Han ride

Chapter 460 The Final Battle ([-])

The next day, banners were displayed at Xizhimen, Beijing. There were more than 20 soldiers from both sides, the Conqueror Army in black armor and the Slavery Army in colorful clothes.Of course, there are also many soldiers standing on the city wall. Zhao Guang is holding a silver gun, Wang Chengen, Wen Tiren and others, and a young man in a dragon robe are also standing on the side. With a wave of evil spirit, the war is about to break out.The entire Beijing city has been attracted by this war.This is a battle that determines the ownership of the world, and failure in this battle is not allowed.

"General Zhao, can the King of Han win this time?" It was the crown prince Zhu Cihong who spoke. He looked exactly like Emperor Chongzhen, but his eyes looked like Queen Zhou, and he looked like a weak king.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the King of Han will definitely win." Zhao Guangsu Rong said.

"That's naturally good." Zhu Cihong likes Zhao Guang very much, he thinks that Zhao Guang looks like his ancestor Zhao Yun, with a white horse and silver spear, and he is good at martial arts.

"My lord, I didn't see Wu Sangui's army." Zhang Cai said cautiously.He looked at the Jiannu army, but he didn't find Wu Sangui's army, which made him very uneasy.

"It's nothing, it's just a clown. At this time, he must be waiting on the sidelines, waiting for the king's soldiers to be exhausted from fighting, so that he can take the opportunity to attack." Li Xin said nonchalantly.Wu Sangui's Guan Ning Army is a bit tough, but in fact, in the decisive battle, especially when the overall situation has been determined, it will not play any role at all.More importantly, of course, is the question of popular support.He believed that under such circumstances, those Guan Ning troops would wholeheartedly work for Jian slaves.

"Where is Li Xin?" Huang Taiji said loudly as he stepped out of the crowd.

"Huang Taiji, Shanhaiguan is in my hands now, what capital do you have? If you dismount and surrender, I will spare your life." Li Xin rode out on the dark clouds and stepped on the snow, and shouted to Jiannu: " If you submit to my Ming Dynasty, I, Li Xin, will not blame the past. As long as you abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty, both Han and Manchu people are the subjects of the emperor. I, Li Xin, will absolutely guarantee that no one will be treated equally.” Now Li Xin is absolutely qualified to say this sentence .

Huang Taiji was angry and angry, and said loudly: "Li Xin, don't be complacent. I have [-] troops now. If I attack forcefully, it will be a lose-lose situation. You have countless enemies. Even if you defeat me, don't you? Can you still defeat the other heroes? If you let us go back to Liaodong, I, Huang Taiji, swear to God, that as long as Li Xin lives, I will never enter the Central Plains." Huang Taiji still has delusions about Li Xin.

"Haha, Huang Taiji, your wishful thinking is really good! However, you guessed wrong about me, Li Xin, and I, Li Xin, are definitely not as stupid as you think." Li Xin sneered, "Even if both sides are hurt today, I'm not as stupid as you think." I want to wipe you out here. The Han people on the opposite side listen, the king pardons you for the crime of betraying the Han nation today. If you kill one slave, you can become a real Han. If you kill two, your military achievements will be the same as those of the Northern Army. The rebellious minister, this king will make him a marquis." Li Xin suddenly raised his whip and said loudly.All of a sudden, the entire battlefield was moved.De Zu Dashou and others who were hiding in the Jiannu army turned pale, and their eyes showed horror. They didn't expect Li Xin to make such a big promise for a few rebellious ministers.Now, he has to be careful of the soldiers around him. Although these people are all from the Guan Ning Army, no one can guarantee whether there are any people here who want to become Li Xin's North Army. These may all be for a Marquis position, to behead Zu Dashou.

Not only the Guan Ning army who surrendered, but also the Eight Banners of Han in the slave building army were ready to move. Seeing that the army was besieged here, even if they defeated Li Xin, they would not be able to escape. At this time, if they killed Li Xin These Jian slaves may even gain glory and wealth. Such a good thing can be imagined by anyone.For a while, the morale of the army, which was already somewhat turbulent, was shaken again at this time.

