Chapter 107 Lu Xiang is here (one chapter for the hunter Lao Meng)
In the eleventh year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, on the ninth day of the eleventh month, there was a strong wind at noon.
Gaoyang County, three miles to the northwest, thousands of Qing troops gathered here. It was the Qing and Shuosu Prince Hauge's cavalry. They were mainly Zhenglan Banner, supplemented by a Mongolian army and a Han army, a total of six
More than a thousand people.
Hauge's camp was set up in a ruined temple in the north of Gaoyang City. The terrain here is quite high and he can overlook the surrounding plains and wilderness. After Hauge chose this place to set up his tent, he also ordered people to build a high platform for his convenience.
Command and dispatch the armies.
Today, sentries reported that a Ming army with over 10,000 people was crossing the Tang River and marching towards Gaoyang. It was suspected that they were coming to rescue Gaoyang.
Hauge immediately sent an order to intensify the attack on Gaoyang County. At the same time, he selected a thousand elite cavalry of the Zhenglan Banner, commanded by Jia Lazhangjing Alzin, to spy on the movements of this Ming army and wait for an opportunity to spy on the strength of this Ming army before making a decision.
Movement of the army.
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On the seventh day of November, Prince Su of the Qing Dynasty, Hauge, led his Qing troops to the foot of Gaoyang City. On that day, he set up camp at the ruined temple in the north of the city and sent his archers to shoot a letter urging surrender into Gaoyang City.
At this time, Gaoyang County had no one in charge. When Gaoyang County Magistrate Lei Zhibo heard that the Qing army had entered Gaoyang County, he was already prepared.
On the seventh day of the lunar month, Hauge rushed to the foot of Gaoyang City and camped at the ruined temple three miles north of the city. Under the protection of the county class officers, the county magistrate Lei Zhibo escaped from the city through the south gate and disappeared.
Other officials and two squads of government officials fled with them.
Fortunately, Sun Chengzong, the former academician who retired from old age and returned to his hometown, was the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the Supervisor, was at his home in Gaoyang City. Because of his high reputation, he was elected by the gentry and villagers in the city to take charge of the defense of the city.
Gaoyang was not a big city and had no garrison, so Sun Chengzong brought all the men in his family to the city walls. He also mobilized the gentry and wealthy households in the city to donate money and food, gathered young men, and formed a community based on each local community.
Soldier, responsible for city defense matters.
Sun Chengzong was once the Minister of the Ministry of War, and even served as the governor of Jiliao. He had fought against the Qing army in Liaodong. With the support of the people, he quickly organized social troops to guard the four city walls, city gates and other places.
His descendants Dun, Sun Qian, Sun Yi, Sun Yao and others led the newly recruited young and strong soldiers. Sun Chengzong led his family members to gather on the north gate wall, armed with weapons and angrily scolded the slaves and thieves.
On the eighth day of the lunar month, Hauge ordered an attack on the city. Thousands of slave soldiers took turns attacking from daylight until dark, when they stopped and called a truce.
Early on the next morning, Hauge ordered the construction of more siege equipment, such as long ladders, cloud ladders, shield carts, etc., and at the same time sent a group of Qing soldiers to ride horses around the city to warn the young defenders that if they did not come out again,
When he surrendered and the city was defeated, the whole city was massacred, leaving no one alive.
However, the people in the city led by Sun Chengzong shouted back and shouted, which made Hauge furious. He even issued a strict order to capture Gaoyang City even if he stayed up all night.
Sun Chengzong led the people in the city to defend the city for a day. Although everyone was determined to defend the city, after all, they were temporary social soldiers. Without training, they were unable to fight against the Qing soldiers outside the city for a long time.
He also knew that if no reinforcements arrived, it would only be a matter of time before Gaoyang City was defeated. He had already sent three waves of troops asking for help, sending letters asking for help to Baoding, Zhending, and Lu Xiangsheng respectively. Now he could only
Be able to hold on with all your strength and wait for reinforcements.
All the houses and courtyards in the city near the city wall and city gates have been demolished, and all the masonry and wood obtained have been transported to the city to repair the damaged areas and use them to defend the city.
