Chapter 55: Martial Arts Contest (4th Watch)
Look at the scorching flames and smell the pungent smell.
Abatai stood beside the corpses of countless Qing warriors, covering his nose and sighing.
He knew that he could not continue the attack, the Ming army was well prepared, and his side suffered countless casualties in this battle, which was already considered a defeat.
If it weren't for the fact that Dolgon couldn't be found, he would have retreated.
Seeing that there is no hope of breaking through, if you persist and do not need the Ming army to attack the city, Jinzhou City will change hands tonight due to the annihilation of the entire Qing army.
Abatai had no choice but to command the remaining 2,000 cavalry and the surviving civilians to retreat into the city.
There was not a single soldier or soldier outside the city, nor was there any Dolgon.
Looking at the raging fire, Abatai could no longer control his emotions, and cried and bowed down.
"Regent, the minions will avenge you!"
Abatai cried three times, quickly wiped away his tears, and made the city gate closed to prevent the Ming army from pursuing the victory.
He looked around, and all the soldiers were disgraced, almost all of them were wounded, and most of the quiver was empty.
The people were even more panicked, some trembling and squatting in the corner, some wailing and crying, and they were miserable.
"The face of the defeated army!" Abatai looked up to the sky and sighed.
"Just these three or five thousand people, there is no armament, once the Ming army comes to attack, this city will be broken."
"The armies obey orders!"
"Huh!"
"Everyone immediately ascend to the top of the city, plant banners, tie more dummies, let's learn Zhuge Kongming, and come to an empty city plan!" Abbatey's temperament and sharp eyes made him fearless with hatred in his heart.
Outside the city, the fire gradually went out, and the 20,000 Ming troops counted the number of people and cleaned up the battlefield.
Li Yutian slowly walked down the watchtower, and was shocked to find that his clothes were soaked with sweat, and when the evening breeze blew, he felt very cold, and he couldn't help but shiver.
"The courage of the captives is intimidating." Li Yutian sighed.
Fortunately, there are only 5,000 soldiers in the city who can fight, and if there are three or two thousand, Li Yutian may really not be able to hold it.
At this time, the soldiers of the Ming army did not know the reality of the city, although they fought fiercely for a long time, they still did not dare to slack off, and they all tried their best, or repaired the wooden wall, or collected crossbow arrows.
The general manager of Qian and the general manager brought their men and horses back to the garrison area as soon as possible to prevent the Jianyu from taking advantage of the situation to sneak attack.
"Shoot all the five people left behind in our defense area, my lord!" A pawn reports.
"What?" That's always a big surprise.
If someone in the city takes the opportunity to escape in his own defense zone, then his own sin will be great.
"When someone asks about it later, they will say that these five people were all killed in the battle last night, and they must not say that they died in this camp."
"This ......"
"If you want to live, just say it! Do you understand? The boss held the steel knife in his hand and gritted his teeth.
"Yes!" The pawn was so frightened that he trembled in his heart, and hurriedly changed the number of people killed in the battle last night, counted the remaining armaments, and hurriedly reported it to the clerk of the Chinese military account.
Li Yutian withdrew his armor, took off his boots and socks, sat on the Taishi chair, put his feet into the large basin full of hot water on the ground, closed his eyes slightly, and rested for a long time.
"Dusi, the battle report has been copied." A clerk entered the account carefully, and when he saw General Li closing his eyes and recuperating, he whispered.
Li Yutian didn't open his eyes, "Read!" ”
"Yes! Our army lost 5,437 casualties, 3,012 enemy sergeants and 7,106 civilians. Among them, 46 generals and officials of more than 100 households were killed, and a charred corpse wearing handsome armor was found, which was suspected to be Dolgon! ”
Boom...... Crash......
The foot-washing water was sprinkled on the ground, and Li Yutian jumped up.
"Who do you say you suspect?"
……
Zhu Youjian rode a pure black horse, led several Mongolian relatives and middle-level generals to inspect the neatly arranged 33,000 Ming troops and 30,000 Mongolian troops.