"Li Xin, you're talking sweet words, today either you die or I die." After hearing Li Xin's words, Huang Taiji's face flushed immediately, his eyes were full of anger, and he said loudly: "The three armies obey orders, The whole army is attacking." Following Huang Taiji's order, the army roared in, uttered shouts, and charged towards Li Xin.

"Since you want to die, I will fulfill you." Seeing this, Li Xin showed a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth, and immediately turned his horse's head around and galloped away.Before him, thousands of dark Yulin army also turned their horses and galloped towards both sides.

Huang Taiji was surprised when he saw this, and even showed a trace of nervousness. Li Xin retreated without a fight. It seemed that he was temporarily avoiding his edge to prevent him from beating him to death, but the imperial guards behind him also withdrew. Well, that's a bit of a problem.He was thinking about it when suddenly his eyes lit up.

"Not good." Huang Taiji suddenly saw a row of black objects in front of him, his complexion changed drastically, and he exclaimed in surprise, and the faces of Ao Bai and others following behind were also pale.

"artillery."

At this time, everyone finally remembered that this was artillery. When Jiannu attacked Chongzhen, Chongzhen was defeated, leaving behind many artillery pieces. Originally, these were all owned by Jiannu, but in the blink of an eye, they were defeated by Li Xin again. These cannons were also lost. Unexpectedly, Li Xin brought all these cannons over. They were originally his own things, but now they have become a sharp weapon against him.Huang Taiji felt that there was nothing more unlucky than this.

"Let go." He Kegang yelled loudly, and the mountains shook instantly. Countless cannons were thrown at the Jiannu army. These were real cannons. Because they were close to Beijing, there was no fear of insufficient shells. Hundreds of cannons opened their mouths together. There are red-clothed cannons for long-distance attack, and Frang machine guns for close-range combat. Before Li Xin's army hundreds of steps away, it is almost a place of death. Anyone who enters this position is almost facing death.

"Damn it, hate it." Because Huang Taiji saw the opportunity early, and the horses under his command were extremely handsome, when he spotted the cannon, he ran the fastest. Although he was standing in the front, he escaped back, but he escaped back. The dozens of generals and schools who followed him, including Sony and others, were all covered by shells, and they must have been unable to escape. What made Huang Taiji heartbroken was that Fan Wencheng was no longer in the shells.

"Wu Sangui is ordered to send troops quickly and attack the artillery formation. If the artillery formation is not destroyed, we will perish later." Huang Taiji was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. Seeing Li Xin's cannons continued to extend, he forced Jiannu to come over. There are countless warriors, but in front of the enemy's cannons, these warriors are not enough to look at. Seeing that there will be countless casualties, and there is no way for their own army to retreat, they ordered loudly.

"My lord, the overall situation has been settled. It is impossible for Jiannu to attack at this time. The morale of the army is in turmoil, and there are countless casualties. Even if Huang Taiji has great abilities, he has no power to recover." Zhang Cai looked at the sound of the artillery in front of him. Rumble, said loudly.All around him were joyful faces.

"My lord, the artillery is in front, and there is no army to cover it. I think it is reasonable to send an army to protect it." It was Ni Yuanlu, the servant of the household department, who spoke.

"If not, how can you be fooled?" Li Xin laughed after hearing this.

Ni Yuanlu was taken aback when he heard the words, and Wang Fuchen beside him said with a smile: "Lord Ni, how smart is your lord? If there is no army guarding the artillery around, or if the cavalry rushes in, these artillery pieces may be completely destroyed. The reason for this is because it attracts others. Fooled."

Ni Yuanlu's face turned red when she heard the words. Li Xin couldn't see what she could see. He must have had his own calculations in what he did. She immediately retreated and stopped talking.

Suddenly Li Xin said softly: "Come on, this Wu Sangui finally couldn't bear it anymore. The imperial guards, follow me to destroy the traitors first. He Kegang, Wang Fuchen, attack immediately after the sound of the cannon is over. The king will come back Support you and others."

