A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 244 The Enemy's Attention

Wang Dou stood up with his iron fine spear, shouting and rushed to the front of the cavalry of the Shun Township Army. He was wearing an armor bestowed by the emperor, shining brightly, and with a flying cloak and cloak, he was majestic.

Xie Yike behind him was carrying the banner with the king character, and shouted excitedly, but he still looked at Wang Dou in front from time to time, worried that if he slipped and fell off the horse, his sister would be widowed.

The guards behind Wang Dou were even more cautious, and their eyes were on Wang Dou much more than on other places.

Thousands of Xuanda cavalry, led by Lu Xiangsheng, charged forward.The Qing soldiers in front had fled a long time ago, they were only here to test this time, they didn't really want to fight.Obviously, their temptation this time made a big mess.

Of course, this group of Qing soldiers would not die against the Ming army. Seeing most of the Ming army rushing, they immediately ordered Ming Jin to withdraw.The Qing soldiers who fought with Wang Pu also ran away after receiving the order.Although Wang Pu and the Datong Town cavalry were tired, how could they let go of this good opportunity to pursue them?

Seeing a large group of reinforcements rushing from behind, everyone was even more courageous. Wang Pu's face was covered with blood, and he looked a bit hideous. He shouted: "Boys, chase and kill the slaves!"

He waved his horse vigorously, urged the horses to move, and led the army to catch up.

The sound of hooves was like thunder. Looking down from the sky, thousands of war horses were chasing and galloping on the ground, forming a huge cloud of smoke.The one who ran in the front was Zhengbai Banner Jia Lazhangjing who had not fought. Their hundreds of horses ran fast, and the knights on the horses jumped and changed horses from time to time.

Behind them, there were hundreds of horses scattered and out of formation. From time to time, some people fell behind and rolled down. They were the hundreds of Qing knights who fled from the battle.

Behind them was a large group of Ming army knights with flag-colored armor and red armor. They were the Datong town cavalry led by Wang Pu.In the end, thousands of war horses came chasing after them rumblingly, and the sound of intensive horseshoe knocking seemed to shake the ground.In front of the thousands of horses, Lu Xiangsheng's figure wielding a fine iron long knife is particularly eye-catching.

Soon, there was Qingdu County in front, and the defenders on the city, seeing two large groups of Tartar soldiers retreating in defeat, did not even look at everyone in the city, and fled far away to the south of the city without stopping. Yes, all are stunned.

Before they woke up, they heard the deafening sound of hooves, and a large group of Ming troops chased after them. The leader was a tall and handsome general, dressed in gorgeous armor, and his bright red cloak fluttered in the wind.His whole body stood up almost immediately, holding the rein with one hand, and the horse spear with the other seemed to pierce Yun Xiao. His eyes were deep, and he just led the pursuit without saying a word.Behind him was a large group of flags, and there were also Ming army knights with their faces sinking into water.

Kankan turned around the city wall, the general shouted suddenly: "Soldiers, kill slaves!"

With a wave of the horse in his hand, there was a roar of shouts behind him: "Kill the slaves, kill the slaves!"

Although many people's horses were exhausted and panting like cows, countless soldiers from Datong Town were still chasing after the general.

Cheers erupted on the city wall. Seeing the heroic appearance of the bright general going away, the magistrate and local officers and soldiers guarding the city sighed: "What a Changshan Zhao Zilong."

Before their sighs were over, another large group of knights from the Ming army chased after them.

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After all the soldiers returned to the camp, the camp was full of joy. In this battle, more than 350 Qing soldiers were beheaded, and more than 380 Qing army horses were captured, as well as armor, knives, guns and luggage.After returning to the camp, Lu Xiangsheng immediately celebrated the achievements of the soldiers of Datong Town, not to mention that everyone in Datong Town was happy, and the commander-in-chief of Datong Town Wang Pu was also very proud.

Most of these military leaders are counted on his head, and they are the heads of hard-hitting Tartars, and they are no longer the previous killings.Speaking of which, when Wang Pu led the army to fight, he only beheaded more than a hundred ranks of the Qing army, and most of the heads of the rest were obtained from the pursuit.After Lu Xiangsheng, Wang Pu and others chased Qingdu County not far away, they stopped chasing the enemy. After all, the Qing army had better horses, and they couldn't catch up even if they wanted to.

In this battle, Wang Pu suffered more than 200 casualties, almost [-]% of them, and most of them were his servants, which made Wang Pu feel very sad. Fortunately, with these military achievements in his hands, Wang Pu thought it was worth it.At the same time, more than [-] horses were exhausted under his command, and Lu Xiangsheng replenished most of the captured Qing army horses to him.

"Today's great victory, I announced the great generals and soldiers, and beheaded more than [-] ranks. The governor has already reported the victory to the sage. I think the sage will be very happy when he hears the report. Today's battle, it is Wang Zongbing who leads the Datong soldiers to sacrifice their lives and forget. Death, won the first victory, and the rest of the generals fought bravely, so they got this. Come, all generals, toast to today's victory!"

