Nanming Engineer

Chapter 347 Wu Sangui's Wonderful Work
Li Benshen died a dignified death. He died in battle.

There were 2000 people rushing to the Kuizhou army formation with him at first, but only 200 people were left when halfway through the rush, and the rest all fled in all directions.

Li Benshen didn't care about the fleeing people either, he ran away as soon as he ran away, all he could see was the flag of the Ming army fluttering stretchedly on the hill in the distance, and the huge embroidered gold character "King" on the flag, like this dazzling.

He roared, brandishing the long knife in his hand vigorously, clamping his crotch under the horse's belly desperately, wishing to cross the distance between the enemy and us like a moat in an instant, fly to the hill and cut off the head of the Ming army's chief general.

It was Wang Huan, the instigator of all this. Without him, the Liaodong Army would not have been defeated today. He must be killed, otherwise this person will be a serious problem in the future, and he will become a powerful enemy that shakes the foundation.

The two hundred soldiers who supported him were all elite and his most loyal subordinates. Even though the battle situation was so ruined, they still refused to leave, like a group of moths flying into the flame, rushing towards the mighty Kuizhou Army.

Li Tingyu and Ma Xintian supported the troops in the front line, watching coldly a small group of Qing troops who were not afraid of death, instead of retreating, led by an armored general, stepping on the corpses all over the ground and screaming to kill them, that scene, Like a swarm of ants trying to block an elephant's footsteps.

Three volleys of birds from the thousand-man team shattered Li Benshen's dream of killing one Ming army to earn money, and killing two Ming troops to earn one. More than 200 Qing troops fell to the ground in the rain of bullets. Before the battle, those who were shot many times had seventeen or eighteen bullet holes in their bodies, and no one survived.

The fleeing Qing army became the prey of the cavalry of the Kuizhou army. The galloping cavalry became the kings of the loess land. Losing the courage to resist, he had no other thoughts except to hate his parents for losing two legs.

The 8000-man Liaodong Army finally escaped from the battlefield alive, but there were only a few hundred people, most of whom were fast-legged Guanning cavalry. Their horses were good and their horsepower was long. Can't catch up.

After chasing for ten miles, Wang Huan ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, recall all those who wantonly hunted and killed military exploits, regroup, and set off again after a short rest.

"Wang Yongqiang can't last much longer." Wang Huan said to the battalion commanders: "If we don't act quickly, the two brothers, both of whom are highly talented, are really going to be benevolent. I promised to help him and I must not be untrustworthy."

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Wang Yongqiang couldn't stand it any longer. From Wu Sangui's arrival in Xi'an to the present, in just one and a half days, the three wooden cities were divided, and the Qing army with few people seemed to surround them.

The wooden city guarded by Wang Yongzhen was the first to bear the brunt. The solid wooden wall was as fragile as a piece of paper under the impact of the iron bullet. , cry for father and mother, this wooden city has 1000 soldiers, but most of them are refugees. The real soldiers are only [-].

Seeing the flying iron bullets piercing the human body as easily as a knife cutting tofu, the refugees' already timid hearts became even more frightened. No one dared to stay within ten feet of the wooden wall, and tens of thousands of people huddled in a small place on the top of the hill. The ground was huddled together, trembling like a quail.

At the beginning, they believed the Wang brothers' demagoguery, rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, and restored the Ming Dynasty. The Han people should let the Han people sit in the world, fight to Xi'an, and rob the government's granary to eat food and get money , the big guy just followed Wang Yongqiang, but in front of Da Pao, it seems that who will sit in the world is not the topic that should be discussed now.

Cannons and lead bullets danced like locusts, and they would die if they touched them. They were much more terrifying than swords and spears. In the face of these iron bullets, the number of people is really not the factor that determines victory or defeat.

A large number of refugees began to flee, and they couldn't be stopped. As Wang Yongqiang said, one way to overcome the fear of death is to die even more frighteningly. Now Wu Sangui has done it. He made the refugees no longer afraid of the knives of Wang Yongqiang's war barracks. He opened a door from the back of the wooden city and fled away.

Wang Yongzhen's wooden city was so broken that it didn't last even a day.

