Outside the south gate of the iron factory, under the light of miles of torches, were the cavalry in good military appearance, with a large flag with clear characters held high at the head of the team.
"Reinforcements, reinforcements from the imperial court have arrived." The defenders at the south gate shouted excitedly, and the news of the reinforcements' arrival quickly spread throughout the city. Morale was suddenly aroused, and the cheers were loud, shocking the Qing army.
, thinking that some powerful weapon of destruction had come out, it actually slowed down the pace of the attack for a while.
The iron factory city is sandwiched between two mountains. There are difficult-to-climb mountains on the east and west sides, and they are separated by a moat, so it is not easy to attack. It will take a long time to go around the south gate to attack.
The reinforcements were the Forbidden Army stationed in Xuzhou Prefecture, led by General Niu Yong. The officers and soldiers who fled back in a panic spread the news of the Qing army's southern expedition. Niu Yong was shocked. Could it be that the entire frontier army on the front line had been wiped out? The news
It was quickly confirmed that the Qing army had arrived at the city of Liguo Iron Factory. Niu Yong ordered 5,000 cavalry to set off first. 50,000 infantry from the Xuzhou camp took a train and divided into two groups to reinforce the iron factory. Once the iron factory was lost, the Qing army
The army's weapons and equipment will be greatly improved, and Xuzhou Prefecture will not be able to keep it.
Several sections of the train track were damaged by people from the clearing station on the way. They had to dismantle the rear track and lay it in front. This delayed the time and the train capacity was limited. Even if all the trains could be commandeered, there would still be a huge loss.
Some soldiers could only run along the railway embankment, and the cavalry also found that caltrops had been scattered along the way. They finally cleared all the obstacles and arrived at the iron factory at night.
The south gate opened wide, and the Forbidden Army cavalry filed in. The second south gate also opened. The train slid slowly along the rails into the city. The infantry got off the train collectively and headed straight to the north gate under the leadership of the officers without rest.
Countless flags were suddenly erected on the city wall. Countless men wearing iron helmets from the Forbidden Army emerged from behind the crenellations.
"The Ming Dynasty barbarians are coming for reinforcements." The Qing soldiers knew the reason for the cheers of the iron factory people, and their morale was greatly reduced. The sound of gold ringing sounded from the rear of the Qing army, and the soldiers retreated with relief. They had lost their spirit.
Knowing that they could retreat, they scrambled to run backwards, fearing that they would be injured by the tracking rifles. The formation gradually became chaotic in the frenzied retreat.
The coach of the Xuzhou camp and the commander of the Northern Jiangsu Province, the commander-in-chief Yuan Chonghuan, took the soft box of the train and drove directly into the Tiechang Railway Station. Factory owner Peng came to greet him in person. He did not say any nonsense and introduced the military situation.
As they ascended the city, a group of generals, lieutenants, and guerrillas were gathered around. Liu Ziguang followed Factory Owner Peng and watched curiously, Yuan Chonghuan, what a celebrity. I finally met a celebrity in this different time and space.
Yuan Chonghuan indeed had the demeanor of a general. He picked up a telescope and observed it, and said confidently: "The Tatar rear camp was on fire, most of the siege equipment was destroyed, the infantry suffered heavy casualties, and the chain of horses had a bad start. Morale has been greatly damaged. There won't be any tonight."
Attack again." The Mandarin with a Fujian accent is quite pure.
"Commander, what is your current strategy?" asked Factory Owner Peng.
"Send out troops to cover up the enemy! When the Tatars calm down, they will cut down the trees tomorrow and make engineering equipment. Now, taking advantage of their new defeat and the collapse of their formation, surprise troops are sent out to pursue them, causing them even greater chaos. In the dark night,
Just trampling on each other is enough for them."
"The general is willing to go." Niu Yong took the initiative to ask for a fight.
"Okay, I order you to lead our troops to attack the Qing army and retreat. Go quickly." Yuan Chonghuan stroked his beard with satisfaction.
"Our factory also sent out two armored vehicles and a thousand cavalry." Factory owner Peng couldn't be a coward at this time. They were here to save the iron factory.
Liu Ziguang, relying on his good kung fu, accidentally handed over his hand and said, "I wish to go."
Liu Ziguang went out as the vanguard of the iron factory cavalry. He quickly put on new armor with the help of several guards, picked up a long-handled sword, jumped on his horse, and led the iron guard cavalry to rush out of the city first.
