Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 294 It is advisable to take the courage to chase the poor
Luck Dehun and the defeated Qing army were blocked on the east bank of the Jinshui River. In the midst of despair, they heard someone shouting and looked over. It was Jue Luolangqiu who pulled down a raft from the pontoon bridge and rowed over to meet him. he.

Seeing this, all the guards of the Qing army immediately flocked to the bank and boarded the raft, but the defeated soldiers of the Qing army also saw the only straw that could save their lives, and rushed to the raft one after another.

At this time, in order to survive, although the vast majority of Qing soldiers still maintained their superiority and inferiority, there were still some people who did not care about Luck Dehun's identity at all, and swung their knives to grab the raft.

All of a sudden, the Qing soldiers on the shore were in a mess, seeing this, Jue Luo Langqiu had no choice but to attack the Qing soldiers who were robbing the raft, hacking each one of them to death or forcing them into the water.

Luck Dehun was taken back to the east bank by Jue Luolangqiu on a raft, but almost all of the [-] Qing cavalry who had passed the pontoon bridge remained on the west bank.

Lukede got off the raft, and couldn't help but knelt down looking at the west bank, watching his men and horses being killed, captured, driven into the river and drowned alive, his heart couldn't be more sad.

He was sad not only because the elite cavalry of the Qing Dynasty lost more than 2000 people, he was even more sad because his own future was ruthlessly crushed by Wang Yan.

The Manchu people worshiped the strong, but Luck Dehun was wailing on the bank of the river. Those who heard it were sad, and those who saw him shed tears. There were more than 3000 Qing soldiers around him. Seeing him like this, they did not show any contempt. empathy.

Yes, they lost again, and the Qing Dynasty lost again!

Successive failures have shattered their confidence, and the myth of the invincibility of the Manchu Qing has been torn apart again and again, making them weak and fearful of war.

As it was getting dark, groups of prisoners of war were escorted from the west bank of the Jinshui River to Hekou Town, and then they were locked up in the courtyard and guarded.

Not far away, the pontoon bridge built with rafts has been burned by the fire, leaving only a piece of black wreckage floating on the water.

On both sides of the river, there are corpses who drowned and then pushed to the bank by the current.

Seeing the scene in front of him, He Tengjiao's face was flushed, and he was extremely excited. He always felt that he had no credit for it, so he couldn't stand up in front of Wang Yan, but after this battle, he killed 8000 Qing soldiers and captured more than [-] people. , can be regarded as a great victory.

In today's world, if Wang Yan considers himself number one in terms of his military exploits against the Qing soldiers, then He Tengjiao is a well-deserved number two.

The main cavalry of Luck Dehun was almost wiped out in the First World War. If such a credit is reported to Fujing, then his title should also be promoted to a higher level and become the Duke of Ming Dynasty.

On the battlefield, the Ming army beamed with joy at the victory, and the Qing soldiers who became prisoners were extremely depressed.

Most of the cavalry in Luck Dehun were Eight Banners cavalry from Mongolia and Manchuria. They knew that Wang Yan had killed Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang alive before the battle, and built the heads of the Green Camp into a landscape. He was very cruel to the Qing soldiers, so they were captured. The eyes of most of the Qing soldiers were full of despair.

Wang Yan looked at the Qing soldiers who were escorted into the town, and he also sighed in his heart. The Qing soldiers knew that he was extremely cruel to the Qing soldiers, but they still took him as a prisoner. From this point of view, the Qing soldiers were not brave and fearless, and would If you live, you will be afraid of death.

Such an enemy is actually nothing special.

Wang Yan was very proud. With the results of this battle, he gained nearly [-] horses. Although He Tengjiao would have to share at least half of them, his goal of making one man with two horses into a real cavalryman still could not be realized. But it was a big step forward, and it really made him happy.

In this battle, Wang Yan completely defeated Luck Dehun's 2000 cavalry at the cost of 3000 deaths and 5000 injuries, and captured a large number of armored weapons and horses.

He Tengjiao and his generals also felt the same way, especially the rest of the Shun Army, whose spirit immediately underwent a huge change.

