For a long time, the two Ming armies were trapped in a dead end that was difficult to escape from. Since there was still a long or short distance between the two Ming armies, it was true that the northern line collapsed, but the distance gave

There is still enough time to react.

Originally, according to his temporary response, he could always get away as much as possible. Unexpectedly, Chen Kai's cavalry came too fast, so he had to choose to intercept the cavalry led by Xu Erxian - more than two thousand Qing cavalry in front of the Ming army on the northern front.

Self-protection is still not a problem, but at this moment, the frontal battlefield has undergone a sudden change. Once the Ming army, which has bottomed out, finds that its opponent has turned into a paper tiger, it will inevitably tear it into pieces to express its depression.

The mood has been lingering for a long time. On the other hand, the Qing army failed to divide its forces to intercept, and was about to be stabbed in the back by the Ming army. Under the circumstances, the fighting spirit suddenly fell to the bottom.

With that loud shout, the exhausted Qing army immediately fell into chaos. Then under the brave assault of the Ming army, the large formation that was so heavy just now started from a small crack and spread rapidly. Only in

It fell apart in a matter of seconds.

The Eight Banners Army has been fighting for many years with few defeats, but the war situation has fallen to this situation. The fear of the people instantly overwhelmed their psychological advantage over the Ming army. Frightened screams came one after another. Those who had always been arrogant and walked

Wherever they go, as long as they are not in front of their master, the Eight Banners soldiers will always raise their necks and point their nostrils at others, and they are already panicking.

The situation of the battle suddenly reversed. The Qing army ran wherever they wanted, up the mountain, down the river, and some were missing their wings and could not fly into the sky. The most common direction of escape was directly backward, the Qing army's flag.

There, the Jiangmen Market that has been stationed for the past two days is also in that direction. If there is danger, people will always subconsciously want to escape to a familiar place and be with familiar people. Only in this way will it be easier to gain the so-called sense of security.

Even if it's just for a moment.

The army has collapsed, which is all seen in the eyes of Shang Kexi and Zhumala. The Eight Banners Army was defeated like this, which was really unexpected by them, but since it has happened, they must escape from here as soon as possible. This is not only

It was only due to the north-south attack by the Ming army, but more importantly, once you fell into a rout and were trapped by the rout, you would have no control over where you wanted to go.

The commander cut down the flag, and Shang Kexi, who picked up the old tricks, further aggravated the chaos of the Qing army's rout. Then he and Zhu Mala led the gathered troops and galloped towards Jiangmen. This was the Qing army's rout.

Some of the main directions of escape were purely subconscious, some were hoping that the destruction of the pontoon was due to Zhumala's deception, and some were just out of ideas, so they just followed the flow, and this was the most common.

A large group of Qing troops rushed towards Jiangmen, and there was also chaos on the left wing. They came to attack the mountain, so they did not control their horses at all. These elite soldiers of the Pingnan Palace looked at the chaos at the bottom of the mountain with their mouths open, and their ears were already ringing.

I heard the shouts of the "weak" Ming army in western Guangdong who had been swept down the mountain several times by them to attack the mountain. But at this point, it is no longer worth being ridiculous. Those high-spirited fighting spirits and determination for victory

Let them shudder and tremble so hard that they can no longer fight.

"Go north and escape into the woods!"

Shang Zhizhi was the eldest son of Shang Kexi's half-brother Shang Kefu, and he had always been a trusted general in Pingnan. At this moment, the Qing army had been defeated, and they lacked horses, so they just went down the mountain and escaped on two legs.

It was just a dream. In this case, Shang Zhizhi looked at the surrounding terrain and had no choice but to flee north along the mountains and forests, relying on the mountains and forests to the north to get rid of the pursuers. As for what happened next, he could only leave it to fate.

Speaking of which, these vassal soldiers are still some of the most elite soldiers in the Pingnan Palace. They are the most powerful in the entire Pingnan vassal and even in the entire city of Guangzhou. However, the building collapsed, and whether there were rats or tigers inside,

You have to run with your tail between your legs, there is no other way.

