Wudahai, whose full name is Aixinjueluo Wudahai, is the nephew of the old Manchu slave Nurhachi, the fourth son of the sincere and courageous Belmulhaqi, and is under the Xianglan Banner of Manchuria.
At this time, he was named a third-class auxiliary general by the slave chief Huang Taiji. He was appointed as a left-hand political officer in the Ministry of Justice of the Qing Dynasty. He was awarded the title of Prince Meile Zhangjing of Manchuria Xianglan Banner to conquer Jinzhou.
He followed Huang Taiji, Dorgon, Yue Tuo and other slave chiefs to conquer the Ming Dynasty and invaded the interior of the Ming Dynasty many times. He can be said to be a hero and general of the Qing Dynasty, but in the Ming Dynasty, he was indeed a devil with many evil deeds.
The guerrilla Kuang Yongzhong's troops in Xuanzhen of the Ming Dynasty were attacked by Manchurian Tatars led by Wu Dahai. They originally wanted to fight and retreat, but the Tatars were mostly cavalry and they attacked in a hurry, so they suffered heavy damage.
Because they had to protect the left wing of the army as they mostly marched through mountains and hills, even light tanks found it difficult to move, so they only had a few wheelbarrows accompanying the army, and even small cannons were not equipped with many.
They were suddenly attacked by the Tatar cavalry and hurriedly formed a defensive formation, but were broken through by the Tatar cavalry. They fought and retreated to the northwest. In the end, they suffered more than 400 casualties and finally formed a formation on a hill relying on trees. .
They took shelter in a small forest and used their limited muskets and cannons to shoot at each other with the Tatars, causing casualties on each other. During the period, the Tatars also launched several infantry charges, but they were all repelled bravely.
The soldiers and horses of Tang Xiancheng's troops, who came to the rescue, were already very close to each other. They were about to join Kuang Yongzhong's troops, but they were cut apart by the Tatar thief Wu Dahai and his cavalry.
Although they were unable to join Kuang Yongzhong's tribe, they cooperated with each other and were each other's horns, but they were able to withstand the attack of the Tatars led by Wu Dahai.
At this moment, Jia La Zhang Jing Luo Shuo of Zhengbai Banner rushed over with more than a thousand captives, and the situation on the battlefield was instantly reversed.
Their force of more than a thousand Tatar thieves and cavalry, like fierce tigers descending the mountain, charged straight into Kuang Yongzhong's infantry formation without any pause, causing them to continuously retreat to the northwest.
Although Kuang Yongzhong tried his best to keep the army unbroken, he was unable to withstand the Tatar attack. It was not until he retreated to the hills where he was now that he was able to hold his position by relying on the terrain and trees.
The nearly 3,000 infantrymen under his command also suffered heavy casualties. Nearly 1,000 soldiers left the battle, and nearly 500 of them were killed in the battle. The rest were wounded and were now being protected within the formation.
The reason why Kuang Yongzhong still stood firm despite continuous retreats was actually due to Tang Xiancheng's troops helping him withstand most of the pressure.
The 2,500 infantrymen under Tang Xiancheng's command were the same as the infantry battalion of guerrilla He Zhenxiong. They were elite soldiers carefully selected and trained by Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, after the Battle of Julu.
Although their armor was slightly insufficient, the equipment they used in Xuanfu Town was second only to Zhang Cheng's Xuanbei Army. What's more, Yang Guozhu was also very attentive to daily camp drills and often visited the school grounds to provide guidance.
What the two battalions of the 5,000 new troops under Yang Guozhu's command lack is actually just a lack of battle experience. I believe that after this battle, it is not impossible for them to grow into a strong and iron-blooded army!
It is precisely because of this that after the fresh force of Zhengbai Banner led by Luo Shuo broke through Kuang Yongzhong's infantry formation, they did not continue to struggle with him. Instead, they led the Tatar cavalry and rushed directly towards Tang Xiancheng's troops.
Thanks to the favorable military operations of their new army, after Tang Xiancheng discovered that Kuang Yongzhong's troops had been overrun, he immediately organized his soldiers to strengthen the infantry formation on that side, and was able to withstand the attack of the captive cavalry.
