In the smoky vegetable field, rows of officers and soldiers marched forward in line next to each other. The faces of the enemy soldiers less than ten paces away on the opposite side were already very clear, and their expressions seemed to be a little distorted. People shouted with their mouths open, as if they were angry, but also as if they were full of fear.

"The king of Han is our king......" the rebels shouted. Even officers and soldiers can memorize this word! Because they didn't know what they heard once.

The killing and shouting in the crowd was so loud that it was deafening. It's like everyone is shouting at all their might.

In a short time, the first platoon of the two armies met in close quarters! Immediately, there were all kinds of screams and the "clang" of spears hitting the shields.

People couldn't stop at all, the shields in the back were almost attached to the backs of the soldiers in the front row, no matter whether the people in front wanted to or not, the crowd directly pushed forward and continued to push forward! Someone stumbled and fell to the ground, and he could no longer get up, and his body was immediately trampled repeatedly by his feet. The soldiers on the ground could not die for a while, and they simply screamed and cracked their lungs.

"Bang! Bang...... "The shield collided directly with the shield. The spear in the back row stabbed forward through the crack of the person, and someone was stabbed in the chest by the spear, and the gun in his hand fell to the ground, and he was shouting loudly. The spear and shield soldiers in the front row, the spears could no longer pierce people, and some soldiers directly discarded their long weapons, pulled out waist knives, iron hooks and other short blades, and slashed indiscriminately in front of them through their shields.

The arrows in the air "swished" and flew, like locusts sweeping wildly, and they were all heavy arrows thrown from behind. The soldiers in front of them were not afraid, and it was all up to luck to miss the arrow.

The place where the two armies met was getting more and more crowded and chaotic, and people were struggling and shouting in pools of blood. This group of infantry was flanked by a paddy field, and some officers and non-commissioned officers were squeezed into the paddy fields. The crossbowmen on the edge of the rebel camp gave up their projectiles and fired their arrows directly at the people in the paddy fields!

"Ahh There was a scream in the paddy field, and a sergeant threw an arrow in his vest and fell forward. His body, with its heavy armor, threw itself straight into the water, and with a "plop" sound, the muddy water splashed in all directions.

Beneath the surface of the water, it was full of silt, and the officers and sergeants in armor threw away their weapons and struggled back in the mud. On the front side were dense groups of rebel enemy soldiers, and the officers and sergeants in the fields were slow and unwilling to rush forward, and without exception they all went to the rear.

Many people were shot in the water, and their bodies were mixed in the mud, but many people also retreated from the fields. More officers and sergeants jumped into the fields and retreated.

The queue at the back was squeezed back by the rebels in front, and after a while, the entire phalanx collapsed! Some of them took the lead in moving back, and then a large number of soldiers fled and scattered!

There was a shout of celebration from the crowd of rebels, and when the people opened their mouths to shout in unison, the tail note rose like a high-pitched ballad.

The rebel crowd chased the rice paddies from the dry land. At this time, a group of several hundred human warriors from the western army advanced head-on and came up with reinforcements.

"Bang bang......" The officers and soldiers couldn't help but say that it was a volley of sharpshooters, filled with gunsmoke and flickering fire. One of the rebel sergeants who rushed in front trembled, and his chest was hit by a cluster of arrows from the sharpshooter, and two or three blood splashed from under his leather armor, and the shield and gun fell to the ground, and he fell to the ground screaming.

But the rebel soldiers rushed forward like crazy, and some even ignored the queue altogether, shouting and running towards the sharpshooters. The officers and sergeants who had just finished firing the sharpshooters did not have time to change their firearms for the second salvo, and they directly intended to withdraw from both sides.

Some rebel soldiers in front of the rebels rushed to the front in an instant! The officers and men with sharpshooters and firearms were like holding burning sticks, and they could barely resist the charge of the infantry, and they were killed crying for their fathers and mothers.

At this time, the officers and spearmen and pikemen in the back row approached in unison, and the sound of killing of the two armies was shocking for a while. The chaotic rebel soldiers at the front were stabbed with blood by the dense spears, and some fell to the ground, and were stabbed by countless knives and guns, and their flesh and blood were blurred.

A few gongs rang out from the east, and the rebel infantry retreated one after another amid the shouting and scolding of the generals.

The officers and soldiers marched in formation. In a short time, the rebel columns turned into columns, followed by some unformed rebels, and the large crowd ran directly between the phalanxes behind. The newly raised rebel phalanx stopped, the soldiers in the front row with firearms squatted on the ground, and the people in the second row behind stood up.

As soon as the sound of a dense bang like fried beans sounded, many people fell in front of the officers and soldiers, and some of their shields fell to the ground, screaming miserably. The lead bullets flying from the smoke pierced some of the wooden shields.

…… From the banks of the Li River to the valley to the south, the fighting continued on the entire front, and the battle lasted from morning to afternoon. But in fact, before noon, Wu Gao had already come to a judgment and a conclusion that made his hands and feet cold: this battle had been defeated!

Wu Gao had been walking around the battlefield and keeping an eye on the development of the campaign.

