Ajige led his troops to pursue Cao Bianjiao from Xingshan to Dafu Castle, and then retreated from Dafu Castle to Xingshan. All he saw along the way were the forts burned by Lu Xiangsheng and the Qing army that were killed and injured. He was furious and kept urging his soldiers to speed up his journey. Finally, he finally saw the Ming army in front of this nameless hill.

The mountain is not high, but there are many prominent stones and dense jungles, which are the natural defensive facilities of the Ming army. It has to be said that Lu Xiangsheng chose a place that is extremely conducive to defense.

Although Ajige wanted to attack the mountain immediately to kill all the Ming army, reason told him to calm down. The whole army ran all night and was already in a state of terrain. Although the army was more numerous than the Ming army, the Ming army occupied the terrain. He ordered the soldiers to rest for a while and sent mail cavalry to urge Shuotou to come and meet him immediately.

About an hour later, Shuotuo led his troops to arrive. He had a thousand cavalry and three thousand infantry under him. He brought news that the Ming army was still attacking fiercely on the Tashan line, and there was a risk of being broken through everywhere. It was necessary to take down Lu Xiangsheng's troops as soon as possible.

The two discussed for a while and decided that Shuotou led a thousand cavalry to be deployed on the west side of the hill to prevent the Ming army from breaking out. Shuotou's three thousand infantrymen and the remaining cavalry were unified under the command of Ajige, and he launched an attack.

The north side of the hill is a lonely cliff with a steep terrain, while the west, south and east sides are relatively flat and the height is not very undulating. After Ajige intends to defeat the Ming army, he forces them to flee to the west. Therefore, he finally chose to launch an attack from the east and the south at the same time.

The Ming army hid among the mountains and forests, and could not understand its specific forces and deployment. However, according to the escaped soldiers, they had only 6,000 people in total, and with the casualties along the way, there should be only 5,000 soldiers to fight at this moment. According to the Qing army's record of fighting against the Ming army by 1 to 4, or even 1 to 5, Ajige believes that there should be no problem in taking them down.

Amid the shouts of shouting, the Qing army shouted wildly and launched an attack on the Ming army. Under Ajige's personal supervision, their morale was high and their offensive was very fierce. In an instant, they firmly grasped the initiative on the battlefield.

But as soon as he stepped over the first line of defense, he encountered a rain of arrows. The crossbows shot volleys and went all over the sky. Nearly a hundred casualties of the Qing army were caught off guard. The Ming army took advantage of the situation to counterattack and defeated the Qing army and returned.

In this place, there are not many trees covering the open land that is rare in the entire mountain. Lu Xiangsheng set up guards on this place and hid behind the trees. Seeing the Qing army brigade coming, he scattered it for a moment, and the battle was fruitful.

This is also thanks to Lu Xiangsheng's advance layout. After capturing the fort, he took nothing and ordered his soldiers to bring a sufficient number of bows and arrows, which could shoot without any concerns about the loss.

However, the Qing army's counterattack became even more fierce. After the attack was frustrated, they concentrated all the shields in the army and continued to attack fiercely. Many of these soldiers were excellent hunters, who were extremely accustomed to walking on mountain roads. They used arrows at distances and guns at near distances, constantly killing and killing Ming soldiers.

The two armies fought and robbed each other in the narrow mountain road, either relying on trees or hiding behind rocks, avoiding bows and arrows while trying their best to kill the enemy.

The shouts of killing were shocking the sky, and screams filled my ears. Some people kept falling to the ground, corpses rolled on the hillside, and blood gathered down the rocks into streams.

Lu Xiangsheng was standing on a hillside watching the Qing army's attack. Suddenly, he saw a large number of Qing troops appearing on the east side, and was about to break through the second line of defense set up by the Ming army. He temporarily handed over the command to Zu Keyong, and rushed to the front side to fight in person regardless of the danger.

A Qing general saw that Lu Xiangsheng's armor was clear, and he must be the general of the Ming army. He roared, led a dozen people to suddenly rush to Lu Xiangsheng's, raised his sword and slashed.

Lu Xiangsheng had quick eyes and quick hands. Before the enemy's sword fell, the long sword in his hand was cut from top to bottom. The enemy general was cut by the neck and fell to the ground with a muffled groan. Basically at the same time, two spears stabbed him from different directions. Lu Xiangsheng dodged one of them, grabbed another with his left hand, and quickly cut in half circle in front of him with his right hand.

The two Qing soldiers' eyes were wide open, and blood spurted out from their necks, and Lu Xiangsheng was covered in his body. Even if they covered their necks desperately, they could not stop the speed of the blood flowing out. Lu Xiangsheng then held a knife in his right hand, reversed the spear in his left hand, and threw it out vigorously. He hit the chest of a Qing general, and the huge potential energy brought him away. A Ming soldier stepped forward and used the knife to kill the Qing general's life before he could react.

One of the surrendered generals rode his horse to Ajige and shouted: "Master, that is Lu Xiangsheng, Lu Yanwang."

Ajige narrowed his eyes slightly, and saw Lu Xiangsheng killing several people in succession. He was convinced and sighed in his heart: "I am worthy of being the King of Hell. I am never afraid of the formation in the battle." At the same time, some ecstasy surged in his heart. Killing him was enough to offset the loss. He turned behind him and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "The warriors of my Eight Banners are Lu Xiangsheng, the commander of the Ming Dynasty. Whoever killed me will reward me with 10,000 taels of silver, and the position will be upgraded to three levels in a row. If you want to go, go now."

The Qing army around him roared wildly, wasn’t it just for the purpose of rewarding silver and promotion? How could such an opportunity be missed? For a moment, most of the Qing army rushed to the east.

Lu Xiangsheng exposed his identity, and more and more Qing troops came to him. The Ming army was defeated and gradually retreated to the top of the mountain. Lu Xiangsheng led dozens of personal soldiers to stay in the end, fighting and retreating, covering other soldiers to retreat. It was not until he retreated to the last line of defense that he stabilized the formation and relied on the rocks to completely resist.

The Qing army could not take it down for a while, and a large number of soldiers were invested. There were fighting everywhere in the mountains, and the war was still going on fiercely. Victory and defeat depended on an instant.

The red Ming military flag was like blood, erected between the top of the mountain and swayed in the wind.

Zu Kuan, who could not hold back, was ecstatic in his heart. He rushed out of the jungle at the first time and rushed towards the Qing army with an unstoppable momentum. For a moment, drums and shouts of killing sounds started. The Ming cavalry rushed forward and rushed straight to Ajige Central Army.

The Ming cavalry ambushed was four or five miles away from the Qing army. Ajige suddenly heard a shout of killing from the back, and his face changed drastically. He hurriedly ordered nearly a thousand cavalry of the rear team to come forward to block the Ming army, but the Qing cavalry did not expect that the Ming army would suddenly come from the back, and there was no consensus in a hurry.

The formation was chaotic and the speed was not coordinated. After the formation was completed, the Ming cavalry was broken. The dispersed Qing cavalry even crashed into Ajige's central army, making the whole scene even more chaotic.

The Qing army, who was attacking, was stunned for a moment when they saw the sudden change below, and didn't know how to deal with it.
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