Prince Chongzhen

Chapter 247 Named: Rock

Take a nosedive.

Wang Ti could not recognize a single big word, but at this moment this word appeared in his mind.

Only three or four incense sticks had passed since he appeared on the battlefield south of Ganzhou City.

But even so, his mood fluctuated with the development of the war. When he found that his cavalry was surrounded, all emotions were completely suppressed by the deep despair, and his mind was focused on burning his boats and giving it a try.

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How can this fight be so easy?

If one only looks at the surface, he is only about ten or twenty feet away from the Crown Prince of Ming, and it seems that he can rush up to him and kill him with a fierce rush.

But actually?
Within this area of ​​ten or twenty feet, there are at least four or five rows of Ming army infantrymen ready for battle, and their momentum is now completely lost. In this situation, who can be sure of killing the Ming prince, let alone ten or twenty feet, even within a dozen feet?
As his mind turned again and again, the Ming army's encirclement was about to close.

Seeing this, Wang Tizhong knew that he could not hesitate any longer. He raised his gun and swept it in front of him, then used the force of the rotation to throw it out.

This throw was truly unexpected.

The cavalry before the Ming Dynasty and after the Song Dynasty were accustomed to using guerrilla tactics against the enemy, and rarely charged directly when facing infantry phalanxes. However, since the early Ming Dynasty, with the large-scale use of firearms, guerrilla tactics that mainly used bows and arrows to kill the enemy became increasingly difficult to use.

As a result, the traditional cavalry charge reappeared on the battlefield, and the spear, which had been silent for hundreds of years, once again became the cavalry's main weapon against the enemy.

But even in such a situation, Wang Tizhong actually threw away the only long-handled weapon in his hand. Even if he was carrying a close-range weapon such as a battle blade, how could he protect his body?
Seeing this, the few infantrymen in front of Wang Tizhong launched a fierce attack, but those who were farther away had already realized his true intention.

"Your Highness!"

"careful!"

"Escort!"

In a flash, bursts of shouts broke out from all over the battlefield.

But it was easy to make a sound but difficult to move. The lance went straight towards Zhu Cilang's face like a flash of silver lightning. Although the people around wanted to take its place, in the end they could only watch as the distance between it and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince became shorter and shorter.

despair.

At this time, Wan Yuanji was even more desperate than Wang Tizhong before.

Earlier, when King Yongning led the remnants of his troops to retreat to Ganzhou, he felt that the situation in Jiangxi had reached a point of no return. The subsequent arrival of reinforcements from various tribes brought some hope to Wan Yuanji, who was determined to sacrifice his life for his country.

But who would have thought that this group of people had been causing trouble over various trivial matters since arriving in Ganzhou, and in the end it all turned into a blatant fight.

The enemy was at the gates of the city, and this was what it looked like inside.

Although Wan Yuanji had been running around trying to avert this disaster, his heart turned completely cold after seeing the reactions of the generals.

In the original history, the Ganzhou troops did launch a very effective counterattack.

Just after achieving some minor results, all kinds of internal conflicts broke out at once.

In the end, due to a series of internal conflicts, the results of the war that thousands of soldiers exchanged for their lives were wasted. Wan Yuanji, Yang Tinglin and others had to retreat to Ganzhou again and died in this city.

Although Wan Yuanji at that time was not as completely desperate as in history, if you look closely, his mood was essentially the same, with only a slight difference in degree.

But the Crown Prince who was the regent of the Ming Dynasty suddenly appeared at that time. He not only suppressed the various tribes, but also used his own prestige to encourage the infantry to withstand the attack of the Tatar cavalry.

Seeing that the cavalry's momentum had slowed down and their morale was high, they felt that a great victory that would reverse the situation was about to be achieved. Even though Wan Yuanji was still tied up with ropes, he still shouted in unison with the soldiers.

At this moment, a shot like silver lightning suddenly attacked.

Watching this situation from afar, even though Wan Yuanji had experienced many storms and waves, he was still shocked and felt dizzy.

That's it.

It is really that God does not bless the Ming Dynasty!

It's rare to have such a wise ruler, but he still can't avoid being envied by God!
That's it.

Then I will go with His Highness here.

It can be regarded as a fulfillment of the relationship between the monarch and his subject, which only involved a few words.

With this in mind, Wan Yuanji no longer tried to steady himself, but when he felt himself falling to the ground, he heard a loud shout coming from nearby, followed by a dragon's roar.

