As the most elite soldiers and horses of the Wu army, the Guanning army that had fought with Wu Sangui from Liaodong to Yunnan, although countless veterans were killed and wounded in the 20-year campaign, this army was still one of the strongest soldiers of this era. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The only criterion for a strong army in this era is not how many enemies it can kill, but at least instinctive reaction when faced with panic.

The explosion of the three-eyed gun resounded in the sky above the Chuang Wang Village, and the roars and shouts of killing rose and fell with each other in the dark night, spreading from one place to another.

Regardless of whether the three-eyed guns hit the enemy or not, and whether they were fired at the enemy, the sound of the guns showed that the Guanning army was still a well-trained elite soldier. Even after the fight, many soldiers threw away their guns and turned to flee. But at least, they didn't let the weapon in their hands become a flaming stick entirely. In a critical moment, to be able to fire the fire gun in your hand, what is this not a strong soldier?

At the moment of life and death, the generals at all levels of the Guanning Army did not live up to Wu Sangui's expectations of them.

After his subordinates were scattered by the rebels, he fought bravely with the only few remaining soldiers around him, and even let more than a dozen Xi'an Tartars ambush the corpses. Seeing that more and more full Tartars surrounded him, Gao Dajie knew that he could not be spared, so he dragged his own personal commander and told him to leave immediately. The commander of the pro-army is loyal, and where he is willing to abandon the lord will escape. Seeing this, Gao Dajie actually pulled out a knife and put it on his neck, and shouted to the commander of his own army: "If you don't leave, I will kill myself here!" ”

The commander of the personal army was stunned, and before he could speak, Gao Dajie pushed him away, and then without looking back, he drew his sword and rushed towards the Manchurian rebels who were galloping on horseback.

The commander of the pro-soldiers heard clearly, and when General Gao was rushing to kill, he shouted to him: "If you can live, take care of my father and mother!" ”

After the isolated Gao Dajie fought to the death, he was finally outnumbered and captured by the Subay. When he was captured, he was hit by more than a dozen knives and spears, and blood gushed like a spring, and he was still fighting fiercely until he was exhausted.

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Guo Zhuangtu, who was in charge of the big tent of the Chinese army, constantly received bad news from the battalions, because in the dark night, although the battalions bravely organized to resist, it was difficult to assemble as quickly as during the day, while the rebels of Su Bai and Zhao Liangdong relied on the advantage of preemptive strike and night to constantly attack the battalions, causing the entire Chuang Wang Village to fall into unprecedented chaos. Many officers could not organize their subordinates to resist, and many soldiers lost contact with each other because they did not have an officer's command group, and as a result, they scurried around the battalion like headless flies, which indirectly led to an even greater rout.

The thing that worried Guo Zhuangtu the most finally happened, and there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves from the east side of Chuangwangzhai. Although I don't know how many Qing troops came in the dark night, Guo Zhuangtu was clear, and Ao Bai must have been watching Chuangwangzhai in a place where he couldn't see.

Ningguta Dutong An Zhuhu was the first to lead his troops to arrive, and the thousands of Jurchen of his subordinates swung their swords into the Wu army camp that was already in chaos without taking a breath.

"The real tartar is here!"

The appearance of the Eight Banners of the Qing Army made the Wu army, which was panicked by one another, begin to flee on a large scale as during the day. The battalions originally adapted from the Ming Army and the Green Battalion were worried that they would end up with the same fate as the soldiers and horses who were abandoned during the day, so they disregarded Guo Zhuangtu's strict orders, abandoned the defense line and fled in a hurry towards Siye in the night.

The main force of the Qing army came too fast!

Even if Wang Pingfan and other generals of the Wu army successfully suppressed the rebels in front of them, it was difficult to withstand them in the face of the sudden main force of the Qing army.

The Anzhuhu tribe galloped around the Wu army's camp along the passage torn by the Subabe department, and the Wu army could not effectively defend at all and could only retreat in embarrassment.

"Daqing Baturu is here, and those who descend will not be killed!"

According to Aobai's instructions, An Zhuhu ordered his Eight Banners soldiers who knew Chinese to shout loudly in Chinese to surrender and not kill, and many Wu soldiers were too frightened, and they didn't know how many people the Qing army came, but they only knew that their side was in chaos, there were fires everywhere, and the morale of the army was completely lost, so they actually knelt down and surrendered.

The bad news continued to spread to the big tent of the Chinese army.

The chief soldier Gao Qilong was killed!

The chief soldier Qi Sansheng was captured!

Chief soldier Yang Wei was surrounded!

The chief soldier Li Rubi surrendered!

