Time reversed, just when Hu Dexing led his troops to storm Maoyang Town, Chen Gongshan's subordinates, who came later, also entered the boundary of Yanzhou Mansion and were rushing in the direction of Maoyang Town.

It didn't take long for Chen Gongshan to receive a distress letter sent by Chen Jianhu, and his heart was suddenly worried.

Chen Jianhu has great ability, Chen Gongshan knows in his heart, although he can't say how wise and brave he is, but he is by no means a general!

Moreover, Chen Jianhu still has 5,000 troops in his hands, and he occupies the favorable terrain of Maoyang Town, even if he can't defeat the men and horses of the Yushan Town Guard, he will not send people for help in such a hurry!

What's more, according to Chen Jianhu's letter for help, the Yushan Town escort team that came to attack Maoyang Town was only 2,000 people!

In this way, Chen Jianhu, who has the advantage of troops and terrain, actually asked for help, which can only explain one point: the combat power of the Yushan Town Escort Force far exceeds his own people!

Thinking of this, Chen Gongshan secretly complained in his heart, wondering how much chance he would have of winning with Chen Jianhu even if he led his troops to Maoyang Town?

So, without the slightest hesitation, Chen Gongshan immediately sent a team of his subordinates back to Mengyin County to report the situation here to Ye Zongliu and urge reinforcements.

After that, Chen Gongshan ordered to speed up and rush to Maoyang Town, although he didn't know how the Yushan Town Guards could fight, at this time, they also had to join Chen Jianhu's department first, and after the two sides joined forces, they might have a chance to win!

Half a day later, Chen Gongshan led his troops to a hill thirty miles away from Maoyang Town, ready to bury the pot to make rice, and then continue to hurry.

It didn't take long for the temporary garrison of the 5,000-strong army to rise from the curling smoke, although Chen Gongshan was anxious, but he couldn't help his subordinates from eating, and he could only eat a few bites of food, but it was like chewing wax, and the food was tasteless.

Suddenly, Chen Gongshan saw a burst of birds rushing out of the surrounding woods, circling around the temporary camp, chirping non-stop, and his mount was also constantly snorting and restless.

Seeing this, Chen Gongshan's face turned pale in an instant, and he secretly screamed in his heart, and immediately shouted loudly: "Line up!" Enemy attack! ”

The surrounding people and horses looked at Chen Gongshan one after another, not knowing why Chen Shuai suddenly shouted, but they all moved, forming a rough formation in a chaotic manner, and the 5,000-strong army formed a general phalanx towards the north.

At that moment, a rider appeared in the woods to the north, followed by riders one after another, and in a short time an army of iron horsemen gathered outside the woods, numbering two thousand!

This iron cavalry army is the cavalry department of Yushan Town led by Zhou Zongsheng!

After discovering the whereabouts of Chen Gongshan's department, Zhou Zongsheng did not rush to attack, but followed all the way, and only when Chen Gongshan's department was most lax at this time did Zhou Zongsheng lead his troops to show up.

At this time, Zhou Zongsheng's iron cavalry army was about three miles away from Chen Gongshan's five thousand men and horses, which was the best distance for the iron cavalry to charge, and Chen Gongshan's formation was not in order, which was a good time for the iron cavalry army to charge!

Zhou Zongsheng observed for a moment, then raised the long knife in his hand and shouted loudly: "The whole team! Goose-shaped riding formation! ”

Two thousand iron horsemen began to form a team, and in less than a stick of incense, a goose-shaped cavalry formation was reorganized, and at this time, Chen Gongshan's five thousand men and horses were still in chaos, and the team was not finally completed!

Seeing this, Zhou Zongsheng roared: "Charge!" ”

The two thousand iron horsemen immediately began to charge, the two thousand riders and two thousand war horses turned from trotting to galloping, and the muffled thunder of the iron hooves smashing to the ground spread throughout the four fields, and the iron cavalry army was like a moving mountain, rushing towards Chen Gongshan's department!

