During the guerrilla attack in Shucheng of the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Qian was leading the army towards Dingyuan when he suddenly saw a man running towards him in panic. It was Liu Zheng, the commander-in-chief of Lu Wenye.
"My general is trapped in a tight siege by the Qing army. Please ask Zhao Guerrilla to come quickly for support. If you are late, it will be too late." Liu Zheng said with a cry.
"Qing army? How come there is a Qing army in Dingyuan?"
Zhao Qian was stunned. After listening to Liu Zheng's words, his expression darkened. He sent a fast horse to report to Qian Qianyi, and led his army to rescue him.
Among his 2,000 subordinates, there are 500 Huoshan garrison troops. Although they are only garrison troops, they have been in the army for a long time and their combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of Lu Wenyebu. There are also 1,500 newly recruited soldiers, whose combat effectiveness is similar to that of Lu Wenyebu.
Almost.
Zhao Qian knew that the new soldiers could not fight a tough battle, but they could build up their momentum. He ordered 500 veterans in front and 1,500 new soldiers in the back to fight against Dingyuan.
On an unnamed slope thirty miles south of Dingyuan City, Lu Wenye's domineering cloak was missing. The shirt was stained with blood, both his own and that of the enemy.
Weng Changxian held on to the big flag embroidered with "Ming Dynasty Pioneer Land", but the flag was filled with holes from arrows.
"Brother Weng, what are you doing holding a broken flag?"
Lu Wenye yelled at Weng Changxian.
"General, this is not a broken flag, it is the military spirit of our Anqing camp. As long as the flag does not fall, Anqing camp will not collapse.
Hearing this made Lu Wenye angry, and he praised: "Well done, you held up this flag for me."
Xu Erji looked at the big flag on the unknown slope with a solemn expression. He thought that it would not take long to eliminate a group of miscellaneous soldiers. However, he did not expect that the opponent was still resisting with nearly half of its casualties.
In this era, the casualties of war are generally not large, but the impact of swords and swords is strong. Once one of ten stops is lost, the morale of the army will fluctuate; if three of ten stops are lost, the army will basically collapse. Like the bloody battle of Hunhe River
In this way, there are very few examples of people still fighting to the death despite losing most of their casualties.
But the enemy in front of him, although his fighting power was very weak, was extremely strong in fighting will. He fought for a long time and suffered heavy casualties, but he still did not collapse. He did not know that most of the Anqing camp opposite was composed of Luo believers. The teachings of Luo Jiao required teaching.
Friends love each other, unite and help each other. Most of the church members are unwilling to abandon their fellow believers and run for their lives, so they can resist until now.
"Archers approach and shoot", Xu Erji issued the military order.
"Swish, swish, swish", arrows are like rain.
"Old officer, be careful." Zhang Xizhu, a soldier, pushed Lu Wenye away violently and hit him in the back of the neck with an arrow. He vomited blood and fell to the ground. He could not live anymore.
Xu Erji secretly ordered the archers in the army who were good at shooting to approach and kill the Ming generals. An archer aimed at Lu Wenye, but Zhang Xizhu saw him.
"Zhuzi, I can't help you," Lu Wenye said in grief.
"Old official, I will listen to you lecture in the next life." After saying this, Zhang Xizhu lost his voice.
"Ah!"
Lu Wenye went crazy, armed with a spear, rushed into the Qing army's formation, and stabbed several people in succession. Pan Hu, the commander-in-chief, was afraid that he would make a mistake, so he held a shield to protect him.
The Qing army attacked like a wave and was repulsed again.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Zhao Qian's reinforcements arrived. He personally led 500 veterans to the front, followed by 1,500 new recruits. It looked like a large number of people.
"Dong dong dong!"
Although they are just guards, these five hundred people are much stronger than Lu Wenyebu, and they know how to advance after hearing the news.
"Huh?"
Xu Erji narrowed his eyes. This army was stronger than the one just now, and there were about two thousand people. Could it be the main force of the Ming army?
He didn't know that among the two thousand people, only 500 could fight. He was shocked and determined to test the strength of the Ming army.
"Cao defends, Ding defends, and you two lead the army to block the Ming army."
"Yes!"
Suzhou defended Cao Sheng, and Lingbi defended Ding Zhihuan, who led 500 garrison troops from the two counties to block Zhao Qian's way.
