Chapter 225: Storming Turtle Mountain

But what Dong Erchang didn't know was that he could still rely on the teachings of the generals and some care in the army to unite the hearts of the army in peacetime. But in the current situation, only merit and bravery on the battlefield can unite the morale of the army. When the soldiers of the Restoration Army saw Dong Erchang who was on the front line, their morale naturally rose, and it was not something that the generals could replace with a few words.

Even the gunner, who had been forced to attack before, threw himself to the ground at this time, which Dong Erchang admired. Therefore, Zhou Linyuan's command was also without delay and shirk. As long as Zhou Linyuan gave an order, the artillery simply pointed and hit, and there was no second word.

Zhou Linyuan saw that Dong Erchang didn't change it with himself no matter what he said, so he said: "Okay, I won't fight with you about this charge, but you have to change my armor, if you don't even change this, I don't have to worry about it." I will directly raise the knife and charge, I believe that I, Zhou Linyuan, are no worse than you Dong Erchang. ”

Regarding Zhou Linyuan's proposal, Dong Erchang did not refuse. Directly put on Lin Yuan's armor last week, and returned to the front line. Although the armor has been changed, but after a day of fighting yesterday, this armor is already in tatters. Looking at the armor on Dong Erchang's body, the soldiers of the Restoration Army quipped: "General Dong, you are like a flower child, you are looking for the Qing army to beg for food." ”

When the others heard this, they burst out laughing. Dong Erchang didn't care either, and said: "Of course I have to find the Qing army, without their heads, where does my credit come from." The more they came, the happier Lao Tzu became. The greater my credit, the less you wait, you can't grab it, don't blame me for eating alone. ”

Suddenly, the soldiers of the Ming Army said: "Heh, General Dong has such a big breath, you are not afraid of eating and holding on." I didn't even give any credit to my brothers. Brothers, are you saying that General Dong is right to do this? ”

The others also coaxed: "No, when the Qing army comes, we will fight with General Dong to see who robs whom." Dong Erchang said: "Okay, wait a minute, you can rely on your own means, don't complain if you don't grab the road." Okay, everyone prepares, the Qing army is here again to send credit. As he spoke, he stood up first.

The jokes between the officers and men of the Restoration Army did not make them relax in the slightest. Because now the army rushing up the mountain, the people are already very few, but the real Qing army is more and more. This shows that there are not many people in the Qing army, but the pressure on the Ming army is getting bigger and bigger.

At this time, the generals of the Qing army under the mountain also fired a real fire and shouted at the bottom of the mountain: "Rush up for me, rush up and kill all those Ming troops." Anyone who dares to retreat without permission will be beheaded. Whoever kills one of the Ming soldiers will be rewarded with one or two taels of silver. ”

As the Qing generals awarded the awards, the Qing army was suddenly boiling. In the past, when there were many people, there was no reward, and the credit was all for the general. If you get a reward now, it's all yourself, and who can't help it. What's more, now the punishment is so heavy, retreating without permission is to be killed.

In this way, the assembled Qing army is no longer indifferent as before. On the contrary, morale is high, mutual encouragement is carried out, and mutual supervision is also carried out. Looking at the 3,000 people who had been assembled, the generals of the Qing army directly gave an order to let the army attack the mountain.

Suddenly, the Qing army charged up the mountain, and then the difference between the army and the people was seen. Minzhuang charged, but the people had not moved, and the sound had already spread throughout the entire Turtle Mountain. At this time, the Qing army was quiet, no one made any sound, only the generals at all levels were constantly cheering up, and all the Qing troops were silent.

This is also the difference between the veteran's strength, the strength to save to kill the enemy, you roar hard, and the enemy can't hurt a bit. As the Qing army approached, the Restoration Army on the mountain also felt a sense of oppression. I felt that as the Qing army approached, an invisible momentum rushed towards me.

