The night around the orchard was deep, dark and silent, and there was no sound of horses' hooves of the pursuing soldiers, but the sound of cicadas chirping from time to time.

This kind of silence seems to be two extremes from the earth-shattering scene in the daytime.

"I think we have only one way to go to join the army......"

After being silent for a long time, Tian Jianxiu threw the wooden stick in his hand that was almost broken to his feet, and said reluctantly.

Hearing his words, Yu's old camp was shocked, but after thinking about it, it seemed that there was no other choice, and they couldn't say anything, so they gathered together and sighed.

"There's no other way to go."

"We have fought with officers and soldiers for more than ten years, and now we are going to join the army, which is really ridiculous......"

In fact, many people have the same idea as Tian Jianxiu, who has been a rebel for half his life, and has always called himself a brother and sister to the rebel army, and suddenly joined the official army and called his former self a thief, which is not a small change.

But the defeat was like a mountain, and after this battle, Zhu Youhua's power in Nanyang became more entrenched, unless Li Zicheng defeated the combined forces of Yang Sichang and Sun Chuanting, or the Qing troops entered the pass and went south.

Otherwise, Zhu Youhua's momentum in Nanyang will be almost uncontrollable.

However, at the moment, it seems that Li Zicheng crossed the river at this time, and it is difficult to protect himself, and in their opinion, it is even more impossible for the Qing soldiers to enter the customs and run here.

There are still no officials and soldiers chasing after the orchard, but Tian Jianxiu looks around, but there is a feeling that although the world is big, there is nowhere to go.

However, one thing he can be sure of is that in the days to come, he should say goodbye to Li Zicheng and Chuang Ying.

Not long ago, the last group of defeated soldiers told Tian Jianxiu the exact news that Bai Minghe had not actually crossed the river, which made him beat his chest even more.

Nirvana water is divided into seasons, spring and autumn are gentle, people and horses can wade through the river, but at this time the water is turbulent, people and horses can not cross the river.

The outline of the local forest is huge, and cutting down requires the necessary tools, so it is impossible to build a raft to cross the river, Liu Xiyao was the first to be defeated, and then ran to the north to fight with Bai Minghe.

Under the persuasion of Liu Yuqi, Yuan Shizhong decisively abandoned the inner countryside, led the small Yuan battalion to gallop from the mountains to help, and after arriving, the troops were divided into two routes.

Yuan Shizhong personally led the way to sit on the Xiangshan Mountain and watch the success or failure, and suddenly killed when the battle was anxious, and Tian Jianxiu also knew that it was the "righteous army" who suddenly ran behind his buttocks.

Tian Jianxiu himself made a mistake in judgment and stormed the wooden bridge guarded by Zhu Youhua himself, but in the end the wooden bridge was not defeated, but Bai Minghe and Liu Xiyao were defeated by the combined forces of Xiao Yuan's battalion and Nanyang battalion.

Bai Minghe was killed by Yang Feng, the commander of Nanyang Wei, and Liu Xiyao was surrounded on the bank of the Nieshui River, unable to advance or retreat, and committed suicide with a knife.

After a long time, Tian Jianxiu got up suddenly and said categorically: "Hit the white flag, let's go." ”

The old camp looked up and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

"Go to the army."

......

In this battle, Zhu Youhua let everyone know the power of the Nanyang battalion, and also declared his absolute sovereignty in Nanyang.

This is a dignified duel with the army of thieves, and this is also a perfect example of Zhu Youhua defeating the strong with his own understanding and strategy.

I don't know what the Tang Wangfu who heard the news thinks, in the camp of Zhenping, Zhu Youhua listened to Huang Hu and others report on the battle situation, and his heart was also dripping with blood.

In this battle, thousands of officers and men were killed and wounded, including 78 generals, among them, more than 1,000 were killed and wounded in the Nanyang battalion, and more than 20 generals and colonels, almost half of the entire battalion.

This casualty ratio is already very small in terms of officers and soldiers, but Zhu Youhua is still distracted.

These people, who were lying on the ground under the cover of white cloth and did not move at all, yesterday they were other people's husbands and sons, but today they are shrouded in horse leather.

"I'm sorry for their parents, their families." A few tears suddenly slipped from Zhu Youhua's eyes, and after wiping them off, he said: "Pass on the king's order, build the Nanyang ancestral hall, and move the spiritual seats of these soldiers who died in battle into the ancestral hall and worship them forever." ”

"In addition, each household will receive a pension of 500 taels of silver, and a sign of 'Martyrs' Home will be hung outside the house to comfort the heroic souls."

