Chapter Eighty-Six: Fighting Again at the Sea
At the gap in the Qing army's pile defense line, the officers and soldiers of the left and right second battalions who came one after another were "rushing to cross".
Ma Changyuan, the commander of the left battalion, was ordered to support the two outposts of the front battalion that were chasing and killing the Qing army, and Zhang Tianwang, the commander of the right battalion, led his troops to strengthen the defense of the wooden base.
One offense and one defense.
At the same time, hundreds of soldiers of the Ming army continued to swing and drop their axes like worker ants.
Under the severe cold, the soldiers who cut down the stakes sweated like rain.
Quite a few people's backs are already soaked.
When the cold wind blows, the cold is pressing.
Hot and cold, this war has passed and many people have to be cold.
But no one cares.
"Brothers, if you work harder, the birds and trees are almost gone!"
Xu Lin, who had a bald head on his hat thrown aside, couldn't help cheering for his subordinates.
Since he was captured and joined the Ming army, the fighting will and the spirit of fighting the enemy displayed by this former "company commander" of the green battalion are impressive.
Many soldiers of the Ming army were shocked when they learned that this Xu Sentinel was still in the green camp a few days ago.
Without the interference of the Qing army, hundreds of officers and soldiers worked together, and the plum blossom pile defense line with a length of dozens of zhang and a depth of more than ten zhang had been cut by two-thirds of the Ming army.
The remaining half an hour can be unplugged.
At that time, the gap formed will be enough for the follow-up military and civilians to pass quickly.
Wang Wu and Zhang Tianwang brothers went up to the wooden barrier halfway up the mountainside, and looking to the east from here, there were still mountains and mountains, and it was rare to have one or two flat places.
In sight, Tian Wen and the blind man, together with the officers and soldiers of the left battalion who arrived later, were fighting fiercely with the green battalion soldiers who had been reinforced from Chenjiabao.
Wang Wu was not very worried about the battle situation, because the Ming army temporarily had the upper hand in numbers and had an advantage in strength, as long as the Qing army reinforcements of several hundred people were repulsed.
It took at least half an hour for the Qing troops from the rest of the places to arrive when they heard the news.
With this time, the follow-up men of the Ming army can also arrive.
Even if the two sides are equal in strength, Wang Wu is confident of victory.
Because the Huguang Green Battalion was broken by the Ming army as early as two years ago, lost its soul, and cramped, it did not dare to fight with the Ming army in the field until it was absolutely necessary!
Otherwise, more than 100,000 people would not have been mobilized to build a more than 100-mile-long line of defense lines.
The deputy general of the cow who was raised by Wang Wu as a "Gu worm" is the best proof.
Since no prisoners were caught, it is not clear where the main camp of the Qing army in charge of the defense line here is in the sea.
How many battalions are there in the department?
The current situation did not allow Wang Wuyi to think about it, so he asked the Zhang Tianwang brothers to arrange manpower to strengthen the defense of the wooden fortress and ensure that the salient part of the army's eastward advance was firmly controlled, and then hurriedly went down to meet Yuan Zongdi, the Duke of Yasukuni.
Yuan Zongdi came over with several chief military officers on horseback and his own soldiers, and King Han and King Anton were still behind.
After arriving, the old marshal was stunned by the cruel scene in front of him, but he didn't talk nonsense with Wang Wu, and directly took out the map and told Wang Wu that he would rush out from here and go east, and he would arrive at the stele pavilion village on the southwest side of Maolu Mountain in Hushuai's base area in about three days.
"Beiting Village?"
Wang Wu was a little puzzled by the name of the place.
Wang Yijia, the chief soldier who came up with Yuan Zong, explained that the stele pavilion was originally called Jiangou.
In the ninth year of Yongli, Mao Dengshou was ordered by the emperor to come to Xingshan to seal the tiger as the Duke of Linguo, and set up the "monument of the Holy Emperor's Palace" in the ditch, and the ditch was renamed the stele pavilion.
He also said: "In addition to commending the exploits of the tiger marshal in leading the army and the people to resist the Qing Dynasty, this monument also engraves the names of more than 100 generals under the tiger marshal's account on the stele." ”
Wang Wuxindao turned out to be like this, and was about to discuss the eastward advance with Yuan Zongdi, when Ma Changyuan sent someone to urgently report that a large number of green battalion soldiers were coming, please send people and horses to support as soon as possible.
"So fast?"
Wang Wuyi was startled, and hurriedly went to the wooden base with Yuan Zongdi and others to check.
