Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 5 Lying on the Salary and Tasting the Courage

Chapter 5 The Heroic Tragedy of the Battle of Liao Shen

Section 7 The Bloody Battle of the Hunhe River (5)

Nurhachi looked at the white-pole soldiers who were waiting on the opposite side, listened to the tragic and majestic funeral song, and couldn't help but feel a burst of timidity in his heart: "Fortunately, there are only a few thousand elites of the Ming army who dare to fight, if the Ming army is all like this, then how can my Dajin Kingdom survive?" ”

When he thought of this, Nurhachi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but then a name came to mind: Han Weijun!

"If the 200,000 Han Wei army was also trained like this by Liu Yunwei, then what should I do? Does my Daikin have a future? Thinking of this, Nurhachi couldn't help but shiver, and then secretly said in his heart: "No! After this battle is over, I must think of a way to expand the military and national strength of my Dajin, and I must completely trample the Ming Kingdom under my feet! ”

At this moment, Li Yongfang walked over with a flattering face and said, "Qi Great Khan, thirty-five artillery pieces have been prepared, please give the Great Khan an order." ”

Nurhachi nodded and said lightly, "Open the cannon." ”

A moment later, with Nurhachi's order, bursts of artillery suddenly sounded in front of the Jiannu array, and the bursts of white smoke almost completely covered the tens of thousands of Jiannu troops. I saw thirty-five hot robes flying towards the phalanx of the white pole soldiers, passing through the flesh and blood of the soldiers, leaving only more than thirty blood-drenched narrow passages. When the heavy cannon landed, it kicked up puffs of smoke and dust, enveloping the phalanx of white-pole soldiers who were still as steady as Mount Tai.

Nurhachi, Huang Taiji, Dai Shan and others were overjoyed when they saw it from afar, and the Jiannu army was also thunderous with joy and morale.

Azig laughed and said, "Haha, aren't those Ming troops willing to die rather than retreat?" I want to see how long these Ming dogs can last under such fierce fire! ”

The Ming gunners who were captured by Jiannu kept repeating the process of loading and firing, and bombarded four rounds in a row before they had to stop due to overheating of the artillery.

Nurhachi and the others looked at the Ming army formation that had been shrouded in dust and smoke with a smile on their faces, wanting to enjoy the picture of the Ming army scattering and fleeing. When the smoke cleared, there was no longer a trace of smile on the faces of Nurhachi and the others, replaced by a thick sense of fear!

I saw that the Ming army was still firmly guarding the shore, guarding the bridge to the south bank. Although there were only more than 1,000 soldiers left, and the phalanx was surrounded by the remains of soldiers who had been shattered by artillery, no one fled, no one shouted, and no one even moved! In the fierce artillery fire, these white-pole soldiers firmly formed a phalanx, and used their flesh and blood to resist the baptism of artillery fire!

"Demons! Those are demons! Dai Shan seemed to be frightened, and shouted loudly, looking very flustered.

Huang Taiji's face was also pale, and he muttered: "Are these really Han people?" ”

Azig, Amin and Mang Gurtai were even more speechless, and even had the idea of retreating in their hearts.

Li Yongfang couldn't care about anything else at this time, looking at the soldiers of the Sichuan army who were generously dying in front of him, except for a trace of shame in his heart, all that was left was a deep fear and worry about the prospect of this battle.

Nurhachi looked ahead with a blue face, stared fiercely for a while, and said loudly: "There are only 1,000 people left in the Ming army on the north bank, and they have been bombarded by dozens of artillery pieces for several rounds, if my Dajin warriors can't even defeat such an enemy, then how can they enter Liaodong and fight for the world!" ”

Huang Taiji, Dai Shan and others all recovered some of their spirits when they heard this, and they all stepped forward to ask for battle.

Nurhachi said: "Second Bel, Third Belle, you lead the two blue flag warriors to attack immediately; Fourth, Bel Azig Taiji, you lead the two white flag warriors to attack, and then the two red flags of the Great Beyler. The warriors of all banners took turns to fight, regardless of casualties and costs, within an hour, I will cross the Hunhe River! ”

Dai Shan, Huang Taiji, Azig, Amin, and Mang Gurtai took orders in unison and went to dispatch the army one after another.

A moment later, Amin and Mang Gultai led 5,000 iron cavalry each to kill the phalanx of white-pole soldiers. The two blue banner Jiannu, who had never been in battle, had sufficient physical strength, high fighting spirit, and very strong soldiers, and rushed to the front of the Ming army soldiers after a while, and the momentum was very terrifying.

Qin Bangping's cheeks twitched involuntarily, and he said to Zhou Dunji beside him: "It seems that you and I will go on the road together today." ”

Zhou Dunji smiled and said: "As a Ming general, we are the right place to die on the battlefield!" It's just a pity. ”

"Yes, I can't see the day when Jiannu is annihilated and Liaodong is recovered."

After speaking, Qin Bangping shouted loudly again: "Brothers! It's time for war! ”

"Wan Sheng! Wansheng! ”

The two sides are engaged!

I saw 10,000 taels of blue flag iron cavalry regardless of casualties, and I was stunned and crashed into the phalanx of the white pole soldiers, and after paying a considerable price, they stepped on the corpses of their companions and Ming soldiers and rushed into the phalanx of the white pole soldiers, and wantonly killed more than 1,000 Ming soldiers.

Qin Bangping and Zhou Dunji were not afraid of this, and led the soldiers to fight with the Jiannu Iron Cavalry in close combat, and the soldiers went forward one after another, preferring to die rather than retreat. The fierce fighting between the two sides was fierce, and the casualties on both sides were not small. But as time passed, Jiannu's numerical advantage gradually came into play, and the ranks of the white pole soldiers continued to move backwards.

