The Ming defenders on the east wall of Zunhua City saw the Zhengbai Banner Han army that was about to attack. Although their combat skills were not as good as those of the enemy and their number was far inferior to that of their opponents, no one could defeat their determination to defend their homes and resist to the end. With the Ming gunners on the city wall almost completely lost under the attack of the female real Red Flag archer and fierce arrows, other Ming soldiers defending the city also suffered heavy casualties in this offensive and defensive battle. The young and strong people who could not use cannons naturally became the main force of the defending city. The young and strong people could not use cannons, but they roughly knew that * could defend the enemy, and more than twenty barrels left in the city wall were left by the young and strong people.

They were wondering why so many buckets were thrown down by the city walls and did not explode. The injured Ming army, who knew a little more common sense than the young and strong, picked up wooden strips with residual fire on the ground and threw them down. At this time, the dead soldiers of the Zhengbai Banner had already lie on the city wall and slashed at the defenders with a sword. These dead soldiers were not only skilled in combat, but also wore three and three armors. They climbed up the city wall and killed people when they saw them. The young and strong people had arrived in great difficulty in dealing with the dead soldiers on one city wall. The Ming army swords picked up by the young and strong people could not cut through the armor on the enemy, but were chopped away by the enemy's heads.

When five or six dead soldiers rushed to the top of the city, the barrel that was left behind by the young and strong people finally exploded. This continuous barrel exploded, exploding under the city wall into a sea of ​​fire. Hundreds of long siege ladders collapsed with the continuous explosion, and the Han army of Zhengbai Banner who was siege on the ladder smashed down like dumplings. Many wooden barrels were exposed due to the breaking, and the explosion shock waves of other wooden barrels ignited these. The rolling smoke was accompanied by several meters of flames swallowing the Jurchen traitor's body.

Several Han flag soldiers who were about to lie on the top of the city were alertly discarding the sword before falling down the long ladder, clutching the bricks and stones of the city wall with their hands. After trampling their feet for a while, they wanted to find a support point as soon as possible. However, the young and strong on the city wall still found these pairs of black and dirty hands. When dealing with such dogs, the people picked up a broken brick from the ground and patted them on their hands. In fact, it would not take much force to slap the bricks, which could make Ming Ting, who had ten fingers connected to the heart, give up his last resistance. They howled in pain and fell into the sea of ​​fire under the city wall.

*The fire caused by the fire burned the wooden ladder, and the air was filled with the stench of burnt human flesh and corpses. The fire under the city wall also prevented the access of the subsequent troops of the Zhengbai Banner Han Army. The six dead soldiers of the Zhengbai Banner Han Army remaining on the city wall were beaten by hundreds of Ming and young and strong people without support. As the saying goes, both hands cannot match the punches of many people. No matter how powerful a person is, it is impossible for him to attack more than ten people at the same time. These six dead soldiers, wearing three layers of armor, were also chopped up by random knives in an instant.

The female real red flag archers under the city wall were no longer threatened by artillery, and they lined up in a shooting formation to shoot arrows on the city wall. The wolf-toothed arrow, which was like a black cloud, devoured the living life on the Zunhua city wall. The Jurchens' archery method of covering the enemy and us caused major casualties. Although the Zunhua army was facing a crisis, the situation on the battlefield on the east wall was beneficial to the defenders. Wang Yuanya, the governor who watched the battle in front of the archery tower in the east, dispatched people from the city to strengthen the forces on the city wall, while organizing civilians to transport powerful weapons such as rolling woods, thunderstones, and guarding the city.

At this moment, the fire suddenly surged into the sky in Zunhua City, and a chaos in the city was in chaos. Jurchens set fire everywhere in Zunhua City, causing a great loss of morale among the Zunhua defenders. Under the city wall, the Han flag soldiers took advantage of the panic of the defenders at the city wall to first put out the fire with sand and soil, and set up the long ladder to attack the city again. The Han soldiers of the White Banner of the Ants climbed up the city wall, and the enemy troops who flocked to the city first controlled the middle section of the city wall. The white-clad enemy troops drove out the red and colorful defenders, and gradually drove the Zunhua defenders to both sides.

Seeing that the situation was over, the governor Wang Yuanya sighed to the sky. He walked down the city wall and returned to his governor's yamen in the chaos. He saw his wife in the backyard. The two of them took a long time ago with no words. They looked at each other and saw a look of pain and hope in each other's eyes, and then hung the white silk onto the beam of the house with peace and calmness. The child that Wang Yuanya and his wife were most worried about had escaped from the sea of ​​suffering. They were unwilling to be humiliated by Jiannu. They wanted to achieve loyalty to the emperor and the Ming Dynasty by taking righteousness.

Governor Wang Yuanya and his wife committed suicide and made justice, which also meant the fall of Zunhua City. As more and more Jurchen Tartars attacked Zunhua City, Zunhua was also in panic. The fires soared into the sky, the people who were crying and fleeing, and the bloodthirsty killing Tartars turned the beautiful Zunhua border into hell on earth. Especially those Han army flag soldiers who were once the Ming people, they could be expressed by beasts to treat their compatriots. Killing, setting fire, looting, and rape, their actions were even more cruel than their Jurchen Master.

The Zhao Ruijiao Department, who came to rescue, did not know the news of the fall of Zunhua City, so they still rushed towards Zunhua with all their might. After Zhao led the cavalry of the sect to arrive at Santun Camp, Zhu Guoyan, the general general of the Santun Camp, refused Zhao's leadership of the sect to enter the city to repair. Zhu Guoyan was now anxious and anxious. Although he was the general, he had only 5,000 troops under his command. Just this little man had been making money, so he suppressed the officers and soldiers to make his prestige ruined. If Zhao Ruijiao's sect to enter the city to repair, he would not be able to take out the grain and silver.

