Zuo Liangyu was afraid that the ambush troops of the Chuang Army would escape. He believed that Li Guoying's troops and horses would definitely be able to defeat Hao Yaoqi with their superior strength over time. So he sent Zuo Menggeng to lead thousands of other troops to detour eastward.
Liangyu believed that if such an ambush soldier wanted to escape, he would naturally not run to Xiangyang in the west, but would definitely flee to the east.
There are mountains to the north. If the invading army ran over the mountains to the north, once they were pursued, the army structure would immediately collapse.
Come to think of it, Li Laiheng is not that kind of stupid person.
Therefore, Zuo Liangyu concluded that the invading army would only go eastward. As long as he blocked the way out to the east, he could gather and annihilate this bandit army.
"Today, you will go against the odds and you will know my methods."
General Zuo smiled sinisterly and ordered his deputy commander Wu Xueli to lead his troops to bypass Hao Yaoqi and attack Yingzi Mountain directly.
Wu Xueli and Manchu spy Dong Yuan were old friends. Dong Yuan was worried and persuaded Zuo Liangyu:
"General, Chuang Ni doesn't take advantage of the danger at Yingzi Mountain. Instead, he forms a formation on the back of the mountain. I'm afraid there might be some ambush in Chuang Ni!"
"Hmph." Zuo Liangyu did not waver. He said coldly, "The rebel forces are limited, so what can we do with an ambush? Our time is too tight. Even if a few more people die, we must quickly gather and wipe out this remnant enemy. Okay.
Go back and conquer Suizhou."
This is not because Zuo Liangyu is eager for success, but because the Zuo army is seriously short of food. General Zuo is so eager to seek a battle, but he is forced to have no choice. Even if he knows that there is an ambush in the rebellion, he can only use the heads of his brothers to fight.
Road.
This general, who had been admired by Donglin boss Hou Xun in the past for his "handsomeness", now looked ferocious and his face was completely distorted. How could Dong Yuan dare to say anything with such terrifying courage?
Dong Yuan looked far north, suddenly feeling a strong sense of ominousness.
In the far north, in the northern land covered with dark clouds, when will he return to his hometown in Liaodong? If he had only known that he would follow his cousin Tong to cultivate his character and join the Qing Dynasty!
Deputy Commander-in-Chief Wu Xueli glanced at Dong Yuan for a few times. Seeing Dong Yuan's hesitant look, he wanted to say something. But Zuo Liangyu's tone became more and more fierce. Wu Xueli did not dare to say more, and immediately led his troops on horseback.
go.
There was another deputy general under Zuo Liangyu, Lu Ding, who was originally a member of the Henan bandits. On the eve of the invasion of Luoyang, he surrendered to Zuozhen. At this time, Lu Ding saw Wu Xueli looking unhappy.
After leaving, I couldn't help but say:
"General, at this critical moment, you must be even more cautious in your use of troops."
Lu Ding never thought that his own words would hit Zuo Liangyu's iron plate. Zuo Ping, who was highly nervous, immediately became furious and ordered his servants to drag Lu Ding to the front of the formation and beat up the Thirty Army.
Whip to serve as a warning.
Dong Yuan and others could not persuade him, and Lu Ding did not dare to talk back. He only complained that he had to speak for Wu Xueli. The wave of military whips that Lu Ding received added a layer of cloud to the psychology of the left army generals.
What everyone is worried about is not whether they can defeat the Chuang army, but Zuo Liangyu's behavior is becoming more and more domineering and extreme, and he is no longer the way he used to be, although he is cruel to the people, but he is sincere to his brothers.
well……
Since the defeat of Zhuxian Town, the general has become more and more like this!
Although Hao Yaoqi was still under the siege of Li Guoying, he was struggling to hold on. However, following Wu Xueli and Zuo Mengeng, they led their troops to attack the Yingzishan formation in a roundabout way from the front and the east.
Hao Yaoqi also knew that the most he could accomplish was this!
"Breakout with all your strength!"
"Three walls collapsed and stuck out!"
The cavalrymen of the Three Walls suffered particularly heavy casualties. With only a thousand troops, they overwhelmed the five or six thousand troops of Zuozhen. Almost all of the soldiers were wounded, their armor was in pieces, and even their spears, sharp knives, and swords were in dilapidated form.
, most of the short-fire muskets had used up their gunpowder and lead bullets, and not even a few arrows were left.
After fighting to this point, we have actually done enough.
A three-walled cavalryman wearing a red smock was standing at the rear. He had been hit by four or five arrows. The arrows were all deeply embedded in the flesh and bones, and there were several stab wounds with white bones visible. It was shocking. I am afraid that he had already died.
Not long to live.
Hao Yaoqi reluctantly closed his eyes in pain. He was making progress towards becoming a mature general. The most important thing now was to bring more people back.
There are always sacrifices...
But Hao Yaoqi hoped that this sacrifice was necessary and could bring some benefits to the people.
Li Laiheng, who was standing on the hill, was also moved. But as the coach, he had more things to be responsible for. Li Laiheng grabbed Gu Kecheng's shoulders and pleaded:
"Brother Gu, I am better at planning before the battle than making decisions before the battle. Now that Zuo Liangyu has taken our bait, the specific command before the battle is up to you!"
