Enemy attack?
When he heard this word, to be honest, Ying Erdai was really stunned for a moment. Could it be that he was in Ningyuan?
But he quickly came to his senses, his expression suddenly changed, and he immediately asked: "Where did the enemy attack come from in Haizhou City?"
When he asked the question, he was already so anxious that he strode out. When the servant waiting for him saw him, he immediately went to get his armor, and then hurriedly followed him.
"It's the Ming army. The Ming cavalry has entered the city!" The personal guard who came in to report only had the opportunity to continue reporting at this time.
In fact, Jianlu's only enemies at this time were the Mingguo family. Even if we don't mention it, the enemy attack could only be the Ming army.
What Ying Erdai cares about is not this, but another. He heard him sternly asking: "What's going on? The Ming army has entered the city. Why was there no news beforehand?"
However, after asking, he had come to his senses, and there was no point in pursuing this matter at this time. So, he didn't stop and strode out. As soon as I walked out of the back office, I could already hear the chaotic sound of horse hooves coming from outside, which was so fast that it made my heart palpitate. The cries and screams from everywhere were disturbing.
Obviously, even if he didn't see the situation outside, he knew that the Ming cavalry had entered the city.
Before he could take any measures, he saw a patch of red, which was even more dazzling in the evening. The burning red was like the color of blood.
Seeing this situation, Ying Erdai knew that the city defense was probably over. In this case, the military order could not be conveyed at all, and it was impossible to organize a counterattack at all.
If the city is full of white-armored soldiers, the elite of the Qing Dynasty, then even if they are attacked by such a surprise attack, they will spontaneously resist. However, Haizhou City is now located in the rear area and is very safe. It is impossible to station white-armored soldiers.
However, after all, it was a period of rising national power. After encountering this situation, many soldiers in the city immediately rushed to the government office. When Ying Erdai came to the front office yard, more than a hundred soldiers had gathered here.
However, most of these soldiers were not in good armor. It was obvious that the incident happened suddenly and they ran over without even having time to put on their armor.
When Ying Erdai saw it, he didn't talk nonsense and immediately shouted: "Sign up the flag and fight out!"
He knew that at this time, if he could only show his flag and establish a stalemate with the Ming army attacking the city, then all the other soldiers in the city would come closer. Only then can there be a chance of turning defeat into victory.
However, for this slight chance, we have to hope that not many Ming troops will attack. In other words, the Ming army that invaded was similar to the beggar army in Dongjiang Town in the past. Only with low combat power could they have a chance.
However, just as he finished speaking, he heard the rapid sound of horse hooves outside the government office.
Even Ying Oerdai can hear it, there are many of them.
When he was waiting for the order, he saw the arrows flying over the high wall with a "whoosh", killing and wounding more than ten Jianlu who were gathering in the yard. This immediately caused a commotion and the yard became a bit messy.
Ying Erdai's forehead was sweating unknowingly, but he didn't know it. He just ordered in a hurry: "Attack out, otherwise you will have to be beaten passively!"
While he was talking, he saw a lot of torches thrown in from outside. They were thrown everywhere, not only in the yard, but also on the roofs and so on.
In such a short period of time, so many torches could be lit and thrown in, as well as the burning houses in the city. It was obvious that the Ming army must have prepared a lot deliberately.
Ying Erdai guessed right. The firewood carts in the ox cart were actually filled with torches that had been prepared in advance. In addition, the cavalrymen themselves would bring some, and Li Laiheng's plan was to burn Haizhou City to the ground.
At this moment, it was even more impossible to stay inside the government office. Jianlu in the courtyard immediately opened the door and tried to rush out.
But who knows, as soon as they opened the door, they heard "bang bang bang" gunshots.
The dense lead bullets cannot be blocked by a shield at all. The Jianlu who rushed in front suffered a large number of casualties in just one stroke.
Ying Erdai looked through the gap in the crowd and saw that under the setting sun, there were all Ming troops wearing red military uniforms outside.
At this glance, he knew that there was no hope.
Looking up, beyond the city wall, all I saw was fiery red and thick smoke.
"Master, leave from the back office quickly. If you're too late, you won't be able to escape!" Ying Erdai's personal guards also saw the situation clearly and immediately reminded him.
The other guards immediately followed suit and said: "Master, Haizhou City is definitely doomed, leave quickly!"
Ying Erdai was not stupid. When he saw this situation, he did not pretend to say anything about vowing to live or die with Haizhou City. Instead, he immediately turned around and ran to the back office without saying a word.
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Chen Mingyu was on the arrow tower at the head of the city, watching everything in the city.
The government offices and barracks in the city were the top priority places to attack, and these two places would not change. After Wu Liu and the people from Niujiazhuang verified that the map was correct, the cavalry officers attacked these two places first. place. The Ming army soldiers who subsequently entered the city set fire everywhere and shot any living thing they could see.