The armored chariots fired machine guns to clear the way in front. The cavalry of the Forbidden Army and the Iron Guard all tied two crossed white cloths on their bodies as identification, and some people held torches. A total of 6,000 cavalry rushed out of the city gate. The retreating Qing soldiers saw
The cavalry chased them and they ran faster. Originally, these infantrymen were just cannon fodder. They had only received training for a short period of time and were not very courageous and disciplined. They were defeated like a mountain. Even the supervising team was trampled by the defeated soldiers and was trampled to death.
Few people.
The armored chariots were not as fast as the cavalry, and were quickly overtaken by the cavalry. Liu Ziguang took the lead, chasing the Qing soldiers. They did not deliberately kill or injure these infantry, but tried their best to create chaos and panic. The steam cannons on the top of the city
It was repaired and the artillery fire started again. This time, the artillery was not fired back, but long-range incendiary bombs were fired directly to attack the Qing army camp.
The Qing army's camp did not have complete defense facilities because they did not expect that the Ming army would launch a counterattack. They originally wanted to spend the night in the city. There were no trenches or horses. Seeing that the defeated troops were about to attack the camp, the emperor hurriedly ordered
The archers fired and random arrows were shot out. A large area of the defeated soldiers was shot down. There were bows and arrows in front of them and pursuers behind them. The seven thousand defeated soldiers were attacked twice and suffered heavy casualties.
Liu Ziguang galloped on his horse, stepping directly over the defeated soldiers in front of him. He had no experience in leading troops in combat, so he knew how to keep rushing forward. He almost rushed to the Qing army camp, with the Iron Guards and Forbidden Army behind him.
, he drew his bow and arrow on his horse, raised his head to the sky, and fired an arrow across the Qing army in the camp.
Liu Ziguang was the first to approach the camp in the chaos. When the Qing soldiers saw an enemy coming, they hurriedly shot him with arrows. The random arrows pierced Liu Ziguang's horse like a hedgehog. He emerged from under the horse's belly and rushed in like lightning.
After arriving at the camp, they chopped wildly and chopped off the archers and fled. The defeated soldiers took the opportunity to rush into the camp, making the Qing Emperor furious and said, "The Imperial Guards, push me up. Where are the chain horses? Counterattack."
The Imperial Guardsmen beside the emperor were ordered to charge forward, chopping melons and vegetables, killing the defeated soldiers. The rout was immediately stopped. The defeated soldiers stopped escaping and began to turn around to prepare for resistance. However, the cavalry were already very close. Simply
The fence was easily crossed by the horses, and the elite emperor's troops could not stop the impact of the cavalry. The battle line gradually moved north. Liu Ziguang chased the archers and ran, but found that he was alone. He turned over and
He got into the tent next to him.
There was no one in the tent. Liu Ziguang pulled off the two white cloth strips on his body and peeked out secretly. He saw a group of Imperial Guardsmen running around. He pulled one of the Imperial Guardsmen in, easily broke the soldier's neck, and then put the bright yellow soldier on his body.
He took off his cotton armor with copper nails and put it on hastily.
I can also play in the armed forces behind enemy lines.
Peeking outside again, he saw that the Imperial Guards had almost run away. Liu Ziguang took out a match, struck a corner of the tent, and then walked out with great swagger. Of course, the weapon was replaced by the Imperial Guards' iron-wrapped, silver-colored, yellow-flag saber.
He got out of the tent, dodged the stray arrows, and pretended to be a messenger and ran towards the commander's flag. Liu Ziguang was wearing the armor of a hundred households, and he shouted "report" in a long and pretentious voice.
No one stopped him.
He walked until he was a hundred steps away from the emperor before the Lan Ling guards came to stop him. Two guards blocked Liu Ziguang's way with swords. "What are you reporting?"
"I have important military information that I need to report to the emperor face to face." Liu Ziguang said nonsensically.
A guard standing nearby glanced at Liu Ziguang and suddenly stabbed him with a sword, "Bold assassin, look at the sword." It turned out that the careful guard discovered that this Baihu didn't have braids on his back.
The other guards followed closely and thrust forward with their swords. These were all masters of the inner circle, and their martial arts skills were extraordinary. With the combination of several long swords, Liu Ziguang could only parry despite his quick reaction.
The Ming army was beaten right under their noses, what a waste! The emperor ignored the persuasion of the ministers around him and refused to move. While everyone was trying to persuade them, a cannonball flew towards him, and the streamlined long-range shell actually hit four miles away from the city wall.
