Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table
Chapter 185 Hole Cards
Chapter 185 Hole Cards
At this time, the sky had been bright for a long time, and the ships that had been burning since the latter half of the night were almost completely burned.
Now that the boats have been burned, who will care about the water gate here.
Li Zicheng withdrew from Dasheng Pass, and the imperial officers and soldiers followed him. The sound of killing was loud, which attracted the attention of the Dashun army in Dasheng Pass.
It can even be said that at this time, they are actually a little confused.Should you stay here or follow along?
Through observation, Yan Yingyuan discovered that the rebel troops at Dasheng Pass were all hesitant and at a loss. He knew that the army had no fighting spirit and that the opportunity was rare.
Dasheng Pass was previously the core area of the bandit army. All the camps after landing were stationed around Dasheng Pass.Occupying this place will definitely have a huge impact on the morale and morale of the rebel army.
After the military order was issued, Yan Yingyuan immediately picked out 50 of Gu Sanmazi's men, out of the original 230 officers and men of the Nanjing Navy, a total of less than 300 people. Then, he was the first to jump onto the dock and lead the charge towards Dasheng Pass.
This number of people, to be honest, is indeed a bit small.Under normal circumstances, you will definitely be afraid.
However, as the commander-in-chief, Yan Yingyuan was at the forefront, and he was usually a brother-in-law with his subordinates and had a strong affinity.
Jianghu men are the most loyal, so those who care about San Mazi will not hesitate.The soldiers of the original Nanjing Navy had more military discipline. The general said that if you retreat, you will be killed. This is no joke.
Just like that, a group of nearly 300 people launched an attack on Dasheng Pass.
Fortunately, none of the Dashun soldiers paid attention to Shuimen, and Yan Yingyuan rushed to the city without any obstruction.Then, he immediately shouted: "Flying claws, the shooter will cover with me."
Gu San Mazi's people are all pirates, and they often climb up and down on the ship. They are good at climbing.
After hearing Yan Yingyuan's words, he immediately threw his flying claws towards the top of the city and climbed up to the top of the city quickly.
Surprisingly, the Dashun army on top of the city didn't notice it.
When Yan Yingyuan saw it, he made an immediate decision, grabbed a flying claw, and was the first to climb up the city.
When they reached the battlements, Yan Yingyuan used the strength of lying on the battlements to move upwards, and became the first few imperial officers and soldiers to fall to the top of the city.
As he climbed over the battlements, he quickly scanned the top of the city and finally understood why the rebels had no reaction.
Because all the rebels on the top of the city were on the other side of the wall, watching the battle on land.
So, he immediately ordered his men who were on the top of the city to form a formation, and let more robes go to the top of the city first.
When there were about fifty people on the city wall, a soldier from the Dashun Army finally accidentally looked behind them and saw them.
He shouted dumbfounded, alarming more people.
Some Dashun Army soldiers subconsciously wanted to escape, but there were also Dashun Army officers who immediately shouted loudly and wanted to organize a counterattack.
When Yan Yingyuan heard this, he said without hesitation to his generals Tao Guozuo, Li Dazhong and others who were already on the top of the city: "Attack in formation with swords, shields and spears. Archers will shoot down the enemies who dare to fight. Go ahead!"
Upon hearing his military order, Li Dazhong led the sword and shield men and immediately formed a human wall and attacked the rebels along the city head. Tao Guozuo led the spearmen and followed closely behind the sword and shield men, shouting the command. , several rows of people started to advance in an attacking posture.
As for Yan Yingyuan himself, he used his ability as a marksman to look at the bandit leader opposite who was shouting to organize a manpower counterattack, and shot an arrow without hesitation.
Of course, the soldiers of the Dashun Army also fired back with arrows and firecrackers.
Bows and arrows are okay, and the shield soldiers are in front, so they can block the arrows and avoid injury, but the power of the fire blunderbuss is great. When it hits the wooden shield, there is often a hole, which penetrates through and injures the soldiers behind.
When Yan Yingyuan saw this, he immediately focused on shooting the thieves soldiers who were holding fire guns.At this time, the advantage of bow and arrow shooting speed is reflected again.
He was almost chasing arrows in a row, shooting arrows continuously, so that the gunmen fell down before they could fire the second shot.
The soldiers at the top of the city of Dashun Army originally thought that the fighting on the outside was panicking, but then they saw a steady stream of imperial officers and soldiers emerging from the city. The archers from the imperial court also shot down many people who were organizing The resisting officers and gunmen retreated steadily out of fear, unable to stop the attack of the imperial army.
Suddenly, Yan Yingyuan was heard yelling: "Whoever surrenders will avoid death!"
An officer of the Dashun Army heard his shouting and knew that he was a sharp archer, so he hid behind his men and shouted loudly: "You surrender, you guys, you have to stand up to me, otherwise my military law... ah..."
As a result, before he finished shouting, he was caught by Yan Yingyuan. Even though there were many people separated, he was shot by Yan Yingyuan from a long distance. The arrow passed through the gap in the crowd and accurately hit the officer. He let out a scream, and there was no more sound.
Several other officers who wanted to continue to resist were shot one by one by Yan Yingyuan. They were either injured or shot to death on the spot.The distance between many people is actually a bit far.
Yan Yingyuan's marksmanship was far superior to that of others, just like the snipers of later generations. One person could control the battlefield, making all the soldiers of the Dashun Army on the opposite side tremble with fear, fearing that they would be shot by this marksman.
Tao Guozuo and others saw the panic expression on the opposite side, so they took the opportunity to shout: "Whoever surrenders will avoid death!"
The soldiers of the Dashun Army on the top of the city could not stand the pressure of the imperial officers and soldiers, especially the shouts of killing from the imperial officers and soldiers outside the city, which were even deafening. Finally, some people threw away their weapons and squatted on the ground to surrender. .
In this case, as long as someone surrenders, others will follow suit.Those who were determined or hesitant to surrender were called out by Yan Yingyuan without hesitation with bows and arrows.
On top of the city and under the city wall, there were actually many soldiers of the Dashun Army. However, the army had no morale. When they saw their companions surrendering, who would resist?
The veterans of Dashun Army who were originally in Dasheng Pass all retreated with Li Zicheng.The few remaining ones who had the will to resist were very conspicuous among the panic-stricken Dashun army, and were shot one by one by Yan Yingyuan's sharpshooters.The rest of these are nothing to worry about.
As a result, Yan Yingyuan's men immediately took control of the city, and all the soldiers of Dashun Army collected their weapons and rushed to the city.On the top of the city, the imperial flag and Yan Yingyuan's commander's flag were raised.
When the soldiers of the Dashun Army near Dasheng Pass saw it, they all shouted and ran away.
It was only then that Yan Yingyuan felt pain in his arm, but it was because he had shot too many arrows!
Tao Guozuo said with admiration: "The commander is really powerful. He shot four pots of arrows in one go. I'm afraid there are not many people in the world who have this kind of arm strength!"
When Yan Yingyuan heard this, he immediately thought of the bow he drew at the Wuying Palace, so he immediately shook his head and said, "I'm just average, your Majesty is really powerful!"
After finishing speaking, he quickly walked towards the inner wall and looked towards the place where the shouts of killing were loud.
When Tao Guozuo heard what he said, he thought it was because he was humble and could flatter the emperor at this time, but this kind of thing could not be revealed, so he followed him to see the main battlefield.
Over there in the direction of Nanjing City, in the camp that was trampled by the imperial army, most of the rebels were scattered and disorganized.Wherever the imperial army went, the rebels surrendered one after another.
However, more bandit troops scattered in all directions. They neither wanted to join the battle nor became prisoners. They looked at the imperial army coming out of Nanjing City and the battlefield where they were fighting. They just watched.
Yan Yingyuan knew at a glance that these were just losers, and wanted to see whether the imperial officers and soldiers or the traitor army would win in the end, and then make a choice?
After just one glance, he immediately looked towards the center of the battlefield, three miles southwest of Dasheng Pass.The shouts of killing there were earth-shattering, and the fighting there was the most intense!
The imperial officers and soldiers were divided into several groups, like arrows, shooting at the same target, which was the flag marked with the word "李".
There were also several groups of thieves who were desperately trying to intercept them. From behind the "Li" flag, they continued to rush to the front to block the attack of the imperial officers and soldiers.
Near the "Li" flag, behind the bandits who intercepted the imperial army, there was another battle situation.But when Yan Yingyuan looked over, he saw that the bandits were fighting among themselves?
