On 15 April, 80,000 Ming troops crossed the Xiaoling River and launched a fierce attack on the Qing defense line in five directions.

Because the Qing army held a large number of people hostage, the Shenwu army could not open artillery, and the terrain such as the village fort was not suitable for large-scale musket arrays, and the Ming army could only attack with battalions and outposts as units.

Bauhinia Mountain is the commanding height of the entire Jinzhou Mansion, only a dozen miles away from Jinzhou City, close to Xiaoling River, five years ago during the Liaodong War, the imperial camp of Huang Taiji was placed in Bauhinia Mountain, the location is very important.

Dolgon placed 50,000 horses around Bauhinia Mountain, half of which were Manchurian Eight Banners.

If the Ming army occupies Bauhinia Mountain and the surrounding battlefield is unobstructed, the rocket battalion of the Shenwu Army can attack at fixed points on the mountain to avoid the people's forbidden points.

After the Jingwu army broke through the outlying positions of the Qing army on Bauhinia Mountain with grenades, it immediately entered Xiaosibao and fought with the Qing army.

If you want to attack Bauhinia Mountain, you must first pull out several village forts under the mountain, among which the small temple fort of the mountain road fortress is the most difficult to fight.

There were only more than 100 households in Xiaosibao, and there were no more than 200 private houses, but the Qing army's defense density was very large, and a banner of men and horses was invested in the surrounding area.

The two sides threw in more than 10,000 horses and horses here, and a fierce battle was fought around the small temple fort with a big fart.

However, because of the people, the Jingwu Army could not use grenades unscrupulously, and used the flint Lumi guns eliminated by the Tianwu Army, and the advantage was not great.

The Jingwu Army's offensive was very difficult, and the First Brigade in charge of the main attack was continuously counterattacked by the Manchurian soldiers of the Eight Banners, and was actually beaten out of Xiaosibao by the Eight Banners Army, and several other battlefields did not get any benefits.

In the big tent of the imperial camp of Rufeng Mountain, all the generals gathered, and the atmosphere was dull.

On the first iron case, Zhu Cihong had a calm face, stared at Huang Degong, and said coldly: "Huang Degong, how did your Jingwu Army fight in this battle?" ”

Huang Degong hurriedly stood up and replied in a low voice: "Back to Your Majesty, you didn't fight very well......

Zhu Cihong raised his voice and said, "Be louder, I didn't hear it!" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the Jingwu Army didn't fight this battle!"

"Why didn't you do it well?"

Huang Degong said: "The Tartars take the people as hostages, our army has too many restrictions, and besides, it is Manchuria with yellow flags that defend the small temple fort......"

Zhu Cihong cut him off and shouted angrily: "What's wrong with the Manchurian Yellow Flag? The Tianwu Army fought the Manchurian Yellow Banner in Crescent Mountain, and killed more than 3,000 of them in half a day! ”

"Even Zhu Youneng's Daming Zheng Yellow Banner also killed the 2,000-level head of the Manchurian Zheng Blue Banner by hand-to-hand combat! When you encounter a yellow flag, you don't dare to charge, and someone beats it out? ”

Zhu Youneng straightened his chest, but he didn't dare to speak, nor did he dare to laugh, his face was serious.

Huang Degong lowered his head and calmed his face, and there was silence in the imperial tent, only Zhu Cihong's rapid breathing could be heard.

Sun Yingyuan hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty is angry......"

Huang Degong is the Marquis of Jingnan and the general of the Eastern Expedition, so scolding him in public will inevitably make him very faceless.

Zhu Cihong waved his hand, pointed at Huang Degong and said, "You Jingwu Army still dare to be called the army of tigers and wolves?" The main force of the Northern Expedition? What kind of bird fight did you fight after you got out of the customs? Juehua Island is lost, you are the fucking main force of birds! ”

Huang Degong knelt on one knee, tilted his head and said, "Your Majesty, the Jingwu Army can fight!" ”

Zhu Cihong sneered: "Your Jingwu army has fought many victories before, fighting rogues and killing Tartars, that is in the past, not today!" ”

"How did I warn you before? Drinking in battle, do you still take my military orders seriously? ”

Zhu Cihong pointed at Huang Degong and said coldly: "I told you Huang Chuangzi, I will keep you today, and if you don't fight well in the next battle, I will remove you!" Disband the Jingwu Army again! Let's all go home and farm! ”

In the imperial camp, the generals were frightened, cold sweat broke out, and for the first time in these years, everyone saw the Son of Heaven Long Yan furious, angrily reprimanding the old generals.

