Chapter Twenty-Eight: Battle Royale

The turning point of the war was in the first year of Wuxing, in the afternoon of early April.

The Qing army, which pursued violently, became a water dog. And Luo Dai and Yang Shenzu became the ones who beat the water dogs. Between the two sides chasing and fleeing, the battlefield quickly shifted and moved north.

The hardest thing is over, the big dragon is slaughtered. The rest is just the end, Zhang Xuan naturally only knows how to do it.

The Xia army immediately turned around and headed north, although there were no horses, but the speed was not slow at all.

Immediately, the camps abandoned to the Qing army were recaptured.

There were not many people left in the battalions of the Qing army. In other words, the Qing army, which was immersed in the pursuit, did not expect the Xia army to counterattack so quickly. I could not have imagined that the tide of war would turn so quickly. It's so fast that I can't react. The supplies that were originally thrown to the Qing army did not move at all, and they were still lying honestly in the camp, and they didn't know that they had already turned their hands once.

The Xia army was violent, and on a wide surface of more than ten miles, it marched in a big way. In such a situation, Azig can not think about it.

However, the surrender of the Han army was probably abolished.

Emotions are contagious.

Originally, the Qing army ambushed by Zhang Xuan was only thirty or forty thousand, or even less. But the great rout of these people immediately affected the other Qing troops who were pursuing, and many people were confused, and they didn't know what was going on, so they fled with the rout.

Fortunately, Azig was calm enough.

He seemed to have a fire in his heart, and when he saw this situation, how did he not know that he had been tricked.

At this moment, he profoundly understood one thing, Xia Jun was definitely not the Ming Army.

It's just that he also knows that this is not the time to delve into it, without saying a word, he will point up the Eight Banners and rush straight over, whether it is the Qing army or the Xia army, it is a battle to kill, and anyone who dares to retreat will be killed. With a cruel hand, Azig re-recalled the legend that the Jurchens were dissatisfied with ten thousand and were invincible.

Beneath the blades and blood, the rout calmed down.

After regaining his senses, under the orders of Azig, he slowly retreated to the north of the Baishui River.

And Yang Shenzu faced the Qing cavalry for a while, and did not stand on the cheap. Seeing that the Qing army was in full battle and there was no advantage to take advantage of, he slowly retreated.

At this time, it seemed that the sky was also dark, and after a day of fierce fighting, both sides returned to their original positions, as if they were the same as before. But everyone knows that it is not the same as it was then.

The Qing army's big tent was bombarded, and Azig looked coldly at the row of heads in front of him. He said to the people below, "Remember, what did you get from?" Let's go down. ”

"Wow." These people slowly retreated.

After I went out, I only felt that my back was soaked.

Azig proved with facts what it means to be strict in military law.

After being ambushed, the officers who took the lead in escaping even said that it was not the officers who took the lead in escaping, anyway, several officers led by those who were present at the time fell to the ground one after another. Because according to the military law of the Qing army, after being ambushed, those who must not retreat without authorization should stick to the spot and wait for reinforcements.

Even if you want to break through, you must break through from the direction of the enemy's attack.

Because in many cases, if one of the three is missing, there will be no escape, and it will evolve into a rout as it is now.

These violated military law, and Azig naturally killed them neatly. It was used to deter the whole army, and sure enough, under the wrist of Azig, the whole army trembled. I don't dare to say that I have recovered some combat strength, but I can barely maintain it.

But Azig also knew that the Han army had suffered heavy losses, and it would take time to restore morale or something. Azig also didn't want to use the Eight Banners as the main force, and for a while, this battle couldn't be fought, and he had to repair for a while. can only rely on Zaoyang to trim.

Not to mention how remorse and anger Azig was in his heart, just after Zhang Xuan's camp, the celebration banquet was set up.

Even though there is a military discipline that you can't drink alcohol in the army. Zhang Xuan is very generous at this time, each person can only drink one glass, for those soldiers who have long faded out of their mouths, one cup is just to moisten their throats, but it is better than nothing. Coupled with the large pieces of meat, most of it is horse meat.

In this battle, Zhang Xuan earned the most horses.

Not to mention the dead horses, whether they were blown up, killed, or ran, there were thousands of horses, and all of them went down to feed the whole army.

