The guards of the Ming army carried grenades and charged to the death, and the cavalry was shot off their horses, and the war horses tied to the grenades continued to move forward and exploded in front of the Qing army.In the loud noise, the Qing army was swept to the ground by the air wave, and sat on the ground, and before they could react, they saw a group of Japanese soldiers with grenades tied to their bodies and leaders in their hands, screaming "boarded" and rushing into the crowd.In the "boom" explosion, the bodies of the surrounding Qing soldiers were thrown away like leaves, and then smashed heavily on the ground, vomiting blood and dying.In an instant, the explosion swept across the Qing army within a few meters of the surrounding area, and in the sky, the stumps flew wildly, and a miserable white arm fell in front of Azig, which made his whole person look terrified.At this time, the Qing troops on the front line were stunned by the suicidal charge of the Ming army, and the Qing army, which was not swept away by the explosion, saw the Japanese soldiers who were holding sparkling grenades and rushing towards them, and they actually forgot to shoot for a while.The explosions of "boom boom" sounded one after another, and the Qing army encountered such an attack for the first time, and the Qing army in the front row was in an uproar, looking at the rushing Ming army, and involuntarily retreated to both sides and behind.This made a gap in the Qing army's defense line, Zhao Ming roared loudly, and the Ming soldiers suddenly swarmed out of the gap.Azig was stunned for a while, and the officer next to him exclaimed: "Lord Wang, Zhao Zamao is protruding!"
”Azig was shocked and angry, his face was extremely hideous, "Block it for this king, otherwise the generals and soldiers will be executed!"
”After speaking, Azig led his guards to kill, and the Qing army that reflected it also began to compress from both sides and tighten the gap.After all, the Qing army was numerous, and as soon as the Ming army broke through, the front collapsed, Zhao Ming personally led his troops to fight and block for a while, but the gap was still closed by the Qing army, and Zhao Ming had no choice but to flee north.Azig left a Qing army to continue to strangle the Ming army that did not escape, and then roared loudly and said like thunder: "Pursue this king!"
”After a night of fighting, the sky was getting brighter, and the shouting and killing on the west bank of the Victory Lake had stopped.After the 20,000 Ming troops were ambushed by the Qing army, Zhao Ming led a small number of centaurs to break through from the north, and after joining Wang Deshun, they galloped northward, and the more than 10,000 Ming troops who did not have time to escape were killed by the Qing army.At this time, on the west bank of the lake, the ground was covered with the corpses of the Ming army and the Qing army, and there were soldiers of the two armies who were killed everywhere, as well as scattered weapons, burning carts and flags, and a layer of red corpses floating in the lakeside.It was the Ming army that was driven into the lake by the Qing army, and the Ming army that fell into the swamp had no bones.In the north of the battlefield, dozens of miles away, Zhao Ming and Wang Deshun were chased and killed by the Qing army all the way, and finally escaped into Shibao.The cavalry of the Qing army pursued and killed along the way, and the Ming army ambushed the corpses for fifty miles, and the 30,000 horses and horses finally had less than 10,000 people, fled into Shibao Town, and were besieged by the Azig regiments who rushed in.Shibao is located in the south of the Huai River, located in the northwest of Gaoyou, the west of the Great Zong Lake and Wugong Lake, the Ming Hongwu Initial Patrol Division is here, the Ming Jiajing period is named Shibao Town, it is an earthen fort.At this time, a large number of defeated Ming troops swarmed into the fort and fled inward.As soon as the defeated army of the Ming army entered the fort, the soldiers were so tired that they lay directly on the street, panting heavily, and the wounded soldiers let out bursts of groans, and the soldiers of Donghai Town were extremely embarrassed.Zhao Ming hugged into the fort, was helped by the guards to turn over and dismount, he inserted ten arrows in his body, there was a blood hole behind him, people got off the horse, they stumbled, almost fell to the ground, fortunately the guards around him, will hold him."
Your seat, the Qing army will not attack for the time being, and we are still safe for the time being."
