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Shunde Mansion, Julu County, Jiazhuang. [Full text reading]

From the morning to now, it is late at night, and the rice has not yet entered the stomach. I drank too much water, and when I moved, my stomach rumbled. But he didn't feel hungry, on the contrary, Lu Xiangsheng had a slight feeling of drunkenness all over his body, and the whole person was fluttering. The world seemed to be getting farther and farther away from him, gradually becoming hazy.

In the dark sky, rockets kept falling, weaving into a sparse web of fire in the sky. The Zhuangzi is full of fire spots, and there are shouts of killing, shouting for help, screaming and soldiers fighting fires.

A cannonball came from outside the village, smashed directly into a grinding plate, burst out a little spark, and then brushed Lu Xiangsheng's body and blew down an earthen wall.

The smoke and dust were chaotic, and Lu Xiangsheng licked his dry lips and tasted the smell of earth.

After a short rest, the Jiannu army began another attack, and this attack has not stopped until now. Almost with all his might, leaving no room for error.

The Artemisia River was finally lost, and in desperation, Lu Xiangsheng could only withdraw his troops to the town and rely on his houses to resist.

In the past, the Qing army was good at field warfare and was not good at attacking fortifications, which was also the only effective means of resistance that Lu Xiangsheng could think of at present. After all, the streets in the town were narrow and the houses were dense, and the cavalry of Jiannu had no way to charge, so if they wanted to take Jiazhuang, they could only dismount and fight on foot. Even if the Tianxiong Army accompanies the light in this battle, Jiannu will have to pay a huge price.

But the reality is cruel, after the Tianxiong army retreated to Zhuangzili. Jiannu really had no way to take Lu Xiangsheng, and tens of thousands of horsemen could only run around Zhuangzi in circles, shooting bows and arrows blindly.

According to Lu Xiangsheng's prediction, if everything goes well on Yang Yanlin's side, the reinforcements from Gao Qiqian will arrive on the battlefield at dawn. The main force of the Ning army is there, although it still can't beat Jiannu, but it is not difficult to take out the Tianxiong army.

But after Jiannu surrounded Zhuangzi, the tactics suddenly turned to the side, and he actually set up cannons to bombard the Tianxiong army in Zhuangzi. And their artillery tactics are also similar, directly bombarding the houses with cannons, and then the infantry infiltrates little by little along the gaps, and in many places, Jiannu also sent sappers to break directly into the houses with sledgehammers, iron sticks and pickaxes, and the fighting is quite orderly.

This had to make Lu Xiangsheng more vigilant, and when he thought about it, he suddenly became vicious: this set of tactics is clearly the fighting style of Kong Youde and Geng Jingzhong's Denglai rebels. Since this group of traitors surrendered to Jiannu, they have been used to deal with the homeland.

In the face of this tricky tactic, the Tianxiong army was weak, and there was no food for a day, so it was suddenly unable to resist, and there were a large number of casualties, and various strategic points in Zhuangzi were lost one after another.

"How can it be good to go on like this, and how can I keep the dawn, is it possible that tonight is the time for me Lu Xiangsheng to kill and serve the country?" Lu Xiangsheng gritted his teeth fiercely, put his hand on the handle of the waist knife, and his right hand trembled slightly.

Not because of fear, but because of a whole day of fighting.

He also doesn't remember whether he brought his soldiers to the front line in person, and he doesn't know how many knives and armor he has changed. It was as if the limbs were about to fall apart. There were at least ten Jiannu who died under his sword, and they were really killed.

"Go, fuck, shame, shame!" Hu Dawei and two soldiers escorted a man over scolding.

That person Lu Xiangsheng had the impression that he was a middle-level officer under him, as if he was related to one of his protégés.

"What's going on?" Lu Xiangsheng raised his eyebrows.

Hu Dawei: "Inspector, just now the last general heard that the mill in Zhuangdongtou was in a tight situation, so he led his troops to the rescue, and that place was the defense area of the T-shaped team of the Inspector Tianxiong Army. By the time the end arrived, the T-squad had all been killed. Only this team escaped, and now it has been captured by the last general and asked the overseer to deal with it. ”

As he spoke, he spat on the pipe team and scolded: "Something without eggs! ”

Lu Xiangsheng turned his head away, not wanting to see this deserter: "Cut it, the gap in that place is blocked by someone else, my Tianxiong Army does not have such cowards." ”

Hearing the word "chop", the pipe team whose hands were cut by the guards struggled and shouted: "Inspector, I have done my best." There are too many slaves, and the brothers have not run out of water and rice for a day, so where can they still fight? There are already deserters in the team, and the last general has already killed two deserters and personally led the team to pounce, but what is this, and what can be done...... The governor of the capital, the last general personally cut off the heads of the two Jiannu, and he really had no strength. Inspector, I really can't beat it! ”

Lu Xiangsheng turned his head sharply and looked at him coldly: "I really don't have the strength, is this the reason why you are a deserter?" You're hungry, and so-and-so has been hungry all day. I remember your name, your name is Xu Fang, and you are Xu Rui's cousin. Your brother is my student, and he is a talent who presided over a provincial college examination for the first time. Xu Rui died in the southern battlefield when he was in the eighth year of Chongzhen, and was hit by ten arrows before he died. Why did your Xu family come up with such an unsuccessful thing as you, are you still worthy of being a soldier of my Tianxiong Army? Chopped! ”

"Supervisor, Inspector, I really can't fight!" Xu Fang cried loudly: "The emperor still doesn't make hungry soldiers, he is too hungry, too hungry." Inspector, for my cousin's sake, and seeing that I have shed blood and made meritorious contributions for you, Inspector, give me another chance! I don't want to die at the hands of my own people, give me a knife and let me charge the battle one last time! ”

Lu Xiangsheng lowered his head, and tears welled up unconsciously.

