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Chapter 17 Impact (Part 2)

The imperial guards who left the camp first had already started fighting with the Ming army. The imperial guards who did not leave the camp immediately fell into chaos. Some people hurried out to participate in the war, while more people were hesitant. The purpose of the battle is obviously not to fight against the Ming army, but to cover the emperor's breakthrough. The original plan was to protect the emperor in the center and then start breaking out. Now the front army has begun to charge, and the intention of false surrender has been seen through by the Ming army. It is obvious that it is impossible to protect the emperor's breakthrough according to the original plan.

The Imperial Guard quickly exchanged opinions and decided to let the four fakes break through in different directions. One of them would also rush towards the Ming army's general flag to attract the Ming army's rescue and attention, while the rest would protect the emperor from the siege. According to the observation of the Qing army, the Ming army had occupied the outer walls of the camp, and horse-rejected horses were deployed between the trenches, so it seemed that they could only break through in the trenches. In order to ensure that the emperor could rush out, the suicide squad had to leap down the trenches and serve as stepping stones for the companions behind and the emperor.

The four fakes ran out one after another, trying to distract the Ming army from the same place, and then it was the emperor's turn. Now the Ming army has begun to shell the camp gate. When Shunzhi, who was pale-faced, followed the guards out of the camp, stone bullets kept falling near him, and a stone killed an imperial guard who was very close to the emperor, and even shocked the emperor's mount.

"Emperor." The imperial guard on the other side quickly pulled the reins for the emperor and whispered: "Please follow the slave."

There was chaos in front of me, and the imperial guards following around the emperor didn't know which direction was the easiest to escape. Soetu, who had been guarding the camp gate, had not sent out a signal for a long time - because from the camp gate, there were heavy troops around all directions. Soetu could only hope that the fakes could attract enough Ming troops, and hope that the Ming troops would rush to seize credit, so that the encirclement that surrounded the imperial camp would be exposed as soon as possible. As for the fake emperor who launched a direct assault on Deng's famous general flag, he was highly expected by Soetu, hoping that he could attract a large number of Ming troops to return to the aid.

Before seeing obvious flaws in the Ming army's encirclement, Soetu hesitated and never sent any instructions to the Shunzhi guards.

Just as Soetu was struggling to find a flaw that did not exist, the guards around the emperor could no longer wait. The suicide squad could create chaos for the Ming army and block the Ming army's sight and cover the actions of the Emperor's Guard, but they could not hold on for a long time. If they did not break out of the siege as soon as possible, their sacrifice would be meaningless.

"Go." Zuo Ling, who led the team, shouted loudly, picked a direction and started the action. They circled around the imperial camp for a while, and finally set the target in one place.

"Kill here." The officers led the team shouted to the emperor's subordinates. If they rushed through the Ming army front in front, they would enter the former camp of the Eight Banners. Before setting off, they stood on the wall of the camp and observed that some Ming troops were active in the camp of the Eight Banners. Zuo Ling believed that the number of Ming troops there was less than the front-line troops, and the equipment should be relatively poor, and it was probably mainly the auxiliary troops of the Ming army.

If the first line of defense can be broken through and successfully cross the Ming army's defense in the Mongolian Eight Banners Camp, the Imperial Guards can reach the trench. At that time, no matter who was rushing in front, they would need to cover the horse's eyes without hesitation and jump off the trench - so that the emperor would have a chance to escape. As long as they get rid of the pursuit of the Ming cavalry, they can escape from this death trap. Fortunately, there are not many cavalry in the Ming army, and the Imperial Guards will stay to death and delay the pace of the enemy's pursuit.

There are still more than 400 guards who follow the emperor, and one hundred of them jumped off their horses and launched an attack on the Ming army. They were all wearing double armor, with the purpose of disrupting the Ming army's lineup in order to give subsequent cavalry brigades a chance to pass.

"Okay!" Zuoling, the Imperial Guard, who defended the emperor, praised. The dismounted Imperial Guard rushed towards the Ming army's spear without hesitation. The Ming army here obviously did not have the strong combat effectiveness of the Ming army facing the camp gate. When the Imperial Guard rushed forward like a fierce and evil spirit, some chaos occurred in the Ming army. The Ming army infantry could not maintain a tight confrontation lineup under the offensive of the Imperial Guards, but began to fight with the Imperial Guards who rushed into the position.

The leader of the Imperial Guard raised his sword and was about to lead the team to rush over. Now the Ming army's front line is still thick, and it is still a matter of whether he can rush over. However, this is also a front-line opportunity for the comrades who were dismounted and fighting in the field. If the Ming army on both wings were allowed to reinforce, the Imperial Guard would not have the chance to break into the Mongolian Eight Banners Camp.

Before launching the charge, the Imperial Guard officer looked at the camp gate for the last time, hoping to see some guidance from Soetu, such as where to head after rushing through this first line of defense, so that he had the greatest chance.

But Zuo Ling did not see any guidance on the camp gate. On the contrary, the flag on the camp gate suddenly waved like crazy, as if he wanted the imperial guards to withdraw.

