Relying on their fast horses and light swords, Chongzhen and others were able to close a considerable distance from the Qing army in an instant. By the time Manba realized something was wrong and led his troops to pursue them, they were no longer in sight.
The Eight Banners Han Army led by Manba has always been mainly focused on firearms and baggage and is not good at riding.
So for this meeting, the people who came with Manba were all slaves of the Hezhe people. These Hezhe people live in the lower reaches of the Songhua River. The tribe makes a living by fishing and hunting. Because they all wear clothes made of salmon skin, they are full of people.
People are used to calling them "fish skin tartars".
The Jurchen tribe in Jianzhou has always had a shortage of people, so after they became powerful in Liaodong, in addition to taking some Mongolian ethnic groups in eastern Mongolia for their own use, they also did not let go of the indigenous savages in remote areas, forcibly plundering and recruiting them as replacements.
Cheap cannon fodder full of casualties.
Although the Hezhen people have not received education, their living standards are backward and low, and they do not even have their own language. They often mix Manchu and Mongolian. However, they have lived on horseback all their lives. They are accustomed to using scimitars and small bows, and their special skills are riding and shooting.
The gap between the two parties in riding skills and mounts was quickly magnified. After chasing along the direction for a while, Manba could vaguely see the ups and downs of light in front of him.
The Hezhe people wearing fish skin clothes were extremely excited, and they were making strange noises. Some people were squatting on the back of the horse, stabilizing their bodies, raising their small bows and trying to shoot forward.
The barbarians outside the Great Wall were good at shooting, and it was well known to the Han people.
Wang Jinchao clearly heard the sound of arrows piercing the air behind him. He leaned down and shouted to Chongzhen on the left: "Your Majesty, be careful!"
Chongzhen was urging the horses with all his strength. He couldn't hear Wang Jinchao's words clearly and asked: "What?"
Because the previous arrows were far apart, the range of the mounted bow was short, and the arrows were not powerful enough to hit the person, but they were unable to fall. However, the distance was gradually getting closer, and they were about to enter the range of the mounted bow.
Chongzhen and his entourage ran forward in a sharp formation. Manba yelled at everyone to disperse, intending to create a big net from behind to swallow up the former.
The Ye Bu Sheng Qingqi who accompanied Chongzhen were not just for nothing. Under the command of Wang Jinchao's gestures, they gradually approached each other and closed up, blocking the flying arrows that might come from behind for Chongzhen who was leading the way.
"fight back!"
Wang Jinchao took the bow from the saddle and drew an arrow. His breath sank in his Dantian, and he tightened his legs on the horse's belly like iron clamps. He turned around and shot.
The knights followed suit and turned around to shoot arrows to fight back. Chongzhen sensed that the danger was approaching. Instead of panicking like before, he was actually eager to try, and his heart thumped violently.
With his level, it was basically impossible to shoot on horseback, so before leaving, Chongzhen replaced the bow originally hung on the saddle with a small crossbow with an off-arm.
Chongzhen held the crossbow body with one hand, and pulled the crossbow string to the hook with his other hand. He opened his eyes wide and tried to see the right time, and put the crossbow arrow into the arrow slot.
"call out!"
Chongzhen, the leader of the team, gently turned his horse's head to the right to avoid the soldiers guarding him. He raised his crossbow and looked back, took aim and pulled the trigger of the hanging knife.
This scene was all seen in the eyes of the soldiers, and they were all inspired and inspired. The emperor fought back bravely despite being outnumbered by the enemy. How could his subordinates spare their lives? They all shouted "Kill!"
Chongzhen's blood was boiling all over, and his neck and face were flushed with fire. He saw a few savages not far away from the left wing who were shouting strangely. They were extremely fast. They first surpassed most of Manba's pursuit, and then gradually became parallel to Chongzhen and others, diagonally and straightly.
Attacking Chongzhen.
"Ouch!" These people are the Hejin warriors of the Hezhe tribe. They kept imitating the howls of wolves along the way and raised their scimitars high in the air, hoping to pocket the prey.
