Many generals looked silent and thoughtful, and did not speak for a long time. It was obvious that all of them were weighing the gains and losses of surrendering to the thieves in their hearts!
At this time, Chang Pingchang stood up and said: "Master Qian, if you have something to say, please let go of the governor first!"
Qian Dafei sneered: "Let him go? Haha, don't you think about it, as soon as I let him go, he will turn around and ask his soldiers to kill you too. If you have the guts, all of you should remove your soldiers."
Let’s see if Zhu Zhihai will kill you!”
Many generals of the Ming army looked at Zhu Zhihai at this time, and the front and back of these generals were already covered with their own direct soldiers. Chang Pingchang, who just spoke, was even more attracted by his own personal soldiers.
Protected by a personal soldier!
Zhu Zhihai looked around and then said: "Although you are the guilty generals of the defeated army, I will give you a chance to atone for your sins. As long as you fight bravely from now on, I will let bygones be bygones!"
After hearing this, Chang Pingchang and others nodded slightly, then looked at Qian Dafei and said: "You have heard what I said, let me go. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude. Do you think you can leave here alive after killing me?"
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At this time, Qian Dafei also discovered that the situation seemed to be quite unfavorable for him, and he had to find a way!
Qian Dafei's intention to surrender to the thieves started yesterday!
The tragic death of the commander of the Xinglong Guard yesterday greatly touched him, and his headquarters was sent to the front line by Zhu Zhihai several times in a row. His troops were also among them when the rear was cut off yesterday. Although he managed to escape back to the city in the end, he
Of more than a thousand of his subordinates, only less than 300 came back.
In addition, he and Zeng Ziwen also knew each other. After hearing about Zeng Ziwen's deeds, he thought that with his friendship with Zeng Ziwen, he would definitely be able to get a high official position after he surrendered anyway.
Zhu Zhihai's sudden outburst today finally made him unable to bear it anymore and he took Zhu Zhihai hostage.
Originally, he thought that after the disastrous defeat, these generals would want to surrender as much as him, but he did not expect that none of them would respond to him, and several of his own soldiers were also attacked by others, so they probably couldn't give them a try.
I helped too much.
This situation is different from what I expected!
Although he was a bit pretentious, he was not stupid. Naturally, he knew that he could never let Zhu Zhihai go at this time, let alone kill Zhu Zhihai.
In that case, I will definitely be cut into pieces immediately!
The only solution now is to save my life first, and then think of other things. I can't stay in this ghost place anymore, I have to leave!
He immediately said: "It's okay to ask me to let this person surnamed Zhu go, but I have to let this person surnamed Zhu give me a ride!"
Then he looked at the several Ming army generals and soldiers standing in front of him and said, "Get out of the way!"
Chang Pingchang glanced at Zhu Zhihai at this time, and then said to the people next to him: "Get out of the way and let him out!"
Then he said to Qian Dafei again: "Master Qian, I hope you can think clearly about what you are doing now!"
Qian Dafei laughed: "I know very well!"
Immediately, he continued to put the knife on Zhu Zhihai's neck, and then slowly moved forward!
However, he had just taken two steps when suddenly someone stepped forward quickly from behind him on the left. This person was none other than a soldier beside Chang Pingchang. This person was extremely fast and did not hold a long waist knife in his hand.
, just holding a knife with a blade no larger than a few inches!
In an instant, this person was seen on Qian Dafei's left and right sides, and the knife in his hand was instantly plunged into Qian Dafei's neck!
After the knife pierced his neck, Qian Dafei let out a scream, and then, perhaps due to his body's instinct, he pulled the knife forward, instantly cutting a large gash in Zhu Zhihai's neck, and blood spurted out from the artery in his neck.
Poor old man!
At this time, everyone shouted:
"Be bold!"
"grown ups!"
Everyone stepped forward quickly. Some people directly drew their swords and slashed at Qian Dafei, while others ran forward and helped Zhu Zhihai up!
Chang Pingchang also walked quickly to Zhu Zhihai and reached out to cover Zhu Zhihai's neck, but it was all in vain!
At this time, Zhu Zhihai's lips moved slightly, as if he was saying something. Chang Pingchang leaned over to listen, but could not hear what Zhu Zhihai said.
Just a few seconds later, Qian Dafei was cut into pieces with random knives, but Zhu Zhihai also fell into a pool of blood and died completely!
At this time, everyone looked at Chang Pingchang, and then at Chang Pingchang's soldiers who had just attacked and killed Qian Dafei. Most of their eyes showed thoughtful expressions.
At this time, Chang Pingchang stood up and said with a look of sorrow: "Qian Dafei kidnapped the Lord with the intention of surrendering to the thieves. Now he has been cut into pieces with knives. However, Lord Zhu was also brutally killed. It is really a pain for the country!"
After saying this, he changed his words and said: "Just now, Lord Zhu has left his last words, asking the army to retreat and wait for a counterattack in the future!"
Immediately when everyone heard this, their eyes lit up. No one wanted to investigate what Zhu Zhihai said when his neck was cut, and what he left behind. But since Chang Pingchang said so, they must take it seriously!
