Chengtian Mansion governs Zhongxiang County, and King Pingnan Shang Kexi is in a good mood recently. After hiding in Zhongxiang, he recruited five thousand new soldiers in Chengtian Mansion. Like a wounded beast, he slowly licked his wounds.
"Your Majesty, the envoy from Hanyang is here again."
"Just say that the king is ill and not seen."
"The visitor said that he came under the military order of Babutai, the Duke of Zhenguo."
"Prince Zhenguo? Let him in."
Babutai's eldest son, Aixinjueluo Gabra, walked proudly into Prince Pingnan's palace. His surname was Aixinjueluo. He had a sense of arrogance about him. When he entered the main hall, he didn't even look at Shang Kexi.
Shang Ke is happy and dare not neglect him. Although Babutai is only a prince, he is the ninth son of Taizu Nurhachi and a senior Manchu minister. Dorgon will call him "Ninth Brother" when he sees him.
If you have been a slave for a long time, you will naturally feel a sense of fear when you meet your Manchu master. Even if your master is very weak now and has been badly beaten by the northern rebels.
Shang Kexi was very polite to Gabra, treated him with respect, and served him tea and tea. Kong Youde, Luo Xiujin’s envoy, he dared not give face to, Babutai’s envoy, he did not dare to neglect.
"I don't know what the reason why the Duke of Zhenguo sent the general here is?"
"The regent appointed Duke Zhen as the general to conquer the south, to rescue Wuchang and control the armies in Huguang. He ordered King Pingnan to arrive at Hanyang within five days to meet up. If he fails to arrive within the time limit, military law will be engaged."
Shang Ke was happy but had a troubled look on his face: "General, please tell Duke Zhen that my troops have suffered too many casualties after a series of hard battles and are unable to rescue Wuchang!"
Gabra smiled coldly: "The general is only responsible for passing orders. King Pingnan decides whether to go or not. However, before leaving, Duke Zhenguo asked the general to give the prince a message, 'The military laws of the Qing Dynasty are strict and never There are generals who dare to disobey orders and disobey orders. If you do not die in the country, you will die in the law.' This is all said, and King Pingnan thinks about it.
After saying that, Gabra stood up, calmly gave Shang Kexi a military salute, turned around and left.
Shang Ke was stunned. This man left without even taking a sip of tea? He didn’t even ask himself whether he was going to Hanyang?
The more this happens, the scarier it becomes, and a chill comes out of my back.
He hurriedly asked: "General, wait a moment."
"What's wrong with King Pingnan?"
"Dare to ask the general's name".
"Aixinjueluo Gabra".
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At the top of Wuchang City, a ladder was mounted on the city wall, and a Ming soldier climbed onto the city wall with a shield and a sword.
"Wow!"
A pot of golden soup pours out.
"Ah!"
With a scream, the soldier's skin and flesh melted, and he fell down the ladder with green smoke.
One after another, the ladders were put up on the wall, pushed down, and set on fire.
The huge wolf fang slap, with its inertia, smashed every Ming army man and ladder to pieces.
"Your Majesty, the soldiers have suffered too many casualties, let them withdraw first!"
General Zeng Yangxing reported to Geng Jimao, who was mainly attacking Dongcheng.
Geng Jimao nodded: "Let the soldiers withdraw and have something to eat. In two hours, we will attack again."
"Kill!"
The Ming army, which was mainly attacking Beicheng, made a breakthrough. A brave commander led more than a hundred sergeants onto the city, preparing to form an array.
"Okay, after this battle is over, I will promote him to guard duty."
Hao Shangjiu, the Ming general who mainly attacked Beicheng, shouted with excitement.
"Da da da", the Qing army's cavalry is coming.
Wuchang is the most majestic city in the world. The city walls are so wide and thick that horses can run on them.
Kong Youde placed five hundred cavalry on each city wall. Wherever there was a crisis, the cavalry would rush there.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
One by one, the war horses knocked down the Ming army that had just boarded the city.
