Shang Kexi was riding on a horse, surrounded by more than a thousand cavalry, all knights of the flag army directly under the jurisdiction of Prince Pingnan... Everyone had good horses from the north, and they were also wearing good armor made of good materials.
These cavalry are the core weapons of Pingnan Palace!
In addition to them, the flag army infantry and flag and drum coaters of Pingnan Palace were also held in Shang Kexi's hands. The troops he sent to his two sons before were subordinate green battalion soldiers, not the most powerful banner army.
All the flag troops, including the flag slaves, are under the firm control of Shang Kexi himself.
The two filial sons, Shang Zhixiao and Shang Zhijie, led their troops to attack the two wings of the Ming army. In fact, they were also trying to stretch the Ming army's defense line, leaving the middle of the Ming army's defense line empty.
As long as there is a gap in the middle of the Ming army, his opportunity will come. Of course, this opportunity can be big or small.
If the Ming army blocking the road is not very strong, then the fortunate middle road will roll over to the two wings of the Ming army after breaking through, and maybe it can turn defeat into victory.
If the Ming army is strong enough... then we have to ensure that Shang Kexi can escape. After all, he is the most loyal slave of the Qing Dynasty in Guangdong!
"Boom boom boom..."
A thunderous sound of artillery came from the front on the right side of Shang Kexi, followed immediately by a burst of drums and shouts.
"Dong dong dong dong..."
"Kill the thief! Go home! Kill the thief! Go home!"
Obviously, Shang Zhijie still organized an attack very carefully! Moreover, stimulated by the tempting goal of "going home", the green battalion soldiers of the Shang Jiajun really showed their strength, and even attacked the Ming army's artillery in the middle of the night.
Shang Kexi turned around and looked south again. In the night, countless light spots appeared, as if all the stars in the world had fallen. And these "stars" are still moving, seeming to be moving south!
"Idiot!" Shang Kexi cursed in a low voice.
Of course, I am not scolding the Ming army who was led away by Shang Zhixiao, but I am scolding Shang Zhixiao. You can’t even run away! Running south is the Pearl River. Are you ready to jump into the river and die for your country?
After scolding his son, Shang Kexi finally turned his gaze back to the front. In the darkness directly in front, there were dots of firelight, which should be torches or lanterns used for lighting in front of the Ming army's formation.
There are quite a few torches and lanterns, but how many defenders are blocking the intersection?
"Congzhi!" Shang Kexi called his adopted son, Shang Congzhi, the deputy commander of the flag army, and ordered, "You lead the battle with the infantry and the flags and drums... Remember, let the flags and drums wrap the troops." Yi rushed first, and after their artillery fire was finished, the infantry rushed up with the shield cart.
After going up there, no matter what else, first move away the Luzhai and Jima that are blocking the official road! "
"嗻!"
Of course Shang Congzhi knew what his godfather was thinking... He wanted to escape back to Guangzhou at all costs.
Although he knew his godfather's thoughts, Shang Congzhi had received Shang Kexi's kindness after all. At this critical moment, of course he had to risk his life to repay the favor.
After receiving the order, Shang Congzhi immediately organized the infantry and coated slaves to launch an attack.
Fortunately, those infantry and coated slaves were very loyal to their master, Shang Kexi.
Some of them are the "first generation of slaves" who follow Shang Kexi and do evil, and some are the "second generation of slaves" who enjoy the world of food and drink.
These first and second generations are almost as much enemies of the Guangdong people as their master Shang Kexi. If they fall into the hands of Zhu San’s grandson, it will be a dead end!
Moreover, their wives, children, and children are all in Guangzhou... they must go back to protect them!
With a master above and a wife and children below, these good servants of Pingnan Palace had no choice but to risk their lives.
Because it was late at night, it was inconvenient to light torches and lanterns - the wind and rain that had lasted all day had come to an end, leaving only a little drizzle and breeze. Although the air is still filled with water vapor, the guns and artillery should be more convenient to use.
Wearing torches and lanterns can attract gunfire!
