A Qing soldier stood at the crenellation of the city wall, unbuttoned his belt to reveal a bird, and poured water on the city wall.
The sound of rushing water sounded, and his face was full of comfort and contentment.
Suddenly, his eyes moved and he looked towards the Ming army's camp in the dim morning light.
At this time, the Ming army's camp had long been deserted, leaving only an empty camp in place!
"Alas! Alas!"
"The thieves of the Ming Dynasty have withdrawn, the thieves of the Ming Dynasty have withdrawn!"
"..."
The Qing soldier shouted excitedly.
Hu Jia and Lai Wenguang, who were resting under the city, heard the commotion and took people up to the top of the city to check. After seeing people outside the city going to the empty Ming army camp, Hu Jia couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Ha ha!"
"Hahaha!"
"The thieves of Ming have retreated, the thieves of Ming have retreated!"
Lai Wenguang on the side also had three strands of beard on his chin and spoke proudly.
"Our Qing heavenly troops are invincible, how can the Ming thieves not retreat?"
Hu Jia opened his mouth and ordered.
"Haha, hurry up and order people to remove the stones blocking the door!"
"This commander-in-chief is going out to pursue the Ming thief!
"
Judging from the situation in the Ming army camp, it is estimated that they were evacuated overnight last night.
Hu Jia guessed that if he led his troops out of the city now, he could show his bravery without being in any danger.
When you report your military exploits later, you can state that when the thieves invaded, Hu Jia, the commander-in-chief of Yuzhou, led his troops out of the city to fight the thieves and defeated them. The thieves' corpses were found hundreds of miles away, and their liver and gallbladder were all gone.
Rather than just stating that the thieves have invaded Chongqing, they cannot retreat!
Defending the city to resist the enemy and defeating the enemy in the field are two different concepts!
The credit is doubled!
Hu Jia felt that since there was no danger and the merit would be doubled if he walked out of the city for one lap, why didn't he go?
With a creaking sound, the city gates of Chongqing opened wide!
Hu Jia led hundreds of Qing soldiers out of the city and attacked the Ming army camp.
To be on the safe side, he brought only cavalry with him.
Just at this moment, a cavalryman suddenly appeared at the end of the distant horizon.
The cavalry is galloping towards this side!
The knight on horseback wears cotton armor and has a bow and an arrow.
Habai personally led the troops, and a thousand and eighty-banner soldiers stormed the formation.
Hu Jia was shocked, with a horrified expression on his face, and quickly turned his horse around.
Those familiar cotton armors and familiar charge tactics, those are Eight Banners soldiers!
How dare he fight against the Eight Banners soldiers!
However, Habai had calculated correctly for this raid.
Calculate the distance and speed of the charge of the war horses, the distance between the Ming army camp and the city gate, and the distance between their ambush location and the Ming army camp.
Also, Habai and others are Eight Banners soldiers!
Their war horses are all excellent war horses carefully selected by the Qing government from the prairie, and they are not the same thing as the war horses ridden by the Green Camp.
Whether it's endurance or explosive power, there is no comparison between the two sides!
Even if Hu Jia turned around as soon as he saw Ha Bai and others, he still wouldn't be able to escape.
The distance between the two sides is getting closer!
"kill!"
"Ouch, ouch, ouch..."
"..."
The Eight Banners soldiers of the Ming Dynasty chased the Green Camp of the Qing Army on horseback, making strange screams, which was very intimidating.
Collapse! Collapse!
The sound of the bow string exploding is very obvious.
Arrows were missing one after another, as if they were free of charge, and they were shot towards the Qing army.
In front of the armor-piercing heavy arrows used by the Eight Banners soldiers, the armor and stomach of the Qing army's green battalion soldiers seemed vulnerable.
The arrow broke through the armor, penetrated the human body, and even nailed the man and the horse together.
The Eight Banners cavalry of the Ming army came up from behind the fleeing Qing army, and ran into the formation of the Qing cavalry.
