How many people were injured in each department today?"

Xia Guoxiang heard the words, came out and said: "Reporting to the prince, it is estimated that there are more than 3000 people."

Everyone couldn't help but take a deep breath when they heard this. If the beating continued like this, Guan Ning's blood would be drained within ten days.

At this time, Hu Guozhu said: "Your Majesty, the casualties are mainly caused by the collapse of the city and the battle for the city gate. The last general has ordered people to quickly repair the city wall. Are the four city gates also blocked with stones?"

"Blocking the gate?" Wu Sangui frowned. Blocking the city gate means trapping tens of thousands of Guanning and living with the city. This is obviously not in Wu Sangui's interest. He didn't die for the Ming Dynasty, nor could he die for the Qing court. die.

Xia Guoxiang understood Wu Sangui's thoughts, and asked tentatively: "My lord, do you want to talk to Wang Yan again?"

Wu Sangui was silent for a while, and waved his hands. If it was before the start of the war today, then there is still talk, but now that the Guan Ning Army has lost its people, and now it is obvious that it has almost lost Wanxian. If we talk about conditions, how can the waist be hardened, " Wang Yan, what he wants is the Guan Ning army, not me. How can we talk about it after the battle is like this? If the king is Wang Yan, he will definitely not let the king command the army again if he has the advantage. This king might as well break through the mountains."

Since the Ming army came to Wan County, Wu Sangui used delaying tactics to negotiate with Wang Yan. In the case of Wang Yan's sincerity, Wu Jun still chose to put Wang Yan together. With a previous record of rebellion and surrender, his identity is already extremely dirty, and it is difficult to be trusted by others.

After hearing this, Hu Guozhu and the others recalled in their minds that Wang Yan's offer was indeed good at the beginning, but the price was obviously not enough for them to sell their family members in the hands of the Qing army. The conditions are definitely not as good as before, and they will surrender even more.

Right now Guan Ning is up and down, and Wanxian cannot be kept, but he doesn't want to surrender in a low profile, so it's a bit embarrassing.

"Prince Su, how long has it been since you set off from Chengdu? How come you still have every news?" Hu Guozhu couldn't help complaining. He could only put his hope on Hauge, and hoped that he would come quickly to rescue him.

Wu Sangui pondered for a while, he is not a person who pins his hopes on others, if Hauge can't come before the Ming army breaks through the city, why shouldn't he sit down?No way, he couldn't make such a bet.

"National Prime Minister, what do you think of this king wanting to break through?" Wu Sangui asked suddenly, looking at his think tank.

Breakout, isn't that a joke?Can you leave early or not?If there were plains all around, I would have run away on horseback.

Xia Guoxiang frowned tightly, almost twisted into a line, but since Wu Sangui said it, he thought about it for a while, and replied after a while: "Reporting to the prince, there is a road, the army turned north over the Wushan Mountain to declare Han, but no one has traveled this road, I am afraid it is extremely difficult, but if we can go out, we can retreat to Baoning or Shunqing, and we can also enter the nearby Lychee Road and retreat to Hanzhong. The only key is whether there is The road is a problem, but the Ming army will not let us go!"

What Xia Guoxiang said was the truth. The land of Kuizhou is full of mountains, and the Guanning army has horses that are useless, so they may not be able to outrun the Ming army. Especially, Wang Yan still has chieftains and horses who are good at fighting in the mountains. , Maybe it will be defeated for thousands of miles immediately.

Wu Sangui frowned and thought about it. The road is difficult, and it is better than staying in Wanxian. More than 3000 people died in this day. Go to Mingying, tell Wang Yan, let him give me two days, I will definitely do whatever I want."

All the generals were taken aback when they heard this, only Xia Guoxiang understood that Wu Sangui probably wanted to delay the time, but Wang Yan is not a fool, he was deceived by you once and twice, so he was a little embarrassed: "My lord, this prince I'm afraid I won't believe it!"

Wu Sangui listened, he was silent for a while, and finally slapped down the table suddenly, and said in a deep voice: "You take Wu Sanmei and Ying Lin with you."

After saying this, Xia Guoxiang opened his mouth so wide that he could put down an egg. After a moment of silence, he said: "My lord, do you want to go too? The lord wants to take a two-day truce and take the opportunity to withdraw from the north gate. However, the Ming army is right under the city. Forgive me for my humble position, it may be very difficult for the prince to leave Wanxian without anyone noticing."

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