Liu Yan held up the spear in his hand, shouted and rushed to the front of the Xiahezhai New Army Cavalry. He was wearing a gleaming armor given by the emperor, and with a flying cloak and cloak, he was extremely majestic.
Behind Liu Yan, General Manager Xu Ming led someone to carry a big banner with Liu characters on his back and shouted excitedly. However, he still looked at Liu Yan in front of him from time to time, worried that Liu Yan would make something wrong.
The personal guards behind Liu Yan were even more cautious. The sunlight fell on Liu Yan much more than on other places.
At this time, thousands of Xuanda cavalry, led by Lu Xiangsheng, rushed forward. The Qing soldiers in front had long since fled. They were just testing this time and did not really want to fight. Obviously, their temptation this time created a big trap.
Of course, this group of Qing soldiers will not fight to the death with the Ming army. When they see most of the Ming army rushing towards them, they will immediately withdraw their troops.
The group of Qing soldiers who were fighting with Wang Pu's troops also drew their horses and ran away after receiving the order. Although Wang Pu and other Datong Town cavalry were tired, how could they let go of this opportunity of pursuit?
Seeing a large number of reinforcements coming from behind, everyone was even more emboldened. Wang Pu's body and face were covered with blood, and he looked a little ferocious. He saw that a big victory was about to be achieved, so he shouted excitedly: "My dear men, Chase and kill the slaves!”
Wang Pu waved his horse with all his strength, urging his horses, and led his army to catch up.
The sound of hooves on the battlefield was like thunder. If you could look down from the air at this time, you would see thousands of horses chasing each other on the ground, forming a huge plume of smoke. The one who ran at the front was Jia Lazhangjing, who was not fighting. They had hundreds of horses running very fast, and the cavalry on the horses jumped and changed horses from time to time.
Behind them were hundreds of sparse and disorganized horses, and from time to time someone fell behind. It was the hundreds of Qing cavalry who participated in the battle and escaped.
Following closely behind them was a large group of Ming army cavalry with red flags and bright red armor. They were the Datong town cavalry led by Wang Pu. Finally, thousands of war horses rumbled in pursuit, and the intensive tapping of horse hooves seemed to make the ground shake. At the front of thousands of horses, Lu Xiangsheng's figure wielding a fine iron sword is particularly eye-catching.
Soon, Qingdu County was ahead. The defenders on the city were still trembling in fear under the siege of the Qing army, but at this time they saw two large groups of Tatar soldiers retreating in defeat, without even looking at the city. Everyone took one look and fled to the south of the city without stopping. The defenders on the top of the city were all stunned when they saw it.
Before the defenders could wake up, they heard the deafening sound of hoofbeats, and a large group of Ming troops were chasing after them. At the head was a general, tall and handsome, wearing gorgeous armor, with a bright red cloak and cloak fluttering in the wind. He almost stood up with his whole body to control, and the horse's spear in his other hand seemed to be about to pierce Yunxiao. His eyes were deep and he just led the pursuit without saying a word.
Behind him was a large group of flags, as well as the Ming army cavalry, all of whom had similarly sinking faces. Kankan turned around the city wall, and the general shouted loudly: "Soldiers, kill the slaves!" With a wave of his hand, Ma Shan was hit, and a loud shout came from behind: "Kill the slaves, kill the slaves!"
Although many of the soldiers' horses were already foaming at the mouth and panting from exhaustion, countless soldiers from Datong Town were still rolling after the general.
A cheer erupted from the city wall. Seeing the heroic figure of Ming Jiang departing, the magistrate and local officers and soldiers guarding the city couldn't help but sigh: "What a Changshan Zhao Zilong."
Before their sighs could subside, another large group of Ming army cavalry came chasing after them. A pursuit battle came to an end, and the Ming army won a complete victory!
After the soldiers from all the ministries returned to the camp one after another, the Ming army camp was naturally full of joy. In this battle, more than 350 Qing soldiers were beheaded, more than 380 Qing horses were captured, and there was also a huge amount of armor, swords, guns and baggage.
After returning to the camp, Lu Xiangsheng immediately celebrated for the soldiers of Datong Town who went to war. Not to mention the soldiers of Datong Town, everyone was happy, and the chief military officer of Datong Town, Wang Pu, was also very proud.