"What are you doing?" The leader of the Imperial Guard almost cursed. Now the breakout has begun, and the vanguard has abandoned the war horses and is fighting in infantry. The Ming infantry on both wings can be seen being surrounded, and gradually formed a semi-encirclement of this group of Imperial Guards. If the troops retreat, they must first attack the Ming army surrounded by both wings, and also abandon the vanguards, making their sacrifice meaningless. The Imperial Guards are already very little left, so how can they turn back? The officers know that they have to rush out no matter what, otherwise delaying will only consume the Imperial Guards. Even if they can rush to the trenches, there will be no enough stepping stones for the emperor to leave, let alone block the subsequent Ming army's pursuit.

"Crash!" The officer of the Imperial Guard shouted and was about to launch an offensive.

"kill!"

Suddenly, a sudden sound of horse hooves and a unison shout came from behind. The shocked guards looked back and saw a row of Ming cavalry appearing neatly from the end of the arc-shaped Ming army front. After making this loud shout, the Ming army maintained a neatly line and slowly accelerated towards the imperial guards.

"kill!"

The Ming army neatly issued a second cry, and Deng Ming was also in the queue. After seeing the Imperial Guards who were out of the camp launch an attack, Deng Ming immediately handed over the command to Zhou Kaihuang and rushed to the battlefield with three walls. At that time, the Imperial Guards' intention to break through had been exposed, and the Ming army had not recovered from their excitement. Deng Ming was afraid that his achievements would fail, so he led the team to intercept them himself.

After swimming for a while, the three wall soldiers guided a large group of imperial guards to bypass the front of the camp gate and headed northeast. After seeing this flag, Deng Ming concluded that the emperor was very likely to be in it, so he immediately led the team to come to the gap.

When the vanguard of the Imperial Guard began to dismount in the infantry battle, the Ming army officers here concluded that the Imperial Guard, which had hundreds of people, was a dangerous and important target, and immediately ordered the two wings to be surrounded. Deng Ming ran out of the gap in the front line with three walls, and walked from behind the infantry to the side of the Imperial Guard, and then launched a line-up charge. Soetu's eyes at the camp gate in the distance were following the emperor's team. After seeing the Ming cavalry appear, he eagerly wanted to warn the guards beside the emperor, but it was too late.

Unlike Li Guoying's battle, the Ming cavalry, who had been trained for a long time, accelerated more slowly, but did not speed up too early to make their double queues more neat. Until it was close to the flank of the Imperial Guard, the Ming army's horse speed was increased higher, but it was not as randomly mentioned as traditional cavalry attacks. Instead, they always paid attention to maintaining the queue while attacking at high speed.

Three walls hit the right wing of the Imperial Guards horizontally. The Qing army and Li Guoying Biao Battalion encountered the same situation. They had no speed at all but were beaten on the spot, and they were facing the enemy sideways. The difference was that the Ming army's lineup was more compact than that of Li Guoying's subordinates. Each Imperial Guard encountered not two sabers that were cut almost at the same time, but three sharp blades that reached at the same time.

The right wing was beaten to the point of being overturned, and the Ming army's impact speed was slightly slower. In this case, the three walls were still not speeding up like traditional cavalry, but slowing down abnormally to continue to maintain the formation. At first glance, it looked like an infantry front line advancing like a wall. Although the Ming army's cavalry did not have the speed of traditional impact, the aura that was pressed in rows made the commander of the imperial guards who had been through many battles instantly feel powerless. Faced with the cold light that waved from the front and both sides at the same time, his combat experience was not effective, and he didn't know how to resist.

Two knives hit the face of the commander of the Imperial Guards from one to the other, and the knife on the left hit his neck, and the right on the right hit his right hand holding the sword. The commander groaned and fell off his horse.

"This..." Three cold lights swept over. Shunzhi held the reins in both hands, his body and arms stiffened, his mouth opened and could not make a sound. It was not until he was hit by the enemy's weapon that he suddenly let out a sound: "I..."

"...it's the emperor." These three words remained in Shunzhi's chest forever because his throat was broken.

Deng Ming, Ren Tang and Zhang Yiqian ran side by side. Just now, the weapons of the three of them hit an obviously scared enemy at the same time. The other imperial guards were at least holding weapons, but the enemy was riding on the horse, standing upright with empty hands, and not even doing a dodging move.

"Qinger." This idea flashed through Ren Tang's mind. He was originally a reserve commander who followed Deng Ming to leave the flag, but the number of guards was not large and there were not many areas that put pressure on the front line. In the end, he simply joined the cavalry impact formation. When he was in Sichuan, he and several other majors personally participated in the training of the Three Walls, which was also a way to promote experience among senior officers.

When facing the enemy who could not even make resistance and did not even know how to lie in order to avoid it, Ren Tang was closest to him and was in the center position. He cut off the opponent's throat with one knife; Zhang Yiqian also hit the opponent's chest - if the central attack was blocked by the enemy, Zhang Yiqian's strike would be a final blow; and Deng Ming's position in the formation was the task of covering the central attacker - that is, covering Ren Tang. Because the enemy's right hand had no weapons, Deng Ming easily waved and slashed the enemy's right arm holding the reins.

Such a rookie enemy will not pose any threat to his side. Even if he is not killed, he will be the life of a prisoner. In the blink of an eye, Ren Tang came to the conclusion in his heart: "A goal without any value."

However, Ren Tang didn't have time to think about it. In the blink of an eye, the new target was approaching. This time it was Ren Tang's turn to cover Zhang Yi.
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