More than 6,000 Ming troops surrounded Wu Huawen's Bubazi phalanx from three directions. Wu Huawen's only retreat was Guifangya, and he continued to move towards Guifangya.
Commander Cao, Yan Yunyi and Dongfang Jing took command, and the three of them were puzzled by Wu Huawen's actions.
On Guifang Cliff, the two monks and more than ten elite Bubazi left behind by Wu Huawen to guard the retreat had disappeared. They had long been swept away by the Taoist monks responsible for "cutting off the rear". The phantom array arranged by Zen Master Zhishen had already been swept away.
It was broken by Yan Yunyi, and several iron ropes were also lifted out, still on the ground, ready to be taken back to the military camp after the war.
This is an absolute place of death, and there is no possibility of escape. The Bubazi have their backs to the Baihe River and face the Ming army. Everyone has a look of determination on their faces. The kind of people who regard death as home, the kind of sacrificing their lives for righteousness, the kind of awe-inspiring righteousness...
Zhao Ran couldn't help but murmured: "This expression is very familiar..."
Pei Zhongze said: "I have long heard that Wu Huawen is very good at running the army and that his subordinates have to fight to the death. I have seen it today."
Commander Cao frowned and stepped out of the crowd, shouting: "Where is Wu Huawen?"
But the other side ignored him, suddenly shouted, dozens of rain arrows shot out, and the encirclement and annihilation battle on Guifang Cliff began.
The side of Guifangya facing the river is naturally dangerous, but the side facing Hongyuan is a gentle slope with wide open surroundings, so there is no geographical advantage at all.
Surrounding the remnants of Bubazi's army were the Songfan Guards, the first-class main force of the Ming army, and they would not let the other side take advantage. The Ming army fought very smartly and did not charge hard with the opponent. They set up a large wall with heavy shields in front.
Crossbows were fired from behind, and the monks took action to neutralize the opponent's Dharma. The army moved forward step by step under the orders of the officers, squeezing forward like a moving steel fortress, in order to forcefully push the opponent off the cliff.
Not long after, the Bubazi at the rear of the enemy's formation began to fall off the cliff one after another, and screams of misery could be heard one after another.
There was another loud roar from the enemy formation, and the formation immediately dispersed, rushing towards the shield wall in front of the Ming army. A forest of spears and spears were pierced out of the shield wall of the Ming army, and the rushing Bubazi were skewered on long poles.
The Bu Bazi in the rear didn't care and continued to move forward risking their lives.
Zhao Ran looked at the Xixia soldiers who were still waving their swords and guns after falling to the ground, at the elite Bubazi who were strung on long poles and still roaring, and at the bleeding soldiers who were still casting Dharma.
The monk felt that there was a tight breath in his heart, which was really uncomfortable.
He really wanted to shout, Wu Huawen, are you going to let your soldiers die in vain? Why haven't you surrendered yet?
The shouts of killing gradually subsided, and the remaining dozens of Bubazi and monks supported each other and stepped back step by step. Zhao Ran saw the Xixia general who had shown his face to answer him before. Although his face was covered with blood, he
The faces can still be distinguished.
This is not Wu Huawen!
Many people in the Ming army had seen Wu Huawen, and they all shouted out at the same time: "Not the one with the surname Wu!"
The man wore armor with Wu Hua pattern and a helmet with Wu Hua pattern. He looked at Zhao Ran with a smile, looked at Commander Cao, looked at Dongfang Jing, and looked up to the sky and said: "Commander, take revenge on the generals!
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Dozens of people turned back and jumped off the towering Guifang Cliff together, and were swept into the torrent of flying waves.
Commander Cao ordered people to search the corpses on Guifang Cliff to identify their faces. At the same time, he sent all the sergeants on horseback, as well as the 200 people who were protecting the people, out to search for traces of Wu Huawen.
Zhao Ran summoned Lingyan, and he didn't bother to cover it up. He rode the wild goose soaring into the sky, looking around, recalling carefully while looking around.
