Agate Mountain West Road.
Zhang Xianzhong stood on the hill in high spirits. This is a gentle mountainous area overlooking the entire West Road.
I saw that a large number of Ming soldiers were being defeated at the foot of the mountain. Even Zuo Liangyu's general Dazhen had retreated quickly. If he hadn't retreated quickly just now, he would have been cut down by his adopted son Zhang Wenxiu and his troops!
"Haha, Wenxiu is brave and worthy of a big job!"
Zhang Xianzhong pointed at the army of bandits at the bottom of the mountain and laughed loudly. Zhang Nengqi beside him was also eager to try. He cupped his fists and said, "Commander, let me lead my troops to rush down too."
At this time, Zhang Nengqi saw that Zuo Liangyu's tribe was extremely weak. Zhang Wenxiu led 10,000 troops to launch a counterattack, and defeated Zuo Liangyu's so-called elite Ming army of more than 40,000 in one fell swoop. Anyone would be willing to fight such a smooth and smooth battle. .
Zhang Xianzhong said: "No need, Zuo Liangyu's troops are all local chickens and dogs. There is nothing to worry about now. You can lead your troops to be with my Chinese army and prepare to break out."
Although Zhang Nengqi felt a little regretful, he still said: "I obey."
"Immediately send someone to notify Zhang Dingguo and Zhang Kewang, and order them to lead their troops to attack immediately and clear the way for the Chinese army. Let's break out!"
At this time, Zuo Liangyu stopped his war horse in embarrassment and looked back, only to see his more than 40,000 troops running all over the mountains and fields like sheep.
In the distance, countless troops of bandits were advancing, and the banner was that of bandit Zhang Wenxiu. The muscles on Zuo Liangyu's face twitched unconsciously, and his heart was filled with anger. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xianzhong placed all his troops opposite him, and tens of thousands of thieves poured down the Agate Mountain. In just one round, they were defeated. He broke up his carefully deployed encirclement.
Zuo Liangyu killed four generals in front of the formation, but still could not stop the army's defeat, so he had no choice but to flee backwards with the defeated army.
This place is already some distance away from the Agate Mountain West Road, at least three miles away. Zuo Liangyu can still vaguely see more and more bandit war flags coming down from the mountain, and then turning to move westward.
"Zhang Xianzhong wants to run!"
Zuo Liangyu reacted immediately and felt regretful in his heart. Zhang Xianzhong was going to run away. He should have known better and should have blocked all the troops on the west road instead of setting up defenses one by one.
"Has the person who asked for help come back?"
While Zuo Liangyu sent people to gather the defeated soldiers, he pulled over a general and asked loudly.
"Commander, the sent Ye Bushou hasn't come back yet. The battlefield here is too chaotic and we can't contact him!"
"Asshole!"
Suddenly, there was a roar from the east, and then dozens of cannonballs landed densely at the foot of Agate Mountain. At the same time, dense rockets also roared towards Zuo Liangyu. Zuo Liangyu was stunned by such terrifying artillery fire.
Zuo Liangyu then realized that the place that was bombarded by artillery fire was the location of the main force of the bandit army, but there were still many of his defeated troops who had not escaped. After such a fierce bombardment, his troops would also have to fight. There were many casualties.
"That's the artillery fire from that army!"
Zuo Liangyu roared angrily. The more than 40,000 soldiers and horses he had worked so hard to pull up were first charged and killed by the bandit army, and now they were bombarded by artillery fire. He didn't know how many people were left. Without the strength, he This general, a common thief, has reached his end.
"Commander!"
At this time, a man who rode his horse without stopping at night came running wildly and shouted: "Commander! The Supervisor has ordered Shandong General Liu Yan to lead his troops to come for reinforcements!"
"Liu Yan!"
Zuo Liangyu's eyes widened, and his eyeballs were even filled with bloodshot eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "Then Liu Yan must have done it on purpose. He deliberately fired at our soldiers!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zuo Liangyu suddenly noticed that the fierce artillery fire gradually subsided, and then he saw an army of thousands of cavalry coming from the east. The entire cavalry moved quickly in a cone formation, aiming at Zhang Wenxiu's army. He smashed it hard.
"kill!"
The cavalry battalion arrived, the commander Xu Ming roared, and several rows of cavalry soldiers in front raised their muskets and opened fire. The intensive firepower swept away the rogue soldiers blocking the front. Those soldiers who lacked protection fell in pieces, and the remaining The formation of the bandit soldiers was also in chaos. The military formation that was originally blocking Zhang Wenxiu's army was relatively tight. At this time, they were shot by the gunmen of the cavalry battalion. They were riddled with holes in an instant. The soldiers of the cavalry battalion rushed over easily. Go in.
