Wang Wu knew he was late.
He had worked extremely hard, and he had not lost a moment on the way since he learned that Liu Tichun was leading his troops to help, but he was still late!
Fate plays tricks on people!
He is not God after all.
He is also an ordinary person.
The pain in my heart at this time was like Li Dingguo's attempt to ambush Mopanshan and his failure, or like Zheng Chenggong's army approaching Nanjing but being defeated miserably.
Looking at Beilizhuang Mountain, which had been conquered by the rebels, and the burning fire, Wang Wu was both worried and angry.
But he never flinched, let alone despair.
Because no matter whether Liu Tichun died for his country or not, his will to resist the Qing Dynasty could not be shaken!
"kill!"
The long sword pointed forward resolutely, charging away first.
"kill!"
A large knife with a bunch of braids tied on the handle was raised.
The braids on the sword are for those warriors who are willing to pick up the sword and fight again!
The cut braids are a sign of their new life and a clarion call that they are willing to fight to the death.
"No, reinforcements from the Ming Army are coming!"
There were a small number of rebels scattered outside the village to suppress the remnants of the Ming army. The sudden attack of the Ming army made these rebels frightened. Knowing that they were outmatched, they ran towards the village shouting.
This move caused chaos among the rebels in Zhuangkou.
"Ming Army?!"
The rebels in the village were also shocked by the noise coming from the distance. They looked at each other in shock and uncertainty, so much so that they forgot to massacre the equally shocked Ming soldiers, women and children behind them.
"Where are the reinforcements coming from?!"
Tian Heng and Wan He looked at each other, knowing nothing about the Ming army coming from behind.
But seeing the surging crowd of soldiers, my heart beat violently.
"Suo Yanlong?"
Wanhe thought of the only possibility.
Then Tian Heng's expression changed drastically.
If it is really Suoyanlong from the Western Front, it means that the Laomukong, Cizhulong, and Huachanggou lines have all been lost!
what does that mean?
This means that the Qing troops stationed in these places were defeated.
Otherwise, how could Suo Yanlong break through the Qing army's defense line and get behind them!
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
Tian Heng, who thought that the Qing army was defeated and had been cut off by the Ming army, decisively ordered the withdrawal of troops, and even rushed outside the village with his own soldiers before Wan He could react.
If you want to withdraw, you must rush out before the Ming army blocks the entrance of the village!
Otherwise, they will be the next Liu Tichun.
"Go, go quickly!"
Seeing Tian Heng running away, Wan He dared to stay, so he quickly ordered his troops to rush outside the village.
"The commander-in-chief has ordered, retreat, retreat quickly!"
The rebels from all over the village swarmed towards the entrance of the village almost at the same time. The remnants of the Ming army who were about to be engulfed were dumbfounded.
"Young Master, our people are here!"
Wang Liu roared excitedly.
"Reinforcements are coming, reinforcements are coming!"
The remaining soldiers of the Ming army were cheering, the old, weak, women and children were cheering, but more of them were crying.
"Brother, is it Uncle Suo and the others, or Uncle Li and the others?"
Nineteen-year-old Liu Yun looked at the reinforcements coming towards Zhuangkou in the distance and burst into tears.
It's a pity that her parents couldn't see this scene.
"have no idea."
Liu Hengzhen didn't know, and he vaguely felt that the one coming to help would not be Suo Yanlong from the Western Front, because they were too far away and were occupied by Qing troops along the way.
Although Suo Yanlong had four thousand soldiers and horses under his command, it was no less difficult to come to the rescue over a long distance and to continuously break through several lines of defense of the Qing army than to break through the Qing army's encirclement head-on.
And there is no time at all!
Xingshan Linguo Duke Li Shuai was surrounded by Huguang Qing troops, and it was difficult to break through the encirclement to rescue them.
Therefore, Liu Heng felt that the people coming to help might be Yuan Zongdi, Duke of Jingguo, and Hao Yaoqi, Marquis of Nan'an.
He heard from his father that uncles Yuan and Hao were guarding King Han and King Andong in Huangcaoping in the southeast.
Seeing that the reinforcements had rushed to Zhuangkou, the rebels were panicking and rushing out. The situation between the enemy and ourselves had been completely reversed. Liu Heng, who had been fighting with his father since he was a child, no longer thought about it anymore and shouted to everyone: "Our reinforcements are coming. Those who can still kill the enemy come with me to take revenge!”
"revenge!"
The remnants of the Ming army rushed down one after another, and even the injured jumped down with force.
"Let's go too!"
Liu Yun also led the remaining female soldiers and rushed down with his brother.
She is nineteen years old and already has a husband.
It was Li Fuguo, the son of Linguo Duke Li Laiheng.
It was her father who had arranged a marriage with Li Shuai a few years ago.
