Chapter 8: Dispersal
Lu Xiangsheng lowered his head and looked at the black tiger on his face. In fact, they are basically black now, although the smoke after the artillery is fired, but there is no completely burned toner in the middle, and it will turn black when it falls on the face.
"If I don't die in the battle formation, I will die in the West City!" Lu Xiangsheng shouted resolutely: "Yuan Chonghuan is not far away, he is afraid of the enemy without fighting, and he is to blame for the enemy's plunder!" Today is just a battle to the death! Back to your location! ”
Hu Dawei persuaded: "Inspector, let's go." It won't last long, and once the formation is scattered, it will be difficult to break through! ”
Lu Xiangsheng looked up and observed the front, and found that the pikemen who had just been reinforced were also crumbling, so he shouted: "When I die in battle, you will fight or go, decide for yourself!" After finishing speaking, he opened his bow and arrows and shot at a Qing heavy cavalry who rushed to the front.
Before Hu Dawei could speak, Yang Guozhu also came, taking his family and leading the horse. But after seeing Hu Dawei, he knew that he didn't need to say anything more if he wanted Lu Xiangsheng to break through. After he arranged his family, he came to Hu Dawei's side and asked, "Have you persuaded the superintendent?" ”
Hu Dawei nodded helplessly and looked at the cavalry brought by Yang Guozhu. After that, the two looked at each other, nodded tacitly, and then didn't say anything more, but joined the battle. They are all skilled generals with bows and horses, and the family members are also elite soldiers with full pay and full food supply, and their combat effectiveness is naturally strong, and their will to fight is much higher than that of ordinary soldiers, so their joining, although they are only supported by bows and arrows, is also a little bit to block the attack of the Qing army.
Another row of heavily armored iron cavalry rushed up, the pikemen at the breakthrough point were completely lost, and the defensive line in front of the Ming army finally could not hold on, and some soldiers began to turn around and flee. The dead soldiers of the Qing army broke into the middle of the phalanx and began to chase and slash the Ming army, which only had short weapons.
The elite white armor of the Qing army, who was waiting in the rear, finally began to attack. They mounted their horses, shouted and rushed into the breach, and with a light lead of the horses, they turned to both sides to expand. Some of them used big guns, some used bones, and some used knives to slash and kill the soldiers of the Ming army who were in a panic.
Without the protection of the formation, the Ming army was completely unable to organize effective resistance, and the soldiers began to flee. But their escape disrupted their comrades who had not yet been defeated, and they were entangled and crowded with each other, leaving their backs to the Qing army that was chasing and killing.
The cavalry of the Qing army slowed down their horses, killed the infantry of the Ming army on the periphery, caused them more panic and confusion, and then drove these panicked Ming soldiers to rush towards the Ming army, which had not yet collapsed, so that they could not form a resistance.
"Formation! Formation! Lu Xiangsheng's own soldiers shouted loudly, but no one listened to them, they all continued to flee with their heads bored, as long as they ran faster than their companions, not the last, they were safe for the time being. Lu Xiangsheng's own soldiers killed several of the routs, but some of the later routs bypassed both sides, some parried with shields or waist knives, and then scattered the guys who prevented them from escaping.
Lu Xiangsheng didn't pay attention to these routs, he knew that even if he stood in front of these routs, he would be coerced by these routs to retreat. This is the defeat of the army, this is the 'inverted roller blind', and he can't stop it with the 20 or so personal soldiers under his command. He was still shooting the Qing soldiers with arrows, but the elite of the Qing army who had just rushed in.
He had already shot more than a dozen arrows, and his right arm was a little tired, but he still persevered, using precision to make up for the lack of strength. Every time, it is full of seven or eight points, and it is specially shot at the face of the Qing army. The Qing army wore thick cotton armor, the outside was inlaid with copper nails, and there were iron sheets on the inside, which were not only warm, but also had good protection capabilities, and the helmet was also tied with a hat curtain, only the face door was unprotected.
Seeing that there were more and more enemies rushing in, and most of his own soldiers were scattered by the defeated soldiers, Lu Xiangsheng put the big bow into the bow bag, pulled out the Yanling knife in both hands, knocked the horse's belly, and prepared to rush towards the enemy.
Hu Dawei, who was on the side, was quick to move, and suddenly grabbed Lu Xiangsheng's horse halter and persuaded: "Supervisor, the cavalry under the mark is not chaotic yet, and there is still a chance to rush out now." ”
Lu Xiangsheng slashed downward with the Yanling knife and slashed at Hu Dawei's hand. Hu Dawei had no choice but to let go of the hand that grabbed the horse's halter. Lu Xiang raised his Yanling knife and shouted loudly: "Kill the captives with me!" It's time to serve your father! ”
Without waiting for the others to respond, he took the lead in rushing towards the Qing army that broke into the formation. The few of his own soldiers also followed, Hu Dawei hesitated, but still did not get on the horse to follow, Yang Guozhu remained silent, and their family members also stood quietly, away from the rebels, and gathered together.
"What are you doing in a daze?!" Yang Guozhu roared: "Release the arrow!" Protect the Overseer's wings! ”
Hu Dawei also gave the same order to his family. In their opinion, it is really not worth dying in battle under such circumstances, maybe they have read too many books on loyalty to the king and serving the country, they can only put reverence in their hearts, but they will not die with him to repay the king.
Lu Xiangsheng rushed into the Qing army, wielding a Yanling knife made of stainless steel, and took advantage of the unpreparedness of the Qing soldiers to kill several Qing soldiers in a row. His two wings were protected by a rain of arrows, and the Qing army was forced to dodge on both sides.
The heavy cavalry of the Qing army has continued to charge in depth, after all, the speed of the heavy cavalry is not fast, and it is not easy to turn around. Even if they have completed their tasks after they broke out of the Ming army's military formation, whether they are dead or alive, they are not the lowest slaves, but can enter the Han army banner, and they can also be rewarded for meritorious service and become an official.
Lu Xiangsheng slashed left and right at the light cavalry of the Qing army, and when he encountered someone who could block his steel knife, he did not stop, and threw his knife backwards casually, regardless of whether he could hit the enemy or not, he continued to rush to the next target.
The Qing army finally discovered this sneak attacker and reminded him loudly in Manchu. Some of the cavalry of the Qing army stopped, turned back and prepared to meet the battle, while others took out bows and arrows to solve the problem as soon as possible.
There were Ming soldiers who were unwilling to be restrained, but they took advantage of this gap to turn around and use spears, waist knives, and three-eyed guns to start attacking the enemy cavalry that had stopped moving. After the cavalry had no speed, there was no advantage at all in the attack of the upper infantry, and more than a dozen Qing light cavalry were killed by various weapons in an instant.
At the same time, several arrows were fired at Lu Xiangsheng, and his war horse, as if he knew that danger was coming, rose up and blocked the two deadliest arrows. The arrow was nailed to its neck, reaching its feather tail, and then it slowly knelt down, and put down Lu Xiangsheng, who had also been hit by two arrows in his body, and let out a long scream.