In Kaifeng, after finding out that the Wu army had a large amount of grain and grass in the Xinghua camp in the west of the city, he led 3,000 Han cavalry and more than 400 Mongolian troops out of the city to attack the Xinghua camp in spite of the dissuasion of Jia Hanfu, the governor of Henan, and wanted to burn the grain and grass of the Wu army in one fell swoop, forcing the Wu army to break the siege and retreat to the Luoyang area. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Unexpectedly, the Qing army was only ten miles out of the city before it fell into the encirclement of the Wu army.

The vanguard of the Wu army, Wang Pingfan, was superb in martial arts, and led his 4,000 soldiers to face Shi Huashan's department head-on. Wu Sangui's second son-in-law, Hu Guozhu, also commanded soldiers and horses to block Shi Huashan's retreat and intercept the reinforcements in Kaifeng City. Shi Huashan fell into a heavy siege and could not get rid of the hard battle, and the Qing army resounded from time to time with tragic wails. The deputy capital of the Mongolian Zhenglan Banner Tongde should have been shot by the Wu army's bow and crossbow and fell headlong from his horse.

The Wu army's artillery fire was fierce, and many horse traps were dug in the ambush site, so that the Qing cavalry kept falling from their horses and could not maneuver. Shi Huashan rushed left and right, but was overturned to the ground by the trap pit, and a few personal soldiers just helped him up, but he heard a loud noise. After the black smoke cleared, Shi Huashan's chest was full of blood holes.

After Sun Sike, the leader of the Han army who surrendered Wu Sangui in Shaanxi, killed Shi Huashan, the morale of the Wu army became even higher and continued to shrink the encirclement. Under the onslaught of the Wu army, the Qing army, which had lost its commander, finally collapsed and dismounted and knelt down.

After learning that Shi Huashan's entire army was annihilated, Jia Hanfu, the governor of Henan, did not dare to send troops out of the city, but only strictly ordered to strengthen the city defense and wait for reinforcements from Beijing.

After the victory, Hu Guozhu, the commander of the Wu army, rewarded the three armies with the goods obtained from western Henan and other places, and at the same time contracted the siege of Kaifeng. Six days later, the Tanmalay newspaper said that a Qing army had crossed the Yellow River and was advancing towards Kaifeng. Hu Guozhu immediately ordered Wang Pingfan and the general soldiers Zheng Jiaopho, Wu Zhiming and others to lead an army of 10,000 to intercept it.

After the Qing army in Kaifeng City discovered that there was a Wu army outside the city moving to the north, they immediately reported it to the governor Jia Hanfu. Jia Hanfu and the generals on the left and right must have sent reinforcements from the imperial court, and they must send troops to respond, and the reinforcements were repulsed. Miao Chenglong, the chief soldier who withdrew from Nanyang, asked Ying to lead his troops to respond to the reinforcements, and Jia Hanfu agreed, and sent three general troops to lead the army out of the city to attack falsely, so as to contain the Wu army outside the city.

Wang Pingfan, Zheng Jiaopho and others led their troops to the north to intercept and reinforce the Qing army, but they were suddenly attacked by the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry of the Qing army at Liuyuankou, not far from the Yellow River. Although the Wu army was brave, most of them were foot soldiers, and they did not expect the Qing army to advance so quickly in advance, so they were caught off guard and were soon rushed into two sections by the Qing army. Wang Pingfan had to order a retreat, and many Wu soldiers who were slow to run were killed by the Qing army on the way back. Although the retreating Wu army panicked, it was not chaotic, and quickly moved closer to Wang Pingfan's general banner, using bows and arrows to delay the charge of the Qing cavalry. After two unsuccessful attacks in a row, the Qing army decisively broke away from contact with the Wu army. In this battle, the Wu army suffered more than 2,000 casualties, and the Qing army left more than 400 corpses.

Because the Qing army was all Manchu and Mongolian cavalry, Wang Pingfan realized that it was likely that the main force of the Qing court had approached Kaifeng, so he ordered to quickly return to Kaifeng with the wounded. At this moment, there were less than 40,000 Wu troops besieging Kaifeng, half of which were newly incorporated Henan Qing troops, horse bandits, and rebellious people. If it was really the main force of the Qing court, the Eight Banners, it would probably cause the Wu army to have to evacuate Kaifeng. After Wang Pingfan planned to join Hu Guozhu, he would retreat to Luoyang first, wait for the arrival of the soldiers and horses led by Xia Guoxiang and Guo Zhuangtu, and then march again to force Kaifeng and fight a decisive battle with the Qing army.

