Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 970 Battle of Cangzhou 3
It began to rain again.

The Little Glacier climate is raging more and more, and the weather is unpredictable. Last spring, North China was surprisingly dry. In many places, there was not a drop of rain for more than 20 days. The land was cracked and the wheat seedlings were withered.This year is the complete opposite. After the ice and snow melted, it rained non-stop, endlessly.Now, raindrops the size of copper coins are pouring down from the sky like arrows, mixed with hail the size of broad beans, hitting the body with pain to the marrow.

Guan Ning's army howled and ran wildly in the rain, the cold rain and hail hit them, they didn't care about it at all, they just wanted to escape for their lives!I don't know how many people were knocked down, and then trampled into the mud by countless pairs of big feet. The screams and shouts resounded throughout the battlefield.The Guan Ning cavalry and their horses were wrapped up in the crazy flow of people. The horses were neighing and the people were roaring. They were trying to escape in order to seize the road. These cavalrymen who thought they were superior had no regard for the life and death of the infantry. They rode their horses on a rampage and blocked the way. The infantry in front were all knocked down, and the muffled sound of horseshoes crushing bones and screams followed one after another, which was creepy.When the kinetic energy of the war horses was exhausted and they could no longer collide, the red-eyed cavalry actually swung their sabers and slashed at those who were in the way. Wherever these guys broke in, there was a bloody storm, screams and screams. Vicious expletives.The infantry of the Guan Ning Army were extremely angry at these cavalrymen who seemed to be possessed by ferocious gods, but they did not dare to fight back. They could only get out of the way instinctively. At the same time, the cavalrymen who splashed blood with their horse hoofs issued the most vicious curse in their lives!

Zu Zerun's whole body seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar, his whole body was icy cold, and he could hardly breathe.

lost!

Defeat like a mountain!
He couldn't believe it, and he didn't want to believe it. He gathered so many arrogant soldiers of the Guanning Army, plus thousands of heavy cavalry from the Qing Army, to deal with the 1 Sichuan Army and more than [-] mobs led by Sun Chuanting. How could he lose so badly!It seems that the Sichuan army has completely collapsed before they even started their activities... My God, what is going on?Are they too weak or the Sichuan Army is too strong?The Sichuan Army has such a strong strength, why has it been bullied by the Guan Ning Army for so many years and swallowed it?For a moment, Zu Zerun really didn't intend to run away, he just wanted to grab the collar of the general of the Sichuan army and roar: "You obviously have such a strong combat power, why have you been putting up with us before? What do you think we are? Monkeys? !?"

However, in the face of the Sichuan Army cavalry coming like a whirlwind, the Sichuan Army's swordsmen wielding horizontal swords with bare upper bodies like crazy tigers, and the Sichuan Army's swordsmen who always maintained a strict formation, holding long spears and advancing like a wall, in an orderly manner After crushing all the resistance of the Sichuan Army spearmen, Zu Zerun finally did not have the courage to stop and question the Sichuan Army generals about what happened in the past. He did not even have the courage to try to gather the remaining soldiers to resist again.At this time when the army was defeated like a mountain and thousands of troops were fleeing in armor, when he was most needed to step forward to gather the remaining troops and stabilize the morale of the army, he did nothing... No, he did one thing, which was to whip with a riding crop. On the horse, take the road and escape!The coach was so useless, but he still had some fighting spirit. The generals of Guan Ning's army who tried to stabilize their position and resist again were also disheartened. They each led a few servants to escape desperately, rushing like a bereaved dog, and busy like a fish that slipped through the net.Tens of thousands of troops fled for their lives. Corpses, wounded soldiers, weapons, food, armor and other materials were scattered all over the ground, forming a huge road sign. Moreover, this road sign stretched for [-] to [-] miles. It will become a symbol for those who survive this disaster. The most painful and humiliating memories for the survivors.

