Thousands of Qing troops formed an irregular round wall and pressed towards the woods.

In the fierce battle until now, Lin Zhong had only more than 100 soldiers left around him except for those who were seriously injured and could not move, and seeing that the Qing army was getting closer and closer, these more than 100 Chu soldiers suddenly shouted loudly, rushed out of the woods together, and made the final decisive charge.

In life, there is nothing important except death. If only a few people remained, they might lose the courage to resist and beg the Qing army for mercy and surrender, but with the mutual encouragement of their companions, the Chu soldiers knew that there was no return, and no one was left behind.

It's a death left and right, so fight with the Tartars.

Kill one is enough, kill two and earn one!

Lin Zhong held a spear in his hand, rushed to the front, and slashed a few tiger tooth knives head-on, he used the spear to take it outward, and at the same time jumped hard under his feet, using his body as a weapon, and smashed it heavily on a shield of the Qing army. A gap of less than two feet was revealed between the shield hands of the Qing army, and the spear in Lin Zhong's hand had already pierced into it like a poisonous snake, and the other party was stabbed through with a pop.

"Kill......"

He tried to draw his gun and stab again, but he was hit hard in the back of the head, shaking twice and falling to the ground.

The shield hand of the Qing army knocked down Lin Zhong and wanted to make up for it, but the Chu soldiers behind rushed up desperately, brandished knives and guns, and blocked him.

The back of the head is one of the most vulnerable parts of the human body, although it is protected by a helmet, Lin Zhong was also dizzy by the shield, and a hot numb feeling spread rapidly down his neck, and the roars and screams of his companions were clearly heard in his ears. He wanted to stand up and fight alongside them, but his body didn't listen to the command.

The decisive charge failed, and the formation of the Qing army remained intact.

The soldiers of the Chu army were surrounded in the middle. One by one, they were killed in battle, and in the end only a dozen people remained, either wounded, or lost their weapons, and were captured by the Qing army, and Lin Zhong was among them.

"Grandma's, cut them all!"

The Qing general, whose arm was wounded, screamed viciously. Holding a short knife in his left hand, he stabbed it into the chest of a Chu soldier, and then pulled out the short knife. He smiled cruelly and walked towards the next Chu soldier.

"Wait."

Tun Bu'er stopped him, stared at Lin Zhong and the remaining dozen or so Chu soldiers, and said, "Are you willing to surrender?" Kneel down and kowtow, and I will spare you from death. ”

"Don't fall!" Several Chu soldiers loudly refused. The rest were silent. Lin Zhong covered the back of his head and sat up from the ground.

Tun Bu'er narrowed his eyes and pointed with his chin, and the wounded Qing army general stepped forward and stabbed to death several Chu soldiers who shouted not to surrender one by one with a short knife.

The last moment had arrived, and Lin Zhong and the remaining Chu soldiers struggled to lean together, their breath a little short.

Tun Bu'er came up to them and reached over for the blood-dripping dagger over there. To the first Chu soldier, he asked, "For the last time, are you willing to surrender?" ”

The soldiers of the Chu army were injured and could not move. Struggled to snort, spit out a mouthful of blood foam to Tun Bu'er, Tun Bu'er's body was slightly sideways, lightly avoided, and the short knife in his hand was wiped at will, and a big hole was immediately cut in the neck of the Chu soldier, blood gushed out, and the body fell to the ground.

"Surrender?" Tun Bu'er looked coldly at the second Chu soldier.

The second Chu soldier had a heavy breath, his face flushed, and he hesitated again and again and finally shook his head slowly, and Tun Bu'er sent out the short knife and stabbed him to death again.

"You, surrender?" He came to the third Chu soldier.

The Chu soldier was less than twenty years old, thin, childish, with blood all over his body, obviously seriously injured, seeing Tun Bu'er coming to him, his knees weakened, and he slowly knelt down, and the Qing soldiers who were watching immediately screamed, and Tun Bu'er also showed a smile on his face...... Suddenly, the thin Chu soldier jumped up violently, with an extra dazzling dagger in his hand, and stabbed towards Tun Bu'er's heart!

The smile on Tun Bu'er's face did not decrease, but a leg flew up under his feet, kicking the heart of the Chu army soldier and kicking him upside down and flying out. Tun Bu'er is burly and strong in martial arts, and this kick exerted ten strength, and the Chu soldier was still in mid-air, and a bloody arrow spurted out of his mouth, and he fell to the ground with a snap and stopped breathing.

"Are you going to die with them?" Tun Buer turned to the fourth Chu soldier.

"I, I am willing to surrender......" The fourth Chu soldier knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily.

With the first, there is a second, the third ......, and most of the remaining dozen or so Chu soldiers are willing to surrender, and the others are killed immediately.

Only Lin Zhong was the last one left, and Tun Bu'er threw the short knife in front of him with a loud bang: "It's your turn, if you want to die, I will reward you with a whole corpse." ”

Lin Zhong picked up the short knife and stared at Tun Bu'er for a long time, and when it was really a matter of life and death, he realized that he was so eager to live.

With his heart pounding and his palms sweating, Lin Zhong suddenly raised the knife, swung it at his head, and cut off his bun.

"I surrender."

"Good, I need a couple of guides, do a good job."

