Chapter 12: The End of the Road
In the previous chapter, Lu Xiangsheng's exclamation made a person listen to it, accelerating Lu Xiangsheng's downfall. Because at this time, the soldiers outside the tent shouted: "The chief soldier of Datong Town, the chief soldier of Datong Town, has arrived!" ”
When Wang Pu got dressed and came in, he heard Lu Xiangsheng's sigh, he couldn't help but be shocked, and broke out in a cold sweat, do you really want him to die with Lu Xiangsheng? No! Of course he didn't want to accompany Lu Xiangsheng to death, he still wanted to live!
"Oops!" Zhang Biwu scolded secretly, but at this juncture, Wang Pu appeared, making Wang Pu realize that this kid still doesn't want to escape? Under his leadership, the officers and soldiers of Datong Town became fearful of the enemy, and Lu Xiangsheng repeatedly wanted to remove Wang Pu from his post as the chief military officer, but because Chongzhen did not agree, Wang Pu also had power in the court.
He is called the governor, but he is restrained everywhere and cannot fully exert his strengths and feet, if Wang Pu, who is greedy for life and afraid of death, is eliminated, today's predicament will be much better.
"The Emperor's decree has arrived!" The house leak happened to be rainy! Bad things come one after another. Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly accepted the order.
The holy decree was to strictly reprimand Lu Xiangsheng, and also took away Lu Xiangsheng's post as the secretary of the military department, and asked him to make meritorious service in the face of his crimes.
Chongzhen's move was originally to make Lu Xiangsheng ashamed and move forward, so as to make military achievements to comfort his heart, of course, there is a deeper meaning, that is, to shirk responsibility, now Lu Xiangsheng can not make meritorious contributions, the Qing army is deep, it is all Lu Xiangsheng's responsibility, and Chongzhen, the son of heaven, has nothing to do with it.
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he sighed again and again, and couldn't help but think of Sun Chengzong, who died in battle, and Wu Aheng, who would rather die on the battlefield than have his reputation ruined in his life. It seems that he can only learn Wu Aheng! Lu Xiangsheng's thoughts of dying couldn't help but be stronger and more intense.
Zhang Biwu was worried, he repeatedly persuaded Lu Xiangsheng, but with little success, he was anxious! Isn't history immutable?
Lu Xiangsheng's servant Gu Xian and the head of the pastor Yang Lukai previously told Zhang Biwu that Lu Xiangsheng would be in danger and would be framed by Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian, and even annoyed that Zhang Biwu was a crow's mouth, but in the face of reality, they had to believe in Zhang Biwu's foresight, and they were close to Zhang Biwu, very intimate.
Of course, Zhang Biwu will also repeatedly explain to them the danger that Lu Xiangsheng is in now, and life and death are tied to the front line! At stake! Not only that, I'm afraid that even if he dies, the court will not give him the name of a loyal minister, what he wants to do is to save Lu Xiangsheng. Gu Xian and Yang Lukai, who are in the midst of today's predicament, have no other way but to believe in Zhang Biwu.
At this time, Yang Tinglin came to Lu Xiangsheng's tent to make praise paintings. Zhang Biwu found him and wanted him to persuade Lu Xiangsheng more. But Yang Tinglin kept shaking his head, and he felt that it was difficult to persuade Lu Xiangsheng.
Zhang Biwu was sighing, Lu Xiangsheng's appearance was not like the appearance of being full of ambition to defeat the Manchu Qing Dynasty before. But there was no news from Yao Dongzhao, which made Zhang Biwu even more worried.
The herald came to report: "General Zhang, Yang Zanhua, Lord Taiwan, please go and discuss quickly!" We are ready to march from Zhuozhou to Baoding, and we will fight to the death with the Qing army! ”
Zhang Biwu nodded, he knew that this place was not far from the giant deer, Yao Dongzhao! You need to hurry! If it's too late, it really can't be stopped! Of course, it takes time for Yao Dongzhao to summon the volunteers, and he is also in a difficult situation, even if he wants to, he can't be fast! It's just that Zhang Biwu is too anxious!
Zhang Biwu found Huang Qi and said, "Huang Qi, you quickly go to Deng Qian's army and tell him that we have marched from Zhuozhou to Baoding!" He's going to get around! We have to keep enough contact with Mr. Deng Qian! ”
"Good!" Huang nodded and hurried away. Zhang Biwu looked at his figure and could only sigh. Now he can only count on three aspects - Deng Qianzong's 1,000 people, Yao Dongzhao's bravery, and his 1,000 men, and he can control Wang Pu and prevent Wang Pu from escaping. If these three aspects are done well, maybe then Lu Xiangsheng will not die.
The news of Lu Xiangsheng's men marching to Baoding had already been discovered by Dolgon, who did not want to confront Lu Xiangsheng head-on, he just left Duoduo behind to cover the army's retreat north.
And Lu Xiangsheng's news, Yue Tuo has also been monitoring and investigating. Yue Tuo heard that Dolgon avoided the battle and did not fight Lu Xiangsheng, but he was not in a hurry, because they had cast their nets, but it was not yet time to collect their nets and fish, so Yue Tuo still continued to go south to Shandong and disturb the whole Shandong.
Lu Xiangsheng knew that the speed of the road could not be slow, he could only continue to encourage the soldiers to move forward as soon as possible and travel lightly! He even rode Wu Mingji to the front with his governor's standard battalion, and he wanted to intercept the main force of the Qing army, so as to have a big battle with the Qing army.
