Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 880 Betrayal and Loyalty

What the soldiers of the Ming army recited was Qu Yuan's shocking "National Memorial". 2000 years ago, when the Chu army faced the 60 Qin army who came sweeping Liuhe, it was sung. More than 1000 years ago, when the Han soldiers followed the comet-like warrior, they swept Mobei and sealed the wolves. I sang it, and 1000 years ago, tens of thousands of Tang troops stood guard in the Hexi Corridor and sang it when they faced the rolling Tubo cavalry.The weak Song was obsessed with elegant and elegant words, and forgot about it, but now, under the desperate situation, the sad and heroic "National Memorial" sounded again.

Sincerity is both brave and martial, and in the end is strong and can't be overthrown.

Since the body is dead, the spirit has become a spirit, and the soul has become a ghost!
How brave and heroic this is, how tragic and heroic!
For 2000 years, these four lines of poems have long been engraved in the bones of every Chinese descendant.Maybe they don't have much literacy, maybe they haven't read this poem at all, but when the country is in danger, when the whole nation is facing the crisis of life and death, they will stand up without hesitation and stand in front of the enemy, Tell them it's not going to work!Death? Isn’t it just death? What’s there to be afraid of? Even if we die, we’re still ghosts!

Now, when the building was about to collapse, these ordinary soldiers of the Ming army stood up without hesitation, chanted this sad and heroic poem repeatedly, and started a desperate fight with the rolling Manchurian cavalry!

Lu Xiangsheng knew that he might never see these soldiers again.Without his orders, these soldiers would fight Jiannu on the east bank of the Liao River to the last man.This is the first time he has given up his friendly forces, and this kind of abandonment, he will have to experience many times in the next disaster!

The only thing he could do was gallop on his horse and lead the Tianxiong army all the way towards Panjin.Now time has become the most extravagant thing, every minute and every second is bought by several human lives, he has no right to waste it!

Now the rear of the Ming army is completely in disarray, fighting everywhere, and the flames of war are everywhere.The cavalry of the Qing army rushed over like wolves, and stormed various material transfer stations. They did not capture prisoners, did not seize ordnance and supplies, and after killing the Ming army protecting these supplies, they immediately set fire to them and then retreated. They just wanted to make the Ming army mess up. , They just want to use this column of smoke soaring into the sky to tell the Ming army that your retreat has been cut off, and your logistics lifeline has been destroyed by us, just wait for death!This is undoubtedly a very clever strategy. The Liaohe Great Plain is flat and there is no danger to rely on. The ground is as frozen as iron plates. The cavalry can maximize their advantages and come and go like the wind. The Ming army traveled from the west bank of the Liaohe River to the front line. The tens of miles long logistics line is their target, they can hit whatever they want, they can completely flee away after a successful blow, and then shift their targets for the next wave of attacks.The logistics line was destroyed and the supplies were burned—even if only a part of it was burned, the Ming army would immediately fall into panic or even collapse, unable to organize a strong resistance. At that time, the Qing army would only have to encircle but not attack. Hunger and cold will completely devour the Ming army!Since the hundreds of thousands of Ming troops can be wiped out by using hunger and cold, why do they bother to fight and fight with the Ming army?
Lu Xiangsheng passed by all the way, and all he saw was the scene of chaos, the camps hoarding supplies burst into flames, the soldiers of the Ming army fled in panic, and the cavalry of the Qing army roared... He had deduced countless times in his mind. The nightmare has now become reality one by one.Regarding Huang Taiji's strategy and tactics, he had nothing to say. The only thing he could do was to rush towards the roaring Qing army cavalry, kill them all, and then move on.The further he went, the more his heart sank. In such a desperate situation, can Gao Qiqian, a dead eunuch who is so happy, be able to hold on? The Qing army ambushed everywhere, and the Guan Ning army turned their backs. Can the Ming army persist until he Are you there?
Damn Gao Qiqian, damn Guan Ningjun!
Gao Qiqian was very calm now, sitting firmly in the central army tent, watching with a cold eye the thousands of troops and horses killing him in the surrounding area, bleeding into rivers, and watching with a cold eye the Qing army ambush, coming from all directions, expressionless.His calmness in turn affected the generals of the Ming army. Gao Qiqian did not open his mouth to command, so they took the initiative to command the troops to fight on their own, fighting to the death with the Qing army and Guan Ning army.

