Gao Jie's ambush was more than ten miles away from the rebel army when it was exposed. He immediately ordered the enemy's detective horses to be killed. The army deployed a long snake formation from east to west, with the cavalry in front and the infantry behind, and slowly marched north to meet them.
Ma Bao was the vanguard of the rebel army and led the old battalion of 5,000 men to arrive first. He was only fifteen or sixteen years old. He was still a child when Gao Jie rebelled, but after hearing his name, he was the most hated person by King Chuang. He was loyal to Li Zicheng.
Geng Geng, so King Chuang’s enemies are his enemies. He will kill whoever King Chuang wants to kill, regardless of risk.
So without any hesitation, and without a word of nonsense, Ma Bao led the old battalion to meet the officers and soldiers and killed them directly. At the same time, Liu Zongmin also led the Zhongji battalion of nearly 10,000 people to cover up and kill them from the west wing. The two armies immediately fought together, one side wanted to
When passing through a barrier, one party wants to kill people and grab money, but they are ruthless and do not want to give in. In the blink of an eye, the sound of killing fills the world.
At the same time, Li Zicheng was leading the remaining few men and horses to escort the baggage and rush to the southwest, intending to rush past while the officers and soldiers were fighting and had no time to pay attention.
The bandits were carrying too much baggage for more than ten miles, and they would not be able to get through in an hour and a half. Moreover, if the officers and soldiers could not be stopped in front, they would most likely be thrown away. Li Zicheng did not dare to be careless. He was extremely vigilant and paid attention to the battle situation as he detoured, but he discovered that the officers and soldiers were outnumbered.
There are not tens of thousands reported by the previous spies, and they are even weaker than the rebels, but their morale is very high... Damn, the little eunuch does have a way of mobilizing the morale of the army.
This is all going nowhere. If Gao Jie knew about it, he would be very unhappy. It is obviously my skill. To be honest, if Chang Yu used his method to mobilize the morale of the army at this time, it may not be as effective as Gao Jie.
Seeing that the rebel army was slightly stronger, Gao Jie's troops were not afraid at all. Especially when they saw the officers and soldiers' supplies disappearing from a distance, they were overjoyed. They killed Li Zi and collected his gold and silver treasures, and their morale was at a loss for the moment.
Even Gao Jie, who had always been a little afraid of intruders, was full of confidence at this time. If the thieves were all here, he might let them go after flirting with them. But now the strength of the troops was not much different, and he guessed that the intruders were intercepted in front.
When there are chasing troops behind you, you are worried that your morale is not high. If you don't do it now, you will wait until later.
But at the beginning of the fight, he was slightly surprised by the toughness of the bandit army. After all, both Li Zicheng's old camp and Liu Zongmin's Zhongji camp were the elite of the bandit army, and they were so easy to kill.
Especially the two thief generals, Ma Bao and Liu Zongmin, are both invincible generals. They are really invincible when they lead their troops into the formation. When Gao Jie, who was originally sitting behind the formation, saw this, he couldn't help but cursed and charged in with a knife.
In the formation, he went straight to the banner named Liu and killed him.
When Kankan approached, he saw Liu Zongmin in the distance and shouted angrily: "You blacksmith, today is the day when your bones will be broken."
Liu Zongmin had a look of disdain on his face: "Shameless villain, if you say more than a word to you, you will debase yourself!" As he raised his sword to kill, Gao Jie suddenly felt ashamed and angry, and without saying a word, he clapped his horse to fight.
The two armies fought hard, and even after a cup of tea, they were still evenly matched. There was smoke everywhere in a radius of more than ten miles, and the howling and screaming of ghosts and ghosts could be heard in the sky. Li Zicheng watched the battle, frowned, and thought that the battle between heroes and horses was great.
His strength has never been so strong. It is inevitable that the little eunuch is behind the encouragement and confusion, but it is definitely not good for him.
He was slightly anxious due to worry. There was no sign of Luo Hu's reinforcements. They had been fighting here for a long time, and the smoke was everywhere. Even from dozens of miles away, something strange could be seen. Luo Hu's mind must be aware of the changes, not to mention the countless spies in this territory.
He should have been informed long ago.
Luo Hu is the nearest reinforcement and the strongest reinforcement. As long as the Zhenshan Battalion comes, with its overbearing combat power, the officers and soldiers will be defeated... "My lord, here we come." Niu Jinxing next to him was slightly surprised, and Li Zicheng turned his head.
