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Chapter 961

"Zhang Shuai, the slaves are coming so fiercely, my teacher is afraid that it will be difficult to resist!"

Datong General Soldier Wang Pu pressed his hands on the fence of the commander's platform, his eyes were slightly frightened, obviously very worried about the battle ahead.

Hearing this, Zhang Cheng put down the binoculars, handed it to Wang Pu, and said to him: "Based on my observation, the slave thief has tried his best, and Hauge's inlaid blue flag has appeared in front of him. Bo's attack can only be done later!"

In fact, Wang Pu also had a telescope made of all-bronze, which was given to him by Zhang Cheng, but after he used it just now, he put it in the backpack at his waist.

At this time, he took the binoculars from Zhang Cheng, held it up in front of his eyes, and began to watch: "In addition to the Manchuria Xianghuang Banner, Mongolia Zhenghuang Banner, Xianghuang Banner, and Zhenghong Banner, Hauge's Manchuria Zhenglan Qiguo also participated in the battle. The only thing missing now is that Azig's Manchuria-studded white flag remains untouched."

He looked at it for a while, then put down the binoculars and handed it to Zhang Chengfang, who was waiting on the side, and said to Zhang Cheng: "Zhang Shuai, almost all the slaves and thieves have been sent out. The general is afraid that the frontline soldiers will not be able to withstand it."

"Then push the Chinese army up."

Zhang Cheng continued with a firm tone: "How can anyone not die in a war? The key is to see whether the death is worth it. If you become a deserter, whether you are chased and killed by slaves or by your own master, you will bear shame." , Only to make future generations suffer.

But fighting bravely before the battle, even though he died on the battlefield, he can protect the emperor's favor, be worthy of his ancestors, and get a generous sympathy for his family, and he can be regarded as worthy of his family. "

Seeing the vanguard of the Xianghuang Banner was defeated, and the Mongolian Zhenghong Banner of the right-wing Engetu was also at a disadvantage. Only the Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner Adai's troops were progressing smoothly.

In fact, all of this should be attributed to the night attack of the Xuanfu army. The tens of thousands of enemies they lost before they withdrew had blown up all parts of Tucheng, leaving ruins and ruins.

The words of Zhang Cheng's family alone can influence the life and death of others, which was the privilege of the emperor at that time.

However, Dai Shan, Prince of Li, said worriedly: "You can't use all your troops, otherwise, once Minggou leaves behind, how can I deal with all my troops?"

At this moment, even Zhang Cheng's Chinese army is ready to fight at any time, but Li Jiyu and He Zhenxiong have not yet received the military order, and they are also extremely anxious.

First, there was Ma Ke, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan. During his march to Xiaolinghe in the north, he was attacked by slaves again and the whole army was defeated.

In the Xuanfu army, there was no need to wait for the imperial court to approve and allocate the rewards after the meritorious deeds on the battlefield. As long as Zhang Cheng sent someone to approve the rewards, he could receive the corresponding rewards immediately.

The situation ahead is exactly as Zhang Cheng said. The Xuan Dajun's fearless spirit of fearing death has completely exceeded Daishan's expectations. In his opinion, even though the Xuan Da Army in the Southern Kingdom fought bravely, it is still incomparable with the warriors of the Qing Dynasty.

Apart from surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, there is only one way to break out of the siege, and if breaking out is possible, I am afraid that Zu Dashou would have made this choice long ago!
Now, seeing Xuan Da's army in the south and the elite Tartars of the Six Banners fighting for more than half a day without being defeated and retreating, not only felt the courage of Xuan Da's soldiers to fight to the death, but also felt their determination to break the brocade siege.

But ever since they arrived at the battlefield, they had been standing behind Zhang Cheng's Chinese army and had no chance to fight, so they didn't start forming formation until after lunch.

Then the advantage lies with me. Once the slaves retreat, our division can attack with all their strength, and go up with one drum, and advance to break through the slaves' siege line of defense! "

The soldiers of Li Jiyu from the Dengfeng Battalion of the Xuanfu Army and He Zhenxiong's soldiers from the left-wing Battalion of Xuanfu Zhenbiao, as the new force, set off at sunrise to support Zhang Cheng's main force in the decisive battle.

Thus forming a breakthrough in the middle, directly hitting the central army of the southern army, and then returning to the division to outflank their cavalry on both wings, which can destroy the morale of the army.

One after another, the news came, and Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, was not at peace for a moment. Since the fighting resumed in the afternoon, the progress of the Ming army was not smooth.

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No matter how one's own side attacks, the Xuan Da army on the opposite side will only defend and not attack. Although there are occasional cavalry wandering on the flanks, as long as one's own warriors attack, they will immediately retreat.

Therefore, he ordered his younger brother Zu Dabi to assemble more than [-] elite soldiers in the South Gate early on. When he saw through the binoculars that a surprise soldier appeared on the right wing of the Xuan Da Army, crossing the battlefield with Daishan and directly attacking the South Gate. , and immediately ordered Zu Dabi to lead the army to attack.

