Chapter 242: Recovering Baoding
"It's over, it's over! Now the capital is really not guaranteed! Bahai watched the Qing army's defeat like a mountain, and his old tears were full of tears, and he was stunned for a while, and he couldn't even care about running for his life. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
"Master, we are defeated, let's go!" Several loyal Goshkha came up.
"Master, let's go! If you don't leave, the Wu dog cavalry will come up, and it will be too late! "The people around me tried hard to persuade each other.
The infantry of the Wu army also charged, the battle was fought to this point, it didn't matter what column attacked, the most important thing was to chase and kill, if you could catch up with one, you would destroy one, anyway, the Qing army formation no longer existed, all the Qing soldiers on the battlefield were fleeing, the Wu army cavalry galloped, collided and slashed in the crowd of the Qing army, and countless corpses and horse corpses fell on the ground. Not to mention the Qing infantry who were cut down, even the Qing cavalry became like pigs and dogs, being chased and killed by the Wu cavalry.
Hundreds of white-armored soldiers of the Qing army are quite powerful, although they are also coerced by the chaotic army to join the ranks of the rout, but when the white-armored soldiers retreat, they also turn their heads from time to time to shoot a sharp arrow, their bows and arrows have a long range, the accuracy is high, even if they are riding on horseback, they can shoot a distance of thirty paces.
From time to time, the cavalry of the Wu army was shot by the white-armored soldiers and fell off their horses. However, Ye Buhui in the cavalry of the Wu army came, and it was also on a bumpy war horse, and Ye Buhui used a preloaded rifled gun to shoot, killing many white-armored soldiers.
Just when Gao Dejie's cavalry horsepower was about to run out, the Wu infantry rushed up, shot arrows from the back of the Qing army, and constantly overturned the fleeing Qing soldiers in the mud. Wu saber players and pikemen followed the Qing army in hot pursuit, and the Qing soldiers who were caught up were either killed or surrendered on their knees.
Ba Hai had already begun to run away, and under the escort of a group of loyal Goshha, Ba Hai took a group of Qing generals such as Le Erjin and Sabu Su, galloped on horseback, and charged towards the weak point of the Wu army.
The speed of the war horse soon increased, Bahai personally rode his horse and knocked away two Wu infantrymen, Goshha on both sides and the Qing generals behind him rushed over, knocked over and cut hundreds of Wu troops, rushed out of a bloody road, left more than 100,000 infantry, and fled north in a panic.
Under the city of Baoding, the fire in the camp of the Wu army had not yet been extinguished, the fire spread, and the camp tent and the scarecrow were ignited, igniting a raging fire. It was also at this time that the Wu army, which had just retreated, turned back again, but more people came.
"Extinguish the fires and prepare for the siege!" Wu Sangui pointed at the horsewhip.
Seeing the Wu army that had turned back again, the green battalion Qing soldiers and Minzhuang at the head of the city were stunned.
In the large array of the Wu army, more than a dozen cavalrymen galloped to the city, raised their heads, and shouted to the city head: "The Green Camp brothers and Minzhuang brothers inside, the Tartar commander Bahai has fallen for my plan to lure the snake out of the hole!" Bahai is in ambush in Yizhou, and the Tartar army is not far from destruction! You and the others are all Han Chinese, don't resist, hurry up and surrender! ”
The Qing army that was originally left in Baoding City, either the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled or the people who belonged to the rabble, Bahai took the Eight Banners cavalry and the elite green battalion and left, to return to Beijing Shiqin Wang, it is estimated that it is impossible to come back, keep these people in the city, from the perspective of personnel conditions, they are useless outcasts, and they were ruthlessly abandoned by Bahai.
Hearing the shouts of the Wu army under the city, the Qing army at the head of the city talked a lot.
A Qing soldier asked suspiciously: "Is it Wu Gou's trick?" They're here to open the gates, right? ”
Another Qing army general said: "No matter what, we have all been abandoned by Bahai!" They went to King Qin, do you think they will come back? ”
"This Baoding can still be held! We can't be fooled by Wu Dog! A middle-aged catcher said.
"Can you hold it?" A leader of the Minzhuang squad sneered, "What to guard?" If Bahai is really defeated, the capital will be finished, and Baoding, how long can it last? A year? Two years? And then everyone starved to death? We have all been abandoned by Bahai, why do we have to work for the imperial court? It's better to open the gates of the city now, and suffer a little less! ”
"That's right! Open the gates! Many people agreed.
"Can't open the door!" The prefect took a group of green battalion soldiers who stayed behind to climb the city gate.
As a local magistrate who stayed behind, he would definitely not dare to open the city gate, and he was afraid that his family members who stayed in his hometown would be affected.
At this moment, a Green Battalion officer sneered: "Lord Prefect, are you worried that your family in your hometown will be punished by the imperial court?" ”
The prefect was told through by the officers of the green battalion, and he couldn't help but blush.
The officer of the green battalion said again: "If the subordinate is not mistaken, my lord, you are from Shandong, right?" Xiaguan is also from Shandong. ”
"Yes, yes!" The prefect hurriedly replied, "This official's hometown is from Shandong. ”
The officers of the Green Battalion sneered again and again: "The officers and soldiers of the imperial court in Shandong are almost finished!" The Qiongzhou army marched north along the canal, my lord, do you think the officers and soldiers of the Shandong court can stop it? They can't keep their own heads, so whose nine clans are they going to condemn? ”
The prefect broke out in a cold sweat, but his mouth was still very tough: "The imperial court is as kind to me as a mountain, and this official would rather die in battle and die than surrender to Wu Gou outside!" ”
After saying that, the prefect fled from the city with his cronies.
Although the Qing army in the city did not open the door to surrender, they had completely lost their morale and did not have the courage to fight at all. At this time, the Wu army under the city was still shouting loudly, asking the Qing soldiers in the city to open the door and surrender as soon as possible.
"Give you two hours! As long as the door is opened and surrendered, our commander will not only not kill anyone, but also retain his original position! If you have meritorious service, you can also get a commendation! Brothers inside, everyone is Han, and we Hans don't fight Han! The Tartar puppet dynasty is already in jeopardy! Don't give them any more life! ”
Within two hours, shouts came into the city again and again, making the Qing army at the head of the city have no fighting spirit.
"Dashuai, the time is almost up, let's attack the city!" Liu Xuanchu took out his pocket watch, glanced at the time, and saluted Wu Sangui.
Wu Sangui nodded: "Okay!" Command the three armies to start the siege! ”
Dozens of siege mortars were erected and aimed at the city, and the muzzles of the guns spewed fire.
In the formation of the Wu army, the drums rumbled, the horns sounded, and the Wu army lined up in a neat formation and pressed towards the city wall. The resistance of the Qing army at the head of the city was very weak, and a few arrows were shot softly, which could not cause lethality to the Wu army at all, and the bullets fired were not accurate.
The moat bridge was erected on the moat, and a simple ladder was set up at the head of the city, and the soldiers of Wu climbed the ladder and began to ascend the city.
The Qing army at the head of the city counterattacked with feathered arrows and rolling wood and stones, and the Wu army's musketeers and archers stood under the city, and rifled gunners stood on the nest cart and watchtower, constantly firing to suppress the Qing army's firepower.
About half an hour after the siege began, the Wu army, which continued to climb the city, controlled many areas of the city.
The city gates were opened, and Wu Jun poured into the city with a shout. Baoding, the city that had blocked Wu's army for more than four months, was finally taken.