"Kill!"
The general roared loudly and hit a cavalry clearing soldier.
"咴聿聿!"
There was a roar from the horse, and the silver lance pierced the general's abdomen. The knight on the horse picked up the corpse with his spear and threw it down the city.
There was silence in Beicheng.
Nancheng's Rongmei chieftain Tian Peilin led Shuijin chieftain Tang Zhenbang and Shinan chieftain Qin Maocui to storm the city wall.
The catfish trap outside the south city is connected to the Yangtze River, and the Ming army could not attack it. After attacking several times, they had to give up.
At the Ming army camp at Shuangfeng Mountain in the east of the city, Zhu Hengjia was very angry: "There are only 16,000 soldiers and horses left in Wuchang City. Why can't it be attacked repeatedly?"
"Jianguo, the city of Wuchang is so high and thick that the soldiers can't kill it for a while!"
"In supervising the country, Kong Youde lined up the cavalry on the city. The soldiers finally rushed up, but were knocked down again by the cavalry."
"Supervise the country??"
All the generals cried bitterly.
Seeing the generals complaining, Zhu Hengjia hurriedly cheered everyone up: "No matter how difficult it is to defeat Wuchang City, it cannot stop our loyal troops of the Ming Dynasty. Ganzhou, Baling, and many other powerful cities have been conquered by us. We will capture Wuchang sooner or later."
"thing".
The coach is confident and the morale of the generals has been restored.
"Supervising the country, I feel that we should not just focus on attacking the city, but also beware of the enemies of Hanyang coming to help." The general strictly followed Gao's advice.
"I have sent heavy troops to garrison Xishan and set up forts all along the river. It would be even harder for the enemies of Hanyang to save Wuchang than to reach the sky."
Li Dingguo said: "In supervising the country, I think that in addition to setting up defenses in the west, we should also set up defenses in the north to prevent the Qing army from the north from coming for reinforcements."
"The Qing army in the north?"
Zhu Hengjia was stunned: "Gu's army has only arrived in Wuchang for more than two months. Even if Dorgon sends reinforcements, they can't come so fast, right?"
"Jianguo, although the Tatar infantry cannot arrive so fast, but if it is a cavalry, one man and two horses, galloping day and night, it will be possible to reach Wuchang in more than two months," Li Dingguo said calmly.
Zhu Hengjia was stunned for a long time, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.
Yes, the Tatars have many horses. If they send cavalry, they will still be able to reach Wuchang at all costs.
"Li Qing's words are very reasonable. He deliberately built a barrier in the north of the city to prevent Tatar reinforcements. Which general is willing to go?"
"Jian Guo, the last time I attacked Xishan, I was embarrassed. Please give me a chance to avenge my shame!"
General Feng Shuangli requested orders.
"Okay, I will feel relieved if General Feng is there."
"Supervise the country, the last general has just arrived with food and grass, but has not made any achievements. Please let the last general go!"
General Liu Wenxiu also requested orders.
Zhu Hengjia laughed loudly: "There is no need to fight between the two generals. Each of you will lead 10,000 troops and horses, build the first and second barriers, and then order Sun Guangwei's cavalry to patrol the north of the city. In this way, there will be no worries in the north of the city." !"
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Under the pressure of his master, Shang Kexi ordered his trusted generals Xu Erxian and Ban Zhifu to lead the most powerful 15,000 soldiers and horses to stay in Chengtian Mansion to preserve their strength. He led Jiang Dingguo and Sheng Dengke to lead the combat force. The weaker 15,000 soldiers and horses, plus 5,000 new soldiers, made up 20,000 and rushed to Hanyang.
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Monk Babutai is glad to join forces to save Wuchang.
He was very experienced in the battlefield. Seeing that the Ming army deployed heavy troops in the west of the city, he immediately detoured to Yangluo Town in Huangzhou Prefecture to cross the river and landed in the north of the city.
