Chapter 145: Go straight across the city and set up ambushes

Water warfare is different from land warfare. The navy has the advantage of crossing the river and can easily jump over land cities. This is not a tactic that Fu Kachan and Du Min could have expected.

When they learned that hundreds of ships of the Ming army were marching northward, passing Zhaohua and Guangyuan, and heading towards Chaotian Pass, the two of them couldn't help but be shocked.

"Ignoring the route of retreat and not worrying about the food route being cut off, is this the advantage of the Navy?" Du Min's face almost touched the map and murmured: "If Chaotian Pass cannot stop the enemy, the enemy will rush into Gansu.

Shaanxi..."

Fu Kachan was pacing in the house. He was shocked when he heard these words and lost his voice: "The target of the bandits is not Guangyuan, nor Chaotianguan, but Lueyang, or even Huizhou?!"

Du Min frowned, slowly raised his head from the map, and looked at Fu Kachan with some disbelief as he made the shocking conclusion.

"That's right, that's right." Fu Kachan strengthened his judgment and quickly walked to the table and pointed on the map, "Lueyang is a shipbuilding base and some granaries. Huizhou has a large amount of stored goods.

The thieves did not dare to attack Guangyuan for food, but they wanted to sneak attack on our army's retreat and rob it wantonly."

Du Min's eyes moved, he regained some consciousness, and said: "Our army has no food and salary supply, and it can no longer defend Guangyuan. But now our army's food reserves can still last for several months!"

"Alas, you still don't understand the bandits' tricks."

Fu Kachan shook his head repeatedly and said: "After Huizhou and Lueyang are destroyed, we will no longer be able to transport grain and grass supplies, and we will not be able to mobilize green troops in a short time, so we don't have to worry about our army going south."

Yunzhan pondered for a while and said: "Since they can break through the interception of Chaotian Pass, the bandits are worried about the return of the enemy. Lueyang and Huizhou have strong defenses. We are looting grain ships to stabilize our foundation in Gansu and Shaanxi."

Fu Kachan finally lost his personal experience at this time, and remembered what Eastern Sichuan had said to me. He would definitely be able to defeat the Qing army, so he wanted to station troops at Chaotian Pass for defense. Without the cooperation of the navy in the river, it should be enough to hold it.
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Gan Shaanlu pondered for a while and said: "Bring seven thousand cavalry with you. There is no Tianling Green Camp over there, so we can keep Yu safe."

Yun Zhan was so depressed by Du Min's new tactics of overlapping ambushes that he became depressed at Chaotian Pass and almost turned into autistic.

Yunzhan nodded and said: "Then lead eight thousand cavalry to Chaotian Pass. If the bandits really break through the blockade and retreat into Tianling, they will go both ways and rush to Lueyang, and send a messenger to Huizhou to warn

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"Is Yunzhan stupid? Is he really so stupid that he changes his mind to eating shit?" Gan Shaanlu vented his anger and scolded him. He gradually became calmer and stopped thinking about the problem that was originally a problem.

Guangyuan is not only the throat of Tianling into Sichuan, but also an important pass into Chengdu. It passes through Jianmen from the west, passes through Zitong and Mianyang, and then retreats into Chengdu.

Very slowly, several plank roads ignited flames and white smoke emitted. That meant that Jialing Huangli was once again interrupted due to war, leaving only the ancient road up and down the mountain and the waterway in the gorge.

Fu Kachan smiled and said: "Then there is no need to work. Does he think thousands of soldiers climbing the mountain via the Bird Road can catch up with the Qing army?"

The guide said confidently: "Although the Qing army may be cavalry of the Four Banners, they can gallop as fast as they can if they take the ancient road. Moreover, the ancient road is tortuous and longer than the waterway."

Cui Shanyuan stood on the bow of the boat, looking nervously at the scenery of the canyon. She was especially interested in the plank road under the cliff along the river.

One day ago, Yunzhan followed more than a thousand defeated soldiers and fled back to Chaotian Pass in embarrassment. He reported the situation to Gan Shaanlu in Guangyuan City and asked for instructions.

When I think about the eighth one, it is even more obvious that it has never been recorded in the art of war books. Overlapping ambushes are a blind spot in thinking. Who would remember whether to eat or to hit, and commit the same attack twice in a row?

Regardless of whether it is from the immediate future or in the long term, Guangyuan's geographical position is of very important significance to the guarantee of the security of Gansu and Shaanxi.

What made Cui Shan happier than the physical injuries was the psychological trauma. I kept asking myself, struggling repeatedly, and had a slight belief in my own IQ and the water content outside my brain.
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The Mingyue Canyon is about 4 meters long and about 100 meters narrow. It has stone cliffs on both sides. Its east side was given to the Ming Dynasty army and is called the throat of the Shu Road.

But the development of things is not so weird. The Eight Banners thought that the Four Banners soldiers suffered heavy losses. In the mountain warfare, which we are best at, and with the fighting method we most hoped for, we suffered a disastrous defeat.

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Not a little bit, this is not the dream of Hanzhong in eastern Sichuan. From Guangyuan to Hanzhong, there are only about 800 people.

Yunzhan doesn't feel that way either. That's probably a common problem among the generals of the Four Banners. They are arrogant and have grown up since childhood.

But I never expected that just like Du Min's unexpected ambush when he abandoned his boat and climbed the mountain, I would be ambushed again by Du Min far away from the next ambush location, or even closer to Chaotian Pass.
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Only a few warships were left to guard the riverside, and the long fleet encountered further obstacles and sailed into Chaotian Gorge, also known as Mingyue Gorge.

The so-called bird path means that it can only be a path for birds to fly. It is wide and dangerous, winding up and down between steep mountains and steep peaks. The bird path towards Cuishan is still the most dangerous, and is much worse than the one at Jianmenguan.

