Seeing what Shan Jing said, Tian Kai nodded with satisfaction, and then led his 8,000 troops to break out of the encirclement on the main road pretending to be Gongsun Zan, while Gongsun Zan broke out on the small road under Shan Jing's protection.
Soon, Tian Kai fought with the Manchus, and under Tian Kai's cover, Gongsun Zan successfully broke out.
Looking at the fire in the distance behind him, Gongsun Zan knew that Tian Kai might have a narrow escape from death during this trip. He couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said, "Damn Wu Sangui, if I, Gongsun Zan, escape this disaster, I will behead you to pay tribute to Tian Kai's spirit in heaven."
At this time, a large number of ambushes suddenly appeared between the two mountains, and the Han army suffered heavy casualties under the salvo of thousands of arrows.
"Protect the lord, protect the lord..."
Shan Jing shouted to mobilize the shield men and used his body to block Gongsun Zan's arrows.
After more than a dozen rounds of arrow rain, and with the exception of hundreds of shield-hands, Gongsun Zan's soldiers were wiped out, and Shan Jing was hit by more than a dozen arrows and died.
"Gongsun Zan, you can't escape. If you know better, surrender. The Qing Dynasty will not treat you badly."
After hearing this familiar voice, Gongsun Zan immediately raised his head and roared, "Wu Sangui, you thief, you actually have the nerve to come see me."
"Gongsun Zan, I am no longer the Wu Sangui I used to be. Now I have been named King of Pingxi by the Qing Emperor, and you are just the Duke of Liao. I am a prince and you are a duke. Why do I have no face to see you?"
Gongsun Zan stared at Wu Sangui and said with disdain, "Even if the Tatar title is equal to the king, I will regard it as rubbish. Only a rebellious person like you will regard it as a treasure."
When Wu Sangui heard this, his face suddenly turned cold, and he said gloomily, "Gongsun Zan, those who know the current affairs are heroes. You don't know how to promote them."
"I would rather die than become a traitor."
After roaring angrily, Gongsun Zan jumped up and down, threw out the spear in his hand, and shot directly towards Wu Sangui, who was a hundred meters away.
Gongsun Zan's move also frightened Wu Sangui, and he quickly dodged sideways, but Wu Yingxiong behind him did not avoid it, and was directly penetrated by the spear and died.
"Bear."
Wu Sangui wailed and ran over, hugging Wu Yingxiong's body and crying bitterly, then roared, "Set me an arrow."
"Don't shoot arrows."
Shang Kexi ran over and advised, "Brother Wu, calm down. His Highness Dorgon said that Gongsun Zan will be arrested alive."
"Your Highness said you should try your best, not that you must." Wu Sangui said coldly.
"Brother Wu, calm down. Gongsun Zan will die sooner or later. Why do you need to vent your anger on a dying man?"
Shang Kexi said with an embarrassed look on his face. He winked at Geng Jingzhong and asked him to help persuade Wu Sangui.
Wu Sangui suffered the pain of losing his son and had completely lost his mind. He wanted to kill Gongsun Zan at all costs. Monk Geng Jingzhong was so happy that he naturally wanted to protect Gongsun Zan at all costs. Tensions between the three of them could not help but rise.
Seeing three people biting dogs, Gongsun Zan burst into tears with laughter, "You want to capture me Gongsun Zan alive? Are you traitors worthy enough? Only I can take the fate of my Gongsun Zan."
After saying this, Gongsun Zan directly swung his sword and killed himself. General Baima, who was crossing the northern frontier, ended his life with his own hands in the most tragic way.
"Lord..."
After Gongsun Zan died, the remaining hundreds of sword and shield soldiers roared with grief and anger, and then launched a suicidal charge towards the enemy. None of the hundreds of soldiers surrendered and all died in the battle.
Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu are the two great protectors of Youzhou. They have protected the people of Youzhou countless times under the iron heel of foreigners. Liu Yu died under Hou Yi's arrow when the princes were fighting against Dong, which made the whole world scold Hou Yi.