However, after Kuang Yongzhong's troops retreated, Luo Shuo's captive cavalry stayed to deal with Tang Xiancheng's new army, which increased the pressure on him. Fortunately, the cannons and cannons in his camp were still sharp, and he barely resisted. He worked step by step and slowly headed northwest Move, want to get close to Kuang Yongzhong, so as to rely on each other.
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Kong Youde, the obedient king of the Qing Dynasty, rode his horse and stood at the foot of the hill. In front of him were six fully armored knights holding large shields, and behind him were more than 200 soldiers of the God's Blessing Army holding firecrackers.
Kong Youde shouted at the top of his lungs: "Why is General Yang so stubborn? Today's Ming emperor is ignorant, the officials and ministers are all greedy, the sky is dark, and the people cannot live.
On the other hand, our Qing Dynasty is full of vigor and vitality. The kings are wise and the ministers are wise, and all parties are submissive. Our warriors are all trembling and fleeing wherever they step on the iron hoof. Soon we will take over the Central Plains and continue our orthodoxy.
Fortunately, Prince He Shuorui cherishes General Yang's talent and does not want a generation of famous generals to die here. He specially ordered Kong to come and persuade him again. Prince Rui is the only one who treats General Yang like this. "
He swallowed before shouting again: "Prince Rui has said that as long as General Yang is willing to abandon the Ming Dynasty and surrender to the Qing Dynasty, not only can he continue to lead the original army of soldiers and horses, but it is also not difficult to worship the general and become the king.
Kong also admired General Yang's reputation very much, so he invited himself to come to the battle to give him some kind words. He also hoped that General Yang would be a capable man who knew the current affairs, so as not to dampen King Rui's love for talents. "
He saw Yang Guozhu standing on the edge of a hill less than a hundred steps away. Although he didn't say a word in response, he didn't open his mouth to insult him like the previous two times. He couldn't help but feel that something could be done.
Kong Youde immediately became energetic and heard him continue to persuade loudly: "Even if General Yang doesn't think about his personal safety, he still has to think about the thousands of soldiers under his command. These are all brought by General Yang from the Xuan Mansion. How can we give up?" Kill them all..."
"Whoosh...whoosh...whoosh..."
Suddenly a cold light flashed, followed by a crisp sound of "ding...dang...ding...ding...dang...".
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It turned out that Yang Guozhu had been dealing with the Tatar thieves, and his original intention was just to give his soldiers a chance to breathe, so that they could recover some strength and fight against the slaves again.
When Kong Youde came to persuade him to surrender last time, he said to his subordinates: "This is the place where my brother was martyred in the past, and I am the only surrendering general!"
Imagine that the people following him at this moment are his most loyal and brave servants and soldiers. Not only do their families have no worries about food and clothing in Xuan Town, they at least have some land near the town. They will not be exposed on the streets because of losing them. , starving.
Yang Guozhu had no intention of surrendering to slavery, so how could they have the intention of surrendering to thieves!
Now that all the soldiers have recovered their physical strength, and the horse's leg strength has also recovered to some extent, the reason why Yang Guozhu continues to tolerate Kong Youde, the traitor, talking nonsense here is just to find an opportunity to shoot him.
However, no matter how he tried to seduce him, he always huddled behind the shields of those armored knights without showing his head. Yang Guozhu also knew that Kong Youde was so cunning, and it would be impossible to sneak attack on him.
At that moment, he quietly ordered the soldiers behind him to prepare crossbows secretly, and at the same time prepared for an assault. Using the sound of bowstrings as a signal, they all rushed towards Kong Youde's troops in front to persuade them to surrender.
Sure enough, just when Kong Youde saw some cold light, waves of roars came from the hills.
More than 300 Ming soldiers on the hillocks made astonishing roars, all galloped down, and swooped down towards where Kong Youde was.
At the head was Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu. He glared in front of him, held a tiger spear in his head, and shouted: "Kong, thief, what kind of face do you have to persuade Zhongliang to surrender to the thief!"
