Wanli 1592

Chapter 504 Dong Yikui Sticks to Pingxing Pass
In order to somewhat increase his hope of surviving, Li Chengliang brought more than 100 servants who could be used in his family, and [-] cavalry and [-] infantry were organized and handed over to Li Chengliang in the Beijing camp. Let Li Chengliang lead the way to Bauhinia Pass.

At this time, three days had passed since Chai Guozhu set off with the vanguard, and one day before Chai Guozhu arrived at Bauhinia Pass.

At this moment, Pingxingguan is launching an unprecedented bloody battle.

This checkpoint, which later became famous because of the bloody battle with the Japanese invaders, was actually a very famous and important checkpoint in the Ming Dynasty. It was also breached by the Mongols, causing an extremely serious crisis.

Although Yanmen Pass has a longer history of fighting against the enemy, Pingxing Pass is also a very important pass, guarding the gateway to the hinterland of the Central Plains from east to west.

No matter whether any of these two levels is broken, it will be very troublesome.

The general guarding Yanmen Pass had already died in battle. It can only be said that fortunately Wei Yunzhen was still there. Wei Yunzhen used the name of governor to fight with the Ming army generals, boosted morale, stabilized the situation at Yanmen Pass, and even launched a counterattack to kill the Mongols. The momentum is suppressed, and the momentum of the Ming army is raised, and the battle is still stalemate.

But Pingxingguan did not have such a good treatment. The pass city of Pingxingguan was not as majestic as Yanmenguan. Although there were a lot of garrisons, the inherent conditions were not as good as Yanmenguan, which had assumed the function of fighting against foreigners since the Warring States Period.

Pingxingguan is smaller and does not have such a towering city wall, but it is still an insurmountable pass compared to the Mongols who are mainly cavalry.

It should have been.

The Mongols broke Datong, seized the siege equipment, captured Ming soldiers who could operate, and began to have the ability to siege the city. The Mongolian cavalry who could only ride horses into the wall could not only fight in the field, but also attack the city. nightmare.

But like Yanmen Pass, Pingxing Pass was also favored by the goddess of luck. When the Mongols first went south to attack Pingxing Pass, Dong Yikui led his troops to the city and joined the defense battle, which greatly strengthened the defense force of Pingxing Pass, making Pingxing Pass safe for a while. .

However, the Mongols are strong and strong, surpassing the Pingxing Pass Guards in terms of military strength. In addition to the 5000 people brought by Dong Yikui, the Pingxing Pass Guards are only 2 people, and the Mongolian garrison is at least 3. If it was a face-to-face field battle, Dong Yikui estimated that these soldiers under him would not be able to hold on for half an hour.

With Guancheng and firearms, although the Pingxingguan is dangerous, it can still hold on. Although the Mongols used ladders to attack the city wall several times, under the leadership of Dong Yikui, the peace-shaped gate guard, the Ming army forcibly killed these Mongols. .

Cutting off the head and throwing the body down, shocked a group of Mongols and let him know that the Ming army was not completely powerless.

The defeat of Datong was due to unpreparedness. Once he regained consciousness, the war machine of the Ming Empire was in full swing, and the few Mongolian tribes were not serious enemies.

It's just that this war machine has been in disrepair for a long time. It has not been running for a long time, and it is a little rusty. It is now undergoing emergency repairs. The soldiers who are fighting bloody battles are buying time for the machine to work again.

The Mongols' offensive was very fierce, not only with artillery, but also trebuchets and bed crossbows. These powerful siege weapons constantly threatened the defense of the Ming army. From time to time, Ming soldiers died in the hands of these Ming-style weapons. , quite ironically.

Another Mongol climbed up the city wall with a ladder, hacked to death three Ming soldiers with a wave of the knife in his hand, and then the Mongols rushed up the city wall one by one, and the situation became critical again.

"You guys come with me!!"

Dong Yikui gritted his teeth and was about to lead his troops to block it himself, but was stopped by Zhang Da, the Pingxing gatekeeper.

"Chief soldier! Leave it to the last general! You still have to command from the center!"

Dong Yikui nodded and said, "Quickly kill all those northern captives and stabilize the situation!"

"promise!"

Zhang Da quickly rushed over with his troops and fought with the Mongols. The Mongols, who had gradually expanded their advantage, were gradually reduced in their living space after Zhang Da led his troops to kill them. The Mongols shot to death several times, and they fell down one after another, turning into a puddle of meat.

"Beilu! Come die with me!!"

Zhang Da rushed forward with red eyes, cut off the right arm of the last Mongolian soldier with one knife, cut his chest with a horizontal knife, and killed the last Mongolian soldier who climbed up the city wall. The ladder was overturned, and the dozen or so Mongolian soldiers who were climbing fell down together, causing death or injury in severe cases.

The crisis here was finally resolved. The soldiers cheered a few times and chopped off the heads of the dozen or so Mongols for military merit. Just as they were about to leave, a shell bombarded them fiercely.

With a bang, most of the Ming soldiers were killed or injured, some were blown to pieces on the spot, some were smashed into sieves by crushed stones, and some were howling in pain.

Pingxing gatekeeper Zhang Da died, his chest was smashed by more than a dozen fist-sized stones, and he died on the spot.

Dong Yikui was in command of the battle, when suddenly a soldier came forward and cried out the news that the guard had died in battle. Dong Yikui was shocked, and he suppressed the grief in his heart, saying that he knew, and then quickly promoted the deputy general, Ping Xingguan, to take over Zhang Da's position, and continued command operations.

In the afternoon of the battle, the Mongols' offensive became more and more fierce, while the Ming army was a little tired. Under the premise of heavy casualties, the Ming army had no way to fight back. They could only be passively beaten and stood firm on the city wall. Dong Yikui led his troops to run out , as a firefighter, exhausted, but still unable to stop the trend of the Mongols climbing up the city wall and attacking.

Seeing that the battle was going badly, Dong Yikui ran to the edge of the battle drum, waved the drumsticks, and beat the drum loudly, trying to boost morale, and told them that the general's will to fight was still there, and everyone should not give up fighting.

The sound of war drums could indeed boost the morale of the Ming army. The Ming army fought back bravely against the Mongols. Although they suffered heavy casualties, they did not benefit the Mongols.

The rumbling drums seemed to have attracted the attention of the Mongols, and continuous long-range strikes began to envelop Dong Yikui and his guards who were beating the drums. Soldiers fell to the ground with arrows and even died from cannons.

Under one shot, Dong Yikui was also knocked to the ground by the violent air wave, and he got up panting heavily after a while, gritted his teeth and continued to beat the drum.

"dong dong dong dong dong"

The sound of war drums has not stopped, and it has been motivating the fighting will of the Ming army. The casualties of the Mongols have become more and more serious. Their population is not as large as that of the Han, and they cannot afford it. Big, proportionally speaking, they didn't take advantage of anything.

Why don't these damn Han people collapse?
They gritted their teeth and cursed these damn Han Chinese who did not surrender.

(End of this chapter)