He found some signs, the official army's Quanyong team and the reinforcements in the rear have been constantly stepping forward to reinforce, and the speed of consumption of troops is much faster than that of the rebels! In addition to this, another sign was that the front was slowly moving westward.

These phenomena can prompt the Marquis of Jiangyin to draw a clear judgment based on experience: the defeat is irreversible!

Although the moment of the collapse of the army is far from coming; But by that time, the whole army would be dissolved, hunted down, and left defenseless.

Last year, Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu, fought in Chengdu Mansion, and the result of the battle was very tragic, with 100,000 casualties, escapes, surrenders, and almost all the troops were wiped out! Xue Lu waited until the end, and did not give up when the whole army collapsed...... However, Wu Gao believes that in last year's war, before the official army completely collapsed, signs of defeat must have appeared in advance.

Perhaps, Xue Lu was inexperienced and did not detect that sign in advance; Perhaps, Xue Lu was reluctant to admit defeat and had been waiting for the opportunity to turn defeat into victory. But as a result, Xue Lu invested all his forces to maintain the front, and finally the whole line collapsed.

Wu Gao also did not want to face the end of defeat; There is no general who is willing to accept the humiliation and unwillingness of defeat!

The generals of the defeated army could not bear the thought of being wantonly ridiculed by the officers and soldiers in the army, looked down on by their colleagues, and even worried about the punishment of the imperial court.

And Wu Gao was even more unbearable, because he thought that the evaluation of the world was: the general of Jiangyin was mediocre and embarrassed, leading an army of 100,000, and the strength was almost twice that of the rebels, and he was defeated!

The Marquis of Jiangyin, who has fought all his life, is it a great shame to get such a coffin conclusion? !

Sitting on horseback, the Marquis of Jiangyin was silent for a long time, and the gray hair on his temples seemed to have increased a lot in a day.

But he had to face the reality: almost within a radius of thousands of miles, it was difficult for official and military reinforcements to appear. And as long as the rebels are consumed until tomorrow, the reinforcements from Pingle Mansion will arrive, and the rebels will increase their troops by more than 10,000 again!

Wu Gao's horse exploration also found another military situation: the rebel Sheng Yong in the south, a group of cavalry had gone north alone and was approaching the Han rebels, with only a few days left.

Therefore, after the battle of Yangshuo fell into an unfavorable situation, Wu Gao could no longer see any opportunity to turn defeat into victory.

He was still hesitating, because no matter what the outcome of the battle was, whether the whole army was wiped out or not, in fact, his own situation was the same. After this defeat with more strikes and fewer blows, Wu Gao's career as a commander of the army is estimated to come to an end.

But Wu Gao couldn't do it, he only cared about his own safety; The lives of more than 90,000 brothers are even heavier and more worrying for him, those are all soldiers under Wu Gao's command, how can he be relieved?

At this moment, as a general, the wisest thing to do is to gradually shrink the defensive line until dark, and then take advantage of the night to withdraw the troops and retreat slowly and in an organized manner...... In the future, truly knowledgeable colleagues may understand his decision-making of the Marquis of Jiangyin, right? You will understand that this is the best choice for a master after defeat!

…… The sky finally darkened, and the surrounding scenery became more and more blurred. The dark night is always a very favorable factor for the defeated side.

The sound of firearms and the noise in the distance continued, and the rebels must have felt the advantage of the battle. They won't stop attacking just because night falls, but will choose to fight overnight!

Because after a night of rest in the armistice, the losing side can reorganize those scattered men and horses into an army, the army organization can be restored, and the physical strength of the officers and men of each department can also be rested, so as to regain some combat effectiveness; So the next day will turn into a new battle. This is clearly not the outcome that the rebels who are looking to win are willing to see.

Wu Gao summoned most of the generals and said cautiously: "We have been defeated. ”

Sure enough, the generals were in an uproar, and soon some people objected and advocated continuing the battle! Because the official army has not completely collapsed, it seems that there is still hope for victory.

Wu Gao's expression was cold, and he said: "This commander is the commander of the army!" This battle can no longer continue, we should first retreat slowly in the direction of Guilin Mansion; Then, with the help of the city wall of Guilin City, repair the men and horses, restore the combat strength, and then fight again. ”

"Great Marshal ......" The eyes of one of the generals widened, and there was an unwilling pleading in his flickering eyes.

Wu Gao resolutely raised his hand and pressed it down, stopping his request, and said categorically: "Unless you launch a mutiny!" Otherwise, you must obey the military orders of the commander and prepare to withdraw the troops! ”

After he finished speaking strongly, he softened his tone a little, and said in a persuasive tone: "Guilin Mansion City is surrounded by water and mountains on all sides, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. We can't wait until we lose all of us to leave, we have to save some strength and insist on retreating to Guilin Mansion. At that time, our army will be considered alive! ”

The generals finally hugged their fists one after another and said: "The last general will wait for the order!" ”

Wu Gao couldn't help but turn his head and look at the north. It was pitch black over there, and like a defeated escape, it would never be easy.

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