Seeing Liu Zeqing's Shandong soldiers and horses being besieged by the Qing cavalry in this way, Lu Xiangsheng, who was watching the battle from behind, spat out a few words one by one: "Mangu's archery method!"
Lu Xiangsheng naturally knows very well about the "Manguji" used by the Qing soldiers, which was the magic weapon used by the Mongolians to conquer the world in the past. It is difficult to say easy to defeat this kind of archery method. As long as the equipment has a farther range than the opponent
It's enough to use long-range weapons or limit the opponent's mobility. In the past, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Ming Chengzu Zhu Di could repeatedly defeat the Mongols by relying on firearms and the Ming army's elite cavalry, but now these two things are almost useless in the Ming army.
In addition, the morale of the Ming army was generally low, so that now everyone in the Ming army couldn't help but lose three points when they heard that they were going to fight the Qing army in the field. That's why they suffered repeated defeats in the field battles, so that some people shouted something
The slogan "If there are not even ten thousand Jurchens, they will be invincible".
Seeing that Liu Zeqing could only be passively beaten at the front, Lu Xiangsheng was secretly worried. He knew very well that Emperor Chongzhen and all the civil and military officials were watching the performance of himself and the Ming army from the tower. If he allowed his own army to be beaten,
What would the emperor think of himself if the Qing soldiers surrounded him and were helpless? How would the civil and military officials evaluate themselves?
Lu Xiangsheng gritted his teeth and turned to the Suzhou Commander-in-Chief Ma Rulong beside him and said: "Ma Commander-in-Chief, you immediately lead your troops to help Commander Liu. He can't support anymore. It will be terrible if Commander Liu is defeated."
Got it!"
Ma Rulong nodded solemnly and immediately clasped his fists and left. He naturally knew what Xiang Sheng meant by "bad things". If Liu Zeqing's troops were allowed to be defeated or even eaten by the Qing soldiers, those who were watching the battle at the city gate would
The emperor would never spare Lu Xiangsheng.
Soon, Ma Rulong led more than 4,000 cavalry towards the direction of Liu Zeqing's troops. The elite cavalry of the Qing army who was shooting Liu Zeqing's infantry with bows and arrows not far away saw that the Ming army had dispatched cavalry again.
The military general blew a loud whistle, and all the Qing soldiers immediately turned around and ran towards their own formation, leaving only arrowheads and dead bodies of wounded soldiers on the ground.
When Ma Rulong protected Liu Zeqing and returned to the formation, he counted the troops and horses. Liu Zeqing, who had always been resolute, almost cried. His 7,000 troops and horses were shot by the Qing soldiers, and six or seven hundred of them were killed and wounded. The remaining soldiers
Everyone was dejected and morale was low.
"Director Lu, the general is incompetent and has embarrassed you. Please punish the general!" Dong Wenyong, the commander-in-chief of Baoding, and Liu Zeqing, the commander-in-chief of Shandong, both knelt in front of Lu Xiangsheng to apologize. One of them and the Qing army
One of the cavalrymen was defeated after a confrontation, and the other one went to save others, but was beaten to the point where he could not even fight back. Moreover, he was defeated in full view of the emperor and all the ministers in the court. This time, he was defeated in succession.
All my face was lost.
Lu Xiangsheng sighed and reached out to help Dong Wenyong and Liu Zeqing, "The two generals don't have to be like this. The failure of this battle cannot be entirely blamed on the two generals. The governor is also responsible for the oversight, so you two don't have to feel guilty for this."
The reason why Lu Xiangsheng had a huge reputation in the army in the late Ming Dynasty was not only because he was good at training and fighting, but also because of his character of being strict with himself and tolerant of others, which made the entire Ming army admire him. Liu Ze
When Qing and Dong Wenyong heard what Lu Xiangsheng said, they clearly wanted to take the blame for the defeat on themselves, and they felt even more ashamed. Instead of telling them that they had lost the battle, they actually asked their superiors to take the blame for themselves and spread the word.
How can they have the dignity to gain a foothold in the military?
Liu Zeqing said with shame: "Master Lu, no matter how incompetent I am, I cannot let you take the blame for me. I will plead guilty to the imperial court and ask for punishment on my own."
"Yes, General Liu and General Liu will ask the court for punishment at the end of this matter!" Dong Wenyong said with clasped fists.
Lu Xiangsheng patted the two of them on the shoulders, shook his head with a complex expression and stopped talking.
At this time, another desolate horn sound came from the front. This time it was the turn of the Qing soldiers to launch an attack. More than 4,000 Qing soldiers slowly pressed towards the Ming army camp. On both sides of them, there were
More than a thousand fine cavalry guarded both sides, and the sound of horse hooves and footsteps slowly approached the Ming army's formation. It seemed that the Qing soldiers did not intend to give the Ming army time to breathe and defeated the Ming army in one go.
"The Tatars bully others too much!" Lu Xiangsheng and the other generals of the Ming army were very angry when they saw the Qing soldiers pressing forward step by step.
This time, before Lu Xiangsheng could ask questions, Shanhaiguan Commander-in-Chief Zu Dashou and Ningzhou Commander-in-Chief Li Chongzhen had already stood up and asked Lu Xiangsheng for a fight, "Sir, please let the last general fight in this battle. The last general is willing to fight to the death with the Tatars!"
Lu Xiangsheng looked at the two men and nodded slowly, and said with seriousness: "When you two generals go out to fight, please remember that our army will never be defeated again in this battle. You must know that the emperor and all the civil and military officials are watching us from the city wall.
, Besides, if our army is defeated this time, the capital will be in danger!"
