It would be really fatal to let a eunuch who doesn't know how to fight to lead an army, but it would be even more fatal to let a eunuch who knows how to fight to lead an army, because he is simply inhuman when he is ruthless.
Ordinary commanders have more or less thoughts of preserving their strength. Even if they are not commanding their own troops, they always have to talk about their love! But the eunuchs are different. In order to win the battle, they can completely ignore the casualties of the soldiers.
You can do whatever it takes without hesitation.
Unlike the eunuchs who actually led the army in the late Tang Dynasty, the eunuch leaders in the Ming Dynasty, like the civil servants, all temporarily allocated troops before the war and handed over military power after the war. Moreover, the eunuchs did not mingle with the officialdom, so what kind of romance should they consider?
All they had to do was make the emperor happy. So the eunuchs dared to be cruel and could be cruel.
As for the military attachés in the capital camp, even if they didn't sell anyone's account, they didn't dare not sell the eunuch's account! So General Zhang Shen immediately gathered 1,300 cavalry and lined up in a triangular formation and came forward.
But there was a time difference here. Luo Rucai's cavalry charged first, while Lu Jiude's cavalry charged behind. Therefore, General Zhang's triangle formation rushed towards the flank of Luo Rucai's cavalry, while the corners of Luo Rucai's cavalry ducked past.
Let’s talk about the result of the collision first. There was a blood-curdling thud and the sound of bones breaking. Many cavalrymen flew into the sky. Some of them were trampled to pieces by the cavalrymen in the back row. They were all turned upside down. Because of the disadvantage of the angle, Luo Rucai’s cavalryman was hit.
More than 300 cavalry fell over, while Lu Jiude's cavalry fell down nearly 200 cavalry. Because a large number of cavalry in front fell down, the cavalry at the bottom of the triangle on both sides tightened their reins and got out of the way.
The whole battlefield suddenly became quiet. The soldiers on both sides stopped their movements unconsciously and looked at the tragic scene. But it was not over yet. Luo Rucai's cavalry also had more than 200 cavalry at the tip, and they didn't care at all.
Behind him, a small triangle still formed and crashed into Liu Liangzuo's troops.
Because he was constantly attacking, Liu Liangzuo arranged for the front to be filled with muskets, archers, and sword and shield soldiers who were good at fighting. Therefore, under the orders and supervision of Liu Liangzuo's officers, only a few spearmen came forward.
A very thin three or four rows of gun formations were formed.
The musketeers and archers near the gun array hurriedly fired a round at the cavalry that rushed over. They were single men. As soon as they finished shooting, they immediately dropped their muskets and bows and ran away. But in such a hurry
The shooting was not accurate at all, and only one cavalry was knocked over. The cavalry in the following rows could not stop their feet in time, and four or five cavalry fell in succession.
But the cavalry formation was not affected at all. They still moved forward and slammed into the gun formation. Like a mantis blocking a car, the soldiers in the gun formation at the impact were immediately knocked away. The thin gun formation could not stop them at all.
A torrent of iron hooves ripped open a hole in the spear array, and the hole became bigger and bigger as the cavalry poured in.
But the sacrifice of these spear soldiers was worth it. They sacrificed their lives to slow down Luo Rucai's cavalry and buy time for Liu Liangzuo's resistance.
"Oh!" Liu Liangzuo chopped down a soldier who escaped from him with one knife. And his soldiers also formed a horizontal line and hacked to death more than a dozen escaping soldiers. At this time, action is the most convincing.
Facing the threat of death from the supervising team, Liu Liangzuo's soldiers held weapons and began to surround the intruding cavalry.
After all, there were too few cavalry who broke in. After all, the speed of the horses had dropped, so the power of those cavalry was greatly reduced. Under the encirclement of Liu Liangzuo's troops, the cavalry began to suffer casualties. One, two..., like
Like dumplings being cooked, the cavalrymen fell off their horses one after another. Seeing that their speed was about to stop completely, the fifth Taibao leader whistled, and he led the remaining cavalrymen, turned their horses, and returned to their original formation.
However, Luo Rucai achieved his goal in this charge, and he finally got a chance to breathe. But Lu Jiude would never let Luo Rucai breathe. He had already urged the main force of the Yongwei camp to press forward.
Liu Liangzuo's troops, who were already in some confusion, immediately gave way to both sides, allowing the Yongwei battalion to move to the front line. Taking advantage of this short rest time, Yang Chengzu also organized his troops and immediately started the usual routine of the three-sided army.
After the war resumed, neither of the two armies was willing to defend, and they fought the most exciting confrontation. It should be said that Luo Rucai's peasant army should be superior in terms of combat effectiveness. But if equipment is included, the two armies
It became evenly matched again.
The two sides did not flinch, the scene was exciting, the battle rhythm was very fast, and both armies performed at their highest level. Seeing the stalemate, Luo Rucai continued to mobilize new troops, and after a short rest, Liu Liangzuo's troops again
Joined the war group.
But as he was being beaten, Luo Rucai couldn't help but cry out in pain in the secret. He had finally accumulated this elite soldier, and such heavy casualties made him feel pain. But Luo Rucai felt pain in his body, and Lu Jiude didn't feel pain in his body.
Eunuchs are no longer human beings if they are cruel.
Luo Rucai had no choice but to grit his teeth and persevere. Such a fast pace of battle must not reveal any flaws, otherwise, it would be doomed. Therefore, the two sides still maintained such a high-intensity battle.
