Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 330 The Bloody Battle of Bozhouping ([-])
There are more than a dozen sword and shield soldiers from Datong Town who climbed up the Tongzhu Pass from the ladder. Most of those sword and shield soldiers are servants under Ma Jin's command. , Who are those Bozhou chieftain soldiers with Baotou and animal skins on the opposite side who are their opponents?Can't help but retreat steadily.

Seeing that the Tongzhu pass has been opened a gap, the Tongzhu pass can be stormed down, the Ming army's morale is greatly boosted, the sound of the drums is even more passionate, and the rebels on Hailongdun are quite surprised , under Yang Yinglong's strict order, the chieftain soldiers who supported from various passes rolled in and crowded together on the Tongzhu Pass, and the battle became more and more fierce.

It's a pity that the terrain under the Tongzhu pass is indeed not a place where the attacker can deploy its troops. After all, there are not many swords and shields in Datong Town who can climb the ladder, and the follow-up is weak.After the Tongzhu Pass was closed and hundreds of Bozhou native soldiers were reinforced, the dozens of sword and shield soldiers from Datong Town who attacked the pass were immediately submerged in the crowd. With broken legs, they jumped off the pass to escape for their lives.

Soon, several ladders leaning against the wall were knocked down one after another, and then densely packed Bozhou native soldiers poked their heads out, and hurled rolling wood and stones like raindrops, hitting heavily on the densely populated Datong town army under the pass. In this situation, even with the support of a large number of reserve soldiers at the foot of the mountain, it is too late. The first attack wave of Ma Chengxun's department had to retreat regretfully.

Seeing such a situation, the soldiers cheered after the copper pillar closed, but then they all sat down on the ground collapsed, and the sharp attack of the Ming army still made them feel lingering fear.The Ming soldiers who were watching the battle from the foot of the mountain cried out that it was a pity, but they still admired the fighting power of the Datong Town Army.

Among the more than a thousand people attacked by the Ming army in Datong Town for the first time, there were nearly 200 casualties alone, and a handful of total and hundreds of total were lost. This is considered a high casualty rate in the Ming army at this time. The current Ming army in the southwestern provinces, even if they attacked a thousand people and caused dozens of casualties, they have already been defeated.In particular, most of the wounded and dead were bloody and bloody. The Bozhou rebellion army's rolling wood and stone beating were too powerful, and the casualties caused were too cruel. The name of the elite of the army is that they sit firmly.

After the outpost army of Ma Chengxun's first attack was defeated, the attacking sergeants retreated to rest in frustration, but all they saw were friendly soldiers who greeted them with thumbs up.The auxiliary soldiers in the camp also brought hot water, good meat and wine to comfort them like running water, and everyone's eyes were full of admiration. They are so brave and fearless, they are indeed brave warriors.And a large number of military and Chinese doctors also stepped forward to treat the wounded. Huang Laifu led the army to broadcast this time, naturally accompanied by a large number of doctors, which effectively reduced the casualty rate in the army.

Although his subordinates did not go down to the Tongzhu pass with a single drum, which made Ma Jin feel a little regretful behind the battle, but his son Lang's performance is enough to make him proud. I believe that after this battle, the Ming army in the southwest can be completely blocked. Criticism and criticism against them.Although the casualties of his subordinates made him feel distressed, but he had no expression on his old face. He just waved his hand, and immediately the banner and drum sounded, and another round of attack began.

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More than a hundred artillery pieces of the Ming army at the foot of the mountain bombarded the copper pillar again and again, so that the whole gate seemed to be shaking, and a piece of flesh and blood flew everywhere.When the artillery fire was about to stop, amidst the earth-shattering "Wan Sheng", the outpost army of Ma Chengxun organized another intensive charge, rushing towards Tongzhu Pass like a sea tide!
Ma Chengxun personally led the army and rushed into the team, holding his saber aloft, and a few soldiers beside him held up the big flag of Mazi, shouting hard.Behind him and in front, there were also densely packed banners, and everyone's faces were flushed.His leaders and generals were all so brave, and the generals also went all out, holding their swords high and rushing to the front of the team. The overwhelming impact was shocking.

The Ming army was so powerful that the faces of the soldiers who closed the copper pillar changed color, and everyone couldn't help feeling a sense of fear in their hearts.Soon, the outpost troops of Ma Chengxun's department rushed to Tongzhu Pass again, and the two sides started a bloody battle between the gate and the gate. The smell of human blood...

