Chapter 140: What's the Situation?
However, before he could get far, he reacted - there was no way to escape! Those killing gods, but they have been killed from the side and back!
Zheng Guo was heartbroken, and regardless of his many subordinates, he immediately rolled off the saddle and went straight to the Youjiang River on foot.
The hero doesn't suffer the immediate loss, he just wants to get out of the battlefield as soon as possible and find a place to hide.
From the sound of gunfire, he could tell that there were not many of them, they should not have much time to search for the prisoners carefully, the tens of thousands of troops of the King of Qin would arrive soon, and at that time, he would find another opportunity to sneak out and escape with his life.
Li Yuanyin saw the ambush soldiers killed, although the number was not large, but the attack speed was extremely fast, like a sharp sword piercing into the rear of the enemy's formation, those who blocked all the way were either dead or wounded, and there was no power to resist, the enemy's huge infantry formation was chaotic in an instant, and many people had already thrown down their swords and guns and begged for surrender.
The time has come! Li Yuanyin immediately raised the saber that had been curled up, swung it forward, and shouted: "Kill!" Ride out again!
All the infantry and cavalry of the Ming army behind heard the order, and under the leadership of officers at all levels, the whole army rushed forward with a loud shout.
Although the Great Western Army was numerous, after the cavalry was scattered, the remaining infantry army was flanked by the front and rear, and soon lost its will to fight, huddled into a group and retreated towards the river, those who ran slowly were still being shot and fell to the ground, and some of the timid had already knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, and the sound of miserable howls and forgiveness resounded.
Zheng Guozheng curled up behind a strange rock by the river, and saw his subordinates also running towards him, and suddenly all thoughts were lost, and his hands and feet were cold.
Made! Won't you flee in all directions? It's all at this time, and the hero still sees the same thing?
Soon, thousands of people who ran to the river were desperate, the right river in front of them, not only the river bank is very high, the river is also particularly turbulent, if you jump down, nine deaths!
"Those who descend will not be killed!"
"Those who kneel on the ground will not be killed!"
With the shouts of the Ming army, the battle was over.
Except for a few people who jumped into the river at the risk of death, the remaining more than 3,000 foot soldiers of the Great Western Army all surrendered.
Zheng Guo was also searched, and his face was pale and he was brought to Li Yuanyin, this fierce general who was still performing foot drills for Emperor Yongli not long ago, and now, because of Sun Kewang's thought, he became a prisoner of the Ming army, and his burly body had already shrunk and curled up, and he had lost his former look.
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More than ten miles away, Sun Kewang was in the Chinese military tent, sitting in front of the desk, holding a military book in his hand, pretending to read the book.
Because Wen Taowu is far inferior to Li Dingguo, and Sun Kewang, who has not been able to convince the public, often regrets that he has too little ink in his chest.
Suddenly, there was a chaotic sound of horses' hooves, as if someone had retreated from the front line, and Sun Kewang immediately jumped up and went out to watch.
Seeing his heavy cavalry rushing backwards in a panic from a distance, Sun Kewang wondered in his heart, what is the situation?
"Report, king, it's not good...... a Chinese general stumbled forward.
"What's the alarm?"
"Back to the king, the striker...... The striker was ambushed and was wrapped in dumplings. ”
"Huh?!" Sun Kewang slipped the scroll in his hand and asked in a loud voice, "Is there an ambush in the Ming army?" How many people are there? ”
"It is reported that the Ming army is not many in number, but it is ...... They have a repeater of guns that pierce heavy armor......"
"This Zheng Guo! What an idiot...... Hurry up and give the order and retreat twenty miles...... Wait for the brigade to come and rendezvous! ”
Before the general's words fell, Sun Kewang gave an order, and he didn't learn anything else in the military book, so he made a decision immediately, and he learned.
A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall! The forward was destroyed, and the number of Chinese soldiers was not large, so it was the best policy to get out of danger immediately.
The tens of thousands of troops led by his deputy Feng Shuangli should be less than fifty miles away, so let's wait for the main force to come.
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On this side, after the Ming army cleaned up the battlefield and escorted the captives back to Guohua Town, Li Yuanyin, who was seriously wounded and almost collapsed, lay on a stretcher and ordered someone to invite Guo Jingyun to come.
He knew that this was only the first battle, and when Sun Kewang's main force arrived, it would definitely set off wave after wave of onslaught, and at that time, more artillery would join, and the situation was still very critical.
"Company Commander Guo, although we have won this battle now, our casualties are also extremely heavy, how can we hold this place when the rebel brigade arrives?"
Li Yuanyin had seen the combat strength of the captive army several times, and he also greatly appreciated their officers at all levels, so he spoke very politely.
"Lord Dudu, the rebels have suffered a big loss this time, they must be cautious next time, the terrain of this mountain is not conducive to hiding, the so-called recruitment does not need to be old, I think that I can no longer set up an ambush, the whole army retreats to Guohua, just stick to it."
Guo Jingyun smiled when he heard this, although the number of his men is small, but the mortar is not useful, in terms of range alone, he is not afraid of the red-coated cannon.
"Although I only have one cannon in my hand, I can shoot accurately, move very flexibly, have enough shells, and the terrain of Guohua Town is very favorable, no matter how many rebels come, they can only attack from two sides, and when the time comes, as long as I destroy a dozen or so of their heavy artillery, I think it will be able to greatly shake their morale."
Guo Jingyun said this, he has already said very modestly, Lin Xiao has strict regulations on the ammunition base of the troops, although compared to bullets, the shells of 60mm mortars are more tight, each one is still equipped with twenty shells, this number, compared with the conventional base of the army in later generations, has shrunk by two-thirds, can not be less.
This time, Guo Jingyun set out on the expedition, although he was lightly armed, but he also brought more than half of the ammunition, including all the mortar shells, all of which were cavalry, and a few mortar shells on his back did not affect the march.
"Okay, according to what you say," Li Yuanyin's face turned pale, and he said to his own soldiers with difficulty, "Order, the whole army will enter the town and hold on, and immediately organize people to strengthen the city and heal the wounded, so as to wait for another battle." ”
"Yes!" The soldiers took the order and left.
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Sun Kewang led the Chinese army to retreat all the way for twenty miles, and then dared to set up camp, and the next day the deputy marshal Feng Shuangli led more than 30,000 main forces to arrive, and hurriedly recruited into the big tent to discuss.
After Sun Kewang became king, he did not take the position of governor of the left army given by Yongli in his eyes at all, and proclaimed himself the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, with Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu as deputy marshals, and his confidant Feng Shuangli as deputy marshal, so as to show his nominal superiority status.
In fact, he still only commanded Feng Shuangli, who was his most relied on confidant and had always been loyal to him.
Sitting in the tent, in addition to Sun and Feng, there was also the old friend lobbyist: Gao Lehou.
Today, the striker has failed miserably, Sun Kewang regrets it a little, is it too reckless to rush into the army this time? Not to mention that this move did not get the help of Li Dingguo and others, even the Ming army in front of him was not like a pumpkin.
Although Zheng Guo is only a forward commander, he is also brave and good at fighting, and besides, he has a lot of foot riders, and he was wrapped in dumplings in just one round, this battle is too evil to fight.
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