After taking Jingzhou, Pang Yue ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up, and all the prisoners were taken to the school yard in the city to be guarded. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info is busy with everything, and the sun is already setting in the west.

At this time, there was a fast horse in the north to return: as early as the early morning, the trapped camp had launched a surprise attack, re-seized the important place, and blocked the way for the Qing army to flee north. At noon today, after Shang Kexi led his troops north to join forces with Titatimu, he immediately launched a dream attack on the position of the trapped camp. The casualties of the trapped camp were not small, and they were no longer as easy to resist as they were at the beginning. Fortunately, Chen Youlong and Liu Renjun led their troops to arrive in time and launched an attack on the Qing army from the rear, which dragged Shang Kexi back. Cui Shoucheng said that the trapped camp could still hold on, but for the sake of safety and not to let Shang Kexi take the opportunity to slip away, he still hoped that Pang Yue could send a reinforcement to the north in time.

Considering that the soldiers were really tired after fighting all day, Pang Yue decided that the main force should not go north for the time being, but Cui Shoucheng's worries were not unreasonable, so he ordered Shi Youliang to lead the Flying Tiger Battalion to the north first, and gave him a death order, he must drag Shang Kexi and prepare for tomorrow's decisive battle.

This is the heart of Shi Youliang, a madman on the battlefield, who immediately led his troops to set off and made a military order.

In addition, because there will be a decisive battle tomorrow, there can be no half-point difference in the rear, so the problem of prisoners must be solved as soon as possible. According to the previous practice, Pang Yue ordered that all the officers above 100 of them be executed first. The task of digging pits and executing them was naturally entrusted to the newly surrendered Zheng Siwei Department.

At the time of the execution, Pang Yue also went to see it. Faced with the threat of death, most of the captives were turned to the face of dirt and forcibly dragged to the edge of the pit by the executing soldiers. Beheaded one by one. And the face of the Zheng Siwei soldier in charge of the execution was not much better, just a day ago. These are the same people who are in the same camp as them, and today they will die at their hands. It's really not very pleasant.

I watched it for a while. Pang Yue was about to leave, but found that a prisoner who was about to be executed not far away was struggling to run towards him, and the soldier in charge of escorting him hurriedly pressed him to the ground, and the soldiers also subconsciously blocked in front of Pang Yue.

"Bring him over and see what he has to say." Pang Yue's words allowed the captive to survive temporarily.

The captives were brought over, and as soon as the rags in their mouths were torn out, they shouted impatiently: "Pang Shuai, you are acting unfairly!" Unjust! ”

Pang Yue suddenly felt a little funny, although this captive was not good-looking, his courage was really not small. So he asked with interest, "Where is the injustice?"

"Since you have spared the lives of ordinary soldiers. Why kill us? If they want to kill us, why do they want to open up to them? The "they" in the captive's mouth naturally referred to the people of Zheng Siwei's department.

"Ordinary soldiers are but swords, but you are the ones who wield them. As for them, they took the initiative to surrender and confess their merits, and of course they could be spared death. And you're captured, I wonder if you understand what I'm saying? ”

"I don't understand!" Although the captive was pressed to his knees, he still stiffened his neck and retorted, "Pang Shuai said that ordinary soldiers are knives. Aren't we knives? The person who really made the knife has already been given the head, so why should Pang Shuai kill them all? As for saying that they took the initiative to surrender and we were captured, isn't it a coincidence? If it was us who stayed in the camp. Maybe I'm the one who will be executed now, and they'll be the ones waiting to be beheaded! ”

Pang Yue smiled: "Oh, then you can talk about it." If I spare your life, what good will it do me and my army? ”

"If it's Pang Shuai's grace. In the future, I will be driven by Pang Shuai, and I will not give up the sword mountain and the sea of fire! ”

"Then how can I guarantee that you will not betray me again in the future?"

Seeing Pang Yue's easy-going attitude. The captive's eyes and tone became more and more determined: "Dare to ask Pang Shuai, you have tens of thousands of elite soldiers under your command, how do you guarantee their loyalty to you?" You have incorporated the Jingzhou Green Battalion, and how do you ensure that they will not rebel in the future? What can you do with them, but how can you do anything about me? ”

"Hahaha......" Pang Yue laughed, laughed, and nodded, "That's right, come on, pull it over and cut it." This man is very bold and gives him a good time when he does it. ”

The captive thought that he was about to escape, but he couldn't hide if he didn't want to, and now he couldn't say anything, his face turned pale, and he was dragged by the executioners to the edge of the pit without resistance. Watching his companions kneeling next to him drop their heads one by one, he closed his eyes in despair. Just as he was waiting for the blade to fall, the soldier next to him pulled him up again and brought him to Pang Yue again.

