When Wang Fuzhi heard the sound of horse hoofbeats, he couldn't help being startled. He instinctively raised the telescope in his hand and looked outside the pass.
However, although the sound of horse hooves was heavy, the person coming was still far away, and the dust was flying, so he couldn't see clearly for a while.
However, he knew that the person coming was related to the overall situation, so even though he couldn't see clearly, he still tried his best to look at it.
After a while, he vaguely saw the flag of the Ming Dynasty, and then the figures of Wang Shoulin and others appeared in the telescope.
Wang Euzhi was overjoyed when he saw this. He put down his telescope and said happily to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, the people here are Wang Qianhu and Zhang Dabiao!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he frowned and said, "If Wang Qianhu had not been attacked by Duduo, how could he rush back at this time?"
Because he was suspicious, he saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was also holding up a telescope to check, but ignored him, so he looked forward again.
This time he not only saw Wang Shoulin's face clearly, but also recognized the several imperial guards following Wang Shoulin. Although their armors were damaged and there were bloodstains on them, their fighting spirit was very high, and they did not look like they had been defeated at all.
Just when Wang Euzhi was confused, he saw another strong man with a white cloth on his head and a spear rushing out with murderous intent.
Immediately afterwards, dozens more cavalrymen riding like that strong man appeared in the telescope, and they all had angry faces.
Wang Fuzhi saw that the clothes of those people were different from Wang Shoulin's, and remembered that Wu Guogui's breakout of the siege was mentioned in the previous secret letter, so he guessed that the person coming might be Wu Guogui.
It seems that Wu Guogui, who escaped from the Daling River, met Wang Shoulin and others, and learned that Duduo led his army to attack the city, so he came to support them.
But why is Wu Guogui wearing a white cloth on his head? Could it be that Wu Sangui is dead?
While he was meditating, Wang Shoulin and Wu Guogui led their troops into the Jurchen camp.
Most of the Jurchens had to carry siege equipment on foot. After the cavalry rushed in, they immediately let out bursts of screams.
But the Jurchen was also fierce. Even though he knew he was outmatched, he still rushed forward to fight. More than a dozen people seized their horses and fought with the Ming soldiers.
However, although they were brave, they were infantry after all, and their combat power was much weaker than that of the cavalry. As a result, the several Niu Lu and flag bearers who were leading the battle were all killed, and the formation was immediately in chaos.
The Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty who were attacking the city in front were not very motivated. Seeing the chaos in the rear and feeling that the firepower on the city was too fierce, they fled one after another.
When Wang Fuzhi saw this, he was very happy.
He was about to ask for an order to send troops, but when he thought that Duduo had not shown up yet, fearing that there might be an ambush, he suppressed this idea again and at the same time sent an order for the two thousand cavalry in the city to prepare.
At this time, another rapid sound of horse hooves came from the east of Shanhaiguan.
After a while, Duduo was seen rushing over with more than two thousand cavalry.
With the arrival of Duduo, some Han Banners who had fled ran back and besieged Wang Shoulin and others, and the Jurchens who were fighting became more fierce.
Upon seeing this, Wang Shoulin hurriedly sent an order to everyone, asking them to move closer to Shanhaiguan. Unexpectedly, Wu Guogui ignored him and rushed towards Duduo with hundreds of people.
Although Guan Ning's cavalry is known as the best cavalry in Guan, it is weaker than the Jurchen cavalry. In addition, Duoduo's number is far greater than Wu Guogui's, so Wu Guogui fell into a tight siege soon after he rushed over.
Wang Shoulin was a loyal man, and Wu Guogui had previously helped him to relieve the siege. Now that he saw that the enemy was being surrounded, and that there were many Jurchen soldiers and horses in front of him, he might not be able to rush through at the moment.
If he and Wu Guogui were separated, the situation would be unfavorable, so he led his army to kill Wu Guogui.
