Eight hundred and seventieth eight chapters kill the enemy
"Your Grandpa Yang is here!"
Yang Chengzu, who was charging at the front, took advantage of the horse's momentum to lightly move his spear forward, and thrust the tip of the spear into the back of a Dashun soldier who was escaping in front. The force of this was just right, and the spear point was just right.
The tip penetrated most of the way, but did not prevent the spear from being drawn out.
Then Yang Chengzu swung his spear to the right, passing through the throats of the Dashun soldiers beside him in a smooth motion, and effortlessly harvested two lives.
Seeing how brave Yang Chengzu was, with a cry of "Wow——!", the soldiers of the Dashun Army around him fled even further. A small leader who knew Yang Chengzu shouted while running: "It's Yang Chengzu!"
Yang Chengzu is here!"
Among the peasant armies, Yang Chengzu's reputation is extremely loud. He is recognized as the number one brave general in each battalion of the peasant armies. Of course, Liu Zongmin and Li Dingguo may be a little unconvinced. But no matter what, Yang Chengzu's bravery is the highest among all peasant armies.
It is also outstanding.
When the news of Yang Chengzu's appearance spread, the entire formation of Dashun Army suddenly became a little commotion. In the history of rebellion of each battalion of peasant armies, there were times when they were at the end of their rope. Even Li Zicheng had the experience of hiding in the mountains with eighteen cavalry.
Only Cao Cao and Luo Rucai's military strength has been maintained well. At its lowest peak, it only had more than 10,000 troops, among which Yang Chengzu played an indispensable role.
In addition, Cao Cao and Luo Rucai were good at field battles, and Yang Chengzu was basically the vanguard in every field battle. Therefore, his reputation for bravely championing the three armies was almost world-famous, which made the current officers and soldiers of the Dashun Army quite fearful.
In addition, Yang Chengzu fought like a mad tiger, charging and fighting fiercely, and his soldiers and horses were also generally fierce. Very few troops could withstand such a fierce style.
Today, the front line of the Dashun Army was led by General Guo Yi Xie Junyou, so they gradually began to stir up a commotion, and the panic of a few people gradually spread, turning into a panic for the entire front line.
The original battle between the Dashun Army and the Ming Army resulted in more wins than losses. Of course, there were reasons such as training and supplies, but the self-confidence cultivated by successive victories was also one of the main reasons.
However, after knowing that the general in front of them was Yang Chengzu, the confidence in the hearts of the officers and soldiers of the Dashun Army disappeared. And when a person is timid, he will feel that everything is in trouble, and he must deal with everything with trepidation.
"What's going on? Has Xiao Xie forgotten how to fight?" Li Zicheng, who was watching the battle from behind, also felt that something was wrong. He immediately expressed his dissatisfaction, "Don't let our team press forward to block the officers and soldiers rushing out of the city gate.
, the defeated troops who escaped will overwhelm our unit."
"Maybe... maybe General Xie needs to wait until the formation is ready before attacking!" the captain of the soldiers on the side explained.
"Nonsense!" Li Zicheng ignored the explanation of the captain of the soldiers and immediately ordered. "Let Lao Liu's troops be prepared and be sure to push the officers and soldiers who rushed out back into the city. Look! It's a bit like our Lao Eighth Squadron.
Looks like this? You’ve only been in Beijing for a few days, don’t you know how to fight?”
However, before the troops could be ordered to drive their horses forward, Liu Zongmin, who was commanding from the front, began to change his formation. Yuan Zongdi brought the overwhelming troops and horses to support Xie Junyou and wanted to join forces. He first used his superior force to stop you.
Ning Jun's counterattack.
Compared with the fear of the Dashun Army, Yang Chengzu didn't care much. He had waded through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and he didn't care about the life and death of others, or even his own life and death.
The general's temperament can easily affect the soldiers below, and most of the soldiers who follow Yang Chengzu are also such lawless characters. Seeing Yang Chengzu raising his horse and rushing towards the Dashun Army's main team, his men also quickened their pace.
, shouting and charging away.
Originally, the Dashun Army was panic-stricken and hesitated to move forward. Their morale had also dropped to the extreme. But now they saw Yang Chengzu's troops speeding up, and they became even more panicked.
At this time, General Guo Yi Xie Junyou also knew that something was going wrong. If he wanted to restore the situation, he could only attack. As long as he entangled Yang Chengzu's troops for a period of time, and when the reinforcements behind him arrived, he would have a chance to turn defeat into victory. So Xie Junyou
Drums also sounded among the friendly troops, and generals at all levels loudly urged the soldiers to charge forward.
But at this time, many soldiers of the Dashun Army had many thoughts. Many people thought: It's Yang Chengzu who is charging over! How can they avoid Yang Chengzu's charge and escape his first round of attack. And the rows in front have
Hesitant, even if the people following behind didn't hesitate, they couldn't rush along, so the whole team just stagnated.
"Hahaha——! Charge in!" When Yang Chengzu, who was charging, saw that the Dashun army had lost its opportunity, he laughed, waved his lance, greeted his troops and rushed forward, hoping to catch the Dashun army off guard.
