274 Battle of the Central Plains (6)
The defeat of the navy was too fast, so that Ding Wensheng was not prepared at all, Li Jiucheng ran away with a group of remnants of the defeated generals, and Ding Wensheng was blocked in Dengzhou City and became a prisoner of the Ming army, and Dengzhou fell immediately.
Yucheng, the Qing army of 50,000 troops has come to the city, the Nanming side of Yucheng is Cao Bianjiao's henchman Sun Shoufa, Sun Shoufa is a native of Lintong, Xi'an, Shaanxi, brave and able to fight, good at using iron whips, once served as a guerrilla under Cao Wenzhao's subordinates. Capture and kill the thieves, light the lamp, do not stick the mud, etc., and the battle of Heishuiyu captures Gao Yingxiang. Later, Cao Wenzhao died in battle, and he has been following Cao Bianjiao, loyal, and repeatedly made military exploits, and was deeply trusted by Cao Bianjiao.
After the Qing army met in the river, the soldiers acted in two ways, He Luo will lead 50,000 eight banner soldiers to attack Liaocheng, and now the Yuyuan army of 50,000 or 60,000 people is storming Liaocheng, if Liaocheng is breached, then Yanzhou's Luck Dehun will become the turtle in the urn of the Ming army, so they must control Liaocheng, so that they can rescue Luck Dehun, Jinan has been lost, Dongchang Mansion can never be lost, so He Luo will personally lead the army to the rescue, and the other team is commanded by Hong Chengchou, leading Luo Shuo, Shuo Zhan, Ban Dai, Zhang Cunren, Wu Ruyu and other Manchu generals went to contain Cao Bianjiao, who was living in Jinan.
Therefore, Yucheng has become a place that Hong Chengchou must capture, only by taking Yucheng, can he approach Jinan, threaten Cao Bianjiao, contain Cao Bianjiao, why Luo will fight for time and time.
Under the city of Yucheng, Hong Chengchou heard that it was Sun Shoufa who was guarding the city, and his subordinates in the past also actively started the offensive of persuasion to surrender, and personally came to the city of Yucheng, wanting to persuade Sun Shoufa to surrender without spending a single soldier.
"Sun Shoufa, you used to be my subordinate, now this governor is going south at the will of the Qing Emperor to save the people from fire and water, how dare you call the soldiers rebellious, you must be bewitched, you are not the opponent of this governor, now my Qing Dynasty iron cavalry is in the city, if you return to the Qing Dynasty, you should not lose the United States."
When Sun Shoufa heard this, he also sneered, and was not moved by it, but asked Hong Chengchou: "Who is you?" Why did you falsely claim that Ben would have known each other in the old days, and report his name quickly! ”
When Hong Chengchou heard this, he immediately replied: "The old man is Hong Chengchou, have you forgotten, in the past, you were a subordinate general under my account, but after four or five years, have you forgotten?" ”
How could Sun Shoufa not know that the person under the city is Hong Chengchou, who was angrily denounced by Cao Bianjiao as the first shameless person in the Ming Dynasty, he just pretended not to know, and immediately shouted loudly: "Hmph, the city must be a fake fake, the governor of this dynasty Hong, is a master of the Ming Dynasty, he fought bravely in Songshan and Xingshan with the Beiyu, blood spattered Zhangqu, the first emperor heard the shock, and also personally composed poems to praise." It is precisely because I admire Governor Hong's loyal deeds that I want to repay the country with death all the time, in order to emulate the heroic deeds of the martyrs, how dare you call yourself Hong Chengchou? ”
At this time, Hong Chengchou was full of embarrassment, and his whole face was like ashes, and there was a person beside Hong Chengchou at the moment, and he shouted: "It is Hong Jingluo who is standing in front of you!" ”
Sun Shoufa laughed loudly and said with a smile: "Hong Jingluo has died in the Ming Dynasty for a long time, the Son of Heaven once came to the ancestral hall to sacrifice, tears shed dragon face, and the ministers whimpered, what kind of traitor and ugly kind of thief are you, dare to trust the name of the martyr, wear a captive hat, and pretend to be a person who is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, it is really a shameless dog thief!" ”
Hong Chengchou was sweating like rain at the moment, his lips were trembling, and he was angry with Sun Shou Fa, and the words hit his soul sore spot, making this renegade person as embarrassed and uncomfortable as a thousand arrows.
