After hearing the news that Kong Youde's main force was attacking the Chenlong Pass, Yuanling, and Xupu areas defended by the Zhongzhen Camp, Zhu Hengjia decided not to save him.
In war, we cannot let the enemy lead us by the nose. He fights others alone.
Since Kong Youde's main force went to attack Chenzhou, Changsha and Hengzhou must be empty.
Zhu Hengjia ordered the brave Marquis Yan Zungao to lead the Fulu Marquis Liu Wenxiu, and his deputy Chen Youlong to lead 47,000 troops to advance along Lianshui by land and water, attack Xiangxiang, Xiangtan, and Liling in Changsha Prefecture, and cut off the connection between Changsha and Hengzhou. p>
He led the 110,000 soldiers and horses brought from Guangxi, plus 40,000 He Tengjiao's remnant troops, and set out from Qiyang to march directly to Hengyang.
He Tengjiao's 40,000 remnant army had a mixed composition. The most capable ones were the Yunnan Army Zhao Yinxuan and Hu Yiqing's 3,000 troops each. These two men were Yunnan generals. Emperor Longwu ordered them to rescue Ganzhou. After Ganzhou fell, they wanted to return to Yunnan, but the result
Yunnan was occupied by Sha Dingzhou again. The two had no one to rely on, so they had to surrender to He Tengjiao. The Yunnan soldiers were capable of fighting, but unfortunately they were not direct descendants of He Tengjiao and lacked pay and food. The two had no choice but to indulge their subordinates from time to time to rob them, and their military discipline was not good. Seeing that the two men were capable of fighting, Zhu Hengjia promoted them to the rank of general soldier, and ordered them to command the former He Teng Jiaobiao camp, Qin Yuchun, Yao Youxing, and Wu Chengzong's troops, each with 10,000 troops. He also provided additional military pay to the two men and sent envoys to suppress them.
, strict military discipline.
The remaining 20,000 remnant troops were the fleeing general Zhang Xianbi and Lu Ding's subordinates. After Zhu Hengjia killed these two men, he ordered Yang Fuchen to reorganize his army.
These 40,000 remnant troops have just been reorganized and have little combat effectiveness for the time being. They can only be placed in the rear army to serve as a facade.
The 110,000 troops brought from Guangxi include 60,000 veterans of the headquarters and 50,000 troops from the Western Army, so they are quite capable of fighting.
Zhu Hengjia's strategy of not saving Chenzhou and counterattacking Changsha and Hengyang was completely unexpected by the Qing army. For so many years, the Ming Dynasty has mostly been passively defensive, and few people dared to take the initiative to attack!
After Kong Youde left with his army, there were only more than 10,000 garrison troops in Changsha Prefecture. Governor Pian Yuan followed Jin and patrolled Wu Da, deputy generals, and general Yang Yingyuan were shocked. They closed Changsha City tightly and prepared to defend.
There are those who are not afraid of death. Lieutenant General Ma Xiong took the initiative to ask for orders and went to Xiangxiang to fight the Ming army.
There is someone behind this Lieutenant General Ma. His adoptive father is Ma Jiaolin, the commander-in-chief of Yuezhou.
At that time, He Tengjiao sent Zhang Kuang to lead an army of 100,000 to attack Yuezhou. Ma Jiaolin asked his deputy Li Xianggong to lead 500 cavalry. The 500 men defeated the 100,000 Ming army.
Therefore, Vice General Ma came to the conclusion that the Ming army was vulnerable to a blow.
He forgot that once upon a time, he and his adoptive father were both soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Especially his adoptive father, who was a coward when he was in the army of the Ming Dynasty, surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and immediately became a brave general. Since then, he defeated ten soldiers with five hundred men.
After thousands of people, there is a tendency to become a famous general.
When he saw someone taking the initiative to ask for a fight, Governor Xian Jin of Qing Pianyuan was overjoyed.
"General Ma, how many troops are you planning to bring to defend Xiangxiang?"
Ma Xiong thought, my adoptive father only used 500 cavalry to defeat He Tengjiao's 100,000 men. I can't bring too many, otherwise people will look down upon me.
"At the end of the day, you only need five hundred fine knights."
"Oh, the tiger father has no dog son, Major General Ma really has the style of General Ma!"
Xian Jin thought about it and felt that five hundred people was a bit small.
"I have allocated 500 fine cavalry to the general, plus 2,500 infantry. Come and get some wine. Please fill up this cup. I am waiting for good news from General Ma in Changsha."
Ma Xiong laughed loudly, drank the wine in one gulp, Xiong Jiujiu, and went to Xiangxiang County with high spirits.
Kong Youde took away the army, and Xiangxiang City only had a garrison of 500 soldiers. Seeing Ma Xiong coming with reinforcements, the garrison was overjoyed and opened the city gate to welcome him.
Ma Xiong said to the garrison: "You are preparing a banquet. After I defeat the Ming army, I will reward the three armies." However, he did not defend the city and killed the Ming army.
He was unlucky. The Ming army forward he met was a ruthless man——Chen Youlong, nicknamed "Five Hell Kings".
Chen Youlong has two specialties: first, he can run faster than a horse (he is good at walking and can travel three hundred miles a day); second, he can skin people (conquering Liping Miao, ascending first, destroying Miao strongholds, and rebelling against Miao).
