Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 468 The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the gate of the country is in Beijing! (Please subscribe, please vote)

"We are going to lose, what should we do if we are going to lose?"

Chaney can be regarded as a battle-hardened warrior, but the main thing about his battle-hardened clan is the word "jing". He only needs to experience it. He is not needed to charge into battle, but to command the army. Today is also the first time.

Before today, the most common things he had done were two things. One was to follow Kangxi and pretend to be loyal and brave.He is the most seemingly loyal and brave minister of the Aisin Gioro family today!He looks like Duduo, tall and strong. He also looks a lot like Duduo, Amanurhachi. He looks loyal and brave.

The other is to help Kangxi with advice. He followed Kangxi during his Western Expedition. He had many suggestions on how to attack the Kazakh Khanate, how to attack the Bukhara Khanate, how to attack the Khiva Khanate, and how to bring in the Persians for support. , and Kangxi won them all after using his strategy!

Therefore, Kangxi felt that he was loyal, brave, and resourceful, and could be of great use.

Unexpectedly, he was a "rough version" of Ma Su. He was very clear-headed when making plans, but he had no idea when he was a general leading troops!

Of course, Li Guangdi and Xiao Guizi would not be without ideas. When they saw Chani's confused look, they exchanged glances with each other and they had an idea!
"Zabel, did you hear what those Ming soldiers were shouting?" Li Guangdi asked nervously.

Xiao Guizi stretched out her ears and listened: "No, the exposed soldiers are shouting: Kill Kangxi! They want to kill the emperor! What a treason!"

Li Guangdi looked indignant: "Wang Zhongxiao (Li Zhongshan) is really the number one rebel in the world! Chabeile, we can't let the emperor make any mistakes!"

Xiao Guizi nodded: "Yes, yes, Li Zhongtang is right, the emperor must not make any mistakes. As long as the emperor is still there, even if our Qing Dynasty encounters some setbacks, they will only be temporary. In the future, we will definitely destroy the Ming Dynasty and swallow up the Zhou Dynasty. Unify the world and dominate the world!”

"Kill Kangxi, kill Kangxi, kill Kangxi"

As if to prove that what Li Guangdi and Xiao Guizi said was correct, the slogan of "Kill Kangxi" has been shouted louder and louder, getting closer and closer!

This is solid evidence!

The Ming army is about to kill Kangxi!
Chanina holds the title of Minister of the Bodyguard, and the most important responsibility of the Minister of the Bodyguard is to protect the Emperor!Now that the emperor is about to be killed, can he still hide on the south bank of Beisha River and ignore it?
Thinking of this, Chani's loyalty can no longer be suppressed!He waved his hand and ordered: "The emperor is in danger. We cannot stay on the south bank of Beisha River. We must protect the emperor. Pass my order. The rear team will change to the front team, and the front team will change to the palace army, and move to the north bank of Beisha River. !”

"Whoo!"

The Goshiha of Chani agreed in unison, and then flew to the lower wings (brigades) to give orders.

Li Guangdi and Xiao Guizi were relieved and continued to be loyal to Kangxi.

Li Guang said: "The two red flags in Chabell can no longer hold up. We must quickly occupy the ford ferry on the Beisha River!"

Xiao Guizi also reminded: "Master Beile, if the ford crossing on the Beisha River is controlled by someone who is exposed, we will not be able to cross the river!"

As if he had just woken up from a dream, Chanitsabele quickly called to the wing commanders (brigade commanders) and battalion commanders around him: "Quick, take your soldiers, cross the river with me, and seize the ford ferry first!"

"Whoo!"

Several leaders with yellow flags had been waiting for his words for a long time. Now they all felt relieved and went to mobilize their troops, and then together they protected Chani, Li Guangdi, Xiao Guizi, and the flag that symbolized the Qing Emperor and the Mongolian Emperor. The sweaty yellow dragon flag ran towards the nearest shoal.

As they ran away, the more than 1 New Eight Banners cavalrymen below who were preparing to fight to the death were all trapped.

What's going on with Emperor Kangxi?He took such a big risk and led so many troops back to the south of Beisha River, threatening the Ming army's rear. However, because of the arrival of thousands of Ming army cavalry, it was like being hit by a body-fixing spell. He stood still on the river bank until more than [-] reinforcements from the Ming army arrived!Now that people are shouting "Kill Kangxi" several times, you, Emperor Kangxi, are going to run away?
You are so cowardly, why are you crossing the Beisha River?Why did you engage in that last-ditch battle?Wouldn't it be better to stay in Zouxian, or even retreat to Qufu, Ziyang, and Jining Prefecture to defend it?
Although everyone doesn't know what this "Kangxi" wants to do?But no one dares to "resist and disobey the decree"!Moreover, the Ming army on the opposite side is also looking to risk their lives. It's better to run away quickly!
This Qing Dynasty really can’t be saved!

