When the soldiers of the Shanxi battalion saw that the Lord was about to commit suicide and martyrdom, they suddenly burst into sorrow, and the two pro-soldiers held Lu Xiangsheng's arms and cried and said: "Dashuai, you must not commit suicide, we will fight with our lives to protect you from the encirclement, and our Shanxi army can't do without you!" Handsome! Ho ho ho ”

The besieging Qing army saw that the commander of the Ming army was about to commit suicide, and also stopped the attack, brandishing swords and guns and shouting excitedly. At this time, I saw the dust and smoke on the official road in the south, the sound of hooves, a team of about 2,000 cavalry rushed from far and near to kill, rushing to the front of the team is a black-faced man, I saw that he was wearing iron armor, covered with a black cloak, stepping on a horse, also black and shiny, a nine-eared chain gold-backed machete in his hand, majestic, murderous, Yasai god-like, the big man followed by two strong men, all bare-chested, each holding a big flag, a flag embroidered with "militia", On the other flag is the word "Shang", which is Shang Dayong who came to the rescue with the militia.

It turned out that last night, Wang Qiang and Li Gang got a report, and they knew Lu Xiangsheng's deployment of their troops, and several people got together to analyze, and concluded that Lu Xiangsheng's Shanxi battalion soldiers and horses would definitely not be able to withstand the attack of the Qing army, and it was estimated that they would be defeated and retreat to Tongzhou, although Wang Qiang was annoyed that Lu Xiangsheng was arrogant and arrogant, and there was no one in his eyes, but he couldn't see death without help, and if the Shanxi battalion was wiped out, then the defense pressure of the Special Administrative Region would also increase sharply, so Wang Qiang ordered Shang Dayong to rush to Zunhua with two thousand militias to meet Lu Xiangsheng, He also ordered Li Gang to lead a battalion of soldiers equipped with muskets to ambush in the middle of the road to block the pursuing soldiers of the Qing army.

Shang Dayong led the militia to rush to the front of the formation, quickly set up the formation, he rode on a horse and saw Lu Xiangsheng trapped on the hillside, so he shouted: "Lu Dashuai, you must panic, the militia reinforcements are coming!" ”

Chebai did not expect that the Ming army actually had reinforcements arrived, immediately divided the troops to attack, thousands of Qing troops shouted and rushed to the militia, at this time the militia had already set up a formation, only to hear a burst of bang, in front of the formation of the militia musket team fired, hundreds of muskets, fire guns fired together, the momentum was amazing, suddenly thick smoke everywhere, the Qing army was caught off guard and was knocked down, the soldiers of the musket battalion shot through a row, quickly dodged to both sides, out of the middle passage, Shang Dayong raised the big knife in his hand and shouted: "Brothers of the militia." , it's time to make meritorious contributions,! Kill the Tartars! ”

The soldiers of the militia also responded in unison: "! Kill the tartars, rush! With a shout, the militia soldiers pounced on the Qing army like tigers descending from the mountain. The Qing army was heavily wounded by several rows of muskets, and was cut down like melons and vegetables by the militia soldiers who rushed up later. The vast majority of the militia soldiers had never really been on the battlefield, and many of them were still a little timid in their hearts, but now when they fought with the Qing army, they found that it was so easy to kill people, and their morale rose suddenly, and the more they fought, the more comfortable they became.

That Shang Dayong is a fighting man, he has not been on the battlefield for nearly a year, he has long been uncomfortable, and now he finally has the opportunity to kill the enemy, he is extremely excited, he took the lead in the enemy formation, and met a commander of the Qing army, who is also a fierce general in the Qing army, known as the Manchu Baturu (warrior), how can he just be blinded by the sand and gravel bombarded by the musket, and he is confused, only to hear a thunderous roar in his ears: "!" "The back of the slanted shoulder strap was split in half by that Shang Dayong's knife! Shang Dayong was splashed all over his face with blood, and the smell of blood stimulated him even more excited, dancing the nine-eared chain machete like a wheel, and rushing into the enemy group like a fierce god is killing people when he sees them, and the flesh and blood are flying everywhere he goes, people are turning over on their backs, the Qing soldiers are so frightened that they are holding their heads and running around, and people are crowded and trampled into a mess. When the soldiers of the militia saw that their master was so brave and infected, they also became more and more brave the more they fought, and shouted the word "".