A burst of arrows flew, but they could not stop the warriors from charging. They are the real heroes of the Ming Dynasty, they are meaningless warriors, they are tigers descending from the mountain!
There were a few more arrows hung on Yang Guozhu's armor. As he galloped forward, his figure could not help shaking, and the dots of red were getting bigger, but these did not stop him from killing slaves.
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Although Kong Youde, Prince Gong of the Qing Dynasty, was also a veteran who had experienced bloody battles, he was also shocked by the sudden change in front of him. He could not imagine how these Ming troops, who were weak just now, could be as brave as tigers at this moment.
In a panic, Kong Youde wanted to gallop away to avoid Yang Guozhu, who was rushing towards him, but for some reason, his movements seemed very clumsy today.
In panic and anger, he whipped the war horse hard on his crotch, but it was of no avail. The war horse he was accustomed to riding on weekdays was only spinning in circles at the moment.
The six Zhengbai Banner Tatars who were originally on horseback and holding shields were now galloping to both sides to avoid the Ming cavalry rushing over.
"Bang...bang bang...bang bang bang..."
At this critical moment, a loud sound like a thunderbolt and exploding beans came.
Smoke suddenly rose behind Kong Youde and to his left and right, and the war horse under his crotch seemed to be frightened. It kicked the ground with its front hooves and jumped up with force, almost knocking Kong Youde off the horse.
However, after this incident, the horse's head was turned around smoothly. Kong Youde hurriedly whipped the horse under his crotch, trying to escape the tiger-like and wolf-like Ming army cavalry behind him.
But the acceleration of the war horse requires a process. It does not mean that running can make it run. No matter how he beats the war horse, it will be of no avail.
However, although Yang Guozhu and other Ming troops rushed over with great force, they were blocked by the gunmen of the 200 Tianyou Army who were panicking just after they fired their guns. This actually alleviated Kong Youde's crisis.
Yang Guozhu held the tiger spear in his hand and stabbed left and right, knocking down three God Blessed Army gunmen one after another. Although the momentum of the rush was weakened, it also accelerated in an instant.
Seeing Kong Youde, who was about ten steps ahead, he kicked the horse's belly with both legs, and some tiny drops of blood could faintly seep out. The horse under his crotch was also in pain, and it started running with all its strength.
"You traitorous dog thief seeking glory, take your life!"
Yang Guozhu roared loudly, clenched the tiger spear in his hand and stabbed Kong Youde in the heart.
"Hiss..." a soft sound.
The tip of the tiger spear in Yang Guozhu's hand scraped against Kong Youde's ribs and pierced into the armor. He gave Kong Youde another sharp thrust and actually lifted Kong Youde off the horse's back, and then threw him violently to the side.
There was a loud "bang" sound.
Kong Youde's huge body was picked up and thrown out by Yang Guozhu, and he fell heavily on the rocks beside him. Blood flowed from his ribs, his helmet flew to nowhere, and his forehead also hit the rocks, bleeding profusely.
When Yang Guozhu was thinking about riding up and giving this traitor who was seeking glory for his country another shot, several arrows flew towards him, and he hurriedly waved his tiger gun to fire the arrows.
"puff!"
An arrow actually hit Yang Guozhu's crotch on the hindquarters of the war horse. Under the pain, the war horse was no longer under Yang Guozhu's control, and turned around with force and rushed towards the west mountain road.
When all the servants behind saw this scene, they were all shocked. They also had no intention of fighting anymore, and they all chased Yang Guozhu's horse to the west mountain road like crazy.
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"Supervisor, Marshal Yang's troops and horses in Xuanzang are trapped in front of the West Stone Gate. They have been fighting with the Tartar thieves for a long time. The general may be in trouble for a long time. Once Commander Yang's troops in Xuanzang and horses are exhausted in the first battle, it may damage the morale of our army. Military spirit."
Although Zhang Cheng's tone was as usual, his expression was obviously a little impatient. He continued: "Li Fuming's Shanxi soldiers and horses are blocked on the mountain road today, and it may be difficult to break through for a while. At the end of the day, I have asked for orders to go to war. I am willing to fight with Yang Shuai and Li Shuai." We will fight the Tatars together and seize the West Stone Gate together, please ask the governor for permission!"