"Deputy General, Kangxi has run away! Kangxi has run away."

"Vice general, the Qing army has escaped."

"Run away now? What are you doing?"

When he was explaining to the cavalry battalion commanders below him how to make a roundabout way and how to cooperate with the infantry to surround the large group of Qing cavalry in front of him, several of his staff officers and captains suddenly started arguing excitedly.

"What?" Li Zhongyi was also stunned, and quickly stood up in the stirrups. He stretched his neck and took a look. He still didn't believe it. He rubbed his eyes again to confirm that the Qing cavalry was really crossing a ford in the Beisha River. retreat.

"This Kangxi." Li Zhongyi shook his head. He didn't understand what kind of medicine Kangxi, a foolish king, tyrant and pockmarked guy, was selling in his gourd?

"Vice general, what should we do?"

"Vice general, let's chase him quickly and hit him half way across!"

"Vice general, don't hesitate. As long as you can kill Kangxi, you will be the first to contribute to the Northern Expedition!"

Li Zhongyi slapped his hand: "Hesitation is the greatest harm to the three armies. Kangxi was almost defeated, and we would be foolish to think about it anymore. Don't worry about his next move, let's beat him first!"

After saying this, he ordered the several cavalry battalion commanders below: "Go quickly and take your people with you. Just follow the method just now, kill them first and then beat them hard! Remember, this Kangxi would capture anyone alive if he could. Only by capturing them back to Nanjing and cutting them to pieces could the emperor, the people of the Southeast and the people of Huaixi be freed from their ruthlessness!"

"Yes!"

Several battalion commanders responded with a bang, and all returned to their troops with joy - what they were most worried about was actually Kang Mazi jumping over the wall in a hurry, leading his ten thousand or several thousand cavalry towards No. 20, who was approaching step by step. The division infantry launched a large-scale cavalry assault!
Although the No. 20 Fifth Division has a strong combat effectiveness, it is hard to say whether the 1679 infantrymen can withstand the charge of [-] to [-] cavalry.Anyway, in the Franco-Dutch War that ended in [-], there were many examples of large cavalry overwhelming infantry phalanxes!
Once the infantry phalanx is overwhelmed, it will often suffer great losses, and sometimes the losses are even annihilating.

Now Kangxi, the "faint and tyrannical king", has given up. It is really destiny!
Once this large group of cavalry begins to flee, it will be difficult to organize a counterattack at 01:30.

Just when the 8000 cavalry led by Li Zhongyi divided into several groups and began to outflank and pursue the retreating Qing cavalry, a decisive battle broke out between Hu Yiqiang's Fifth Army and the two new Red Flag armies commanded by veteran Lang Tan on the north bank of the Beisha River. , it’s almost over.

Lang Tan covered an arm that had been shot, and under the protection of a chaotic group of Goshiha and officers and soldiers of the two red flags, he hurriedly retreated. Behind them, some Eight Banners soldiers who were still unwilling to accept that the Qing Dynasty was about to be over, also In the final resistance, trying to cover the retreat of Langtan and the few remaining defeated troops of the two red flags.

As for the relatively complete cavalry of the two red flags, they were also taken over by the brigade of the No. 20 Division and the No. 19 Division, the two cavalry battalions of the No. 20 Division under the Fifth Army Corps, as well as a cavalry battalion sent by Li Zhongshan to Hu Yiqiang. The brigade reinforcements were repulsed by their superior strength and firepower.

The two divisions of the Fifth Army Corps were already red-eyed, fighting and chasing the defeated soldiers who were holding on to the two red flags.The two red flag cavalry are better, at least they run fast!But their infantry was in dire straits. The small number of troops that could barely organize themselves to fight to the death were overwhelmed by the Ming army's sea of ​​bayonets and bullets in the blink of an eye.After these people were annihilated, the infantry of the two red flags had no power to resist at all.Even Jiehe Town, the most critical stronghold on the left flank of the Qing army, was captured by the Ming army's pursuers in one fell swoop!

"Hu Junmen, Hu Junmen, Kangxi seems to have arrived!"

