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

Chapter 616 Blood River
Kuixing Pavilion was not very far from the pontoon bridge. Soon, Gao Jinzhong saw clearly the flags accompanied by the cavalry, all of which were square flags. It seemed that each flag had the patterns of green dragon, white tiger, red bird, and basalt. In the middle, there was The golden waves of the sun and the moon replaced the places where the surnames of the generals should have been embroidered.

These flags are all crimson, giving people a feeling of passion, and looking at the eight-petal caps and iron pointed helmets of the cavalrymen, Gao Jinzhong understood everything in an instant, and his face was even more pale.

"My lord, you should close the city gate immediately and recruit brothers to defend."

The entourage beside him also understood, and they were all terrified. It seemed that Wang Dou, the Marquis of Yongning, was imitating the actions of the East Road, and was going to attack all the merchants. Zhangjiakou is an important place for business and business. They even sent so many elite riders here.

Listening to his subordinates' suggestions, Gao Jinzhong just shook his head, and he sighed: "It's too late, and..."

Seeing thunderous hoofbeats outside the city, billowing smoke and dust, a steady stream of cavalry crossing the river, the cavalry in the vanguard, even more quickly plundered towards the two city gates, and Gao Jinzhong even saw the artillery of the army behind, so, could it be the Red Army? Barbarian cannon?Gao Jinzhong's complexion turned even paler.

He said decadently: "Don't hit a stone with a pebble and do meaningless work. Although we have benefits, life is more important."

He made up his mind: "Open the city gate wide, let us welcome the officers and soldiers brothers from the east."

At the same time, he ordered: "Also, quickly send troops to inform the two adults Wanquan Youweicheng and Longmenweicheng."

He sighed and murmured: "The only thing I can do is this..."

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When Wen Fangliang arrived outside the gate of Yongzhen, the first-class troops in the front and left had already controlled the two gates. Gao Jinzhong greeted him outside the gate with a smile. A trembling representative of the gentry.

Wen Fangliang directly showed him the document: "According to the orders of the Marquis of Yongning, the Governor's Mansion, and the governor's yamen, Fan Yongdou, Jin Liangyu, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, and Cao Sanxi were all collaborators and traitors. The evidence is conclusive. I was ordered to arrest all the culprits and bring them to justice. Rape, high defense, I hope you will cooperate!"

Gao Jinzhong bowed his head and said, "Yes, the officials will definitely cooperate, definitely cooperate."

Although he forced himself to be calm, the iron cavalry armored soldiers lined up on both sides of the city in front of him were too oppressive for him, and he still couldn't help shaking his body.

In Gao Jinzhong's eyes, these Jingbian soldiers all had excellent iron helmets, ranging from red tassels to blue tassels, and all of them wore double-breasted winter coats with hoods, sleeves reaching to the elbows, and fur aprons. , at the front and at the hem, the color is blue and red, and the color is pleasing to the eye.

They are also wearing belts and brass buckles, which make them even more mighty. In their manners, they sometimes show the shining nails on their arms, dazzling people's eyes.

Gao Jinzhong keenly noticed that there was a row of red velvet on the shoulders of some armored soldiers, and a small pompom was raised on the left and right.

Those armored soldiers are already elite enough, and these armored soldiers with red velvet on their shoulders are even more sturdy, and they can't help trembling just by staring at them casually.

Gao Jinzhong knew that these people were the first-class soldiers in the Jingbian Army, and he felt emotional, looking at their equipment, it was not necessarily the servants in each battalion, even the generals, but here, an ordinary soldier can have it, plus In terms of their aura, they are worthy of being the leaders of the elite of the Nine Borders.

While Gao Jin was loyal, his subordinates were not much better. They were all trembling. Sure enough, it was correct for the lord to open the door to welcome them. , these East Road officers and soldiers have reason to kill them.

Seeing that Gao Jin was loyal and interesting, Wen Fangliang put away the announcement in satisfaction, and waved his hand: "The army is entering the city!"

