After Luo Rucai, nicknamed "Cao Cao", was captured alive, the next target of the army was Hei Yunxiang, the "whole hundred thousand" who escaped eastward with the unit.
At first, when the Qin Army, the Eastern Army, and the Baigan Army besieged the right wing of the bandit army, it was actually these two bandits who were holding back. However, because the Qin Army was targeting Luo Rucai and the initial encirclement was relatively large, they allowed Hei Yunxiang led his troops to escape.
However, this guy with less than a thousand cavalry did not run very far when he was overtaken by Yang Yufan, Jiang Mingwu and Ma Xianglin's more than 3,000 cavalry. They did not intercept his path in front, but they also bit him. The tail of the "One Hundred Thousand" department.
For Hei Yunxiang, if he turns around and fights the officers and soldiers to the death, he is still a little bit incapable of defeating him. After all, his own troops are far inferior to the pursuers. The strategy of blindly escaping means that the chasing troops can eat up the rear troops bit by bit.
One is looking for death, the other is waiting for death. Hei Yunxiang is unwilling to make any disadvantageous choices, but he wants to survive in such a dangerous situation, but the leader who plans to become a vassal king-level figure in the future is It's embarrassing.
"Donkey ball Zhang Xianzhong! Traitor Xue Chengcai! Big bad thing! Just wait!"
While Hei Yunxiang was running away at high speed, he did not forget to curse these two bastards who had tricked him half to death.
The "Eight Kings" are so smart that they run away when the situation is not going well. Among the leaders of the rebel army, their sense of smell and running ability are first-rate. After being surrounded and suppressed by the army for many years, they will become cautious at the slightest sign of trouble.
This time, if Zhang Xianzhong hadn't seen something wrong, he was actually fighting against the disguised White Army. He immediately realized that he had fallen into a trap and immediately led his troops to withdraw. Even his thousands of troops would have been left near the river.
Speaking of selfishness, the "Eight Kings" are not acting like this. At present, the Zhang and Luo families are jointly operating, and Zhang's army has the advantage. Naturally, the overall situation is considered. Zhang Xianzhong does not want his troops to be ambushed by the army, so he naturally "puts the overall situation first." .
However, because the retreat speed was slower than that of Zhang Jun, the leaders of the Luo Army who were reduced to a detour and were jointly strangled by multiple officers, soldiers and cavalry did not think so, and almost all the relatives of the "Eight Kings" were killed. Greeted them all...
This is equivalent to Luo Rucai, Hei Yunxiang, Zhang Yichuan, and Wu Ziqiang covering the retreat of Zhang Xianzhong's troops. What an honor it is!
I think back then, Gao Yingxiang, the "King of Chuang" who could answer hundreds of questions among the leaders of the rebel army, must have received this kind of treatment!
If the leaders knew that the imperial court had assigned Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, and Fu Zonglong to gather an army of 150,000 to encircle and suppress them in Sichuan, they would probably lose all thought of attacking the city and seize the territory. If they did not run away quickly, they would never be able to escape again.
There are only less than 20,000 fighting soldiers here, but there are 150,000 people on the opposite side. Once surrounded by the army, it means that you will be skinned even if you don't die. How can you think about wandering around in Bashu? Returning to Huguang as soon as possible is the right way.
It is not too late to know now that Zhang Yichuan and Wu Ziqiang, who followed the "Eight Kings" and fled for their lives, were soon blocked by more than 7,000 cavalry led by Bai Guangen, Liu Guoneng, and Ma Ke.
"Xian Thief" ran too fast. The three general officers who attacked the rebel army from the north also planned to divide the 150,000 taels of silver. However, before they could outflank them, "Xian Thief" ran out first. surrounded by officers and soldiers.
Therefore, these three people could only do the next best thing and catch two smaller fishes in the net. No matter how small the fish are, they are much better than shrimps and are worth twenty thousand taels of silver anyway. It is not a joy in vain.
"He's old...there are too many dog officers and soldiers!"
"Sweeping King" Zhang Yichuan was unwilling to admit defeat easily. He finally ran from Huguang to Sichuan and planned to make a difference. Unexpectedly, he was betrayed by "One-stop" Xue Chengcai, otherwise he would not have ended up in this situation. .
But facing a fierce siege by officers and soldiers four times their own, the rebels were completely passive and had no hope of victory.
It's nothing more than a small group of horse soldiers breaking out of the encirclement, running hundreds of steps, being overtaken again, being surrounded again, and then repeating the cycle. If the fight continues like this, who knows when they will be able to get rid of the encirclement of the officers and soldiers.
What's more, there is a huge gap in strength and armor between the two sides. Except for Liu Guoneng's troops, most of the horsemen in Ma Ke and Bai Guangen are wearing iron armor. If two rebels die, one from the opposite side may not die.
The two sides fought fiercely for a long time, and the number of rebel cavalry dropped to about a thousand, with no less than five or six hundred killed in the battle, while the official cavalry only lost less than 300, including those who were seriously injured.