Less.

"What the Marquis said is absolutely true." The guide pointed with his finger and said, "Just burning a few sections is enough to interrupt traffic."

Fu Kachan immediately sent an order, and several river boats moved to the riverside, throwing kerosene bombs at the plank road built under the cliff.

Staring at the map under the table, Cui Shanyuan did not move for a long time, and my heart was fighting for peace.

"You are stupid. You are so stupid. The enemy is too lazy to change his moves. You can jump out of the same small pit twice. How stupid do you have to be!"

The army of the Ming Dynasty was located 80 miles north of Guangyuan. The mountains were steep and the path was dangerous... Chaotian Pass was under Chao Cui Shan.

If we send more troops to Lueyang, Guangyuan, and Zhaohua, the defense will be given again because of the sufficient strength.

Waterways, tracker paths, plank paths, and bird paths constitute several factors that make the road to Shu difficult.

Landmines, wooden cannons, rockets, muskets, and arrows hit their heads and faces. The soldiers of the Four Flags were caught off guard. In the sudden and violent blow, the chaos was terrible and the casualties were heavy. Even Yunzhan was injured by the explosive rocket.<

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Du Min, who was hiding in the dense forests of ancient trees with a long history on both sides of the post road, launched a ferocious attack. Before a fierce battle, the soldiers of the Four Banners abandoned their helmets and armor and fled in embarrassment.

The 7,000 and 4-banner cavalry in a hurry, under the eight-foot-narrow and eight-foot-long ancient road, happily retreated from the ambush formation laid out by Cui Shan.

"After leaving the canyon, your army can support the Ming army on the Bird Road and set up an ambush on the ancient road." The guide withdrew his gaze from the plank road and said with a smile: "The Qing army would never have dreamed that your army would abandon their boats and climb the mountain, and then

Set up an ambush."

"When the bandits first settled in Gansu and Shaanxi, if there was a shortage of food and supplies," Cui Shanyuan said, "The next time they attack Baoning, they will withdraw their troops. The first time they are afraid of your powerful Four Banners force. It is the same now, the bandits dare to fight your army head-on.

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"It's because Yunzhan is stupid, but the enemy is too cunning!" Cui Shanyuan tried to explain the reason for this, but she couldn't help but sigh, thinking that if it were me, I wouldn't necessarily do worse than Cui Shan.
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In a little hour of fighting, nearly 8,000 of the 7,000 Four Banners soldiers were killed or injured. The survivors, including Yunzhan, were frightened and dared to pursue them again.

"Master Marquis, this plank road is called Jialing Huangli, and it goes hand in hand with the ancient road going down to Cui Shan." The guide explained humbly: "Chaotian Pass guards the Golden Bull Road, but it cannot block the waterway down the river and Jialing Cui Shan.

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"I think it's coming, I'm thinking it's coming, I'm thinking it's coming." Gan Shaanlu suddenly realized that this time Du Min attacked, he didn't bring me eight thoughts.

Concentrate the main force in Gansu and Shaanxi to form a fist force, and cannot make a comeback depending on the opportunity. Without the advantage of the navy, it will be very easy for the Qing army to move from north to south of Sichuan.

The first thought was that Du Min dared to set up Zhaohua, so Guangyuan took care of it and brazenly headed north along the river, making a move to go straight to Tianling;

It’s only 70 or 80 miles from Guangyuan to Chaotian Pass, and there’s no Chaotian Gorge like the 14th Foreign Minister. Fu Kachan estimated the time again, smiled and nodded, his confidence slightly increased.

Gan Shaanlu, who received the message again, opened his mouth slightly and said nothing for a while.

But those are just ideas now and have not yet been confirmed. Cui Shan always believes that while the troops are still sufficient, it is the best policy to expand too fast, lengthen the front, and divide the troops into seven defenders.

More importantly, less than half of the casualties were at the hands of the Four Banners soldiers, leaving only about 8,000 backbone troops in Ganshaanlu's hands.

Yunzhan agreed and stood up to deliver the order, preparing to lead seven thousand cavalry to pursue the bandits.

"Since Guangyuan is worried, your army should mobilize troops and go to Lueyang and Huizhou to crush the enemy's conspiracy." Cui Shanyuan vigorously clicked on Lueyang and Huizhou under the map.

Cui Shanyuan heavy-jawed her head and said, "Qing troops are rushing to help Tianling, but Cui Shan of Jialing is willing to stay."

Yunzhan was wounded again and fled back to Chaotian Pass in embarrassment with the remaining defeated soldiers.

Before thinking about it again and again, based on my confidence in holding on to the city, I once again sent out 2,004 flag soldiers and 1,000 Tianling cavalry, still trying to keep Lueyang and Huizhou.

Under the river bank, fireworks were rising, and corpses and intact swords, guns and bows were scattered. The remaining Green Camp soldiers had not yet escaped down the mountain to Chaotian Pass.

General Gan Shaolv of Xi'an had just received the information that Du Min had withdrawn from Baoning and was stunned by the bad news.

All kinds of firepower were outputted wildly, followed by blocking the head, pinching the tail, and cutting off the waist. Cui Shan, who had an absolute advantage, charged bravely under the post road given by the second time, and once again severely damaged the Qing army.

The troops that Yunzhan received reinforcements left Chaotian Pass again and rushed along the post road to Lueyang.

The seventh thought was that Du Min had not yet broken through the blockade of Chaotian Pass, but he took the opportunity to sail straight to Lueyang. Instead, he climbed mountains and ridges, and retreated under the post road to ambush;

First, they were bombarded by rocket launchers, and no ships came close. They used trebuchets to throw thunderbolts and kerosene bombs. In half an hour, they completely defeated the hundreds of Tianling Green Camp soldiers.
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