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

Chapter 914
Yang Menglong's luck has always been very good. Sometimes he is already in a deadly situation, but he can still turn the situation around with a little bit of incredible good luck. The battle of Yangquan is the most typical example.Thousands of defeated soldiers guarded the isolated city, and the reinforcements were hundreds of miles away. Facing the upright Qing army, no matter how you looked at it, it was a doomed situation. Let tens of thousands of Qing troops retreat hastily in front of his battle flag.What's even more incredible is that this kind of good luck can also be transmitted to friendly troops. This is probably why as long as he is in command, the Ming army will be as energetic as eight liters of chicken blood?
The first person to be infected with his good luck was Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chuanting's luck has not been very good. He could have made a name for himself by annihilating Gao Yingxiang's main force and capturing Gao Yingxiang. Lu Xiangsheng was beheaded, and he lost the golden opportunity to become famous all over the world and be known to the king.Afterwards, Lu Xiangsheng painstakingly managed the Nine Frontier Regions, prime ministers of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, and Hebei provinces. Sun Chuanting finally stood out with his own talent and was exceptionally promoted to Governor of Shaanxi under Lu Xiangsheng's strong recommendation. In response to Lu Xiangsheng's call, he measured Acres of land, construction of roads, water conservancy, extermination of grass bandits, recruiting refugees, in just a few years, great achievements have been made.However, just as he was getting more and more angry and ready to fight, another bad thing happened. Yang Menglong was assassinated, the conservative forces in the DPRK and China counterattacked wildly, and several governors who supported reform were dismissed one after another. The exception is that the governor of Shaanxi became the prefect of Xi'an, and he was still the one who was ostracized by the subordinates. It is not difficult to imagine how many grass mud horses roared in the prefect Sun's heart at that time.

Then Lu Xiangsheng led his army out of the customs to attack the west of Liaoning, and the Manchu and Mongolian troops took advantage of the gap to enter. The frontier troops were bought or pressured by the Chinese officials in the court. It's a mess.Seeing that the good situation he managed to manage was ruined like this, Sun Chuanting has the heart to kill people!

Then, with the cooperation of a bunch of civil servants and generals, the enemy troops marched straight in and fought all the way to the gates of Xi'an!

Those civil servants and military generals seemed to be going to bring disaster to the country and the people to the end. They didn't even plan to defend a famous city like Xi'an, and wanted to burn the city and flee.This time, Sun Chuanting finally couldn't bear it anymore, and led dozens of soldiers to launch a brazen attack, took down the gang of scourges in one fell swoop, threw them into prison, seized the military and political power in Xi'an City, and commanded the Xi'an army and civilians to face the aggressive enemy troops.During the years when he was the governor of Shaanxi, he won a high prestige. When he ascended to the top, he was naturally followed by a cloud of followers.In fact, there were only a few thousand Qing troops fighting here, but local tyrants and evil gentry continued to join in along the way. By the time they reached the city of Xi'an, there were already 3000 people. Collected more than 3000 capable soldiers.With these more than [-] capable soldiers, he waged fierce battles with an enemy force nearly [-] times his own. The Qing army attacked again and again, and was smashed under the city wall of Xi'an time and time again.

This bloody battle lasted for more than [-] days. In order to take Xi'an, the Qing army was full of tricks, driving the people to fill trenches, digging tunnels to attack the city, setting fire to the city walls... all available tricks were used.Sun Chuanting also defended the city in every possible way. He let the defenders shoot and kill as many people as the Qing army came to fill the trenches. He not only shot with crossbows, but also bombarded with cannons. He couldn't even remember how many people he killed after more than [-] days. Clear; when the Qing army dug the tunnel, he dug a hole in the general direction and installed a large urn for people to listen to the movement inside. After figuring out the direction the Qing army was digging, he dug against the Qing army, and then piled up explosive barrels. After a lot of hard work, they finally dug the tunnel. They were pleasantly surprised to find that someone dug a section of the tunnel for them in advance, saving them a lot of trouble. At the same time, they also saw the powder kegs piled there... Then there was a loud noise, and the entire section of the tunnel was blown up. collapsed.The Qing army poured a lot of oil on the city wall and set fire to it, burning the city wall to pieces. After he repelled the Qing army, he ordered people to pour water on the city wall at night. In one night, the city wall was covered with thick ice. Cannons can't move, and the hands are not slippery. The Qing army who is good at climbing can't climb up at all.The two sides came and went, each showing their special abilities. Although the city wall of Xi'an was bombed and collapsed in many places, the Qing army was still unable to attack.

