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Chapter 388 Attacking the camp and cursing the formation (one more)
At about six o'clock on the day when Zhu Yousong left the barracks, nearly 8 troops of the Qing army's third army drove outside the Ming army's camp.On the front is Prince Su's Haug's 3 troops, on the left is Prince Zheng Jierhalang's 5000 troops, and on the right is Zu Dashou's [-] troops.

The Ming army had 20 troops at this time, and the Tartars came to attack on their own initiative. Zu Keyong, Zheng Damu, Ma Bao, Ma Wannian, Lu Xiao, Fan Jinzhong and other young generals and Wu Jinshi all scrambled to fight. Lu Jiude issued a strict order: "Your Majesty has a decree. Before your Majesty returns to the camp, no one is allowed to fight without authorization and stick to the camp. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed!"

Now no one dares to take the initiative to ask for a fight anymore. Lu Jiude called Zheng Hongkui, Liu Zhaoji, and Huang Degong together for an emergency meeting, thinking that their Majesty knows things like gods, and that His Majesty is in the camp and they stick to the city without fighting. When they left the camp, they attacked aggressively. Could it be that the Tartars got wind of it?Or are Fan Wencheng and Dorgon committing treachery?
They negotiated and decided to act according to the order. They would stick to the camp and not fight. The battalion of cavalry and white soldiers dealt with them.

After the agreement, Lu Jiude divided his troops and sent generals to let Zheng Hongkui, Liu Zhaoji and Huang Degong defend from the front, left and right respectively.

As soon as the distribution was completed, the Tartars really started to attack.

Nearly [-] Tartars stormed the Ming army from three sides, and the shouts were so loud that it shook the sky and covered the earth.However, although the two sides invested a lot of troops this time, they did not use cannons, which is really a spectacle.Because the Ming army lacked ammunition, artillery fire was used with caution.Although the Qing army had dozens of cannons, they were all on the top of the Damingfu city at this time. They found out that the Ming army was short of ammunition. I am not confident in my combat power, I believe that I can take down the Ming army camp in one go.

The Tartars rushed within the range, and the archers of the Ming army opened fire. The rain of arrows filled the sky, covering the sky and the sun. Immediately, countless Tartars fell to the ground from the arrows, and the horses were shot. The man and the horse were shot into hedgehogs on the spot.

But the Tartars were not afraid of death, so they quickly raised their shields and rushed forward. In order to cover, the Tartars also organized archers to shoot arrows into the Ming camp.

Both the Ming army and the Tartars kept falling, but the momentum of the Tartars' charge did not diminish at all.

In terms of combat effectiveness, the overall Ming army is far inferior to the Tartars. Except for the thousands of troops from Zhu Yousong’s two aces, the rest of the Ming army fought with the Tartars in the field. Ten Ming armies could hardly defeat a Tartar. , which is the conclusion drawn after several actual battles.This is also an important reason why Zhu Yousong did not allow Lu Jiude and the others to easily go to war with the Tartars before Zhu Yousong left the camp.

Today's battle once again proved the extraordinary fighting power of the Tartars.

20 Ming troops defended the camp, but after a few charges, the Tartars broke in.

Thanks to Lu Jiude's early arrangements and personally supervised the battle.Ambushes broke out everywhere, and three thousand imperial cavalry and three thousand white rods came out. Now the imperial cavalry is under the command of the young general Ma Bao, and the white rod soldiers of the loyalty camp are commanded by the one-eyed general Ma Wannian. These two trump cards As soon as the army participated in the battle, it was really extraordinary. The Tartars rushed into the camp and were quickly cleared out like garbage. They really came in quickly and retreated quickly, leaving a lot of casualties.

But the Tartars retreated, Lu Jiude issued an order to prohibit the pursuit, Ma Bao and Ma Wannian did not dare to resist the order, so they had to lead their men and horses to lie in ambush in the camp.

The Tartars' attacks were frustrated several times, and they didn't dare to attack easily again. They knew that not only bows and arrows were waiting for them in the Ming camp, but also two ace warriors with few numbers, but they couldn't easily withdraw their troops.

Because this is the best time for Dorgon and Fan Wencheng to wipe out the Ming army in one fell swoop.

