After Li Zhi entered the stalemate battlefield, the situation took a turn for the worse, and the balance of victory had completely tilted towards the army.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that the bandits were about to be crushed by Li Zhi. The east wing of the bandits no longer had the troops to threaten Li Zhi. After 7,000 people were defeated, it was only a matter of time before the bandits' east wing collapsed.
If the Jiuqiantang horses on the west side of the bandits circle back and launch a group charge against Li Zhi, they may be able to overwhelm Li Zhi's troops. However, the battlefield of this battle stretches for four or five miles, and it will take at least ten minutes for Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng on the west side to get around.
, during this period of time, Li Zhi's soldiers and horses will definitely be able to shoot down the east wing of the bandits. Once the east wing of the bandits collapses, the entire bandit front will collapse soon.
Time is on the side of the government and the army, and the defeat of the bandits is already doomed.
All the bandits looked to the west and towards their leader, hoping that General Chuang Chuang would come up with a good strategy to change the battlefield situation.
At the critical moment, Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng showed their best skill - escaping.
Since the uprising, Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng have been hunted down by the army everywhere, and they have escaped countless times. Although they want to take advantage of the time when the bandits killed Cao Wenzhao and boosted their morale, they can defeat Lu Xiangsheng, so that they can fight against the army.
But as long as the situation is not right, they will still escape again. They firmly believe in the truth that as long as the main force is still there, there will be a time to make a comeback.
Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng no longer commanded the cavalry to charge the west flank of the official army. Instead, they turned their horses' heads, abandoned the more than 20,000 old thieves infantry who were still fighting to the death, and led 9,000 cavalry to escape to the north. When they attacked, they looked like
A gust of wind made me run even faster, running several hundred meters away in the blink of an eye.
The old thieves and infantrymen in the middle of the battlefield didn't know that they had been abandoned, and were still resisting the army.
The excited officers and soldiers on the westernmost wing shouted loudly to spread the news of Gao and Li's escape to the ears of the bandits. The bandits still could not wait to return and shoot the returning commander and cavalry, so they believed that the time for the officers and soldiers to shout had passed.
After a few minutes, the cavalry led by Gao and Li had already escaped two or three miles and could not catch up.
The big leader abandoned us and ran away!
The army of thieves was like a piece of tight glass that suddenly collapsed and was instantly broken into pieces.
First, the west wing saw Chuang Wang Chuang abandoning his opponents and fleeing to the north. In less than half a minute, the already fragile defense line of the east wing collapsed, and Li Zhi defeated 7,000 bandits.
Later, the bandits on the east wing were already unable to resist the official army. At this time, upon hearing the news that the big leader had escaped, the old thieves and infantry immediately fled thousands of miles away.
Soon, the 10,000 Chinese army thieves in front of Lu Xiangsheng no longer dared to fight and collapsed.
Twenty thousand thieves abandoned their helmets and armor, exposed their naked backs to the army, and fled to the north.
The generals of the government and army were still struggling just now, but now they suddenly won the victory, and they all felt like they were trapped in a dream.
They hurriedly ordered the infantry to chase and kill the fleeing thieves, but the officers and soldiers were exhausted. After chasing for several miles, they could no longer pursue them. They fell to the ground and gasped for air. Only the five thousand officers and soldiers still had the strength.
Pursuing the enemy, these cavalrymen scattered in all directions and chased after them, raising their swords to chop at the back of the bandit.
However, these more than 4,000 official cavalry did not dare to pursue too fiercely. The official infantry had stopped chasing, and a lone army of official cavalry was chasing outside. If the bandit's cavalry suddenly came back and shot them, the number of official cavalry would be only
Half of the enemy's army would suffer heavy losses. They only dared to gallop back and forth to chase after the slowest thief, cutting down these weak infantry.
Lu Xiangsheng and the generals of the Chinese army stopped, looked at the chasing cavalry, laughed, and celebrated their hard-won victory.