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In Chuang Wang Village, except for Guo Zhuangtu's headquarters, most of the rest of the battalions have collapsed. Every time the Qing army killed or captured a general of the Wu army, they would shout loudly. The bursts of shouts greatly shook the Wu army, which was still resisting stubbornly, and in the end, even some of the generals of the Guanning army were frightened by the bursts of shouts and fled. Some generals with a little more sober minds tried their best to restrain their subordinates and tried to join the Chinese army, but the rout scattered and rushed and soon engulfed them.

Under the command of Aobai, the Qing army seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and constantly attacked the Wu army camp. They frantically slashed and killed the Wu army, just to create more chaos.

The Wu army finally collapsed, and all the Wu soldiers fled in the dark night and in the pursuit of the Qing army. In order to survive, they have lost their minds, no matter who blocked them in front, they did not hesitate to swing their knives and slash and kill.

A group of panicked Wu troops were slashed by another group of panicked Wu troops, and their corpses covered the plain and paved a bloody road. Along this bloody road, thousands of soldiers of the Wu army ran desperately, without looking back or daring to look back. There are scattered Wu troops everywhere, and there are also corpses that unfortunately died in the chaos.

In the face of such chaos, even Guo Zhuangtu, who is a famous general in the world, is powerless to return to the sky. He suddenly drew his sword in his hand, and the tip of the sword was actually aimed at his chest. Seeing this, the guards rushed forward and hugged him. Guo Zhuangtu was furious and scolded these personal soldiers of the protector. Enough of the scolding, he laughed. Enough of laughing, tears welled up in his eyes.

The soldiers were stunned and looked at the general in a daze.

"Why don't you let me die, why! Do you want me to be ashamed of the Tartars? ”

A guard choked up and stepped forward and said, "General, although our army is defeated, as long as the general is here, there is still time to turn the tide!" ”

Listening to the tearful voice of the guard, Guo Zhuangtu smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "Turn the tide? How do you call me to turn the tide now? Tens of thousands of horses, that's it, the soldiers can't find the generals, the soldiers can't find the soldiers, how can I turn the tide?! How can I have the face to see the prince! .... Lord, I'm sorry for your old man! ...”

Guo Zhuangtu was really heartbroken, and he couldn't wait to die.

Yang Kun, the general who rushed to hear the news, persuaded: "General, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood!" We are defeated, but the prince is not defeated! We still have two armies! The general must not be discouraged, the prince repeatedly told him before leaving, has the general forgotten! ”

"Me! ...”

Guo Zhuangtu was excited, thinking of his father-in-law's entrustment before leaving, he gritted his teeth and resolutely ordered: "All the generals will go with me!" After finishing speaking, he stepped forward and walked a few steps, but suddenly looked back at the north where the fire was raging, and said with hatred: "One day, I, Guo Zhuangtu, will slaughter the entire Tartar clan, and I will worship and skin alive to vent today's hatred!" ”

"Go, protect the General!"

Yang Kun gave an order, and the remaining Guan Ning army immediately retreated to the west with him. Guo Zhuangtu's personal guards protected him in the middle, lest the general make a mistake. On the way, the rout soldiers who encountered the way were all killed.

Guo Zhuangtu's Chinese army was originally a brave man in the army, the most elite soldiers and horses, and the battle has always been brave, how can those unmoraled routs be able to resist. Some of the routs saw that this force was extremely brave, and that they claimed to be the personal guards of the great general Guo Zhuangtu, so they all followed.

In the chaos of the night, if you want to survive, the best way is to follow a powerful team of men and horses to break out of the encirclement. As for whether they were following the general's personal soldiers, no one asked, and now they had to go out with them and live their lives. Soon, a long tail appeared behind Guo Zhuangtu's team, and these routs not only included the defeated Guanning army, but also the surrendered Ming army and the incorporated green battalion.

After dawn, Guo Zhuangtu and the others actually escaped from a lifetime, and they did not find the Qing army chasing behind. On the side of an unknown stone bridge, Guo Zhuangtu got off the horse to rest, and half a moment later, he asked Yang Kun to count the staff and ask the generals who had followed, especially whether Wang Pingfan had withdrawn.

Yang Kun shook his head, Wang Pingfan was ordered by Guo Zhuangtu to suppress the Subai tribe at the beginning of the rebellion, so he couldn't withdraw with them. Life and death are unknown at the moment.

Guo Zhuangtu was very sad and regretful, because Wang Pingfan was a general and one of the few generals in the Guanning army who could be favored by his father-in-law. Even Xia Guoxiang and Hu Guozhu also admired Wang Pingfan very much. If Wang Pingfan dies in this battle, I am afraid that his father-in-law will be sad when he finds out.

After a long time, Guo Zhuangtu sighed lightly, packed up the remnants of the army and continued to retreat.

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Author's note: The official history, Gao Dajie, also known as Gao Dejie, a hero of the Han nationality, a general of Wu Sangui, twice defeated Yue Le, a famous general of the Qing army, twice conquered the whole territory of Jiangxi, and finally was repeatedly slandered and died of grief.