Hong Chengchou raised his telescope and looked into the distance. He saw flying dust and billowing smoke in front of him. It was obvious that the fighting was fierce, but it would not be possible to break through immediately.
He put down his telescope and said slowly: "The Xuanbei Army, the Dubiao Camp, and the Liaodong Army are the pillars of the Chinese army and should not be left lightly. Now, not only is there a fierce battle at West Shimen, but there are fierce battles with the Tatars everywhere in East Shimen and Huangtu Ridge. , both Maojiagou and Songshanling were also fighting hard against the Tatar bandits.
At this time, the situation of the war is unclear, so how can we not leave any consequences? What will happen if the war situation takes a sudden turn? "
Although Zhang Cheng was anxious, he also knew that Hong Chengchou's words were reasonable. He looked sideways at the commander-in-chief Zhang Ruoqi, and then opened his mouth and said: "Supervisor, according to the battle report from the front, Commander Zu has also fought his way out of Jinzhou City and wants to fight with me. The king's army attacked internally and externally to break the siege of the Tartar thieves.
Therefore, the Tatars on Rufeng Mountain mostly defended the Jinnan trench defense line and were unable to support the West Shimen. In the opinion of the general, whether Wang Shuai and Ma Shuai can be transferred back to the first unit to strengthen the Chinese army's strength and assist the front line at any time. . "
Zhang Ruoqi looked thoughtful when he heard this, but he heard Hong Chengchou say: "Zhongchen's words are not unreasonable, and I think it is feasible."
After he finished speaking, he summoned the flag of the Chinese army to convey the order, and ordered Ma Ke, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan Pass, to continue to stay where he was, to monitor the Tatar bandits on Rufeng Mountain and prevent them from advancing to Shimen Mountain, while Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, led his troops back. The Chinese army is stationed on standby.
The reason why Hong Chengchou ordered Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, to return to the Chinese army first and wait for orders, instead of going directly to rescue Yang Guozhu who was fighting hard at West Shimen, was mainly because it was not easy to transmit military orders in this era, and the battlefield situation was changing rapidly.
If Wang Pu is asked to lead the army to support Yang Guozhu, I am afraid that when he receives the military order and marches to West Shimen, the battlefield situation will change, and it will be difficult to respond to the enemy, which will often cause a series of changes.
After Zhang Cheng heard Hong Chengchou's words, he hurriedly added: "Supervisor, Commander-in-Chief of the Army, since the commander-in-chief Wang has decided to return reinforcements, the Chinese army will not worry about running out of troops.
The last general is willing to invite himself to fight, personally lead the Xuanbei army and horses to attack West Shimen, fight with Yang Shuai and Li Shuai against the Tatar bandits, relieve the siege of Jinzhou, and relieve the worries of the Holy One! "
Hong Chengchou still had a calm and elegant look on his face. While he was stroking his beard and thinking deeply, General Zhang Ruoqi said: "General Zhang, worried about national affairs, invited himself to fight. His heart is commendable. Now our army is so powerful The troops are at their peak and their morale is high. We should march forward with courage, defeat the Tatar bandits in one fell swoop, and help relieve the siege of Jinzhou."
He suddenly paused when he said this, gently stroked the beard on his chin, and kindly reminded Hong Chengchou: "Director Hong, when the morale of the army is available, don't let the soldiers' desire to serve the country with fists and fists be dampened, and the military aid to the Jin Dynasty will be in vain. Collapse!"
Hong Chengchou was stunned when he heard this, his face looked a little worried, and he thought to himself: "A man who is so proud of his achievements dares to speak arrogant words and threaten the governor!"
But he recovered in an instant, stroking his beard and saying, "What the commander-in-chief said has won the heart of this governor."
He turned to look at Zhang Cheng and said: "General Zhang, get ready to go now. I hope that the Northern Army can perform meritorious service in front of the formation and live up to the expectations of the commander-in-chief and the governor!"
