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Chapter 180

In the 11th year of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, on December [-]th, Shenshi, the sky was dim, the cold wind suddenly picked up, and flakes of snow fell gently.

Julu, Hu Dawei, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town outside Jiazhuang, is leading his soldiers in a bloody battle with the Qing army in the camp. Hu Zichen has been riding a horse to guard Hu Dawei, never leaving.

But at this time, hundreds of Qing soldiers rushed in through the gap, and they were unable to retreat for a while, and nearly a hundred Qing soldiers rushed towards the north gate of the camp. Hu Dawei roared to his nephew Hu Zichen next to him: "Hu Son, go and stop them, and don't let them break through the north gate."

His own right leg was stabbed by a Qing soldier, and it was very inconvenient to control him as he straddled the horse. Hu Zichen was a little bit reluctant, but he was glared at by Hu Dawei, so he had to lead dozens of people to rush forward to stop him .

Hu Dawei led hundreds of people to fight with the Qing soldiers in the camp. During the melee, the Qing soldiers knocked over the braziers and fires from time to time. Thick smoke billowed and flames blazed everywhere, but the Qing soldiers from behind continued to rush in.

He rode his horse and fought hard, killing many Qing soldiers one after another, but he was still unable to stop the Qing army's offensive, and gradually retreated to the center of the camp. Seeing more and more Qing soldiers rushing into the camp, he knew that he could no longer hold on Fortified.

Suddenly, there was a sound of shouting and killing from the south of the camp. He saw the slender Lu Xiangsheng, who was wearing sackcloth and filial piety, rushing to support him. Kill me back!"

Enduring the pain in his leg, he clamped on his horse and rushed towards the Qing soldiers. When he stabbed with the tiger spear, he stabbed two Qing soldiers one after another, and Lu Xiangsheng rode his horse to kill them.

The more than 500 elite cavalry behind him were all veterans of the Tianxiong Army back then. They had fought with him for many years and had already become the elite of the army. Their joining temporarily reversed the situation, and the Qing soldiers retreated slightly.

Suddenly, a gap opened in the rear of the Qing soldiers, and Hu Zichen rushed forward covered in blood. Behind him, hundreds of cavalry and infantry followed him. , the north gate was broken open by Tartars!"

After hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng's heart sank, and the camp in Shanxi Town could no longer be defended. He shouted loudly: "Hujunmen, follow me, I'll go back to Jiazhuang."

Hu Dawei rode his horse and roared: "Huzi, go to the south gate, meet Yang Junmen, guard Jiazhuang, set fire, don't let the Tartars stay..."

With tears in his eyes, this time he led more than 3000 troops and horses into the defense of the capital, fighting all the way, and now there are only a thousand horses left, and he couldn't help feeling a little sad.

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Yang Guozhu's side is also uncomfortable. Although the artillery of the Qing soldiers here is not very fierce, the trench filling is not vague at all, and Abate is indeed stable. He is not as angry and reckless as Hauge, nor is he timid at all. .

He arranged all the soldiers and horses in a fixed way, and they could always replace them in a timely manner. Although there was no artillery to help the battle, the speed of filling the trench was not slower than Dorgon's side, and even slightly faster than Haoge's north side. .

In particular, he even took advantage of the opportunity when nearly two thousand elite cavalry were sent to attack the west of Xuanda camp, and personally went forward to supervise the formation, and put on the army's elite vest soldiers to set up a long ladder, and ants attached to the wall.

In less than half an hour, he climbed three times on the south wall of the Xuanda Camp, one of which was on the Jiazhuang wall defended by Zhang Yan, and twice on the wall of Yang Guozhu's camp.

Jiazhuang's side was built on the basis of the heightened walls of the original village. Compared with Yang Guozhu's side, it was easier to defend and harder to attack, so Abate chose his main attack position in Yang Guozhu's camp.

Although Dorgon wanted him to make a false attack, the focus was to contain Yang Guozhu and Zhang Yan's troops and not send reinforcements elsewhere, but Abatai had other plans in mind.

He and Huang Taiji are both the sons of the old slave chieftain Wild Boar Pi, ranking seventh, older than Dorgon in terms of age, but his status in the Qing Dynasty is far lower than Dorgon, and even Hao Ge, Yue Tuo and other nephews They are all much higher than his status.

So he has been secretly holding his breath, thinking of showing a good performance. Since the invasion of the Ming Dynasty this time, he has been cautious, until Hauge was repeatedly frustrated by Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Cheng and other Ming troops.

It made him feel that this opportunity had come. If he could break through the camp of Ming army Yang Guozhu's camp first during the feint attack, then he would be able to stabilize Hauge, and his status in the court and in Huang Taiji's heart would also be improved in the future.

Therefore, his focus of supervising the battle was on Yang Guozhu's side. Although he climbed up Yang Guozhu's wall twice in a row, he was blocked and retreated, but he clearly felt that Yang Guozhu's strength was weak.

Abatai was eager for meritorious service. He ordered Gushan Ezhenengetu to supervise the battle and attack the defense line of Jiazhuang South Gate defended by Zhang Yanbu. The red flag was inlaid with the Baya La camp. The soldiers and horses of each banner and department are the main attack.

He continued to oversee the battle and attacked the Xuanzhen camp of Yang Guozhu's tribe. In order to capture the Xuanzhen camp in one fell swoop, he assembled all the elite under his command to prepare for continuous attacks, and ordered the Baya La camp Jia Lazhangjing Buyantu with the red flag to lead the Baya warriors Lead the charge.

A large number of vests and infantry from all banners of the Qing army gathered here. They will follow behind the warriors of Bagala and climb up the wall, in order to cooperate with their own attacks.

Abatai ordered Adai, the leader of the Zhenghuang Banner of the Eight Banners of Mongolia, to lead a Mongolian cavalry, continue to detour to the west by the Haoshui River, and from that direction again rush into the camps of Xuanzhen and Shanxi Town to harass the Ming army.

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On the south wall of Jia Zhuang, Zhang Cheng looked at the Qing army rushing up with a solemn expression. Since he entered the guard, his cavalry had fought repeatedly, especially in the territory of Julu. Seriously, the number is less than seven hundred.

However, Zhang Yan's infantry suffered serious damage during the two-day defense, especially today's battle was more intense. Outside the village, they fought hand-to-hand with the Qing soldiers several times, and killed another wave of Qing soldiers who climbed the wall.

Up to now, there are only more than 700 people who can still fight, including Lin Zhiyi's Chinese cavalry post with nearly 200 troops. There are only more than 1000 people left, and one of them will be left under the village wall to guard south gate.

Zhang Cheng led more than 800 people to stand guard on the wall of the village. After fighting fiercely all day long, the rolling logs and stones prepared earlier were almost exhausted. Seeing the Qing soldiers rushing closer, Zhang Cheng shouted: "Brothers, don't let us go!" Hurry up, wait for the Tartars to approach before firing, fight to the death without retreating, stick to the wall!"

His saber stick was standing on the crenel beside him, and there was a three-eyed blunderbuss on the other side. He was holding a Kaiyuan bow in his hand, and he was carrying a quiver on his back. rock.

In the wind and snow, Zhang Yan's body was leaning against the crenel, standing there leaning on his spear, as if he was struggling.

Seeing that the Qing army pushed the shield carts to thirty steps outside the village wall, they stopped pushing forward. Groups of shield soldiers held up their shields and rushed out shouting. Behind them came a long ladder carrying them. .

(End of this chapter)