Is this... a Yiding Tuqi?
It’s not like I went to Beicheng a long time ago, why did I appear on East Cross Street in Weinan City, Tianjin! ?
At this moment, it was not only Wu Xiang and his more than a hundred knights in golden armor who were frightened. The thousand or so "Da Shun Old Camp" soldiers on the opposite side also seemed to have been hit by a restraining spell, standing there motionless.
These Dashun old soldiers are of course also from Xibei. They were all rebels gathered by Zhang Juren and Fan Juren in Tianjin Wei. The rebels sound nice, but in fact they are just children, domestic slaves, gangsters, and local gangsters, who were gathered together by the two ministers in every possible way and put on blue clothes and white hats to scare people.
In this way, there was a breathless confrontation scene on Dongzizi Street in Weinan City, Tianjin.
The fake Yiding cavalry faced off against the fake old Dashun soldiers!
There were many soldiers in the fake old camp, almost a thousand, and they were jostling each other on the street with great momentum.
The fake Yiding Tuqi only had two flags, and together with Wu Xiang's hometown servants, there were only more than 170 people in total. But because they were all riding horses, they still had a bit of momentum.
If Wu Xiang were ten years younger, or if his son Wu Sanfu had been replaced, he would have led the charge with the cavalry.
East Cross Street is quite wide, and more than a hundred cavalry charge. Not to mention the fake Dashun Old Camp, it is the real Dashun Old Camp. As long as they don't form formations and mount their horses, they can't withstand their impact!
But Wu Xiang missed the opportunity to charge, and most of the knights in golden armor who followed him were noble sons, not even as good as the Han generals! The latter were at least big, strong, well-organized, and their equestrian skills were passable. If you really want to fight based on your ability, the gangsters from Tianjin Wei are no match. This means that the Han general is big and powerful.
But the helpers brought by Wu Xiang are all noble sons, and they are relatively useless - they are bolder than them and can fight better than them. Now they have been recruited into the new army to overcome difficulties and become officers, or they have gone to Follow Li Ruolian and join the Jin Yiwei. Only the most useless ones are kept in the guard camp to earn a living... If they want to get off their horses and fight with two gangsters who are carrying people, they will probably be beaten to death.
Just when Wu Xiang was frightened by the fake old Dashun soldier and didn't know what to do for a moment, the rapid and intensive sound of horse hooves sounded from behind the old man. Old man Wu turned around and saw that he was angry!
There are already many bastards behind him who are turning around and trying to run away. They are running away from the battlefield and they will be beheaded!
Zhang Juren and Fan Juren also saw someone in the "Yiding Tuqi" running away, and they were both relieved. In fact, someone was running away behind them, but the noise of walking on two feet was not as big as that of running away on four legs, so it didn't attract too many people's attention.
"The red thief has run away! The red thief has run away..."
Fan Juren's reaction was faster. When he saw someone escaping in the "Yiding Tuqi" queue, he immediately shouted at the top of his voice: "The red thieves have escaped, come with me!"
After shouting this, he raised a spear more than one foot long, howled and led the charge.
Wu Xiang, who was on the opposite side, was stunned for a moment when he saw the dark bandit general holding a gun. Why is this rogue general pointing his spear into the sky? Which gunsmith is this? Are you going to hit someone with the head of a gun? But there are cavalry on my side. They are so tall on horseback, can they hit hard?
"Old Governor... the thieves are coming, it's better to retreat!"
An elderly servant saw Wu Xiang in a daze, and quickly stepped forward to remind him loudly, while reaching out to pull the reins of Wu Xiang's horse.
Wu Xiang hurriedly tapped the back of the man's hand with a riding crop, and cursed: "Damn it, I'm not confused yet!"
As he spoke, he turned his horse around very skillfully, and galloped away along the street with dozens of horses that had not yet taken the initiative to escape.
"Wow haha! All the Yi and Ding cavalry are vulnerable to a single blow!" Fan Juren laughed loudly. This was considered a victory in the first battle, and he was still victorious. It was so satisfying!
"Young men!" Fan Juren, who felt like he had become General Fan, roared again, "Don't worry about the Red Thief cavalry, just go with a certain family to kill the Red Thief Emperor! Wow..."