"Victory!!!"

"Victory!!!"

"Victory!!!"

As the qi and blood circulated, the darkness in front of Wanyuanji's eyes was gradually dispelled by light.

After he struggled to get up from the ground, he saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still sitting upright on his horse, while the cavalry general who had thrown the spear earlier had fled in panic.

"Stop the thief! Don't let him come back to reinforce our camp!"

"Understood! Guns!"

Although Wan Yuanji did not witness the entire process of the situation, when the Crown Prince gave the order, he saw Hu Yiqing, with empty hands, snatch a spear from a soldier while taking the order.

In such a situation, how could he not think that it was Hu Yiqing who could throw a spear and pierce a person from 20 to 30 steps away who had played a role? His heart immediately relaxed and he sat down on the ground with a thud.

"Wan Sheng!"

The soldiers in the field, regardless of whether they were from the Ming or Qing dynasties, were all veterans who had fought for many years. When they saw the Qing general turn around and flee, they did not stop their actions, but shouted "Victory!" in their mouths.

Obviously, in their view, they had already won the battle, and the rest were just "trivial matters" such as clearing out the remaining soldiers and cleaning up the battlefield.

This situation gradually spread throughout the place as the Qing cavalry fled on horseback.

In the end, this cry of victory even overwhelmed everything else, as if it was the only sound in the world.

"Victory!!!"

"Victory!!!"

"Victory!!!"

"Gentlemen!"

Everything in the world has its own interdependence. Just when the cheers reached its peak with no sign of abating, Zhu Cilang slowly raised his hand. Then, the cheers seemed to be suddenly cut off by something, and the scene suddenly became quiet.

“This palace!
In the name of the Crown Prince who is the Regent of the Ming Dynasty!
Give you a camp number!
Rock!! Stone!! "

As the words fell, the already quiet battle seemed to be tinged with silence.

Most of the titles of the Ming army were given by their commanders, but this does not mean that none of them were bestowed by the emperor.

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Who would dare to say that his camp name was obtained after fighting off the cavalry charge together with the emperor?
Such honor suddenly came to him. Not to mention that everyone present was an ordinary soldier, even if Hu Maozhen himself was here, how could he face it calmly?

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The accumulation of emotions has a limit. After everyone present has gotten over the initial shock, who can suppress the excitement in their hearts?
"Long live!"

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

I was inspired. I really was inspired.

Zhu Cilang absolutely had no intention of winning people's hearts over in this way.

Honestly speaking, although he acted so resolute, as if he was sure that his presence in person could play a stabilizing role, he actually wasn't very confident until his soldiers followed him in launching a counterattack.

To put it bluntly, this group of troops were merely recruited by the army and were still in the process of reorganization. They had not experienced the test of the Battle of Jiangnan.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Cilang even stayed with Xu Renjue when he was suppressing the Jingjiang rebel king, and never joined his army at all.

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The purpose of going north this time was to relieve the siege of Ganzhou. When facing the Qing army, he did not expect Hu Maozhen to have any thoughts just based on Nikan's head.

So when Hu Maozhen explained his idea in detail, he agreed without even asking any questions.

Fortunately, Hu Maozhen’s years of being a bandit were not in vain, and he now had a clear understanding of the soldiers he had carefully selected.

After some twists and turns, the situation finally did not go astray, and the victory used to intimidate the Ganzhou troops fell into his hands as he expected.

"Your Highness! You must never personally go into battle again."

Following the sound of hurried footsteps, Wan Yuanji, covered in dirt, appeared in front of Zhu Cilang.

When he was about to lead his troops into the battle, Wan Yuanji desperately tried to stop him. In desperation, he ordered his men to tie him up, and only then was he able to stabilize the battle before it became chaotic.

He naturally didn't think he had done anything wrong, but he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed when he turned his attention to this loyal minister.

"Sir, I'm sorry, earlier."

"Your Highness, why are you saying this? Fortunately, you are here, otherwise how could we have achieved such a great victory?"

A big victory, of course it is a big victory.

Even though our infantry is twice as many as the enemy's, after understanding the whole process, who dares to say that this is not a great victory?

You know, at this point in time, the soldiers who dared to engage in close combat could already be considered the elite of the Ming army, while the Rock Camp was able to use ordinary infantry to withstand the cavalry's charge.

Winning in such a head-on way, even if someone really has bad intentions, nothing can be found.