Nurhachi was overjoyed when he saw this, and said with a smile: "Haha, it seems that this Ming army is already at the end of its strong crossbow!" Sibeile, Azigtaiji, it's time for you to attack, I use the power of the four banners to swear to trample these Ming troops into pulp! ”

Huang Taiji and Azig immediately took the order and left, each leading an army of 5,000 to kill the white-pole soldiers who had already begun to fight.

Qin Bangping was already seriously injured at this time, but he was still fighting, and suddenly two blue flag iron horsemen came over and wanted to kill the main general of the Ming army. Qin Bangping saw that he didn't have time to dodge, so he threw the white-pole spear in his hand and directly nailed one of the Jiannu to death on the horse, but then he was shot through the chest by another Jiannu and died on the spot.

Subsequently, under the all-out attack of the two blue flags and the two white flags Jiannu, Zhou Dunji led the remaining white pole soldiers to support for half an hour, and they were still outnumbered after all. Qin Bangping, deputy commander-in-chief, Zhou Dunji, guerrilla general, Wu Wenjie, general of staff, Lei Anmin, garrison and other generals were all martyred in battle. Staff general Zhou Shilu led more than a dozen people to escape from the northwest, garrisoned Deng Qilong, Qianzong Yuan Jianlong seized the bridge and ran westward, led more than 100 remnants of the army to withdraw to the south bank camp of the Qijia army, and the remaining more than 1,000 white-pole soldiers were all killed.

Seeing that the white pole army phalanx on the north bank had been completely broken, Nurhachi immediately ordered the banners to cross the Hunhe River and line up on the south bank of the Hunhe River, preparing to continue to attack the Qijia army on the south bank.

Tens of thousands of Jiannu troops passed through the bridge in turn, regrouped on the south bank of the Hunhe River, and then marched to the Qijia army camp on the south bank.

At this time, the Qi family army was deployed five miles south of the Hunhe River, and the main general Qi Jin arranged chariots and firecrackers on the periphery of the camp according to the battle method of the Qi army, and dug several trenches outside the camp, using straw as a fence and coating mud on the outside to defend against the arrows of Jiannu. The 4,000 Qi family army is also ready to meet the invading Jiannu army at any time

After receiving Qin Bangping's urgent report, the chief soldier Tong Zhonghui and the chief soldier Chen Ce were shocked in their hearts, and hurriedly found the deputy general Qi Jin to discuss, wanting to lead the Qi family army to cross the river immediately and go to support the Sichuan army on the north bank.

But after Qi Jin thought about it carefully, he shook his head sadly and said: "Two adults, it's not that the last general is unwilling to support, but now that the soldiers of the Sichuan army have been fighting with Jiannu, if our army rushes to support, not only will it not be able to maintain its own formation, and it will not be able to exert its maximum combat power, but it will also lose its strength by disrupting the army, which is tantamount to the battle situation!" ”

Tong Zhonggui and Chen Ce also understood this, but the two of them couldn't watch the soldiers on the north shore fighting bloodily and were indifferent. Just when everyone was discussing, the garrison Deng Qilong and Yuan Jianlong, the general manager of Qian, led the surviving more than 100 white-pole soldiers to withdraw to the camp of the Qi family's army.

Tong Zhonghui, Chen Ce, and Qi Jin hurriedly stepped forward to inquire about the situation when they heard the news, and when they learned that the three thousand white-pole soldiers on the north shore had basically been martyred, everyone was sad and angry, and the soldiers of the Qi family army in the camp were also very angry after hearing the news. All of a sudden, the four thousand Qi family soldiers were in high spirits, and they were gearing up to prepare for a big battle, vowing to avenge their comrades who had been martyred!

At this moment, Nurhachi led more than 60,000 Jiannu troops to arrive, and after observing the large camp of the Qi family's army, when he ordered all the banners and soldiers to prepare for battle, and surrounded the large camp of the Qi family's army, he was actually ready to launch a full-scale attack.

Nurhachi deeply felt the strength of the white pole soldiers, and had heard that the Qi family army was the first strong force of the Ming Dynasty, and its combat power was even higher than the white pole soldiers, so he repeatedly warned the Jiannu army that had just won a tragic victory, and must not underestimate the enemy, and deliberately emphasized: "The combat power of the Qi family army is better than the white pole soldiers, and the warriors of all banners must be cautious!" ”

At the same time that Nurhachi was arranging his troops, Qi Jin was also preparing for war in full swing. Qi Jin divided the 4,000 Qi family army into four divisions, defending the four directions of the camp respectively, the general soldier Tong Zhonghua led the troops to guard the east, the general Chen Ce led the troops to guard the south, the deputy general Qi Jin led the troops to guard the north, and the general Zhang Mingshi led the troops to guard the west, while the garrison Deng Qilong and the thousand general Yuan Jianlong led the surviving more than 100 white-pole soldiers to guard the Chinese army.

After the formation was completed, Qi Jin ordered the war drums in the camp to be beaten, and the four thousand Qi family soldiers roared in unison in the sound of war drums, just like the fierce battle against the Japanese and Mongolian Tatars in the past, the momentum was like a rainbow and indomitable!

"All of us are united, and the mountains can be shaken.

Only loyal and righteous, angry bullfighting.

The Lord will kiss me better than my parents.

Committing military law is not free.

The order is clear, and the reward and punishment letter is written.

Go to the water and fire, dare to stay late!

Report to the Son of Heaven and save the head of Qian.

Kill all the slaves and find a feudal marquis!"

Four thousand soldiers sang triumphant songs, and the soldiers of the Qi family army participated in the battle!