Qin Liangyu married Ma Qiancheng, Shizhu’s Xuanfu envoy, at the beginning of this year. Ma Qiancheng’s family is a hereditary chieftain in Shizhu County, eastern Sichuan. It is said that they are descendants of Ma Yuan, the Fubo general of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Ma Qiancheng is older than Qin Liangyu Two years old, he is only 22 years old this year, but he has already succeeded his father as the Shizhu Xuanfu envoy.
The Ma family has been operating in Shizhu County for many years, and the local soldiers under their command are very capable. Ma Qiancheng himself is also brave and good at fighting. When Qin Liangyu married, he brought as a dowry two thousand "white pole soldiers" who used white wax poles to defeat enemies. , which further enhanced the strength of the Shizhu Army.
This time, the imperial court transferred Ye Mengxiong, the governor of Guizhou, to serve as the governor of Pinggui, and also transferred the Ming army from Sichuan and Liaodong to participate in the war. Sichuan sent 20,000 soldiers, including Ma Qiancheng's 5,000 stone pillar soldiers. Because the stone pillar soldiers were Ye Mengxiong, the most powerful Sichuan army transferred this time, asked Ma Qiancheng to be appointed as the chief military officer of the Sichuan rebel army, and Qin Liangyu became the deputy chief military officer, which was like opening a mom-and-pop shop.
After Ye Mengxiong led the Sichuan Army to Xi'an, the Liaodong Army also arrived under the command of General Li Rusong. Ye Mengxiong heard the news that Kuaibai led Litu to besiege Pinglu City, and immediately arranged for Li Rusong to attack the forts on the South Road of Ningxia and let Ma Qian He led 20,000 Sichuan troops northward to reinforce Pinglu City.
Ma Qiancheng himself was quite brave, but his strategy was weak, while Qin Liangyu was wise and courageous. During the process of going north, Qin Liangyu suggested that Kuaibai and Zhulitu might not know the news about the Sichuan army going north, and whether they could take advantage of this A short period of ignorance can catch someone off guard and cause a greater blow to the other party.
Ma Qiancheng accepted his wife's suggestion and ordered the army to arrive near Pinglu City in a hidden manner. He also sent a general to Pinglu City to meet Xiao Ruxun and report the news.
When the Sichuan Army general arrived at Pinglu City, Xiao Ruxun and Su Hao were discussing a night attack on the Tatar camp. Hearing that reinforcements had arrived, Xiao Ruxun immediately decided to change the original night attack plan. To expand, first, Su Hao's artillery and musketeers were mobilized to assist in the battle; second, the Sichuan army set up an ambush in the west of Pinglu City, and after rushing into camp, he led the Tatar army into the ambush circle and annihilated it in one fell swoop.
Everything went as designed by Xiao Ruxun. Zhulitu fell into the trap and led his troops into the trap set by Ma Qiancheng. With 20,000 fresh troops to ambush 5,000 Tatar cavalry, Ma Qian had an advantage in terms of strength. The 5,000 stone pillar soldiers they rode had good combat effectiveness, enough to compete with the Tatar cavalry. Although the rest of the Sichuan soldiers were considered "war scum". But when fighting downwind, they held long spears and stabbed people nearby. This kind of thing It can still be done.
The thousand musketeers supported by Su Hao can also play a special role. They can use their muskets to attack the enemy from a distance, causing the Tatar cavalry to suffer certain losses during the charge. At the same time, they can also effectively dampen the morale of the enemy.
Ma Qiancheng and Qin Liangyu came to the front line to command in person. Just when they encountered the rabbit who came forward to challenge, Qin Liangyu had already been itching for a long time. Seeing such an opportunity, there was no reason why he should not step forward to challenge.
"Big Chief, the Ming army is overwhelming. We were attacked in a hurry, and it will be disadvantageous to fight for a long time. I will hold off the Ming army on behalf of the Big Chief. Big Chief, please lead the men to break through!" Wu En jumped forward on his horse and shouted to Litu.
"No, there is no reason to retreat without a fight. Wait until I kill this female general before retreating!" Zhuli Rabbit was too embarrassed to sheath the sword. If he broke through at this time, even if he ran out, he would not be attacked in the future. What a joke? Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, picked up the sword, and prepared to rush forward to fight Qin Liangyu again.
"impeach!"
There was only a gunshot, and Zhulitu felt a sharp pain in his arm. He could no longer hold the sword and fell to the foot of the horse. He looked up and saw Ma Qiancheng on the side holding a blunderbuss. , the gun’s muzzle was still emitting light smoke.
"Ming Gou..." Zhuli Rabbit was furious. How could you fight like this? We had agreed to compete in martial arts, but why did he even take out his gun?
"Husband!" Qin Liangyu also turned around, with a displeased look on his face, "Why did you take out the musket I gave you and use it? You want to kill this chieftain as your wife."
Ma Qiancheng chuckled and said: "Didn't you say that Su Hao used this thing to help you defeat the enemy the year before last? My husband also wants to try it. This thing is really easy to use."
"Isn't that a victory without force?" Qin Liangyu looked back at the injured rabbit, and for a moment he had no desire to step forward to challenge.
These two couples were showing off their affection, and Zhuli Rabbit couldn't stand it anymore. Wu En rushed forward, blocked Zhuli Rabbit behind him, and shouted loudly: "Big boss, retreat quickly, I will kill these hateful people for you." Han dog!"
"Just you?" Qin Liangyu sneered and stabbed with a spear. Wu En was also holding a big spear in his hand and immediately swung the spear to block. Qin Liangyu's martial arts is inherited from his family, and he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he is talented. , extremely powerful. After a few rounds, Qin Liangyu made a feint, and the tip of the spear stabbed Wu En's chest, and a stream of blood spurted out.
