Under the night.
The city of Tongguan stands alone on the bank of the Yellow River, half asleep and half asleep in the company of the river.
When the bright moon was hanging high in the sky, the west gate of Tongguan City was suddenly opened from the inside, and then more than fifty soldiers came out.
After leaving the city, these people moved from the shallows in the north to various places in the east of the city.
After making sure there were no Ming army sentries nearby, they returned to the city and told Li Zicheng the news.
Li Zicheng was making the final mobilization in the city.
"Soldiers, tonight's battle is a matter of life and death for Dashun! If we win, Dashun will be able to breathe a sigh of relief. If we lose, Tongguan will be lost and Guanzhong will be in danger!"
"Whether you win or lose, you are all Dashun's benefactors!"
"I have ordered the construction of a Martyrs' Shrine in Xi'an. The names of all those who died in battle tonight will be engraved in the shrine for the people to admire!"
Li Zicheng imitated Chongzhen's tactics to keep his soldiers loyal and work hard for Dashun.
"I haven't read much, so I don't know what to say. In the end, I can only give you two words..."
Li Zicheng paused for a moment, then took a deep breath and shouted, "Return in triumph!"
The soldiers standing before him had determined expressions under the light of the fire. They shouted with all their might: "Triumph! Triumph!"
After boosting the morale of the soldiers, Li Zicheng came to Hao Yaoqi.
He was the general of this night attack.
Li Zicheng patted Hao Yaoqi on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Yaoqi, whether we can defeat the Ming army tonight depends on you!"
Hao Yaoqi patted his chest and assured: "Your Majesty, rest assured. I will definitely kill all the Ming troops in this battle without leaving a single piece of armor."
Li Zicheng sighed, "Wave the flag! The more you say this, the more worried I become."
Hao Yaoqi was stunned: "What does the emperor mean...?"
Song Xiance explained, "The emperor means that we should fight if we can, and retreat immediately if we cannot."
"Oh," Hao Yaoqi nodded vigorously, "So that's what you mean. I understand."
"Okay, let's leave the city!" Li Zicheng gave the order.
After the order was issued, the defenders opened the east gate of Tongguan, and 1,500 Shun soldiers quietly left the city with wooden horses' hooves in their mouths.
After leaving the city, they headed east along the road towards the Ming army camp.
at the same time...
A group of soldiers also emerged from the Ming army camp.
A thousand Ming troops, led by Yang Zhan, quietly sneaked out of the camp. In addition to carrying weapons, each of them also carried a digging tool.
The two sides met unexpectedly in the wilderness!
Hao Yaoqi and Yang Zhan were both stunned.
Yang Zhan drew his sword and shouted, "Brothers, go ahead! The damn bandits are about to attack our camp!"
"kill!"
Under his leadership, a thousand Ming troops swarmed forward.
Hao Yaoqi was also shouting, but the words he shouted were different from Yang Zhan's.
"Brothers, come on! These damn Ming troops... I don't know what they are going to do!"
"kill!"
Hao Yaoqi really didn't know what the Ming army was going to do.
The Ming army camped in the wild, and the Shun army left the city with the intention of attacking the Ming army camp at night.
The Shun army lived in Tongguan City, so the Ming army could only attack the city if they wanted to attack their camp.
But basically no one would attack the city at night!
He really couldn't figure out the purpose of the Ming army leaving the camp at night.
Both sides launched a charge in the moonlight.
The soldiers in the front row thrust their spears at the same time, but the sharp spear heads were blocked by the armor on the enemy's bodies.
The swordsman behind took the opportunity when the opponent drew back his spear to leap forward.
They held shields in their left hands and swords in their right hands, and blood spurted out.
"kill!"
The most primitive sounds of fighting resounded throughout the nearby wilderness.
After fighting for a while, Hao Yaoqi and Yang Zhan both found that something was wrong.
Yang Zhan could clearly hear the soldiers around him shouting: "Kill! Kill these dogs working for the Ming court!"
The soldiers around Hao Yaoqi shouted, "The Ming army is mighty!"
It's a mess. Everything is a mess.
Not only is the formation in chaos, but both the enemy and us are in chaos!
Hao Yaoqi and Yang Zhan looked up at the moon in the sky at the same time, and after determining the direction, they retreated to the west and east respectively.
Both sides retreated three miles before stopping.
“Huff, huff—” Yang Zhan panted and asked loudly, “Watch carefully, don’t let any bandits get in.”
After a check, four or five lost Shun soldiers were found. Yang Zhan refused to accept their surrender and killed them directly.
After dealing with the enemy, Yang Zhan sent someone to deliver a message to the camp, asking them to be on their guard to prevent the camp from being attacked by bandits.
There was still some time before dawn, and Yang Zhan sat on the ground frowning and thinking.
"Sir, are we still going?" asked the personal soldier beside him.
Yang Zhan was a little hesitant.
The purpose of his leaving the city this time was to build an earth wall around the preset artillery position.
The Ming army’s artillery had a long range and great power, but there was a risk of explosion.
Having an earth wall as a barrier can reduce a lot of unnecessary casualties.
Tomorrow's tactics will be for the infantry to line up around the artillery and then use the artillery to bombard the city walls.
When the Shun army attacked, they used infantry to meet the enemy.
Since the Shun army did not attack, they continued to bombard the city walls with artillery until they collapsed.
Yang Zhan frowned and thought for a while: "Go! We must build the earth wall today."
Under the leadership of Yang Zhan, hundreds of Ming troops once again set out on the road ahead.
Hao Yaoqi did not retreat, but took advantage of the cover of night and sneaked over again.
Thousands of elite Shun troops also came with them.
Song's plan was to have Hao Yaoqi attack the Ming army at night. If it succeeded, that would be the best. If not, they would retreat.
When they retreat, the Ming army will definitely send people to pursue them. At that time, the main force of the Shun army lying in ambush behind them will rush forward and wipe out the pursuing Ming army.
Unexpectedly, the Ming army fighting with Hao Yaoqi was not the Ming army in the camp, but the Ming army outside the camp.
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