Chapter 60: Fate
The Qing army camp has no gate in the broken temple, and the withered yellow leaves in the courtyard are piled up, surrounded by broken earthen walls, and the courtyard is spacious.
There are two towering trees in the courtyard, one is a banyan tree, and the other is also a banyan tree.
However, at this time, they had already been cut off by the fierce artillery fire of Geng Jun and Wang Ziying.
The rotten and broken wooden doors, the statues of the gods in the temple are tall and majestic, overlooking all living beings. Behind the walls of the main hall and in the hidden places, there were Qing troops with panicked expressions and uneasy.
Among them, the generals such as Jieshu and Fu Lata were all staring blankly, and some banner officers hid their faces and wept bitterly.
From time to time, bullets came in through the doors and windows, and sawdust flew and "crackled".
Jieshu was unmoved, looking at the wall in front of him in a daze.
The decaying and ruined temple seems to be a portrayal of their fate.
"Prince Kang, Duan Yingju died in battle, Duan Yingju's troops were defeated, and the left wing of the entire army collapsed!"
"Prince Kang, Muhrin was killed in battle, and the cavalry on the right flank of our army suffered countless casualties, and they have been dispersed!"
"Prince Kang, Yao Qisheng on the right flank of the army took his subordinates and fled in the direction of Quzhou City!"
"Prince Kang, Li Rongbu was scattered by the rebel cavalry on the way to disperse, and suffered heavy casualties!"
The soldiers came in one by one to report, and the Qing soldiers in the hall were silent, only the sound of firearms breaking through the air continued.
"Back...... Can I get out? ”
After a long time, Jie Shucai asked softly, breaking the dead silence in the hall.
The fate of life is changeable, ups and downs, but such a double heaven of ice and fire is actually beyond his expectations.
Just half an hour ago, he was still in high spirits, fantasizing about defeating Geng's army, driving straight in, pacifying the southeast, and building an immortal feat.
In just two hours, everything was in ashes, not to mention exterminating the other party, whether they could escape or not, it is not yet known.
"Prince Kang, there is a back door in the backyard, surrounded by low land and woods, there is no road, only go out from the slope of the front door to return to the official road. Otherwise, it can only be ...... from the woods Withdraw! ”
The guard looked at Jieshu's face and reported cautiously.
Everyone knows that at this time, Jieshu's mood will never be good.
"Did you figure it out, what the hell is going on on the left?"
Jie Shu asked softly.
"It was Li Fubu who rebelled, suddenly turned against him on the battlefield, defeated Duan Yingju's army, shot Duan Yingju, and caused the left flank of the army to collapse, so that the entire army was ......"
The sergeant whispered, cautiously.
"Li Fu, this dog mongrel! Li Zhifang, an old minion, is he going to rebel too? Ahem! ”
Fu Rata shouted angrily, and then coughed violently.
"Beizi, Li Zhifang is your in-laws. Manchu and Han do not intermarry, what a good family for you! ”
The Hangzhou general Lahada's face was pale, his brows were furrowed, and he ridiculed Fu Lata.
At this time, he didn't care whether Fu Lata was a relative of the emperor. Life and death are uncertain, his fate hangs by a thread, and he is pampered, but he has long been unable to bear it.
"Woshen, Buta and them, they must have been poisoned, and they can't come back!"
There was a young banner general, crying.
"Li Zhifang is reversed, and Quzhou City can't go back! Anti-thief! Anti-thief! ”
Lahada almost screamed.
"Lahada, you are talking nonsense...... Ahem......"
Fu Lata was already terminally ill, and under some excitement, there were plum blossoms on the ground.
"Beizi!"
The guards beside him hurriedly surrounded Fu Lata.
"Don't howl, hurry up and think of a way to see how to get out!"
Jie Shu suddenly stood up and kicked the water bag in front of him, his face was hideous, and he was as gentle and elegant as before.
Except for the coughing sound of Fu Lata, the hall was silent, and everyone was staring down and silent.
"Prince Kang, there are rebels outside, I'm afraid it's not easy to get out!"
A banner general, only said it.
"Rubbish! Rubbish! ”
Jie Shu's ears were red, saliva was flying, and he almost roared out.
"A bunch of rubbish! On weekdays, I spend all day drinking, drunk and golden, and my face has changed one by one! The horse can't be ridden, the bow can't be drawn, my Eight Banners masters, your heads are going to fall off, and you are going to be killed and cut off by the Han people, do you know? ”
All the Qing generals stopped talking, and the weepers stopped crying wolves, and they all watched in amazement as Jie Shu burst into a seizure.
Feather arrows and lead bullets burst through the air, and several solid iron balls smashed the windows and door panels outside, and the rebels' attack was getting closer and closer.
"Playing with women, gambling money, eating, drinking, and having fun, the Han people have learned all the pickled things. Now it's okay, it's become a turtle in an urn, and if you want to trap the beast, you still have to fight, and you don't even have the guts! Die, you dog minions! ”
Jieshu scolded angrily, and then collapsed to the ground, crying and laughing, like crazy.
"Your Majesty, ancestors and ancestors, come and save me! I don't want to die! ”
Dai Zi on the side was dumbfounded. Is this still the courteous corporal, graceful and noble Prince Kang?
At the moment of life and death, how did he become like this?
Fu Lata turned pale, waved his hand slightly, and several guards stepped forward and helped Jieshu up.
