Chapter One Thousand Six Hundred and Fifty Four: The bloody battle in Xuzhou
When he heard that the Ming army was really coming out of the city to pursue him, Zhu Di's face was filled with uncontrollable excitement.
Both hands suddenly grabbed Zhu Neng's arm, trembling with excitement, "Did you see clearly, did the Ming army really leave the city? Is it a small Ming army or the main force?"
"It looks like there are tens of thousands of troops, they should be the main force of the Ming army." Zhu Neng couldn't make any arbitrary judgments, he could only tell the truth.
But even so, Zhu Di was very happy, "Haha, tens of thousands of Ming troops are already good. Eating this Ming army is enough to give Han Du heartache!"
"Give me the order, please hide your title, horses and hooves for me, so that the Ming army cannot detect it!"
Xu Chengfei led the Shanzi Battalion and 30,000 cavalry and approached Jiuli Mountain along the official road.
Shanzi Camp has been expanded many times and now has more than 30,000 people. This is a camp that completely uses firearms, and it is also a camp that the Ming Dynasty used firearms to the extreme.
"Hurry, hurry, Yan Jun is in front, hurry!" .??.
There were constant cavalry shouting back and forth, urging the army to move at a high speed.
Xu Chengfei was riding on horseback and looked at both sides of the official road in front of him. Two hills were growing forward like giant arms.
These two hills are not high, but their location is extremely conducive to charging from a high position. Especially the cavalry, charging down from the hills, can maximize their speed when approaching the official road.
Xu Chengfei looked at the official road extending into Jiuli Mountain with a sneer on his lips.
"Come here!"
A messenger rode over and said, "What are your orders, Lord Marquis?"
"Give me the order and send out the scouting horses immediately to see where the Yan bandits' army has arrived?"
"yes!"
The fifty riders immediately rushed forward and rushed directly towards the opposite side of Jiuli Mountain.
On Zhu Di's side, everyone watched a group of cavalry rush into Jiuli Mountain, rushing north without stopping.
"Prince"
Zhu Di glared at the general without hesitation, "Does this need to be said? Of course, let them pass."
The fifty-horse Ming army rushed out of Jiuli Mountain and saw a large number of Yan troops heading north on the official road in the distance. They immediately turned around and went back to report to Xu Chengfei.
Seeing Fifty Cavalry turn back so quickly, Zhu Di laughed happily, "Haha, it seems that the Ming army was fooled!"
Zhu Di clearly saw that after the fifty cavalry returned to the Ming army, the Ming army's advance speed suddenly accelerated, obviously trying to get rid of "his own army" in front.
Feng Sheng was a little confused at first. Logically speaking, since he wanted to pursue, all the cavalry was naturally the best. Like now, if there are infantry among the cavalry, it will slow down the cavalry, so how can they pursue it?
However, seeing that the Ming army was chasing very urgently and that the cavalry and infantry were almost out of touch, Feng Sheng's doubts were put to rest again.
> "Hmph! It is true that there is no hero in the world. He made Zhu Zi famous. If Han Du uses his troops like this, he is simply seeking death in front of me!"
Zhu Di's eyes widened and he stared nervously, refusing to let go of the slightest movement of the Ming army. Until the Ming army crossed the middle of Jiuli Mountain and continued to move towards the north, there was no stopping at all.
Zhu Di suddenly jumped up, pulled out his sword, stood on the hill and shouted, "Attack the entire army, kill!"
"kill"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
As the horn sounded, dense crowds of people instantly stood up on the hills on both sides. The Yan army cavalry took the lead, attacking from the left and right towards the Ming army in the middle!
When Xu Chengfei heard the movement, a trace of pride flashed in his eyes.
Sure enough, Zhu Di laid an ambush in Jiuli Mountain, but the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is behind. Zhu Di, you miscalculated!
However, when Xu Chengfei heard the thunder of horse hooves, he saw the cavalry swooping towards him.
Immediately ordered, "Expand as planned and prepare to fight!"
The cavalrymen who had been escorting the two sides of the mountain camp heard the sound of the horn and immediately opened the leather bags on their horses' buttocks, turned around and ran towards the center to gather together.
Countless caltrops were scattered on the ground from the pockets, and these caltrops were connected with wires to form strings. Each cavalryman carried hundreds of strings of caltrops, six in each string.
There are thirty thousand cavalry, and the caltrops scattered are enough to cover the entire land around Shanzi Camp for a hundred feet.
When Shanziying entered Jiuli Mountain, they had been secretly preparing for ambushes on both sides.
The moment he received the order, he put the cannon directly on the ground. Without waiting for the order to come, he directly loaded the gunpowder and fired!
"boom!"
As the first cannon fired, a series of roars sounded.
"Damn it! Did Handu really put wheels on the cannon?" Zhu Di had seen a cannon of this shape, but what he saw at that time was a simple version with wooden wheels, which couldn't run fast at all.
Now these are complete versions of iron wheels. As long as the drag force is strong enough, it is not impossible to keep up with the speed of the cavalry.
But now, no matter what happens, Zhu Di can only grit his teeth and bear it!
The Shanzi Battalion's only ability was to maximize the output firepower of its firearms. The intensive firepower combined with the caltrops on the ground temporarily suppressed the charge of the Yan Army's cavalry. This was simply a miracle.
Zhu Di panicked, and then roared, "Kill! Charge over! The one who succeeds first will be made a marquis!"
