Chapter 1137: Annihilation of the White Flag
readx; It was the 6,000 light cavalry led by Li Laiheng, the general of Pingnan, who came to stop the Qing army by stepping on the snow from the grassland. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 This tactic is exactly the same as Li Dingguo's departure from Xuanfu to Xifengkou, which takes advantage of the "blind spot" of the Qing army's thinking, that is, the Ming army will only fight in the pass.
In fact, Li Laiheng and Li Dingguo stationed troops in Qinglong Pass, which was not too far from Baiyangyu, and they did not attack Baiyangyu too early in order not to startle the snake. When Li Dingguo led 2,000 men to attack Luanzhou, Li Laiheng also sent sentinels to reconnoiter outside Baiyangyu Pass. When it was discovered yesterday afternoon that there was an unusual movement in the Qing army, Li Laiheng made the decision to send troops on the spot when he was temporarily unable to get in touch with Zhu Youzhen with the flying pigeon message, and rushed to the vast snowfield 20 miles outside Baiyangyu Pass late last night. Today, the remnants of the Qing army came out of the customs and were finally blocked by Li Laiheng.
However, although the Eight Banners cavalry had been exhausted, in this traditional cavalry duel, it still showed an amazing combat effectiveness that was significantly higher than that of the Ming army. In the local battlefield, the strength of the Ming army was in absolute superiority, but there were still many soldiers who were killed by the sharp arrows of the Qing army. The main general Li Laiheng and the thief chief Amin personally duel, and they were almost killed by Amin, who was as powerful as an ox. Fortunately, he also has a secret weapon, that is, the flintlock pistol issued to him by Zhu Youzhen.
In the production arrangement of the military factory, the first priority is the grenade for defending the city, the second priority is the most used bird gun, and then the artillery and other equipment, and the pistol can only be ranked last. Because in Zhu Youzhen's view, the range of this weapon is too short to be used in large-scale operations, and in the current situation where the number of raw materials and craftsmen is very tight, of course, we cannot delay precious time to produce pistols in large quantities.
However, the military factory still produced a batch of flintlock pistols, and Zhu Youzhen distributed most of them to the Imperial City Guard Regiment and Jinyi Guard, and the rest to Li Dingguo, Li Laiheng, Hao Yongzhong and other generals. Because the pistol also has the function of a pistol, it can not only be fired with one hand, but also has a fast size and aim, and can play a role that ordinary firearms cannot play in hand-to-hand combat.
Now it was the flintlock pistol that saved Li Laiheng's life, and this shot hit Amin in the right shoulder, shattering his collarbone at that time, and the saber also flew out of his hand. Unexpectedly, Amin's kung fu was amazing, and after being shot, he was able to hook the stirrup with his foot and turn it back on the horse's back, Li Laiheng couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, thinking that if it weren't for this shot, I'm afraid his head would have moved long ago.
However, this shot not only shattered Amin's collarbone, but also completely shattered the fighting spirit of the Qing army. Amin fled in pain, and more than 20 guards around him also escorted Amin to the depths of the grassland. However, the remaining Qing troops, who were divided and surrounded by the Ming army and fought separately, no one could break through the encirclement and rescue them. Originally, the Qing army's strength was at a serious disadvantage, and Amin's run made the situation on the battlefield even more irreparable.
At the same time, the main force of the Ming army pursued from Qian'an had also annihilated the Qing army that was stubbornly resisting at the Baiyangyu Pass, killed Shi Tu, a fierce general with a white flag, captured Kazhu alive, and rushed down from the pass without stopping. The two Ming armies attacked from the north and south, and the remaining Qing soldiers were even more incapacitated.
These Manchurian cavalry can also be regarded as heroic and unyielding, and in the case of inevitable defeat, none of them surrendered their swords, and they all fought to the last moment. Of course, even if they ask for surrender, it will be in vain, and they are burdened with blood debts, how can they be written off by surrendering?
More than half an hour later, with the last Qing soldier being stabbed to death indiscriminately, this cruel bloody battle finally came to an end. In the resounding cheers, the emperor of the Ming Empire, Zhu Youzhen, wearing gold armor, surrounded by Hao Yongzhong, Cao Wenzhao, Man Gui, He Kegang and other generals, rode his horse and galloped down from the pass, but he did not want to accept the bow of all the soldiers, but immediately ordered someone to bring up the captive Kazhu, so that he could identify them one by one from the corpses on the battlefield to see if there was a thief chief Amin.