Now that I think about it carefully, Wu Huawen only had one chance to escape, which was to use a Buddhist magic weapon to change his clothes and armor in the red mist. At that time, he was also blocked by the red mist in the sky and could not see clearly what was happening below.
By the time we got to the place where we could see the battlefield, perhaps Wu Huawen had already slipped away.
Thinking about it again, Zhao Ran couldn't help but secretly curse himself for being careless. He knew both Monk Zhishen and Monk Guangcheng, so how come he didn't notice that they were gone when he followed them all the way here!
The army searched the boundary of Hongyuan for three days, but found no trace of Wu Huawen, so they had to withdraw their troops and return to the camp.
At the celebration banquet hosted by Hongyuan Guards, Dongfang Jing patted Zhao Ran on the shoulder: "Zhiran has been in a bad mood these past two days. Are you still angry about not catching Wu Huawen?"
Zhao Ran shook his head and said: "Brother Jing, I blame myself. I was sitting on Lingyan's back and kept staring at the battlefield, but I missed the person..."
Dongfang Jing comforted: "I can't blame you. Who would have thought that he would directly abandon all 800 elite men in order to survive? Who would have thought that in order to create an opportunity for him to escape, his 800 elite subordinates would
Are you willing to go to hell? Go to hell, and no one shrinks back. Tsk, tsk, tsk, it’s really amazing!”
Zhao Ran sighed: "This trick of the golden cicada escaping its shell is really amazing. He is really cruel. If it were me, I would never be able to do it."
Dongfang Jing was silent for a moment, then raised his glass and said, "I don't think so much anymore, come on, let's drink!"
In a great battle, the elite 800 Buzi in the left wing of Baima were completely wiped out. This was another great victory for the Songfan Guards since the Battle of Baima Mountain. The news of victory reached Mount Lu and was passed directly to the capital.
How to record the merits and how to reward them in the future will be reported by the Governor's Palace of Western Sichuan and Tianhe Palace. Although in the original military strategy, the White Horse Court only formed a militia to act as a bait to defend the city, and the important operational tasks were placed on Hongyuan Guards Station and Xiaoshan
Qianhusuo and Chishui Qianhusuo were the main forces of the Ming army, but in actual combat, the Hongyuan Militia shouldered 70% of the combat burden, so Zhao Ran naturally had to actively fight for these men.
First of all, they negotiated with Xia Ji to retain the Hongyuan Militia and upgrade it to a standing army of the Song Dynasty. They were provided by the Governor's Office at half pay, while Baima Yuan raised half of the pay themselves. Zhao Ran recommended the position of the sixth-grade regiment training envoy.
Yuan Hao has taken on the concurrent role. For Yuan Hao, it is equivalent to being promoted one level.
Secondly, there was a group of tough bandits from the Junshan Bandit Village who performed well in the battle to defend the city. Zhao Ran all reported to Xia Ji and appointed him as the general banner and Xiaoqi of the militia, especially Zhang Wu, Jiang Zhuzi, Iron Leg Long San and others, not only
The conferment of the military post of General Banner, and the direct conferment of Taoist ultimatums can be regarded as the first of its kind for serious Taoist priests to hold military posts.
As for the official positions of Qianhu, Baihu, etc., they negotiated with Commander Cao and Ning Shouyu, and those training officers were appointed. The leader, Zhang Baihu, was promoted to Qianhu, the rest of the general banners were promoted to hundreds of households, and the small banners were promoted to the general banner.
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In the current ranking of the military forces in the Governor's Mansion in Western Sichuan, the Hongyuan Militia can only be ranked in the third class, occupying the last position. Zhao Ran will keep these officers so that the Hongyuan Militia can move towards regularization. Zhao Ran's attitude toward these officers
The requirement is for the Red Plains Militia to be on par with the Songfan Guards. Of course, there is a long road ahead, and this will not be achieved overnight.