Moreover, Zhu Gaoxu not only brought an immortal body with high combat power on the battlefield, but also dealt a blow to the morale of King Yan's army.
In order to rush for time, Zhu Di was also afraid of being exposed when passing through various states and counties, so he never told all the soldiers and most of the generals with less than 100 households that they had actually rebelled. Although everyone was actually a little puzzled, because of the All the prefectures and counties passed smoothly. They really thought they were going to Shandong to quell the rebellion.
Zhu Di originally planned to tell them the truth after arriving in Dezhou City. This way, firstly, there would be a stable external environment, so that the soldiers would not fight when their morale was unstable; secondly, when they were far away from their home base, the soldiers would be more likely to obey such orders. Order.
But they haven't arrived at Dezhou City yet, and Zhu Di hasn't told the soldiers that they have rebelled. They saw a man on the battlefield who absolutely could not be among the rebels. Now, the morale of the soldiers has fluctuated.
Just ordinary soldiers, those hundreds of households knew Zhu Gaoxu, and then Zhu Gaoxu suddenly appeared among the so-called 'rebels'. Who wouldn't think about it? The quick-thinking person thought of the three guards of King Yan who were transferred by the imperial court to Peiping and went south to quell the rebellion. It was very uncomfortable in the first place. It's reasonable, and I immediately guessed the truth of the matter.
Fighting for the imperial court and fighting for the King of Yan are completely different. If you die fighting for the imperial court, you will receive a pension and a worldly job from the court. If you win the battle for the King of Yan, of course you will have everything, but what if you fail? Just rely on it. It would be too difficult for the three guards of the King of Yan and the three guards of the King of Qi to successfully defeat the king.
So those who wanted to understand things couldn't help but slow down and avoid the people rushing towards them. Those who didn't want to understand saw others slowing down and followed suit.
Therefore, the first charge of the cavalry led by Zhu Gaoxu actually penetrated the Yan army's formation, which was originally difficult to penetrate with their strength.
Zhu Neng and others also noticed the situation, and suddenly thought to themselves: 'If we continue like this, even if this group of cavalry is completely wiped out, the city gate will be closed by then.'
Zhu Neng did not dare to rush to the city gate like this. If Zhu Gaoxu led his troops to cover them up from behind, they would definitely suffer heavy losses. Without the cavalry, Zhu Di would become very passive in fighting.
Zhu Neng then asked Wang Zhen and Huo Zhen to lead more than 4,000 people to turn their horses around and continue to struggle with the cavalry led by Zhu Gaoxu. He led more than 2,000 people to continue rushing towards the city gate.
However, after Zhu Neng led his troops to run for a while, he suddenly heard the shouts of killing getting closer and closer behind him. When he looked back, he saw that Zhu Gaoxu, with his cavalry of less than 2,000 men, rushed past the more than 4,000 people. The cavalry then rushed towards them without stopping.
Zhu Neng had no choice but to lead his troops with Qiu Fu and turn their horses' heads to meet him.
Zhu Gaoxu was still charging at the front, waving his long knife and slashing at Qiu Fu. Although Qiu Fu did not dare to hurt him, he would not just wait to be chopped like a wooden stake, and passed by in a flash. Both sides There was no second chance to attack the same person, so he missed it again.
Zhu Gaoxu led his troops back to the city gate. Seeing that those who were closing the city gate were already using all their strength to close the city gate, he said to the people around him: "As long as we stop them for a little while, The city gate can be closed, and our mission will be completed after blocking it for a while."
Looking at the city gate that was beginning to move slowly, Zhu Neng also realized that he had to rush in immediately to have any hope, otherwise the city gate would be closed immediately.
Zhu Neng said loudly to the people behind him: "Now we have no retreat. We must capture the North City Gate and capture Dezhou City, otherwise we will lose our health. If someone is half-hearted next time, don't blame me for being ruthless." As he said,
Zhu Neng arranged for Huo Zhen to lead the troops at the end, and he, Qiu Fu and others led the troops and rushed over.
Zhu Gaoxu also led his troops to charge forward again. This time, the two sides were strangled together. The soldiers on both sides tried their best to wave their weapons towards each other. Some people kept falling off their horses, and some were already dead when they fell off their horses.
Some people were not dead yet, but they died immediately after falling off the horse.
Zhu Gaoxu had fewer people, so people died faster when surrounded on three sides. However, their purpose was not to eliminate the opponent but to delay them, so at this time, it was Zhu Neng and Qiu Fu who were even more anxious.
At this time, Zhu Gaoxu wielded his long knife and slashed at Qiu Fu. Qiu Fu was very annoyed by him. He also saw that the city gate was about to close. He was anxious and didn't care about anything else. He shot back.
Zhu Gaoxu was a little slack at this time because no one had attacked him for a long time. When he came to his senses, he was already unable to dodge and was about to stab him.
But at this critical moment, a long spear blocked Qiu Fu's gun. Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and saw that it was his personal guard Zhang Wuji.
Zhang Wuji didn't look at him. He was frightened because of Zhu Gaoxu's dangerous moment just now. He subconsciously returned the gun and stabbed Qiu Fu. Qiu Fu was a little scared because he almost stabbed Zhu Gaoxu to death. He didn't react for a moment.
, Zhang Wuji stabbed his arm. Qiu Fu felt the pain and threw the spear in his hand to the ground.
Zhu Gaoxu took the opportunity and struck Qiu Fu on the shoulder. Qiu Fu screamed in pain and turned his horse's head to leave. But he didn't run far. Zhang Wuji threw the spear in his hand, hitting Qiu Fu in the back.
Heartbroken, Qiu Fu jumped forward, fell from the horse, and died.
Zhu Neng happened to see this scene. He had a good relationship with Qiu Fu. When he saw Qiu Fu dying here, his blood boiled and he wanted to rush over and kill Zhang Wuji.
But at the same time, only a "bang" was heard, and the city gate was tightly closed.
In an instant, both sides who were fighting fiercely on the battlefield stopped at the same time. Even Zhu Neng, who was planning to rush over to avenge Qiu Fu, also stopped.
But Zhu Gaoxu reacted very quickly, or he may have been preparing for this time, and immediately led his troops to retreat, and the other counter-rebel troops also retreated. What was strange was that the Yan army who had been fighting fiercely with them just now actually
He didn't stop them and just let them retreat.
Zhu Neng was also stunned for a moment, and then shouted for the soldiers to kill the people in front of them. They did not dare to disobey, so they could only move forward slowly.
Zhu Gaoxu immediately took the remaining soldiers and wanted to rush out. Zhu Gaoxu asked Liu Rong, a graduate of the Martial Arts Hall specially sent by Yunxi, to lead the team, and he cut off the rear. Zhu Gaoxu's 'bulletproof vest' was still effective at this time, even if he really wanted to
Zhu Neng, who wanted to kill him, didn't dare to actually kill him, so the only remaining people among them were not killed for a while.
But if you drag them like this, they will always be killed. In the end, Zhu Gaoxu will probably be captured alive after exhausting his strength. Even Zhu Gaoxu himself is a little desperate.
But hope always appears in the most desperate moments. At this moment, Lan Zhen arrived here with more than 2,000 people.