On the hill, Li Zicheng stood under the banner, looking at the soldiers of Xuanfu Town and Dongxie Town who were already under siege, with a sneer on his face.
"I ordered Quan General Tian Jianxiu, Zhi General He Jin, and former Guoyi General Ren Jirong to lead their troops to encircle them. Then I sent someone to pass the order to Youying. I ordered Zhi General Yuan Zongdi to immediately lead his troops to suppress them. Today I will gather and annihilate these people. Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers!"
Two days ago, Li Zicheng received the news sent by Yuan Zongdi, and immediately ordered Liu Zongmin to lead part of the Central Battalion to continue attacking Tongguan to contain Sun Chuanting's defenders, and then he led the main force of the Central Battalion to set up an ambush in the east.
Unexpectedly, Yang Guozhu and Cao Bianjiao were eager to help, and ran into them without stopping along the way.
"put!"
At this time, Yang Guozhu was worried. This place was only a few miles away from Tongguan. If a war broke out here, the Tongguan defenders would definitely be able to get the news. This would be enough. As long as the defenders could respond in time, the soldiers of the two towns would be very happy. You can break through the siege of wandering thieves quickly.
So Yang Guozhu ordered the entire army to form a formation on the spot, using artillery, muskets, and bows and arrows to kill and injure the bandit soldiers from a distance. The cavalry and melee infantry defended and fought to the death with the bandits.
At this time, Cao Bianjiao's troops were behind to resist the attack of the rogue right camp. Yuan Zong was determined to preserve his strength. Regardless of Li Dingguo's objections, he always fought in small quantities, allowing Cao Bianjiao's troops to have sufficient strength. Even during the fierce battle, he still The whole army moved forward slowly, and half an hour later, the soldiers of Dongxie Town advanced to the flank of the Xuanfu Town phalanx.
"Send a message to Yang Shuai immediately and ask him to move forward with us!"
Cao Bianjiao looked at more and more rogue soldiers and horses, and the powerful generals in front
Juntian Jianxiu, the commander-in-chief He Jin, and the former Guoyi general Ren Jirong were approaching from three sides. At least hundreds of thousands of bandits were all over the mountains and plains. Looking around, the mountains and woods on both sides of the place were constantly rushing out. Rogue dead soldiers, infantry, and large groups of armored soldiers continued to charge into the formation.
The heroic knights from the bandit camp gathered on the official road in front. As soon as the soldiers from the two towns were defeated, they would rush forward to reap the victory.
At this time, Cao Bianjiao was extremely anxious. He only hoped to unite the tens of thousands of elite combat forces from the two towns and quickly break through the siege of the bandit army. However, he sent out four waves in succession at night, but they were all drowned in the bandit army and could not break through at all. Over there in Xuanfu Town.
"Asshole!"
Cao Bianjiao yelled and cursed angrily, and then suddenly saw most of the rogue soldiers and horses beginning to move towards Xuanfu Town, and knew that Li Zicheng wanted to concentrate his forces to capture Xuanfu Town first.
At this time, the pressure on the front of Dongxie Town's army dropped sharply. Cao Bianjiao wanted to lead his troops to support, but he heard the horn sound of the advance from the Xuanfu Town army. However, Ye Buhou responded, and the Xuanfu Town army did not move at all. Instead, he continued to fight to the death with the various troops of the bandits on the same spot.
Cao Bianjiao's eyes suddenly turned red. At this time, the soldiers and horses in the two towns were divided by hundreds of thousands of thieves, and they could not establish contact at all. This was Yang Guozhu using the horn to send a message, asking Cao Bianjiao to continue leading the troops to Tongguan!
"Yang Shuai!"
Cao Bianjiao's steel teeth almost shattered him. At this time, the soldiers of Dongxie Town had already attacked Xuanfu Town several times, but they were all blocked. As the right camp of the bandits behind them continued to press, Cao Bianjiao knew that he had to make a decision.
"Send the order: The entire army rushes to Tongguan and attacks forward!"
More than 30,000 soldiers in Dongxie Town formed a formation to march towards
In front of them, most of the bandit soldiers and horses deployed in the front could not resist and began to retreat to both sides. Cao Bianjiao finally led his troops to advance forward.
