The officers and soldiers who stayed in the Zhuyiping camp saw that there were two or three hundred remnants of the defeated generals, and they lost their helmets and armor all the way under the pursuit of the righteous army, and fled back to the gate of the village, and the generals who guarded the village hurriedly ordered the gate to be opened and let them in.

As soon as this group of people entered the gate, they suddenly took off the official army's uniforms, revealing the western camp clothes inside, and then slashed and killed the officers and soldiers beside them, and the officers and soldiers were caught off guard and fled in all directions. After dispersing the officers and soldiers at the gate of the village, these disguised Xiying rebels quickly climbed the wall of the wall, hacked the generals who guarded the village to death, and controlled the situation in front of the village.

The Xiying Brigade that followed followed poured into the village like a tide, and the remaining defenders were outnumbered and had no way to escape, so they had to abandon their swords and guns one after another, and surrender to the Xiying Rebels on their knees.

When Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai came to the gate of Zhuyi Pingzhai, Dingguo happened to come with fifty personal soldiers. Seeing Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, Dingguo hurriedly stopped his horse, lifted Zhang Ren's head hanging on the saddle, turned over and dismounted and came to the two, threw his head to the ground, and reported with a fist: "Zhang Ling'er's dog head is here, please check it with father and Uncle Luo!" ”

Zhang Xianzhong glanced at the head covered with mud and blood under the horse's hooves, full of snow-white hair, turned his head to Luo Rucai and laughed: "Haha, Lao Luo, I Lao Zhang said that this matter can be done if the country chooses it!" ”

Luo Rucai was also so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and praised with his chin headed: "Ning Yu is a young talent, he will become a great weapon one day!" I Lao Luo envy you, brother! ”

"Don't praise this kid, if you praise him any more, his tail will go to the sky!" Speaking of this, Zhang Xianzhong raised his horsewhip, pointed to Zhang Ling's head on the ground and asked disdainfully, "Old Luo, you should tell me, what should Zhang Ling's old turtle do with this guy who eats?" ”

Luo Rucai smiled again: "It's better to hang the head of this old turtle on the flagpole, so that he can recognize the appearance of Qin Liangyu's old lady!" Don't find the wrong partner on Huangquan Road! ”

After hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong nodded again and again: "Well, this idea is not bad!" Dingguo, this matter will be left to you! ”

"No!" Dingguo agreed, turned his head and made a look, and immediately a personal soldier stepped forward, picked up the white head from the ground, and went to the flagpole.

At this moment, the scout Pegasus reported: "Respect, Cao Shuai!" Qin Liangyu personally supervised the troops, and the forward was only five miles away! ”

Luo Rucai quipped: "Wonderful! This old lady is not too early or too late, just right! Jingxuan, let's strike while the iron is hot, just send her to Zhang Ling Lao'er to be a companion, so that the old turtle will not be lonely and lonely on the road alone, what do you think? ”

Zhang Xianzhong stroked his long hair, clapped his hands and applauded: "Well, Lao Luo, this can be said to my Lao Zhang's heart!" Let's do it! ”

After that, Zhang Xianzhong immediately ordered to leave 1,000 men and horses, led by Dingguo, to clean up the battlefield as soon as possible, count the military supplies and grain and grass in the camp, and together with Luo Rucai, he led 5,000 cavalry to the west to meet Qin Liangyu's white pole soldiers.

Hearing that he was going to leave himself, Dingguo said anxiously: "Father! Let the child go with you to face Qin Liangyu! ”

Zhang Xianzhong's face sank, pretending to be angry, and scolded loudly: "Nonsense! Military orders are like mountains, is it child's play? ”

Dingguo saw that Zhang Xianzhong was angry, although he was unwilling in his heart, he still reluctantly accepted his arrangement, pursed his lips, and muttered in a low voice: "Obey!" ”

Seeing that Dingguo was still unhappy, Zhang Xianzhong instructed again: "Ning Yu, you have already made the first contribution to the defeat of Zhang Ling today!" We still have so many brothers in Xiying, and you can't rob all of the limelight for your kid, right? You kid just let Lao Tzu stay in the camp honestly and clean up these messy things, do you hear? ”

Luo Rucai also echoed on the side: "Ning Yuxian's nephew, your father is handsome and hard-mouthed and soft-hearted, but he actually feels sorry for you, and he is afraid that you will be tired!" Besides, cleaning up the battlefield is also crucial! Among the generals in Xiying, you are thoughtful, Jing Xuan thinks about it, and only you can be worthy of the big responsibility! ”

"Uncle Luo, don't say it! The child is commanded! Dingguo knew that Luo Rucai was comforting himself, so he waved his hand, interrupted him, and then bowed to Zhang Xianzhong and hugged his fist, then turned around and took the soldiers to clean up the battlefield.