The Qing army had been fighting for a long time, and they were already exhausted, and they had just defeated the Shanxi battalion, thinking that the battle was over, and their spirits could not help but relax, and now they were attacked so quickly by this new force that they were defeated at once. The role of the militia in their usual formation training was revealed, and the musketeers were divided into several groups to respond to the brigade on the left and right flanks and in front, and wherever they went, there was a volley of guns, and then the cavalry went over to slash and kill, taking advantage of it.

The militia soldiers soon fought their way through the ranks of the Qing army. The changes in the situation on the battlefield Lu Xiangsheng saw clearly on the high slope, he saw that the soldiers of the militia regiment fought bravely, advanced and retreated in a certain way, and the general who led the team was even more powerful, and he was sincerely admired. He dispelled the idea of suicide, no longer hesitated, pulled the saddle and got on the horse, waved the sword in his hand, and shouted: "Brothers, kill!" Seeing the hope of survival, the soldiers of the Shanxi battalion, who were already desperate, also shook their spirits and went down the mountain to kill. The camp of the Qing army has been in chaos, the militia and the Shanxi battalion team quickly joined forces in one place, the formation of the militia was adjusted, the rear team became the front team, Shang Dayong and Lu Xiangsheng opened the road in front side by side, and broke through to the south.

The number of the Qing army was several times that of the Ming army, but it was attacked by the militia group, and the musket team of the militia was powerful, and the formation was disrupted, and it was impossible to organize an effective counterattack. The militia fought their way out of the encirclement and quickly retreated in the direction of Tongzhou.

After a morning of fighting, his forward battalion lost more than half, and saw that he was about to annihilate the Shanxi battalion, and he didn't want the militia to come out to stir up the situation, rescued the commander of the Ming army, and let him fall short, he killed several soldiers who were cowardly and defeated, sorted out the formation, and prepared to chase and annihilate the militia group.

But said that the militia and the Shanxi battalion retreated in the direction of Tongzhou, Lu Xiangsheng monk Dayong and rode in front of the team, Lu Xiangsheng fought hard for most of the day, he was already tired and exhausted, he rode on the horse, thinking about the things of the past few days, like a dream, first in Taiyuan swearing, the army Qin Wang, and then the Golden Palace was entitled, leading the expedition, at that time he was the marshal of the Qin's command, what a majestic and glorious, high-spirited! I didn't want to be defeated in just two days, and almost all the army was wiped out, but I still relied on the militia group that I had always looked down on to save me, and I escaped from death, thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng was discouraged for a while.

He glanced at Shang Dayong beside him, and said secretly: "I didn't expect that there were such fierce generals in the militia group, and the militia was well-equipped, well-trained, and brave in battle, I really underestimated this team before." Thinking of this, he cheered up, clasped his fists on the horse and said to Shang Dayong: "General Shang, this time I was saved by you desperately, and I am grateful for the last name, I don't know how the general is called, what is the title, and he is good to ask for credit for the general." ”

Shang Dayong replied: "I don't dare to take the name of the general, my name is Shang Dayong, under the command of Wang Qiang Wang, he is the deputy head of the militia regiment, and there is no military rank. ”

"Oh! You are Shang Dayong, and Lu is a long-time famous! Shang Dayong avenged his family, and the matter of the bloody Tongcheng was known to the world, and Lu Xiangsheng had also heard of it, thinking that the brave general of the former Northwest Army was now under the hands of the little eunuch Wang Qiang, Lu Xiangsheng was quite unhappy, and he couldn't help but love it, and he continued: "The general is such a talent, it may be difficult to display it in the militia group, isn't it buried." ”

Shang Dayong knew about the festival between Lu Xiangsheng and Wang Qiang, he was close to Wang Qiang, and he looked down on Lu Xiangsheng a little, so he only smiled faintly and said: "Lu Shuai praised it." Shang Mou is just a reckless man, and Lord Meng Wang will not give up, and he is taken under his command and is responsible for organizing and training the militia. If you want to talk about talents, our Lord Wang is the great talent for governing the country and securing the country! Not to mention anything else, let's just say that the formation of the militia is the idea of our Lord Wang, our Lord Wang is well versed in the art of war, he personally taught, trained officers, and practiced formations. It's a pity that Lord Wang is from his father-in-law, otherwise, hehe. "That means, if Wang Qiang is not a eunuch, I am afraid that the current marshal of the army is Wang Qiang's. He deliberately elevated Wang Qiang, so he put the credit for himself and Li Gang on Wang Qiang.

