Look at the soldiers surrendering.
Shi Tingzhu gave a bitter smile and continued to charge forward with his bow and arrow raised.
Liu Zhaoji and Li Xianzhong led the charge, attacking Shi Tingzhu from the left and right.
The two sides first shot arrows at each other, and then fought with swords.
Surrounded by Ming troops that were several times larger in number, Shi Tingzhu's personal soldiers fell one after another.
After killing for a while, Liu Zhaoji sent someone to deliver a message to Li Xianzhong, asking him to continue besieging Shi Tingzhu, while he himself led the pursuit of the main force of the Jiannu.
In order to end the battle as soon as possible, Li Xianzhong led his troops to attack Shi Tingzhu.
But Shi Tingzhu was surrounded by his personal soldiers.
Relying on their heavy armor and determination to die, they managed to withstand the attack of the Ming army which was several times their size.
Li Xianzhong swung his sword to kill a Jiannu soldier and then went to a few of his confidants.
He asked loudly: "Where are your bird guns?"
These confidants took the muskets from the victory hooks and quickly loaded them with ammunition.
Li Xianzhong ordered: "Aim at the enemy's main general."
"Sir, I can't aim!" A confidant said in embarrassment, "Our men are always moving, always blocking my sight. The enemy's commander is also moving, so I have no chance to aim."
"Just be ready. I have a plan." Li Xianzhong said, and then he ordered loudly, "Everyone stop."
It is very difficult to convey military orders in a noisy battlefield.
Fortunately, the soldiers of the Yongwei Camp obeyed the orders and stopped immediately after seeing the flag signal. They stepped back several steps and surrounded Shi Tingzhu and others.
"Shi Tingzhu," Li Xianzhong urged his horse forward and shouted, "I am Li Xianzhong from the Yongwei Battalion. Do you dare to speak to me face to face?"
"There's nothing to talk about between you and me!" Shi Tingzhu responded loudly while hiding in the encirclement of his personal guards.
"As the saying goes, a good death is worse than a miserable life. You have been abandoned by the Qing army. Do you still want to fight for them and die on the battlefield?" Li Xianzhong asked.
Um?
Shi Tingzhu was a little surprised when he heard this.
What does Li Xianzhong mean by this?
Can he accept his own surrender?
No way!
He committed countless bad things after surrendering to the Jiannu.
Countless innocent people were killed.
How could the court tolerate him?
But on second thought, he felt that this was not impossible.
First of all, Li Xianzhong was a general of the Yongwei Camp and a favorite of Chongzhen.
As long as he could say a few good words in front of Chongzhen.
I dare not even think about reinstating myself, but at least I can save my life.
As long as you are alive, it is better than being dead.
Thinking of this, Shi Tingzhu hid in the crowd and asked again: "Li Xianzhong, you won't take this opportunity to attack me?"
"Don't worry!"
"That's good!" After getting Li Xianzhong's promise, Shi Tingzhu rode out of the crowd on horseback.
Just as he was about to bow to Li Xianzhong, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that several Ming soldiers were aiming their muskets at him.
Shi Tingzhu was shocked.
He leaned forward and cursed: "You are a fucking fool..."
Before he could finish his curse, the dull sound of bird gunfire rang beside his ears.
Bang, bang, bang——
He only felt a red flash in front of his eyes, which then quickly turned black and he completely lost consciousness.
With a plop.
Shi Tingzhu was shot in the head and killed directly by a bird gun, and his body fell off the horse.
Li Xianzhong snorted coldly: "Don't worry, I will definitely sneak attack you!"
Shi Tingzhu's personal soldiers lost their backbone and immediately fell into chaos.
Some planned to surrender, while others planned to die in battle.
After hesitating, Li Xianzhong waved his hand and gave the order to take action.
Countless Ming troops surrounded them like a tide.
The principle of the Yongwei Camp is to kill whoever can be killed and try not to accept surrender!
After all, a human head can be exchanged for thirty taels of silver.
After Shi Tingzhu's death, the combat effectiveness of these personal soldiers dropped sharply.
He was soon defeated and killed by Li Xianzhong.
After completely dealing with these people, Li Xianzhong ordered his troops to chase in the direction of Liu Zhaoji's pursuit.
Liu Zhaoji chased very fast, and Lekedehun ran not slow either.
Although Shi Tingzhu's time as the rear guard was not long, he successfully increased the distance between him and Liu Zhaoji by several miles.
Before noon, Lekedehun finally arrived at the south of Weijialing Pass.
This was the meeting place agreed upon by him and Dorgon.
"Report!" The scout came to Lekedehun breathlessly, "There are a large number of Ming troops stationed on the east and west sides of Weijialing Pass! Not only have they dug horse traps and trenches outside the camp, they have also deployed a large number of chevaux deer horns. The defense is very tight!"
"Can we rush through?" asked Leked.
"It's difficult, too difficult!" the scout replied.
Lekedehun thought about it.
To the west of Weijialing Pass is Huaerying City, which is mostly mountainous and not conducive to the rapid passage of cavalry.
To the east of Weijialing Pass is Zhen'an Fort.
Most of the terrain there is flat, suitable for rapid passage of cavalry.
After thinking this through, Lekede gave the order in a deep voice: "Quickly detour to the east in the direction of Zhen'an Fort. I don't believe that the trench can be dug to Zhen'an Fort!"
Under his command, 8,500 cavalrymen rushed towards Zhen'an Fort.
......
In an open area between Weijialing Pass and Zhen'an Fort, Li Dingguo was leading his troops in a fierce battle with Dorgon.
He played hard.
Dorgon's subordinates were the elite Eight Banners, and their military strength was twice as much as his.
The two armies were facing each other head-on, and could not use tactics such as flanking attacks from behind.
If the battlefield was not limited in width, both sides would not have been able to deploy much troops at one time.
Li Dingguo had been defeated long ago.
The fact that he has been able to hold on until now is entirely due to the perseverance of his elite troops.
"Report!" Scouts came running from the west: "A large number of Jiannu cavalry were spotted ten miles to the west, and they are charging towards our army!"
Everyone who heard the news frowned at the same time.
They are already at a disadvantage.
Now we are attacked from both sides and it is difficult to avoid defeat.
Li Dingguo was also a little panicked.
But he already had a plan.
He looked first to the west, then to the north.
Finally, his eyes fell on Dou Mingwang, the deputy general of Dading Camp who had just retreated from the battlefield.
Dou Mingwang was covered in blood and was already injured.
"Dou Mingwang!" Li Dingguo shouted.
Dou Mingwang urged his horse to come to Li Dingguo's side, "My lord, are you looking for me?"
"Yes," Li Dingguo nodded, "Ten miles to the west, we found a large number of Jiannu soldiers, who are heading towards our army. You should quickly change the flag and act according to the plan."
"I obey your command!" Dou Mingwang led his men away regardless of his injuries.
In order to avoid accidental injury to friendly forces, Li Dingguo ordered all troops to temporarily cease fighting.
The Ming army first threw a wave of grenades to force the Jiannu to retreat.
The Ming army then quickly retreated, formed a formation and rested, waiting for Li Dingguo's next order.
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