For the soldiers and civilians in Zhangjiakou, a series of things happened suddenly. Suddenly, the Jingbian army on the East Road approached the city, and then the high guard opened the gate, and then the army entered the city.

Horseshoes boomed, and many merchants and residents stood blankly by the door, or avoided in panic, watching the Jingbian army cavalry coming from the side of the street. Hitting the Qingshiban street, there was a neat bang.

The march of a disciplined army has always had a strong oppressive force, especially for these Jingbian troops, all young and strong, all dressed in uniforms, caps, helmets, arms, and horses, the oppressive force is even more astonishing.

They rode forward silently. The spearmen put their spears on the victory hooks of their saddles, and the blunderbuss soldiers carried their blunderbusses on their backs. As they marched, the whole city gradually became quiet, and it seemed that only the orderly torrent of hooves.

In the team, a voice shouted: "I am ordered, under the command of the Marquis of Yongning, the officers and soldiers of the Qinglong Camp of the Jingbian Army to arrest traitors and profiteers. When the application is made, the whole city is under martial law! The order is not allowed to stay in the market, not to gather crowds, not to attack officers and soldiers, Violators will be shot to death!"

"The benevolent and righteous division of the Jingbian army has strict military discipline and has never harassed the people. The people don't need to panic!"

As the army continued to enter the city and the announcements sounded continuously, the people in Zhangjiakou woke up. Amidst howls of mourning, they called their sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, and fled in chaos. Close the door.

The whole city suddenly became noisy, and then quickly quieted down, and the orderly sound of hoofs marched again. Many people, still in shock, looked at the passing army from the crack of the door. The streets and alleys were full of irrepressible Weeping, and whispering.

Of course, some people couldn't accept such a result. They panicked, and when they urgently summoned their family and servants, they became confused and angry: "What is Gao Jinzhong, that bastard, why doesn't he stick to it behind closed doors?"

The army marched to the Bell and Drum Tower, which is already the center of the city, Zhangjiakoubao Street, and the Drum Tower is surrounded by main streets, which are called Gulou East Street, South Street, West Street, and North Street.

Wen Fangliang unceremoniously used the Bell and Drum Tower as the headquarters of the battalion. The generals of the battalion and the military officers reported to Wen Fangliang that in addition to controlling the east and south gates, the army also controlled the Yuhuang Pavilion on the north wall.

Although there was no city gate there, a hole was dug in the city wall for pedestrians to enter and exit.

However, after the Longqing Peace Conference, the Han-Mongolian mutual market was specially paid for by Shang Jia to facilitate the entry and exit of officials. Not far from the inside of the small gate, there is a board of directors, which is in charge of trade in the frontier fortress.

"Our army is closing down and beating dogs. There are treacherous merchants living in the city, and there is no way to escape."

The Chinese military officer finally said.

Gao Jinzhong stood aside at a loss, listening to the words of the generals on the East Route. They had been plotting against Zhangjiakou for a long time, and he was even more chilled. After thinking about it, he smiled and said to Wen Fangliang: "General, can you recommend a guide for me? , Find the warehouses of those profiteers for the army?"

Wen Fangliang glanced at him, then looked at the map of Zhangjiakou hanging on the wind, smiled, and said: "No need, I will believe more in the detailed newspapers in the Jingbian army."

Gao Jinzhong looked embarrassed, and said: "Yes, yes..."

Wen Fangliang waved to his subordinates: "According to the predetermined plan, start to arrest the thieves and search for adultery!"

All the generals in the Zuoying camp collectively clasped their fists together, and there was a clanging sound of nail leaves. They shouted: "The last general takes orders!"

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Not long after Zhangjiakou Castle was quiet, there was a sudden loud hoofbeat, which sounded everywhere in the streets and alleys, and then there were shouts of killing, and the sound of bird guns one after another, accompanied by cries, groans, and screams. Many soldiers and civilians in the country are even more panicked.

