Although Ye Chen was not injured, he was still broken into a cold sweat. The shell just passed by him. The distance was only a few inches, and it could have broken one of his arms.
Damn you bastard!
Why don't all the barbarians die?
We, the tens of thousands of warriors of the Qing Dynasty, have tried their best, but they ended up like this. How can there be any fairness? ? ?
God is really blind! ! ! ! !
That damned one was still in position. The cannonball had arrived earlier and could have cut it in half in an instant.
Those who are greedy for life and afraid of death can escape, but those who are brave and unparalleled will die fighting in the city.
The reality was completely different from his imagination, and victory was out of reach. The more Ye Chen thought about it, the more angry he became.
The dog barbarian must have used Shenzi's magic this time. If not, his fighting power would never be so strong.
"Master, leave quickly! The barbarians are coming to kill you!"
The ten remaining soldiers protected Ye Chen and evacuated the place to look for a nearby cave entrance. Unexpectedly, Goumanzi's cavalry were everywhere, and they encountered them as soon as they went out.
There is no other way. Even if we are in an absolutely weak position now, in order to keep our master safe, we can only fight head on.
"It seems like there is a general!"
"Kill this guy and claim the reward!"
"Kill!"
A group of Ming army cavalry saw Ye Chen and his group fleeing, especially their eyes on the brightly armored general.
The other party is at least a Jia La Zhang Jing, and he can get at least tens of thousands of taels of silver when he goes back, no less than a thousand taels per person.
With the silver as motivation, the cavalry immediately uttered harsh words and pounced on their prey with a roar.
Less than twenty steps after the two sides met, the horses galloped and they arrived in the blink of an eye.
Ye Chen's soldiers hurriedly fired arrows to block the attack, but due to the opponent's speed and fierce attack, they had little effect.
"ah……"
The soldiers at the front wanted to use their sabers to resist the opponent's strong attack, but they couldn't withstand the powerful and heavy blow of the Ming cavalry. After the weapons of the two sides collided, both men and swords flew out.
The Ming army's style of play was very simple. They used tanks and infantry to advance slowly from the front. They did not seek speed, but stability. The cavalry was used to outflank the enemy on the flanks, and the horses were used to carry out repeated sweeps in the streets and alleys.
If a place with a large number of Qing troops is found, the defenders at the top of the city can take advantage of the terrain to fire artillery in advance to disperse them. The Qing troops will then be reduced to a small group and there is nothing to fear. Both infantry and cavalry can deal with it. .
The mission of the Ming cavalry was to charge back and forth. They could ignore the Qing troops hiding in the ruins, but once they appeared on the street, there was no need to be merciful and they could just take their heads.
Even if each of the ten Eight Banners soldiers was skilled in martial arts and fearless of death, they would not be able to defeat nearly thirty Ming army cavalry.
Even though Ye Chen's soldiers had excellent archery skills and shot down three horses in a row, they still could not withstand the charge of the Ming cavalry who were fighting for money.
Under the protection of two personal soldiers on the left and right, Ye Chen retreated to a ruins in embarrassment. He originally wanted to hide here for a while before running away.
The Ming cavalry, who did not want to pursue them, rode their horses directly over the collapsed courtyard wall and rushed into the courtyard, vowing not to give up until they killed their prey and brought them back.
The courtyard was originally not large and was not suitable for cavalry operations, but this Ming army relied on its large number of people to ignore the disadvantages of the terrain.
Almost all of Ye Chen's soldiers outside the courtyard were killed in a short period of time. There was no suspense in such a confrontation, it was just a one-sided massacre.
"ah……"
Their master Ye Chen would not stand idly by and become a burden to his men when faced with a desperate situation. He nimbly dodged a cavalryman's sword.
He rolled to its side and cut off one of its mount's hind legs with a swing of his sword, causing the horse to suddenly lose its balance and fall to the ground, pinning the cavalryman down.
When Ye Chen saw this, he walked around the war horse, intending to kill a barbarian first and speak out in a foul tone. However, before he could lower his sword, another barbarian used a broadsword to grab his waist.
"Damn it!"
The attack failed, and Ye Chen was furious. Not to mention these barbarians, even if there were more than a dozen or even dozens of barbarians besieging him, he was completely unafraid.
The warriors of the Qing Dynasty were so powerful. The barbarians were like shameless rats. They either relied on the power of firearms to sneak attack the king's army, or relied on their superior strength to besiege the warriors. They were not really heroes.
"ah?"
Just as the two sides were competing with weapons, Ye Chen suddenly felt his upper body tightening, as if he was being trapped by something. He quickly glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that he was actually tied up with a noose.
Fortunately, the other party had just started and failed to tighten the noose, so he still had room to break free, otherwise he would have been killed by the barbarian with such a vicious trick.
Ye Chen hurriedly retracted the saber and used the blade of the saber to cut with his backhand, hoping to cut off the noose as soon as possible, but the cavalryman who set the trap for Ye Chen was not good at it either.
With a fierce tug on the rope, Ye Chen almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Ye Chen was still prepared and kicked off his hind legs, resisting the opponent's pull.
