On the first day of October in the eleventh year of Chongzhen, at the Qiangziling Pass of Ji Town, Man Gui, the commander-in-chief of Ji Town, was looking at the dusty place in the north at the gate.
The bearded Man Gui is in his early forties this year.
He was promoted from a soldier to the position of general soldier step by step based on military merit.
His promotion without any assistance can be regarded as a miracle in the history of the late Ming Dynasty.
Of course, more than twenty years of military service left a deep mark on him.
Most of Mangui's hair was gray, and the wrinkles on his face were as clear as a knife.
Years of riding horses made him suffer from severe rheumatism.
His knees were sore and numb after climbing so many steps.
It was this disease that made him lie on the hospital bed and helpless when the slaves invaded.
But now he can't take care of these.
The army of slave builders in front is the most important thing.
Standing at the highest pass, Mangui could see the dust rising from the boundary more than ten miles away to two miles ahead, and a figure wearing armor appeared vaguely in the dust mist.
Dots of flashes of armor flashed out from the fog, indicating their identities.
Two miles ahead, there were densely packed military formations on both sides of the official road.
The fluttering flag colors showed that they were soldiers and horses of the Zhenghuang Banner, Zhengbai Banner, and Zhenglan Banner among the Eight Banners of the Qing Army and Han Dynasty.
There were so many flags behind that it was difficult to see them clearly, but Mangui knew that his opponent had tens of thousands of troops this time.
There are only more than 4,000 garrison troops in Qiangziling, and more than 1,000 of them are garrison troops with insufficient combat power.
They are now just farmers with swords and guns.
However, even if the opponent has 100,000 people, Mangui is confident that he can hold on to Qiangziling.
With the difficulty of Xiongguan, he will delay the invasion of the slave army and buy some time to defend the capital.
The main soldiers of Ji Town are all here.
This is because Mangui kept sending out spies all night long.
The Jiannu army was discovered when it was still fifty miles away from Qiangzi Ridge.
Mangui then led the military camp to rush towards Qiangzi Ridge. .
However, every time the slave-building army invaded, the troops were divided into two or three groups.
Usually, because 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers could not be crowded in one place, they had to be divided.
However, if they did not collect or report tonight, the slave-building army would come from other places.
The report of the intrusion was a hidden danger, which meant that even if he defended Qiangzi Ridge with Mangui, Jiannu might still invade from other passes.
The combat capabilities of the generals and guerrillas at other passes and the soldiers under their command were simply not worth mentioning.
As the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, Mangui knew it, but he did not have the money and food to replenish it.
Although the court knew it, it could not put down the rebellion.
He Liao's salary has exhausted the Ming Dynasty's money and food.
A large white flag trimmed with gold stood out from the crowd, and there were a large number of people below accompanied by several generals.
This must be the opponent's general.
At this time, the changes in the opponent's military formation made Man Gui abandon his chaotic thoughts.
At this time, it was better to focus on the enemy in front of him.
"The Ming army in Qiangziling is very vigilant.
Before our army reached thirty miles, they had already noticed that our Qing army had blocked the pass."
Dorgon set up a pergola with his hands and looked towards the steep Qianziling Pass above.
"After all, the commander-in-chief of Ji Town is Man Gui.
He is an old rival and will not be easy to deal with."
Abatai also looked at this Guancheng Road.
The Guancheng in front of us is not big, which is about the size of many places in a week.
However, the city wall is not too high, just over two feet high, but it just blocks the road going east and south.
It happens to be a three-way intersection.
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It is extremely critical.
Just when the two of them were less than three miles away and watching the Qiangziling Pass, several war horses galloped in front of them.
As he got closer, a Ming general wearing a yellow flag and armor rolled down his saddle and dismounted.
It was Zukefa.
"Two masters, the commander of Qiangziling Pass in front is Mangui, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, and his commander-in-chief flag has been raised on the city."
Zukefa knelt down and said respectfully.
Now he was swinging his horse hoof sleeves as neatly as the Jurchens.
"As expected of a veteran from Liao Town."
Abatai pointed at Qiangziling Pass and said.
"This place is extremely steep and difficult to defend and difficult to attack."
The city wall here is not high, but combined with the steep mountains, it is very dangerous.
In many places, the slope is too steep.
Only a few dozen people can block the attack of hundreds of people.
The only gentle thing here is the boundary of nearly two miles to the left of Qiangziling Chengguan in the front.
"No matter how dangerous it is, I will take it down.
Azig and Duduo in the southeast are attacking Qingshan Pass.
It wouldn't be very shameful for me to fall behind them."
Dorgon pointed his horsewhip at Guancheng.
"Zuk Kefa, tell that idiot Shi Tingzhu that he will supervise the Han army attacking the city in front, and I will seize the city and Man Gui's head."
Zu Kefa, the general of the Han Army with the Yellow Flag, kowtowed to the ground and left like a guard dog.
In a moment, there was a loud sound of golden drums ahead, and the soldiers of Zhengbai Banner, Zhenglan Banner and Zhenghuang Banner among the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty began to rush towards the Qiangziling Pass under the general's order.
Thousands of Han troops armed with ladders, wooden shields, swords, guns, bows and crossbows rushed towards Guancheng menacingly.
When they were more than a mile away from the city gate, the roar of two cannons rang out from the top of the city.
The projectiles of the two Qianjin Folang machines rushed into the Han army's formation.