"Catch the thieves and seize the adultery!"

Teams of the Zuoying army came out everywhere, and under the guidance of the intelligence department personnel who were ambushing in the fort, they kept breaking into the door, causing screams.

"This is one of the warehouses of the Fan family in Zhangjiakou."

Pointing to a tall collapsed warehouse in an alley on Wucheng Street, Liu Jun said that at this time he was guiding a group of armored soldiers from the left, accompanied by a town governor in the camp, who was responsible for registering the seizure of the warehouse.

The team officer looked at the warehouse in front of him. From the looks of it, it was still an official building. Unexpectedly, it was occupied by a profiteer. There was no secret behind it.

He cupped his fists to Liu Jun: "I'm sorry."

A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he waved his hand: "Break the door!"

Some tens of thousands of enemies were thrown in from outside the wall, and they were crying and shouting for their mothers inside. soldier.

The first-class troops in the Jingbian army are all skilled in swords, guns and shields, and the baggage team in the camp is also equipped with some commonly used weapons and equipment.

Considering the possible street fighting and house fighting, it is naturally impossible to use all the spears and blunderbusses, so many officers and soldiers ransacked their homes and changed their weapons.

Once inside, there is a spacious compound with bloody flesh beside the door. A few wounded are lying in a pool of blood, crying and moaning. Several people in front of them are looking at the soldiers of the Jingbian Army who broke through the door in fear.

A man who looked like an official suddenly shouted: "The thieves from the East Road want to rob us of our food and clothing, so we will fight them."

Immediately, the buddies beside him, guarding the courtyard or something, all gritted their teeth, all of them held sticks, knives and guns, and rushed over shouting. Some of them also held bows, arrows and firearms, and their behavior was more sturdy. Officers and soldiers.

"shooting!"

The team officer shouted loudly.

Some sword and shield soldiers in the front row squatted down, and then the sound of bird guns bursting like beans, and gunpowder smoke abounded. Some people rushing in front were shot and fell down screaming.

"shooting!"

The team officer shouted orders.

The blunderbuss soldiers in front withdrew, and the rear continued to shoot.

Another bludgeon sounded, and some people fell down, groaning in pain.

"what!"

Those people were defeated, including the manager, all of them staggered and fled to some tall warehouses behind, leaving the wounded crying on the ground, and some dead bodies.

"Chase!"

The team officer waved his hand, and immediately the sword and shield soldiers and spearmen, armed with weapons, chased forward.

"Forgive me!"

The steward accidentally fell to the ground, and as soon as he struggled to get up, he saw a Jingbian saber shield soldier and a spearman chasing him.

He was out of his wits and screamed in a hurry.

With a flash of the sword, the sword and shield soldier slashed at him with his head and face covered. The steward was slashed and screamed heart-piercingly. The soldier pulled it out hard, but he couldn't pull it out for a while.

There was another flash of cold light, and a long spear stabbed at him, stabbing his lower abdomen instantly, bloody foam gushed out of the steward's mouth, the pain was so painful...

Soon, in this collapsed house, all those who dared to resist died, and the rest of them ran wild, not knowing what to do.

"All kneel down, and those who resist will die!"

The team officer shouted loudly.

Those people waited and knelt down in a hurry, all wailing in horror.

A few people were left to guard, and the team officer led the team into the warehouse. They kicked open the doors one by one to see whether the inside was full of bulging sacks or other parcel boxes.

When the spear was stabbed down, golden wheat and millet immediately gushed out from the breach, shining with a seductive luster. In each room of the collapsed house, there were still a lot of salt, tea, candy, silk, cloth, sheepskin boxes, tobacco, etc. merchandise...

There is an endless supply of dazzling merchants, and the governor will register them one by one, and finally will make a record of the harvest and hand it over to the shogunate.

