Feng Ju and Miao Youcai were ordered to cut off Zuo Liangyu's retreat. However, facing an opponent who was trapped and still fighting, these two generals would not do it personally to avoid being killed in the chaos again, so they only appointed generals. Come to stop the enemy. 6 eight 6 eight 6 read 6 books,.□.≠o
The total of the two troops was only two thousand. Facing more than a thousand left army pawns who were determined to break through, they had little chance of winning. Moreover, orders were dead but people were alive. Those who executed the orders had no intention of dying on the battlefield now. .
To do this kind of thing, it is better to avoid a face-to-face charge between the two armies and to pursue and cover up the kill, so as to reduce one's own casualties as much as possible.
This was what the two generals, Feng and Miao, had specifically warned after giving the order. They were not as powerful as Ma Ke. As long as they could kill Zuo Liangyu and his son and lose fewer troops, they would be able to compete.
The life and death of the other soldiers of the Zuo Army is not that important. It doesn't hurt to let some go. With the size of their troops, they don't have the ability to kill all the soldiers of the Zuo Army at the moment.
"Left thief, please leave!"
Seeing the left-shaped flag, the generals on both sides immediately started shouting loudly, and then chased them from the opponent's left flank with their horses and whips raised.
The two sides were no more than a mile apart, and the sound of horse hooves was intensive. The sound of soldiers' galloping horses could not be heard without stopping, and even the other side might not be able to understand it even if they yelled through their throats.
But everyone knew that there were still rivers running across the land north of the Han River. If the river was too deep and Zuo Liangyu couldn't find a ferry, he would have to go upstream.
They formed a formation on land, signaling for interception and killing, and deliberately left a passage by the river to allow the breaking out left army to escape, so that the prey could fall into a trap.
Therefore, the subsequent cover-up move can still have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort in the end. When Zuo Liangyu is desperate, everyone can swarm him.
"Throw away all the flags quickly!"
Seeing the pursuer getting closer and closer, Zuo Liangyu was really anxious and anxious while riding on his horse. If the pursuer refused to let go like a mad dog, he really didn't know what to do.
He immediately turned around and saw that many soldiers were still holding their own flags. Zuo Liangyu ordered his subordinates to abandon all flags that could allow the other party to identify themselves. When the two armies were fighting, with this Ming army uniform, he said Maybe you can still get away with it.
Damn Hong Chengchou!
I, Zuo Liangyu, have made great military exploits for the imperial court, how dare you treat me like this!
When I make a comeback, I will cut you into pieces to satisfy the hatred in my heart!
"Father, the pursuers behind us are getting closer and closer. If our army is galloping along the river and cannot cross the river, what should we do?"
With thousands of enemy cavalry falling behind him, Zuo Mengeng had no time to worry about Hong Chengchou. He should wait until he could escape the current disaster before taking revenge.
"First, let's check along the river and find a shallow place to send people to test. If it is feasible, the whole army will cross the river immediately!"
When heading south from Dengzhou to Gucheng, Zuo Liangyu remembered that he had to pass through two rivers. However, it was the dry season and the rivers were not very deep. In some places, it was possible to sneak across on horseback to the other side.
But the current situation does not allow him to carefully search for the sneak position when entering the army. No matter what method is used, being able to cross to the other side is half the success.
Zuo Menggeng was not stupid. He sent an order to the surrounding horsemen to ask if there was anyone whose hometown was nearby. He soon got a more satisfactory answer: "Father, some soldiers said that there is a shallow talk five miles upstream from here. The river is only four feet deep, enough for the horsemen to pass!"
If we find a boat to cross the river, the transportation efficiency is extremely low. Only a small number of soldiers can be transported at a time. When the father and son pass by and the pursuers come up, the left army soldiers who stayed on the south bank will probably surrender.
