Chapter 63: The Northern Expedition! Northern expedition! (xiii)

Zhou Quanbin led the army out of Shaanxi and into Henan, collected ships along the road, and ordered 5,000 elite soldiers of Shanshui to attack Luoyang City along the Luoshui Path. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the same time, more than 1,000 people of the 134th Regiment of the 28th Division were ordered to use the armor stripped from the dead Qing soldiers to disguise themselves as defeated soldiers of the Qing army.

The general army of Luoyang did not notice, and was deceived by the "defeated soldiers" to open the city gate, and then controlled the city gate, and Yao Guotai led more than 1,000 horsemen to rush in.

5,000 Zheng troops landed on the south bank by boat, and then attacked from the north gate.

Flanked from both sides, Luoyang, with only 6,000 defenders, soon fell.

Only rested in Luoyang for one day, Zhou Quanbin left the 25th Division to garrison Luoyang, and he led a large army to attack Benhu Pass.

In the early morning of 11 June, Wang Xiuqi, the vanguard of the Zheng Jiajun, marched in a hurry, and suddenly appeared outside the Tiger Prison Pass from the west.

Wang Xiuqi immediately launched a fierce attack from the West Gate with a wave of troops.

Inspired by the main general's example, the soldiers of the Zheng family army fought bravely one by one.

After paying nearly 1,000 casualties, the Zheng army broke through the city gate and took the Tiger Pass.

At Tiger Pass, Zhou Quanbin heard that the Manchus had sent reinforcements.

That night, Zhou Quanbin issued a combat order.

The 23rd and 24th Divisions were ordered to set off overnight, and they must enter the area around Mengjin County to set up an ambush just before the arrival of the Qing troops.

Hearing the order, He Ming personally led his troops and rushed to Luoyang day and night.

On the evening of the 13th, it suddenly rained a rare rainstorm.

He Ming had never seen such a rainstorm, lightning and thunder, torrential rain, like a heavenly river bursting.

The wind whipped the rain like countless whips, whipping the trees with all its might.

The wind and rain were blowing so much that he couldn't open his eyes, and Ma Xin, the commander of the 23rd Division, shouted loudly, "Commander, this rain is too heavy. Let the brethren hide before leaving! ”

Staring at the wind and rain, He Ming shook his head and drank firmly: "No, we must rush to Mengjin County before the Qing soldiers rush over." Let the brethren be careful and keep marching! ”

"Yes!"

The commander gave the order, and Ma Xin had no choice but to carry out the order.

At midnight, Zheng's army marched to the predetermined location in the rain, and the soldiers, without raincoats or hats, marched along mountain trails and muddy ravines in the wind and rain.

"Hurry, everybody, we have to hurry." Wang Cheng, the commander of the third regiment of the 23rd Division, shouted against the wind and rain.

The commander of the fifth battalion of the 115th Regiment rushed over and shouted: "Regiment commander, the road ahead has been destroyed by the flash flood, and there is no way to cross it." ”

"If you can't get by, you have to get by, even if you climb for me, you have to climb over!"

Wang Cheng almost shouted, "Whoever dares to delay the military plane, Lao Tzu will also pull him on the road before he goes to the execution ground." Don't talk nonsense, hurry over! ”

When the soldiers of the Zheng family army heard the order, they had to hang their muskets around their necks, and helped each other through the waist-high quagmire, and even waded through the chest-deep torrent, and rushed towards Mengjin County.

Seeing those carts moving slowly in the mud, He Ming ordered: "Throw away all the baggage immediately, don't want it all!" Let the brothers speed up and be sure to arrive before the Qing soldiers! ”

After several days of marching, Zheng's army finally arrived at a hill north of Mengjin County when the Qing troops arrived.

Unable to rest, the soldiers of the Zheng family army quickly built hidden fortifications, and the soldiers lay motionless on the ground, waiting for the arrival of the Qing soldiers.

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Wakda led an army of 70,000 to Luoyang.

After walking for more than ten miles, the old men of the Eight Banners in the army sat on the ground, crying and complaining.

No matter how you drive it away, it doesn't work.

Seeing that someone dared to disobey military orders, Wakda grabbed a few loose flag soldiers, trying to kill people and establish authority.

The Jurchen Eight Banners have grown from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, each with its own family.

Wakda just shouted "Push it out, cut it!" ”

The whole army came to intercede.

The law does not hold the public accountable!

Wakda did not dare to provoke public outrage, so he had to change the order to hit the board.

Hearing this order, the guards on both sides immediately rushed away.

Looking at the only few punished soldiers left in front of the Shuai camp.

Wakda's face was red, and he wanted to scold, but finally endured it and sighed.

Eight Flags has fallen!

Before entering the customs, the cavalry of the Eight Banners could march 500 miles on three days and 1,000 miles on six days, and they could also pick up arms to fight the enemy after days of rapid marching.

As soon as you enter the customs, you will be dazzled by the world of flowers, plus there are offerings.

The children of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were all in pursuit of pleasure and were very afraid of labor.

Playing tea, drinking flower wine, playing tickets, gambling, fighting crickets, flying kites, playing musical instruments, sitting in teahouses, there are a lot of things to eat, drink and have fun all day long.

Archery on horseback?

Fart!

Lao Tzu fought for life and death to enter the Beijing Division, just to want to have fun.

There is wine today, and there is drunkness today!

Those Han people called, and the master took the silver and women back to the customs and continued to enjoy!

When will the silver run out, and when will the lord call back.

After resting for two hours, it looks like it's time to rest enough.

Wakda was busy drinking, "Rectify the military horses and set off!" ”

"Yes!" Several of the Qing army were angry and took the order, and then ordered their men to continue marching.

After a few days of marching, the Qing army finally arrived near the city of Luoyang.

It was almost dusk on the 16th, and the old men of the Eight Banners who wanted to rest in the city before sunset rarely sped up their pace.

Fifteen miles north of Luoyang City, the Qing soldiers smiled and discussed where to go to Luoyang City to have fun.

Like thunder on a sunny day, these old soldiers suddenly heard a roar.

"Hit!"

Seeing that the Qing soldiers broke into the ambush without defense, He Ming burst into a shout.

"Boom, boom!"

In an instant, countless grenades were thrown from the soldiers of the Zheng family army and fell into the Qing army.

At the beginning of the battle, the Qing soldiers were blown up by a grenade and broke their waists, and countless Qing soldiers were killed on the spot!

The banner soldiers, who were a little tired on the road, were suddenly attacked by the fierce attack of the Zheng family's army, and they were immediately on the verge of collapse.

Without any psychological preparation, most of the Qing soldiers did not expect that there would be Zheng Jiajun here.

Fear and fear shrouded the hearts of the old soldiers of the Eight Banners.

"Ah~!" Amid a scream of terror, one of the flagmen was the first to collapse.

Throw the gun in your hand, turn around and run.

This man took the lead, and the other flag soldiers also threw away their weapons and fled in all directions.

The rout and escape of the flag soldiers immediately had a huge negative impact on the Qing army, and the green battalion soldiers saw that the flag soldiers had fled, and they were soldiers to eat food, but they were not interested in selling their lives to these Manchu masters.

also fled with the bannermen.

The retreating tide quickly caused a chain reaction, and even the bloody flag soldiers were engulfed by the rout and fled one after another.

As soon as He Ming saw that the Qing army was so cooperative, he quickly adjusted his tactics and decisively issued an order: "Order all troops to rush into the enemy formation, cut the Qing army into several sections, and destroy them in sections for me!" (To be continued.) )