Chapter 44: The Battle of the Dragon Gate IV

Wang Guangtai's 500 armor soldiers collided with Geng Jimao's guards. On the side of the Qing army, hundreds of armor soldiers also rushed up, and the two sides collided with each other.

It's just that Wang Guangtai relied on the weight of plate armor to be lighter than the triple of the Qing army. But the defense power is almost the same, so Wang Guangtai has an advantage.

Don't underestimate a little advantage.

As a heavily armored samurai, a lot of fancy moves are of no use at all. You can only rely on your strength, but people's strength is always limited.

Carrying a weight of forty pounds is not the same as carrying a weight of thirty pounds, and the time for which you can continue to fight is not the same.

Therefore, after Wang Guangtai's assault, Cao Zongyu gathered all the armor soldiers of the whole army, only one or two thousand people, as the leader of the whole army, and entered it with an ancient brain.

Suddenly, the Qing army could not support it.

Because many of the people who fought at the beginning were exhausted.

But Wang Guangtai's department is a little better than the Qing army's department.

Even if you are sweating profusely, you can still wield your weapon.

This difference determines the victory or defeat of both sides.

When the most tragic armor soldiers were defeated, the morale of all units of the Qing army also collapsed.

Because the core of the most important war has been regarded as a weather vane by other ministries.

At this time, one of Geng Jimao's problems was revealed, that is, the Qing army was used to winning battles, but not used to losing battles, and Geng Jimao was even more so.

The three Shun kings of the Qing Dynasty were Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi, but Kong Youde died in battle, Geng Zhongming died of illness, and Geng Jimao led the crowd on his behalf.

It can't be said that Geng Jimao can't fight.

It's just that since Geng Jimao descended to the Qing Dynasty, the wind and water have been smooth, there have been many victories, and the defeats can be fought, in his opinion, in this kind of melee, it is greatly beneficial to him, and he only needs to come out of the Liaodong armor to defeat Cao Zongyu in one fell swoop.

It's just that I never expected to lose.

I didn't even think of how to clean up the defeat.

He had never experienced this kind of situation, and he was stunned for a while.

He was stunned, but the battlefield wouldn't stop because of his distraction. It was precisely because he did not give timely command, whether it was to retreat or lead the team to counterattack, but let Wang Guangtai rush in front of him.

Wang Guangtai was already extremely tired, but he saw the banner of the chief general of the Qing army, as well as the camp tent under the banner. Before the tent, the men who were surrounded by armor.

One look at the outfit, you know that it is an important person. It is likely to be the main general, and he suddenly shouted, and it seemed that he felt infinite power in his body in an instant.

Suddenly, his steps became lighter, and he rushed over.

For a time, the Qing army was under the banner and fought together.

Seeing this, Geng Jimao suddenly had a thought in his heart, and said secretly: "Let's go, today's battle is irreparable, and it's not too late for me to regroup and fight again." ”

Immediately turned over and got on the horse, and was about to leave.

It's just too late.

If Wang Guangtai broke the Qing army armor in front of him, Geng Jimao made a quick decision, abandoned the large group of men and horses, and fled on light horses, even Cao Zongyu had no way to take him. But now, the two sides have become entangled, and he is trying to flee, which suddenly collapses the morale of the Qing army.

The Qing army, which was still stubbornly resisting, was almost like melting ice and snow. The brigade turned around and ran. And Wang Guangtai bit Geng Jimao's tail even more.

Cao Zongyu was overjoyed, and he didn't care about the muddy roads, so he immediately released the thousands of cavalry in his hands.

Although these cavalry were not too fast on the chaotic battlefield, the morale of the Qing army was completely lost, and they were more driven and surrendered.

Cao Zongyu looked at the mixed battlefield, and finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said secretly in his heart: "The overall situation is decided." ”

At this time, I heard a commotion, but I saw several people coming with one person, and said loudly: "Lord Wang, this is the chief general of the Qing army, Geng Jimao." ”

Cao Zongyu was overjoyed when he saw this, but he just looked at it, but he didn't see Wang Guangtai coming, and immediately asked, "Where is Old General Wang?" ”

"Old General Wang is out of strength, and he can't move at the moment."

Cao Zongyu heard this and felt that this matter was not simple, but this was not the time to say this, he turned his head, looked at Geng Jimao and said, "General Geng, I don't hope you are two days a day. ”

This sentence, Cao Zongyu is not a lie.