33,000 Ming troops rode in columns, steel guns and leather armor, and the anger was overwhelming.
The 30,000 Mongolian troops stood solemnly, bare-handed, and even majestic.
The soldiers surrounded a huge ring in the center, and long wooden planks were placed on all sides of the ring, and a few large characters were written in Chinese and Mongolian: competition second, unity first.
Duan Rob is blind in his right eye, wrapped in a thick bandage, and looks fine. He lived behind Chongzhen's side, looking at the domineering Emperor Ming, almost suspecting that he was in a dream.
I remember the fight last night, I don't want to get along with each other today, what kind of martial arts competition does Chongzhen have to do.
Looking at the Ming soldiers, although they also have the strength of the handle, their body shape and skeleton are generally not as strong as the Mongolian warriors.
Over the years, it was only through the strength of the walls and the sharpness of firearms that the territory could be maintained.
How can Chongzhen dare to show ugliness, and ask the most outstanding soldiers of the two armies to test their fists and feet.
How can you stop these 30,000 Mongolian soldiers?
It was also strange for Temuha to sit beside Chongzhen instead of his father. When I got the news of the competition this morning, I was shocked and geared up.
Defeated on the battlefield, it's good to regain some face here.
Dangdangdang......
The gong sounded, and a small flag of the Flying Dragon Army stepped into the ring and reported his name.
Immediately afterwards, a hundred heads of households from Wuliangha ran up with their hands and feet, laughed and roared at the audience, releasing their pride.
While...... The referee rings the gong.
It means to start a joust.
100 households in Mongolia took the lead.
He was one of the best wrestlers in the Uliangha tribe, and Temuha sent him first to win the battle and win a good fortune.
Prince Heta watched the two of them fight on the stage, and he was very nervous.
He didn't dare to forget a word that Chongzhen said this morning.
"I, Han and Mongolian, were originally members of the Chinese nation. With the body of Fuxi and the hand of Nuwa.
It's just that time has passed, and each has forgotten his own brother. should have joined hands to resist the enemy and expand the territory, but now they are killing each other, which really shouldn't be.
In the last few battles, although you have lost the three divisions, I still think that you are all warriors, so I can't bear to do harm.
Under this ring, 100 people from each side of our two sides will face off one by one, and each winner will be divided.
If you win the three divisions, I will let you go west, and from then on, your three divisions will be in the same breath as the Ming Dynasty, and Hugh will help those Jurchens who refuse to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors.
If the Ming soldiers win, you will return to the Ming Dynasty, fight the world with me, make meritorious contributions, and lay down an 80,000-mile country! ”
He Ta doesn't know what 80,000 miles of rivers and mountains are, he only knows that the Ming Dynasty has said that you have no jokes since ancient times, and this is a rare opportunity to get out of trouble.
Otherwise, the disarmed Mongol warriors will inevitably be driven by the Ming people to attack Jinzhou and die in vain.
Therefore, whenever the Mongolian hundred households attack, and the tower is happy in his heart, and whenever the Ming army small flag escapes the attack of the Mongolian hundred households, and the tower is lost.
He hoped that the Ming army would soon show its flaws and end up defeated!
"Mighty...... Mighty...... Mighty ......"
Listening to the Ming army shouting, the upset Heta watched the scene in the ring in a daze, and it will never be forgotten in this life.
I saw that the Ming army Xiaoqi used a strange move to remove the two arms of the Mongolian hundred households in an instant.
The battle is over.
"How did he do it?"
Not only Heta, but all the Mongols exclaimed in their hearts when they saw it.
The Mongolian hundred-hundred-family had unbearable pain in their arms, screamed, almost fainted, and had to surrender.
originally thought that he was disabled, but who knew that the Ming army Xiaoqi got Chongzhen's military order and stepped forward to help him heal.
Between twists and presses, the bones of both arms returned to their positions, and although there was still a faint pain, they had recovered their movements.
"Does the Ming man know how to dislocate bones?" Duan Rob said in his heart.