Hauge has been standing on an earthen platform less than three miles north of Jiazhuang to watch the battle. Although there is a big chair there, he rarely sits down.
Compared with before, he attaches great importance to today's war, as if he is possessed by a demon. Now he has only one thought, that is, he must be the first to break through the Ming army camp, and his warriors must kill Lu Xiangsheng.
, Zhang Cheng et al.
In order to achieve this goal, he is even willing to pay any price, regardless of the consequences, as long as Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Cheng have their heads on their necks!
Just when he was happy that the warriors under his command had broken through the Shanxi Town camp, he saw blazing fires burning everywhere in Lu Xiangsheng's camp in Jiazhuang, and he was so excited that he couldn't help but wander around the earth platform.
But just when he was preoccupied with waiting for the warriors to bring him the heads of Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Cheng, he heard the news that the Ming army had broken out of the encirclement.
Hauge didn't take it too seriously at first. Now, the land more than three or even four miles north of Jiazhuang is full of Qing troops and horses. Even if a few Ming troops protrude from the camp, where can they go?
But he thought wrong.
The dying tiger is the most ferocious!
Driven by the will to survive, the Xuanda sergeants who protruded from the camp were even more ferocious than tigers.
They rushed out in groups, and were scattered by groups of Qing soldiers outside the camp. They were scattered into individuals or groups, like headless flies, rushing randomly in the Qing army's array.
Only Hu Dawei's bodyguards, led by Hu Zichen, could still form a team. They usually fought left and right. At the beginning, they went around to rescue the Ming troops who were surrounded by Qing soldiers.
Later, when the team gathered more than 800 troops, they only picked out the weak points with few soldiers and attacked. After stumbling all the way, they successfully rushed to the Haoshui Bridge.
Shanxi Town Counselor Jiang Mingwu led his own bodyguards, and a few cavalry followed Hu Dawei's soldiers and horses, and ran all the way to the Haoshui Bridge.
However, the width of the Haoshui Bridge was limited after all. Hu Dawei was afraid that the soldiers from various departments would fight to cross the bridge and be taken advantage of by the Qing soldiers, so he ordered Hu Zichen to lead his servants to rush across the bridge first and control the west bank of the Haoshui River.
After he and Jiang Mingwu decided to cross the bridge in batches when it was safe, and slightly drove back the pursuing Qing soldiers, Hu Dawei urged Jiang Mingwu to lead his servants and cavalry to cross the bridge first.
Jiang Mingwu's less than 300 men and horses had just crossed Haoshui Bridge when they saw a group of cavalry from the north galloping towards them with great momentum. Hu Dawei ordered everyone to cross the bridge, and he personally led more than 300 cavalry to greet them.
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But he saw Yang Guozhu's general Guo Yingxian rushing towards him with more than 300 knights. He went up to meet him and shouted: "General Guo, where is Yang Junmen?"
Guo Yingxian also saw a cavalry team coming from the opposite side in the wind and snow. As soon as he slowed down his horse and the team dispersed, he heard the sound of Hu Dawei coming from far away and hurriedly shouted: "Is that Hu Commander in front?"
Hu Dawei had already reined in his horse and stopped. Hearing this, he hurriedly responded: "It's me, General Guo. Can Yang Junmen rush out?"
Guo Yingxian galloped forward and said loudly: "Yang Junmen is rushing out. I will kill him first and seize the Haoshui Bridge. The two Junmen will cross the bridge quickly."
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Zhang Cheng directed the knights to disperse to the left and right. They formed three horizontal rows, with more than a hundred knights in each row, but they were not in a hurry to charge.
After fighting for a long time, everyone knew that this was almost the last battle. After fighting through it, not far to the north was the Haoshui Bridge. After crossing the bridge, there was no need to worry about the Qing soldiers' encirclement.
To the south of them, there were more than 400 Qing soldiers chasing them on foot. Their speed was also very slow, and they were obviously exhausted and seriously exhausted. When they were 200 steps away from Zhang Cheng and other Ming troops, they began to be on guard and set up their formations.
, and then slowly came forward again.
The more than a hundred Qing soldiers on the right also slowed down their horses and stopped 200 paces away to form a team. They were the elite of the Eight Banners of the Qing Army and were responsible for supervising the Qing infantry who bravely attacked the camp.
There were originally a group of more than ten cavalry. After Hu Dawei and the others rushed out just now, these Qing cavalry supervising the battle gradually gathered into a group of more than a hundred cavalry, scattered throughout the northern battlefield, blocking the breakout Xuan army.
Just then, Hu Dawei, Yang Guozhu and nearly two thousand other riders broke out one after another and crossed the Haoshui Bridge. Hauge was already furious. Later, I heard that there was a Ming general wearing sackcloth and many guards around him.
Hauge even sent the last dozen or so Bagala warriors and more than a hundred heavy-armored guards around him, intent on capturing Lu Xiangsheng alive, who was wearing sackcloth.
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Zhang Cheng rode his horse and looked at the more than a hundred Qing cavalry to the north. There were nearly ten Baya soldiers among them, and there were three Baya soldiers at the corners on both sides.
The remaining Qing cavalry were all well-equipped with heavy armor. The horses under their crotches looked energetic and powerful, but they were difficult to deal with. Zhang Cheng knew that if he could break through this line of defense, he would be able to escape today.
After Zhang Cheng thought carefully in his mind, he ordered in a deep voice: "Chen Zheng, lead the outpost to the east, and Wang Tieren, lead the rear post to the west towards the Haoshui River.
I will protect the governor and charge back. First, I will kill the infantry chasing after me, and lead the Qing cavalry in front of me to pursue them. Then you can lead the troops back, and we will attack the Tatar cavalry from three sides.
Success or failure depends on this battle, kill..."
The formation of the Ming army here became chaotic, and then they rushed forward in three groups. In order to successfully break through and survive, they used up their last breath of strength, roared and rushed towards the formations of the Qing army.
Lu Xiangsheng's mind seemed to be a little blurry, but when the sounds of fighting came from the battlefield, his spirit was invigorated. He raised the fine iron sword with all his strength, and together with Zhang Cheng, they returned to charge at the Qing infantry in the south.
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At a distance of two hundred steps, the horses quickly arrived. The Qing soldiers chasing behind them were marching forward in formation. They never thought that the Ming troops in front would rush back.
They panicked for a moment, and the formation was thrown into chaos. Lu Xiangsheng's Wu Ming Ji's horse power recovered the fastest. He rushed to the front waving a big knife, and the big knife flew up and down, like a dragon out of the sea, mercilessly harvesting the Qing soldiers.
life.
The Baya soldiers holding the battle in the north were also surprised. Seeing the Ming army cavalry running away in three directions, they were stunned at first, but they soon recognized that the important Ming general in sackcloth was leading a group of several soldiers.
Ten knights charged towards the north.
There was a roar, and more than a hundred elite Qing soldiers, led by more than a dozen Baya soldiers, chased and killed them. They followed Hauge's orders and were determined to capture the Ming general in rough linen clothes.
, if he cannot be captured, he will be killed.
On the battlefield, the sound of fighting is coming to an end. It is far less intense than before, but the sky is also darker. In the wilderness, war horses are galloping, mud is rolling up, and snowflakes melt when they fall to the ground.
The entire earth was a dark red color, and from a distance, it looked like a terrifying hell!