Zhao Ruojiao received news that Zhu Guoyan was not allowed to enter the city to repair it, and there was no way. Zunhua City was in danger. Zhao Ruojiao could only gather the front army to continue on the road. Zhao Ruojiao was still familiar with the terrain of Zunhua. He knew that Zunhua was full of mountains and a dangerous place where soldiers could be hidden everywhere. However, his soldiers were anxious and their families were still looking forward to their rescue in Zunhua. The common sense that the morale of the army should not be vented. How could Zhao Ruojiao, the chief general of the army, not know about it, so the Zhao Ruojiao, who had become a tired soldier, set off again.

Thirty miles ahead of Zhao's sect, the Jurchens tens of thousands of troops were opening their pockets waiting for them to drill. The Jurchen scout Eagle discovered Zhao's reinforcements yesterday. Dorgon, the Jurchen general who had already explored the terrain here, decided to encircle and annihilate Zhao's sect. Although Dorgon was about the same age as Zhang Ping'an, the commander of the Possess Army, his overall view was not inferior to Zhang Ping'an. The Jurchen inlaid red flag led by Beile Yuetuo was almost defeated after the battle with the Possess Army in Kuaicao Valley north of Hasensumu.

The morale of the Jurchen Red Flag Army can be said to be the worst among the Eight Banners. As the Zhao Rujiao Department, which had strong combat effectiveness in encirclement and annihilation of the Ming army, the Jurchen Red Flag was still a little afraid to fight. In order to boost the morale of the Red Flag, Dorgon ambushed the Jurchen Red Flag in the valley to the north, and the main force of the attack naturally fell on the Huangqio flag he led. As for his brother Bele Ajige, he brought the Han army blue flag to block the north. After receiving the news that the Zhao Rujiao Department did not do any repairs and attacked with all his strength, Dorgon was very surprised. It is said that the Zhao Rujiao Department would have to rest for two days before he could have the energy to welcome the war.

Dorgon, who was standing on the north mountain of Qijiazhuang on the east side of Zunhua, looked at the ambush battlefield he chose, and silently deduced the results of the battle in his heart. Qijiazhuang is a small village located in the valley, located on the south side of the official road from Zunhua to Santunying. The terrain is not very open but not cramped. Dorgon's white and quiet round face and straight nose on his wool whiskers give people a heroic impression. His sharp eyes like an eagle scanned the battlefield to examine what shortcomings were there in the layout.

Dorgon believed that the Eight Banners of Jurchen armor was neat and bright, which could improve his morale on the battlefield. However, things always had advantages and disadvantages. The biggest problem with bright armor on the battlefield was that it was not easy to hide, and the enemy could find whereabouts from a distance. The old Jurchen opponent, the Ponu Army, seemed much stronger in this regard. The Ponu Army's armor was still dark and was extremely difficult to be discovered in the morning and dusk. Even in the snowy snow field, the Ponu Army even equipped each soldier with a white camouflage cloak.

The elusive mountain and forest troops of the Pou Nu Army have done a lot of effort in disguise. The Jurchens have killed some scouts of this army. Judging from the captured disguise costumes, the Jurchens cannot afford to be equipped at all. Judging from the equipment of the Pou Nu Army, it is very difficult to defeat the Pou Nu Army. Moreover, as long as the Pou Nu Army fights against the Jurchens, they always fight until the last moment. The Jurchens almost never catch a living Pou Nu Army officer and soldier. Even if the Pou Nu Army is seriously injured and captured, they will go on a hunger strike.

The Jurchen scout once caught a seriously injured soldier from the Pou Nu Army in Qingsongling. They clearly saw his desire for life in the soldier, but they still couldn't stop the soldier from dying on a hunger strike. According to the soldier's brief talk, the punishment of the Jurchens compared with the punishment of Zhang Dashen was the punishment of children. Therefore, the Jurchens realized that the punishment of the fox and wolf in the grassland was terrifying. Nowadays, the target of the Jurchens' learning and imitation was their opponent, the Pou Nu Army. As for the shameless commander of the Pou Nu Army in the war, Zhang Ping'an became the most respected person by the Jurchens' leaders of the Beile.

Today Dorgon learned the tactics of the Po Slave Army. He asked five thousand archers inlaid with yellow flags to ambush on both sides of the official road. The ambush took off his bright white armor and put on a gray leather robe that was not easy to be discovered. Dorgon also ordered the leather robe to be covered with soil and tied to his body with dead grass and branches. Although this method cannot be used for a long time, its hidden effect is quite obvious. As long as the scout is not close to thirty feet, he can hardly notice the hidden ambush of the Zhengbai Banner.

The main force of the female real white flag was more than 20,000 people, hiding five miles away from the east and west sides of Qijiazhuang. Anyway, the Zhengbai Banner is a cavalry army, and it doesn't take long to enter the battlefield. The female real red flag had 30,000 cavalry hidden in the valley six miles away from the northeast, and joined the army of the general attack when the Zhengbai Banner cavalry attacked. Yue Tuo was very grateful to Dorgon's arrangement. Dorgon's arrangement of the Red Flag cavalry in this way could not only help the Red Flag soldiers escape from the shadow of many defeats, but also boost morale in a short period of time.
Chapter completed!