Huang Degong was ashamed, hugged his fists and said: "The minister is willing to make a military order, before dawn tomorrow, the Jingwu army will not be able to defeat Bauhinia Mountain, and the minister Huang Degong will be cut in front of the army!" ”

Zhu Cihong waved his hand and said, "Go down!" ”

Out of the imperial tent, Huang Degong wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and was just about to go to the army to supervise the battle, only to hear someone call him behind him.

"Lao Huang!"

Sun Yingyuan stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder and said, "The war is not going well, Your Majesty is worried that the Northern Expedition will fall short before Long Yan is angry, don't take it to heart." ”

Huang Degong sighed and said: "In the past few years, the Jingwu Army has won several battles, and one by one it has been too smooth, and it is my reason that I didn't react when I encountered a strong enemy all of a sudden. ”

Sun Yingyuan nodded slightly, and said, "I will transfer five thousand essence armor from the Tianwu Army to you to help you take Bauhinia Mountain, so it is safer." ”

Huang Degong waved his hand and said: "No, my Jingwu Army is an iron army, and it can fight!" ”

rejected Sun Yingyuan's help, and Huang Degong was still very moved in his heart.

The Eight Banners Manchurian soldiers are the best at close combat, foot combat is notoriously powerful, known as the first in the world, Jingwu, who has always been brave and forward, is difficult to fight, and the Tianwu army is only afraid and difficult to deal with.

Moreover, the 30,000 foot soldiers of the Tianwu Army fought the Jinzhou Army of the Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner and the ancestral family, the Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner was the descendant of Dolgon's troops, and the Jinzhou Army was the men and horses brought out by the Nail Huzu Dashou, and the Jinzhou City was defended for more than ten years without being captured by the Eight Banners Army, which shows their combat effectiveness.

Borrowing troops from the Tianwu Army, Huang Degong could never do it.

......

On the north bank of the Xiaoling River, in front of Bauhinia Mountain, the tiger banner of the Jingwu Army was hunting, and all the men and horses had withdrawn and assembled.

Huang Degong was dressed in shiny armor and rode his horse back and forth in front of the army.

He pointed to all the soldiers and said, "Tell me, what is the slogan of my Jingwu Army!" ”

The soldiers of the Jingwu Army raised their heads and exclaimed:

"Rough!"

"Brave!"

"Invincible!"

Huang Degong raised his voice and shouted: "Lao Tzu doesn't believe it! You're a bunch of eggless things! ”

"General!"

The generals of the Jingwu Army were all glaring angrily, and even the pawns in the army were also glaring angrily, in their eyes, the word "cowardice" was even more terrible than the word "death", it was the most insulting word in the world!

Huang Degong pointed to the sky and shouted: "Not only does Lao Tzu not believe it, but the Son of Heaven also doesn't believe it!" You have lost all the face of Lao Tzu in the small temple fort! I have also lost the face of my Jingwu Army! It's even more embarrassing for my Ming soldiers! ”

Li Yu, the commander of the 1st Brigade of the Jingwu Army, lowered his head, his eyes were full of shame, and it was his 1st Brigade who was responsible for attacking Xiaosibao.

Huang Degong glanced at the generals of the Jingwu Army, and then locked his eyes on the location of the First Brigade, and he shouted: "A Manchurian inlaid with yellow flags, but seven or eight thousand people, are the five thousand people in your First Brigade all girls?" ”

"It's not!"

Li Yu raised his head suddenly, clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "General, please give the last general half a day, you can't take the small temple fort before dark, the last general will come to see you!" ”

The brigade commanders of the Jingwu Army shouted: "Before dark, you can't take the Bauhinia Mountain, and the last general will come to see you!" ”

"Fight! War! War! ”

Tens of thousands of Jingwu soldiers raised their weapons, their faces were agitated, and they shouted in unison, and the sound shook the sky.

Huang Degong felt the momentum in the army, suddenly drew his sword and pointed at the sky, and shouted: "I Jingwu Army!" ”

"Mighty!"

"I'm Jingwu Army!"

"Rough! Brave! Invincibility! ”

"Kill! Kill! Kill! ”