Chapter 28: The Battle of Shunping
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The Tartar army did not directly attack Baoding Mansion, the general capital city, the height of the city wall is much higher than the county seat, especially Zhili, close to Beijing City, than other places of the city, even higher.
Huang Taiji knew that if he wanted to attack such a city, the price he would pay must be very large, and he might not be able to achieve gains, just like attacking Taiyuan at the beginning, so his plan was to only attack the small city and kill all the way to the outside of Beijing. In fact, Huang Taiji didn't have this idea of attacking Beijing City, but he had another purpose, but for now, he didn't show it for the time being.
The forward 30,000 horses, led by Amin and several Mongolian generals, passed along the way, burned, killed and looted, and gained a lot. Amin is not particularly smart, but he seems to have a natural ability for robbery, and he is extremely enthusiastic.
On this day, Amin led the front men and horses to Shunping County, all the way, almost no decent resistance, Taiyuan City's setbacks, with this series, and vanished. When Amin's army came to the front of Shunping County, he was about to send someone to persuade him to surrender into the city, but he was surprised to find that the gate of Shunping County was open.
Seeing such a situation, Amin was overjoyed, and immediately said loudly: "The Ming army saw that our army was like a broken bamboo, and even had no courage to defend the city, and now it has abandoned the city and fled. What are we waiting for now, follow me forward! â
The Jurchen generals basically took the lead and took the lead in the charge, which is their consistent tradition. I think that back then, when Nurhachi raised the army, he led the charge, but when he got older, he stopped rushing and his son rushed forward. Now that Huang Taiji has succeeded to the throne, this convention has not been broken, and it seems that the generals who led the Jurchen troops have become accustomed to this form. If it is a siege, maybe you will command it first, but now the city gate is open, and not a single soldier in the city can not see it, do not rush at this time, and wait for when to rush, the plain charge, the Jurchen Baylors are never afraid, because they are all fought with one shot at a time.
Amin led the Manchurian warriors to kill in Shunping County, they were all cavalry, and rushed into the city in one breath, but not all 30,000 people rushed in, only about 5,000 people. The team behind escorted the property and prisoners looted along the way, attacked the city on weekdays, and drove the prisoners in front, but the city gate was open, so there was no need.
When Amin and his warriors rushed into the city of Shunping, suddenly, on the city wall, flags were unfurled, and the sound of killing was earth-shattering, accompanied by the sound of "bang bang bang" muskets. The sound of muskets was a scream of courage.
Now let's explain the situation in Shunping County. Like other county seats, there is no distinction between the inner and outer cities in the county seat, but after entering the city, there will be a large open space, which is to prevent someone from attacking the city, and here you can gather troops and horses. On the opposite side of the clearing, there are streets that are generally markets. The Manchurian cavalry came in and was just before they came to the clearing, and before they could rush into the streets, the guns rang out from the city.
It can be said that at the same time as the gunshots rang out in the city, rows of soldiers appeared on the opposite houses, and these people opened their bows and arrows, and almost at the same time, released their hands. "Whoosh ......" a series of bows and arrows, like raindrops, set up a district for the Manchurian cavalry below, and the people below were unprepared, where could they stop it, not to mention, even if they were prepared, it was difficult to resist in the face of this front and back attack.
"Ahh......hh
"Puffy Pong" .......
The screams and the sound of soldiers falling from their horses sounded continuously. Immediately after, the sound of fire guns sounded again in the city, "bang bang bang......
Needless to say, the Jurchen cavalry was ambushed.
It turned out that Lu Xiangsheng had already arrived here, and he knew that the Tartars did not want to attack the big city, but only liked to attack the small county town, so he stationed his troops in Shunping County. Lu Xiangsheng not only knew that the Tartars liked to attack small cities, but also liked to drive prisoners to attack the city, so he came up with such a method, not giving you the opportunity to drive the people to attack the city, but directly open the city and invite you into the urn. If Huang Taiji was here, maybe he would be cautious, and at that time, Amin would not think too much.
On the roofs of the city and on the opposite side, there are either bows and arrows or firearms, of course Amin will realize that he has been tricked, and now the Tartar cavalry has rushed in a lot, and if they want to turn around and retreat, how can it be so easy, this front team suddenly turned around, and it is bound to hit the cavalry behind. There was no way, Amin could only grit his teeth and order to continue rushing forward and rush to the street in front. Wait for a respite before fighting back.
Amin slammed his feet on the horse's belly, and the horse quickly ran forward under his crotch, shouting, "Follow me!" â
The cavalry behind was caught off guard, and many of their companions fell off their horses, and they were all a little stunned, so they relied on Amin's voice to rush forward together.
The horse team in front of them, along with Amin, rushed into the street, but when they reached the first street corner, the horses immediately stopped. It's not that it's intentional, it's that it can't go. On the road ahead, there is a row of antlers, and behind the antlers, there are layers of sandbags.
At the moment when the horse team was forced to stop, behind the sandbags, a series of arrows rained, and on the roof, rows of officers and soldiers appeared, and the arrows fell.
The Tartar cavalry is powerful, but there is also a time, in this case, the horses are all restricted, it is equivalent to having the strength to not be able to make it. They are also powerful in arrows, but in the current situation, how can they have a chance to arrow. The Tartars were densely packed together, with no way forward, trying to retreat, and the back was also tightly crowded.
"Whoosh" ......
The bows and arrows on the house were lowered again, and the officers and soldiers behind the sandbags also continued to release arrows, and the Tartars simply became a living target, and there was no other choice but death.
