Chapter 502: Escape

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It was pitch black in the sky. The light at the head of Luzhou City is dim, and it is no different from usual. Only under the surface of the ordinary can the unusual plan be hidden.

In the center of the city, torches illuminate the ruined streets. In order to repair the city wall damaged by the artillery bombardment of the Qing army, the houses in Luzhou City have been demolished.

"Commanders, we are united by a common desire. Now we are separated again for survival. Wherever we go, whether we live or die, please don't forget why we gathered and why we dispersed. Swore to resist the Qing captives, although he did not hesitate to die. ”

Jin Xiaoding made a statement and was impassioned, he was the generalissimo of the righteous army, his name sounded very imposing, but in fact he was just a pawn under the general's account.

"Swear to resist the Qing captives, although they will not die"

Hao Yangyou raised the ghost head knife in response, and more than thirty people in a courtyard wailed like wolves that had been cornered.

"There is no feast in the world that will not be dispersed, you must do it yourself, you must live" Jin Xiaoding gently hit Hao Yangyou's ghost head knife with the thin sword in his hand.

The crisp sound is like broken jade.

Hao Yangyou was not his obedient subordinate, and after this separation, he said nothing to the lieutenant general of the righteous army who went to Jinnan. He asked Hao Yangyou to be Wu Sangui's target, but he didn't want Hao Yangyou to really be chased to a desperate situation, because they were companions, because they had fought side by side.

"Let's get out"

The torches left the prefect's yamen compound in turn.

Countless crystal-clear fragments suddenly fell from the air, reflecting the red glow of the torches.

"It's snowing" Jin Xiaoding stretched out his hand, like a sesame grain of broken snow falling on the palm of his hand, he clapped his hands, the snow particles were too small, and before they fell, they turned into a puddle of clear water in his palm.

The thin sword pierced through the snow curtain, and he roared: "Break through"

The soldiers and horses in Luzhou City are like melting iron streams, looking for a breakthrough gap. The east gate was the first to open, and Hao Yangyou was the first to step out.

"Rush"

The ragged rebels pounced into the great shadows to the east, where there were jungles of trees, cliffs, and countless paths where only they knew where they led.

Jin Xiaoding stood at the door of the West Gate with his sword, and the surging crowd behind him was about to close to his backbone.

"Leader Hao is prominent," a small muttering came from behind him.

After insisting on waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Jin Xiaoding ordered: "Open the city gate and break through with me." ”

The gates of the city slammed open, and the rushing water of the rebels rushed into the unfathomable darkness.

The sound of fighting came from Dongcheng first, it was the road to Taihang Mountain, Wu Sangui would not return to the mountain lightly, and there were soldiers and horses guarding several intersections over there.

In about two quarters of an hour, the torches of the Qing army camp were lit one by one, and the cavalry pulled the neighing horses and quickly boarded the horses.

Less than a quarter of an hour after the rebels broke out of Dongcheng, Wu Sangui got the news. It was cold tonight, he scalded a pot of wine and drank it, and before he could get into the quilt to rest, the patrolling guerrilla general Pegasus came to the Chinese army to report.

"The Ming army has broken through, and the Ming army wants to flee"

Wu Sangui strode to the door, his hand touched the door of the big tent and retracted, turned back to the big tent and took a fox fur coat and put it on his body.

He walked out of the big tent, and three or four generals and guerrillas were stopped outside by their own soldiers. The torches in the east are bright, and I don't know how many people are flying and moving. The breakout of the rebels is to escape, unorganized and undisciplined, as long as they can escape into the mountains, they will pick up a life.

"It's snowing" Wu Sangui saw the thick mist above the torches, and calmly ordered: "You few quickly mobilize the soldiers and horses of the battalion to pursue, and you must not let those people escape into Taihang Mountain, otherwise you will suffer this winter." ”

No one wants to climb the steep peaks of Taihang Mountain in the weather dripping with ice, and it is possible to run in the mountains for a day, and they can't even see the footprints of a thief.

"Report" There were cavalry rushing over in the distance, "There is also a Ming army breaking through at the West City Gate"

Wu Sangui turned the direction, the torches at the west gate were much sparser than those at the east gate, and he couldn't hear the movement there when he stood more than ten miles away, but looking at the number of torches, it was estimated that there were not as many people rushing out of the east city.

"Outside the South Gate, there is a Ming army breaking through"

"Report, there is also a Ming army breaking through outside the north gate"

The four gates of Luzhou City are like four gaps blown by a closed furnace, and only the one on the east side is the largest.

There was no hurry to send troops, and Wu Sangui climbed high and looked into the distance to check the military situation. More than ten miles away, Luzhou City is like an altar of fire that has been blown up, and countless fire snakes are swimming outward. The rebel army at the east gate was the most vigorous, followed by the west gate, and there were only some sparse torches at the north and south gates.

He pondered for a moment and ordered: "Order the North Camp and the East Camp to block the Ming army at the East Gate, the soldiers and horses of the West Camp to guard the intersection, and the rest of the sons and daughters to attack the city with me."

Only Taihang Mountain can be the hiding place of the rebels, otherwise these thieves will not be able to escape the pursuit of his Guanning Iron Cavalry no matter where they flee. He didn't know if the rebels in the city were consciously breaking through or if they had some unknown deeds, and it was the most important thing to take Luzhou City while they were in chaos.

The weather was cold, and most of the Qing soldiers were already resting, and after receiving the order, they quickly changed their armor and lined up, and the fastest could not leave the camp until a quarter of an hour.