"Thank you, Lord Wang!"

Hearing this, all the rest of the people knelt on the ground, their eyes were full of gratitude and reverence for Zhu Youhua, and after that, Zhu Youhua looked at Yang Feng, the commander of Nanyang Wei, and said:

"In this battle, you and your subordinates performed well, and this king is very relieved, and these pensions are also effective for your guards."

Yang Feng's heart trembled, and he hurriedly said: "The last general's subordinates are all the soldiers, thank you for the great grace of the prince!" ”

In fact, Yang Feng's battle was originally the target of Zhu Youhua's original abandonment of the enemy, but he didn't expect that his guards would burst out with such strong combat effectiveness in a desperate situation.

Afterwards, Zhu Youhua learned that Yang Feng was originally a deputy general in Liaodong, and he had made outstanding achievements in the continuous battles with Jiannu, but he was repeatedly not promoted.

In a fit of rage, Yang Feng did a stupid thing of killing good and making meritorious contributions, he killed more than 30 people, and put the heads of these people with more than 100 heads of Jiannu, and took 200 military merits.

Although it was regretted afterwards, it was irreparable.

It is a big crime to kill good people, but compared with Yang Feng's many years of bloody battles in Liaodong, it is simply a sesame seed next to a watermelon, which is not worth mentioning.

However, under the fiery eyes of the court, Yang Feng's military exploits over the years were ignored, but this matter was infinitely magnified, and some people even picked up the scandals that Yang Fengshi was the old general of the Li clan in Liaodong.

Emperor Chongzhen, who only heard bad things but didn't hear Yang Feng's slightest meritorious service, coupled with the rumors that Yang Feng was an old general of the Li family, naturally made up how the official position of the deputy general of this person without merit came about.

Emperor Chongzhen was furious, and immediately ordered Yang Feng to be transferred to the Guannei and served as a commander in Nanyang Wei to observe the after-effects.

Later, Emperor Chongzhen, who was in a hurry, seemed to forget Yang Feng, who was transferred to Guannei, and the latter was also happy to stay away from the war, start a family in Nanyang, and enjoy Qingfu and retirement.

From the deputy general of Liaodong who held heavy troops to the commander of the small Nanyang Guard, God knows how much grievance Yang Feng has endured.

In fact, Zhu Youhua also felt that he was quite sorry for him, if it weren't for Yang Feng's outstanding performance in this battle, he might have been abandoned as an outcast.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youhua looked at Yang Feng, who was standing back, and said, "This time, Commander Yang and his subordinates should be the first meritorious, does anyone have any opinions?" ”

"I'm convinced!" Lei Dahu laughed, hugged his fists and said: "Commander Yang, there is a lot of disrespect in wartime, and I still look at Haihan!" ”

Huang Hu also said with a big grin: "Then the lower official will congratulate Lord Yang on his promotion in advance!" ”

"Congratulations, Lord Yang!"

Facing the sudden congratulations from all over the place, Yang Feng's eyes were a little moist for a while, this scene, he had imagined countless times when he was the deputy general of Liaodong.

But without exception, every time I came, I was disappointed, and the last time I ushered in the anger and incomprehension of the emperor of the current dynasty.

There are thousands of slashes in this battle!

For a while, the grievances of many years seemed to be released in an instant, and Yang Feng, who had reacted, hurriedly came out and said:

"This battle is all based on the prince's battle strategy, the prince has made great contributions, and the last general will not dare to take the risk!"

Zhu Youhua laughed, "Don't be polite to this king!" ”

"The prince is very approachable, so you don't need to say these polite words!" Lei Dahu also smiled, "Without your subordinates carrying Bai Minghe and Liu Xiyao, how could you wait for Xiao Yuanying to arrive?" ”

"Yes, the prince gave it to you, you can keep it!" Huang Hu went up and patted him on the shoulder, too.

Yang Feng was grateful, so he had to say: "From now on, the last general is willing to go to the soup for the prince and kill the thieves!" ”

Zhu Youhua laughed, "What this king is waiting for is your words!" ”

After a while, Liu Yuqi lifted the curtain and entered the tent, knelt directly on the ground, and said loudly:

"Lord Wang, I'm back!"