However, the Xi'an defenders also suffered heavy casualties. After more than 90 days of bloody battles, over 200 soldiers and civilians were killed and injured, and those who were killed or injured were the most skilled fighters. It can be said that their blood was about to be shed.The Tianxiong army sent them a support army, but the scale was not large. Under the interception and killing of the Qing army, only about 60 people managed to rush into the city.Just such a small reinforcement army boosted the morale of the defenders, and repelled several attacks by the Qing army miraculously.The most important thing is that this small force brought four [-]mm thunderbolt guns and more than [-] shells. Sun Chuanting decided to use these guns to turn the tide of the battle.He hid these cannons on a section of the city wall, and then when the Qing army attacked again, he made a gap in the nearby section of the city wall, allowing the Qing army to rush up, and then resisted tenaciously.The Qing army rushed up and was killed in batches, but it was still unable to widen the gap, and the Ming army had no way to fill the gap, and the two sides saw each other repeatedly.The generals of the Qing army were in a hurry, and the commander came to the front line to command... This was the good opportunity that Sun Chuanting had been waiting for for a long time. He gave an order, and four lightning cannons fired violently at the general flag, firing more than [-] shells in one breath.When the artillery finally ceased fire, the flag of the Qing army had been torn into rags by shrapnel, and the coach Longke, several Mengjia Laerzhen, and dozens of white armor soldiers were blown into pieces !The Qing army was in chaos, and the Ming army took the opportunity to attack the city and fight back desperately. The leaderless Qing army was defeated like a mountain, with corpses strewn all over the ground within a radius of twenty miles, and blood flowed like a river!
This happened six hours after the Battle of Yangquan ended.The Qing army who invaded Shaanxi suffered a fatal blow, and Xi'an was safe and sound. The Qing army's attempt to use Shaanxi as a springboard to invade the Nanyang Basin via Wuguan and destroy the foundation of the Heluo New Army was completely bankrupt.

Yang Menglong's good luck is the Qing army's bad luck, his good luck is far from over, and naturally, the Qing army's bad luck is far from over.

Two days after the Battle of Yangquan ended, the distant battlefield in western Liaoning.

The overcast clouds finally dissipated, and the sun shone from the gaps in the clouds, shining all over the earth.Anyone who has been to the Northeast knows that the sun in winter is much colder than the snow, and the sun will not bring warmth to people.But even so, the golden sunshine still inspired the Ming army who had struggled on the vast snowfield for more than ten days.What makes them even more excited is that they are not far from Fuzhou!

To be precise, they were only separated from Fuzhou by a line of defense, a line of defense temporarily constructed by the Qing army.

Tens of thousands of Qing soldiers stared at them coldly, with contempt written all over their faces.Yes, they have every reason to despise this Ming army. When they went north, there were more than 30 people. After [-] days, they defected, died in battle, broke up, disappeared, and surrendered... A series of blows came one after another, under heavy blows , This Ming army has only [-] people left.Now this Ming army has ragged clothes, emaciated faces, and unshaven beards. There are cuts cut by the cold wind on their faces and hands, especially the cuts on the back of their hands, which are bleeding all the time. The soldiers had to sew them up with needles.This is a journey like hell. Many soldiers suddenly found that their hands turned black... They were frozen and useless. After marching on the snow for a long time, their shoes were worn out and their toes were exposed. The head was also frozen and wasted, so I had to cut it off with a knife.The invincible Chasseurs and Lancers marched with the infantry on the snow with their saddles on their backs, or on their heads... their horses had been eaten, and there were no horses left.Facing such an army that was worse than beggars, the Qing army had no pressure. In fact, they used much more energy to stop the reinforcements of the Dongjiang Army from Fuzhou than to deal with this Ming army.

