Li Laiheng stood on the low hill and squinted his eyes to watch the changes in the battle situation: Liu Guoneng's sacrifice of life really surprised him, and the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers was much higher than Li Laiheng's previous opponents.
The officers and soldiers were passive at every turn, but relying solely on their bloody courage, they gradually started to counterattack.
Guo Junzhen stood beside Li Laiheng and said solemnly: "If the officers and soldiers are all such elite soldiers and generals, we will not be able to fight."
Li Laiheng patted his forehead and said softly: "It's a pity that Chongzhen favored Hong Hengjiu, Yang Wenruo and Zuo Liangyu, but treated loyal ministers and filial sons like Lu Xiangsheng and Liu Guoneng extremely harshly."
"Chongzhen doesn't know how to employ people, and the fate of the Ming Dynasty will soon be over."
Li Laiheng put on his iron helmet, tightened the rope around his neck, and took the spear from Zhang Pizhu.
"Liu Guoneng's entire army has already moved forward. It's our turn to take action."
He turned on his horse, and the horse made a long neigh. The light brown mane fluttered in the wind, contrasting with the red tassel on Li Laiheng's helmet.
Guo Junzhen took one last look at the south bank of the river and asked, "How will Li Wanqing respond?"
Li Laiheng whipped his horsewhip lightly and flew down the hill with Zhang Pilu and other Chinese guards. He shouted without looking back: "Let Shiwei take control of the rear team, just keep an eye on Li Wanqing and don't cross the river!"
The Chinese army's personal guards are the elite of the camp. In addition to Zhang Pizhu's group of personal soldiers, there are also many cavalry who originally belonged to Liu Fangliang's left biao.
Liu Fangliang's branch commander Zhang Hongyi led these weather-beaten soldiers, followed behind Li Laiheng and Zhang Pili, and charged forward silently. They were much older than Li Laiheng's personal guards, although their physiques were not as good as those of Li Laiheng.
The young men were strong and strong, but the keen sense of smell brought by ten years of "rogue" experience gave these people a more terrifying murderous look in their eyes.
Li Laiheng saw it very accurately. The anxiety on the front line forced Liu Guoneng to concentrate most of his troops on the right wing for defense. In the process of constant fighting, the two armies that were originally facing each other from east to west were squeezing toward the right wing little by little, causing the battle situation to evolve into
The situation of confrontation between North and South.
The Chinese cavalry that breaks through the camp and finally enters the battlefield will have the final say.
"Walk!"
Zhang Pizhu roared angrily, and was the first to lead the cavalry vanguard into the battle. Most of the vanguards of the Chinese army were wearing bright iron armor, and many of them were highly skilled in martial arts, wielding broadswords, long axes and other weapons. The horses they rode were all Hao Hao
Wai Qi and Zhang Pikui carefully selected the first-class horses in Luoyang.
This group of cavalry first circled to the north, and then cut in from the northeast to the southwest, inserting themselves into the weak spot of Liu Guoneng's men. The spear in Zhang Pizhu's hand penetrated the torso of the officer and soldier in just one breath, and then he pulled it out.
Come out and stab the next opponent.
Li Laiheng was slightly pleased with Zhang Pizhu's bravery. He waved his hand and signaled Zhang Hong's Zuobiao cavalry to follow up with him and Guo Junzhen. More cavalry immediately followed behind the sentry, trampling countless soldiers.
Dust, fiercely crashing into the enemy array.
Even if the war horses were blocked by the enemy's body, they would not stop. Dozens of officers and soldiers were immediately knocked to the ground. Hundreds of horse hooves quickly trampled the enemies who fell to the ground into a piece of flesh. Occasionally, some were agile and agile.
The knights avoided the collision of the horses and tried to use hooks, sickles and spears to fight against the cavalry that broke into the camp. The knights simply shot them with bows and arrows.
It turned out that Liu Guoneng's last counterattack had already played a big role. The officers and soldiers' brave charge had trapped many troops who broke into the camp. Unfortunately, fierce men like Ma Bao fell to the ground and were almost killed.
The officers and soldiers were trampled to death.
An officer and soldier stepped on one of his front teeth in his mouth, and he couldn't curse even if he wanted to. At the critical moment, the vibration of the horse's hooves on the ground saved Ma Bao's life.
The official infantry surrounding Ma Bao were quickly dispersed by the Chinese soldiers, but the war horses immediately stepped on the ground and almost trampled Ma Bao to death. There was still an infantryman who broke into the camp and was trampled with all his strength.
He was in danger, and with quick eyesight and quick hands, he carried Ma Bao out of the pile of dead people and saved his life.
Ma Bao looked back at the battle dust raised by the cavalry team and asked with lingering fear: "Damn good brother, you are so strong! What do you call me? I will never thank you for your kindness. I will remember you as a brother for the rest of my life."
The infantryman who rescued Ma Bao was about in his early twenties. He looked like a simple farmer, with a face tanned by the sun, a simple smile, and a sense of stupidity about him.