The sharp saber passed by like a gust of wind, and the Qing cavalry was cut into two pieces even with their armor!
Habai took the lead, with the scimitar in his hand held flat by his side.
The sharp saber cut through the flesh so smoothly that Habai felt as if his blood was burning.
The heads were thrown away one by one, and the headless Qiangzi fell off his horse!
Trampled to pulp by countless horseshoes!
Hu Jia listened to the screams coming from behind and desperately urged the war horse.
He kept waving the riding whip in his hand, hitting the war horse hard. The horse suffered pain, but its speed increased significantly.
Suddenly, the expression on Hu Jia's face that was distorted by fear froze.
Habai galloped past him with his horse, and a human head was thrown away.
Hundreds of Qing cavalry who came out of the city to check the situation collapsed very quickly!
Lai Wenguang looked at the scene of overwhelming defeat outside the city, and his face was quickly filled with fear.
"quick!"
"It's clear that there is an ambush among thieves. Close the city gates and close the city!"
"..."
But, everything is already too late.
As soon as Lai Wenguang gave the order, the Qing troops on horseback rushed to the city gate.
When these defeated soldiers saw that someone was about to close the city gate, they gritted their teeth and jumped on their horses.
Those Qing soldiers who wanted to close the city gate were knocked upside down!
Just as the chaos at the city gate continued to spread, the Ming army swept through the defeated troops and rode into the city before the city gate was closed.
Habai took the lead and led his Eight Banners soldiers to kill everyone on sight. He quickly defeated the Qing army inside and outside the city gate and prepared to bring reinforcements into the city.
"The city is broken! The city is broken!"
"The thieves have entered the city!"
"The city is broken! Run away!"
"The Heavenly Soldiers of the Eight Banners have entered the city, the Heavenly Soldiers of the Eight Banners have entered the city!"
"..."
Seeing Habai and others dressed in Eight Banners cotton armor and charging into the city with ferocious looks, the Qing army's green battalions collapsed instantly, and no one dared to step forward to fight.
Even if there are hundreds of them, there are only a dozen Eight Banners soldiers entering the city!
The green soldiers of the Qing army were killed in the blink of an eye!
Habai and others controlled the city gate, and the Ming army infantry outside the city swarmed into the city.
Quickly took control of the city defense!
Lai Wenguang was desperate. As more and more Ming troops poured into the city, he knew that the fall of Chongqing was a foregone conclusion.
According to the military laws of the Qing Dynasty, his head would definitely not be saved!
But in order not to harm his family, Lai Wenguang gritted his teeth and jumped down from the top of the city.
The moment he was in the air, he subconsciously looked to the west. Suddenly, he saw a large plume of smoke and dust caused by the galloping cavalry and a tall Qing army flag.
At this moment, the expression on Lai Wenguang's face twisted together.
Damn it, I jumped too early!
There was a muffled sound, and right in front of Habai, a man jumped down from the city gate tower.
If you look closely, you will see that it is Lai Wenguang who refuses to rest in peace...
Habai grinned and then opened his mouth to give instructions.
"Get rid of the body!"
Then, he began to make arrangements for the Ming army to enter the city.
…
Outside the city, Yongli stood on a chariot and looked at the city of Chongqing from a distance.
At this time, Chongqing has been captured!
Habai led his men to occupy the city gate, and Li Laiheng personally led his troops into the city and began to clear out the remnants of the Qing army in the city, trying to gradually control the city's defenses.
"There is hope for the revival of the Ming Dynasty!"
"There is hope for the revival of the Ming Dynasty!"
Yongli was a little excited and spoke nonchalantly.
The guards of the Eight Banners of the Ming Dynasty around him also had expressions of surprise on their faces.
But just at this moment, a thunderous sound of horse hooves suddenly appeared at the end of the distant horizon!
The Qing cavalry appeared on the battlefield in darkness, with no head visible at a glance!