Chapter eight hundred and eighty seventh final struggle
Tian Jianxiu rode a horse and stood on the top of the slope, looking at the enemy camps on three sides. A flock of birds started from the trees in the distance. The hot air made his mouth and nose hurt, but Tian Jianxiu seemed to
He was completely unaware of it, looking at the land in the distance and the sky in the distance, as if he couldn't see enough.
Now Tian Jianxiu can be said to have run out of ammunition and food. Of the 230,000 troops, there are less than 60,000 left with him. But Tian Jianxiu feels vaguely proud that he has been dragged here.
Butcher Wu's troops have been here for thirteen days.
What kind of thirteen days was this! Tian Jianxiu simply couldn’t bear to look back. Only now did he know how strong Wu Butcher was and how skilled his troops were. If Tian Jianxiu hadn’t tried his best, otherwise
The soldiers worked together and listened to Brother Chuang Wang's words and stayed here. Maybe Butcher Wu had broken through the defense line long ago.
Tian Jianxiu couldn't help but laugh bitterly. He always thought that his Dashun army was invincible, but when Butcher Wu's troops showed off to their fullest, he realized how much he was watching the sky from the bottom of a well.
But now Tian Jianxiu has a clear conscience. Being able to hold back for thirteen days in front of such a powerful army is quite an amazing thing. At most, he will fall here by then. He is worthy of Brother Chuang Wang and worthy of Shun.
Just be a brother in the army.
Tian Jianxiu reviewed the battles of the past few days and found that his command did not make any big mistakes. The Dashun Army had 230,000 soldiers and horses, but Wu Butcher had less than 200,000 soldiers.
The defensive position should be said to be quite cautious. But Wu Butcher's victory was nothing more than relying on his sharp firearms to push forward step by step.
I just didn't expect that Wu Butcher's firearms were so powerful that they could defeat so many of his troops; I didn't expect that so many surrendered original Ming troops would rebel again, resulting in his current passive situation. Thinking of this, Tian Jianxiu
I couldn't help but curse in my heart: "These are a bunch of ignorant white-eyed wolves!"
The only good thing is that there are still more than 50,000 brothers who are willing to follow him, and among them there are 10,000 border troops from the old camp. With them here, they have to find a way to drag Wu Butcher for a few more days.
However, after giving up the illusion of winning, Tian Jianxiu also felt relaxed. A smile actually appeared on his face: "It's just one death, and I have lived a full life. It's a pity for these brothers who share life and death."
"Brother Tian! The official dog has left the camp. We must also be prepared." said a Shunjun general on the side.
"Bring all our troops out of the camp. Don't leave anyone behind in the camp. If you can survive today, just survive it. If you can't survive it, break out towards the officers and soldiers in this direction. You all must obey my orders. Let's break out together. When we arrive,
Every time one can escape, one will be able to escape." Tian Jianxiu pointed in the direction of Yu Zilian's Black Cloud Army and said.
In the end, Tian Jianxiu was still unwilling to let the remaining Shunjun brothers be buried here, so he still looked for a direction with weaker combat effectiveness to break out. However, Tian Jianxiu did not think about escaping north toward the capital. When they arrived,
At this time, he still wanted to disrupt the deployment of Runing's army. If Wu Butcher and the others could be disrupted for some time, it would delay his steps. This was Tian Jianxiu's final contribution to his brother Chuang Wang.
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"Remember! Don't be impatient! It won't take more than a day or two. Haste leads to waste, and we should fight steadily!" Wu Shigong repeatedly warned the officers who were leaving the camp to command, but he was already impatient in his heart.
This time when heading north to the capital, to be honest, everyone in the Runing Army underestimated the enemy. After all, the soldiers and horses heading north were very strong, and the total strength exceeded 170,000. It can be said that it was the first time that the Runing Army assembled such a huge force. It was faced with such a huge force.
More than 200,000 Dashun troops are still like this.
I thought I could easily take down Hidebe Tami, but I didn't expect him to be quite tenacious. So in the first battle, the Runing army fought a little impatiently, and actually suffered some unnecessary losses. In addition, the army had just surrendered to Runing.
Some units of the army were also eager to make achievements, and the battle became even more chaotic. If the difference in combat effectiveness and equipment was not really huge, the current Runing army might have fallen into a stalemate.
Fortunately, Wu Shigong, Xue Yongli and others discovered this problem in time. They made a request to the troops, asking them to - slow down!
This slowdown allowed the Runing Army to succeed one after another, because the Runing Army, which was moving step by step, could not reveal any flaws, which made it difficult for Tian Jianxiu to deal with it. When Yu Zilian's Black Cloud Army arrived again, both sides
The gap in strength became even greater. In the end, many Dashun Army troops could no longer hold on.
Some troops suffered a massive rout, while more troops surrendered to the Runing Army and the Heiyun Army. So far, the total strength of the Runing Army has increased instead of falling, and has exceeded 250,000. Company
Yu Zilian's Black Cloud Army has nearly 70,000 troops.
