Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 734

After a spring snow, the mountains are even colder.

Nikan and his subordinates were trapped on the Blue Martial Road. After an autumn and then a winter, and now another spring.

I can't look forward to the warmth of spring and the blossoming of flowers, but it is already at the end of my life.

The military spirit has disintegrated, and morale has completely collapsed.

Danshuiwuguan in Shangshan could not gather these remnant soldiers and defeated generals. Every day, soldiers fled and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. Even since last year, there have been several mutinies. Someone tried to cut off his head to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

They have been able to defend until now, not because of how strong Nikan is, but because the Ming army did not attack, and Wu Sangui on the other side was guarding Lantian Pass and did not attack.

But they couldn't stay in Shangshan Danshui all the time. They couldn't hold on. They also started to grow some food in various places last autumn, and went to the mountains to hunt and fish in the river, but the soldiers were already hungry.

Countless bad news came.

The Ming army did not come to attack, but they sent all kinds of latest news every now and then. Taiyuan fell, Baoding fell, Datong fell, Beijing fell, and the Great Wall was completely lost...
The Qing Dynasty surrendered the title of the emperor and surrendered the title of the country, and asked the Ming Dynasty for peace, but the Ming Dynasty refused.

The son of tomorrow said that he wanted to eliminate the Manchu species.

He tried his best to block the news, but he couldn't block it at all. It could always spread to the whole army, causing the morale of the army to collapse continuously.

Nikan felt that he could no longer sit still.

The cold spring came so fiercely that many soldiers were frostbitten, and they were even more helpless.

We must find a way to break through.

"What did Wu Sangui say!"

Nikan rode out of Shangzhou City on horseback, looking bleak and gloomy. The once bustling Lan Wu Dao has been blocked for so long, and there is no one to be seen. The people have basically fled.

Now he still occupies the five cities of Shangzhou, Danfeng, Shangnan, Shanyang, and Luonan, as well as the mountainous areas of Shangshan Danshui and Luoshui. More than half of the Guanzhong soldiers, Hubei soldiers, and Nanyang soldiers also disappeared.

A total of nearly 5 soldiers and civilians were evacuated here before, but now there are less than [-].

Nikan fought several times with Wu Sangui, and drove Wu Sangui's soldiers out of Shangshan and to Lantianguan. There was a fire.

The five cities they took back were basically destroyed, only some ruins remained, only Wuguan remained intact in their hands.

Although Wu Sangui was driven back to Lantian Pass by him, they tried to break through Lantian Pass and enter the pass, but they failed to attack several times, and instead lost countless troops.

A strong attack was not enough, so he contacted Wu Sangui privately, hoping that Wu Sangui could get out of the way, but when it came to the present, Wu Sangui never let go.

A few days ago, he sent someone to contact Wu Sangui again, and told him the truth, hoping that Wu Sangui would not force himself to die, and then both sides would suffer, and Zhu Yihai would just take advantage of it.He hoped that Wu Sangui could act with him, pretending to be defeated and captured Lantian Pass, and they broke through to go to northern Shaanxi and Hetao.

In this way, Wu Sangui can also preserve his strength and continue to own Guanzhong, and they can also escape from here.

Nikan has already made up his mind, if Wu Sangui doesn't agree, he can only fight Wu Sangui desperately.

Those who left the city went west on a horse, walked along the Danjiang River, walked on the Lanwu Ancient Road, and came to Muhuguan, which is the gate of Shangluoxi.

It was built in the upper reaches of the Bashui River, with Lanqiao Town in front.

Muhuguan is a ravine formed by the ridge of the Qinling Mountains. Oak trees, pine trees, thorns, and white thatch grow all over the mountains.

The name of Muhu Pass is not obvious, but it has another name, Qingni Pass, which was also called Lantian Pass.In the year of Daye in the Sui Dynasty, the former site was moved back.

It is also named Gaoguan because it is adjacent to Gaoshan.

Muhuguan can be called Lantian Old Pass. It is now guarded by Basha, with Meng Qiaofang assisting in the defense. One is in charge of the army and the other is in charge of logistics.

"We collected all the gold and silver wealth in the army and sent them to Wu Sangui in Lantian, worth millions of taels of silver. We bought the road from him, and told the truth that we can only do our best if we don't borrow the road. Wu Sangui has agreed in private. Borrowing the way, but he needs us to cooperate in a scene, three days later at night we will pretend to fight with him at Lantian Pass, then we will pretend to have a random fight at night, and then he will let us pass."

The land in Lantian is black soil mixed with yellow sand. The ancients called it green. The sand washed down from the mountains and the loess on the plain form a light-colored soil. Whenever it rains, it is full of thin mud.

峣 person, waist also.

Qingniguan is from Qipan Mountain in the west to Qinling Mountains in the east, and passes through Lanqiao.

Now Bashar is guarding Muhu Pass in Dongtou, and Wu Sangui is guarding Lantian in Xitou. The forty li narrow ravine has become an insurmountable gap.

In summer and autumn, this place is very beautiful. The mountains on both sides are verdant, and the ravines are also full of green. The fields plowed on both sides of the stream will be full of millet, corn, and sweet potatoes.