"The dog tartar is quite energetic!"
"Brothers, come together! Capture this dog Tatar alive. From now on, you will have money, a house, and women!"
"superior!!!!!"
There were already three horses in the yard, and there was no room for more horses to enter. The Ming army cavalry dismounted one after another, and eight people rushed into the yard.
Including those who had been killed before, there were eleven people in total, and Ye Chen counted only three of them, and just now one of them was hacked to death by the opponent.
"Don't hurt my lord!"
When the only remaining soldier saw that his master was in trouble, he immediately gave up on his opponent and hurried over to rescue his master, slashing the rope with a knife.
"ah……"
But in the blink of an eye, his head was beheaded by the cavalry who came from behind, and the huge head fell at Ye Chen's feet.
This shocked Ye Chen who was so close. This group of barbarians really wanted to kill them all!
"You bastard! I will definitely not follow your wishes!"
Ye Chen slowly turned around and looked at the enemy soldiers gradually surrounding him. He was determined to die here and would never beg Man Ming to surrender.
"Still want to fight for your life? What a great idea! Let's tie up this fat sheep first!"
The cavalry all have lassoes, which is considered a special skill. It is nothing more than being able to distinguish between superior and inferior skills and whether the lasso is accurate or not.
These cavalrymen had no intention of killing this priceless fat sheep, but a living one was more convincing than a dead one.
When they thought that they could share tens of thousands of taels of silver, everyone became "lenient to the enemy".
Four or five nooses flew from the air and went straight to Ye Chen's head.
"Wait...ah..."
Ye Chen realized that the situation was not good and hurriedly slashed with his knife, hoping to cut off these damn objects.
However, several lassoes flew over again, with the purpose of making the prey difficult to resist.
In the end, he was tied up into a rice dumpling with three nooses, and even his waist knife was knocked off by the opponent.
"Ah... shameless rats! Don't dare to fight to the death with my Eight Banners warriors!"
Ye Chen, who fell to the ground, was so angry that he cursed. This was completely bullying others. If you have the ability, come one by one!
"Bah~! I'm going to kill you! The Tatars are still not convinced! When you killed the people of the Ming Dynasty, did you ever think about the consequences today?"
The officer leading the team stepped on the prey's face, spitting thick phlegm, and then asked sharply.
I also felt that the thick phlegm on my armor seemed inappropriate if my boss saw it, so I rubbed it again with the soles of my feet...
"I got ten thousand taels of silver! Brothers, let's not fight anymore and go back to collect the reward!"
"okay!"
According to the battlefield regulations promulgated by the Crown Prince, any combat unit can immediately retreat as long as it captures a senior general of the Qing army, that is, an officer above Niu Lu Zhangjing.
It seems a bit basic, as if it is encouraging the frontline troops to retreat, but the prerequisite is to capture the fat sheep. Catching a few armored soldiers is like withdrawing them for repairs. Once verified, not only will they not receive money, but they will also have to be dealt with. .
"Platoon commander! This is what we found!"
"Hmm...Angbang...is this an official position?"
"Uh... never heard of it!"
"Could he be a liar?"
"Isn't it? How unlucky are we to wait???"
"Take me to see it! Oh my God! It's amazing! It's amazing!"
The platoon leader didn't realize at first how fat the fat sheep he had caught was. He didn't see the words Niu Lu, Jia La, Maile, etc. on the seal, so he thought he had been cheated.
Until I kept following the reward order, I finally found the right number on a line of words.
Aung Bang Chang Kyung!
Ten to twelve thousand taels!
There are only thirty-three people in their platoon. Even if they are divided according to the lowest one hundred thousand taels, each person can receive a huge three thousand taels!
That’s three thousand taels of silver!
Not three thousand copper coins!
It’s still one person’s income!
"Quick! Report it to us quickly! Don't throw away these fat sheep!"
Even excluding filial piety, these people can still get at least half of the reward, and they will have no worries about food and drink in the future.
This time it is considered a blessing, and I can't even hide from it!
Ha ha ha ha……
Wonderful!
How wonderful!
The nearby Qing soldiers did not dare to step forward for fear of harming themselves, so Ye Chen became a loner until he was eventually captured by the Ming army.
In the past, when a general was in trouble, especially generals above Jia La Zhang Jing were surrounded by the Ming army, even armored soldiers belonging to other departments would actively rush to help.
But today is different from the past. Wherever the Ming army appears, it means that most of the Qing warriors there will die. It is too late to hide, let alone rescue their master.
Except for the master's personal soldiers, who is willing to eat a bullet that can burn through the bones just to kill this person?
Even if he was hit by an explosive mallet and injured his foot, it was definitely not worth it!
What's more, this kind of mallet seems to be highly poisonous. If the skin is scratched, it will be poisoned. In severe cases, people will be killed on the spot.
As for those flying cannonballs, they were even more terrifying, and it was impossible to even resist them with the body.
The firearms of the Ming army were all used to harm the warriors of the Qing Dynasty. They would run away if they could and hide if they could.
Now is the time for everyone to take care of themselves!
If you can run, just run.
You can't run away, don't hurt others!