Holding the clairvoyant mirror handed by Yuan Zongdi, he saw that a Qing army had rushed over from the northwest.
The specific number is not clear, but it should be a lot, otherwise Ma Changyuan would not have sent someone for help.
I don't know who the Qing general who led the troops was.
Yuan Zongdi's analysis is very likely to be the chief general of the Qing army, that is, the Ming Zheng Guogong who became a traitor, Yu Dahai personally led the troops over.
If Yu Dahai personally led the troops, his green battalion soldiers would not collapse easily, and they would not easily let the Ming army pass through their defensive line.
After all, Yu Dahai, who had just been raised by the Qing court, was not only extremely strict in his rule, but also eager to seek merit.
really let the remnants of the Wushan Ming army rush past his defensive line, he was afraid that he would not have the face to explain to the Qing court.
"The soldiers will block, the water will flood, whether it is in the sea or not, the last will bring people to meet them!"
Wang Wu, who had recovered some physical strength a little, couldn't wait for Yuan Zong's first department to come up, and he couldn't wait for Liu Heng's rear camp, because if Ma Changyuan, Tian Wen, and the blind man couldn't hold on and retreated, things would be in trouble!
At present, the Ming army can be twisted into a rope, in addition to the will to die rather than surrender, it is the confidence brought by several successive victories.
Once this confidence is weakened again by the Qing army, it will undoubtedly have disastrous consequences for the remnants of the army that has just ignited its fighting spirit.
"Yaowu,"
Of course, the old marshal knew the truth of the speed of soldiers, but he was a little worried about whether Wang Wu would be able to fight again.
After all, this kid has been leading his troops to fight for an hour.
Wang Wu didn't speak, but only flashed the big axe in his hand that had already been stained red with blood towards the old handsome.
The king knife at his waist has never been unsheathed.
"Yuan Shuai, the last general will go with Brother Yaowu!"
Wang Yijia also invited Ying to fight.
"Good!"
Yuan Zongdi was not verbose, and immediately asked Wang Yijia to bring his own personal army to fight the enemy with Wang Wu, and ordered people to urge the follow-up team to speed up the march.
"Brother Tianfang, come with me!"
The only soldiers that Wang Wu can mobilize now are Zhang Tianwang's right battalion, and Zhang Tianfang will lead two sentries to follow him.
Zhao Jinzhong's post was left under the command of Zhang Tianwang.
The two posts below Xu Lin and the mute, including Wang Wu's personal soldiers, couldn't move.
The strength is exhausted by the plum blossom pile.
Who knew that Xu Lin, who had just led someone to clean up the plum blossom pile, heard that another Qing army was coming, and he came over to fight again with the general regardless of his physical strength.
"General, how can you not bring us with you about killing the enemy!"
Cao Diwei, who was born in Wang Wu's own soldiers and is now an officer of the team, is also indignant.
While Jiang Tiancheng held on to the stone and gasped, he slapped his saber, meaning that he could still kill.
"Abaaba!"
The dumb man directly carried the blood-red banner in front of Wang Wu.
Looking at the panting subordinates, Wang Wu didn't say anything, and the big axe pointed to the east and took the lead
Yuan Zongdi's judgment was not wrong, the Qing army coming from the northwest was indeed the Chinese army commanded by Yu Dahai, the governor of Zuodu.
Among them, the military tent is in the sheep and horse village that is only more than five miles away from here.
After hearing the warning from Taniguchi ahead, Yu Dahai immediately rushed over with his troops.
The Qing army of Chenjiabao, which was fighting with the Ming army, was already outstretched, but when he saw that the governor personally led the troops to arrive, he had to resist the crazy attack of the Ming army due to the strict military law.
After Yu Dahai's Chinese army joined the battlefield, the Ming army, which had the advantage, was immediately suppressed by the Qing army's platoon guns, and had to ask for reinforcements from Taniguchi in the rear.
When Wang Wu led his troops to arrive, the road was full of corpses, and the dead were blistering with blood in the "gurgling", and the undead were screaming miserably.
The severed arms and legs slashed by the broadsword turned the mountain road into a slaughterhouse.
In front, Ma Changyuan, Tian Wen, and the blind man were fighting for their lives with the incoming Qing army, but they could only retreat step by step under the continuous fire of the Qing army's platoon guns.
"His grandmother, bullying us, right!"
Xu Lin took a sip, and together with Jiang Tiancheng, he rushed the cart forward.