"Yes, it's a bit of a bit of guts!" Pang Yue still had a smile on his face, but this smile seemed a little creepy to the captive at this time, "What's your name?" Which one? Any position? ”

"The villain Zhao Liangdong is in charge of the Tongguan garrison in the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Battalion."

Zhao Liangdong? Pang Yue was secretly shocked in his heart, and asked again, "Where is your hometown?" Have you ever read a book? Can there be a table word? What year did you join the army? ”

"The villain is from Ningxia, Gansu, and has read books for a few years in his hometown...... No, Hongguang was recruited into the army with a group of neighbors in Shaanxi in the first year. ”

At this time, Pang Yue was already able to determine that the captive in front of him was Zhao Liangdong, who was later promoted to the governor of Yungui in the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the secretary of the military department, and was known as one of the "Four Han Generals of Hexi". I was even more impressed by the pair of elegiac couplets that Kang Mazi sent him later, "Recalling the past eagle can win a hundred victories, and every thought is a strategy to win the three armies." Regardless of the negative roles he has played in history, in terms of his ability to govern the army and fight, this person is indeed a rare talent.

"In two or three years, you have become a white guard, you are not simple!" After speaking, Pang Yue's words changed, "However, the faster you are promoted in Tartar, the deeper the sins you have committed against the Han people." For the sake of your youth, ignorance, and sincere repentance, I will spare your life for the time being. Wait a while, if you can survive the fifty sticks, I will admit you into the camp and allow you to atone for your sins in the future. In addition, according to the rules of my Huguang Town, you will first go to the training camp to receive the whole training, and then start as a pawn. As for the future, our town has a strict promotion assessment system, as long as you sincerely repent and try your best to kill the enemy. Naturally, I won't treat you badly. Can you have any objections? ”

"The villain is guilty and accepts punishment, and there is no objection." Zhao Liangdong lowered his head.

When night falls. After inspecting the battalions, Pang Yue ascended to the top of the city and came to the East Gate Tower, where Shang Kexi lived and commanded the battle. Looking at the letters, arrows and other items that have not yet been removed from the case, I feel a lot of emotion. It was not difficult for him to imagine how high-spirited and ambitious Shang Kexi must have been when he transferred troops here last night and decided to attack. Unexpectedly, just one day later, the things were wrong, which shows that the events on this battlefield are really unpredictable.

Just when the generals under his command were still immersed in the day's victory and full of confidence, Pang Yue was already in a different state of mind. Admittedly, so far, the fighting has gone very well. Most of the main forces of the Qing army near Jingzhou have gone, and the reinforcements from its neighboring provinces are far from quenching their thirst. If nothing else. For Huguang Town, tomorrow's decisive battle is just the icing on the cake. However, Pang Yue clearly felt that there were too many factors in this battle that were not under his control, and there were too many accidents that promoted the development of the war. That's not a good thing.

It is conceivable that if the fashion was gratifying and calmed down and not fooled, then what would the current situation be? The current opponent is Shang Kexi, and the future opponent may be Wu Sangui, Hong Chengchou, and Dolgon, and these people are fighting wits and playing conspiracy. Pang Yue didn't have that strong self-confidence yet. When the strength is not enough, in order to achieve the goal as soon as possible, it is not impossible to take risks occasionally, but if it is a long-term risk. To rely on chance in every victory is to kill yourself. It's like the Russian roulette wheel of the future, no matter how lucky you are. As long as you play for a long time, there will always be a day when a bullet will shoot through your head.

As for the best solution. In addition to improving his own strength and plotting against the conspiracy with Yang, Pang Yue couldn't think of anything else. This is the first thing he will think about after this battle. Because according to the original historical trajectory, the situation in Jiangnan will undergo great changes next year, and now is the time to prepare.

After thinking for a long time, Pang Yue came out of the city tower and looked up at the night sky, only to see that the silver was sparse.

