Chapter 81 The heart of the old minister at the time of danger

The first to collapse was Yue Qijie's department.

To be precise, it began to collapse from the two wings.

Cavalry is generally the elite core of each department, and originally all departments in the Southern Ming Army were newly formed, so there are not many soldiers who can be called the backbone. This has drawn thousands of elite people from various departments, and this has certainly allowed Longwu to have an elite cavalry in his hands.

But it has also weakened the strength of the newly built armies, I don't know how much, it may be possible to wave the flag and shout, but if you want to act as the main force in the decisive battle, it is not possible.

The real confrontation in this battle was the Jinhua Army and the Dian Qi Battalion. Chen Xin's department was named Dian Qi Camp by Longwu. In other words, that is, the Zhejiang army and the Yunnan army.

Most of the wings are in the nature of waving flags and shouting.

But the strength of the two sides waving the flag is also different.

Although the number of people in Zhang Xuan's department has increased, what he really relies on as the main force is actually his original several troops, one of which is placed behind the Jinhua Army as a stamina, and the others are also divided into two wings as an auxiliary.

Wang Jincai's headquarters was on the west side of the battlefield, that is, adjacent to the east side of the Xiangjiang River.

Although he is an old slippery head, his sense of smell on the battlefield is first-class, and he has been preserving his strength to grind foreign workers. When the morale of the Ming army fluctuated strongly, he immediately felt that the time had come. Without saying a word, urge all departments to attack.

Sure enough, the Ming army on the opposite side was like an eggshell, and it was shattered with a "bang".

The army collapsed, all the soldiers could not hold on, and for a while, except for a few people, there were not many people facing the south, and they turned around and fled.

And so the collapse began.

Long Wu and Zhang Xuan lost control of the army almost simultaneously.

Longwu is because the army collapsed, and the command system also collapsed for a while, even if it did not collapse, only a few soldiers below would obey orders.

And Zhang Xuan collapsed, but it was because the soldiers of each department began to pursue almost at the same time.

Because at this time, the Ming army, which was fleeing and had almost no ability to resist, seemed to have two shining big characters written on the head of each soldier in front of the Xia soldiers: "Military merit." "At the time of the founding of the country, nothing was more important than military feats.

Although the military system of the Xia Army has not yet been sorted out in Zhang Xuan, the promotion system of the soldiers below because of military merits, at least here in Zhang Xuan, is unimpeded. Only if you have enough military merits, even if you are just a small pawn, you can be promoted to a general.

Maybe when you become a general, maybe when you become a privy councilor, you will meet the ceiling.

But this ceiling, for the soldiers below, can't be touched at all, and they can't even think about it.

The more this is the case, the more the soldiers below can't stand the temptation of military exploits. And now, this kind of time when military merit is almost in vain is rare, so all the soldiers of the department selectively ignore the orders from above, or do not wait for the pursuit orders from above at all. One after another, they bit the rout of the Ming army and killed them.

This is especially true for many low-level officers.

As a result, Zhang Xuan, the great general, at this time, in addition to the thousands of personal soldiers on his body, could hardly command a single soldier below.

Although Zhang Xuan was a little uneasy in his heart, after all, on the battlefield, it was dangerous at any time, even after a big victory. After all, it is not uncommon for a big victory to be followed by a big defeat. However, Zhang Xuan thought about it carefully, and he also felt that Longwu might not be able to achieve this point.

sighed slightly in his heart, and said secretly: "Let's go." I guess it's a little bit of a benefit. ”

However, even if Zhang Xuan thought so, he still ordered his own soldiers to be on alert, and once something unexpected happened, he could also react quickly.

Zhang Xuan's troubles are the troubles of happiness.

And Longwu was almost desperate.

"Your Majesty, go quickly." Chen Xin pulled the reins of Longwu and said: "Although we are defeated today, but He Ge Lao, leading the troops outside, there are still Liangguang, Yungui's soldiers, and things are still okay." Your Majesty should try to take heart of you. Take care of yourself. ”

"Huh." Long Wu's face was pale, his eyes were blank, and he looked at the avalanche situation of the army in front of him without any focus, one hand pressed on the long sword, loosened and tightened, tightened and loosened, and said: "Mr. Chen, do you think things are really okay?" ”

Longwu is a man who understands.

