Chapter 163: Breaking Wu Sangui
The flow of people constantly intersects towards the center line of the battlefield. (-> then dissolves into a corpse. More people are pouring towards the midline. There was thunderous drumming in both directions. As if urging life, countless people rushed to the ground flesh-like sword and spear array.
Immediately afterwards, the spear array of the Ming army was stopped in two by the cavalry of the Qing army. The one-line formation became an inverted eight. The officers of the Ming army have stopped giving orders. Spear formations may be very effective for ordinary armies. But in the face of the same elite and larger number of Wu troops. It didn't work wonders much. Relying on the advantage of being outnumbered, the Wu army began to constantly attack the spear array. The redundant soldiers were arranged in a semi-arc and constantly beating the wings. The Ming armies on both wings were constantly shooting, and they dared to break into the Qing army. Mountains of corpses had been piled up within range. However, there were still countless Qing soldiers who stepped on the bodies of their companions and rushed madly towards them.
The battle had been going on until noon. The truly tragic battle is not over. This is just the real beginning. Li Dingguo's face was deep. Constantly ordering the reserves behind them to join the battlefield. to stabilize the position. Behind him. The reserves are becoming less and less. Keep fighting. I'm afraid his own soldiers will all go up. Fortunately, the Qing soldiers rushed all night. Now that the battle has been raging for two full hours, people are already sleepy. Although the offensive is still aggressive. But it is inevitable that there will be some stagnation. Otherwise, the Dingbei army will be 20,000 against three times the enemy. I'm afraid it has long been washed away.
"Your Majesty. Where are you now? Li Dingguo's eyes looked at the mountains in the distance. The heart is dripping blood. These are the old roots of the Dingbei Army. Every moment that passes. Hundreds of soldiers are laid to rest here. Such a tragic war of attrition. Li Dingguo is the first time he has met. His policy in using troops has always been to focus on dragging. If you beat it, you will fight. If you can't beat it, you can run. Waiting for you to be sleepy. Or induce you to divide your forces and fight again. You're exhausted from dragging it all the time. You are beaten and you are bitter.
Wu Sangui watched as the spear array of the Ming army was gradually swallowed up. I already breathed a sigh. Li Dingguo is finished. He couldn't hide the joy in his heart. The biggest enemy in his life is probably about to be as finished as the Dingbei Army in front of him. Within a radius of 100 miles. No one could save him. As long as the Dingbei army is defeated. Wu Sangui will be able to guard the gateway to northern Myanmar. The eternal calendar of Haidu has become a turtle in an urn. At that time, he occupied the lands of Yunnan, Guizhou, Burma, and Siam. and then echo with Geng Jingzhong and Shang Kexi in Fujian and Guangdong. There are more than 300,000 people with armor and strings. Five out of ten taxes are paid in the world. Universally. Who else dares to be the striker?
Wu Sangui's face flushed with excitement. Even the vastness of his territory has been seen. Millions of people. He wears a yellow robe. Leaning on the Luan chair. In the thousands of long live voices, I proudly look forward to the splendid Luan Palace, carved beams and paintings. Kangxi children? Ha ha. He's just a kid. If it weren't for the old woman of the Empress Dowager. Just because he is also worthy of sitting in the Golden Palace? Aobai, Sukh Saha, and Sonny are just a group of short-sighted people. There are also those people in the capital who only know the flying eagle lackeys. Is there anything like this king? And who is worthy of this king to hunt Kyushu? As long as Nanming is completely destroyed. If the court is obedient. Naturally, this king will not bully those orphans and widows. North of the Yangtze River. Manchurian self-management. But if the court gives shame. Then the king drove his army north. Let you come from whence you came. Where to go back.
The battlefield is becoming more and more fierce. Countless people are screaming. Countless people fell. Countless people are going crazy. No one thought of it. The initiator of all this is still dreaming of the emperor. The Qing army began to gain the upper hand. The Dingbei Army was divided and surrounded. Only with elite firearms, steel crossbows, and spears can the Qing soldiers not get close. But it can't effectively break through.
Wu Sangui is firmly in the middle army. Brushing the long black and white beard, he laughed heartily. He seems to have foreseen it. Greater riches were in front of his eyes. As if beckoning to him. As long as he reached out. Then you can easily catch it. Catch this dream that many people can't dream of.
"Come on. Send someone to recruit the thief army. If anyone lays down his weapon. And the king spared the lives of their dogs. Wu Sangui wanted to show a little triumphant courage to come out.
"Wow!" The herald replied crisply. This time. Something incredible was born. On the belly of the base camp of the Qing army. A cavalry of several hundred men rushed forward with sabers in their hands.
The shouts of killing suddenly came out from behind him. attracted the attention of all the Qing soldiers of the Chinese army. They all looked sideways. I only saw a group of knights in Ming military uniforms who were already rushing closer and closer. The saber reflects a dazzling chill.
"What's going on?" Wu Sangui was shocked by this sudden cavalry: "Could it be that the Dingbei Army also ambushed a group of men and horses and did not participate in the battle?" No way. Impossibly. The cavalry of the Dingbei Army was only a few hundred. Now it is being surrounded by our troops on a frontal battlefield. But. Where did these cavalrymen come from? ”
I can't care about it so much. The Chinese army is the command center where Wu Sangui is located. If the Chinese army is lost. Soldiers fighting on the front line will be disordered. There is even a danger of rout at any moment. Wu Sangui hurriedly asked all the reserve troops and personal soldiers on his side to turn their heads. Meet the incoming enemy.
