Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1375 Encounter on the Northern Line
At three quarters of the hour, the northern line, Xinfeng Town.

When Wang Yan and Hauge met, the battle on the northern front had already started, and the intersection of the battle was still Lingkou Town and Xinfeng Town.

In the area controlled by the Ming army in the former, there is only a rich man's Wubao in the town left. Although the latter is all under the control of the Ming army, the situation is already in jeopardy.

At this time, the sound of rumbling guns and the loud shouts of killing stopped in the middle of the night, and then sounded again early in the morning. At this time, the battle between the Ming and Jin armies for the town continued for another half an hour.

Fighting until midnight last night, it was not easy for Ruan Meimei to repel Zhao Liangdong's attack. In the early morning, thousands of Jin troops rushed out of the town.

Ruan Mei commanded the Ming army to shoot and suppress continuously with artillery and firecrackers, but unfortunately, the place was wide open and the Jin army could attack from all sides, which dispersed the firepower and troops of the defenders. The defenders needed to defend everywhere. A little tired of coping.

Although the Ming army sprinkled some barbed wire and buried some "explosive cannons" overnight, the Jin army rushed to the edge of the town shortly after the battle and fought fiercely with the Ming army. With only a few shocking thunder left, the Jin army was driven back.

A wave of attacks in the early morning was beaten down, but the frustrated Jin army did not stop attacking. They took a short rest, regrouped, and then launched a fierce attack again.

A bronze cannon in the town let out a roar, and a cloud of white smoke rose up. A shell opened a gap in the Jin army's line, but the Jin army didn't stop, relying on the superiority of its strength, it attacked from all sides, and soon came back again. Caught in close combat.

Ruan Mei led the defenders to support them hard, but at this time, Meng Qiaofang led the army to arrive. The bad situation made it even more difficult to support.

"Captain, it's not good, brothers are running out of gunpowder, and the brigade of gold thieves is swarming over from the north!" Ruan Mei was commanding a small cannon to bombard, when a wounded Qianhu official stumbled over and reported loudly.

Ruan Mei's face was full of gunpowder smoke, and there was a dent on the front of the iron helmet on top of his head. It was a bullet from the Jin Army that shot on his head, almost killing him.

After being cut off from the Korean battlefield and being severely injured, Ruan Mei has been recuperating in North Korea. During his recuperation period, King Lu rebelled. As a supporter of King Lu, most of the Ruan family fled to Nanyang. He was blessed by misfortune and escaped disaster. .

After recovering from his injury, he returned to Daming, and Wang Yan was not generous enough to reuse him immediately. In fact, he was left idle for a long time.

As a general who has fought in the killing field, Ruan Mei really can't bear the idle life.

He very much missed the feeling of galloping across the battlefield with a horizontal knife, especially when he saw some generals of the younger generation follow Wang Yan to participate in the Central Plains War and made contributions on the battlefield, while he could only do small things, he inevitably felt lost and underappreciated.

Afterwards, the Northern Expedition to recover Shenjing and the use of troops against Eastern Mongolia naturally did not have his share.

From Xie Qian's lieutenant general, he was transferred to a local area to help the Ministry of War train new soldiers, which was tantamount to exile.

This made him have no hope of returning to the battlefield. At this time, Luzon sent a letter inviting him to be an official in Luzon, but he did not agree. Instead, he was disheartened and prepared to train new soldiers like this. Later in life.

It just so happened that at this time, the imperial court needed to expand its army by 20, and there was a lack of talents. In addition, Wang Yanguang restored Shenjing. Worried that someone would shake his position, so Ruan Mei, who had passed the political test, was reactivated.

In this way, he was transferred back to the front line and participated in this gold cutting battle. He was very excited in his heart, so he personally took this task.

Hearing the police situation, he couldn't help holding his saber and came to the north, but the scene before him was horrifying.

The wilderness in the north has already been covered by golden troops like a sea tide, and countless golden troops are overwhelmingly attacking the town. Xinfeng Town can't hold on for long.

At this time, if Ruan Mei wants to break through, he still has a great possibility to break through.