Because in the Xuanfu army, only military merit is the only criterion for measuring the value of an army, and the treatment of the Xuanfu army looks at the entire Ming Dynasty, even if it is not the first, but at least it is not much different from the Beijing camp. In some aspects, it is even stronger than the Beijing camp, not to mention the Ming armies in other towns.

Li Jiyu and He Zhenxiong waited for a long time, finally they were looking forward to the military order to go out, they were naturally overjoyed, they had already made all the preparations, and immediately led the army to march from the right side.

Looking at the soldiers of the Southern Kingdom who were struggling to support, Daishan urgently ordered Haoge to lead the Zhenglan Banner and Tulai's Mongolian Yellow Banner to attack. He hoped that the reinforcements from Haoge and Tulai could tear a big hole in the middle of the Southern Army.

Many mounds where the cannons were placed collapsed, which seriously affected the transfer of the red cannons. They had to be cleaned up one by one before the bulky red cannons could be transported out.

And the soldiers of the Qing army's banners were indeed fierce and brave, but they were unlucky and met the Xuanfu iron army, which made their reputation for life's fierceness come to an end on this day.

There are still more than [-] newly cast red cannons, but the transfer is extremely laborious. Although they have been transported to the position, the cannon positions are not ready yet, and it is estimated that it will take half an hour to fire.

"Prince Li, Minggou is on the verge of collapse. Why don't all the troops press on him and force him to retreat before chasing after him." The impatience on the face of King Azig of Wuying County was beyond words.

This is not timidity, what is it?
However, the development of the battlefield situation did not go according to his expectations. With the blood and courage of more than [-] Xuanda soldiers, they withstood the attack of the Tartars and cavalry.

Then he ordered newly transferred Li Jiyu Dengfeng battalion and He Zhenxiong's left-wing battalion with more than [-] elites to cooperate with veteran Guo Yingxian's standard battalion to launch a surprise attack on the right wing and attack the South Pass of Jinzhou in the northwest direction.

In this way, the soldiers of the various battalions of the Xuanfu Army naturally fought bravely and fought to be the first, even Li Jiyu and He Zhenxiong from Xinfu were no exception.

In the afternoon, the only good news that Hong Chengchou got was precisely the report from Zhang Cheng, who he was unwilling to send to the battlefield before.

From a distance, they seemed to have broken into the southern country's infantry formation, but unexpectedly, the southern country's army was not defeated because of this.

The Xuanfu Army is indeed a different kind among the Ming Dynasty's official army, they are eager to let themselves hide behind, but the Xuanfu Army is exactly the opposite, all of them are eager to let themselves fight first.

He even simply thought that Xuan Dajun was making the last struggle, and it was because they were powerless to fight any more that they fired cannons so recklessly, hoping to use the power of the cannons to make a last-ditch effort.

Although Zhang Cheng had never done such a thing in Xuanfu, the local military households were convinced that Zhang Cheng had such a right.

No matter what the imperial court thinks about this, at least in the area of ​​Xuanfu North Road, the people of the military households have regarded Zhang Cheng as a god. Zhang Cheng alone can convict a person or exempt him from death. punish.

However, this is just the wishful thinking of the lieutenant soldiers of the Xuanbei battalions. Perhaps in their hearts, Zhang Cheng is already like an emperor, at least he already has supreme power in Xuanbei.

On the west road, the Xuanfu Biao Battalion of veteran Guo Guo fought fiercely with the slave bandit Mongolia Zhenghongqi, and clearly gained the upper hand. Only the infantry in the middle road was under the greatest pressure.

You know, when they marched for reinforcements from the north of Huangtuling, they uttered bold words to the soldiers of each battalion. This time they marched northward to act as a fire brigade, and they would go to the battlefield when they arrived.

It turned out that Zhang Cheng only defended and did not attack before noon, showing weakness to the enemy, but launched a crazy counterattack in the afternoon. They first withstood the full blow of the Qing army.

Seeing this, Dai Shan was also helpless, the Ming army on the opposite side seemed to be crazy, and the artillery bombarded him continuously. Although he had sent someone to urge him, Kong Youde only had some small artillery to help.

Just when Li Jiyu and He Zhenxiong were in a hurry, Zhang Chengfang, Zhang Cheng's middle officer, galloped up and delivered Zhang Cheng's military order to them personally: "Order, order Dengfeng Camp and Left Wing Camp to form an army immediately, and start from Xuanfu Town on the right wing." After the standard battalion cavalry, advance towards Jinzhou Nanguan."

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But even if the more than twenty red-clothed cannons started to show their power, they were still at an absolute disadvantage compared with the Xuan Dajun's artillery. How could it be possible to change the situation just by relying on more than twenty big iron bumps per round? of?
However, since the charge had already been launched, Daishan couldn't order them to retreat, so he could only order to beat the drums and take advantage of the situation to launch a general attack.