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he was surprised, he didn't expect Wang Qiang to be a person who is proficient in the art of war, and then think about it carefully, this Wang Qiang issued national bonds, built special zones, trained militia groups, and coordinated military rations and salaries in a short period of time, and all the events he handled were important military affairs, and he couldn't help but admire in his heart: "It seems that this person is really a great talent, it is my preconceived ideas, prejudice, and narrow-mindedness, and I don't listen to Lord Wang's dissuasion, which led to today's defeat, lost the opportunity and misled the country, and regretted it too late." Thinking of this, he said sincerely: "In this way, Lord Wang is indeed talented, I didn't listen to Lord Wang's persuasion to have today's defeat, Lord Wang does not remember the past suspicions, sent troops to rescue, this mind is far better than Lu, when I see Lord Wang, I want to ask him in person." ”

Shang Dayong saw that Lu Xiangsheng had softened, so it was not good to squeeze him anymore, and said with a deliberate compliment: "Lu Shuai is too modest." You have 10,000 horses against Manchurian cavalry several times your size, and you have stopped their southward advance, and this loyalty and courage is admired by you. Before leaving, our Lord Wang also said: Lord Lu is the pillar of the country, and he is a rare commander of the army in today's court. Shang Dayong was thick and detailed, and he deliberately bridged the rift between the two in his words.

When Lu Xiangsheng heard that Wang Qiang secretly valued himself so much, he couldn't help but be grateful, and felt more and more ashamed of Wang Qiang. He thought that after his defeat and retreat, the Qing army might soon chase after him, he couldn't help but ask: "General Shang, this large group of Qing troops is estimated to follow soon, I wonder if the militia can stop it?"

Shang Dayong knew that Wang Qiang and Li Gang had made careful arrangements, but if tens of thousands of Qing troops came to attack, he was not very sure, he pondered for a while and said: "Our militia only has 5,000 people, and there are also thousands of militiamen, but Lord Wang, his old man has always done things unexpectedly, and he must have a good strategy to retreat from the enemy, please Lu Shuai and relax." Shang Dayong, Tian Jingming and others admired Wang Qiangren's big ghosts and big ideas, so they often jokingly called Wang Qiang an old man in private, and they said it carelessly at this time.

Hearing that Shang Dayong actually called Wang Qiang an old man, Lu Xiangsheng felt that Wang Qiang was unfathomable, so it was not easy to ask again.

Shang Dayong and Lu Xiangsheng met Li Gang halfway through, and in the evening, when the team returned to the Special Administrative Region, Wang Qiang had already received the report of Tanma and personally brought people out to greet him. Lu Xiangsheng was grateful to Wang Qiang for sending troops to rescue, and Shang Dayong was puzzled, and his impression of Wang Qiang had changed greatly, so he dismounted and walked far away to show respect, and when he got closer, Lu Xiangsheng took the lead in bowing down and said: "Lord Wang does not remember the old evil, and sent troops to rescue him, Lu and all the soldiers in the Shanxi battalion congratulated Lord Wang for saving him." The day before yesterday, Lu was offended, and I also invited my lord Haihan. ”

Wang Qiang saw that Lu Xiangsheng was covered in blood and injured in many places, respected him as a good man, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "The handsome man is too polite, we are ministers with the court, and we should be dependent on each other, share weal and woe, and rescue each other is a matter of duty, and besides, Lord Lu sacrificed his life and forgot to die, and bravely killed the enemy, this loyalty and courage also made him admire, as for the matter of the day before yesterday, the official is young, and there are many disrespects, I hope the adults will not be worried." ”