The general's example of leading the troops is one of the best means of motivating the morale of his subordinates, and the infantry following Yang Chengzu also rushed into the Dashun Army's main unit with shouts.
Being oppressed by Yang Chengzu and the others, the Dashun army took a few steps back. But this retreat made the Runing army move forward even more desperately. Many of these infantry soldiers had little combat experience, so when they saw the Dashun army, they
They retreated, their morale was high, and they thought they had won the victory. Therefore, everyone rushed forward bravely.
With a sound of "Wow!", Xie Junyou's troops finally could not withstand the pressure. Their entire army began to collapse, and they all turned around and fled backwards.
But at this moment, Yuan Zongdi's troops also came up. They mercilessly killed some of the defeated soldiers who had fled in front of them, forcing them to turn around, hoping to withstand the attack of Yang Chengzu and others together with these defeated soldiers.
At this time, Yang Chengzu changed positions with great experience. Unknowingly, the infantry led by Ren Pojun were fighting on the front line, and Yang Chengzu quietly withdrew his cavalry.
Later, we began to line up the array and prepare for the next charge.
When Yuan Zongdi's troops came up and the Dashun Army finally organized an effective resistance, Yang Chengzu's cavalry, which was charging forward, hit them hard like a sledgehammer.
However, the Dashun Army's formation was indeed too thick. Although people in front were on their backs and screaming, the entire formation was able to withstand Yang Chengzu's charge after a few ups and downs.
At this time, another cavalry on the flank launched a charge against the Dashun Army. It was the cavalry of the Runing Army who had just eliminated the enemy in front of them and completed their formation. This charge immediately overwhelmed the Dashun Army.
The formation collapsed.
What's even more frightening is that some soldiers of the Dashun Army also recognized the attire of the Runing Army's flag. They howled loudly: "It's Butcher Wu! Butcher Wu has come to the capital." This suddenly made Dashun feel uncomfortable.
The whole army was in disarray.
Before one demon left, another demon appeared again. The soldiers of the Dashun Army were so frightened that they no longer had the courage to fight anymore and just wanted to turn around and flee.
Yang Chengzu's cavalry and the Runing Army's cavalry were divided into several groups and took turns charging into the formation. The collapse of the Dashun Army's formation left more space for these cavalry. As a result, the Dashun Army was pushed further and further back.
, and became more and more disintegrated, and in the end, they could not organize effective resistance at all.
The residences close to the city wall were either burned down by the Runing army or demolished by the Dashun army, so there was still an open space for the two armies to prepare for battle. But when the Dashun army was pushed to the street behind them, they
They were immediately crowded together, and the speed of the retreat also increased. Some soldiers were killed by the Runing army who followed them, and some killed each other in order to find a way to survive. The scene became chaotic, Xie Junyou and
Yuan Zongdi's two troops were completely disabled.
Li Zicheng was standing on a tall building to watch the battle. Now his face was ashen as he watched helplessly as his defeated troops collapsed from the streets. The troops pursued by the Runing Army were getting closer and closer to the tall building.
"King Chuang! Let's go quickly! It's too late if you don't leave." In desperation, Li Zicheng's captain unconsciously restored his old title and wanted Li Zicheng to come downstairs quickly.
"I won't leave! As long as I am here, the sons will have the courage to kill the enemy! Quickly mobilize the troops, and we must eliminate this official dog outside the city." At this time, Li Zicheng also became stubborn. Such a disastrous defeat.
, which made him unable to accept it for a while.
Zhang Ming was also one of the Runing Army cavalry who chased the Dashun Army into the streets. He suddenly discovered that on a tall building in the distance, a group of people were watching the battle from the window, and the man standing in the middle was guarded by people on both sides.
It must be a noble status.
So Zhang Ming reined in the horse, regardless of the fighting going on everywhere. He first put away the saber, then quickly took off the blunderbuss, unplugged the plug on the muzzle, took off the purge and pressed the already loaded
ammunition, then lit the match, and fired a shot at the person on the tall building.
When the people standing next to Li Zicheng saw Zhang Ming's movements in the distance, they immediately used shields to protect Li Zicheng. Some people also used their bodies to block Li Zicheng's front.
"Bang!", the bullet passed through the heads of Li Zicheng and the others and hit the ceiling of the house. Regardless of whether Li Zicheng wanted it or not, the soldiers immediately dragged Li Zicheng downstairs and surrounded him towards safety.
They fled everywhere. Li Zicheng's retreat caused the Dashun Army to collapse even more. All the Dashun Army soldiers fled towards the city to avoid the pursuit of the two demons Yang Chengzu and Wu Butcher.
"How's it going? Did you hit it?" a passing Runing Army cavalry asked Zhang Ming.
"A sharpshooter! Every shot hits a hundred hits!" Zhang Ming didn't care where his bullets flew, he just boasted.
"Hahaha——! Just brag nonsense! Kill the enemy!"
"Hahaha——! Kill the enemy!" Zhang Ming put away the blunderbuss, drew his saber again and rushed forward to kill.