You can't light torches or lanterns, and of course you can't form a team. So Shang Zhizhong sent Shang Kexi to his troops, with officers and leaders as units, and placed them in groups on the official road outside Longtou Mountain Pass and on both sides of the official road... There was no distinction between dead soldiers and sharp soldiers. , don’t engage in any front formation, middle formation, or rear formation, just rush upward in the dark!
Because they had to arrange the arrangements in the dark and did not dare to make too much noise, it took Shang Congzhi about an hour to arrange the three or four thousand good Qing slaves in place, and at the same time convey Shang Kexi's message to the following The ginseng collar and the auxiliary collar.
It was already late at night, but the fighting on the Longtou Mountain and Ma Tou Mountain battlefields was still going on. Especially on the right wing of the Ming army's defense line, the battle between the two sides was particularly fierce. The sound of artillery, gunfire, drums, explosions, shouts, and the sound of weapons clashing all mixed together, sweeping from north to south, covering up the The noise made by these loyal slaves of Prince Pingnan's palace at night.
Seeing that the arrangements were almost complete, Shang Congzhi suddenly pulled out his sword and pointed forward: "Beat the drum, advance the troops! Go home!"
As ten or twenty drums were beaten, the three or four thousand loyal slaves of the Shang family who had been holding back their voices until now suddenly shouted at the loudest: "Kill the thieves! Go home..."
Following this shout, three or four thousand Shang family banner soldiers and slaves rushed towards Longtou Mountain Pass like a flood. In the darkness, there was no way to form a strict formation, nor to form any waves. They just formed a group and charged forward with their heads covered.
The Longtou Mountain Pass battlefield under night was almost filled with Shang family's slaves! All kinds of heart-rending shouts reached the Ming army's position, startling the defenders who had been waiting for a while.
In fact, the Ming army at Longtou Pass had already discovered the Qing army lurking outside the pass, and guessed that they might launch a night attack.
But they did not expect that the number of Qing troops lying outside the mountain pass would be so large, nor did they expect that they would fight so crazily - they were planning to use their lives to fill a living road to Guangzhou!
Lin Ahu, the commander-in-chief of the Jinyiwei Military Town in charge of the Longtou Mountain Pass, immediately knew something was wrong. He quickly said to the soldiers around him: "Quickly, take the command flag of this town and go to the Tanah Lot Temple to ask for help from the military advisor..." ....Shang Kexi is about to break through the east entrance of Longtou Mountain!"
The soldier was stunned, as if he didn't understand Lin Ahu's words, and asked: "General Rong, you said Shang Kexi wants to pass through us?"
Before, everyone thought that Shang Kexi was being chased by Zhu Shengren, the third prince of Zhu, and had no way out, so he had already run to the bank of the Pearl River.
Why have we arrived at Longtou Mountain Pass now?
"Yes!" Lin Ahu stamped his feet, "Go quickly... report it to the military advisor! Tell him that we can't stand it anymore! Tell him to quickly go to the west of the mountain pass to set up defenses!"
The soldiers left in response, got on their horses and ran south along the trail.
Lin Ahu, on the other hand, was neatly dressed, carrying a long gun, and led his soldiers to the front line. He strode back and forth behind his own defense line: "Don't fire! Don't fire! Keep it close and hit! Keep it close. beat!"
In anticipation of the Qing army's night attack, Lin Ahu had already sent most of his reserve troops to the front line in advance. And now that the rain has almost stopped, guns and artillery are more convenient to use. Knowing that the troops are not superior, and the martial arts of his subordinates are not as good as those of Lin Ahu, an elite soldier of the Shang family, of course he can only count on the power of his guns and artillery.
After explaining things back and forth, the Shang family's soldiers were already pouring into groups outside the Luzhai line in front of the Ming army's position.
Because the blocking position at Longtou Mountain Pass was arranged hastily, there were not many Luzhai in front of the position, and the Luzhai area was only ten steps deep, so it would soon be cleared by the Qing troops who risked their lives.
Then, with the light emitted from the torches inserted in Luzhai and Juma's guns, Lin Ahu finally saw clearly the enemy's attire... all cloth armor and gun helmets, they were clearly the flag troops of Prince Pingnan's palace, and The number is at least several thousand.
That's right, the enemy Shang Kexi has arrived!
Thinking of this, his face became distorted: "Fire! It's gratifying to kill him!"