Some people say that horse meat is not delicious, but for people in this era, many people are not qualified to say whether meat is good or not, they just want to eat meat, especially since the march and war, the military food can be supplied, it is good, and the meat has not been eaten for a long time.

As soon as these people were divided, the morale of the whole army was greatly increased.

What made Yang Shenzu and Luo Dai even happier was that they also captured a lot of war horses, which was enough to make up for the war horses consumed in the two wars, and even more.

War horses are actually consumables, and a war horse can serve for a little more than ten years, which is already good. In addition, the loss of war horses in repeated battles is not less than that of personnel, and in general, the war horses of Great Xia have never been able to make ends meet.

This is also a big problem, Zhang Xuan estimates that it will not take ten years, as long as five or six years later, the large number of war horses in service now will be old, and it is estimated that Daxia will not even be able to form a formed cavalry. Of course, this is a long-term worry, but now the war horse is not replenished in time, which is a very real problem.

With these war horses supplemented, Luo Dai Yang Rope Ancestor was naturally very happy.

At the celebration banquet, two or three heads were also sent, one was Ma Shixiu and the other was Li Wu.

These two people were the highest-ranking generals beheaded this time, especially Li Wu, who was an old man from Liaodong and a Han army

Flag origin.

After all, an officer is an officer, and many times, even in a defeated situation, it is very easy to leave.

Zhang Xuan looked at the two heads, only smiled slightly, and said, "Send it to Yicheng and spread it to the world." ”

These two people are also the highest-ranking officers captured by the Xia army since the battle against the Qing army, and Zhang Xuan's heart is full of bad feelings when he thinks of Li Rugui's death. He pressed the emotion down and coughed lightly. Before he could speak, everyone's whispers suddenly disappeared.

Just waiting for Zhang Xuan to speak.

Zhang Xuan said: "The first contribution to this battle is General Cao. ”

Cao Zongyu said: "This is all the strategy of the national government, and he does not dare to take credit for his humble position." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "I, Zhang Xuan, am the one who robs my subordinates of the merits, your merits are your merits." There is one thing, everyone also knows, Duoduo has come, at this moment under Xiangyang City, His Majesty ordered me to return to Yicheng to prepare for the rescue of Xiangyang, so this Zaoyang war needs one person to preside over the overall situation. ”

"Cao Zongyu." Zhang Xuan's voice became serious.

"The subordinates are here." Cao Zongyu came out and said.

Zhang Xuan said: "The national government has ordered you to be the commander of the East Route Army for the time being, to command the armies in the south of Zaoyang City, and the old department of the former Qingyang Duke is also subject to your moderation. ”

Cao Zongyu was also prepared for this, comparing what Zhang Xuan had told him before, but when he heard it at the moment, his heart was still jumping. Cao Zongyu almost jumped up, controlling more than 100,000 troops and controlling half of the entire Xiangyang battlefield.

filled the vacancy of Li Rugui.

If this battle is fought, it is not impossible for Cao Zongyu to be promoted to a higher level and bring the title of a duke.

This is almost the status of a very human minister, even though Cao Zongyu has done psychological construction, he can't help but be excited at the moment. There was a bit of hoarseness in his voice and he said, "The subordinate officer takes the order." ”

Zhang Xuan patted Cao Zongyu's shoulder and said, "Although it is only temporary, I will show it to Your Majesty after I return to Yicheng." As long as you do a good job, the next time you see me, don't call me a lower official. ”

Cao Zongyu said: "Thank you for the promotion of the national prince, the last general will ----"

Zhang Xuan didn't wait for Cao Zongyu to finish speaking, and said: "Okay, the military situation is like fire, it seems that you can't be lazy, Yang Shenzu, Xu Du." ”

"The end will be." The two immediately stepped out and said.

Zhang Xuan said: "You pack up your things, lead the people of the headquarters, and follow me back to Yicheng." ”

"Yes." The two said.

If Zhang Xuan had been a little apprehensive about transferring people before, but now he is much more relieved, in the future, there should be no big problem in Zaoyang. Azig's vitality was greatly injured, even if he moved to Xiangyang City, Zhang Xuan was not afraid.

The big deal is a decisive battle in Xiangyang.

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