Time and time again, the Ming army attacked Tongzhuguan one after another. After the attack was defeated, they bombarded it with artillery, and after the bombardment, they charged like a tide.After the outpost of Ma Chengxun's department went down for repairs due to excessive casualties, Ma Jin organized the second, third, and fourth offensive troops. Wave after wave, it seemed that he would never stop until he achieved his goal.

The Ming army who rushed up desperately tangled with the Tongzhuguan guards, desperately killing them!After opening and closing, blood flowed like rivers, and mutilated corpses were everywhere.After several times of violent bombardment, the archery tower closed by the copper pillars had already been destroyed and burned by the artillery and rockets of the Ming army.

Finally, when the battle for Tongzhu Pass lasted until noon, there was an earth-shattering sound of "Wan Sheng", a big flag with hemp characters was raised on Tongzhu Pass, and soldiers of the Ming army rushed to the pass one by one. The Ming army captured it in battle, and the rest of the gates fled back to the various gates on the mountain in embarrassment.

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The capture of Tongzhuguan caused the Ming army to seething, and the morale of the army was greatly boosted. Huang Laifu also ordered a lot of rewards for the Datong town army.As the saying goes, one family is happy and one family is worried, Tongzhu pass is occupied, and the Bozhou rebellious army on Hailongdun is in a panic. Yang Yinglong is furious, kills the general guarding Tongzhu pass, and strengthens the guards of the rest of the passes. Prevent the Ming army from continuing to attack.

On the second day, Ma Jin continued to challenge the battle and led the troops to attack Tiezhu Pass.Tiezhuguan is located in a valley, and the terrain in front of the pass is flat. Here, the Datong Town Army did not have the terrible threat of rolling trees and stones from the rebels. However, due to Yang Yinglong's strict orders, and the closing of Tiezhuguan, a large number of reinforcements were sent. , so the battle to tackle the key points is still very fierce and bloody, and the two sides compete repeatedly on and off.

The Ming army spent a lot of manpower and material resources to move more than 150 cannons to the area in front of Tiezhuguan. Under the bombardment of the artillery and the fierce battle of the Datong Town Army, after two days of bloody battles, the Datong Town Army finally He captured Tiezhu pass again, beheaded hundreds of people, and seized the way up the mountain after the pass.

However, due to the bloody battle to capture the two passes, among the 5000 people who followed Huang Laifu, the Datong Town Army had suffered nearly a thousand casualties.However, their combat power and achievements still won the sincere admiration of the 20 Ming troops around Hai Longtun.While Huang Laifu let them recuperate, he also rewarded them with a large amount of materials, and he would also ask for credit for them after the war.

The results of the Datong Town Army made the Shanxi Army feel itchy. Including Huang Laifu's two brothers-in-law, they all challenged Huang Laifu to fight.

The battles in the next few days revolved around Xiematai after Tiezhu Pass.When we arrived at Xiematai, we were close to Hailongdun Zhongwei, and the mountain was getting steeper and steeper. Many stone steps were built on the ridge, and the sides were either ravines or cliffs, especially the ladder in front of Feihuguan. It's an attacking nightmare.

The difficulty of attacking this area is already several times that of Tongzhuguan and Tiezhuguan. Every time the Ming army attacked, they would come to Guanshan with rolling wood and stones like rain. However, either he died in a bloody mess, or he fell into a ravine and a cliff, leaving no bones left.

Among the 1 Shanxi troops broadcast with Huang Laifu this time, apart from thousands of members of Huang Laifu's Laifu Camp, Wuzhai Camp and Zhenlu Camp family members and direct sergeants, there are thousands of others from Shanxi Township. The first-class troops in each fort and battalion are even more powerful than the Datong Army.

They took turns to attack, and the momentum of each charge frightened the Banzhou defenders.The Ming army that captured Tongzhu Pass and Tiezhu Pass had surprised the Bozhou Rebellion Army. The Ming army had such an elite army, and they all breathed a sigh of relief when they retreated in Datong Town.

I didn't expect that just after the Datong army went, there would be so many troops as tough as them. Although they had different banners, their combat power was even stronger. How could we not scare them?Fear is followed by madness. Every time the Shanxi Army units attack, the chief guard of the platform will shout at the top of his lungs. It can be said that the stone steps are covered with the blood of Shanxi soldiers.

During the fierce battle, Huang Laifu's two brother-in-laws were both injured. If they don't recuperate for ten days and a half months, they may not recover.

