Is Zhucheng really lost?
Of course that's impossible. The manpower Qiu Huiluo brought to Zhucheng was only a few, and there was no backup. It was really a dream to win the important town of the Red Coat Army with this.
But Qiu Huiluo was able to separate several people, shouting everywhere that the Fourth Lady was defeated, causing panic in the city.
When he led the remaining men back to rescue Li Ting, he shouted that Zhucheng was lost, causing everyone in Yang Miaozhen's men to be shocked.
This is not some clever trick, but the result of Qiu Huiluo's rich battlefield experience.
Qiu Huiluo was a friend of Guo Ning's in Changzhou, and even taught Guo Ning how to use Tieguduo.
At that time, Guo Ning caught the eye of Guo Ning, and after experiencing the collapse of the army, fleeing, and even settling in Hebei as a thief, how rich his experience was?
Faced with the complicated situation in front of him, others may be at a loss and don't know how to deal with it. Qiu Huiluo casually gave an order and hit the weak spot of the red coat army.
Since all the leaders of the Red Coat Army led troops to protect themselves, the soldiers gathered together by Yang Miaozhen were very brave. In terms of battlefield experience, they were far inferior to those of the Tiewa brave warriors of the day. Not to mention, compared with Ding Haijun, whose backbone members all came from the Jin Army in northern Xinjiang.
However, these soldiers generally regarded Zhucheng as very important.
For a group of key people who had followed Yang An'er, this place was the administrative seat of Mizhou, and further south from Mizhou was Juzhou. Once Zhucheng is lost, everyone will have no choice but to return to Moqi Mountain in Juzhou and become bandits again.
A group of subordinates that Yang Miaozhen temporarily gathered in Zhucheng followed Yang Miaozhen because they wanted to use the power of the Fourth Lady to repel the Jin army and save their families and property in Zhucheng.
What would happen to the family if Zhucheng was lost? What is the reason for their struggle?
The reputation of the Nading Navy is actually good, but no matter what, they are still the Jin Army, and we are the rebels! By this time, the Red Coat Army was raising its troops, and no one would be naive enough to believe in the integrity of the imperial court!
At that moment, the morale of the Red Coat Army, which had been inspired by Yang Miaozhen, plummeted due to rumors spread by Qiu Huiluo's troops.
Yang Miaozhen did have great prestige among the Red Coat Army. Being able to raise troops to fight at such a time showed her decisiveness and she was worthy of being a hero among women. But she has only been in power for a few days, which is far from enough to develop the instinct to command and prohibit.
No matter how she called for battle, the soldiers who had been moving forward bravely still showed signs of shrinking one after another. Once this fearful emotion arises, it spreads wildly and cannot be contained.
"How can Zhucheng be lost? Don't fall into the enemy's scheme!"
Yang Miaozhen picked up the spear and pointed at the small piece of flat ground where Li Ting's troops were guarding: "I just need to charge again! Just once! I will definitely kill the enemy general!"
Everyone around them looked at each other, but no one responded.
Yang Miaozhen was so angry that she was shaking all over and was about to cry. She stamped her feet and said, "If you don't move, I will go by myself! Even if there is only one person, I will win the battle for you to see!"
All the subordinates looked ashamed. Just as they were about to speak, one of the subordinates pointed to the east of the valley: "Fourth Lady! Look!"
Yang Miaozhen looked in the direction of his finger, but saw a commotion behind his troops.
"Another reinforcement from the Ding Navy has arrived? How come it came so quickly?"
The Red Coat Army fought against the Hu Shahu in Zhuozhou earlier. Seeing that the situation was difficult, Guo Ning suddenly attacked to rescue them, and they were able to travel to Shandong. Since then, Yang Miaozhen has never regarded Ding Haijun as an enemy. Yang Aner once used Li Quan to try to weaken Ding Haijun with Mongols. Yang Miaozhen was also extremely opposed to it.
But seeing Ding Haijun going south to attack the territory of the Red Coat Army, it was obvious that he was colluding with the Jin army from all over the country to kill them together... Just as she had shown goodwill towards Ding Haijun before, she now felt hatred towards him.
This time she was in Zhucheng, determined to completely annihilate the Ding Haijun unit, which made Guo Ning heartbroken, so she brought enough available people under her command.
In addition to the two thousand people who directly committed the attack, she also arranged sufficient troops to ambush on the east and west sides of the small plain, both for reinforcements and for annihilation.
Unexpectedly, the enemy coming from the east was so fierce.
How long has it been since the two armies were at war?