This way of fighting gave He Tengjiao an elite army, which greatly boosted the confidence of this Huguang governor, and he had the courage to regard the Qing army as a chicken and a dog.Of course, Wang Yan knew that this victory was not because the Ming army was stronger than the Qing army, but because of the right strategy. If Jiang Yueguang and others hadn't reminded Wang Yan and offered the strategy of using all the tricks, then the people who were drinking their hatred by the Jinshui River It was not Luck Dehun, but Wang Yan.

This time, they were able to defeat the elite cavalry of the Qing army at the smallest cost, and pull out a key main force of the Qing army for the Battle of Wuchang. The greatest credit is Jiang Riguang and others.

At this time, Wang Yan saw Jiang Yueguang in a blue Confucian robe, walking towards Chen Hongxu and the Song brothers. He hurriedly urged his horse to meet him, and said sincerely, "Thanks to the gentlemen's plan, Yan was able to defeat the Qing Dynasty." Gentlemen, please accept my salute."

After finishing speaking, Wang Yan turned down and bowed deeply to the four of them. Jiang Yueguang said with a smile: "You are welcome, Duke Chu. We are scholar-bureaucrats. If we live in a high temple, we will worry about the people. If we live far away in the rivers and lakes, we will worry." His lord. Now the world is in chaos, and the Hulu clan of the Qing Dynasty, the people with human faces and beast hearts want to usurp the throne, and we, the scholars, are just doing a little bit for the king and contributing to the Ming Dynasty!" Wang Yan straightened up and said with a smile : "The gentlemen only used meager efforts to kill Nalk Dehun. Yan Dao hopes that the gentlemen will do their best to make suggestions for Yan and drive the Qing soldiers out of Huguang."

"Hahaha~~" Hearing the words, Jiang Yueguang couldn't help stroking his long beard, and laughed loudly: "This old man has exactly the same intention~"

"Oh?" Wang Yan was taken aback for a moment, then reacted immediately, cupped his hands again and said, "Sir, do you have something to teach me?"

"The Duke is too modest, and the old man is not good at military affairs. What can he teach the Duke?" Jiang Yueguang said: "I just need to remind the Duke that Luck Dehun fled back to the east bank. There are still seven or eight thousand cavalry and infantry." With 5 people, the strength is still there. If he escapes into Wuchang City, the number of Qing army defenders will reach [-]. If [-] people defend a city, it will be as solid as gold, and I am afraid it will not be easy to attack~"

Wang Yan remembered that when he was guarding Yangzhou, as long as there were enough soldiers and rations in the city, it would be very difficult for the attacking party to break through the city. He didn't want to lose his halberd at the foot of Wuchang City, so he nodded and said solemnly, "Mr. , we must not let Leket retreat into Wuchang completely, and even if he cannot catch up with his cavalry, he must leave all the [-] green battalion behind."

"That's exactly what I mean by old age!"

"Thank you sir for reminding me!"

After Wang Yan finished speaking, he turned back and ordered to the guards behind him: "Go quickly and order Hao Yaoqi to organize manpower to repair the pontoon bridge, and then order Yuan Zongdi to let his troops rest immediately. cross the river."

Wang Yan's order was conveyed, and the Ming army immediately took action. The task of cleaning up the battlefield was handed over to Ma Jinzhong and Wang Yuncai, while Hao Yaoqi led nearly ten thousand people to start logging again and build rafts.

Although the pontoon bridge on the Jinshui River was destroyed by fire, the wooden piles driven into the water are still there, and there are still some undamaged rafts scattered on the river bank, which are now in use. The amount of work is much smaller than when Yuan Zongdi built it. many.

In the middle of the night, a complete pontoon bridge reappeared on the Jinshui River. Yuan Zongdi's nearly [-] supervisors quickly passed the pontoon bridge, and behind them was a brigade of Ming army infantry waiting to cross the river.

　Thank you Shushanqin for climbing, la la la Lei, and Yue Dong Wo Xin for your rewards.In addition, my good friend Zhenzu's fantasy novel "Yaoyuezhu" has been released, the writing is better than mine, and there are many manuscripts left, everyone can watch it and adopt it.

　　
　
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