Chapter 569 The death of the king and tiger emperor
It is said that all Tatars like to read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and learn the art of war from the Three Kingdoms.
Zhang Xianzhong also liked to listen to the Three Kingdoms, but he did not learn the art of war from the Three Kingdoms. He had been in the world for half his life and had rich experience in actual combat. His combat skills were all acquired in actual combat.
For example, tonight's battle plan was drawn up by him and his four adopted sons. The most important thing was to take the initiative in the battle.
There are a total of 30,000 people. Faced with being surrounded from two sides, they are very particular about where to break out and how to break out. They have broken through many times before and failed.
So in tonight's final battle, Zhang Xianzhong also used a strategy.
Sun Tzu's Art of War says: Those who are on the battlefield first and wait for the enemy are useless; those who are behind on the battlefield and rush to fight are tired. Therefore, those who are good at fighting will cause others but not harm them.
If you can make the enemy come to you, you will benefit from it.
To put it bluntly, we must seize the initiative in war and mobilize the enemy, so as to seize the opportunity.
Before the battle, Zhang Xianzhong decided to put the real breakthrough direction in the southern siege, because there were many weak points exposed in the southern siege, and the defenders there were mainly Han troops and Green Camps.
There is even a mountain to the south. Once it protrudes, you can quickly burrow into the mountain, and even the most powerful Eight Banners cavalry of the Tatars cannot catch up. Once you retreat into the valley, you will have a chance to return to Boryeong.
But when they took action, five thousand people came out from both sides at the same time.
But then he continued to increase troops to the eastern siege, and the offensive was extremely fierce, creating the illusion that the Western Army could really protrude from the east, forcing the Qing army to mobilize troops from the south to reinforce the eastern siege.
When the garrison in the southern siege was reduced, Zhang Xianzhong naturally turned around with 25,000 men and attacked the southern siege to break through in one fell swoop.
This thing is just like playing chess, the same troops are used, but how to use them together is very important. Concentrate all your efforts on attacking one point, and you have to lure the enemy's main force away.
The dark night gave the Western Army the best tactical cover.
And the completely desperate situation also allowed them to give it a try tonight and fight with their last resort.
If the Qing army did not come to aid the Eastern Siege, Zhang Xianzhong would lead his reserve team to launch a fatal blow against the Eastern Siege, and it was really possible to defeat them.
And they divided their troops to come for reinforcements, which was naturally more convenient.
Seeing Bai Guangen split his troops from Nanwei and rushed to the east.
Zhang Kewang, who personally commanded the front line in the east, was overjoyed.
"The opportunity has come, go south!"
"The whole army goes south!"
"kill!"
The horn sound agreed in advance kept sounding in the dark night.
All the Western troops turned around and no longer attacked the east camp, but turned around and ran to the south.
Rushing away like a tidal wave.
When Zhang Dingguo heard the horn sound, he was already exhausted from the charge, but he became energetic.
He knew that a narrow escape opportunity had appeared.
A spear was thrust out, and the war horse accelerated.
The Qing soldier in front had no time to dodge, and was pierced by his armor, and was sent flying with a single force.
Zhang Dingguo, known as Little Yuchi, held up the corpse of the Qing army and shouted, "Anyone who stands in my way will die!" It was like the God of War coming to the world!
Behind him, a group of servant cavalry, all of them tough cavalry, followed Zhang Dingguo and rushed forward like a whirlwind. Wherever he passed, Qing troops were stabbed down and knocked away.
The sound of thunder came.
Zhang Xianzhong rushed over with 10,000 Western troops directly from the foot of the mountain. He ran faster than the three adopted sons who had been transferred from the south.
Moreover, these ten thousand people have been recuperating their strength since the war.
At this time, Zhang Xianzhong also tried his best.
Take the lead.
It seems to have returned to the way it was during the initial uprising in northern Shaanxi.
Huang Hu and Zhang Xianzhong are back again.
He even put on a bright yellow dragon robe outside his armor.
The most elite imperial cavalry of the Western Army were closely guarding the troops, and 10,000 horses descended the mountain like tigers.
Although it is a trapped beast, if you really fight hard, it will become more dangerous.
Lieutenant Chi Zhang Dingguo led hundreds of cavalry at the front, followed by more than 3,000 troops, and then the Great Western Tiger Emperor Zhang Xianzhong, wearing a dragon robe, led thousands of troops to charge into the battlefield.
In the distance, there are Zhang Kewang and others who have moved from the southeast, with 15,000 men and horses, and there are still more than 10,000 at this time.