Because what the Jin army wanted was Xinfeng Town, not to wipe out the Ming army in the town. During the siege, the Jin army deliberately placed only a small amount of troops in the south. The purpose was to hope that the Ming army in the town could give up the town. So give them a chance to flee south.

However, Dufugou in the west has been lost, and half of Lingkou Town in the east has been lost. Most of them cannot be defended. Xinfeng Town has become the most critical support point for the entire northern line of the Ming army. If Xinfeng Town is also lost, Even if Zhang Mingzhen came, he probably couldn't beat Meng Qiaofang.

Ruan Mei lifted the knife, looked at the sharp sword, and then looked at the ant-like Jin army outside. He knew he couldn't walk, but this was the battlefield he always wanted.

At this time, a group of generals and school had already surrounded him, Ruan Mei looked at the faces full of gunpowder smoke, and couldn't help saying in a deep voice: "The man should die in the border fields, and return with his body wrapped in horse leather, not to mention that today is the cause of unification, for the whole world. My territory, death deserves it! This general is determined to stop the gold thieves here, and you are all generals of Ming Dynasty, so you should fight with this general in the final fight, and death will draw a few backs."

Hearing what he said, many military academies knew that they couldn't leave. The general had this ambition, and the people below couldn't do anything about it. What's more, the Zhenwu Army fought in the east of Zhejiang, independently supported the great cause of Jiangnan's anti-Qing Dynasty, entered the Yangtze River three times, and fought fiercely in Jiangbei. Never conceded defeat.

An official of a thousand households stomped his feet and gave up, "I am humbled to listen to the governor. On Huangquan Road, I have my brothers to accompany me, so I am not afraid of loneliness."

At this time, a large number of reinforcements from the Jin army joined the attack, and the Jin army swarmed up, and soon some people climbed over the earthen walls built by the Ming army.

Many personal guards gathered around Ruan Mei with resolute faces, each of them clenched their sabers tightly, with grief, anger and determination spreading.

Ruan Mei looked at the Jin army attacking the town, and suddenly roared, "Kill the thief and serve the country!"

Numerous soldiers shouted frantically, waved their sabers, and met the enemy troops rushing into the town.

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On the north side of the town, Meng Qiaofang was holding a telescope to watch under the flag of a large Phnom Penh flag. When he saw that the soldiers of the Jin army had climbed over the wall and rushed into the town, he couldn't help smiling.

At this moment, a messenger with a flag on his back suddenly galloped in front of Meng Qiaofang, then got off his horse, and knelt down on one knee, "Report to Your Majesty, the king's thieves have aggressively attacked the front line of our army. Your Majesty ordered you to quickly attack south." , Destroy the northern wing of the Ming thief, and attack the Wang thief's central army!"

Meng Qiaofang put away the binoculars, and waved her hand proudly, "Tell Your Majesty, the officers and soldiers in Yanchang Town, Tongzhou Town, and Jingyuan Town will not disappoint Your Majesty, and this king will definitely defeat the king's thief!"

Many generals of the Jin Army heard the bold words of the chief general, and all of them couldn't help but feel excited, and their faces were full of fighting spirit.

"The humble official must pass on the words of the lord to His Majesty!" After hearing this, the messenger clasped his fists and saluted, then got on his horse and left in the dust.

Meng Qiaofang looked away, looked at the battlefield not far away, and said with a sneer: "The king thief has ruled the world for more than ten years, and there are few defeats. However, there are so many victorious generals in the world. Today, I want to see if it is the king thief." Break through the front first, rescue the fifty thousand thieves in Lintong, it is still the king and the king of Shu, break his wings first!"

"It must be the prince who destroys the king's thief first!" Many golden generals responded with great enthusiasm and raised their arms.

Meng Qiaofang nodded in satisfaction, and was about to whip the headquarters to increase troops and take down Xinfeng Town as soon as possible. Stop it, the thief Zhang Mingzhen is heading north!"

Hearing this, Meng Qiaofang frowned slightly, and suspended the increase of troops, but he was not flustered. After thinking for a while, he waved his whip and ordered: "Order the battalions to line up on the spot, and then order the horse army to prepare. This king will support tomorrow The thieves have not yet stabilized their formation, so they preemptively attack and smash their army!"

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