It was not until the battle lasted for nearly two hours, and the soldiers on both sides were almost out of strength, that the two armies carefully broke away from contact and returned to their respective camps.
After returning to the camp, the coaches of both sides were terrified. They did not expect that their opponents would be so difficult, which was completely beyond their expectations. Especially Luo Rucai, when he learned about the casualties in the army, he sat there for a long time.
He said nothing. If he hadn't had an appointment with Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai would have simply wanted to lead his troops and leave immediately.
And Lu Jiude was also very troubled. Cao Cao, a peasant army, is already so difficult to deal with. There are a few people in the world who are more famous than Cao Cao. So what is their strength? No wonder the imperial court suppressed bandits.
After ten years, the bandits have been suppressing more and more people.
Lu Jiude was still confident in defeating Luo Rucai's peasant army. The two sides were equally powerful, but Lu Jiude had four thousand more people. But Lu Jiude was not a one-time deal, and there would be more in the future.
There was Zhang Xianzhong and the 200,000 peasant army going to Hangzhou. So Lu Jiude sent a letter to Zuo Liangyu to arrive as soon as possible; at the same time, he issued an order for Nanjing City to send more reinforcements.
So in the next two days of fighting, under the deliberate suppression of the coaches of both sides, there was no fiery scene like the first day, and the whole battle was calm. However, Luo Rucai became more and more anxious as he fought. After all, Lu Jiude was willing to risk his life at all costs.
His own troops suffered casualties, but Luo Rucai couldn't do it. So Luo Rucai shouted in his heart: "Why hasn't the Eighth King come yet? Where did he die?"
Why didn't Zhang Xianzhong come? It turned out that he also met a ruthless eunuch.
Because they were rushing to aid Hangzhou, Liu Yuanbin's three thousand soldiers and horses went in a straight line. However, when they reached Donglang River in South Lake, they suddenly encountered Zhang Xianzhong's army. Zhang Xianzhong was also surprised by the sudden appearance of the Ming army.
Therefore, errors of judgment abound on the battlefield, and it is nothing more than the size of the error. If Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai knew that Hangzhou's defenses were empty, they could have sent their troops to Hangzhou City to encircle a point for reinforcements. They could also simply attack
Went to Hangzhou City, had a good meal, and then moved to mobilize the Ming army.
But these two people didn't know at all, nor did they know about Liu Yuanbin's supporting army. So when Zhang Xianzhong met Liu Yuanbin, he discovered this variable.
Now that we have met, let's fight! This time Zhang Xianzhong also brought out all the 22,000 men from his old camp. Just 3,000 Ming troops? He was still confident of a quick victory.
But when Liu Yuanbin saw Zhang Xianzhong's army, he didn't run away. Anyone with some military knowledge would know that Zhang Xianzhong wanted to bypass Nanhu and raid Lu Jiude's flank. So Liu Yuanbin immediately formed a formation on the spot to hold back Zhang Xianzhong's army.
Don't tell me, the performance of these two eunuchs has actually surpassed that of most generals of the Ming army.
But as soon as the battle began, Zhang Xianzhong discovered that Liu Yuanbin was a tough guy. Because he was going to Hangzhou to help defend the city, Liu Yuanbin's troops had many cars, horses, and firearms. Liu Yuanbin used the carts to set up an iron barrel array, and he fought hard.
Defended Zhang Xianzhong's attack.
In the Battle of Xiangyang, Zhang Xianzhong was severely injured by the artillery bombardment and cavalry attack of the Runing Army. Although a group of young men were added to the old camp later, the combat effectiveness dropped too much.
In addition, Liu Yuanbin was also an eunuch who did not hesitate to sacrifice his troops. Under his iron-fisted supervision, the Ming army actually entangled more than 20,000 Zhang Xianzhong's troops with 3,000 troops.
Now Zhang Xianzhong had a headache. He didn't dare to let go of the Ming army. Otherwise, when Zhang Xianzhong was attacking Lu Jiude's troops, Liu Yuanbin hit him from behind, and Zhang Xianzhong would never be able to bear it. So Zhang Xianzhong and
Liu Yuanbin was exhausted.
These four armies fought fiercely for several days without knowing each other. But Nanhu is not big after all. With the establishment of contact, the four coaches all knew their respective situations. It was obvious that in the case of a stalemate, whose reinforcements
Whoever gets there first will win.
It was obvious that the Zhang and Luo coalition forces had an advantage because their nearly 200,000 cannon fodder had already returned and were about to join together. At this time, Zuo Liangyu had just passed the stone platform and was still three days away from the battlefield.
It’s a day’s journey.
But at this moment, another Ming army appeared in time, that is, the five thousand troops sent by Nanjing City. Under the leadership of Xu Ming, they had already passed Dangtu and were about to arrive at the battlefield.
It was also a coincidence that the messenger sent by Lu Jiude to Nanjing saw Xu Ming's fleet on the Yangtze River. He immediately changed his order and asked him to disembark at Dangtu to assist Lu Jiude.
The boss of Nanjing City gave the order, and of course Xu Ming had to abide by it. Besides, the battlefields on both sides of the Yangtze River were definitely more important in the south of the Yangtze River, because Nanjing City was in the south of the Yangtze River, so Huang Degong could only put it aside first.
Xu Ming's appearance was like a timely rain, which immediately boosted the morale of the Ming army and made Zhang and Luo's troops lose all confidence. Before the cannon fodder arrived, Zhang and Luo immediately broke away from the battle and reunited.
