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Chapter 28 The Battle of Shunping

Shunping County!

The Tatar army did not attack Baoding Prefecture directly. In general, the walls of prefectural cities are much higher than those of county towns, especially those in Zhili, which are close to Beijing, and are higher than those of prefectural cities elsewhere.

Huang Taiji knew that if he wanted to attack such a city, the price would be very high, and he might not be able to gain anything, just like when he attacked Taiyuan, so his plan was to only attack the small city and fight all the way to the outside of Beijing. In fact,

, Huang Taiji did not have this idea of ​​attacking Beijing, but he had another purpose, but he will not express it for now.

The forward force of 30,000 troops was led by Amin and several Mongolian generals. They burned, killed, and looted along the way, and gained a lot. Amin was not a particularly smart person, but he seemed to have an innate ability for robbery.

, and extremely enthusiastic.

On this day, Amin led the front troops to Shunping County, encountering almost no decent resistance along the way. The setbacks in Taiyuan City had long since disappeared with this series of events. When Amin's army

, when he arrived in front of Shunping County, he was about to send someone to shoot an arrow letter to persuade him to surrender into the city, but unexpectedly found that the city gate of Shunping County was open.

Seeing such a situation, Amin was overjoyed and immediately said loudly: "Seeing that our army was so overwhelming, the Ming army lost the courage to defend the city. Now they have abandoned the city and fled. What are we waiting for now? Follow me and charge forward."

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Jurchen generals basically take the lead and charge. This is their consistent tradition. I think back then, when Nurhachi raised his army, he always led the charge. Later, when he got older, he stopped charging and his son charged forward. Now Huang Taiji

The convention of succession has not been broken. It seems that the Jurchen generals who lead troops have become accustomed to this form. If it is a siege, they may give some command first, but now the city gate is open and not a single soldier can be seen on the city.

, If you don’t charge at this time, why wait until later? Charge on the plains. The Jurchen Belles are never afraid, because they all fight it out one by one.

Amin led the Manchu and Mongolian warriors to kill into Shunping County. They were all cavalry and rushed into the city in one breath. However, not all 30,000 people rushed in, only 5,000 people. The team behind them escorted all the way.

The looted property and prisoners were usually attacked and the prisoners were driven forward, but the city gate was open, so there was no need for this.

When Amin and his warriors rushed into Shunping City, suddenly, on the city wall, flags were fluttering, and the shouts of killing were earth-shattering. Along with the shouts of killing, there was the sound of "bang bang bang" muskets. After the sound of muskets,

It was a scream full of courage.

Now let me explain the situation in Shunping County. Like other county towns, the county town is not divided into inner and outer cities. However, after entering the city, there will be a large open space. This is to prevent someone from attacking the city. Here you can

Assemble troops and horses. Opposite the open space, there are streets, which are usually markets. The Manchu and Mongolian cavalry rushed in. Just before they came to the open space, and before they could rush to the streets, gunfire rang out from the city.

It can be said that at the same time as the gunshots were heard on the city, rows of soldiers appeared on the opposite side of the house. These people raised their bows and arrows, and released their hands almost at the same time. "Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

"A series of bows and arrows, like raindrops, were attacking the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry below. The people below were not prepared at all, how could they block it? What's more, even if they were prepared, it would be difficult to resist the attack from both front and rear.

"Ahhhhh"...

"Pengpengpeng"......

Screams and the sounds of soldiers falling from their horses were heard continuously. Immediately afterwards, the sound of firecrackers sounded again on the city, "bang bang bang"...

Needless to say, the Jurchen cavalry was ambushed.

It turned out that Lu Xiangsheng had already arrived here. He knew that the Tatars did not want to attack big cities and only liked to attack small counties, so he stationed troops in Shunping County. Lu Xiangsheng not only knew that the Tatars liked to attack small towns, but also liked to drive prisoners to attack the city. He

I just came up with a method like this. I didn't give you the chance to drive the people to attack the city. I opened the city directly and asked you to enter the urn. If Huang Taiji was here, he might be more cautious. At that time, Amin wouldn't think too much.

