Chapter 253: Julu, Jiazhuang, Lu Xiangsheng
"Supervisor, Wang Pu's thousand-knife leader ran away!"
After a day of fierce fighting, the two sides barely reached a draw, Lu Xiangsheng had not slept in his camp tent at night, and the chief soldiers Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu came in from outside in a rage to report.
Counselor Yang Tinglin also followed in disheveled clothes, obviously being woken up and dragged over while sleeping, Yang Tinglin opened his mouth on the side and added:
"Mr. Wang has an old friendship with the eunuch Gao Gonggong, and this time I didn't know if I went to Gao Gonggong's side."
The chief soldier Hu Dawei, a man in his forties, was born in a military household for generations in Xuanfu, and he was very clear about the deeds in these armies.
"Let's follow the superintendent to fight here for life and death, and there are some villains and traitors behind us who stumble on us, how to fight this battle, superintendent, let's go."
Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier on the side, also nodded again and again, and Lu Xiangsheng, who was standing in front of them, shook his head and said slowly:
"How to go, this go, is there still a soldier and horse in Beizhili who can stop the Tartars, isn't the Jingshi even more dangerous, since Lu Xiangsheng was put in this position by the saint, then he must fulfill his responsibilities, everyone, this situation is so difficult today, Lu also has a relationship, here I will make amends to you first, I just ask you to follow this seat and fight to the death with the Tartars!"
Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei glanced at each other, and sighed in unison, Lu Xiangsheng's prestige is extremely high, since the other party said so, then this side can only follow, Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei also bowed in return, and said:
"Since the Inspector has said so, I am determined to follow it with all my might."
After finishing speaking, the two of them also made a salute, and then strode out of the camp, and Counselor Yang Tinglin tidied up his clothes, and said hesitantly:
"Inspector, as soon as Wang Pu leaves, we will have more than 5,000 soldiers here. The food has been cut off for a few days. Some soldiers have been hungry for two days, but the Tartars on the opposite side are numerous, and the soldiers are well paid, how can they fight. ”
Lu Xiangsheng smiled on the top and said lightly:
"Only death will repay the king's kindness."
Yang Tinglin took a step forward and said deeply:
"Master Overseer, although it is already a desperate situation. But it's still not lifeless, if the Guan Ning army under Gonggong Gao can send troops to meet, it may not be lifeless, and it is the worst. It can also force the Tartars back and evacuate calmly. ”
Seeing that Lu Xiangsheng didn't make a sound, Yang Tinglin stepped forward a little anxiously and said:
"Supervisor, although Gao Qiqian is the main advocate of peace, and he is involved behind it, but after all, it is the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, and at this time of life and death, he may take into account the overall situation."
Yang Tinglin looked at Lu Xiangsheng there, and the expression on Lu Xiangsheng's face changed, but he never made a sound. In front of us is a vital point of life and death, and there is certainly a belief in the heart that will not retreat. But there is a glimmer of life but I also want to grasp it firmly, and Counselor Yang Tinglin also understands, and now he pleaded:
"Give Xia Guan a horse and two entourage, Xia Guan is willing to go to Gao Gong's public camp tonight to ask for help."
The Qing army almost formed a situation of encirclement outside, and it was also a great danger to go out of the camp overnight, and Yang Tinglin saw that Lu Xiangsheng did not say anything. And there he said to himself:
"Since your lord allows it. The student went by himself, and there were still parents in the Xiaguan family. If something happens, please take care of it. ”
After speaking, he took a deep look again, turned around and was about to go out, when he heard Lu Xiangsheng sigh behind him, and said:
"If there is an accident, my local family will also ask Yang Tinglin to take care of you."
After Yang Tinglin heard this, he laughed and didn't look back, but just said loudly:
"My lord, you and I are loyal to the country, fighting desperately against the Tartars, why do we have today's situation, I really don't know if we did it wrong or right, the students really don't understand!"
Lu Xiangsheng shook his head and did not answer, waiting for Yang Tinglin to walk out of the tent, where he smiled bitterly and said to himself:
"I don't understand!"
Yang Tinglin's status in this military camp is very high, and it is easy to arrange horses and followers, three horsemen out of the camp, beating horses and galloping, but the Tartar cavalry on the opposite side did not send anyone to chase after him, that Wang Pu led thousands of soldiers to run away, not to mention three people.
At dawn the next day, Lu Xiangsheng's entire military camp was awakened by the sound of drums, Lu Xiangsheng put on armor and walked out of the camp with weapons, but almost all the officers and soldiers in the camp walked out, and the drum was not sounded in Lu Xiangsheng's camp, but in the Qing army camp opposite.
There are guards who have been staring at the military situation on the opposite side, and nervously came over to report and said:
"Marshal, the Tartars increased their troops by 3,000 last night."
Lu Xiangsheng nodded, looking at the officers and soldiers standing around in the barracks, fatigue and hunger made these people very haggard and tired......
The camp set up in the plain, the Qing army with superior strength can attack the ground as long as it is strong, and it is impossible to defend it, and the division is tired, even if it wants to retreat at the moment.
Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu both sent their own soldiers to ask, how to deal with it at this time, although Lu Xiangsheng had the intention to fight to the death, but he still had a glimmer of hope for Yang Tinglin to ask for reinforcements, but it seemed that there was no hope, Yang Tinglin left the camp in the middle of the night, and there was no news so far.
In this era, night battles in the dark night are almost synonymous with suicide, most of the malnourished soldiers have night blindness, and night battles are impossible to carry out unless they have to, which is also the reason why the Qing army did not take the initiative to attack the camp at night.
Without waiting for reinforcements for too long, Hu Dawei was on the left, Yang Guozhu was on the right, and Lu Xiangsheng was in the middle, and they attacked the Qing army in unison.
For the Qing army that has been fighting with the Ming army for many years, it is indeed too rare for the Ming army to dare to fight to the death, although the Qing army sought to fight first, but after the two sides started the war, the Qing army was beaten back step by step.
But such a battlefield situation lasted for a very short time, that is, after a while, the Tartar soldiers stabilized their positions and surrounded them again.
Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou, and Sun Chuanting are the outliers of the Ming Dynasty who are physically strong and understand martial arts, especially Lu Xiangsheng, who is proficient in battlefield skills. Lu Xiangsheng is Chinese New Year's Eve eight years old today, he is in the prime of life, and his physical strength is extremely abundant.
The high-ranking civil officials are all commanders, and the general under the command of the army, and the guards of the pro-soldiers, are generally hundreds of steps away from the command of the formation, and can do this, and can already get the evaluation of bravery.
But at this time, Lu Xiangsheng was holding a sword and shield, caught in the enemy formation, and fought bloodily, Lu Xiangsheng was skilled and powerful, and then fought with those Tartar soldiers, but he had a big advantage. In a short time, more than a dozen people have been cut down around him, which seems to be impassioned, but this minister of the governor's army and horses has to fight with the enemy soldiers with his sword and shield, which is really sad.
At this time, Lu Xiangsheng's personal soldiers and family members had already been killed and scattered, all relying on Lu Xiangsheng himself to support him there, but he was so brave that those Tartar soldiers avoided him intentionally or unintentionally, and Lu Xiangsheng already had a few minor injuries on his body, but it did not affect his actions.
The two soldiers opposite Lu Xiangsheng stabbed viciously with the spears in their hands, Lu Xiangsheng's shield touched a spear obliquely, and the knife in his hand swung and rushed into the close range of the two people at once, the knife slashed hard, and the enemy soldier on the left immediately spurted blood, covering his neck and falling to the ground.
"Second brother!"
Another soldier shouted heartbreakingly, this is the correct and round Chinese, Lu Xiangsheng was about to slash with a knife with his backhand, but he was shocked by the other party's words, hesitated, the movement slowed down, the enemy hurriedly jumped away, was swept by Lu Xiangsheng's shield, and staggered.
Lu Xiangsheng didn't make the next move, but shouted angrily:
"You are Han, why do you do such a book and forget your ancestors!"
Although the Qing army in this year also had Han people joined, but the real main force and most of the personnel were Jurchens, these barbarians had been outside the pass for a long time, and the children of the Eight Banners in later generations were different, they could not speak a word of Chinese at all, and those Han people who surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, because they were not credited, such light cavalry plundered into the military action, generally did not take their turn to participate, and the Ming official army rarely encountered the Han when the Manchus were at war.
Lu Xiangsheng's bloody battle to the death was to defend the Ming Dynasty and the Chinese Taoist system from being invaded by the barbarians, but he actually met a Han man in the desperate fight, and he was really unacceptable in his heart.
When the stumbling Qing soldier heard Lu Xiangsheng say this, he became furious, shouting as if he was embarrassed and rushed up to fight again:
"Grandpa is not a Han dog, he has already raised the flag, he is a flag man!"
There was no room for hesitation and panic on the battlefield, Lu Xiangsheng blocked the opponent's attack, and stabbed the opponent's abdomen with a knife, but the back was completely exposed, and the three spears were stabbed, Lu Xiangsheng stiffened, and wanted to turn around, but the strength in his body disappeared little by little.
As soon as the spear was drawn, blood gushed out, and Lu Xiangsheng fell to the ground with a bang, muttering a few words in his mouth, but no one could hear them.
"Why are there Han Chinese ......?"
On December 12 of the 11th year of Chongzhen, the governor of Xuanda, the squire of the military department, and the governor of the world, the soldiers and horses of the world, Lu Xiangsheng, died in Julu Jiazhuang.
Although Lu Xiangsheng is the governor of the world's soldiers and horses, he can only use 20,000 soldiers in his hands, and when he is about to fight, he has no more than 5,000 soldiers in his hands, and the eunuchs of the supervising army are 30 miles away and cannot be rescued.
The Qing army of 15,000 people entered the customs, including 2,000 soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, and three Han soldiers and horses of Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, and Geng Jingzhong, officially entered the army sequence of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
It's basically a historical fact, and Lao Bai added some small details to interpret it, in fact, the Han people appeared in the combat units of the Manchu Qing Dynasty much earlier than I said.