In just such a short time, Haizhou City had turned into a sea of flames. Looking from the top of the city, the government offices and military camps were also filled with flames.
Seeing all this, Chen Mingyu knew that the Jianlu in Haizhou City were finished. This was a great victory!
When he thought of this, he couldn't help but turn his head and look north. That lunatic Li Laiheng was indeed a gangster, a guy who even dared to rebel. He was so bold that he was not satisfied with taking down Haizhou City!
This is really...
Yeah, I hope things can come as planned there too!
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The Ming army came from the west gate and did not control other city gates. They had only one purpose, which was to destroy Haizhou City.
Therefore, from the beginning of the Ming army's attack and the fire in the city, some Jianlu escaped from other gates. Later, after more Jianlu saw the situation clearly, those who could escape all escaped through other doors.
Although Ying Erdai escaped decisively, by the time he escaped, there were Ming cavalry in many places in the city, so he could only escape towards the east gate with his personal guards.
When he escaped from the city, there were only five or six personal guards left with him.
Night has fallen, and some people can still be seen escaping from the city, but more people probably cannot escape.
Under the flames soaring to the sky, even the Ming army withdrew from the city, and then began to hunt down the Jianlu who escaped from the city wherever they could see.
When Ying Erdai saw this, his teeth were broken.
After so many years in the Qing Dynasty, it was lost in the city, but I didn't expect it to be lost in his hands.
However, at this moment, it was useless even if his teeth were broken. He finally said nothing, took the reins, turned the horse's head, and galloped towards the north.
Just wait and see, I, Ying Erdai, will be back!
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It is about sixty miles from Haizhou City to Anshanyi, so it can be said that it is not far. If the cavalry let go and ran, regardless of the life or death of the horse, it would probably only take an hour or so to arrive.
But it was getting late now, and although it was half a moon, the moonlight was not enough for the horse to open its hooves and run.
Although Ying'erdai was not the first to escape from the city, he was riding a horse. Along the way, he passed many Jianlu who had escaped before him. He escaped not far from Anshan Posthouse and could already see into the distance. It was already midnight when we arrived at Anshan Inn.
Besides, this Anshan Posthouse is one mile and two hundred and four paces around, with two gates in the southwest and northeast. With the east and west Anshan mountains as the screen, the terrain is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. The city wall was built with green bricks on the outside and filled with loess on the inside to prevent bombardment. Wells were dug in the city to prevent water shortages. There is a moat around it to prevent sneak attacks. The small area is impregnable.
The reason why the Anshan Posthouse was built in this way was because it connected the gateway to northern Liaoning, southern Liaoning and western Liaoning, and guarded the key point of the ancient road in southern Liaoning. If you want to go to Liaoyang or Shenyang from Haizhou City, this is the place you must pass.
Today's Anshan Inn is no longer as prosperous as it once was, and the business travel that used to come and go has been cut off. However, because this place was extremely important, Jianlu also sent troops to garrison it.
In May of the sixth year of Tianqi, a war took place here. Mao Wenlong led his army to sneak attack on Anshan Station, forcing the slave chief Nurhaci, who was on an expedition to Mongolia, to return overnight.
At this time, Ying'erdai's plan was to gather the soldiers and horses here to return to Haizhou City to entangle the Ming troops.
On the way to escape, plenty of time gave him a chance to think.
Ying Erdai had already figured out that if the Ming army came from the Ningjin front line, there would be news coming over there. However, there was no news over there.
That can only mean that there is definitely no war between Ningyuan and Jinzhou. Because it was impossible for the Ming army to do it. They could capture Ningyuan and Jinzhou, but no one could escape.
In this way, the origin of this Ming army is very clear. There is only one possibility for them to suddenly appear in Haizhou, that is, they came from the sea by boat.
And if they come from the sea by boat, and they are cavalry, they must not be too many.
The Ming Dynasty's Denglai Navy existed in name only, and there were still some ships under the jurisdiction of Shanhaiguan to go to Juehua Island. With the Ming army collecting some more, it would be great to be able to sneak over three thousand cavalry.
Since there are not many troops, Ying Erdai has suffered such a big loss, how can he let it go? It can even be said that the Qing Dynasty has never suffered such a big loss. The emperor will be furious, and the whole country will be furious, and they will definitely not be able to escape!
If they sneak back after being captured by the Ming army in Haizhou City, they will be really embarrassed!
At this time, looking at Anshan Posthouse in the distance, Ying Erdai suddenly felt a little strange.
It's already midnight. Why are torches shining in the sky in Anshan Inn and the roar of people can be heard so far away?
Could it be that Anshan Posthouse has received the news and is gathering troops?
When Ying Erdai was thinking about this, he saw that on the other side of Anshan Post Castle, the suspension bridge suddenly lowered, the city gate opened wide, and groups of people came out holding torches and came towards him.
