Chapter 216: Killing the Enemy and Serving the Country
Bao Chengxian also fled with people when Zu Dashou fled, he was completely afraid of Zhang Dou. Sun Degong and Zu Dashou were both defeated cleanly, and he was not an opponent. It's better to run away first, and then make plans!
Zu Kuan, who was in charge of the break, was more straightforward, and immediately chose to surrender when he saw the Changxing army surrounded by a chariot array.
He would not fight until the last moment for Zu Dashou, and at this time, thousands of Sun Degong's subordinates who were watching the battle from a distance also came to Zhang Dou and knelt down in unison.
A person at the front of the team said: "The lowly Hu Jiadong has seen the chief soldier, and the lowly man was confused for a while, and almost followed Sun Degong to make a big mistake, and asked the chief soldier to punish him!" ”
The soldiers behind him also said in unison: "Please also ask the chief soldier to punish him!" ”
Zhang Dou jumped off the war horse, put his hands on Hu Jiadong and said: "The general is lost, what is the crime." It's just that Ben Shuai wants to go to Yangping Bridge to rescue Liu Qu and Qi Bingzhong, I don't know if General Hu is willing to go with Ben Shuai? ”
"The last general is willing to follow the adult to kill the enemy and serve the country, and he will never give up!" Hu Jiadong just hesitated, and then agreed.
Jiannu is indeed terrifying, and the one in front of him is not good. Fighting Jiannu will not necessarily die, but if you refuse now, Zhang Dou will be beheaded immediately. Hu Jiadong still knew which was more important, so he simply agreed.
Zhang Dou collected Hu Jiadong's less than 4,000 men, Zu Kuan's 1,000 prisoners, and more than 1,000 soldiers from Xiping Fort, plus 3,000 men and horses from Changsheng Island.
More than 10,000 people marched towards Yangping Bridge.
Liu Qu and Qi Bingzhong appeared side by side in the center of the circle, and there was a small dirt slope here. Standing here, you can clearly understand the situation on the entire battlefield, and more than 20,000 Ming troops are desperately resisting the attack of the Jurchens.
Every Ming army was exhausted from the defeat of dusk in the morning, and the Jurchens divided into several teams to attack and never stopped.
They approached the Ming army with shields and fired at the Ming army with bows and arrows. Although the sword and shield bearers of the Ming army used shields to block the bows and arrows, many people were still hit by arrows.
Once there is a flaw, the Jurchens will rush forward to break through the formation and kill for a while. If it weren't for the fact that the Ming army always had a team of warriors who dared to fight at critical moments to drive out the Jurchens, I am afraid they would not have been able to hold out until now.
Even so, the Ming army had to hold on, they had been fighting for a day, and they simply did not have the physical strength to fight again. The most elite family members are almost exhausted, and perhaps the entire circle will collapse in the next moment. The Jurchen attack seemed to have been very long, and the Ming army had to use almost all their strength to repel them.
When the Ming army retreated from the Jurchens, they did not have the strength to cheer for victory. One by one, they sat on the ground without an image, gasping for air.
Nurhachi stood on the high ground not far away, watching the Ming army rest crookedly, and burst into a burst of laughter: "The elite of the Ming army is nothing more than that!" Daikin's victory is just around the corner, and which of you is willing to crush Minggou? Give the heads of their leaders to Ben Khan! ”
His sons and generals could see that the Ming army was already at the end of its power, and it would fall with a slight push. They all stepped out, but one of them fell to their knees in front of Nurhachi.
Abatai moved faster than anyone else, and he was moving while Nurhachi was still speaking. The moment Nurhachi's voice landed, he already knelt down and asked for battle: "Amma! Erchen is willing to take off the head of the Ming dog with his own hands and dedicate it to Amma! ”
The other princes, Baylor, stopped one after another when they saw Abatai taking the lead. One by one, they were unwilling to scold: bad luck!
Seeing Abatai come forward, Nurhachi was very happy.
"Old Seven! Don't keep Amma waiting, right? Nurhachi made a rare joke.
Abatai bowed his head and replied, "Huh! Amma, Erchen will not let you down! ”
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, and the tiger's back saw Nurhachi shaking his head for a while. "It's a pity! The seventh is a ...... born," Nurhachi whispered to himself, and Abatai walked towards his armor.
The Ming army had not rested long before they saw the Jurchens attacking again. They dragged their tired bodies and picked up heavy knives and guns to fight for life again.
In the morning, they heard that there were reinforcements, and they had lost hope for the legendary reinforcements, and anyone knew that trying to defeat tens of thousands of Jurchens in the field was tantamount to a fool's dream.
The belief that sustained them in the fight went from winning to living, even if it was a quarter of an hour longer.
This time the Jurchens' attack was obviously different from the previous ones, they could only stop at a distance of fifty paces but continued to press.
It seems that the Jurchens want to finish their work in one battle and annihilate their lone army in one fell swoop. The final moment has finally arrived, and many veterans have seen it.
They clenched their swords tightly and kept admonishing the recruits around them, "Boys! As long as you resist this time, you can hold out until dark, and then you can find an opportunity to break through. Hold on, everyone! Hold on to live! ”
The Jurchens finally approached, and they approached quickly with their shields raised. At this moment, the crossbowmen of the Ming army kept shooting at the Jurchens, and the firecrackers also fired from time to time.
Suddenly, the Jurchen team split left and right, and several shield carts rushed out of the team. These shield carts had been hiding in the ranks of the Jurchens, and the Ming army did not find them.
Liu Qu, who was watching the battle on the dirt slope, was shocked when he saw the abnormal behavior of the Jurchens, and the shield carts were at the front of the team, shielding the soldiers from bullets and arrows.
Why did the Jurchens hide their shield cart in the middle of the ranks? Is this too abnormal? Just when he was puzzled, the shield car crashed into the Ming army who was waiting for him, although two Ming soldiers were knocked down, but the Ming army still firmly resisted the collision of the shield car.
Looking at the stabilized line of defense, Liu Qu's heart settled down a little. As long as he survives this attack, he will be able to break through while it gets dark.
At the moment when his heart was relieved, a loud noise came from the shield cart. The gunpowder on the shield cart was detonated, and the violent explosion emptied the shield cart within fifteen paces.
Scattered sawdust swept through the Ming position, and a single shield car blew up a huge gap in the Ming front.
Then several shield carts exploded continuously, and the Ming army's front was blown to pieces all at once.
The surviving Ming troops were staggered by the blast, their ears buzzing, and they could not hear anything. The loud explosion also disrupted their balance, and they were slashed and killed by the Jurchens who rushed up to them, unable to stand up from the battle.
The large array of the Ming army suddenly became precarious, and there was a possibility of collapse at any time.
Liu Qu knew it was bad the moment he heard the explosion, and when he saw the tragic situation of the Ming army, he immediately had to open his hair.
"Brethren! Kill the enemy and serve the country at this time, follow this commander to kill the enemy and serve the country! After shouting, he took his own soldiers to meet the Jurchens who rushed into the big array.
Qi Bingzhong was not to be outdone, and he also took his own soldiers to go up. "Brother Liu! How can you kill the enemy and serve the country! ”