Chapter 42 Be confident

The sound of the gong of the retreating troops relieved the exhausted Qing army, and they retreated like a tide under the command of officials at all levels. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

When the Qing army began to retreat, the Ming army also seemed to be tired and did not send troops to pursue. However, just as the Qing soldiers secretly breathed a sigh of relief, an unexpected scene occurred, and they saw that the phalanx of the Ming army was also rapidly moving back.

What is Ming Jun going to do? Soon, an earth-shattering sound answered this question for the Qing army.

"Boom! - "Boom! ――”…… The fires on the hillside flashed continuously, white smoke rose up, and the Ming artillery positions opened fire. Blazing shells shot towards the retreating Qing army, splashing blood flowers.

I don't know if it's God's blessing, one of the shells actually flew under the big flag of the word "Hu", and after a series of muffled sounds, the flagpole broke, and many people fell in a pool of blood.

At this time, the formation of the Qing army was completely disrupted. Although the number of shells was not very large, and the lethality was limited, it dealt a fatal psychological blow to the exhausted and fragile Qing officers and soldiers. At present, seeing that Hu Yousheng, who is in charge of command, is also very lucky, everyone has lost the last trace of confidence, and the originally neat and orderly formation has gradually become irregular.

Just waiting for you! Pang Yue sneered and ordered the infantry in the formation to launch a counterattack. In a rush of drumbeats, the soldiers in the front row who were supporting the heavy shields moved their shields one after another, making way for passages. The Ming army's infantry in the formation poured out, accompanied by a heaven-shattering shout, and crushed the Qing army that was fleeing in a hurry with a thunderous momentum.

Outside Ji'an City, Jin Shengheng was silently listening to the movement in the direction of Qingshibu. The constant shouts of killing made his brow lock all the time, especially the series of cannon sounds at the end made him have an ominous premonition. You must know that Ke Yongsheng's department did not carry cannons.

However, Jin Shengheng is not worried about Ke Yongsheng, Ke Yongsheng and him are originally two people, but they are only temporarily controlled by him, even if they are all dead, he may not feel pity. Jin Shengheng is currently concerned about the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, if it is really a strong force, this battle of Ji'an is a bit difficult to fight.

In the morning, Jin Shengheng launched another attack on Ji'an City. Unexpectedly, the defenders in the city, who had originally seemed to have become the end of the crossbow, immediately burst out with formidable combat effectiveness after learning the news that the reinforcements felt, and once again repelled the offensive of Jin Shengheng's troops. Seeing this situation, and considering that the Ming army that might kill the city at any time, Jin Shengheng simply suspended the attack and let his men and horses recuperate to deal with emergencies.

At this time, at the head of the south gate of Ji'an, Wan Yuan Ji and other officials, as well as a group of Ming army soldiers were also nervously listening to the constant shouts of killing.

"Brother Jiren, do you think this Pang General Soldier can defeat the Qing Dynasty?" Liu Guangyin, who listened for a long time and didn't hear a result, asked Wan Yuanji.

Wan Yuan Ji twisted his beard and thought for a while, and said, "Although I have not met Mr. Pang, I have heard a lot of his deeds. Although he is young, he is brave and proficient in commanding and training troops. This time, he led the army to come, but he also had the strength to fight. It's just that the soldiers and horses in a town in Ganzhou are limited after all, and I am afraid that I am still a little powerless in the face of tens of thousands of Qing captives! ”

Hearing Wan Yuan Ji say this, Liu Guangyin's expression became a little more solemn.

Suddenly, Wu Zhifan saw a scene in the distance, and immediately looked happy, and shouted excitedly: "My lord, look!" It's the Tartars who have lost! Ke Yongsheng's dog thief has been defeated, haha......"

Hearing Wu Zhifan's words, Wan Yuan Ji and the others hurriedly stood in front of the battlement and looked up. I saw a large number of people and horses in the distance galloping towards this side from the direction of Qingshibu, looking at the green flag and the faint word "Ke" in the middle, there is no doubt that it is the Qing army. However, this Qing army was not at all as imposing as it was when it set out in the morning, but looked extremely embarrassed. The officers and men walked in a messy manner, their flags were crooked, and there was no formation at all, and many Qing soldiers even lost their weapons in their hands, as if they had been frightened a lot. …,

"Haha, it's really God's help! After all, Mr. Pang defeated the Qing Dynasty! Seeing the defeat of the Qing army, Liu Guangyin suddenly felt relieved and laughed easily

At the same time, the other people in the city were also happy, they had been pressed and beaten by the Qing army for so many days, and finally had a chance to vent their anger! Under the excitement, the soldiers of the Ming army in the city let out bursts of cheers like a tsunami.

The defeated soldiers of the Qing army ran in a hurry, and from time to time someone was knocked to the ground by their companions who rushed behind, as if they hated the old lady for having two legs. When they passed outside the city, they did not dare to stop at all, but hurriedly ran towards the Qing army camp in the north. Seeing the panicked appearance of the Qing army, the cheers of the soldiers of the Ming army became a little thicker.

After about half an hour, another large army drove from the direction of Qingshibu. Different from the Qing army, which was almost scattered, this army was neat and tidy, and its steps were like thunder, and the red tassels on the helmets of the officers and soldiers and the fiery red military flags complemented each other, making it even more majestic.

"General Pang led the town of Ganzhou to arrive!" Looking at the well-groomed army that was coming towards the south gate, Wan Yuan Ji said to the people around him with a happy face.