Dong Erchang also put away his contempt, knowing that it was the elite of the Qing army in front of him. Dong Erchang spat on his hand, then rubbed it twice, and clenched the knife in his hand. He said to the surroundings: "Brothers, be careful, there are no strong people in the Qing army this time." You have to rely on your real skills to see who gets the most credit. ”

The surrounding soldiers of the Restoration Army also felt the extraordinaryness of the Qing Army, and they all became cautious. It didn't take long for the Qing army to come within range of bows and arrows. The archers who were watching behind the Restoration Army suddenly pointed their bows and arrows diagonally into the sky under the command of the generals, and then threw the arrows out.

The Restoration Army in front raised their shields one after another to block their bodies. Because at the same time as the archers of the Restoration Army shot arrows, a rain of arrows also flew behind the Qing army. The arrows of the two sides, like two black clouds, converged in the air in front of the two armies, and then quickly separated and shot into the middle of the two armies.

Suddenly the arrow fell and smashed against the shield, and there was a torrential blow. Many of the soldiers fell down with a muffled voice, and someone behind them carried the wounded soldiers out. At this time, the military formations of the Qing army and the Restoration Army moved at the same time, and they both ran towards the other party's military formation.

No one wants to stand there and let the opponent's archers shoot at the target. Both sides rushed quickly to the middle, and the archers shot quickly from behind, trying to kill more of the opposing team's soldiers. Soon the soldiers on both sides collided together, and then the soldiers on both sides broke out into a terrifying roar, you come and go, swords and guns.

Dong Erchang rushed to the front of the Qing army and waved his knife to block the knife cut by the Qing army on the opposite side. Then he quickly sent the knife to the opponent's neck, and then slashed it with his hand, and suddenly the Qing soldier was bleeding. Dong Erchang didn't bother to check the situation of this Qing soldier, and two more Qing soldiers rushed over on the opposite side.

The soldiers on both sides are elite, and you come and I are killing hot. The casualties on both sides also skyrocketed, and in just a few breaths, hundreds of people had fallen on both sides. The archers in the back didn't dare to shoot arrows indiscriminately at this time, but across the battlefield in the middle, the archers on both sides began to shoot at each other, and no one dared to take half a step back.

Whoever retreats now will send his own men to the enemy's bow and arrow. Both hair is holding on. When Zhou Linyuan on the mountain saw this situation, he immediately raised his heart to his throat, and he watched every move on the battlefield anxiously.

Zhou Linyuan turned around and asked the standard-bearer who commanded the artillery of Hanyang City to immediately transfer the Francophone cannon support of Hanyang City. But the gunners of Hanyang City fired two rounds, and they did not dare to open fire. Because now that the Qing soldiers and the Restoration Army have been completely mixed up, they can't fire artillery at all. Similarly, the archers are too close to fight at all, and if they force their cannons, they will accidentally injure their own people.

Just when Zhou Linyuan was anxious, the Qing army under the mountain, another 3,000 people began to climb the mountain. This is the second wave of the Qing army's attack, and it has already begun to set off. But it was the general of the Qing army under the mountain, seeing that the Qing army and the Restoration Army were now mixed up, and suddenly wanted to take Guishan in one go.

Seeing this, Zhou Linyuan couldn't care about the artillery, and directly gathered the two hundred Fuming troops around him, these people were originally guarding the gunners. Now he was also summoned by Zhou Linyuan, and said: "Now that the Qing army is attacking fiercely, I am afraid that General Dong will not be able to support it, you go to support General Dong now, and you must block the Qing army under the mountain." ”

Among the two hundred people, there are only one hundred households, and the current situation is that they know that they will die, but these hundred households still do not have any language, and directly arched their hands to Zhou Linyuanyi: "General Zhou, rest assured, the Qing soldiers will not retreat down the mountain, and we will never take a step back." With that, he went straight to the remaining two hundred men and went straight to the battlefield on the mountainside.