"Prince Kang, the matter has come to this point, and it is useless to complain. Let's break through. Dead or alive, leave it to fate. ”
Fu Lata said softly, coughing again after speaking.
"Beizi, you're right! I am a descendant of the Qing Dynasty royal family, and I will not be looked down upon! ”
Jieshu took the handkerchief handed by the guards and wiped the tears and snot from his face.
"Lord Wang, Dian Ta and Chen Shikai, I'm afraid I can't count on it. Without further ado, let's break through from the groves! Otherwise, it will be too late! ”
Lahada, whose face was pale, spoke softly.
"I can't count on the tower, let's go through the back door!"
Jieshu, who had regained his composure, no longer hesitated, and walked straight to the back of the temple surrounded by the guards.
The front and side are all rebels, and the front and side are breaking through, and nine deaths are lived. The banner generals around him lack the courage to break through the bloody battle, and this is probably the only choice.
Dai Zi hesitated for a moment and followed closely.
Those Qing troops who were still resisting in front of the broken temple and in the broken temple, Jie Shu didn't even look at it, let alone notify it.
These subordinates were abandoned by them like this?
They are the children of the Eight Banners!
Everyone walked out of the back door of the ruined temple, and Jieshu hesitated for a moment and immediately issued a military order.
"Go separately, don't go to Quzhou again, go straight to Jiangxi, go out, tell Yue Le about Li Zhifang's rebellion!"
Yue Le is the Manchu royal family, Prince Heshuo'an, the rebellion of the three feudatories broke out, Yue Le was named the general of Dingyuan Pingkou, led the army to crusade against Wu Sangui, and now sits in Jiangxi, the closest to Zhejiang.
Everyone listened to the order and dragged the rope down the high slope, and the horses were driven down one after another, and no one paid attention to those who were injured. The crowd led the good horses and scattered into the dense woods.
Dai Zi, like the Qing army, burrowed into the woods and followed behind Jie Shu and others.
He was at a loss, and this time, he didn't know if he could escape.
Even if he escapes, his splendid future and revenge in his chest may be wiped out.
The world is impermanent, thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi. But on the battlefield, victory and defeat are often in a matter of moments, and endless killing ensues.
Maybe even a bloody massacre!
Countless routs spread all over the mountains and fields, and they fled in all directions, like locusts, densely packed.
Wounded 1,000 enemies and 800 self-inflicted losses, only the killing and wounding when retreating can best reflect the results of the battle.
In the midst of the rout, the Geng cavalry rampage, the long knives in their hands flying, blood splashing every time, and screams again and again. They slaughtered wantonly, like killing chickens and ducks, fierce and vicious, unstoppable.
Geng's firecrackers and archers also opened fire indiscriminately, and those who were beaten in the rout fell on their backs and fell down one by one, and the rest fled like frightened birds. Some of the routs panicked and ran directly to the side of the Qujiang River, where they jumped into the water to escape, and the shore was full of weapons and armor. They were either swept away by the river or frantically assassinated by the pursuing Geng army, and there were corpses on the bank and on the river, and blood stained the entire river.
Flesh and blood were flying, blood was dripping, there were fleeing routs everywhere, and terrible screams resounded through the field, rivers of blood flowed, corpses piled up like mountains, a hell of killing.
The Qing army, who was unwilling to be slaughtered, organized a phalanx, but under the firearms of the Geng army, they suffered many casualties and soon collapsed.
Under the slaughter, the leaderless defeated army lost their resistance and blood bravery, and either only cared about fleeing, or surrendered to the other party. They panicked and fled, and countless people fell to the ground, followed by countless horseshoe men, and soon became cold corpses.
The rout army was all over the mountains, most of them fled, few resisted, some fought alone, some formed a formation and resisted stubbornly, and some surrendered on their knees, and the field was chaotic with a sea of men and horses.
Geng's guns followed one after another, and the dead bodies were scattered all over the hillside, and finally defeated the Qing army in front of and in the temple, and they quickly moved forward, and the firecrackers and archers quickly occupied the broken temple.
"Kill the book!"
Ma Chenghu hit the hillside on his horse, stepped on the corpses of the Qing army, bumped all the way, and rushed into the ruined temple.
The door of the palace was wide open, except for the corpses and blood all over the ground, there was not even a shadow of the Qing army.
"Where's Jieshu?"
Ma Chenghu was impatient. It's a big fish!
"Major General, there is no ...... Found it! ”
The sergeant looked around and came back to report.
"A bunch of rubbish!"
Ma Chenghu was extremely angry, and he was a whip at the head.
"Major General...... Army, Jie Shu may ...... ...... from behind the temple The woods escaped! ”
The sergeant held his head and trembled.
"Give Lao Tzu to chase in the woods! Be sure to grab the book of Jay! ”
Ma Chenghu commanded the sergeant, and he was impatient and wanted to chase after him in the woods.
"Major General! Major General! ”
A soldier Geng ran in from behind the temple and shouted loudly.
"Set fire! Someone set it on fire! ”
"Who is Thanian's indiscriminate arson? I want to burn Lao Tzu! ”
Ma Chenghu ran out, came to the front yard of the broken temple, stood on the broken wall and looked back, only to see the flames rising from the high slope, burning from west to east, all the way.
Is this the fire that was set on that dog day?
Ma Chenghu turned over and got on his horse, beat the horse and went down the hill.