Zhou Dahu, commander of the First Division of the Third Army, could already see the Ming army ahead.
He asked the troops to stop and rest for a while.
They carried guns on their backs and ran five kilometers quickly, just to quickly encircle them and prevent more Ming troops from escaping the encirclement.
Many Ming troops are fleeing in a hurry.
Some people are too anxious and slip on the ice.
He was soon trampled to death by the frightened army.
The Ming army numbered 60,000 to 70,000 people. They were frightened by the bombardment, and their formation was very scattered and out of order.
Many Ming soldiers took out their knives and hacked at the Ming soldiers blocking his way, just to cross the river quickly.
When Zhou Dahu saw the chaotic situation of the Ming army, a smile appeared on his face.
It is too easy to defeat an enemy army that has lost its organization.
Their division has more than 10,000 people, and even if most of them are recruits, he dares to pursue this group of people and attack.
What's more, there are so many friendly forces around.
He had greater credit for encircling and annihilating the enemy army. He strived for credit from the army commander and Zhongzhi won a good job.
Wei Yunshang and Meng Zheng could only lead troops to bully the weak troops.
"Bang the drum, attack."
Zhou Dahu issued the order to attack.
The intensive drumbeats and loud military songs resounded throughout the battlefield.
The soldiers carried rifled guns loaded with ammunition in advance, arranged themselves in formation, and pressed towards the Ming army.
Zhou Dahu saw the soldiers forming a two-row formation in platoon units.
New infantry drills explore the firepower density formed by various formations at the same time.
This formation is the most efficient and makes it easier for soldiers to change formations, making it suitable for a variety of situations.
Rifled guns have a higher rate of fire and a longer range.
A trained soldier can basically guarantee six to eight rounds per minute.
Two rows of queues can ensure the density of firepower between reloads.
Zhou Dahu saw that most of the Ming army was in chaos and had lost their command. He was extremely panicked after seeing them.
There is a Ming army rescuing wounded Ming soldiers who were shelled.
This team has a neat appearance and a small number of cavalry.
In the army, a large flag with the word Cao was erected.
The most crucial feature is their clothes.
Many people were wearing fur clothes and fur hats.
This is one of the characteristics of Guan Ningjun.
Zhou Dahu immediately focused on this Ming army.
He guessed correctly, this army was the famous Guan Ning Army, led by Cao Wenzhao.
"Brothers, keep an eye on Guan Ningjun and fight, keep an eye on the leather hat and fight."
Zhou Dahu commanded the soldiers to attack Cao Wenzhao's troops.
The soldiers raised their muskets and went straight to where Cao Wenzhao's army was.
On their way forward, there were still several Ming troops blocking the way.
When other Ming troops saw them, they immediately fled to other places.
Zhou Dahu led his troops without changing direction.
He saw that Cao Wenzhao had led his troops to escape to the north bank of the Weihe River.
Cao Wenzhao's troops carried many wounded soldiers, and there was a chaotic Ming army in front of them. They couldn't run fast at all.
Zhou Dahu led his troops and quickly caught up with Guan Ning's army led by Cao Wenzhao.
"Shoot freely at the infantry. If you spot cavalry, you must shoot at the horses first and then the people as a last resort."
Zhou Dahu's order was issued, and soldiers commanded by grassroots officers began to attack Cao Wenzhao.
The trajectory of lead bullets from rifled guns was very stable, and the soldiers took aim and shot.
Even if they can't hit the target they are aiming at, the Ming army is very densely formed, they can still hit the person next to the enemy they are aiming at.
Cao Wenzhao saw his men being shot by the thieves in yellow as if they were cutting wheat.
He looked at his nephew Cao Bianjiao and ordered: "The way we are retreating now is too slow.
You abandon all the wounded and immediately lead your troops back to the south bank of the Wei River.
My soldiers are very brave. They will fight directly and must flee to the other side of the Wei River.
I will lead the cavalry to attack the thieves in yellow to buy time for you to escape. "
Cao Bianjiao's expression changed and he refused: "Uncle, you can't do this. The thieves in yellow are powerful now. If you do this, you will die."
Cao Wenzhao looked firm and said: "I have to do this. You execute the military order and let the thieves in yellow surround you. None of us can escape."
After saying this, he ordered his soldiers to retreat with his nephew Cao Bianjiao.
Cao Wenzhao led all the cavalry under his command and launched a charge towards the infantry of the thieves in yellow.
He launched a charge with light cavalry, which was a suicide move, mainly to delay time and give his nephew Cao Bianjiao and others a chance to survive.
Zhou Dahu saw Cao Wenzhao leading the cavalry to charge.
