Zhang Xianzhong was in Lu Xiangsheng's standard battalion, and of course he was at the forefront.
What kind of generals there are, there are what kind of soldiers. Zhang Xianzhong imitated Lu Xiangsheng, led by example, and rushed to the front of the flag. With the rumble of horse hooves, he rushed towards the convoy in front.
Zhang Xianzhong was seen lying on his horse, his body rising and falling regularly as the horse ran, while his eyes were fixed on the enemy in front of him.
Judging from the flag, it should be the headquarters of Zhenglan Banner of the legendary Jianlu.
While Zhang Xianzhong was carefully observing the enemy's situation, a strange thing happened.
Jianlu first screamed and urged his horse to charge back towards them, but he didn't make it very far. He turned around and fled back to the convoy, and then the convoy was turned sideways and formed into a circle.
Immediately afterwards, many North Korean troops were driven out of the convoy, and then there was another panic, and the North Korean troops were called back into the convoy.
Jianlu's response was obviously unorganized, which surprised Zhang Xianzhong. Is this the legendary Jianlu who made the Liaodong army of the Ming Dynasty hide in the city and dare not go out?
However, judging from the signs of Jianlu's actions, Zhang Xianzhong guessed that the leader of Jianlu must have misjudged it first and thought they were the ragged soldiers of the former Dongjiang Town, so he came up to them and wanted to counterattack.
But later I realized that something was wrong, either because of the unyielding momentum of this army's charge, or because there were not so many cavalry troops in Dongjiang Town, and I felt that the counterattack was just an egg against a stone, so I retreated into the convoy, trying to use the convoy to stop the Ming army's charge.
But Jianlu probably had never had defense experience, so he panicked. He first drove the Korean infantry to the front line against the enemy, trying to use the Korean infantry to consume the Ming army's momentum first.
Then he immediately felt that in the face of such a large number of cavalry, there was no point in rushing outside to die, so he called the Korean infantry back into the convoy.
When Zhang Xianzhong saw this, he turned his head slightly and looked at the big flag with the word "Lu" facing the fierce wind, thinking that the momentum of the charge alone would make Jianlu panic.
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a sense of pride in his heart. It was truly a blessing to serve under such a governor.
Still some distance away from Jianlu's motorcade, a "bang bang bang" sound was heard from Jianlu's side, and then a thick smoke poured out, covering Jianlu's motorcade.
Zhang Xianzhong knew that it was the Korean infantry over there who fired the muskets. He was startled at first and quickly leaned as much as possible on the horse's back.
But Zhang Xianzhong immediately realized that no one on his side seemed to be in trouble, and he immediately came to his senses. The gunmen in the North Korean army were probably frightened and fired in advance.
Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but was a little speechless. This kind of situation usually happened to the Ming army. But now, he also saw it in the Jianlu team.
As he got closer to Jianlu's convoy, Zhang Xianzhong suddenly noticed that the flag of the Chinese army was pointed diagonally to the left and right, repeated three times.
He knew that this was to inform Zu Dale and Governor Biaoying behind him to surround Jianlu's convoy on the left and right.
Sure enough, the "Lu" flag in front deviated from the official road, bypassed the convoy, and went to the back of the convoy.
The convoy was shrouded in musket smoke, making it difficult to see their situation. Many bows and arrows shot out of the smoke and fell on the official road.
I don't know if the Jianlu were too chaotic or if they didn't even think about escaping. When the Ming army completed the siege, not a single Jianlu escaped.
Zhang Xianzhong immediately observed that the "Lu" flag pointed diagonally at Jianlu's convoy, and knew that he had ordered an attack.
As he expected, Lu Xiangsheng took the lead and rushed towards the convoy. At this time, the smoke was no longer so thick. Seeing that he was surrounded, Jianlu calmed down and began to shoot arrows at the charging Ming army in an organized manner.
As for the muskets of the Korean infantry, after making a burst of noise at the beginning, the sound was basically no longer heard.
When the Ming army rushed within Jianlu's firing range, casualties finally began to appear.
Unknowingly, Zhang Xianzhong's flag followed Lu Xiangsheng. This actually didn't matter, because Zhang Xianzhong's flag itself was part of Lu Xiangsheng's camp.
He saw that Lu Xiangsheng was still rushing to the front, holding the Qinglong Yanyue Sword said to be a gift from the emperor in his hand, and swatting away arrows from time to time.
Zhang Xianzhong was filled with admiration when he saw this. Is this a border official from the governor's side? He is obviously a fierce general who fights on the battlefield!
The horses charged forward very fast, and the Ming army quickly rushed in front of the convoy. Following Lu Xiangsheng's example, they all jumped off their horses and rushed into the convoy with various weapons.
One of the most important tasks of Biaoying was to protect Zhongcheng, so Zhang Xianzhong followed Lu Xiangsheng closely with his flag.
He saw that Lu Xiangsheng in front of him was as powerful as a tiger, invincible, and there was no general in front of him. Lu Xiangsheng's trusted family members, Lu Da, Lu Er, and others were guarding Lu Xiangsheng, blocking attacks from the side for him, making Lu Xiangsheng feel helpless.
Just look around and go straight forward to kill.
After Lu Xiangsheng opened a gap in the outer convoy, all the Ming troops poured in through the gap.
Many Ming troops began to pass by Lu Xiangsheng, who had stopped, and charged towards the Jianlu and Korean infantry in the convoy.
Zhang Xianzhong's flag was guarding Lu Xiangsheng's left side. He, Wang Jiayin and Gao Yingxiang served as arrows and fought with the Jianlu in front of them. Li Wanqing and others, who were known as shooting the sky, were shooting arrows at close range behind them, while others protected them.
The side of this flag.
At this time, Zhang Xianzhong discovered that the Jianlu were actually ordinary people. When faced with such a fierce offensive, only a small number of people took the initiative to fight with them with ferocious faces, while more people showed fear on their faces and passively resisted.
.
Zhang Xianzhong was the flag general. After gaining a foothold in the car siege, he slowed down his attack speed and retreated behind Wang Jiayin and Gao Yingxiang. Only then did he have the opportunity to observe Zhong Cheng's situation again.
It turned out that Lu Xiangsheng was already heading towards Jianludui again. Looking at the direction, he seemed to be heading towards Jianlu's general.
Zhang Xianzhong did not dare to neglect, so he shouted loudly and led his men to chase after him to protect him.
Along the way, he saw many Korean infantrymen throwing away their weapons and kneeling on the ground. At this time, no one had time to care about them, and they all rushed towards the Jianlu and Korean infantrymen who were still resisting.
The battle lasted for less than half an hour and ended. Zhang Xianzhong wiped the sweat from his face. When he looked at Lu Xiangsheng, who was not far ahead and was covered in blood like a murderous god, he suddenly became full of confidence in the future.
Unfortunately, in the end, Jianlu was able to partially escape from Zu Dale's defense line.
This place was not far from Fenghuang City where Jianlu was stationed. Zhang Xianzhong regretfully followed Lu Xiangsheng's order and set fire to the carts.
These carts were all filled with grain, which the Ming army could not take away. But they certainly could not be left to the Jianlu captives, so they had to burn them. If the Jianlu captives had not escaped, there is no way they could have transported the grain to the Yalu River.
, transported away by the fleet led by Yan.
The Ming army simply cleaned the battlefield, released the surrendered Korean infantry, and quickly left the battlefield and disappeared into the sky.