Although the money is touching, the officers and men of the Jingbian Army who made the raids were unmoved. First, there are townspeople and supervisors. If there is any corruption, the punishment after the event is very severe. Not to mention losing everything, it will even affect family members and friends. .

Second, in the eyes of the soldiers, their meritorious deeds are obviously more important than these treasures. They sent out to search, and they also recorded meritorious deeds. There was news that after the operation was over, and after the birthday of the general, the reward of land outside the Great Wall would be coming soon. Conducted.

According to the current development momentum of the Jingbian Army, it is very likely that the rewards for farmland and houses in the future will be calculated by miles. These are all based on the value of meritorious service. Even if a person will soon have a huge sum of 10 yuan, no one will lose the big because of small things. Be tempted by the ten yuan that harms my future.

In addition to these commodities, there are also a large amount of ginseng, mink fur, and medicinal materials in some warehouses. There are even a large amount of gold and silver porcelain in some boxes, as well as blood-stained jewelry. Judging from the styles, they are all Central Plains styles.

Undoubtedly, this is the funds for the Tartars to buy goods from profiteers, and the profiteers may not have time to transport them back to their hometown.

Liaodong fur medicinal materials have been very popular in the Central Plains. In the post-Golden era, Nurhachi used these commodities to smuggle a large number of weapons and armor with profiteers. Without profiteers smuggling, can Nurhachi really start with thirteen sets of armor?joke.

And these profiteers are really frenzied for self-interest. The silver and treasure captured by the Qing soldiers flowed into their hands in a steady stream. It is unknown which Han family owned these jewelry. Looking at the blood stains on the jewelry, these families must have died tragically.

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Teams of the Jingbian army who were searched and captured rumbled across the streets and alleys from time to time. There were also many fine horsemen from the left battalion who rushed out of the city and went straight to Xiaobai Mountain, Taiping Mountain and other places outside the city. The collapsed warehouses of local profiteers.

All the residents of Zhangjiakou Fort closed their doors tightly, anxiously waiting for the matter to pass as soon as possible.

There are also many people gnashing their teeth. These people, even ordinary residents, are still profiting from smuggling, and they have made a living from it for generations. They are worried that they will not be able to make a living from it in the future.

And in the warehouses of the various houses, the profiteers resisted unexpectedly tenaciously, almost no one was caught obediently, and they always had to resist one or two stubbornly.Perhaps, they also have a reason. This is to protect their family property and family members. They don't have any thoughts of family and country in their hearts.

If Gao Jinzhong hadn't opened the door, the merchants in the city were caught off guard, let alone organized, and the soldiers and civilians of Zhangjiakou Fort had closed the door before the arrival of the army, perhaps Wen Fangliang's Zuoying army would not be able to capture the city for a while.

Not only that, because Zhangjiakou is a major smuggling area in Xuan Town, the local tyrants, as well as most of the soldiers and civilians, also rely on this to make a living, so after the panic, they also slowly reacted, some people sneaked out of the house in disregard of the martial law order, in order to The profiteers help.

There are even a large number of officers and soldiers who quietly left the camp to join.

Although Gao Jinzhong was determined to cooperate with Wen Fangliang, he couldn't control his subordinates who were greedy for profit. By this time, many subordinates had already hated Gao Jinzhong who was determined to open the door. Even some of his followers at that time gradually regretted it.

This caused the soldiers of the Zuoying Army of the Jingbian Army to start the search at Shenshi, and the sound of gunfire and shouts of killing in Zhangjiakou Fort has been ringing non-stop. However, in the face of absolute force, all their resistance was futile. Let more and more casualties fall on the streets or in warehouses.

The smell of blood in the air became more and more intense, and the fresh blood they shed condensed into slippery red ice in the cold wind, which made people startled.

"Although this collapsed house belongs to the Cao family, my lady guard and Mr. Lai from Youwei City have all invested money in it. You can't take it away."

In the desperate roar, what responded to them was the sound of a volley of guns.

