It took the generals a long time to come to their senses, and Na Na asked the scouts: "How did Li Zhi defeat Lao Hui Hui?"
The scout loudly said: "During the war, there were many thieves, soldiers, and horses. We were forced to stay outside and could not see the battlefield. After the war, I rushed in. I heard that the soldiers and horses in Tianjin said that they used cannons, birds, and blunderbuss to defeat the thieves.
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Forget about blunderbuss, Ming troops everywhere have them, and the officers and soldiers dare not use them for fear of blasting and boring. When they heard the cannons, the generals were stunned: "Li Zhi has cannons?"
Lu Xiangsheng stroked his beard and said: "Li Zhi did report that he had forty light cannons! I thought Li Zhi might be able to hold on for an hour, but I didn't expect that he could kill Lao Huihui with this cannon!"
When they heard that Li Zhi had cannons, the generals stood there angrily, still unable to accept it.
However, Shanhaiguan Deputy General Li Chongzhen stood up and spoke. Li Zhi defeated Lao Huihui, so he did not have to do the hard work of containing or even breaking up the rear. He was truly grateful to Li Zhi and praised loudly: "The soldiers and horses of Tianjin are so powerful!"
The Qi family army was here back then, but it was nothing more than this!"
After hearing these words, the generals all blushed. They were in no position to praise Li Zhi. They had ridiculed and despised Li Zhi these days, but they did not expect that this young general would make such a great contribution at this time.
Only then did everyone remember Li Zhi's words, "It's not embarrassing for Tianjin to send me to help suppress it!" Now it seems that not only is it not embarrassing, but it also gives Tianjin a lot of face!
The generals stood on the hillock angrily, speechless.
However, Prime Minister Lu Xiangsheng was the first to recover, stroking his beard and sighing: "The younger generation is to be feared! The younger generation is to be feared! I never thought that a mere defensive officer of a district guard station could actually kill a horse and defend it. This battle is not lost in any case! This is not just Li Zhi.
The good news for you is also good news for you!"
Li Zhi beheaded so many people that the generals had won the battle and were reported as having great merit. After hearing this, all the generals understood and gritted their teeth. These generals turned around and patted Lu Xiangsheng.
Flattery:
"It was only because of the Prime Minister's strategizing that we achieved this victory!"
"The Prime Minister has a unique vision, and I admire him!"
Lu Xiangsheng nodded and said with a smile: "Now that Ma Shouying has been defeated, there is no need to be careful to the east. Tianjin has strong soldiers and horses, and reinforcements will come soon. This battle has great potential! Where is Li Chongzhen?"
Li Chongzhen cupped his hands and said, "The general is here!"
Lu Xiangsheng said loudly: "Your troops no longer need to defend the right wing. I will order your army to follow the other armies into the battlefield and fight against the thieves!"
"The general will get the order!"
Lu Xiangsheng added: "All generals listen to the order and prepare to follow me into the formation and personally enter the battlefield to defeat the thieves!"
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After taking care of the thieves' heads, Li Zhi quickly commanded 1,100 musketeers to march north to support Lu Xiangsheng's frontal battlefield.
Thirty miles away from the battlefield to the north, Li Zhi led his troops to walk quickly and took two and a half hours to reach the front battlefield. When Li Zhi arrived at the battlefield, he saw that the entire battle was already in a state of anxiety.
Li Zhi led his troops to stand on a high ground and took a rough look at the situation on the battlefield.
The entire battlefield is located on an abandoned farmland, stretching for four or five miles. At this time, the battlefield is buzzing with people and the sound of killing is loud. The rebel soldiers in the north are holding big flags with the word "Chuang" and "Li" everywhere, and are heading towards
Attack from the south. The officers and soldiers from the south, holding various flags of various towns, are attacking back to the north.
In the center of the battlefield, a large flag with the word "Lu" fluttered in the wind. I don't know when, Lu Xiangsheng had given up command and led his troops into the battlefield. He waved a long-handled broadsword, standing in the center of the battlefield.
During the charge, the green robe outside Shan Wenjia was dyed red by the blood of the bleeding thieves. None of the bandit leaders, big or small, dared to block Lu Xiangsheng's attack, so they could only defend collectively and retreat step by step.
Li Zhi did not expect that Lu Xiang, a civil servant, would be so brave in fighting.