The veteran general put safety first in employing troops. He also ordered the navy commander Liang Biao to bring more ships and station them in the north of the city. If they cannot be defeated, they can withdraw across the river at any time.
After the deployment was completed, Babutai ordered his third son Hu Xilu to lead four Jia La and six thousand Mongolian Eight Banners as the vanguard; he led his eldest son Ga Bra, the guard commander Bo Hui, the guard commander Lang Qiu, and led fourteen thousand Thousands of Mongolian Eight Banners formed the central army; a gratifying 20,000 infantrymen formed the rear army, marching straight towards the north city of Wuchang.
"Captain, look, there are cavalry." Sun Guangwei, a scout from the Ming army who was patrolling in the north of the city, discovered the Qing army's cavalry.
"Good guy, we have at least 10,000 riders," the captain took a breath, "Quickly, get on your horse and go back to camp and report to General Sun."
"Whoosh", a sharp arrow shot through the captain's head.
"Swish, swish, swish", a sharp arrow shot at the Ming army scout.
Niu Lu Ezhen (Zuo Ling) of Baya La Camp went to worship, and he chopped down the last Ming army scout with a ferocious smile.
Bagala's white-armored soldiers are the elite of Manchuria's elite. They often serve as scouts for the entire army and are responsible for reconnaissance of the military situation and elimination of Ming army scouts.
"Which batch is this?"
"This is the third batch, really."
Gubai nodded: "Cheer up, everyone. Not a single Ming army scout is allowed to run away."
"Why didn't any of our scouts come back?"
Sun Guangwei felt something was wrong.
"Quick, get on your horse and line up, prepare to fight!"
Seven thousand Ming army cavalry had just formed their formation when the Qing army's cavalry arrived.
Sun Guangwei summoned his soldiers: "Go and inform General Feng and General Liu quickly."
"Assault", Hu Xilu issued a military order.
"Assault", Sun Guangwei was not to be outdone.
"Da da da", "ta da da", the two huge waves hit each other hard.
Aixinjueluo Hu Xilu pointed the tip of his lance at the oncoming Mingqi.
"Bang!"
The dull sound of the lance entering the flesh is heart-wrenching.
Hu Xilu flicked his wrist, drew out his lance, and killed the second enemy, in vain like the god of death in hell.
With a "swipe" of the sword, Sun Guangwei split open a Qing rider. The sharp long sword shone with silver light.
"Boom!"
Babotai's army has arrived.
Sun Guangwei exclaimed, "No, there are too many Tatar cavalry!
"Quick, get on your horse and retreat."
Feng Shuangli was inspecting the camp, and Sun Guangwei's defeated army arrived.
"General Sun, how many Qing troops are coming in front?"
"There are 20,000 cavalry alone, and the entire army is estimated to be 40,000."
Feng Shuangli nodded: "You quickly return to the camp to report to the prison, I will delay the Qing army here."
Sun Guangwei responded and left, but suddenly turned back and shouted: "General Feng, take care!"
Feng Shuangli nodded and waved again, as if saying goodbye to an old friend.
Babutai came to Feng Shuangli's camp and saw that the barrier was rigid and not high, so he issued a military order: "The whole army attacks!"
"Da da da!"
Gabra and Hu Xilu led their troops towards the Ming army's fortress.
"Shoot!"
Feng Shuangli ordered.
"Bang! Bah! Bah!"
The Ming army gunmen on the barrier fired at the Qing army outside the barrier.
"咴聿聿!"
"咴聿聿!"
One war horse fell down one after another.
The Qing army dismounted and fired on foot.
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Dense arrows dropped like raindrops, taking away lives one by one.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, bows and arrows had a longer range and blunderbuss were more powerful. The reason why the Ming army preferred to use blunderbuss was mainly due to cost. It only took three months to train a gunman; it took more than a year to train an archer. .The Manchus and Mongols do not have this problem. Their tribesmen have been hunting since they were young. They are all good at shooting and do not need special training. Therefore, the number of archers in the Qing army is much greater than that in the Ming army.