Just as he was thinking about it, Tao Guozuo asked doubtfully: "Commander, why did the bandits start fighting on their own?"
Obviously, he also noticed this special situation.
Yan Yingyuan's judgment of the battle situation and his ability to judge that he could win a big victory impressed him very much. Therefore, when he couldn't figure out the battle situation, he asked immediately.
After hearing this, Yan Yingyuan looked at the movements on the battlefield and said, "It must be the thieves who are dragging Thief Li to prevent him from getting away."
As he spoke, he was actually quite worried.
The battlefield at this time was a battle between spears and shields.
In the end, is it that the spears of the imperial army are sharper and can pierce the shields of the traitor army, and they can reach the flag with the character "Li" and capture and kill the traitor king, thus establishing the victory in one fell swoop; or is it that the shield of the imperial army can block the armor of the imperial army? Spear, thus giving the leader of the thieves a chance to organize a counterattack and turn defeat into victory?
Which side is more powerful?In a short period of time, even Yan Yingyuan couldn't tell.
The advantage of the bandit army is that there are many people but chaos;
The advantage of the imperial army is that they are elite and have high morale. However, the various ministries have been fighting for a long time, and it is obvious that they can no longer be unstoppable.
However, this situation is also normal. After all, if the rebel army cannot stop them at this time, they will really be defeated.
Naturally, I have heard that the thief army has the so-called old battalion. It seems to be divided into five battalions in total, all of which are the elite of the thief army.At this time, the only ones who can block the front of the imperial army are probably the elite of these bandits!
Thinking of this, Yan Yingyuan quickly went to see where the emperor was.
I saw the flags of the imperial officers and soldiers in the middle of several imperial officers and soldiers.Those imperial officers and troops not only attacked the rebel army, but also protected the Chinese army.If the offensive is blocked by the rebel army, the rebel army may turn around and attack the central army of the imperial army.
Thinking of this, Yan Yingyuan felt that he couldn't wait any longer and had to do something. Otherwise, it would be too late when the main battlefield was decided by one point.
Thinking of this, he immediately turned around and looked around. Suddenly, he had an idea in his mind.
So, he immediately sent an order to all his subordinates who were still at Watergate Pier to go up to the city wall. Then he looked at Tao Guozuo and asked, "Can we still fight?"
Tao Guozuo was stunned after hearing this. He saw Yan Yingyuan staring at him, hesitated for a moment, and then replied loudly: "If the general can fight, so can his subordinates!"
"Okay!" After hearing this, Yan Yingyuan immediately praised, then turned and walked back to the inner city wall, looking at the captives squatting there doing nothing under the city. There seemed to be more than 1000 people.
Perhaps seeing him appear, all the prisoners looked at him one after another.
They all recognized him. He was a sharpshooter in the imperial army. He shot one arrow at a time. No matter where he hid, he couldn't escape his arrows. He was a very powerful person.
While they were thinking about it, they heard Yan Yingyuan shout loudly: "I am Yan Yingyuan, the commander of the Nanjing Navy of the imperial court. I am a canon of Jiangyin. I was promoted by your majesty. I have devoted myself to serving the country and protecting the country for the people. I am buried in horse leather..."
The prisoners were a little surprised when they heard his shout.
They didn't expect that such a brave person turned out to be just a Jiangyin Dianshi.But at the same time, Yan Yingyuan's performance also impressed them very much.
They were curious about what Yan Yingyuan had to say, so they all listened with their ears pricked up.
Yan Yingyuan slowly glanced at the prisoners while continuing to shout loudly: "...Your Majesty is a benevolent monarch for the ages. Anyone who is a commoner in Jiangnan will know that your Majesty led the army to rescue the people of Yangzhou Prefecture. The people of Nanjing City are also alive thanks to your Majesty." Come down. The people of Taiyuan and the capital are all aware of your majesty’s benevolence and righteousness. This battle will put an end to the rebellion, and the world will be at peace!"
At this point, he pointed at the prisoners in front of him and asked sternly: "Are you going to bear the name of a thief and be hated by everyone; or will you be able to return to your hometown in glory one day and honor your ancestors?"
Hearing this, all the prisoners were shocked.For a moment, he couldn't figure out what the commander of the imperial navy meant?
Didn't they all surrender? Is it possible that they can return home in fine clothes and honor their ancestors?
For the Chinese people, returning home in rich clothes and honoring their ancestors is almost engraved in their bones and is what everyone wants.However, it is really difficult to do this!
When they were confused, they heard Yan Yingyuan shout loudly again: "We are still fighting now, I will give you a chance. As long as anyone kills the thieves with me and contributes to the peace of the world, you will not be thieves or prisoners afterwards. But as righteous men, I will definitely ask for credit in the battle report for you, so that you can live upright and upright in the coming days of peace, and those who have made meritorious deeds can even return to their hometowns in glory and honor their ancestors. You only have one chance, should you do it or not?"
When these Dashun Army prisoners heard his words, they couldn't help but express their yearning.
For most people, they just want to live an ordinary life.If one general succeeds, but ten thousand bones wither, how many people can eventually become that general?
Especially for these prisoners of the Dashun Army, they are not the elite of the Dashun Army. What they do every day is actually just messing around, trying to make a living in this troubled world.
The world has been in chaos for more than twenty years, and people are thinking that not only these prisoners, but also all the people in the world are longing for the arrival of peaceful days.
Whether the emperor was good or not, they had heard to some extent, and the Zhu Ming Dynasty was orthodox and had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people for hundreds of years.If you can live a peaceful life under the rule of a good emperor, this is almost what most people dream of doing.
But now, according to Yan Yingyuan's description, such a day is coming soon.
If the world is peaceful and we can go home in the future, then in what capacity we will go home is naturally a very important thing.There is no need to choose, everyone knows the better choice!
It has been more than a year since there were rumors about the emperor. Even though Li Zicheng and other upper-level figures in the Dashun Army strictly prohibited discussion in the army, there are still some rumors.Besides, the commander of the imperial navy in front of him also spoke with certainty, mentioning Yangzhou Prefecture, Taiyuan, Gyeonggi, etc. If he was lying, it would be easy to expose him.
Good emperor, peace in the world, how to live in the future, all these things are instilled in the minds of these captives, and naturally some people will make decisions easily.
Just a moment after Yan Yingyuan finished speaking, he saw a prisoner standing up, looking up at Yan Yingyuan on the top of the city, and replied loudly: "Do it, I will do it!"
If someone takes the lead, it will be easier for others to choose. They all stood up and shouted: "Do it!"
More and more people stood up, and more people who hesitated stopped hesitating. Later, only a few people were still squatting there, watching in panic, but they did not stand up.
Yan Yingyuan did not have the mother-in-law to care about these people, but shouted loudly: "Okay, you just follow me and fight, fight for the peace of the world! Fight for the glory of our ancestors!"
After shouting, he immediately ordered: "Send weapons and follow me to fight!"
When Tao Guozuo heard this order, he hesitated and quickly reminded: "Commander, if they..."
Before he finished speaking, Yan Yingyuan knew what he meant and was afraid that they, the prisoners, would repeat it again.However, Yan Yingyuan knew better that reinforcements were needed on the battlefield.The victory or defeat determines the destiny of the country and has a great influence.
Even if you take risks, you must add more chips to the imperial court's victory.
Therefore, he immediately interrupted Tao Guozuo's words and said: "There is no choice. Send weapons immediately. You lead your men at the end, and Li Dazhong and I are at the front. That's it."
Regardless of whether it is a charge or a possible repetition of prisoners, the person who rushes in front is the most dangerous.
Yan Yingyuan did not order others to do this most dangerous position, but did it himself.
This situation made Tao Guozuo feel ashamed, and he immediately said in a firm tone: "Li Dazhong leads the sword and shield soldiers. They charge into the battle and use the spear as the front. In the end, they will kill the enemy with the commander!"
Yan Yingyuan didn't have a mother-in-law, so he just reached out and patted his shoulder and said: "In this way, we brothers fight side by side!"
Tao Guozuo listened and nodded vigorously: "Fight side by side!"
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On the main battlefield, both sides are fighting desperately to achieve their goals.
Among them, one of them couldn't stand it anymore.
During the fight, Ma Jinzhong retreated covered in blood. He found Hui Deng, who was also retreating and panting, and shouted: "I can't stand it anymore. Li Zicheng is surrounded by people from his old camp. If we continue to fight like this, he may kill us." Went out!"
