Southern Ming Rebel Army

Chapter 313 Battle of Tianping Mountain (End)

Just when Wu Sangui was hesitating, the heavily armored army led by Gao Yi had arrived at the front of the battle and formed an inner eight-character formation with the Po Lu army, completely filling the gap.

Wu Sangui did not hesitate for long and immediately ordered his subordinates to turn around. It was impossible to charge. Didn’t they see that the White Banner, which was showing off its might and killing people just now, was now lying on the ground? Wu Sangui didn’t know whether there were any alive or not. He only knew that his 10,000 cavalrymen were precious and there was no way he could easily consume them.

After listening to the military report from the messenger behind the formation, Duoduo looked ahead blankly. When the gunshots slowly subsided, without waiting for the smoke to dissipate, Duoduo knew that Tulai was finished, and his own Bordered White Banner was also finished. The more than 5,600 Bordered White Banner soldiers who went south were all elite soldiers who had fought with him for many years. Just like that, without causing any trouble, 2,600 of them were killed in this nameless land.

It wasn't a battle that would be known all over the world, where he fought to the death against an enemy that was ten times his size, or where the Eight Banners warriors died in battle. Instead, he died at the hands of a fire gun, a fire stick, which he once looked down upon.

Duoduo suddenly thought, could it be that the collapse of the battle formation was Meng Jun's plan? Meng Jun dared to let 10,000 people pretend to be defeated in front of the battle formation. Wasn't he afraid that the morale of the army would collapse and the whole line would collapse?

Even if we were to defeat the Meng bandit army, the number of enemies killed would be twice that of the Bordered White Banner, but what would be the use?

In Duoduo's mind, the loss of 2,600 Bordered White Banner soldiers was not comparable to the loss of 10,000, 20,000, or even 100,000 Han soldiers. As the leader of the Bordered White Banner, the loss of nearly half of the Bordered White Banner soldiers was something that Duoduo could not accept at all.

The more Duoduo thought about it, the more anxious and painful he felt. Suddenly, he vomited a large mouthful of blood and his body was about to fall. Goshha beside him was horrified and hurriedly supported Duoduo, saying incoherently: "My lord, my lord, what's wrong? Don't scare me..."

Duoduo held himself up, put one hand on Goshha's shoulder, and said in a low but firm voice: "Shut up, don't say anything."

Due to years of drinking and sex, Duoduo's body had already been damaged. With his heart full of excitement, his mind was a little groggy, but at this moment of decisive battle, Duoduo could only force himself to give command.

Duoduo knew that with the destruction of the Bordered White Banner, Meng Jun would definitely take action, and at this time, the only person he could place his hopes on was the 10,000 Guanning cavalry under Wu Sangui.

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Under the banner of the Zhou army.

The messenger rushed over and shouted to Meng Jun: "Your Majesty, the officer of the Chen camp of the Po Lu army reported that the Po Lu army has wiped out all the soldiers of the Bordered White Banner."

"Good, good, good. Chen Changgong did a good job. The Eight Banners of the enemy are short of people. This time, we have wiped out thousands of soldiers of the Bordered White Banner in one battle. If we do it a few more times, even if we surrender the world to the Qing court, Dorgon will not be able to rule the world in peace!" After hearing the report, Gu Yanwu clapped his hands and laughed happily.

Lu Zhenfei, who came with the army, also said excitedly: "Well, in the past, the Bordered White Banner entered the Southern Capital, how arrogant and domineering it was. Today, Your Majesty has killed these bandits, which can be regarded as revenge for Anzong (Emperor Hongguang Zhu Yousong). "

Hu Zhan also said excitedly: "Your Majesty will win this battle and defeat Duoduo. The land of Huguang will be within your reach. Your Majesty will own the land of Jiangnan and the grain-producing area of Huguang. With these two, you can support an army of 300,000!"

Meng Jun just laughed loudly after listening to what they said, and then said: "Inform the whole army immediately, the Bordered White Banner has been completely annihilated, and our army is about to win a great victory!"

After Meng Jun gave the order, what everyone didn't know was that he still had hidden worries in his heart. Wang Deren's troops in Pingdu Town were defeated, and the morale of the troops in the adjacent formation might be affected. However, amid the sound of the drums of the all-out attack, it had not yet been revealed.

Meng Jun's military order was quickly issued, and dozens of messengers quickly mounted their horses and dispersed towards the battlefield ahead.

The messenger shouted as he galloped: "The entire White Banner Army has been annihilated! Our army is about to win a great victory!"

After the military commanders of various garrisons received the news that the Po Lu Army had completely wiped out the Bordered White Banner, their confidence increased and they spread the news throughout the army. For a time, morale was greatly boosted.

Meng Jun's worry about the change in the morale of the army was undoubtedly unnecessary. Duoduo's elite white banner troops were all annihilated, so wasn't victory imminent? The generals of each town rushed forward, urging them to press forward, and the shouts of killing shook the sky, frightening the Qing army.

When Lin Shiqi received the news, he was certain that he would win the battle. The Qing army dispatched a large group of Eight Banners to leave the battlefield and head towards Ezhou, while the Bordered White Banners that remained here were all destroyed. There were no more Eight Banners of Manchuria on the battlefield. Without a backbone, would the Qing army still have the energy to rely on the Green Camp Mongolian cavalry?

As for Wu Sangui, Lin Shiqi had fought with him, but he was hesitant and could not decide whether to fight or flee. Lin Shiqi concluded that Wu Sangui had no intention of dying. But don't forget that he had been in the Guanning Army for several years. Lin Shiqi knew very well the character of the people in the Guanning Army. Even after so many years, Lin Shiqi believed that it was difficult to change one's nature.

On the other hand, the Qing army's Bordered White Banner was destroyed. On the vast battlefield, except for the nearby soldiers who could see something, the Qing army in the distance had no idea about it at all until Meng Jun's messengers spread the news everywhere. Whether it was the Green Camp, the Han Army Banner, the Mongolian Cavalry, or the bondservants of Liaodong, they all looked hesitant, not knowing whether the news was true or false.

The Qing army was hesitant and their morale was unstable. The war drums of Zhou's army were beating more and more rapidly, which was the order for the entire army to move forward.

At this moment, thunder roared again in the sky that was already covered with dark clouds. Huge raindrops, from thousands of miles above the sky, poured down towards the battlefield like a dense rain of arrows.

At first, the raindrops were small, but soon they became bigger and bigger, as if the sky was crying. The rain was getting bigger and bigger, like a torrential downpour, pouring down from the sky.

Seeing that the battle situation had turned to their side, the weather was not good and it was raining heavily, which made people feel a little depressed.

The people beside Meng Jun all frowned and sighed.

Seeing this, Hu Zhan asked hesitantly: "My lord, with such heavy rain, should we…"

Before he finished speaking, Meng Jun suddenly raised his hand, pointed to the sky, and said in a stern voice: "When I was in Qiantang River in the past, it was just like today, with heavy rain and water pouring down like the sky cracking. I led the troops that day, so the soldiers died. In one battle, we defeated Bolo and then took over Jiangsu and Zhejiang. This is the will of heaven. I will do the same in this battle. I will definitely defeat Duoduo and decide the situation of the world for a hundred years in one battle!"

After he finished speaking, Meng Jun pushed away the shield that Yu An had propped up on his head, stood in the rain, drew his sword, pointed to the battlefield, and roared: "The fate of the country depends on this battle. Raise your flag, and I will fight Duoduo to the death!"