On the south bank of Feiyun Bridge, there is the military camp of Shunjun Liucheng.
Gu Kecheng worked hard and devoted himself to the defense. He stood in the large tent of the military camp, surrounded by staff officers who were very busy coming and going. Outside the tent, there was a roar of people, and a large number of civilians pushed
He rushed to the front line in a small car, preparing to further strengthen the defense of the camp and fort on the south bank of Feiyun Bridge.
Gu Kecheng's sweat had already soaked his clothes. Due to the cold weather, the wet clothes were frozen into frost. The originally soft cotton clothes became stiff.
The gunfire roared outside the military camp, and the Qing army's killing cries seemed to be in people's ears. Xu Du and Yan Ermei were also in the Liucheng camp. Yan Ermei, as the most famous gentry leader in the Fengfei area who had defected to the Dashun army,
His prestige brought thousands of civilians to fight.
"Gu Jinglue, General Gong Wencai is injured, please let me replace him!"
Gong Wencai was one of the leaders of the Shandong Uprising and was now General Guoyi of the Dashun Army. After he and Xu Du rushed to Xuzhou, they immediately led troops to the north bank of Feiyun Bridge to intercept the Qing army's attack.
The Dashun Army defended the bridgehead on the north bank of Feiyun Bridge with seven to eight thousand troops. The Qing army, led by Nikan at first, attacked with more than ten thousand troops. After half a day of attack and failed to succeed, the Qing army was particularly nervous about time and equally anxious.
Dorgon replaced Nikan and replaced him with Bo Hetuo, a famous Qing general who had fought against Li Laiheng many times, leading more than 20,000 troops to attack Feiyun Bridge.
The battle lasted from afternoon to late at night, and the Shun army built a particularly strong camp fort on the north bank of Feiyun Bridge. A large number of civilians participated in the task of repairing the fort wall, and they paid a very high price for it.
On the bridges, in the rivers, and on the ice, where are the corpses of Dashun soldiers and civilians everywhere?
On the north bank of Feiyun Bridge, the fighting was even more fierce.
Bohetuo learned from the experience of several failed attacks on the strongholds held by Chu Chuang in the past, and changed the old attack method of the Qing army. First, he concentrated a large number of artillery for violent bombing, and then ordered the Eight Banners soldiers to ignore the fact that the artillery bombardment was not over.
Carrying hand axes, masonry, shovels, sledgehammers and other equipment, they approached the Shun army's stronghold regardless of casualties, destroyed the stronghold walls and nailed the gun doors.
The casualties of the Qing army were also extremely tragic. In order to seize two small camps with only a few hundred soldiers on the north bank of Feiyun Bridge, Bo Hetuo abandoned 300 corpses of real Manchu soldiers in front of those trenches.
During the entire battle, Bohe Tuo's troops suffered a total of more than 1,000 casualties, and the previous Nikan failed offensive suffered another 2,000 casualties. Just in the battle on the north bank of Feiyun Bridge, the Qing army's casualties reached such a level
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The night became darker and darker, and the time came to midnight. The Shun army officers and soldiers became more and more confident and optimistic about the coming reinforcements of King Jin's army. The enemy was also worried about the way back and was attacked on the flanks, so it doubled its offensive.
Gong Wencai stood on the crenel of the fort to direct the battle, because both Gu Kecheng and Xu Du had given death orders, and the stronghold on the north bank of Feiyun Bridge must be held until dawn the next day so that the defenders could withdraw across the Paohe River.
The furious Gong Wencai pulled out his sword and fought with the Qing soldiers who jumped into the Shun army camp. But after all, he was only a Shandong warrior. After meeting the extremely brave Manchu Baturu, he was far behind in terms of military skills.
It's really too big.
The Shun army defenders were extremely exhausted under the continuous fierce attacks of the Qing army. All Gong Wencai's personal guards were killed and injured by cannons, leaving them unable to step forward to protect them.
This Shandong hero, who had surrendered to Li Laiheng very early, shouted "The King of Jin is coming soon" at the end, and was killed by the Manchurian soldiers with swords.
The enemy rushed over like a surging tide, and it was still a long time before dawn the next day. However, Gong Wencai died in the battle, the morale of the Shun army defenders was greatly depressed, and Gu Kecheng did not agree, and Xu Du went to the front line to take over the command.
Instead, he ordered the entire army to retreat slowly and return to the Liucheng camp on the south bank of Feiyun Bridge for the second stage of defense.
The blazing cannonballs streaked across the night sky with orange-red trails. Under the deep night, the rich smell of blood filled everyone's ears and noses.
More than half of the frozen Pao River had been shattered by shelling and bombardment. The ice water was so cold that it was bone-chilling. Large pieces of broken ice floe were floating everywhere in the direction of the river's surge.
