Chapter 16 Impact (Part 1)
When Wu Yuewang just heard that Shunzhi was about to surrender, he couldn't help laughing. Two years ago, he put on heavy armor in Wanxian and followed the prince of Shu to fight against the army of the rebel Tan Yi, he didn't dare to think that there would be such a day - the prince of Shu! Although Captain Zhou insisted on calling Shao Shu King the third prince because of his selfishness, everyone still discovered the true identity of Shao Shu King under the leadership of Captain Li, who looked at him with a sharp look. In addition to Captain Zhou, Zhao Qianhu also wanted to confuse the topic many times for some reasons - Wu Yuewang respected Zhao Qianhu and Captain Zhou very much, and could understand their difficulties, but he would definitely not misunderstand the secret life experience of the admiral because of his respect for them.
The emperor abandoned the country, and the country was about to fall. Even the old Marquis of Tan Wen died at the hands of the traitors. In the past two years, as his knowledge grew, Wu Yuewang felt more and more afraid. It seemed that before the moment when the Shao Shu King emerged, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty and the Han people had reached the last moment. But just two years later, the chief of Jianlu surrendered and begged for his life. Although Wu Yuewang, as a confidant officer, had heard Deng Ming repeatedly say that this battle was just a reversal rather than an end, it would be very important, but it would never be possible to end the war, but Wu Yuewang still felt as if he was just a dream. What made him most regretful was that Captain Li was not here and could not see the scene of the Tartar Emperor surrendering with his own eyes. Well, there was Zhao Qianhu. Although he was not a Sichuan army but a Western thief, in addition to the admiral, Wu Yuewang admired Zhao Qianhu only second to Captain Li, and seemed to be a little higher than Captain Zhou.
The joy and thoughts made Wu Yuewang, who was responsible for the frontal defense of the camp gate, not order his subordinates to be prepared to surrender at the first moment. After learning that Deng Ming had rejected the other party's request for surrender, Wu Yuewang's satisfaction did not diminish at all. In his opinion, the other party was already a lamb to be slaughtered. Whether Deng Ming accepts surrender or does not accept surrender, the destruction of the Imperial Guards is not at all doubt, and it is not difficult.
Wu Yuewang's reactions were almost the same. Restoring attacks was the job of auxiliary soldiers. They would continue to go forward and shoot arrows and throw stones. The soldiers did not receive the order to participate in the attack. They could enjoy the joy of victory for a while - the victory was indeed early, but there was no suspense.
Zheng Yaojun, who has been in Jiang Nan's team since leaving Chengdu, also sank into reverie with his companions of the standing army. They just watched the envoys of the Imperial Guards pass by the formation, and then watched him flee into the camp in a hurry.
"When Zhang Shangshu learned this news, he will definitely be very happy." Many former Zhejiang soldiers suddenly had this idea in their hearts. They defected to Zhoushan and fought hard for many years in the Zhejiang East Army, which was short of food and clothing. A year ago, under the persuasion of Zhang Shangshu, everyone followed Deng Ming to Sichuan and fought repeatedly along the Yangtze River. Today, they finally stood here and shared the supreme glory of glory of glorious victory. Although Zheng Yaojun was already full of confidence in victory before going to the battle, his confidence before the war was completely different from seeing victory with his own eyes. Under normal circumstances, the war troops would come forward to supervise the prisoners to disarm and force them to hold their heads and squat down. These are the key training contents of the Ming army. But today the senior officers were in a daze and did not issue orders at the first moment, while Zheng Yaojun and other soldiers of the standing army were also in a daze and did not make any tactical moves.
Although the officers and soldiers of the standing army with the strictest training and the most outstanding discipline can stay at their posts, they are all excited; while the recruited soldiers are excited to start connecting their heads and ears, and everyone is happy. Those who already fantasize that the war will end today are even more laughing. Isn’t the battle for hegemony just to compete for the throne? The people who steal the throne have been captured, so isn’t the war over?
As for the auxiliary soldiers who were even more unrestrained, the army was even more popular. Many people squeezed forward when they heard that the Tartar emperor was about to surrender, hoping to see with their own eyes how the Tartar emperor looked different from ordinary people. Just like in the city of Chenggao, when the Han Taizu's substitute went out of the city to surrender in a big way, the Chu soldiers who had experienced many years of hard fighting were ecstatic and rushed to the Han King's flag and carriage. For these Xiang King's elite soldiers, this was not only the time of victory but also the end of suffering. The result was that Han Taizu easily escaped from the Chenggao City, which was originally surrounded. Not only was he not hurt at all, but he also took away his most important aides and officer group.
Compared with the Chu army around Chenggao, the Ming army now faces more powerful enemies, the war lasts longer, and the situation is far from comparable to the Chu army, but is full of dangers, and the Imperial Guards are still struggling to resist. Today, the Ming army's performance is even more exciting than the Chu army a thousand years ago. If Deng Ming had not rejected the other party's request and agreed to the Imperial Guards to surrender, a large number of soldiers of the Ming army would have rushed forward and rushed to the yellow-robed Tartar emperor to have a carnival.
After Deng Ming refused the other party's request for surrender, the order of the Ming army did not improve immediately. When the Imperial Guards began to walk out of the camp gate, there were many auxiliary soldiers giving instructions and discussing, wanting to get closer to see the true appearance of Shunzhi. Until this time, many people did not know that Deng Ming had rejected the other party's request and mistakenly thought that this was the beginning of the surrender ceremony.