The Liaodong army rushed to Mucheng and cut off Wang Yongzhen's head in hand-to-hand combat.

Wang Yongqiang was so blinded by the sight that he personally led the troops to try to go to support him, but the Qing army lying between the two wooden cities was waiting for his arrival, and after several head-to-head fights, the unorganized refugees could only rely on people. In addition to gaining some advantages at the beginning, Duo ran into a wall in front of the phalanx of the Liaodong Army. The chaotic flow of people was like a muddy river, smashing their heads and bleeding on the strong embankment.

More refugees began to slip away quietly. The Qing army was very generous to those who escaped, and even deliberately opened a hole in the encirclement to let them go.

"These are rebels who rebel against the people and commit heinous crimes. Why didn't the prince kill them all instead of letting them go? It should be noted that if we don't kill them as a warning, no one in Shaanxi will be willing to obey in the future." Meng Qiaofang was a little dissatisfied, and he rode on his horse Standing next to Wu Sangui, surrounded by fierce soldiers of the Liaodong Army, he looked at the battle situation in the distance and said.

Hahamu also stood in front of the head and echoed: "Master Meng is right. Emperor Taizong said that the Han people have rebellious bones on their heads. The better you treat them, the more right and wrong will come. Let them behave and live in peace and be obedient citizens. Why don't the prince send a powerful force to charge back and forth and kill all the thieves in the wild!"

These words brought Meng Qiaofang and Wu Sangui together to scold them, and the two of them immediately changed their expressions, but Hahamu didn't realize it, as if he didn't know that he offended the two Han officials around him with one sentence, and still looked around unscrupulously , with a big face, pointing out where to send people to send troops to encircle and suppress.

Wu Sangui's face was frosty, and his Adam's apple moved up and down a few times. It seemed that he had used great strength to hold back his words. He was silent for a while, and when his face returned to normal, he opened his mouth and said slowly: "Two Your lord is right. These people are thieves and traitors. They really cannot be pardoned. However, this time is not a good time to kill people. The law of war says: Surround three people and leave a way to survive. It is exactly right This principle."

"Oh~~! I understand!" Meng Qiaofang, who knows the military, knew the elegant meaning of the strings after hearing the sound, and immediately clapped her hands and shouted: "Your Majesty is worthy of being a hero. This is to make the rebels collapse on their own. One side is dead and the other is alive. Of course The thieves had no choice but to escape. When they saw an opportunity to escape, of course they ran away. In this way, the rebels naturally collapsed. What a wonderful move, Your Majesty!"

"More than that, Mr. Meng, Mr. Ha, there is still a way to make money." Wu Sangui laughed. He was very well-mannered. In such a short time, he seemed to have forgotten Hamu's cowardly words, and his face remained as usual. Said lustfully.

"Oh? I would like to hear more about it." Meng Qiaofang and Hahamu became interested. At this time, the battle situation was in the upper hand, and the two were no longer anxious.

Wu Sangui raised a finger and said, "Imagine, after this battle, even though the rebels were defeated, those who supported the rebels overtly and secretly have to be investigated, right? For the crowd, there must be big families who donate generously. Those who escaped today have their braids cut off. Find them out and take them to rich families in the whole province to identify them. Whether they recognize them or not, the money for disaster relief is huge The pen comes in."

The two listeners were startled, then overjoyed, clapped their crowns to celebrate, gave Wu Sangui a thumbs up and praised: "My lord is wise, I can't wait!"

The three of them looked at each other and laughed, like animals looking at each other, harmonious on the surface but each with their own scheming.

In the distance, there was smoke and dust rising from the west, where the three of them were standing, they could see a group of people approaching, but they were still far away, so they couldn't tell who was coming.

But as long as you think about it, you can see that the west is in the direction of the Qinling Mountains, and the Liaodong army and horses sent out must have returned.

Wu Sangui was surprised, how did Li Benshen come back after leaving for less than a day, could it be that the Ming army was weak and vulnerable?
One of Wu Sangui's subordinates came forward to contact him, and immediately galloped like a horse with his ass on fire, and flew back in the direction of the Chinese army.

(End of this chapter)