Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty when the emperor

Chapter 314
The mountain wall is several feet high, so steep that no matter whether it is the elite Eight Cavalrymen of the Manchu Qing Dynasty or the three famous armies of the late Ming Dynasty, the most valiant troops of the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties will be discouraged and helpless when they come here.

But the white-armed soldiers are different. Although these stone pillar elites may not look tall, they are all strong and possess special skills. What's more special is the white-armed spears in their hands. However, the uniqueness of this weapon is not only in charging into battle, but also in climbing cliffs.

I saw the first batch of white-armed soldiers rushing down the wall, using the hooks of their white-armed guns to hook the vines or protruding stone edges, and then climbed up along the gun-barrels. They were small in size and relatively light in weight. They have received special training, and they are similar to monkeys climbing poles in acrobatic performances. After climbing out of a height, the white soldiers below throw the white guns in their hands up, and the white soldiers on a high level stabilize their bodies on the wall, soaring. Take out a rod in hand, hook it to a higher rock crevice or vine, and then release the first gun, and the two guns are hooked and connected end to end.

Several white soldiers continued to climb up, and the white soldiers below followed with white guns. After a few butt joints, the several white soldiers reached the top of the ridge, and jumped up like apes, silently sound.

At this time, the Tartars on the mountain didn’t know about it, and they never dreamed that the Ming army would climb up from behind, because such a steep cliff could only be climbed up if they had grown wings, and they thought it was a natural barrier and they didn’t need to send troops to guard it. .

After the white soldiers climbed up, they unloaded their white guns and shouted to attack the rear of the Tartars. This sudden attack caused the elite Manchu Eight Banners to be thrown into disarray. The two sides fought together on the mountain. Liu Zhaoji from the south of Shiling heard the sound of shouting and killing like a boiling pot from above, and was overjoyed. This white soldier is so powerful that he succeeded in climbing. The brothers and sisters of the Ma family are doing well!

"Come on!" Liu Zhaoji was waiting for this opportunity, gave an order, and rushed to the mountain with the imperial cavalry.

The Imperial Cavalry and the Zhongzhen Battalion are Zhu Yousong's two ace armies. Together, they have an establishment of 6000 people, and they attack from front to back. Don't say that there are only more than 1000 Tartars on the mountain, even more than 1 Tartars. Unable to hold back, in a scuffle with an absolutely overwhelming advantage, the Ming army wiped out the Tartars, and the main general Ye Bilong also died in the chaos.

Who is Ye Bilong?He is not very famous now, but according to the original historical development, more than 20 years later, he, together with Obai, Suksaha, and Sony, was the four assistant ministers of Emperor Kangxi. He was about the same size as his father Shunzhi. He was in charge at the age of 14. In the past six or seven years, Kangxi was still an ignorant young man with little experience in the world. No matter how capable he was, it was difficult for him to rule the great power of the Celestial Dynasty. It all depended on these auxiliary ministers.

Now, due to Zhu Yousong's crossing, a part of the historical trend has been changed, and this Ye Bilong can no longer help the future Emperor Kangxi (if this Aixinjueluo Xuanye still has the emperor's order) with Obai. In his 20s, he died on this unnamed mountain.

After more than half an hour, the battle was over, the mountain was stained with blood, and there were corpses of Tartars everywhere on the mountain, but the soldiers of Zhu Yousong's imperial camp and Zhongzhen camp only paid a small price with less than a hundred casualties.

Liu Zhaoji, Ma Jinhua, and Ma Wannian directed their men to clean up the battlefield, and at the same time ordered them to report victory to Zhu Yousong.

When Zhu Yousong arrived with a large group of troops, the battle here was over. Liu Zhaoji and the Ma brothers and sisters came to pay homage to the king. Zhu Yousong was very happy. , and the rest of the meritorious officers and men will be rewarded."

Thank you three generals.When Zhu Yousong said this, he kept his eyes on Ma Jinhua. Ma Jinhua's face was slightly red, and she pretended not to know.

He Xuanjiao secretly pulled Zhu Yousong to the side, and said angrily, "Your Majesty, if you really like Sister Jinhua, you can directly bring her into the palace. Why are you so cowardly? It makes people look awkward."