Then came the Ma Tada Alliance. More than 3,000 cavalry battalion soldiers were like crazed lions, rushing into the sheep and starting a bloody massacre!
Almost at the same time, Liu Yan led the battalions of the New Army to arrive at the West Road battlefield one after another. The six infantry battalions of the New Army were arranged three in front and three in the back to form a huge Hengzhen, sweeping across from east to west.
Qian Qian led the artillery battalion to deploy on the left wing of the army, occupying a high and low position. After stopping the bombardment, he stood by in place.
"Xu Ming is showing off his power!"
The messengers and Ye Bushou from various departments of the New Army kept riding horses to various places, bringing Liu Yan the latest battle situation at the front. Liu Yan heard that the soldiers of the cavalry battalion had broken through the bandit square and began to attack the bandit center. Great peace of mind.
"Order the front camp, rear camp, and middle camp to advance quickly, go around from the north, and try to cut off Zhang Wenxiu's retreat route as much as possible!"
"Order the left battalion, right battalion, and personal guard battalion to follow up to prevent rogue reinforcements from intersecting various departments of our army."
According to the information sent by the camp and the messengers, the leader of the bandits on the battlefield here is Zhang Wenxiu, also known as Liu Wenxiu, and Zhang Xianzhong, the other three adopted sons, and a group of bandit generals are also at this time. Not here, Liu Yan was sure that Zhang Xianzhong must have broken through.
"Aim at one first and hit hard!"
Liu Yan mobilized all the troops of the new army and began to besiege Zhang Wenxiu's headquarters. At this time, Zhang Wenxiu also felt a little fear. The Ming army cavalry rushing towards him was different. They were all wearing armor and luxurious equipment. Moreover, the cavalry soldiers were not only well-trained, but also They are very brave. After charging in a large formation, no matter how much their troops block them, they can't stop them from charging.
These bandit soldiers were not without bravery. They used their spears to block the charge of the cavalry battalion, and even collided head-on with their lives, just to block the charge of the cavalry army.
However, once the armored cavalry army charges at high speed, it cannot be stopped by human power. Not to mention that Zhang Wenxiu's bandit soldiers lacked training and had no experience in forming formations to block the cavalry army. The spears they were equipped with were only about two meters of infantry equipment, which was not enough to intercept cavalry charges.
As a result, Zhang Wenxiu saw an extremely desperate scene: countless bandit soldiers were knocked away and knocked down by the rolling cavalry, and then were trampled into flesh by thousands of horse hooves. Wherever the cavalry army passed, even the dirt was They all turned dark red, and they were all the flesh and blood of the bandit army!
"Follow me and kill!"
At this time, Zhang Wenxiu's 10,000 soldiers and horses had already suffered heavy casualties. In a short period of time, they had already suffered 2,000 or 3,000 casualties, and 1,2,000 or 2,000 were defeated. The maximum number of soldiers and horses Zhang Wenxiu could mobilize was only 3,000. about.
With Zhang Wenxiu's central army as the core, these more than 3,000 people formed a tight square formation and rushed forward to face the cavalry battalion soldiers.
The two sides were approaching quickly, but what shocked Zhang Wenxiu was that the cavalry army suddenly turned around. More than 3,000 cavalry soldiers passed by the right side of the bandit army, and then the musketeers in the army who had not yet fired opened fire. , more than two hundred people fell immediately among the bandit army.
"boom!"
Zhang Wenxiu saw in despair that his remaining 3,000 people collapsed. They were only hit by a burst of cannon fire, and only more than 200 people fell. These elites who had been beaten by the Ming army were unable to fight back. Then they dispersed in a hurry.
Zhang Wenxiu was dragged away by dozens of personal guards. Everyone was like headless chickens. They couldn't tell the direction in the chaotic battlefield. They could only find one direction and ran desperately.
Upon seeing this, Xu Ming immediately led his troops to harvest heads. The soldiers of the cavalry battalion divided their troops and began to surround and annihilate the defeated troops with sentries as units.
Among the crowd, Zhang Wenxiu seemed to feel that Ming army cavalry were roaring past everywhere, and countless subordinates were killed. This was no longer a battle, but a one-sided massacre.
During these years of following his adoptive father Zhang Xianzhong in the north and south, Zhang Wenxiu not only improved his ability to lead an army in battle, but he was also very good at escaping. At this time, Zhang Wenxiu had been running hard for a long time. Seeing the crowd on the battlefield gradually thinning out, she couldn't help but feel happy: "I finally ran out!"
