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

Chapter 266 Only Persistence
The two sides stabbed each other for a while, and then each of them fell down again. Looking at the Ming Dynasty spearmen who were still fighting high on the opposite side, the Zhengbai Banner Heavy Armors were terrified.

In the blink of an eye, they were dead and seriously injured 90 to [-] people. The Zhengbai Banner heavy armored soldiers who attacked the earth wall almost lost half of them, and many of the remaining people were also wounded.Even if they thought they were brave in battle, they still couldn't restrain their inner fear in the face of those Ming Dynasty spearmen who fought cruelly and calmly like robots.

After all, they are robbers, and they depend on who they are. When they encounter crueler and more vicious opponents, they collapse!

They screamed wildly and fled outside the earthen wall. Wang Dou, who had seen the battle situation in his eyes, was not surprised by their defeat.

Not to mention the harsh training of the Shunxiang Army, the combat of the soldiers is subconscious, and what is more important is the strict reward and punishment system of the Shunxiang Fort.Anyone who dares to retreat or escape will be killed!What's more, they will suffer great humiliation after their death. Their family's fields will be confiscated, and the whole family will be expelled from Baoan Prefecture.If they died or were wounded in battle, they will receive a life-long pension, and the family will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives. Those who died in battle can also enjoy incense offerings every year.

How to choose, presumably the sergeants have thought clearly before dispatching troops, and anyway, this time entering the guard, there is still a great righteousness in front of them, which has some positive morale boosting effect.

Seeing those Qing soldiers with white flags screaming and fleeing, Wang Dou certainly would not let go of this good opportunity to pursue.

Immediately, under the order of Wang Dou, Wen Fangliang personally led hundreds of pikemen and sword-shield soldiers under his command, and chased them out along the passage. The archers and handymen of the various banners who filled the trench also collapsed immediately, also screaming and running for their lives.

Wen Fangliang led the army and chased for hundreds of steps, until they came to the front of the Qing army formation, where tens of thousands of Qing troops were densely packed, and they turned back.

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Lu Xiangsheng stood on the tall Yuanrong chariot of the Central Military Headquarters, and the three defense lines of the Xuanda camp were clear at a glance. Seeing the defeat of the Qing army on the front defense line, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion at the strength of the Wang Dou Department.

After the artillery fire from all sides, the Qing army's heavy armor rushed in from three sides of the camp. The defense against the wall was fine.It was the commander-in-chief of the two towns who went into battle in person and led the servants to fight desperately to drive out the Qing troops who had rushed into the earth wall.

It's good to be able to drive out, but it's really impossible to chase and kill hundreds of steps like Wang Doubu.

It was already noon at this time, and because of the defeat of the frontal offensive, the Qing army quickly ordered Ming Jin to withdraw its troops in order to prevent changes, and they retreated back to the camp like a tide, leaving behind a messy battlefield.

Xuan Dajun came out to clean up the battlefield. From yesterday afternoon to this afternoon, Wang Dou reckoned that the soldiers of the third battalion killed and wounded a lot of Qing people, but this time the first-level harvest was very little.

Because the corpses, wounded, and scattered weapons and flags of the Qing army were all taken back by themselves, only the last wave of attack was left. The Shunxiang army defeated the Qing army who was attacking the wall, and chased and killed hundreds of steps. It took more than 200 heads to be chopped off.

Among them, more than 100 were dressed in armor, and the rest were wearing leather robes and padded jackets with pigtails. There was only a simple weapon on the corpses. They were obviously slaves such as Aha who accompanied the army.

On the two wings of Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei, Yang Guozhu chopped off more than 30 heads, and Hu Dawei chopped off 25 Qing army heads. If there are army corpses and wounded, then don't think about it.

Indeed, in field battles or defending the city, it is really difficult to capture the head of the opponent's sergeant.If it wasn't for the irreversible defeat, the corpses and wounded of the dead and wounded soldiers of all parties would be snatched back by themselves.Unless the enemy's corpses are irretrievable, their heads will become the opponent's trophies.

Most of the Ming army guarded the city and did not dare to pursue it in the field. Except for the corpses of the Qing army who attacked the wall and the corpses within dozens of steps below the city, the remaining corpses and wounded would be snatched back by the Qing army or cremated. , or shipped back home.Taking back the remains of one's own soldiers during the war was a great achievement in the military law of the Qing Dynasty. If the corpses were transported back to their hometowns, they would even get half of the opponent's family property.

Although the Shunxiang army gained the most in the Xuan army, Wang Dou couldn't be happy. In just these few days of fighting, his subordinates had suffered more than [-] casualties.In the hand-to-hand combat just now, in a short period of time, more than [-] Shunxiang soldiers died under the opponent's javelins and spears, and dozens of others were injured.

If the fierce fighting continues for a few more days, how much will the soldiers in our army lose?

Calculated, from the Battle of the Eastern Suburbs of the Capital to the Battle of Dingzhou, plus now, since Wang Dou entered the guard, the number of soldiers in the army has been more than 500 casualties.His advantage is only that he has a steady stream of people to supplement him.

More than 200 casualties in the previous few times have been supplemented.But this time they were besieged, but no one came to replenish them, and one died and one less.

What worries Wang Dou even more is whether the defenders on the two wings can hold on. If they can't withstand the collapse, the 1 people by the river...

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After cleaning the battlefield, Lu Xiangsheng ordered a fire to be made to cook and reward the soldiers.

However, all the generals gathered in Lu Xiangsheng's large tent were sullen, and the atmosphere was dull.

Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei's faces were full of vicissitudes, and they were all taken aback after counting their own lieutenant soldiers.From the fierce battle yesterday afternoon to the present, among the two troops, Yang Guozhu suffered nearly 500 casualties, and Hu Dawei also suffered more than 400 casualties.

