Chang Yuchun saw that the Han army along the way was surrounded by strong walls and clear fields.
He was afraid that before he reached Mianyang, he would be cut off from food and grass and forced to withdraw.
He simply gave up the idea of plundering and replenishing supplies along the way, took the time to immerse himself in the road, and rushed towards Mianyang City.
On the fourth day, 10,000 Ming troops finally arrived at Mianyang City.
Chang Yuchun saw the walls of Mianyang City from a distance, and secretly screamed in pain.
How could he take down such a fortified city with his own strength of more than 10,000 men?
The walls of Mianyang City are tall and comparable to those of Wuchang City.
There is a wide moat outside the city.
You can see from a distance that the city walls are covered with large bronze blunderbuss with bowl mouths.
Patrolling the city, there was an endless stream of soldiers from the Han Army's Internal Affairs Army carrying matchlock guns.
Chang Yuchun's mission was to raid, so it was impossible for him to bring heavy siege equipment with the army.
This kind of heavily fortified city needs to be stormed by more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry without even thinking about it.
The deputy general next to him saw his anxiety, clasped his hands and said, "Sir, don't worry.
The Holy One ordered us to raid Mianyang, but he did not say that we must conquer Mianyang City.
This is already within the territory of Mianyang, we only need to raid Mianyang City."
By plundering the surrounding countryside, we have completed the task entrusted to us by the Holy Emperor.
I heard that Chen Youliang's ancestral grave is also here.
If our army can find it, threatening to dig up the grave can also force the Han army in the fortified city to go to war."
Chang Yuchun nodded frequently after listening to the first half of the sentence, and then nodded frequently after listening to the second half.
He glared and shouted: "Nonsense, digging up people's ancestral graves is not something that a general can do.
His Majesty will never have such an idea."
The deputy general heard that Chang Yuchun was angry and quickly stopped.
Words, no more words.
"According to this general's order, the army raided all areas of Mianyang.
When they encountered the stronghold of Wubao City, they could not return without breaking it.
After breaking the city, they robbed all the food that could be taken away, killed all men, women, old and young, and burned all the houses and crops."
A guard reminded: "General, this is the rainy season, and the crops are not yet burning."
Chang Yuchun snorted and said, "In short, we are trying our best to destroy the Han army's population, property, and food."
"Then shall we divide our forces?"
the deputy general asked.
Generally speaking, in order to improve efficiency, this kind of robbery should of course be divided into troops.
But Chang Yuchun thought for a moment and said: "We don't divide our troops, the whole army acts as a whole.
We go deep into the hinterland of the Han army, and we don't know the actual defenses of the Han army in those cities.
If we divide our troops, they will probably overwhelm us."
The Han troops were defeated one by one.
In addition, our army is fighting on the move and it is difficult to regroup and dispatch our troops at any time."
The governor of Mianyang Mansion at the top of the city saw the departure of more than ten thousand Ming troops, but he was not happy.
He asked the captain of the First Army Division: "In which directions are the Ming army heading?"
"Your Majesty, this Ming army is heading to the southeast.
Along the way are Longwanggou, Xiaohuangwan, Qingyuzui, and Chenjianao."
"Stop, this Chenjianao is the hometown of the Holy Sage and the location of his ancestral graves."
"Exactly."
The consul slapped his thigh and shouted: "No.
What should they do if they go to destroy the ancestral tomb of the Holy Saint?"
The captain's eyes also showed fear, and he said hurriedly: "Why don't we mobilize the troops in the city to intercept them."
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The consul shook his head repeatedly and said: "Because a large number of troops were previously deployed to assist in the defense of Wubao in various towns and villages, there are now less than 3,000 internal affairs soldiers in the city, who can more than defend the city with the power of muskets.
But to intercept more than 10,000 elite Ming troops in the wild Riding on foot is like hitting an egg against a stone."
The captain was also anxious and said: "If the Ming army really digs up the ancestral grave of Shengshang, we will be responsible for it."
When the two of them were in a dilemma and extremely anxious.
One of the soldiers ran to the top of the city and reported: "I would like to inform you that a reinforcement from the imperial court has arrived at the city.
They said they came specifically to contain the Ming army that invaded our hinterland of Jianghan."
"Can you verify the seal?
It's not the Ming army who came to defraud the city."
"The seals are all normal.
They are the Guards under the imperial court.
Their individual equipment is all made in Hanyang.
All the soldiers are carried in vehicles, and there are chariots equipped with new artillery.
It is impossible for the Ming army to equip them like this."
The Han army generals The flintlock guns produced in Queyue City are all said to be made in Hanyang.
"Ah, it's the Guards.
Oh, this is a timely help, and it comes at the right time.
Open the city gate quickly and invite them to enter the city to discuss matters."
The captain of Mianyang Prefecture said happily.
With a muffled sound of "bang", a Ming army soldier who had climbed to the top of the wall of Longwangou Wubao felt numbness on his shoulders, and then a heartbreaking pain, and he fell from the wall of Wubao.
The moment it fell, he saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy retracting a blunderbuss that was sticking out of the crenels of the watchtower.
The blunderbuss was still emitting wisps of white smoke.
Outside the battle, Chang Yuchun was sitting on a small horse, leaning on the saber post, watching the battle situation motionlessly.
Outside Wubao, corpses of Ming soldiers were scattered everywhere, and many corpses of Han soldiers and militiamen who had been killed fell outside the fort.
This Wubao was defended by twenty arquebusiers from the Internal Affairs Army of Mianyang Prefecture.
By this time most of them had been killed.
The battle had become intense, and the sounds of matchlocks, gunfire, and grenade explosions gradually subsided.
The two sides have entered the stage of hand-to-hand combat, and groups of Ming troops continue to use hundreds of improvised simple ladders to climb up the wall of Wubao.
Only two thousand people participated in the attack on Wubao.
On the periphery of the battlefield, there were also layers of 8,000 horsemen of the Ming army.
The people in Longwanggouwu Fort were obviously put into a pot of boiling fish and shrimp in cold water.
It was only a matter of time before they were all slaughtered.
A scout cavalry suddenly galloped over, and the soldiers in formation quickly made way for him.
He quickly came to Chang Yuchun, jumped off his horse, and shouted in a panic: "Report, general, a Han army is rapidly approaching our army."
Chang Yuchun's heart palpitated, but he didn't take it seriously.
He glanced at the scout and said, "Why are you panic?
How many people are coming?"
"There are only about a thousand people, but they are well-equipped.
They should be the most elite guards of the Han army.
At least they are also the National Defense Force."
The scout told the truth.
Chang Yuchun's eyes lit up and opened wide.
He quickly calculated in his mind that no matter how well-equipped he was, there were only a thousand men.
In front of his own army of ten thousand people, he was just an ant in front of an elephant.
If I could annihilate them and seize their sophisticated equipment, wouldn't it be better than massacring a few forts and killing some civilians to gain a greater reputation?
The fighting at the wall of Wubao Village has entered a fierce stage.
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A Ming general who rushed up the wall brandished a sharp blade and killed three people in a row.
An old man who fell to the ground cut into one of his heels with a sickle.
The pain made him sit down on the ground, and then stabbed the old man's chest with the sharp knife in his hand.
The barrel of a matchlock gun quietly reached behind his head, making a muffled sound and spewing out a stream of white smoke.
At this critical moment, the sound of gongs for withdrawal came from the Ming army's formation.
Chang Yuchun wanted to withdraw the siege and attack the more than a thousand Han troops who came to help
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