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Thirty miles north of Jingzhou City, in the camp of the trapped camp, Zhang Santong, a soldier of Team B and Division A, was on duty on the tower, and several people on the same post were his comrades-in-arms, and the leader of the team was his fellow villager, and Hu Dapeng, the commander of this team.

The high places are cold, and the night wind blows, and the cold is swishing. Several soldiers on duty tensed their nerves and did not dare to relax in the slightest. But it can be seen that the mood of several people is somewhat low.

In this battle, as the trapping camp of the main force of the town's infantry battle, it has always borne the heavy responsibility of guarding the main road, and the credit is quite large, and the casualties are not small. Take Zhang Santong's Shi as an example, there were thirteen people when the whole Shi was full, but at the moment, counting all the wounded people who were still able to hold on to the battle, there were only eight people left. Although the enemy army was repelled in every battle, in the face of the departure of the robe, these simple soldiers could not completely remove the sadness in their hearts.

Just before dark, the Qing army, eager to get out of trouble, launched an unprecedented and frantic attack. Although there were Taishan and Huashan battalions to contain the Qing army in the south, all the officers and men of the loyal battalion could still clearly feel the great pressure, but they were struggling to support it with a strong will. Fortunately, the Flying Tiger Battalion finally arrived, and despite the fatigue of the long journey, launched a fierce attack from the rear and defused the Qing army's offensive. After this battle, almost all the officers below the rank of the general were wounded. And Shang Kexi completely lost the opportunity to get out of trouble in advance, and could only wait for tomorrow to decide the victory or defeat in a battle, and a battle to decide life and death.

In the cold night wind, Hu Dapeng looked at his fellow countryman Zhang Santong, and stopped talking several times. After a while, the wooden ladder rattled, and Wu Ping, the chief of the bureau, brought people up to change the guard. After handing over the task, Hu Dapeng and the rest of the soldiers went down to the tower, and when he was about to enter the camp, he finally couldn't help but speak: "Santong, come here, I'll talk to you about something."

Zhang Santong didn't know what to do, but he still followed. After all, since he was young, Hu Dapeng has been the child king of the village, and he dare not say it elsewhere, but he has absolute authority in front of Zhang Santong.

"What's the matter, Brother Roc?"

"It's not a big deal, just to tell you, in the barracks of our banner in Chenzhou, under the head of the bed where I slept, there were twenty taels of silver buried under the brick that was missing. If I can't go back, you can dig it up and give it to my father and mother the next time I go back to the village. ”

Zhang Santong was stunned for a while before he reacted, and he was so shocked that he couldn't even say anything: "Brother Dapeng, you ...... What are you talking about? ”

Hu Dapeng smiled disapprehantly: "It's nothing, it's just that I often hear the supervisor say that the enemy army at the end of the road often becomes as fierce as a mad dog." Now the Tartar on the other side can be regarded as the end of the road, right? So it's hard to say tomorrow. If I don't explain this to you. If I can't go back, won't the money be in vain to honor the landowner? ”

What did Zhang Santong want to say. But Hu Dapeng stretched out his hand to stop him: "I know what you want to say, and I know your good intentions." But it's not your business alone. It's a matter for our whole camp and our whole town. In the past, in my hometown, we didn't care about anything but fill our stomachs, and we didn't understand anything. Later, I went to Guangzhou, and now I am in Hubei, and I understand what we are doing with Pang Shuai. I know a few years more than you, but I'm still a rough person, and I can't understand those big truths, but I know the same. If anyone wants my family to shave their hair and grow rat tails, and call those Lord, Lao Tzu will never agree, even if he takes his own life. ”

Seeing that Zhang Santong was a little dazed, Hu Dapeng didn't care, and patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "Okay, okay, you kid just remember the matter of silver, don't think about the words for the time being." Who made me the captain of the army, you weren't? Also, what I just said can happen to me, but it can happen to you. Where did you bury the money, tell me now? ”

Zhang Santong's head shook like a rattle: "I promised my father and my mother, I will definitely live well and go home alive."

"Hahaha......" Hu Dapeng, who was a little worried, laughed easily: "Okay." Then let's all live well! ”

"...... alive" Zhang Santong repeated this sentence in his heart, and before entering the tent to rest, he subconsciously looked at the south. The light of the fires in the camp of the Qing army is clearly visible.