The Dashun soldiers who were forced to retreat to the south bank accidentally fell into the river. Because they were wearing heavy armor, it was difficult to swim across. Basically, they would die after falling into the water.
The same was true for the Qing army that took an offensive stance. The Qing soldiers chose the narrowest section of the Pao River to force their way forward. Although guns and torches brought a certain degree of visibility, it was dark late at night after all, and there were still many people rushing forward.
A platoon of Qing and Han soldiers fell into the river and froze to death.
Kang Dahai was a soldier who surrendered to the Qing army in Dongjiang Town. Because of his skill, he became Nikan's guard and coat. Seeing that the ice on the Paohe River broke apart and a large number of Qing soldiers fell into the river and froze to death, Kang Dahai was afraid of Nikan.
Kan also fell into the cold glacier, so he grabbed Nikan's thigh with one hand and carried the newly promoted Qing prince onto his back.
He rushed forward desperately, and finally brought Nikan to the south bank position without any danger.
Nikan was surprised and praised: "After the war, I will definitely let you carry the flag."
When Kang Dahai heard this, he grinned so much that he almost reached his ears. He seemed to have completely forgotten the fathers and villagers, wives and children on Pi Island who died at the hands of the Qing army. He only thought about what he could do after conquering Xuzhou.
He happily killed young men, raped and plundered them.
"Your Majesty, please remember Kang Dahai! After Your Majesty leads us to defeat Xuzhou City, we will have another two days of fun!"
Kang Dahai's clothes were wet with ice water, and the water stains and blood stains were mixed together, making him look embarrassed and terrifying. His expression was not cruel. For Kang Dahai, he was just used to the new order brought by the Manchus, and the city was broken.
The massacre in the future is a legal reward, so what's so cruel about it?
Could it be that the officers and soldiers of the Dashun Army were cruel when they were in charge of paying troops?
The soldiers and horses of the Qing army did not take any rest, because the Shun army's Liucheng camp was very close to Feiyun Bridge, so Bo Hetuo made up his mind to take advantage of the chaos when the Shun army crossed the river and retreated south to directly destroy the Liucheng camp.
Camp, completely penetrate all the Shun army's defense lines.
There was a loud sound of gunfire on the Pao River, and Gu Kecheng and other Shandong generals of the Shun Army in the Liucheng camp had very serious expressions. They knew that Peixian County had reached the last moment of life and death.
Yan Ermei was from Peixian County. When he heard the terrible gunfire and shouts of killing, his face was pale and his eyes were full of fear. He knelt down and begged Gu Kecheng and said:
"Mr. Xiang Gong! Once the Feiyun Bridge is lost and the Hu cavalry march straight in, there will be no danger for Pei County to defend. If the remaining camp in the city is breached again, Fengfei will not be able to defend it."
Xu Du grabbed Yan Ermei and lowered his voice and said: "Brother Qing, don't stir up trouble. Gu Jinglue must have his own ideas. Fight while retreating. This was our army's original plan."
Gu Kecheng got out of his clothes and walked towards Xu Du. Yan Ermei said:
"With so many civilians repairing defenses in the Liucheng camp, how could we withdraw without a fight? After the first line of Liucheng was lost, except for Weishan Lake, Xuzhou City was no longer in danger in the northwest.
At that time, the Qing army only needs to divide tens of thousands of troops to stop the Jin king in Fengpai, and then attack Xuzhou with its main force. There is no danger to the west of Xuzhou City. If the enemy attacks with such a superior force, how many days can we hold it?"
Gu Kecheng put on his armor, grabbed the Yangwu sword, and then prepared to go to the front line with his bodyguard to supervise the battle.
He turned around and patted Xu Du on the shoulder and said: "Xu Zhaobao, when it comes to making decisive decisions before the battle, you are absolutely inferior to me. But when it comes to organizing the people and appeasing people, I am absolutely inferior to you. I will take charge of the matter of staying in the city."
It is up to you to take charge of the affairs of Xuzhou. Now I order you to serve as the envoy of the four-walled city of Xuzhou, and Mr. Yan and the civilians will go to Xuzhou immediately to set up defenses. Go immediately!"
Xu Du's whole body was shocked and he looked at Gu Kecheng in disbelief: "Jing Lue will never die!"
Gu Kecheng chuckled and said, "I will send your mother to death. I will stay in the city and fight while retreating to ensure that the defenders can retreat safely to Xuzhou. This is the way to save life. Otherwise, everyone will be blocked on the road and flee back to Xuzhou together.
The Manchus used light cavalry to harass and invite attacks. How many people could complete this short distance of several dozen miles?"