Hu Yiqiang, who had just moved his legion headquarters to Jiehe Town, had not had time to take a breath and think about his thoughts when a staff officer came over and reported a piece of pie-in-the-sky good news!
"What? Kangxi" Hu Yiqiang couldn't believe his ears.

"Really!" The staff officer nodded and said, "Kangxi is really here. He is crossing the Beisha River with his cavalry. Now is the opportunity to attack halfway across the river! Military gate, hurry up and send troops!"

Hu Yiqiang still couldn't believe it, so he rushed out of the house where he was, climbed up a wooden staircase to the roof, stood high, and then raised his binoculars to look at Beishahe Ferry. Sure enough, Kangxi The yellow dragon flag is crossing the river!

This was really a credit to the door. Hu Yiqiang hurriedly came down the stairs, summoned the staff, and then dictated a few orders and mobilized several troops near Jiehe Town to block Kangxi on the Beisha River.

After giving the instructions, Hu Yiqiang himself was not idle. He led his regiment's guards and a battalion of Shanzi battalion cavalry sent to him by Li Zhongshan and rushed towards the Beisha River ferry as fast as possible.Before he arrived at the north bank of the Beisha River, two battalions of the Ming army discovered Kangxi's Huanglong Banner and spontaneously ran to cross the river and attacked him!
The two battalions had less than 2000 men in total. Even if they defended the ford and attacked halfway, they would not be able to block the assault of 17000 Qing cavalry.However, they also played very smartly. Instead of blocking the crossing directly, they set up two hollow square formations on both sides of the ferry.Then he used rifled guns and smoothbore guns to target the Qing troops crossing the river from the ford and beat them hard, killing every one of them.
The infantry battalion belonging to the Fifth Army Corps, which was subsequently transferred by Hu Yiqiang, also followed the same example and set up hollow square formations on both sides of the shoal. Every moment, five battalion-level hollow square formations were placed. to the north shore of this shoal.

If the Qing cavalry wanted to cross the river to escape, they would have to pass under the muzzle of Hu Yiqiang's gun... Whether they could survive or not depends on their character!

Moreover, the Qing army's cavalry could not rush over all at once. Firstly, the width of the shoal was limited; secondly, the gaps between the several air force formations were not large.Hu Yiqiang's main focus this time is that there is a blockage but not a blockage, and he can get through but not too much.

As the panicked Qing cavalry crossed the river wave by wave, more and more people and horses were shot down by muskets.

After a while, they fell all the way from the shallows of Beisha River to the north.How shocking!

And Hu Yiqiang himself led the elite cavalry of the Qianshanzi Battalion, guarding behind a hollow square formation, staring at the yellow dragon flag.

Kangxi is very likely to be near that big flag... Just waiting for him to cross the river, Hu Yiqiang will lead the cavalry from Shanziying to launch an assault!
However, the big flag was very stable and had been placed on the south bank of Beisha River without moving.

Is it possible that Emperor Kangxi wants to personally divorce his wife today?
The battle on the south bank of the Beisha River became extremely fierce because of this big flag.

Li Zhongyi saw Kangxi's dragon flag on the south bank of the Beisha River and it remained motionless. He thought that Emperor Mazi was personally cutting off the throne.So he came to work hard and command his infantry and cavalry to attack wave after wave!

Maybe some cavalrymen of the Eight Banners New Army were also deceived by this yellow dragon flag.Everyone risked their lives to block the Ming army's attack on the south bank of Beisha River.

In order to fight for a way out for the emperor who is not here at all.

Li Zhongyi sent his troops to attack for several rounds without success, and saw more and more dead bodies piled up in the ford of the ferry.He was almost exhausted and became a "corpse fortress", and he was also anxious.They simply rearranged the artillery of the No. 20 Fifth Division and pushed all the six-pound cannons and nine-pound cannons to the front.

After loading the shotguns, they approached and blasted those loyal and brave Qing cavalry.

On the north side of the ferry, Hu Yiqiang's men also brought in some artillery after a while.

These artillery pieces were pushed into the hollow phalanxes.After the cannon was set up, it opened fire from the other direction at the waves of Qing cavalry crossing the river.

After several rounds of bombardment by these artillery pieces, the Qing cavalry trapped at the Beisha River Ferry did not dare to charge any more... The casualties were too great!

By this point, they were actually under siege!
It's a pity that these loyal and brave cavalry didn't know until their death that they were just cannon fodder abandoned by Chaney, Li Guangdi and Xiao Guizi!
……

When the evening of the seventh day of October arrived, a group of ministers from the South Study Room, consuls, internal ministers, and imperial ministers surrounded Kangxi, arguing with each other.

