Chapter 660: Providence Is So
In the city of Dalinghe, the shouts of killing shook the sky, Wu Sangui could only take the Guan Ning army and surround the city wall, this was his duty, and no Houjin sergeant was allowed to escape from the Daling River. Although Wu Sangui has resentment in his heart, there is no way, when he attacked the outlying strongholds yesterday, the performance of his sergeants made him unable to raise his head.
Su Tiancheng had already left the Zhongjun tent and stood two miles away from the south gate, quietly looking at Dalinghe City, as if there was a fight in the city, and the broken walls and tiles around him had nothing to do with him.
Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui were both by Su Tiancheng's side, and they had already thrown themselves to the ground for Su Tiancheng's momentum and admiration.
Wu Sangui couldn't say the shock in his heart, when he attacked the outlying strongholds yesterday, Hong Chengchou killed more than a dozen officers under him, at that time, his anger was very great, after all, these officers, who had followed him for many years, probably saw Hong Chengchou come to command, thinking about finding a, but he didn't think of taking his life.
Today's attack on Dalinghe City, the momentum shown by the Jiangning battalion made Wu Sangui's resentment run to Java, he no longer dared to have anger and resentment, the facts are very clear, in front of Su Tiancheng and the Jiangning battalion, he still behaved well, otherwise he would suffer hardship, such a brave army, his own Guanning army, it is impossible to compare.
Su Tiancheng is waiting.
Garrisoned in Dalinghe City, it was the Han army led by Kong Youde, the basic quality of these Han troops was not as good as the Eight Banners Army, so although the fighting in the city was tragic, it would not last long, one day was enough, and he was waiting for Liu Tiehan to capture Yue Tuo and Kong Youde alive.
Yue Tuo and Kong Youde had never fought with the Jiangning battalion, and in addition to the attack in the previous two days, the Jiangning battalion did not move at all, and the combat effectiveness of the border army was displayed. Unsatisfactory, in this case, Yue Tuo and Kong Youde will also have a fluke mentality, although the artillery of the Jiangning battalion is powerful, they will think that a single fight. The Han army and the Eight Banners Army have the advantage, as long as they can survive this hurdle, Huang Taiji will soon send reinforcements from the elite Eight Banners Army.
It is precisely with such an idea that Su Tiancheng knows that Liu Tiehan's chance of capturing Yue Tuo and Kong Youde is very great, and if he can capture these two people alive, it will be a huge blow to Huang Taiji. The reinforced Eight Banner Army must have to retreat, and it did not dare to attack rashly.
Yue Tuo's face was pale, and he sat in the middle of the room.
Kong Youde and other officers were scattered around the house, this was Yue Tuo's headquarters before, and the accommodation and meals were all here, which was regarded as the highest headquarters of Dalinghe City.
Outside, there was the sound of shouting and killing, swords and guns. Keep coming in.
The heralds kept entering the room to report on the battle. As time passed, Yue Tuo's face became more and more ugly, and what surprised him the most was that he sent a Niu Lu Ezhen to the Zhenghong Banner to lead the 308 Banner Army to meet the Ming army. I thought I could be invincible. When the good situation came, I didn't expect that the three hundred people brought by this Niu Lu Ezhen would be wiped out in less than an hour, and it was this Niu Lu Ezhen. was also killed, and when the herald came to report it, Yue Tuo was furious, cut off the herald's head with a knife, and asked another herald to check the real situation.
In fact, this is indeed the case, the three hundred warriors of the Qing Kingdom were all wiped out, and not a single one survived.
The main ones who resisted in Dalinghe City were more than 20,000 Han troops, and as for the 1,000 warriors of the Red Banner stationed here, they were waiting around the headquarters, except for the 300 people who had just been sent out, the rest were here.
But whether these people were able to hold on and resist the Ming army that invaded the city, Yue Tuo's confidence was shaken, and he realized whether he was too confident.
Kong Youde stopped talking for a long time, and in the previous days, he was still cursing, cursing Su Tiancheng, cursing Ming Jun, and at this time, the strength to curse was gone.
"Passing on the order of the commander, all the soldiers stationed in Dalinghe City attacked the east gate, and the east gate was taken incomparably, and the army broke through from the east gate, and at this time, it was impossible to take care of Dalinghe City."
After Yue Tuo gave this order, the room was as dead silent.
This order means that Yue Tuo has admitted defeat, needs to save his strength, and must rush out.
The actual situation is also the same, if you continue to stick to Dalinghe City, the final fate is that the whole army will be annihilated, in addition, there is no other way out, there are more and more Ming troops attacking Dalinghe City, and the resistance is only delaying time, at such a critical moment, concentrating forces to storm the east gate, there is still a glimmer of life.
Yue Tuo didn't know what to do, and it was becoming more and more difficult for the herald to convey the order.