Although the Ming army was not defeated in this battle, once the Qing army forced them to retreat to the south bank of the Xiaoling River, it would be as difficult to cross the river at that time, and Jinzhou City could no longer hold on.

He raised his finger and pointed to the front, and said: "Now the Tartars who are attacking by the slave bandits Manchuria with yellow flags have been killed by our Xuanfu iron cavalry, Zhang Guangda and Lin Fangping will be able to send their troops to the west immediately.

When Li Jiyu and He Zhenxiong led their troops to fight fiercely with Tulai's Mongolian Zhengbai Banner, Zu Dabi led the Liao soldiers in the city to kill them in time. They quickly broke through the two trenches laid by the Qing army and killed one of Tulai. caught off guard.

But no matter what Azig said, Daishan never agreed to his request to play.

After they got the order, they didn't want to delay even a single cent, and immediately led their army to form a formation to the northwest, following the footsteps of Guo Yingxian's unit of the Xuanfu Biaoying, and marched into Jinzhou Nanguan.

Hearing this, Azige couldn't cope for a while, but the urgency in his heart could not be calmed down. He said in a low voice, "Prince Li, our Qing warriors have already gained the upper hand. If we don't work hard, when will we wait?"

And when the warriors of the Three Banners Qing Dynasty fought up, the Xuan Daming army on the opposite side collapsed in an instant. Their timidity was already highlighted in the battle before noon today.

Not only that, but they also showed the bravery and loyalty of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty by exchanging their lives for their lives. Whether cavalry or infantry, they are generally epic.

In the afternoon, Dorgon commanded the Qing army's cavalry to launch a strong counterattack. The results of the Ningyuan army's hard work all morning were almost lost, and they retreated more than two miles.

But even so, the Ningyuan army still failed to break through the line of defense of the slaves and bandits. Although it also advanced several miles north in the morning, and even forced Dorgon, Prince Rui of the Qing Dynasty, to camp outside the west gate of Jinzhou, it was unable to expand. results.

However, even so, the Qing army was forced to send another reinforcement, which somewhat relieved the pressure on Wu Sangui.

Moreover, they have to fight desperately against the slaves and thieves. If someone retreats from the battlefield and ruins his family's reputation, even if the commander-in-chief Zhang Cheng wants to keep his head, the brothers in their respective battalions will not tolerate him!
There is an unwritten rule in the Xuanfu army, that is, no matter what crimes the soldiers of the Xuanfu committed, Zhang Cheng, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu, can be exonerated with a single word.

However, under Wang Tingchen's leading troops, Hu Xinshui and Xia Longshan, the left and right battalions of the Ningyuan Army, successfully broke into the Xiaoling River, but they were unable to capture the pontoon bridge on the Xiaoling River due to insufficient troops.

He didn't intend to launch a general offensive at the beginning, but under the bombardment of Xuan Da's army, he was forced to charge the Manchuria Xianghuang Banner, Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner, and Zhenghong Banner that were deployed at the forefront.

He hasn't closed his eyes since last night. In his opinion, the solution to the siege of Jinzhou depends on the two days' battle. If he still fails this time, he may not have a chance in the future.

Li Jiyu and He Zhenxiong, a group of surprise soldiers, crossed Daishan's defense line of tens of thousands of slaves, and directly attacked the Qing army's defense line outside Jinzhou Nanguan from the west.

Although the battle in the afternoon was extremely dangerous, Zhang Cheng never called on these two soldiers. The reason was that he wanted to use them as surprise soldiers in order to give the slaves a surprise attack.

However, in the south of Jinzhou, they were blocked by the Mongolian Zhengbai Banner Tartars of Yibai. Fortunately, Zu Dashou in Jinzhou City has been paying close attention to the battle outside the city.

At this time, the Qing army's Manchuria bordered yellow flag, Zhenglan flag, and Mongolia's two yellow flags and Zhenghong flag were tied to the frontal battlefield. Although Daishan sent Wuying County King Azig in time to lead the bordered white flag to support him, he was also defeated by Guo Yingxian. The standard battalion Jingqi desperately stopped.

Under the attack of Zu Dabi's army, he successfully broke through Tulai's Mongolian Zhengbai Banner defense line in no time. The Qing army's three trenches around Jin, which had been insurmountable earlier, were finally defeated by the joint efforts of the Xuanda army and the Liao soldiers in Jinzhou City. Under the attack, it became a smooth road.

Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, was extremely excited after receiving the reward!
Jinzhou City has been besieged by slaves for nearly two years. The imperial court mobilized ten generals of nearly 20 troops, and finally joined forces with the defenders in the city today.

There is hope for Xie Jinwei, how can Hong Chengchou not be excited, his right hand holding the military newspaper is trembling slightly, but his expression is still as calm as before, and he said in a very calm tone: "Quick, please come here, Your Majesty."

Li Song just stepped out of the tent of the Chinese army, Hong Chengchou's excitement calmed down a little, and he reacted, and said: "It's better for the governor to go to see the prince himself."

(End of this chapter)