The setting sun is like blood, and the sunset glow is as bright as blood.
The blood-red sunset reflected the blood-red grass, and corpses were strewn all over Jiazhuang, ankle-deep in blood.
The sudden change interrupted the Qing army's overall plan and inevitably caused chaos to the Qing army.
The first to bear the brunt was naturally the Qing army in the far north. When the Ming army's reinforcements arrived from the north, they had no defense at all.
A gap was opened in the camp of Jia Zhuang Xuan's army in the south, and Xuan's army's formation was broken. The army collapsed, like a mountain collapse. It was the time to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and how many troops would be left in the rear.
The cavalry of the Ming army roared in and divided into long formations to attack the Qing army's rear formation in the north, crushing it to pieces in an instant.
Everywhere he passed was destroyed, and every place he rode in formation was invincible.
The red flag flutters like a prairie fire.
The heavy horseshoes struck the cold earth, making a dull but rhythmic sound, like rolling thunder, soaring into the sky!
Countless amounts of water and snow splashed up with the plowing of the horses' hooves, and the accumulated dust rose upwards with the galloping of the horses.
On the wilderness in the northern suburbs of Jiazhuang, as far as the eye can see, there are Ming army cavalry wearing red armor.
The cavalry of the Ming Army rolled forward, advancing slowly under the simple and orderly command of flags and drums. Their erect spears were like pieces of moving thorn forests, almost blocking the background to the north.
The crimson wave swept across the wilderness with an unstoppable momentum, sweeping in like a raging flood.
Loud swan sounds rose into the sky from the north, and then swept away in all directions.
In the western suburbs of Jiazhuang, Dorgon's face was ashen.
Right in his sight, an ocher-yellow banner was rising slowly from behind the fields in the north.
Immediately after the ocher-yellow banner, there was an endless forest of spears and spears. The soldiers under the forest were all wearing red clothes and red helmets, gathering together like a red ocean.
Nowadays, among all the troops of the Ming Dynasty in Beizhili, there is only one person who uses a large banner with an ocher-yellow background.
And that man was leading the soldiers and horses of the Shaanxi camps and was ordered to serve as Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War of King Qin in Beijing and Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi!
But wasn't Sun Chuanting in Zhending due to a shortage of food and grass at this time? Why did he suddenly come to Jiazhuang at this moment! ?
It is more than three hundred miles from Zhending to Jiazhuang. Even if we march in a hurry, it will take four or five days to get there.
The veins on Dorgon's forehead were exposed, and most of his troops were concentrated in the south. The troops in the west were slightly weaker, while the troops in the north were the weakest and mainly focused on raids and harassment.
To the south are two red flags led by Yue Tuo, to the west are two white flags led by himself, and to the north are only one yellow flag led by Tan Tai, and two Mongolian flags.
Just half a quarter of an hour ago, he ordered Tan Tai to send out the Chinese army's guard camp to coordinate the attack, giving the Xuan army the final blow and completely defeating the Xuan army.
But now this order made his troops placed in the north vulnerable to the impact of the Ming army's cavalry. Dorgon watched as his troops placed in the north collapsed one by one.
"Send an order to Duduo to send his elite troops northward to assist Tan Tai, and to ask Yibai to lead his cavalry to rescue him and lead Tan Tai back to the formation."
Dorgon's expression changed. It was useless to say anything now. Sun Chuanting had arrived, Ming army reinforcements had arrived, and all his previous plans had come to nothing.
But the war is not over yet.
"The rest of the banners, continue to attack, first kill Lu Xiangsheng, defeat the Xuan army, and then fight the Shaanxi army!"
Dorgon mounted the horse again and ordered coldly.
If the Ming army's reinforcements had arrived a quarter of an hour earlier, when Xuan's army's southern camp had not been breached and the military situation was in full swing, he would have definitely given the order to withdraw immediately without saying a word.
But now, the southern camp of Xuan Army has been breached and the army has collapsed. And most importantly, the commander of Xuan Army, Lu Xiangsheng, is in the front line of Xuan Army and is under siege.