"It's all thanks to the soldiers' dedication and General Hu's good planning. I've only been standing here for a while."

In the face of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's humility, Wan Yuanji felt that it was a bit too much, but now that things have come to this, if he continues, he will either belittle the soldiers and General Hu, or he will have to agree with His Royal Highness's words.

In this situation, he could only change the topic.

"I wonder where the General Hu that Your Highness mentioned is?"

"He led the cavalry to break the Tatar main camp."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had said this before when he ordered Hu Yiqing to pursue Wang Tizhong, but the situation suddenly changed at that time, so Wan Yuanji didn't pay too much attention to it.

Now these words came out of the mouth of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince again, and he couldn't help but be surprised at the plan and arrangement of General Hu.

When the internal strife first broke out, the generals in Ganzhou all thought that the Tartars did not have the courage to cross the city to attack, so they acted with confidence and were completely unprepared.

But who would have thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and General Hu, who came from afar, not only anticipated this.

Such arrangements were also made in response to possible choices made by the Tartars.

"May I ask, Your Highness, does General Hu need any infantry support?"

"That's not necessary. General Hu's main goal is to undermine the enemy's morale. He won't be like Wang Tizhong."

After hearing this, Wan Yuanji no longer dwelled on it, but there was still some worry in his eyes.

However, this group of people had nothing to do with Ganzhou, so he couldn't say anything more.

"I understand, but I don't know how you came from the south, Your Highness?"

After all, the two were not familiar with each other, and after the initial excitement quietly dissipated, they could only find topics to talk about business.

But this is not a secret. When Wan Yuanji asked, Zhu Cilang picked out some important points and said a few words.

But who would have thought that when Zhu Cilang mentioned the treatment of the Jingjiang Rebel King, Wan Yuanji seemed to want to say something, but in the end he was unable to speak.

"I, General Hu Yiqing, present the enemy general's head to Your Highness!"

Just as the two were talking, the sound of horse hooves gradually rang out. When Zhu Cilang looked in the direction of the sound, he saw a knight already kneeling in front of the army formation.

Normally, Zhu Cilang probably didn't care much about these things. Even after returning to Yingtian for the second time, he just stayed at the Ministry of War. Whoever wanted to see him could just inform him and he would meet them.

But Hu Yiqing didn't know all this. Besides, he had already owed the Crown Prince a life-saving favor, so he acted more cautiously.

"Come on, why are you so far away?"

"I will obey my orders."

Seeing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince waving at him, Hu Yiqing held a bloody head in one hand and handed the long and short weapons to the soldiers beside him with the other hand. After doing all this, he strode forward and walked towards His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"Your Highness, I, General Hu Yiqing, have fulfilled my mission and killed the enemy general Wang Tizhong in the southwest of Ganzhou!"

"Good good!"

Zhu Cilang said "good" three times after hearing the words. He then just glanced at the head held high by Hu Yiqing with both hands and continued, "Since I have led the army, I have only counted the military merits and not the first merits. However, this head today is that of an enemy general, so I will make an exception for you, a brave general."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

After hearing these words, even though Hu Yiqing tried his best to suppress the ecstasy in his heart, his facial expression and the involuntary expression clearly showed everyone his mood at the moment.

Do you think he is happy because he has taken the first credit?

What really made Hu Yiqing almost lose his composure was the sentence "I'll make an exception for you, a brave general."

With these words, Hu Yiqing was no longer the disliked guest soldier, but a fierce general who was "favored by the emperor".

When Hu Yiqing stood up, Zhu Cilang roughly understood his mood.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was always thoughtful, was naturally satisfied with this reaction. After his expression relaxed a little, he asked about the whole process.

If it were in the past, it would be difficult for Hu Yiqing to catch up with Wang Tizhong with the warhorse he was riding.

I don’t know if it was God’s arrangement, but Hu Yiqing was able to seize the warhorse of the Qing cavalry while fighting with them.

In addition, Wang Tizhong had to face interception by Ming army soldiers along the way, while Hu Yiqing could be said to have a smooth journey.

Under such circumstances, the final result is reasonable.

After saying this, Hu Yiqing plucked up the courage to look up at the Crown Prince.

But who knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was actually frowning and thinking, which made Hu Yiqing, a brave general who could take the head of an enemy general in the midst of thousands of troops, feel uneasy.

"Send the order! Send the head to He Tengjiao's army."

(End of this chapter)