Chapter 96: Three visits to the cottage, showing sincerity
Nearly three hours have passed since the army assembled outside Songshanbao City. The sky is approaching noon, and the scorching sun hangs high in the sky, scorching the earth and the soldiers of the Ming and Qing Dynasties who are still marching and fighting hard.
The forehead of Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu Town, was also covered with beads of sweat. There were several heavy arrows stuck in his armor, but only a little blood stained on his left arm.
At this moment, there were only more than 300 servants left under the banner of his central army. From the blood stains on their armor and the marks of swords, axes, and arrows, it could be seen that they must have just experienced a bloody battle.
On a hill more than 300 steps southeast of the mountain where Yang Guozhu was, there also stood a large banner with a golden dragon banner. Under the banner was Dorgon, Prince Heshuorui of the Qing Dynasty, riding a horse.
Dorgon said in a deep voice to the obedient King Kong Youde who was standing in front of the horse with his hands lowered: "How? Yang Guozhu still refuses to surrender!"
Kong Youde replied hurriedly and respectfully: "Prince Hui Rui, Yang Guozhu is stubborn and stubborn. He only knows how to be foolish and loyal, and refuses to give up and secretly surrender..."
He wanted to say, "Abandon the dark and surrender to the bright," but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly felt something was wrong, and he quickly changed his words: "I refuse to abandon the bright and surrender to the clear."
Dorgon had an expression on his face and a pair of rat eyes staring at the mountains in the distance. His more than two thousand elite cavalry with white flags were tightly surrounding the mountains.
The other infantry and cavalry battalions under Yang Guozhu were also separated one by one. If there were foreign aid, it would be impossible to escape from his grasp.
As for foreign aid?
More than 5,000 troops of Li Fuming, the commander-in-chief of Ming Dynasty in Shanxi Province, have been blocked on the mountain road by the Bagala warriors led by Ta Zhan, unable to advance even an inch.
Dorgon thought to himself that based on his understanding of the generals of the Ming Dynasty, even if someone dared to rescue Yang Guozhu, he would have enough power to repel them, and Yang Guozhu was already in a urn.
Now, Dorgon is bent on recruiting Yang Guozhu to surrender, in order to attack the Ming army entering Jinzhou.
Since he joined the army, he has conquered the interior of the Ming Dynasty several times. Naturally, he knows that among the many generals of the Ming Dynasty he faces today, only Yang Guozhu is the official general of the Ming Dynasty, and the Xuanfu border troops he brought with him exceed 10,000 people.
If I could defeat the Ming army in the first battle, it would not only boost the morale of the Qing warriors, but also demoralize the Ming army. If I could recruit Yang Guozhu to surrender, the effect would be even more obvious.
First, he said to Kong Youde: "I once read "Three Kingdoms" before the king. Liu Bei asked Zhuge to come out of the mountain and visited the thatched cottage three times. Today, I also want to show my sincerity to Yang Guozhu!"
Kong Youde naturally knew the meaning of Dorgon's words, and he respectfully continued: "Hey! I will go and persuade Yang Guozhu again now, and show him Prince Rui's love for talents and his sincerity in recruiting."
Looking at Kong Youde's leaving figure, E Keqin said from the side: "Uncle King, this man surnamed Yang only has less than 300 horses left. He can be captured overnight. Why must we persuade him to surrender?"
This Eke is the grandson of the old slave Nurhaci of the Qing clan, and the nephew of the slave chief Huang Taiji. At this time, he inherited the title of Aixinjueluo Tabai, the auxiliary Duke of the Qing dynasty, from his father, and became the auxiliary Duke.
E Keqin was only in his early thirties at this time. Like other clan members in the Qing Dynasty, he stayed with his uncles from time to time. He went out in the army to gain experience. However, if he performed minor merits, he could be promoted to an official title. But he was really capable.
A person can also rise quickly due to his military performance.
Prince Rui Dorgon turned his head and glanced at E Keqin, and said calmly: "Although Yang Guozhu is already in the chime, he can be captured at any time. However, Yang Guozhu was captured today. The governor of the Southern Dynasty, Hong Chengchou, was also accompanied by Wu Sangui, Liu Zhaoji, Bai Guangen and ten others.
The remaining generals.
If we capture them one by one, or defeat them one by one, we, the Qing warriors, will also have to pay a heavy price.
Today's Yang Guozhu is like the ancestor of Jincheng, Dashou. If we can persuade him to surrender to our Qing Dynasty, the impact on the morale and morale of the Southern Dynasty army will be no less than a great victory. It may even lead other Southern Dynasty generals to follow suit and benefit us.
