The moist wind after the rain floats over like microwaves all the time. There is a faint noise in the dark trees, the sun rises higher and higher, and the mist surrounds the air in the distance. The soldiers of the army in front of the battle line are solemn and neat.
, everyone was silent, exuding terrifying power.
The horses' hooves made a clattering sound in the puddles. The knights whistled, whipped their whips, and drove their horses forward in small steps. The sky turned red, and white crows flew over the withered tree branches, surrounded by sparrows.
After a while of chirping around the camp, everyone was frightened away when the army filed out.
The morning glow is getting redder and redder, and there are already golden bands of light rolling and expanding in the air, and clouds of smoke are rising from below Xuzhou City. The wind before dawn is blowing the red feathers and dark blue armor of Dashun Army,
The crimson sun completely floated to the sky, and the sunlight flowed out like a stream, covering the entire army in a layer of light red light.
"Da Shunjun!"
Zhang Pizhu, who was at the forefront of the army, held high a bright yellow flag to supervise the king of Jin, and took the lead in shouting:
"Da Shunjun - Wan Sheng!"
The Yellow River and the Grand Canal meander for dozens of miles and meet in Xuzhou. The ice surface has completely melted. A small amount of ice floes collided with each other in the surge of the river, splashing up large blue water splashes.
At the other end of the river bank were Ming warships gathered in droves. Their teams gathered in the south of Xuzhou City. A large number of Ming army flags were also densely planted there, and the number of soldiers and horses was no less than tens of thousands.
The eagle spread its wings and soared, flying over the two positions of the Qing Army and the Ming Army that were very close to each other. After passing through the trench that Dorgon had carefully built, it flew over the Dashun Army.
The sharp eagle eyes inspected this terrifying majestic army. It was difficult for the raptors to understand the purpose of the army's gathering here. However, they were also shocked by the strict discipline and solemn atmosphere of the army. They couldn't help but fly higher and farther away.
The center of the battle formation filled with murderous intent.
"Da Shunjun——"
The Yulin Knights all started shouting under the leadership of Zhang Pizhu:
"Da Shun's army - ten thousand - wins -!"
Then came the infantry team further back. All the infantry either raised their zhanma swords and maza knives high, or struck their shields with their waist knives and wild goose feather knives, or danced like poplar trees in the forest.
The spears also shouted wildly:
"Da Shun's army - ten thousand - wins -!"
The sound spread farther and farther, and at dawn, under the light refracted by the early morning dew, and shrouded in the crimson glow of the rising sun, followed by the musketeers and crossbowmen, carrying heavy matchlocks and flints with both hands.
The guns and strong bows and crossbows were all raised high, and they shouted in unison:
"Da Shun's army - ten thousand - wins -!"
The two commanders of Li Laiheng's guard, Sun Shoufa and Li Maoheng, led more than a dozen soldiers to rush to the front line. They all held the yellow dragon banner in their hands, symbolizing the identity of the Jin king, and galloped in front of the formation to greet the entire army.
It brought King Jin’s declaration:
"There is an edict to supervise the country! The Manchu soldiers destroyed our Central Plains and massacred our people. From the south of Yandu, Cizhou, Daming, Puzhou, Yuncheng, Juye... wherever the barbarians passed, they left no chickens or dogs behind.
This battle is to avenge the great righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period of Huayi. No prisoners will be left, and no grain of dust will be left as far as the eyes of the officers and soldiers can be passed down to future generations!"
The artillery team at the rear of the army, the local guards, the standing militia, and the large number of civilians Li Jiyu brought with him when he was escorting the grain, all also shouted:
"Da Shunjun - Wan Sheng!"
Finally, under repeated calls, and surrounded by civil and military officials from the Dashun Dynasty, Jin King Li Laiheng of the Supervisor Kingdom finally appeared on horseback in the center of the army's sight.
Today, he is not wearing the powerful black and gold dragon-patterned iron armor, nor is he wearing the bright yellow dragon-and-python-patterned robe. Instead, he is simply wearing a sky-blue short arrow jacket and a white tassel on his head.
Wearing a felt fanyang hat and a long dark red cloak.
In Li Laiheng's hand, he no longer used the sharkskin waist knife captured from the Qing general Yi Bilong, but held tightly the flowered horse sword left by Emperor Taizu Li Zicheng.
His entire attire undoubtedly reminded people of Li Zicheng's King Chuang attire.
In the eyes of Chuangying Yuancong and the bosses, the figures of the three saints Li Zicheng, Li Guo and Li Laiheng were completely overlapping at this moment.
"All the gentlemen, all the generals, all the brothers and elders...!"
Li Laiheng stood in the formation. Every time he said something, Sun Shoufa, the general of the soldiers beside him, Li Maoheng would lead the other guards to repeat it loudly, causing a huge sound to resound throughout the entire army.
"...After the Donglu captured Cizhou, they did not seal the sword for three days and turned the whole city into ruins. Many of our wives and children, many of our brothers and sisters, and many of our hometown elders were killed by the Donglu's butcher knife.
In the raging fire, no bones were left!"
The soldiers then took out many broken banners of the Shun army, many of which were evidence that the Shun army was defeated by the Donglu in several small-scale battles since the Huolu battle.