Sun Chuanting stabbed fiercely through the gap in the breastplate of a wounded soldier of the Qing army with a powerful sword.The wounded Qing soldier's throat rattled, and he didn't scream, nor screamed, just the leaden cloud and the low sky, his eyes were slack, and despair was written on his face.They lost this battle in Cangzhou again, to the Sichuan Army, which was far inferior to the Heluo New Army and Tianxiong Army. What hope does the Qing have?What hope do they have for the Manchu warriors who accompanied Huang Taiji into Gyeonggi?There is no hope for the entire ethnic group, they might as well just die!
With some difficulty, Sun Chuanting pulled out the long sword from the chest of the twitching Qing soldier. Seeing the morale of the Ming army like a rainbow, screaming and slashing at the fleeing enemy, he gasped heavily, only feeling I was exhausted all over, and every muscle in my legs was trembling like an electric shock. I had to support myself with great perseverance so that I didn't sit on the ground.Although he had fought many battles, he was a literati after all, and it was the first time he gritted his teeth and went up to the enemy to slash face to face, and it was the first time to stab someone.Just now he was hotheaded and didn't care about anything. Only now that he was stabbed to death did he feel frightened and almost urinated.Panting heavily, he walked towards Qin Liangyu, his voice slightly hoarse: "Did you win?"

Qin Liangyu smiled and said, "A complete victory."

Sun Chuanting's expression was like crying or laughing: "It's not easy...it's really not easy! I will never lead troops to fight in the future. This is really not something people do!"

Qin Liangyu was stunned, and looked at him with a half-smile: "Why did Master Sun say that? Just now, Master Sun was so brave that he even went into battle and killed the enemy with his own hands. He is really an admiral..."

Sun Chuanting said: "In the past, it was quite easy to fight against bandits and bandits. After winning a few battles, I felt that I was unambiguous and a famous general. But today, I have to fight head-on with these slaves." Only after the battle did I realize that those battles we fought before were just playing house!" He looked at the corpses of the Qing soldiers in a circle around his defense line in the distance again, with lingering fear: "These slaves, facing I dared to run straight into the long phalanx that was denser than the fence, and forcefully used my flesh and blood to break a bloody path. I have fought so many battles, and I have seen many enemies, but I have never seen such a desperate enemy. Yes, I have nightmares just thinking about it!"

Qin Liangyu sighed: "Jiannu is famous for its bravery and daring to fight. The reputation of 'Jurchen is invincible' was created by them with one sword and one gun. The trouble is nothing to worry about!" She let out a breath and smiled: "But it's good, we have the champion, and he personally leads an army of millions to the north, and the end of slavery will come... If nothing happens, the old man In the rest of my life, I don’t need to support these old bones to lead these stone pillars to travel thousands of miles to fight against this terrible enemy!” She couldn’t help laughing out loud, her smile was so joyous, it was from Hunhe River After the battle, the female general never had such a happy smile on her face.Just smiling, tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, maybe she thought of the Sichuan Army soldiers and brothers, uncles and nephews who died on the Liaodong battlefield again?
The Ming army in the late Ming Dynasty was notoriously good at fighting against the wind. Once they fought smoothly, they were as brave as tigers and unstoppable;After Yang Menglong's vigorous training, the bad roots of fear of fighting against the wind in the various ministries in the north have finally been removed, but the tradition of being as brave as a tiger in fighting against the wind has not been lost!The Sichuan army is fine. Even if they won a complete victory, they still maintain a relatively strict formation. No one can tell what happened on the battlefield, so it is better to be cautious.But the Qin army and the Heluo new army militia commanded by Sun Chuanting were not so particular. Now that the enemy army has been defeated like a mountain, it is a good opportunity to grab credit. Hurry up, and those who don't are idiots!Moreover, they suffered heavy casualties under the impact of the Qing army's heavy cavalry. At least 3000 people died in one battle, and they were already full of anger.They were screaming and chasing after them with red eyes. At the beginning, hundreds of people chased two or three hundred people, and gradually it became two or three hundred people chasing hundreds of people, and finally it became two or three people chasing hundreds of people. , no matter how many people are chasing after them, the enemy army has only one word to escape, and they dare not turn back and fight back at all!The Qing army caught up by them often ended in a very tragic end. They were either chopped into meat paste by random knives, or stabbed repeatedly by more than a dozen bayonets, and finally stabbed alive into a large hornet's nest!The cavalry of the Sichuan Army raced all the way, chasing after, paralleling, overtaking, and finally blocked in front of the deserters.They were also exhausted, but they were supported by a strong force, as if they had taken a stimulant. As long as there were enemies, they would have endless energy. It seemed that it would be okay to fight for three days and three nights without rest!

