Chapter 433: Angry Waves (4) (Text)
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The leaves of the trees in the mountains and forests on both sides are turning yellow, and Zhang Cunren is standing at the head of Changhua City, and he seems to have seen the seasons changing clearly these days.
The autumn breeze is sluggish, and it makes people
The commander of the scouts rushed up to the head of the city, knelt down on one knee and said: "Report, the Ming army is guarding in the mountains and forests thirty miles east of the city, and the two soldiers who went to investigate last night have not been able to return. β
"Got it!"
Zhang Cunren waved his hand and ordered him to retreat, he still had four days, the longest was only five days, and he had to break through the encirclement. Two months ago, he would never have imagined that there would be such a big turmoil in Jiangnan.
"Stupid shaving order!" A thought appeared in his head, but it could only appear in his head, and he would never dare to say it.
In the Qing Dynasty, no one had the audacity to touch the beard of the regent Dorgon, not to mention that he was only a Han Chinese. There were 22,000 Han Chinese and 2,000 Jurchens in Changhua City, and Duoduo sent these Jurchens to supervise the war. Zhang Cunren has been in the Manchu Qing Dynasty for some years, and he has been doing his best, and Duoduo trusts him, otherwise he would not have been made the commander of the first army.
But trust has Cheng dΓΉ, Han people will always be Han people, and can only be slaves of the Jurchens.
He touched his head, he had become accustomed to braids for so many years, and the shame of the initial shaving had faded.
"Maybe in a few years, Jiangnan people will forget the days when they left their heads."
Today's cannon fire was violent, and he could feel the tremors in the distance from the top of the city. This is because Bolo mobilized a huge cannon from Hangzhou City, and the power and sound are more powerful than the small cannon originally in Qianchengtou.
"It's time to break out!" Zhang Cunren carefully observed the camp of the Ming army outside the southern city, if he could defeat Fang Guoan's army and then break through, the situation of the Qing army would be much better, and avoid the trouble of being attacked by the enemy, but this was impossible. As long as he does it, he will be the one who suffers from the enemy in the belly.
It was slowly getting dark, and the cannon fire had stopped for a few hours, and now it was going out again.
The roar of the cannon was not a human shout, the voice was cold and mechanical, and Zhang Cunren seemed to be able to hear the helplessness and anxiety of the rescuers.
The soldiers in the city were ordered to gather in queues, and Zhang Cunren summoned more than 1,000 generals to gather in front of the county office.
Dressed in bright armor, he stood at the door of the county government with the hilt of his sword, and proclaimed in a loud voice:
"You are well aware of our situation, and the thieves have set up a poisonous plan to trap our army in the mountains. Now Prince Yu has sent a large army to the rescue and is attacking Yuqian County. As long as Yu Qian's road is open, we can return to Hangzhou safely. β
"There are only four days of food and grass left in the army, either the enemy dies or I die!" Zhang Cunren took out the snowy waist knife, grabbed the tip of the knife with two fingers of his left hand, and placed it flat on his chest, "Please, everyone!" As long as we wait to get out of the encirclement, we will mobilize a large army to level Zhejiang. β
In the moonlight, the blade shimmers coldly.
"Breakout!"
The west gate of Changhua County was opened, and the soldiers did not light torches, but walked to the mountain road to the west with the help of the faint moonlight. Zhang Cunren ordered the Jurchens to supervise the Han soldiers first, and he led 5,000 soldiers to stay in Changhua County after the break, in order to prevent Fang Guoan from pursuing.
There is no movement here from outside the city, the lights of the city tower are still dissipating the dim yellow light, and the flag at the head of the city is still the same.
The scouts of Fang Guo'an's camp were extra careful every night, but their eyes were always on the front of their barracks to prevent the Qing captives from attacking the camp. Fang Guoan didn't expect the Qinglu to break through, but the Qingyu would not break through to the south, and the mountain road to the east did not belong to him.
In the battle of entering Huizhou Mansion, Fang Guoan was very active and played a majestic role, but he was not too interested in Zhai Zhe's follow-up pursuit. After taking the Huizhou Mansion, he had a place to live, and his enthusiasm for this war was greatly reduced. He had never thought of defeating the Qing in Jiangnan so quickly.
