The Battle of Yicheng lasted from morning to afternoon, and the south bank of Chang Canal was stained red with blood.
The Ming army gained the upper hand, but the Qing army's military formation was on the verge of collapse, but it still managed to maintain it. The reason why it can be maintained until now is because of the ruthless man Shang Zhixin.
Although this prince is only twenty years old, he is cruel and ruthless, and he will do what he says. He will kill you if he says so, and no one can protect him. He has a notorious reputation among Shangjun, and some even say that he likes to eat people's hearts. This may not be true.
, but it shows that he is fierce. Because he is too cruel, Shang Kexi, Jin Guang and others are very dissatisfied with him. There are even rumors that King Pingnan plans to depose him and make Shang Zhixiao his heir apparent. However, an armed group like the army is very strange.
Compassion does not control soldiers, justice does not manage finances, and anyone who is ruthless will be obeyed.
Shang Zhixin said, anyone who retreats will be killed. This man always does what he says, and the three armies are all horrified and fight to the death.
Yan Zungao saw that he could not defeat Shang Jun, so he decided to use the last remaining force, the rebels from Qihuang Forty-Eight Village.
Among his 50,000 troops, there are only more than 30,000 veterans from his headquarters, and more than 10,000 are rebels from the Forty-eight Villages of Qihuang.
Ning Wang Zhu Tongqi, Wang Huoding, Zhou Chengmo three systems.
Because I was not very confident about the combat effectiveness of the Qihuang rebels, I placed them at the rear of the military formation to build up their momentum and did not expect them to fight a big battle.
But when the battle has reached this point, the main force is already tired, and the only ones that can be mobilized are these troops.
Yan Zungao called Zhu Tongqi, Wang Huoding, and Zhou Chengmo to his side and ordered: "His Royal Highness Prince Ning is watching the battle with me, and his subordinates are under the command of General Wang and General Zhou. After half an hour, attack the enemy's two wings."
"The last general takes command", Wang, the general will be overjoyed on Tuesday, finally winning the battle.
Zhu Tongqi was not happy, "General, I don't want to watch the battle alone, but I want to charge with the soldiers."
"Your Highness is a member of the clan, how can you put yourself in danger?"
"So many soldiers are fighting for the country. How can I avoid the war as a member of the clan? Please help me, General!"
Yan Zungao couldn't resist Zhu Tongqi, so he had to agree. When the Ming army heard that King Ning personally went into battle, their morale was greatly boosted.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
More than 10,000 rebels shouted and rushed towards the two wings of the Qing army. Most of these rebels had a grudge against the Manchus and the Qing Dynasty, and had always insisted on fighting against the Qing in the most difficult moments. Their blood was hot, and their fighting will was no worse than that of the soldiers. They lacked
It’s just training and weapons and equipment.
In normal times, the well-trained and well-equipped Qing army was naturally not afraid of these rebels. But at this time, the Qing army, like Yan Zungao's tribe, was exhausted and at the end of its strength, it was unable to penetrate Lu Zhen. Seeing the Ming army's new force, they
I can't help but be afraid.
Other Ming army units also mustered up their courage to kill the enemy.
Wanyan Cheerbu killed one person with a lance in his left hand, and slashed with a long knife in his right hand, killing two people in a row. He kept killing, and after killing more than ten people, he was finally drowned in the torrent of rebels and chopped into pieces. Wanyan Chehetu turned his horse and retreated, but was shot in the back by a stray arrow and died.
Upon seeing this, Shang Zhixin realized that the situation was difficult to recover and ordered to retreat.
In fact, before he could give the order, Zhang Changgeng, the governor of Qinghuguang, saw that the situation was not good and had already withdrawn with his three thousand troops.
Withdrawing to the south of Yicheng, they found that a Ming army had already been prepared.
Tian Hu, Shibi has been waiting for a long time. The gunmen have already formed three formations, with spears and swords behind them.
Zhang Changgeng gritted his teeth and ordered to attack the formation and fight a bloody path.
"Bang bang bang!"
The sound of gunshots was like thunder, and rows of Qing troops fell to the ground.
Tian Hu and Shibi saw that the Qing army was shot into disarray, so they turned from attack to defense and turned to attack the Qing army.
Zhang Changgeng was shocked. Before he could react, the Ming army rushed to the front of his horse and cut him down with a single blow.
Shang Zhixin, when Yingyun led the defeated troops to flee, saw the Ming army blocking the road, his face was as pale as earth.
