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Chapter 107 Lu Xiang Has Arrived
In the 11th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, on the ninth day of November, there was a strong wind at Weishi.

In Gaoyang County, three miles to the northwest, thousands of Qing troops gathered here. It was the soldiers of Hauge, Prince of Heshuosu of the Qing Dynasty. More than a thousand people.

Hauge's big camp was set up in a ruined temple in the north of Gaoyang City. The terrain here was quite high, overlooking the surrounding plains and wilderness. Command and dispatch the armies.

Today, the Sentinels reported that a Ming army with a strength of over ten thousand was crossing the Tang River and heading towards Gaoyang, suspected to have come to rescue Gaoyang.

Haoge immediately sent an order to step up the attack on Gaoyang County. At the same time, he selected a thousand elite cavalry from the Zhenglan Banner, led by Jia Lazhangjing Arzin, to spy on the movements of the Ming army and wait for an opportunity to spy on the strength of the Ming army. The movement of the army.

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Hauge, Prince Su of the Qing Dynasty, led his Qing army to Gaoyang City on the seventh day of November. On that day, he set up camp at the ruined temple in the north of the city, and sent his archers to shoot the letter of persuasion into Gaoyang City.

At this time, there was no one in charge in Gaoyang County, and Lei Zhibo, the magistrate of Gaoyang County, had already made preparations when he heard that the Qing Army Brigade had entered Gaoyang County.

On the seventh day of the lunar new year, Hauge rushed to the foot of Gaoyang City, and when he was camping in a ruined temple three miles north of the city, the county magistrate Lei Zhibo, under the protection of the county guards, escaped from the south gate of the city without a trace.

Other officials and two classes of yamen servants all fled along with them.

Fortunately, Sun Chengzong, a former scholar, minister of the Ministry of War, and supervisor Sun Chengzong, who had returned from his old age, was at his home in Gaoyang City. Because of his high reputation, he was elected by the gentry and villagers in the city to take charge of the city defense.

Gaoyang was not a big city at all, and there was no garrison, so Sun Chengzong took all the men in his family to the city wall. He also mobilized the gentry and wealthy households in the city to donate money and food, and called young and strong men. Soldiers, in charge of city defense.

Sun Chengzong used to be the Minister of the Ministry of War, and even served as the governor of Jiliao. He had fought against the Qing army in Liaodong. With the support of the people, he quickly organized social soldiers to guard the four walls and gates.

He made his descendants, Sun Qian, Sun Wei, Sun Yao and others lead the newly recruited social soldiers to be young and strong. Sun Chengzong led his family's children and men to gather on the north gate wall, holding weapons and angrily cursing the slave thieves.

On the eighth day of the eighth day, Hauge ordered to attack the city. Thousands of slave soldiers attacked in turn from daytime until dark before they stopped and ceased fighting.

In the early morning of the second day, Hauge ordered to build more siege equipment, such as long ladders, cloud ladders, shield chariots, etc. At the same time, he sent a team of Qing soldiers to ride around the city to warn the young and strong defenders that if they don't come out When the city is destroyed, the whole city will be slaughtered, leaving no one behind.

However, Sun Chengzong led the people in the city to shout back and forth, which made Hauge furious, and even issued a strict order that Gaoyang City should be captured even if it lasted all night.

Sun Chengzong led the people in the city, and they have stood firm for a day. Although everyone is determined to defend the city, they are temporary social soldiers after all. Without drills, they cannot fight against the Qing soldiers outside the city for a long time.

He also knows that if no reinforcements arrive, it is only a matter of time before Gaoyang City is destroyed. He has sent three waves of people asking for help, sending letters asking for help to Baoding, Zhending, and Lu Xiangsheng respectively. Can desperately hold on, waiting for reinforcements.

All the houses and courtyards in the city near the city wall and the city gate have been demolished, and the bricks, stones and wood obtained have been transported to the city to repair the damaged parts and be used for the defense of the city.

At Chenshi today, Haoge ordered to attack the city. The slaves were on the three sides of the northwest and east, and the ants were attached to the city, especially in the north. The soldiers are young and strong, and they fight hard to drive the thieves off the city wall again.

But the slaves did not stop, and at the end of the day, they climbed up the northern city wall again. Sun Chengzong led his sons and nephews to fight against the slaves. The thieves fought to a stalemate on the north wall.

Suddenly, the Qing army outside the city stopped attacking the city, and the sound of gold mingled loudly, and the slaves on the city wall were killed by Sun Chengzong, Sun Yao and others.

On the city wall, Sun Chengzong, supported by his son Sun Yao, stood on the city wall and looked at the Qing army below the city with a puzzled face.

"Could it be that Duchen Lu's reinforcements have arrived?"

As soon as Sun Yao finished speaking, he saw smoke and dust billowing from the northwest direction. After a while, he realized that it was hundreds of Zhenglan Banner Qing troops, so he rode his horse and fled back.

Sun Yao hurriedly raised his finger to point to the northwest, and said excitedly, "Father, look there. Those are the Zhenglan Banner Tartar soldiers who went west at Sishi. The reinforcements from Duchen Lu must have arrived, killing the slaves and fleeing back."

Sun Chengzong leaned on the city wall with one hand, his expression was extremely excited, tears were streaming down his face, his mouth was trembling, and he said in a trembling voice: "Gao Yang, you're saved!"

Sun Yao could clearly feel that the hand held by his father was full of strength again.

"Saved...Saved...Saved..."

The young and strong social soldiers on the city wall also saw the group of Qing army cavalry fleeing back, and from a distance, they could see a large cloud of smoke and dust billowing up behind them.

It seemed that the walls of Gaoyang City were trembling. Although they hadn't heard the rumble of hooves, they could already feel the roar of the earth!

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Hauge was commanding the Qing army to attack the city. Seeing that his Ba Yala warriors had attacked the city wall for the third time, he stood on the high platform in front of the ruined temple and watched. This time it was very possible to break the city.

Suddenly, dozens of cavalrymen riding the Zhenglan Banner rode back to the camp and reported: "There are more than [-] Ming troops stationed fifteen miles away. Day camp is only five miles away."

When Haoge heard the reward, he didn't dare to trust him, he hurriedly ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, intending to concentrate his forces and take advantage of the field to defeat the Ming army first, and then attack Gaoyang County.

As the Qing army withdrew from Gaoyang City, they jumped on their horses again and quickly adjusted their formation. Hauge led the Zhenglan Banner Qing army in the center, and the Ba Yala warriors gathered around him.

Hundreds of cavalry from Chahar Department Deke led the outer domain of Mongolia to the left, and He Chenggong, the Han army under the command of King Gongsun, had hundreds of cavalry from the Han army to the right. These two troops have been sent to attack Gaoyang City for two consecutive days. Exhausted and heavy casualties.

After several days of besieging the city, Hauge's Zhenglan Banner also suffered over a hundred casualties. If he can't defeat the Ming army who came to aid him, he will suffer a lot in this battle in Gaoyang.

Hauge waved his hand, and immediately four Ba Yala warriors rode out on horseback. More than forty Qing army vest cavalry followed the four Ba Yala warriors and rushed towards the fleeing place in geese. Qing army cavalry.

The Ba Yala warriors roared loudly, and when they saw the fleeing Qing army, they split into two directions. Only Najia Lazhangjing Arzin led more than ten cavalry, and ran straight towards the golden dragon flag. go.

　Say nothing.

　　A new chapter especially for Hunter Lao Meng!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)