Chapter 478: Armageddon at all costs
"If you can't win, you can't win this battle....."
On the city wall of Shanhaiguan, an old man listened to the roar of artillery fire from afar, and the expression on his face was extremely solemn, he was Ma Qi, who had just been appointed as the governor of Shengjing, and there were two people standing beside him, namely Marseille, the new governor of Shengjing, and Nadu, the governor of Shanhaiguan.
Because Shanhaiguan was too close to the Middle Acropolis, when there was a big battle in the Middle Acropolis, although they couldn't see what was going on at the scene, they could hear the faint sound of artillery fire.
Marseille and Nadu's expressions were also very solemn, they knew that the Qing army in the direction of Shengjing was likely to choose to risk attacking the Fu Han army before they grasped the situation, so as to lift the blockade of the Fu Han army on the western Liaoning corridor.
It's just that everyone didn't expect that this time the action in the direction of Shengjing was too fast, and even before the emperor's edict arrived, a big war had already begun.
Maybe it's also because of the worry in the heart of Yi Libu, the governor of Shengjing, after all, being an official under Emperor Yongzheng is not such an easy thing after all, and now everyone is worried about being caught by the emperor.
When Nadu heard Ma Qi say this, he already had other thoughts in his heart, "If the army of Shanhaiguan is dispatched, it may be possible to completely annihilate this Chu rebellion ........under the front and back attacks."
Although Marseille was the commander of the Mongolian capital with the yellow flag, he had never fought after all, and there was some change at the moment when he heard what Nadu said, but the two of them didn't count on this matter, and it was still up to the old minister Ma Qi to decide.
Ma Qi shook his head slightly, he had followed Kangxi to conquer Chu Rei personally, of course he knew the virtues of Chu Reverse's side, and said softly: "If the Fu Han Army has just landed, this idea can be tried, but now they occupy the middle and front acropolis, and have built a defensive line for a long time, needless to say, there are at least three trenches in front of and behind the formation, plus barbed wire, even if the emperor comes up, it will be difficult to penetrate these three lines of defense." ”
Nadu was originally a little unconvinced, but he was a little shocked when he heard Ma Qi say this, it turned out that when the spies reported before, they said that the Fu Han army had dug three trenches on the side facing Shanhaiguan, although they didn't say anything about the barbed wire, but it was similar to what Ma Qi said.
Marseille was a little curious: "Even if there are several layers of trenches or barbed wire, we can fill the trenches with soil, and as for the barbed wire, it only takes a team of cavalry to pull them apart......"
Ma Qi sneered and said in a low voice: "If it was really that simple, we wouldn't have lost back then, the reason is very simple, the firearms of the Fu Han Army are too powerful, and when we finish doing this, I'm afraid that the front line has been blown to shreds......"
As soon as he thought of this, Ma Qi suddenly felt a little worried in his heart, and he muttered, "We have to send someone around quickly and tell Elibu to let him lead the troops to withdraw first...... As for Chu Wei here, leave it alone for now......"
"How's that going to work? What should I do when the emperor goes out of the customs? Marseille was a little anxious, he was not afraid of Marzie, and immediately refuted it bluntly.
"Hmph, in this current situation, even if the emperor comes over in person, he will do it! If we really have all the bones and blood of the Eight Banners at the moment, tell you how much we can save now, and it will directly decide whether the Eight Banners will exist in the future! ”
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In fact, what Ma Qi said has been fully fulfilled, under the command of Yi Libu, the Qing army has suffered heavy casualties, and a large number of corpses of the Eight Banners have fallen in front of the entire Fu Han army's position.
Bursts of gunfire rang out in front of the position of the Fu Han army, and the bullets were fired at the Qing army like splashing water, and they all gritted their teeth and pushed the shield cart forward, not taking the firepower of the Fu Han army seriously.
"Boom-bang-"
When the distance gradually shortened, the accuracy of the artillery of the Fu Han army became higher and higher, overturning the shield cars of the Qing army to the ground one by one, and the Qing soldiers hiding on the ground were blown up.
Seeing that the distance is getting closer and closer, but in the hearts of the Qing army, it seems that it is getting farther and farther away from victory, because the firepower of the Fu Han army has become more and more dense, and this is no longer what the current Qing army can handle, not to mention that there are three trenches in front, waiting to devour a large number of corpses.