Lu Xiangsheng was still riding his snow-white Yinshanxue, silently observing the enemy formation.He is the only one in the army who still has a horse. He tried to kill Yin Shanxue many times to feed the soldiers, but was rejected by the soldiers. The reason is that the horses of famous generals are spiritual. The dead horse died, and Yinshanxue couldn't be eaten by anything.Instead of eating, many soldiers desperately dug up the ice and snow to dig out the grass roots to feed Yinshanxue, or save their own limited rations for it to eat, hoping that it can preserve its strength, in case something goes wrong , can also run faster with the God of War in their minds.Even so, after more than 20 days, Yinshanxue is still skinny, and it is very tired, even more tired than Lu Xiangsheng!But no matter how tired it is, it runs faster than the wind every time it confronts each other. Seeing it, everyone seems to see hope.

But this glimmer of hope is really slim...

Lu Xiangsheng's eyes lingered on the Qing army general's flag for a long time, and finally heaved a sigh and said, "It's the Zhenghong flag."

Wu Sheng said sadly: "Luck still refuses to be on our side."

Running into anyone is better than bumping into the Zhenghong flag, because the owner of the Zhenghong flag is Daishan——As long as you are not too forgetful, you should know that in the battle of Lushun, Daishan’s eldest son, Yue Tuo, was beheaded by Yang Menglong. Lu Xiangsheng, Wu Sheng and other generals all participated in that battle, and they had a deep hatred with Dai Shan. If they collide, they will have to fight to the end!
Lu Xiangsheng smiled with some difficulty, the mouth was split open again, and bleeding came out: "I never believe in luck! When you are heavy, let your army gather and attack the vanguard, and all the troops will follow closely behind and press up. Resolute, we only have one chance, if we fail to make it through once, all that awaits us is death!"

Li Chongshi was still full of energy, even though there were only [-] men left in his legion: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, I can blow up the Zhenghongqi without firing a single shot!"

Lu Xiangsheng looked a little bitter... It wasn't that Li Chongshi was arrogant, it was that after fighting all the way, each soldier in his legion only had three bullets and one grenade left. With this little ammunition, he would not dare to use it until the last moment!He gritted his teeth and said, "Shoot out all the ammunition!"

Li Chongshi said solemnly: "After all the ammunition has been fired, what can we use to defend Fuzhou?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Only by rushing over can you be qualified to consider what to use to defend Fuzhou!"

Li Chongshi paid a military salute, went over to greet his troops, and prepared to charge.

Wu Sheng and Li Weiluan's lips moved, but they hesitated to speak.They wanted to take over the vanguard mission, so that the elite of the Tianxiong Army would die less and preserve their fighting power, but...their crossbow arrows had already been shot, and there was not even a single one left!

The horn sounded, and six thousand Tianxiong soldiers with torn battle robes and yellow and hungry faces silently assembled with rifles in hand.There is no need to mobilize, just look at the Qing army lined up in front of them, and then look at the outline of Fuzhou City not far away, they will know that success or failure depends on it!The artillerymen gritted their teeth and opened fire, smashing all the few shells left, causing huge casualties to the Qing army.Amidst the sound of rumbling guns, thousands of heavenly heroes lined up in twelve columns, striding forward with cats on their waists. Obviously it was only a few thousand remnants who were defeated, but it gave people a strong sense of oppression as if Mount Tai was overwhelmed!
Dai Shan sneered: "A fight between trapped beasts!" With an order, more than a dozen red cannons opened fire at the same time, and the hot solid lead balls roared into Tianxiong's array, setting off bursts of blood rain. Fly across!
The Tianxiong army kept their eyes on the ground and strode forward!

