Looking at the corpse of Esai, Yao Guotai raised his head and looked at the Qing soldiers who escaped and were chased and killed by the Zheng family army all the way, and sighed: "Bury him and the people who died in battle in this place, facing the northeast!" ”

The Qing army's iron cavalry was wiped out, and there was nothing to stop the Zheng army's attack on Xi'an City. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

On the morning of May 10 in the 11th year of Yongli, Zhou Quanbin led the army to Xi'an City.

Although the city of Xi'an was destroyed by several wars, as an important town in the northwest and the capital of Shaanxi, the broken city walls were quickly repaired.

When Zheng Jiajun came to Xi'an City and there were still 300 meters left, Zhou Quanbin ordered the whole army to stop, and he stepped forward alone and shouted loudly, "The Tartars are cruel and immoral, perverse, and all the people are resentful." Now, the general obeys the mandate of heaven and responds to the wishes of the people and sends troops to fight against the Tartars. If General Han knows the number of days, he should quickly surrender and surrender. I can intercede for you in front of the general, so that you can be spared no worries, and continue to enjoy the glory and wealth! ”

Han Dai surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty when he was also forced by the situation.

But since the surrender of the Manchu Dynasty, Han Dai has been promoted from a partial general to a general by virtue of his military exploits.

In addition to kneeling and shaving his hair to make it easier to wear, Han Dai felt that the Manchu Qing treated him much better than the Ming Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this that Han Dai is desperately loyal to the Manchu Qing.

Han Dai pondered for a long time and shouted loudly: "The Lu of the Eater, the Matter of Loyalty!" The Qing Dynasty treated me with the courtesy of a countryman, and I should return it with the courtesy of a countryman. Although I, Han Dai, am not a saint, I also know loyalty, and I will be loyal to the Qing Dynasty, and if I want to surrender, I will never be able to do it! ”

Zhou Quanbin: This is kind.

Now that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is weak, Zheng Chenggong's unification of China is already an unstoppable trend. Zhou Quanbin persuaded him not only to not want too many casualties, but also to give Han Dai a way to live.

Since Han Dai was bent on being a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, Zhou Quanbin didn't bother to bother arguing with him about loyalty.

Zhou Quanbin reprimanded: "Han Dai, you are Han. The Tartars are cruel and unkind, and they brutalize our Han people. Instead of resisting, you are helping to commit abuse, and you do not know how to repent at this time. Today I will slay you as an example. Drumming siege! ”

Han Dai still wanted to rub the time, he never expected that this general of the Zheng family army would be so decisive, he would turn his face when he said it, and as soon as he finished speaking, he let people attack the city, and he didn't even give people a chance to refute.

After a short rest, Zheng Jiajun launched a fierce attack on the city of Xi'an.

Leaving 30,000 soldiers and horses as a reserve, the other 120,000 soldiers and horses attacked from three sides at the same time.

The city is high and the walls are thick, coupled with the wide moat, the city of Xi'an has been easy to defend and difficult to attack since ancient times.

The city wall is Han Dai's biggest barrier and support, and in order to be able to hold on, Han Dai has spent a lot of effort on it.

In addition to blocking the four city gates with sand and stones, and piling up earth and wood to thicken and raise the city walls, Han Dai also had soaked cowhide and cotton cloth erected on the city head to resist the bombardment of Zheng Jiajun's cannonballs.

The siege of the city was extremely fierce, and the artillery of the Zheng family army was much more powerful than the artillery of the Qing army, but it only cracked the wall of the city wall and collapsed, and it could not cause a devastating blow to the Qing army.

The tragic offensive and defensive battle of Xi'an lasted from early morning to dusk, and under the offensive of the Zheng army, the Qing army had no chance to rest at all.

Under the bloody sun, the brutal fight continues.

Zheng Jiajun was as brave as a tiger, and several times, Zheng Jiajun's soldiers almost broke through layers of obstacles and went straight to Han Dai's location.

Fortunately, Han Dai's personal soldiers led the army to fight desperately, and they barely blocked the edge of the Zheng family's army.

Although Han Dai had long heard of the prestige of Zheng Jiajun's bravery, he had been in the north before and had never fought against Zheng Jiajun.

It wasn't until the real confrontation that he completely comprehended the majesty of the Zheng family.

If it weren't for the city wall, Han Dai didn't dare to imagine how long he would be able to support it.

Looking at the sea of offensives, Han Dai was frightened, and could only pray that the Qing Emperor could send reinforcements as soon as possible, otherwise he was afraid that Xi'an City would not last long.

But the cold is cold, and Han Dai also knows that if he doesn't fight to the end, there is only one way to die.

