Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 361 Wu Yingxiong, did you get Chongzhen's script? (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)
September 22, late at night, at the Laodaohe Battlefield, west of Yongxing City.The offensive is like a tide, and the bayonets are like a forest.

Thousands of elite officers and soldiers of Model Second Town, under the moonlight, with the support of twenty six-jin bronze cannons, formed five battalion-level columns and once again launched a fierce attack on Wu Yingqi's precarious right flank defense line.Wu Yingqi's army has been fighting fiercely with the Ming army since the early morning of the 22nd. Up to now, it has been fighting hard for more than eight hours. Both its physical strength and its ability to bear casualties have reached its limit.And the cover of the vast night gave some of Wu Yingqi's Huguang soldiers with weak fighting will to sneak away.

Unlike the soldiers from Ganshan Prefecture who came from afar and are famous for their "endurance to hard battles", the soldiers from Hunan and Hubei who were born in the land of fish and rice in Huguang have no particularly tenacious will to fight, and because they are familiar with the terrain near the Laodao River, they know how to fight. Where to flee.In addition, due to the relationship between Wu Guogui, Wu Shijuan and Li Zhongshan, the Hunan soldiers under their command did not have much aversion to the Ming army, and they were quite familiar with Ming's "Chinese policy" - the people of Ming and the soldiers of Zhou were actually They are all of the same kind, and there is no sworn enemy between the two parties.Only three or four years ago, the Hunan soldiers under Wu Guogui were all Ming soldiers!

In fact, these people also have expectations for Wu Guogui and Wu Shijue's defection. One side is the adoptive father and grandfather, and the other is the son-in-law and brother-in-law. If they can't beat them, they can switch sides!

When the battle lasted until late at night on the 22nd, some of them were temporarily under the command of Wu Shicong. They had already suffered heavy casualties and had no hope of winning. The Hunan government soldiers who had long expected to change camps began to plan 36 times.

At first they fled in groups of three or five, but when the Ming army, under the personal command of Li Zhongzheng, launched a large-scale hand-to-hand charge again, these Hunan soldiers began to flee the battlefield in whole rows.And the Hubei people on the battlefield found that the Hunan people had fled, so what are you waiting for?Behind is Changsha, Changsha, Hunan!People in Hunan don't care, so what are they trying to do?
As soldiers from Hunan and Hubei fled one after another, the front that Wu Shicong was in charge of finally ushered in the moment of disintegration. In the vast darkness, the "Little Yushuai" of the old Wu family could only hear bursts of Hunan or Hubei accents. The panicked shouts of "Shu Ga Da! Shu Ga Da", and one after another, the very piercing "Di Tick Tick, Tick Tick", blown out by suona. Wu Shizheng is also familiar with the military system of the Ming Dynasty. The sound of the Army Charge, and then the earth-shattering shouts and the sound of intensive musket firing made him realize that the situation is over!

Because the shouts and gunshots did not come from directly in front of him, but from his flanks, or even behind him.

This means that the Ming army has broken through his front in multiple directions!

And years of battlefield experience told him that it is impossible to regroup the collapsed front at night
After understanding his situation, Wu Shicong decisively gave the order to retreat, and then arranged a few cavalry battalions with spare capacity to serve as the army, and then rushed to Wu Yingqi's central army with his personal guard cavalry.And Wu Yingqi had just repelled an attack organized by Li Fuchen at this time, but he was very embarrassed. His horse was killed by the bullets of the Ming army, and he himself fell from the horse's back and broke an arm. Wu Shicong found When he was there, two medical officers were busy bandaging him!

Seeing his son appearing in front of him in a state of distress, Wu Yingqi didn't even bother to cry out for pain, but asked in a trembling voice: "Shi Cong, why are you here? Could it be..."

"Defeated, defeated." Wu Shicong shook his head, "Hunan soldiers and Hubei soldiers can't bear it anymore. Although our old Qin soldiers can still persist, they will be unable to support them alone. So the boy ordered to retreat! And the Ming army's flint The gun is too powerful, our people are killed and injured too much, it will be nothing more than a fight!"