Both the official army and the rebel army like to fight with the wind, and they are really skillful and skillful in doing so. On the contrary, it will be too difficult. It is completely like sailing against the current, which is extremely difficult.
"...It's really annoying!"
Wu Ziqiang charged left and right, struggling for nearly a quarter of an hour. The soldiers around him fought bravely, and none of them surrendered, but they still could not successfully fight their way out of the encirclement of the officers and soldiers.
He and Zhang Yichuan's men and horses were surrounded together. Although the two armies joined forces and had greater combat power, it would be difficult to disperse and break through. They were surrounded by the officers and soldiers.
The official and army horsemen not only have soldiers responsible for close combat, but also those who monitor the battle situation from a distance. Once they find a bandit soldier breaking out of the encirclement, they will immediately shoot them with arrows. If the arrows cannot reach them, they will immediately pursue them.
This is the reason why every time some soldiers of the two armies break out of the encirclement, they still cannot run far and are surrounded again by the army.
"There are two big fish here! Brothers, please cheer up! Don't let them escape!"
Since Bai Guangen changed his mind and followed the military commander Cao Wenzhao, he found that being an officer was really great. Not only could he shed his cloak of being a bandit, but he could also eat royal food and get promoted and make a fortune.
Therefore, he would not be merciful when killing his former colleagues. Compared with the brave and skilled Tatar soldiers outside the pass, the rebel soldiers inside the pass were really easy to fight. Even his own son Bai Liangbi was able to forcefully surrender the traitor general. It is conceivable that And we know how powerful it is.
This time he personally led the troops out, and of course he had to achieve a complete victory before retreating. If he didn't catch a "big fish" and go back to the Shaobao Lord, let alone the task of deploying to the peak, he would not even be able to save his face.
"Here you go! Don't let the thief escape!"
Liu Guoneng thought the same way. As a commander-in-chief who was transferred from the rebel army to the official army, Bai Guangen set a good example for him, that is, as long as he is honest and does not rebel again, obeys the orders and goes step by step, sooner or later Will rise to a very high position.
This time he was promoted to the rank of chief military officer before he even went on an expedition. Liu Guoneng also felt that he had not accomplished even a single step and was unworthy of it. Even though he thought about his old mother being conferred the title of Imperial Lady by the imperial court, he still had to fight bravely to kill the enemy. He deserves the favor of the court.
Liu Guoneng was very happy to become the commander-in-chief, but more importantly, his mother became the royal wife. This was equivalent to an iron-clad ticket to avoid death. As long as he did not rebel or collaborate with the enemy, he would be able to do so in the future. Sit back and relax.
As a surrendered general who accepted the imperial court's recruitment, Liu Guoneng was always worried that he would be looked down upon by the imperial court, or even end up like Song Jiang. It was not that he had not thought about Luo Rucai's invitation to rebel.
But in the end, it was decided that a man's words cannot be followed. Since he has surrendered to the imperial court, he must keep his words and deeds consistent, otherwise he will be a villain who is chasing Qin Muchu. In this way, what Geng Zhong received in exchange was also the canonization order from the imperial court, which was considered to have achieved what he wished for.
"kill!"
Liu Guoneng had more than 28,000 people under his command. The 3,000 horsemen he brought this time were all personal soldiers and elites. Liu Guoneng was the only one who followed suit. Since the imperial court treated his general so favorably and had received all the military pay in arrears, they would naturally Extremely fatal.
Liu's troops showed no mercy when attacking the former friendly soldiers in front of them. Half a year ago, both sides were part of the rebel army. Now they are their own masters. It is no wonder that the swords and guns have no eyes and the arrows are ruthless. .
Nowadays, when you are an officer and soldier, you get royal rations and military pay, and your family is exempted from all taxes. As long as the court does not owe money and the generals do not want to deduct money, few people are willing to become traitors who will disgrace their ancestors.
If you can really kill enemies and make meritorious deeds on the battlefield, you can still serve as an official. Even if you are just a big boss, you can still manage twenty or thirty people. Everyone is naturally willing to try anything that is profitable. Once they taste the sweetness, they will be full in one go.
The rebel soldiers on the opposite side have reached the end of their rope, so they can't let it go. It's so easy to add insult to injury. From Huguang to Sichuan, they have been chasing the rebel army for more than a thousand miles. Isn't everyone just waiting for this moment?
Zhang Yichuan and Wu Ziqiang were both affiliated with Luo Rucai's group, and they were two major rebel groups with Liu Guoneng's group. Before being recruited by the imperial court, there was not much difference in the strength of the two sides.
There are many leaders in the Luo Rucai Group. In addition to the leader "Cao Chengxiang", there are also "Yizhangqing", "Yilong", "Xiao Qin Wang", "Zheng Shiwan", "Sweeping King", "Hunshi King", "Fat Zhang", as well as Wang Guoning, Yang Youxian, Chang Guoan, Wang Guangen and Hui Dengxiang of "Little Five Camps".