At the same time, Yang Guozhu stood on a chariot with a broken axle. Looking at the hillside on the left, he saw a lot of people moving among the woods. He didn't know how many traitors were hidden inside.
Suddenly, from the hillside on the left, stones poured with kerosene rolled down the mountain, braving the raging fire, and rushed into the military formation of the Xuanfu Town soldiers. Suddenly, a large number of Xuanfu Town soldiers were hit. Killing, more people were contaminated by kerosene, lit fires one after another, screamed and fled in all directions, setting many comrades around them on fire.
Yang Guozhu looked at the military formations around him, and his heart suddenly became much calmer. Looking back on his life's battles, there were glory and defeats, but no matter what the honor and disgrace were, it was still a soul-stirring life.
"It's just a pity that I don't have the chance to have a drink and chat with Dinglubo, and I don't have the chance to fight side by side with the new army officers!"
Yang Guozhu sighed, not knowing whether it was for the regret in his heart or for the Xuanfu Town army that was about to collapse.
Suddenly, Yang Guozhu pulled out his sword, held up Li Zicheng's large banner with the word "Chuang" on the mountain in the distance, and roared loudly: "My sons, follow me and rush over, take charge of the enemy chiefs and hold them to account! All the cavalry in the army rush into the formation with me, and all the troops Soldiers follow the battle flag and charge!"
Yang Guozhu got on his horse. Thousands of cavalry in the army were already impatient. They escorted Yang Guozhu and rushed out of the military formation. They directly knocked down and trampled many of the bandit infantry and dead soldiers who were besieged to the west. Amidst a burst of screams, several people were killed. Qian Tieqi roared and charged.
At the same time, more than 20,000 infantrymen from various departments in Xuanfu Town
The soldiers also began to move, formed a formation and followed thousands of cavalry, and began to kill towards the hill where Li Zicheng was.
Ahead, Cao Bianjiao suddenly heard the sound of killing suddenly getting louder from behind. He turned around and saw that the Xuanfu Town army began to attack the hill where Li Zicheng was, and the surrounding bandit army was like a huge whirlpool, starting to attack the Xuanfu Town soldiers. As the center, it started to spin violently, and tears suddenly fell from its eyes.
Cao Bianjiao understood that this was the last blow for Yang Guozhu and the soldiers of Xuanfu Town. They were using their lives to cut off their queen!
"Boost!"
The soldiers of Dongxie Town attacked all the way. After defeating the last bandit soldiers and horses blocking the way, the majestic Tongguan City was right in front, and the soldiers of the whole army suddenly burst into loud cheers.
"Enter the city!"
Soon, the east gate of Tongguan opened, and Cao Bianjiao led his troops into Tongguan. The artillery, gunmen and archers deployed on the top of the city opened fire, scattering the small group of bandit soldiers and horses that followed.
On the battlefield at this time, Yang Guozhu seemed to hear bursts of cheers coming from the direction of Tongguan, and then he laughed, pointed at the increasingly approaching large banner with the character Chuang, and shouted: "My sons, follow this town and kill the generals." flag!"
"Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!"
At this time, the Xuanfu Town army was like a crazed tiger. Under the siege of countless wild wolves, it was constantly being wounded, and its physical strength and combat power were rapidly declining. So the tiger spotted where the wolf was, concentrated all its vitality, and launched the final blow.
On the hill, Li Zicheng looked at the approaching Xuanfu Town soldiers and horses, with a hint of surprise on his face, and then said to Tian Jianxiu who came to protect him: "Yang Guozhu is a fierce general in the army.
Hu Dawei, who was killed by our army before, is a rare talent. This army is also strong. It would be great if they could surrender. "
Tian Jianxiu shook his head and said: "It's probably impossible. At that time, Hu Dawei was surrounded by heavy troops, and he still kept shouting and fighting, and did not bow his head until he died. This Yang Guozhu was also stubborn. I heard that Yang Guozhu was close to Liu Yan, let alone I will surrender to King Chuang."
"well!"
Li Zicheng sighed: "The Zhu family is obviously stupid and immoral, but why do good generals emerge so often?"
Tian Jianxiu looked at the soldiers of Xuanfu Town about two miles away, and said with some worry: "It's too dangerous here. It's better to retreat temporarily."
"Don't retreat!"
Li Zicheng said coldly: "Since you can't be used by me, there is only one way to die! I will watch here, watching you kill Yang Guozhu and surround and annihilate the generals of Xuanfu Town!"