Wu Yingqi almost lost the ability to judge for a moment. This battle of Laodaohe is a battle that concerns the life and death of the Great Zhou Kingdom!Moreover, Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, is just behind the southwest of the Daohe Battlefield. If this decisive battle is defeated, then Changsha will not be defended, and all the territory east of the Xiangjiang River will probably be lost in a short period of time.The next step is probably the whole of Hunan, and even the part of Hubei south of the Yangtze River!And Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou will probably fall one after another, and the Jiangbei part of Hubei may also be difficult to preserve.

What will Wu Zhou have left by then?I am afraid that even the Great Zhou Kingdom itself will cease to exist, right?Does the old Wu family's dream of becoming an emperor end here?It's ridiculous that he wanted to compete with his elder brother Wu Yingxiong for the throne before, why did he fight for the throne?Is it possible to fight for a subjugated king to do it?
Liu Xuanchu, who joined the army for Wu Yingqi, was quite calm. He compared the map with several staff officers, and finally said to Wu Yingqi: "His Royal Highness, Changsha City cannot be defended. We must withdraw across the Xiangjiang River as soon as possible. Only by crossing the Xiangjiang River can we regroup and find a way out."

Wu Shicong also hurriedly said to his father: "Father, we can now retreat along the Laodao River. There is our pontoon bridge on the Xiangjiang River. No matter what, let's go across the Xiangjiang River first!"

"Then what about your third uncle?" Wu Yingqi has not forgotten the brotherhood at this moment.

Liu Xuanchu said: "Your Majesty, the King of Chu is General Li's father-in-law after all. General Li will not kill him and we can't hold him for long even if we die. Now that the King of Chu's army has not collapsed, we can still fight him." Get out!"

This is to leave Wu Guogui to carry the thunder, and run first. This Liu Xuanchu is really proficient in "Guan Ning Military Studies"!

Wu Shicong and Wu Yushuai said loudly: "Father, if you keep the green mountains, you don't have to worry about running out of firewood. As long as our old brothers from Gansu and Shanxi are still there, even if we go back to Shanxi and Gansu, we can still find a way out!"

"The way out?" Wu Yingqi glanced at his son, "Shi Cong, do you think that if we have defeated this battle, will the Great Zhou Kingdom still have a future?"

"Father." Wu Shicong winked at Liu Xuanchu first.

Liu Xuanchu immediately told his staff to pack up their things and leave. Seeing that everyone had left, Wu Shicong lowered his voice and said to his father, "Father, even if Da Zhou has no future, it doesn't mean that our father and son have no future!"

"This... Da Zhou has no future, can we still have a future?"

"Father, you are not yet the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty!" Wu Shicong said to his father, "You are just a prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"But your grandfather is ready to make me the prince"

"Father," Wu Shicong shook his head, "We can't carry this blame."

Wu Yingqi wanted to say something more, but the gunshots and shouts outside were getting closer and closer!

He also knew that he couldn't hold on any longer, so he sighed and said, "It's God's will, it's all God's will. It seems that if you are destined for your father, you won't have the blessing to be the son of heaven!"

He paused again, and finally stomped his feet and uttered a word: "Withdraw!"

Wu Yingqi and Wu Lingdun's run, of course Wu Guogui and Wu Luxieer will be miserable!

Because Li Zhongshan had passed the interrogation of the captives at this time, he knew that the "Wu Luxieer" who took his own back and almost turned himself into "Li Polun" was his father-in-law Wu Guogui!

This is so wrong!
Li Zhongshan was furious at that time, and Wu Luxieer had to be arrested not only to relieve hatred, but also for Hunan!Wu Guogui is Wu Zhou's governor in Hunan, and the lieutenants of Zhechong Mansions in various places in Hunan are all his subordinates.

If he is captured, Hunan will be determined not to mention the spread of the army, but it will also create the most favorable conditions for pacifying all parts of Hunan in the future and turning Hunan's soldiers into Ming people.

