In Kaifeng, after discovering that the Wu army had a large amount of food and grass in Xinghua Camp thirty miles west of the city, the prince Shi Huashan led 300 Han army cavalry and more than 400 Mongolian troops out of the city to sneak attack Xinghua Camp, hoping to burn the Wu army's food and grass in one fell swoop, forcing the Wu army to rescue and retreat to Luoyang. Unexpectedly, the Qing army had just left the city and was surrounded by the Wu army.

The vanguard of Wu army, Wang Pingfan, was very skilled in martial arts, and led his 4,000 soldiers to fight against Shi Huashan's troops head-on. Wu Sangui's second son-in-law Hu Guozhu also commanded the troops to block Shi Huashan's retreat and blocked the reinforcements in Kaifeng City. Shi Huashan was trapped in a heavy siege and could not escape. From time to time, tragic wailing sounded from the Qing army formation. De Ying, the deputy commander of the Mongolian Zhenglan Banner, was shot by the Wu army's crossbow and fell from the horse's back.

The Wu army was fiercely fired, and many trapped horse pits were dug in the ambush, which made the Qing cavalry constantly fall off their horses and unable to move. Shi Huashan rushed left and right, but was overturned to the ground by the trapped horse pit. As soon as several personal soldiers helped him up, they heard the sound of guns. After the black smoke dissipated, Shi Huashan's chest was covered with blood holes.

In Shaanxi, the Han army lieutenant Sun Sike, who surrendered Wu Sangui, in order to kill Shi Hua, the aftermath of the aftermath, the Wu army became more and more powerful and the encirclement was constantly narrowed. Under the fierce attack of the Wu army, the Qing army that had lost its commander finally collapsed and all dismounted and surrendered one after another.

After learning that Shi Huashan's entire army was wiped out, Henan Governor Jia Hanfu was even more afraid to send troops out of the city, so he only ordered the city defense to be strengthened and the reinforcements waiting for Beijing.

After the great victory, the chief general of the Wu army, Hu Guozhu, rewarded the three armies with the wealth obtained from western Henan and other places, and at the same time narrowed the siege of Kaifeng. Six days later, he came to report that a Qing army crossed the Yellow River and was advancing towards Kaifeng. Hu Guozhu immediately ordered Wang Pingfan and general Zheng Jiaozhen, Wu Zhiming and others to lead an army of 10,000 to intercept it.

After the Qing army in Kaifeng City discovered that a Wu army was mobilized to the north outside the city, they immediately reported to the governor Jia Hanfu. Jia Hanfu and the left and right generals said that it must be reinforcements sent by the court, and they must send troops to support them. Juehan had to let the reinforcements be repelled. Miao Chenglong, the general who retreated from Nanyang, volunteered to lead his troops to support the reinforcements. Jia Hanfu agreed and sent three other generals to lead the troops out of the city to attack the pseudo-attack to restrain the Wu army outside the city.

Wang Pingfan, Zheng Jiaozhen and others led their troops to the north to intercept and reinforce the Qing army, but were suddenly attacked by the Qing army's Manchu and Mongolian cavalry at Liuyuankou, not far from the Yellow River. Although the Wu army was brave, most of them were infantry. They had never expected the Qing army to progress so quickly, so they were caught off guard and were soon rushed into two sections by the Qing army. Wang Pingfan had to order the retreat, and many slow-running Wu soldiers were killed by the Qing army on the way back. Although the retreated Wu army was panicked, they were not in chaos. They quickly moved closer to Wang Pingfan's flag and used bows and arrows to delay the charge of the Qing cavalry. After two consecutive attacks failed, the Qing army decisively broke away from contact with the Wu army. In this battle, the Wu army suffered more than 2,000 casualties and more than 400 Qing army's corpses.

