Chapter 182: Fighting the Guanning Army Again
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Li Zicheng planned to counterattack for a long time, and the army was quite well prepared, just when Wu Kaijie and they had just returned to Luoyang, the army had already attacked, and this time it was the two Li Zicheng's henchmen and generals, Yuan Zongdi led the main force from the mountainous area of western Henan, with a total of 30,000 horse infantry troops, attacking the southwest of Huaiqing. On the other road, Liu Zhong, Pingnanbo, led 20,000 troops from the southwest of the mountain to attack the northern front.
The two armies were like iron pincers, sandwiching towards Huaiqing, and there was a decisive situation.
"It seems that Li Zicheng has been prepared for a long time, Wu Kaijie, this kind of bet dares to follow casually, I think you are hot-headed and burned out!" Yue Poyu complained unceremoniously.
"General Yue, you can fight well, and you have good soldiers, what is there to fear."
"I'm afraid, the one surnamed Yue has never been afraid of others, but I'm afraid that before we arrive in Huaiqing, we will let the Dashun army take the lead!"
Wu Kaijie lowered his head, "Li Zicheng has made his debut, can I still not follow." Wouldn't that weaken the prestige of An **. ”
"Okay, stop arguing." Gu Zhenhua sneered slightly, "Huaiqing is not so easy to fight, you wait and see, maybe Li Zicheng has broken a good tooth!" ”
Xie Bin was still a little worried, and couldn't help asking: "Grandpa Guo, the Dashun army is 50,000 or 60,000 people, and the Qing army guarding Huaiqing is about 10,000, and they are all soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is not successful." ”
"Hahaha, you can't look at it like that, a braid is Shang Fang's sword, these traitors will fight to the death."
What Gu Zhenhua said was not bad at all, Yuan Zongdi led the army to kill all the way, and did not encounter any resistance. It's just that when he arrived in Qinyang County, which was governed by Huaiqing Prefecture, he was subjected to an unprecedented fierce battle. Jin Yuhe, the general soldier of the Qing army guarding Qinyang, and Chang Ding, the deputy general. General Li Guocai and others cleared the field early.
All the villages around the county seat were destroyed, and the common people were all brought to the county seat and incorporated into the ranks of the people, who strengthened the county day and night and defended it with all their might. These guys may also be worried about repeating Zukefa's retreat, so they didn't fight at all, but shrank back. Desperately begging for help from his master.
After Yuan Zongdi arrived, the Dashun army immediately began a siege battle, and the Dashun army attacked from both sides of the southwest. The soldiers set up ladders, like ants, and desperately killed the city.
The Qing army at the head of the city took out all eighteen kinds of martial arts, ash bottle cannons. Rolling wood and stone. Raindrops are falling. The hot feces splashed down on the head and face, burning the skin, and there was no way to treat it, so I could only wait for the infection to die.
The soldiers who rushed up from the Dashun army kept falling, and a thick layer of corpses had accumulated under the city, and the smoke and rancid smell pierced the nostrils.
Yuan Zongdi's eyes were also red. "Big guy, listen, this time His Majesty Xià made a bet with An **. There is no room for mistakes, even if you lose your head, you have to take down Qinyang. Who dares to take a step back and immediately cut it without mercy, this general retreats and cuts it the same! ”
When the death order was given, the Dashun army screamed, stepped on the corpses of their companions, and kept rushing up, like a big wave, without stopping for a moment, and there was no time to rest at all, from morning to night.
How many times did the Dashun army rush to the city wall, only to be beaten back by the Qing army, and both sides paid a heavy price and suffered amazing damage.
"Master Hou, there is an arrow book shot in the city, please take a look."
Yuan Zongdi hurriedly took the arrow book, and took a closer look, it was written that he was willing to open the city and surrender, but he wanted to ask Yuan Zongdi to personally bring people into the city, so that he could show sincerity, and the following payment was Jin Yuhe.
"Master Hou, could this be a trick played by Jin Yuhe?"
Yuan Zongdi was silent for a long time, "Whether it's or not, it's worth a try, An ** has already crossed the river from Mengjin, and we will almost be able to reach Qinyang tomorrow, we can't lag behind." ”
"Brother, you can't take the risk, let's let the little brother go." Yuan Hong stood up, "Regardless of whether Jin Yuhe surrendered by fraud or not, I will test it first, as long as you control the city gate, you will take the men and horses to kill it." ”
Yuan Zong thought about it for the first time, so he had no choice but to nod, "Second brother, be more careful!" ”
Yuan Hong was full of confidence, and hurriedly rushed towards Xicheng with two thousand men and horses. Sure enough, after approaching the city wall, there was no attack, and the drawbridge over the moat had been lowered. Yuan Hong led the people and horses into the city gate.
But just after they entered the city gate, they suddenly appeared, and there was a city gate blocking the way in front of them, this was just an urn city!
Yuan Hong suddenly felt bad, "Quick, retreat!" ”
However, his order was late, and the Qing army, which had been in ambush for a moment, suddenly closed the city gates, and then condescended, shooting arrows and throwing stones at them frantically.
Jin Yuhe had already dug a few shallow trenches and filled them with oil, and when Yuan Hong came in, they were ignited all at once. Suddenly, the small urn city burst into flames, and black smoke billowed to the sky. The Dashun army was already in chaos, no matter how Yuan Hong shouted, it was useless, and the two thousand men and horses became lambs to be slaughtered.