But then Zhang Wenxiu saw a powerful army that he had never seen before. The military formation like a city wall broke through the beacon smoke on the battlefield, and thousands of people were like one person, moving towards this direction in a mighty manner.
A banner with the words "Commander General of the Jimo Camp of Shandong Dusi" was fluttering in the wind in the military formation, and another battle flag with the word "Liu" sounded nearby. Zhang Wenxiu's eyes widened, and the remaining dozen guards around him also looked at them. Showing fear.
"Is this the Shandong Army? It's really elite..."
Before Zhang Wenxiu finished speaking to himself, countless flint-fired muskets were raised up in front of him. Zhang Wenxiu showed a lonely and bitter smile on his face, and then he fell on his back amid a violent roar, and his body was covered with dense The lead bullets were badly damaged, but only one head was intact.
"Who is that person? He seems to be the leader of a bandit."
Liu Yan was riding on his horse, looking at the fallen Zhang Wenxiu and more than a dozen personal guards in the distance, and sent a team of Ye Bu Sheng forward to check.
Soon the team cut off the heads without harvesting anything and brought back some identification badges and other identification tools.
Liu Yan checked and saw the words "Fourth General Wenxiu" written clearly on a waist badge.
"Huh? Liu Wenxiu!"
Liu Yan hurriedly ordered people to go to the head, and saw only a young head of 20 or 30 years old. Under a pair of sword-shaped eyebrows, there were a pair of eyes that had lost their luster.
"This is Liu Wenxiu!"
Liu Yan sighed and ordered his men to keep their heads and waistbands, and then ordered the cavalry battalion to immediately launch a pursuit westward. Once they caught up with Zhang Xianzhong's men, they would entangle the main force of the bandits at all costs.
"Order the front camp, rear camp, and middle camp to speed up and advance westward!"
"Order the artillery battalion to advance three miles, and the left battalion and the guard battalion continue to advance westward, advancing simultaneously with the artillery battalion!"
"Order the right battalion to immediately eliminate the remaining soldiers of Zhang Wenxiu's unit, clean the battlefield as soon as possible, and then come and join together."
"Send someone to report the victory to the supervisor. Our troops have already killed Zhang Wenxiu and are pursuing Zhang Xianzhong's main force."
A large number of messengers galloped on horseback to convey Liu Yan's order in place. The soldiers of the New Army battalions began to mobilize quickly, and more than 28,000 New Army soldiers marched westward in a mighty manner.
At this time, Zuo Liangyu had gathered some of his soldiers and horses. Looking at the various units of the New Army moving westward like a torrent, Zuo Liangyu's face was extremely tangled.
The army of thieves who were like fierce tigers just now were beaten to a pulp by Liu Yan and his troops in the blink of an eye. Zuo Liangyu even saw Zhang Wenxiu's banner falling down just now, and he was suddenly confused: Could it be that Liu Yan had killed him? Zhang Wenxiu?
"what do I do!"
Zuo Liangyu saw Liu Yan pushing wildly all the way. If he wins this battle, the first victory will naturally be Liu Yan's. By then, he will have no say in the army.
But to compete with Liu Yan, Zuo Liangyu believed that he did not have the strength. Confused, he led the remaining less than 30,000 defeated troops to move westward. Less than half an hour later, they arrived at Liu Yan's army. Two miles away on the right side of the headquarters.
"Um?"
Liu Yan received an urgent report and learned that Zuo Liangyu and his troops had also rushed over and were moving closer to his troops.
"Hmph! I want to come here and get a bargain!"
Liu Yan thought for a moment and then said, "Where is the artillery camp?"
"Your Majesty, the artillery battalion has joined our central army, one mile behind the guard battalion."
"good!"
Liu Yan said coldly: "Order the artillery battalion to stop on the spot and ask Qian Qian to immediately open fire on Zuo Liangyu's troops!"
"Order Zuo Ying to prepare for battle and raid Zuo Liangyu's tribe!"
Miao Shao was immediately shocked, and Xun Jingyun, the governor next to him, was also shocked.
"Sir, Zuo Liangyu is a friendly army, why did he suddenly attack his troops?"
Zuo Liangyu in history was completely a warlord, and a very unscrupulous warlord. He did all the things of plundering the people and trapping friendly forces, and then he surrendered to the Manchus and became a traitor.
What's the use of keeping such people?
Liu Yan said: "This person is a scourge after all. Today, I will get rid of him for the sake of the country!"
Naturally, Miao Shao had no objection. He had long disliked Zuo Liangyu.
Xun Jingyun said worriedly: "Sir, what's the explanation from the Superintendent?"
Liu Yan said: "Explanation? Who dares to ask me for an explanation!"
"Order the artillery battalion to open fire!"
Some people died, but not completely...