Under such repeated bloody battles, after a few days, the Shanxi Army finally captured the Xiematai area and approached Feihu Pass.

However, after such a brutal and bloody battle, the Shanxi Army also suffered heavy casualties and was unable to fight any more.Under such circumstances, it is imperative for Huang Laifu's servants and soldiers of the direct line to fight.

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In the afternoon of September 28nd, the [-]th year of Wanli.

In front of Feihuguan ladder, there is already a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. Since early morning, the Ming army has attacked Feihuguan wave after wave, continuously.It was Huang Laifu's personal guard Laifu camp who led the attack. The brave assault, the shining bayonet, and the fearless momentum became the nightmare of the guards.

The ladder in front of Feihu Pass is just like the Eighteen Plates of Nantian Gate in Mount Tai. The steps are steep and huge. Here, it is absolutely impossible for the elite soldiers of Lai Fuying to step one step at a time, which greatly limits the effect of the charge.Moreover, in this kind of terrain, the support of the previous artillery for tackling key problems is also impossible, relying on the bloody battle of all soldiers.Every time the soldiers charged, the rolling stones thrown from the Feihuguan Rolling Stone Storehouse, together with all kinds of ash bottles and cannons that were closed, hit like raindrops, stirring up a rain of blood.

But those charging soldiers still looked firm, and the wheat ear flag of Laifu Camp was still shining in front of the guards of Feihuguan.Stronger fighting will than the Datong Army and the Shanxi Army, sharp flintlock guns, peculiar shiny bayonets, nearly [-]% of the casualties in each charge and the bravery of fighting to the death, made the Feihuguan defenders frightened and approached On the verge of collapse.

After the brutal and bloody battles, the chief guard of Feihuguan has become numb. What kind of army is this? The strange wheat ear flag, the strange firecracker, and the peculiar spikes on the muzzle of the firecracker. , all shone with the cold light of death, Hai Longtun and the commander-in-chief of Feihuguan thought that the Ming army's attacking troops a few days ago were the most elite existence in the Ming army, but compared with the army in front of them, they were far worse. Far.Could it be that they are the personal servants of Huang Laifu, the governor of the Ming Dynasty?

The Ming army's charge began again. Gu Dadao took the lead and led the army to the front. Although he was wounded in many places, his bravery was aroused even more. Forward.Behind him, there are the same soldiers of the Laifu Camp who are looking at death like home, holding flintlock guns with sharp bayonets on them.During the charge, flames and gunpowder smoke appeared from the muzzle from time to time, and the soldiers who had been beaten by the flying tiger fell off one after another.

After repeated charges and bloody battles by the Ming army, the Bozhou native soldiers who closed the gate were frightened, and the counterattack of rolling wood and beating stones was very weak.Gu Dadao quickly led these hundreds of people to the city gate and the pass wall, and the densely packed firecrackers aimed at the pass city wall. In the bursts of fire and smoke from the muzzle, the soldiers who closed the pass were beaten to the head. I can't even lift it up.

A series of ladders were erected, and under the leadership of Gu Dadao, soldiers from the Laifu Camp wearing iron armor and with big arms and round waists climbed up the wall. The firing speed of the firecrackers is extremely fast, and the assassination is sharp. Each person has at least three or four copper handles inserted into his body, ready to fire at any time. How can they be their opponents who are only wearing cloth shirts or animal skins?As soon as the Ming army surged up, they couldn't help but retreat steadily.

The soldiers of the Laifu Camp climbed up the pass one by one, and the gap opened by Feihu Pass became wider and wider. The bloody battles repeatedly put the defenders of Feihu Pass on the verge of collapse, and more and more Ming troops rushed to the pass. , the general guarding the pass was killed by Gu Dadao again, and suddenly shouted, all the soldiers collapsed and fled in all directions.

At this time, although there is still a huge urn behind Feihu's gate, which can be used to stop the Ming army, but how can the defenders behind Feihu's gate still have the fighting spirit?Some people surrendered, but most of them fled to Feilong Pass on the mountain. Even the reinforcements who came to support Feilong Pass could not stop the rout. Finally, the banner of wheat ears of Laifu Camp was planted high at Feihu Pass. On the city tower, after a day of bloody battle, Feihu Pass fell into the hands of the Ming army.

The victory of Feihu Pass naturally caused the Ming army to erupt. With the danger of Feihu Pass, the Ming army took it only one day later, and it was won in an upright bloody battle. It seems that there is no pass that can stop them from advancing. The pace, the so-called "indestructible" natural danger, has become a joke under their feet.But such a dangerous pass was captured in one day, which made everyone in Hai Longtun tremble with fear, and also became afraid of fighting with the Ming army.