Gao Jie's son Gao Yuanzhao supported Zhao Ming and asked the guards to bring chairs.Zhao Ming sat on the chair and gasped for a while before he came to his senses."
Li Benshen!"
Zhao Ming glanced at the surrounding generals and found that many acquaintances were gone, his eyes fell on Li Benshen, and he hurriedly ordered, "You immediately dispatch powerful soldiers, requisition the people in the fort, and arrange the city defense." ”The cavalry of the Qing army bit Zhao Ming, so that Zhao Ming could not continue to escape, and could only drill into the town first, and as soon as the Ming army stopped, the Qing infantry army behind was estimated to arrive soon, and the fort was besieged by the Qing army at that time, and Azig would definitely attack the city immediately.Li Benshen was hit by an arrow in the leg, but he still stood up with his body propped up, clenched his fists and said: "Let's do it!"
”In this battle, Donghai Town was defeated very badly, 30,000 horses lost more than half, the Ming soldiers who did not escape, all were killed by the Qing army, on the way to escape, they were covered by the Qing cavalry, and the Ming army that fled into Shibao was almost all wounded, and the potential was exhausted.The Qing army chased fiercely, and the Ming soldiers did not feel it when they fled, but now when they entered the fort, many soldiers found the wounds on their bodies, and immediately a piercing pain came, and the sound of wailing in the fort was everywhere.For a time, the streets in the fort were full of figures of Ming soldiers who had lost their strength and fell to the ground and were lying on the ground wailing.Zhao Ming looked at this tragic scene, and couldn't help but feel like a knife, and his heart was dripping blood.In recent years, Donghai Town has been smooth sailing, with more victories and fewer defeats, and rarely encounters major setbacks, but now it has suffered the worst defeat since the formation of the army.Zhao Ming and many generals, looking at the scene in front of them, couldn't help but feel desolate in their hearts, and the arrogance and self-confidence in the hearts of many people have suffered a heavy blow, and their morale is extremely low.Zhao Ming supported his body and stood up, at this moment, as the commander, the military soul of the army, he could not fall, he must let the soldiers know that he had not been knocked down by the Qing army."
Ding Weiyue, patrol with Ben Shuai!"
Zhao Ming shouted loudly.There was no response from the side, and a personal guard of the hundred households cried bitterly and said: "Dashuai, Commander Ding rushed into the enemy formation with a grenade and died in battle!"
”Zhao Ming's body staggered, and his own soldiers hurriedly supported his body, but Zhao Ming pushed it away, and then left without saying a word, inspecting the soldiers entering the city, pacifying the deployment, and instructing the doctors to treat the wounded soldiers.After a night of fierce fighting, and fled for dozens of miles, the soldiers who entered the city were so tired that they didn't want to move, but when they saw Zhao Ming, they still struggled to get up and salute.Zhao Ming stopped the soldiers, and after inspecting the circle, he came to the place where the generals gathered, and after being silent for a while, he suddenly asked, "How many people have returned?"
How many brothers were lost?
”These words made many generals' faces gloomy for a while, and everyone looked at them, and the surrounding silence was silent, and the soldiers who were lying or leaning against the wall felt sad in their hearts, and at the same time a little angry.The sad thing is that they were defeated too badly, and the angry thing is that where did Azig dare to ambush them, and why was he able to mobilize so many soldiers and horses to ambush them."
Marshal, I just counted with your comrades, of the 30,000 army, less than 10,000 people fled into the fort, and there were probably only three battalions of soldiers."
Wang Deshun grimaced.Zhao Ming exhaled heavily, "What about the general's losses?"
”Li Benshen said: "Luo Wenyao commanded and 3,000 rampant horse troops, and after the impact, they fell into the Qing army's formation, and they should have been killed in battle, and the rampaging battalion was also wiped out." ”Wang Dana said bitterly: "Dashuai, I looked for a circle just now, and I didn't see the figure of Lao Litou, and some soldiers said that the Qing army was chasing in a hurry, and after he turned around, it was estimated that it was gone." ”Zhao Ming's mouth opened, but he couldn't speak, and two lines of tears slipped down his cheeks.()