It is precisely because we understand that we know more about the cruelty of this situation. He suddenly remembered Hongguang, who had been hiding in the palace, a drunken beauty. It is not necessarily that they are afraid to face such a situation.

Chen Xin listened to Long Wu's question, looked at Long Wu's turned gaze, and wanted to say something comforting and cheering up, but the words were on his lips, but he also said a word, just said in the expectant period: "Minister---, minister, ---- minister"

Long Wu's hand instantly clenched the long sword, and said: "Aiqing doesn't need to be like this, Taizu has become an ancestor, and he has become the foundation of today's foundation after a hundred battles, and when there is no difficulty, how can I be slumped because of a defeat." ”

Regardless of whether Longwu was really cheered up or fake, in short, he no longer dwelled on how this battle would be, but immediately ordered his troops to retreat.

"Yes." Zhou Zhifan and Xiong Wei immediately agreed.

The front team of the pro-soldiers turned into a rear team and immediately retreated.

Such a move immediately led to a chain reaction. Seeing that Longwu had retreated, the soldiers who finally held on also lost their confidence in holding on. Immediately fell into the tide of collapse, and the Xia army never met a trace of resistance, turning into a one-sided massacre.

When it comes to the real confrontation, the proportion of casualties between the two sides is actually not much different, if there is some difference. Only during the pursuit did the casualty ratio be completely widened.

Not all of those who died were killed by the enemy, but many of them died at the hands of their own people, especially in the current situation.

The Ming army went out of the city to fight, and behind them was the city wall.

Changsha City is high and deep, there are a total of thirteen city gates, but there are a total of three city gates in the south, so the soldiers who want to escape into the city are crowded in front of the three city gates, and there are some soldiers who go around the city and want to find other city gates to enter the city. There are even some who simply don't want to enter the city, and some jump into the Xiangjiang River, after all, most southerners know how to water, hide in the Xiangjiang River, and find a place to reshore. On the Xiangjiang River, of course, it is the world of the Xia Army's sailors, but no matter how powerful the Xia Army's sailors are, it is impossible to catch all the people in the water.

At the time of the loss of order, the capacity of the three gates was greatly restricted. In order to escape, these people never mind using swords to clear the way, so the more crowded, the more chaotic, the more chaotic, the slower. actually blocked Longwu outside the city.

"Bang bang." The sound of firecrackers was heard.

This is not the firearm of the Xia army, but the firearm of the Ming army.

After all, the fire gun, to be precise, is not a rare thing, and there are many preparations in the Ming army.

Long Wu was blocked outside the city gate, and seeing that the Xia army was almost crazy in the back, he was about to catch up, and Zhou Zhifan didn't wait for instructions, so he made a spicy move.

For a while, outside the city gate, a bloody road was brutally killed, and all the soldiers who blocked the way to Longwu, whether it was an officer or a non-commissioned soldier, whether it was a wounded soldier, or something else, Zhou Zhifan immediately shot after the order sounded three times, and killed a bloody road.

Longwu rode on this road, almost paved with corpses. For a while, he didn't know what he was thinking, he didn't know if he was frightened by the cruelty on the battlefield, or if this situation made him unable to deal with it.

"Kill. Hugh left Emperor Ming. ”

"Catch the Ming Emperor, seal the marquis, and reward a thousand gold."

Xia Jun's slogans, one after another, looked at Longwu's dragon flag, and then listened to the rewards one by one, even the most calm people, at this moment, they lost their coolness, one by one, with red eyes, scrambling to kill them.

"Your Majesty will go first, and the old minister will break off for Your Majesty." Chen Xin said when he saw this.

Longwu was also a little helpless at the moment. No matter how wise and martial they are, the first time they go to the battlefield, many people are not adaptable, let alone a defeat. Long Wu knew that now was not the time to be polite, and said, "Chen Qing take care." ”

Chen Xin bowed deeply and said, "The old minister is also going." ”

Immediately, he took hundreds of personal soldiers, reflexively went south, held high the banner of "Chen", and demanded that all the defeated soldiers obey their orders, and those who did not obey would be immediately killed. In this way, thousands of men and horses were gathered, most of them were remnants of the Dian army, and they collided with the chasing Xia army.