In less than half a moment, the blocking enemy troops to the east have been broken through?
Yang Miaozhen squinted her eyes to take a closer look. In the dark night, the firelight flickered and the fog rolled, making it difficult to see clearly. But the soldier who was climbing on the top of the tree and looking out saw it clearly, and heard the soldier shout: "It's the one with double spears! It's Gao Xin from Jiuxian Mountain who is coming to kill!"
Since the end of Taihe, the Red Coat Army has been very powerful in Juzhou and Mizhou. However, even though their call for revenge against the Jurchens is just, when it falls on ordinary people, not everyone may respond.
While its power is within its reach, there are always local tyrants who fight against it under the guise of protecting their hometown and maintaining local peace.
For example, Yan Ning from Juzhou and Gao Xin from Mizhou are among the best.
There are natural reasons for these forces to gain a foothold. For example, Gao Xin of Jiuxian Mountain is well known for his fighting courage with two spears. Even the soldiers of the Red Coat Army had to admit that this was a local hero.
What caused trouble at this moment was that Gao Xin was still a real bastard.
No matter how many troops the Red Coat Army deployed to block the attack in the east, they were dispatched in the middle of the night, and they had to be extra careful and concealed along the way. How could there be no loopholes in this way?
Gao Xin's men only had two or three hundred horsemen, but they were like steel needles, piercing the snare set by the red coat army!
When Gao Xin broke into the battlefield, not only the Red Coat Army could see clearly, but Li Ting also saw it.
The knights under his command who were struggling to resist suddenly became excited.
In the middle of the night, even if you couldn't see the appearance of Gao Xin's troops, you could still see the pine torches held high by the knights, and a fire dragon flying back and forth in the mist, hitting the stars that represented the red coat army one after another, watching. Getting closer!
Li Ting's troops cheered in unison, and the morale of the soldiers was like a rainbow.
Only Li Ting was so ashamed and angry that he shouted loudly: "I don't want the juniors to save my life! All the soldiers, follow me! Let's fight hard!"
After shouting, he picked up the long knife with one hand and rushed out of the cover of the Chinese army.
The guards on the left and right hurriedly followed, crowding around the front and rear of their own general, making sure not to let Li Ting fight with others.
But this move itself really showed the bravery of the general. The knights who had been retreating stepped forward and rushed forward with brute force, and they suddenly tore open the encirclement circle in several places.
The Red Coat Army's troops invested in the ambush were still much larger than those of the Ding Navy, at least twice or three times as many. But since the Red Coat Army was panicked, their morale continued to decline. In the night battle, the soldiers could not grasp the whole battlefield at all. All they relied on was their morale.
Once Qi is taken away, the tiger will turn into a lamb.
The two soldiers and horses, who had been facing each other like iron currents half a moment ago, were clearly different at this time. Wherever Li Ting went, the red-coated troops were afraid of the enemy general, and some of them dispersed, not daring to attack him directly.
The generals then looked at the battlefields on the east and west sides. Fighting broke out everywhere under the night, and the sounds of killing could be heard one after another.
If this continues, the entire battle will collapse sooner or later!
"Fourth lady! What should we do!"
Many red-coated generals came to ask Yang Miaozhen again.
What else can be done?
Yang Miaozhen tried his best to swallow down his anger and unwillingness: "Retract the troops and go back to Zhucheng!"
Several generals hesitated and said: "But there are soldiers and horses from Dinghai Navy coming from Zhucheng. Maybe..."
"How can Zhucheng lose it! It can't be lost! I'll say it again, it's just a show. Don't worry, follow me!"
Yang Miaozhen said nothing and went to fetch the horse. All the generals looked at each other.
At this time, some people felt that if nothing happened in Zhucheng, they might as well fight again. But the situation is already like this, how difficult is it to boost morale? If an opportunity has been missed, it is missed and cannot be undone.
All the generals felt a little disappointed and hurriedly summoned their troops to follow Yang Miaozhen.
This kind of rebel army that has been fighting for a long time may have some omissions when attacking, but when it comes to retreating skills, it must be quite outstanding. At that moment, hundreds of thousands of people swarmed to follow him, heading west like a whirlwind.
The situation on the west side of the battlefield was just as Yang Miaozhen judged.
Qiu Huiluo only led a hundred or so men. Not to mention taking over the cities, he could not even get close to the red-coated troops who were blocking the attack. He could only take advantage of the darkness of the night to shout and bluff.
The red coat army was really charging towards them, but they were helpless and could only run to the fields on both sides to avoid them.
(End of chapter)
