Chapter 30: Out of Danger
Deng Qian always saw that the Qing soldiers outflanked both sides regardless of the dead and wounded, he knew the current situation, and he shouted: "Everyone go quickly!" He could have let his horse run wild, but he could not leave his brethren alone to escape.
"Gotcha, dada!" The horse's hooves are fast, and even the speed of the Ming soldiers is not as fast as the four feet of the Qing army. When the Ming soldiers heard the sound of approaching, the shadow of the horse flashed when he turned around, and the Qing soldiers were already in front of them.
With a "whoosh", a soldier with a firearm fell to the ground with an arrow. Another Ming soldier was still in astonishment, and a war horse swept past him, and the Qing soldier on the horse slashed him down with a wave of his sword.
"Fence it off!" The Qing soldiers shouted, and the Qing soldiers cut off the retreat of the Ming soldiers, and formed a cavalry that was besieged layer by turn.
"Shoot! Knock off the enemy soldiers! "A scream. The bird-bearers immediately crouched down, and they all became angry. The cavalry blocking the road in the front row fell off their horses. However, this could not make the Qing army get out of the way, and the Qing army still blocked the way.
There are more and more Qing troops chasing after them, and the sound of horses' hooves is getting more and more urgent, and the Qing army on both roads can make a dumpling for the Ming army.
Deng Qian always understood, and he shouted: "Rush! Brethren, assault the enemy! A brother can be rushed out, and it is a brother! Deng Qian always rushed forward towards the soldiers, and he was behind, after he broke off, even if he died in battle, he had no regrets.
Dodor's roar rang out: "Not one will be let go!" Kill them all! "The cavalry was besieging quickly, and it was not easy for them to escape.
Deng Qian always raised his eyes and looked into the distance, a lot of cavalry were galloping, he wanted to go, unless he flew with wings.
I really didn't expect that so many Qing soldiers had gathered in this vicinity, and the speed of the Qing soldiers was staggering.
"Surrender and you will die!" The general shouted. Deng Qianzong and his more than 100 soldiers surrounded them with dense enemy troops, and there was no way to escape from this situation, except to surrender. However, Deng Qian, they are not greedy for life and afraid of death!
Mr. Deng Qian sneered and said, "I'd rather die than surrender!" Blood will not be shed, death will not be truce! War! Deng Qian always rushed to the front first, and his soldiers also rushed with him.
Of course, the Qing soldiers would not cause casualties in contact with this group of trapped beasts, what they wanted was to use bows and arrows to continuously shoot at the Ming army until they were all killed.
A large number of Ming soldiers all fell, although some Ming soldiers also shot or released arrows, what they could do was to pull more enemies to accompany the burial, but the enemy could move, the Ming army was nowhere to move, and was attacked by arrows everywhere.
In the end, more than 100 soldiers of the Ming army were all killed, and only one person was still standing, this was Deng Qianzong, who carried several arrows.
Duoduo shouted at him: "You let Zhang Biwu go, I originally wanted to cut you into eight pieces, but today I competed with Zhang Biwu, and I won!" It also made him no longer majestic! I'm in a good mood! He's been a lost dog ever since! Give you a chance, surrender! ”
Someone also shouted: "Surrender!" Deng Qian laughed and said contemptuously: "You are delusional! My brothers have all died in battle, how can I, Deng Dongsheng, surrender? Come on! ”
The Qing general asked puzzledly: "Do you want to be loyal to the corrupt and crumbling Ming Kingdom?" ”
Deng Qian laughed and said, "I died for the hope of our Han people!" As long as Biwu lives, then one day, you will also end up like me! Ha Lu Ha! ”
As soon as the Qing general heard that the fire was not coming, he didn't have to ask again, he shouted: "Shoot!" "Whoosh!" The arrow was shot at Mr. Deng Qian, and Deng Qian always took all the orders. Deng Qianzong just shouted: "Biwu!" In the future, Daming will depend on you! ”
Zhang Biwu rode Wanhu Hou, he was still panting, and the soldiers around him escorted him all the way. Zhang Biwu seemed to hear Deng Qianzong's shout, he looked in the direction of Deng Qianzong just now, and said, "Hasn't Deng Qianzong escaped yet?" Let's go get him back! ”
Zhang Biwu wanted to go back to the horse to save him as he spoke, but the soldiers around him led Zhang Biwu's horse and said, "Mr. Bai, you can't go!" "They still call Mr. Bai, because Zhang Biwu used to be Mr. Bai in Yulin Town.
"Yes! Can't let down Mr. Qian and the brothers! Mr. Qian will be safe! Let's go! As the soldiers spoke, they kept hugging Zhang Biwu. Zhang Biwu had no choice but to go with them.
They soon joined up with Huang Qi, some of whom had been sent by Yao Dongzhao, and they also had to quickly join Yao Dongzhao to drive the Qing soldiers from pursuing any longer.
Originally, the Qing soldiers were going to pursue, but when they saw that there were a lot of people gathered, they didn't dare to do anything more, and they all retreated. These people were the sturdy men led by Yao Dongzhao to pick up Zhang Biwu.
Yao Dongzhao asked Zhang Biwu and Lu Xiangsheng to go to a safe place and rest first.
It's just that Lu Xiangsheng's eyes can't see, which is a huge blow to him, he can't see things, and how can he let Lu Xiangsheng command the battle? How to go to the battlefield and fight the enemy?
Yao Dongzhao had no choice but to find a famous doctor, hoping to heal Lu Xiangsheng's eyes as soon as possible.