Many recruits in the team encountered a cavalry charge for the first time, and their fingers were trembling.
The gun did not aim at the horse at all, but ran directly towards the Guan Ning Army cavalry on horseback.
Zhou Dahu saw these cavalrymen falling off their horses one by one.
He was very heartbroken, but he knew that the new recruits would be very nervous when they went to the battlefield.
The first time he went to the battlefield, his whole body was shaking.
Zhou Dahu said loudly:
“As usual, aim and fire and keep shooting in rhythm.
Unless the cavalry breaks through to 100 meters, try to beat the horses and capture more Guan Ning troops. "
Zhou Dahu was very confident. With the density of firepower from rifled guns, Cao Wenzhao's cavalry couldn't charge forward at all, and all their horses died.
Under the leadership of the veterans, the new soldiers quickly recovered their mentality and began to carry out the division commander's orders.
They found that the Ming army's cavalry was not as powerful as the legend said.
They were hit by buckshot and fell off their horses.
The musket in his hand was very powerful, and the Ming Dynasty's cavalry could not block the musket attack.
Zhou Dahu held his gun and aimed at Cao Wenzhao's horses commanding behind the cavalry.
He pulled the trigger, and the lead bullet was discharged under the influence of gunpowder.
The cylindrical lead bullet rotates in the air and maintains a stable trajectory.
The lead bullet directly hit the horse Cao Wenzhao was riding.
The lead bullet penetrated the horse's body and rolled inside it.
Cao Wenzhao's horse howled and fell to the ground, throwing Cao Wenzhao off.
Zhou Dahu shouted loudly: "Surrender without killing."
He knew that the Qin army lacked good cavalry.
The Guanning cavalry in Liaodong is the strongest cavalry trained by the Ming Dynasty.
If these Guan Ning troops are captured, there will always be people willing to surrender.
Many of them can surrender and become slaves.
Surrendering to the King of Qin, they are all of the same culture and race, so the psychological burden will be much lighter.
The cavalry of Guan Ning Army are getting closer and closer to the military formation.
At this distance, the accuracy of the rifled gun also increases simultaneously.
Basically, every time the Qin soldiers fired a shot, they took away a horse or cavalry.
Zhou Dahu waved his hand.
The soldiers of the Qin army marched neatly towards the cavalry, shouting loudly: "Surrender without killing."
Guan Ning's army under Cao Wenzhao encountered infantry charging the cavalry for the first time.
They suffered heavy casualties and their morale had collapsed.
Facing the muskets of the thieves in yellow, many people tightened the reins of their horses and shouted: "Don't shoot, we surrender."
Zhou Dahu sent someone to receive the prisoners, and he continued to stare at the other Guan Ning troops to attack fiercely.
If you encounter other Ming troops on the road, as long as the Ming troops do not take the initiative to attack.
Zhou Dahu ignored these Ming troops.
Soon the Ming army also discovered abnormalities on the battlefield.
They subconsciously got out of the way and allowed the thieves in yellow to pursue Guan Ning's army. They fled directly to the opposite side.
"Brother Dahu, you move very quickly."
"Brother Saltwater, your movements are not slow either."
Zhou Dahu saw a Qin army coming from the opposite side.
This is Su Yanyan, commander of the Second Division of the Fourth Army.
Zhou Dahu has led his army to the bank of the Wei River, and the Qin army has formed a large encirclement.
Their two divisions, with nearly 30,000 men, surrounded all the Ming troops who had not escaped.
Commander Su Hu of the headquarters has arranged many plans.
If the Ming army resists fiercely, they will advance slowly.
The Ming army was frightened by the artillery and ran away when they saw them, without any intention of resisting.
Zhou Dahu and Su Yanyan formed a large encirclement, surrounding the Ming troops who had not escaped, and then slowly eroded them.
The Ming army surrounded by their brother Feng had only two options: death in battle or surrender.
"Brother Dahu, we can't let too many Guan Ning troops escape."
After Su Yanyan finished speaking, he ordered his guards to use the range of the rifled guns to start shooting at Guan Ning's army who was climbing the river embankment and was about to board the north bank of the Wei River.
When Zhou Dahu saw Su Yanyan's movements, he immediately reacted and directed the guards to do the same thing.
Only a few people fired, but the Ming army became frightened and fled forward wildly.
When the grassroots officers of the Qin Army saw that you had completed the encirclement, they cooperated with each other according to their usual training.
Compress the encirclement inward and annihilate the Ming army in the encirclement.
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Sun Chengzong used a telescope to look at the numerous thieves in yellow on the other side.
He saw that many Ming troops did not escape. The thieves in yellow had completed the division and encirclement. It was only a matter of time before they were eliminated.