It's just that not long after the retreat of Wang Ping's domain, it was attacked by the cavalry of the Qing army, and the cavalry led by the general soldier Wu Zhiming repelled the harassment of the Qing army. But it didn't take long for the retreating Qing army to bite again. This repeated several times, so that the speed of the retreat of the Wu army became extremely slow.

Wang Pingfan consulted with Wu Zhiming, Zheng Jiaopho and other generals, believing that the Qing army was trying to drag them down with a tired army.

Zheng Jiaofu worried: "It's definitely not okay now, stop and go, the soldiers can't get rest, there are many wounded, the Tartars are staring at us like wolves, if we are not careful, our army may be annihilated." ”

Wang Pingfan was worried, but at this time, Wu Zhiming took the initiative to say: "It's better to be like this, I will lead the troops to stay in the palace, and you will quickly retreat with the wounded and join forces with General Hu." ”

"There are a lot of soldiers and horses in the Qing army, and it is a real Manchurian Tartar, you have too few people, and it is too dangerous to stay."

After Wang Pingfan did not agree to leave Wu Zhiming's palace, Wu Zhiming said that if he didn't do this, no one would be able to go back. After thinking about it again, Wang Pingfan had to agree, and immediately retreated with Zheng Jiaofu and the wounded. He repeatedly told Wu Zhiming that if it didn't work, he would not fight to the death with the Qing army, and he would withdraw no matter what.

In the early hours of the morning, the Qing army attacked the Wu army again, Wu Zhiming and his subordinates fought to the death and did not retreat, but the Qing army continued to increase its troops, and the Wu army was outnumbered, and was finally rushed into the formation by the Qing army. Wu Zhiming fought without surrendering, and rushed out desperately with a few soldiers. When breaking through, Wu Zhiming was hit by an arrow in the back, and all the soldiers who followed him were killed, leaving only a pawn named Zhao Qiang. By the time he got rid of the Qing army's pursuit, Wu Zhiming was no longer good, and Zhao Qiang helped him sit down under a big tree.

Wu Zhiming was already difficult to speak at this time, he just kept panting, he waved his hand with difficulty and asked Zhao Qiang to run for his life quickly, leave him alone, but Zhao Qiang refused to leave, and vowed to bring him back.

Wu Zhiming knew that he was seriously injured and would not live long, but the Qing army would catch up at any time, he couldn't bear to see Zhao Qiang, who was only sixteen years old, buried here, so he took advantage of his unpreparedness, took out his sword and put it on his neck, wiped it hard, and fell under the tree.

"General!"

Zhao Qiang wept and cried, but did not throw Wu Zhiming's body away, but carried the general's body on his back, and returned with great difficulty, and was finally found by Wu Juntanma, who went out to search a day later, and brought him back with the body of General Wu Zhiming.

After learning that Wu Zhiming died in battle, Hu Guozhu, Wang Pingfan and others were grief-stricken, and Hu Guozhu ordered someone to find a first-class coffin to bury Wu Zhiming. Wang Pingfan thanked Zhao Qiang's loyalty, took him by his side as a guard, and cultivated him wholeheartedly.

The arrival of the main Manchurian force of the Qing court made Hu Guozhu realize that Kaifeng could no longer be besieged, otherwise he might fall into the danger of being attacked by the Qing army inside and outside. To this end, on the one hand, he sent someone to inform Xia Guoxiang of the news of the reinforcements of the Qing army, and on the other hand, he began to deploy and retreat.

Xia Guoxiang, who had just arrived in Luoyang with his army from Tongguan, was surprised when he received the news from Hu Guozhu, because he did not expect that the Qing court would be able to send reinforcements to Henan so quickly, and according to Hu Guozhu's letter, the people who came to help were all Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners, and their combat effectiveness was not weaker than that of Wu's army. In order to find out how many Qing troops came to help, and who was the commander, Xia Guoxiang sent a fast horse to Hu Guozhu to find out, and at the same time asked Guo Zhuangtu to immediately lead his troops to meet Hu Guozhu's retreat.