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Since the arrival of the Flying Tiger Battalion. The main forces of the Qing army tried to extricate themselves from the predicament on several occasions, but they were unsuccessful. During this period, Shang Kexi rejected the generals' suggestion that he lead a small group of men and horses to find a path to escape. just lightly said that he would live and die with the army. He also knew that he would not be able to escape. Even if they could escape, what would they do? At that time, his descendants were lost, and he was charged with losing Jingzhou and burying many soldiers and horses, how could Dolgon let go of this opportunity to make an example? Rather than that, it is better to stay and make a complete break.

Near noon the next day, Pang Yue and Gao Yi's main force arrived. The endless roaring of people and horses, and the red flags all over the mountains reminded Shang Kexi of the Battle of Songjin that year, but time has passed, and his position has been completely reversed.

After Pang Yue arrived, he still chose several high ground on the periphery as he did yesterday, and asked the soldiers to display the captured flags and heads of Shen Zhixiang, Daniel Zhang, Ban Zhifu, and others to the Qing army one by one. Then he shouted to persuade them to surrender, but they didn't expect too much to be able to take down the 12,3000 Qing troops without blood, mainly to sprinkle a few more handfuls of salt on their wounds.

At this time, Shang Kexi seemed to have already looked down on everything. Last night, when he learned the news that Jingzhou was lost and Shen Zhixiang, Daniel Zhang, Ban Zhifu and others were killed, he only sighed slightly: "They are all good generals in the world, pillars of the country, it's a pity, it's a pity."; This morning, when he heard that Pang Yue and Gao Yigong had gone north, he just said expressionlessly: "Are you here?" Come on, come on. ”； Until just now, when he heard the commander of Geshha explain that the army was displaying the captured general flag and persuading him to surrender, he still just said lightly: "Oh, is it? Got it. Persuasion? Persuade them to surrender and ignore them. ”

He is strong, he is strong, and the breeze blows on the hills; He is crossed by him, and the bright moon shines on the river. Perhaps this is the truest portrayal of Shang Kexi's heart at this moment. Compared with the sorrow of the end of the traitor, life and death seem so insignificant.

The Qing army's refusal to surrender had long been expected by Pang Yue, so he was not surprised, nor did he feel that it had any effect, so he immediately ordered to bury the pot and make rice, and only after he had enough spirits to start the final decisive battle.

At this time, the Qing army had been compressed into a narrow area on several isolated hills and below. The grain and grass have long been lost, and the people are panicked and hungry, purely relying on the inertia of the past to maintain order.

After lunch and a short rest, the high-spirited Ming army launched a general attack.

For a time, the drums sounded loudly, the trumpets sounded in unison, and the cannons rumbled, swallowing mountains and rivers. The soldiers of Huguang Town were suppressed for many days, and the anger accumulated in their hearts was immediately released, which became the best driving force for them to move forward. The soldiers of the loyal battalion are counting the old and new hatreds together, and the revenge is imminent, and everyone is in high spirits. At this moment, whether it is Huguang Town or the Loyalty Camp. There is almost only one thought left in my mind: forward! Annihilate the enemy!

Under the vast and refreshing sky, the shouts of killing soared into the sky. The once quiet and peaceful barren mountains and mountains have become a battlefield of life and death with rivers of blood.

It's overwhelming! Chen Ying, who was watching the battle from the rear, looked at it for a while, and the word first came to his mind.

Pang Yue, on the other hand, came up with two more modern words: flat push. Crushing.

In the face of the wolf-like Ming army, although the Qing army, which was already at the end of its rope, was aroused by some bloody courage in desperate situations, it was undoubtedly still a drop in the bucket compared with the opponent with a complete system and a unified order. There were constantly fierce and brave Qing troops pouring out, but they were also constantly drowned by the crowds of the Ming army without a trace. The battle line, step by step, continued to compress in the center of the area where the Qing army was strongholding.

On the top of the hill with a blue and red-edged flag and a golden dragon silk, Shang Kexi sat on the ground, watching the battle situation under the mountain, and listening to the endless piercing shouts. His expression was as calm as water. Suddenly, he pursed his lips and asked, "Is there any wine yet?"

"Yes, I'll bring it to you!"