This Hunan soldier is the Hunan Army!
So after he was convinced that the troops of Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong began to withdraw from the front line, Li Zhongshan entrusted Li Zhongzheng with the task of chasing and chasing the fleeing enemy, and then he, together with Li Fuchen and Li Laishun, began to try to encircle Wu Guogui.

Wu Guogui realized that something was wrong, and decisively organized a breakout, but his position was very unfavorable for him to evacuate the battlefield.To the north of him was the Laodao River, to the east was Li Laishun, and to the west was Li Zhongshan. The only south side where he could evacuate was surrounded by cavalry led by Li Fuchen.

In order to break out of the encirclement, Wu Guogui hastily mobilized tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry to charge south.However, they were stopped by Li Fuchen and Li Zhongshan's personal guard cavalry who dismounted and used flintlock guns to fight.Although some people rushed out, the large army mistakenly thought that they had encountered the blocking force of the Ming army's model town and retreated back. When Wu Guogui reorganized the second wave of breakout troops, an infantry town under Li Fuchen had already rushed out. Arriving, a horizontal formation was launched to the south of Wu Guogui's troops.

After several unsuccessful attempts to break through the siege, Wu Guogui had no choice but to lead his troops back to a bend in the Laodao River, relying on the river to protect the side, and then formed a defensive line with pikemen and musketeers in the south, and came to hold on. waiting for help.

At this point in the battle, the Ming army commanded by Li Zhongshan, Li Fuchen, and Li Laishun was exhausted and unable to launch a strong attack on Wu Guogui, who had become a trapped beast.

Therefore, Li Zhongshan asked people to dig trenches and besiege at the south of the river bend where Wu Guogui was guarding—to surround Wu Guogui first, anyway, he only had a few days' food on hand, and he probably surrendered after eating.

On the other hand, after Li Zhongshan learned (by asking the captives pleasantly) that Wu Yingqi had already built a pontoon bridge on the Xiangjiang River in case of emergencies, he immediately ordered Li Zhongzheng, who was chasing Wu Yingqi, to seize the Langli City left by Wu Yingqi Daying, and let him try to fight Changsha again after he succeeds. See if he can capture Changsha in one fell swoop with the remaining prestige of Laodaohe's victory?
In this way, after a whole night of scheduling and re-deployment, in the early morning of the next day, the gunshots, cannons, and shouts of killing on the Laodaohe battlefield finally came to an end.

The whole world suddenly became quiet.People who have been fighting hard for almost a whole day have to take a breath and take a good rest for a while.

On the other hand, Li Zhongshan took his "good nephew" and Li Laishun, the loyal king of the Ming Dynasty, back to the camp in Yong'an City, but he still had important matters to discuss with Li Zicheng's grandnephew!
"Lord King, it's really thanks to you this time! If you hadn't come in time, I would have suffered a miserly slip and defeat!" Li Zhongshan looked at Li Laishun this time, and the more he looked at him, the more pleasing he was, if it wasn't for his father and Li Zicheng Lianzong, his seniority is a generation older than Li Laishun, and he wants to worship this great Ming King Li Zhong.

Li Laishun also hit it off with Li Zhongshan at first sight. Although it was the first time they met, they were like uncles and nephews!

"Uncle, what are you talking about? You can't write two characters in one stroke. You are my uncle, and if I help you, I will help myself." He said in a low voice, "Uncle, the master of the eighteen sons The world seems to be on your shoulders!"

Li Zhongshan laughed: "Laishun. Now the world is the master and the guest! How can there be any master in the world?"

Li Laishun said with a smile: "Uncle, your general who records the affairs of the minister can be regarded as the master of the world, right? He is just the master of the world, not the master of the world."

"Well, I'm just a big brother who takes the lead," Li Zhongshan said humbly, "Besides, the position of general or prime minister is not hereditary, or even tenure. In the future, when the Quartet is settled, I will not do it. Find someone Live in seclusion in a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters!"