Seeing that his men were beginning to retreat, Prime Minister Huiden turned to look at him and also shouted: "What do you say?"
The sound of fighting on the battlefield was so loud that it was impossible to hear even if you wanted to shout.
Ma Jinzhong pointed his hand and shouted: "Kill in the opposite direction, gather the imperial officers and soldiers and fight again."
After hearing this, Whidden immediately turned his head and looked east.
The two of them joined forces to fight together. Between them and the imperial army, there were also Li Zicheng's men, who belonged to Yuan Zongdi. They were also elite and were resisting the attack of the imperial army.However, it is obvious that although it is temporarily blocked, it is still retreating.If the offensive in the east is strengthened at this time, and the intensity of the front and rear attacks by the imperial army is increased, it is indeed more likely to defeat Yuan Zongdi's troops.
However, he turned his head and looked west, towards Li Zicheng.
If they don't entangle Li Zicheng, they may be separated from the battle by Li Zicheng and have the opportunity to mobilize troops.In that case, even if Yuan Zongdi's troops are defeated, it may still be difficult to say where the victory will be based on the progress of the battle?
Unless after defeating Yuan Zongdi's troops, they can still quickly follow up and bite Li Zicheng's side, then the court's chances of winning will be stronger.
While he was still thinking, he heard one of his subordinates running over and saying, "Brother, the brothers can't stand it anymore!"
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Huiden turned around and saw several groups of archers appearing from Li Zicheng's side. They were shooting arrows intensively towards them. Many of his men were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. The battle line was obviously retreating!
When Huiden saw him, he immediately gritted his teeth and shouted to Ma Jinzhong: "Okay, I will resist, you quickly open the channel with the imperial officers and soldiers!"
At this time, neither of them expected that this battle would be so hard, and there was a slight danger that the whole army would be annihilated accidentally.
Then Li Zicheng really had to fight hard and pressed all his old camp up.
This kind of tactics has never been used before.As two people who had rebelled with Li Zicheng, they knew this very well.
But looking back and thinking about it, it doesn't seem so difficult to understand that Li Zicheng put all his capital on the line.After all, even the emperor led the army to rush out. If he wins this battle, he can ascend the throne in Nanjing and proclaim himself emperor.
One thing that Prime Minister Hui Deng and Ma Jinzhong didn't know was that Li Zicheng was also very uncomfortable.
The reason why he was able to fight again and again, and get stronger as he fought, was because he was able to retain his main force, and those who suffered defeats and losses were all miscellaneous soldiers.
The soldiers in the old camp are all selected elites and have the best equipment.
However, in the middle of last year, many veterans were lost in the battle of Changping.Therefore, the old battalion under him that was fully organized was Yuan Zongdi and others who did not follow him to attack the capital.
But now, Yuan Zongdi and others have led the elite of the old battalion to attack, thus blocking the attack of the imperial army.It has to be said that the eliteness of this army, which Li Zicheng believed was not a direct descendant of the Ming emperor, was far beyond their expectations.
At this time, the focus of the battle between Hui Deng and Ma Jinzhong changed, and Li Zicheng immediately felt it.
Song Xiance quickly suggested to Li Zicheng: "Your Highness, quickly retreat to a safe area, reorganize other armies and join the counterattack. The overall situation can be determined!"
After hearing this, Niu Jinxing quickly admonished: "That's right, a gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall, let alone His Highness. If we are safe, we will have a chance to come back even if we lose!"
Upon hearing his words, Li Zicheng's attitude became resolute, and he immediately said: "Why retreat? If I make another move, it will affect the whole body, and something bad may happen again! Beat me, and deal with these traitors ruthlessly. Dare to stab me with a knife!"
As he spoke, he turned to look at Dasheng Pass.
If you are still in Dasheng Pass, even if the walls of Dasheng Pass are shorter, there are still walls.As long as he can withstand the offensive of the imperial army, it will be his turn to counterattack.
Now that I think about it, it would be better to stay at Dasheng Pass.
While thinking and looking, he suddenly discovered that Dasheng Pass had been occupied by the imperial officers and soldiers, and there was a group of people rushing towards him at Dasheng Pass, holding the flags of the imperial officers and soldiers. .
Li Zicheng turned to look at the battlefield again and saw Liu Fangliang, Bai Wang and others leading troops to reinforce Yuan Zongdi's troops, and he couldn't help but feel refreshed.
Everything else is trivial. On this main battlefield, who wins and who loses determines life and death.
So, he immediately shouted: "Everyone come over to Gu, crush these two traitors, and the one who kills the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom will be crowned king!"
When this military order was passed, the pressure on Prime Minister Hui Deng and Ma Jinzhong immediately increased, forcing Ma Jinzhong to shift the focus of his troops back to resist Li Zicheng's counterattack.
As for the officials and soldiers of the imperial court, it does make sense to say that they make great efforts in one go, then weaken again, and then exhaust themselves in three attempts.
Before, it was overwhelming, like entering an uninhabited land, and the killing was indeed smooth sailing. However, after passing the Dasheng Pass, the resistance of the bandit army became obviously much stronger.The thief army in front of them, whether it was strength, armor equipment, ordnance, firearms, etc., had obviously improved by several levels.The momentum of the charge slowly slowed down, and casualties began to increase.
Emperor Chongzhen was naturally watching the battle. After seeing this scene, he immediately understood that if the deadlock could not be broken, the imperial officers and soldiers would become passive.
So, when he saw reinforcements coming from the Dashun Army in front of him, he turned around without hesitation and said to Chen Yongfu, the commander of the Longwei Battalion who was waiting anxiously beside him: "Help open the gaps for all armies, starting with Gao Jie!"
When Chen Yongfu heard that the emperor finally issued the order, he immediately clasped his fists and echoed: "The general will obey the order!"
Raise an army for a thousand days, use it for a while.The establishment of Longwei Camp is to crack the hardest bones. Now, it is time for everyone to take a look at Longwei Camp!
With this thought in his mind, Chen Yongfu immediately turned his head back, looked at the five hundred soldiers under his command, and immediately shouted: "Go to battle!"
"Roar!"
The five hundred soldiers had been waiting impatiently for a long time. When they heard this, they immediately roared in unison, dismounted their horses, followed Chen Yongfu, and rushed towards Yuan Zong's commander's flag.
Because the chief soldier of the imperial army here is Gao Jie. After being reorganized in Xuzhou, most of his men have been replaced. Compared with the troops he lost in Xuzhou, they are more elite. It can even be said that this elite is what he started from the rebellion. Lead the most elite army among the troops.
Originally, he thought that with such an army, he would be invincible.
Unexpectedly, when he arrived at Yuan Zongdi's place, he found that Yuan Zongdi's elite troops were not inferior to his army in terms of armor or ordnance. The originally overwhelming offensive was immediately frustrated.
Even if he becomes red-blooded and goes into battle in person, he can only advance slowly, instead of being as overwhelming as before.
"Bang bang bang..."
"Blah blah blah..."
"Kill..."
The sound of bowstrings, firecrackers, and shouts of killing were all intertwined. Every moment, someone fell down, but the people standing were still fighting.
Gao Jie's personal guards suffered about half casualties, but they could not kill the enemy in front of them.It felt like I was stuck in a quagmire, and the enemy's offensive was getting tighter and tighter.
No, after killing all the bandits in front of them, they actually saw another group of bandits coming up.
These thieves are different from the previous thieves. They all hold spears more than one foot long and are arranged closely together. They really have what is called a forest of spears.Gao Jie suddenly encountered this kind of gunfire and was unable to parry it, so he was forced to retreat.
On the rebel army's side, before this was over, rows of gunmen appeared behind the spear formation. When the spearmen squatted down, they fired at the Ming army.
"Blah blah blah..."
Just all of a sudden, the Ming army suffered a lot of casualties.Even Gao Jie's personal guards, who stood in front of him to cover him, suffered a few casualties.
When Gao Jie saw it, he immediately shouted: "Where are the musketeers and where are the archers?"
Hearing his cry, a personal guard quickly reminded: "Commander, we don't have many pills with us, so the gunmen used swords and guns to kill the enemy."
Upon hearing this, Gao Jie was suddenly startled, and a cold air rose from his tailbone.
How can we fight this battle without long-range weapons to fight back?
For a moment, he wanted to slap himself in the face. In order to get first place before leaving the city, he even ran out of ammunition.