Several deputy generals also personally went into battle at this time and charged in front of their own troops. While waving their weapons and charging hard, they shouted loudly to boost morale. In other words, it was only because of the lead of the officers and generals that the officers and soldiers were able to hang on.
It didn't collapse in one breath. Otherwise, based on the low morale of the officers and soldiers during this period, they would have been defeated long ago.
Li Zhi looked carefully again and saw the battlefield situation clearly.
The battle situation in the middle road between the government and the army was dominant. Lu Xiangsheng led the standard army and several guerrillas to attack the middle road repeatedly, but the enemy troops on the opposite side were not strong enough.
The fighting on the west wing was relatively stable. Li Zhi took a closer look and found that the cavalry on both sides were fighting on the west wing.
There was a large cavalry force of nearly ten thousand people on the west wing of the bandits, divided into two groups. The two groups of cavalry repeatedly attacked the west wing of the official army, and fought back and forth with the five thousand official cavalry and nearly ten thousand infantry. The bandit soldiers on that side
There are so many flags that from a distance you can see a sea of flags fluttering.
Probably the two big leaders of the rebel army, Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng, were among those two groups of cavalry.
On the east wing, the situation of the government army is a bit critical. The elite and old thieves are gathered on the east side of the bandit soldiers. The troops are very dense and are pressing hard on the east wing of the government army. It seems that they are about to destroy the east wing of the government army in one breath.
defeated.
Li Zhi took a closer look and found that Liaodong Commander-in-Chief Zu Kuan, Shanhaiguan Deputy General Li Chongzhen, Miyun Deputy General Lei Shisheng and several others were fighting on the east side of the front and were fighting hard. The situation on the east side where the three generals were was the most critical, especially
It is the Zukuan place on the easternmost side.
Zu Kuan was covered in blood, and the corpses of dozens of elite servants were lying next to him. Probably because he was short of troops and rushed too hard, he accidentally rushed into the circle surrounded by the old thieves. Now there are only a dozen people left around him.
, was cut off by the elite bandits, and surrounded them for several times. The Liaodong Army behind wanted to rush over to meet the general soldiers, but was blocked by the bandits. Zu Kuan was carrying a three-ring sword and commanded his servants to defend. They were in danger.
The vanguard selection group stood at a high place for a while, and the officers and soldiers saw the vanguard selection group. Seeing the arrival of reinforcements, the morale of the officers and soldiers suddenly boosted. When Lu Xiangsheng saw Li Zhi's flag, he angrily talked to the people around him
The pacesetter shouted something, and the morale of the group of pacesetters was immediately boosted. They rushed forward a few meters and forced back a group of thieves.
Even Li Zhongzhen was refreshed when he saw Li Zhi's flag arriving on the battlefield. He loudly encouraged the soldiers around him and told them not to retreat any further.
Li Zhi no longer hesitated, asked the soldiers to load gunpowder bullets, and led the vanguard regiment to attack the east wing of the bandits.
Seeing Li Zhi's troops approaching, with flags waving in the rogue formation and messengers rushing back and forth, two thousand people abandoned the officers and soldiers in front, withdrew from the battlefield and faced Li Zhi's troops to the east.
These two thousand men were originally against the team of Zu Kuan, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Army, and together with the other three thousand old thieves, they kept suppressing the Liaodong soldiers. As soon as the two thousand men were withdrawn, the pressure in front of Zu Kuan suddenly lightened, and the Liaodong Army turned the corner.
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Zu Kuan was originally surrounded by thieves. He fought for more than an hour, and his strength was almost exhausted. However, at this critical moment of life and death, he could not tolerate his mercy. He took a breath, shouted suddenly, raised his knife and headed south.
He chopped down the bandits in front of him, trying to push back the bandits surrounding him and rush back to the main group, but he was forcefully forced back by the elite old thieves wielding swords.
Zu Kuan felt a chill in his heart and secretly thought that he had gone through many battles, could he be here today?
Zu Kuan was anxious there when he suddenly saw the bandit soldiers surrounding him abandoning him and retreating, heading east to attack.
Saved? Who saved him? Zu Kuan was ecstatic. He looked up and saw a big banner with the letter "Li" coming to help.
Reinforcements on the east side? Li? Tianjin Li Zhi? He was actually rescued by Li Zhi! I even insulted him yesterday!
Zu Kuan stood there, not knowing whether to be happy or ashamed for a moment. He looked awkwardly at the big flag with the letter "Li" not far away, with mixed feelings in his heart.
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