Seeing this, Sun Shoufa smiled contemptuously and asked: "Our Ming Dynasty also has a martyr named Hong Chengchou, you shouldn't just have the same name as him, right?" Dog thief, if you want to fight, why do you need to use such a trick, don't you feel ashamed, this will be deeply favored by the country, how can you bend your knees and wait for the northern captives to be slaves, this will be born as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, and die as a ghost of the Ming Dynasty, how can you betray the country and seek glory, and die to die, what is there to be afraid of! ”
Sun Shoufa can be described as a word of heart, which made Hong Chengchou's face flushed, and he had no choice but to rush back to his own camp in a hurry, not daring to say half a word more, and he didn't know what else Sun Shoufa could say.
When Hong Chengchou retreated to his own formation, a fierce color suddenly flashed on his face, and he turned back suddenly, and said in a deep voice: "Pass the order, beat the drum and march!" ”
In an instant, the originally silent drums outside Yucheng City sounded loudly, "Dong Dong Rumble", more than a dozen cowhide drums were beaten at the same time, and more than a dozen shirtless men waved drumsticks and beat the war drums violently. The drums sounded like thunder, resounding through the heavens and the earth, Sun Shoufa raised his eyes to look out of the city, only to see that the Qing army that had been lined with empty flags began to move, and the swords, guns, swords and halberds reflected in the sunlight, reflecting the cold and cold light of the forest.
A Qing army Niu Lu, commanding a green battalion soldiers to start the attack, when these soldiers and horses arrived at the city to fill the moat, only to hear a cold voice from the head of Yucheng: "Release!" ”
In an instant, guns and cannons rang out, and thousands of arrows were fired in unison, and the Qing troops who rushed to fill the moat under the city were also shot and bombed, and a large number of them fell. At this time, a team of Qing army war horses also surged and roared, walking around the city, making buckle movements, releasing the arrows in their hands, and fighting back at the Ming army above the city pass.
Looking at the fallen soldiers beside him, Sun Shoufa also continued to shout: "Release!" ”
Three rows of musketeers above the city, in turn, shot towards the city, and countless arrows shot out from the city, dense soldiers, braving the rain of arrows, rushed towards Yucheng, they used the sandbags in their hands as a cover, many people fell, but the front and back, numbness did not know life and death, they were used as cannon fodder, they knew it in their hearts, so they were not insensitive to rush to the side of the moat, threw away the sandbags in their hands, and then desperately retreated.
"Lord Hong, if you continue to fight like this, the casualties of the soldiers are too serious, and they have been on the road for a day, and the three armies have not yet entered the water. Rushing to the battle now can only increase casualties. In the general's opinion, when the attack is suspended, the position is stabilized first, and then the plan is made after camping. The Ming army in this Yucheng will not be too many, it is estimated that it is only 5,000 people, we still have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in our hands, as long as it is properly arranged, it is enough to break through Yucheng after resting. Zhang Cunren next to him also persuaded that the army had just arrived, and it had not yet set up camp, and it was already afternoon, so it was really not a favorable time to attack the city.
After pondering for a while, Hong Chengchou also calmed down and said, "Since this is the case, let's withdraw the troops for the time being." ”
Zhang Cunren responded, and hurriedly ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops, and then the Qing army retreated like a tide, but Sun Shoufa, who was at the head of Yucheng City, couldn't help frowning, revealing a dignified look, the future war is very difficult!
The sunset, has set, Sun Shoufa standing at the head of the city, you can see the Qing soldiers in the distance are busy camping, the field outside the city, the firelight is dotted, stretching for more than ten miles, there are wounded soldiers on the head of the city from time to time The wail and * sound sounded, and the air was filled with a faint bloody atmosphere, which was very uncomfortable. Sun Shoufa stared into the distance with deep eyes, secretly thinking that tomorrow the Qing army would attack the city, there would inevitably be a fierce battle, thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little heavy in his heart.
"Pass the order, let the soldiers have a full meal, so that they can rest, and tonight we also need to strengthen vigilance to prevent thieves from sneaking up on ......"