nanming man

Chapter 544
On the south bank of the Huaihe River, in the snow-covered wilderness, nearly a hundred soldiers of the Ming army in bloated war jackets fled south in a hurry.

The soldiers of the Ming army discarded their weapons, and many of them also discarded their helmets, and fled in the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

"The Tartars are coming!" A cry of exclamation sounded, and a soldier looked back, only to see that the Tartar cavalry had already crossed the Huai River, and rushed towards them, and immediately ran wildly.

At this time, the thick snow on the ground affected their speed, and many soldiers fell into the snow without taking a few steps.

Frightened in their hearts, they scrambled to their feet and continued to run forward, but at this moment, the Tartar cavalry behind let out terrifying howls.

The Tartar horsemen drew their bows and arrows while galloping, and the arrows swished out, hitting the back of a Ming soldier. The soldier who hadn't run a few steps let out a scream, and threw himself on the white snow again, with warm blood flowing from his body. It flowed down, melting the snow, and dyed the ground a shocking crimson.

Soon the Tartar horse army chased them up, and the horses galloped into the rout. The Tartars brandished their sabers, and chopped down the panicked and fleeing soldiers to the ground. There was only one person running forward in despair.

At this time, Niu Lu, the leader of the Tartars, showed a cruel smile on his face. He held up his saber, and suddenly pulled the rein of the horse. The horse galloped out and appeared behind the Ming army. A human head flew up, and the headless corpse ran a few steps, and fell to the ground, with patches of blood spilled on the snow.

After discussing with Duoduo, Azig and Duoduo made a decision. Doduo will continue to besiege Shangqiu and Xuzhou, and set up a net to wait for Gao Yihuan to come to help him.

After the two made a plan, they waited for the right time, and soon they got the news that the Huaihe River was frozen, and Azig immediately dispatched troops to the south.

For a time, the [-] Qing army invaded southward, and the army crossed the Huai River. The troops deployed by the Ming army along the Huai River were either overwhelmed or surrendered to the Qing army.

On the south bank of the Huai River, the corpses of hundreds of Ming soldiers were lying on the ground, warm blood flowed out, and a few red spots were stained on the snow-white ground, as if the corpses had festered.

This is a group of Ming troops stationed along the Huai River, with the strength of a bureau. They saw the Tartar cavalry and wanted to run away, but they were overtaken by the Tartars. None of them escaped, and they were all killed by the Tartars from behind.

More than 100 people died cleanly, all died on the way to escape, and the Tartars were not even slightly injured.

At this time, the Tartars on horseback were patrolling among the corpses, poking the dead corpses with spears from time to time, and pulling off the armor to see if there were any belongings on them.

Whenever something was found, the Tartars would get off their horses and put the copper coins they found in their chests, and some people also stripped off the armor of the Ming army.

At this time, Niu Lu, the leader, cursed a few words in Yi language, as if reprimanding his subordinates for being worthless, and warned them that there were a lot of gold and silver in the south, and beautiful women in the south of the Yangtze River, but they only saw this little profit.

The tartars who were turning things burst out laughing, they all stopped their movements, and all got on their horses.

At this time, the sharp and loud sound of horns echoed on both sides of the Huaihe River, and behind this group of Qing cavalry, there was a boundless crowd.

A large flag of the king appeared in the wilderness. Azig was riding a horse, and tens of thousands of Tartar soldiers followed him, rolling across the Huai River.

The leader, Niu Lu, looked back, and immediately spoke another barbarian language, then clamped his horse's belly, and led his subordinate cavalry, and continued to rush southward to scout the way for the army.

On October [-]th, the Qing army arrived at the north bank of the Huaihe River, and the Ming army in Sizhou fled without a fight. On the [-]th, Azig personally led the army to Tianchang, the gateway to the northwest of Yangzhou.

The commander-in-chief Liu Zhaoji vowed to defend the sky forever, but because of the sudden incident, the moat was frozen, and the Tartars and rebels were besieged from all sides. The city did not come to block the city gate. The north gate was bombarded, and the Qing army swarmed in. .

Liu Zhaoji led his own soldiers to block it, but it was too late. Azig ordered the rebels to continue to besiege the city wall, and at the same time sent elite armored soldiers to break in from the north gate. Liu Zhaoji led the bloody battle and died in the middle of the arrow. Li Ponu fled south in a hurry from the south gate.

After the two left the city, they looked back at Tianchang, and there was already thick smoke billowing behind them. They wept sadly, and hurriedly led hundreds of defeated soldiers back to Yangzhou to report the emergency.

Azige led the army into Tianchang County, and immediately sent a decree to the prefectures and counties in the north of the Yangtze River, saying, "When the soldiers arrive at Tianchang, the army and the people in the city will resist stubbornly. Those who are all slaughtered all over the city, we should take the wisdom of heaven as a lesson."

When the Tartar army entered the city, they slaughtered without hesitation. The brutality of the Qing army immediately frightened many people.

When Azige crossed Sizhou and broke the sky, Xu Dingguo, who was stationed in Fengyang, surrendered directly to the Qing army. In Huai'an City, Liu Zeqing shrank in the city, not daring to fight, watching the Qing army rolling south.

After the Qing army captured Tianchang, the gates of Yangzhou were opened, and Azig didn't stay long. While urging the troops to attack Fengyang and Huai'an, he led the army straight to Yangzhou.

In November, Azig's [-] troops crossed the Huaijiang River, and the beacon smoke rose one after another. The billowing smoke, like a spiraling black snake, spread to the south one after another.

This time, Azige broke through the Huaihe River in three ways, attacking Huai'an on the left and Fengyang on the right. After he jumped over the Huaihe, he rushed directly to Yangzhou.

In the Jiangbei area in winter, the climate is extremely cold, and all rivers and rivers are frozen.

For a time, there were beacon fires everywhere in the north of the Yangtze River, and the Ming army had few cavalry, and their combat power was weaker than that of the Qing army. give up all.

After Azig broke through the front line of the Huaihe River, the Ming army in the entire Jiangbei was retreating. However, under the pursuit of the Qing army, the retreat turned into a retreat, and the entire Jiangbei was full of routs.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians were mixed together. The people were crying as they moved forward. The faces of the children and the elderly were full of horror, and their eyes were full of helplessness and despair. There are the roaring iron hoofs of the Eight Banners soldiers.

As a large number of refugees escaped across the Yangtze River, the people in Jiangnan suddenly felt that the war was so close to them.

At this time, Jiangbei was struggling to support, but the city of Nanjing was already in chaos. Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng suddenly aged more than ten years, and their will to fight against the Qing army began to waver. It is recommended that Zhu Cihong evacuate Nanjing to be safe.

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