As long as Lu Xiangsheng can be killed and Xuan Dajun can be defeated in this battle, it will not be considered a failure.
"Pass this order, whoever kills Lu Xiangsheng will be rewarded with one worldly position, no, two worldly positions!"
The worldly position is what Hou Jin usually refers to as the future. In the fifth year of Tianming, Nurhachi imitated the Ming system and created the Manchuria worldly position system, which was divided into five levels: chief military officer, deputy general, staff general, guerrilla, and imperial guard. Among them, chief and deputy general , Ginseng, and You are each divided into three categories.
The chief military officer of Wubeiyu is the first-class general, the first, second, and third-class general military officers are the first, second, and third-class Ampang Changkyin, and the first, second, and third-class lieutenants are the first, second, and third-class Melechankyin. ,So on and so forth.
The guerrillas are the third-class La Zhangjing, and the lowest is Beiyu. Beiyu corresponds to the Eight Banners, which is Niulu Ezhen.
The future is based on the unit of imperial guards. The more there are, the higher the level. Only two imperial guards can be called generals.
This worldly position is not necessarily the actual job of leading soldiers. It can be the title of an ordinary soldier, which has some similarities with the military rank system of later generations.
It is already extremely difficult to get half a world rank in ordinary times. It is almost impossible to get half a world rank without great achievements such as being the first to enter the battle, beheading generals and seizing the flag, etc.
But now Dorgon directly said that as long as he killed Lu Xiangsheng, he could get two full world positions. In an instant, the surrounding generals were excited.
"Those who kill Hu Dawei, Yang Guozhu, and Du Wenhuan will also be rewarded with a worldly position. They will be rewarded with a worldly position!"
Dorgon did not hesitate at all. Although these rewards were heavy, they were nothing to the current situation.
From yesterday's battle to now, the number of military casualties has exceeded 2,000, and they are constantly approaching the 3,000 mark.
This battle was no less fierce than the Battle of Hunhe in the past. With so many people lost, if there were not many gains, this would probably be the end of his life as a loyal general.
If the casualties were greater and the harvest was less, let alone the Fengyi General, then whether he could keep his position as the leader of the Zhengbai Banner was a matter of uncertainty.
Huang Taiji is not a kind person. Huang Taiji looks gentle, but in fact, when it comes to being ruthless and decisive, he is worse than all of them put together.
Dorgon understands Huang Taiji, and precisely because he understands him, he knows what will happen if he loses.
"Devide the Mongolian blue flag and the red flag to protect the two wings, and then move the cannons to the two wings to shoot at the position."
"Send the order to the front line, regardless of casualties, attack with all your strength!!"
Dorgon swung the riding crop in his hand hard, and he was really cruel.
"Assemble the army to surround and kill Lu Xiangsheng!"
Military orders were passed down from level to level as the galloping cavalry. The Qing troops who were originally frightened by the arrival of Ming army reinforcements turned red-eyed and looked crazy after hearing the reward.
Xuan Dajun is strong, but so what if he is strong?
It’s not like they haven’t chewed the hard bones before.
Saarhu, Hunhe, Dalinghe, which one is not a tough battle, which one is not a tough one?
The four Ming armies in Sarhu were all elite, and the Zhejiang soldiers and Baigan soldiers in Hunhe were also brave. At Dalinghe, the Liaodong army led by Zu Dashou really fought hard. A group of people even killed people in order to defend the city. Cannibalism.
But so what?
All four Ming armies in Sarhu were defeated. Zhejiang soldiers and Baigan soldiers were also surrounded and annihilated by them in the Hun River. The Daling River was not captured by them.
As for reinforcements, it's not like they haven't encountered them before.
In the Battle of Hunhe, the Ming Dynasty's generals Zhu Wanliang and Jiang Bi brought tens of thousands of people to support, but in the end they were defeated thousands of miles away.
During the Battle of Daling River, the Ming army retreated as much as reinforcements came. Which Ming army was their opponent? !