Because this is a retreat!
Immediately after several senior generals with high prestige and qualifications discussed it, they quickly made corresponding arrangements for retreat!
No matter what the deployment, naturally everyone goes his own way!
Is it possible that you can still expect others to break up your marriage?
Immediately, many generals dispersed in a hurry, taking their own soldiers to gather their own troops and retreat!
Several of Zhu Zhihai's staff and soldiers looked at Zhu Zhihai who fell to the ground. They didn't know what to do for a moment. They just turned their attention to Zhu Zhihai's staff Wu Nuanzhi. At this time, Wu Nuanzhi sighed softly: "Mr.
Take it with you and let’s go too!”
As they brought Zhu Zhihai's body, only the bodies of Qian Dafei and a few of his soldiers were left in the hall!
Qian Dafei proved with his own life that it is not that easy to force the general to surrender in the army!
After Zhu Zhihai died, the Ming army, which was originally in chaos, completely lost its command, and various Ming armies competed to flee!
The first one to escape from the city was Chang Pingchang. He not only brought more than 500 troops of his own, but also brought more than 1,000 Fubiao soldiers!
Among the more than a thousand soldiers recruited by Fubiao, there were 500 elite cavalry who had never participated in the battle. They were also taken away by him and then ran away from the west city gate!
Chang Pingchang escaped, and other Ming armies were not willing to lag behind. They all rushed out of the city with their direct soldiers and horses to escape!
The speed of escaping was so fast that the new army of the Tang Dynasty behind them could not react in time!
This time during the siege, the New Army of the Tang Dynasty did not engage in any tactics such as besieging three and one. They only placed a small number of troops at other gates for surveillance. This was just a precaution to prevent the Ming army from leaving the city through other gates.
Ability to report timely when detour attacks occur.
The main force of the new army of the Tang Dynasty was concentrated at the East City Gate!
Now that the Ming army was escaping from several other city gates, the new army of the Tang Dynasty was really unable to stop them for a while!
But naturally it is impossible for all the Ming troops to escape, not even half!
The scene was so chaotic that many Ming army generals simply could not worry about their own troops. Even if they were worried about their own troops, those Ming troops were fighting against the new army of the Tang Dynasty and could not just leave.
In the end, many Ming army generals could only flee with their own soldiers and a small number of troops!
Realizing that the Ming army had completely collapsed and was still running away, the new army of the Tang Dynasty also responded quickly. Li Xuan, who was still outside the city, immediately ordered Cao Mingda to lead 300 cavalry troops to quickly rush to several other city gates.
, intercept the fleeing Ming army!
In this battle, the goal of the New Army of the Tang Dynasty was not to capture Lipingfu City. What use was a mere city to the New Army of the Tang Dynasty? Their strategic goal was to annihilate Zhu Zhihai's army of more than 30,000 people.
If Zhu Zhihai is allowed to lead too many troops to escape, the follow-up will be extremely troublesome for the new army of the Tang Dynasty.
At the same time, all the reserves of the Second Brigade and the Sixth Infantry Regiment were dispatched. They did not enter the city, but rushed to several other city gates to intercept and pursue the fleeing Ming army!
However, no one knows how many defeated Ming troops can be intercepted and overtaken in the end.
Although the Ming army fled, the fighting in the city still continued!
Naturally, such a large-scale battle will not end at the end. The subsequent battle will still last for a long time!
In fact, Chang Pingchang had been escaping with his troops for half an hour, and it was the new army of the Tang Dynasty that completely controlled the walls of Liping City!
This is because seeing that the general trend has been decided, in order to avoid casualties, the new army of the Tang Dynasty gave up the previous practice of not caring and rushing in to fight desperately, but adopted more small-scale tactics to encircle and exterminate, even persuade them to surrender, etc.!
After the new army of the Tang Dynasty completely controlled the four city walls and city gates, the defeated Ming army in the city had no way to escape from the city. There were only three consequences waiting for them: surrender, death in battle, or taking off their military uniforms.
Hiding in a private house, he narrowly escaped with his life!
However, at this time, the defeat of more than 10,000 Ming troops in the city no longer attracted the attention of Li Xuan and others. They were more concerned about how many Ming troops had successfully escaped!
These Ming troops who escaped will cause trouble for them in the follow-up. They must be pursued decisively. If they can be annihilated, they will be annihilated. If they cannot be annihilated, they will have to be driven away and they will not be allowed to regroup!
By noon, the battle in Liping Mansion City was initially over, but Li Xuan still did not enter the city, but continued to direct the battle outside the city!
At this time, the city was in chaos. Li Xuan felt that if he entered the city rashly, he might be hit by a bow and arrow when he entered the city.
Li Xuan, who has always cherished his own life, naturally would not take such unnecessary risks. It made no difference whether he entered the city earlier or later!
In the afternoon of that day, Zeng Ziwen found Li Xuan with a large number of reports submitted by various troops, reported to Li Xuan and asked for instructions on many follow-up matters!
The most important thing among them is naturally to pursue the deserters of the Ming army!