The Qing army's artillery only fired two rounds, and the Tianxiong army was approaching within the effective range of their bows and arrows.Daishan ordered the flag to be raised, more than two thousand archers drew their strong bows, and fired thousands of arrows. The Tianxiong army was cut down in pieces like grass.The Qing army's bows and arrows were still unable to reach their helmets and breastplates, but they were unable to do anything if they were shot in the face, neck, and limbs. They would either die or be injured.The Tianxiong Army has long been accustomed to this and continues to stride forward!After the Qing army fired seven rounds of arrows, they were already approaching 40 meters away. A horn sounded, and the columns turned into horizontal columns. There were six rows in total, pressing up like a wall!

The hands of the Qing archers began to tremble.Everyone knew that just one shot from the Tianxiong Army could kill and injure a large number of them. The dense bayonets and black muzzles made everyone feel cold!

The Tianxiong army did not shoot, and continued to move forward, and the speed was getting faster and faster.

At 30 meters, the Qing army began to riot, but the Tianxiong army still did not open fire.

At 20 meters, the Tianxiong army still did not fire, and some Qing troops whose psychological quality was not up to standard began to retreat!
At 15 meters, with the sound of a whistle, the Tianxiong army leveled their rifles. The rows of black muzzles caused the Qing army to collapse mentally, especially those in the front row, who completely forgot their military discipline and ran back screaming. Death, they are not as brave as they imagined.Daishan was furious, and even beheaded several deserters, but he still couldn't control the army!
"rush!!!"

There was no gunfire, but the thunderbolt-like roar made the Qing army's heart tremble violently. Li Chongshi let out a roar, and thousands of Tianxiong troops launched at the same time, and rows of bayonets aimed at the enemy's chest and abdomen. The platoon of archers didn't even have a chance to draw their swords to fight, so they knocked over and turned into meat mud!Immediately afterwards, the pikemen and horizontal swordsmen of Denglai's new army pressed forward, and the Dongjiang army followed closely behind. The terrified Qing army looked around and found in despair that they were the enemy's army besides the enemy army...

On January [-], the ninth year of Chongzhen, the Ming army, which had been fighting for more than [-] days in the snowstorm, collided head-on with the main force of the Qing army Zhenghongqi in the suburbs of Fuzhou. They pierced through Zhenghongqi's defense line, and the indomitable charge made the Qing army realize that the fighting power of the Ming army has not weakened, but has become stronger after more than [-] days of bloody battle!

There is no way not to stay strong, a few 10 people have survived such a little, and each of them has fought several times at the gate of hell. If they are not strong, who is stronger?
The Qing army's pursuit troops arrived, and the two sides fought fiercely again.In the end, the Ming army rushed into Fuzhou City after dropping more than 7000 corpses, and this death expedition finally came to a bloody end.Of the 30 troops at the time of the expedition, there are now only a little over 6000 left.The heavy casualties are really chilling.

However, this elite team that has survived many battles will soon make the Qing army pay a terrible price, and this day is not far away.

This is what happened three days after the end of the Battle of Yangquan. Although the Ming army suffered heavy casualties, those outstanding generals survived, Lu Xiangsheng survived, and Chongzhen also survived. A group of elite soldiers who are extremely tough and indifferent to death-after experiencing such a bitter battle, nothing can break this army.

After learning that the Ming army successfully broke through the siege, Huang Tai was furious.Now he is faced with a difficult choice: should he besiege Fuzhou and take the lives of Lu Xiangsheng and Chongzhen to avoid future troubles, or take advantage of the emptiness of Beizhili to enter the pass, take Beijing, and change the dynasty?
Fat Lao Ba was in distress.

(End of this chapter)