The garrison belongs to the local army. It is usually recruited during war and disbanded after the battle. Historically, during the Yongzheng and Qianlong years, the Qing government called the garrison "brave" and the Eight Banners and Green Camp "bing" to distinguish them from the regular army.
Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army was actually "brave". The food and salary for the defenders were raised by themselves. Fengyang was a poor government, much poorer than Luzhou. The defenders were not only small in number, but also poorly equipped, and their combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of Luzhou's defenders.
Soldier.
Therefore, Cao Sheng and Ding Zhihuan could not defeat Zhao Qian. After a short battle, Cao Sheng was killed by Zhao Qian with a sword, and Ding Zhihuan fled in confusion.
Seeing this, Xu Erji became more and more convinced that what was coming was the main force of the Ming army. He did not dare to be careless and ordered a relief formation, intending to fight the Ming army.
Zhao Qian knew his own affairs. He had many subordinates, but only 500 of them could fight. How dare he fight with the Qing army? He led his troops to Tupo to join forces with Lu Wenye and formed a defensive formation.
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"Brother Zhao's helping hand will never be forgotten by me." Lu Wenye was so excited that he cried when he saw Zhao Qian.
"You should be polite, brother Lu Xian", Zhao Qian said modestly, but he was secretly happy in his heart. He made you crazy, made a flag as big as a pole, and called "Ming Pioneer Land", what's the matter, it's not up to me to save you
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Xu Erji was very puzzled. The opponent had many troops and seemed to be elite. Why didn't he dare to fight with me, but instead ran to the slope to defend?
He tentatively ordered the guerrillas Wang Qi and Zhao Li to attack.
As soon as the fight started, Xu Erji's nose was so angry that it turned out that there were only a few people on the other side who could fight, and the rest were almost the same as the army just now.
An all-out attack was ordered, but although the Ming army's combat effectiveness was not as good as that of the Qing army, thousands of people occupied the slopes and defended it. The Qing army could not attack it for a while, and the battlefield was in a stalemate.
Once the battle reaches a stalemate, the side with fewer soldiers will suffer a great loss.
Unfortunately for Xu Erji, his troops were few. After Qian Qianyi received Zhao Qian's emergency message, he immediately ordered Wang Zhigang and Yan Xiaoyong to rush to Dingyuan as soon as possible to rescue Lu Wenye. These two armies were the main force of the Ming army. Wang Zhigang's troops were three thousand
He was originally a serious soldier from the Green Camp of Luzhou in the Qing Dynasty. Although Yan Xiaoyong's tribe only had a thousand men, they followed Zhu Hengjia and fought out of the sea of blood on the mountain of corpses. Their combat effectiveness was higher than that of Wang Zhigang's tribe.
"Duke Xian, you are the commander-in-chief. You can do it when you are in charge. Let the war be left to the general."
"Exactly, the son of a rich man cannot sit down in court. The governor of the constitution should not go to dangerous places lightly."
Generals Wang Zhigang and Yan Xiaoyong advised Qian Qianyi to stay in the rear.
"Although I don't know how to fight, I also understand that if the commander does not work hard, the three armies will not move forward. The Holy One has appointed me as the commander-in-chief of Shandong and Henan, and ordered me to lead the troops north. This is such a trust! How can a commander shrink from battle?
The truth? Don’t say any more, I will go with you all. If you win this battle, I will take credit for you all; if you lose, I will kill myself under the army’s flag and never let you die alone."
The generals refused to listen, so they had no choice but to take Lao Qian with them. Not to mention, Lao Qian's presence in the battle formation really boosted the morale of the Ming army.
The Ming army fought fiercely.
Wang Zhigang led his troops to press forward, while Yan Xiaoyong rushed straight into Xu Erji's central army.
Wang Qi, a guerrilla of the Qing Dynasty, saw that the battle situation was urgent and led 500 people to fight against Yan Xiaoyong. Wang Qi claimed that he dared to fight, but unexpectedly Yan Xiaoyong was famous for his good shooting in the army. He drew his full bow and shot Wang Qi at the foot of his horse with one arrow. Wang Zhigang also
The formation killed Qing guerrilla Zhao Li, and the Qing army was in chaos.
When Lu Wenye and Zhao Qian saw the main force arriving, they also fought out from the slope. Lu Wenye was the most ferocious in charging and killing so many brothers and wanted revenge.
At this time, Xu Erji could no longer resist and led his army to flee north.