Chapter Thirty-Six: Another Day
Yuan Zongdi and others escaped into the mountains, but they were locals, and they were hunters, he knew the terrain here well, how to say, he had followed his father since he was a child.
"Gotcha!" With the sound of horses' hooves like thunder, Yuan Zongdi laughed and said, "The enemy soldiers are really chasing after them!" That's great! The banner of our Dashun will continue to flutter! ”
Huang Qi said: "Actually, I'm a little worried! Alas! The lord asked us to help General Han Ju defeat the Qing army under the banner of the Dashun army, so as to inspire the soldiers of the Dashun army, and the Dashun army will fight against the Qing together with us in the future. But what I think about now is that although we are holding back and attracting Azig's men and horses, there are not many soldiers and horses in the lord guarding Xinye! Only four thousand! ”
Yuan Zongdi couldn't help but be stunned, he looked at Huang Qi and asked, "What?" General Kunio has only 4,000 people in Shinno? Didn't Lu Xiangsheng bring 8,000 people to Nanyang to fight the Qing army? You brought 2,000 men, and it is said that General Guoxiong should have 6,000 men? And what about the other two thousand? With only 4,000 men, how can you stop more than 30,000 enemy troops? Even if he still has six thousand people, this is still very dangerous, how can there only be four thousand......"
Huang Qi shook his head like a rattle and said, "I don't know what to do!" I don't know where the other 2,000 have gone! Alas! I'm so worried! The main army is small, Xinye City is not strong, and the Han Eight Banner has 30,000 people! He, he ......"
Huang Qi and Yuan Zongdi couldn't understand how Zhang Biwu could defend an immaculate city with only such a small number of men, could he do it? Could it be that it was to allow Yuan Zongdi to win the victory and restore the confidence of the soldiers of the Dashun Army in the battle against the Qing army in the future?
Even so, Huang Qi still looked at Wu Xun and Xiong Zongheng's side. He's going to hide it. You can't let them know the truth. Otherwise, the soldiers will be bent on returning to Xinye to protect Zhang Biwu.
Huang Qi still remembers that when Zhang Biwu asked him to leave, he said: "Zhengli, Han Ju can have few generals, if I only send Xiong Zongheng and Wu Xun, I am afraid that they will not be able to contain the main force of Azig well because they are worried about me." Thus returning to Shinno. If you're here, you'll be able to keep Wu Xun and Xiong Zongheng from messing around! As long as the main force of Azig is contained, even if it is for a day or half a day, it can be regarded as a victory! If the main force of Azig reaches Xinye, I will be defeated! ”
Huang Qi sighed and said, "Even if we contain the main force of Azig with two thousand people, but my lord, can you be safe?" Will Shinno be able to keep it? ”
Huang Qi's heart was full of questions. Yuan Zongdi's heart was full of gratitude, and Zhang Biwu wanted to make them have the confidence that they were not afraid of the Manchu Tartars. He has sacrificed a lot.
He defeated Azig's 3,000 men with 2,000 men, and pinned down Azig's army from moving eastward and westward. Then Dashun was not afraid of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and only less than one-twentieth of the troops could make the Qing army anxious, and the political influence produced was very right, and it was a huge encouragement for hundreds of thousands of Dashun troops! It can also restore Li Zicheng's confidence!
Huang Qi said to Yuan Zongdi: "General Hanju, it's okay! Get ready for sleep! "Yuan Zongdi is the first point.
At this moment, "Report! Oh no! "Wu Xun came quickly. Huang Qi looked at him and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Wu Xun replied: "I don't know what's going on, Ao Bai seems to have discovered that we are in the dense forest in this area, and he has sent troops to encircle and suppress us!" Let's go! If it's late, we won't be able to leave! ”
Yuan Zongdi couldn't help sneering and said, "This tail is really fast!" Since you don't want to rest, neither will we! Do you want to play hide and seek? All right! Playing hide and seek at night is even more emotional! Walk! Let's see if you Tartars can catch us! ”
Yuan Zongdi and the others are about to leave, and the Qing army led by Ao Bai is dead in the back, even if it is a dense forest, he will be followed, and he will never let Yuan Zongdi go.
And Azig received the news, he was also angry, he also led his men and horses to follow behind Aobai, and he had to work together with Aobai to destroy this group of people!
Yuan Zongdi's situation is worrying! Even so, Huang Qi was still worried about Xinye's situation. Yes! The situation on Xinye's side was even more crazy because of the Manchu Qing warrior Zhang Wenheng personally going out!
The Qing army attacked Xinye City as if they were crazy, and they were greatly encouraged when the general Zhang Wenheng went into battle.
And before, Li Qifeng and Lei Xing didn't understand why Zhang Biwu's cannon didn't go off, so their ideas would be defeated by reality!
"Boom" a cannon sounded! Who said Zhang Biwu's cannon was not used? As a sharp weapon, it should be used in the most important places.
Lei Xing shouted, "What's going on? Zhang Biwu's cannon moved again? Li Qifeng always felt that there would be a sense of foreboding.
Lei Xing and Li Qifeng could only wait for the news, at this time, they saw that the siege troops were in chaos, something must have happened.