"Kill, kill, kill!"
"Kill the gods if you stand in the way of gods; kill the Buddhas if you stand in the way of Buddha!" Zhang Xianzhong went crazy. This madman has always been arrogant, and now he was desperate. In his eyes, everything was just a cloud.
Even if a true god comes and dares to block his way, he dares to kill him!
In the dark night, south of Dingjun Mountain.
After Bai Guangen took half of the men and five thousand troops to the east for reinforcements, the southern camp was no longer complete, and even Ma Ke's position was already prominent.
Originally, Zhang Dingguo's offensive had weakened just now.
Hanzhong Wang Ma Ke even thought that tonight's offensive would end here. Who knew, suddenly, the south would become the main attack direction of the Western bandits' breakout.
Zhang Dingguo was even more excited and rushed over regardless.
Marco panicked when he saw countless firelights gathering like a fire dragon rushing towards this side.
After all, this man was once a general of the Chongzhen Dynasty and participated in many major battles. Even after surrendering, he led troops into Sichuan and defeated several generals of the Western Bandits.
But at this time, when he saw this momentum, he panicked.
The Qing troops under his command belong to the Green Camp. Many of them were former Shun Camps, and some were Ming troops. They are not elite anyway. In addition, they have been fighting here for a long time, and they are not replenished. The armors, bows, arrows, muskets, and bullets are all damaged.
insufficient.
Especially those who are blind in the dark sky cannot see clearly.
Of course, the most important point is that due to the revitalization of the Ming army, the momentum of the Qing army is not high now. Especially the green camp soldiers are pessimistic. They feel that the Tatars are temporarily excited, but will soon be driven back outside the customs. They
These people have a confused future.
When fighting, many times it depends on momentum.
Just like during the Chongzhen period, when the peasant troops from the mainland saw the Ming Dynasty's border troops, they were so frightened that they lost the courage to fight. One or two hundred border army cavalry could drive tens of thousands of peasant troops to collapse and flee. And the Ming Dynasty's border troops
When the army encountered the Tatar soldiers, hundreds or thousands of them were driven away by dozens or hundreds of Tatar cavalry.
This is psychological suppression.
The fire is like a dragon.
Zhang Dingguo was even more furious, and he was the first to attack among the thousands of troops, with a force like thunder and lightning.
When Marco found him, Zhang Dingguo had already rushed forward.
This once defeated general was now charging towards him like a shooting star with a gun in his hand.
Zhang Dingguo came towards him, and from a distance he could see his general's flag in the light of fire.
Don't be polite to this old rival.
"The traitor Marco, you must die!"
The gun shoots out like lightning.
Even Ma Ke's servants couldn't intercept him, and Zhang Dingguo had already taken the lead in leaping over alone.
Shoot!
Marco felt himself soaring.
Severe pain in the chest came next.
People were lifted into the air.
With a flick of the spear, Ma Ke was thrown away.
Fall to the ground and die!
The majestic King of Hanzhong was actually killed by Zhang Dingguo in the midst of thousands of troops.
Marco's servant was confused.
There was a bit of panic, "The king is gone."
"Run."
These servant cavalry were well-equipped, skilled in riding and shooting, and were even equipped with muskets, but when Marco died, they turned around and fled into the darkness without hesitation.
The flight of the servants' cavalry caused panic and dispersion of other defenders.
The army has no fighting spirit.
It's just a bunch of scattered sand, all composed of rabble.
Thousands of Qing troops collapsed in an instant. Before the Western Army led by Zhang Dingguo could rush in, they had already scattered and fled. All the barracks, trenches and fences were abandoned voluntarily.
After being surrounded for so long, they were finally defeated by the desperate counterattack of the Western Army.
Zhang Xianzhong waved his spear and laughed, "Kill, kill, kill, damn, kill!"
Nearly 30,000 people rushed south desperately, showing no signs of fighting.
After Li Guohan discovered that he had been deceived, it was already too late.
"Chase!"
"Quickly send an order to Obai and order him to lead his cavalry to intercept. We must not let the thieves enter the mountain!"
"Be sure to intercept them."
The Western Army ran as hard as they could, and now they had penetrated the southern siege, and the rest just ran away.
Running stumblingly in the dark, as long as I still have breath, I can't stop.
Obai also kept staring at the battlefield.
It's just that the night has a big impact.
When he discovered that the Western bandits were turning south to break out of the encirclement, he quickly led his troops from the west to south to intercept them.
Zhang Xianzhong laughed heartily and was very proud.