At midnight today, Hauge ordered an attack on the city. The slaves and thieves were on the northwest and east sides, and ants were climbing up the city, especially the north. At noon, they scaled the north wall twice, relying entirely on Sun Chengzong to lead his disciples and the defenders.
The soldiers were young and strong, and they fought hard to drive the thieves off the city wall again.
However, the slave thieves did not stop. Finally, they climbed up the northern city wall again. Sun Chengzong led his nephews to fight against the slaves. Most of them were wounded by arrows and knives and were helpless. His fifth son, Sun Yao, led the crowd and came to fight with the slaves.
The thieves fought on the north wall until they reached a stalemate.
Suddenly, the Qing army outside the city stopped attacking the city, and the sound of gold mingled loudly, and the slaves and thieves on the city wall were killed by Sun Chengzong, Sun Yao and others and went down to the city.
On the city wall, Sun Chengzong, supported by his descendant Sun Yao, stood on the city wall and looked at the Qing troops below the city with confusion. He saw them arranging their troops, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
"Could it be that Lu Duchen's reinforcements have arrived?"
As soon as Sun Yao finished saying these words, he saw a cloud of smoke and dust billowing from the northwest. After a while, he saw clearly that they were hundreds of Zhenglan Banner Qing troops, riding their horses and fleeing back.
Sun Yao hurriedly raised his hand and pointed to the northwest, and said excitedly: "Father, look there, there are those Zhenglan Banner Tatar soldiers who have gone west at Sishi. It must be Lu Duchen's reinforcements who have arrived and killed the slaves and fled back."
Sun Chengzong was leaning on the battlements of the city wall with one hand, his expression was extremely excited, his eyes were full of tears, his mouth was trembling, and he said in a trembling voice: "Gao Yang, we are saved!"
Sun Yao could clearly feel that the hand held by his father was full of strength.
"It's saved... it's saved... it's saved..."
The young soldiers on the city wall also saw the group of Qing soldiers fleeing back. From a distance, they saw a large cloud of smoke rising into the sky behind them.
It was as if the walls of Gaoyang City were trembling. Although they could not hear the rumbling hoofbeats yet, they could already feel the roar of the earth!
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Hauge was commanding the Qing army to attack the city. Seeing that the warriors under his command had attacked the city wall for the third time, he stood on the high platform in front of the ruined temple and watched. It was very likely that the city would be broken this time.
Suddenly, dozens of cavalrymen riding the Zhenglan Banner rode back to the camp and reported: "More than 20,000 Ming army troops are stationed fifteen miles away. Thousands of Ming army cavalry are chasing Jia Lazhangjing Arzin.
There is only more than five miles left to go to the camp."
After hearing the reward, Hauge did not dare to make too much of a big deal, so he hurriedly sent an order to Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, intending to concentrate his forces and take advantage of the field battle to defeat the Ming army first and then attack Gaoyang County.
As the Qing army withdrew from Gaoyang City, they jumped on their horses again and quickly arranged their formation. Hauge led the Zhenglan Banner Qing army in the center, and the Bajala warriors gathered around him.
The Chahar tribe's Deke led the foreign vassal with hundreds of Mongolian cavalry on the left. The Han army was obedient to King He Chenggong's command, and hundreds of Han soldiers were on the right. Their two troops had been sent to attack Gaoyang City for two consecutive days.
Exhausted and suffering heavy casualties.
During the consecutive days of siege, Hauge's Zhenglan Banner suffered more than a hundred casualties. If he could not defeat the Ming army coming for reinforcements now, he would suffer a huge loss in this battle in Gaoyang.
I saw Hauge wave his hand, and immediately four Bajala warriors galloped out on horseback. More than forty Qing army horsemen and cavalry followed the four Bajala warriors and ran towards the fleeing geese.
Qing Army Cavalry.
The Baya warriors roared loudly, and when they saw the Qing troops escaping, they ran to both sides. Only Jia La Zhangjing Alzin led more than ten riders and ran straight towards the golden dragon flag.