Han’s Son is Not a Slave

In Kaifeng, after finding out that the Wu army had a lot of food and grass in Xinghua Camp, 30 miles west of the city, despite the dissuasion of Henan Governor Jia Hanfu, he led 3,000 Han cavalry and more than 400 Mongolian troops out of the city to attack Xinghua Camp. , wanted to burn Wu Jun's food and grass in one fell swoop, forcing Wu Jun to retreat to Luoyang area. Unexpectedly, the Qing army was only ten miles out of the city and fell into the siege of the Wu army.

Wu Jun's vanguard Wang Pingfan was highly skilled in martial arts, and led his army of 4,000 soldiers to face Shi Huashan's army. Wu Sangui's second son-in-law, Hu Guozhu, also commanded soldiers and horses to block Shi Huashan's retreat and intercept the reinforcements in Kaifeng City. Shi Huashan was trapped in a heavy siege, and he could not escape from the hard battle. From time to time, tragic mourning could be heard in the Qing army. Tongde Ying, deputy capital of Mongolia's Zhenglan Banner, was shot by Wu Jun's bow and crossbow and fell from the horse.

The Wu army's artillery fire was fierce, and many horse traps were dug in the ambush area, making the Qing army's cavalry constantly fall from their horses and unable to maneuver. Shi Huashan rushed to the left and right, but was thrown to the ground by the trapped horse pit. A few personal soldiers just helped him up, but they heard a loud bang. After the black smoke dissipated, Shi Huashan's chest was full of blood holes.

After Sun Sike, the leader of the Han army who had surrendered Wu Sangui in Shaanxi, killed Shi Huashan in battle, Wu army's morale was even higher, and the encirclement was continuously reduced. Under the onslaught of the Wu army, the Qing army, which had lost its commander in chief, finally collapsed, and they all dismounted and knelt down.

After learning that Shi Huashan's entire army had been wiped out, Jia Hanfu, the governor of Henan, did not dare to send troops out of the city.

After the great victory, Hu Guozhu, the commander of the Wu army, rewarded the three armies with the property obtained from western Henan and other places, and at the same time shrank the siege of Kaifeng. Six days later, I reported to the Malay news that a Qing army had crossed the Yellow River and was heading towards Kaifeng. Hu Guozhu immediately ordered Wang Pingfan and the commander-in-chief Zheng Jiaolin, Wu Zhiming and others to lead an army of 10,000 to intercept it.

After the Qing army in Kaifeng found that a Wu army was mobilized to the north outside the city, they immediately reported to the governor Jia Hanfu. Jia Hanfu and the left and right generals agreed that it was the reinforcements sent by the imperial court, and they had to send troops to support them. Juehan had the reinforcements be repelled. The commander Miao Chenglong, who had withdrawn from Nanyang, asked Ying to lead the troops to support the reinforcements. Jia Hanfu agreed, and another three commanders led the army out of the city for a false attack to contain the Wu army outside the city.

Wang Pingfan, Zheng Jiaolin and others led their troops to the north to intercept reinforcements of the Qing army, but they were suddenly attacked by the Qing army's Manchu and Mongolian cavalry at Liuyuankou not far from the Yellow River. Although the Wu army was brave, most of them were foot soldiers. They had not expected the Qing army to advance so quickly, so they were caught off guard and were quickly smashed into two sections by the Qing army. Wang Pingfan had to order to retreat, and many Wu soldiers who were running slowly were beheaded by the Qing army during the retreat. The Wu army who had withdrawn panicked but did not panic, and quickly moved closer to Wang Pingfan's flag, using bows and arrows to delay the charge of the Qing army's cavalry. After two consecutive unsuccessful attacks, the Qing army decisively broke away from contact with the Wu army. In this battle, the Wu army suffered more than 2,000 casualties, and the Qing army had more than 400 corpses.