Suddenly, an iron cavalry came galloping from the side.
The iron hoofs struck the earth, making a thunderous roar.
There were more than 20,000 Western bandits who had fled early and had lost their formation, and they spread out several miles in length.
Everyone thought they had escaped.
There is a big mountain ahead, just rush in and win.
The Eight Banners cavalry arrived.
Ao Bai directly killed Zhang Xianzhong, who was still wearing a bright yellow dragon robe.
He directly picked up the twelve-power bow on his horse. This overweight bow was equipped with overweight arrows.
The twelve-strength bow, which generally cannot be drawn by the Eight Banners, he could draw as easily as the full moon while on horseback. While galloping in pursuit, he could still aim and release arrows.
As soon as an arrow was shot, he immediately opened his bow, drew the string, clasped the arrow and fired again.
One arrow, two arrows, three arrows.
Arrows are like shooting stars chasing the moon.
Ao Bai fired three arrows at Zhang Xianzhong, who was looming in the firelight and surrounded by guards.
The strings sound like thunderbolts.
In the distance, Zhang Xianzhong fell from his horse.
Obai led his cavalry to attack so fast that no one had time to intercept him. Zhang Xianzhong was so proud that he did not notice that the first warrior of the Qing Dynasty had already approached and was shot down by three arrows.
The imperial guards of the Western Army rushed to rescue him, but Zhang Xianzhong was already dead.
After shooting Zhang Xianzhong, Obai did not stop.
He led several thousand Eight Banners cavalry and charged directly into the Western Army. The Western Army was running desperately in a chaotic manner. Unexpectedly, in the dark of night, the Western Army was overtaken and attacked by the cavalry.
Caught off guard.
With knives, swords, spears and spears, the Western troops fell one after another.
Ao Bai was so brave that he even chopped down Zhang Xianzhong's banner and snatched it away. Zhang Xianzhong's guards fought to the death to protect his body and escape.
Zhang Dingguo was clearing the way in front, and suddenly he heard that the Eight Banners cavalry was catching up behind him.
"Old Long live collapsed and was shot to death by a Tatar cavalry general!"
When the news came, the Western Army, which was still very motivated, collapsed.
Everyone started to run away.
Originally, they fought with their last breath, fought desperately, and finally broke out. Just when they were happy, they encountered such a heavy blow that even the emperor was killed, and their morale was completely shattered.
At this time, they had already broken out of the siege, and everyone fled for their lives.
Zhang Dingguo looked up to the sky and screamed, turned around and killed him.
He met Bayang'a, a general with a yellow flag, and Gulang'a was the first to pursue him. Zhang Dingguo's eyes were red, and he rushed over on horseback.
He assassinated Bayang'a with one shot, and killed Gulang'a with one shot in return.
Upon seeing this, Zuoling Gebuku, Arzin, Gadakhun, Sitku, Ubas and others led their troops to surround them.
Zhang Dingguo's men also followed closely, and the two sides started a cavalry battle.
The angry Zhang Dingguo was like a blood-soaked killing god. He charged repeatedly with his horse and killed several more horsemen. Just in time, Zhang Nengqi, Zhang Wenxiu and others also arrived. The angry four kings blamed the Tatars for Zhang Xianzhong's death.
Surround and kill all the hundreds of fastest riders.
At this time, Obai led his troops to fight again, and the two sides fought. However, the number of captives and cavalry gradually increased, and Zhang Kewang quickly called Zhang Dingguo and others to evacuate.
They continued to fight until dawn, leaving countless corpses on the battlefield.
Li Guohan looked at the mountains in the distance with an ugly expression.
Although they killed thousands and captured more than ten thousand last night, tens of thousands of them still escaped into the mountains. The mountains were high and the forests were dense and the roads were dangerous. It was difficult for the elite Eight Banners to pursue them. They watched helplessly as they fled away.
The most annoying thing is that although Obai kept saying that he shot Zhang Xianzhong, his body was not found.
Last night, they lost more than 3,000 dead and countless wounded, including Ma Ke, the king of Hanzhong, and Bai Guangen, the king of Longnan.
Two Eight Banners generals and six Eight Banners assistant leaders also died. It can be said that the losses were heavy.
The battle ended like this, and Li Guohan was not happy at all.
"Chase, even if they escape to the ends of the earth, they must be hunted down, especially the thieves. They must be seen alive and dead!"
"Kill all those prisoners, leave no one behind!" Li Guohan glanced at the captured Western prisoners on the battlefield, gritted his teeth, "Kill them all."