The unlucky Amin rushed to the forefront, his martial arts, needless to say, but unfortunately, in this case, even if he has the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, he can't play it. The rain of bows and arrows went towards him, and he barely blocked it with his saber twice, and he was hit by two arrows in succession, but fortunately he was a Baylor-level person, and his armor was heavy, and he did not reach the vital point, so he saved his life. But the two arrows in him were really enough, and realizing that the target was big on the horse, he quickly jumped off his horse and fled backwards. At this time, it was very difficult for the horses to go back, but it was much easier for people to go back at that time. He hunched himself and galloped backwards, and the rain of arrows that came again was all blocked by the men on horse.
However, the Tartars on the horses are not stupid, and many people have also discovered this problem, and they quickly dismounted.
It is easy for one or two people to get off the horse and want to escape, but it is not so easy for many people to crowd together and want to escape. Moreover, when the bows and arrows were spilled, when the horses were struck, the horses were frightened by the pain, and one by one they kicked up and jumped up.
As soon as the horses were made, the whole Tartar horse team was completely destroyed, trampling on each other, crowding each other, and killing and wounding everywhere.
Lu Xiangsheng stood on top of the city, witnessing all this, he kept agitating things, hitting, hitting!
The more and more the Tartars die, they are still following the last Tartars, and after discovering that something is wrong, they can be the first to escape and ask for help from the army behind. The commander of the rear army is called Yachige, a fierce general under Amin's blue flag, who learned that Amin was in danger and hurriedly sent troops to rescue him. But he also understands the current situation, if he raises troops to rush to the city, it will be pure nonsense, it is all set inside, it is overcrowded, no matter how many of his own people go in, it will not be useful, but it will make the situation inside even worse.
There was no other way but to send troops to attack the city and fight through the city walls, whether or not they could seize the city, at least they could disperse the forces of the officers and soldiers in the city. In the past, the siege of the city was to drive the people to attack the city, but at this time, if the slow people rushed in front, it is estimated that before they reached the city, Amin Bel would have turned into a hedgehog. Therefore, Jachige ordered the Manchu soldiers and horses to rush forward, carry the ladder, and attack the city.
The Manmeng warriors were also anxious now, and rushed to the foot of Shunping City with a ladder, and when they were getting closer and closer to the city wall, they were surprised to find that the ground under their feet was very soft, as if they were stepping on a meadow. In normal times, they would definitely be cautious, but now what is the point of view, how can the big guys pay attention to this.
The ladder was on the city wall, and when they were about to climb like the city, suddenly a series of arrows rained down, accompanied by a rain of arrows, and a spark.
Rocket!
This is the rocket under the officers and soldiers defending the city, and many of the Manmeng warriors were hit by arrows when they boarded, and they let out a scream. The rocket hit the body, the clothes burned instantly, and the burning people either rolled around, or turned around and wanted to run. But it was too late to run, and some rockets did not reach people, but went directly to the ground, and after landing, they caused a sea of fire in an instant.
At the feet of the Tartar soldiers, it was indeed a meadow, but it was not an ordinary meadow, and fire oil was poured on it. When the oil encountered, it spread immediately, and the enemies below, whether they were hit by arrows or not, were all set on fire.
"Ah..........................h
For a time, all the enemies who rushed to the city were all covered in fire, and there was no moat in the small county town, and there was no water outside the city.
The enemy who followed behind, seeing that the front had become a sea of fire, dared to move forward, only to see their companions, who were covered in fire in front of them, making a terrible sound, and running backwards, and they were so frightened that they turned around and ran.
The fire under the city burned, and although it burned many enemies, it was not the main thing. The point is that the enemy outside the city can no longer advance forward to rescue his comrades in the city.
Lu Xiangsheng's purpose is this, he just wants to cut off the enemies inside and outside the city.
The city of Shunping has now become a Shura field, and the screams fill the entire city. The people in the city did not flee, they all hid in their homes honestly, and none of them dared to go out, but just like that, the screams in the city also frightened them, and they only trembled. There was the child, who was already scared to tears by the scream. This battle has caused a great shadow to the people of Shunping County, and the adults have just paid it back, and those children, because of listening to this terrible scream, have become very bold. Sometimes, when children cry, adults say that Lord Lu is about to kill the Tartars, as long as he says this, the children are so frightened that they don't dare to cry. This is much more effective than using a wolf grandmother to scare a child.
About half of the Tartars who rushed into the city escaped, and they were all behind, and as for the front and middle, there were also a few who were lucky enough to escape, and the vast majority of them still threw their lives inside.
Even Belle Ye Amin was not spared.
After destroying the enemies in the city, Lu Xiangsheng ordered the city gate to be closed and prepared to defend the city.
However, the enemy outside the city has no morale to attack the city at all, and after Bel Amin entered the city, he never came out, and now the city gate is in charge, it is conceivable that Lord Belle is estimated to die.
What can I do?
Jachig ordered that they camp outside the city and be on guard, so as not to take advantage of the opportunity to kill them inside the city. Then, he hurriedly sent someone to the rear to deliver a message and inform Tiancong Khan of the situation here.
Xiao Yi is really not in a good state today, today I got together with my colleagues, I drank a lot of wine, if there is anything bad about writing, please forgive me. In history, of course, there was no battle in Shunping County, and Amin did not die in the Central Plains. But since it is an overhead and the protagonist crosses, the positions of many officials have changed, so those who have the ability will also have the opportunity to show their strengths. Lu Xiangsheng was an outstanding general at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and he fought at a very high level, and the design of him to complete this battle should also be attached to his strength.
Here, Xiao Yi would like to thank the majority of book friends for their support to Xiao Yi, and say thank you to everyone again. The theme of Xiao Tsubasa's next book has already been thought of, and when the book is almost written, he will start writing the outline, which is also historical.
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