On Beiguan Street, a group of local guards wearing fox hats, leather jackets and leather pants, and Han shoes, armed with weapons, intended to intercept a group of soldiers from the rear of the Left Battalion who were about to search the warehouse in front of them. Everyone has the benefit of sharing, so they are not as poor as the officers and soldiers in other military forts.

However, only a few gunmen from the team fired a round of bullets at them, killing and injuring some people, and they howled and routed.

Seeing how they were running wild, a governor next to him said to the team officer: "These officers and soldiers have already become a defeated army. Unless they are captured without a fight, they must be killed, lest they will kill and set fire in anger. riots in the city."

The team officer nodded, and ordered: "First, second, third, get on the horse and hunt them down, leave no one behind, hack them all to death..."

On the Bell and Drum Tower, Wen Fangliang nodded in satisfaction as he watched the seized accounts being sent in from all over the country. The frontier army can be expanded again, and the group he is in has also expanded.

Beside Wen Fangliang, Gao Jinzhong looked palely at the smiling Jingbian soldiers, fidgeting, the fierce resistance in the city was beyond his expectation, so much blood was shed, so many people died, his future fate may be Not good.

At this time, he saw a confidant family member in his mansion, led by a soldier of the Jingbian army, shrunken upstairs. After looking at the officers of the Jingbian army in fear, he walked in front of him and said in a low voice: "My lord, Madam is crying in the mansion, the little ones can't persuade her."

Gao Jinzhong gritted his teeth: "This stinky bitch will make trouble for me."

He thought for a while, and smiled at Wen Fangliang: "General Wen, something happened in the lower government mansion, can you..."

Wen Fangliang's eyes turned on Gao Jinzhong's face, and when he saw that he was trembling with fear, he smiled and patted Gao Jinzhong's shoulder: "Old Gao, I will see your cooperation in my eyes, the future general In terms of rewards for meritorious deeds, you may not be without a share... Is there something in the house? Go, go, yes, take a pass to go..."

Gao Jinzhong accepted the passing order, nodded and bowed his waist: "Thank you, General, I'm leaving now."

He took his family with him, went downstairs, and walked on the street. He saw that the street was empty and there was no one around, except for the elite armored soldiers from the left battalion. There was a burst of gunshots, and some merchants who were crying for their fathers and mothers were being escorted to a certain place by some Jingbian soldiers.

He didn't dare to look too much, and there were constant checks along the way. Fortunately, there was a pass order, so the journey was safe and sound.

He returned to the defense mansion in a panic, and when he arrived at the backyard hall, he heard bursts of crying, and couldn't help being upset.

Then, he saw a fat woman screaming over, it was his wife Lai Shi, but she was Lai Zhucui, the ninth younger sister of Lai Tianlu, the Wanquan Right Guard General Lai Tianlu on Shangxi Road in Xuanfu.

"Damn you, open the door and let a group of robbers come in. Take a look, look, Gao Jinzhong, all our warehouses and shops have been raided."

Gao Jinzhong looked at this woman and frowned. Before getting married, this woman was quite slender, but after getting married, she became fatter and fatter, which made him lose his appetite and was extremely jealous. The concubine was beaten to death by her, for his brother's sake, she swallowed her anger, but...

He said coldly: "That's your Lai's shop and warehouse, and it has nothing to do with Gao Jinzhong and me."

"what!"

Lai screamed, and ran over to wrestle Gao Jinzhong: "You have no heart, before you got married, you called Xiao Cuicui, sweet-talked, flattered me in every possible way, and flattered my brother, so I put Zhangjiakou on defense for you, now your wings are hard , can you fly by yourself? No conscience..."

Gao Jinzhong was caught off guard, several bloodstains were scratched on his face by her, his anger rose from his heart, and he slapped Lai's face suddenly, causing her to fly away to the side , some maids beside her hurried forward to help her.

