Some of these common people picked up weapons from the ground and waved them at the Qing troops behind them.
Some people didn't even take their weapons and just ran into them.
Bumping his head, biting his teeth, and using his own body as a weapon, he fought to the death with the Qing army.
The Qing army was caught off guard by the sudden scene, and their formation was instantly in chaos.
At this time, the artillery fire from the Liberation Army also stopped.
Accompanied by the loud and ear-piercing charge bugle, the Liberation Army jumped out of the parapet and launched a bayonet charge.
The sharp bayonets formed a wall of knives, pressing forward.
Under the impact of the people who rose up to resist, the Qing army's array had already become chaotic.
How can we still withstand the charge of the Liberation Army!
The Qing army that attacked this time was instantly surrounded by the combined attack of the Liberation Army and the people.
Seeing this scene, Shang Zhixiao sent another group of Qing troops for reinforcements.
The battle suddenly became fierce!
The open space between the first and second trenches became the main battlefield for both sides.
As the Liberation Army joined the battlefield, the common people received support and fought more and more fiercely.
Every time he risked his life, his fighting style made the soldiers of the Liberation Army feel ashamed.
"kill!"
"Kill the Tartars!"
"The heavenly soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are here to help us, kill all these dog Tatars!"
"..."
Even when the Liberation Army wanted to take over the battlefield and ask these people to retreat, the people remained unmoved.
In their eyes, there was only unforgettable hatred for the Qing army!
The two sides fought fiercely for a while, and finally the Qing army retreated to the first trench.
The Liberation Army withdrew its troops and retreated to the second trench.
After a fierce battle, a head count revealed that there were less than a thousand surviving civilians.
After the Qing army massacred Gaozhou, they forcibly dragged thousands of people to Leizhou to serve as cannon fodder.
After several fightings, thousands of people were killed and wounded, and only less than a thousand people remained.
After a brief lull in the fighting, both sides buried their pots and made rice.
Zhu Hongyu learned about the tragedy that happened in Gaozhou from the rescued people, and the anger in his heart became even more intense.
The killing intent is blazing!
He became even more determined to annihilate this Qing cavalry force of about 10,000 people led by Shang Zhixiao.
…
The battle continued, with both sides fighting fiercely in the second trench, leaving corpses all over the ground.
The Liberation Army continued to retreat towards the third trench!
However, before the Qing army could organize an attack, the Liberation Army launched a counterattack.
Muskets exploded, bowstrings trembled, and the Qing army and the Liberation Army fought fiercely in the second trench.
The Qing army was repulsed!
In the following time, the two sides saw each other back and forth around the second and third trenches, fighting for it.
In the trench defense line of the Liberation Army, although the Qing army's cavalry was disabled, under Shang Zhixiao's order, the Qing army's soldiers performed quite bravely.
A fierce foot battle between the two sides!
Whenever the Qing army was about to be unable to hold on and attack, the Liberation Army would choose to retreat.
Use this to give the Qing army more strength!
The Liberation Army dragged the Qing cavalry along the coast of Leizhou.
Shang Zhixiao seemed to be on top. It was clear that the Qing army did not take advantage in the offensive and defensive battles.
The elite cavalry suffered heavy losses in the infantry battle with the Ming army. After several days of hard fighting, the casualties were close to 3,000.
It can be said that it is a nerve-wracking one!
However, looking at the battle situation on the front line, he was extremely unwilling.
Every attack is just a little bit close, and only a little bit can tear open the enemy's defense line.
How could he just retreat?
Zhu Hongyu's mentality of retreating a little every time the Qing army is about to die is really funny.
Anyway, Shang Zhixiao is on top!
Of course, Shang Zhixiao was not stupid, but he felt that all his men were cavalry, and he had the initiative in the war.
It's not too late to talk about evacuation when we can't move any further.
Anyway, his men are all cavalry, no one can do anything to him if he wants to leave!
Shang Zhixiao looked at the Qing army retreating from the battlefield like a tide again, with a scary and gloomy expression on his face.
"Damn it, why can't we attack?!"
Xu Tai said from the side.
"Your Highness, please give the order to withdraw the troops!"
"The casualties are so heavy that the soldiers can no longer hold on!"
Shang Zhixiao shook his head and said.
"We can't withdraw. If we can't expel the Ming thieves, I won't be able to explain to my father when I go back!"
In this long-distance raid, he, Shang Zhixiao, led the most powerful army under the Pingnan Palace.
As a result, he suffered heavy losses in the fierce battle with the Ming thieves, but failed to achieve any results.
Not to mention how many thieves were beheaded and what significant results were achieved.
They couldn't even remove the Ming thief's stronghold on the mainland.
Shang Zhixiao had no way to explain to Shang Kexi when he returned!
If he returns to Guangzhou in such a state of disgrace, his position as the heir apparent will only be a dream.
At this moment, someone suddenly came to report.
"Report!"
"The thieves of Ming have retreated! The thieves of Ming have retreated!"
"A big ship of Ming thieves came to the sea, and all the Ming thieves took the boat and left!"
"..."
A Qing cavalryman ran up to Shang Zhixiao with a happy face, knelt down with a bang, pointed in the direction of the sea and said.
Shang Zhixiao looked happy and then ordered.
"Attack, launch an attack now, and give the Ming thief a show of strength!"
He thought that since the Ming thieves were about to withdraw, the morale of the troops behind them would definitely be low. Now was the best time for him to send troops to pursue them.
Maybe we can take advantage of this opportunity to achieve rich enough results!
As expected by Shang Zhixiao, all the Liberation Army troops in the defense line withdrew, and the Qing army easily crossed the defense line.
However, just when the Qing army crossed all the defense lines and was about to catch up with the rest of the Liberation Army!
Boom! Boom!
Thick smoke billowed from the side of the fleet anchored on the shore.
The roar of heavy artillery echoed along the coast!
The heavy artillery equipped on ships by the Liberation Army was much larger than field artillery in terms of caliber and power.
The Qing army's pursuing troops were hit head-on in an instant!
The huge cannonballs rolled and rotated, plowing through the Qing army a path of flesh and blood composed of stumps and broken arms.
Even the explosive shells fired by naval guns are much more powerful than field artillery!
Amidst the rumbling explosions, the Qing army's pursuing troops were naturally repelled.
Under the cover of naval guns, the Liberation Army quickly completed boarding and evacuating the ship.
It was only after the Liberation Army withdrew that the Qing army completely captured Leizhou's coastal defense line.
Zhu Hongyu stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the Qing troops riding back and forth on the shore, wantonly and arrogantly, and ordered with a very ugly expression.
"The fleet is ready to set off northward immediately!"
"According to the staff's battle plan, raid Suixi!"
"..."
The huge fleet of the Ming army headed north, the sails were blown by the sea wind, and waves broke out on the hull!
The twelve-pointed sun and moon flag is fluttering!
…
After the Qing army took down the defense line set up by the Liberation Army along the coast, Shang Zhixiao did not immediately order a withdrawal to Guangzhou.
Instead, we decided to repair it in situ!
The Qing army fought hard for a long time and suffered nearly 3,000 casualties. From top to bottom, their physical strength and will were exhausted to the extreme.
If it is not repaired for a period of time, the army will not be able to move out!
Shang Zhixiao ordered the Qing army to plow grass and valleys on the Leizhou Peninsula, hoping to restore the morale of the army through looting and killing.
But thankfully, Shang Zhixiao's plan failed.
The people of Leizhou Peninsula were either moved away by the Liberation Army or hid in gated buildings.