Because the opponent saw through the plan, the 500 elite soldiers led by Zhang Dingguo did not get much advantage from Luo Dai. They could neither catch the opponent off guard nor charge into the formation when the distance was very close.
The two sides were almost like two groups of infantry, fighting on the spot. The bandit's horses cannot charge, and the soldiers cannot shoot, but only use their swords to chop, so the officers and soldiers under Luo Dai will not be afraid of these impostors at all.
Most of the defeats of the government and army in the past were caused by falling into traps arranged by the rogue bandits in advance, being raided, being at a disadvantage in terrain, and finding it difficult to turn defeat into victory, so the rogue bandits of all stripes took advantage of the situation and gained strength.
If the two armies were to confront each other and have a head-to-head confrontation, then the officers and soldiers would basically not be afraid of the so-called elite rogues. Both sides were their own masters and had a fate of life and death. It would not be the fault of the other party if they were chopped off with a knife.
The general, Luo Dai, held a long-handled sword and was very happy to kill him. Even though four or five thieves came to surround him on horseback, Luo Dai was not afraid at all. He waved his sword and killed three thieves one after another. This kind of country chicken and tile dog Don't even think about taking his life.
Upon seeing this, the surrounding soldiers rushed over and risked their lives to rescue their master. Luo Dai always treated them well, and this was the time to reciprocate. Even though these rogue bandits were not afraid of death, the soldiers also Will charge into battle without hesitation.
Although part of the military pay was deducted by Zuo Liangyu, the military pay and the property seized from the bandits were almost enough for Luo Dai to support more than a hundred soldiers under his command.
These people had different identities before. They were guardsmen, deserters on the battlefield, people in the world, and even criminals. In order to survive and have stable food and clothing, they gathered to work under the generals.
If a general is demoted, the soldiers will serve as servants and follow their master back to their place of origin. If a general is restored to power by the imperial court, his servants will follow their master on the battlefield and become personal soldiers.
In peacetime, these servants follow the generals like a shadow, and in wartime they follow the generals through life and death as personal soldiers. Naturally, the treatment they enjoy is not too low. In addition to being exempted from taxes, they generally enjoy double pay, or even several times the pay.
Usually servants go to war as personal soldiers, and their monthly salary during wartime is more than four or five taels. Some generals who have made money even increase the monthly salary of their personal soldiers to ten taels, and much of the money allocated comes from the monthly salary of ordinary soldiers.
The Qi family army actually had servants and fellow villagers as its backbone, and Li Chengliang, who controlled the military and political power in Liaodong during the Wanli period, naturally regarded his servants as the main force. In the battles with the Menggu and Jurchen tribes, thousands of servants played an important role. crucial role.
However, as Li Chengliang's most talented military son, Li Rusong, died in the battle, and Nurha chicken wings emerged strongly in northern Liaoning, the Li army began to retreat steadily, which eventually led to the complete collapse of the Ming army's defense lines in Liaodong.
After that came Mao Wenlong's Mao Family Army and Zu Dashou's Ancestral Family Army. The former relied mostly on cronies, while the latter relied mainly on relatives, but neither could curb the rapid expansion of the Donglu to the south...
"Kill me! Hack these thieves to death, leaving no one behind!"
Luo Dai had received a reward of five thousand taels of silver from Hong Chengchou, which made Luo Dai very happy. As the vanguard of the army this time, Luo Dai gave five taels of silver to each soldier in advance so that they could fight bravely, which came in handy now.
Since these thieves are seeking death, let's help them.
It's really ridiculous to want to pretend to be Ma Tingbao to deceive yourself.
If I had known this, I would have had more people serving them with bows and arrows, and there would have been no need to go to such great lengths to kill them.
However, there are many soldiers on our side, and if three of them fight one, they can kill all the thieves in front of them.
The other horse soldiers, led by Luo Dai and hundreds of soldiers, naturally also fought bravely to kill the enemy.