Cao Zongyu confronted the Qing army in Luoyang for many years, but he put in a lot of effort. It can be said that he knows the senior generals of the Qing army well.

Geng Jimao said: "The villain doesn't know the general Tianwei, stubbornly resists the king, and is willing to lead the king's master and atone for his sins." ”

Cao Zongyu listened to Geng Jimao's words, smiled lightly and said: "Little Lord Geng, I know the current affairs, but at another time, I am willing to give the little prince this opportunity, but now, it is not possible." ”

Cao Zongyu shook his clothes, and his voice turned stern and said: "The beheading is coming, circulating all the units of the Qing army, and sending it to Luoyang City, so that Dongyu knows that I, Cao Zongyu, are here." ”

"Yes." Someone immediately cut down with a knife, cutting off Geng Jimao's head, and then circulated to all departments of the Qing army.

When the Qing army saw Geng Jimao's head, they had no courage at all and surrendered one after another.

Immediately, this human head was sent to Luoyang City by a fast horse.

Cao Zongyu was right just now, Cao Zongyu did not know the benefits of surrendering a high-ranking officer of the Qing army. But now Cao Zongyu needs more power.

The army led by Cao Zongyu is actually not too much.

It's just tens of thousands of people, and the battle with Geng Jimao, although Cao Zongyu used the same means, it was also a solid and tough battle.

The four pillars of the Qing army.

Eight Banners, Liaodong Han Army, Northwest Green Battalion, Mongolian Elite Cavalry.

It's not much to gnaw

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In this battle, although Cao Zongyu won the battle, he did not estimate, and he knew that his own losses were also a lot, but the reinforcements of the Qing army would arrive before the arrival of his own reinforcements.

Cao Zongyu wanted to let the Qing army not dare to act rashly even if reinforcements came.

Geng Jimao's head can play this role.

As for the generals of the Qing army, will they resist to the end because of Geng Jimao's death?

Since Cao Zongyu has the ability to catch one of him, Geng Jimao, he is confident to catch two.

Whether Geng Jimao's head can play such a role is immeasurable before the dust settles. But this human head did solve Jin Shenghuan's problem.

Just when Cao Zongyu attacked Geng Jimao in a big way.

All units of the Qing army also realized that something was wrong, and immediately sent troops to attack Jin Shenghuan's camp.

The camp of Jin Shenghuan's headquarters was extremely simple, and there was a lack of artillery, and it was built overnight, and many soldiers were tired, and they were miserable in the face of the attack of the Qing army.

Jin Shenghuan himself fell into battle several times, and retreated the Qing army again and again.

But Jin Shenghuan is not always iron-clad.

After half a day of fierce fighting, I don't know how many wounds there are on my body.

It seems that because of excessive bleeding, I became dizzy, and I really couldn't move.

And Jin Shenghuan's predicament also represents the situation of most people in Jin Shenghuan's department.

Fortunately, although there were no cannons, there were enough guns and gunpowder.

Relying on the rudimentary defensive position, the power of the firecracker was brought into play, and the Qing army was forced down.

It's just that if it goes on like this, it's not a solution.

The artillery of the Qing army is being transported from the city of Luoyang, once the artillery arrives. With their humble formation, they can't hold it no matter how they think about it.

At this time, Geng Jimao's head arrived.

There was no need to send Geng Jimao's head to Luoyang City, just handed it over to the Qing army, and the generals at all levels of the Qing army were suddenly in chaos.

They never expected that Geng Jimao's tens of thousands of troops, who had a complete camp, would be broken in one day and one night, and even Geng Jimao himself died.

For a moment they were terrified.

This is because the soldiers and horses in Luoyang City are already here, and once it is lost, Luoyang City will no longer be owned by the Qing army.

Once Luoyang was breached, the most convenient road from the Central Plains to Shaanxi was cut off, and it had to cross from Shanxi, and the road in Shanxi was not easy to walk.

It's not that no one wants to take advantage of the Xia army's big war to counterattack the past.

But compared to the importance of Luoyang City, most of the generals did not want to take risks, especially Prince Zheng, and Zilharang was almost there, and it was only a few days away from here.

Guarding Luoyang City, waiting for Prince Zheng to arrive and then deal with it is the most appropriate way.

In this way, the Qing army slowly retreated.

In this way, Cao Zongyu shocked the world with the Battle of Longmen.