The Iron Rider slammed into the ground with a heart-pounding sound. The fastest team of Guanning Iron Cavalry slaughtered to the east of Luzhou City with small flying snow particles. This is exactly what Jin Xiaoding is most worried about, whether it is the East City Gate or the West City Gate, as long as it is this kind of cavalry, there is a chance that the breakthrough will evolve into a big rout.

In the darkness around Luzhou City, the sound of fighting gradually intensified.

"Bang Bang Bang"

"Bang Bang Bang"

"Boom Boom"

There was a huge roar outside the western city, and thousands of people beat gongs and drums outside the gate of the western camp of the Qing soldiers, and indiscriminately put bird guns and explosives. The sound was particularly conspicuous in the night, and from a distance it looked like the rebels were attacking the gate of the western camp.

Under the cover of these sounds, the rebels who rushed out of the west gate turned back and killed the intersection of the south gate. Tens of thousands of people were about to block the intersection, Jin Xiaoding shouted hysterically at the top of his throat, pointing to the mountains of the black hole cave in the south, "Kill it, rush over, and break through the camp"

The rebels who went out from Xicheng were the only ones who looked forward.

The descendants squeezed the predecessors, and the predecessors spread their legs. The army went out of the city five or six miles to the front of the Qing camp, and the few birds rushed to the front. The first half hour went smoothly, and they broke into the Qing barracks, killed the Qing soldiers who were dressing them, and seized the man's armor and weapons.

They were getting closer and closer to the shadows in the darkness ahead, and the soldiers intercepting in front of them were getting thicker and thicker.

"Kill the past" Jin Xiaoding wielded his long sword, he would not fight at the forefront of the battle, but he would not be far from the bloodiest battlefield. The rebels, armed with iron weapons, were at the front, following with sticks.

Jin Xiaoding stretched out his palm from time to time, letting the fine snow particles fall on the palm of his hand.

The snow particles floated in the air for a while and then disappeared.

No snow tonight

"God didn't abandon us in the end" Jin Xiaoding's spirit was greatly lifted and the army was inspired: "To the south, break through"

The Qing soldiers were divided into three routes, all the way to the east of Luzhou City, all the way to attack Luzhou City, and the soldiers and horses who came to intercept the south city and the west city gate were the least. The north roared, echoing the wailing of the rebels, who finally broke through the barrier and rushed aimlessly, countless people scattered in the darkness, not knowing where to flee.

Luzhou City.

It was quiet here.

Wu Sangui rode his horse to the gate of the east city, and there were still lights at the head of the city, as if there were still soldiers sticking there. The armor men set up ladders and climbed up to the top of the city, and they followed the steps into the city.

The gate of Luzhou has long been broken by iron cannons, and there are piles of earth and stone inside.

"Ah" Across a wall, Wu Sangui heard a burst of screams from inside the city.

"How can there be people inside" Wu Sangui waved his arms and urged the soldiers to enter the city.

The fighting outside the east and west cities gradually faded away, and he couldn't wait to storm the city. Although the possibility is extremely small, he is still worried that those breakout rebels will be blocked back, and it will be another trouble.

There were indeed screams and fighting in the city, because there were still people in the city, and they were the original inhabitants of the city. Their braids were cut off by the rebels, and some were afraid that the Qing soldiers would slaughter the city and leave with the rebels. In the chaotic army, there is no distinction between the enemy and me, and if you are not quite obedient to the people, you can be obedient to the people.

As soon as the Qing soldiers entered the city, they saw that people were killed. Wu Sangui listened to the screams of those people outside the city.

After about half an hour, someone finally cleared the blockage at the door, and Wu Sangui urged the horse to enter the city. Under the light of the torches, the city was littered with dead bodies.

Wu Sangui understood what was going on at a glance and ordered the knife to be sealed.

Messengers continued to come to inform them of the progress of the war in the eastern and western cities. Hao Yangyou was still fighting, and he had broken through the interception of the Qing soldiers in a row, but the Guanning Iron Cavalry had already chased him. The only thing that surprised him was that the Ming army at the West Gate broke through so smoothly, and the strength of the posture was no less than that of the Ming army in Dongcheng.

However, the southern part of Jin is the territory of the Qing court, although there are some mountains, but they are not as continuous as the Taihang Mountains, and there is the Yellow River to block the way, and the Ming army fled there to fly hard.

"Someone, report to the regent, this king has broken through Luzhou City"

"Obedience"

The messenger stayed away, and Wu Sangui shouted again: "Come back"

The messenger turned around, Wu Sangui frowned and said: "It is said that there are two remnants of thieves who escaped from the city, one fled into the Taihang Mountains, and the other went to the south of Jin.

"Obedience"

The figure of the messenger disappeared into the darkness with the hooves of the horse.

Wu Sangui believed that Dolgon could guess his thoughts, and although the war in Luzhou was over, he didn't want to fight to the death with Zhai Zhe in Huguang. He wants to return to Sichuan, and if Zhai Zhe sends troops to Sichuan, he can withdraw his troops as a matter of course.

The city of Luzhou brightened, and the Qing soldiers entered the city in turn.

Dozens of miles away, the rebel army was interspersed and cut into small pieces by the Guanning cavalry, and finally someone couldn't stand the pressure brought by the black armor and jet war horse, and fell to the ground.

"Run"

Hao Yangyou didn't even look back, he had to flee into the mountains before dawn. Fifty thousand men followed him through the East Gate, and now there were only a few thousand left around him. The brigade of rebels has been completely separated, but fortunately they are all running where they are going.