The two were supposed to get married the year before last, but due to the large-scale attack by the Qing army, the Ming army's base area was separated and surrounded by the Qing army, so it was delayed until now.
The women in the Zhongzhen camp are all capable of killing enemies with swords.
.......
Outside the village, the Ming army collided head-on with a group of rebels.
"kill!"
At the same time that Wang Wu's sword was swung, behind him were dozens of rows of double-armored swordsmen. Zhao Jinzhong did not hesitate to throw the big arrow that had been tightly clasped on the bowstring forward.
With the sound of "swish", hundreds of sharp arrows fell from the sky, shooting down the group of rebels who tried to block the Ming army.
The soldiers with double armor and broadswords rushed forward, and the arrows from the rear continued to be thrown until the two sides collided.
The broadsword slashed down, and the rebels who were frightened by the sudden appearance of the Ming army and lost their fighting spirit were completely outmatched and fled in all directions.
When Tian Heng led his troops to retreat to Zhuangkou, he saw the Ming army approaching fiercely and used broadswords to clear the way. He was too timid to fight. Regardless of the fact that there were still a large number of subordinates in Zhuangkou who were chased and killed by the Ming army, he actually led hundreds of rebels around him towards the village. He ran hastily to the left.
Wan He also broke through, but he was a step too late. By the time he reached Zhuangkou, the Ming army had completely blocked the road.
As a last resort, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and lead hundreds of rebels to protect him in the middle to form a battle group, hoping to stand out from the front.
Ma Changyuan and his men blocked Wan He several times, but Wan He broke out several times.
It was not that Wang Wu didn't notice a group of rebels rushing out. He was bent on rescuing Liu Tichun and ignored the rebels. After cutting down the rebels in front of him, he led people to reinforce Ma Changyuan.
As more and more Ming troops arrived, Wanhe's way to break through was completely blocked.
Unwilling to fail, Wan He continued to fight against the trapped beast, but his soldiers were loyal to protect the Lord, and none of them were willing to abandon him.
As a result, they were suppressed by the Ming army in a circle with a radius of less than tens of feet, and the number of people became smaller and smaller.
Wearing double armor, the mute Zhu San led a dozen sword soldiers to break through the rebel formation and kill Wan He, who was protected by his soldiers.
Seeing a group of desperate Ming soldiers coming towards him, Wan He was horrified and shouted for someone to stop them. However, there were Ming soldiers frantically slashing from all directions, so it was impossible to resist.
Finally, he was hit by Gou Sheng who rushed in from the other direction. He staggered and fell on his back.
As soon as Wan He died, his remaining troops immediately collapsed. Except for dozens of people who stubbornly resisted, the rest knelt down and begged to surrender.
After asking Ma Changyuan and Zhao Jinzhong to organize people to eliminate the remnants of the rebels inside and outside the village, Wang Wu anxiously led people into the village to find Liu Tichun.
"I am Wang Wu, the general of Jingzhou. Where is Liu Shuai? Where is Liu Shuai!"
Wang Wu screamed hoarse along the way, and the corpses of Ming soldiers, women and children everywhere along the way made his heart become heavier and heavier.
"My father has died for his country!"
A group of Ming army remnants protected Liu Heng, who was covered in blood, and came to Wang Wu.
"Liu Shuai died for his country!"
This bad news made Wang Wu stand on the spot. He knew he was late, but he still had the last hope!
But Liu Shuai still couldn't wait for him!
"Liu Shuai!"
The Ming army soldiers who heard the bad news immediately fell to their knees and burst into tears.
The crying quickly spread from inside the village to outside.
Every Ming army officer who heard that Liu Shuai died for his country couldn't help but feel sad in his heart. Those Dang and Ta Er tribesmen who cut off their braids and were willing to follow Wang Wu to fight to the death felt like being struck by lightning, staring blankly at the motionless soldiers. Wang Wu.
Liu Shuai is their hope!
Now, has this hope been dashed again?
The joy of victory was almost instantly diluted by the sad news that Liu Shuai had died for his country.
"Boss, Liu Shuai is dead, what should we do?"
Gou Sheng also looked bitter.
All the way from Wujiayuanzi to this place, they never complained about suffering, nor were they afraid of death, just because they believed that there was still hope in rescuing Liu Shuai.
But now...
Cao Diwei, Wan Si, Jiang Tiancheng...
There was a trace of sadness in the eyes of every soldier who followed Wang Wu in the deadly battle.
Wang Wu knew he had to do something.
He did not say anything to the young general who claimed to be Liu Tichun's son, but shouted to a group of weeping soldiers:
"Liu Shuai died for his country, and there is Hu Shuai, Yuan Shuai, Hao Shuai, and the King of Han! We still have hope!"
Then he shouted with a louder voice:
“If the imperial court is gone, we can build it again!
If the emperor is gone, we can establish him again!
Because we are the world!
We are hope! "
