Chapter 180 Fight to the death, stick to the village wall
On December 12, the eleventh year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, at Shenshi, the sky dimmed, a cold wind suddenly rose, and flakes of snowflakes fell gently.
Julu, Hu Dawei, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town outside Jiazhuang, was leading his soldiers in a bloody battle with the Qing army in the camp. Hu Zichen had been riding his horse to guard Hu Dawei, never leaving.
But at this time, hundreds of Qing soldiers rushed in from the gap and could not be driven back for a while, and nearly a hundred Qing soldiers rushed towards the north gate of the camp. Hu Dawei roared to his nephew Hu Zichen beside him: "Hu
Son, go and intercept them, don't let them break down the north gate."
He himself was stabbed in the right leg by a Qing soldier. At this time, he was straddling a war horse and it was very inconvenient to control it. Hu Zichen was a little reluctant to give up, but Hu Dawei glared at him and had to lead dozens of people to rush forward to intercept him.
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Hu Dawei led hundreds of people to engage in a melee with the Qing soldiers in the camp. During the melee, the Qing soldiers knocked over braziers and fires from time to time. Thick smoke billowed out, and fire started everywhere. The Qing soldiers rushed in in a steady stream from behind.
He fought hard on horseback and killed many Qing soldiers one after another, but he was still unable to stop the Qing army's offensive. He gradually retreated to the center of the camp. Seeing more and more Qing soldiers rushing into the camp, he knew that he could no longer hold on.
The camp was set up.
Suddenly, a cry of killing came from the south of the camp. He saw the slender Lu Xiangsheng, wearing linen clothes and mourning clothes, leading the army to come to support. He couldn't help but get excited and shouted loudly: "My sons, the governor has come to save us, kill, kill the Tartars."
Kill me back!"
He endured the pain in his leg, clamped his horse, and rushed towards the Qing soldiers. When the tiger spear stabbed two Qing soldiers, he stabbed them down one after another. Lu Xiangsheng also rode his horse to kill them.
Behind him were more than five hundred elite cavalry, all of whom were old members of the Tianxiong Army. They had fought with him for many years and had already become elites in the army. Their joining temporarily reversed the situation, and the Qing troops retreated slightly.
Suddenly, a gap opened behind the Qing army, and Hu Zichen rushed over with blood all over him. There were hundreds of cavalry and infantry following him. When he came to Hu Dawei's side, he shouted: "Junmen, Zeng died in the guerrilla war."
, the north gate was broken open by the Tatars!"
Lu Xiangsheng's heart sank after hearing this. This Shanxi town camp could no longer hold. He shouted loudly: "Hujunmen, follow me and fight out. I'll return to Jiazhuang later."
Hu Dawei rode his horse and shouted: "Huzi, go to the south gate, join Yang Junmen, guard Jiazhuang, set fire to it, don't leave it to the Tatars..."
There were tears in his eyes. This time, he led more than 3,000 troops and horses into the capital and fought all the way. Now, only a few thousand cavalry are left, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in his heart.
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Yang Guozhu also felt uncomfortable here. Although the artillery of the Qing troops here was not very violent, the trench filling was not ambiguous at all. Moreover, Abate was indeed steady. He was not as angry and reckless as Hauge, nor was he at all timid.
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He arranged the troops and horses in a fixed manner, and could always replace them in time. Although there was no power of artillery to assist the battle, the speed of filling the trenches was not slower than Dorgon's side, and even slightly faster than Haug's north side.
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In particular, he took advantage of the opportunity of sending nearly two thousand elite cavalry to attack the west side of Xuanda's camp. He personally stepped forward to supervise the formation, put on the army's elite horse-armored soldiers, set up long ladders, and climbed the wall with ants.
In less than half an hour, he climbed on the wall south of Xuanda camp three times, one of which was on the wall of Jiazhuang village guarded by Zhang Yan, and twice on the wall of Yang Guozhu's camp.
