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Chapter 748 Since Sheng Yu, He Shengliang!
After Zhang Cheng received the order, he retired immediately. Before he strode back to the main army formation, Zhang Guangda and other generals were already ready to attack, and they all gathered in front of the formation to wait.

"Marshal, what does the governor say? Do you have orders for me to attack?" Zhang Guangda asked eagerly when he saw Zhang Cheng come back.

But Zhang Cheng didn't say a word, he looked at the generals solemnly for a long time, and then said in a deep voice: "The governor has an order to order my Xuanbei Army to attack Xishimen to rescue Yang Zhenshuai who was besieged by the Tartars. If there is something to be done, we should break through the West Stone Gate in one fell swoop and go straight to the city of Jinzhou."

When he said this, he stopped suddenly, looked at the generals with serious eyes, and said: "You must know that although our army is more powerful than the Tartars, our combat power may not be stronger than that of the Tartars. Tartars.

Such a smooth battle, all the troops are brave, but if the battle encounters obstacles or sudden changes, as long as there is a slight decline, the army's morale will be lost, and the morale of the troops and horses under the command of the generals will be lost.

Therefore, in this battle, our army can only rely on our own strength to fight against the slaves, and we must not rely on reinforcements. All ministries must strictly abide by military orders, and we must not underestimate the enemy and rush forward, so that the Tartars can take advantage of it and mess up our army's position. "

"Here!" All the generals sang in unison with serious expressions.

"All generals obey orders." Zhang Cheng shouted.

All the generals stood upright when they heard the words, and listened carefully, for fear of missing something.

Zhang Cheng glanced at the generals with a serious expression, and then said: "The tiger guards and the cavalry battalion will follow me to fight, and go straight to the Tatars' defense line along the left mountain to search for the location of Commander Yang."

Zhang Guangda and Lin Fangping sang in unison to receive the order.

Zhang Cheng said again: "Wei Zhice, the two chariots of the chariot camp and the chariots stayed behind in the big camp, and only two chariots went out to fight. They followed the mountain road step by step and marched towards the West Shimen."

Wei Zhice also promised loudly.

Li Jiyu, the leader of the Dengfeng battalion, was anxious. Seeing that Zhang Cheng had ordered three generals to fight, he was afraid of forgetting himself and staying behind in the camp, but he didn't dare to take the initiative to invite Ying, and only looked at Zhang Cheng eagerly.

Since he was caressed, he was still a little unwilling in his heart at first, but after he moved to Xuanfu East Road and settled down, he became the leader of a battalion, and he realized the real life.

Just imagine, who is born to be a thief?

Even Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and his ilk, if they can still make a living with the means they originally relied on to make a living, or even see the hope of the future, who would be willing to risk their heads to become bandits for thieves!

But Li Jiyu was only doing justice for others, and was just trying to get ahead. He was also forced by exorbitant taxes and was unable to make ends meet. A murderous temper.

It is precisely because Zhang Cheng likes the advantage of his great loyalty, and the fact that his traitor has not yet taken root, that he puts all his efforts into taking him under his command.

"Where is Li Jiyu!"

Just as Li Jiyu was praying, there was a shout, and he hurriedly straightened his body and said loudly: "The end is here."

Zhang Cheng nodded in satisfaction, and said to him: "Although the Dengfeng camp of your department has already formed an army, after all, it has never experienced a battle of this scale, and it has never fought against the Tartars before. battalion together."

When Li Jiyu learned that he was ordered to fight, he couldn't hide his excitement, and he cupped his fists to accept the order: "Here!"

"Du Youwei, He Kuan, where are you?"

"The end is here!"

"The two of you lead the two left and right soldiers of the central army, and go out with Wei Guerrilla to fight against the Tartars."

"Here!"

Zhang Cheng's eyes turned to Fu He Biao, the commander-in-chief again. Although this character who doesn't talk too much, although he has always been a low-key existence in the Xuanbei Army, he is still indispensable.

"He Zhenfu, I will leave the camp to you."

Zhang Cheng looked at He Biao and nodded his head heavily to himself, and continued: "The soldiers are dangerous and fierce, not to mention the Tartars are famous for their viciousness. I declare that the Northern Army can only go all out and not spare any strength.

And you are responsible for leading the two soldiers and horses, not only staying at the camp, but also being on standby at all times. The front line is in danger, and He Zhenfu needs to lead his troops to respond! "

"Here. Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, He Biao will never disgrace his life."

Zhang Cheng saw that all the arrangements had been made, his phoenix eyes opened wide, and he said in a resolute voice: "Everyone, outside the West Stone Gate, Marshal Yang is now fighting fiercely with the Tartars. It has been divided and besieged by the Tartars, and the situation is critical.

My Xuanbei Army and the Zhenbiao Battalion are both soldiers and horses of Xuanzhen, and they are part of Xuanzhen. Naturally, they share dangers and fortunes. You will follow my commander to fight, and you must go forward bravely and fight fiercely with the Tartars.

