There are two trenches outside the Golden Gate, both dug quite wide, with many sharpened wooden stakes inserted at the bottom of the trench. If the war horse leaps with all its strength, it can be jumped over, but there is a fence opposite the first trench, and there are three layers of horses blocking the opposite side of the second trench. Therefore, the Ming cavalry rushing to the edge of the trench could not jump over it.
However, suspension bridges were built over these two trenches to allow Sun Sike's men to enter and exit. Just now, when Sun Sike shot two assistants to grab money, he lowered both suspension bridges. Now because the infantrymen who had fled back in embarrassment had swarmed onto the bridge, it was impossible to retract the suspension bridge for a while.
A group of Ming army cavalry saw the opportunity and rushed forward with hollow lances. Driving the fleeing Qing infantry, they rushed onto the suspension bridge with all their strength, and then started a killing spree!
They first took advantage of the power of their cavalry to charge into the formation, and pierced the backs of the Qing infantry with their hollow lances. Then they threw two grenades, which exploded and caused the Qing soldiers who had escaped across the suspension bridge to stagger, causing heavy casualties. , it is impossible to form a formation to resist on the north side of the suspension bridge. After throwing the grenade hammer, these cuirassiers pulled out a real hammer and hit it hard on the back of the head of the Qing infantry who was scrambling to escape across the drawbridge!
Other cavalrymen who could not squeeze in rushed to the edge of the trench, then dismounted, took out their "iron fists" or flintlocks and started shooting.
The "Iron Fist" among them was all thrown in the direction of the suspension bridge of the second trench. What was hit was not the explosive version of the "Iron Fist", but the "Smoke Fist", which "smashed out" a cloud of smoke.
The Qing soldiers originally guarding the suspension bridge in the second trench should have pulled up the suspension bridge after their defeated troops withdrew across the pontoon bridge.
But now the situation suddenly changed. First, the suspension bridge on our first trench was quickly broken through by a group of brave and unstoppable Ming cavalry, and then there was a one-sided massacre on and under the bridge. Each of these Ming cavalry were unstoppable. Just like soldiers descending from heaven, the white-armored soldiers of the Eight Banners back then were probably only this fierce, right?
Just when the Qing soldiers guarding the bridge felt panic, another smoke rose in front of their eyes, and they knew at a glance that something was wrong.
How can they care about their own defeated army now? Unable to wait for Sun Sike's order, he directly pulled up the suspension bridge on his own initiative.
After the suspension bridge was pulled up, the Ming army's cavalry was temporarily blocked, but the defeated Qing army could not retreat.
These people were no longer the Heavenly Soldiers of the Eight Banners back then. Most of them had even raised their flags just now. Of course, they were not willing to fight to the end for Kang Mazi at this time, so they all knelt down and begged for surrender.
The Ming army originally had the idea of "attacking the grave first and attacking the heart first". Although they would not pay these captured personnel, they would not kill them. Instead, they would seize the opportunity for the Qing army's gunners and firemen to Before the gunmen returned to their position on top of the Golden Gate, they retreated with the captured Qing soldiers.
At the same time, hundreds of Ming infantrymen carrying small mortars, flintlock muskets, grenades and engineer shovels also moved up. After rushing to the outside of the first trench outside the Golden Gate, they began to dig holes and set up defenses. A few more infantrymen came up carrying a rifle. After the Ming cavalry escorted the prisoners back, they swung the rifle to the outside of the suspension bridge.
When the smoke from the "iron fist" fired by the Ming army's cavalry dissipated, the first trench in front of the Dajin Gate had been captured by the Ming army, and the Ming army almost wiped out the two assistants sent by Sun Sike to grab the silver. Clear troops!
Seeing that the Ming army did not forcefully charge into the second ditch in front of the Golden Gate, Sun Sike, who was standing in a doorway of the Golden Gate to supervise the battle, was relieved. He even laughed a few times and said to the left and right: "This Zhu San Taisun is not sophisticated enough in the military." Ah! If it had been Wu Sangui, he would not have stopped so easily. Even if he filled it with corpses, he would have filled in the second trench... and maybe even rushed into the Golden Gate in one go!"
It's not unreasonable for him to say this, because he placed a thousand people in Golden Gate and Sifang City in total - this place is not very open. If too many people are crowded there and a rocket bomb hits them, it will be a lot of fun. That's big. But five hundred of them were sent to rob the money, and now they are all killed and robbed.
