Gao Qian's first reaction after hearing the shouts of killing in the military camp was to immediately flee with whatever troops he could get his hands on.
He traveled from Luoyang to Kaifeng, then to Dangshan and Xuzhou. He felt that he had truly experienced the ups and downs of the world and all kinds of wars, and had developed the ability to remain calm despite the collapse of Mount Tai.
After Xu Du suddenly rescued people and caused chaos in the military camp, Gao Qian immediately concluded based on his past experience that if he did not escape immediately, he would only be left behind by others as a scapegoat.
He thought that after Yu Yongshou's escape experience in the Battle of Dangshan, his ability to nourish his energy and calm down was probably not inferior to his own. If he didn't lead others to escape, wouldn't he become Yu Yongshou's scapegoat?
"Go, go! No fight, everyone, follow me!"
Gao Qian kept shouting. His servants and soldiers had just escaped from the Dangshan battlefield. After hearing the commander of Shangfeng shouting that it was an intruder lurking in the city, they all had no fighting spirit and just wanted to escape immediately.
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They didn't immediately throw down their armor and weapons, which showed their deep experience after many transfers!
Gao Qian's sudden escape caused a series of chain reactions in the school camp.
Originally, there were more than 2,000 soldiers and horses from Yugao's two armies combined. Adding Hou Xun's Biao camp, there were at least more than 3,000 soldiers and horses, which was far more powerful than the troops brought by Xu Du and others to rescue Yuan Shizhong.
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However, due to the unclear vision in the military camp due to the fire and gunpowder smoke, no one could clearly see the development of the battle situation and the comparison of the strength of the two sides. They could only make judgments based on their senses and intuition.
As soon as Gao Qian ran away, the soldiers who were on Hou Xun's side began to think that the battle situation was not in their favor, and one after another, they followed Gao Qian and fled.
Only at Hou Xun's main tent did a relatively fierce battle occur. Hou Xun had supervised the town of Changping when he was the right minister of the Ministry of War. Dozens of servants guarding the main tent were transferred from Changping Town.
Although the soldiers who came out were not as good at fighting as the Changping soldiers who had been taken away by Zuo Liangyu earlier, they were not comparable to Tuanyong Xiangfu.
Xu didn't expect to encounter such a difficult enemy when he rushed to the big tent. Although there were only a few dozen Changping soldiers, the space in the military camp was small and there was smoke everywhere, which limited the field of vision of both sides.
The Yiwu soldiers rushed several times, but were blocked by the Changping soldiers, and failed to succeed.
Hou Xun, who was preparing to execute Yuan Shizhong in the open space in front of the tent, was frightened to death when he heard the sudden change in the camp. He couldn't stand and fell into Yu Yongshou's arms, muttering in his mouth.
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"How did the intruder get in? How did the intruder get in!"
Fortunately, Yu Yongshou reacted faster. After the Yiwu soldiers were intercepted by the Changping Town soldiers for a while, Yu Yongshou slowly began to realize that the enemies in front of him did not seem to be intruders. On the contrary, they were actually a group of Zhejiang people whom he was very familiar with!
He hurriedly held Hou Xun's hand and persuaded him to calm down: "Mr. Hou! It's not that thieves are robbing the camp. I think all the soldiers in the formation are the brave soldiers of the Eastern Zhejiang regiment and the soldiers of the standard camp who suppressed the general office. Could it be that Shi Zhitai is here to steal the salary?
Already?"
In the past, Yu Yongshou and Gao Qian had a quarrel with Shi Kefa because they competed with the Yiwu soldiers for wages. So now that something happened suddenly, the first thing Yu Yongshou thought of was because they were ostracizing Zhejiang.
The soldiers in Zhejiang have left people in Zhejiang without adequate food and clothing, so these people take desperate risks to grab food?
This kind of thing is not uncommon among the Ming army. Generally, when several armies fight together, frictions often occur due to various reasons. It is not surprising that a scene of fighting and melee is staged in the end.
Yu Yongshou's explanation gave Hou Xun a shot in the arm. He quickly stood up and carefully identified the soldiers fighting in the formation. After recognizing that many of them looked very familiar, he said with relief:
"In that case, General Yu, General Yu, hurry up and open a warehouse to store grain, and hurry up and pay the grain! As long as the money is in place, these Zhejiang soldiers will definitely not continue to cause trouble!"
Yu Yongshou hurriedly nodded in agreement, but as soon as he reached the front, before he could call on the Zhejiang soldiers to stop, he heard a harsh sound of soybeans exploding not far away, and with a bang, Yu Yongshou
He was hit in the chest by a bullet, and blood immediately poured out of his chest. He lost control of his whole body and fell backwards.
Hou Xun was still in shock, and Li Yuan handed the self-made fire gun back to the hand of another member of the red team. When Xu Du saw Yu Yongshou being shot down by someone, his fighting spirit was boosted, and he immediately led six or seven brave soldiers
The Zhejiang soldiers who dared to fight broke through the final interception of Hou Xunbiao's camp and rushed into the camp in one fell swoop.
"Go and rescue General Yuan quickly!"
The Zhejiang soldiers had no intention of killing Hou Xun. They only focused on rescuing Yuan Shizhong. After the previous torture, Yuan Shizhong was covered in scars and half of his breath was gone. After Xu Du asked his men to untie Yuan Shizhong from the wooden stake, he saw that
He was also worried about his injuries, so he quickly asked everyone to carry him on their backs, preparing to send him out of the military camp first.
But at this time, Gao Qian, who had been fleeing first near the grain depot. Halfway through, he gradually realized that there was a big difference in combat effectiveness between the rioters rushing into the military camp and the thieves.