Everyone in the tent toasted together, and everyone was happy. Although Wang Pu divided the most military merits, each of them also got dozens of heads, and everyone had something to gain.More importantly, after today's big victory, the fear of the enemy and the fear of fighting among the generals of Xuan Da has changed a lot.

Wang Pu's face was flushed with excitement, he was triumphant, and shouted loudly: "This is because the governor has taught you well, and the last general will remember to serve the country with loyalty!"

Lu Xiangsheng laughed with satisfaction, he said: "From General Wang to today's great victory, it shows that our Ming soldiers only need to have the heart to sacrifice their lives to serve the country, and those captive cavalry are nothing to be afraid of!"

The crowd shouted: "Be loyal and fearless, kill the enemy and serve the country."

Afterwards, there was joy in the tent, and after the great victory, everyone got up wildly, drinking tea and eating meat.

Wang Dou looked at the people cupping and greeted, and the noisy Wang Pu also smiled. A lion leading a group of sheep is better than a sheep leading a group of lions. With the encouragement of Lu Xiang to lead the way and the encouragement of his own example, With enough food and grass, the Jielu Xiangsheng in Qingdu in history only beheaded more than one hundred ranks, and today it has risen to more than three hundred ranks.Even a fleeing general like Wang Pu dared to fight bravely.

Wang Dou lamented that the Ming Dynasty's army was not incapable of fighting, it was a pity...

While he was pondering, Lu Xiangsheng said loudly again: "Today's great victory, the siege of Qingdu was lifted. Taking advantage of this vigor, I announced that the high-ranking officers and troops will rest in Qingdu for a day. Tomorrow, they will leave camp and go to Dingzhou to lift the siege of Dingzhou. We need to muster more courage and continue to Gaoyang to relieve the siege of old Sun Ge!"

There was a clang of iron armor, all the generals stood up and shouted: "I wish to follow the command of the governor, kill the thief and serve the country, and don't hesitate!"

Lu Xiang raised his voice to applaud, and was about to say something when he suddenly heard the sound of blowing and blowing outside, coming towards the camp.Then a personal guard rushed into the tent and shouted loudly: "Report to the governor, the county magistrate of Qingdu, who led a group of gentry people in the city, carrying pigs, sheep, wine and rice, saying that they came to work in the army."

Lu Xiangsheng smiled. Today, after he led the army to lift the siege of Qingdu, the magistrate of Qingdu once went out of the city to thank him, but he did not expect that the labor force came here now.

Listening to the continuous sound of firecrackers, gongs and drums outside, the sound of blowing and beating is getting closer, and looking around at the generals in the tent, they are all happy. People have always fled when they see soldiers. This kind of spontaneous reward is too rare. Everyone's heart is warm .Lu Xiangsheng said with a smile: "The people of Qingdu are laboring. The army, all the generals, will follow the governor out of the camp to meet each other. The army and the people will have fun together."

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The camp was full of jubilation that day, Qingdu is a small county, it is impossible to send a lot of food and grass, only a few hundred shi, and dozens of pigs and sheep.However, the people of Qingdu were grateful from the bottom of their hearts, and their sincere thanks still warmed the hearts of Xuanda's soldiers.For the first time, many people realized what they should and should not do as officers and soldiers.

The magistrate of Qingdu also warmly invited Lu Xiangsheng to station in the city, but Lu Xiangsheng politely refused.That night, Lu Xiangsheng hosted a banquet in the camp to entertain the party of Qingdu county magistrate, and also made an exception to allow the generals to drink some wine.At the banquet, all the gentry in Qingdu praised Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, and even praised him for being like Zhao Zilong in Changshan, which made Wang Pu laugh from ear to ear.

After the banquet, Wang Dou returned to his camp with a smile on his face, and summoned a thousand generals Han Zhong, Wen Fangliang, and a thousand generals to celebrate.At the banquet, except for Han Zhong, everyone else seemed hesitant to speak, which made Wang Dou full of doubts.

Finally, under Wen Fangliang's wink, Xie Yike stood up and said: "Brother-in-law, in today's battle, all the brothers and I have some opinions on you, brother-in-law."

Wang Dou frowned: "What do you think?"

Now that Wang Dou is in the army of Shun Township, he can be said to be indistinguishable, and his authority is increasing day by day, no one dares to doubt him.It was the first time that Wang Dou heard that the soldiers under his command had opinions on him. Wang Dou was a little surprised. He said in a deep voice, "First Division, just say what you have to say, don't cover it up!"

Seeing the sharp light suddenly appearing in Wang Dou's eyes, staring at him like a hawk, Xie Yike's heart was pounding, he gave Wen Fangliang a dark look, thinking: "This guy is treacherous, push yourself out Watch the show from behind!"