In this way, even if they can successfully reach Dengzhou, there will only be few people left around them. How can they make a comeback and seek revenge on Hong Chengchou? Therefore, we must find a shoal for the entire army to pass through. ￥♀eight￥♀eight￥♀read￥♀book,.2≠◆
Zuo Liangyu was extremely happy when he heard this. It seemed that there was no end to the road. He laughed loudly and said: "Haha! Okay! God help me, go to this place first. If this is the case, I will cross the river immediately and reward him with two hundred yuan." Two pieces of silver!"
With the advice from the local soldiers, Zuo Liangyu firmly believed that he could find a way to survive, threw away the pursuers behind him, led everyone into Henan, and recruited new troops.
"Don't draw your bow on the other side. All evil deeds are the work of leftist thieves. We, our officers and men, are willing to surrender!"
According to the order issued by Zuo Liangyu before fleeing, deputy general Zhang Congxu led 300 horsemen to meet the infantry of the army.
This order itself is contradictory. A man has two legs, a horse has four legs, and the speed is inconsistent. How can we fight and retreat at the same time?
If the opponent also fights with infantry, the left army's infantry may still have a slight chance.
However, Ma Ke sent no less than 3,000 horsemen, which directly cut off Zhang Cong's retreat.
The force on the opposite side was more than ten times theirs, frightening Zhang Cong's men to the point of losing their fighting spirit.
If the opponent is a rogue, as an official soldier, we may be able to fight.
Now the Lord will escape first, leaving them as a shield.
Not only did the opponent have a large number of people, they were also soldiers and horses sent by Hong Shaobao.
The three hundred people led by Zhang Cong did not have much determination to die for Zuo Liangyu, and few even had such thoughts.
Zuo Liangyu's soldiers were all taken away by him. Zhang Cong's troops had no intention of fighting, and they did not want to die in the hands of their own people, so they gave up resistance "with a clear sense of justice".
It makes sense to pour all the dirty water on Zuo Liangyu. Those who set up troops to plunder the people, or even kill good people and take credit must get permission from General Zuo, otherwise they will be punished if they commit crimes. .
"Humph! They're not stupid!"
After hearing the news, Ma Ke, who was on the opposite side, agreed to the surrender request of these Zuo army soldiers and did not kill them. The culprits will be punished, and he was talking about Zuo Liangyu.
Hong Shaobao said before that as long as the soldiers under this bandit are willing to surrender immediately, they can continue to serve the court and perform meritorious service. If they are unsuccessful in encircling and suppressing the bandits, they will be punished with two crimes.
As long as the remaining cavalry of the left army are eliminated, the remaining three thousand slow-moving infantry will not be able to successfully break through the encirclement. Where to go can be decided by the besieged general.
Zhang Cong was able to surrender immediately because his troops were too small and would not be able to resist for long before they would be annihilated by Ma Ke's troops. The attitude of the infantry generals of the left army was somewhat hesitant.
Lu Guangzu, Li Guoying, Zhang Yingxiang, Xu Ensheng and others were afraid that Hong Shaobao would turn his back on them after they surrendered and would kill them if they could not catch Zuo Liangyu, so they did not dare to surrender easily.
"Zhang Xierong, the left army's retreat has been cut off, and it is now surrounded by groups. I have to consider the time limit because I can't bear it, and this matter cannot be postponed!"
Marco's patience was limited. He didn't want to fight the Zuo army, but he couldn't allow them to escape from under his nose.
According to the results of the previous agreement between the three of them, Zuo's father and son were left to Feng Ju and Miao Youcai, and the main force of the Zuo Army would belong to him. It would be best to make an emergency landing of the Zuo Army soldiers without any bloodshed.
"I am not talented, but I am willing to go and persuade him, so that he will know his way back!"
Zhang Cong knew that Ma Ke said this for himself. The situation was so compelling that now, he had to go through it again.
"Then there will be Lao Zhang Xierong. If he succeeds, I will definitely speak for Xierong in front of Hong Shaobao!"
Ma Ke also made a promise. Whether it succeeds or not depends on Zhang Cong's efforts. If the opponent is stubborn, he will have to attack forcefully.
"...How did Xie Rong come to our army's formation?"
Li Guoying saw Zhang Cong coming alone and knew the purpose of his visit, so he asked about it knowingly.