These are all big leaders who can be counted, and there are many smaller leaders below them. The total strength is about 50,000, even more than the troops of the "Eight Kings".
However, after accepting the imperial court's appeasement, the various departments of the group were scattered over a large area, making it difficult to summon them together during an uprising to achieve coordinated operations, and it was even impossible for "Prime Minister Cao" to unified command.
In comparison, the structure of Liu Guoneng Group is much simpler. There are only Liu Guoneng and Li Wanqing, but these two people have a combined strength of nearly 50,000, which can be said to be strong.
Before the rebellion started again, Luo Rucai tried every means to win over Liu Guoneng and Li Wanqing. It was for this reason, but neither Liu nor Li agreed.
If there is an old relationship, Liu Guoneng has a good impression of Luo Rucai, his eldest brother, who is upright and righteous. As for the leaders below, he doesn't have much friendship with him, and he has no worries about killing him on the battlefield.
Even if the various branches of the rebel army joined forces, it was to join forces to defeat the government troops who came to encircle and suppress them. After the government troops were defeated and retreated, they still went about their own affairs. Everyone had to eat alone as their first priority.
Talking about irreversible relationships is just a hype and is used to confuse the public. In fact, it is commonplace for people to harm each other and rob each other.
There was Gao Yingxiang in the front and Luo Rucai in the back. These two highly prestigious leaders reconciled the conflicts and reduced a lot of misunderstandings and frictions between the various ministries.
Otherwise, there would be no need for the officers and soldiers to come to suppress the troops, and the various departments of the rebel army would be able to fight fiercely with themselves...
"Fuck them all!"
Although the two thieves were tightly wrapped up by the surrounding soldiers, many officers and soldiers, driven by the money, still took the trouble to peel off the shells layer by layer. They saw the outermost thieves hacking and killing them one by one, and then Break into the inner layer step by step.
There are three generals in the army, but there are only two generals on the opposite side. This is not enough for one man and one fish. They have to attack faster than any other troops. Seeing Bai Guangen and Liu Guoneng starting to launch the final attack, Marco This side is also worried.
You have to grab a fish whether you live or die, and you must not return empty-handed, otherwise you will be ridiculed by your colleagues, and the benefits will be greatly reduced. A thief general is worth at least five thousand taels of silver, but he is a prey that cannot be missed.
"ah……"
Under the orders of the generals of each department, the officers and soldiers were eroding the few thieves in the encirclement at the speed of a whirlwind. Depending on the situation, it would only take less than a quarter of an hour for the dust to settle.
"this……"
When all his men are killed by the officers and soldiers, it will be their turn to be stabbed. After a fierce attack by the army, Zhang Yichuan estimated that there were less than 300 men left.
Breaking out of the encirclement is already hopeless. With just these few men and horses, let alone breaking out of the encirclement, it is impossible to even escape the range of the opponent's bow and arrow. As long as the two sides keep a distance of twenty steps, they will all be shot like hedgehogs. .
"'Sweeper King'! What should I do?"
Wu Ziqiang was still asking about the countermeasures from a distance. If he hadn't been able to run out, there would be no need to shout like this. It was really embarrassing.
"...or else it will be surrendered?"
The situation couldn't be clearer. If he thought about it for a while, all his troops would be killed. Zhang Yichuan was quick to think and came up with a good way to get the best of both worlds. It seemed that this was the only way to survive at the moment.
"...Well, that'll work!"
Surrender if you can't defeat them. Wu Ziqiang thinks there is nothing wrong with this move. Isn't it the same situation for the rebels who accepted imperial favors before? It is better to die than live. Live one day at a time.
"Officials and soldiers, please stop! I'm willing to surrender! I'm willing to surrender!"
Zhang Yichuan and Wu Ziqiang both planned to save some money. They couldn't wait until they were killed by the army before surrendering. That would be a big loss. They still wanted to find a chance to make a comeback.
"..."
This scene made the three general officers supervising the battle dumbfounded. When they recovered, they would rebel again, and if they couldn't defeat them, they would surrender. How shameless are you people?
After a while, the officers and soldiers stopped. During this period, hundreds of people on the opposite side were hacked to death, but the two leaders could only choose to turn a blind eye and pretend they had not seen anything.
"Since you are willing to surrender, I will capture them all if they dismount! Anyone who rides a horse will be killed without mercy!"
In order to prevent a false surrender, Bai Guangen, Liu Guoneng, and Ma Ke gathered together to discuss for a while, and finally decided to catch the two fish first.
They have no right to decide the fate of the two thieves. They must leave it to Hong Shaobao to decide whether they live or die. This avoids trouble.
Since we can catch them alive, we don't have to worry about three people sharing two fish. This is considered the result of the forced landing, and we can share the reward equally when we go back.
The only thing that makes them feel disgusted is that these two people are surrendering when the situation is not good. They can rebel if they want to, and surrender if they want. You have taken advantage of it. Are you treating the officers and soldiers like monkeys?
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