No matter whether he can receive the reward or not, he must first kill these thieves who are clamoring against him.
A bunch of bastards, still want to hack the military master to death?
The military master will kill all of your vicious dogs who will die without mercy!
Zhang Dingguo's mobilization slogan just now made Luo Dai's officers and soldiers very angry. They were so close and his voice was so loud that both sides could hear it clearly.
If there were many people on the other side, they would be afraid, but the current situation is just the opposite, so don't blame them for being ruthless.
Not to mention a battle between two armies, even if it was a fight in the countryside, if one side said such harsh words to stimulate the other side, the other side would immediately become furious.
The situation on Luo Dai's side was excellent, and his strategy of using one's tactics to his advantage had really worked wonders. These thieves simply threw themselves into the trap, and they were clever but were misled by their cleverness. Then it would be ridiculous for him to accept this great gift.
Although they can't go to Gucheng this time, they still managed to capture the five hundred elite cavalry sent by Zhang Ni and return empty-handed. Presumably the leader is also a person, maybe he is the criminal on the wanted order. Just go back and confront him. Got the reward.
Thinking of this, Luo Dai became more and more courageous as he fought. He killed two bandit soldiers in a row. Counting those before and after him, he killed no less than ten bandits by himself. This battle was a big one.
The two sides hit each other from the horse to the ground. Most of the people who fell off the horse did not have time to get back on the horse. The other party would not give you this opportunity at all. They almost slashed with the knife. They wanted to kill the person who fell on the ground with one knife and directly cut off the opponent's head. fly.
This kind of battle on the spot is a test of the physical strength and strength of the soldiers. There is no skill to speak of, and there is no need to worry about being trampled to death by the war horses. If you fail to catch a move, you will either die or be injured.
The head, chest, thighs, any place where the knife can fall can be used, and even the horse's legs can be chopped off directly. It depends on who is more ruthless and faster.
Seeing that the officers and soldiers were already on the rise, and his own combat power was gradually weakening, he was about to be unable to hold on. Zhang Dingguo, who felt regretful, had no good solution, and now he was unable to advance or retreat.
He wanted to run but couldn't, wanted to fight but couldn't fight. This Luo Dai was really difficult to deal with, but he had underestimated the enemy and was careless. What should he do?
Just when Luo Dai felt that his troops were about to win a complete victory, there were suddenly shouts of killing all around him, and it seemed like countless soldiers and horses were rushing toward him.
He hurriedly looked into the distance on his horse, and suddenly discovered that there was indeed a group of horsemen charging towards him, about to break into the rebel army.
This group of people is the 500 elite soldiers and 500 auxiliary soldiers led by Zhang Wenxiu. They are all horse pawns. They are very fast and charge ahead. His deputy, Zhang Hualong, led 4,500 auxiliary infantry and then arrived to surround the official army.
"Second brother, don't worry! Wen Xiu is here too!"
Zhang Wenxiu rode forward and charged directly towards Zhang Dingguo, who was surrounded by officers and soldiers. If he had gone elsewhere for fear of hurting his brothers, there would be no doubt that those fighting Zhang Dingguo would be officers and soldiers.
Since there was no need to dress up in disguise, the troops he carried all wore cyan scarves around their necks, making it easier to identify ourselves and the enemy. Anyone who drew a sword against them was an officer and soldier coming to the aid of Gucheng.
"Suffer death!"
When an officer's horseman saw the rebel reinforcements approaching him, he was startled and seemed to be caught off guard. Before he could make a parry, he was instantly beheaded by Zhang Wenxiu.
Zhang Wenxiu shouted loudly, raised the sword with his hand, and achieved his first victory. Then he swung the sword in the opposite direction, used the tail of the handle to catch the slash of another horseman, and then killed him to the ground with a backhand sword. .
"Wenxiu came at the right time!"