Tian Jianxiu accepted the order with clasped fists, and then led ten thousand knights to slowly start and charge downward from the gentle slope of the hill. The roar of thousands of galloping horses instantly resounded through the battlefield, and the dead soldiers and infantrymen who were unable to dodge in front died tragically. Under their own iron hooves, the remaining dead soldiers and infantry suddenly screamed and ducked to both sides.
Yang Guozhu's eyes widened. At this time, thousands of his own cavalry were charging from the bottom up. They could not increase their speed at all. They had already killed thousands of soldiers along the way. Now they faced ten thousand rogue knights who were charging down from a high position and were recharging their energy. The results are self-evident.
However, Yang Guozhu was not afraid, and led his troops to directly collide with the army of rogue knights, and the two sides immediately started a deadly battle.
At this time, the soldiers of Xuanfu Town knew that their chances of survival were gone, so they resorted to exchanging lives for lives, which caused a lot of damage to the bandit Tian Jianxiube.
of casualties.
Immediately Tian Jianxiu was also furious, hitting the soldiers and horses and attacking the central army where Yang Guozhu was. Countless knights had already cut into the cavalry formation in Xuanfu Town. Yang Guozhu went into battle with a sword and directly confronted those brave rogue knights. His body was soon covered with scars.
"Haha, it seems that this is where I will be buried today. The scenery here is nice, and I really died here today!"
With a loud roar, Yang Guozhu galloped towards the oncoming bandit captain, and swept his chest with the sword in his hand, causing blood to flow out instantly.
And the bandit captain was also ruthless. When he was about to die, he stabbed the spear in his hand straight into Yang Guozhu's chest and came out!
"Headquarters!"
The surrounding Xuanfu Town soldiers roared, but the rogue knights cheered and launched one charge after another.
A brigade with more than 20 subordinates rode their horses to snatch Yang Guozhu's body, and then prepared to ride their horses to leave the battlefield and go back to ask for credit from Li Zicheng. However, they were stopped by the surrounding Xuanfu Town soldiers, and the two sides started a bloody battle.
The soldiers of Xuanfu Town vowed to take back the general's body even to the death, while those rogue knights also fought desperately to snatch the body for their own future.
Soon, both sides suffered more than a dozen casualties each, and Yang Guozhu's body was torn apart in the fierce fighting. The celebrity bandit brigade grabbed the head and rode away under the cover of his subordinates.
As Yang Guozhu's great banner collapsed, the soldiers of Xuanfu Town were leaderless and gradually unable to resist. More and more rogue soldiers and horses rushed up, scrambling to kill people and grab credit. After an hour of bloody battle, 30,000 soldiers of Xuanfu Town were killed. , the whole army was wiped out, no one surrendered!
As the sun sets, the battlefield is littered with corpses
In the wild, the remains of 30,000 soldiers of Xuanfu Town and the bodies of thousands of soldiers of Dongxie Town were killed in the wilderness by the bandit army. More than 30,000 heads were chopped off by the bandit soldiers.
The various tribes of bandits also suffered more than 60,000 casualties, most of which were dead soldiers and infantry in the middle camp, as well as thousands of armored soldiers and knights.
Li Zicheng was very satisfied with the results of this battle, especially the killing of Yang Guozhu. This "big gift" was enough to shake the morale of the Tongguan defenders.
At this time, Li Zicheng used the afterglow of the setting sun to look at the battlefield. One hundred thousand people died here in one day. The strong smell of blood filled the air, and even Li Zicheng couldn't help but frown.
"Let Yuan Zongdi lead his troops to clean up the battlefield. All corpses must be buried on the spot!"
It was a hot summer day, and with so many corpses piling up on the battlefield, it would not be long before a plague broke out, and the unlucky ones would be the bandit army.
Yuan Zongdi, because he had provided information to Li Zicheng in advance, now won the battle, and was still thinking about being rewarded, but was given a thankless job, and he immediately complained.
"What the general doesn't know is that Li Dingguo went to the Central Army to report to King Chuang about the general's stay in Linjin."
A captain who had just returned from delivering a letter to the bandit army said in a more jealous manner. Yuan Zongdi said angrily: "Okay! Li Dingguo? I'll remember this time!"