Behind the trench was a barbed wire fence, which was wrapped around a stake and plunged deep into the earth, but could no longer be shaken.
"Damn, hurry up, don't lie on the ground and pretend to be dead!"
Gao Changde, the leader of the Han army under the yellow flag, had a blue face, and kicked the Han army flag soldiers lying on the ground, shouting at them to get up and push the shield cart to climb forward, and behind them, there were hundreds of soldiers of the Han army flag, who were weakly pushing the shield cart and marching in that distant and incomparable direction.
In this time, a considerable part of the Eight Banners army brought by Elibu were soldiers under the banner of the Han Army, although they were also considered Eight Banners, but after all, they were not as noble as Manmeng, so they naturally took the lead in the drudgery of filling trenches like this.
Just behind the bannermen of the Han army, there was a voice, sometimes loud, sometimes inaudible, but it became the hope of everyone.
"You are all warriors of our Eight Banners, you can kill and not be humiliated!"
"The one who fills the trench first will be promoted two levels in a row and rewarded with twenty taels of silver!"
"Anyone who fears the enemy like a tiger and does not retreat will be sentenced to capital punishment, and the whole family will be exiled to Ningguta!"
Gao Changde took a deep breath and took the initiative to push the shield car beside him, he had already seen it very clearly, don't look at the so-called Han Army Banner on their heads, but in essence, it was the lowest minion of the Eight Banners!
For example, in the establishment of the Eight Banners, the armor often belongs to the elite, so there are restrictions on the proportion of armor for each banner, just like in the twenty-first year of Kangxi, it has been clearly stipulated that 'under each leader of the Han army, there are still four armor pairs, and Manchuria and Mongolia are not more than forty pairs'.
Of course, if it is placed in the time of Gao Changde's ancestors, the situation will be different, although the Han military banner belongs to the slaves under the Eight Banners, but for other Han people, it is a complete master, and it is simply not a matter to do something to oppress the good and occupy the people's daughters on weekdays, so even if you want to enter the Han Eight Banners at that time, there is no way!
But now that the Eight Banners are on the verge of life and death, the Han Army Banner people naturally belong to the first unlucky group, and the drudgery of filling trenches like this has to be done by the Han Army Banner People first.
Just looking at the trench in the distance, coupled with the barbed wire, Gao Changde couldn't help but laugh at himself, if he could fill it up, but he didn't know how many of these people could survive all of them?
No matter what the Qing army thinks, the artillery on the side of the Han army is firing slowly, and the casualties in the Qing army's camp are beginning to get bigger and bigger.
Li Rulin pushed the shield cart with a pale face, and his shoulders had already been ground out with blood, but the whole person couldn't relax at all, because there was an old man in his sixties behind him, that was his father Li Quan, both of them were originally from the Han army, and this battle was naturally indispensable.
"Son, how far ahead is this, how far is it ahead......."
Compared with the young Li Rulin, Li Quanke, who is in his sixties, is different, his whole face has turned blue, he is gasping for breath without a mouthful, and the whole person is almost lying on the cart.
Although Li Rulin was also very tired, when his father asked, he had to say repeatedly: "Dad, it's coming, it's coming, it's coming, our grandfather is here today, and we have to die here......
Li Quan responded with great difficulty, and then began to push again, but only pushed for a while before continuing to ask: "Let's Daqing....... When are you going to enter the gate....... When we enter the customs, the good days of our grandfather will come......."
Li Rulin couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "Dad, our Daqing Dynasty has already entered the customs, and it has been in the customs for decades!" ”
"Huh....... Look at my memory......."
Li Quan's eyes began to white, his body was almost completely leaning on the shield car, and he no longer had the slightest strength to push, but said slowly: "Your grandfather, and grandfather....... That's how it got in....... It's better for us to be clear......."
It's just that before this sentence was finished, Li Quan swallowed his breath and slid off the shield cart, and Li Rulin, who was pushing the shield cart, hurriedly let go of his hand and pounced, and the tears in his eyes dripped down.
"If you dare to let go, the uncle will cut you!"
Seeing this scene, the leader of the Eight Banners, who was pressing the formation behind the shield cart, shouted angrily, pulled out his waist knife, walked in front of Li Quan, and raised the knife in his hand high.
