Gao Jie and the other three were not surprised when they first heard that the bandits were attacking from ten miles away. Since they had encountered the thieves before, their whereabouts had been exposed. Any thieves in the city who had any brains would take advantage of the location to fight with the officers and soldiers outside the city. , the only surprise was that it was not an ambush but an open and honest attack.
Is it just that the thieves are so arrogant now? The three of them found it a bit unbelievable. Even when they fought against Zhang Xianzhong and the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo in the Qianshan area of Huoshan Mountain in previous years, they mostly hid in the mountains and fought guerrillas. How could they be so awesome and coax them to fight head-on?
I don’t know if it was Zuo Liangyu who gave them the courage, or if it was too smooth and smooth for them, but a few thousand people dared to fight against nearly 10,000 cavalry coalition forces?
However, the thief general was obviously very smart. He chose this narrow river embankment as the battlefield, and the cavalry advantage of the officers and soldiers was almost non-existent!
But even this is too much. "Even if all my cavalry are turned into infantry, it is several times as many as yours. Do you think I am that old boy Zuo Liangyu!" Gao Jie cursed, while Liu Zeqing frowned. Bu Zhan: "I'm just afraid that the thieves may have some backup plans."
"Last bird egg hand, everything is water in the east and west, and there is nowhere to hide soldiers." Gao Jie disagreed: "I have explored this road at night. It is narrow in the north and wide in the south for more than 20 miles. Although there are weeds and jungles on both sides, they are not suitable. In an ambush, the rebel army will not fly behind our buttocks and block it."
"It's better to be careful." Liu Zeqing was new here and was neither familiar with the terrain nor the tactics of the rebels. Hearing what Gao Jie said, Liu Liangzuo nodded frequently but didn't know what to say. He just vaguely felt something was wrong.
As he spoke, there was an urgent report from the front: The bandit army has reached about 2,000 troops five miles away. In addition, the terrain in front is relatively wide, with more than 300 meters wide between the two rivers. It is also feasible to throw it to the river beach and lake beach for tens of meters. Gao Jie and the three Decisively decided to fight with both infantry and cavalry, sending three hundred cavalry to charge straight into the middle, with infantry advancing on both wings. A mere two thousand soldiers and horses were not a big concern!
"Huama Liu, I'll leave the rest to you!" Liu Zeqing and Gao Jie were about to go to the front to supervise the battle. He did not forget to tell Liu Liangzuo to guard the back road, so that if the rebel army still had the backhand to use any dirty tricks, they would be able to retreat calmly.
"Don't worry, if it's up front... Bah, bah, bah," Liu Liangzuo shut his mouth, and without any nonsense, he quickly ordered one of his generals to lead three hundred riders to inspect the back road, for fear that a bandit army would emerge from somewhere and block the back road. If it is blocked, it will be greatly damaged. The rivers and lakes on both sides will have nowhere to escape.
Liu Liangzuo had just made arrangements at the back, but the sound of killing started from the front. Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing had already led their troops to fight against the rebels. The cavalry from both sides charged hard from the middle, and the infantry on both wings covered them. In the blink of an eye, there were everywhere among the rocks on the river beach and the grass beside the lake. They were all fighting figures, and the sound of killing soared into the sky. The frightened tired birds flying back to the forest spread their wings and flew around.
"This traitor is really tough." Gao Jie, who was supervising the battle at the front, frowned. Because of the narrow terrain, he only invested more than 2,000 troops to match the traitor army, but he was unable to kill him even though he didn't expect it.
"It seems that the Baiwang tribe's good fighting skills are not groundless." Liu Zeqing's face was solemn, watching the fierce fighting between the two armies in the distance: "No wonder he dared to invite a fight head-on instead of ambush and other underhanded tactics. It turns out he has this strength."
"Bah, if we hadn't been exhausted from traveling non-stop for days, he wouldn't be enough to look at someone like him." Gao Jie spat, and then yelled: "This thief general is not sinful enough, he is We chose this area to start the war. Although we have many people, we can't get in, so we can only fight like this... If we had found a spacious place, we would have swallowed him up long ago..."
Gao Jie is right. This is Cheng Niandong's brilliance. No matter how many officers and soldiers there are on this narrow embankment, it is useless. The number of people who will bear the brunt is only more than 2,000 people at most. If those behind want to go up, they will have to die all the people in front, or one day. Dial a batch of substitutes.
"I don't believe it anymore. Even one move after another can kill him. This stupid thief will mislead his cleverness." Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing also saw the flaw, and their expressions improved slightly. Although the officers and soldiers in front were already in danger, they were a little helpless. Living.
"Xue Luo, bring five hundred brothers and kill them." Gao Jie saw that the front was unstable and immediately sent troops to make up for it. Liu Zeqing was unwilling to send hundreds of people as substitutes. He thought that if the bandit army only has so many people, even if it is a moment of leisure and waiting for work, He has the upper hand, but there are still thousands of troops behind him, and he will slowly wear them out!
Is this really the case?
Cheng Niandong looked at the battle situation in front of him with a relaxed expression, with a sneer on his lips. Is this the reinforcements from the north, claiming to have defeated the tiger and wolf divisions of hundreds of thousands of Chuangwang and 100,000 Tatars?