Of course, this was because he had never fought in such a high-intensity war.
Just when he was a little panicked, he saw a row of bows and arrows passing over them, shooting the rebel spearmen in front of them to the point where they were knocked down, and a large area fell down in one fell swoop.
Upon seeing this, Gao Jie couldn't help but be surprised.
What surprised him was that these spearmen were all wearing leather or cotton armor, and ordinary bows and arrows might not be able to break through the armor.But what I saw in front of me was that a large area of these spearmen was shot over. It can be seen that these must be heavy arrows shot from a hard bow to have such power.
Quickly turning his head to look, Gao Jie saw that Chen Yongfu was leading his men from the Longwei Battalion, shooting arrows rapidly. The bursts of arrows knocked down all the rebels, spearmen and firecrackers in front of him. In a large area, the bandit army was in chaos.
"What a Longwei Camp!" Gao Jie was overjoyed and immediately shouted, then led his men to rush forward again, taking advantage of the gap opened by the Longwei Camp to fight forward.
The situation on Gao Jie's side is the most critical, but that doesn't mean that other general soldiers haven't encountered problems.
In fact, the entire army was strongly blocked by the Dashun Army. It was just a matter of the size of the resistance faced by each army.
After Chen Yongfu helped Gao Jie break the gap, he immediately led the [-] Longwei Battalion to attack the other general soldiers.
Suddenly, strong bows and crossbows were fired, arrows were roaring, and the fighting bandit army could hardly stop the arrows from the Longwei Camp.Even the fire gunner's range is not as far as the Longwei camp's hard bow, but he can only be beaten.
It has to be said that when such a special force is formed and used at critical moments, the effect is very obvious when used on the blade.
Thanks to the formation-breaking power of the Longwei Battalion, several imperial troops finally began to advance again. Even Gao Jie's side had penetrated Yuan Zongdi's troops and joined up with the troops of Prime Minister Hui Deng and Ma Jinzhong.
As a result, both sides immediately launched an offensive towards where Li Zicheng's commanding flag was.Several other imperial troops were no exception and rushed towards Li Zicheng's commander's flag.They all remember that as long as they catch or kill Li Zicheng, they will be made a marquis!
Suddenly, the imperial officers and soldiers regained their vigor, and the offensive began to accelerate again.Even because they were attacking the same target, several imperial armies had gathered together, making the team even stronger.
It was almost visible to the naked eye that the situation changed drastically in an instant, and the balance of victory in the war tilted towards the imperial officials and soldiers.
Li Zicheng did not expect that the situation would suddenly change so quickly, and they were all shocked.
He has already put up all his capital, and he cannot afford to lose this battle.
Then, I saw him shouting almost in a roaring voice: "Where is Li Guo, where is the tiger? Kill it for me! Damn it, haven't Liu Zongmin's cavalry arrived yet?"
After hearing this, Song Xiance, who was next to Li Zicheng, pointed with his finger and said impatiently: "Up, up!"
Li Zicheng heard the sound and looked over, and saw Li Guo leading five or six hundred heavy armored infantry to the battlefield.
Li Zicheng was caught off guard by the surprise attack led by the Ming Emperor.The artillery was basically useless, and even the heavy armored infantry had no time to use it.Because heavy armored infantry cannot be worn by oneself like ordinary clothes.It takes a long time to put it on with the help of auxiliary soldiers.
Thanks to the initial confusion, the armor was not lost.But when Li Guo and his heavy armored infantry were dressed and rushed over, he almost missed the opportunity.
Fortunately, there was still time. He didn't even have time to greet Li Zicheng, so he led the heavy armored infantry towards the battlefield where the two sides were fighting.
After Gao Jie joined forces with Prime Minister Ma Jinzhong and Hui Deng, he was supplemented by fresh troops and fought deeper than several other imperial troops.
Just when he was secretly rejoicing, and even thinking about whether he could get a chance to be knighted, he found that the opponent in front of him had changed.
The armor reflecting the eyes under the sun is so eye-catching!
These armored infantrymen also held long spears in their hands, formed a spear formation again, and came towards the imperial army. No one could defeat them.
It was difficult for ordinary swords and guns to get close, and it was difficult for bows, arrows and firearms to break through the armor. For a moment, Gao Jie and others were forced back by these armored heavy infantry.
For the imperial officers and soldiers, the momentum they had just gained was suppressed again.
At the same time, a cavalry team was seen coming around behind the imperial army and launching an attack.
Fortunately, this is the south of the Yangtze River. Although it is in the wilderness, the land is soft and cannot withstand the impact of heavy armored cavalry like in the north.Otherwise, if the cavalry of Dashun Army at this time were heavily armored cavalry, it would be very difficult to deal with them.
But even if it was just a light cavalry, it would be enough to cause a headache for the imperial officers and soldiers.
This kind of bypass attack is Li Zicheng's specialty.
The battle that Sun Chuanting finally lost was when Li Zicheng led his troops to retreat and lured Sun Chuanting to extend the battle line. Liu Zongmin led the cavalry to circle back and cut off the food and grass of Sun Chuanting's troops, causing their defeat.
At this point, the tactics are much the same.
On the imperial government's side, all the capable soldiers were on the front line. At the back of the team were the soldiers who had been exhausted or injured in the front. There was not much fighting power at this time.If Liu Zongmin's cavalry were to attack him, they would probably be unable to withstand it.
The situation of victory and defeat on the battlefield really changes rapidly.
However, Emperor Chongzhen did not panic and immediately sent the Longwei Battalion to the front battlefield. In addition, he also issued an order to Jin Zhensun, asking him to lead the Biaoying cavalry directly under the emperor to fight against Liu Zongmin's troops.
At this point, all the reserve teams in Emperor Chongzhen's hands were dispatched.Now, there are only more than 300 Jinyi guards and Fang Zhenghua around him.
On the Longwei Camp side, Chen Yongfu and his sharp archers still used hard bows and powerful crossbows to defeat the enemy.
Only this time, the effect of Longwei Camp's heavy arrows was much smaller.I saw many arrows hitting these armored spearmen, but they were unable to break through the armor.In other words, although the armor was broken, the arrow was hung on the armor, but the armored soldier could continue to move, and it obviously did not hurt him.
Chen Yongfu knew at the first sight that these armored soldiers were probably the same as Jianlu's white-armored soldiers, not just wearing a layer of iron armor.
So, he made a prompt decision and said to the 100 armored soldiers standing by behind him: "Come on, break the formation for the army!"
At the beginning, Chen Yongfu reported to Emperor Chongzhen that the Longwei Battalion was to be formed. Most of them were sharp archers who could shoot hard bows, and then a small number were the strongest in the army and were selected to form heavy armored troops.
First, a sharp archer shoots a gap in the enemy's formation, and then the heavy armored soldiers attack through the gap to break the formation.This is the Longwei Camp he originally described to Emperor Chongzhen.
At this time, the heavy armored soldiers of the Longwei Battalion also entered the battle. With the assistance of Chen Yongfu and other sharpshooters, they broke into the heavy armored infantry of Li Guo's army and blocked the imperial army. With the trend of retreat, the battlefield once again fell into a stalemate.
In the rear, Liu Zongmin's cavalry had about three thousand, while Jin Zhensun's cavalry only had more than 1000 cavalry. In terms of quantity, it was indeed much less.
However, this cavalry army was fearless at all. Just like the cavalry army of the founding Ming Dynasty, only thirty cavalrymen dared to charge against the more than 1000 cavalrymen of Meng Yuan Dynasty. They rushed towards the three thousand thieves cavalry. In the eyes of outsiders, It seems that the morale of this cavalry is even higher, as if they are convinced that they can win.
In the collision, it is true that more thieves fell off their horses.However, it will not be possible for these two cavalry armies to decide the winner for a while.Who wins and who loses will only be known after several battles.
Emperor Chongzhen scanned the entire battlefield and found that the people rushing down from Dasheng Pass should be the navy led by Yan Yingyuan, but he seemed to have attracted more and more Dashun soldiers and became his More and more people are coming towards the battlefield like snowballs.
However, it will take a lot of time until his reinforcements arrive.
There were more soldiers from the Dashun Army around.
This is the advantage of military strength!
Emperor Chongzhen turned to look at the stalemate ahead. He knew that the stalemate was beneficial to Li Zicheng and that the stalemate must be broken as soon as possible. So, he turned to look at Fang Zhenghua and said, "Bring me my weapons!"