"Yes, my lord." He Kegang and Wang Fuchen replied loudly.

Wu Sangui in the distance originally saw Li Xin sending out the cannons, and knew in his heart that Li Xin wanted to destroy Jiannu under the city of Beijing. Li Xin's cannon moved forward, although he was forcing Huang Taiji, but Wu Sangui suddenly found that the cavalry guarding the cannon had not followed, which surprised him, but after thinking about it, this was probably the last chance. Evenly matched, at this moment, Jiannu Zhongjun sent an order to Wu Sangui to attack, how could Wu Sangui give up such an opportunity, and immediately ordered the army to attack, and killed Li Xin's artillery position.

"Wu Sangui, today the king wants your life. Let's see if there are still people who dare to collude with other races in the future." However, what he didn't expect was that his whereabouts were already under Li Xin's grasp, and the Guan Ning cavalry had just appeared Li Xin personally led the imperial guards to kill them.

"No, I've been fooled." Wu Sangui saw that Li Xin was wearing a golden armor and holding a painted halberd in his hand, majestic and murderous, how could he know that he had been fooled. When the two sides were fighting fiercely, suddenly a soldier and horse appeared, which was enough to deter the enemy. If it was played properly, it was possible to change the situation on the battlefield. Unfortunately, he suddenly discovered that all this might be difficult to achieve, because Li Xin personally led the army to kill him. He was the Imperial Guard of the Northern Army. His whole body was pitch black, and a golden eagle flag fluttered in the wind, which made people feel astonished.The same was true for Wu Sangui, he felt as if he had been fooled.

"Then die!" Wu Sangui also knew that it would be impossible to retreat at this time. In this case, it is better to fight now. Even if it is death, he must find a backer. If he can kill Li Xin in the chaos That's the best.

It's a pity that what he thought was just an extravagant wish. Li Xin's imperial guards were selected elites from the entire grassland, and their ferocity was far higher than other troops of the Northern Expedition Army. In addition to Li Xin's bravery, Everything used by these imperial guards is elite.

"Fire the arrows." When the two sides were approaching, Li Xin suddenly roared angrily, and saw a small crossbow in his hand at some point, with a soft sound, countless black lights shot towards Wu Sangui's army.

"It's really despicable." Wu Sangui looked at the black cloud that was shooting towards him, his expression changed, he quickly bent down, and lay on the horse all of a sudden.He also never thought that Li Xin's soldiers and horses are so powerful that they would use this trick when attacking. This kind of crossbow is called a hand crossbow. Although it is small, it is very deterrent, especially if it is as big as Li Xin Large-scale shooting, tens of thousands of crossbow arrows shot out instantly, Wu Sangui discovered it early, and his martial arts are strong, but it does not mean that the same is true for the Guan Ning cavalry behind him. In the blink of an eye, nearly a thousand people were shot and fell off the horse , Even if some people missed the shot, the horse was still hit by the arrow, and there were bursts of wailing sounds, and the originally neat charge formation was instantly disrupted.

"Kill." Li Xin felt complacent when he saw this, and threw the crossbow in his hand aside in an instant. Shooting the crossbow can only play a major role when it is inadvertent, but if the opponent is prepared, then there is no chance. used.This kind of crossbow is very difficult to load, even the crossbow is also specially made, so it can only be shot once, and it will not be used unless it is a last resort.A charge like Li Xin's can only be discarded once at most.

However, even though it was only once, the main purpose had already been achieved. Wu Sangui suffered heavy losses when he was caught off guard, which was also a blow to morale.This is what Li Xin wants.

"Kill." Looking at the somewhat chaotic Guan Ning Army, the elite troops following Li Xin let out bursts of shouts. The army rushed towards Guan Ning Army, and instantly entered it, the long knife in his hand flickering With a cold light, there were streaks of blood, and there was no sound of screams on the battlefield.