After a long time, the corpses of more than 2,000 Qing soldiers were identified one by one, and Amin's body was not found. Zhu Youzhen's face turned pale at once, and he suddenly asked, "What about Li Laiheng?" Where did Lee Lai Heng go? ”
Before the words fell, a group of cavalry rushed to the northeast, which was Li Laiheng, the commander of the Baiyangyu blockade battle. He hurriedly jumped off the horse and knelt in front of Zhu Youzhen's horse, and said with a face full of shame: "Holy Lord! The last general is guilty, he failed to completely annihilate the Tartars, and a team of more than 20 horsemen broke through and fled, and the last general couldn't catch up no matter how much he chased him..."
Zhu Youzhen's face turned pale after hearing this, and he didn't say a word for a long time, Li Laiheng was so frightened that he didn't dare to say a word, and the generals didn't dare to open their mouths to intercede for him.
Zhu Youzhen hated Amin to the core. This is not only because Amin was one of the four great Baylors of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the owner of the white flag, and he had a lot of blood debts to the people of the Ming Dynasty; also because during Amin's invasion of Korea, he wanted to forcibly marry Li Zhenyan, and finally forced the death of Li Xuan, the king of Dingyuan, through the hands of Li Liang, and Li Zhenyan was forced to sacrifice herself to cover Zhu Youzhen's escape. Although Zhu Youzhen risked a surprise attack and a pro-mission to rescue Li Zhenyan, this "hatred of taking his wife" was still regarded as a great shame by Zhu Youzhen.
What made Zhu Youzhen even more sad was that Li Zhenyan followed her through a lot of hardships, but she couldn't wait for the moment when happiness really came, and she died in the explosion of Wang Gong's factory. Whenever in the dead of night, Zhu Youzhen recalls the past and always feels that he owes Zhenyan too much. Therefore, whether it is public or private, national hatred or family hatred, Zhu Youzhen has to kill Amin, and it is best to dismantle him with his own hands in order to comfort Zhenyan's spirit.
Other generals may not know the inside story, but Li Laiheng is Zhu Youzhen's confidant and favorite general who was personally raised when he was the vassal king, and of course he knows everything about this matter. He also knew that the Qing army that broke through and left must include Amin, and even the general who was wounded by himself might be Amin himself, how could he not be afraid when he saw Zhu Youzhen's extreme disappointment and anger at this time?
At this moment, a sleigh galloped down from the gate, and sitting on it turned out to be Li Dingguo, who attacked Luanzhou, and Ma Qianxue, who was desperate to deliver the letter in person. It turned out that during the war, although Li Dingguo's department had no horses, he still skied directly to the oil town, first put the old nest abandoned by the Qing army, and then rushed to Qian'an to join the army. Ma Qianxue was recuperating from her injuries in the city, but when she saw Li Dingguo coming, she naturally clamored that she must chase down the Tartars with him, but Li Dingguo couldn't resist her, so she had to go along.
Li Dingguo also knew Zhu Youzhen's thoughts, and hurriedly persuaded in a low voice: "The Holy Lord often teaches the last general: The main goal of the battle is to annihilate the enemy's living forces, and if this goal is achieved, other goals will be easily achieved." Although Amin was escaped in this battle, the white flag was wiped out, and Li Laiheng's achievements in this battle still outweighed his faults, and he still hoped that the saint..."
Ma Qianxue is straightforward and fast-talking, don't look at her usual quarrels with Li Laiheng, but at this time, she said righteously: "Holy Lord, according to the opinion of the last general, General Li won a big victory, and he is a hero!" ”
Zhu Youzhen was stunned again, so he quickly turned over and dismounted, and helped Li Laiheng up with his own hands. When all the soldiers boarded, they were relieved, and all knelt down on the mountain and shouted long live.
"Extinguishing the Tartars and raising the prestige of our country are all the merits of my Ming soldiers. Spread my will, report the victory, class teacher, I want to celebrate all the soldiers! Zhu Youzhen choked up these two sentences, and tears were already bursting out of his eyes.
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