"This is impossible," Li Laishun quickly shook his head, "Even if the world is pacified, it will be a waste of time. We need a leader who is dedicated to the public like you to lead us to create a peaceful and prosperous world together!"

It has to be said that Li Laishun, a loyal king, is very reliable in his knowledge!Of course, Li Zhongshan agrees with his point of view very much!

This loyal king is indeed a great Zhongliang!
After confirming that Li Laishun was Zhongliang, Li Zhongshan changed the subject and got straight to the point, "Nephew Zhong Wang, is it Wu Yingxiong who is besieged in Jiujiang?"

"It's probably this person!" Li Laishun said with a smile, "General, do you want to capture him alive?"

"No need," Li Zhongshan quickly shook his head, "Nephew Zhong Wang, can you let him go?"

"Let go?" Li Laishun was taken aback, "Uncle Wang, you want to."

"The two Wus are fighting each other!" Li Zhongshan said with a smile, "Wu Sangui has passed away not long ago. After his death, the Wu family will either be Wu Yingxiong or Wu Yingqi. It's better to let them come to the dog to bite the dog. No matter who wins, the Wu family will be greatly injured. If Wu Yingxiong becomes the emperor, with his ability, the Wu family's Great Zhou Dynasty will probably end in the second generation."

"This." Li Laishun thought for a while, "Uncle Wang, my nephew is naturally the only one who follows your lead, but my grandpa"

Li Zhongshan frowned and asked, "Chuang Wang wants Wu Yingxiong's life all he wants?"

Li Laishun looked at Li Zhongshan's face, and quickly said: "Uncle, if it's not like this, I will let Liu Yihu lead the troops to listen to your orders, and I will rush back to Jiujiang by myself to see if I can persuade the old man?"

"That's great!" Li Zhongshan nodded with a smile, "I'll write another letter to Old King Chuang, explain my interests to him, and ask him to show his respect."

"That's a good thing. With your personal letter, my grandfather should change his mind."

Jiujiang, Nengren Temple, Dasheng Pagoda.

Wu Yingxiong's Prince Xingyuan in Jiujiang is located in Nengren Temple, and what he likes to do most these days is to climb the Dasheng Pagoda and look at the free world outside the city. And he himself can't get out!
Because outside of Jiujiang City, except for the side next to the Yangtze River, the rest of the place is surrounded by triple trenches.Even the surface of the Yangtze River outside the north gate of Jiujiang was full of densely packed Ming army warships.

Wu Yingxiong, now it can be said that there is no way to go to heaven, and no way to go to earth. What is even more frightening is that the man who is currently besieging him by the warlord is named Li Zicheng!
If it was Li Fuchen and Li Zhongshan who besieged the city, he would still have a way out, and at worst he would be a rich man in Jinling.But Li Zicheng was not so polite. The hatred between Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng was simply higher than the sky and deeper than the sea.

Li Zicheng killed more than [-] members of Wu Sangui's family, and Wu Sangui also stabbed Li Zicheng in the back, causing him to lose the world. Li Zicheng's beloved relatives and friends were also killed by the Qing Dynasty in the following ten years. In the final analysis, these People still died because Wu Sangui led the Qing soldiers into the pass!
So Li Zicheng will never spare Wu Sangui no matter what. Now that he can't catch Wu Sangui, he can only vent his anger on Wu Yingxiong!

Therefore, Li Zicheng's army has been besieging Jiujiang to death, and the siege is so airtight!

And besides the siege, Li Zicheng also launched several rounds of onslaught, but after the onslaught failed, he started the heart attack again!
Dozens of ancient counterweight trebuchets are now set up outside several city gates in Jiujiang, and are constantly throwing earthen jars and porcelain jars stuffed with letters of persuasion into Jiujiang City.

And the capitulation letters in these earthen and porcelain jars have only one meaning, that is, as long as Wu Yingxiong is alone. After the city is broken, everyone else can live!If someone is willing to open the city to welcome Daming, then King Li Zhong of Daming will definitely reward him heavily!

So Wu Yingxiong, now he can't escape, and Jiujiang is about to fall!

(End of this chapter)