"Master Sun, the generals who have returned have already counted all the troops, and they are waiting for you in the big tent."
Sun Chengzong's staff came over and reported to him.
“Rough statistics should be compiled now.
Tell me how many troops we lost when we were ambushed by thieves in yellow. "
"Master Sun, the amount is a bit large, you must be prepared first."
When Sun Chengzong heard what his staff said, he had a bad feeling.
Their main force consists of 100,000 people selected from Shaanxi's 200,000-strong army, all of whom are elite.
"Master Sun, according to the statistics of the generals, of the 80,000 people we crossed the river, only 50,000 people escaped.
The local troops in Shaanxi and the troops in Northeast Zhili and other places in Shandong did not suffer much losses.
Less than three thousand of the infantrymen of Guan Ning's army escaped, and the rest stayed on the south bank of the Wei River. "
When Sun Chengzong heard the report from his staff, he shook his body a few times and was about to fall to the ground.
The staff and soldiers reacted quickly and immediately supported Sun Chengzong.
The staff saw that Sun Chengzong had passed out.
He immediately pinched the person for first aid, grabbed a few handfuls of unmelted snow on the ground, and rubbed Sun Chengzong's forehead with the snow.
Sun Chengzong woke up slowly and sighed.
“My crime deserves to be punished by death, and I have let down Emperor Chongzhen’s love.
The elite of Ming Dynasty was wiped out by me in one battle. From now on, what will we use to resist Hou Jin, and what will we use to encircle and suppress the thieves in yellow. "
Sun Chengzong wanted to die, but he couldn't die.
The troops here in Shaanxi are all the elite of the Ming Dynasty, and he wants to bring back the remaining troops intact.
Sun Chengzong knew that the Guan Ning Army, the most elite of the Ming army and the one who obeyed his command the most, had almost all its infantry wiped out.
Without the support of Guan Ning's army, it would be more troublesome for him to command other armies.
It is impossible for these armies to be as convinced of his orders as Guan Ning's army.
If the army does not obey the command, even if it does not oppose his order, the damage caused by passive fighting will be great.
There is no need to continue this battle. If Guan Ning's army loses all its elite troops, the encirclement and suppression of the yellow-robed thieves will be doomed to fail.
Sun Chengzong's bottom line has changed from annihilating the thieves in yellow to preserving Shaanxi.
As long as the thieves in yellow are blocked in Hanzhong, there will still be hope for the Ming Dynasty.
Sun Chengzong approached the tent with a heavy heart.
He heard wailing and screaming from inside the big tent.
There was also the sound of fists and feet clashing.
“You Shaanxi old thieves must be colluding with the thieves in yellow.
You have basically no losses, but our Guan Ning Army has suffered heavy losses.
We are here to help Shaanxi, but you treat us like this. It's so fucking chilling. "
"You cowards in Liaodong, your hometown was occupied by the slaves. You spent so much money on it, but you didn't get back even an inch of land, and you still lost a lot of money.
Don't come to our Shaanxi Province to show off your skills. You are just inferior to others and cannot defeat the thieves in yellow. You dare to take your anger out on us.
Open your eyes and see whose territory this is.
Brothers, we must not be bullied by these people. Follow me. "
Sun Chengzong immediately ordered his soldiers, saying: "Go in first and control everyone. Anyone who dares to resist will be shot to death."
After hearing Sun Chengzong's orders, the soldiers dared to rush into the tent and control all the generals.
Sun Chengzong approached the big tent and saw a mess inside.
Almost all local Shaanxi generals and Guan Ning army generals were injured.
Most of them were minor injuries such as black eye circles and nosebleeds.
But there were also a few people who fell to the ground without breathing.
A life has already been lost, so this matter will not end well.
Sun Chengzong was glad that he did not let the generals enter the tent with weapons, otherwise there would have been more casualties.
He looked at the Ming army general in front of him and was extremely angry. He drew out Shang Fang's sword and said:
"Whoever takes the lead in this matter takes the initiative to stand up. I respect you for being a man."
Cao Bianjiao immediately stood up and knelt on the ground.
He said with a tearful tone: "Master Sun, please give us a clear lesson and bring justice to our Guan Ning army.
We have always been loyal to the emperor and the country, and resisted the invasion of Jin Jiannu in Liaodong.
When he came to Shaanxi, he wiped out the rebels who were causing trouble in Shaanxi, and also fought against the extremely cruel thieves in yellow, causing heavy casualties.
The soldiers returned with their bodies wrapped in horse leather and died on the battlefield in a dignified manner.
We have no complaints, we are loyal to our country.