Gao Jinzhong pointed at her and yelled angrily: "You bitch, it's fine if you don't mention this, but if you mention this, I will get angry!"

"Tell me, tell me, after marrying you, how much have I, Gao Jinzhong, been bullied by your family? Even the money and silver in the mansion are in your hands... Haha, you will send me a monthly report every month, Just a tael of silver, do you think I'm a son-in-law and a pariah?"

Lai covered her face, looked at Gao Jinzhong's ferocious expression, and couldn't believe it. The man in front of her was her husband who used to be humble to her. She threw off the maid and rushed forward screaming: "Ah, you hit me? My old lady and You worked hard!"

Gao Jinzhong slapped Lai Shi away again, and then ordered the left and right: "Madam is confused, lock her in the house, and no one will let her out without my permission... The situation is urgent right now, everyone can't Killed by her..."

Then he sneered: "What shit. Lai Tianlu and Lai Tianmin, you think it's the past? Wang Dou will soon enter the town, and it's hard to say whether they will survive."

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Zhangjiakou Fort is an important place for smuggling and commerce among various families. The property inside and outside the fort was searched, and the caravan stewards under the names of various families inside and outside the fort were arrested. From the 24th to the 25th, all matters finally came to an end.

The confiscated money, silk, food and grass are countless, and the specific amount is still being counted urgently by the town governor and supply officials.

The fort is still under martial law, no pedestrians are seen in the streets and alleys, and all the resistance has disappeared, leaving only thunderous news spreading in all directions.

On the morning of the 26th, Wen Fangliang received a report from the sentry cavalry that Lai Tianlu's troops were coming to the left and right guards, each with about several thousand soldiers. The military households were also aroused, and even recruited women and children, rushing towards Zhangjiakou aggressively.

There is still a return for sentry cavalry, Lai Tianlu's younger brother, Lai Tianmin, a general of the Dushi Horse Camp on the North Road in Longmen Weicheng, has received news from Zhangjiakou, and is recruiting troops. Yang Tianfu, a member of the middle road, is in the same spirit as the Lai family, and may also be moved.

Even some military officers and generals in the town are eager to move.

"They came so fast?"

Gao Jinzhong, standing beside Wen Fangliang respectfully, was taken aback.

After what happened the day before yesterday, he also thought about it, he has no way out, he can only follow the Jingbian army, if they don't retreat and wait for his own fate, it will be very miserable.

Yesterday some guards in his battalion sneaked out of the battalion to confront the Jingbian army, almost all of them were killed or injured, but luckily these people were not his confidantes, no matter how many casualties there were, he didn't care.

Although Gao Jinzhong was guarding Zhangjiakou, many officers and soldiers in the battalion were close friends of the Lai family, or were bought by many businessmen. He almost felt like he was being left alone in the fort. It would be good for him if these people died.

So on the 25th, after asking Wen Fangliang for instructions, he hurriedly recruited the defenders who obeyed him, and began to clean the streets and maintain order in the castle, which also helped Wen Fangliang a little.

The surviving officers and soldiers were all frightened and obediently obeyed Gao Jinzhong's arrangements.

"They reacted too slowly, Lai Tianlu and others, could it be that they belong to the tortoise?"

After getting the information, Wen Fangliang didn't take it seriously, and made a joke. The generals of the Zuoying upstairs all laughed.

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On the 29th, Zhong Xiancai led the first-class army of the Right Guard Baihu Battalion, and Wang Pu's relative Wang Zheng, to the outside of Datong.

Although the distance from Yulinbao to Datong City was more than 400 miles, according to the marching speed of the cavalry of the Jingbian Army, it would not take such a long time even in the freezing weather. The speed was mainly hindered by Wang Zheng's army.

Although he led all the elite cavalry in the Datong town camp, it was obvious that the level of elite was far from being comparable to that of the Jingbian army.