Where had Chen Gongshan and his 5,000 men and horses seen such a terrifying iron cavalry charge? Even Chen Gongshan, who has fought against the official army, has only seen dozens or hundreds of official and military iron cavalry rushing and killing, which is not the same as the two thousand iron cavalry charging in formation!

At this time, the 5,000 army, including Chen Gongshan, was already terrified and couldn't help themselves!

Even, some of the cowards in the phalanx had already fled backwards screaming!

Chen Gongshan was even more startled when he saw this, if the army formed a formation to defend it, everyone might still have a glimmer of life, but once it was dispersed, then everyone would only have a dead end, could a two-legged person still run faster than a war horse!

"Kill them! Those who escape from the battle will be killed! ”

After a burst of screams, the deserters were in different places, and the originally precarious phalanx was temporarily stabilized.

But at this moment, the two thousand iron cavalry army led by Zhou Zongsheng suddenly turned around!

I saw that the iron cavalry army suddenly turned around two miles away, drew a semicircle in front of Chen Gongshan's department, and then plunged straight towards the left flank of the phalanx!

Chen Gongshan shouted when he saw this, and immediately sweated with fright, and hurriedly ordered the right wing of the phalanx and the men and horses behind him to rush to the left flank to support!

But it's too late!

I saw Zhou Zongsheng take the lead, leading an army of 2,000 iron cavalry to rush to the phalanx, like a huge war hammer, smashing into the phalanx of Chen Gongshan's department, and immediately smashed the left wing of the phalanx into a dent!

As soon as the two sides came into contact, hundreds of people fell in the phalanx of Chen Gongshan's department, and with the fierce attack of the iron cavalry army, more and more people and horses were trampled and slaughtered by the iron cavalry army, and there was no power to fight back at all!

Chen Gongshan's men and horses have no big shields, no spears, no archers or firecrackers, so it can be said that all the means that can restrain the iron cavalry army are not equipped, and at this time, in the face of the impact of Zhou Zongsheng's two thousand iron cavalry, they can only use their own flesh and blood to block.

However, there is only one result of such a battle, and that is a rout!

Chen Gongshan was already dead at this time, and the 5,000 army under his command had suffered nearly half of the casualties at this time, and the rest of the men and horses were powerless to resist, and they were all running around under the trampling of the iron cavalry army, and the entire phalanx had already existed in name only.

Seeing this, Chen Gongshan understood that he was afraid that it would be difficult to survive today, and looking at the iron cavalry army of Yushan Town that was getting closer and closer, Chen Gongshan pulled out his war knife and shouted: "Rush! Fight to the death! ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhou Zongsheng led his troops to kill, and the long knife in his hand slashed quickly, cutting off Chen Gongshan's head in an instant, and the blood kept spraying into the air, and the surrounding people and horses immediately scattered, allowing the iron cavalry army to slaughter wantonly.

Half an hour later, the 5,000 army led by Chen Gongshan was all annihilated, and only a few hundred people took advantage of the chaos to escape, and it is estimated that they also fled eastward to the boundary of Qingzhou Mansion.

Zhou Zongsheng did not chase after him, but ordered to seize the time to clean up the battlefield, and then led his troops to rush to Maoyang Town.

When Zhou Zongsheng's troops rushed to Maoyang Town, Hu Dexing had already finished cleaning the battlefield.

In this battle, the number of casualties of the Yushan Town Escort Team was only more than 100 people, but more than 8,000 enemy troops were killed, and two generals under Ye Zongliu were killed, which can be described as brilliant results!

Hu Dexing sighed: "I have never seen such a battle!" Hearty, hearty! ”

Zhou Zongsheng also smiled and said, "Yes! In this way, even if the enemy army comes with another 10,000 horses, it will be just meat! ”

"But let's not underestimate the enemy too much, after all, this battle is only annihilated by thieves, if we face the real Iron Army, or the Warat Iron Cavalry, we may not be so easy!"

Zhou Zongsheng also nodded, and at the same time Hu Dexing said.

The two led their troops to stay overnight in Maoyang Town, and the next morning they went north to meet the main army led by Liu Juntao.