The Qing soldiers went out of the city from Haishi, and until the second half of the night, there were finally scouts who were ambushed in the mountains to see the movement of the Qing army's march and report to Fang Guoan's military camp.
Before the scouts could enter the barracks, there was a clear sound of birds in the mountain road to the west, but it was not dense. The assault vanguard of the Qing Dynasty and the soldiers and horses of Zuo Ruo patrolling the mountain road engaged.
The sound of the gun was more than ten miles away, the lights of Fang Guo'an's camp were gradually lit, and the scouts rushed to the big tent of the Chinese army, panting and saying: "A large number of Qing captives in Changhua City have left the city overnight and are marching south, and they have already engaged the general army of Zuo. β
Young Fang Yuanke was very anxious, scratching his ears and cheeks, eager to ask for his life immediately.
Fang Guoan's face was very calm, and he asked, "How many Qing captives have left the city?" β
"I can't see clearly in the dark."
"Daddy!" Fang Yuanke couldn't hold back in the end, and hurriedly said: "Qing Yu must be unable to hold back, I am now leading the troops to attack, and I am fighting with the left general soldiers in the mountain road, just like catching turtles in an urn!" β
Fang Guoan frowned and spoke for a long time.
Fang Yuanke also wanted to ask for his life. Fang Guoan stretched out his hand to stop him and asked, "How do you know this is not a trap?" β
"Ahh Fang Yuanke opened his mouth wide.
"The left general soldiers are brave and will be able to defend the narrow mountain road. Qing Yu is cunning, and it is not too late to wait for Tianming to see the shape clearly and then pursue. β
Fang Yuanke didn't think so, but he still honestly obeyed his orders.
The soldiers and horses in the battalion were gathered in various places and stood by.
The generals retreated, and Fang Guoan was left alone in the big tent, his mood was very conflicted.
The decline of the Qing Lu has appeared, and General Ping Yu is in full swing, and it is time for him to consider his own back road. Although Zhai Zhe promised to hand over the Huizhou Mansion to him, the rebel army was absorbed by the Pinglu General's Mansion in this gap, and in Huizhou, which was laid out by the Pinglu General, he was only afraid that everything would not go well. In several battles in Huizhou Mansion, including the siege and killing of Zhang Cunren's broken soldiers and horses, the soldiers suffered a lot of losses, and compared with Zhai Zhe's return, he could get too little.
"I've already got the Huizhou Mansion, why bother working hard, the soldiers are all dead, will General Pingyu still take me seriously?" Fang Guoan wanted to convince himself, but he always felt a little uneasy. When there is nothing, his mind is simple. Half a year ago, Zhai Zhe was the chief soldier of Ning Shao, and he was the chief soldier of Zhejiang, and half a year later, the prestige and status of the two were very different.
"The Qing captives are powerful, and it is not an overnight achievement to defeat them. General Zhai is in a hurry! Besides, he didn't let me attack Changhua County. β
When a person doesn't want to do something, he can always find the right reason.
It was less than an hour before dawn.
Not long after the sound of the gun, the outline of Changhua City slowly appeared in the darkness. Before the sun showed its face, Fang Yuanke led the army to the south gate of Changhua County to line up, and saw that the defenders at the head of the city were dense, and he didn't know how many people and horses had gone out.
Zhang Cunren stood at the head of the city and shouted: "Fang Guoan, the general trend of the remnants of the Ming Dynasty has gone, and those who know the times are Junjie, if you can invest in the Qing Dynasty, I will guarantee you to be the marquis and worship the king, why bother to kill yourself." β
Fang Yuanke laughed and scolded: "You yourself are a minion, and you can also protect others to worship the king." He wanted to lead his army to the west of the city to pursue the Qing captives who broke through the siege, but he was worried that he would be attacked by the enemy on his back.
When he was hesitating, the herald rushed to the scene: "The chief soldier has an order, and you are not to pursue around the city." β
At the end of the day, Fang Guoan personally led the army to the city, and the tree cloud ladder attacked the city, and the cannon under the city of Changhua sounded.