Because the Qing army was full of Manchu and Mongolian cavalry, Wang Pingfan realized that it was likely that the main force of the Qing court had approached Kaifeng, so he ordered the wounded to retreat to Kaifeng quickly. At this moment, there were less than 40,000 Wu troops surrounding Kaifeng, half of which were newly incorporated Henan Qing army, horse bandits, rioters, etc. If the main force of the Qing court came, it would be very likely that the Wu army had to withdraw from Feng. Wang Pingfan planned to meet with Hu Guozhu and retreat to Luoyang first, waiting for the arrival of the troops led by Xia Guogong and Guo Zhuangtu, and then marched again to force Kaifeng and fight the Qing army to a decisive battle.

However, not long after Wang Ping's troops retreated, they were attacked by the Qing cavalry again. General Wu Zhiming led his cavalry to repel the harassment of the Qing army. But not long after, the retreating Qing army bit him again. This repeated several times, which made the Wu army's retreat extremely slow.

Wang Pingfan discussed with Wu Zhiming, Zheng Jiaozhen and other generals, believing that the Qing army wanted to drag them down with exhausted soldiers.

Zheng Jiaozhen worried, "This is definitely not good now. If you walk around, the soldiers will not be able to rest and have many wounded people. The Tartars stare at us like wolves. If you are not careful, our army may be destroyed."

Wang Pingfan was worried, but at this time Wu Zhiming took the initiative to say, "It's better to do this. I will lead the troops to stay behind the palace. You will retreat quickly with General Hu and join forces with General Hu."

"The Qing army has many soldiers and horses, and they are the real Manzhou Tartars. You have too few people, so it is too dangerous to stay."

Wang Pingfan disagreed with leaving the palace of Wu Zhiming, but Wu Zhiming said he would not do this, and no one could go back. After thinking about it again and again, Wang Pingfan had to agree and immediately led his troops to retreat with the wounded. He repeatedly told Wu Zhiming not to fight the Qing army if he didn't do it, and he would withdraw no matter what.

In the early morning, the Qing army launched an attack on the Wu army again. Wu Zhiming and his subordinates fought to the death, but the Qing army continued to increase their troops. The Wu army was outnumbered and was eventually rushed into the formation by the Qing army. Wu Zhiming did not surrender and rushed out with a few soldiers. When they broke through, Wu Zhiming was shot in the back, and all the soldiers following him were killed in battle, leaving only a small soldier named Zhao Qiang. When they escaped the Qing army's pursuit, Wu Zhiming was no longer able to do it. Zhao Qiang helped him sit down under a big tree.

Wu Zhiming was already unable to speak at this time, and he kept gasping for breath. He waved his hand and asked Zhao Qiang to escape quickly and not care about him. However, Zhao Qiang refused to leave and wanted to bring him back even if he died.

Wu Zhiming knew that he was seriously injured and would not live long, but the Qing army would catch up at any time. He couldn't bear to see Zhao Qiang, who was only sixteen years old, buried here, so he took advantage of his unpreparedness and pulled out his sword and put it on his neck, wiped it hard, and fell under the tree.

"General!"

Zhao Qiang burst into tears, but did not throw away Wu Zhiming's body, but carried the general's body on his back and returned with difficulty. Finally, one day later, the Wu army who was searching out was discovered by Wu Jun, who was looking for horses, and brought him and General Wu Zhiming's body back together.

After learning that Wu Zhiming died in battle, Hu Guozhu, Wang Pingfan and others were deeply saddened. Hu Guozhu ordered people to find a high-quality coffin to bury Wu Zhiming. Wang Pingfan was grateful to Zhao Qiang's loyalty and righteousness, and took him by his side as a guard, and cultivated him wholeheartedly.

The arrival of the main force of the Qing Dynasty Manzhou made Hu Guozhu realize that Kaifeng could no longer surround him, otherwise he might be trapped in a dangerous place where he was attacked inside and outside the Qing army. For this reason, on the one hand, he sent people to inform the Prime Minister of Xia of the Qing army's reinforcements, and on the other hand, he began to deploy and retreat.
Chapter completed!