"Big boss, leave quickly!"
Seeing Wu En being stabbed off his horse by Qin Liangyu, the soldiers around Zhuli Rabbit were divided into two groups. One group stepped forward to stop Qin Liangyu at the same time, while the other group protected the injured Zhuli Rabbit and fled.
Seeing the enemy soldiers coming forward, Ma Qiancheng put away his musket, held a long spear and faced the enemy together with his wife. The soldiers around the couple also swarmed up, and soon they killed more than a dozen powerful rabbits who were responsible for blocking the enemy. The soldiers beheaded them all.
"Cover the big leader and break out quickly!"
The Tatar army was completely in disarray. Several captains who were directing the battle gave orders loudly, and then fled in a hurry with their subordinates in the name of protecting Litu. The Ming troops on both sides came down from the mountains to cover up the Tatar army. He had no intention of fighting back and just urged the horse to run wildly. The rabbit was injured and had no ability to control the team. He could only run out of the valley in embarrassment under the protection of his own soldiers.
"Big leader, the road back to the camp is blocked by the Ming army. The Ming army blocks our way with firecrackers. We can't rush through!" Captain Gegen ran panting on his horse and reported to Litu.
"Trash, charge as hard as you can, the Ming army's firecrackers can't possibly kill so many of us!" Zhulitu roared.
"Big leader, we don't have many people left." Gergen reminded.
Zhulitu raised his head and looked around, only to realize that the number of Tatar cavalry who had escaped from the encirclement with him was less than a thousand. The remaining people either died fighting in the valley, or surrendered to the Ming army, and some came from other directions. If you break out of the encirclement, you will naturally not run back loyally to join him again.
"Ge Gen, you lead a hundred cavalry, bypass the blockade of the Ming army, and return to the camp to report the news. I will give you my scabbard, and you will be responsible for commanding the troops." Zhu Litu took off the scabbard from his waist, Give it to Gergen and explain to him.
"Big leader, what about you?" Gergen asked.
Zhulitu said: "I will lead the remaining soldiers and rush north through the border wall to divert the Ming army."
"Okay..." Ge Gen accepted Zhuli Rabbit's arrangement angrily. He knew in his heart that the so-called luring away the Ming army was just a way for Zhuli Rabbit to put money on his face. He was clearly abandoning the large army and escaping back to the grassland alone. , and what else to say to attract the enemy.
"Big Chief, please tell me how our team in the camp should act." Gergen asked again.
Zhulitu said: "The Ming army has arrived. With the strength of Kuai Bai, he is definitely no match for the Ming army. He will be wiped out sooner or later. We will not go through this muddy water. After you return to the camp, Immediately order the entire army to move out, withdraw from the border wall, and return to the grassland, where I will wait for you."
"As ordered!" Gergen agreed, ordered a hundred close soldiers, and rode out sideways on horseback.
Jilitu asked the remaining generals to gather up the remaining soldiers, reorganize them into seven or eight hundred-man teams, establish a command system, and then turn around and drive north. The Ming army only wanted to prevent Litu from returning to the camp, but did not have the ability to send him back to the camp. To encircle and annihilate them, we could only let him lead his army northward, cross the border wall, and return to the grassland.
Gergen led his troops southward, and after he was sure that the Ming army's blocking position had been bypassed, he then turned east and returned to the Tatar camp. When he entered the camp, he found that people in the camp were already panic-stricken. After further inquiries, Several thousand captains did not wait for Litu's order, so they led their thousands of troops, packed their things and left the camp. Those who stayed told Gergen that those people were walking northeast and apparently fled back to the grassland. .
It turned out that during the fierce battle between Zhulitu and the Ming army, the Tatars in the camp were watching the movement in the northwest. They saw the sky over there reflected red by torches. The experienced generals saw the scale of this red light. It is speculated that a battle involving tens of thousands of people is taking place there. The men and horses brought by Jingli Tu are only 5,000, so the others are naturally the Ming army. If the Ming army has tens of thousands of people and they set up ambushes at night to wait for work, this The outcome of the battle is conceivable.
In this case, those captains who were far away from Zhulitu were no longer willing to wait here to bury Zhulitu. They decided to leave this place of right and wrong quickly while the war was still over. Those who stayed, They were soldiers from some tribes that were relatively close to the Zhulitu tribe. They were worried that if Zhulitu escaped, he would come back to the grassland to settle accounts with them, so they did not dare to leave without permission.
Seeing Gergen returning with Litu's scabbard, everyone gathered around and asked about the situation of the battle.
"Ming Gou set up a trick and besieged us with a hundred thousand people. The leader personally met the enemy and killed Ming Gou's five generals and ten generals. In the end, he was outnumbered and suffered some minor injuries. In order to preserve his strength, The big leader has led his troops to leave and return to the grassland. Before leaving, he handed me the scabbard and asked me to come back and deliver his order." Gegen was talking nonsense.
Everyone automatically filtered out Gergen's boastful words. Even if they had a horse's head, they could still imagine what it would be like to lose this battle with Litu, so that he ran away. What they cared about most was the effort. How does Rabbit arrange the remaining teams?
"The big leader said that there is no need for us Tatars to get involved in the fight between the Ming people. So, he asked me to pass the order. The whole army immediately set up camp and retreated to the grassland, so that both Ming people and Yi Bai could lose. Yes." Gergen finally said what everyone wanted to hear most.
"Long live the big boss!"
The generals shouted sincerely, and without waiting for Gergen to say anything else, they rushed back to direct their men to dismantle the tents, arrange the horse gear and weapons. Almost in the blink of an eye, the entire Tatar camp was completely destroyed by Gergen.
All the tents inside disappeared, and the soldiers all mounted their horses, and under the command of their respective leaders, fled swarm toward the northeast. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation at Qidian.
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