Xie Ming

Chapter 237 A sudden turn of events!

What a twist!

Just when Changting was guarding the gap in the western section of the North Gate, it was on the verge of collapse!
Suddenly!
A fire broke out in the rear of the Jiannu camp in front of the pass, and artillery fire rang out!

"Hahaha"

"Tiger minister, Tiger minister!"

"It must be Tiger Minister!"

"This old guy really won't release the eagle until he sees the rabbit!"

"You're even more patient than me!"

"You've made me wait so long!"

"Haha, hahaha."

In front of the city wall in the middle section of Beiguan, Xiao Jingchuan saw that things were taking a turn for the better, and instead of wailing and lamenting, he shouted excitedly!
At this moment, he raised his hands and rested them on the parapet, looking into the distance!

The time came to 3:45 am (Yinshi : am) on the eighth day of the first lunar month.

Before dawn, the starry night is also dark! But the dawn seems not far away!
At this moment, Li Huchen led the remaining thousand men and rushed to the northwest from the north gate of Baoding Prefecture. He made a detour and launched a surprise attack from the rear!
In front of the North Gate, Ajige, who was leading the Jiannu central army, suddenly heard the sound of artillery fire from the rear formation. He was very surprised and hurriedly ordered Barton to take people to check it out.

A few moments!

Barton reported back, saying that the Ming army was stirring up trouble from behind, rushing to the edge of the formation, and moving diagonally to the east!
After hearing the report, Ajige gritted his teeth.

But at this time, the sky was still dark and dim. Ajigedui decided to be cautious and ordered Bartong to lead the troops to engage in the battle from behind and repel the attacking troops, and not to pursue them!
Hu Chen's night attack was a proper tactic!
He personally led his own troops, fighting and retreating, and annihilated the enemy through movement.

In this situation where the enemy is in the open and we are in the dark, we must do our best to harass and consume the enemy's troops!
Moreover, Li Huchen knew that Xiao Lang had planned this before, so he brought enough flammable materials with him during the attack, and he fought and set fire at the same time!
This move can also allow those on the North Gate City wall not far away to clearly see the situation in the enemy camp's rear!
Whoosh!
Not long!
From the city wall in front of the pass, a firework suddenly shot up into the sky!
Xiao Lang assessed the situation and decided to use the fireworks as a signal as a last resort!

Just look!

The tragic scene of bloody fighting at Beiguan combined with the rather inappropriate gorgeous fireworks in the sky!
Xu Baoyi, who had been lying in ambush on the east and west sides of the enemy camp, received the letter and followed the order. He brought more than 300 of his fellow green forest brothers and finally began the action!

At this moment, taking advantage of the night and the chaos in the enemy camp, some of them emerged from the holes they had dug early in the morning near the enemy camp!

These underground tunnels were already under construction three days ago under the cover of darkness!

From the dense forests near the two wings, we explored straight to a distance of several dozen steps near the current enemy camp!
Xu Baoyi led these people, and Xiao Lang had never publicly used them, just to hold back and keep it secret!
It can turn the tide at the critical moment!
"Mr. Xu!"

"Mr. Xu!"

"Our brothers are all ready!"

“Do you want to fight or not?!”

"Fuck him?"

A fat man in black was lying in the weeds within a hundred steps east of the enemy camp, hiding inside. He was whispering to Xu Baoyi who was approaching him, unable to hide his excitement as he was eager to try!
"Hehehe"

"Fuck him?!"

"Sanmaozi! This time, if we're going to fight, we're going to do it in a way that shakes the world!"

"General Xiao has something to tell you before you come!"

"Use fireworks as a signal. When you are within a hundred steps of the enemy camp, all artillery will fire!"

"Hey, go ahead and take out all the weapons we brought with us and aim them at the center of the enemy camp!" Xu Baoyi issued the order.

"Okay! Mr. Xu, please wait a moment. I will go and make the arrangements!"

Sanmaozi smiled innocently, and after he finished speaking, he rolled and crawled to the back.

Then, in less than a moment!
Once everything is ready, all we need is Xu Baoyi's order!
Suddenly!