It's just that Li Rulin watched this scene, but he didn't have the slightest fear, just a wry smile crossed the corner of his mouth, and then closed his eyes.
"Retribution, it's all retribution......."
A development bomb launched from the direction of the Fu Han Army happened to smash over, and the violent roar accompanied by the flying debris directly engulfed Zuo Ling and Li Rulin.......
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Elibu stared at the battle ahead, his face turned pale, and a large number of Eight Banners soldiers fell, as if a piece of flesh was torn alive in his heart, these people are not a literate man, they are all the bones and blood of the Eight Banners outside the Guan, and the bone and blood power of one less than one is dead....... If they all die here, he Elibu will be the greatest sinner.
"My lord, let Ma Jun move!"
Shengjing's deputy capital Fude had a little resoluteness on his face, his hands were trembling slightly, maybe the scene in front of him made him unable to bear it anymore.
"No, now you can only die."
Elibu is not a fool, he has experience in leading troops, in fact, his plan is exactly the same as Ma Qi's prediction, fill the trench with the earth of the shield cart, and then send the horse army to drag the barbed wire away, and then the horse army will really exert its power!
But the problem is that only one trench has been filled now, and there are two more waiting for the corpses of the Qing army to be laid, so no matter how heavy the casualties are now, Elibu can only grit his teeth and persevere.
Fude let out a long sigh, he was only the deputy commander, and it was impossible to disobey General Sheng Jing's orders, so he could only retreat to the side at the moment.
Elibu looked at the camp of the Han army opposite, and a feeling of regret began to rise in his heart, maybe he should withdraw his troops now....... It's just that at this juncture, it's somewhat difficult to explain......
"Rush again, tell Ruilin, let him personally lead the people to rush, as long as the trench can be filled, he will not need to be involved in the next battle!"
Elibu finally made up his mind, and this decision was tantamount to death for the soldiers of the Eight Banners of Jinzhou.
When Ruilin accepted the order, he threw his helmet on the ground, wrapped his braid around his neck, drew his waist knife, and stood in front of the remaining Jinzhou Eight Banners.
"Brothers, I won't talk anything other nonsense, as long as you can survive this battle, you are all my Ruilin's brothers!"
"Let's rush together, fill the ditch raised by this bitch, as long as the brothers can survive, let's go to Bada Hutong together, you can order the girls there!"
Inspired by Ruilin's very vulgar attitude, the soldiers of the Eight Banners of Jinzhou also knew their current situation, some of them may be afraid of death, but these people who are afraid of death have been directly cut down by Ruilin and his Goshha, and the rest of them have no choice but to charge.
Gao Changde had a bit of madness on his face, the shield cart he was in just now had been broken up, and everyone else died in the flying wood chips, but he was only injured in his arm, but before he could catch his breath, he threw himself into the next round of attack........
And there are too many Eight Banners of the Han Army like Gao Changde, they may unfortunately die in front, or they may be lucky enough to survive until now, but whether they are lucky or not, they will be used as cannon fodder and sent to the battlefield to fill trenches endlessly.......
"Rush, rush up and live!"
Thousands of Qing soldiers, under the leadership of Ruilin, began to attack the formation of the Fu Han army regardless of life and death, and the artillery of the Fu Han army also began to fire at the same time, and dozens of flowering shells fell into the camp of the Qing army, bringing pieces of death, and these Eight Banners soldiers who put their lives aside finally threw the dirt bags they were carrying into the pit, and many people threw their bodies directly into the pit.
Under such a reckless assault, the trench was finally filled, and all that remained was a layer of barbed wire.
The soldiers of the Fu Han Army had already lined up in formation, and they did not panic in the slightest, but just leveled the muskets in their hands, and under the unified order of the company commander, they pulled the trigger in their hands.
With a thick white smoke gushing out, rows of projectiles rushed towards the Qing army like a torrential rain, creating brilliant blood flowers on the bodies of the Qing soldiers, and the Qing soldiers at the forefront almost fell down a large piece, and many people did not die on the spot, but lay on the ground and wailed in pain.
But for Elibu, it was all worth it....... Because the Qing army horse team that he had valued for a long time finally had a place to use.