My God, although he has also led soldiers, but to die is to beat tens of thousands of Denglai rebels. He has never seen such a terrifying scene of guns firing, banners covering the fields, and sharp arrows covering the sky. I have seen scenes of 10,000+ troops fighting like wild beasts!

Wu Sangui led Yi Ding Tuqi to ride straight, and now the imperial flag is getting closer and closer, almost within reach.However, at this moment, deafening gunshots rang out, frightening his war horse to neigh wildly.He reined in his horse, turned his head and looked around, and saw that there were several thousand infantry phalanxes in the direction of the Qing army's main attack. This infantry phalanx was hollow, and the distance between the phalanxes was more than two hundred meters. musketeers.Each phalanx is surrounded by three rows of musketeers, holding rifled flintlock guns and firing furiously at the rear golden cavalry coming from the wild. There are more than ten cannons roaring in front of them, and the grape bullets fired are as dense as a rainstorm.The cavalry of the Qing army, which had been in full swing, encountered strong resistance, and was cut down in clumps by the extremely fierce firepower like mowing grass.The cavalry of the Qing army tried to attack head-on, but they were beaten to the ground, and finally rushed to the front of the phalanx, and another hail of grenades came over, and the horses were frightened by the densely packed bayonets. Hit it.The rear golden cavalry who were not killed by the grenade looked at the bayonet that looked like a wall of knives, and their scalp was a little numb. They went around cleverly on both sides, trying to find a breakthrough, but no matter where they went around, what was waiting for them was intensive firepower.The only difference is that if they attack the front, they only have to bear the damage from the frontal firepower. If they pass through the middle of the two phalanxes, they have to bear the damage from the firepower from both sides. This kind of tactic is really unheard of. The Qing army was killed. Casualties soared!

It's Tianxiong Army!

Since the beginning of the expedition, the Tianxiong Army has been suppressed, and even their commander has been thrown into doing odd jobs. It is obvious that ordinary Tianxiong Army soldiers will not have better luck.Now that the Ming army is on the verge of collapse, the Tianxiong army finally breaks through the many constraints, stands out, and vents the anger accumulated since the expedition on the Qing army!
Wu Sangui's eyelids twitched a few times, secretly glad that he did not choose to fight against the Tianxiong Army's defense zone, otherwise the one trapped in the hollow phalanx and beaten on all sides would be his Yi Ding Tuqi!He gritted his teeth and pointed at the moving Ji Jia: "Don't worry about the others, follow me and rush up to capture Ji Jia, and then we can become the founding heroes of the Qing Dynasty!"

Yi Ding Tuqi roared loudly, and launched an attack with greater vigor.They can be regarded as one of the most elite cavalry of the Ming army, with a strength of up to [-], well-trained and well-equipped, and they are not very afraid of the Manchurian cavalry.However, such an elite group is the private army of the Wu family. They have no feelings for family and country. What they value are money, beauty, and power. As for patriotism, it is equivalent to farting for them. After driving hard, they rushed harder than anyone else!Looking at it like this, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will die. Once the [-] troops are wiped out, and the whole of Beizhili has nothing to fight, it will be easy for the Qing army to enter the pass and capture Beijing. Heroes, this credit is enough for them to eat for several lifetimes, what can they do if they don't work hard!
Chongzhen looked at the bloody Wu character flag and was dumbfounded: "This...isn't this the Wu family's army? I treat them well, why would they..."

Whoosh!
A sharp arrow shot out, brushed his cheek, and nailed to the wall of the carriage with a bang, the shaft of the arrow buzzed and trembled, reminding him: This is not a farce, Wu Sangui is here to kill him!This arrow shocked Chongzhen so pale, he had never been so close to death, his liver and gallbladder were torn apart!At this time, several sharp arrows were hanging on Shang Ke Yijia's clothes, and he was covered in blood. He stumbled to the front of Jijia and knelt down, and said, "Your Majesty, the rebel army is coming too fiercely, and I can't hold it anymore." , I implore the emperor to retreat first to avoid accidents!"