The left-wing Qing army fled towards the mountains and forests. Xu Erxian's cavalry, which had taken a step earlier, had already encountered the Ming army's two town cavalry. The Qing army's strength was twice that of the Ming army, so Li Jianjie and Wang Qifeng did not dare to advance.

But not long after, the infantry of the Ming Army appeared at the edge of sight. Xu Erxian, who had not fired a single shot, immediately led his cavalry and headed northwest.

Xu Erxian's decision was very straightforward. It seemed that he had already thought about it. After being delayed for a moment by the Qing cavalry, Li Jianjie and Wang Qifeng did not continue to follow. They still followed Chen Kai's order and rushed towards the battle between the two armies.

the main battlefield.

There, there was a more important target. Li Jianjie led the cavalry and rushed over. What he saw was the Ming army driving the Qing army to flee towards the Jiangkou area.

They chased after them, killed them, cut off their heads and tied them around their waists. The Ming army, whose eyes were red with the killings, went crazy and chopped down any stragglers they saw. The life-threatening Impermanence was behind them, and the Qing Dynasty

The army did not have time to think. Surrounded by the Ming Army on the southern front, the cavalry on the northern front, and the Ming Army on the northern front who arrived later, they were quickly packed into the Jiangkou Market.

The story of feudal soldiers cannibalizing people spread like the wind from Xinhui, which is within Xinhui County, not too far away, and it has long been known to everyone.

Once the people here found out that the Qing army was approaching, they immediately ran away without a trace. How could they dare to stay for the Qing army to fill their teeth? When the Qing army set up a suspension bridge and rushed into the Jiangkou market, they caught them.

They were nothing more than the old, weak, sick and disabled who couldn't escape, but they were disguised, and it was easier to understand with one blow. As for the civilians who were captured, they were either from the east bank of the Xijiang River, or from the villages near the river mouth.

This place was already deserted. The Qing army sent out troops, and only a small number of soldiers were here to guard the back roads and civilians. When the Qing army was defeated and fled here, looking at the rolling Xijiang River that had cut off all the suspension bridges, I felt a chill in my heart.

shrouded.

Crying was unavoidable. After all, there was no way to retreat, and there were pursuers behind them. They were confined to this extremely small area by the Ming army that was several times their size. It could be said that they had no way to go from heaven to earth.

After rushing outside the market, the Ming army stopped attacking. Instead, they cut down trees, collected wood, and built a wooden fence around the Jiangkou market. Chen Kai arrived at the battlefield and met with Li Dingguo in a few words.

Well negotiated.

Because, whether it is the Ming army on the southern front that fought for a long time in bloody battles, or the Ming army on the northern front that first defeated the enemy and then rushed to attack, they are all full of strength under the stimulation of victory. At this moment, the display of fighting spirit is even more high, and more

It's still the same false fire, and in this Jiangkou Market, there are nearly 10,000 Qing troops. Most of them were expelled from the southern front battlefield, and some fled here from the northern front. Such a large Qing army is concentrated in such a small area.

In this area, it is inevitable for poor rats to eat cats. Once the Qing army, which was attacked by the enemy, loses its energy, it will probably suffer even greater casualties.

The Ming army stopped attacking and began to besiege. There were fences and trenches on the land and Ming army warships on the water. They were immediately surrounded tightly and airtight.

They rushed out rashly. They did not dare to face the two Ming armies that were converging here. They even destroyed their organizational structure in the process of escaping. Now, the soldiers cannot find generals, the generals cannot be transferred to soldiers, and they have lost their backbone.

, everyone will only act according to their own instincts. For a while, the Ming army did not attack, and had no intention of attacking. On the contrary, the Qing army was in a mess in the market. Some were fighting for food, and some were fighting.

While seizing the houses, some ambitious Qing troops were collecting door panels and the like - not to serve as shields, but to make simple rafts to cross the river.