Yi.
Gongsun Zan's prestige is not as great as that of Liu Yu, but he is also deeply loved by the people of Youzhou. When they learned that Gongsun Zan committed suicide under the force of the traitor Wu Sangui, the people of Youzhou wailed and almost all the people of Youzhou were cursing.
Wu Sangui is a big traitor.
Guangyang County, Ji County.
After receiving the news that Gongsun Zan had died in battle, Gongsun Xuanyuan was also heartbroken, but with the comfort of his wife Chen Yuanyuan and his sister Gongsun Li, Gongsun Xuanyuan quickly cheered up and determined to avenge Gongsun Zan.
Gongsun Zan's son Gongsun Xu was still very popular in the army, but with Gongsun Zan's legacy and the threat of the Qing Dynasty, Gongsun Xu wisely gave up the competition, which allowed Gongsun Xuanyuan to take the throne very smoothly.
He took the position of Duke of Liao.
As Wu Sangui opened Lulong fortress and allowed the Manchus to enter the Pass, the Manchus and the Qing Dynasties had completely occupied five and a half counties in the east of Youzhou, including 11 counties in Liaodong County, 5 counties in Xuantu County, 18 counties in Lelang County, and the Liaoxi Army
2 counties, and 5 counties in the Liaodong vassal state, totaling 41 counties.
Today, the Liao Army only has two and a half counties left, namely 9 counties in Yuyang County, 3 counties in Liaoxi County, and 4 counties in Youbeiping County, for a total of 18 counties.
Compared with the period of Gongsun Zan, the Liao army that Gongsun Xuanyuan took over had its territory shrunk by two-thirds and its military strength by one-half.
However, due to the surrender of the three generals Wu Sangui, the Manchu Qing Dynasty accepted a large number of Liao soldiers, and in addition created the "Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty". Its military strength did not decrease but increased, and now the total strength has reached 270,000.
The nearly 300,000 Manchu troops of the Qing Dynasty were naturally not something that the Liao army could handle, so after becoming the Duke of Liao, the first thing Gongsun Xuanyuan did was to immediately form an alliance with Liu Che to fight against the Manchu invasion.
Liu Che did not take advantage of this situation. He was well aware of the huge threat posed by the Ming and Qing Dynasties. If there was internal fighting at this time, the entire Youzhou might be completely destroyed, so he decisively chose to join forces with Gongsun Xuanyuan to fight against the Manchus.
When Gongsun Xuanyuan saw Liu Che's camp alliance and Mei Yu's excessive conditions, he couldn't help but feel relieved. Then he ordered most of the Liao army to gather in Youbeiping to defend it.
After the fall of Lulongsai, the Liaoxi Army was no longer in danger, so Gongsun Xuanyuan decided to strategically abandon the remaining three counties in Liaoxi and concentrate his forces to defend Duo'e Youbeiping, which was relatively easy to defend.
Gongsun Xuanyuan gathered up an army of 80,000 people in a desperate attempt, but Liu Che did not save his strength. He sent out 120,000 troops with all his elite troops. The Liao and Yan armies combined 200,000 troops to fight against the 270,000 Qing army.
Right Beiping, Tuyin City.
Looking at the endless Manchu army outside the city, Gongsun Xuanyuan's face was full of solemnity, and then he touched the hilt of the sword at his waist and sighed softly, "Old man, it's time for you to leave the body."
Ever since Gongsun Xuanyuan obtained the Xuanyuan Sword, he spent every day in fear, fearing that if the news of the Xuanyuan Sword being smashed into his hand was exposed, greedy people would be attracted to take the Xuanyuan Sword away from his hands.
Now Gongsun Xuanyuan finally no longer needs to worry, because in addition to his own martial arts, he has become one of the most powerful princes. Few people in the world can take it from him, so he can naturally use it with confidence.