After this bloody battle, although Huang Laifu's family battalion and direct descendant battalion suffered a lot of casualties, after the baptism of war, their fighting strength and fighting spirit also made a qualitative leap.Although Huang Laifu felt sorry for the casualties of his subordinates, he believed that this kind of fierce battle was still good for his own army, and the effort was worth it.

September [-]th.

After a day of repairing, the soldiers of the Laifu Camp competed with the native soldiers of Bozhou for the Longhu Avenue leading to Feilong Pass.The Longhu Avenue is about one mile long. Although the road conditions are rugged and dangerous, it is not steep.

Therefore, although Yang Yinglong sent his confidant generals and a group of Hai Longtun's most elite soldiers to defend along the road, but under the sharp volleys of flintlock guns and tiger squat guns fired by the soldiers of the Laifu camp, and several bayonet assaults, they The defense quickly evaporated.

The casualties of the soldiers of the Laifu camp were slight, only a few people were injured, and the Longhu Avenue was captured at a small price.This achievement also made Huang Laifu ponder. If the enemy didn't rely on the terrain to make his own troops unable to use their combat power, on the plains, there were not many troops in the Ming Dynasty that could match his flintlock troops.

September [-]th.

Soldiers from Laifu Camp, Wuzhai Camp and Zhenlu Camp attacked Feilong Pass.Feilongguan is more dangerous and important than Feihuguan. On the top of the city gate, there are three big characters of Feilongguan written by Yang Yinglong himself.Although the Ming army's attack made Hai Longtun terrified, but under Yang Yinglong's strict order, and Yang Yinglong also let out rumors, if the Ming army breaks through Hai Longtun, there will be [-] soldiers guarding the gate, and [-] military family members and broadcasters in the warehouse. To retaliate, this fear also left Hai Long's defenders with no way out.

The brutal slaughter revolved around the narrow passage in front of Feilongguan, and the mountain ridge was closed and closed.On the mountain ridge in front of the pass, the Ming army spent a lot of effort to transport a dozen artillery pieces to the gate of Feilongguan, and dozens of tiger squatting cannons also supported the soldiers who were tackling the key point.The fierce artillery fire and iron pellets smashed several gaps in the stone wall closed by Feilong.

The two sides fought repeatedly on and off the pass. Although the terrain of Feilong Pass is more dangerous than that of Feihu Pass, according to the terrain of Feilong Pass, there is not much use of rolling wood and rocks here. Instead, the two sides rely more on the courage of close combat.

This kind of meat fighting is what the soldiers of the Laifu camp are good at. Not to mention that their flintlocks caused heavy casualties to the soldiers guarding the pass, and they were irresistible. The sword and shield soldiers among the soldiers are still gunners. In terms of combat power and equipment, they are far inferior to the Bozhou native soldiers. Their bloody bravery out of fear is far from being able to bridge the gap in strength between the two sides.

The terrain of Feilongguan is not conducive to the deployment of the attacking forces. The soldiers of the Laifu Camp who climbed the wall of Feilongguan from the ladder faced the situation of being outnumbered. Even four or five Bozhou local soldiers could not please a Laifu camp soldier.Although it was difficult and cruel, the gap in Feilong Pass was opened step by step. More and more Laifuying soldiers climbed up the city wall. The enemy and us fought hand-to-hand and fought for control everywhere in the pass, especially around the city gate. , the battle was even more tragic.

Finally, when the stone shaft connecting the Feilongguan to the stone gate was slowly pushed away, the earth-shattering "Wan Sheng" sounded, and densely packed soldiers of the Ming army with shining bayonets poured into the pass from the city gate, and the capture of Feilongguan became a reality!

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The occupation of Feilong pass made Yang Yinglong and others feel that the doomsday was coming. Even such a dangerous pass could not stop the Ming army. What can be done about the remaining two passes?Hai Longtun's people became more and more distracted, panic spread all over the place, and some soldiers quietly went down the mountain to surrender to the Ming army. The situation seemed to be good for the Ming army, and Hai Longtun's peace was just around the corner.

But at Huang Laifu's side at this time, his situation is not much better. Even though Huang Laifu has been fighting for many years and his heart is as strong as iron, these days, he is still terrified by the heavy casualties of his subordinates.There were more than [-] soldiers from my family and direct descendants. After capturing Feihu and Feilongguan, the casualties were as high as [-]. I led the army to participate in the three major Wanli expeditions, and this was the most casualty over the years.You know, these are the most elite soldiers who have fought with him for many years.