"Well done!" The depression that Chongzhen had accumulated over the past few years turned into infinite anger and courage. At this moment, there was no distinction between superior and inferior, no difference between Han and foreigners, only a battle of blood and courage between men.
Pulling out the Qiu Shui Yan Fei Dao across his waist, Chongzhen held the sharp blade and shouted loudly: "Charge with me!"
Wang Jinchao, who had just deliberately slowed down his horse, quickly turned around and charged into the formation with swords drawn.
At the last moment before the two sides collided, Chongzhen felt that his consciousness was infinitely slowed down. He kept cheering himself up in his heart, and his mind echoed "The brave will win when we meet on a narrow road."
Looking at the increasingly clear facial features of the barbarian opposite him, Chongzhen slashed the knife horizontally towards the barbarian's abdomen and slowly lowered his body.
"Uh-huh."
"Ahh..."
The sound of a knife cutting through a body and the sound of wailing sounded at the same time, and the two groups of men and horses passed each other in a matter of breaths.
Chongzhen pressed his face against the horse's neck and felt his head was cold. He touched it and found that the helmet was gone.
This time, God chose to favor the Ming army, and all the attacking Hejin warriors fell to the ground, leaving only the horses scattered and fleeing.
Chongzhen quickly turned around and counted, "One, two, three...nine...ten." No one on the side was injured or injured. He was so surprised that he subconsciously raised his weapons at the generals.
Wang Jinchao, whose face was covered with the blood of his enemies, nodded vigorously towards Chongzhen.
Although the barbarian horses are fast, after the interception failed this time, they could no longer block the way of Chongzhen and others. These Ming soldiers were all wearing chain armor, and the small arrows used by mounted archers could not cause effective damage even if they hit the target.
, the tall city walls of Datong Fucheng are faintly visible.
"What a pity." Manba understood that he let a big fish escape.
The defenders on the city wall saw the cavalry chasing behind His Majesty and the Commander-in-Chief, and quickly ordered the crossbowmen on the city to fire at the enemy.
Chongzhen and others took the lead and rushed within a hundred steps of the city gate, while the arrows shot high on the brightly lit city wall were nailed to the ground just a hundred steps away, densely arranged horizontally to form a dividing line.
Manba and others reined in their horses outside the line, and Chongzhen looked at them from inside the line. Wu Weihua was so out of breath on his horse that he finally caught up with Manba and stopped beside Manba.
The guards on the city wall had already prepared their bows and arrows again, waiting for the general's order.
Chongzhen's helmet was knocked off by the enemy during the charge, his bun was blown away by the wind, and his long hair draped over his shoulders.
Chongzhen hooked his hand towards Manba.
"come!"
Manba pointed at Chongzhen and said: "You, no, Jiang."
After Wu Weihua heard this, he thought to himself, what the hell are you doing for this? But I am exhausted. Who else could this person be if he wasn't Jiang Yu?
"Haha." Chongzhen laughed boldly, this time he was definitely the winner.
"You are the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty." Manba became more and more sure of his judgment. This man has the same magnanimity as the Great Khan.
Wu Weihua was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped to the ground. He looked at the man with disheveled hair in bright yellow armor in front of him, Chong, Emperor Chongzhen?
"See you again one day, I will chase you and escape." The suspension bridge was lowered, the city gate slowly opened, and after saying this, Chongzhen returned to the city without looking back.
Manba remained silent until the city gate was closed and Chongzhen's back was no longer visible, then he communicated with his entourage in Manchu.
"Wu, you stay, I'll go find Hedu Beile." After saying this, Manba left with a few people, thinking that he wanted to rush back to Xuan Mansion to report the matter to Hedu.
Even if things went wrong, he actually let Chongzhen escape. Wu Weihua felt that his life was in danger.
After that, the story of Emperor Mingtian going to the meeting alone and defeating the Qing army with ten cavalry and a hundred cavalry was spread through Wang Jinchao and others, and became a household name in Shanxi. This chapter has been completed!