When Deng Ming issued an order to attack, only the person closest to Deng Ming General Banner received the commander's order in time. However, even the assistant soldiers who were closest to each other were still a little confused when the messenger and officer shouted to them - hasn't the emperor surrendered, why do you still have to attack? But since you have ordered the attack, start attacking.
"This is a false surrender!" A rushing messenger yelled at Jiang Nan, pointing at the imperial guards who were leaving the camp and shouting: "The admiral ordered the attack immediately!"
"Ah." Jiang Nan woke up from his dream. Before the smile on his face had completely disappeared, sweat began to seep under his helmet. He turned around urgently and shouted to the officers and soldiers behind him with all his might: "The Tartars are surrendering, prepare for war! Prepare for war!"
The anxious shouts of the commander and the messenger awakened more and more Ming army soldiers. Zheng Yaojun hurriedly took out a crossbow arrow from the quiver, put on the crossbow machine, and started to skew at the fastest speed. After the night attack, all the crossbow soldiers never skewed the crossbow machine again. There was no need for this when the enemy was still hiding in the camp. If the enemy showed signs of breaking through, under normal circumstances they had enough time to complete the combat preparations. But now the enemy not only opened the camp gate, but also hundreds of people had already opened it. These crossbowmen were not ready, but were completely immersed in the joy of victory.
Just as Zheng Yaojun put the strings on, there were already shouts in front of him. He raised his head and saw the bright sword light in front of him. The Imperial Guard had already launched a charge.
He hurriedly raised the crossbow, and Zheng Yaojun had no time to aim, so he could only pull the trigger based on his feelings. The crossbow arrow left the string and shot towards the enemy cavalry, but the slightest bit of it was pressed against the opponent's helmet. Zheng Yaojun took a step back and saw the cavalry pounced towards him. At this moment, Zheng Yaojun almost threw down the crossbow, and at the same time touched the long dagger on his waist with one hand.
A Ming army holding a spear rushed from behind. This man was a soldier of a standing army. He skillfully stabbed the spear and sealed the way for the knights of the guards. When the guards' mounts avoided the spear, Zheng Yaojun was able to take another step back and retreated to the cover of his long weapon companions with other crossbowmen, and began to skeleton the crossbow machine again.
The brave Ming army spearmen who came forward did not encounter continuous attacks. The imperial guards that rushed to charge also had first and later, and the distance between them was wide open. When the leading imperial guard knights rode their horses and prepared to attack again, more Ming soldiers had already run up and prepared to resist the impact of the imperial guards.
In the blink of an eye, some imperial guards were stabbed from the horse, and several of the fallen imperial guards immediately stood up. They either used the protection of their armor to prevent the spear from being stabbed into their bodies, or were thrown off because of their mounts. The Ming army's lineup was not stable, and there was a large gap. The imperial guards drew their swords into the formation without hesitation and started a hand-to-hand battle with the Ming soldiers.
The Ming soldiers who were hit were not to be outdone, and they also fought with swords and guns. The two sides fought in groups of three and three, and the Imperial Guards and their horses came from time to time. Zheng Yaojun had just put up the second arrow when he saw an Imperial Guards rushing towards the Ming army with a long sword. The young Imperial Guards' mount was stabbed in the front leg by a spear. When the mount fell, they threw the master forward and threw it directly into the Ming army's position. The Imperial Guards who were knocked off the horse were dizzy, but at this time, many Imperial Guards had already rushed into the formation, and the Ming army's formation was loose, and no one had a knife for him in time. After getting up from the ground, the Imperial Guards rushed to the Ming army's crossbowmen in front of them with red eyes.
Zheng Yaojun aimed at it, and Songxian shot a second arrow. The crossbow arrow failed to hit the enemy's neck armor and helmets junction, but was nailed to the Imperial Guard's shoulder armor and between the neck armor. The Imperial Guard was hit by the impact and his body stopped. His eyes turned from the original Ming army to Zheng Yaojun's face. He looked at each other for a moment. The Imperial Guard roared and changed his route and rushed towards Zheng Yaojun.
Zheng Yaojun waved his hand and smashed the crossbow into the other party's face.
"It would be great if there was a bird gun." In the flash of lightning, Zheng Yaojun began to miss the traditional weapons of the Zhejiang soldiers again. Just now, when he saw the Imperial Guards attacking the Mongols with this weapon, he was thinking that he would ask the superiors for one after the war. If he used a bird gun instead of a crossbow machine, then this attack had definitely taken the opponent's life.
When the Imperial Guard raised his arm to block the flying crossbow, Zheng Yaojun had already drawn out a long dagger and jumped towards the enemy whose vision was blocked. He stretched out his arm and stabbed the dagger at the opponent's throat with all his strength, but at the last moment the opponent used a long sword to push it away. After blocking the dagger that was shining with a flash of cold light, less than an inch from his throat, the Imperial Guard was also in a cold sweat. It was the first time he went to the battlefield and encountered such a thrilling danger!
When the Imperial Guard was about to counterattack, Yu Guang saw another dagger stabbing from the side. He instinctively raised his hand to block it - it was another Zhejiang crossbowman. The crossbowman held the hilt of the knife in both hands, poured all the impact force on the tip of the dagger, instantly pierced the palm of the guard, and then pierced the guard's cheek, nailing the enemy's palm to his face.
"Thank you!" After the crossbower killed the Imperial Guard with a dagger, he immediately politely said to Zheng Yaojun. He was the first target to be locked by the Imperial Guard. He had just thrown down the crossbow machine and prepared for hand-to-hand combat, but before the long dagger could be pulled out, the opponent's long sword stabbed him. At this time, Zheng Yaojun's crossbow arrow shot the opponent.
Chapter completed!