Fortunately, although the Jurchens were large in number, they did not have many cavalry. Moreover, they still had to evade the infantry and their combat power could not be fully utilized, so Wang Shoulin and Wu Guogui were allowed to join together.
But even though they were gathered together, they were also surrounded by Jurchens. They charged and killed several times but failed to break through the encirclement.
Wang Huzhi in the city saw that Duduo had come out and Wang Shoulin and others were in danger, so he said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, now that Duduo's ambush is out, it is a good opportunity to capture and kill him. Please give me an order to let him be killed." Weichen leads his troops into battle to capture and kill Duduo!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was staring at the battle situation, but when he heard Wang Euzhi's words, he shook his head and said: "Duduo's army is in full swing, and this is not a good opportunity to send troops."
"Furthermore, our previous arrangements were all within the customs. It is too hasty to change the strategy now, and it is very easy to cause confusion and self-defeat."
"In addition, Wu Guogui behaves differently and seems to have fallen into a trap. If they still have an ambush and you go out of the city now, let alone capture Duduo, I am afraid that even your life may not be saved!"
"For the current plan, you might as well increase the firepower in the east to see if you can disrupt the Jurchens' position and help Wang Shoulin escape."
Wang Euzhi heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said and felt that what Zhu Yuanzhang said was reasonable, so he ordered the reserve team to go to support.
After a while, there was a sharp sound of artillery in the east.
When the cannon fire first started, there was indeed a moment of confusion among the Jurchens.
But when they retracted their formation and were out of the range of the artillery, the artillery lost its effect.
Wang Fuzhi couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw that Wang Shoulin, Zhang Dabiao and others had failed to break through the encirclement several times. Instead, they suffered heavy casualties.
So he took the telescope and looked into the distance again. After finding no trace of the ambush, he asked again: "Your Majesty, if you are worried that there are ambushes outside the city, please allow me to lead the cavalry in the city to fight."
"Wei Chen only needs a quarter of an hour to bring Wang Qianhu and the others back. I ask for your permission!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little upset because he had not figured out what happened to Dorgon. ..
At this moment, seeing Wang Euzhi requesting orders one after another, his thoughts were interrupted. He snorted in dissatisfaction and said in a deep voice: "Wang Qing, do you know what is the most important thing on the battlefield?"
Wang Fuzhi's ancestors originally started their careers with military exploits. His ancestor Wang Zhongyi followed Zhu Yuanzhang in many battles and wiped out the heroes. He was one of the founding generals of the Ming Dynasty. The following five generations were all military generals with strong arms and iron horses.
It was not until the seventh generation ancestor Wang Ning that he began to change his martial arts practice and pass down Confucian poetry and calligraphy to his family.
Therefore, although Wang Fuzhi has always been famous for his literary talent, he was actually not bad at martial arts and military skills.
It is precisely because of his inheritance that he is more heroic and loyal than ordinary literati. At the same time, because he is a scholar, his soft intestines are a bit richer than those of martial arts.
At this moment, although he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was blaming him for disobeying the general's orders, he couldn't bear to see Wang Shoulin and others die in vain, so he knelt down and asked for the order: "Your Majesty, I know this..."
Before Mr. Wang finished speaking, he suddenly heard a burst of cannon fire from the east.
Zhu Yuanzhang heard the sound and hurriedly walked towards the east.
However, he had only walked ten meters when he saw a tiger soldier rushing to report that dozens of Jurchen warships suddenly appeared on the eastern sea and were using small boats to land.
When Wang Fuzhi heard the report, he couldn't help but look panicked.
Because the Tianjin Navy had not reported the enemy's situation and the Zheng Navy was present, this was not considered in his plan.
Now that the Jurchen navy has suddenly arrived, if we hastily divide our troops for defense, the situation will be very passive.
Just when Wang Euzhi was in trouble, he suddenly heard Zhu Yuanzhang's voice: "Wang Qing, you lead two thousand cavalry to fight immediately!"
When Wang Euzhi heard this, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in surprise.