On the city and on the rooftops opposite, there were either bows and arrows or firecrackers. Of course Amin would realize that he had been tricked. Now many Tatar cavalry had rushed in. It was not that easy to turn around and retreat. The front team suddenly turned around.

, will inevitably hit the cavalry behind. There is no other way, Amin can only grit his teeth, order to continue rushing forward, and rush to the street in front. Wait until he has a chance to breathe, and then fight back.

Amin knocked the horse's belly with both feet, and the horse quickly jumped forward and shouted, "Come with me!"

The cavalry behind them were caught off guard, and many of their companions fell off their horses. They were all a little dazed at first, but relying on Amin's voice, they all rushed forward together.

The horse team in front followed Amin forward and rushed into the street. But when they reached the first intersection, the horses stopped immediately. This was not because they wanted to push forward, but because they couldn't go.

On the road ahead, there was a row of deer antlers, and behind the antlers were layers of sandbags. Such obstacles made it impossible to move forward.

The moment the cavalry was forced to stop, a series of arrows rained down from behind the sandbags, and rows of officers and soldiers appeared on the roof and shot down the arrows.

The Tatar cavalry are powerful, but they are always limited. In this case, the horses are all restricted, which is equivalent to being unable to use their strength. They are also good at archery, but in the current situation, there is no chance for them to shoot arrows. The Tatars

The children gathered together in a dense group, and when they moved forward, they tried to retreat, but the crowd was also tightly packed behind them.

"Swish, swish, swish"...

The bows and arrows on the house were shot again, and the officers and soldiers behind the sandbags continued to fire arrows. The Tatars became a living target, and they had no other choice but death.

The unlucky Amin rushed to the front. Needless to say, his martial arts skills were just a pity. In this situation, even if he had the ability to penetrate the sky and the earth, he could not display it. Bows and arrows shot like raindrops at him, and he barely managed to

He used his saber to cover himself twice, and was hit by two arrows one after another. Fortunately, he was a Baylor-level figure with thick armor, and the shots did not hit his vital points, so he was able to save his life. But the two arrows he hit were really serious.

The target was immediately big, so he quickly jumped off the horse and ran backwards. At this time, it was very difficult for the horse to retreat, but it was much easier for people to retreat at that time. He arched his body and ran backwards, and was hit by another rain of arrows.

, were all blocked by people on horseback.

However, the Tatars on horseback were not fools. Many people also discovered this problem and quickly dismounted, running away like rats.

It is easy for one or two people to get off their horses and try to escape. But when there are more people and they are crowded together, it is not so easy to escape. Moreover, when the arrows are scattered, the horses will suffer pain when they are hit.

Frightened, everyone kicked up and ran around.

Once the horses were in disorder, the entire Tatar cavalry was in complete chaos, trampling on each other, crowding each other, and causing death and injury everywhere.

Lu Xiangsheng was standing on the top of the city, witnessing all this. He kept inciting things, shooting, shooting!

The more Tatars die, the more Tatars are still following. If they find something is wrong, they can escape first and ask for help from the army behind them. The commander of the rear army is called Yachige, who is one of Amin's men with a blue flag.

When he learned that Amin was in danger, he quickly sent troops to rescue him. But he also understood the current situation. If he sent troops to rush into the city, it would be in vain. Everything was in chaos and overcrowded. No matter how many of his people went in, it would be useless.

It won't be of any use, but will make the situation inside even more chaotic.

There is no other way but to send troops to attack the city and fight through the city wall. No matter whether we can seize the city or not, at least we can disperse the strength of the officers and soldiers on the city. In the past, when we attacked the city, we used to drive the people to attack the city. But this time, if we go slowly

The common people rushed in front, and it was estimated that Amin Beile had turned into a hedgehog before reaching the bottom of the city. Therefore, Yachige ordered the Manchu and Mongolian soldiers and horses to rush forward, carry the ladders, and attack the city.