Although the number of casualties in the two armies was only less than half, each about a hundred or so, most of the rest were hit by arrows and temporarily lost their combat effectiveness.However, it was freezing cold, and any small wound could cause these people to lose their lives.Of those who end up injured, probably half of them don't survive.

The two men each had two thousand soldiers. With such a high casualty rate, strictly speaking, their main barracks had already been destroyed. If they were replaced by other Ming troops, or during a wild battle, everyone would have collapsed and rushed for their lives. went.

After Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei counted the number of people, they both added some people from the auxiliary soldiers to join the battle team.However, most of the auxiliary soldiers were military households from the guard, and they added in, which further reduced the combat effectiveness of the army, and the two of them had no choice.

Everyone at the scene had their own concerns, and Xuanfu General Zhang Yan's Central Military Department, which had been located in Lu Xiangsheng, did not participate in the battle.Of course, from tomorrow onwards, he can no longer stay out of the matter. Yang Guozhu suggested that 2000 people in his army should be divided into two parts to help defend the left and right wings. Hu Dawei agreed.

Wang Dou strictly guarded the front and was under great pressure. He must have been unable to distinguish between soldiers and horses. He also had outstanding military exploits, and his subordinates were brave and good at fighting. Naturally, no one would snatch his soldiers.

Zhang Yan is a mere general, who usually doesn't show his face, so naturally he can't disobey the proposal of the two generals.

Wang Dou saw that he was still sitting majestically, silently wondering what he was thinking.Suddenly Zhang Yan said: "Our army has been fighting for five days. The enemy is outnumbered and we are few, and no reinforcements can come. Duchen, two military gates, General Wang, why don't we break out from Haoshui Bridge to the west, where there are few enemies, With the bravery of our Xuan army, we should be able to break through the encirclement."

Before Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Guozhu and the others could speak, Wang Douji said: "Minister, absolutely not! My officers and men stick to the camp, relying entirely on their vigor. If they retreat, the army will lose their fighting spirit, and the enemy will pursue tens of thousands of horses. The consequences will be unimaginable. !"

Zhang Yan was really dizzy, no better than sticking to the walled city, this retreat and breakout must be the whole army fleeing for their lives, repeating the replica of the Battle of Songshan.Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Guozhu, and Hu Dawei have many cavalry in their army, and they may be able to escape quickly.There are many pawns in the camp between myself and Zhang Yan, and there must be no one out of ten who can escape with their lives.

Moreover, when the whole army fled, they lost all their food, grass and supplies in panic. Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei and others fled for a short time. In this severe cold weather, many of the cavalry in their army would also freeze to death under the conditions of hunger and cold. Tired to death, starved to death.Of the remaining sergeants, only a few survived.

This is also the sinister intention of Dorgon and others to surround San Que Yi, so although there is Haoshui Bridge, they can retreat to the west of Julu.However, Wang Dou and the others never dared to touch this idea. The only way was to go shopping, so that Dorgon and the others retreated in the face of difficulties.

Perhaps reinforcements will arrive and the siege will be lifted.

Take the initiative to evacuate without even thinking about it.

Of course Lu Xiangsheng understood this truth. He said sharply: "Although the slaves are powerful, our army sticks to the camp, so there may not be no hope of survival. Although our army has suffered heavy losses, the slaves have suffered even more. As General Wang said, stick to it The camp is the most lethal to the enemy, after the reinforcements from the high supervisor army arrive, our army will attack from inside and outside, and the slaves and thieves will be wiped out with one blow, and our Ming Dynasty will have nothing to worry about."

He looked around the crowd: "This is the time to sacrifice one's life to serve the country. All the generals need to fight the enemy bravely. If anyone dares to retreat and shrink back, the governor should ask Shang Fang's sword to rectify the law on the spot."

Zhang Yan was shocked and knelt down on the ground, Nuonuo said yes.

After Lu Xiangsheng scolded, he encouraged everyone, honestly speaking, he had no choice but to talk about such a front-running enemy.

By the time of the Ming Dynasty, the status quo was long gone, especially for the powerful generals and warlords, the civil servants had long since changed from being casual instigation to subservience and even compromise.With Lu Xiangsheng's prestige in Xuanda, he had no choice but to try his best to encourage the generals to kill the enemy and extinguish their thoughts of preserving their strength.

Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei are old soldiers, of course they understand the harm of retreating and breaking through.Retreating means annihilating the entire army. If you stick to it, even if half of your troops are killed in battle, at least part of the army's seeds can be kept. You can tell at a glance which is more important.

But going on like this is not an option, so we can only count on Gao Qiqian, and everyone is talking about when Guan Ning's reinforcements will arrive.

Wang Dou listened to everyone's discussion quietly, but he felt resentful in his heart. It had been five days, and he couldn't believe that Gao Qiqian and others hadn't received the news of asking for help.Are they still watching?In their hearts, is it so important to unite the same party and fight against differences? Party struggle trumps all state affairs?
The lonely army is trapped, the most fear is that there is no news from the outside world, even if Gao Qiqian and others make a gesture, it can also greatly inspire the army's morale, even this is not willing?
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To the east of the Xuanda camp, the Qing army's dense tents stretched from the Zhangshui River to the front of the camp for several miles.

In the seemingly endless sea of ​​tents and flags, in Dorgon's luxurious golden-roofed tent, the full-fledged generals of the Qing Dynasty are discussing their affairs, and the banner owners of the Eight Banners Manchuria and Eight Banners Mongolia are sending casualties under their banners. The number of people is reported.

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Old White Bull: There is another chapter tonight.

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