Zhang Dingguo was already exhausted from the killing. Although he fought for no more than a quarter of an hour, he was fighting with high intensity every moment. There were no less than seven or eight officers and soldiers surrounding him.
Every time you swing your sword, you must use all your strength to give the opponent enough threat, so that you can repel or even kill the officers and soldiers who attack you. Otherwise, it can only be regarded as a life-saving resistance, and over time, he will be killed by the officers and soldiers.
If he hadn't been young and energetic, with great physical strength, and had decent martial arts skills, he would have been besieged to death by officers and soldiers long ago. Even so, Zhang Dingguo was exhausted physically and mentally. He was relieved when he saw his third brother approaching.
With the support of these thousands of troops, the situation on the rebel side immediately changed greatly. They were about to be overwhelmed by the official army, but now they are really turning over.
Zhang Wenxiu led his troops to charge out from behind, and the reinforcements rushed into the battle formation like a rainbow, catching the officers and soldiers off guard and leaving them completely defenseless.
Luo Dai and his men were struggling to surround and kill this group of thieves, trying to annihilate the enemy in front of them, and then retreat before the rebels came for reinforcements, but their calculations had completely failed.
This rebel force is extremely ferocious. As long as any officers and soldiers dare to fight, they will be surrounded and killed by the opponent in groups. In the blink of an eye, no less than fifty or sixty officers and soldiers will be killed or injured.
"Reinforcements have arrived! Kill all these officers and soldiers! Don't let any of them go!"
The remaining hundreds of rebel soldiers under Zhang Dingguo's command were immediately boosted in morale when they saw the reinforcements charging into the formation. Seeing such a scene, Zhang Dingguo also loudly encouraged his soldiers. If he could kill the commander-in-chief Luo Dai this time, it would be considered a good thing for the horse. Yuanli took revenge.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but start to observe the battlefield situation around him, especially Luo Dai's position. Looking around, he found that Luo Dai was about less than eight feet away from him, waving a big sword to kill at will.
Seeing that there was a line of sight about three feet wide with no obstruction in the middle, Zhang Dingguo did not ride his horse forward, but drew his bow and arrow, intending to use cold arrows to kill Luo Dai. No matter what method he adopted on the battlefield, as long as he could kill the enemy. General, that's a great plan.
After taking aim, Zhang Dingguo did not hesitate and took the arrow off the string when he felt it. The arrow cluster of the heavy arrow he used was extremely sharp. With the birch bow in his hand, as long as he could hit it at close range, it could pierce the armor and the person as well.
"ah……"
Just when the arrow was about to approach its target, a soldier who was fighting with the enemy changed his horse and blocked Luo Dai. Unfortunately, he was hit by the arrow and fell from his horse.
Luo Dai heard the scream in his ears and hurriedly looked in the direction. He saw a young general holding a bow and looking this way. He must have shot this arrow.
If Shicai's soldiers had not resisted, he would have been the one to suffer such a situation. If he did not take revenge, it would be difficult to calm down the anger in his heart. Luo Dai immediately planned to shoot him back with an arrow.
"General Commander, the dust is flying in the direction of Gucheng, and it seems that enemy troops are coming!"
After encountering the rebel reinforcements, the soldiers around Luo Dai paid attention to the direction of Gucheng. They found that something was wrong and hurriedly reported it loudly. The master had to plan for this kind of thing in advance, otherwise they would be killed by the rebels. Ate it.
"This is unreasonable! Help him mount his horse and retreat quickly! Don't be reluctant to fight!"
It was difficult enough to deal with the thousands of rebels in front of him. Luo Dai had given up the idea of winning. He was in sight of victory, but was disrupted by Zhang Ni's reinforcements, and had to swallow his breath.
Luo Dai knew very well that the thousand cavalry he brought alone could not withstand the opponent's thousands. If he fought on the spot, all his soldiers would be killed. His own infantry did not know how far apart they were, so it was better to retreat first.