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At this time, the sky had been bright for a long time, and the ships that had been burning since the latter half of the night were almost completely burned.
Now that the boats have been burned, who will care about the water gate here.
Li Zicheng withdrew from Dasheng Pass, and the imperial officers and soldiers followed him. The sound of killing was loud, which attracted the attention of the Dashun army in Dasheng Pass.
It can even be said that at this time, they are actually a little confused.Should you stay here or follow along?
Through observation, Yan Yingyuan discovered that the rebel troops at Dasheng Pass were all hesitant and at a loss. He knew that the army had no fighting spirit and that the opportunity was rare.
Dasheng Pass was previously the core area of the bandit army. All the camps after landing were stationed around Dasheng Pass.Occupying this place will definitely have a huge impact on the morale and morale of the rebel army.
After the military order was issued, Yan Yingyuan immediately picked out 50 of Gu Sanmazi's men, out of the original 230 officers and men of the Nanjing Navy, a total of less than 300 people. Then, he was the first to jump onto the dock and lead the charge towards Dasheng Pass.
This number of people, to be honest, is indeed a bit small.Under normal circumstances, you will definitely be afraid.
However, as the commander-in-chief, Yan Yingyuan was at the forefront, and he was usually a brother-in-law with his subordinates and had a strong affinity.
Jianghu men are the most loyal, so those who care about San Mazi will not hesitate.The soldiers of the original Nanjing Navy had more military discipline. The general said that if you retreat, you will be killed. This is no joke.
Just like that, a group of nearly 300 people launched an attack on Dasheng Pass.
Fortunately, none of the Dashun soldiers paid attention to Shuimen, and Yan Yingyuan rushed to the city without any obstruction.Then, he immediately shouted: "Flying claws, the shooter will cover with me."
Gu San Mazi's people are all pirates, and they often climb up and down on the ship. They are good at climbing.
After hearing Yan Yingyuan's words, he immediately threw his flying claws towards the top of the city and climbed up to the top of the city quickly.
Surprisingly, the Dashun army on top of the city didn't notice it.
When Yan Yingyuan saw it, he made an immediate decision, grabbed a flying claw, and was the first to climb up the city.
When they reached the battlements, Yan Yingyuan used the strength of lying on the battlements to move upwards, and became the first few imperial officers and soldiers to fall to the top of the city.
As he climbed over the battlements, he quickly scanned the top of the city and finally understood why the rebels had no reaction.
Because all the rebels on the top of the city were on the other side of the wall, watching the battle on land.
So, he immediately ordered his men who were on the top of the city to form a formation, and let more robes go to the top of the city first.
When there were about fifty people on the city wall, a soldier from the Dashun Army finally accidentally looked behind them and saw them.
He shouted dumbfounded, alarming more people.
Some Dashun Army soldiers subconsciously wanted to escape, but there were also Dashun Army officers who immediately shouted loudly and wanted to organize a counterattack.
When Yan Yingyuan heard this, he said without hesitation to his generals Tao Guozuo, Li Dazhong and others who were already on the top of the city: "Attack in formation with swords, shields and spears. Archers will shoot down the enemies who dare to fight. Go ahead!"
Upon hearing his military order, Li Dazhong led the sword and shield men and immediately formed a human wall and attacked the rebels along the city head. Tao Guozuo led the spearmen and followed closely behind the sword and shield men, shouting the command. , several rows of people started to advance in an attacking posture.
As for Yan Yingyuan himself, he used his ability as a marksman to look at the bandit leader opposite who was shouting to organize a manpower counterattack, and shot an arrow without hesitation.
Of course, the soldiers of the Dashun Army also fired back with arrows and firecrackers.
Bows and arrows are okay, and the shield soldiers are in front, so they can block the arrows and avoid injury, but the power of the fire blunderbuss is great. When it hits the wooden shield, there is often a hole, which penetrates through and injures the soldiers behind.
When Yan Yingyuan saw this, he immediately focused on shooting the thieves soldiers who were holding fire guns.At this time, the advantage of bow and arrow shooting speed is reflected again.
He was almost chasing arrows in a row, shooting arrows continuously, so that the gunmen fell down before they could fire the second shot.
The soldiers at the top of the city of Dashun Army originally thought that the fighting on the outside was panicking, but then they saw a steady stream of imperial officers and soldiers emerging from the city. The archers from the imperial court also shot down many people who were organizing The resisting officers and gunmen retreated steadily out of fear, unable to stop the attack of the imperial army.
Suddenly, Yan Yingyuan was heard yelling: "Whoever surrenders will avoid death!"
An officer of the Dashun Army heard his shouting and knew that he was a sharp archer, so he hid behind his men and shouted loudly: "You surrender, you guys, you have to stand up to me, otherwise my military law... ah..."
As a result, before he finished shouting, he was caught by Yan Yingyuan. Even though there were many people separated, he was shot by Yan Yingyuan from a long distance. The arrow passed through the gap in the crowd and accurately hit the officer. He let out a scream, and there was no more sound.
Several other officers who wanted to continue to resist were shot one by one by Yan Yingyuan. They were either injured or shot to death on the spot.The distance between many people is actually a bit far.
Yan Yingyuan's marksmanship was far superior to that of others, just like the snipers of later generations. One person could control the battlefield, making all the soldiers of the Dashun Army on the opposite side tremble with fear, fearing that they would be shot by this marksman.
Tao Guozuo and others saw the panic expression on the opposite side, so they took the opportunity to shout: "Whoever surrenders will avoid death!"
The soldiers of the Dashun Army on the top of the city could not stand the pressure of the imperial officers and soldiers, especially the shouts of killing from the imperial officers and soldiers outside the city, which were even deafening. Finally, some people threw away their weapons and squatted on the ground to surrender. .
In this case, as long as someone surrenders, others will follow suit.Those who were determined or hesitant to surrender were called out by Yan Yingyuan without hesitation with bows and arrows.
On top of the city and under the city wall, there were actually many soldiers of the Dashun Army. However, the army had no morale. When they saw their companions surrendering, who would resist?
The veterans of Dashun Army who were originally in Dasheng Pass all retreated with Li Zicheng.The few remaining ones who had the will to resist were very conspicuous among the panic-stricken Dashun army, and were shot one by one by Yan Yingyuan's sharpshooters.The rest of these are nothing to worry about.
As a result, Yan Yingyuan's men immediately took control of the city, and all the soldiers of Dashun Army collected their weapons and rushed to the city.On the top of the city, the imperial flag and Yan Yingyuan's commander's flag were raised.
When the soldiers of the Dashun Army near Dasheng Pass saw it, they all shouted and ran away.
It was only then that Yan Yingyuan felt pain in his arm, but it was because he had shot too many arrows!
Tao Guozuo said with admiration: "The commander is really powerful. He shot four pots of arrows in one go. I'm afraid there are not many people in the world who have this kind of arm strength!"
When Yan Yingyuan heard this, he immediately thought of the bow he drew at the Wuying Palace, so he immediately shook his head and said, "I'm just average, your Majesty is really powerful!"
After finishing speaking, he quickly walked towards the inner wall and looked towards the place where the shouts of killing were loud.
When Tao Guozuo heard what he said, he thought it was because he was humble and could flatter the emperor at this time, but this kind of thing could not be revealed, so he followed him to see the main battlefield.
Over there in the direction of Nanjing City, in the camp that was trampled by the imperial army, most of the rebels were scattered and disorganized.Wherever the imperial army went, the rebels surrendered one after another.
However, more bandit troops scattered in all directions. They neither wanted to join the battle nor became prisoners. They looked at the imperial army coming out of Nanjing City and the battlefield where they were fighting. They just watched.
Yan Yingyuan knew at a glance that these were just losers, and wanted to see whether the imperial officers and soldiers or the traitor army would win in the end, and then make a choice?
After just one glance, he immediately looked towards the center of the battlefield, three miles southwest of Dasheng Pass.The shouts of killing there were earth-shattering, and the fighting there was the most intense!
The imperial officers and soldiers were divided into several groups, like arrows, shooting at the same target, which was the flag marked with the word "李".
There were also several groups of thieves who were desperately trying to intercept them. From behind the "Li" flag, they continued to rush to the front to block the attack of the imperial officers and soldiers.
Near the "Li" flag, behind the bandits who intercepted the imperial army, there was another battle situation.But when Yan Yingyuan looked over, he saw that the bandits were fighting among themselves?
Just as he was thinking about it, Tao Guozuo asked doubtfully: "Commander, why did the bandits start fighting on their own?"