Oh wow... If his ancestors from thousands of families who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world saw him like this, they would have to come up and slap him hard.
Because Wu Xiang retreated not to escape, but to reorganize his formation.
Battles between cavalry and infantry are rarely settled in one go, and they usually have to fight repeatedly for many rounds before the winner can be determined.
Moreover, both horsemen and horsemen must pay attention to formation and fight in formation. The cavalry charges as a whole unit, while the infantry resists in formation. If any formation is in chaos, it must be reorganized as soon as possible. Generally speaking, the infantry will be dispersed or defeated. Because the cavalry has four legs, it is faster and can retreat and regroup.
Because the Four Flags Armored Cavalry led by Wu Xiang encountered the enemy by chance while marching in the city, they did not form a charge formation, and were too close to their opponents to speed up. Therefore, retreating first, then regrouping, and attacking for the first time is the standard tactic.
As for the two large infantrymen, they should take the opportunity to occupy the building at the intersection, place archers on high places, and set up roadblocks to block the cavalry attack.
But Fan Daju thought he had won the battle and was eager to capture Emperor Chongzhen, completely ignoring Wu Xiang's cavalry.
Fortunately, the golden-armored cavalry under Wu Xiang were also useless, and the old man could not reorganize the team for a while, so Fan Daju could continue to perform for a while.
Because Zhang Juren had already inquired about the location of Chongzhen's palace before, Fan Juren and Zhang Juren, the two leaders of the rebel army who were blindly commanding, led a bunch of rabble to the Tianjin Governor's Yamen.
And inside the Tianjin Governor's Yamen, Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty was standing in front of the palace in full military uniform, holding a sword, as if he was about to lead a military expedition.
He knew that his son was not in Nancheng, and he also knew that the pontoon was burned down... In other words, he was the biggest emperor in Nancheng, Tianjin!
You have to seize the opportunity and regain some prestige!
The main hall, oh, is the original Tianjin Governor's Yamen lobby. At this time, there are still many civil and military officials standing there. They did not come to pledge their allegiance to Chongzheng, but came here to seek refuge from private houses near the governor's office.
There were hundreds of civil and military ministers who followed Chongzhen and Zhu Cixiang to Tianjin, and some of them were dragged over by the Generalissimo's Mansion of Fujun. They were all arranged to live in the General Military Office and nearby military camps.
Feng Yuanyang was responsible for settling the rest of them, and they all lived near the Governor's Yamen and the Dusi Yamen - these two Yamen were located together. The Governor's Yamen was relatively new, the house was beautiful, and there was a back garden, so it became a palace. The governor, Feng Yuanyang, moved to the Dusi Yamen next door. He no longer has the patrol badges, but he still has a few Yamen, Secretary, and other staff. In addition to handling some minor official duties, he can also keep an eye on the situation on the battlefield for him.
Therefore, the news that Tianjin Nancheng was attacked and the Weihe pontoon bridge was burned was sent to him immediately. Lao Feng's reaction was also very quick. He immediately sent three teams of government officials to notify the officials and nobles living in the houses, asking them to take their families and take refuge in the governor's Yamen (formerly Dusi Yamen) and the palace (formerly Governor's Yamen).
But the civil and military ministers who ran to the palace were startled by Emperor Chongzhen, who was neatly dressed and wanted to lead the expedition in person.
The bandits are already attacking the city. You, the emperor, still want to go to the top of the city? Aren't you afraid of being beaten to death by rogue bandits?
But no one advised him not to go this time... If he died, wouldn't Zhu Cihong become the emperor? Now everyone can see clearly that Zhu Cixiang's cunning and cruelty is definitely on the same level as Dorgon and Li Zicheng.
If anyone can lead the Ming Dynasty to compete with the Qing Dynasty and Shun Dynasty, it is undoubtedly Zhu Cihong.
Therefore, the death of Chongzhen was still good for the Ming Dynasty...
But everyone never expected that the old camp of the bandits actually entered the city, rushed outside the governor's office, and collided with Emperor Chongzheng who was leading his troops to fight!
"Huanglong Banner!" Fan Daju roared angrily, "The Dog Emperor is right there. Sons, follow me and kill the Emperor!"
"Kill..."
Suddenly there was a loud killing sound, and Emperor Chongzhen was in danger again.