To the east of the enemy camp, within a hundred steps, everyone suddenly ran together!

Various types of homemade cannons, with flames spitting out from the barrels and loud bangs!
Previously, Xiao Jingchuan had deployed small-caliber tiger squat cannons to Xu Baoyi's unit, and they also fired in clusters!
In addition, there were several land mines in everyone's hands, which were thrown out one after another at once!

Boom boom boom!
There was movement on the east wing, and facing west, the other side of the team that emerged from the hole followed closely!
In just a few breaths, and without waiting for any reaction from the enemy camp, overwhelming artillery fire was launched!

Bombing!

This operation directly stunned Ajige!

The shells hit the core of the army in the rear formation!

Ajige and the generals in front of him had no time to hide and were almost wiped out by this wave of bombing!
This is not over yet! Behind the enemy formation, Li Huchen, who was not far away, saw Xu Baoyi's sneak attack and knew that his chance had come. He was no longer timid, and shouted three times, leading his troops to attack and stab the eastern corner of the rear formation, and penetrated into the chaotic soldiers in the rear formation!

Terrified! In a panic!
The entire army led by Ajige was now in great chaos!

Looking at it, it seems that there is nothing that can be done to change the situation. It is difficult to do anything anymore!
"what!"

"Fuck the dog!"

"Where did the cannon come from!"

"Barton?!"

"Where is Balton?!"

"Can anyone tell me who the hell fired this cannon?!" Ajige was furious. He pulled the reins of the horse and exclaimed in horror.

"My Lord! My Lord!"

"It's so dark everywhere, it's hard to find the enemy!"

"It's too late to tell!"

"Quick! Let's go!"

"Your Majesty's safety is our top priority! You must not stay here and take risks any longer!"

"Let's, let's retreat quickly!"

Wu Sangui, who was near Ajige, saw the crisis in the battle. He was panicked, but he had some other complicated thoughts in his mind.

He had just defeated the enemy troops and suffered heavy casualties, which seemed to have given himself an excuse to escape punishment!

As a result, he was in a panic and hurriedly persuaded Ajige to withdraw his troops!
"No!"

"I won't leave!"

"Barton?!"

"Quick! Quickly call Bal over, I..."

Ajige was unwilling to accept the defeat, so how could he easily admit defeat? !
However, the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly. How can it be affected by personal will?

Right now, the North Gate is difficult to conquer, and the rear of the central army is frequently harassed. The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, so we are passively taking the beating!
So while Ajige was stubborn and barking in vain, Barton, who was leading his troops to the rear, also rode back on horseback to report!

"Report——"

"Report!"

"Your Majesty! In the eastern corner of the rear formation, the Ming dogs have penetrated the formation with a strong attack! There are at least a thousand soldiers and horses!"

"The army is in chaos!"

"Your Majesty! Retreat!"

"Let's withdraw our troops first!" Barton clasped his fists in anger and gritted his teeth to persuade them to retreat.

Hearing this, Ajige shouted loudly, swung the horsewhip in his hand, and whipped him, tearing a gash on Barton's nose and blood was flowing down his cheek!
"Your Majesty!"

"The battle situation is not favorable!"

"Considering the overall situation, I again ask Your Majesty to temporarily withdraw the troops!" Barton was mature and prudent, and everything he said showed his loyalty.

"what!"

"Ming dog! Aqina, Saishei (Manchu: worse than pigs and dogs)"

"I'm so angry!"

"Just wait for me, damn!"

"Sooner or later, I will wipe out Baoding Prefecture and leave no one alive!" Ajige gritted his teeth, flew into a rage, and cursed!

boom!
Boom boom boom!
As he was speaking, two rounds of artillery fire came from the east and west wings of the Jiannu rear formation, again rapidly pouring down!

Immediately, the enemy's central army suffered heavy losses again, and most of them were engulfed in flames!
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Ajige had no way to turn the tide and had no other options, so he let out a heavy breath, turned his horse away, and accepted defeat!
"withdraw!"

"Barton, quickly pass the order, sound the retreat, and retreat northwards towards Yi County!"

(End of this chapter)