The two approached and looked at each other, and Lu Xiangsheng said with a look of shame: "I am the general of the defeated army, I dare not speak bravely, and now I am alone, and I have to rely on Lord Wang to lead the troops to retreat from the enemy." ”

"Huh! Words can not be said, you led the troops and the Qing army to fight against each other, although most of the Shanxi battalion was lost, but also wiped out nearly 10,000 Qing troops, frustrated the spirit of the Tatar soldiers, today's battle can be said to be an invincible and undefeated two-point trend, they all have a total of tens of thousands of people, if all the soldiers and horses are as brave and fearless as you, the Qing army will not be so rampant, if you look at the overall situation, we actually won the victory! Wang Qiang said sincerely.

Wang Qiang's solution made Lu Xiangsheng feel very pleased, and after thinking about it, the Qing army also suffered a lot of losses this time, and he really didn't suffer much loss, and his mood was much more relaxed. Wang Qiang introduced Tian Jingming and other important staff members of the Special Administrative Region to Lu Xiangsheng one by one, and then led everyone back to the mansion. He ordered all the soldiers of the Shanxi battalion to be taken to his mansion to rest and heal, and in order to prepare for war, he had vacated all the third courtyard in his mansion as a place to hoard troops. Lu Xiangsheng was also arranged to go to the mansion to heal and eat. Wang Qiang, Li Gang, Shang Dayong, and others arranged for the deployment of the defense of the SAR.

Lu Xiangsheng bandaged his wounds in the inner house, had dinner, he analyzed the current situation, if the Qing army poured troops to attack, these soldiers and horses in the SAR may be difficult to resist, and must mobilize other troops and horses to support, he immediately revised the book to the commander of several other roads, and briefly talked about this morning's battle, the letter proposed that Tongzhou has been the last barrier for the Qing army to attack the Beijing division, if there is any mistake, all the generals will not be able to escape the killing, he ordered the former enemy generalissimo to strictly order all the soldiers and horses to go to Tongzhou immediately, fear the enemy and advance slowly, Those who miss the plane and mislead the country will not be forgiven!

Early the next morning, Lu Xiangsheng had breakfast, and hurried to the outer house to find Wang Qiang, he stepped into the room, and saw Wang Qiang squinting on the chair lying on his back, with his feet on the bookcase, swaying from side to side, shaking a fan in his hand, and humming an unknown song in his mouth, looking leisurely, and couldn't help but admire in his heart: "At present, the enemy can still be so calm, this prince is really different." He coughed softly, Wang Qiang opened his eyes, and saw that it was Lu Xiangsheng who came, so he quickly got up and greeted, and the two sat down to greet each other, chatting not salty or light, Lu Xiangsheng was worried about resisting the Qing army, but seeing that Wang Qiang was confident, it was not easy to show it. The two chatted for a while, only to hear three hurried trumpets outside, Wang Qiang got up and propped his ears and said, "Here, the Tatar soldiers are here!" ”

"Oh? So fast! Lu Xiangsheng said in surprise.

Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of three long and four short military horns in the distance. When Wang Qiang heard this, he smiled and said, "The enemy is coming, there are about 30,000!" ”

"Oh? How did Lord Wang know? Lu Xiangsheng asked strangely.

"Well, that's the message from the trumpet just now. One long sound represents one, one short sound represents the zero behind it, three long sounds are three, four short sounds represent four zeros, and three is followed by four zeros, isn't it 30,000. ”

"Oh!" Lu Xiangsheng nodded, and then asked, "Then the three military horns just now are naturally a message of the enemy's attack." ”

"Exactly. Moreover, the three trumpets indicate that the enemy is still coming in a hurry," Wang Qiang said.

Lu Xiangsheng stood up and said, "Since the Qing army is coming, Lu will go to meet the enemy." After saying that, he turned around and was about to go out.

"Huh! Master Lu, slow down, the brothers of the Shanxi battalion have been killed for many days, and they are all wounded, and they need to recuperate and rest, please come with me to the enemy tower to watch the battle, and see how our militia kills the enemy! ”