At nightfall, with the cooperation of the Ming army's auxiliary soldiers and civilians, the fence surrounding Jiangmen has been repaired. The Ming army built a camp behind the fence for defense.

It’s like celebrating this rare victory.

Those camps were like this, and bonfires were set up every few meters on Chaolian Island, lighting up the river as if it were daytime. A small group of Qing troops fled, and the Ming army didn't care, but if the number was slightly larger,

If there are too many, if you want to maneuver before the Ming army can react, you must rebuild the pontoon bridge and use the capacity of the pontoon bridge to escape. The surrounding rivers are too wide, and the Qing army can't do anything. They can only rely on Chaolian

Island and other Jiangxinzhou are the only chance.

However, such an opportunity has been eliminated by the Ming army stationed on the island. While they regained the place, they also cleaned up the troops left by the Qing army on the island. At this moment, this place is like a bright eye shining at the same time.

He kept an eye on Jiangmen Market, making it difficult for the Qing troops there to make any big movements.

The sky became completely dark as time went by. The Qing troops who had fought for half a day and fought for half a day were exhausted. Either occupying houses or sleeping on the streets, seven or eight thousand troops crowded the Jiangmen Market.

, but the movement was obviously much smaller than during the day.

Things inside and outside the fence gradually became quiet. Unfortunately, the land division, which had been working hard all day, was mostly resting, but the navy's spirit was surprisingly good. Late at night, the fleet sailed across the river, and the battleships

Aiming in the direction of Jiangmen Market, there was a loud sound of cannon fire.

The sudden bombardment immediately caused chaos in the market. The Qing army, which had been struggling for a day, thought that the Ming army had launched an attack at night, and ran away in all directions. Many people even jumped directly into the water, as if they were trying to swim through.

The posture of Xijiang was chaotic for a long time. It was not until the Ming fleet slowly sailed past and the bombardment was over that they discovered that few shells seemed to have hit the market. So those overly nervous Qing troops began to

I found a place and fell asleep deeply.

It was all in the dark, which inevitably affected the shooting effect of the Ming army. However, it seemed that they had not had enough fun. In the second half of the night, another fleet passed by Jiangmen, and another round of shooting gave the Qing army some nightmares.

perception.

The first day was like this. During the day of the second day, the Ming army fleet on the river came over on time for breakfast and lunch to send a round of warmth. Even the Ming army army division on the other side of the fence also transferred a few troops from Xinhui.

A large-caliber artillery gun, regardless of whether it was aimed or not, went to Jiangmen Market to greet it.

It was really outrageous to bully people like this. Some Eight Banners soldiers who believed that "slaves can be humiliated by their masters, but cannot be humiliated by others" gathered together and launched a desperate attack towards the fence.

As a result, it can be imagined that some of those who were able to escape alive were unwilling to do so, and they had to gather more people to fight to the death with the Ming army. But looking at the corpses of the Eight Banners Army that were not yet cold, they touched Gugu

Their stomachs growled strangely, but they shook their heads more and ignored them more. At least they didn't intend to waste their lives for the sake of their master's dignity.

The Qing troops trapped here include the Eight Banners of the Manchu and Mongolian armies, the banners of the Han army, the vassal soldiers, and some green camp soldiers and civilians, but they do not constitute the majority. Among them, whether they are the Eight Banners of the Manchu, Mongolian and Han armies who came from the capital,

, or the soldiers of Pingnan and Jingnan vassals, are all troops with a relatively determined fighting spirit. Therefore, when the Ming army besieged them here, they did not choose to surrender to the Ming army, but huddled here, with the right to fight.

They are waiting for help.

However, with the hopelessness of breaking out of the encirclement and the inevitability of reinforcements, wavering gradually appeared, especially since the Ming army had no intention of letting them stop their activities here. They fired at every turn, regardless of casualties, just to prevent them from living in peace.

, such a disgusting person would not pay for his life, and on the night of the second day, it happened that the Qing army secretly went to the fence to surrender to the Ming army.