Jiazhuang's side relied on the heightening and reinforcement of the original village walls. Compared with Yang Guozhu's side, it was easier to defend and harder to attack, so Abatai chose Yang Guozhu's camp as his main offensive position.
Although Dorgon wanted him to pretend to attack mainly, and the focus was to contain Yang Guozhu and Zhang Yan's troops and prevent reinforcements from elsewhere, Abatai had other plans in mind.
He and Huang Taiji were both the sons of the old slave chief Yabo Pi, ranking seventh. He was older than Dorgon in terms of age, but his status in the Qing Dynasty was far lower than that of Dorgon, even Hauge, Yue Tuo and other nephews.
They all have a much higher status than him.
So he had been holding his breath secretly, thinking about performing well. Since the invasion of the Ming Dynasty, he had been cautious until Hauge was repeatedly frustrated by Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Cheng and other Ming troops.
It made him feel that this opportunity had come. If he could take the lead in breaking through the Ming army Yang Guozhu's camp during the feint attack, then he would be able to stabilize Hauge's head, and his status in the court and in Huang Taiji's heart would also be improved in the future.
Therefore, the focus of his war supervision was on Yang Guozhu's side. Although he boarded Yang Guozhu's wall twice in succession, he was blocked and forced back, but he clearly felt that Yang Guozhu's troops were somewhat weak.
Abatai was eager to make a contribution. He ordered Gushan Ezhen Engetu to supervise the attack on the Jiazhuang South Gate defense line defended by Zhang Yan's troops. Niulu Zhangjing Tanbai of the Bagala camp with a red flag led a small number of Bagala elites to assist in the battle. Here, a large number of Mongolians
Soldiers and horses from various banners and departments took the lead in the attack.
He continued to supervise the battle to attack the Xuanzang camp of Yang Guozhu's tribe. In order to capture the Xuanzhen camp in one fell swoop, he gathered all his elite troops to prepare for a continuous attack, and ordered the Baya La camp Jia La Zhang Jing Buyan Tu to lead the Baya La warriors with a red flag.
Take the lead.
A large number of Qing troops with various banners, horse armor, and infantry have gathered here. They will follow the Bagala warriors and climb the wall to cooperate with their attack.
Abatai ordered the leader of the Eight Banners, the Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner, Adai, to personally lead a Mongolian cavalry, continue to detour to the west of the Haoshui River, and rush into Xuan Town again from that direction, harassing the Ming army between the Shanxi Town camps.
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On the wall in the south of Jiazhuang, Zhang Cheng looked at the Qing troops coming up with a solemn expression. His elite cavalry had fought continuously since entering the defense, especially in Julu. They first attacked the Qing troops and then held on to the camp, which had reduced their numbers.
Seriously, the number is now less than 700.
The infantry under Zhang Yan suffered serious damage during the two-day defense. Especially today, the fighting was more intense. Outside the village, they fought several close combats with Qing soldiers and killed off a wave of Qing soldiers who climbed up the wall.
So far, there are only more than 700 people left to fight, including Lin Zhiyi's Chinese cavalry sentry with nearly 200 troops. There are only more than 1,000 people left, and one of them has to be left at the village wall.
Next, guard the south gate.
Zhang Cheng led more than 800 people to guard the village wall. After a whole day of fierce fighting, the rolling logs and stones prepared earlier were almost used up. Seeing the Qing soldiers charging closer and closer, Zhang Cheng shouted: "Brothers, please
Don't be impatient, wait until the Tatars get close before firing, fight to the death and hold on to the village wall!"
His knife stick stood at the crenel beside him, and there was a three-eyed gun on the other side. He held a Kaiyuan bow in his hand, and carried a quiver on his back. He turned to look at Zhang standing on the wall to the west of the south gate.
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In the wind and snow, Zhang Yan's body was leaning against the crenel, standing there with his spear in hand, as if he was struggling.
Seeing that the Qing army pushed the shield cart thirty steps outside the village wall, they stopped advancing. Teams of their shield soldiers held up large shields and rushed out with shouts. Behind them were long ladders carrying them.