The Han army killed and injured more than ten people, and the offensive and defensive battle of Qiangziling Guancheng began.
The Han army accelerated their pace under the general's order.
They shouted and rushed towards the city wall.
When they were dozens of steps closer, there was a loud banging sound on the city.
The small Buddha machine bronze cannons, fire blunderbuss, bird blunderbuss, and raised guns of the defenders at the head of the city all roared, and they immediately knocked down more than a hundred people in the front row of the Han army.
Writhing on the ground and crying.
Then, there was a loud sound, and the crossbowmen from both sides began to attack one after another, and the entire sky was obscured by the shuttle arrows.
Screams continued to sound from the military formations on both sides, and people kept falling to the ground after being hit by arrows.
At this time, the vanguard of the Han army had arrived at the city, and they began to erect ladders to attack the city.
At this moment, the garrison troops on the city began to throw down large stones and rolling logs under the rain of arrows.
These objects can break bones and muscles of human body, which is extremely cruel.
At this time, the small bronze cannons and various firecrackers of the Fo Lang machine roared again, taking the lives of dozens of Han soldiers.
Man Gui observed the offensive and defensive situation under the protection of the iron shield.
Amidst the sound of arrows piercing the shield, Man Gui took a rough look at the situation at the top of the city through the gap.
He saw the garrison troops fighting.
Under his watch, he fought back against the Han army's flag soldiers who boarded the city regardless of casualties.
At this time, the garrison troops were either killed by the soldiers under the general's command, or they braved the rain of arrows to fight back against the enemy.
They had no choice but to risk their lives by shooting arrows, cannons, and rolling logs and rocks into the city.
The price was more than two hundred casualties, of course, most of them were arrow wounds.
They could be put into the battlefield after being bandaged.
However, the Han army flag opposite had hundreds of casualties, and the corpses lying down under the city spread to dozens of steps away.
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None of the Han army flags under the city could reach the top of the city.
They were all killed or wounded under the city or on the way, and half of the ladders were destroyed.
Seeing the stalemate under the city with no intention of destroying the city, Dorgon looked extremely ugly.
After a stalemate for a meal, the Han army felt that it could not hold on anymore due to too many casualties.
"Tell Shi Tingzhu that I want him to capture the city gate in one hour, otherwise I will be ruthless with my sword."
Dorgon shouted at a Gesheha, who galloped forward.
Shi Tingzhu frowned after receiving the order.
It seemed that the two masters were really anxious.
"Zhang Cunren and Zu Kefa will step forward immediately to supervise the battle.
If we can't attack within an hour, it will be hard for me, the general, and it will be hard for you to wait."
Shi Tingzhu gritted his teeth and said.
Zhang Cunren and Zu Kefa looked at each other and thought it was difficult to handle this matter.
But there was no way, so they had to take the lead.
Not to mention the two masters Dorgon and Abatai, they couldn't afford to offend Shi Tingzhu in front of them. .
The two men came forward with their own soldiers to supervise the battle.
They also fought hard and took the risk to come to a place about 200 steps away to watch the Han army attack the city.
Under the coercion of the two of them and other generals, thousands of Han troops from the front swarmed up.
More than a hundred ladders were put up on the top of the city.
The soldiers below climbed onto the city one by one.
At the same time, their attack area was also wider this time.
He stood up, not only at the city gate, but also began to attack the steep areas on both sides, in order to weaken the defenders' strength.
The rolling logs and stones at the top of the city seemed to be exhausted and became a little sparse.
The Han soldiers were delighted and climbed up.
At this time, many Han troops were approaching the city, and the crowd below was even larger.
At this moment, the garrison at the city suddenly carried out large wooden cabinets or large boxes that were leaking from all directions.
"No, the container and the thunder."
Zukfa screamed when he saw the two things, but it was too late.
The container suddenly came forward, and kerosene sprayed down from the cabinet.
Then the torch was thrown down, and countless Han soldiers were wrapped in bright flames.
The kerosene flowed into the gaps in their armor, and the flames penetrated all-pervasively.
They were not human.
Howling and struggling, rolling all over the ground.
The Thunderbolt was ignited and thrown off the city with a match rope.
The huge Thunderbolt exploded, and the black gunpowder exploded the mud on the outer skin.
Even the iron armor could not withstand the impact of the mud.
People within a few feet were hit by the shock wave.
Hit it out.
Immediately, the city walls either exploded or burned, and the Han soldiers suffered heavy casualties.
Those who could not bear it and could still move retreated one after another, abandoning the casualties under the city walls.
The defenders on the city used crossbows, muskets, and French cannon to see them off.
More than a hundred of Zukefa's soldiers used horse whips and slashes to drive away the retreating soldiers, then turned back and continued to attack the city.
Zukefa even went into battle himself and killed two defeated soldiers, but the defeated soldiers continued to come down.
Continuously.
Zukefa raised his hand and chopped down another Han soldier.
He was cursing trash.
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At this moment, a strange roar flashed through.
Zukefa's thick body suddenly fell into pieces.
Blood and body fragments flew everywhere.
The projectile from the Menforang machine gun hit the general.
This time, even Zukefa's personal soldiers retreated in fright.
The entire rebel army retreated like a tide, and no one could contain it.
Dorgon and Abate behind them gritted their teeth and looked helplessly at the chaos in front of them.
To be continued
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