At this time, the three chief generals of the Tartars are not ordinary people.

Prince Su Hauge, this is a prince who has the strength to compete with Dorgon. As the eldest son of Huang Taiji, he has royal blood.

Prince Zheng Jierhalang, Nurhachi's nephew and Amin's brother, was able to gain the trust of Huang Taiji even when his father and brother died at the hands of Nurhachi and Huang Taiji. Uncle's Prince.

These two princes are not only high in position and weight, but also able to conquer battles, have been battle-tested, and have made great achievements in battle.

Not to mention Zu Dashou, the founder of Guanning Iron Cavalry, he controls the most elite troops in the Eight Banners of the Han Army. Although he only has more than 1 people this time, he has inherited the military prestige and majesty of Guanning Iron Cavalry, In terms of combat effectiveness, it is not at all as good as the Jianzhou Tartars.

Therefore, the three chief generals quickly discovered the shortcomings of the Ming army, that is, they just stuck to the camp and did not dare to fight, so they ordered their subordinates to scold outside.

It's ugly, she scolded her ancestors and grandmothers.No matter how they scolded, the Ming army would not fight. The Han general Zu Keyong and others couldn't bear it, so Lu Jiude ordered them to plug their ears.

Seeing that this move failed, the Tartars had another plan in mind.They saw that it was already noon at this time, and they thought that at this time, the false emperor Zhu Yousong had been ambushed by them and could not fly.

So they ordered people to stand outside the Ming camp and began to shout to the Ming army.

"Brothers of the Ming Army, to tell the truth, your emperor went to Sanhe Town to spy on the military situation. We already know that our regent Prince Dorgon ambushed tens of thousands of horses in Sanhe Town in advance. Your Majesty the Emperor is already unable to fly."

"The Ming Dynasty is over, and it doesn't make any sense to continue fighting. Surrendering quickly is the only way out for you."

"He who understands the current affairs is a hero. Our regent prince has the virtue of living well. Anyone who surrenders at this time will not be blamed. Officials will still be officials, and soldiers will still be soldiers. Otherwise, if you go in, you will be killed!"

The Tartars picked some loud voices and shouted these words outside the camp in turn, in order to disintegrate the morale of the Ming camp.

This action really had some effect, the Ming army whispered to each other, there were many discussions, people's hearts were fluctuating, and the soldiers had no fighting spirit.

When Lu Jiude knew it, he immediately killed some rumor spreaders, and encouraged the soldiers of the Ming army: saying that it is impossible for the Tartars to know the whereabouts of His Majesty.His Majesty's miraculous skills are unrivaled, and the two empresses are also highly skilled in martial arts, and their killing methods are brave. Even if His Majesty is caught in an ambush, they will definitely save the day.

This time Mingying's military spirit stabilized again.

In this way, the Tartars kept shouting and shouting outside the camp. It was clear that no one in the camp surrendered, and there was no need to fight.

Zhu Yousong didn't return all night, Lu Jiude, Zheng Hongkui, Liu Zhaoji and others murmured in their hearts, and an ominous omen came to their hearts. After discussing, they asked Li Quan to send Jin Yiwei to inquire about His Majesty's news.

Early the next morning, Zu Dabi began to scold outside the camp. What was annoying was that he didn't bring a single soldier, and he took off his shirtless shirt. He was not near or far from the Ming army camp. It was beyond the range of the bow and arrow, but it could be heard clearly by the Ming army in the battalion.

At first no one paid any attention to him, the scolding was so bad that the soldiers of the Ming army plugged their ears.But then he got tired of cursing, so he just got off his horse and sat on the ground cursing, and then lay down on the ground cursing.

Zu Keyong, Ma Bao, Zheng Damu, Ma Wannian and others couldn't take it anymore, and they didn't dare to look for Lu Jiude. They came to look for Huang Degong, who had a rough temper.

Huang Degong was also in a hurry, and he wanted to take his troops out to fight the Tartars, but he didn't dare to disobey Lu Jiude's order.

At this time, these members will ask for orders in the future, Huang Degong rolled his eyes and said: "I turn a blind eye and close my eyes, you guys sneak out and kill this Zu Dabi!"

(End of this chapter)