Because the Qing army was full of Mongolian cavalry, Wang Pingfan realized that it was likely that the main force of the Qing court had approached Kaifeng, so he ordered the wounded to return to Kaifeng quickly. At this moment, there were less than 40,000 Wu troops besieging Kaifeng, and half of them were newly recruited Henan Qing troops, horse bandits, and rioters. If the Eight Banners, the main force of the Qing court, came, it would probably cause the Wu army to withdraw from Fengfeng. After Wang Pingfan planned to meet with Hu Guozhu, he retreated to Luoyang first, and waited for the arrival of the troops led by Xia Guoxiang and Guo Zhuangtu, and then re-entered Kaifeng to fight the Qing army decisively.

However, it was not long before Wang Pingfan's troops retreated, and they were attacked by the Qing army's cavalry again. But it didn't take long for the retreating Qing army to bite again. Repeated this several times, the speed of Wu Jun's retreat became extremely slow.

Wang Pingfan negotiated with Wu Zhiming, Zheng Jiaolin and other generals, thinking that the Qing army was trying to overwhelm them with exhaustion.

Zheng Jiaolin worried: "It's definitely not going to be like this now. Stop and go, the soldiers can't be rested, and there are many wounded. Tartars are staring at us like wolves. If we are not careful, our army may be wiped out."

Wang Pingfan was worried, but at this time Wu Zhiming took the initiative to say: "It's better to do this, I will lead the troops to stay in the rear, and you will quickly retreat with the wounded and join forces with General Hu."

"The Qing army has a lot of soldiers and horses, and it is a real Manchu Tartar. You have too few people, and it is too dangerous to stay."

Wang Pingfan did not agree to stay behind the Wu Zhiming Palace, but Wu Zhiming said that he would not do so, and no one would be able to go back. After thinking about it again and again, Wang Pingfan had to agree, and he and Zheng Jiaolin led the troops to retreat with the wounded. He repeatedly told Wu Zhiming that if it fails, he must not fight with the Qing army, and he must withdraw no matter what.

In the early hours of the morning, the Qing army attacked the Wu army again. Wu Zhiming and his subordinates fought to the death, but the Qing army continued to increase their troops. Wu Zhiming did not give up in the fight, and rushed out with a few soldiers desperately. When breaking through the siege, Wu Zhiming was shot in the back by an arrow, and all the soldiers who followed him died in battle, except for a **** named Zhao Qiang. By the time he got rid of the Qing army's pursuit, Wu Zhiming was no longer able, and Zhao Qiang helped him to sit down under a big tree.

Wu Zhiming couldn't speak at this time, he just kept gasping for breath. He waved his hand to Zhao Qiang to escape quickly, leave him alone, but Zhao Qiang refused to leave, and vowed to bring him back.

Wu Zhiming knew that he was seriously injured and would not live long, but the Qing army would catch up at any time. He couldn't bear to see Zhao Qiang, who was only 16 years old, die here, so he took advantage of his unpreparedness~www.wuxiaspot.com~ He put the sword on his neck, wiped it hard, and fell under the tree.

"General!"

Zhao Qiang burst into tears, but did not throw Wu Zhiming's body away. Instead, he carried the general's body on his back and made a difficult return all the way. Finally, a day later, he was found by Wu Jun, who went out to search, and sent him and General Wu Zhiming. brought back with the remains.

After learning of Wu Zhiming's death in battle, Hu Guozhu, Wang Pingfan and others were in grief. Hu Guozhu ordered people to find a high-quality coffin to bury Wu Zhiming. Wang Pingfan was grateful for Zhao Qiangzhi's loyalty, took him by his side as a guard, and cultivated him wholeheartedly.

The arrival of the main force in Manchuria of the Qing court made Hu Guozhu realize that Kaifeng could no longer be surrounded, otherwise he might fall into the danger of being attacked by the Qing army both inside and outside. To this end, on the one hand, he sent someone to inform Xia Guoxiang of the reinforcement of the Qing army, and on the other hand, he started to deploy and retreat.

Xia Guoxiang, who had just led his army to Luoyang from Tongguan, was surprised when he received the news from Hu Guozhu, because he did not expect the Qing court to send reinforcements to Henan so quickly. The Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia are no weaker than the Wu army. In order to find out how many people in the Qing army came to aid and who was in command, the Prime Minister of the State of Xia sent a quick horse to ask Hu Guozhu to find out, and at the same time asked Guo Zhuangtu to immediately lead his troops to support Hu Guozhu's retreat.