Zu Dashou and Li Chongzhen looked at each other and said in unison: "Supervisor, please rest assured, we will not withdraw our troops unless we win this battle!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked forward.
Amidst the sound of war drums, Li Chongzhen led 5,000 infantrymen, Zu Dashou, and 3,000 Guanning cavalry to meet the approaching Qing army. The Ming army infantry were either wearing iron armor or leather armor.
, holding heavy shields or long weapons such as spears, sickles, and hooks in their hands, they marched step by step toward the Qing soldiers.
On the other hand, the Qing army was led by dead soldiers (horse soldiers), followed by infantry, auxiliary soldiers and unarmored light infantry, with heavy knives, short axes and spears in their hands, and they menacingly approached the Ming army. Two thousand soldiers
The cavalry guards were on both sides of the Qing infantry. As the distance between the two sides narrowed, another battle was about to begin.
In the Qing army's formation, the commander of the Qing army, Prince Yingwu Prince Azige, looked at Yangu Li who had just returned from victory and laughed: "Look, our third-class prince is back!"
Yangguli stepped forward with high spirits and said to Azig: "Master Qi, the last general has repelled the Ming army's attack, and I'm here to pay my order!"
"Well done!" Azig patted Yangguli on the shoulder with satisfaction and said with a smile: "It seems that the Ming army's combat power is no more than this. We will definitely win this battle!"
The surrounding generals also burst into laughter. Some generals even looked at Abatai and the generals around him jokingly, as if they were laughing at the fact that Xianglan Banner had been eaten by such a Ming army a few days ago.
After losing the battle, Abatai and several Jiala Zhangjing with the blue flag frowned slightly and bowed their heads in silence. Amul, who had suffered a big loss at the hands of Pang Gang, cursed in a low voice on the side, "Wait until you meet the surnamed
You will know how powerful Pang's soldiers and horses are!"
At this time, a Qing general pointed forward and said loudly: "Look, Du Le and the Ming army are fighting."
Everyone looked around and saw that the infantry of the Qing army and the Ming army had already exchanged hands. The two sides first used bows and arrows to protect their shots. Soon the infantry of both sides collided with each other. The soldiers of both sides used their swords to attack.
, spears, short axes and shields were slashing and clashing with each other. The soldiers on both sides were fighting desperately. However, the advantage of the Qing soldiers was revealed as soon as the battle began. The Qing soldiers at the front were all the Qing soldiers with their skills.
Skilled, wearing at least double armor or even triple heavy armor, and holding a large shield to protect their body, it is difficult for the weapons of Ming soldiers to hurt them.
The fierce battle was still going on. A man with a vest pulled out a throwing ax from his waist and threw it at a Ming soldier five or six steps ahead. It hit the Ming soldier's chest. The Ming soldier let out a cry.
He screamed miserably, clutching his chest and slowly falling backwards. The ferocious-looking man in the vest took a few steps forward, pulled out the bloody flying ax from the Ming army, and inserted it back into his waist, followed by the big knife in his hand.
Then he slashed at the Ming army in front, a beam of blood flew up, and another Ming army fell down with his sickle hand covering his throat.
The attack of the Qing soldiers was so fierce that after two moments of fighting, the Ming army was forced to retreat step by step. If it weren't for the servants of Li Zhongzhen watching the battle with bows and arrows, they would have collapsed. And the cavalry led by Zu Dashou
The battle between Zheng and the elite cavalry of the Qing soldiers was inextricably linked to a stalemate. If the infantry of the Ming army were defeated and retreated, the Qing soldiers would definitely take advantage of the situation and attack, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
The decline of the Ming army was seen by the commanders of both sides. Naturally, two different emotions of joy and worry arose in the hearts of the commanders of both sides.
Chongzhen, who was watching the Ming army being defeated steadily on the city wall, was anxious in his eyes. He never expected that the 80,000 Ming army would be beaten so badly by the Qing army, which was nearly half the number.
He was angry and anxious because of the Ming Dynasty. He turned around and scolded Yang Sichang, who had an equally bad expression next to him: "Look, look, these are our officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, Yang Sichang, Yang Shangshu, you have led such good soldiers.
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Yang Sichang on the side also felt a little aggrieved. I didn't bring this soldier out. Although I am the Minister of the Ministry of War, I don't need you to decide on any major issue of the Ministry of War!
Seeing that the Ming army was about to collapse, waves of passionate drum beats came from the southeast of Xibianmen.
"Dong dong dong!"
"Dong dong dong!"
As the sound of drums gradually came, several fast horses also ran quickly from the southeast. The knights on the horses galloped towards the Qing army's main line with all their strength. Behind them, there were several horses biting tightly behind them.
The few knights at the back shot arrows at the knights in front from time to time. At this time, the people in the Qing army camp could see clearly that running in front were actually several spies of their own side, and several Ming soldiers wearing red mandarin duck armor.
They were chasing after them. Suddenly, a Qing army spy fell off his horse and rolled around on the ground for several times. He didn't know whether he was dead or alive.
Soon after, the Ming army who was chasing at the front ran up to him, leaned down and grabbed the Qing spy who had fallen to the ground, and caught him on his horse. The Qing army turned around in the eyes of the dumbfounded Qing soldiers.
Then it whizzed away in a certain direction.
This scene stunned the many Qing soldiers in front of the formation. The bravery of these few nights was so bold that they openly kidnapped people in front of tens of thousands of Qing soldiers in broad daylight. This...
.Is there any royal method for this?
As the commander-in-chief of the Qing army, Azig had not had time to get angry. The rhythmic drums got closer and closer, and then the drums got louder and louder. A flag with a big word "ming" on it appeared in front of everyone.