At this time, the Restoration Army, which was fighting against the Qing army, saw that the Qing army came up from the bottom of the mountain. Knowing that it was a little difficult to repel the Qing army today, Dong Erchang roared: "Brothers, the Qing army is here again, and we will work hard to clean up these bastards." ”

But at this time, no one answered Dong Erchang anymore, and all the soldiers of the Restoration Army were fighting against the Qing army with all their might. At this time, someone suddenly saw the Restoration Army rushing behind him, and immediately shouted: "Our reinforcements are also coming, kill." ”

The sudden arrival of the 200 Restoration Army did give a lot of encouragement to Dong Erchang and others who were fighting, but only 200 people did not have any effect at all. With the arrival of the second wave of the Qing army, the situation of the Restoration Army became more and more bad.

At this time, the archers of the Qing army also gradually gained the upper hand, after all, there were not many archers in the Restoration Army, and there were 300 fewer than the Qing army.

Although the Qing army gradually gained the upper hand, it was not so easy to defeat the Restoration Army. At this time, Dong Erchang fought with a major general of the Qing army, and the two of them came and went, and no one refused to give in.

People kept falling down on the mountainside, and the battlefield was like Shura Purgatory, and the blood had begun to flow down the hillside. The generals of the Qing army under the mountain hurriedly turned around and shouted: "Is the Ming army on the mountain iron? A full 6,000 men had been sent up, but they couldn't attack it, and they were still stubbornly defending on the mountainside. ”

This Qing army general is Zhang Changgeng's henchman, but Du Min is the one who surrendered from the Ming army. Of course, Zhang Changgeng didn't believe Du Min, so he directly cultivated a henchman. Zhang Changgeng has always been a little suspicious of Du Min, and often excludes Du Min. Now Zheng Chenggong's henchmen are under Du Min's hands, and Du Min will certainly not let go of this opportunity to humiliate him.

That's why he was arranged by Du Min to attack Turtle Mountain, so that the general would not be able to attack Turtle Mountain and make a big ugly appearance. Du Min's purpose is obvious, that is, to prove that he is better than the person Zhang Changgeng casually found. The general also knew Du Min's thoughts, so he was eager to capture Guishan and prove to Zhang Changgeng that he was indeed worthy of Zhang Changgeng's cultivation.

Looking at the Qing army still blocked on the mountainside, the Qing army general said: "Go, give an order to the front army, before dark, if you can't capture Turtle Mountain, I will apologize to the governor." None of the former generals on the mountain want to live. Immediately, the heralds of the Qing army ran up the mountain.

After receiving the military order, the Qing army became even more crazy. Dong Erchang and the others were forced to retreat, and they had already retreated from the trenches dug before the war. After more than two days of fighting, the trenches that had been dug at the beginning had been filled. Now it's just a ridge of dirt that can be crossed in just two steps.

Even if Dong Erchang roared again and again, constantly boosting the morale of the Restoration Army, it still had no effect. Now there are too few people in the Restoration Army, and between the teams, all the formations are broken. Many people were fighting on their own, and they couldn't effectively stop the Qing army at all.

Suddenly, an arrow hit Dong Erchang's left arm, and Dong Erchang suddenly sweated in pain. The Qing army on the opposite side saw that there was an opportunity, and they directly raised their knives and killed them. Dong Erchang just pulled out the arrow in pain, and saw that the Qing army was killing hundreds of households. Directly threw the arrow in his hand, and killed these hundred households.

At this time, Zhou Linyuan at the top of the mountain saw that the Qing army was chasing the Restoration Army to the mountain, and he was out of touch with the archers for a while. Busy commanding the gunners of Hanyang City, carrying out a covering artillery bombardment of the Qing army's archer formation. Suddenly, the archers of the Qing army were in chaos by the cannons.

The Restoration Army, which was still retreating just now, was overjoyed when they saw this. Dong Erchang desperately blocked the Qing army attacking him, and then ignored the knife that a Qing soldier next to him slashed at his left arm, and directly sacrificed himself to cut the chest of the Qing army. With Dong Erchang's roar, the Qing army was disemboweled by Dong Erchang and died on the spot.