Chongzhen finally came to his senses and shouted angrily: "I won't leave! I will stay here! I want to see what those rebellious officials and thieves are thinking, and I want to ask them why they betrayed me and Daming!" He was real Furious, he asked himself that he treated Guan Ning's army well. Although Guan Ning's army had been losing battles and had been ambiguous with Jiannu, he could bear it with his nose held. This time the Eastern Expedition made Guan Ning's army even more The main force, as the king of a country, has he done his best to these Liaoxi warlords? However, the Guan Ning army repaid his trust by defecting. This made Chongzhen extremely angry. This anger even overwhelmed the fear of death. He just wanted to rush forward and ask Wu Sangui why he betrayed him and Daming!
Shang Keyi begged bitterly: "Your Majesty, the situation is critical, now is not the time to be angry! Hurry up, or it will be too late!"

Before the words were finished, Wu Sangui had already killed him to the point where he was only 200 meters away from Jijia. He raised his knife and shouted wildly: "Catch Zhu Youjian alive!"

Yi Ding Tuqi shouted wildly: "Catch Zhu Youjian alive! Capture Zhu Youjian alive!"

Chongzhen stared blankly at the group of menacing spirits, and smiled bitterly: "Is this the soldiers I trust? Is this the Guan Ning army that I rely on like the Great Wall? I am blind!" He threw off the crown, loosened his hair, He wailed to the sky: "I'm blind!!!"

Amidst the wild shouts, Yi Ding rushed towards the water suddenly, Shang Keyi roared, and led the few remaining servants to meet Wu Sangui for a fierce battle.Naturally, he couldn't stop the ferocious Yi Ding Tuqi, and was overwhelmed in a blink of an eye. Yi Ding Tuqi laughed wildly and rushed towards Ji Jia, extremely proud!
However, they laughed a little early.

Just when the Yi Ding cavalry were approaching Jiajia, more than three hundred Ming army cavalry suddenly lined up like a wall, charging at lightning speed with their four to five meter long spears!The blow came suddenly and swiftly, and the Yiding Tuqi were caught off guard. Before they could react, the long spear pierced their bodies.The cavalry spear broke as soon as it hit the horse. The knight immediately threw away the spear shaft, pulled out the 1.4-meter-long Miao sword and swung it at the Yi Ding cavalry who was passing by. Ding Tu's armor was torn, his body was split open, and he screamed and fell off the horse.Wu Sangui avoided three sabers in a row, and those evil stars were really crisp. He was sprinting at high speed from beginning to end, and he immediately ran away if he missed a blow. He was not willing to fight. He slashed three times but failed to do anything to Wu Sangui. Just cut off a piece of his helmet tassel.After avoiding these three swords, Wu Sangui had nothing to do. The only thing he could do was to watch the Yi Ding Tu cavalry flip over under the collision of the three hundred Ming army knights... This was simply a disaster!His eyes almost burst out with fire. Due to various reasons, the Ming army's expedition did not include any cavalry. Lu Xiangsheng only brought two hundred cavalry with him. Those two hundred cavalry were still on the east bank of the Liao River. So, this gun The identity of the cavalry is obvious.

He reined in his horse's head, stared at the Lancers who had pierced through Yi Ding's cavalry, and were reinstating their horses a few hundred meters away, and let out a roar: "Zu Kuan!!!"

It could only be Zu Kuan. The entire Guan Ning army originally had three cavalry cavalry, but two were transferred into the pass, leaving only one in Zu Kuan's hands, and even Zu Dacheng could not command.Zu Kuan was rebellious, and from the very beginning, he was quite resistant to this action that was related to the life and death of the Guanning Group, so that Zu Dashou had to arrest all his family and force him to assassinate Lu Xiangsheng to prevent him from doing bad things. big event.Unexpectedly, Zu Kuan risked the lives of the whole family and ruined the operation!
Wu Sangui made a mistake. It was not Zu Kuan who came, but Zu Kuan's deputy general Qin Wei.However, it was no longer important who it was. What was important was that with one charge of these three hundred lancers, the attempt of the Yiding cavalry to capture Chongzhen was completely shattered. Wu Sangui was so angry that he almost vomited blood!

Qin Wei ignored Wu Sangui's anger, raised his sword and laughed wildly: "Come on! Kill all these rebellious officials and thieves!" He took the lead and charged again at Yi Ding Tuqi, followed by three fast-moving iron walls, two from the Guanning line The cavalry fought fiercely in one place, killing blood and blood flying all over the place!
Chongzhen's generous treatment of Guan Ningjun did not completely feed the dog, at least there is still a group of Guan Ningjun who are loyal to him and are willing to fight for him, even if they draw their swords against the old robes!

(End of this chapter)