Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 727

After Zhongzhi Town experienced setbacks in Ruxu Mountain, its military strength dropped to less than 5000, which was exactly half of Duoduo's.

After finding out that Duoduo was going south, in order to prevent Duoduo from outflanking Wang Yan, Zhongzhi Town could only advance lightly, and Ruxu Mountain failed to block it, so heavy equipment and material losses were relatively heavy.

Li Guo commanded the soldiers to continuously shoot and kill the Qing soldiers who suppressed the forced crossing with strong bows and bird guns. But unfortunately, because the army was not well prepared and had no time to build the fortifications, it was ready to meet the attack of the Qing army, so the battle was extremely difficult. difficult.

Not long after the war started, the Qing soldiers, relying on the advantage of artillery, rushed to the beach, even broke through the first section of the fence, and went under the second section of the low wall.At the moment of crisis, Li Laiheng led nearly a thousand elite soldiers, threw the few remaining thunderbolts, and then confronted the Qing soldiers before Jiang Qing soldiers rushed back to the river.

After the Qing army was frustrated in the first battle, it did not stop. Duoduo knew very well that the Qing army was now weak inside and strong outside. If Boluo failed on the inside, his attack on the outside would be meaningless. Rushing to the battlefield and forming a pincer attack on Wang Yan, the world can be determined in one battle, and the main force of Chu and Jiangxi of the Ming army can be wiped out, so the Southern Dynasty will not be able to compete with the Qing Dynasty in four or five years.

Doduo did not give Li Guo time to strengthen his defense. After the Qing army retreated, he assembled for a while and then launched another fierce attack.

Soon, on the river beach, the two armies once again fell into hand-to-hand combat, shouts of killing, weapons clashing, and the sound of guns and cannons spread on both sides of the bank.

Looking down from the sky on both sides of the Niutun River, gunpowder smoke is everywhere, and countless figures are fighting to the death. The scene is magnificent.

"The general town's arrows are exhausted, and there is not much gunpowder left. The Qing dog has rushed to the second line of defense!" General He Zhen ran to the central army covered in blood and reported loudly to Li Guo.

Li Guo is Li Zicheng's nephew. As far as he is concerned, he should have been suppressed in the Ming Dynasty, but under the protection of Wang Yan, he has become the Duke of the Ming Dynasty. The Haohou who was granted the title at that time was still a step higher.

The generals of the Dashun Army, also under the protection of Wang Yan, lived a very good life, and their treatment was no different from that of other Ming troops, and on the contrary, it was higher than that of many local town troops where the officers and soldiers were born.

It was Wang Yan's many efforts that gradually weakened the imprints of these generals and the Shun line, and instead imprinted the imprints of the Five Loyalty Army.

This time, he knew that once Duoduo broke through him, Wang Yan would be in danger. The soldiers loyal to the town must use their own sacrifices to buy time for Wang Yan to defeat the enemy.

After hearing He Zhen's words, this Shaanxi man stood on the top of the high slope, overlooking the battlefield on the river beach.

The scene in front of him is enough to make any experienced veteran tremble with fear. Countless red-capped hats rushed up the river beach, and many Eight Banners cavalry came directly across the water on their horses. The Qing army followed suit. A wave of waves slapped the defense line of the Ming army.

The first fence in the front has completely fallen, and the Qing soldiers as dense as ants are storming the second short wall, and it is not known when it will fall.

Seeing this scene, Li Guo drew out his saber, turned around, and said to the general beside him in a deep voice: "I have been waiting for the cholera in China for decades since the Three Qin Dynasty. Regardless of previous suspicions, recruited as a deployment, treated them like brothers and sisters, and never treated them badly. Today, we think that the officers and soldiers rely on the lord and the elders and squires for food and clothing. Crows feed back, lambs kneel, and animals know how to repay their kindness What's more, what's more, what's more, if you join the army and serve the country, you will inevitably die. Today, this town is ordered to stop the Qing dogs, first, to atone for your sins, second, to repay the feudal lord's great kindness, and third, to serve the great righteousness of the Han family. Why are you afraid of death?" After speaking, he pointed his knife at the crowd. , shouted: "You guys dare to die?"