If you peel them raw, they will be feared by the seedlings and call them the "Five Kings of Hell").
Historically, Chen Youlong, the "Five Hell King", was not only ruthless to the rebellious chieftains, but also to the Qing army. The Qing army wanted him to surrender, and after he pretended to surrender and entered Jingzhou, he drew his sword and shouted to kill the Qing general: "I am Chen Hell, and for the sake of suo
You’re here to hear it.”
Yan Zungao knew that Chen Youlong was a fierce man, so in order to entertain the Qing army well, he specially ordered his 7,000 soldiers and horses to be the vanguard.
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Ma Xiong is not a fool. He has fought several battles with Ma Jiaolin and still has combat experience.
First send fifty cavalry scouts to test the Ming army.
After these scouts approached the Ming army, they found that the enemies on the opposite side didn't even have much armor, let alone iron armor. They were wearing simple rattan armor. Each man held a long sharpened bamboo pole and a special broadsword across his waist. This
The front of the broadsword is pointed, resembling both a knife and a sword.
The scouts approached a hundred steps away from the Ming army and began to harass and shoot arrows. The Ming army had no muskets at all in front of the battle formation, and there were not even many arrows.
Fifty people strolled around in front of the Ming army's formation, without losing any of them, and returned to the formation safely.
"Major General, there are a group of beggars in front of you."
It turns out that Chen Youlong was a subordinate of Liu Chengyin and Liu Tiegang. Although he fought bravely, he was not a direct descendant of Liu, so he naturally could not get good equipment. During the long-term battle with the chieftains of the Wugang rebellion, Chen Youlong borrowed weapons and equipment from the Miao tribes in western Hunan.
, rattan armor looks shabby but is very strong; long bamboo poles are excellent for dealing with cavalry; sharp swords and broadswords can not only cut people, but also horse legs; there are no muskets, bows and arrows, it doesn't matter, there is a crossbow, although the range is short, but it can be shot at one time
There are several of them, and when you get close to them, you will be scared of ghosts. The most important thing is that these equipment save money.
Having fought against chieftains in mountainous areas for a long time, half of Chen Youlong's men were Han Chinese and the other half were mountain people of various ethnic groups. When fighting, they were extremely brave and not afraid of death.
Ma Xiong saw that the Ming army's equipment was rudimentary, and when he saw it again, he was happy. The Ming army on the opposite side didn't even have a deer camp, a horse, or a caltrop.
Are you inviting your own cavalry to charge into battle? Then you’re welcome!
Ma Xiong waved the flag, and 500 cavalry began to charge into the formation, followed by 2,500 infantry. They waited until the Ming army's formation was disrupted and started killing.
"Kill!"
The Qing army's cavalry roared towards the Ming army's battle formation.
Chen Youlong's generals Sun Hua, Nie Ming, and Zhang Dasheng restrained their respective subordinates and estimated the distance of the cavalry.
In history, these three people were all fierce generals who died fighting the Qing army.
The distance is almost up, the order is given.
"Built gun!"
The Ming army placed the long sharpened bamboo pole on the ground at an angle of 45 degrees.
Ordinary infantry would feel fear when seeing the roaring cavalry, but Chen Youlong's men did not. They looked directly at the enemy without fear, waiting for the enemy to charge at the muzzle of the gun.
The cavalry charging at the infantry is like shaking a mountain. If the mountain moves, it can be moved; if the mountain does not move, it cannot be moved.
At this moment, the Ming army is like an immovable mountain, which the Qing army cannot move.
A group of Qing troops rushed into the spear formation.
People and horses were stabbed down, but the huge inertia also broke the spear.
It doesn't matter, there is another level after one level has been broken, and a mere five hundred riders are not enough to fill the gap between the teeth.
The cavalry in front cannot rush forward, and the speed of the cavalry behind will naturally slow down.
The cavalry that has lost its speed is a piece of cake in front of the infantry.
Chen Youlong, who has experienced hundreds of battles, seized the opportunity.
The marching drum of the Ming army is beating.
"Kill!"
A Ming army soldier rushed over, stabbed the horse's belly with a spear, chopped the horse's legs with a broadsword, and shot the enemy with a crossbow.
One after another, the cavalrymen fell off their horses and were chopped into pieces.
Seeing that the situation was not good, they turned their horses' heads and fled back, only to disrupt their own infantry.
There was a loud cry of killing.
In close combat, Chen Youlong's broadsword is particularly easy to use. It is thick and heavy and can cut two pieces with one blow.
The Qing army collapsed. Seeing that the situation was not good, Ma Xiong turned around and wanted to escape.
"Where to go?"
A dark shadow chases after me.
Unlike other generals, Chen Youlong doesn't like riding horses because he can run faster than a horse and can travel three hundred miles a day.
Chen Youlong, a short and powerful man, ran up behind Ma Xiong and took advantage of the horse's momentum to pull Ma Xiong off his horse.
After defeating the Qing army, the Ming army went straight to Xiangxiang City. There were only 500 soldiers in Xiangxiang City, and the defenders did not dare to fight, so they surrendered.
After entering Xiangxiang City, the first thing Chen Youlong did was to ask someone to boil a pot of water.
He smiled at Ma Xiong with a sinister look: "What I, Chen Youlong, hate most are traitors! Come on, perm this guy's hair for me. I'm going to skin him!"
