"What, Minister Lu has already led the army and set off?" Yang Tinglin asked in shock, "And he also asked the entire army to leave home letters?"
At this moment, he was very surprised. Because from this he could know that Lu Xiangsheng actually did not expect him to obtain supplies and reinforcements from Gao Qiqian. Otherwise, he would definitely wait for him to come back before starting the war.
Seeing the stacks of family letters stacked in front of him by the military Chinese clerk, Yang Tinglin immediately felt that the reason why Shilang Lu sent him out to ask for food was actually just to send him away, and he didn't want him to go into battle with the army that was destined to die. .
Thinking of this, Yang Tinglin couldn't help but be deeply moved. With tears in his eyes, he cried hoarsely: "Servant Sir, I am not a person who is afraid of death. I should follow and kill the captives to serve the country!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately asked Lu Xiangsheng about the specific circumstances of his departure, and then turned around and left without saying a word.
"Master, Master..." his servant chased him and shouted, "We can't live up to Minister Lu's love and care!"
Obviously, his servants guessed what he was going to do and quickly tried to dissuade him.
Another servant also advised: "Sir, even if you are going to follow Shilang Lu, you might as well leave a family letter to your wife, right?"
The battle ahead is dangerous. If you go a little later, you may not be able to catch up with the deadly battle, which will give the master a little more hope of living.
Yang Tinglin heard this, turned around, stared at his servant and shouted loudly: "Master, I'm not afraid of death, are you afraid of death?"
"Master Mingjian, when have you ever been afraid of death?" One of the servants heard this and immediately responded loudly, "On the battlefield, whether you have the master or not will not change anything. If something happens, wouldn't you have let down the servant? Kind intention, and madam..."
When Yang Tinglin heard this, he immediately interrupted: "No matter what, I went out under the military order, and I will return after paying the military order. Once I go to the battlefield, my life and death are determined. Madam, there is nothing to say. Serve the country with loyalty, and I am a minister. share."
After saying that, he walked away and would soon reach the horse gallery.
When another servant saw it, he gritted his teeth and immediately quickened his pace, surpassing Yang Tinglin. He got on his horse and said quickly: "Master, I will go first and rush to report the military situation to the minister."
Obviously, seeing that he couldn't stop Yang Tinglin, he wanted to take the first step, so that he could act as an early warning if something happened.
After saying that, without waiting for Yang Tinglin's consent, he shouted "drive", the horse galloped out, and immediately galloped away.
Yang Tinglin was stunned for a moment, stopped and looked at the servant's back, then without any further hesitation, he got on his horse and galloped after him.
As for Lu Xiangsheng, he was originally going to chase the Manchu and Qing troops all the way, trying to make a time difference. Therefore, he did not send them very far without stopping at night, so as not to arouse the enemy. At this time, when they met the Manchu and Qing detective horses at Haoshui Bridge, they also saw a Manchu and Qing army in the distance.
Upon seeing this, Lu Xiangsheng immediately ordered an attack formation. He took off the broadsword hanging on the horse hook, turned his horse around, looked at his soldiers and horses who were quickly forming formation, and shouted loudly: "Sirions, in this battle, the brave one will win when we meet on a narrow road, and follow my officer to kill the captives!"
After he finished speaking, without any hesitation, he turned the horse's head again, pointed his sword forward, and at the same time began to drive the horse forward, slowly accelerating.
Lu Xiang was promoted to a soldier and rushed to the forefront.
When his personal guards saw him, they immediately followed him, protecting Lu Xiangsheng from left to right. The big flag with the word "Lu" followed closely behind them, hunting in the wind, pointing the direction to the whole army, announcing that "Lu Xiangsheng is here."
At the same time, a chorus of roars, roaring, contempt for the Manchu army, and fearlessness sounded behind Lu Xiangsheng.
After the whole army roared, the sound of horse hooves sounded in unison. Two generals, Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei, were also soldiers. They led their men on the left and right wings and followed Lu Xiang's raising of the flag.
What kind of commander is there, there are what kind of soldiers. At this moment, this sentence is vividly displayed in this Haoshui Bridge. As the commander-in-chief of the army, Lu Xiangsheng, as a soldier, charged at the front. His men all followed the same example, they were all fearless and charged forward.
When we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins, kill!
The five thousand exhausted troops could not see anything at this moment. Only five thousand tigers could be seen. With the Tiger King leading the charge, they charged towards an enemy twice their size without fear.
Originally, the Manchu Qing Tanma wanted to stop the Ming army and give the formation enough time to respond. This is the usual practice. Generally speaking, against the Ming army, Tan Ma's blocking was often effective.
But they didn't expect that the Ming army in front of them would launch a charge without saying a word. The indomitable momentum made people feel that anyone who dared to block the charge of this army would be crushed to pieces. As a result, the Manchu and Qing Dynasty's probing horses did not dare to block its attack. They either retreated to both sides, or beat their horses and ran back to their own formation.
The Manchu Qing army not far away, under the commander's banner, was the equally famous Yue Tuo, the son of Daishan, the leader of the Eight Baylors. He didn't expect that as soon as his troops were divided, the Ming army would take the initiative to bite them. And it was so straightforward, as soon as they encountered it, they attacked across the board.
Looking at the "Lu" flag in the wind hunting ground in the distance, Yue Tuo couldn't help but praise with admiration: "They say that Lu Xiangsheng is just a civil servant with a Jinshi background, but he is extremely brave in fighting. When I see him today, As expected, he is an anomaly among the Han people!"
Hearing this, a slave general beside him laughed and said: "No matter how strange he is, he will still fall into my Qing Dynasty's plan!"
Yue Tuo smiled after hearing this. Indeed, according to reliable information, Lu Xiangsheng only had 5,000 tired troops under his command. For this reason, the Qing Dynasty still laid out this strategy, which can be regarded as a high regard for the Ming Dynasty, the only division that dared to fight.
"Come here, hurry up and report, saying that Lu Xiangsheng has fallen into the trap." Yue Tuo ordered someone to report back to the commander-in-chief Dorgon; at the same time, he also ordered a general to lead the army to entangle the Ming army.
"Master, don't worry, we are just five thousand tired troops. Looking at them with teeth and claws, they are just paper tigers. They are just slaves." After hearing this, the general immediately led his two thousand troops to greet him.
Yue Tuo didn't say anything about this. Although he also saw that Lu Xiangsheng's army seemed as brave as a tiger, after all, it was already an army without food. How could it be braver no matter how brave it was? As this slave said, it's just a paper tiger, it can be broken when you poke it.
"Archers, gunners, prepare!"
"Pikemen in formation!"
"Cavalry prepare for battle and attack from the side!"
Orders were passed down one after another. The Manchu and Qing troops were indeed considered elite, and the military orders were quickly implemented. Spearmen, archers, gunmen, and cavalry were all in their positions, watching the Ming army rushing over and waiting in full formation.
The Ming army rushed closer and closer, and the Ming army rushed closer and closer. Amidst the howling of the cold wind, the only sound was the rumble of horse hooves. The battle of Haoshui Bridge is about to break out.