The foundation of Zhongzhi Town is the original Dong Lu Shun Army. Although some other troops have also been disrupted, the main force is still the soldiers of the Shun Department. The main force of the Ming Army has basically surrendered during the Hongguang Dynasty. The loyal army is still He Tengjiao's army, like Hao Yaoqi, Ma Jinzhong, and Wang Jincai all voted from the Shunjun army.

The original peasant army accounted for at least [-]% of the Ming army system. It was not until Wang Yan's government army system achieved initial results, coupled with the army's battle damage, and the retirement of the disabled, the elderly, and the weak, that this proportion declined.

In the original history, there were also two peasant armies, which finally supported Nanming for more than 20 years.

When the soldiers heard what Li Guo said, they knew that they were going to die here. It is estimated that most of their lives would be lost here, but since the founding of the Wuzhong Army, all members have only died in battle, and there is no such thing as fleeing. , This is the spirit of the Five Zhongjun Army, and it is also the belief they fought.

All the soldiers drew out their sabers in unison, held the weapons in their hands, raised them high, and shouted in response: "The country is dead!"

Seeing this, Li Guo looked solemn, "Since that's the case, sons, take up your weapons and fight with this town!"

Give up your life to go to national disaster, and see death as if you are home!
The soldiers all clasped their fists together, "We will follow Duzhen to the death!"

"Kill!" Li Guo turned around, raised his saber high, let out a shout, and then rushed down with his saber, towards the Qing army who had broken through the second low wall and was about to rush down the slope. The generals and soldiers behind him With a roar, he rushed down with his arms, and rushed towards the Qing army like crazy.

On the other side of the Niutun River, Duoduo stood under the banner of the king's banner and was leading a group of generals to watch the battle. He saw that the Qing soldiers had broken through the fence and reached the second line of defense, and even some people had broken through the second line of defense. He couldn't help laughing up.

"Depending on the situation, Li Guo won't last long!" Duoduo said proudly to everyone.

The Manchurian general He Luohui on the side was obviously not worried about the situation at hand. Their troops were twice as many as Li Guo's, and it would be a matter of time before they defeated Li Guo.

He listened to Duoduo's words and took it for granted, but he was worried about the insider, "I don't know what happened to Duke Duanzhong?"

Duoduo smiled, but he was quite confident in Boluo, "Wang Yan killed 7 people. Boluo just needs to retreat to the Dasheng Pass and not fight Wang Yan. He just needs to remain undefeated for seven or eight days. Defeat Li Guo, outflank from behind, and attack Wang Yan between the two armies, Wang Yan has no reason to be invincible!"

Duoduo felt happy, the battle in Yangzhou made him ashamed for four years, he should be able to avenge his shame this time and take revenge on Wang Yan.

Just when Duoduo was full of confidence, Boluo was in a very bad mood. Wang Yan tried his best to fight quickly, but he missed one move and was completely passive.

Wang Yan's purpose was to lure him back, but he had no choice but to come. If he didn't come, Wang Yan would break through the Dasheng Pass, and if he went east, he could hit Jiangning, and if he turned around, he could hit Ma'anshan again. Wang Yan was attacked.

At this time, he knew that Wang Yan was waiting for him on the road, but he had to lead his troops to chase after him. However, his goal was different from Wang Yan. Wang Yan wanted to fight him decisively, and if he could defeat Wang Yan, he would defeat Wang Yan. Yan, undefeated, he tried his best to break through the obstacles and return to Dasheng Pass.

As long as he enters the big victory level, the pocket is still the pocket.

At this time, Boluo's army spread, tens of thousands of cavalry galloped ahead, with the sound of hooves, tens of thousands of infantry walked with their heads buried in their heads, and red-capped bamboo hats fluttered and moved.

Tanma had already informed that the Ming army was ahead, and after the army marched for several miles, a fiery mountain of soldiers gradually appeared in the distance.

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