Zhang Biwu found Yao Dongzhao and said: "Mr. Dunchu, I also ask you to continue to lead the villagers to Jiazhuang and Artemisia Bridge, if you want to do it, you will do it really, just think that Governor Lu has been killed!" If Governor Fan hadn't been killed, the court wouldn't have let Governor Lu go! ”
Yao Dongzhao understood and said, "It's good! Biwu, I know the way, I'll do it! I prepared my men and horses, and the Qing army heard that they had also withdrawn from Jiazhuang. I'll lead the folks now! However, there are many people, I don't think it's better to tell the villagers, only a very small number of people who know that the old ancestor is not dead! ”
Zhang Biwu nodded, and he let Yao Dongzhao go. Zhang Biwu went to take care of Lu Xiangsheng, Lu Xiangsheng was very emotionally unstable because he was blind, and he often said that he would not let him die on the battlefield for what to do.
Zhang Biwu felt very helpless, worked desperately, and rescued a blind man who had no ambition and lost everything, what is the use of this? There is no greater mourning than the death of the heart, the death of the heart, and the one who is saved is also a living dead!
Zhang Biwu's heart was also uncomfortable, because he heard the news of Deng Qian's death, if it wasn't for Deng Qian's death to save him, he wouldn't have died. At the same time, Deng Qian's total 1,000 men and horses were left with only 400 people.
These four hundred people did not leave, they all gathered in Sanfu, waiting for Zhang Biwu to give them orders. All of them were happy and convinced of Zhang Biwu, because some of them had also fought with Zhang Biwu on the Great Wall.
Zhang Biwu sat steadily, he looked at the new grave that could not be seen at a glance, and he knew that the people who had been killed after the invasion of the Qing army were all killed. He closed his eyes, hating his own incompetence.
Yao Dongzhao came back, and Zhang Biwu greeted him and asked him about the situation. Yao Dongzhao said it truthfully.
Yang Tinglin and his subordinates came back to look for Lu Xiangsheng, and found a corpse at the Artemisia Bridge, the same figure as Lu Xiangsheng, and the person lying on it was Yang Lukai who died.
The corpse's face was slashed beyond recognition, and it was still wearing a white netting of sackcloth for his father's funeral on his battle armor. Moreover, the personal soldiers sent by Lu Xiangsheng to protect Yang Tinglin also confirmed that this was Lu Xiangsheng.
Yao Dongzhao pretended to cry with the people of Sanfu, he couldn't tell the truth to Yang Tinglin yet, otherwise, he would definitely attract people's attention. Because Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian's people came here to inquire about the news, and there were also spies of the Qing army.
One of the three patrols sent by Yang Sichang was named Yu Zhenlong, who told Yang Sichang that Lu Xiangsheng was dead. Yang Sichang wanted Lu Xiangsheng not to die, so that he could add the charge of cowardice to Lu Xiangsheng and beat Yu Zhenlong, but Yu Zhenlong still told the truth, even if he was killed for three days and three nights, he just said: "Heavenly gods, loyal ministers in vain!" ”
Zhang Biwu sighed when he heard this, and he said: "This Yu Zhenlong is really a good man!" If he hadn't died, I'd have taken him for myself!" What a pity! The imperial court is just too much of a portal dispute! ”
Yao Dongzhao was also in a heavy mood and said, "Yes! If there weren't so many gate battles, our Ming Dynasty wouldn't have let Jianyu be so bullied! ”
Lu Xiangsheng, who was lying on the couch, let out a long sigh, he heard their discussion, and said: "Our Ming Dynasty is big and weak, and Dongyu is small and strong. Think about it, when the Ming army fights, the generals are thousands of miles away or even thousands of miles away, and they have to be subject to the emperor. The emperor only relied on a few Tang newspapers, as well as the reports of Jinyiwei and Dongchang, to command thousands of miles away. In fact, it is very hazy to see the flowers through the clouds. ”
"And also sent eunuchs to be the overseers, which made the military even worse! The battlefield is changing rapidly, and if you can't change your strategy according to the changes that occur on the battlefield, on the contrary, you have to report to the emperor thousands of miles away, and you have to wait for the emperor's instructions before you can fight. Isn't this a delay? Even if the strategy doesn't work, this is the emperor's will and cannot be changed. ”
"What about Jianyu? However, it can allow the commander to make a decision on the spot, without having to report it, and formulate corresponding combat strategies according to the changes in the battlefield, following the principle that the general will not be subject to the orders of the king.
"Our Ming army is arrogant and lazy, and it is difficult to command. The arrears were extremely serious, and the morale of the soldiers was low. Although the land was small and the people were small, they divided the whole country into eight banners, like a large barracks, which farmed for the people in peacetime and served as soldiers in wartime. Soldiers use their lives, and they are united. And they are the same kings and ministers, and they are the same enemy. ”
"What about our Da Ming? People's hearts are scattered, everyone is confused, the soldiers have no fighting spirit, and the ministers are vying for fame and profit. How can you be undefeated! The emperor and his ministers are constantly fighting, and even the emperor can't make them submit. Alas! Centrifugal and detached, how to fight with the unity of all people? ”
At this time, it can be seen that Lu Xiangsheng has lost confidence, and he thinks that there is no hope.
Yao Dongzhao was also shaking his head, how could they not know what to do? The main generals of the Ming army were all tied, and they were constantly afraid that they would be punished by the suspicious Emperor Chongzhen. Emperor Chongzhen is just too anxious! He is anxious, and the measures he has taken here are sometimes not to control chaos, but to add chaos!
Zhang Biwu didn't say much, he leaned against the wall all day long, and Huang Qi was worried about Zhang Biwu. Zhang Biwu was smiling at him, signaling that he was fine.
Zhang Biwu During this time, he thought a lot. At the same time, he was also closely following the dynamics of the Qing soldiers. Because Zhang Biwu has made a decision in his heart, inspiring the hearts of the army and the people, and the decision of fighting spirit! Even if you don't hesitate to break your bones!