This was a very tacit battle, Fang Guoan set up ten ladders, but he never sent soldiers to wait for the city. He didn't want to consume his strength anymore, and he had to give Zhai Zhe an explanation. Zhang Cunren secretly regretted that he had known that he only needed to leave two or three thousand people here.
Fang Yuanke watched it for half an hour, felt bored, and asked: "Dad, you are attacking the city here, and I will go after the fleeing Qing captives!" β
"Presumptuous!" Fang Guoan was furious, "Don't you know that dividing troops is a taboo for soldiers?" Capture Changhua, and then pursue it is not too late. β
Fang Yuanke's face turned red, and he looked at his father with surprised eyes, not daring to speak.
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Guns rang out in the mountainous areas of western Zhejiang.
Zhai Zheshou was in Qianxian County, and the sound of huge cannons had been echoing in his ears for the past few days, and he couldn't detect the movement dozens of miles away. He never worried about his back, because it was Zuo Ruo who was stationed there.
The mountain road from Yu Qian to Changhua is surrounded by mountains, with high mountains and low hills on both sides.
Zuo Ruo did not block the official road, but chose two opposing hill garrisons to divide the north and south to clamp the official road. In order to prevent the Qing captives from burning the mountain, the soldiers have cleared the weeds on the hillside where the camp is located in the past few days, and cut down trees to make fences.
As soon as he was ready, he would not build a complex defensive camp like Feng Qin. Because of his Zuo Ruo, he has the blood of adventure and courage in his bones, even if it is a blocking battle, he must play an offensive momentum.
In the middle of the night, after the patrol met the Qing captives who had broken through the siege, they fought and retreated to the barracks.
The Qing Lu did not use torches, and they were worried about the ambush of the Ming army in the mountains, so they marched very slowly, and wanted to wait until dawn to break through.
The Jurchen Jiala, who led the army, was really Zarumbi with a white flag, although he was in danger, he didn't take the Ming army seriously in his bones. The Jurchens have accumulated a psychological advantage over the Ming army for many years, and it will not disappear because of a battle. In fact, many Jurchens have the same idea as Bolo, the Ming army will only defend the city, and the field battle is not the opponent of the Qing warriors at all. Of course, so far, it is.
The queue of more than 20,000 people was like a slow swimming python in the mountains and forests, and Zarumbi was more cautious than he encountered any decent resistance along the way.
When the sun showed its face, on the top of the mountain not far away, the banner of the Ming army was like a cloud, and the army of Zalun stopped moving.
The scout came back and said: "The road ahead is clear, and the Ming army is stationed on the top of the hill on both sides, and the official road in the middle is opened. β
Zarumbi was a little surprised and said, "Take me to see it!" "Five hundred soldiers accompanied the escort and went to check the terrain.
It was not until he walked more than a mile away from the mountain range where the Ming army was stationed that he stopped, and when he was still looking left and right, he saw that the mountain gates on both sides were wide open, and each of them killed all the way to the soldiers.
Like a porcupine being driven, the mountain people rushed towards with spikes on their backs. More than a mile away, these people only needed a moment, and the mountaineers who rushed to the forefront held a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, and after withstanding several rounds of bows and arrows, they swung their swords to engage Zarumbi's guards. The shield soldier is followed by the three-eyed gunner, who bombards the armor.
The two teams of soldiers and horses blocked the official road, and Zarumbi was a little flustered, but in the end he believed that the Jurchens would not be defeated by the Ming army in the field. The mountaineers did not have as much armor and were easy to move, and the mountaineers who were good at climbing passed through the mountains and forests on both sides, and the queue turned into a crescent shape, enveloping the Qingyu in the middle. They grew up here, and the mountains are to them what the sea is to fishermen.
The Bird Gunner is hiding in the dense forest, and the more brave the armor, the faster he will die.
The back of the Ming army seemed to be driven away by whipping, and they had no idea what fear was, and Zarumbi had never seen such a Ming army.
"Kill them!" He could not accept the result of the Jurchen armor being defeated face to face. This was a psychological blow to him, as well as to the soldiers and horses behind him who were preparing to break through.