At that place, the Huangluo umbrella cover was blown away, and the flying shrapnel hit the emperor. Fortunately, the power was no longer enough, but it also shocked the ministers. Without any explanation, they lifted the young emperor and stuffed it into the
The carriage left. At this time, the imperial guards were also forced to retreat steadily by the cavalry. The guards did not dare to fight and retreated. Finally, they abandoned Liu Ziguang and went straight to chase the emperor's chariot. Liu Ziguang ran under the yellow Luo umbrella and found
I picked up a pair of bright yellow suede Panlong combat boots. Haha, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty even ran away with the shoes.
The Huangluo umbrella broke, the emperor retreated, and the morale of the Ming army was greatly boosted. The remaining imperial guards retreated and resisted desperately for Duan Hou.
At this moment, the reorganized chain of horse troops rushed over from the Qing army's rear formation. However, they did not form a fighting group, but fought individually. The cavalry fought in a melee. The Qing army recharged its energy and manpower.
The horses were strong, the morale of the Ming army was high, and they were eager to win. The iron guards were well-trained and harbored hatred. Everyone was fighting in a melee, with swords and guns going back and forth. They were evenly matched, but the armored chariots that arrived later immediately broke this situation.
Balanced, the machine gun fired lead bullets in circles. Although it was not as effective on the heavy armored cavalry as it was on the infantry, the psychological pressure it caused was also huge.
, many cavalrymen were hit in vital parts and fell off their horses, or were directly overturned by the chariot. Another chariot sprayed out fire dragons from time to time. Wherever they went, the Qing cavalrymen were all covered with fire.
Sometimes having more people is not necessarily a good thing. The Qing army had a hundred thousand troops, and it was difficult to convey orders and rewards in the dark. Coupled with the emperor's sudden retreat, fires broke out everywhere in the military camp. Some of the forcibly recruited Han soldiers had begun to take advantage of the situation.
Luan fled. Liu Ziguang pinned the emperor's boots to his belt and followed the rebels northward, setting fires as he ran. He also shouted twice from time to time, "Run away, the Qing army is defeated, and the emperor has escaped."
After running for a certain distance, they were blocked by troops in white armor like an iron wall. With the order "Behead those who retreat without permission," the defeated soldiers who were running away frantically were cut down, and the defeated soldiers in front were crowded by the people behind.
Continuing to rush forward, like waves hitting the rocks, Liu Ziguang rushed forward. He was not like the Han army who was defeated. The soldiers with the white flag were surprised to see an imperial guard in yellow flag uniforms slashing and killing them.
Our compatriots, "there are spies!" the soldiers shouted, but Liu Ziguang opened a gap in the formation, and the roar and strafing of the armored chariots behind them were also approaching. The panicked soldiers widened the gap and continued to flee.
Suddenly, a pile of tall objects next to him attracted Liu Ziguang's attention. It was hay. The army's forage yard had arrived. The forage yard was surrounded by grain trucks. The Eight Banners soldiers of the Han Army who were in charge of guarding were ready.
Liu Ziguang repeated his old trick, but this time he was a little smarter. He cut off a dead man's long braid, stuffed one end into his helmet, and hung the other end show off on his shoulder. The shiny and slippery big braid was real, and could not be exposed this time.
It's wrong.
"Your Majesty, tell your generals to come out and receive the order!" Liu Ziguang swaggered to the door formed by two erected carriage shafts, and shouted in a serious voice. The soldiers guarding the door were not as arrogant as the imperial guards. He saw hundreds of imperial guards coming to spread the word.
I hurriedly reported to the management of the forage yard, and a thousand households came over in a hurry.
"The emperor said that the Ming army is powerful and orders you to break camp and retreat fifty miles as soon as possible. Load the army rations and take them away, and burn the fodder on the spot to stop the Ming army." Afraid that they would not believe it, Liu Ziguang also put the suede dragon behind him.
He took out the combat boots and showed them off, "This is a token that the emperor gave to his subordinates out of desperation. The emperor said: Seeing this thing is as if I were here in person."
When Guan Ying saw the emperor's boots being taken out as tokens, he couldn't help but not believe it. In addition, he had just witnessed the imperial cavalry retreating, so this order was also appropriate. The forage yard must not fall into the hands of the Ming army.
Immediately ordered to break camp, load the grain into trucks and take it away. The fodder was burned on the spot. The hay as high as a mountain was ignited, and the fiery red flames lit up half of the night sky. The Qing soldiers who did not know why were even more panicked, and they retreated in an overwhelming defeat.
Countless people trampled each other to death.
The Qing emperor who saw all this from the window of his chariot angrily vomited out a mouthful of blood and fainted. The little eunuch accompanying him was so frightened that he shouted, "Quickly call the imperial doctor!" Where can we find the imperial doctor in such a chaotic situation? Everyone is busy.