At dusk, the Lishan battlefield, which had been fighting fiercely for a day, returned to calm.Under the surprise attack of the two wings of the Zhou army's iron cavalry, the archers and musketeers behind the Jin army's heavy infantry line were the first to collapse.The heavy infantry of the Jin army, after losing the support of archers and musketeers, immediately fell into the disadvantage, and was defeated and retreated by the Zhou army and the Han Eight Banners, which were full of fighting spirit, and finally caused the rout of the Jin army on both wings.War is like this, one mistake can cause a chain reaction, and eventually lead to the defeat of the whole war.Although Jiang Xiang's men and horses were numerous, they were far inferior to the elite of the Zhou army, and the 100,000 army collapsed under the attack of the 60,000 Zhou army.However, fortunately, the battlefield chosen by Jiang Xiang was quite beneficial to the Jin army, and the army lined up with its back to the mountain, so that the cavalry of the Zhou army could not cover and pursue, and did not cause dozens of miles of corpses.At this time, the battlefield at the foot of Lishan gradually calmed down, 100,000 Jin troops were killed, more than 30,000 surrendered, and the remaining soldiers and horses all fled to Lishan to sit on the mountain.At this time, Wu Sangui carried a big gun, beat his horse and walked slowly through the battlefield, looking around.At the foot of Lishan Mountain, the corpses of the soldiers of the two armies were scattered everywhere, scattered with discarded weapons and banners, and the soldiers of Zhou marched through it, collecting the spoils of war and cleaning the battlefield.The cheers first sounded from the Han Eight Banners at the foot of Lishan Mountain, and after a day of fighting, they finally destroyed the Jin army.Han Baqi has served the Manchu Qing Dynasty for many years, and after taking refuge in Wu Sangui, he was actually a little panicked in his heart.After all, they bullied and despised the Guan Ning Army a lot back then, and now they have become cannon fodder under the Guan Ning Army from the Eight Banners on top, and they are all a little worried about their future fate.In this battle, they withstood the impact of the superior forces of the Jin army and created an opportunity for the cavalry of the Zhou army to raid the Jin army, which can be said to have made a great contribution.With this battle, they had a place in the Zhou State, Zu Zerun and others brandished weapons and cheered loudly, and the sound spread on the battlefield.On Li Mountain, the morale of the Jin army was low, and the generals stood around Jiang Xiang with their heads down, watching the cheers of the Zhou army under the mountain, as well as the corpses and burning battle flags that covered the wilderness."
King, what now?"
Jiang Youguang asked very unconfidently.After seeing the charge of the Zhou army's iron cavalry, the Jin army generals were no longer rampant, and no one continued to shout.When the luck ran out, the wind stopped and the pig hit the ground.Jiang Xiang's face sank like water, looking at the cavalry galloping back and forth under the mountain, speechless.At this time, although he still had an army of 60,000, he was trapped in Lishan and did not dare to move.Although the Zhou army did not want to attack for a while, there were cavalry of the Zhou army patrolling under the mountain, and Jiang Xiang did not dare to go down the mountain.Guanzhong Plain, a horse Pingchuan, with the current state of the Jin army, as long as they go down the mountain, they will inevitably be crushed by the cavalry of the Zhou army, and then chase and kill all the way.At that time, whether Jiang Xiang can escape back to Hedong by himself is hard to say, and the more than 60,000 Jin troops will definitely be wiped out."
Unlucky, I was actually besieged by Baideng!"
Jiang Xiang couldn't help but scold.It is impossible for him to go down the mountain now, but 60,000 people are crowded around Lishan, and food and water have become problems, and it is obvious that he cannot hold on for a long time.Thinking of this, Jiang Xiang couldn't help but be annoyed, not long ago he felt that he was standing in the wind and his destiny was returned, but now he has become a horse, which is really a tragedy.Facing the iron cavalry of the Zhou army under the mountain, Jiang Xiang wanted to go, but he couldn't go, and he wanted to defend and the food and water were in a hurry, and the situation was relatively critical.But the eldest husband, how can he show his cowardice, Jiang Xiang said angrily: "Don't worry!