But what surprised Wu Shigong and others was that Tian Jianxiu led the remnant army of less than 60,000 people and still persisted. They neither escaped nor surrendered, just to hold back the Runing Army and the Heiyun Army. This was also
Wu Shigong couldn't help but feel angry.
Moreover, the current Runing army cannot ignore this remnant army and bypass them and go straight to the capital. This is because this is also the lowest military mistake. They must not leave an army behind to confront them in the field on the way forward.
of enemy troops.
Because an army of more than 300,000 people versus an army of 60,000 people is different from a few dozen people versus six people. There are simply too many things that an army of 60,000 people can do. The Runing Army will never leave such a big gap on the back road.
A hidden danger.
This is why when they were in Hejian, as soon as the Runing army and the Qing army discovered each other, they would get close to fight. But when they were in Xuzhou, why the Qing army had to eliminate the Shumo tribe in the field before they were willing to enter Guide.
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If you still don’t understand, let’s give another example: in the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao’s 50,000 troops faced off against Yuan Shao’s 200,000 troops. Why didn’t Yuan Shao leave a hundred thousand troops to confront Cao Cao, and the other one hundred thousand troops went around and directly attacked Cao Cao’s troops?
Where is the old nest—Xuchang?
This army is not stable, so it is not impossible to defeat it like this. However, with such a division of troops, it is more likely that Cao Cao will defeat them one by one, adding many variables, which will greatly reduce the possibility of victory, so Yuan Shao will definitely not
Dare to do this.
Anyone who dares to take such a risky move must be a madman, or else he is an extremely talented and daring general. Obviously, Wu Shigong is neither a madman nor a famous general, so he would never dare to take such a risk.
But here’s something to note: this is for when the enemy dares to fight in the field. If the enemy only dares to huddle in the city, it doesn’t matter even if he has millions of troops, he can still act at will. This is why the Qing army
Every time they entered the pass, they were so unscrupulous, because the Qing army had already seen through that the Ming army did not dare to go out of the city to fight in the field.
And Wu Shigong did not dare to send a small force to the north to reinforce Yang Rusong's troops. There are two powerful armies, the Dashun Army and the Qing Army, near the capital. The Runing Army sent too few people and would probably be eaten by them.
They sent more troops and were afraid of the above things happening. So this put Wu Shigong in a dilemma. Therefore, the current Runing army could only wait until Tian Jianxiu's Dashun army was completely eliminated before heading north to the capital.
Today, the Runing Army and the Heiyun Army have surrounded Tian Jianxiu on three sides. In fact, the battle has come to an end at this time. It is just a matter of seeing how long Tian Jianxiu can persist.
However, to Wu Shigong's surprise, today's Dashun Army no longer held the camp, but went out to form a formation. This made Wu Shigong and the others heave a sigh of relief. Wu Shigong's face also showed a long-lost smile.
He said to Xue Yongli: "The Shaanxi thieves are trapped and the beasts are still fighting."
Xue Yongli also smiled and nodded, and then he shouted: "Everyone, cheer up! Prepare to end the battle today! The time spent here is too long."
The Runing Army was still very careful not to allow the artillery to rush forward and concentrate its fire to prevent the Dashun Army's cavalry from counterattacking the artillery. They maintained a tight infantry, cavalry and artillery formation, and pressed towards the Dashun Army step by step.
Tian Jianxiu looked at the dozen or so phalanxes pressing over him, smiled bitterly, and said, "Butcher Wu really thinks highly of me and has given away all his family assets."
Then Tian Jianxiu drew his saber, pointed in the direction of the Black Cloud Army, and loudly ordered: "Everyone charge in this direction!"
Today's Dashun Army no longer pays attention to any formation. As soon as they heard Tian Jianxiu's order, they all rushed towards the Heiyun Army with roars.
The phalanx of the Heiyun Army was not as good as that of the Runing Army. The formation was very irregular, so they had to stop lining up after walking a few steps. But in this way, their advance speed was slower, which gave them more space.
preparation time.
So as soon as they saw the charge of Dashun Army, the soldiers behind Heiyun Army immediately pushed the carts to the front of the formation and formed a row of carts. Then all the archers and gunmen also ran up.
"Bah, bah, bah—!"
"Whoosh whoosh-!"
The gunshots continued and arrows rained down like rain. One after another, the Dashun Army soldiers fell down one after another, but they were still charging desperately. If they could not rush out, there would be no way to survive, so all the Dashun Army soldiers were desperately moving forward.
Finally, someone rushed to the cart, and they began to move the cart away, trying to rush into the formation of the Black Cloud Army. This caused many Black Cloud Army soldiers to panic. Many archers and musketeers stopped.
Shooting, they ran towards the back, hoping to get out of the way for a hand-to-hand fight. However, as they ran, they misled some soldiers of the Black Cloud Army and made them run back, causing the Black Cloud Army's formation to suddenly become chaotic.
Today's Dashun Army's escape was beyond the Heiyun Army's expectations, so it also put them at a loss. So the Heiyun Army soldiers who were supervising the battle in the rear immediately stepped forward and killed several soldiers who did not obey orders.