His right hand on the hilt of the knife moved to the side, suddenly picked off a gourd from his waist, and threw it over: "Drink!" ”

Xu Fang took the gourd and drank it dry, his eyes lit up: "Good wine." ”

Then he ripped off his clothes, revealing his bare and thin chest, took a spear, and strode towards the outside of the village: "Supervisor, I will still be your soldier in the next life...... Jiannu, Jiannu, my **** ancestors! ”

There was a stirring military song:

"The wind is from the dragon, the cloud is from the tiger, and the dust and earth are fame.

Looking at Shenzhou, the people are bitter, and thousands of miles of fertile land are barren.

Look at the world, as much as you want, and make up for the defects of heaven.

Good boy, don't be a parent, just for the common people, not for the lord.

Holding a steel knife of ninety-nine, he killed Hu Er before stopping.

I am a dignified man, what is a Tartar as a horse and a cow.

The strong man drank the wine in the bowl and did not look back on the journey of a thousand miles.

The golden drums roared in unison, and the yellow dragon swore endlessly. ”

At that time, the T-shaped team of the Tianxiong Army was all killed in the Jiazhuang East Mill.

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"Report, Jiannu has increased its troops again!" An officer covered in blood ran in, and as soon as he entered the hall, he fell to the ground.

The people in the hall were shocked, and some guards lifted him up from the ground.

But I saw that this person's whole body had been cut to pieces, and he had become a bloody man. The armor on his belly had been torn open by the enemy, and some of his intestines had come out, and his gaze had wandered, apparently in his final moment.

"What's going on, hold on, hold on." Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly rushed forward.

The officer gasped, "The forces of Dordor and Abatai have arrived, and they have joined Dorgon, totaling ...... Total ......" The voice gradually faded down.

Lu Xiangsheng closed his eyes with tears in his eyes.

"It's almost dawn, it seems that Gao Qiqian can't come!" He looked out of the house at the sky, and after a sad face, he gritted his teeth violently: "Pass the order, our army has no way to retreat today, immediately gather troops and attack the whole army." Tell everyone that a certain person is at the forefront with the banner of the Tianxiong Army. Lu Xiangsheng died here today! ”

At this time, there is no way to wait for the Guan Ning army, and the Tianxiong army has been crumbling to deal with a single Dolgon defense line, and now with Duoduo and Abatai, it is completely defended. The officer died before he had time to say the number of enemy troops, but Lu Xiangsheng knew very well how many soldiers and horses the enemy had. Now there are at least 30,000 Jiannu outside the village, and the main force of the Tianxiong army is now plus auxiliary soldiers and people, and it is estimated that there are only more than 1,000 people left after a whole day of fierce fighting. Thirty to one, the disparity in strength in this battle is extraordinarily large.

"I want to follow the Overseer!" The generals in the army gave up their hands at the same time, with a determined face, and everyone knew that it was the last time at this moment.

Tang Wenxing hid in the corner, and took advantage of people's inattention, and took out the bag with his bloodstained hands, and only the last note was left in it.

Sun Yuan's letter was full of helplessness and pathos: "Brother Tang, in fact, I don't want you to see this letter. However, now that you've opened this note, it's the last minute of everything. Thinking about it, the supervisor did not leave the troops, and personally went to Gao Qiqian to ask for help. If you change to someone else, you won't be able to invite a high eunuch at all. If nothing else, the Tianxiong army has been surrounded by the Jiannu army, and the Duoduo tribe has also arrived. In this battle, the Tianxiong army should be completely annihilated. Now, I order you, at all costs, even if it is a bundle, to tie up the Overseer, and then take your cavalry to escort the Overseer to break through. There is a capital governor, the Tianxiong army is there, and the Optimus Pillar of my Ming Dynasty is here, so I will do it immediately. Remember, remember!

Tang Wenxing crumpled the note and threw it into the fire, strode out of the festival, returned to his troops, and asked, "How many people and how many horses are there in my scout camp?" ”

The three cavalrymen shook their bodies and stood up, pointed to a war horse that was foaming at the ground, and suddenly laughed: "All the men and horses are here, general, are you going to charge, we are already impatient." ”

Saying that, he arched his hand towards Tang Wenxing: "Brother Tang, in the past, we only served Miss Zhu, but we didn't take you to heart. Everyone thinks that you are just a man, and you are the first hand of the prince's son, so you are our head. In today's battle, there were at least thirty Jiannu who died under Brother Tang's hands, and we all obeyed. Today, we can die on the battlefield with our eldest brother, we are very happy! ”

"Smack!" Tang Wen walked forward, and one of them gave them a slap in the face, and roared in a low voice: "Bastard, who let you die." I heard it clearly, General Sun has another order, asking us to do our best. All for Lao Tzu to live well, and the task was completed for Lao Tzu. Until then, no one is allowed to breathe a damn sigh. ”