The Manchu and Mongolian warriors were now anxious and rushed to Shunping City with ladders. As they got closer and closer to the city wall, they unexpectedly discovered that the ground under their feet was very soft, as if they were stepping on a meadow. In other words,

Normally, they would be cautious, but at this critical moment, no one has the time to pay attention to this.

The ladder was put up on the city wall, and when they were about to climb up the city, suddenly a series of arrows rained down, accompanied by the arrows and sparks.

Rocket!

These were rockets shot by the city defenders. Many Manchu and Mongolian warriors were hit by arrows and screamed in agony. The rockets hit their bodies and their clothes burned instantly. The burned people either rolled around or turned around and tried to run away.

But it was too late to run. One of the rockets missed the person and was directly inserted into the ground. After landing, it instantly caused a sea of ​​​​fire.

There was indeed a meadow at the feet of the Tatar soldiers, but it was no ordinary meadow. There was kerosene poured on it. When the kerosene encountered it, it spread immediately, and all the enemies below were set on fire, regardless of whether they were hit by arrows or not.

"Ah..." "Ah..." "Ah..."...

For a time, all the enemies who rushed to the city were covered with fire. There was no moat in the small county town, and there was no water outside the city. These people were howling and screaming when they were burned.

The enemies following behind saw the front turned into a sea of ​​fire and dared to move forward. They saw their companions covered in fire in front of them making shrill sounds and running backwards. They were so frightened that they turned around and ran away.

The fire under the city started. Although many enemies were burned to death, this was not the main point. The key point was that the enemies outside the city could no longer move forward to rescue their companions in the city.

This is Lu Xiangsheng's purpose. He just wants to cut off the enemies inside and outside the city.

Shunping City has now become a Shura field, and screams filled the entire city. The people in the city did not escape, they were all hiding at home, no one dared to go out, but that was it, the screams in the city

, also frightened them so much that they could only tremble all over. There was a child who was frightened to cry by the screams. This battle caused a great shadow to the people of Shunping County, but the adults could just pay it off. Those children

Everyone, because they heard this miserable scream, became very timid. Sometimes, when children cry, adults will say that Mr. Lu is going to kill the Tatars soon. As soon as he says this, he will be frightened.

The children no longer dare to cry. This is much more effective than using Grandma Wolf to scare children.

About half of the Tatars who rushed into the city escaped, and those were all from the back. As for the ones in the front and in the middle, there were also a few who were lucky enough to escape, but most of them still threw their lives in there.

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Even Belle Lord Amin was not spared.

After destroying the enemies in the city, Lu Xiangsheng ordered the city gates to be closed and prepared to defend the city.

However, the enemies outside the city have no morale to attack the city at all. After Beile Amin entered the city, he never came out. Now that the city gate is guarded, it is conceivable that Lord Beile must be suspicious.

What can I do?

Yachige ordered to set up camp outside the city and be on guard to prevent the people inside the city from taking the opportunity to attack. Then, he hurriedly sent people to the rear to deliver a message to inform Tiancong Khan of the situation here.

Xiaoyi is really not in a good state today. I got together with colleagues today and drank a lot. If there is anything wrong in my writing, please forgive me. In history, of course, there is no such thing as the battle of Shunping County, Amin

He did not die in the Central Plains. But since it is a fictional story and the protagonist travels through time, the positions of many officials have changed. Therefore, those who are capable will have the opportunity to show their talents. Lu Xiangsheng was an outstanding general in the late Ming Dynasty.

, he is very capable in fighting, and designing him to complete this battle should also support his strength.

Here, Xiaoyi would like to thank all book friends for their support of Xiaoyi, and once again say thank you to everyone. Xiaoyi has already thought about the subject of his next book, and when the book is almost finished, he will start writing the outline, which is also history

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