"Brothers, hold on for a little longer, and the reinforcements from the Supervisory State will be here soon!"
Feng Shuangli roared to encourage his men. He had repelled three attacks by the Qing army. The hastily built barriers were full of cracks and some had collapsed.
Babutai is very anxious. Wuchang is in a critical situation and cannot waste too much time here.
He summoned Bo Hui, the commander of the guard army, to join Lang Qiu.
"Bo Hui, Lang Qiu, you two each bring a Baya La soldier to rush over to your country. You usually boast that you are the bravest among braves. Whether you are a hero or a coward will be revealed soon."
The two generals were so excited that they each led 1,500 Baya soldiers. They found a few sections of low-level barriers and galloped fiercely.
The cavalry of Bagala camp not only have superb riding skills, but the horses they ride on are also the best horses.
"Da da da!"
The cavalry roared towards them, and Niulu'e Zhengubai rushed to the front.
"Go to hell!"
Feng Shuangli released his iron finger, and shot the arrow towards Gu Bai.
"Ah", with a scream, Gubai dropped his war horse and was trampled into a pulp by the horses whizzing by.
"Roar", Borhui rode his horse to the barrier. This section of the barrier was not high, so he chose a breakthrough point.
"Drive!"
Borhui clamped his legs on the horse's belly and whipped the horse hard. The horse was in pain, raised its front hooves high, and jumped over the barrier.
"Drive!"
Lang Qiu also jumped over the barrier.
The Baja cavalry broke into the barrier one after another and killed everyone.
"Kill!"
Feng Shuangli breathed fire from his eyes and chopped down a Baya soldier.
Bo Hui's Changshu hit him, and Feng Shuangli blocked it with his sword. Unexpectedly, it was a false move, and the Changshu turned into a thorn, stabbing Feng Shuangli in the chest and causing him to fall off his horse.
The first barrier has been overcome.
Babutai, who was watching the battle, stroked his beard and laughed: "Hahaha! You are worthy of being a warrior of Bagala. There are not even ten thousand people in Manchuria, but ten thousand people are invincible!"
The Qing army took advantage of the situation and rushed towards the second barrier. Liu Wenxiu was notified and raised the barrier so that the Qing army's cavalry could not jump over it.
Babutai ordered the artillery carried by the army to bombard the fortress, and the infantry, which was still gratifying, attacked the fortress. He also ordered the Manchu and Mongolian Eighth Route Army's horse infantry to fire to cover the infantry.
Liu Wenxiu braved artillery fire, blocked the rain of arrows with his shield, and resisted desperately.
When he heard that the Tatar army was coming, Zhu Hengjia secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, he listened to Li Dingguo and built a barrier. Otherwise, if tens of thousands of captives rushed towards the camp, the camp would be doomed. He hurriedly ordered Li Mingzhong, Zhao Yong, Qin Zuoming, Ran Tianyu and other generals to lead the army.
Sixty thousand troops to block the Qing army.
Li Mingzhong ordered Zhao Yong to set up artillery behind the camp to bombard the Qing army. He also asked the gunmen from the vehicle and artillery battalion to fire at the base. He asked Qin Zuoming and Ran Tianyu's white-poled soldiers to form a spear formation behind the base. He also asked his generals Chen Shangchuan, Deng Yao and Yang Yandi to form a spear formation behind the camp.
Wait behind the spear formation and then spread out the mandarin duck formation.
The Qing army was unable to do anything against Li Mingzhong's iron wall, leaving corpses on the ground.
The two armies faced off in the north of the city.
Zhu Hengjia was very anxious. What if the Qing army sent reinforcements again? We must find a way to defeat Wuchang quickly.
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