Jiazhuang only has such a large area in total. It is impossible for all the more than 40,000 Qing troops to go into the offensive sequence, and the number of people who actually take over the battle is only 10,000.
The flags of the Qing army's formation wavered for a while, and then the entire formation began to boil.
A large number of Qing army generals were mobilized. They led their respective units and began to form formations in compliance with military orders.
On the several-mile-long battle line, Qing soldiers wearing various armors filled the battle line with the sound of continuous golden drums and conch shells.
At the same time, a large number of cavalry galloped out from the center formation, and then divided into several formations, heading towards the two wings to protect the slightly weaker flanks.
The changes in the Qing army's formation were huge, furious, and turbulent, but compared to the mobilization of the formation, the fierce battle in Jiazhuang was the real focus.
Lu Xiangsheng had rushed too far and too hastily. Although reinforcements had arrived, they could not immediately solve his predicament - he was already trapped in a tight siege!
The military order passed down by Dorgon made Lu Xiangsheng's situation even more dangerous.
Originally, when Duduo commanded the army to besiege and kill Lu Xiangsheng, the soldiers sent were almost all soldiers from the Han banner and the Mongolian banner, mixed with some elites from the two white banners, in order to reduce the casualties of the banner as much as possible. .
After all, as a flag leader, the number of people and combat power of the flag will be determined by the power and status. If more people die, the status will be lower and the authority will naturally be smaller.
But now, Ming army reinforcements have arrived, and there is no need for Dorgon's order to be sent. Duduo also knows that it is not the time to worry about casualties.
Almost all the elite soldiers of the Zhengbai and Xiangbai battalions in the front formation were out. All the Qing army generals were cruel. All eyes were focused on the Ming army's front formation, which was fluttering in the wind and snow. Above the paper.
In their eyes, that big banner now represents not Lu Xiangsheng, but the future, but the worldly position that leads to promotion and wealth, and the guarantee of glory and wealth.
"Stabilize the military formation. Reinforcements have arrived. The slave establishment will not be rampant for much longer!!"
In the tight siege, Hu Dawei held a spear in his hand and guarded Lu Xiangsheng, commanding his generals to fight back hard.
"I have withstood it all, I have withstood it all! Those who died in the battle, I will provide for your parents to take care of them until they die!"
Beside him was Du Wenhuan, who was wearing water-polished armor and holding a sword, with a gloomy expression.
Du Wenhuan was originally in charge of the Chinese Army and commanded the army to cooperate with Lu Xiangsheng in fighting. At the same time, he dispatched the Chinese Army's reserves to assist the northern and southern battalions at any time.
The collapse of the southern camp came too suddenly. Before the reserve team he dispatched arrived, it was already collapsed.
However, at that time, it had indeed reached its limit. The entire Chinese army had only a reserve force of less than 500 people, and it was already at the end of its strength.
The reason why Du Wenhuan is still in the front line with Lu Xiangsheng is precisely because he saw reinforcements arriving from the north.
In the Jiazhuang camp, all the soldiers cheered when they saw the reinforcements arriving from the north, but at that time, Du Wenhuan's heart was filled with ice.
His first reaction was not to cheer, but to mount his war horse without hesitation and rush to the front line with the more than 200 servants and cavalry who remained in the Chinese army, hoping to rescue Lu Xiangsheng.
When reinforcements arrive, the Qing army must respond.
The Qing army has paid such a price, and its retreat at this time will undoubtedly be a failure. When it withdraws, it will probably make every effort to make a last ditch effort.
As a last ditch effort, the way to achieve the greatest results was to kill the general, seize the flag, and kill Lu Xiangsheng, who was in the front line at this time.
Although Du Wenhuan reacted quickly, the Qing army moved faster.
Du Wenhuan led the cavalrymen into the front line, but was unable to rescue Lu Xiangsheng. Instead, he was trapped in the line.
After joining Hu Dawei, Du Wenhuan and Hu Dawei joined forces and led the troops to charge for several more formations, but they still returned without success and could not be eliminated at all, and were eventually forced to retreat.
