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Chapter 173 Life and death are at this moment

From a distance, I saw a woman with small feet, struggling to hold a bag of soil in her hands, her expression numb, and she was walking slowly and hobbled forward.

Suddenly, the person next to her was whipped, staggered, tripped her, and fell to the ground. A Qing soldier behind her immediately hit her head and face with the whip, causing her to roll on the ground and cry bitterly.

Shouting loudly: "Tatars who have killed a thousand swords, please kill me..."

"……Just kill me......"

Her pitiful cries were heard far away, heartbreaking, and everyone who heard them shed tears.

At this time, a Qing soldier strode forward and stabbed a woman who was walking a little slower. The woman screamed and fell to the ground, twitching and mourning.

Next to her, a man with a strong body was carrying a load of soil. When he saw the Qing soldiers cutting down the woman, he was filled with grief and howled loudly: "Dog Tatar, I will fight with you..."

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The soil in the earthen baskets at both ends of the pole kicked up. He swung the pole and hit the Qing soldier on the head. He never expected that these Ming people would dare to resist. The Qing soldier was knocked to the ground by the pole, and his helmet was knocked down.

They all flew far away.

The people around him were inspired by him, and immediately several people jumped on the Qing soldiers and started fighting. They scratched and bit at random, and the scene immediately became chaotic.

The Qing soldiers from behind strode forward, waving their swords and sticks, and several of the resisting civilians were chopped down and knocked down, rolling and howling on the ground.

Under the fierce pressure of the Qing soldiers, the common people walked forward obediently and approached the trench step by step.

Zhang Cheng angrily beat the pillars of the turret in a circle, causing the turret to shake. He cried out in a deep and sad voice: "Master Governor..."

Lu Xiangsheng clenched his fists, closed his eyes with a painful expression, and shouted in a sad and angry voice: "Fire the cannons, fire the cannons. Today's affairs are all the responsibility of the governor alone!"

Zhang Cheng, Yang Guozhu and others did not dare to delay, turned around and got off the turret, then rode their horses to the defense line.

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"fire!"

On the south wall of Jiazhuang, Liang Song, Commander-in-Chief of the Infantry Army, shouted an order.

All No. 4 Fran machine guns are deployed here. At this time, the muzzle of the gun is raised. Following the military order, the fire is sprayed and the roar is constant. Solid iron cannonballs are shot into the sky and pass over the heads of the people who are driven to fill the trenches.

Pass.

Just as artillery fire was raging on the village wall, Cui Shijie, the commander of the left sentry, had bloodshot eyes. He looked at the artillery shells whizzing by overhead, then passed by the civilians filling the trenches, and went straight to the rear of the Qing army's formation.

The people had already been driven to the first trench. Loads of soil and bags of soil were being thrown into the trench. With tears in his eyes, he shouted heartbreakingly: "Fire the gun, shoot..."

Immediately, the firecrackers behind the earthen wall lined up and walked out. They moved forward for more than 20 steps, formed a horizontal row, and lit the match ropes of the firecrackers in their hands. The black muzzles were aimed at the opposite side, like exploding beans.

The sound of firecrackers sounded.

A volley of fire cannons was fired, smoke rose, and explosions continued. Clouds of blood mist emerged from the bodies of the people filling the trenches in the front row. They fell to the ground one by one. Amidst the deafening sound of fire cannons, the people filling the trenches were stunned at first, and then

They screamed in unison like a bombing camp:

"The officers and soldiers opened fire..."

Although they were about a hundred steps apart, the people who were driven to fill the trenches were all in tattered clothes and without the protection of armor. As long as they were hit by bullets, they would immediately be a bloody hole.

"The officers and soldiers killed people..."

They screamed in fear and rushed back. The Qing soldiers behind them waved their whips and slashed and stabbed with their swords and spears, but this could not stop them from disintegrating at all.

The Qing soldiers who pressed the formation cut down the civilians behind them one by one. However, as more and more civilians fled back in the large group, there was a tendency that they could no longer suppress them.

Suddenly, a loud roar came from the crowd: "Everyone is dead, let's fight with the Tatars..."

These people were plundered by the Qing army from surrounding counties and worked as cattle and horses under the supervision of the Qing soldiers for days, just to survive. For them, they knew that they would eventually be taken to the bitter cold land outside the Liaodong Pass.

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But as long as they are still alive and accustomed to being obedient people, they will not fight to the death to resist.

Today I was driven to fill the trenches. I was so frightened that I didn't dare to step forward at first. Later, I saw that the Ming Dynasty troops on the opposite side did not attack, so I started to move forward slowly and boldly.

But suddenly, there was heavy artillery fire and the sound of gunfire on the opposite side. The common people in the front row fell to the ground one by one. They were so scared that they only thought about running back to the Qing army camp to survive. There were still people in charge there.

He was coerced and suppressed by the Qing soldiers.

They ran backwards like crazy, and the Qing soldiers were also thrown down and bitten by them. In order to prevent the formation from being disrupted, groups of Qing soldiers flashed out from behind the shield chariots, and bows and arrows were fired at them.

People fell to the ground one after another.

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In the Qing army's eastern formation, Dorgon, Hauge, Abatai and others vaguely saw the situation ahead. After hearing the reports from their subordinates, all of them turned pale.

Dorgon was so angry that he laughed and said: "Okay, Lu Xiangsheng is also ruthless. This general really underestimates him."

Beside Dorgon, Prince Heshuo Su and Hauge gritted their teeth but said nothing. The rest of the banner owners, especially those of the Eight Banners and Mongolian banners, had timid expressions on their faces.

Abatai glanced at the people around him and stepped out to accuse him: "It's all because of the general's mistake. He almost caused these Nikans to rush into our army's formation!"

But Dorgon didn't take it seriously and said in a deep voice: "It's not my fault Rao Yubeile, this general didn't expect Lu Xiangsheng to be so cruel. He just killed some Ming people. Fortunately, this first trench also

Mostly filled.”

His eyes shot out a sharp cold light: "Give me the order to attack with the whole army.

According to yesterday's plan, Abatai feigned an attack in the south to contain Yang Guozhu and Zhang Cheng's troops in Xuan Town. You ordered to form a fine cavalry. When the battle was in full swing, they went around to the Haoshui River and attacked the Ming army camp from the west;

Hauge is attacking Shanxi Hu Dawei's defense line in the north. There must be no pause. All the artillery of the Han army will be sent to you to command;

I am mainly attacking Lu Xiangsheng's defense line in the east. All generals must work hard and not retreat before the battle. Lu Xiangsheng's Jiazhuang camp must be broken before sunset.

Each army can drive some Ming people in front of the battle, but I want to see how many of their own people Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Cheng can kill!"

Hauge, Abatai and others rode their horses towards their respective military formations. As the military orders were conveyed, there was another commotion on all fronts of the Qing army, and the war drums beat loudly.

Under the urging of the sound of war drums, the Qing soldiers who stopped 200 steps away from the Xuan Army's front began to push the shield cart slowly forward again, and at the same time let out earth-shattering shouts, as if to encourage themselves, densely packed

A mass of black mass rolled forward.

The sergeants from all Xuanda units retreated behind the earthen walls and stood ready. After experiencing yesterday's battle, they all knew that today would be even more tragic, and life and death depended on it!

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