This terrifying chase lasted until the afternoon of the next day. Guan Ningjun finally realized that continuing to escape like this was not a problem... Sichuan Manzi was famous for his iron feet, and the descendants of Sanqin who came down from the Loess Plateau were also famous. It’s almost like carrying more than 100 kilograms of firewood on a mountain road for dozens of miles to sell out and still help the family with work for half a day. Competing with them for endurance and tenacity, what’s the difference between trying to die?These animals can chase a war horse to death alive!The remaining [-] people retreated to a town and tried to establish a line of defense. However, the town was only so big. Thousands of people and horses crowded in, filling the area with water. People screamed and horses neighed, and the terrified soldiers ran around. The situation The chaos was so extreme that it was impossible to stabilize the morale of the army for a while.The Qing army angrily accused Guan Ningjun of being a waste. They were already sure of victory. Guan Ningjun actually collapsed before they could cut down the flags of the Ming army generals. They were waste! What a fucking waste!Guan Ningjun was also full of anger. In their view, it was only natural that the Qing army led them to victory, but now they are defeated one after another. Damn it, are you kidding us?If I had known this, we would still rely on you to dry eggs!The two families complained to each other, and soon the complaints turned into verbal conflicts, and then the verbal conflicts turned into physical conflicts. After being beaten so badly by the Ming army, everyone was in a bad mood and needed to vent. Don't be polite, just copy the guy!

The Manchurian warriors and Guanning warriors fought fiercely in this small town. Some generals not only did not dissuade them, but even went into battle in person, having a great time fighting.Of course, there were only a few people involved in the fight, and most of the people just watched and were stunned.My god, the enemy army is surrounded on all sides, are you still fighting here?What about consolidating the line of defense as a last-ditch effort?Are you fucking kidding me?The smarter ones saw that the situation was not going well, and immediately ran away, while those who reacted a little slower tried to persuade them to fight. As a result, nine out of ten were surrounded by the battle group and beaten, and the situation became more and more chaotic...

Just when they were fighting fiercely, the Sichuan army came to persuade them to fight.Now the Sichuan army is in a bit of a panic, the Qing army was defeated, and they won too much. They stripped off all their heavy armor and chased them shirtless. They were covered in mud and their hair was disheveled.But now these beggars are so murderous, their eyes are as red as rabbit eyes, their noses are smoking, and their eyes are breathing fire. Even if a mountain is lying in front of them, they can swarm up and knock it over. For these soldiers of the Sichuan army who were like beggars, the Qing army felt a chill in their hearts.Now that everyone has finally calmed down, there is a truce, and they sit together to discuss what to do.Someone suggested that we should break out of the siege immediately, and this was agreed by many people. This is a deadly place for military strategists, and there is no danger to defend. The longer you stay here, the more enemy troops will be there.But when they saw the layers of crossbows and muskets outside the town, everyone changed their minds.

There is still a difference between waiting for death and courting death... Most of them threw away their armor, why did they suddenly?

Someone else offered to stand by for reinforcements... even though they didn't know where the reinforcements were.

There was a long debate about whether to stick around or not.Before they could come to a conclusion, the Sichuan army's artillery team arrived, with sixteen thunderbolt cannons and six rocket launchers lined up, aiming at the town.

Then, someone made the most correct suggestion: Surrender!

This proposal finally got everyone's unanimous approval.

After some uncomplicated negotiations, the Qing army walked out of the town that they had tried to stick to in order to bargain with the Ming army, surrendered to the Ming army, and the Battle of Cangzhou came to an end.In this battle, the Ming army suffered 400 casualties, beheaded 500 people, and captured [-] people. This is what the Ming army has achieved since Xue Siming defeated Mang Gurtai and Qi Hu defeated Abate since they went north. The third big win, and the biggest since Kitakami.This victory completely shattered the possibility of the Qing army coming back.

Regrettably, Zu Zerun escaped. The escape expert probably would have to struggle for a while, but it didn't matter anymore.

(End of this chapter)