On the one hand, Han Dai used the news that the Qing reinforcements were about to arrive to boost the morale of his subordinates, and on the other hand, he used to intimidate his subordinates.

If the avatar was given, the Manchus would never spare anyone who betrayed him.

After the means were exhausted, Han Dai finally managed to maintain the situation, but he worked very hard, and the corporal under his command suffered serious losses.

By the afternoon of the battle, the Qing army suffered heavy casualties, and the death toll of the Zheng army also skyrocketed.

Wang Xiuqi and He Ming all came to persuade him: "Commander-in-chief, your subordinates have been fighting fiercely for a day, so let's rest and fight again tomorrow!" ”

Zhou Quanbin shouted, "One blow, then decline, three and exhaustion." We are tired, and the Qing soldiers are better than us. The opportunity to break the city is now. If the order goes down, all the generals will be punished if they do not break the city together! ”

In order to be able to fight in one battle, Zhou Quanbin ordered the generals of each regiment to participate in the siege together.

Zhou Quanbin dismounted and personally beat the drum to help.

"Kill!"

The most elite subordinates under the rank of regimental commander led the most elite men to attack the city of Xi'an.

"Kill!" The big and small soldiers roared in unison, and Zheng Jiajun hit Xi'an City like a stormy wave.

The generals and colonels of the whole army below the brigade level rushed to the front line, so all the officers and men of all sizes moved forward, and the military prestige was greatly boosted.

As the twilight grew, the fight continued. At the most critical moment of the battle, it is not only the outnumbering of troops and the tenacity of combat power that are tested, but also the willpower of people......

Cao Hong, the deputy general of the Qing army, ran over bloodstained and cried and said, "General, the offensive of the Zheng family army is too powerful!" Our army can't hold it anymore, run away! ”

Since the beginning of the war, the Qing army has lost nearly 10,000 people, and according to this situation, all 50,000 troops will be buried here tonight.

"No, you can't escape. The only thing we can hold on to is the city walls. Once he abandoned the city and fled, he was not the opponent of Zheng Jiajun. Hold on even if you die! Even if more than 50,000 people all die, even if you and I are buried here. Hold on! Han Dai didn't know that his family had suffered heavy casualties, but he still gritted his teeth and insisted.

Han Dai was a high-ranking officer of the Qing army and knew the actual situation of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

The Manchu Qing suffered several major defeats, and the soldiers and horses were seriously damaged.

Those newly recruited soldiers are far from enough to fill the huge hole in this gap.

Although the Manchus also knew that Zheng's army might attack Shaanxi from Xichuan, the Manchus just couldn't send so many soldiers and horses.

Xi'an, an important city in the northwest, also has only 50,000 troops, let alone other places.

Once Xi'an is broken, the Zheng family army can drive straight into the entire northwest and easily sweep the entire northwest.

But if a large number of soldiers and horses of the Zheng family army can be lost under the city of Xi'an, then the Zheng family army with insufficient soldiers and horses can occupy Shaanxi and Gansu at most, and cannot threaten Shaanxi and Zhili.

This can also give a glimmer of life to the Qing Dynasty.

Han Dai wanted to use the lives of a Xi'an and 50,000 Qing soldiers to prepare to resist to the end and fight for a glimmer of hope.

Two hours later, the remnant sun was long gone, and the crescent moon hung high in the night sky.

The battle continued, and the situation was completely tilted in favor of the Zheng family's army.

Under the attack of the Zheng army, which was not able to suffer casualties, the Qing army suffered extremely heavy casualties.

There are less than 20,000 people left in the 50,000 Qing army, and the remnants are either dead or collapsed, and some even defect to the battlefield.

Seeing that the Qing soldiers in the city could no longer resist the enemy, the adjutant generals of the Qing army couldn't stand the psychological pressure of the city being killed, and said to Han Dai in a trembling voice: "General, Xi'an can't be defended." Let's run away! ”

"Shut up! I am entrusted by the emperor to live and die with the city! Never abandon the city and flee! Han Dai didn't wait for others to finish speaking, and immediately shouted angrily!

After years of spreading, Zheng Chenggong's reputation for benevolence and righteousness has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of people all over the world, and the Qing soldiers have also heard of it.

Seeing that Xi'an City could not be defended, Han Dai was foolish and refused to escape.

Most of the officers and soldiers under Han Dai didn't want to live and die with the city like this.

Just when Han Dai shouted wildly to go to the city in person and live and die with Xi'an.

Several lieutenants under him looked at each other, and immediately made up their minds, rushed up, pressed Han Dai to the ground, tied him up, and then surrendered the city. (To be continued.) )