Appeal!
Zhong Xiancai was riding a white horse. In the wind and snow, when he reined in the horse, the healthy horse under his crotch neighed and snorted vigorously. His strong front hooves vigorously planed the hard ground. Spit out thick white gas.

Not far from Dongguan, Zhong Xian stopped and stopped to watch the majestic Phoenix City Pool in front of him.

Wang Zhengce was next to them, and behind the two of them, there were dense horsemen again, and the flying flags were faintly visible in the snowflakes.

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On the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Guangheng led the cavalry battalion of the Chinese army, and Gao Shiyin and Han Chao each led the first-class troops in the battalion. Together with Li Yunshu and others, they arrived at the foot of Taiyuan City.

Along the way, they also encountered several interceptions.

After receiving the news of the failure of the business war, everyone immediately rushed day and night, fled from Hunyuan Prefecture and returned to Taiyuan Mansion. They first made a big public opinion, saying that if Wang Dou took action against them, he would be an enemy of the whole world, hoping that Wang Dou would be wary .

After all, although Wang Dou had old affairs in the past, but the East Road was only a small place, how big was the involvement in Xuanda Three Towns?

To plan ahead, they also recruited servants, distributed a lot of money at the same time, tried their best to win over guards and officials everywhere, and promised all kinds of benefits, hoping that if there was any change, they could be connected with each other.

They even win over King Jin in Taiyuan City's palace. No matter how daring Wang Dou is, he dares to attack the vassal?

After waiting for several days, everyone didn't hear anything, they all laughed, saying that Wang Dou was a rat after all, and they dared not do anything to them.

After laughing, they received the news that Wang Dou had dispatched troops. There were more than [-] troops, all cavalry, and officers and soldiers from Datong Town and Shanxi Town. .

At this time, they also received information that the Wang family had already rebelled, and after being angry, they couldn't think about it.

And because the monk can't run away from the temple, and everyone can't get together. After all, they belong to Jiexiu, Taigu, Pingyang and other places. Take care of each other and seek the same spirit.

Under their vigorous activities, the army from the East Road encountered many attacks along the way. First of all, at Pingxingguan, the local officers and soldiers intended to ambush the Jingbian army who was on their way.

However, the Jingbian army is not the Japanese army, the most important thing is the intelligence sentry. In front of the masses of soldiers and horses, there are galloping soldiers who will not accept them at night. It is easy to detect their ambush.

Li Guangheng's cavalry battalion dispatched only one unit, one side attack, defeated thousands of officers and soldiers in ambush, and beheaded the Pingxing gate guard who was in charge of the operation on the spot.

In Daizhou and Xinzhou, they also encountered officers and soldiers intercepting them, and they all defeated them. Kill the guard.

Hitting bandits, rebels, horse thieves, and even rogues, pretending to be Li Zicheng's army horses, they came all the way, and I don't know how many were defeated.

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At noon on the 26th, with the cold wind blowing, Wen Fangliang led the three soldiers of the Zuoying to line up in Zhangjiakou Fort, a few miles to the north in the wilderness.

Based on the detection information of the sentinels, Wen Fangliang judged that the army horses that Lai Tianlu forced from the right guard would arrive outside Zhangjiakou one step faster, and the team coming from the left guard might arrive in the afternoon. As for the castles that followed behind Military households don't know whether they will arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

Therefore, after an emergency discussion, Wen Fangliang decided to defeat the troops in this department first, and then deal with the left guard troops who were pushing towards the south gate.

After leaving a second-class army to defend the city, Wen Fangliang pulled out all the remaining three troops, and decided to complete the battle in a short time with a thunderous force.

Wen Fangliang's army array was arranged with a second-class army in the center. They dismounted and formed an array. There were [-] musketeers in front and [-] pikemen in the rear, each divided into four rows.

Then some artillery were at the forefront, and there was a first-class army on each side of the wing, all riding horses in formation.

In the binoculars, Wen Fangliang saw the official road and the field ahead, and there were piles of officers and soldiers on the Shangxi Road with messy uniforms and scattered banners.