Then several servants under Gao Qian discovered that this group of rebels who suddenly rushed in were clearly the Zhejiang soldiers who had fought with them before!
Gao Qian still didn't understand the logical chain of the Zhejiang soldiers suddenly rushing into the school grounds to rob the camp, but he could at least understand one thing, that is, since it was not a trespasser, it was not a Donglu killing.
If you come in, what else can you do?
To put it bluntly, I am also a famous general guarding Bian who has never been defeated in a battle with Li Zicheng!
Isn't the most powerful force in Xuzhou city himself?
"Brothers, you have made a fucking mistake! Don't let me run away, turn them all back! Drive the Zhejiang people out first!"
Gao Qian's troops came back from the direction of the grain depot and he became more cautious. While charging and killing, he took Hou Xun's Biao camp soldiers under his command.
There are more and more.
Yiwu Tuanlian was caught off guard and was shaken by Gao Qian's counterattack, and he was able to find a way out again.
In the final analysis, although these Yiwu soldiers have the courage of newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers, they are still countrymen who have rushed into the army at the last minute. Most of them lack qualified military training. They rely solely on courage to fight, which is really unsustainable.
The people under Gao Qian are just the opposite. Most of them are veterans who have experienced battles for a long time. Their training and martial arts are quite qualified, but they are not courageous enough. If the battle situation is even slightly unfavorable, they will immediately abandon them.
Friendly troops fled.
These two soldiers and horses were at odds with each other, and they actually fought together in front of Hou Xun's tent.
Xu Du had just rescued Yuan Shizhong, but before he could send him out of the barracks, he was stopped again by the troops led by Gao Qian. The situation in the barracks was chaotic, and the two armies were fighting in chaos. After all, Gao Qian was rich in experience, and in terms of actual combat, he was still
Overwhelming Xu Du, who was commanding the battle for the first time, he led the dozens of Changping soldiers to attack Hou Xun's camp first.
Gao Qian was riding on his horse and saw Yu Yongshou beaten to death by a self-made fire blunderbuss. He was frightened and said:
"Zhejiang thief! How dare you do this!"
Xu Du was busy rescuing Yuan Shizhong before, and did not pay much attention to the specific situation of the battle in the military camp, nor did he notice that Li Yuan was shot to death by Yong Shou.
It wasn't until Gao Qian was frightened and yelled that Xu Du realized that the Zhejiang soldiers actually killed Yu Zongbing?
In any case, Yu Yongshou is an official of the court, and he is also a high-ranking official who is the commander-in-chief! Xu Du, who has always been very courageous, couldn't help but feel a little timid when he saw this situation.
Hou Xun, who was thrown aside and ignored, was reinforced by Gao Qian's soldiers and horses, and he suddenly became bolder. He suddenly jumped up from the ground, pointed at Xu Du and cursed angrily:
"The Zhejiang thieves rebelled and caused chaos, and actually murdered Zhentai. I must find Shi Ke to punish you!"
But before Hou Xun could finish his words, Yuan Shizhong, who had been severely injured and was being carried up by several gangsters, heard Hou Xun's voice, and a light suddenly flashed in his already gray eyes.
Before everyone could react, they saw Yuan Shizhong suddenly flying out and rushing towards Hou Xun's direction. After all, Gao Qian was also a military commander and had the fastest reaction. He hurriedly raised his bow and arrow and fired an arrow, hitting Yuan Shizhong in the chest.
But the arrows were no better than fire blunderbuss. Yuan Shizhong was shot in the chest by an arrow, but it didn't slow down his speed at all. Hou Xun panicked and took several steps back. His left foot was tripped by his own right foot, and he
Fell back to the ground.
Three officers and soldiers finally arrived from both sides of Hou Xun. They set up their swords and wanted to stop Yuan Shizhong. But at the last moment, Yuan Shizhong reached out and pulled out the arrow from his chest, then turned the attack.
It was thrown out with a sudden sound and shot into the eye socket of an officer and soldier in front of him.
Guard Hou Xun was hit by an arrow in his eye. He immediately dropped the sword and weapon in his hand, covered his eyes and screamed in agony. The other two guards were also frightened by this tragic scene and were unable to react or take any action immediately.
Yuan Shizhong, who had been brutally tortured and almost invisible, burst out with incredible mobility. He lowered his upper body, picked up the sword as he rushed forward, blocked the guards with one knife, and held the shield against him with the other hand.
In front of him, he rushed forward with all his strength, knocking the last guard aside.
With no one else blocking Yuan Shizhong and Hou Xun, Gao Qian became an ant on the hot pot, but the second arrow he shot in a hurry missed his target and fell to the ground.
"You have killed Zhongliang with such cruel methods. It is all because of you that the court is in the state it is today!"
Yuan Shizhong looked up to the sky and roared, flew forward, grabbed Hou Xun's neck, and the two of them rolled on the ground several times. Hou Xun tried his best to escape, but how could he be Yuan Shizhong's opponent as an old man?
Yuan Shizhong's arms strangled Hou Xun's neck like iron pliers. Hou Zhitai's eyes protruded and his face turned red. He was almost strangled to death.
At this time, Gao Qian finally shot the third arrow. The arrow flew into Yuan Shizhong's right arm, causing his arm strength to leak. Hou Xun finally took the opportunity to take a deep breath.
But then Yuan Shizhong bit Hou Xun's throat, and with a puff, blood flowed across the room. Yuan Shizhong raised his head and roared, and Hou Xun was actually bitten to death by him in front of the tent!