Looking over, he saw a group of men and horses coming from the west, and he was overjoyed. He shouted to his soldiers to drive the civilians and their heavy supplies around at high speed, leaving a gap in the team so that Luo Hu's men could quickly pass through to help Liu Zongmin.
Hahaha, Li Zicheng looked up to the sky and laughed. The little eunuch chased for hundreds of miles and set up two interception lines, but he managed to pass through without any danger.
"My lord, something seems wrong!" Just when he was happy, Niu Jinxing tugged at him. Li Zicheng was puzzled and looked to the west again. Thousands of people and horses were already five or six miles away, but...fuck,
Officers and soldiers!
Luo Hu did not come, but the officers and soldiers actually came, which shocked Li Zicheng. At this time, the front of the baggage team had just circled to the west side of the battlefield a few miles away, and the rear team had not yet passed, but at this moment reinforcements from the officers and soldiers arrived.
... Li Zicheng was too shocked to think carefully and quickly ordered a battle.
At this time, almost all the troops on hand were engaged in the battle with Gao Jie, and there were only a few thousand personal soldiers left around him. Since there were so many soldiers at this time, he ordered his personal soldiers to fight and ordered the train to retreat northward.
Where did Luo Hu come from? Li Zicheng was puzzled.
More than ten miles west of Ren County, Luo Hu had already guessed that Gao Jie had played a treacherous trick and must have ambushed King Chuang's men in the east. He wanted to rescue them but was unable to do so.
When the officers and soldiers in the city fought him for the second time, their morale was high. Not to mention the reinforcements coming from the east. Although the Zhenshan camp was fierce, after several days of continuous fighting and long journeys, both physical strength and fighting spirit were not as good as those of the officers and soldiers who were waiting for work. What's more, at this time,
Being attacked from a flank and after several charges, Zhenshan Battalion, which had always been invincible, was once again defeated and retreated towards the west.
In the past, Luo Hu was somewhat convinced that his defeat was at the hands of Chang Yu, but this time it was in the hands of Gao Jie or an unknown general under his command. How could he be convinced?
He refused to accept and continued fighting, but Liu Cheng was very shrewd. He teamed up with the ambush troops outside the city to repel Luo Hu and immediately retreated into the city. The ambush troops in the east of the city went to support Gao Jie, while he stared at Luo Hu. When he comes, I will enter the city. You go.
I chased him, but after several attempts, Luo Hu became angry and lost his temper. Finally, exhausted, he quit for a ten-mile rest.
At this time, he didn't know that the army of officers and soldiers in the east of the city had gone to support Gao Jie, and thought they were hiding in the dark again, looking for an opportunity to surround him. In fact, even if he knew that he would go to the east to intercept Li Zicheng, he wouldn't worry about it, because up to now he still hasn't.
He thought that Gao Jie's main force was in Shunde Fucheng, and there were only a few thousand troops here. How could such a small force resist King Chuang's footsteps? There were more than ten thousand elites from the old battalion over there.
Of course, by the time he discovered something strange and heard the news that Gao Jie personally led his troops to ambush Li Zicheng dozens of miles east of the east, it was too late!
Besides, Gao Jie and Liu Zongmin fought for more than ten rounds. Although he was brave, he could not match Liu Zongmin's supernatural power. Knowing that he was defeated, he wanted to lure his lone army deep into the encirclement and kill him. However, Lao Liu was experienced in the battlefield and was not fooled. It was not easy for him to avoid Gao Jie.
He pursued and led his own soldiers to concentrate on killing the surrounding officers and soldiers, and his momentum was unmatched for a while.
Gao Jie sneered, the generals under his command were as powerful as a rainbow, and the bandit army was sluggish. The general was so murderous that what could he do with his own strength, so he mobilized his troops to besiege Liu Zongmin. He also saw a young bandit general in the distance who was very powerful, and he was heartbroken.
Isn't it possible that Cheng Cheng is the legendary Luo Hu, but there is no Zhenshan camp flag, but a "horse". I have never heard of this person, so he can't be Ma Shiyao's son. He sneered and was about to kill him to vent his hatred, suddenly
Seeing the reinforcements coming from the west, he immediately shouted with joy: "The reinforcements are coming, the governor is coming, brothers, kill the thieves and share the money, capture the thieves and get a reward of a thousand taels, and be granted the title of marquis!"