Therefore, there are not enough defenders at Kinmen and Sifang City. If the Ming army attacks them in one go, these two strongholds will be lost, and Sun Sike will have to retreat to Sun Quan's tomb.
Just when Sun Sike wanted to mobilize more troops to strengthen the defense, the battlefield that had just been quiet suddenly became noisy again.
What sounded this time was not the sound of gunfire, but the shouting of the Qing infantry who had just been captured.
"Brothers on the Golden Gate, I have heard that the Third Grand Prince, Sun Renyi, has spared our lives!"
"Not only will they not die, but those who are willing to serve the Ming Dynasty can also become soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and those who are unwilling to fight again will be given travel expenses to go home... If we are caught like this, we still have ten taels of silver. If we take the initiative to surrender, we can get it. To ten pounds of silver!"
"It's ten pounds. Wouldn't it be better to take it home, marry a wife, and buy dozens of acres of land?"
"Stop fighting, go down the mountain and surrender!"
"Sun Junmen, please come down and surrender! The third grandson knows that you are a good man. He can serve you as governor or earl, and he can also give you two hundred thousand taels of silver!"
Upon hearing these words, Sun Sike's face, which had just calmed down, turned livid again.
Not only does this grandson of Zhu San not know how to fight, he also doesn’t abide by martial ethics!
You just have to fight the war well, why do you spend so much money on it? There are 10,000 defenders in the Jiangnan camp! If you buy someone with ten catties of silver, that's one hundred thousand catties... This doesn't have any martial virtue, right?
While Sun Sike was getting angry, people at the foot of the mountain shouted again: "Give me some money and go back to my hometown!"
Sun Sike quickly raised his telescope to look at it, and found that a sandbag wall had been built at Xianxiamafang at some point, and the sound came from behind the wall.
Then he heard someone shouting in Mandarin with a Cantonese accent: "Bai Muyou, Baijiazhuang, Penglai County, Dengzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province, will be given ten taels of silver and returned to his hometown!"
"Thank you to the third great grandson Tianen, long live the third great grandson!"
"Guo Zhongzhu, Tianjin Prefecture, North Zhili, was given ten taels of silver and returned to his hometown!"
"Thank you to the third wife, Sun Tianen..."
"Xie Jun, Shuntian Prefecture, Beizhili, was given ten taels of silver and returned to his hometown..."
"Wen Zeqian of Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province, was given ten taels of silver and returned to his hometown!"
Sun Sike was so anxious that he yelled: "Zhu, if you have the ability, just fight with real swords and guns. How can you be considered a hero by throwing money at me?"
The man with a Cantonese accent laughed and said: "Hahaha, surnamed Sun, my third grandson has a lot of money. If you don't surrender, I'll beat you to death with the money!"
There is a lot of money... This is a rich man!
Sun Sike is so heartbroken! He is so good at fighting, there is nothing he is not proficient in in siege, field battle, and defense, but now he meets a wealthy man who spends money!
How can we fight this battle?
The people below have been shaken in military morale!
It's not dark yet, so he can still keep an eye on it. If it gets dark, there will be a large group of people who will go to the mountains and forests to take refuge.
Because this Purple Mountain is the tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang, it was not allowed to be cut down when the Ming Dynasty was around. When the Ming Dynasty disappeared, the population of Jiangning dropped sharply, and the demand for wood decreased.
Therefore, the trees on Zijin Mountain are extremely dense... Moreover, the mountain of Zijin Mountain is not very steep, and the area is not large. If you really want to get into the forest, you can easily run to Zhu Heji.
Maybe we can run a few thousand tonight, but by tomorrow day, the morale of the army will collapse!
Thinking of this, Sun Sike said in his heart to Emperor Kangxi who was far away in Huai'an: "Your Majesty, I can't hold the Jiangnan camp anymore. I have met a rich man..."
But Sun Sike is Sun Sike after all. Surrender is impossible, even in this life!
And he will not allow the people below to surrender casually!
Thinking of this, Sun Sike shouted: "Zhu, if you have the ability, let's fight to the death under the Purple Mountain! Do you have the courage?"
Yamashita's answer was: "I'll give you some money... and go back to my hometown!"