Anyone who is timid and moves our army will be dealt with immediately with military law! "

"Here!"

"Okay, let's all go back and prepare. In a moment, the whole army will go to battle!"

"Here!"

After receiving the order loudly, the generals retreated one after another, summoned their troops and horses, and prepared for the battle.

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"Boys, my brothers from the Biaoying in Xuanfu Town are fighting bloody battles with the Tartars at Xishimen. It's been half a day now, and it's time for ridicule and fatigue. You are the soldiers of Xuanfu, so you may just sit back and watch!"

As soon as Zhang Cheng finished speaking, Zhang Guangda was the first to raise his arms and shouted: "No!"

"Can't! Can't! Can't..."

Under the leadership of Zhang Guangda, the crowd was furious for a while, and they roared in unison.

Zhang Chengce rode on his war horse "Heiyun Liu", wearing a golden armor shining in the sunlight. He held the rein in his left hand, and swung the duck-billed knife stick in the air with his right hand.

There was no sound in the army formation for a moment, Zhang Cheng rode his horse and shouted loudly in front of the formation: "In the ninth year of Chongzhen, the Tartar bandits invaded my Xuanfu, robbed me of my wealth, silk, food and grain, and my wife and children. You will never hate me!"

"Hate... hate... hate..."

At this moment, all the officers and men were so excited that there was no need for someone to take the lead, everyone shouted in unison.

Zhang Cheng waved his knife stick to stop the shouting, he rode his horse and galloped around in front of the formation, and then shouted again: "East Liao, the world is our Great Ming territory, but it has been ravaged by Tartars for a long time.

Today, I am besieging my brother Xuanzhen in the front. You are willing to go to the rescue with my commander, fight a bloody battle with the Tartars, show off the power of my Xuanbei army, and avenge the brothers and sisters who died! "

"Vengeance! Revenge! Revenge!"

All the soldiers no longer needed Zhang Cheng to wave his stick, they stopped after three chants.

Zhang Cheng looked at the Xuanbei army formation in front of him, and his heart was agitated. He secretly warned himself: must protect these loyal soldiers who follow him!

Nearly Wanxuan's soldiers of the Northern Army were all high-spirited, and their roars would eventually be transformed into bloodthirsty long hairs and deadly bullets, reaping the lives of the Tartars on the battlefield.

Zhang Cheng rode his horse to gallop in front of the Wanjun formation, waving his knife and stick in the air, and shouted loudly:
"Da Ming...mighty!
Daming... all wins! ..."

On the entire Xuanbei Army formation, the roars of "Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng..." resounded through the sky.

Zhang Guangda and Lin Fangping led the soldiers from the Cavalry Battalion and the Tiger Guard Battalion to gallop out. They followed closely behind Zhang Cheng, galloped out of the camp, and galloped toward Xishimen in the northeast.

Behind them were generals Wei Zhice, Li Jiyu, Du Youwei, and He Kuan, leading the Che Ying, Dengfeng Ying, and Zhongjun infantry, and hurried forward.

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"The military spirit is like this, why worry about Jinwei?"

Commander Zhang Ruoqi stood on the high platform of the Central Army, with his right hand behind his back, his left hand stroking the beard on his chin, looking at the direction of the Xuanbei Army's formation, expressing such emotion.

Standing in front of Zhang Ruoqi, Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, was also greatly shocked. His expression, which had always been calm, was a little agitated.

Hong Chengchou smiled elegantly, raised his hand and stroked his beard lightly, and said: "Zhang Cheng is indeed different, the Xuanbei Army has a lot to do!"

"The army is so powerful, and the lineup is so organized. In Liaodong, I am afraid that only General Changbo can compare with him." Qiu Minyang, governor of Liaodong, also praised the Xuanbei Army.

Hong Chengchou listened to his words, thought in his heart, and seemed to want to say something, but he didn't say it after all.

"Since Shengyu, He Shengliang!"

In the eyes of Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, Cao Bianjiao is already a rare general, but if measured from background, life experience, knowledge, ability, communication and many other aspects, compared with Wu Sangui, he is still far behind!

Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of the Ningyuan Regiment, is the leader of the younger generation in Liaodong. It is precisely because of this that he took him in as a student. prisoner.

Today, in Liaodong, or in the imperial court, Wu Sangui has gained a lot of reputation, especially in Liaodong, he has become one of the powerful town commanders.

But if you compare it with Zhang Cheng, it seems that there are many shortcomings, how can you not make him feel so emotional!

Hong Chengchou still can't figure out how Zhang Cheng was originally just a little-known little chief executive, how he became the deputy chief soldier second only to the town commander in just two or three years.

Moreover, the military force of his subordinates is actually stronger than that of Yang Guozhu, who is the commander-in-chief of a town. Wu Sangui, who is supported by him, is not as good as him. How did Zhang Cheng do it at a young age and in just a few years?