This time. The cavalrymen who had come from behind suddenly reined in their horses. The premise of the war horse is in the air. He paused to attack. They don't seem to be in a hurry to attack. Just stay out of the range of the Wu army. watched Wu Jun's movements with great interest.
On the battlefield. Behind the army, a troop of unknown cavalry suddenly appeared. This made the rear of the Wu army full of flaws all of a sudden. Wu Sangui was shocked and angry. But they didn't dare to despise this group of cavalry. Now the main forces of the army have all been wrenched into the battlefield. The defense in the rear was weak. If there is a loss. That's a wasted effort.
This time. Many of the soldiers began to hear the sound of horseshoe carts running behind them. Wu Sangui was shocked and suspicious. All of a sudden, I didn't know what to do. He no longer had the heart to watch the battle ahead. Lerma Turn. Intently watched, observing the movement behind him.
"Boom. Thundered. Thundered. Rumble...... "Countless dark shadows appeared behind him. The neighing of horses rang out. Then came the sound of cannonballs. Their target was precisely the rear of the Qing army. Wu Sangui's Chinese army.
This time it wasn't a dozen shells. Instead, hundreds of artillery pieces roared in unison. Immediately afterwards, countless iron balls pushed out by gunpowder and iron pieces fell from the sky. smashed into the middle camp of the Qing army. Time. Countless ignorant Qing soldiers turned on their backs. Everywhere there were blown away stumps and severed arms. Everywhere is crying dad and calling mother. Many people didn't know where the Ming army behind them came from until they were temporary.
"Lord Wang. Hide! Wu Sangui's war horse was frightened. threw Wu Sangui to the ground at once. Several of his own soldiers lifted him up. Dodged a speeding cannonball.
The frightened Wu Sangui knew. Reinforcements from Haidu arrived. Not only is it coming. And set a trap for him. The Dingbei Army deliberately dragged itself here. Let yourself fight a decisive battle with the Dingbei Army here. And Haidu's reinforcements suddenly attacked his belly and back. Under the combined attack of the two phases. I don't even have a way out.
But why did Haidu's reinforcements come so quickly? How did they get here? Wu Sangui didn't know. I only know that the morale of today's army has fallen to the bottom. After learning of the arrival of reinforcements, the morale of the Dingbei army was suddenly like a rainbow. Crazy launched wave after wave of offensive against the Qing soldiers who carried out the encirclement. And behind them. The dense shouts of the army were getting closer and closer. The artillery is roaring. The drums of war have not stopped. But the panicked Qing soldiers had already begun to mess up. They saw enemies on all sides. There was the Dingbei Army in front. Later, there was a Ming army that was also afraid that they didn't even know how many people there were. Even the most daring courage knows what to do in such a situation.
"Run. We've got it! "Someone is dropping a weapon. Abandoned his companions and scurried around. This time. Only then did they know why the Dingbei Army was fighting them here. It is surrounded by mountains on both sides. Only the front and rear can be passed. However, there was a Dingbei army to intercept it before. Later, there was a Ming army in pursuit. In addition to climbing up the mountain. There is simply no way out.
Many began to throw down their weapons and run towards the peaks on either side. Many others left their weapons behind. Under fear. No matter how many people there are. It's just a rabble.
Wu Sangui was protected by dozens of personal soldiers. It also began to flash into Moriyama. At this moment, he was frightened. The once invincible hero has now become a coward who is as terrified as a lost dog. He was a traitor to the Ming Dynasty. It is a traitor among the Han Chinese. It is a thorn in the side of the new emperor. He can imagine. Once it fell into the hands of the New First Emperor. What kind of torture he will receive. I'm afraid it's not too much to cut a thousand times.
A battle eventually turned into a one-sided massacre. Some of the Qing soldiers fled into the mountains. Some dropped their weapons and lay on the ground and pretended to be dead. Some knelt on the ground to show submission. A handful of stubborn resistance was quickly annihilated.
The elated Li Dingguo finally exhaled the heron that had been pressing in his heart for the past few days. Reinforcements finally arrived on time. He rode his horse. In the battlefield of crying and howling, they reached the opposite side of the Dingbei Army. It turned out that Wu Sangui's central army was located. Over here. An ornately decorated carriage was safely parked near the crater of an artillery. Surrounded by thousands of brocade guards and Ming soldiers, the carriage was surrounded. The general is the smiling Zhang Youde.
"It turned out to be His Royal Highness the Righteous King. The end will be polite. Zhang Youde smiled and gave Li Dingguo a salute.
Li Dingguo turned over and dismounted. After returning the gift. asked, "Is the emperor here too?" ”
"Exactly. Here. In the car, he explained the matter to Li Xiao, the commander of the mountain battalion. Is Your Highness going to see you? The emperor once said. If His Highness is an audience. No notification is required. Zhang Youde's body flashed. Gave way to Li Dingguo.
Li Xiao is Li Dingguo's second son. Li Dingguo suddenly remembered this son. I can't help but feel hot in my heart. nodded at Zhang Youde. In the midst of a dense crowd of guards. Towards the carriage.
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