"I can't bear the fact that you are still stubbornly resisting the army despite taking risks, so I came here to explain that Marco has more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under his command!"
The people in front of him were looking at him cautiously, and they obviously looked down upon the status of the surrendered general. Zhang Cong didn't mind their looks. If it weren't for their acquaintance, Zhang Cong would not have made any achievements after his surrender, and Zhang Cong would not have wanted to come over.
"Commander Zuo has no fault, but he is suddenly besieged by everyone. Could it be that Ma Ke and others have overstepped their bounds? Does Hong Shaobao know?"
Zhang Yingxiang believed that this incident was most likely a siege caused by Ma Ke, Feng Ju, Miao Youcai and others who disliked Zuo Liangyu. How could Hong Chengchou punish Zuo Liangyu first during the suppression of the bandits?
"You are all under Zuo Commander, how can you not know what the Zuo Army did in the past?"
Both of them had the surname Zhang, so Zhang Cong did not want to criticize Zhang Yingxiang alone. Instead, he asked everyone to recall it carefully, so as not to forget everything he had done.
"...hiss...could it be that...Hong Shaobao is planning to settle an old score?"
In addition to flag-ragging, Zuo Jun had done most of the evil things that the bandits did. The bandits had never done anything but kill good people and take credit for their merits, Zuo Jun had done it, so Lu Guangzu took a breath of air and was a little scared.
"Hong Shaobao has an order. The Zuo family's father and son have committed extremely heinous crimes, which have caused grievances to boil over. They must be severely punished. As long as the officers and soldiers of the Zuo army are loyal to the court and work hard to kill the enemy, their merits and demerits will be equal to each other!"
The result that everyone wanted to hear most was to shift all the blame to Zuo Liangyu, and then ask Hong Shaobao to be accommodating. In this case, Zhang Cong specifically picked out what everyone wanted to hear.
“Do you have proof???”
Xu Ensheng didn't believe in verbal promises. If Hong Shaobao turned against him later, everyone would be stunned.
Zhang Cong immediately took out Hong Shaobao's autographed letter from Ma Ke and circulated it to everyone.
Hong Chengchou wanted to destroy Zuo Liangyu, who was acting as a counterattack, but he was not trying to annihilate the entire Zuo army battalion.
It would be best if the two sides did not attack each other and did not suffer a large number of casualties.
Only in this way can the future troubles be cut off as soon as possible, so that the army can go south to support Xiangyang and engage in a decisive battle with Zhang Ni's troops.
"What do you think? If you think that my soldiers can fight, you can kill me and sacrifice the flag, and fight to the death with the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Ma Ke outside. If you win, you can flee north to join the old master!"
Zhang Cong saw that everyone was still hesitant, so he resorted to provoking the generals. In view of the comparison of the strength of the two sides, he did not believe that this group of people could defeat the large number with less.
Ma Ke had fifteen or six thousand troops, and Feng Ju and Miao Youcai combined could send out five thousand troops.
Three thousand against twenty thousand, and the opponent has thousands of horsemen to support them, so the chance of winning is really slim.
Even if it was a lucky move, how could he escape to Dengzhou while being chased by the enemy's cavalry?
A few generals can ride horses and gallop, but what about the majority of infantry?
Zhang Cong did not think that the people in front of him would have the determination to cut off the strength of a strong man, so he abandoned his subordinates and fled north alone.
The generals looked at each other, knowing that what Zhang Cong said was true, and that was indeed the case.
He couldn't escape, he couldn't fight, but at least the other party was an officer sent by Hong Shaobao, so it wasn't a shame to serve the court again.
"...I am willing to follow Xie Rong and surrender!"
Surrender is the only way out at the moment. According to what the letter says, as long as he works hard to defeat Zhang Xianzhong, Hong Shaobao can let everyone go. This is everyone's biggest hope.
As for the old boss Zuo Liangyu, it has nothing to do with anyone whether he lives or not. In this hellish world, it is good if he can just survive, so how can he care about others?