In front of Huang Laifu, there are Chaotianguan and Feifengguan, which belong to the core inner city of Hailongtun. The stone wall of Chaotianguan alone is 15 meters high, and even the erection of a ladder is very difficult.Surrounding the inside and outside of these two passes, there are many moon walls, earth walls, enemy buildings, etc., forming a series of very strong defense systems.Huang Laifu believes that his army can conquer these two hurdles, but he can also imagine the casualties at that time. Do he want to kill all the subordinates who have followed him for many years here?

He set his sights on Hai Longtun's back mountain.There are three passes in the back mountain, which are Wan'an Pass, Xiguan and Back Pass. There are ear chambers and urns built in the three passes. , Huang Laifu decided to start from the front mountain and the back mountain at the same time.

On September [-]th, Huang Laifu transferred the generals Ma Kongying and Wu Guang to attack the three passes of Houshan. A large number of Ming troops gathered at Dabanshui in Houshan, preparing to attack the pass from there.

Ma Kongying was quite quick-witted, knowing that he would suffer heavy casualties if he insisted on attacking the pass, so he came up with a plan and ordered the sergeant to drive a large flock of sheep to the three passes every night, thinking that the local army on the mountain would be paralyzed. He rushed to the battle, but when he got up the next day, he found groups of dead sheep in front of the pass.It was like this every night. After a few days, the defenders of the three gates were exhausted.

On the evening of the tenth, after several days of peace, Huang Laifu's general Yang Xiaolu personally led two hundred soldiers who dared to die, and climbed up the city wall of Chaotianguan at night. Night battles were rare in ancient times, because most of the soldiers were malnourished and many They all suffer from night blindness and cannot see at night, but for the well-nourished Huang Laifu's soldiers and servants, these are not problems.

The defenders of Chaotianguan did not expect this, and most of the people were snoring during the fourth watch. Yang Xiaolu led the army to easily climb up the city wall, beheaded and killed many native defenders on the city wall, opened the city gate, set up flags and fired cannons, and a large number of people under the city gate Soldiers from the Laifu battalion poured into the pass, and the defenders were shocked and dispersed.Yang Yinglong in Feifengguan woke up from his dream. He didn't care about the large number of begging Chaotianguan defeated soldiers in Feifengguan. He ordered the gate to be closed tightly to prevent the Ming army from taking the opportunity to attack. Be brightly lit.

But at this time, Yang Yinglong also knew that his demise was on the same day. In the early morning of the [-]th, Hai Long ordered the Ming army to launch an attack across the board. Soon, the Wan'an Pass and Xiguan Pass in the back mountain were breached. At noon, Yang Xiaolu took the lead. He personally led the army to attack Feifeng Pass. At this time, the native soldiers of Bozhou no longer had the energy to fight back, and the pass city seemed to be broken at any time.

That night Yang Yinglong distributed a lot of money in the hope of recruiting thousands of warriors to go out and attack the Ming army, but the faces of tens of thousands of soldiers on the mountain were all pale, and no one dared to respond.Yang Yinglong was disheartened, he personally carried a knife to patrol the fortress, seeing the flames all around, he couldn't help hesitating and sighing, and when he returned to the palace, he hugged his two concubines and just shed tears.

On the [-]th, the Ming army attacked the city again. At noon, amidst the sound of "Wan Sheng", Yang Xiaolu led the army to break through Feifeng Pass. At this time, Ma Kongying and Wu Guang, the general soldiers of Houshan, also captured In Houguan, two armies marched into Hailongtun, occupying Yangma City, Old Palace, New Palace, General Administration Office, Barracks, School Field, Gold and Silver Storehouse, Gunpowder Pool and other places in Feifeng Pass successively, and captured Yang Yinglong. His sons Yang Chaodong, Yang Zhaolong and other rebel generals have more than a hundred people.

Yang Yinglong stumbled back to his palace, hanged himself with two concubines in a hurry, and set fire to himself. The general Wu Guang snatched his body out of the flames.

On the [-]th, Huang Laifu issued a military order to prevent the soldiers from retaliating against Hailongtun. In addition to counting the captured materials, he also escorted more than [-] captured Hailongtun soldiers and civilians to Chongqing government for further investigation. processing.

(End of this chapter)