Lu Xiangsheng held the Yanling Saber tightly in his hand and leaned against a personal guard.
There were arrows on his chest, thighs, and waist. Blood was flowing down the broken arrow shafts, and the strength was dissipating from his body bit by bit.
Although the protective power of the armor he wore was extremely good, it was still not enough to face the heavy bows of the Qing army at close range.
Although the penetration was not deep, it caused obstacles and inconvenience to his actions. Because of this, there were many opportunities to break out of the siege, but they all ended in failure.
With the abilities of Du Wenhuan and Hu Dawei, they would definitely be able to charge out without him.
"I'm seriously injured. It's impossible to escape from the current situation. You can't escape even if you take me with you."
Lu Xiangsheng supported himself and held down Hu Dawei's shoulders from behind.
Corpses were strewn across the front line, and the air was filled with the stench of blood.
The outer encirclement is gradually shrinking, the Qing army's armored soldiers are constantly coming, and the outer armored soldiers are constantly falling, and the military formation cannot hold on for long.
"Reinforcements are arriving now, but Sun Chuanting only has 15,000 men under his command. Facing the Jiannu army alone has a low chance of winning. If you two don't break out, Yang Guozhu alone... you must break out..."
When he said the last words, Lu Xiangsheng's voice was almost inaudible. The long and fierce battle had almost exhausted his physical strength, and the wounds on his body were constantly taking away his strength.
Hu Dawei clenched his teeth and his eyes turned red.
Reinforcements have clearly arrived, and the situation has obviously changed...
He is not willing to give in, he really is not willing to give in!
He knew in his heart that Lu Xiangsheng's final order was correct.
The Shaanxi Army from the source has only 15,000 people in total. If they were to face the Qing army alone, the Shaanxi Army would not have much chance of winning.
The troops were scattered, and now they broke out. They could still take advantage of the arrival of reinforcements and the opportunity of the Qing army to gather their forces to gather them to support the Shaanxi army.
Yang Guozhu's battalion only had more than 3,000 men, and the fierce battle had suffered heavy casualties. If he and Du Wenhuan were both trapped in the formation, and only one of his battalions supported the Shaanxi army, the battle situation would be extremely unfavorable.
The Shaanxi Army came all the way to help them, but they actually put the Shaanxi Army into danger, which should not be done either emotionally or rationally.
But breaking out at this time is undoubtedly...
"Superintendent."
Du Wenhuan interrupted Hu Dawei's thoughts.
Hu Dawei turned to look at Du Wenhuan, who was not far in front of him.
Right in front of him, Du Wenhuan did not look back, he just held up the blood-stained steel knife in his hand, then bent his elbow to wipe the blood on it.
"I was a general at the age of eighteen. I have experienced hundreds of battles, ups and downs in officialdom, and met countless people. I have never seen a governor like you, nor a civil servant like you."
"The border towns are ruined, the generals are incompetent, and the world is in chaos. I have intentions but are powerless, and I have hatred but am incompetent."
Du Wenhuan's voice was cold. His uncle Jun Song died in the hands of Jiannu. How could there be no hatred in his heart?
But what about hatred, what about anger, personal power is so small, even if you are the commander-in-chief of a town, it will not help the overall situation at all...
He ran away for half his life, evaded for half his life, and resigned many times, just because he saw all this clearly and did not want to come into the muddy waters of the court.
However, the innovations in the two towns of Xuanda gave him hope, and the changes in the soldiers in the border towns gave him ambition.
And all this was brought about by Lu Xiangsheng's appointment as Governor of Xuanda.
The current situation is like this, the court is like this, as a military commander, even if he becomes the chief military officer, he has not changed much.
But Lu Xiangsheng is a civil servant, and he can do much more than him.
Du Wenhuan raised the Yanling Saber in his hand and held it across his chest. The cold light was breathtaking, and his voice was extremely firm.
"Rong fights to the death and seizes the road to save you!"
After 10 minutes, post the second chapter.
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