In the battle of Ruzhou, Lu Xiangsheng led the army to a complete victory. The three families of bandits were defeated. Ma Shouying died in the battle. Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng fled. The army's cavalry chased and killed the deserters for ten miles. In this battle, the army suffered 2,000 casualties, killing the enemy in total.
thirteen thousands.
On the second day after the battle, Lu Xiangsheng summoned all the generals to discuss matters in the Chinese army's tent.
Outside the Chinese army's tent, the heads of more than 10,000 bandits were piled up like a mountain. In front of the heads, Ma Shouying's body was hung on a wooden pole. Some specialized soldiers were using lime and other materials to process the heads of the bodies. Other soldiers were
There was a lot of discussion around these heads, discussing all kinds of information about this battle.
"Thanks to Tianjin's troops for this battle, Tianjin only had more than a thousand troops, but they killed Ma Shouying!"
"After Tianjin soldiers and horses defeated Lao Huihui, they went to the main battlefield to support us."
"If it weren't for Tianjin's powerful soldiers and horses, which destroyed the east wing of the bandits, this battle would have been lost!"
"If Tianjin's soldiers and horses hadn't arrived, we might have lost our lives."
The army respects the strong the most, let alone the strong who save lives. After this battle, the soldiers in each town respected the soldiers and horses of Tianjin. The soldiers of each battalion were more cautious when passing outside the Tianjin soldiers and horses.
, even when they were curious to check the situation in the Tianjin military camp, they only dared to take a sneak peek.
Li Zhi led several battalion commanders and soldiers on the road in the official camp. Behind the soldiers were the "Tianjin" flag and the small flag with the word "李". Wherever he went, soldiers from other military towns
They all respectfully made way for Li Zhi and his party to go first.
Li Zhi looked at the officers and soldiers and said with a smile: "These soldiers know what is good and what is good!"
Zheng Kaicheng said: "If we hadn't reached the battlefield, the battle would have been lost. It's a life-saving grace!"
Li Zhi walked to the Chinese army's tent, said goodbye to several battalion commanders and soldiers and walked in alone. He saw a group of senior generals already standing there.
As soon as Li Zhi entered, Shanhaiguan Deputy General Li Chongzhen came up to him and shouted: "The defense officer is here!"
Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and was about to answer when he saw that Li Zhongzhen had already bowed his arms to the ground and said with a smile: "Thank you very much for the Tianjin soldiers and horses who came to help yesterday. If it weren't for the Tianjin soldiers and horses, our troops would have defended the front line."
The east wing will be defeated by the bandits. As soon as the defensive officers and soldiers arrive, the situation on the battlefield will immediately change. If it were not for the defense masters, this battle will be lost!"
This Li Zhongzhen knew what was good and what was good. Although Li Zhi was just a junior deputy Qianhu Defense Officer, he also knew how to thank Li Zhi. Li Zhi smiled, helped Li Chongzhen up and said, "You will be excused from the lieutenant general's duty to support the friendly forces."
I have no need to thank you for my duty as a general of the Ming Dynasty."
Li Chongzhen stood up straight and said: "It is duty and friendship!"
Seeing Li Chongzhen thanking Li Zhi like this, the others were a little embarrassed and wondered whether they should bow to Li Zhi like Li Chongzhen.
The situation yesterday, if Li Zhi hadn't come to kill us, we would indeed have been defeated.
However, the generals had been very scornful of Li Zhi a few days ago. Now they bowed to Li Zhi to thank him, but the generals were still a little unable to turn around.
Everyone was silent for a while, then Liaodong Commander-in-Chief Zu Kuan came out.
Zu Kuan had despised Li Zhi in the past few days, but he was saved by Li Zhi yesterday. At this time, he saw that Li Zhi was blushing. The burly veteran took a breath and said loudly in a rough voice: "Defense
The officer's hard work is rewarded! If the defense officer hadn't killed him yesterday, I would have been killed by the thieves' swords!"