After Dingguo left, Zhang Xianzhong summoned the generals again and shouted to everyone: "Brothers! I know you're all tired! Lao Tzu and Cao Shuai also didn't sleep all night yesterday, and at this moment I wish I could lie on the couch and make up for a good night's sleep! However, Qin Liangyu's old lady didn't know whether she was alive or dead, so she was sent to the door at this time! What do you say? ”

"Hit! Beat! Beat! When the generals heard that there was another battle, they couldn't care about their exhaustion, and they all shouted excitedly in unison.

Zhang Xianzhong raised his hand and pressed it in front of him, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then continued: "God helps me in this battle!" If this old lady had come a few hours earlier, Zhang Ling would not have ended up in a different place! If this old lady is a few hours late, she can be a little far away from the bamboo fungus ping, and she can defend it with danger! But she came so coincidentally, and now it is the time to lose ground! Don't miss the time! Brothers, you must do your best in this battle, in order to completely annihilate Qin Liangyu and this white pole soldier in one fell swoop! Do you have confidence? ”

"Have faith! Have confidence! Capture Qin Liangyu alive! Capture Qin Liangyu alive! The generals' fighting enthusiasm was instantly ignited by Zhang Xianzhong, and the shouts resounded in the sky.

After Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai led the army to leave Zhuyiping, Dingguo immediately ordered to gather all the more than 1,000 officers and soldiers captured in this battle, and then divided 100 soldiers from the Western Battalion to supervise these prisoners to clean up the battlefield as soon as possible, and put the collected ordnance, grain and grass and other booty in piles, packed and loaded into carriages.

The remaining 900 soldiers of the Western Battalion were sent to various parts of the battlefield by Dingguo to clean up and bury the bodies of the dead on both sides.

Traditionally, at the end of each battle, the bodies of those who died were either discarded in the wilderness and left to rot in a stinking state, or the victorious side organized prisoners to dig pits and bury them hastily. This time, I heard that Dingguo actually asked everyone to carry and bury the corpses by themselves, and many soldiers in the Xiying camp quit on the spot, and complained to Dingguo one after another: "Second general, why do those captives do all the easy work, but let us deal with those stinking corpses?" ”

Dingguo's eyes were like torches, and he said with a straight face: "Brothers! Those fallen soldiers are our dearest brothers, can you bear to expose their bones to the wilderness? Think about it again, if one day you are killed in battle, do you want to be ceremoniously buried by your brothers, or will you be hastily buried by the officers and soldiers who do not know the severity? I swear to heaven here today, from now on, if there are brothers who die in battle, if I, Zhang Dingguo, can't let them be buried in peace, one day I will be seriously ill and vomit blood and die! ”

"Second General, don't say it! Let's just do it! Dingguo's words could not help but make many people ashamed, recalling the brothers who had died in battle over the years, those who had fought side by side, and many people buried their heads and sobbed in a low voice.

Under the leadership of Dingguo, all the soldiers rolled up their sleeves and took action. Soon, the fallen soldiers of the rebels were buried side by side on a hill not far from Zhujiping, and wooden plaques with the names of the war dead were erected in front of the graves.

As for the bodies of the fallen officers, they were piled up in a large naturally formed pit, and then covered with earth and buried on top of the pit.

According to the normal marching speed, Qin Liangyu should have arrived at Zhuxiangping a day later, but the scouts came back at noon yesterday to report that Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai had broken Dachang, and the vanguard and Zhang Ling met at Zhuxiangping.