He coughed, summoned up his courage, and said submissively: "It is my brother-in-law who is going to fight today and is at the forefront. My brother-in-law could have left this matter to Mr. Han Qian, Mr. Wen Qian, or Mr. Li. , why bother to charge forward? What if my brother-in-law has an accident, what will my sister do?"

After he said these words, even though it was a very cold weather, he was still dripping with cold sweat.

Wen Fangliang stood up and said with a smile: "General, brother Xie is right. All the soldiers in the Shun Township Army are willing to die for the general. Why do you want to take the opportunity of your brothers to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds?"

Xie Yike pushed out one of the guards in his team and said, "Brother-in-law, this is the opinion of our soldiers, you can listen to it."

He turned his head and glared at a guard who was standing aside, and shouted: "Boss, come out and tell the general what you have to say from the bottom of your heart."

The so-called "big head" guard came out Qiqiai, kowtowed respectfully to Wang Dou a few times, raised his face and said: "The little ones speak from the heart, the general divides the land for the young ones in Baoanzhou, The younger ones are grateful for allowing the family to live a happy life. But at the same time, they are uneasy, worrying that this good life will be gone one day, just like today."

He said: "You guys are willing to die for the general, but please take good care of yourself, general. Your body of ten thousand gold is attached to tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Baoan Prefecture. Like today's incident, if something goes wrong, How will the little ones explain to the wife? Not to mention, who will take care of the little ones' family members in Baoan Prefecture, and the fields may be kept?"

He said: "General, please don't venture into dangerous places lightly in the future. Let the younger ones do the killing of the enemy!"

Having said that, he kowtowed again, and soon, his forehead was dripping with blood, which was shocking.

Everyone in the tent also knelt down and said: "General, you have a body of ten thousand gold, please take care of your body and don't take risks lightly!"

Wang Dou was stunned for a moment, and then he felt that at some point, a solid interest group had formed around him.This group is headed by himself, and his every move is related to the safety of the group, and he shares weal and woe.Yes, soldiers can die in battle, as long as they are there, their families will have pensions and land, so they can live a decent life.

Without them, the group can still operate, but I can't have any accidents, otherwise everything around me, everything in Baoan Prefecture will disappear.In the hearts of the subordinates now, their own lives are more important than everything else.

Wang Dou sighed, indeed, the daily training and fighting of the Shun Township Army were as cold and rigorous as a robot, and everything was done step by step.It is incompatible with the personal bravery and personal inspirational tactics of the general.Perhaps from today onwards, it is impossible for him to experience this kind of exhilarating tactics like today.

Wang Dou said in a deep voice: "All generals please rise up!"

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On the ninth day of November in the 11th year of Chongzhen, in the afternoon.

On the bank of the Tang River, it was mid-winter at this time, and the surface of the river about [-] meters wide had already frozen, but the ice was thick but not thick enough for people, horses and vehicles to pass through.The ships along the river have been burned by the Qing soldiers. To get from Qingdu to Dingzhou, only a local stone bridge called Dingzhou Bridge can pass. However, this stone bridge has been occupied by the Qing army with white flags. defense.

The thousands of Xiangbai Banner troops who besieged Dingzhou were very surprised when they heard the report from the sentry and the report from the defeated Zhengbai Banner in Qingdu.There are more than 1 Ming reinforcements from Qingdu. Unlike other Ming armies, most of them are cavalry, and they dare to fight. Coming forward with vigor, the military power is no small matter.

Duoduo and Abatai, who were inlaid with white flags, were very cautious, especially when they heard that in their army, there was also the location of Wang Doubu, the third army of the Ming army, who was rumored to be in the Ming army, so they dared not neglect.The red flag-encrusted Dudu sentry cavalry has spread all over the flags. When encountering the Ming King's Doubu, be careful and cautious.

This Ming army is very brave, especially with sharp firearms. They have suffered a great loss, including the Eight Banners Mongolia, and the Three Banners soldiers who stayed in Tongzhou have lost more than 300 warriors, and most of them are in armor. Soldiers, it can be said that the loss was heavy.Encouraged by Wang Dou's victory, many Ming troops around the capital were already ready to move. Du Du and others stayed behind in Tongzhou, feeling quite strenuous.

Regarding the matter of Wang Dou, Duduo and others have already proved it from the soldiers of the Ming army captured. According to the news from the eyeliner of the capital, Wang Dou's department has indeed captured many people. The head of the warrior in the banner was also ordered by the emperor of Ming Dynasty Stacked into a Beijing view, the daily viewers are like clouds.

In view of this, after discussion between Duoduo and Abatai, the defenders of the Dingzhou Bridge were the most elite hundreds of Ba Yala soldiers in the Xiangbai Banner, and they must block the reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty within the territory of Qingdu.

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Old White Bull:
There is another chapter tonight.

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