Most of them are infantry, less cavalry, and there is no formation at all, and there is no discipline at all. Although their voices cannot be heard from a distance, they can vaguely see the mouth shapes of some people, and some people are talking and laughing loudly. Some people cursed.

Wen Fangliang shook his head, how can such an army fight for the country?

But at this time, they were the enemies of the left battalion, so naturally the worse the better.

When they approached Erli, they had not yet formed a team, nor had they formed an effective army formation. Although they also sent sentry cavalry when they came over, they were intercepted by Ye Bushou, the accompanying army. Maybe they didn't know that the soldiers of the left battalion brought Hongyi with them. cannon.

And because there was some wind and snow today, they didn't have binoculars, and they couldn't see the situation clearly from a distance, so they swaggered around, unaware of the imminent disaster.

Seeing them getting closer, still swaying and making a mess, Wen Fangliang shook his head again, and then ordered: "Fire!"

When a Hongyi cannon in Zuoying was test-fired, the officers and soldiers of Shangxi Road finally began to line up, and then they heard the sound of a cannon from the opposite side, and they were collectively startled.

Then I saw a cannonball whizzing over, accurately shooting into the crowd, beating a piece of flesh and blood, and when the fragments of armor and weapons flew up, they bounced on the hard ground, taking away more thighs, lower legs, and arms.

"what!"

Many of them screamed.

Hearing loud bangs from the opposite side, smoke rose, and more shells whizzed over. As the shells continued to shoot in, blood mist exploded everywhere, the sound of cracking bones was loud, and amidst the hoarse screams, the officers and soldiers on the Shangxi Road They were terrified and confused, not knowing what to do.

The soul-stimulating artillery on the opposite side continued to fire, and at the same time, a shell cut off a soldier by the waist, and at the same time rushed over, knocking down the general flag in front of him.

While screaming in fear, everyone in fear suddenly heard shocking sounds like thunder and torrents coming from the left and right. In the snowstorm, they saw two torrents of blue and red cavalry rushing towards their wings. .

The two streams of iron were rushing forward, like giant dragons that overwhelmed the river and the sea. It seemed that the killing spirit covering the world was soaring into the sky. escaped.

Until one person made a heart-piercing and desperate voice: "Ah, the cavalry is coming, run!"

With a bang, the officers and soldiers of Shangxi Road were defeated collectively. They ran around desperately in all directions, all of them caring about their heads and tails, only wishing that they could grow a few more legs.

It seems that someone in the crowd yelled to stop, but the officers and soldiers on the West Road only wanted to run for their lives, so who would obey orders?
Then these people had no choice but to run away.

Boom!

The iron horse galloped, and the horse's hooves slammed on the cold ground, making a heavy sound, like a drum beating to death, which made people shudder.

The first-class troops of the two divisions rode their horses to chase and kill them. They wanted to let fear be deeply imprinted in the hearts of these officers and soldiers on the West Road.

Let them know that if they dare to fight the enemy with the Jingbian army, there is only one dead end.

In the wind and snow, in the cold weather, the snorting of the war horses intertwined. From a distance, the thick white air emitted by the war horses seemed to merge into strands of white dragons.

They chased and killed in teams, the main thing was to chase some officers and soldiers with relatively complete armor and uniforms and a little bit of a tough look. Judging from their equipment, they are probably the reinforcement battalion soldiers under Lai Tianlu's command. I don't know if there is Lai Tianlu among them. exist.

Although these people were battalion soldiers, they had no intention of fighting at all when they were suddenly defeated. It became a small river, which was steaming hot at first, and then quickly condensed, forming blood-colored glaciers.

In a panic, many people fled to the Qingshui River, crossed the river on ice, and wanted to escape to the opposite side.

I don't know what happened, or they were too unlucky, suddenly the ice surface in the river collapsed, screaming, and many fleeing people fell into the river.

(End of this chapter)