A group of knights held the fire-burned banners of the army, armor, and the fragmented remains of the city houses. They rode horses in front of the entire army. Finally, several cavalrymen placed the porcelain altar containing the ashes of their fathers.
In front of the army.
Li Laiheng stood up and dismounted in full view of everyone and all the troops. The pro-army knights on the side made way for an open space. The King of Jin just knelt on his knees in the muddy land that was completely soaked with snow and rain.
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Li Laiheng knocked his forehead hard on the ground, and the dirty water and mud were all stained on King Jin's face, but he didn't care. Then he knocked twice on the broken flags, armor, and the ashes of the refugees.
First time.
"Gu! is the unworthy descendant of the late emperor. He was unable to defend Taizu, which caused the late emperor to die in the battle, and he was unable to protect the people, so that all the people in Hebei were massacred by barbarians.
Wan Fang is not guilty. From the moment I got the deer to this day, Dashun’s military power cannot be revealed in the universe. The guilt is all due to the bow of a single person!"
Li Laiheng smashed his head on the muddy ground for the fourth time. The soldiers all had expressionless faces, closed their eyes, and repeated King Jin's words loudly and painfully.
The whole army was silent, everyone was shocked by Li Laiheng's actions before the war started.
After kowtowing to the ashes of the refugees for the fifth time, Li Laiheng stood up. Several soldiers squatted down and put their shields together.
Li Laiheng stepped on the shield and was lifted high by the soldiers. The red light of the morning glow was like a spotlight, making the King of Jin, who was much higher than the crowd, glowing with energy, as if a radiant god had descended.
"...Today I will avenge my people together with you, to avenge the massacre of our people. In the more than ten years since Chongzhen, our Central Plains has been plundered by slaves. Since Wanli, the world has been occupied by barbarians for decades."
The hatred of humiliation...
Avenge me for taking the revenge of Emperor Lu!"
Li Laiheng's knees and forehead were all dirty with mud and water. But in the eyes of the soldiers, King Jin was full of attraction at this moment.
Everyone looked at King Jin with love and affection. Then Li Laiheng pointed at the ordinary soldiers in front of the army one by one, called out their names, and explained them clearly one by one.
Past military exploits:
"...Zhao Zilao, you were the first to discover the information about Dorgon's army moving eastward in Wei Hui. I remember it very clearly...Is your brother okay? I remember that your brother is also in the Dashun army!"
Zhao Zilao was an ordinary officer in the left army of the palace. He was suddenly called out by the King of Jin in front of everyone, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. But when Li Laiheng mentioned his younger brother, Zhao Zilao choked up again.
"Back...back to His Royal Highness King Jin...my brother, my brother was killed by the Qing army's artillery at Cheqiguan..."
Li Laiheng lowered his head and said sadly: "Cheqi Pass was the first decisive battle between us and the Donglu. His heroic sacrifice will be recorded in history forever... Zhao Zilao! Today you have to kill a few more barbarians.
Luo, just avenge your brother!"
Zhao Zilao resisted the urge to choke and shouted: "Kill all the Hulu! Revenge for my brother and our old man Long Live!"
Li Laiheng made a fist with his right hand, hit himself on the chest, and then shouted out many personal names:
"...Zhu Youzhi, Gu still remembers you, we are old friends from Pingfengzhai! Your artillery did a great job in the battle of Baigou River, Gu remembers it very clearly!"
"...Kang Dayan, are you under Li Jiyu's command now? Li Polu, who recruited you into the army, is now a general. If you work hard, you can easily return to your hometown in Liaodong!"
"... Lu Ze, you are an old man from Xiaoyuan Camp. Yuan Shitai is doing a good job in Taiyuan now. After we pacify Xuzhou, I will definitely tell General Yuan how brave you were in Xuzhou!"
Li Laiheng seemed to remember the name, appearance, military exploits, and history of every officer and even every soldier in the army clearly. Every time he said a name, the whole army burst into cheers like a landslide and tsunami.
Those officers and soldiers of the Dashun Army whose names were mentioned all felt extremely honored.
When the decisive battle was approaching, the morale of the Shun army was boiling to an indescribable and irreducible high.
From the army on the left side of the palace to the army in the middle of the palace, to the artillery team to the Yulin guards, infantry, cavalry, gunners, and artillery team, all the soldiers cheered in unison:
"Long live the Dashun Army—Long live the King of Jin—"
"Long live King Jin————!"
Li Laiheng was very satisfied with this. He finally pulled out the flower horse sword from his waist and said:
"Whoever kills a first-level captive will be given ten acres of camp land; whoever kills an Eight Banners officer will be given a hundred acres of camp land if he advances to the third level; whoever kills an Aixinjueluo bandit chief with his own hands will be granted a title and ten thousand gold...
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Halfway through, Li Laiheng suddenly showed a funny smile and joked:
"If you capture and kill famous traitorous chiefs in the Donglu army, such as Kong Youde, Fan Wencheng, Shang Kexi and others, you will be rewarded with five taels of silver!"
All the soldiers in the army let out a loud sigh, and then everyone showed the most contemptuous ridicule at these traitors who betrayed the country and nation.