He opened his mouth and laughed, showing all his teeth, and replied: "I don't have a name, brother, just call me Jiao Da."
Ma Bao nodded, hugged Jiao Da, then picked up the weapon from the ground and said, "Okay! Jiao Da! No matter how prosperous and rich I am in the future, I will never forget you!"
Jiao Da chuckled, looked at the tail of Li Laiheng's cavalry, and said, "We won! The sentry is really powerful. I voted for the camp in Yuzhou, and I really didn't make a mistake."
"Hey, brother, did you join the camp in Yuzhou?" Ma Bao picked up a wild goose feather knife. He clenched the handle of the knife with both hands, looked around warily, and then gave it to several officers who fell on the ground.
The wounded soldier repaired his knife and asked leisurely, "Are you from Yuzhou?"
Jiao Da was not as vigilant as Ma Bao. When he saw that the army's troops had begun to collapse, he sat down on the ground and said with a smile: "Yes, I am from Yuzhou. I used to sell manure in the village.
Unfortunately, I saw Mr. Lai Er, a well-known gentleman in the state, picking up his ashes. He had Lai's boy tied up and stuffed with horse dung so that our sentinel could publicly interrogate these unimproved men in Yuzhou and punish Lai.
The second master had his heart cut open, and I was so happy that I joined the Chuang Army."
Ma Bao was "unfortunately" trapped in the breakout army because he was captured after the defeat in Luoyang. What's more, he was born in the frontier army and served as an officer. He didn't quite understand Jiao Da's intentions. He just thought that this man's rough talk was interesting and saved his life.
He wanted to take his own life, so he held Jiao Da's hand and said sincerely: "It doesn't matter which army you join, as long as you survive a narrow escape, whether you recruit peace or rebel, you will be rich one day."
Jiao Da couldn't imagine it was that far away, but he had good eyesight. He suddenly jumped up from the ground, pointed at the army and shouted in surprise: "Hey, the army is not finished yet!"
Ma Bao rubbed his eyes and then saw clearly that the defeated officers and soldiers in the distance were slowly regrouping and trying to fight back. He was surprised and said: "Liu Guoneng is really a veteran!"
This round of charge launched by the Chinese army led by Li Laiheng completely defeated the officers and soldiers almost instantly. However, Liu Guoneng was a veteran general after all. When he saw that the defeat of the officers and soldiers was revealed and out of control, he did not forcibly control the situation, but gathered them on the spot.
The remaining soldiers should assemble in the rear group, fight and retreat, and try to withdraw from the battlefield in stages.
The three Chinese armies of Guo Junzhen, Zhang Hong, and Zhang Pizhu tried several times to rely on the speed advantage of the cavalry to intercept Liu Guoneng's rear team. However, Liu Guoneng came to the rear in person, and he led a group of trusted servants to intercept and intercept, and actually let the invading army
It feels a bit like I don’t know where to start.
Li Laiheng poked his spear into the ground and cursed: "Even the grasshoppers in the autumn can't be taken down. When did Liu Guoneng turn into a copper pea?"
He was planning to mobilize Li Shiwei's artillery team to use artillery to completely disperse Liu Guoneng's gathered rear army. But before Li Laiheng gave the order, Li Shiwei's messenger came to report the emergency, saying that Li Wanqing had withdrawn eastward.
gone.
Li Laiheng was stunned for a moment, and then became furious. He threw his riding crop on the ground and cursed: "Li Shiwei! Are you a man made of elm wood? Li Wanqing ran away in front of the formation. If you don't take the opportunity to kill him, come and report to me."
What do you mean? No progress at all!"
He was so angry that he glanced left and right and pulled out his sword. If Li Shiwei were in front of Li Laiheng now, he would probably cut him off with this sword.
"Alas! Li Shiwei is a wooden man! He missed his opportunity!"
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Zhang Hong: His birth year is unknown. Historically, when Li Zicheng established the five-camp military system in Xiangyang, he was listed in the left camp. From then on, Zhang Hong followed Liu Fangliang and fought for the Dashun Army in the north and south. In the first year of Yongchang, he followed Liu Fangliang
Participated in the Dashun Army's South Route Army's march into Beijing, from Shanxi to Huaiqing and other three prefectures in Henan Province north of the Yellow River, and then entered Zhili, conquering Baoding in three days.
After Liu Fangliang marched into Beijing, he left Zhang Hong to guard Baoding. He divided his troops to capture the states and counties near Baoding. Ma Dai, the Ming Baoding general who lived at home, attempted suicide and was captured alive by Zhang Hong. He praised his loyalty and released Ma Dai.
After the Battle of Yishi, Zhang Hong withdrew his army to the south. When Li Zicheng led the main force of the Dashun Army to leave Xiangyang, he left 600 men from Zhang Hong's army to guard Qianjiang. He held on here for more than 20 days, but he died because he was outnumbered.