Most of these military merits were attributed to him, and they were the heads of Tatars who were beaten hard. They were no longer the former ones who killed good people and took credit for their merits.
Speaking of which, when Wang Pu led his army into battle, he only beheaded more than a hundred Qing soldiers, and most of the remaining heads were obtained from pursuit. After Lu Xiangsheng, Wang Pu and others chased not far from Qingdu County, they stopped pursuing the enemy. After all, the Qing army's horses were better and everyone could not catch up even if they wanted to.
In this battle, Wang Pu's casualties were more than 200, almost 20%, and most of them were his servants. Such heavy casualties made Wang Pu heartbroken. Fortunately, with these military achievements, in comparison, Wang Pu thought Still worth it.
At the same time, Wang Pu's men also exhausted more than 200 war horses. Lu Xiangsheng gave him most of the captured Qing army horses.
"Today is a great victory. I announced the great victory, and beheaded 300 She level soldiers. I, Ji Jiewen, flew to report to the Holy One. I expected that the Holy One would be extremely happy when he heard the report. But in today's battle, General Wang led the Datong soldiers to sacrifice their lives. He died and won the first victory, and the remaining generals fought equally bravely, so they achieved this. Come, generals, drink a toast to today's victory!"
Everyone in the tent toasted together, and everyone was happy. Although the majority of the military merits went to Wang Pu, dozens of heads were also allocated to everyone, and everyone gained something. More importantly, after today's victory, the fear of the enemy and timidity among Xuanda's soldiers has changed a lot.
Wang Pu's face flushed with excitement. He was so proud that he shouted loudly: "This is all because of the good teachings of the governor. The general will only remember to serve the country with all his loyalty!"
Lu Xiangsheng laughed with satisfaction and said: "From General Wang to today's great victory, it shows that our Ming soldiers only need to sacrifice their lives to serve the country, and those captives have nothing to fear!"
The crowd shouted: "Be loyal, brave and fearless, kill the enemy and serve the country."
Then there was great joy. After the great victory, everyone got into a wild mood, drinking tea and eating meat.
Liu Yan watched the people greeting each other with cups, and Wang Pu, who was shouting endlessly, also smiled. A lion leading a group of sheep can be better than a sheep leading a group of lions. With the encouragement of Lu Xiang's rise to the forefront, and the encouragement of his own example, With enough food and grass, in history, Jie Lu Xiangsheng of Qingdu only beheaded more than a hundred people, and today it has risen to more than three hundred. Even fleeing generals like Wang Pu dared to fight bravely. Liu Yan lamented that the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were not unable to fight, they could only sigh...
While Liu Yan was pondering over here, Lu Xiangsheng said loudly: "Today's great victory has lifted the siege of Qingdu. Taking advantage of this momentum, I declare that the army will rest in Qingdu for one day, and tomorrow we will decamp to Dingzhou and lift Dingzhou." We are under siege, you all still need to work up your courage and continue to Gaoyang to break the siege of Mr. Sun Ge!"
The armor clanged, and all the generals stood up and shouted: "I am willing to serve under the governor and kill thieves to serve the country, no matter what I do!"
Lu Xiang raised his voice and cheered, and was about to say something when he suddenly heard the sound of blowing and beating outside and was heading towards the camp. Then a personal guard rushed into the tent and shouted loudly: "Report to the governor, the magistrate of Qingdu, leading a group of squires and common people in the city, carrying pigs, sheep, wine and rice, saying they came to reward the army."
Lu Xiangsheng smiled. After he led his army to lift the siege of Qingdu today, the magistrate of Qingdu personally came out of the city to express his gratitude. Unexpectedly, the labor force came now.
Listening to the continuous sound of firecrackers, gongs and drums outside, and the sound of blowing getting closer and closer, looking around the tent, the generals were all beaming with joy. People have always fled at the sight of soldiers. This kind of spontaneous reward is too rare. Everyone's heart is warm. Lu Xiangsheng said with a smile: "The people of Qingdu have rewarded the army. All generals, I will follow my governor out of the camp to greet you. The army and the people are celebrating together."