Nikan wished he could leave here immediately.

He didn't feel sorry for the gold and silver treasures worth millions, they were all looted from the Han people anyway, he just wanted to get out of here.

Those gold and silver can't be eaten when they are hungry, and they can't be worn when they are cold. They are real gold and silver, but they can't be exchanged for a steamed bun.

He followed the ravine far away to Lantian, and there were mountains in his eyes.

The mountains on both sides of Jishan Mountain are like two dragons trapping them here.

It's so icy and snowy that I can't even dig out any edible wild food.

"Leaving this time, I will return to Liaodong outside the customs, go back to Jianzhou, and return to my hometown outside the customs in Baishan Heishui, and never come back again, this ghost place."

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The Eastern Red Sun jumped out.

Dawn breaks.

For half a day, the clouds are like fire.

It seemed to be blood-stained red on the battlefield.

In the forty-mile-long narrow passage at the foot of Mount Yao, the ice and snow had long been stained red, and as far as the eye could see, there were corpses everywhere.

The once invincible Manchurian Eight Banners fell to the ground in a mess.

Nikan prepared for three days and transferred all the people here from the five counties of Shangluo, preparing to evacuate from this passage bought for a million dollars.

They walked in the dark at night, and nearly 2 people were all crowded in the forty-mile passage.

One battalion next to another, 2 people stretched nearly [-] miles long, almost filling the Qingni valley.

Just when they thought they could leave, Wu Sangui's Guan Ning army, who was supposed to pretend to intercept them, made a fake show.

They rushed out suddenly, extremely ferocious, and even after the battle, there were still men and horses lying in ambush at the foot of the mountains on both sides, and countless Guan Ning troops brandished knives and guns, cutting down the weak and hungry Qing army.

What disappointed Nikan the most was that many Han and Mongolian soldiers defected after the battle.

There are chaotic battles everywhere, and it is even more dissatisfied in the dark night.

The Eight Banners are no longer brave.

When the battle came to dawn, 2 horses, at least [-] turned against each other. Wu Sangui even gathered tens of thousands of horses here, and violently attacked and killed them.

The two sides fought in the narrow and long valley, leaving behind countless corpses.

Nikan, covered in blood, held a large flag in his hand and rode a horse to look out.

"Damn Wu Sangui!"

His voice was already hoarse.

On the battlefield, Wu Sangui's generals tried to persuade them to surrender again, but Nikan never surrendered. He gathered his troops in the chaos, and the narrow terrain made them very embarrassed, but they barely supported them.

"If you fight hard, even if you die, you have to drag Wu Sangui and Guan Ningjun."

Meng Qiaofang found it, and suggested returning to Muhu Pass, or returning to Shangzhou City to regroup.

But Nikan refused.

"We have already run out of ammunition and food, and now we have been deceived by Wu Sangui. Now we are fighting with our last breath. Once this breath is released, we will no longer be able to fight again. Besides, there are soldiers behind Wu Sangui The horses are not moving, they are waiting until we turn around, and then they will deliver the final blow."

"And," Nikan turned his head and looked back in the direction of Shangzhou. "If I'm right, the Ming army has already followed us after we left Wuguan. They probably have already arrived at Muhu Pass and haven't appeared here yet. They just want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. We won't go back. , They may not show up right away, if we turn around and go back, we will be attacked immediately."

"They're all dead, I'd rather rush forward and fight to the death!"

"It's impossible for the Ming army to come so fast. They don't know that we're going west suddenly in this icy and snowy place. Maybe we still have a chance when we go back now."

"Fucking opportunity, that's what happened, let's have a good fight."

"Governor Meng, are you afraid?"

Looking at the retreating Qing army on the battlefield, Meng Qiaofang couldn't figure out how it came to this point.A few years ago, when He Zhen, Sun Shoufa and other coalition troops invaded Xi'an with [-] soldiers, he only had a few thousand mobs at hand, but he didn't panic at all.

But today, it can be felt that the entire army has given up any hope.As Nikan said, everyone is still full of anger, and there is still a breath left to hold on. Once this breath is released, they can only be slaughtered.

He rode back to his party.

Zhao Liangdong, the first-class bodyguard he picked up with one hand, the Shaanxi General Soldier, came up to him.

"My lord, brothers can't hold on any longer, should we return to Muhu Pass?"

"Your Majesty, you can't back down!"

Zhao Liangdong was stunned for a moment, spat blood into the ground, and gritted his teeth with a knife, "But brothers can't defeat Wu thief."

Meng Qiaofang just looked at the battlefield and said coldly, "Mr. Zhao, are you afraid?"

Zhao Liangdong was born in Yinchuan. At the end of Chongzhen, he also raised a landlord's armed force. When the Qing army entered the pass to pacify Shaanxi, Zhao Liangdong took the initiative to welcome him and was assigned by Meng Qiaofang to guard Tongguan. Ping Shanxi won Hanzhong meritorious service, accumulating meritorious service all the way from the defense to the capital, guerrilla, and then participating in the general and deputy general to the general army. In just a few years, the military luck was also prosperous.