"Drinking and watching the battle in a desperate situation, how many people can I be considered to be ancient and modern?" Shang Kexi took the cowhide wine bag, a smile trembled at the corner of his mouth, and he muttered to himself in an inaudible voice.

The battle continues, and time flies. The war reports came one after another, and all of them were bad news without exception.

"Lord Qi, the west side of the mountain is lost. Sun Junmen was martyred in battle, and only more than 1,000 soldiers and horses under his command were withdrawn. ”

"Oh, got it. Vice President Liu is going to plead guilty? There is no need to ask for sin, let him go and rest first. They've all worked hard. ”

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"Lord Wang, the thief army is attacking too fiercely, and General Xu is seriously injured. He can no longer command operations. ”

"Is Lao Xu also injured? Then let him come back after the handover, the old class is gone. There aren't many old people around me. ”

Xu Erxian, who was covered in bruises, was quickly carried to Shang Kexi's side, and his armor had been removed. The white cloth was stained bright red and was still oozing blood.

"Lord, I'm ......" Xu Erxian had become a little difficult to speak.

Shang Kexi raised his hand to stop him, and let Geshkhamen step aside, saying, "You are seriously injured, don't talk more." I also know what you want to say, and the matter has come to this point, and the blame lies with me, and it has nothing to do with you. The old brothers followed me from birth to death, and not only did they not have a good future, but they lost their lives. I should be the one who should be guilty! ”

Ban Zhifu was speechless, and two lines of turbid tears rolled over his blood-stained face.

Shang Kexi drank wine as he spoke, and his face gradually flushed red: "I remember that back then, when I decided to return to the Qing Dynasty, I first sent you and Lao Ban to Shengjing to contact Emperor Taizong, and it has been fourteen years before I know it. I have never regretted my original choice, the former Ming lord was faint and mediocre, and it was no longer worth our lives. But after more than ten years of blood, rain and blood, birth and death, we finally fell into such a field, just like an old buffalo, who diligently cultivated the field all his life, and finally ended up dying of exhaustion. And some bastards live much easier than us. When Qianming was still there, all of these bastards were Bao Zheng Hairui, and when Li Chuang came, he competed to be a dog for Li Chuang, and when the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, he quickly changed his court and showed his loyalty, even I felt a little ashamed. To say something that shouldn't be said, if Pang Yue fights back in the future, they will undoubtedly be the most obedient dogs under Pang Yue's subordinates. Haha, what do you say? ”

Xu Erxian had already closed his eyes, only his lips were still squirming irregularly, and it was obvious that time was running out.

Shang Kexi glanced at him, took a sip of wine, and said to himself: "But we don't have to worry about it. We work hard, after all, we still have our own way of living. Although the dogs have always lived a very nourishing life, they are still dogs after all, and their lives have never been pinched in their own hands. There are not no people who can lower them, and maybe Pang Yue in the future can also be regarded as one. ”

The bad news continues to come one after another.

"Lord Qiqi, the east side of the mountain is lost, and Zhang Junmen is captured by the thief army! All his people have been scattered! ”

"Lord Qiqi, the main force of the thief army has been killed from many directions in this direction!"

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Listening to the bad news, Shang Kexi still had that flat expression, and at first he issued some instructions, but in the end he just nodded and said that he already knew.

The shouts of killing around him intensified, the fierce fighting continued, and the Qing army's front continued to shrink, like a broken ship crumbling in the red current. Finally, a red flag appeared in the sight of the still gratifying commander Geshha, and the steel knife pattern on the flag was clearly visible.

"Protect the prince!" Commander Geshha shouted loudly and personally led people to greet him.

In the shrill shout, the corners of Shang Kexi's mouth, who was already slightly drunk, trembled into a strange smile. With the ephemeration and haze, the past flashed in his mind like a marquee, including the war song that had been sealed in the depths of his soul for a long time.

"The clouds are from the dragon, the wind is from the tiger, fame and fortune are from the dust and the earth; Looking at Shenzhou, the people are bitter, and thousands of miles of fertile land are barren; Look at the world, as much as you can ...... Exhaust...... Hahaha...... "Hum here, Shang Kexi burst into a miserable laugh, "Mao Shuai, Mao Shuai, when we meet, how can I tell you?" ”

There was a slight muffled thud, and the already empty sac fell into the dust. (To be continued.) )