Although retreating will involve losing a lot of soldiers, it is much better than being eaten up by the opponent. Write down the debt first, and then recover it with profit after reuniting with the infantry behind you.
The opponent was alert, and the surrounding men and horses started to stir. Zhang Dingguo had no chance to shoot a second arrow. He wanted to rush over but was hindered by many obstacles. He was desperate, but he had no choice. Zhang Dingguo could only stand on the horse in a hurry.
"Retreat~! Retreat quickly!"
After this order was issued, the officers and soldiers hurriedly turned their horses and fled south, holding swords and bows to deal with the arrows fired by the rebels. In the process of retreating towards Xiangyang, they lost no less than 300 horsemen.
When they met up with the infantry going north, there were only less than 400 horsemen left. However, Luo Dai was so angry that the rebels took away the battle that was originally a complete victory, including the heads of his own soldiers and the thieves. None were caught.
"Report~! Commander-in-Chief, the thieves are coming to cover up the enemy! According to this, within five miles, there are no less than 4,000 troops!"
Luo Dai felt that it was shameless to return to Xiangyang in such a disgraced state, and he could not explain himself when he saw Hong Shaobao. After thinking about it, he could only order to rest where he was.
As a result, as soon as I got off my horse and took a breath, I lay down in the shade and drank some water, without even taking a bite of the dry food I brought, when I received the report of the horse exploration.
"You've come just in time! Gentlemen, come and kill me. Either he will die today or I will live. We just lost hundreds of brothers. We must avenge this great revenge! Send my order to form an array to resist the enemy! Use fire. Fight with guns! First kill the soldiers, then attack and kill them!"
The general didn't look for you, but you came here instead. It turns out that we are few in number. Now we have three thousand soldiers and horses. Even if most of them are infantry, we will not be afraid of you and other thieves.
The hundreds of horsemen he lost were his treasures, and among them were the soldiers he had raised with high salaries. It was really hard for Luo Dai to accept that they died in the battle just as he was retreating, and he must take this opportunity to seek compensation for his losses with profits. return.
In order to facilitate field combat, Luo Dai's troops were not equipped with the clumsy Hongyi cannons, but mainly used Folang machines and Tiger squat cannons. Both weapons are good at close combat. The former uses a blunderbuss and has a very high rate of fire. The latter launches xiandan, which attacks a wide area.
The unit is equipped with twenty-eight Folang machines, thirty-four guns and tiger squatting cannons. Although they may not have the upper hand in cross-fire, they can make some gains against the rebel cavalry.
If the number of horsemen who dare to rush into the formation is less than a thousand, they will not be able to withstand the firing of the Fo Lang machine, the squatting tiger cannon, and nearly a thousand bird cannons.
Although the combat power of Luo Dai's infantry is not very high, the firearms and equipment are not low in scale. In addition, the weather is sunny today, there is no sign of rain, and the wind is not strong, so there is no need to worry about the firearms being affected by the weather and not being able to function. .
Just then, the rebels chased them two miles in front of Luo Dai's infantry, then stopped and turned back, mainly because they were afraid that the army would use firecrackers to attack them.
Luo Dai thought that the other party would stop and give up as soon as it was good. Unexpectedly, he actually made a comeback. It seemed that he didn't intend to let his people go.
If this is the case, then don't even think about it. At the very least, both sides will be injured. If you want to return to Gucheng, each of you must leave an arm or a thigh!
It doesn't matter if you folded it for a while before. This service can just make a profit. It's better for the thieves to send more war horses to themselves, so that they can be greatly supplemented.
It's just that I don't know where the reinforcements sent by Hong Shaobao have arrived. With the few people I have on hand, it is really difficult to gather and annihilate the invading enemy.
Since he suffered a defeat first, Luo Dai did not dare to underestimate the enemy in the slightest, and planned to go all out to face the rebels heading south. ...Friends who read books, you can search "Blue Chinese Network" to find this site as soon as possible.
