Yue Tuo saw the Ming cavalry a hundred meters away and knew he was going to die. He flicked his whip angrily and thrust the spurs on his heels into the horse's belly, stimulating the horse under his crotch to make a final escape. But his horse was exhausted.
After being stimulated by the spurs, the horse only rushed forward twenty meters and then resumed its original speed.
Yue Tuo stabbed the horse's belly with spurs again, making the horse bloody, but it had no effect at all.
A hundred meters away, a hundred soldiers from the Selective Regiment slowly loaded bullets and gunpowder on their horses, raised their rifles and aimed at Yue Tuo in front of them.
Li Zhi also loaded his rifle, aimed at Yue Tuo, and fired.
As soon as Li Zhi fired, dozens of musketeers behind him also fired. More than thirty bullets were fired at Yue Tuo in front, and at least a dozen bullets hit him. Minnie bombs exploded on him
More than a dozen blood flowers appeared, instantly taking away the life of the owner of the Manchu red flag.
Yue Tuo could no longer hold the horse's rein in his hand, so he fell off the horse and fell onto the hard and cold December soil.
Li Zhi rode up and circled around Yue Tuo. He saw clearly the gorgeous gilt armor on Yue Tuo's body and confirmed that the Dongnu banner master was dead. The soldiers of the Selected Frontier Corps gradually surrounded him.
They looked at Yue Tuo's body on the ground with excitement.
After a while, someone raised their fists excitedly and shouted loudly.
"Wan Sheng!"
The soldiers all raised their fists and shouted in unison: "Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!"
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On December 14, Tianjin Governor Cha Dengbei heard news that stunned him: Li Zhi had defeated the Qing army in the north of Fanjiazhuang City.
Not only did he defeat nearly 30,000 Qing troops, Li Zhi also killed Yue Tuo, the leader of the Qing army's red flag banner, and captured 4,926 heads of Manchu Tatars and 6,440 heads of Mongolian Tatars.
Level one hundred and thirteen.
When Chadenbei heard the news, he almost fell off his chair.
Some time ago, he heard that Fanjiazhuang was surrounded by 30,000 Qing troops, and thought that Fanjiazhuang would definitely be captured this time. He was happy and surprised at the time, but he was happy that the domineering Li Zhi was finally taught a lesson by the Qing army, and now the nest
After being destroyed by the Qing army, how will Li Zhi maintain his troops and be arrogant in the future? Surprisingly, the Qing army was so powerful that they marched more than 600 miles in a few days, from Jinan to Tianjin. They captured Fanjiazhuang.
After that, will the Qing army attack other prefectures and counties in Tianjin?
If you lose too much soil, your position as governor will not be guaranteed!
In preparation for the war, Chaden cautiously led the Dubiao Battalion to guard the city of Tianjin, with martial law on all sides. He was afraid that the Qing army would attack the Tianjin Acropolis. Unexpectedly, after waiting for several days and not seeing the terrifying Qing army, he heard that Li Zhi had won a great victory.
News of victory.
Li Zhi's troops defeated the Tatars! Yue Tuo was killed in formation!
Are these Li Zhi's soldiers and horses divine soldiers and generals?
That's 30,000 Tatars. Although half of them are Mongolians, the Mongols' fighting power is not bad. Such an army of 30,000 people under the command of the Qing generals cannot defeat even the 100,000 garrison troops, and they will only collapse at the first touch.
Even if it were a nine-border strong army, it would take at least 40,000 to 50,000 frontier troops to dare to confront the 30,000 Qing troops.
And Li Zhi defeated the Qing army with more than 10,000 troops and beheaded more than 10,000 people? If someone else claimed this merit, Zha Dengbei would not believe it under any circumstances.
But what happened to Li Zhi was very reasonable. In the ninth year of Chongzhen's reign, the Qing army entered the fortress. Li Zhi led 4,000 people to defeat Yangguli, who had 12,000 people, and beheaded 7,600 people. Although he was finally blessed with longevity
After dividing Li Zhi's military exploits, only 1,500 heads were left for Li Zhi, but Zha Dengbei knew the inside story. That battle was entirely fought by Li Zhi himself.
Calculating this, Li Zhi, who now has more than 10,000 troops, can indeed defeat the Qing army of 30,000.
Li Zhi's strength is really too strong. If this continues, in a few years, wouldn't he be able to compete with 50,000 to 60,000 Qing troops? Isn't it easy to defeat the bandits? Then wouldn't he be able to fight with one person's strength?