Although the firepower of Shanziying is fierce, but
After all, it did not occupy a favorable position, and casualties soon began to appear. And more and more soldiers were injured and killed, blood and bullets flew together, and gun smoke and fishy wind were the same.
Brutal fighting filled the entire valley, and the battle reached its climax as soon as it began.
"Hold on! Hold on!" Xu Chengfei roared to boost morale, "Zhenguo Zheng is leading troops to surround them. As long as we grit our teeth and hold on, the Yan army will be defeated!"
"The Yan army will be defeated!"
"The Yan army will be defeated!"
"The Yan army will be defeated!"
The fierce war drums were beating like raindrops, inspiring the hearts of the Ming soldiers.
"The one who makes the first contribution will be granted a title! Kill! Kill! Kill."
Seeing the fierce resistance of the Ming army, Zhu Di simply raised his sword and ordered the entire army to press forward!
The Ming army was like an isolated island in a flat lake, and the Yan army from all directions desperately besieged it.
Just as Zhu Di was riding his horse down the hill, he subconsciously turned back and saw a scene that he would never forget.
I saw densely packed cavalry emerging from the hill where he was originally standing. These cavalry were like a silent mountain forest, swooping towards him without saying a word. Even the iron hooves that should have been clanking were now being beaten by the Yan army's cavalry.
The charge was completely covered.
If Zhu Di hadn't turned around and glanced back, he might not have even noticed the cavalry rushing behind him!
"Enemy attack!"
Hearing Zhu Di's roar, Zhang Yu, who was following him, subconsciously raised his head.
"Enemy attack? Where are the enemies? Aren't our enemies in front?"
Zhang Yu followed Zhu Di's gaze and looked behind him, and his face instantly turned as white as snow.
"Your Majesty, let's go!" Zhang Yu immediately grabbed Zhu Di's reins with a big hand and pulled hard, causing the horse to turn its head to the north.
Such a huge movement naturally woke up others.
Feng Sheng turned around and saw the cavalry swarming over like locusts. His expression changed greatly, "Trap, this is Han Du's plan!"
At this time, Feng Sheng suddenly realized that perhaps he had always underestimated Han Du. This man's careful thoughts and deep plans were far beyond his imagination!
Zhu Di recovered from his panic and shouted, "Break through to the north, let's go!"
"Woo! Woo!"
The Yan army, which was desperately attacking Shanzi Camp, was stunned when they heard this order.
Breaking out to the north? Why break out at this time? When everyone subconsciously looked at the handsome flag behind them, everyone was panicked!
The hunter becomes the prey in an instant, and most people are unable to react in time.
Xu Chengfei keenly grasped this momentary change, "Our
The cavalry is coming, counterattack! Counterattack
!」
Different from the panic of the Yan army, the morale of the Shanzi camp surged instantly and they immediately poured out firepower towards the Yan army.
The losses suffered by the Yan army in an instant were greater than the losses they had fought for so long.
Seeing that the Ming army cavalry were biting hard, Zhang Yu immediately turned around and said, "Your Majesty, the general is here!"
"Shimei! Shimei" Zhu Di subconsciously reached back and tried to catch Zhang Yu, but only grabbed his back.
"Your Majesty, let's go, let's go!" Feng Sheng saw that Zhu Di was about to turn around, so he quickly stopped him, and together with Zhu Neng, he controlled the horses and rushed north.
Zhang Yu gave an order, and a large number of cavalry actually gathered beside him. Without stopping for a moment, Zhang Yu immediately led the cavalry to counterattack towards the Ming army.
Han Du was standing on a hill on horseback, looking at Zhu Di who was about to be bitten by him, but was suddenly cut off by a group of Yan Army cavalry.
Moreover, these Yan army cavalry were extremely brave and fought to the death, blocking the charge in an instant.
Seeing Zhu Di fleeing further and further away, Han Du couldn't help but sigh in his heart at Zhu Di's good luck. Jiuli Mountain was divided into two sides, and Zhu Di happened to be on the side of his attack.
Han Du's family knew his own affairs, and he didn't know how to command the cavalry at all. Instead of having his cavalry commanded blindly by himself, it would be better to hand it over directly to the generals below.
But obviously, the capabilities of the generals below are not as good as those of the Yan army. Even if they have an absolute numerical advantage, they cannot break through the opponent's interception at once.
Fortunately, the number of battles plays a decisive role. Although the Yan Army cavalry resisted fiercely, they were eventually submerged in the tide.
But at this moment, Zhu Di had already fled to the northern mountain pass.
The Yan army originally guarding the mountain pass was already fighting with the surrounding Ming army cavalry.
Qiu Fu saw Zhang Yu behind him being submerged, and the Ming cavalry charged again.
In desperation, he galloped his horse and roared, "Rush over and fight for the prince's life!"
It has to be said that the Yanshan Guards were very loyal to Zhu Di. They sacrificed their lives one by one, exchanged blood for blood and life for life, and finally killed the surrounding Ming army cavalry.
"puff!"
Qiu Fu spit out a large mouthful of blood. He rushed to the front and was the most severely injured. After he broke through the obstacles of the Ming army, he felt his eyes were in a trance and fell down from his horse.
"Qiu Fu! Qiu Fu!" Zhu Di stopped his horse and immediately held Qiu Fu's upper body in his arms.
Qiu Fu opened his eyes weakly and vomited out a large mouthful of blood, dyeing all the royal robes on Zhu Di's chest red.
He smiled slightly at Zhu Di, grabbed his arm, and used his last strength to "Let's go!"