"The generals understand the great righteousness and understand the general meaning. I am very pleased, so I will send you across the river to meet Hong Shaobao!"
Ma Ke made two preparations. If Zhang Cong could not come back, either the opponent would not agree to surrender and kill the guy, or Zhang Cong would feign surrender and devote his life to Zuo Liangyu.
He asked the mortar battalion to set up artillery positions in front of the left army. Once the situation changed, they could immediately fire artillery to provide fire support for the army's attack.
It's just that the Zuo Army is after all good at preying on the common people. Faced with such a situation, they probably don't have the courage to fight, so they choose to surrender.
It’s no wonder they acted like this. Zuo Jun knew from top to bottom that Zuo Liangyu and his son had lost power. It was the right way to abandon the darkness and turn to the light as soon as possible and find a way out for themselves.
If you continue to resist stubbornly, you will be besieged by the troops outside. If you die in the suppression of the bandits, you will be considered dead in battle. As an officer, following Zuo Liangyu and being killed by another army, what does this count? Internal strife? ? ?
No matter what Zuo Liangyu and the surrendered generals in front of him thought, Ma Ke was very happy to be able to make an emergency landing of more than 3,000 Zuo Army soldiers. Before a large-scale attack on the rogue bandits, it was considered a great achievement.
"The pursuing army is approaching! The generals must cross the river quickly!"
General Hao Xiaozhong was already looking at the other side. When he saw Zuo Liangyu leading his troops to the shoal, he immediately greeted him. The water here was only four feet deep and the river was so clear that you could almost see the stones on the bottom of the river. They were indeed connected in one place. Excellent place to cross the river.
About half a mile away there was smoke and dust, and harsh words such as "Don't let the Zuo thief escape" could be vaguely heard. Zuo Liangyu heard the sound, turned his head and took a look, then hurriedly crossed the river.
Zuo Liangyu no longer had high hopes for whether the infantry of the main battalion could catch up in time. The three hundred cavalry led by Zhang Cong had a chance to find another good opportunity to join him.
At present, there are only more than a thousand cavalry that can be relied on. If more troops are lost, it will be difficult to resist the pursuit of the army even in Henan.
Fortunately, all the soldiers were there, and their mounts all carried no less than 1,800 silver, and some even carried a lot of gold. The total amount was tens of thousands of taels, which was also the capital for Zuo Liangyu to make a comeback.
Even if all the auxiliary soldiers died, the personal soldiers could not die. Without these personal soldiers who protected the Lord and their belongings, Zuo Liangyu fled back to Dengzhou and was unable to recruit troops.
There are many disasters in Henan. After they are over, they will definitely recruit tens of thousands of troops to attack Kaifeng first and then Cloyang. At that time, they will establish themselves as kings and rule Henan separately, leaving the court and the prince on pins and needles.
Now that he has fallen out, he should do something more thorough. Zuo Liangyu doesn't want to succumb to others anymore. The emperor is already unconscious, and having the young prince supervising the country is a God-given opportunity for him.
If we take advantage of Hong Chengchou's suppression of bandits to expand in Henan, and even invade Shaanxi and Shanqian, it is possible that the dynasty will change. Didn't Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang take advantage of the rise of bandits in the late Yuan Dynasty to support his troops and stand on his own feet?
Since Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born as a beggar, could do it, he, a dignified military officer, could also do it, and he could even do it much better than the beggar named Zhu!
Being able to cross the river safely made Zuo Liangyu's mind come alive again. As long as he crossed another river, he would be in Dengzhou.
For this plan, first find a place to ambush the pursuers, repel them, then trick them into opening the city gate, rush into the city, loot the city, and then escape intact.
Hasn't Zhang Xianzhong already rebelled again?
Hong Chengchou most likely did not dare to allow him to gain power and mobilize a large army to pursue his troops.
As long as he didn't send troops to chase him, he wouldn't be able to kill himself with just the few troops behind him. 11... Friends who read books, you can search for "Blue Chinese Network" and you will find this site as soon as possible.