On the other side, the artillery was rumbling, and Li Xin's artillery, supported by the Beijing City Arsenal, seemed to blow up all the explosives. The entire position was filled with smoke and flames.In the Northern Expedition Army, these artillerymen only operated the cannons mechanically. These cannons followed one after another. Within a few steps, it was almost like a slaughterhouse. Numerous Jiannu soldiers were killed and injured, and the ground was stained red with blood.There were stumps and broken arms everywhere, which was extremely miserable. Even the faces of Zhang Cai and others who were watching the battle showed unbearable expressions.

"Your Majesty, retreat! We Manchus can't afford to spend so much!" Duoduo said loudly.

"Retreat, where to retreat." Huang Taiji's eyes were bloodshot, and he said loudly: "At this time we have no way to retreat, should we go to Shandong? I am afraid that we will be wiped out by the Han people before we reach Shandong. At this time, taking advantage of Wu Sangui If Li Xin is held back, as long as we stand in front of the Northern Conscript Army, relying on our numbers and our morale to survive, we will definitely be able to repel the Northern Conscript Army. At this time, if we go back, we will only die when we are full. We must not retreat I don’t believe that when the whole army presses up, I believe that their gunpowder can be weighed down, and their cannons don’t need to be cooled.”

At this point, Huang Taiji still knows a little common sense about artillery, that is, the barrels of cannons at this time have poor cooling ability. After each shell is fired, it is washed with cold water, and then the gunpowder residue is cleaned, and then gunpowder, iron eggs, etc. are put in. objects to attack the enemy.It's just that if you keep doing this, the cooling capacity of the barrel is poor, and if you don't rest in the end, it will easily cause the chamber to explode and so on.Although Li Xin is very capable, these problems can also be solved by non-professionals, and it still takes time.

"Boom!" Sure enough, when Zhang Cai and others were lamenting the power of the artillery, there was a loud noise next to it, but it was a cannon that exploded, blasting several eunuchs around into the air, and the barrel also fell from the air. It fell down and hit a few people.

"Sir, the cannon has been firing for nearly half an hour. If you continue to fire, I'm afraid it will explode." The soldiers of the Zhengbei Army who were in charge of firing the cannon came to report.

"Then attack!" Gao Meng said indifferently: "Now that the fight has reached this level, at least tens of thousands of enemies will die. At this time, it is time for us to attack." He drew his waist The long knife in the middle roared loudly.

"Prepare to attack." He Kegang also roared loudly.Back then when he followed Zu Dashou, although he was considered awe-inspiring, compared with the current one, he was much worse. After this battle, the world will be almost peaceful. Nearly one hundred thousand Jiannu died here. How much power is there?I'm afraid those bearded people hiding in Zhongshan will move to harass these remnants of slavery.

"Boom, boom." At this time, dozens of cannons suddenly rang out from the top of the city of Beijing. He Kegang and others were taken aback when they heard this, and finally let out bursts of laughter.They have forgotten that there are still a lot of artillery on the top of the city of Beijing. This city of Beijing is different from other cities. The artillery built by the Ministry of War first supplies the city of Beijing.

Although the cannons in Beijing City have little impact on Jiannu, they can serve as a deterrent, that is, don’t forget that this is Beijing City, and there is a force behind Jiannu, no matter whether this force can Shake yourself, but it's finally a little dangerous.

Originally, Huang Taiji was very happy to see that the cannons of the Northern Army had stopped speaking, but at this moment, he suddenly realized that there was the sound of cannons behind him, and his complexion changed immediately, as if someone had killed his own father .

"Order the army to attack, Hauge, lead [-] troops to defend the rear wing. The rest of the army will attack the Northern Army." Huang Taiji said loudly.When the decisive battle finally came, Huang Taiji was cautious by nature. Seeing the sound of cannons coming from behind, he hurriedly let Hauge lead the army to defend the rear, and he himself led the army to kill the Northern Army.He has done his best in one battle now. If he has no chance to eliminate Li Xin this time, or defeat Li Xin, his life will definitely be lost. This [-] army is the elite of Jiannu. The problem of time, since this is the case, it is better to fight here, maybe there is still a chance to turn around.

(End of this chapter)