Worried that Zhang Ling would be brave and unscrupulous, Qin Liangyu kept urging the enemy to rush despite the fatigue of the soldiers. This morning, Qin Liangyu was worried about the tricks of Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai in Zhang Ling's meeting, so he couldn't help but go out of the village to fight, so he only brought hundreds of standard battalions to the front team, chased from the Chinese army to the front team, and personally rushed to Zhang Ling's aid.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked to an open hilly area five miles away from Zhujiping, a scout hurried back and urgently reported that Zhufunpiping was lost, and Zhang Ling's head was hanging high on the flagpole.

Qin Liangyu didn't expect Zhang Ling to be defeated so quickly, and in shock, he immediately ordered the whole army to stop advancing, keep watch on the spot, and then personally took a dozen personal soldiers and several generals to quickly mount a nearby high hill and look in the direction of Zhuyiping.

Sure enough, I saw that the inside and outside of the Zhuyiping camp were full of rebel troops, and nearly 2,000 defeated officers and soldiers were fleeing along the mountain path to this side, while a large group of black and suppressed rebel cavalry followed behind menacingly, chasing and killing all the way.

The righteous army came in an instant, but Qin Liangyu didn't speak for a long time, and a general beside him hurriedly proposed: "Qin Shuai!" The thieves are strong, and our army is in no danger to defend! For today's plan, only by quickly retreating, occupying a dangerous terrain, defending to the death, and waiting for the thieves to be frustrated, and then trying to counterattack, there is a glimmer of life! ”

Qin Liangyu shook his head and vetoed: "No!" The thieves are close at hand, and if they order a retreat at this time, the whole army will easily be overwhelmed by the thieves and unable to clean up! Today's plan is to set up a formation in place, block the thieves, and buy time for the rear team to occupy the dangerous terrain and camp! ”

After that, Qin Liangyu quickly got off Gaogang, let the front team put on a battle formation, and at the same time sent a herald to issue a 100,000 urgent military order to the two soldiers and horses behind, ordering them to immediately occupy the dangerous terrain and build a camp wall.

Although Qin Liangyu was nervous in her heart, she always maintained a calm appearance on her face, and she immediately stepped in front of the battle, facing the soldiers in front of her, and loudly encouraged: "Brothers, behind you is our home!" It's our father, wife, and children! To defend this place is to guard our own door! In order to protect our families from thieves, you brothers must fight to the death here! This town, please! ”

Although the white pole soldiers were elite in the Chongzhen Dynasty, they were still Tusi's private army after all, and they were still far from the regular armies of the Qi family army and the Tianxiong army. It is difficult for them to form a formation to resist the impact of the rebel cavalry in this empty hilly area, and it is even more panicked when they heard that the crossbow general Zhang Linggang died in the hands of Zhang Xianzhong.

Qin Liangyu saw that his subordinates showed a timid look, and immediately issued a military order: "Spread the strict order of this town, after the two armies engage, if there is a person who escapes from the battle, he will be beheaded!" If there is a person who shakes the heart of the army, he will be killed! If there is a fear of the enemy, do not cut it! ”

As soon as the military order was issued, the more than 2,000 defeated troops who had fled from Zhuyiping also came to the front of the battle one after another, and Qin Liangyu shouted at them: "Everyone listen! This town is Qin Liangyu, the chief soldier of Sichuan! Immediately turn back to the town and form a resistance! If there is anyone who takes a step back, there will be no forgiveness! ”

However, the frightened routs did not care about this, and they swarmed to bypass the formation of the white pole soldiers from the left and right, and fled backwards.

"Crossbowmen prepare! Shoot the arrows! Qin Liangyu was furious, and immediately ordered the crossbowmen in front of the formation to shoot arrows at the rout army fleeing at the front, and in an instant, nearly a hundred rout soldiers were killed by flying arrows, and the rest of the rout army saw this, and had to turn around again and face the pursuers.

However, before they had time to rectify the team, the cavalry led by Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai had already been killed in front of them. Although Qin Liangyu killed several people in a row, he still couldn't stop the rout of the army, and soon the position of the white pole soldiers was also disrupted, and the cavalry of the righteous army took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, and the white pole soldiers suffered heavy casualties and fled in all directions.

Seeing that the general trend had gone, Qin Liangyu had to turn his horse's head, and retreated westward under the desperate protection of the pacesetters of the three hundred towns.