Reversing the predicament of the Ming Dynasty?
Li Zhi has now been promoted to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of Tianjin, controlling all military forces in Tianjin. The emperor is extremely fond of Li Zhi, just because Li Zhi can fight! In a few years, Li Zhi's strength will increase, and the emperor will rely heavily on Li Zhi.
To what extent?
As a Qingliu, Cha Denbei was not from the same group as Li Zhi. But even though he was repeatedly contradicted or even ignored by Li Zhi, when he thought of Li Zhi's power, he still did not dare to offend Li Zhi or become an enemy of Li Zhi.
After Chaiden obtained the news about Li Zhi, he cautiously sent out the rangers to conduct reconnaissance. After conducting reconnaissance for a long time and confirming that the surrounding areas were calm and that there were indeed no Dongnu rangers, he led a team of 500 people to escort him out of the city.
.He rushed to Fanjiazhuang with his bodyguards and a dozen staff to verify Li Zhi's head.
When they arrived at Fanjiazhuang's official hall, before entering the courtyard of the official hall, Chadenbei smelled a pungent smell of blood. Although the head was covered with lime salt, the smell of blood still spread out and was extremely strong. Waiting for Chadenbei
Bei walked into the official hall of Fanjiazhuang and took a look at the scene in the official hall. He was immediately shocked by the two piles of heads piled up like two hills.
Although Chongzhen had seen such a posture once in the ninth year, this year, there were even more heads piled up, almost filling the entire official courtyard.
Not to mention the corpse of Yue Tuo on the cart and the gorgeous gilt armor.
The formation killed the leader of the Manchu and Qing banners, which was a military achievement that had never been achieved by the Ming Dynasty.
Chadenbei was secretly frightened, and secretly thought that Li Zhi had made new achievements and gained great power, so he must not offend him.
Chadenbei stood in the courtyard for a while, and then he saw Li Zhi coming out with Li Xing and seven or eight of his subordinates. Li Zhi couldn't kneel down either, and he shouted to him with a careless gesture:
"Your Majesty, please come and be well!"
The military attachés behind Li Zhi followed suit and bowed to Cha Deng.
Chadenbei is now in awe of Li Zhi's strength. Even if Li Zhi is rude, Chadenbei does not dare to correct Li Zhi. Having angered Li Zhi, Li Zhi goes to the emperor to get a copy of his own, and he does not want to be a governor.
Done.
Cha Dengbei pinched his nose in his heart and endured Li Zhi's scorn, but with a smile on his face, he said: "The general has made another great achievement! Killed Dongnu Banner Leader Yue Tuo in formation? Captured and killed more than 10,000 people?"
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Li Zhi smiled and said: "Please, the governor, examine these heads!"
Cha Dengbei turned around and looked at the dozen staff behind him. The dozen teachers immediately rolled up their sleeves and sat in the yard. They and the servants in the official hall asked for water basins and began to inspect the heads one by one.
Checking the face, braids, hair and beard, and gloss, each item was inspected in detail. The final results reported made Chadenbei take a breath of cold air.
The 4926-level Manchu Tatar heads and the 6413-level Mongolian Tatar heads are all real heads.
The head is real, and Yue Tuo's body is also real. The emperor will soon be able to verify such a big thing as killing the Tatar leader with a red flag through detailed work outside the Great Wall. Li Zhi would not dare to talk nonsense.
When Zha Dengbei heard the final confirmation, his hands trembled a little. How big a victory was this? Although the credit was given to the commander-in-chief Li Zhi, as the governor of Tianjin, he also had merit!
Zha Denbei looked at Li Zhi and said: "The Commander-in-Chief is really a tiger general! The emperor will be so happy to report such great military exploits!"
After thinking about it, Chadenbei said tentatively: "The General of the Army has more than 10,000 heads. Can you give out dozens of them to other battalion military attachés? Not asking for merit, but just to show that they are less timid and avoid fighting?"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "It's a fact that they are afraid of the enemy and avoid fighting. My Fanjiazhuang was besieged for three days, and no soldiers came to rescue me!"
"This head cannot be separated even at the first level!"
Cha Dengbei looked at the tough Li Zhi, took a breath, but still pinched his nose and said obediently: "The general is becoming more and more decisive in doing things. This is a blessing to the country!"
