Ming Empire

Chapter 133 Old Man Sun
In Datong City, Cao Yue was discussing matters with Sun Chuanting in the camp of Cao Yue's general army.

The imperial court formally issued an edict to entrust Sun Chuanting with the military affairs of Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, and Shaanxi. That is to say, from the day the edict was issued, Sun Chuanting could mobilize any army in Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, and Shanxi.

Of course this is theoretical.

Nowadays, not many people take the edict of the imperial court seriously, and many generals who do not obey the edict go. Emperor Chongzhen knows this, and Sun Chuanting also knows it.Now Sun Chuanting is of course most dependent on Cao Yue's Datong Army, as well as Cao Bianjiao's troops who don't know when they will be under his account.Others, including Liu Zeqing from Shandong, He Renlong and the Jiang Brothers from Shaanxi, Zhou Yuji from Shanxi, etc., did not hold much hope for him.

Cao Yue defeated Dorgon under the city of Datong. Of course, Sun Chuanting followed this team without any suspense.He was already thinking about how to take this team as his own.But everything has to go through this war before it is possible to say anything else. If Datong can't hold it, then he and Cao Yue can only die here, and there will be no future.

The first time Cao Yue asked him what the ultimate purpose of Emperor Chongzhen sending him to Datong was, Sun Chuanting just gritted his teeth and didn't say anything about Cao Yue's threats or lures.He told Cao Yue that if Datong was defeated and Jiannu was repelled, he would definitely tell the purpose of the trip in peace, and he would make a big move for Cao Yue, and he would continue to help in the future.

The conditions given by old man Sun were quite generous, and Cao Yue believed him for the time being, and now that the battle was urgent, he didn't ask any more questions.

"Cao Zongbing, you said that all the 21 red cannons of Jiannu have arrived in Datong City?" Sun Chuanting sipped tea and asked Cao Yue slowly: "Didn't you say that you sent elite troops to harass along the way?"

"Old man Sun, don't get me wrong. Jiannu originally had 31 cannons. Ten of them were destroyed by my soldiers. Only 21 of them finally arrived in Datong. More than [-]% of the cannons have been destroyed by my soldiers." It fell. Do you know how powerful the ten red cannons are? Do you know how much effort and sacrifice my soldiers have put in to destroy the cannons? That is the cannon battalion of [-] Jurchen elites led by Duoduo himself , " Cao Yue glared at Sun Chuanting angrily, "Don't yell here all day long, Datong City is full of soldiers trained by me, and your old life needs my soldiers to protect you, believe it or not Tied to the top of the city as an arrow target for Jian slaves?"

Sun Chuanting didn't care about Cao Yue's being so big or small. He still leaned leisurely and drank his tea: "Stinky boy, you brag about how powerful your soldiers are, why are you calling them special forces? What are you calling them? You have also explained the special forces to the old man, and now it seems that they are nothing more than mediocre. Don’t brag too much, if Datong can’t hold it, we’re all done!”

"Didn't you hold so many titles and command the military affairs of several provinces? Why can't you even transfer the support army?" Cao Yue was still angry.

"Isn't Zhou Yuji willing to send troops to help you stop the rogues? Jiang Xuan's two elder brothers should also say that as long as they help you stop the rogues, let Jiannu attack the city. Wei Daben has recruited tens of thousands of young men. At the critical moment They can also be used to defend the city!" Sun Chuanting said, stopped joking, and asked Cao Yue seriously: "Cao Yue, let me ask you, how sure are you to defend Datong City?"

"Old man Sun, I should ask you this. You are now the highest military officer in Datong, and all the troops in Datong are under your command!"

Sun Chuanting touched his nose in embarrassment, and said with a smile: "Your troops, can I command them?"

Cao Yue couldn't help rolling his eyes, "Don't say that, if you report to the court like this, the emperor will lift my military power!"

Even though he said this, Cao Yue was not worried at all, he knew that Sun Chuanting would not impeach him to the court.Talking to old man Sun is very interesting, just like when you are with those iron buddies in later generations, you can talk nonsense without any scruples.

Sun Chuanting almost choked on the tea, coughed hard twice and then waved his hands, "Okay, don't talk so much nonsense, let's discuss how we should deal with the large-scale attack of Jiannu on the city! Jiannu has completely surrounded the outside, and the other three gates have already been surrounded by them. After the Jiannu red cannon arrives, they will definitely use the power of the artillery to attack the city on a large scale. This time the siege will definitely be different from the past."

"Old man Sun, why don't you do this? I will personally direct the defense of the north and west gates, and you will be in command of the east and south gates, how about that?" Jiannu wanted to station troops outside the south gate several times, but was beaten away by Cao Yue up.Up to now, Jiannu has not completely surrounded Datong City, and materials and personnel can still enter and exit from the south gate of Datong.

The power of gunpowder is huge, and it cannot be resisted by the elite cavalry of Jiannu. Cao Yue relied on a large amount of gunpowder and the advantages of terrain to keep the passage between Datong and the outside.Jiannu's troops were not large enough, and it was not possible for them to encircle Datong in all four directions.That day the cavalry of the Datong Army broke into the camp, which somewhat made Jiannu scruples and did not dare to fight with all his strength.

Sun Chuanting also agreed to Cao Yue's suggestion, and the two commanded the defense of the two gates respectively, and after careful discussion, they made preparations.

In the past few days, Jiannu's siege operations have decreased significantly, and finally stopped completely, but everyone knows that this is the calm before the war, and one day in the next day, Jiannu will launch a large-scale siege.

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Liaodong, Shanhaiguan.

The more than [-] troops ordered by Cao Yue's cousin Cao Bianjiao are quickly passing through the Shanhaiguan pass and entering the pass.

More than ten days ago, they received an imperial edict ordering Cao Bianjiao to lead his army into the pass, and follow Sun Chuanting's dispatch to go to Henan to suppress the rebellion.After receiving the order, Cao Bianjiao also immediately raised some 8000 troops under his command, left Songshan, and headed for the pass.

When he arrived near Shanhaiguan, Cao Bianjiao received a secret order from the imperial court to change his direction of travel and rescue Datong.

Under the leadership of Dorgon, the army of 10,000+ slaves attacked Datong, and Datong was at stake.Cao Bianjiao was naturally taken aback when he received the notification from the imperial court.Knowing that his best cousin, Cao Yue, was under the heavy pressure of Dorgon's 10,000+ army, Cao Bianjiao was so anxious that he wished to fly to Datong immediately to fight against Jiannu with Cao Yue.After receiving the order from the imperial court ordering him to lead his troops to rescue Datong in an emergency, Cao Bianjiao also ordered his troops to move forward as fast as possible, striving to reach Datong in the shortest time.

"Dorgon, this time let our brothers lead the most elite Daming frontier army to compete with your Jiannu elite, and see who wins!" Cao Bianjiao was not too scared, but full of fighting spirit, I can't wait to arrive in Datong immediately and join the battle with Jiannu.

(End of this chapter)