Tun Bu'er turned around and ordered someone to call a medical officer to examine the surrendered Chu soldiers, and those with minor injuries were given simple treatment, and then given some water and food, and those who were seriously injured were pulled aside and directly hacked to death.

The tiger tooth knife reflected the snow light, flashing dazzling tracks in the air, several seriously injured Chu soldiers were in different places, and the other surrendered soldiers were colorless one by one, Lin Zhong stood there alone, watching one by one the fresh lives turn into corpses.

……

A hundred miles away, the fleet of the Qing army's naval division had approached Zhangshu Town.

The Ganzhou naval division of the Ming army had just lost the battle, and there were few remaining warships, and when they saw the large fleet of more than 100 ships of the Qing army, they could only avoid it from a distance, but the Chu army on the shore had already received the alarm and was in strict formation around Zhangshu Town to prevent the Qing army from landing.

"This battle is not easy to fight!"

Li Chengdong has been standing on the deck, checking the terrain and military situation on both sides of the strait, the troops cannot hide in the snow, the Chu army on the shore is clearly seen, seeing that the other side can keep the army in order in this bad weather, Li Chengdong is more and more worried, feeling that this operation is more and more auspicious.

Standing with Li Chengdong was Xia Jianren, the deputy general of the water division, who didn't have to take the slightest risk anyway, so he happily enlightened Li Chengdong.

"Afraid of what? The ship was moving so fast, the southern thieves didn't have time to transfer troops, so they just had to go ashore far away from Zhangshu Town. ”

"Brother Xia, you don't have a backache when you stand and talk. No matter how slow the southern thieves are to deploy troops, when we go ashore, they will still rush in a swarm, and there will be no place to run when the time comes, and the brothers will have to give their lives! Li Chengdong knew that he was cannon fodder, but he also complained, hoping to win Xia Jianren's sympathy.

"Hehe, with the cooperation of the Eight Banners and Lin Guangyuan in front, what are you worried about? This battle will definitely be a big victory, and you will be promoted in the future, but don't forget my big brother Xia! ”

"Brother Xia has always taken care of my brother, I know everything in my heart, not to mention anything else, I have a gift to give to my eldest brother, to show my cousin's heart."

Li Chengdong waved his hand, sent two heavy boxes left and right, opened it and looked, the silver was shining, a full three thousand taels of silver, all of which were fifty taels of ingots.

"Oh, what is this for? I can't afford this generous gift! Xia Jianren's throat moved twice, but his mouth was full of excuses, and his attitude was very resolute...... Anyway, the money has already been taken out, can Li Chengdong still take it back?

"I can afford it! Brother Xia has always been righteous and squandering money, there is no money left in his hand, and the brother happened to make a small fortune in Fujian, and the second and first added five and the eldest brother divided, if he resigned, the younger brother would turn his face! ”

Li Chengdong politely said two sentences and said his true purpose: "I think, this battle is going to be lost, with a total of less than 10,000 horses, but he plunged into the old den of the southern thief, isn't this looking for his own death?" Lin Guangyuan is General Tan Tai's celebrity, I can't control him, but I can't watch my brothers die in vain, and when I get ashore, I also ask Brother Xia not to leave, leaving us a way back. ”

"This is not easy to do!" Xia Jianren gritted his teeth, inhaled, and looked embarrassed: "Originally, I stayed here for two more days, and it was nothing to beat the side drum for you, I am afraid that General Tan Tai will have other arrangements, and when the time comes, I will miss the military situation, and my old Xia can not afford to be guilty." ”

He is a day, three thousand taels of silver is already a lot, and he still wants to knock Lao Tzu's bamboo pole! Li Chengdong secretly scolded his mother in his heart, but he still had a smile on his face.

"Hey! Manchurians who know how to fight water wars are not what you say, and staying for a few more days will not cause trouble for the eldest brother. Li Chengdong said sincerely: "When this battle is over, whether or not I use my brother's warship, I will give another generous gift, these thousands of brave men are related to my net worth, Brother Xia can't die without help!" ”

"Hehe, you have four or five thousand people under your command, if you really use money to buy your life, what is a few thousand taels of silver? If you say that again, I'm mad! Xia Jianren said: "Who told our brothers to have a temper!" Take the silver back, I will help you take this risk, that is, I will wait for you in Jiangxin for three days after I go ashore, how about it? ”

Tens of thousands of troops are fighting, and it may drag on for a long time to determine the winner, only three days is a bit short, but Li Chengdong agreed without hesitation: "Thank you Brother Xia for taking care of you, let's just say it, wait for me for three days after going ashore, and don't tell Lin Guangyuan about this matter." ”

Lin Guangyuan was the chief general of this landing force, and Li Chengdong had always been at odds with him, and if he hadn't been defeated several times in a row and was sent by the Manchu masters to make meritorious contributions, Li Chengdong would never have listened to his command.

"Okay! Lin Guangyuan, this kid, wants to make meritorious contributions and wants to go crazy, and I don't like him. Xia Jianren said: "Lin Guangyuan doesn't have to worry about it, but you have to think about it, how to reply in front of General Tan Tai in the future, you can't pull me in." ”

"Brother Xia, don't worry, I will give the general an explanation." Li Chengdong smiled, his tone was very sincere, his eyes were as clear as a baby, no matter how he looked at it, he was an honest person who was harmless to animals. (To be continued......)