The entire Dalinghe City, plunged into the bloody rain, less than three square kilometers of the city, concentrated nearly 100,000 troops, to start a fight, to put it mildly, here has become a meat grinder, everywhere is a fighting figure, everywhere is corpses, there are no ordinary people in the city, the two warring sides, without the slightest scruples, is not to fight for their lives.
What Yue Tuo didn't know was that more and more Han troops surrendered.
The arquebus in his hand, in front of the flintlock pistol of the Jiangning battalion soldiers, is similar to the burning stick, can not play the slightest role, short-handed fighting, not to mention the opponent, in this case, can escape desperately run, unable to escape, kneeling and surrendering.
It's a pity that in Dalinghe City, in addition to the defense line in the east, the south, north and west have long been completely controlled by the Ming army, and some smart Han soldiers simply did not escape and many people took the initiative to come out and surrender.
Surrender can save lives, this kind of thinking is also contagious, more and more Han troops, joined the surrender team, they were escorted by the Ming army, to the designated place to concentrate, there are also thinking of fake surrender of the sergeant, after being discovered, mercilessly killed.
According to the past practice, the attacking Ming army, will not take into account the surrendered sergeants, has always rushed forward, but this time the situation is different, the Ming army seems to have been ready, ready, where there are surrendered sergeants, immediately there will be a Ming army special escort, unified to the direction of the south gate, to the open place at the south gate, saw the Ming army wearing armor, these Han soldiers know that there is no need to do indifferent resistance, and do not have other thoughts, honestly squatting, waiting to be dealt with.
More than 20 heralds sent out, but a few did not come back for a long time to return to their lives, Yue Tuo was in a hurry, he couldn't sit still, stood up, and prepared to go out of the house.
"The marshal is in the middle of the command, it is not appropriate to wade into danger, this matter of going out to supervise the war, it is still the end of the future."
Yue Tuo looked at Kong Youde, and his face was a little gloomy.
At this time, Yue Tuo will not believe in Kong Youde, this is the understanding in his bones, Kong Youde originally surrendered, such a person, for his own life and glory and wealth, can do anything, such a critical moment, if Kong Youde goes out to supervise the war, most of the outside are Han troops, Kong Youde finds an opportunity to escape from Dalinghe City alone, or surrender to the Ming army and betray himself, it is possible.
"Kong Youde, Ben Shuai has experienced countless battles, when is not the charge ahead, such a critical time, Ben Shuai is still staying in the house, isn't it a shame for me to be in the Qing Dynasty, one day, Ben Shuai returned to Shenyang, what face do you have to see the emperor, don't say any of you, follow Ben Shuai out of the city to supervise the war."
The soldiers of the scout battalion led by Liu Tiehan had long been ambushed on the periphery.
Here are rows of quite complex blue brick houses, the graphics can only be drawn simply, it is impossible to indicate which house Yue Tuo and Kong Youde are in, it is inappropriate to attack, not to mention the huge casualties, and it is easy to alarm the people inside, the best way is to stick here and wait for the people inside to come out.
Before Liu Tiehan came, the busy heralds came out of here in an endless stream, but unfortunately, after Liu Tiehan came, these heralds could only come out and could not continue to go in.
The scouts of the Jiangning battalion can be said to be the most capable of individuals, and they are accustomed to lurking, stalking, and assassination.
Most of these heralds were Han soldiers, so someone soon explained, and there were seven hundred soldiers of the Red Banner and Eight Banners and officers such as Yue Tuo and Kong Youde, and Yue Tuo had already issued an order to ask all the sergeants to concentrate in the area around the east gate to break through.
Knowing this information, Liu Tiehan smiled, he knew that the opportunity to capture Yue Tuo and Kong Youde alive had come.
The heralds kept coming out, but no one went in to report the news, Yue Tuo must be in a hurry, it won't take long for him to come out to supervise the battle in person, Kong Youde and others must follow, at this time to launch a surprise attack, a thousand scouts are more than enough, not to mention that everyone remembers the appearance characteristics of Yue Tuo and Kong Youde, and they will definitely not be mistaken.
Time passed slowly, and suddenly, there was a commotion on the side of the tiled house.
Liu Tiehan immediately raised his left hand, and a thousand scouts held their breath, prepared, and looked intently at the intersection where the heralds entered and exited.
Some Manchurian Tartars in red armor came out first, and they observed the movement around them, although the shouts of killing around Dalinghe City shook the sky, but it was still relatively quiet here.
Soon, Yue Tuo, Kong Youde and others showed up.
After Yue Tuo, Kong Youde and the others walked out of the intersection, Liu Tiehan's whistle sounded.
The flintlock pistol began to wield, and the soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Red Banner who surrounded Yue Tuo fell in the incessant gunfire, they didn't have time to make any movements, their movements could not be faster than the flintlock pistol.
At this moment, Liu Tiehan rushed out with all the scouts like a tiger descending the mountain, his eyes widened, and he rushed towards Yue Tuo......
The only action that Kong Youde had time to do was to shout out a word.
"This is providential ......" (to be continued......