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Chapter 999: Battle of Nanyang 9

Luo Hu's entire face was covered with blood, as if soaked in blood, making his white and weak face look very ferocious. He retreated from the front line, took a moment of rest and led his troops forward again to help more soldiers retreat. The Zhenshan Camp he led was seriously injured, with less than a thousand people left around him.

The entire battlefield was in endless melee. Looking around, there were soldiers of the two armies fighting fiercely everywhere. The shouts of "Catch Li Zicheng alive and Liu Zongmin alive" were floating. The morale of the official army was like a rainbow, and the attack was constantly intensified. More and more soldiers of the rebel army began to flee everywhere without heads and tails.

This shocked Luo Hu and also made him despair. As soon as he used his sword to kill an enemy, more people immediately came forward, endless enemies and endless officials. A long time ago, he followed Li Zicheng to fight south and north, and this was the first time he encountered such a critical situation today. He looked around and thought about how to win. Finally, he saw Sun Chuanting's big flag and the golden-armored general in the lower head. He thought for a moment, and quickly ordered his determination. He used his sword to put aside the enemy in front of him and directly led his troops to rush towards the direction of Sun Chuanting's big flag.

Basically, Hao Yaoqi on the left wing also made the same choice. He rebounded against the trend and went straight to the big flag.

Sun Chuanting put most of his troops on the front line, with only a battalion of personal guards left by his side. But these were elite soldiers in the army, who had followed him for many years. The flag formation was rigorous and the combat power was amazing. Luo Hu and Hao Yaoqi led their troops to rush over from two directions and quickly broke through the front line. A scream came out for a moment, causing chaos. This move had the effect of surprisingly defeating the enemy, but the army around Sun Chuanting quickly reacted, stabbed with guns and resisted desperately.

The two rushed to the distance from Sun Chuanting with an arrow and could no longer advance. Instead, they were surrounded by the surrounding officials. The surrounding spears and swords were stabbed and slashed, and one after another of the soldiers of the rebels died in battle. But Luo Hu and Hao Yaoqi led their troops to fight to the death, attracting a lot of troops around and reducing the pressure on the front line a lot.

Sun Chuanting's palms were covered in sweat, and his forehead was exposed, and he was furious. He pointed his sword forward, "Kill them, kill them all."

He was a Jinshi and had to make a careful plan before the battle. He used his limited troops to transfer various trespass troops from the main battlefield, and calculated the possible time for them to get news to return to the rescue. What he had to do was to completely defeat Li Zicheng's main force before the enemy reinforcements arrived. Liu Fangliang predicted his possible plan in advance, let Hao Yaoqi lead the cavalry first, and sent people to contact other trespassers, so that they could return to the rescue much earlier than Sun Chuanting had expected.

Li Guoqi's concerns were not redundant, and Sun Chuanting deceived him in order to stabilize the morale of the army. He did set up some suspicious formations on the way back to the rescue, but because of his limited military strength, he could only slow down and could not completely stop them.

Insufficient troops and food and grass have always been the main problems Sun Chuanting faced after leaving Shaanxi. In order to win, he basically turned Nanyang into an empty city. He deployed all his troops outside Nanyang City and threw them all into this battle. There was no support or reinforcements, and when he issued the order to attack the entire army, he even lost the last reserve force.

At present, the official army relies on its weak forces to squeeze the rebel army into a narrow space and always have the advantage because they trust their chief generals and have confidence in victory. However, if the rebel army appears on the back of the self-army, this confidence will completely collapse. According to the distance calculation, at most one hour, the reinforcements of the rebel army can arrive. If the rebel army cannot be defeated before this, it is probably the one who is defeated like a mountain.

Sun Chuanting was anxious, but he could not say it clearly, so he could only keep ordering urging his soldiers to attack. He began to feel a little regretful. He knew the situation of the self-armed army and felt that he knew very well about the situation of the rebel army. But he still ignored the rebel army. They were no longer the rioters who had been worn out in the clothes and insufficient training, and fled in all directions when they encountered fierce attacks. Instead, they were facing a desperate situation and continued to fight back, defending the formation to the death. Support each other, so as to gain time for the withdrawal of friendly troops. If he hadn't prepared for a long time and had the advantage of the surprise attack, the battle might have been defeated long ago. The situation was critical, but at least for the moment, the self-armed army still had an advantage. If he could not win this time, it would be difficult to have such an opportunity next time. The more desperate situation, Sun Chuanting's mind became stronger and he vowed to completely kill Li Zicheng. He did not leave any retreat for himself, and personally swung his sword and fought forward.

Li Zicheng was in the back formation and surrounded by generals. Li Yanqing broke into the king's flag in front of him to stabilize the morale of the army, attracted the most attention of the official army, and made him very stable here. However, as the official army continued to rush forward, the distance between each other became closer. Feather arrows continued to fall around him, and soldiers were shot into arrows and rushed to the ground.

Song Xiance sent people from behind and spoke quietly in Li Zicheng's ear. He found a shallow ten miles north. If the war fails, he can cross the river directly from there. But looking at the soldiers fighting in front of him, how could he go? He was defeated in Shangluo Mountain before and returned to the original state after several years. This battle is larger than before. Once the war is defeated, there is probably no place for him to live or die in the world. He looked up at the sky. The sunlight was pale and the dark clouds gathered, as if it was about to rain. He closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, and made up his mind. "Play the drum command, reinforcements will arrive immediately, let the brothers persevere for a while. I will stay here and live and die with the soldiers."

The sound of the mighty war drums was like thunder, and the roar continued. The cavalry was no longer formed, dozens of people were in a group, hundreds of people were in a cluster, fighting each other in an interlaced manner. Infantrymen were arranged in a formation, guarding each other, shielding each other, slashing their shields, stabbing guns, and using all the weapons they could use to kill the enemy. The feather arrows were like rain, and they were covered in black, and they were densely sprayed at all enemies. The muskets thumped and hit the armor, and a ball of blood mist rose.

The ground was full of dead bodies, yellow sand flew, blood splattered. The sound of fighting was dull and low, and the flags flew and broke. The team was not in a team, and they were not in a row. The enemy and us were intertwined, and there was only endless chopping and fighting.

Several wolf smokes soared into the sky, and drizzled drizzle fell from the sky. Sun Chuanting looked up at the sky, his expression full of reluctance. Since he saw Yuan Zongdi's reinforcements arrive, he knew that he was defeated this time. Cao Bianjiao was still intercepting him desperately, but the morale of the army had dispersed and he couldn't hold on for long.
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