After the army of Ganzhou Town arrived outside the south gate, Pang Yue asked the Flying Tiger Battalion and the trap camp to camp close to the city gate, while the Gangfeng Battalion and the Taishan Battalion entered the city to defend together with the defenders in the city, and the seriously wounded were also sent to the city for medical treatment. Seeing Pang Yue's arrival, Wan Yuan Ji and Liu Guangyin personally walked down the city with a group of officials, big and small, to greet them.

"Humble Pang Yue, I've seen Master Wan! I've seen Lord Liu! After meeting, Pang Yue saluted Wan Yuan Ji and Liu Guangyin respectively.

"Mr. Pang doesn't have to be polite!" Wan Yuan Ji stepped forward to help Pang Yue and said with a smile, "This time, thanks to the timely arrival of the army led by Mr. Pang, Ji'an was able to avoid falling into the hands of the enemy!" ”

"Lord Wan is right." Liu Guangyin also echoed, "General Pang is strict in governing the army, and the soldiers under his command are brave and good at fighting, which is really a rare elite army!" With the general army of Pang coming to support, Ji'an City is worry-free! ”

After Pang Yue raised his head, he began to carefully look at Wan Yuan Ji and Liu Guangyin in front of him. I saw that Wan and Liu in front of them were not good-looking, and their faces were kind, if it weren't for the big red official robe and black gauze hat on their bodies, they would be like two ordinary teachers.

Pang Yue, who was familiar with history, knew that both of them were loyal and upright ministers to the imperial court. In the original history, after the Qing army went south, Wan Yuan Ji and Liu Guangyin have been organizing forces to resist in southern Jiangnan. When the city of Ganzhou was broken, Wan Yuan Ji resolutely committed suicide by throwing himself into the water, and Liu Guangyin was also captured by the Qing army. In the face of the persuasion of Li Bingyuan, the governor of the Qing Dynasty, Liu Guangyin categorically refused, and later escaped from prison thanks to the rescue of his original subordinates, defected to the Yongli Emperor, and achieved the positions of Zuo Shilang of the Criminal Department and Shangshu of the Military Department. In the Yongli period, Liu Guangyin advocated the recovery of rivers and mountains, and once proposed to the Yongli Emperor with Yan Qiheng, a scholar of the university, to "open a military reserve, save money, recruit and train forbidden brigades, and present a personal expedition, and go out of Chu to supervise the generals to fight to the death." However, due to the corruption and incompetence of the upper echelons of the entire Yongli court and the false accusations and elbows of a group of traitorous ministers, Liu Guangyin still failed to realize his wishes, and finally died of grief.

"The two adults have won the prize! Ji'an was in a hurry, but Pang was late, and he really didn't dare to praise it so much. However, the two adults, loyal to the country, do not forget the responsibility of defending the land, and can still organize the army and the people to resist to the death when the Qing army is pressing, which is really a model for my generation! Pang Yue said modestly.

At this time, Wan Yuan Ji and Liu Guangyin were also secretly looking at Pang Yue, and they were all surprised to see Pang Yue living in a town at such a young age, and then Pang Yue's modest words were even more unexpected to them. The young man is not frivolous, but he knows the number of etiquette and knows the advance and retreat, how many people can do this? …,

Wan Yuan Ji said with a smile: "I have long heard that Mr. Pang is a young man with ambition and both ability and political integrity. ”

As soon as Wan Yuanji's words came out, he immediately attracted the echo of Liu Guangyin and others. In this regard, Pang Yue was humble again.

"General Peng Pang, what is the result of your army's defeat of Kelu this time? Are there many casualties among the soldiers in Ganzhou Town? After some politeness, Wan Yuan Ji asked a question that he had been concerned about

"Thanks to Lord Wan's concern, this time I annihilated more than 4,000 enemies in Ganzhou Town, and killed dozens of officials and officials such as Gao Jinku and Hu Yousheng. More than 500 of our officers and men were killed in battle, and more than 200 were seriously wounded, and the wounded officers and men have now been sent to the city for treatment. Pang Yue said.

What the? Your own casualties are less than 1,000, but you can annihilate 4,000 enemies? When will the Ming army have such a record? Hearing what Pang Yue said, Wan Yuanji, Wu Zhifan and others present were all dumbfounded, with unbelievable expressions on their faces.

Of course, Pang Yue can't lie, and there is no need to lie. This time, Ganzhou Town killed more than 2,000 enemies in a head-to-head battle with Ke Yongsheng's troops, including eight or nine hundred cavalry, and then took advantage of Ke Yongsheng's chaotic defeat to chase and kill, and annihilated more than 1,000 enemies.

Although Wan Yuan Ji didn't believe it at first, when he thought about the fine armor, a large number of firearms and the high-spirited state of the soldiers in Ganzhou Town, he suddenly felt that this was also reasonable.

"General Pang Bing," Liu Guangyin thought of another question after being shocked, "Although the Qing Dynasty was defeated for a while, the rest of Jin Shengheng and Ke Yongsheng were in one place, and there were still 30,000 people, and the situation in Ji'an City was ......."

Pang Yue smiled slightly, with a confident look: "Lord Liu can rest assured!" With my Ganzhou Town, Qinggou can't break Ji'an! If nothing else, Jin Shengheng's dog thief will flee north in a few days! ”

As soon as Pang Yue finished speaking, the shock that had just calmed down in Wan Yuanji's heart suddenly came out again, and the sentence "Qinggou can't break Ji'an" can be explained with confidence, but how could Pang Yue be so sure that Jin Shengheng would retreat in a few days? Could he have predicted the prophet?