Ye Chen is the epitome of the Qing army that entered the city. Under the strong counterattack of the Ming army, the Qing army has collapsed across the board, and all the ministries are competing for the speed of defeat.
Due to the unfavorable terrain, they would be subject to violent shelling by the city's defenders at any time, making it impossible for the Qing army to hold on to any ruins.
If you have more troops, you will be "rewarded" with hundreds of artillery shells.
If the number of troops is small, facing the large Ming army, they will be directly defeated by the opponent.
Appearing on the street, whether facing armored battlefields or cavalry, there is no advantage at all.
Hiding in the ruins, you have to worry about the Ming army throwing explosive mallets at your hiding place.
Except for a few reckless men, everyone in the Qing army dared to be angry but dared not speak out. Even shouting might immediately attract a group of barbarians.
More people ran towards the entrance of the cave that had not been bombarded. The only way to survive was to get down to the cave as soon as possible.
Most people already knew very well that this battle was definitely unwinnable.
The top priority is to gather the troops and retreat immediately.
No one gave such an order, but everyone had a clear understanding and acted in unison.
Most of the generals who still tried to resist or even launch a counterattack had died on the spot with their soldiers.
Either be bombed to death, blown up, beaten to death, or captured alive!
"Report~! Master! Someone saw Angbang Zhangjing Yechen being captured by a dog barbarian!"
"ah???"
"Master, do you want to come forward to rescue me?"
"Rescue? How to rescue? Bring all the remaining warriors in? Hum!"
Ye Chen kept saying he wanted to fight back before, but now, he can "capture" Man Ming's imperial city alone.
Although Ye Chen was sent by the emperor to rescue his troops, Omoktu had no intention of sending troops to rescue him.
It was a good thing that he brought troops here, but when he came, he messed around and caused the king's division to lose more troops.
If Ye Chen had died earlier, Master Wang would not have been beaten so badly by the barbarian.
Omoktu has long since seen that everyone is no longer interested in fighting. If he insists on a counterattack, most people will not be happy.
If you do something that offends the public, you only need to do it a few times. If you do it too much, you will be close to death.
I heard that Shang Kewei and his Heavenly Blessing Army had all run away, so there was no need for him to stay here for long.
With Shang Ke standing in front of me, my crime of cowardice and escaping might be mitigated.
On the contrary, how to apologize to the master Hauge is a big problem. There are only a few Zhenglan Banner warriors left now.
Omoktu was ready to bear all the consequences. After all, it was his own fault. Even if he was sentenced to death by the emperor, he would have no regrets.
At this time, the tribes led by Jueluo Baishan and Jueluo Bahana were surrounded by the Ming army in the Chaotian Palace and Chaotian Palace West Square area south of Zhumu Factory and north of Fuchengmen Street.
The two Jia La Zhenghui Banner Eight Banners soldiers sent by Abatai, together with the generals who commanded them, did not listen to the advice of their colleagues, so that nearly half of them were killed and wounded by the Ming army in the counterattack.
The two troops now without command completely collapsed. Due to the extremely chaotic battlefield, it was difficult to regroup. Thousands of Eight Banners warriors were turned into stragglers and were slaughtered wantonly by the Ming army that appeared everywhere.
If the Eight Banners soldiers were like this, let alone the 3,000 people from the Zhengbai and Zhenglan banners of the Han army who rushed into the city to help, they were just here to do a disservice.
Fortunately, they didn't show up. They suffered a slight setback during the counterattack. Seeing that Goumanzi's armored chariots were invulnerable and his cavalry galloping like the wind, they chose to flee directly backwards, disrupting the remaining Eight Banners soldiers.
In this way, a large number of people can be evacuated from the battlefield. The reason is simple: too many people were knocked down by the Ming army on the spot during the charge.
The road was covered with corpses, and the Ming army's tanks were unable to move forward. The infantry had to move the corpses away first and clear a passage before they could cover up and kill them.
According to what Joluo Bahana saw with his own eyes, he saw more than three Qing warriors knocked down by the barbarians on the spot.
Counting the losses of other ministries in the counterattack, the total number may be close to ten Niulu.
When the Ming army begins to take advantage of the situation, the amount of losses will continue to rise.
A pessimistic estimate would mean that all the 6,000 reinforcements rushed to the north were lost in a single counterattack.
Although only a few died on the spot, and most of the warriors were injured, it also depends on the severity of the injury.
After discovering that the Ming army used bullets that could burn through bones and poisonous mallets, being injured was akin to death in battle.
Many people may not die immediately, but if they lose their fighting power, for Master Wang, it is the same as being killed by a barbarian.
The large and rapid combat attrition was undoubtedly a huge blow to morale, especially after seeing that the dog barbarian's armor was comparable to a turtle shell.
Master Wang tried his best to kill more dog barbarians.
The hundreds of artillery pieces brought into the city by the Han army could not turn the tide, but suffered heavy losses.
Everyone goes from having hope to being disappointed, and then develops into despair.
Before sunset, the mood of the besieged Qing warriors had already become extremely gloomy.
Without war horses, once surrounded, it is impossible to break out of the city unless you escape in a cave.