There was a lot of joy in the camp that day. Qingdu was a small county, so the food and grass sent could not be much, only a few hundred stones, and dozens of pigs and sheep. However, the people of Qingdu expressed their heartfelt gratitude and their sincere thanks, which still made the Xuanda officers and soldiers feel warm in their hearts. For the first time, many people realized what they should and should not do as officers and soldiers.
The magistrate of Qingdu also warmly invited Lu Xiangsheng to station in the city, but Lu Xiangsheng politely refused. That night, Lu Xiangsheng held a banquet in the camp to entertain the Qingdu magistrate and his party, and he also made an exception and allowed the generals to drink some wine. At the banquet, all the squires in Qingdu were full of praise for Wang Pu, the chief military officer of Datong Town, and even praised him as having the charisma of Changshan Zhao Zilong, which made Wang Pu smile from ear to ear.
After the banquet, Liu Yan returned to his camp with a smile on his face, and summoned seven hundred generals, Xu Ming, Chen Xun, Wang Bo, Wang Yue, Miao Shao, Zhang Yi, and Shen Tuo, as well as a dozen generals and pickets. celebrate. At the banquet, everyone seemed to be speechless, which made Liu Yan full of doubts.
Finally, Xu Ming stood up and said, "Sir, everyone and I have some opinions on today's battle."
Liu Yan frowned: "What do you think?"
Now Liu Yan's authority in the new army of Xiahezhai can be said to be growing day by day, and no one dares to question him.
It was the first time that Liu Yan heard that his soldiers had opinions about him. Liu Yan was indeed a little surprised. He said in a deep voice: "Well, just say what you have to say and don't be secretive!"
Xu Ming coughed and plucked up the courage to say, "My lord is going out to fight today, charging at the front. This matter could have been left to my subordinates, so why bother to charge at the front? In case something happens to you, we are in front of Xiahe Village." What should I do with Qianhusuo?”
The rest of the people immediately stood up to agree, and Chen Xun also clasped his fists and said: "Sir, General Xu Bai is right. All the officers and men of our new army in Xiahe Village are willing to die for the general. Why do you want to steal the opportunity for your brothers to kill the enemy and make meritorious service?" Woolen cloth?"
Liu Yan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment after listening to everyone's words. Only then did he feel that at some point, a solid interest group had formed around him.
This group is headed by himself, and his every move is related to the safety of the group, and he shares weal and woe. Yes, soldiers can die in battle, and as long as they are around, their families will have pensions and fields, and they can live a life of food, clothing, and food.
Without them, the group can still function, but he cannot have any accidents, otherwise everything around him and everything in the Qianhu House in front of Xiahe Village will disappear. In the hearts of his subordinates, his own life is already more important than anything else.
Liu Yan sighed. Indeed, the Xiahezhai New Army's daily training and battles were as cold and rigorous as a robot, everything was done step by step. Perhaps from today on, it would be impossible for him to have such a joyful fighting method like today.
So Liu Yan said in a deep voice: "Generals, please rise! I will remember this!"
When Chen Xun, Xu Ming and others saw this, they all looked happy and paid their respects one after another.
A few days later, on the edge of the Tang River, it was the middle of winter. The river, which was about a hundred meters wide, had frozen. However, the ice was thick but not thick, and no one, horse or vehicle could pass through. The ships along the river have been burned by the Qing soldiers. To go from Qingdu to Dingzhou, only a local stone bridge called Dingzhou Bridge can pass. However, this stone bridge is currently occupied by Qing troops with white flags. Defense.
Thousands of troops of the Xiangbai Banner who besieged Dingzhou were very surprised when they heard the report from the sentinels and the report of the defeated troops of the Zhengbai Banner in Qingdu. There are more than 10,000 Ming reinforcements coming from Qingdu. Unlike other Ming armies, most of them are cavalry and they dare to fight. They are personally led by Lu Xiangsheng, the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty. The army is coming forward with great vigor and strength, and its military strength is no small matter.
Duduo and Abatai, who were wearing white flags, were very cautious about this. In view of this, after discussion, Duduo and Abatai decided to defend Dingzhou Bridge, and also sent hundreds of Baya soldiers, the most elite soldiers with white flags, to block this Ming reinforcements at the Within Qingdu.
Some people died, but not completely...