This fierce battle was too brutal, and the casualties of each banner were too heavy. It is now certain that a large number of senior officers were killed.

Among them, the one with the highest status is the first-class public Toharu!Langtan, who worked with him and Pengchun, is missing and is most likely gone.

The people surrounding Kangxi now had just retired from the front line. They were all bloody, and many of them had lost their jobs.

"The two red flags have almost collapsed, and the ten thousand or so cavalrymen who have detoured across the river have also been seriously damaged, and thousands of them are trapped... We really can't afford to fight anymore!"

"The losses of the two blue flags were also very serious... The cavalry followed Zabele and the others in a roundabout way. I wonder how many of them can come back? The remaining 1 or so infantry were suppressed and beaten by two divisions of the Ming army. They suffered heavy casualties!"

"The Xiangbai Banner is also severely weakened. Half of the officers at the battalion level are gone, and many of them are old Manchus with titles..."

"Your Majesty, the vassal soldiers in Prince Kang's Mansion can't stand it anymore... Even Prince Kang himself was injured. He was hit by a black gun in the thigh while supervising the battle!"

Kangxi was sitting on a pony and heard that Prince Kang Jieshu was shot in the thigh. He quickly pretended to be concerned and asked, "Have you asked the doctor to take a look?"

"The doctor accompanying the army saw it and said he wanted to amputate his legs!!"

"Leg sawing? How could it be so serious..." Kangxi took a breath.

"Your Majesty, please retreat quickly tonight..."

At this time, someone suddenly proposed to withdraw the troops.

Everyone turned around and saw that it was Gao Shiqi, the minister of the South Study Room.

Kangxi shook his head: "How can we leave? Now it's a last-ditch fight. There is no other way but to fight desperately and to survive in death!"

"Your Majesty, I am guilty!" Gao Shiqi suddenly lifted his robe and knelt down to Kangxi.

"Shiqi," Kangxi pretended to be surprised, "What do you mean? What crime do you have?"

"Your Majesty, without telling you, I had someone repair a pontoon bridge on the boundary river!"

Zhang Ying, who was next to him, also knelt down: "Your Majesty, I am also involved in this matter. If you want to punish me, just punish me as well."

"What? You two..." Kangxi suddenly stood up, "I won't leave! I have made up my mind. I want the emperor to guard the country, and I want the king to die in the country!"

Hearing Kangxi's words about "the emperor guarding the country" and "the king dies in the country", the surrounding Mandarins turned to look at the two Nanshu ministers, Gao Shiqi and Zhang Ying - they didn't believe these two Nanshu sycophants. The minister dared to build a floating bridge against Kangxi's wishes...

"The emperor is wise!" Gao Shiqi had already said, "The emperor is determined to defend the country and die for the country. It is really a blessing for the Qing Dynasty."

Zhang Ying also agreed: "Yes, with the emperor's determination, there are few emperors in the past and present who can compare with him."

"But..." Gao Shiqi changed the subject, "Can Zouxian County be considered a national gate?"

Zhang Ying also said: "Can the gain or loss of a mere Zouxian County be related to the survival of the country? Is it really necessary for the emperor to risk everything for just one Zouxian County?"

"Your Majesty," Gao Shiqi said, "as I see it, Beijing is the gateway to the Qing Dynasty, and it is also related to the survival of the Qing Dynasty."

Zhang Ying nodded: "Your Majesty, if we are defeated here in Zouxian, we will be defeated... The key now is to preserve our strength and retreat to Qufu, Ziyang, and Jining Prefecture. As long as the Ming army can be blocked in Shandong, Beijing will be absolutely safe, and the country will be safe." The country and the country of Qing Dynasty will be as safe as a rock!"

Gao Shiqi shouted: "Your Majesty, you must not abandon the gate of Beijing and ignore it!"

"You two," Kangxi felt that it was enough, and did not let the two loyal ministers continue to persuade him, "I was wrong. I should not have fought a last-ditch battle here in Zouxian County. If I had to fight, I should have fought at the Yongding River."

"Emperor Shengming!"

The ministers below shouted together.

Kangxi nodded and said: "Pass on my decree... the entire army will withdraw from Zouxian County to the north!
In addition, a decree was sent to King Kang... ordering him to lead the vassal army and become the queen of the entire army! "

(End of this chapter)