Obviously, he also noticed this special situation.
Yan Yingyuan's judgment of the battle situation and his ability to judge that he could win a big victory impressed him very much. Therefore, when he couldn't figure out the battle situation, he asked immediately.
After hearing this, Yan Yingyuan looked at the movements on the battlefield and said, "It must be the thieves who are dragging Thief Li to prevent him from getting away."
As he spoke, he was actually quite worried.
The battlefield at this time was a battle between spears and shields.
In the end, is it that the spears of the imperial army are sharper and can pierce the shields of the traitor army, and they can reach the flag with the character "Li" and capture and kill the traitor king, thus establishing the victory in one fell swoop; or is it that the shield of the imperial army can block the armor of the imperial army? Spear, thus giving the leader of the thieves a chance to organize a counterattack and turn defeat into victory?
Which side is more powerful?In a short period of time, even Yan Yingyuan couldn't tell.
The advantage of the bandit army is that there are many people but chaos;
The advantage of the imperial army is that they are elite and have high morale. However, the various ministries have been fighting for a long time, and it is obvious that they can no longer be unstoppable.
However, this situation is also normal. After all, if the rebel army cannot stop them at this time, they will really be defeated.
Naturally, I have heard that the thief army has the so-called old battalion. It seems to be divided into five battalions in total, all of which are the elite of the thief army.At this time, the only ones who can block the front of the imperial army are probably the elite of these bandits!
Thinking of this, Yan Yingyuan quickly went to see where the emperor was.
I saw the flags of the imperial officers and soldiers in the middle of several imperial officers and soldiers.Those imperial officers and troops not only attacked the rebel army, but also protected the Chinese army.If the offensive is blocked by the rebel army, the rebel army may turn around and attack the central army of the imperial army.
Thinking of this, Yan Yingyuan felt that he couldn't wait any longer and had to do something. Otherwise, it would be too late when the main battlefield was decided by one point.
Thinking of this, he immediately turned around and looked around. Suddenly, he had an idea in his mind.
So, he immediately sent an order to all his subordinates who were still at Watergate Pier to go up to the city wall. Then he looked at Tao Guozuo and asked, "Can we still fight?"
Tao Guozuo was stunned after hearing this. He saw Yan Yingyuan staring at him, hesitated for a moment, and then replied loudly: "If the general can fight, so can his subordinates!"
"Okay!" After hearing this, Yan Yingyuan immediately praised, then turned and walked back to the inner city wall, looking at the captives squatting there doing nothing under the city. There seemed to be more than 1000 people.
Perhaps seeing him appear, all the prisoners looked at him one after another.
They all recognized him. He was a sharpshooter in the imperial army. He shot one arrow at a time. No matter where he hid, he couldn't escape his arrows. He was a very powerful person.
While they were thinking about it, they heard Yan Yingyuan shout loudly: "I am Yan Yingyuan, the commander of the Nanjing Navy of the imperial court. I am a canon of Jiangyin. I was promoted by your majesty. I have devoted myself to serving the country and protecting the country for the people. I am buried in horse leather..."
The prisoners were a little surprised when they heard his shout.
They didn't expect that such a brave person turned out to be just a Jiangyin Dianshi.But at the same time, Yan Yingyuan's performance also impressed them very much.
They were curious about what Yan Yingyuan had to say, so they all listened with their ears pricked up.
Yan Yingyuan slowly glanced at the prisoners while continuing to shout loudly: "...Your Majesty is a benevolent monarch for the ages. Anyone who is a commoner in Jiangnan will know that your Majesty led the army to rescue the people of Yangzhou Prefecture. The people of Nanjing City are also alive thanks to your Majesty." Come down. The people of Taiyuan and the capital are all aware of your majesty’s benevolence and righteousness. This battle will put an end to the rebellion, and the world will be at peace!"
At this point, he pointed at the prisoners in front of him and asked sternly: "Are you going to bear the name of a thief and be hated by everyone; or will you be able to return to your hometown in glory one day and honor your ancestors?"
Hearing this, all the prisoners were shocked.For a moment, he couldn't figure out what the commander of the imperial navy meant?
Didn't they all surrender? Is it possible that they can return home in fine clothes and honor their ancestors?
For the Chinese people, returning home in rich clothes and honoring their ancestors is almost engraved in their bones and is what everyone wants.However, it is really difficult to do this!
When they were confused, they heard Yan Yingyuan shout loudly again: "We are still fighting now, I will give you a chance. As long as anyone kills the thieves with me and contributes to the peace of the world, you will not be thieves or prisoners afterwards. But as righteous men, I will definitely ask for credit in the battle report for you, so that you can live upright and upright in the coming days of peace, and those who have made meritorious deeds can even return to their hometowns in glory and honor their ancestors. You only have one chance, should you do it or not?"
When these Dashun Army prisoners heard his words, they couldn't help but express their yearning.
For most people, they just want to live an ordinary life.If one general succeeds, but ten thousand bones wither, how many people can eventually become that general?
Especially for these prisoners of the Dashun Army, they are not the elite of the Dashun Army. What they do every day is actually just messing around, trying to make a living in this troubled world.
The world has been in chaos for more than twenty years, and people are thinking that not only these prisoners, but also all the people in the world are longing for the arrival of peaceful days.
Whether the emperor was good or not, they had heard to some extent, and the Zhu Ming Dynasty was orthodox and had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people for hundreds of years.If you can live a peaceful life under the rule of a good emperor, this is almost what most people dream of doing.
But now, according to Yan Yingyuan's description, such a day is coming soon.
If the world is peaceful and we can go home in the future, then in what capacity we will go home is naturally a very important thing.There is no need to choose, everyone knows the better choice!
It has been more than a year since there were rumors about the emperor. Even though Li Zicheng and other upper-level figures in the Dashun Army strictly prohibited discussion in the army, there are still some rumors.Besides, the commander of the imperial navy in front of him also spoke with certainty, mentioning Yangzhou Prefecture, Taiyuan, Gyeonggi, etc. If he was lying, it would be easy to expose him.
Good emperor, peace in the world, how to live in the future, all these things are instilled in the minds of these captives, and naturally some people will make decisions easily.
Just a moment after Yan Yingyuan finished speaking, he saw a prisoner standing up, looking up at Yan Yingyuan on the top of the city, and replied loudly: "Do it, I will do it!"
If someone takes the lead, it will be easier for others to choose. They all stood up and shouted: "Do it!"
More and more people stood up, and more people who hesitated stopped hesitating. Later, only a few people were still squatting there, watching in panic, but they did not stand up.
Yan Yingyuan did not have the mother-in-law to care about these people, but shouted loudly: "Okay, you just follow me and fight, fight for the peace of the world! Fight for the glory of our ancestors!"
After shouting, he immediately ordered: "Send weapons and follow me to fight!"
When Tao Guozuo heard this order, he hesitated and quickly reminded: "Commander, if they..."
Before he finished speaking, Yan Yingyuan knew what he meant and was afraid that they, the prisoners, would repeat it again.However, Yan Yingyuan knew better that reinforcements were needed on the battlefield.The victory or defeat determines the destiny of the country and has a great influence.
Even if you take risks, you must add more chips to the imperial court's victory.
Therefore, he immediately interrupted Tao Guozuo's words and said: "There is no choice. Send weapons immediately. You lead your men at the end, and Li Dazhong and I are at the front. That's it."
Regardless of whether it is a charge or a possible repetition of prisoners, the person who rushes in front is the most dangerous.
Yan Yingyuan did not order others to do this most dangerous position, but did it himself.
This situation made Tao Guozuo feel ashamed, and he immediately said in a firm tone: "Li Dazhong leads the sword and shield soldiers. They charge into the battle and use the spear as the front. In the end, they will kill the enemy with the commander!"
Yan Yingyuan didn't have a mother-in-law, so he just reached out and patted his shoulder and said: "In this way, we brothers fight side by side!"
Tao Guozuo listened and nodded vigorously: "Fight side by side!"
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On the main battlefield, both sides are fighting desperately to achieve their goals.
Among them, one of them couldn't stand it anymore.
During the fight, Ma Jinzhong retreated covered in blood. He found Hui Deng, who was also retreating and panting, and shouted: "I can't stand it anymore. Li Zicheng is surrounded by people from his old camp. If we continue to fight like this, he may kill us." Went out!"
Seeing that his men were beginning to retreat, Prime Minister Huiden turned to look at him and also shouted: "What do you say?"