But we will never agree to some villains joining forces with thieves in yellow to kill our Guan Ning army.
We, the 30,000 soldiers of the Guan Ning Army, did not fire a single shot or arrow on the battlefield, and the entire army was annihilated on the south bank of the Wei River.
There are a lot of strange things in this. Please ask Mr. Sun to uphold justice for us. "
Generals such as Zu Dashou, Wu Xiang, and Song Wei, the commander-in-chief of the Guan Ning Army, knelt on the ground and looked at Sun Chengzong with their hands clasped in fists.
They said in unison: "Master Sun, please bring justice to our Guan Ning Army."
Xu Kaisheng, the commander-in-chief of Guyuan, immediately knelt down and said: "Master Sun, please make it clear that our Shaanxi generals will not collude with the thieves in yellow.
Everyone knows how the thieves in yellow treated the generals and gentry of the Ming army.
We take refuge in the thieves in yellow. What can the thieves in yellow bring to us?
We are all smart people and we would never choose this.
Whoever's family does not have ten thousand or twenty thousand acres of land, everyone will pat their consciences and say that they will let the thieves in yellow take away the twenty thousand acres of land by issuing IOUs.
Who doesn't feel distressed, who is willing to do so.
As long as everyone has read "The Law of the King of Qin" by the thief in yellow, he will never have any thoughts of surrender.
As for the crimes against the gentry mentioned above, no one can guarantee that they have not committed any of them.
When someone surrendered in Sichuan, it was because they had no choice but to cut off their tails to survive.
We had launched an attack on the thieves in yellow before, but we were far from exhausted.
No one is stupid, how could he collude with the thief in yellow?
The thief in yellow is born with a dirty leg. He and the rest of us will never get together. "
When Cao Bianjiao heard what Xu Kaisheng, the commander-in-chief of Guyuan, said, he directly asked.
"General Xu, Wang Shichong, as a vanguard officer, is responsible for detecting the yellow-clothed thieves on the south bank of the Wei River.
He reported false news that there were a large number of thieves in yellow hiding on the south bank of the Wei River.
Don't tell me that the thief in yellow can come from more than ten miles away in a short time.
Wang Shichong is the commander-in-chief of Ganzhou, but he is not a local general in Shaanxi.
May I ask Mr. Xu, where is Wang Shichong?
Does his behavior prove that he is a spy? "
Xu Kaisheng was speechless when asked. Wang Shichong's actions were too obvious. He was most likely a spy of the yellow thief.
Cao Bianjiao then asked: "The thieves in yellow used powerful artillery shells, and they concentrated on attacking the garrison of Guan Ning's army.
Most of the other camps were not affected.
The camps where there were casualties in the shelling were basically near the Guanning Army camp, and they were affected.
According to the direction in which the artillery shells were coming, General Xu's army was closer to the artillery position of the thieves in yellow.
Why did the thief in yellow abandon the near and seek the far away? Please give Mr. Xu a convincing answer.
Do you accept or deny the evidence I mentioned? "
Most of the local Ming troops in Shaanxi witnessed the bombardment with their own eyes, and the situation was indeed as Cao Bianjiao said.
No one can object to this ironclad fact.
Cao Bianjiao complained with a cry: "You can say the first two things are coincidences, but I admit them.
But the performance of the thief in yellow on the battlefield is obvious to all.
The thieves in yellow only pursued Guan Ning's army and lightly let go of the local Shaanxi army.
Everyone is not blind and can see what is happening on the battlefield.
The armies of Shandong and Beizhili were on the banks of the river.
When the yellow-robed thieves bombarded them, they fled to the other side of the Wei River.
Shaanxi's army, such as our Guan Ning Army, is still close to the thieves in yellow.
Most of their troops were able to come back intact.
Our Guan Ning Army was suddenly bombarded by yellow-robed thieves. Even so, there were still more than 10,000 people and we did not suffer much losses.
But the thief in yellow came and bit us, and we were the only ones left in the Guan Ning Army crossing the river. "
Cao Bianjiao thought of his uncle Cao Wenzhao being killed by a thief in yellow.
He will never let go of the thief in yellow in the future, but these people who helped the evildoers must also make them pay the price.
One of the generals in Guan Ning's army immediately knelt down.
"Master Sun, I am a guerrilla under the command of General He Kegang.
I was leading the troops climbing the river embankment. There were thousands of people around us, including a large number of Shaanxi soldiers and horses.
Among these people, there were servants who were better equipped than us and wore shining armor.
The thieves in yellow did not attack these people. Instead, they attacked ordinary military households of our Guan Ning Army.
There is a huge gap between us and these people. A normal army will definitely give priority to attacking these servants.