The imperial court hates thieves to the core and has already issued reward orders. Big thieves like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong will be rewarded with a large sum of money and a title of nobility regardless of life or death. This is something that all officers and soldiers know. Now that Li Zicheng is in danger, everyone has a chance.
, the morale of the officers and soldiers was already high. After hearing this and seeing reinforcements coming, the morale of the officers and soldiers was even higher.
On the other hand, the rebel army was already demoralized. When they suddenly saw reinforcements from the officers and soldiers, they were already panicking. They shouted everywhere: "The Lord Governor is here!"... Damn it, the direct descendants of Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin were most afraid of hearing this name.
I had constant nightmares about being beaten in Taiyuan, and a few days ago I was chased here again at the foot of Baoding City... I suddenly became frightened, and I still had the heart to fight again.
This is the brilliance of Gao Jie. Although he is not a good strategist, he still has some cleverness. He has not worked with Chang Yu much and does not know much about the power of his methods, but he thinks of how powerful Li Zicheng was a few months ago.
, it had only been a few days since he had been beaten by him and he was running around with his head in his arms, and he was making a judgment. He also thought that these bandits were defeated by the young eunuch when they were in Taiyuan. After this, he naturally felt fearful.
Sure enough, these words were like a divine help. They boosted morale and at the same time dampened the morale of the other party's troops. Dalian Gao Jie was surprised when he killed two birds with one stone. Seeing the panic on the faces of the rebels after hearing this, he was also secretly convinced. Unexpectedly, he had learned a few months ago.
An unknown little eunuch can scare the enemy just by mentioning his name.
A chill rose in Li Zicheng's heart. He had gone through countless hardships and dangers during the decades of rebellion, but there were very few times when he felt truly afraid. He had experienced it when he was defeated in Taiyuan a few months ago, and now he felt that deep fear again.
How long have we been apart? Could it be that I am getting old and no longer as courageous as I used to be?
In the distance, I saw that my own soldiers were trying their best to block the supporting soldiers, and the baggage team was fleeing northward in a hurry. I turned to look east, and was horrified to see that the elite troops of my direct line had already been routed.
No, we can't collapse, otherwise the situation will be over! At this time, Li Zicheng was not only afraid but also regretful. He regretted that he should not have kept Zhang Nai's rear troops so far away, regretted that he should not underestimate Gao Jie, and even regretted why he did not respond decisively before.
The little eunuch can surrender.
It can be defeated, but it cannot be defeated. Li Zicheng knew that the consequences of a single difference could be huge. At the critical moment, he asked Niu Jinxing to take charge of the baggage and retreat. He led the few dozen remaining soldiers into the battlefield to stabilize the morale of the army.
, even if you can't stop them, you have to fight and retreat at the same time. When reinforcements arrive from the rear, there will still be room. If you turn around and run away in a swarm, you will be completely defeated.
After all, the direct troops were elites. They were physically and mentally exhausted under the attack of the officers and soldiers. Although they were defeated, they retreated while fighting. And with Li Zicheng, a soul figure, taking the lead and fighting on the front line, the morale of the army was stable, and they slowly moved towards the country while protecting the baggage.
was withdrawn.
Seeing that the rebel army was defeated, the officers and soldiers became more motivated to fight. Although they were already exhausted, they still chased the enemy for more than ten miles before abandoning their troops to rest and recuperate. In the battle, the elite enemy army killed one thousand enemies and suffered eight hundred losses, but they gained a lot. Li Zicheng's baggage was in front of him.
When the team just reached the west side, reinforcements from the officers and soldiers arrived. The civilians dispersed in a panic and had no time to retreat. Nearly a hundred vehicles and horses were abandoned, and the officers and soldiers cheered endlessly.
Gao Jie was true to his word and ordered the captured baggage to be transported to Ren County to be divided up after the war. He then ordered his troops to rest where they were and sent scouts and horses to keep an eye on the movements of the rebels.
Although Li Zicheng was not captured and killed in this battle, Gao Jie was already very proud. He had hardly gained any advantage in several battles in the past ten years. He only tasted the benefits a little bit with Sun Chuanting last year, but then he was violently brutalized by Li Guo, and he still got the benefits that time.
They had taken advantage of other friendly forces and joined forces to do the work, but this time they fought completely on their own, and they defeated more with less.
I, Gao Jie, single-handedly blocked the main force of the intruders and beat them into hiding. This is enough to brag about for a lifetime, and more importantly, it makes me feel happy!
What a joy it is!
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This chapter is substantial, and the next episode promises something big will happen. (To be continued)