Zhao Liangdong was very good at fighting, he was a fierce general, but looking at the situation on the battlefield, he could only swallow his saliva, and whispered to his old boss Meng Qiaofang, "If you fight, there will be no chance."

"So?" Meng Qiaofang asked.

Zhao Liangdong said, "My lord, why don't you consider the way out?"

While speaking, a group of cavalry came rushing.

It was Xu Yong, the admiral of Gansu, who was from Yinchuan. He was Zuo Liangyu's deputy commander in Chongzhen.This man's surname was Gao, and he was adopted as a adopted son by Xu Zongbing of Ningwu. Later, because Xu Zongbing got a son when he was old, Xu Yong left Liaodong to join the army, and simply changed his surname to Xu. From Liaodong to the Central Plains, he made contributions all the way to the deputy , and finally surrendered, and then promoted to admiral.

Xu Yong, who was born with a swallow and a tiger's head, let go of his bold words when he left his hometown. He took his own title as a marquis. The lord of the Ming Dynasty, seated in the Zhu Kingdom, wrapped in leather on the battlefield, his name will last forever.

He admired Yue Fei's reputation, and he also wanted to pursue wealth and seek a title.

He led the cavalry directly to Meng Qiaofang, and clasped his fists on the horse, "Meng Butang, when I surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, it was for the righteousness of clearing the bandits with the help of the Qing army, and for the great kindness of avenging the king. Lord of the Ming Dynasty, we should abandon the darkness and return to the light, and should not be obsessed with obsession, please join us in killing the captives anyway!"

Meng Qiaofang looked at the bearded admiral speechless.

Xu Yong's most famous experience as a Ming general is that he was highly valued by Yuan Jixian and Wang Yongzuo, and he was asked to guard Yunyang as a general of Zuo Liangyu. Xu Yong guarded Yunxiang for several years, and he did block Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng once. Although he did not obey Gao Doushu's order in the end, but led his troops to abandon Xiangxiang with Wang Yongzuo and Zuo Liangyu, but in those few years, he did gain a reputation as a mighty general.

After surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, he was even more impressive in Wuchang. He led [-] soldiers to defeat [-] rebels. After that, he entered Shaanxi from Huguang and defeated all the rebels in Guanzhong.

But now, he asked Governor Meng Qiaofang to kill the prisoners anyway.

Meng Qiaofang knew very well that Xu Yong just wanted to use his banner to attract more people into the water.

"Daqing treats you well, how can you betray me?"

Xu Yong sneered a few times.

"Governor Meng is pure and noble, so why did he surrender in the first place?"

Zhao Liangdong looked at the battlefield and gritted his teeth, "Admiral Xu understands righteousness deeply, and I will admire it in the end, and in the end I would like to be together anyway. Governor Meng just couldn't think about it for a while."

"Admiral Xu, please lead us to kill the captives anyway, and Governor Meng will be persuaded by the last general."

"Okay," Xu Yong didn't talk nonsense, and quickly made a simple arrangement with Zhao Liangdong. While gathering the other Han troops on the battlefield to break away from the battle with Wu Sangui, he looked for opportunities to capture the thief and the king, and took Nikan and Bashar together. Wait for Lu Shuai to take it down.

He also ignored Meng Qiaofang, regardless of whether he surrendered or not, anyway, now that he is in control, let's just call him by his name.

Persisting until this time before rebelling, Xu Yong has no way out, and although Zhao Liangdong was single-handedly promoted by Meng Qiaofang, he was even named a second-class guard by Shunzhi, but so what, who cares about these now, if he continues to fight, today All must die here.

The situation on the battlefield changed suddenly.

Xu Yong, the admiral of Gansu, and Zhao Liangdong, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, took the lead anyway, and even raised the banner of Meng Qiaofang.

Xu Yong and Zhao Liangdong even led their family members to Nikanshuai Banner.

The bearded Xu Yong was extremely tough and took the lead.

Zhao Liangdong also attacked from the flank, not to be outdone.

The already defeated Qing army, when the Ming army turned back, it was completely chaotic, unable to look at the head and tail, and was cut in all directions. Nikan was soon killed by Xu Yong and Zhao Liangdong, who turned back and turned back, and was surrounded.

Nikan fought desperately angrily, his arrows quickly ran out, and the guards around him fell down one by one.

The war horse neighed and screamed, its hooves softened, and it knelt on the ground.

Nikan got off his horse and fought on foot, still slashing with his saber.

Xu Yong had been staring at Nikan for a long time, charged straight on his horse, and roared with a big gun. The gun shot out like a dragon, piercing Nikan's armor fiercely, and picked him up.

Zhao Liangdong was one step late and failed to grab Nikan, so he stabbed Bashar to death who also lost his horse.

In the distance, Wu Sangui was riding on a horse, and behind him were eight thousand elite riders, recharging their energy and recharging their energy, and did not move out.

Seeing the sudden civil turmoil in the Qing army on the battlefield, and the collapse of Nikan's banner, Wu Sangui drew his sword and slowly mobilized his horse.

"Crush them!"

(End of this chapter)