"Oh, do I have any?...It's okay, after cleaning up these tartars, I will follow Jiaoer's kindness, hahaha..." Zhu Yousong smiled and held He Xuanjiao into his arms...

This battle was fought beautifully. In just three or four days, 3 people from the two groups of the Qing army were wiped out. Obai and Ye Bilong died in battle. Wu Sangui, Ma Bao, and Wu Yingguang were set up by Zhu Yousong. The quarrels were released in a series of calculations, and the loot such as guns, horses, gongs, drums, tents, etc. were not counted. This campaign was perfect.

What is even more beneficial to Zhu Yousong is that after this battle, there is no need to worry about the future, and Prince Azig's three-way military plan was disrupted.

The rest is Luoyang City. Zhu Yousong intends to clean up this Azig in Luoyang. It is not far from Luoyang, only more than 30 miles away, so Zhu Yousong is not in a hurry to march, and rests his troops on the spot.In addition, we should not take it lightly. Although the Qing army suffered a great loss in this campaign, Azig still has [-] troops, not counting the original thousands of defenders in Luoyang City. In addition, Azig also has the big traitor King Zhishun by his side. , Zhengzhou was not too far from Luoyang, and Prince Yu Duoduo would not know if he would send troops here.

Therefore, while Zhu Yousong rested his army and horses, he sent scouts and Jin Yiwei to inquire about the news of the Qing army, and at the same time called all the generals to discuss the plan to capture Luoyang.

In the imperial camp, Zhu Yousong sat in front of the case, and An Lin, the admiral of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, bowed and waited on him. On the left and right below were Zheng Hongkui, Liu Zhaoji, Zheng Damu, Li Quan, Zu Keyong, Ma Wannian, and Li Zhushi. He Xuanjiao, Ma Jinhua, Liu Chunhong and other high-ranking generals were all sitting there.

Zhu Yousong asked them to express their opinions on how to capture the strong city of Luoyang and eliminate Azig.

After these few battles against the Qing army, the Ming soldiers were full of confidence. They didn't dare to confront the Tartars before, but now they think that the Tartars are nothing more than that. Whether it's field battles or offensive and defensive battles, they are no longer opponents.

Liu Zhaoji, the commander of the imperial battalion, Li Zhushi, the commander of the artillery battalion, and Zu Keyong, the commander-in-chief, advocated a strong attack. Like the capture of Jiujiang, the artillery opened the way, blasted open the city gate, entered the city, and wiped out all in one fell swoop.

The two commanders of the Zhongzhen Battalion, Ma Jinhua and Ma Wannian, advocated using white soldiers to climb the city wall, enter the city, and take Luoyang in one fell swoop.

He Xuanjiao, Zheng Hongkui, Li Quan and others did not come up with a specific plan, saying that only His Majesty will follow the lead and fight as you want.

In the end, Zhu Yousong said: "This battle is similar to the battle of Jiujiang. Both are fortified cities, and both are outnumbered. But there are also differences. When you capture Jiujiang, you don't have to worry about it. If you want to attack Luoyang, you must guard against the direction of Zhengzhou. Duoduo, more than 200 miles, is only a one-day journey for the Qing army Qingqi. We have less than 7 troops now, and there are more than [-] Qing troops in Luoyang City. If we divide our troops to resist the enemy, this battle will be very difficult. It is difficult to fight. Therefore, Luoyang in front of us can only be outsmarted, not forced attack, otherwise the casualties will be too great, how to outsmart it? Didn’t we release Wu Sangui, Ma Bao and Wu Yingguang three captives, now is the time to use them.”

As he said that, Zhu Yousong ordered people to fetch pens, inks, papers and inkstones, thought for a while, wrote down a letter, and sealed it. Eunuch An Lin came over and dried it with his mouth, sealed it with red lacquer, and handed it to Liu Zhaoji. "Send someone to shoot the arrow into Luoyang City at midnight."

After resting for three days, Zhu Yousong set up his camp, and [-] troops rushed to Luoyang City.

(End of this chapter)