Just because we represent the Guan Ning Army and wear different clothes, we are attacked first by the thieves in yellow. "
What this man said left Xu Kaisheng speechless.
There are also soldiers under his command who have some wealth. Some time ago, they bought fur hats and fur coats to protect themselves from the cold.
In this war, he was directly killed.
Xu Kaisheng was very frightened at that time, but now it seems that this is not an accident.
Zu Dashou immediately knelt down and kowtowed, and said aggrievedly: "Master Sun, please make the decision for us. The thieves in yellow know that our Guan Ning Army is a staunchly loyal and patriotic army.
If the thieves in yellow fail to bribe us, they will crack down hard on us.
If the thieves in yellow are treated equally, there should be no problem in our army.
Now the thieves in yellow are obviously treated differently. There must be a general in Shaanxi colluding with the thieves in yellow.
They were ready to welcome the thieves in yellow clothes into the city.
Only thieves in yellow would stand up and let them go on the battlefield. "
Sun Chengzong listened to Guan Ningjun's accusation, and he basically understood the methods of the thieves in yellow.
Guan Ningjun believed that the Shaanxi Ming Army betrayed them, and he remains stubborn to this day.
Sun Chengzong did not approve of the Shaanxi Ming army's defection to the yellow-robed thieves.
Xu Kaisheng is right. The generals of the Ming Army Guard are hereditary.
Except for a few who rely on their own abilities to fight their way up from a small soldier.
Most of the generals of the Ming army inherited their father's positions.
Their family owns tens of thousands of acres of land and is considered a relatively poor family.
When the Ming Dynasty was founded, every military household had its own land, and the garrison also had a large amount of land belonging to the state.
Now all these lands are owned by the general's family.
The thieves in yellow strictly restricted the land of the wealthy families.
The law against thieves in yellow also goes back to the past.
How could a wealthy family accumulate their own wealth without resorting to violence?
Most families are not checked.
The thief in yellow has a very special approach. He has always insisted on investigating the rich families to the end.
Those generals in Shaanxi really dared to surrender to the thieves in yellow.
They may be fine personally, but many members of their family will be punished by the thieves in yellow.
In Hanzhong and Sichuan, thieves in yellow used this method to deal with wealthy families.
The thieves in yellow directly published it in their newspapers.
These generals are willing to surrender, but their families absolutely disagree.
After all, people like Wang Shichong are in the minority.
Sun Chengzong could see clearly that the thief in yellow was using a divorce tactic.
This kind of divorce plan is different from other divorce plans.
It is an upright conspiracy and there is no way to crack it.
Once a conspiracy is discovered, there is always a way to unravel it.
There is no way to decipher the conspiracy even if the whole story is told face to face.
It takes advantage of things that cannot be changed, such as human nature and systems.
The thieves in yellow were clearly targeting Guan Ningjun.
On the battlefield, they let go of other Ming troops and only focused on Guan Ning's army.
This will make Guan Ning's army and other Ming armies drift apart.
The thief in yellow's strategy worked.
The generals of Guan Ning Army and other Ming Army generals showed resentment when they looked at each other.
Sun Chengzong knew that from today on, Guan Mingjun had become a lone army.
They could no longer cooperate with other Ming armies to fight.
The foundation of trust between the two parties is gone.
But he couldn't tell the yellow thief's conspiracy in public.
Making things public will only increase troubles without any solution.
Doing so will also make the rift between the two armies wider.
Sun Chengzong said with a serious expression: "Generals, please rest assured, I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give you a satisfactory explanation.
I will never wrongly accuse anyone, and I will never let the real spies go.
The most important thing for us now is to retreat safely.
Investigate the spies and wait until we evacuate to a safe area.
I will definitely provide justice to everyone. "
Sun Chengzong's words made many generals of the Ming army realize that they were not truly safe yet.
The thieves in yellow have swept away the south bank of the Weihe River and may launch an attack on the north bank at any time.
Forced by the powerful enemy, they reached an agreement and retreated towards Fengxiang Mansion.
Not long after they retreated, Han Shuliang led his army and cavalry regiment to rush across the Wei River and pursue the Ming army.
Guan Ning's cavalry protected Sun Chengzong and a small number of Guan Ning's infantry.
They retreated quickly on horseback, leaving the other Ming troops behind and letting them act as human shields.
Zhang Wansi led the cavalry regiment and directly dispersed the Ming army's rear army.
Two thousand cavalrymen chased nearly 20,000 cavalrymen into battle.
Twenty thousand cavalrymen fled in panic, leaving their friendly forces behind.
The rift between other Ming troops and Guan Ning's cavalry became deeper.
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