Although he was full of doubts, he had no time to think about it at the moment. After all, the crisis in front of him was the most urgent thing in reality.

This Songjin battle is not only a life-and-death battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, but also a life-and-death battle for Hong Chengchou?

No matter what great things he has done before, or what amazing feats he has made, now, his posthumous reputation is indeed only above today's battle in Liaodong!

If this battle can be won by luck, it is not impossible for him, Hong Chengchou, not to say that he will worship the prime minister and enter the cabinet, even if he will be appointed as the earl of worship as a civil servant.

But if the battle of Songjin was defeated, resulting in the collapse of Liaodong's military, let's not talk about worshiping the prime minister, even if his previous fame, his life, his family, etc. can be preserved, it is unknown.

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Although Li Fuming is also the commander-in-chief of a town, but because he is waiting to redeem himself, his soldiers and horses are only five thousand, and among them, only two thousand cavalry can be called strong soldiers, and the rest are infantry , and the equipment is not well equipped.

What he was facing was the elite of the Qing army, a group of more than a thousand Ba Yala, and its commander was the second son of the military honor king Yang Guli of the Qing Dynasty, the first-class super-rank Duke of the Qing Dynasty, and the minister of the interior, Shu Mulu Tazan.

Ta Zhan was originally the Bayara warrior who led the Qianqing Kingdom. He hid in a depression in the middle of Shimen Mountain, waiting for an opportunity to support the East Shimen or West Shimen. He was an elite hidden by Prince Rui Dorgon.

Only because the battle at West Shimen started earlier than at East Shimen, Dorgon resolutely decided to stop Ta Zhan from hiding and lead an assault on Li Fuming's troops who were the rear army.

Even though one thousand was fighting against three thousand Ming troops, Ta Zhan had no fear. He divided his troops into three divisions, and only used one division to constantly clash with Shanxi General Li Fuming's army formation, while leaving two divisions as reserves. , to guard against the surprise attack of the two thousand cavalry under Li Fuming's command.

Although Li Fuming's Shanxi troops numbered as many as [-], they barely supported them. It was only because they were afraid of military law and wanted to try to redeem themselves that they fought hard, not to mention breaking through Ta Zhan's barrier and going to rescue Yang Guozhu.

That being the case, the Shanxi soldiers and horses under his command were also heavily damaged. After all, they were fighting against the elite Ba Yala among the Tartar thieves. What's more, his army did not pay much attention to firearms. Although there were some guns, they were very dilapidated. Not sharp.

As for the most elite of the Tartar thieves, Ba Yala is brave and good at fighting, and he is also good at riding, shooting and shooting. Even the elite vests in their army are far behind, let alone Li Fuming's subordinates.

What's more terrible is that Qianqi Bayala, who was facing a tower guard, had already tried his best to support him. Halfway through the battle, the Qing army's Gushan Ezhenzhun Tower led another thousand bandits with white flags to come for reinforcements.

After fighting like this for an hour, Li Fuming's soldiers killed and injured nearly a thousand people, but only killed or injured more than a hundred people from the Qing army. The casualty ratio of ten to ten is also amazing!
Just when Li Fuming was feeling weak and helpless, a stream of smoke and dust rose from the hills on the east side of the mountain road, rolling forward from south to north, like a dry dragon stirring up endless sand and covering the sky.

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Zhang Cheng rode his horse in front, Zhang Chengfang and Zhang Jintai followed him closely, behind him were two groups of child soldiers, and on the left and right were the fine cavalry guards from the Cavalry Battalion and the Tiger Guard Battalion.

Although he was worried about the safety of Yang Guozhu, Guo Yingxian and others, he didn't dare to lash the horse under his crotch to make it run wildly, after all, the best state of the horse has only two uses.

One is to fight on the battlefield, and the other is to run away!
The knights led by Zhang Cheng were only walking at a fast pace, but most of his elite cavalry had one and two riders. Although the number of knights was less than [-], there were nearly [-] horses, so their momentum was also great.

The knights of the Xuanbei Army followed Zhang Cheng all the way, bringing up smoke and dust all over the sky, and saw Li Fuming fighting thousands of thousands of Qing troops from a distance, but they had no intention of stopping to rescue them.

But Zhang Cheng was worried about the safety of Yang Guozhu and others, and didn't want to delay here.

But Ta Zhan and Zhun Ta were in charge of intercepting Daming's reinforcements, so how could they allow him to pass through like this. Like Li Fuming, they had seen the smoke and dust billowing towards the sky from the south early on.

After the two had a brief discussion before the battle, Zhunta led the Zhengbai Banner Qing army with less than a thousand riders to intercept them.

Zhang Cheng charged in front of the formation. He looked at the captive cavalry rushing a mile away, and shouted loudly: "The order, the heavy cavalry will attack in front, the tiger guard's right wing flanks, the light cavalry flanks the left flank, break through the enemy's formation, and go forward without hesitation."

"kill!"

"Kill...kill...kill..."

(End of this chapter)