Yuan Hong was carrying a knife, about to kill back, cut open the city gate, at this time Jin Yu and Tong guò firelight, Yuan Hong appeared, the bow and arrow in his hand opened, an arrow hit Yuan Hong's back, and the arrow was fiercely embedded in the spine.
Yuan Hong was hit by more than a dozen arrows and fell to the ground, and more than 2,000 soldiers were killed and wounded.
At this time, Yuan Zongdi outside the city also felt bad, his brother was in danger, how could he not be in a hurry. Urging the army, desperately attacking the city.
"Don't take prisoners, don't live your mouth, after breaking the city, slaughter for three days, kill all the dogs and traitors!"
Yuan Zongdi was already crazy, personally supervising the battle, and made it clear that he would not die. At this time, Liu Zhong led the men and horses to kill, and the two sides surrounded Qinyang with four gates, regardless of sacrifice, desperately attacking the city.
Seeing that when the sky was bright, the Dashun army had already broken through many city walls, and hundreds of soldiers had killed the city, as long as they worked harder, they could take Qinyang.
Suddenly, a scout pat his horse ran towards Yuan Zongdi, with a few carved arrows stuck in the back of his shoulder.
"Master Hou, it's not good, the Qing army is here!"
The scout said a word, and fell under his horse, dying.
Yuan Zongdi was also startled, and hurriedly beckoned the cavalry to meet the enemy. However, the cavalry of the Dashun army had just gathered, and the dust rose in the distance, killing a cavalry, and the other party swept in, and the speed was amazing.
Before the Dashun army was ready for battle, they rushed in, and the cavalry that rushed to the front were all double-armored, and even the horses were covered with armor. A tall man, like a tank, rampage, without scruples.
Although the cavalry of the Dashun army was not afraid of death, they were inferior to the other party in all aspects, and soon the cavalry was torn apart and did not form a team.
The team that came was none other than the Guan Ning Army under Wu Sangui! Since the Battle of Shanhaiguan, Wu Sangui has suffered a big loss in the hands of Gu Zhenhua, and the big traitor is like a mad dog, desperately biting Li Zicheng, wanting to ask for credit and reward from his master.
However, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was still a little jealous of Wu Sangui, and never gave him the opportunity to lead the troops alone, and constantly transferred people and horses to act as pawns and cannon fodder.
After Zu Kefa was killed, the Manchus realized the weakness of the Central Plains and had to use Wu Sangui to put him in charge of dealing with Gu Zhenhua.
After Wu Sangui got the order, it happened that Jin Yu and the letter asking for help also came, and he immediately sent Yang Ming, the general of love, to act as a striker and kill Huaiqing.
These Guanning troops are worthy of being the elite of the Ming Dynasty, they are much stronger than the Dashun army, and they are a sudden attack, Yuan Zongdi didn't have time to react at all, the battle array was broken, and countless soldiers were cut down.
Yang Ming is like a fierce tiger, with a group of vicious wolves, random killing, and the stimulation of blood makes these traitor troops even more crazy and ferocious.
In the morning light, Yuan Zongdi and Liu Zhong's men and horses were scattered, and they had to take the remnants of the defeated army, crazy and difficult to escape, but Yang Ming still didn't let them go, biting his tail fiercely, chasing down all the way, not giving them a chance to breathe at all.
"Master Hou, there is Meng County in front, let's go to the city to avoid it."
"Hmm!" Yuan Zongdi hurriedly agreed, but when he was still five or six miles away from the city, he suddenly saw the red flag in front of him, and under the flag, a black-clothed army was slowly pressing.
"I'm dying!" Yuan Zongdi was still a Qing army, and he was so frightened that he almost fell off his horse.
At this time, the scout hurriedly ran over and said in surprise: "Master Hou, it's An ** here!" ”
"Ann **!" Yuan Zongdi finally settled down, and the two families were still allies, and there would be no danger. It's just that the two sides just made a bet, and they lost the battle, how can they have the face to see people!
Just when Yuan Zongdi was in a dilemma, Wu Kaijie suddenly ran over and bowed to Yuan Zongdi, "Marquis Yuan, my father-in-law said that the brothers of the Dashun Army have worked hard, please go to Mengxian County to rest temporarily, we have prepared wine and food, as for the rest, leave it to An**." ”
Gu Zhenhua was very polite, he didn't say anything to look down on at all, and Yuan Zongdi couldn't say anything, he just thanked him and ran towards Meng County with his subordinates.
When passing through An **'s team, Yuan Zongdi was also taken aback, although it was on the march, An **'s soldiers lined up neatly, and they were more orderly than when the Dashun army was standing.
As a general, Yuan Zongdi is also knowledgeable, and he can train the team to this point, and it is not easy to be safe! He unconsciously stopped, wanting to see if An ** could defeat Guan Ningjun.
At this time, the dust was flying, and Yang Ming led the Guan Ning army to kill them, and there were still hundreds of backward Dashun troops in front of them, who were killed by them like chopping melons and vegetables.
"The firecrackers are forward, the vans are lined up, and the whole army meets the enemy!"
Gu Zhenhua gave an order expressionlessly, Zhou Yingjie commanded the fire gun battalion to rush to the front, rows of fire guns, neatly facing the front, the tiger squat cannon on the side box car was unloaded, ready to shoot, and the side box car was then connected together with chains, forming a solid line of defense.
If the enemy can still rush up, he will use spears and shields to drag the enemy with the vehicle formation, and then the firearms will retreat and continue to shoot until the opponent collapses.
met Guan Ningjun again, and just used these traitors to prove the strength of An **! (To be continued......)