The sound of fighting on the battlefield was so loud that it was impossible to hear even if you wanted to shout.
Ma Jinzhong pointed his hand and shouted: "Kill in the opposite direction, gather the imperial officers and soldiers and fight again."
After hearing this, Whidden immediately turned his head and looked east.
The two of them joined forces to fight together. Between them and the imperial army, there were also Li Zicheng's men, who belonged to Yuan Zongdi. They were also elite and were resisting the attack of the imperial army.However, it is obvious that although it is temporarily blocked, it is still retreating.If the offensive in the east is strengthened at this time, and the intensity of the front and rear attacks by the imperial army is increased, it is indeed more likely to defeat Yuan Zongdi's troops.
However, he turned his head and looked west, towards Li Zicheng.
If they don't entangle Li Zicheng, they may be separated from the battle by Li Zicheng and have the opportunity to mobilize troops.In that case, even if Yuan Zongdi's troops are defeated, it may still be difficult to say where the victory will be based on the progress of the battle?
Unless after defeating Yuan Zongdi's troops, they can still quickly follow up and bite Li Zicheng's side, then the court's chances of winning will be stronger.
While he was still thinking, he heard one of his subordinates running over and saying, "Brother, the brothers can't stand it anymore!"
Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Huiden turned around and saw several groups of archers appearing from Li Zicheng's side. They were shooting arrows intensively towards them. Many of his men were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. The battle line was obviously retreating!
When Huiden saw him, he immediately gritted his teeth and shouted to Ma Jinzhong: "Okay, I will resist, you quickly open the channel with the imperial officers and soldiers!"
At this time, neither of them expected that this battle would be so hard, and there was a slight danger that the whole army would be annihilated accidentally.
Then Li Zicheng really had to fight hard and pressed all his old camp up.
This kind of tactics has never been used before.As two people who had rebelled with Li Zicheng, they knew this very well.
But looking back and thinking about it, it doesn't seem so difficult to understand that Li Zicheng put all his capital on the line.After all, even the emperor led the army to rush out. If he wins this battle, he can ascend the throne in Nanjing and proclaim himself emperor.
One thing that Prime Minister Hui Deng and Ma Jinzhong didn't know was that Li Zicheng was also very uncomfortable.
The reason why he was able to fight again and again, and get stronger as he fought, was because he was able to retain his main force, and those who suffered defeats and losses were all miscellaneous soldiers.
The soldiers in the old camp are all selected elites and have the best equipment.
However, in the middle of last year, many veterans were lost in the battle of Changping.Therefore, the old battalion under him that was fully organized was Yuan Zongdi and others who did not follow him to attack the capital.
But now, Yuan Zongdi and others have led the elite of the old battalion to attack, thus blocking the attack of the imperial army.It has to be said that the eliteness of this army, which Li Zicheng believed was not a direct descendant of the Ming emperor, was far beyond their expectations.
At this time, the focus of the battle between Hui Deng and Ma Jinzhong changed, and Li Zicheng immediately felt it.
Song Xiance quickly suggested to Li Zicheng: "Your Highness, quickly retreat to a safe area, reorganize other armies and join the counterattack. The overall situation can be determined!"
After hearing this, Niu Jinxing quickly admonished: "That's right, a gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall, let alone His Highness. If we are safe, we will have a chance to come back even if we lose!"
Upon hearing his words, Li Zicheng's attitude became resolute, and he immediately said: "Why retreat? If I make another move, it will affect the whole body, and something bad may happen again! Beat me, and deal with these traitors ruthlessly. Dare to stab me with a knife!"
As he spoke, he turned to look at Dasheng Pass.
If you are still in Dasheng Pass, even if the walls of Dasheng Pass are shorter, there are still walls.As long as he can withstand the offensive of the imperial army, it will be his turn to counterattack.
Now that I think about it, it would be better to stay at Dasheng Pass.
While thinking and looking, he suddenly discovered that Dasheng Pass had been occupied by the imperial officers and soldiers, and there was a group of people rushing towards him at Dasheng Pass, holding the flags of the imperial officers and soldiers. .
Li Zicheng turned to look at the battlefield again and saw Liu Fangliang, Bai Wang and others leading troops to reinforce Yuan Zongdi's troops, and he couldn't help but feel refreshed.
Everything else is trivial. On this main battlefield, who wins and who loses determines life and death.
So, he immediately shouted: "Everyone come over to Gu, crush these two traitors, and the one who kills the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom will be crowned king!"
When this military order was passed, the pressure on Prime Minister Hui Deng and Ma Jinzhong immediately increased, forcing Ma Jinzhong to shift the focus of his troops back to resist Li Zicheng's counterattack.
As for the officials and soldiers of the imperial court, it does make sense to say that they make great efforts in one go, then weaken again, and then exhaust themselves in three attempts.
Before, it was overwhelming, like entering an uninhabited land, and the killing was indeed smooth sailing. However, after passing the Dasheng Pass, the resistance of the bandit army became obviously much stronger.The thief army in front of them, whether it was strength, armor equipment, ordnance, firearms, etc., had obviously improved by several levels.The momentum of the charge slowly slowed down, and casualties began to increase.
Emperor Chongzhen was naturally watching the battle. After seeing this scene, he immediately understood that if the deadlock could not be broken, the imperial officers and soldiers would become passive.
So, when he saw reinforcements coming from the Dashun Army in front of him, he turned around without hesitation and said to Chen Yongfu, the commander of the Longwei Battalion who was waiting anxiously beside him: "Help open the gaps for all armies, starting with Gao Jie!"
When Chen Yongfu heard that the emperor finally issued the order, he immediately clasped his fists and echoed: "The general will obey the order!"
Raise an army for a thousand days, use it for a while.The establishment of Longwei Camp is to crack the hardest bones. Now, it is time for everyone to take a look at Longwei Camp!
With this thought in his mind, Chen Yongfu immediately turned his head back, looked at the five hundred soldiers under his command, and immediately shouted: "Go to battle!"
"Roar!"
The five hundred soldiers had been waiting impatiently for a long time. When they heard this, they immediately roared in unison, dismounted their horses, followed Chen Yongfu, and rushed towards Yuan Zong's commander's flag.
Because the chief soldier of the imperial army here is Gao Jie. After being reorganized in Xuzhou, most of his men have been replaced. Compared with the troops he lost in Xuzhou, they are more elite. It can even be said that this elite is what he started from the rebellion. Lead the most elite army among the troops.
Originally, he thought that with such an army, he would be invincible.
Unexpectedly, when he arrived at Yuan Zongdi's place, he found that Yuan Zongdi's elite troops were not inferior to his army in terms of armor or ordnance. The originally overwhelming offensive was immediately frustrated.
Even if he becomes red-blooded and goes into battle in person, he can only advance slowly, instead of being as overwhelming as before.
"Bang bang bang..."
"Blah blah blah..."
"Kill..."
The sound of bowstrings, firecrackers, and shouts of killing were all intertwined. Every moment, someone fell down, but the people standing were still fighting.
Gao Jie's personal guards suffered about half casualties, but they could not kill the enemy in front of them.It felt like I was stuck in a quagmire, and the enemy's offensive was getting tighter and tighter.
No, after killing all the bandits in front of them, they actually saw another group of bandits coming up.
These thieves are different from the previous thieves. They all hold spears more than one foot long and are arranged closely together. They really have what is called a forest of spears.Gao Jie suddenly encountered this kind of gunfire and was unable to parry it, so he was forced to retreat.
On the rebel army's side, before this was over, rows of gunmen appeared behind the spear formation. When the spearmen squatted down, they fired at the Ming army.
"Blah blah blah..."
Just all of a sudden, the Ming army suffered a lot of casualties.Even Gao Jie's personal guards, who stood in front of him to cover him, suffered a few casualties.
When Gao Jie saw it, he immediately shouted: "Where are the musketeers and where are the archers?"
Hearing his cry, a personal guard quickly reminded: "Commander, we don't have many pills with us, so the gunmen used swords and guns to kill the enemy."
Upon hearing this, Gao Jie was suddenly startled, and a cold air rose from his tailbone.
How can we fight this battle without long-range weapons to fight back?
For a moment, he wanted to slap himself in the face. In order to get first place before leaving the city, he even ran out of ammunition.
Of course, this was because he had never fought in such a high-intensity war.