This king still has 60,000 horses, and Wu Sangui wants to fight it. ”After speaking, Jiang Xiang turned around, leaving the worried general and entering the big tent on the top of the mountain.In the tent, Jiang Xiang threw his helmet on the table in annoyance, sat down heavily, leaned back on the chair with his head tilted and his eyes closed.At this time, Hong Chengchou came in and said softly: "King!
”Jiang Xiang was a little annoyed and angry, and opened his eyes suddenly, "What's the matter?"
”Hong Chengchou clasped his fists and saluted, "Does the king have any plans in the future?"
”As soon as he heard this, Jiang Xiang's old face turned red, before Hong Chengchou persuaded him not to go to war, he had to not listen, he insisted on a duel, and as a result, he turned back.Now it's okay if someone else comes to ask, Hong Chengchou came to ask, which immediately made Jiang Xiang a little embarrassed, and said angrily: "What should I do?"
This king sticks to this place, and Meng Qiaofang should cooperate with the outside, and will inevitably defeat Wu Sangui. ”Hong Chengchou said lightly: "Meng Qiaofang was originally a Ming minister, and then he was demoted to the Qing Dynasty, and then he voted for Wang Yongzhen, and finally he voted for the king."
The king thinks Meng Qiaofang can be trusted?
Even if Meng Qiaofang would send troops to help, the king thought that with Meng Qiaofang's strength, he would be able to defeat Wu Sangui?
”Hong Chengchou's face was not red and his heart was not beating to comment on Meng Qiaofang, dispelling the idea that Jiang Xiang and Meng Qiaofang should be together."
This broom star!"
Jiang Xiang seemed to have found the reason for his failure, and he was even more annoyed when he heard this, "Then the king of this will take refuge in Azig, lead the soldiers and horses of the Eastern Qing Dynasty into the pass, and see what Wu Sangui can do to this king?"
”Hong Chengchou shook his head and said: "Although Azig and Fulin are not in harmony, they are both regimes established by the Manchus.The king's betrayal of Fulin is a betrayal of the Manchurians, and even if Azig accepts the king's surrender now, he will guard against the king more in the future, and even get rid of the king. ”Jiang Xiang raised troops, which directly caused the collapse of the Western Qing regime, if he took refuge in the Eastern Qing, Azig would definitely guard against him and suppress him, and it was impossible to trust Jiang Xiang.On two roads in a row, Hong Chengchou was said to die, Jiang Xiang couldn't argue, and his face turned red with anger, but he was not Yuan Shao after all, and it was impossible to kill Hong Chengchou directly."
You~" Jiang Xiang's face turned red, he suddenly deflated in the middle of the sound, sat on the chair decadently, and compromised: "What does the old inspector think to do?"
”What Hong Chengchou was waiting for was this sentence, and he immediately said; "Naturally, he took refuge in Wu Sangui.The king and the king of Zhou both belonged to the anti-Qing rebel army, and the king voted for it, and the king of Zhou would return the favor and entrust the king with the important task. ”When leaving Xi'an, the first person Hong Chengchou planned to take refuge in was Wu Sangui.However, going directly, Wu Sangui may not pay much attention to him, so Hong Chengchou first took refuge with Jiang Xiang, and then took Jiang Xiang to Wu Sangui.In this way, it will be much heavier than him going alone, and Wu Sangui will inevitably treat him with high-ranking officials.After Hong Chengchou took refuge in Jiang Xiang, he helped Jiang Xiang defeat Wang Yongzhen and successfully attacked northern Shaanxi, proving his ability from the side.Hong Chengchou had already had a plan, just like Jia Poison said that he wanted Jiang Xiang.Jiang Xiang couldn't help but stand up, paced back and forth in the big tent, stopped in the middle of the sound, and said in a deep voice: "It's not impossible for this king to take refuge in Wu Sangui, but this king has three conditions.The first town guards Hedong, and the army does not accept reorganization, second, the officials in Hedong are recommended by the king and appointed by Wu Sangui, and third, the prince is retained. ”Hong Chengchou immediately smiled and said: "The king handed over this matter to the minister, and the minister went to see Wu Sangui, knowing the benefits, and he must let Wu Sangui agree to the king's conditions." ”()