Chapter 1090 Capture Shanhaiguan

In the end, the Dashun army still took the bait.

On the twenty-ninth day of the battle, when the Dashun Army was approaching Xi'an, under Zhang Xianzhong's personal dispatch, the 120,000 Daxi Army was used as the main force, in conjunction with the 60,000 local militias and the 20,000 recruited during this period. The recruits, known as an army of 200,000 soldiers, surrounded the Dashun Army.

The ensuing battle was brutal.

The besieged Dashun army was quite staunch, and instead of surrendering, they chose to defend the last glory of Dashun, fighting against the Daxi army very resolutely.

In that battle, the sky and the earth changed color, and the sun and the moon dimmed.

According to the memories of the survivors, the sunset glow that day was particularly coquettish, bright red like blood, and the countless corpses were like wheat, covering the gray earth, which was eerie.

Both sides suffered heavy casualties.

Needless to say, the Dashun Army, except for more than 10,000 people who surrendered, all the rest died in battle. The Great West Army was also not easy. The newly recruited recruits were basically reimbursed, and even the 120,000 elites also lost more than 15,000 people.

Both lose!

"Fortunately, we still won!"

Standing on the battlefield like purgatory, Zhang Xianzhong was still terrified, and his face was full of light.

Defeating the rest of the Dashun Army was a milestone victory for the Daxi Kingdom. From then on, the Daxi Army was invincible in Shaanxi and even Shanxi.

The two major provinces, plus the foundation of Daxi Kingdom - Shu, a new dynasty has taken shape, and Zhang Xianzhong is standing at a new starting point with great ambitions.

"Unifying the world is no longer a luxury!" Zhang Xianzhong was full of confidence.

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The news of the annihilation of the rest of the Dashun Army quickly spread throughout the northern lands.

When Dorgon got the news, his heart moved. He realized that the time for the Qing army to attack had come, and Azige and other Qing generals were gearing up.

A decisive battle is just around the corner.

When Li Jing got the news, he shook his head regretfully. The rest of the Dashun Army could have embarked on a broad road and accomplished a feat that their leader Chuangwang Li Zicheng had never accomplished-defeating the Qing army.

But because of their obsession, they were finally trapped in their own cocoon.

At the same time, Li Jing also realized that a full-scale attack by the Qing army might be just around the corner. With Dorgon's cunning, he would definitely put the Western Army aside first and concentrate on dealing with the Central and Eastern Route Army.

The Qing army was very familiar with the tactics of defeating each.

And with Zhang Xianzhong's disposition, as long as the Qing army didn't take the initiative to attack Shaanxi, the Western Army would be happy, and would never choose to attack proactively as promised to Ouyang Shuo.

Short-sightedness is a common problem of the rebel army. For Zhang Xianzhong now, it is urgent to completely bring Shaanxi and Shanxi under the rule of Daxi Kingdom.

Without reinforcements from the Great West Army, after the reorganization, the Central Route Army had a strength of 120,000, and the East Route Army had a strength of 150,000. It was indeed a huge pressure to meet the 550,000 Qing army with an army of 270,000.

Fortunately, Li Jing's ability to resist pressure is extraordinary.

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On the thirtieth day of the battle, the Qing army finally dispatched.

Regent Dorgon personally led 250,000 Qing troops to meet Li Jing's Central Route Army; Azige, together with Dichen, also led 250,000 troops to meet Guo Ziyi's troops.

Only 50,000 Qing troops remained behind in Yanjing.

The two armies came out of Yanjing together, like two huge arrows, straight into the land of the Central Plains. [Battle of Qing Ming Ming] The largest battle has officially kicked off.

Not long after the Qing army attacked, there was a sudden change in Shanhaiguan.

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In fact, as early as a few days ago, the Great Xia Royal Fleet entered the Bohai Sea. The fleet drifted at sea for several days, but never really approached Shanhaiguan.

Because Ouyang Shuo was waiting.

Only when the Qing army leaves Yanjing and surprises Shanhaiguan can it receive miraculous results.

In the early morning, the sun rises in the east, and the orange-red sunlight shines on the sea, sparkling like a golden ocean, brilliant and dazzling. The sea breeze blew and the flags fluttered.

Shanhaiguan has the reputation of "the first pass in the world", which is not easy.

Except for the main city—Guancheng Shanhai, it is adjacent to the Bohai Sea in the south, Beiyi City in the north, Dongluo City in the east, and Xiluo City in the west.

Even adjacent to the Bohai Sea, there is a South Wing City, which extends directly to the sea.

The target of the fleet's attack was South Wing City.

Since the Qing army entered the pass, Wu Sangui's troops tactfully withdrew from the pass and handed it over to the Qing army. At the beginning, Dorgon arranged a full 30,000 garrisons to guard this throat.

The purpose is to defend the hub of the withdrawal of the Qing army.

When the Qing army took Yanjing, the garrison was reduced to 20,000. Then the Qing army attacked Dashun, urgently needed a large army, and transferred another 10,000 troops, reducing the Shanhaiguan garrison to 10,000.

Even so, Dorgon didn't feel wrong at all.

The Qing Dynasty moved its capital to Yanjing and moved its center of gravity to the south, and the strategic position of Shanhaiguan fell to the lowest point in history. When Dorgon gathered his army to Yanjing, the Shanhaiguan garrison was less than 8,000, and they were no longer elite soldiers.

No matter how well-defended such a pass city is, it is difficult to be a royal fleet.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Accompanied by the sound of uniform artillery fire, the battle to attack the "pass" began. The city wall more than six meters high was completely vulnerable to the fierce artillery fire and collapsed.

"kill!"

Under the leadership of Xu Chu, the three thousand Shenwu guards quickly rushed to the shore in a red horse boat.

Shanhaiguan, which was suddenly attacked, had little power to resist, and retreated steadily. It was impossible to organize a decent line of defense in front of the god-killing Shenwuwei.

In less than an hour and a half, Nanyi City was declared to have fallen.

Seeing this, more than 15,000 musketeers from the Royal Fleet followed and landed, cooperating with Shenwuwei, and rushed towards the main pass city in awe-inspiring manner. In order to blast the thick walls of Guancheng, the Royal Fleet even brought artillery ashore.

The P1 artillery equipped by the Great Xia Royal Fleet is stronger than the Hongyi Cannon.

"Wow~~~"

After half an hour of continuous bombing, a big hole was finally blasted out of the thick city gate, and the city gate was declared lost. The Qing army was good at opening the way with Hongyi cannons, and the Great Xia army was naturally familiar with it.

This so-called: "Use the way of the person to treat the body of the person."

"kill!"

The battle of Nanyi City was just a warm-up battle for Shenwuwei. Only the 5,000 Qing troops stationed in Guancheng made Shenwuwei have some interest and murderous intent.

Seeing that the enemy army was unstoppable, the Qing army stationed in Guancheng tried to surrender.

However, Ouyang Shuo's battle was a surprise battle, and it required mobile combat, and it was on the battle map, so he didn't have the heart to deal with prisoners of war.

"Pieces of armor are not left behind!"

Shenwuwei carried out Ouyang Shuo's order very well. By 4:00 pm, not only the main Guan city, but also the North and South Wing cities and Dongxiluo city had all fallen.

None of the eight thousand Qing troops stationed at Shanhaiguan was spared.

After defeating Shanhaiguan, Shenwuwei didn't stop at all. Under the personal leadership of Ouyang Shuo, they continued to go north and entered the old land of the Qing Dynasty, preparing to set off waves of slaughter.