Just when he was a little panicked, he saw a row of bows and arrows passing over them, shooting the rebel spearmen in front of them to the point where they were knocked down, and a large area fell down in one fell swoop.
Upon seeing this, Gao Jie couldn't help but be surprised.
What surprised him was that these spearmen were all wearing leather or cotton armor, and ordinary bows and arrows might not be able to break through the armor.But what I saw in front of me was that a large area of these spearmen was shot over. It can be seen that these must be heavy arrows shot from a hard bow to have such power.
Quickly turning his head to look, Gao Jie saw that Chen Yongfu was leading his men from the Longwei Battalion, shooting arrows rapidly. The bursts of arrows knocked down all the rebels, spearmen and firecrackers in front of him. In a large area, the bandit army was in chaos.
"What a Longwei Camp!" Gao Jie was overjoyed and immediately shouted, then led his men to rush forward again, taking advantage of the gap opened by the Longwei Camp to fight forward.
The situation on Gao Jie's side is the most critical, but that doesn't mean that other general soldiers haven't encountered problems.
In fact, the entire army was strongly blocked by the Dashun Army. It was just a matter of the size of the resistance faced by each army.
After Chen Yongfu helped Gao Jie break the gap, he immediately led the [-] Longwei Battalion to attack the other general soldiers.
Suddenly, strong bows and crossbows were fired, arrows were roaring, and the fighting bandit army could hardly stop the arrows from the Longwei Camp.Even the fire gunner's range is not as far as the Longwei camp's hard bow, but he can only be beaten.
It has to be said that when such a special force is formed and used at critical moments, the effect is very obvious when used on the blade.
Thanks to the formation-breaking power of the Longwei Battalion, several imperial troops finally began to advance again. Even Gao Jie's side had penetrated Yuan Zongdi's troops and joined up with the troops of Prime Minister Hui Deng and Ma Jinzhong.
As a result, both sides immediately launched an offensive towards where Li Zicheng's commanding flag was.Several other imperial troops were no exception and rushed towards Li Zicheng's commander's flag.They all remember that as long as they catch or kill Li Zicheng, they will be made a marquis!
Suddenly, the imperial officers and soldiers regained their vigor, and the offensive began to accelerate again.Even because they were attacking the same target, several imperial armies had gathered together, making the team even stronger.
It was almost visible to the naked eye that the situation changed drastically in an instant, and the balance of victory in the war tilted towards the imperial officials and soldiers.
Li Zicheng did not expect that the situation would suddenly change so quickly, and they were all shocked.
He has already put up all his capital, and he cannot afford to lose this battle.
Then, I saw him shouting almost in a roaring voice: "Where is Li Guo, where is the tiger? Kill it for me! Damn it, haven't Liu Zongmin's cavalry arrived yet?"
After hearing this, Song Xiance, who was next to Li Zicheng, pointed with his finger and said impatiently: "Up, up!"
Li Zicheng heard the sound and looked over, and saw Li Guo leading five or six hundred heavy armored infantry to the battlefield.
Li Zicheng was caught off guard by the surprise attack led by the Ming Emperor.The artillery was basically useless, and even the heavy armored infantry had no time to use it.Because heavy armored infantry cannot be worn by oneself like ordinary clothes.It takes a long time to put it on with the help of auxiliary soldiers.
Thanks to the initial confusion, the armor was not lost.But when Li Guo and his heavy armored infantry were dressed and rushed over, he almost missed the opportunity.
Fortunately, there was still time. He didn't even have time to greet Li Zicheng, so he led the heavy armored infantry towards the battlefield where the two sides were fighting.
After Gao Jie joined forces with Prime Minister Ma Jinzhong and Hui Deng, he was supplemented by fresh troops and fought deeper than several other imperial troops.
Just when he was secretly rejoicing, and even thinking about whether he could get a chance to be knighted, he found that the opponent in front of him had changed.
The armor reflecting the eyes under the sun is so eye-catching!
These armored infantrymen also held long spears in their hands, formed a spear formation again, and came towards the imperial army. No one could defeat them.
It was difficult for ordinary swords and guns to get close, and it was difficult for bows, arrows and firearms to break through the armor. For a moment, Gao Jie and others were forced back by these armored heavy infantry.
For the imperial officers and soldiers, the momentum they had just gained was suppressed again.
At the same time, a cavalry team was seen coming around behind the imperial army and launching an attack.
Fortunately, this is the south of the Yangtze River. Although it is in the wilderness, the land is soft and cannot withstand the impact of heavy armored cavalry like in the north.Otherwise, if the cavalry of Dashun Army at this time were heavily armored cavalry, it would be very difficult to deal with them.
But even if it was just a light cavalry, it would be enough to cause a headache for the imperial officers and soldiers.
This kind of bypass attack is Li Zicheng's specialty.
The battle that Sun Chuanting finally lost was when Li Zicheng led his troops to retreat and lured Sun Chuanting to extend the battle line. Liu Zongmin led the cavalry to circle back and cut off the food and grass of Sun Chuanting's troops, causing their defeat.
At this point, the tactics are much the same.
On the imperial government's side, all the capable soldiers were on the front line. At the back of the team were the soldiers who had been exhausted or injured in the front. There was not much fighting power at this time.If Liu Zongmin's cavalry were to attack him, they would probably be unable to withstand it.
The situation of victory and defeat on the battlefield really changes rapidly.
However, Emperor Chongzhen did not panic and immediately sent the Longwei Battalion to the front battlefield. In addition, he also issued an order to Jin Zhensun, asking him to lead the Biaoying cavalry directly under the emperor to fight against Liu Zongmin's troops.
At this point, all the reserve teams in Emperor Chongzhen's hands were dispatched.Now, there are only more than 300 Jinyi guards and Fang Zhenghua around him.
On the Longwei Camp side, Chen Yongfu and his sharp archers still used hard bows and powerful crossbows to defeat the enemy.
Only this time, the effect of Longwei Camp's heavy arrows was much smaller.I saw many arrows hitting these armored spearmen, but they were unable to break through the armor.In other words, although the armor was broken, the arrow was hung on the armor, but the armored soldier could continue to move, and it obviously did not hurt him.
Chen Yongfu knew at the first sight that these armored soldiers were probably the same as Jianlu's white-armored soldiers, not just wearing a layer of iron armor.
So, he made a prompt decision and said to the 100 armored soldiers standing by behind him: "Come on, break the formation for the army!"
At the beginning, Chen Yongfu reported to Emperor Chongzhen that the Longwei Battalion was to be formed. Most of them were sharp archers who could shoot hard bows, and then a small number were the strongest in the army and were selected to form heavy armored troops.
First, a sharp archer shoots a gap in the enemy's formation, and then the heavy armored soldiers attack through the gap to break the formation.This is the Longwei Camp he originally described to Emperor Chongzhen.
At this time, the heavy armored soldiers of the Longwei Battalion also entered the battle. With the assistance of Chen Yongfu and other sharpshooters, they broke into the heavy armored infantry of Li Guo's army and blocked the imperial army. With the trend of retreat, the battlefield once again fell into a stalemate.
In the rear, Liu Zongmin's cavalry had about three thousand, while Jin Zhensun's cavalry only had more than 1000 cavalry. In terms of quantity, it was indeed much less.
However, this cavalry army was fearless at all. Just like the cavalry army of the founding Ming Dynasty, only thirty cavalrymen dared to charge against the more than 1000 cavalrymen of Meng Yuan Dynasty. They rushed towards the three thousand thieves cavalry. In the eyes of outsiders, It seems that the morale of this cavalry is even higher, as if they are convinced that they can win.
In the collision, it is true that more thieves fell off their horses.However, it will not be possible for these two cavalry armies to decide the winner for a while.Who wins and who loses will only be known after several battles.
Emperor Chongzhen scanned the entire battlefield and found that the people rushing down from Dasheng Pass should be the navy led by Yan Yingyuan, but he seemed to have attracted more and more Dashun soldiers and became his More and more people are coming towards the battlefield like snowballs.
However, it will take a lot of time until his reinforcements arrive.
There were more soldiers from the Dashun Army around.
This is the advantage of military strength!
Emperor Chongzhen turned to look at the stalemate ahead. He knew that the stalemate was beneficial to Li Zicheng and that the stalemate must be broken as soon as possible. So, he turned to look at Fang Zhenghua and said, "Bring me my weapons!"
It's a pity that the monthly ticket is not over [-], but there are still fewer people watching it. I'll try my best to code it and see if more people can watch it!
(End of this chapter)
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