Li Laiheng is now also very clear about his strengths and weaknesses. His strengths are that he is more thoughtful and has a much broader mind than others. He can often come up with solutions that others cannot think of. However, his weaknesses are also very obvious, which is his ability to make decisive decisions in the face of battle.
Far inferior to these veterans who have been immersed in the battlefield for more than ten years.
Today's battle is a decisive battle between Huguang Chuangjun and Zuozhen, and there is no room for failure.
What's more, the advantage is still on Zuo Liangyu's side!
He thought very clearly that he brought Gu Kecheng, the veteran general who broke into the camp, with him just for such occasions!
Gu Kecheng was more steady than Li Laiheng. He asked calmly:
"Jie Shuai, who will command Li Shiwei's cannons? I'm really not familiar with firearms."
Gu Kecheng also told the truth. Although he had been Liu Zongmin's deputy general for many years, the Chuang Army had long been short of firearms troops. Even if Gu Kecheng had been fighting for more than ten years, his mastery of firearms was probably not as good as that of Li Laiheng and Li Shiwei.
After Li Laiheng pondered for a while, he thought of some of his own tactics and decided to take over the responsibility: "Well, I will command all the guns, but the overall situation will be dominated by you. You are the commander-in-chief of the former enemy... You are the platoon of this battle.
Envoy!"
Since Li Laiheng's own ability to command on the battlefield is very average, from now on, the former enemy commander-in-chief should be assigned to every battle, and the formation envoy should be responsible for the specific battle command work.
The young tiger commander is more responsible for strategy and planning work, which is better.
Trying to take over everything is power-mad and doomed.
Miao Lichen had already led the miners and dug out a considerable trench. Although it was still very shallow, with a line of defense composed of antlers, pits, and fences, it was enough to become the line of hell for the left army.
"coming……"
Li Laiheng felt the shaking of the earth. The invading army first saw Hao Yaoqi who had withdrawn from the front of the formation. In order to delay time, this troop paid heavy losses. A thousand of the most elite Three Walls cavalry were the only ones left at this time.
There were less than 600 people left. Not to mention the loss of nearly half, the remaining people were all wounded, and their clothes, armor, and weapons were all in great ruin.
Everyone felt heavy in their hearts. Zuo Zhen's strength and Zuo Liangyu's quick movements almost broke the game set by Li Laiheng. How would it end if there was really a mistake in the game?
I'm afraid it can't end...
"Come on!"
Gu Kecheng knew that the opportunity to fight had arrived, and that the invading army had few infantry and many cavalry. He could never defend rigidly, and he could never rely entirely on Miao Lichen's line of defense to win or lose.
You must take the initiative.
Ma Bao's troops have dismounted to fight on foot, and now it is Aizhuo's cavalry standard that rushes out. Aizhuo was originally an old supervisor of the red team, but due to his mediocre performance in Luoyang, he slowly withdrew from the secret work front, but
He became more and more active on the frontal battlefield, and now he has become one of the top cavalry generals in the Huguang Army.
He was not as talented and brave as Hao Yaoqi, but he cherished his soldiers and won the hearts of his tribe.
The countercharge of this cavalry unit was more clever than Hao Yaoqi's approach. Aizhuo used his troops very sparingly, leaving a squadron and a rear team, and maintaining a medium-tempo attack frequency. He was fighting with Wu Xueli
While the troops are fighting fiercely, they can still rotate the troops and maintain their physical strength and horsepower.
It's just that the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, and it will be difficult to last for long. Moreover, thousands of leftist troops led by Zuo Menggen have also surrounded us from the east.
Li Laiheng calmed down, and his performance also made Li Shiwei calm down.
The bird blunderbuss used in the blunderbuss mark is a new type of firearm that has been modified in Suizhou, although it has not yet reached the technical level of self-generating blunderbuss, that is, flintlock guns.
However, the new blunderbuss of the Chuang Army is much larger than the blunderbuss of the official army. Not only is the caliber larger, but the gun body is also larger. In addition, the biggest feature is that because the gun body is bulky, a bracket is required under the gun.
,use together.
In addition to larger heavy-duty bird muskets, more people use lightweight bird muskets that have a shorter range but are well-made and have a faster rate of fire.
The gunmen held a shoulder-mounted gun handle in one hand and a burning match rope in the other hand. They stayed behind the defense line and watched the left army soldiers attentively.
Zuo Mengeng had already rushed to the front of the formation and could almost clearly see the appearance of the intruders on the opposite side. He was deeply puzzled by the intruders who were guarding behind a low wall a few feet high and holding strange blunderbuss in their hands. Why did their formation look so...
shallow?
According to the knowledge taught by his father, Commander Zuo Liangyu, when infantry fights against cavalry, shouldn’t infantry have to form extremely deep formations? Chuangni actually formed a horizontal formation? And it was such a thin horizontal formation? It looked like there were only three or four rows.
There are only five rows of people at most. How can such a shallow Zongheng resist the attack of the left army?
Zuo Mengeng was puzzled. He guessed that the level of the rebel leader was probably so low. After all, not everyone could get Zuo Liangyu's military instruction.
He turned around, raised a hand towards the Zuozhen soldiers, and said with a contemptuous smile:
“If you go into rebellion without knowing the art of war, you will bring about your own destruction!”