What responded to him was Lu Xiangsheng's cold gaze, which made Lu Da understand his determination. He did not dare to say anything anymore, and could only protect Lu Xiangsheng tightly.
At this time, a guerrilla next to Lu Xiangsheng suddenly gave him advice: "Zhongcheng, there is a canyon not far behind, the road is narrow, and beyond the canyon not far away is the Yalu River. As long as our army occupies that place, it is useless to build a large number of captives."
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Lu Xiangsheng turned around and saw that it was Kong Youde, a guerrilla from Guanglu Island. Knowing that he was from Liao and familiar with this place, he nodded and said, "Okay, try to cover the retreat of the infantry to that canyon before the Jianlu army arrives."
It is said to be easy, but it is really difficult to do. If there were not those thousands of captives who came from Zhenjiang Fort, it might have been easier.
Now that the Jianlu were charging towards them again, Lu Xiangsheng suddenly understood. The Jianlu wanted to kill the cavalry, so that they could deal with the infantry calmly.
Lu Xiangsheng looked up to the sky and roared angrily, and began to urge his horses to charge. None of the cavalry behind him escaped, they all followed Zhong Cheng and rushed towards their enemy.
At the same time, Lu Xiangsheng took control of his horse and ran in front of his infantry. He didn't have time to see the casualties of the cavalry, so he began to give orders loudly, and the guards of Biaoying went to deliver the order.
Aziger was very happy. After a few more rounds, the Ming army's cavalry would be exhausted and his mission could be easily completed.
But when he turned his horse and took a look, he was dumbfounded. The Ming cavalry did not confront him. He saw the infantry passing the cavalry, groups of five hundred and one thousand, rolling forward one after another.
If he still rushes in, he can only pass between the Ming army infantry, which is equivalent to falling into a sea of infantry. If these infantry are afraid, afraid, want to run, and have no intention to fight, it is better to say
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But the Ming soldiers that Aziger saw did not show the slightest expression that he wanted. They all had solemn expressions and were executing tactics in an orderly manner.
In fact, in the past, when the Ming army encountered Jianlu and collapsed, it was often caused by those Ming generals who fled first.
But the Ming army in front of Azige was completely different. After the "Lu" commander's flag broke through Jianlu's cavalry, he did not turn around and escape. Instead, he fought back and stood among the infantry. The soldiers of the Ming army
They are not stupid, they know that the coach will not abandon them and will be with them.
The so-called strong general has no weak soldiers often refers to morale. In ancient cold weapon warfare and face-to-face fighting, morale was a very important factor.
Azigh did not dare to lead his troops in. He thought for a moment and ordered his men to dismount and shoot arrows.
When Lu Xiangsheng saw him there, he rushed out with the cavalry. The cavalry was followed by the advancing army, which made Azig a little panicked. He quickly avoided the Ming army's front and circled around before proceeding.
Intercept.
As the saying goes, "Wangshan is a horse that runs to death." In order to avoid being discovered by the Ming army at night, the ambush troops of Jianlu stayed far away. They relied on the smoke from the top of the mountain to send a message before rushing to the battlefield.
Although Lu Xiangsheng had seen Jianlu's ambush, it would take some time for Jianlu to come. During this time, the Ming army's formation slowly moved toward the canyon that Kong Youde mentioned.
Aziger finally discovered Lu Xiangsheng's intention and remembered the death order given to him by Huang Taiji. He gritted his teeth and, no longer caring about the loss, led his army to the entrance of the canyon, dismounted and formed a blocking formation, blocking the entrance.
Prepare to fight face to face with the Ming army.
Once the Jianlu no longer cared about losses, their combat power would immediately change. Lu Xiangsheng looked at the canyon right in front of him, but the Ming army could no longer advance one step further.
He anxiously looked back at Jianlu's reinforcements, which were already close at hand. If they didn't attack the canyon, the Denglai Ming army would really be surrounded and annihilated by Jianlu here.
Lu Xiangsheng jumped off his horse, and regardless of the fatigue from fighting for a long time, he led the elite troops of the Biao camp to attack the Jianlu prisoners who had formed a tight formation.
Besides, Huang Taiji came all the way with Duduo's troops and the Mongolian Eight Banners. When he saw the corpses of Dajin warriors and Ming soldiers lying on the ground, he was quite surprised by the intensity of the battle.
He saw that the battlefield at this time had moved to the foot of a mountain, and fighting was going on fiercely. Although the shouts of killing were so far away, he could faintly hear them.
Therefore, Huang Taiji immediately ordered the Eight Mongolian Banners to rush to the battlefield quickly to cut off the Ming army's retreat.
Compared with the Eight Banners of Jianlu, the Eight Banners of Mongolia were light cavalry and were more skilled in equestrian skills. Therefore, after receiving the order, they quickly rushed to the battlefield.
It didn't take long for the Eight Mongolian Banners to arrive on the battlefield. The morale of the Jianlu soldiers was greatly improved, and the attack became more fierce.
The pressure faced by the infantry of the Ming army was even greater. What's even worse is that the Eight Mongolian Banners did not participate in the close combat. They just ran towards the circular front formed by the Ming army, using mounted archery tactics and relying solely on horse power on the periphery.
Shooting arrows in circles.
The casualties of the Ming army suddenly increased, and the large circular formation was slowly pressed smaller and smaller.
Most of the Mongolian Eight Banners went around to the front of the Ming army, where the canyon was, to increase the strength of the blockade and execute Huang Taiji's order to cut off the Ming army's retreat.
Lu Xiangsheng killed one, then two, and then two, and then four, feeling that there were endless Jianlu in front of him. There were three or four arrows stuck in his body, and his left arm was also stabbed, and his whole body seemed to have been splashed with red ink.
.The Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand became heavier and heavier. After fighting for so long, his strength was finally exhausted.
Lu Xiangsheng was in danger several times, and his guards finally discovered something was wrong. Lu Da and Zhang Xianzhong stepped forward first and took most of Lu Xiangsheng's attacks.
Lu Xiangsheng retreated, not caring about resting, and raised his head to look around the battlefield.
It was already evening, and the sky in the west was reflected red by the setting sun. The light was still bright enough for Lu Xiangsheng to see clearly the situation of the entire battlefield.
Only half of the army he brought out was left, but Jianlu had already waited for reinforcements. Not only did he block the road leading to the canyon tightly, but he also surrounded it several layers in other directions, and he could still faintly see it.
Jianlu's Khan flag fluttered in the distance.
The slave chiefs all arrived in person, bringing so many troops and setting up such a big trap to deal with him. Lu Xiangsheng let out a mournful roar and said that he would just die in the battle. He also dragged Denglai into the abyss and sacrificed so many soldiers.
Lu Xiangsheng looked up to the sky and shouted: "Master Hou, I am ashamed of your recommendation. I will repay you in the next life."
After yelling, he held the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his right hand, preparing to kill a few more Jianlu.
Huang Taiji saw the victory in sight from a distance, and immediately laughed and said: "The inner problem has been solved."
When Fan Wencheng, who was accompanying the driver, heard this, he immediately smiled charmingly and said: "Whoever the master wants to die must die!"
Huang Taiji was in a good mood. He looked at Fan Wencheng and said, "Really? If I want Chongzhen to die, can I do it?"
Before Fan Wencheng had time to react, the roar of artillery suddenly came from far away, and the sound of "boom, boom, boom" was continuous.
Huang Taiji looked up at the battlefield in surprise, and then asked: "Why is there the sound of artillery?"