Really! Hou Qifei reported: "Oh no! General Zhang Wenheng was seriously injured by a cannon! I don't know if I live or die! ”
"What!" Lei Xing and Li Qifeng shouted at the same time, and the two looked at each other. Lei Xing even pointed at Hou Qi and shouted, "You go and find out!" Be sure to find out what General Zhang's injuries are! Hurry up and report after the discovery! Hou Qi hurriedly went.
Li Qifeng's face was jumping, and he said, "I understand! Zhang Biwu didn't use his Hongyi cannon, he just wanted to lure General Zhang Wenheng into battle, so he observed where General Zhang Wenheng was, and then blew General Zhang Wenheng to death! Whether General Zhang Wenheng is wounded or killed, our morale has been frustrated, and it will be difficult to capture this city! Damn! ”
Lei Xing pulled out his saber and slashed at the stake in front of him, cutting it off.
Lei Xing said hatefully: "Zhang Biwu is a super bastard, his intentions are extremely vicious!" We ...... "Lei Xing has already thought about it, do you have to retreat?" But he didn't want to say it.
Li Qifeng also knew that today's siege had to stop, because the soldiers were constantly charging, although they were not tired, but because of Zhang Wenheng's serious injury, their morale had been greatly damaged.
"Report! Report! Report! Three desolate cries in succession made Li Qifeng and Lei Xing cold from head to toe, and they both expected what the soldiers were reporting.
Really! The soldier reported: "General Zhang Wenheng is seriously injured and has died!" ”
"Attack!" Lei Xing shouted, but Li Qifeng shook his head at him, and Lei Xing calmed down and said, "Withdraw!" The whole army withdraws, rests well, and waits for the opportunity to attack again! ”
"Yes!" The herald quickly went to give the order. Lei Xing was waiting for Li Qifeng's explanation, and Li Qifeng explained to Lei Xing: "General Lei, I think we should first take a look at the dynamics of the Qin army and the prince, including the march of the Jin army and the two yellow flags in the capital!" Especially the Qin army, if He Luo can let the Qin army send troops from Shangzhou to join us in Xinye, he will definitely be able to annihilate Zhang Biwu in one fell swoop! ”
Lei Xing also nodded when he heard this, they knew that Zhang Biwu was difficult to bite, don't look at Zhang Biwu's few people, if he really fights, his side will lose a lot, and it will not work, they have to explore the situation of the Qin army.
"The Qing army has retreated! Rejoice, everyone! The Tartars were repelled by us! When the defenders of the city saw the Qing soldiers retreating, they couldn't help but cheer, and one by two jumped up, how happy they were.
Zhang Biwu's face was solemn, and he knew that even if Lei Xing and Li Qifeng retreated temporarily, they were resting, and they would attack again tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
After another day, it can be delayed until tomorrow, which is the best, Zhang Biwu's strange trick will work. What he was thinking about the most now was nothing more than Yuan Zongdi and them, how long could they hold Azig back? I'm afraid that I can't drag it out, let Azig lead the army here, and then everything will be over!
Zhang Biwu walked on the city tower, the soldiers were holding the dead bodies down, and some people were repairing the collapsed city walls.
A soldier walked past Zhang Biwu with his head bowed and bumped into Zhang Biwu, but Zhang Biwu smiled at him, and then gently patted him on the shoulder with his hand, without a trace of blame.
The soldier also smiled, he knew that the lord of the road was able to understand people, after all, after a day of fighting, under fatigue, he didn't pay attention to it, and collided with the lord, the lord is a benevolent person, not strange but also touching.
Zhang Biwu also did it himself, he just kept saying to his subordinates: "Keep repairing!" Prepare for tomorrow's offensive and defensive battles! ”
Qing army camp. Lei Xing's face was ugly, he sat under the withered lamp, and the generals didn't dare to say a word.
Li Qifeng kept moving his neck, and after a while, he came to his senses, broke the deadlock, and said: "Prince Ying has high expectations for us, hoping that we can report the success to the regent and the emperor as soon as possible, and the queen mother of the two palaces, but now that the army is defeated, and the fierce general Zhang Wenheng has been defeated, tomorrow we must storm Xinye again and save face!" ”
Lei Xingzhi said that if they failed to attack Xinye, they would be blamed by Azig, especially when they didn't try their best to attack, it was even more sinful than defeat! I'd rather lose my troops and fall under Xinye Castle than do the slightest relaxation.
Lei Xing raised his voice and said, "Yes! Tomorrow we have to keep attacking! In my opinion, there are not many defenders in Xinye, we can take it! And everyone, please listen to the royal decree of Prince Ying! ”
As soon as Lei Xing said this, everyone had to be in awe, after the Sentinel of Azig suffered the blow of Yuan Zongdi, he was indeed chasing Yuan Zongdi, and immediately sent someone to convey the order to Lei Xing and the others, and they must attack tomorrow.
This messenger arrived in the middle of the night, which is why Lei Xing would wake up all the generals in the middle of the night and let them come to the meeting.
The envoy read out Azig's order: "The special order of Lei Xing, Li Qifeng and other governors to lead the generals of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty should rise up and quickly exterminate Xinye Zhang Biwu!" If you have the courage to shrink the former, you will be beheaded! Today, Wang Du led the army to solve the thief army on the side of Xiangyang first, and in a few days, he will be exterminated in Xinye with you! To the regent! Encouraged! (To be continued......)