But it seems very ordinary, with equal forces fighting for a long time, but still faintly defeated by himself, not to mention that nearly half of his two thousand rebels are cannon fodder!
Maybe they were only good at horse fighting, and they said they were picked up by him? And because of the long journey, the soldiers and horses were exhausted, or was it just that the rumors were exaggerated?
But no matter what, he was a little disappointed with the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers in front of him, but it was okay, he could win more easily.
That's right, even if it was two thousand versus nearly ten thousand, Cheng Niandong was confident that he would win this game.
It's not because of blind confidence, but because he really has a backup plan!
Bai Wang left behind 3,000 soldiers and horses before he left. These were definitely the most elite troops under his command. The fierce battle in front of him showed how powerful they were. With only 1,000 elite soldiers and more than 1,000 cannon fodder, they were able to kill the officers and soldiers inextricably. Gain the upper hand.
In addition to its own strength, such a powerful combat power is also due to its good mobilization before the war. Cheng Niandong knew what the soldiers and cannon fodder needed, so he made a promise before the war started. All the money gained from killing the enemy, whether gold, silver or war horses, would be private. , behead the enemy and reward him with ten taels of silver for each one!
This sentence is short, but enough!
So the bandit troops under his command went crazy, and just in time when the officers and soldiers were tired and exhausted after running in the rain for several days, they lost one thing and the other, so that the officers and soldiers were invincible. However, due to the narrow terrain, The large force cannot get through, so we can only fight from the front and take substitutes from the back.
But as time goes by, the bandit army will still be unable to bear it! Gao Jie and his three men had nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses, and they were able to polish off their 2,000 soldiers even if they tried hard!
Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing's faces were gradually becoming happy. After the second wave of more than a thousand troops was invested, the rebel army was obviously exhausted.
"That's what I'm telling you..." Gao Jie laughed loudly. Before he could stop, a shout came from behind him. Several cavalrymen rushed towards him: Thousands of thieves were outflanking him from behind!
How can it be! Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing were shocked. They had carefully scouted the road before setting off from Sturgeon Town. There were no traces of the army passing by. After all, if it had been raining for days, if an army passed by, it would leave traces!
How did the bandit ambush get behind them?
That road to the west!
Almost at the same time, Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing realized that the rebels had already detected the movements of the officers and soldiers, and concluded that the officers and soldiers would not take the mountain road to the west, so the soldiers divided into two groups to stop them, and one group blocked them in the middle of the narrow river embankment. In the middle, another branch goes around from the west road to block it behind. There are wolves in front and tigers in the back. There is a river in the east and a lake in the west. It depends on where you look to escape.
"Where's Hua Ma Liu?" Gao Jie yelled at the messenger.
"General Liu has led his rear troops to fight. Let me inform the two generals to withdraw quickly..."
"Retreat, how many thieves are behind you?" Gao Jie interrupted, and the ordering soldier quickly said: "I don't know the details, but it's said to be thousands..."
"What the hell, one thousand and nine thousand are both thousands. Go and check it out for me," Gao Jie yelled, while Liu Zeqing next to him quickly grabbed him and said, "Don't be upset, calm down..." Although He was asking others to calm down, but he was already sweating profusely. Being blocked in such a place, no one would panic if he left him alone.
"Calm down," Gao Jie couldn't help but spit. He raised his eyes and looked forward. The two armies were fighting in full swing. However, the rebel army that had just appeared weak suddenly became fierce again. The officers and soldiers retreated one after another... Needless to say, they were naturally affected by the rear. Influence.
Damn it, Gao Jie stomped his foot: "Old Liu, just stare here, I'll go take a look behind you!"
"What's the point of just looking at it? You have to find a way to break out." Liu Zeqing grabbed him: "You have to say something whether you want to move forward or stay behind!"
Gao Jie gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go back to where we came from! You can fight and retreat. As long as the position remains stable, there won't be a big collapse!" Liu Zeqing actually nodded in agreement. It stands to reason that the ambush at the rear is unknown. If the front is stronger, they may be able to rush over. , why go back instead of moving forward?
In fact, both of them knew in their hearts that the real situation ahead was unclear. Even if you broke through the two thousand thieves in front of you, how would you know that there was no second, third or even fourth line of defense waiting for you? What's more, this place is still forty or fifty miles away from Anqing City. There are too many unknown dangers. Don't go deep alone!
What's more, you may not be able to rush over. After all, due to the terrain restrictions, you can't invest too many troops. If you are evenly matched, you can replace the troops. If you are defeated by the bandit army in one fell swoop and don't even have time to invest in the replacement, the defeated army will be swept away like a flood.
Although the rebel army is fierce, Gao Jie believes that even if Liu Zeqing's troops cannot rush over, they can protect themselves enough and will not be easily defeated by the rebel army. Even though Liu Zeqing's troops are not famous for their strength and fighting ability, they must grit their teeth and withstand this moment. , otherwise everyone will have to finish playing!
Liu Zeqing also knew this very well. As soon as Gao Jie left, he immediately took command and dispatched troops to deal with the fierce battle ahead.