Very huge!"
E Keqin looked thoughtful, and after a moment, he said: "Uncle Wang has thought deeply about it, and E Keqin deeply admires him."
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Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, also had large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead, but his elegant expression remained unchanged, but the smile on his face disappeared.
In addition to Zhang Ruoqi, the commander-in-chief of the army, Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, and Ma Shaoyu, a member of the army, he was accompanied by two generals, Zhang Cheng and Liu Zhaoji.
"Hong Du, Yang Shuai has been fighting fiercely with his soldiers and slaves for nearly half a day. He must be trapped and exhausted. Now he is divided and besieged by the Tatars. I think it will be difficult to hold on for a long time. If we don't send troops to rescue him in time, we may be in danger."
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There were beads of sweat on Zhang Cheng's face and forehead, and his expression was obviously anxious.
After all, they were all Xuanzang soldiers, and he and Yang Guozhu had a close friendship with each other in the bloody battle of Julu. What's more, Guo Yingxian and other veteran generals in Yang Guozhu's army also had a very close friendship, and they met He Zhenxiong, Tang Xiancheng and others as if they were old friends.
Just now, a burst of artillery fire from the Shenji Battalion was so powerful that the Qing army's position at the Empress Temple was almost completely destroyed. However, the battlefield situation was changing rapidly. How could a few or dozens of artillery pieces determine the outcome?
When Zhang Cheng, Hong Chengchou, Zhang Ruoqi and others applauded the Shenji Battalion, the Tatars suddenly launched a counterattack. First, a group of Han troops approached the Shenji Battalion's artillery array from the mountains on the right, hoping to capture it in one fell swoop and seize the Shenji Battalion's cannons.
Seeing that the flag was pure blue with yellow edges, everyone knew that it was not the Tatar soldiers of the Eight Banners. Zhang Cheng had never seen this flag before. Fortunately, Zhang Dou was there to remind everyone that this flag was the new flag of the slave thieves.
The Han army became successful.
Chen Jiugao's Shenji Battalion was really good at firing artillery, but it lacked morale in close combat and was not determined to fight. Although it relied on the advantage of Lumi gunfire in his battalion, it could barely withstand the attack of the Han army with yellow flags, but the company was still defeated.
Begging for help.
In order to stabilize the morale of the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion, Zhang Guodong's Chicheng Battalion of the Xuanbei Army was sent to support the Shenji Battalion's artillery array and counterattack the Han army's yellow flags that came to attack the array.
At this time, battle reports from all parties on the front line came back from time to time. Shortly after the battle at West Shimen, Wu Sangui and Bai Guangen, who attacked East Shimen, also engaged the Tatars.
Wu Sangui's troops were far superior to those of Yang Guozhu and Li Fuming. Wu Sangui, in particular, had been in Liaodong for a long time and was more familiar with the Tatar warfare. He and Bai Guangen worked in tandem and fought steadily without falling behind.
No matter how Abatai tempted him, he always maintained a compact formation and slowly advanced towards the East Shimen. Even though Hauge came to the front line in person and commanded the Tatar cavalry to repeatedly intersperse and separate Wu Sangui and Bai Guangen several times, but they were outnumbered and the Qing army was always
It doesn't take any advantage.
Hauge was helpless about this, and the fighting outside the East Stone Gate entered a stalemate stage. The two sides repeatedly charged and attacked, killing each other.
When Cao Bianjiao, the commander-in-chief of the ASEAN Association, attacked Huangtuling, he was evenly matched with Shuotuo's Zhenghongqi and had a slight advantage. However, Wang Tingchen, the former commander-in-chief of the garrison, encountered obstacles in Maojiagou.
The Qing troops charged and suffered heavy casualties, and the war did not progress smoothly.
The same was true on the Tangtong side. He had only dug half of the trench when his formation was disrupted by the Bajala warriors led by Ilden. He resisted for a while and had to retreat. His soldiers and the civilian men digging the trench suffered heavy casualties.
The easiest ones were those of Datong Commander-in-Chief Wang Pu and Shanhaiguan Commander-in-Chief Ma Ke. They were located on the western flank of the Chinese army to prevent the Tatars on Rufeng Mountain from flanking Yang Guozhu's command.
There were only some small-scale conflicts. The Tatar thieves on Rufeng Mountain were all trapped by Zu Dashou's tribe who came out of Jinzhou City, and were temporarily unable to attack Yang Guozhu's Ming army from the flank and attack West Shimen.