The sound of killing shook the sky, and Ming troops such as Yan Zungao, Liu Wenxiu, Yang Fuchen, Chen Youlong, Wang Huoding, Zhou Chengmo and others pursued him.
Shi Yingyun knew that it was the last moment, and silently wiped his sword, preparing to make a last ditch effort. Unexpectedly, he heard two words: "Surrender!"
These two words were said by Shang Zhixin. Although this prince was cruel and easy to kill, he was not a reckless man. Seeing that he could not do anything, he resolutely ordered the entire army to abandon their weapons and submit.
Thousands of remaining soldiers were surrendered as if they had been granted amnesty.
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In the north of Yicheng, Shang Ke was pleased to hear that Zhang Changgeng's tribe had been completely wiped out by the Ming army. He sighed and fled to Xiangyang in despair.
Hearing that Shang Kexi had escaped, Yan Zungao laughed dumbly. The old thief escaped so quickly that he even lost his son. He wrote the poem "Return to the North" to satirize:
"Return to the North"
Who is the one who abandons his armor and flees?
King Pingnan returned north.
Where are the heroes of Pidao today?
The two armies walked together once.
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Yan Zungao and Sun Gui joined forces, marched by land and water, and marched directly to Xiangyang. They captured the Lumen Mountain Fort with overwhelming momentum, and then the army headed north, reaching the foot of Xiangyang City.
Xiangyang is a fortified city in the world. It is surrounded by water on three sides and backed by a mountain on one side. The walls are three feet and three feet (ten meters) high and are 15 miles long. It is known as "Iron-made Xiangyang" and has six city gates. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. When the Mongols attacked
Even in six years, this city could not be conquered. This city is Shang Kexi’s greatest support.
Yan Zungao knew that Xiangyang was difficult to fight, so he first misled the enemy and ordered Shang Zhixin to write a letter to persuade Shang to surrender.
Shang Kexi actually wanted to surrender at this time, but he was cunning and cunning. He was afraid that if he surrendered after defeat, his future treatment would not be good, so he bit the bullet and resisted, intending to hold on for a while and let the Ming army see his strength.
Try to take the initiative in future negotiations.
If you want to fight, I will fight! The siege of Xiangyang has begun.
This city is surrounded by water on three sides, so we can fight from the water.
Sun Gui's 40,000-strong navy sailed into the Han River and bombarded the Great North Gate, Small North Gate, Chang Gate, East Gate, and West Gate day and night; while the Land Division bravely attacked the mountains and South Gate outside the South Gate. p>
The battle at the south gate was the most brutal, with the Ming and Shang troops fighting over and over again around the mountains outside the south gate.
Ming generals Wang Huoding and Fu Qianzhi; Shangjun generals Xu Erxian and Jiang Dingguo all died in the mountains.
In the end, the Ming army captured the mountain ridge outside the South Gate at a huge cost of more than 6,000 casualties. They set up artillery on the ridge and bombarded the city day and night.
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Shang Ke was happy to hear that Nanmen Mountain had been lost. He felt like he was mourning for his heir. He knew that the battle could not be fought, so he asked Jin Guang to see Jin Shengheng.
When Jin Guang saw Jin Shengheng, he was drinking with the singer in his arms. She was a Xiangyang girl with snow-white skin, and the Duke of Yu was happy to miss Shu.
"What, are you happy to see your father-in-law?"
Jin Shengheng said angrily: "I have tried to persuade him not to surrender, but I have to beat him to surrender. You tell him that he wants to see my prince, so let him come to the post in person. My prince has no time to find him."
Shang Kexi had no choice but to humiliate himself and go to the hotel to see Jin Shengheng.
"Why, King Pingnan wants to surrender?"
Jin Shengheng held the beauty's wine glass on her left and asked loudly.
"Ashamed, I am willing to lead the entire army to submit to the Ming Dynasty." Shang Kexi lowered his head.
"That's right," Jin Shengheng smiled and said, "But based on my understanding of Your Majesty, your title of Jianzhou Count will probably be lost."
"Alas! Life or death is up to your Majesty." Shang Ke was happy and dejected, without any energy at all.
The lowering flag was hung at the top of Xiangyang City.
As expected by Jin Shengheng, Emperor Guangwu saw that Shang Kexi was at the end of his rope and was reluctant to make him an earl. He only granted him the empty title of Commander-in-Chief of the Governor's Palace of the Five Armies and divided his divisions into various armies.
Although Shang Kexi was dissatisfied, he had no choice but to save his life.