Just like yesterday, the "watching" on the river continued in the evening. A few broad-shouldered Qing soldiers sneaked to the edge of the market and placed a wooden board made of two door panels spliced ​​together on the water.

Just like a wooden door couldn't carry Ruth and Jack, such a wooden board couldn't carry these Qing troops. But they had a way, tying ceramic jars to the four corners of the door and around it, and using ropes

With the lid sealed, the modifications that increased the buoyancy were able to hold the group of them strongly.

Paddling the scabbard, the door panel slowly sailed towards the other side of the lower reaches of the Xijiang River under the dual thrust of the current and paddling. At first, it was okay, they were setting off after the Ming Navy's "update",

The place I chose was far away from Chaolian Island. The dark winter weather was only accompanied by the moonlight, so I was not afraid of being discovered by the Ming army. However, as I walked into the river, the water flow became more and more rapid. When a wave came down, the door panel tilted, and there was

A Qing soldier fell into the water. The Qing soldier on the door panel wanted to rescue him, and the Qing soldier in the water wanted to be rescued. Coupled with the rapid water flow, it turned out to be a chaos.

In the chaos, not only did the Qing army fail to climb back up, but it also dragged another Qing army into the water. At this moment, the Qing army on the wooden board began to guard against the two Qing soldiers, and that

The two Qing soldiers were also struggling to climb up again. As the two sides were fighting so hard, the wooden board could not continue to sail to the other side and had to drift with the current. Until, the wooden board was pushed by the river in the dark night.

A protruding rock in the river instantly turned into pieces of wood and meaningless cries for help...

With shelling to accompany their meals and sleep, the Qing army, which was not well fed, immediately encountered another problem, which was the uneven distribution of grain and grass. In the early days, the Qing army, which had assembled more men and horses, occupied the warehouses and some advantageous areas.

However, as time went by, the Qing army that could not escape gradually began to have internal strife.

This was not encouraged by the Ming army, but in order to survive, in order to be able to eat and not starve to death and become food for others, many Qing soldiers spontaneously started fighting among themselves. They fought in the market and on the streets.

, fights inside the building, and even more troops gathering to attack the warehouse, chaos quickly became the main theme in this rout that lacked a backbone.

At the same time, the number of scattered surrenders to the Ming army became larger and larger, and eventually there were even groups of Qing troops holding white flags and surrendering to the Ming army.

By the third day of this situation, the initial defeated troops in the market had shrunk by nearly half, and most of the remaining troops were exhausted. By this time, outside the market, the Ming army was full of food and wine, and the energetic Ming army broke through the fence from the outside.

, formed a formation and rushed into the market, sweeping away these remnants.

Those who surrendered earlier may still have a way to survive. As for these die-hard elements who resisted to the end, they suffered heavy casualties in the fierce battle earlier. Li Dingguo did not bother to waste any words and allowed the Ming army to rush into the market and kill them all.

Glossy.

The one-sided battle ended quickly, and the auxiliary soldiers began to clean up the market. The officers from the Ming army quickly figured out the identity of the slain Qing army through the identification of the soldiers: "Your Majesty, my troops are from those

The corpses of the four Niulu Zhangjings of the Eight Banners Army who were captured by the captives were unearthed. They were all Han bannermen. In addition, the heads of Decheng, the commander-in-chief of the right wing of the Jingnan vassal were also found. However, Shang Kexi and Zhu Mala were not found.

's corpse."

"It's normal that I didn't find it. Fortunately, the old thief is very cunning and won't get himself killed so easily."

The specific number of beheadings is still being calculated, but in Jiangmen Market alone, there were seven to eight thousand people beheaded and captured. Even if Shang Kexi ran away, there wouldn't be many people left. Five thousand, or six thousand, that's about it.

As for where they are now, Li Dingguo has roughly guessed it, but according to his agreement with Chen Kai, it doesn't have much to do with them for the time being.
Chapter completed!