The main force of the Qing army had begun to withdraw from Qingdu, and Duoduo remained in Qingdu as a cushion. Lu Xiangsheng has a thousand men and horses to arrive! Although his main force has not yet arrived, and most of the men and horses are already extremely tired due to the long journey.
However, Lu Xiangsheng drew his sword and said to his soldiers, "Brothers, have you heard about the battle of Gaoyang? The unarmed people have died heroically one after another to protect their homeland! As soldiers, our duty is to defend our homeland and country, but what is the current situation? ”
Lu Xiangsheng looked around at his soldiers, because of the influence of Lu Xiangsheng, everyone was loyal to the country, and everyone had a passion for serving the country.
"Now the situation is that the thieves have penetrated deep into the land of our Kifu and ravaged our people! Our brothers were slaughtered and our sisters were humiliated! This is a disgrace to our servicemen! It's a big shame for our Ming army! As a member of the Ming army, we have the responsibility to defend the dignity of the Ming army! ”
Lu Xiangsheng pointed his sword in the direction of Qingdu and said, "Brothers! The time has come to serve the country with loyalty! Charge with me! ”
As soon as Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, he should be the first to slap the horse and rush forward! And his flag general will follow closely on the left and right. Zhang Biwu was not far from Lu Xiangsheng, and he followed Lu Xiangsheng closely.
The Qing army did not expect that the Ming army would come to the assault very quickly! And it is also Lu Xiangsheng's standard camp, Lu Xiangsheng actually abandoned the main force and came to pursue alone!
"Kill! Kill! Lu Xiangsheng clamped Wu Mingji, Wu Mingji's four hooves were like flying, and he left all his personal soldiers behind him at once.
"Not good! Lord, O danger! Zhang Biwu was afraid that Lu Xiangsheng would become a pioneer with the idea of wanting to die in battle, but it was useless for him to say anything, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't listen to it! Zhang Biwu has made up his mind, he must save Lu Xiangsheng! Even if it's your own death!
"Drive!" Zhang Biwu rode Wanhu Hou with a clamp and shouted: "Wanhu Hou, rush!" As soon as the Marquis of Wanhu shouted, he let out a long howl, and then let go of his hooves and ran wildly, heading towards Lu Xiangsheng.
Likely, Wan Huhou ran very fast, almost as fast as Wumingji. But it's still behind Wu Mingji!
Lu Xiangsheng has broken into the enemy formation! The enemy soldiers quickly tried to surround Lu Xiangsheng. Zhang Biwu held a bow and released arrows, "swished" three arrows past, and killed three Qing soldiers.
A Qing soldier slashed at Zhang Biwu with a heavy knife, Zhang Biwu flashed sideways, he let go of the knife, but the bow in his hand was lost in a panic.
This Qing soldier quickly passed behind Zhang Biwu. And Wanhu Hou is still running forward quickly. Zhang Biwu took out the spear that was on his horse.
As soon as he stood upright, an enemy soldier chased after him at a gallop, and the spear in his hand was simply aimed at Zhang Biwu. It turned out that he had been staring at Zhang Biwu, and Zhang Biwu's every move couldn't escape his eyes.
When Zhang Biwu opened his eyes, the gun was already in his chest! With a "whew", Zhang Biwu fell off the horse!
"Ha Lu Ha! I stabbed off the horse, I see that you have lost half your life if you don't die! "This Qing soldier is extremely proud!
However, Zhang Biwu did not fall off the horse, his feet were still hanging on the horse's pedals, and his spear was drawn on the ground, so as to give Zhang Biwu support and prevent Zhang Biwu from falling off the horse.
Wan Huhou's speed slowed down. Zhang Biwu obviously didn't want his war horse to be too slow, because he thought of Lu Xiangsheng's approach, and he was very anxious! But soon, he may fall!
What's worse is that a Qing soldier with a heavy knife looked carefully, Zhang Biwu did not fall off his horse, he still dragged it with a gun and galloped forward!
The Qing soldier with the heavy knife leaned downward, and the knife in his hand sank. "Drink!" A roar! The heavy knife stopped and slashed at Zhang Biwu!
With the sound of "bell", Zhang Biwu could only block it with a spear, but the other party was strong! He was in a half-fall again, and he couldn't use his strength at all.
This heavy blow caused Zhang Biwu's gun to be crooked, and he also fell. "Drilling" is Zhang Biwu's first thought! He drilled the gun in his hand quickly, and the gun drilled a hole in the ground to cushion the force of the fall, and Zhang Biwu was able to land on both feet without major problems.
However, he left a long distance from Wanhu Hou, and without the help of the war horse, Zhang Biwu's power was greatly reduced!
To make matters worse, he was surrounded by several Qing soldiers. There was also a cavalry who rushed straight towards Zhang Biwu on a horse, and wanted to knock Zhang Biwu away!
There is no way to avoid it! Even if he flashes to the side quickly, the opponent's war horse will hit Zhang Biwu! At this moment of lightning and flint, there was no chance for Zhang Biwu to think about it at all!
Zhang Biwu instinctively reacted, the kung fu he had practiced hard was drilled into the belly of the horse! I saw Zhang Biwu flying forward with his feet, his knees bent down quickly, and then his upper body quickly fell down. With a slid of his feet forward, his body slipped into the belly of the horse.
The opponent's war horse rushed in front of him! The enemy rider couldn't help but turn around to look at Zhang Biwu, but Zhang Biwu didn't have anything to do, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then he also admired Zhang Biwu's ability.
But the speed of clearing the troops is faster! A man is whipped with a long whip in his hand! This time, Zhang Biwu, who had just stood up, couldn't dodge this whip!