291 Battle of the Central Plains (23)
The sun is shining, the cloudless morning, without any warning, suddenly a dark cloud covers, and it is very weird, only appeared in the sky above Huaiqing Mansion, random is a violent storm hit, with amazing power, rushing down, towards Huaiqing Mansion, accompanied by a violent storm, and the trembling of the earth - an earthquake.
The soldiers and horses defending the city on the city wall were all stunned, it was not enough to be attacked by the storm, the ground under their feet shook the mountain, so that they could not hold it steady, and they fell to the ground, and there were all kinds of armaments and materials piled up on the city wall, there were untied arrows, there were stones, there were rolling logs, and there were artillery, and a lot of *. Now all of this has been ruined by a natural disaster from the sky. The oil pot that did not boil was overturned, the oil flowed everywhere, the arrows were scattered like dead branches and leaves, and the soldiers of the Qing army were staggered, unstable in their footing, screaming, crying for help, mixed together.
There was chaos on the city wall, and Shen Zhixiang, the deputy general of the city guard, was also washed to the ground, caught in the chaotic crowd, and his mind was blank. He looked at the dim sky, looked at everything in front of him, he suddenly felt an indescribable sense of fear, is this a curse, they never believed in this in their career, but the scene in front of him shook his heart.
Shen Zhixiang was originally the son of Shen Shikui of Mao Wenlong's department, when the Qing army went south to North Korea, and then moved to attack Phi Island, Shen Shikui died in battle, Shen Zhixiang led a group of men and horses to escape, collected the army to protect Shicheng Island, and wanted to get the position of the general army, the Ming Dynasty did not give, Shen Zhixiang randomly transferred to the Qing Dynasty, and now he was named the Duke of Xushun, and helped Xi Teku to garrison the northern part of Henan.
Shen Zhixiang hurriedly got up from the water, looking at everything in front of him, an arrow didn't know when it hit his calf, but he didn't feel a little pain now, he was stupid by this sudden scene, he never thought it would be such a strange thing.
"General, damnation...... Let's surrender, hurry up and give the order, let's surrender the Ming Dynasty, we are Han people, God is angry, if we don't surrender, we will be enemies of God, to this point, we can't fight with the Ming army, otherwise God is afraid that God will send down the curse! ”
Shen Zhixiang glanced back at the guards who had been by his side for many years, and then looked at the subordinates who were begging in their eyes, gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and said resolutely: "Okay, listen to you, Lao Tzu is reversed, brothers, I am willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty with me, cut off the braids, and kill the enemy to welcome the Ming army into the city." ”
Everyone was relieved, and the guard also thanked us: "The general led us to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and God will definitely forgive us." ”
Shen Zhixiang gave an order, raised his sword one by one, cut off the braid at the back of his head, and let out an earth-shattering roar: "Kill the Tartar ......"
"Kill the Tartar ......" Countless Han Qing soldiers roared, cut off their braids and threw them on the ground, and rushed towards the Manchu Qing troops who did not cut off their braids, waving the machetes in their hands, and the anger accumulated for a long time turned into a sky-high killing intent, and pounced on the helpless Qing army. Over the years, they have worked hard for the Qing army, but the Qing court has always treated them poorly, they are in front of them in death, and the Manchurian soldiers are in front of the reward, they have long been angry, and now once it erupts, it is like the waves of the Yellow River pouring down.
Although the Manchurian soldiers who "killed ......" were swept away like chickens in soup by the sudden storm, and the earthquake struck, they were also embarrassed, but after all, they were warriors who had fought for many years, and even in such a chaotic situation, they still maintained enough fighters. As soon as the Han sergeants drew their machetes, they immediately gathered their weapons and aimed at the rebels who rushed up.
"Kill!" A Manchurian archer let go of the bow and crossbow, and the arrows flew out, but the sharp arrows were poured with water and glittered even more, piercing the chest of a Han soldier, but did not stop the pace of the rest of the people.
"Kill...... Kill! One after another, the Han soldiers and the Manchurian soldiers fought on the city wall.
Standing on the lookout platform in the city, watching the fierce battle above the city, his heart was like a knife, and he couldn't help but feel sad and weep on the spot.
The movement in the city naturally attracted the attention of the Ming army outside the city, and then Weng Zhiqi, Jiao Lian, and Bai Wang walked out of the tough battle one after another, came to the camp gate, and looked at everything in the city, they couldn't help but be overjoyed, this sudden disaster really helped them a lot, although they were also affected, but it did not affect them to fight at any time.
"General Bai and General Jiao, immediately lead your soldiers and horses to rush to the city, and prepare to take Huaiqing Mansion!"
"Whoa! The three armies assembled, ready to fight......" The drums sounded, the Ming army began to assemble, and soon Bai Wang and Jiao Lian led the army to stand by under the city, and one after another cloud ladders were pushed over, and the Ming soldiers swarmed up, clamoring to rush towards Huaiqing City.
The Qing army on the city had the Ming army swarming in from outside the city, holding machetes one after another, and the vicious Ming soldiers were slaughtering them, and they were attacked by the rebels, and they were attacked by the enemy on many sides, and they were immediately in chaos and suffered heavy losses.
"The last general, Shen Zhixiang, is willing to return to the Ming Dynasty and oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty!" Shen Zhixiang came to Jiao Lian, who rushed into the city, and also bowed respectfully.
Jiao Lian laughed and said with relief: "Okay, you abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and help our army take Huaiqing Mansion, the court will not blame, kill the Tartars." ”
In the face of the attack of the Ming army and the rebels, the Manchurian soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and they didn't know when they were stabbed from behind, but the commander Sitku didn't know where to go at the moment. Although some people saw the Ming army climbing the city wall on a siege vehicle, no one could go to intercept it, only sporadic Qing troops rushed up.
They were very brave, but unfortunately, in front of the soldiers of the Ming army, their bravery did not play any role, and they were soon cut into stumps and broken arms by sharp long knives, and fell in a pool of blood, and the blood gushing out of the spring was fainted, and the blood flowed at the head of the city.
"General Shen, for the sake of our past relationship, please help me take care of my parents, wife and children." Qing Jiang Zhang Dan stretched out his hand and suddenly reversed the blade, and slashed his neck, the sharp machete cut through the blood vessels, blood spurted out, and then he died tragically on the spot after a few convulsions.
"Don't worry, I will definitely take care of your parents, wife and children." Shen Zhixiang knew Zhang Dan's thoughts, he was a Manchurian servant, so he was naturally loyal to his master, and now that he was defeated, he chose to commit suicide.
Bai Wang led more than 100 soldiers to kill the city, defeated the stubborn Manchurian army at the city gate, opened the city gate, and 10,000 long-awaited troops entered the city, quickly controlled the city pass, and the defeat of the Qing army was also decided.
The battle lasted for an hour, all the Manchurian soldiers were hanged, and none were left, and afterwards someone found Xiteku, who had committed suicide, and hanged himself in the government when the Ming army broke the city.