Chapter 34: The Battle of Xiangyin II

He Tengjiao retreated a few miles to the east.

Along the way, I don't know how many soldiers escaped, and how many soldiers were simply caught in the fire and did not escape.

It's just not time for him to reinvigorate the people. I listened to the sound of shouting and killing behind me, and made a big deal again, it was none other than Luo Dai.

Luo Dai noticed He Tengjiao's movements, and fell far behind, and did not attack, just waiting for them to gather together, and then suddenly attacked. The cavalry was divided into three ways and entered He Tengjiao's army from three directions.

The combat effectiveness and organizational strength of the Ming army are already unbearable, not to mention the non-commissioned officers under He Tengjiao, most of whom are new soldiers who have just been in the army for half a year. It is rare to be able to gather together again after the fire. It's just that they have already run, and the soldiers can't find the generals, and they won't be able to find the soldiers.

Almost a plate of scattered sand, waiting for Luo Dai to kill. It was like a hammer hitting glass, and it collapsed into an unknown number of fragments, and many Ming soldiers took advantage of the night to escape.

However, Luo Dai did not let them go.

Just because in the darkness of the night, Luo Dai did not pursue fiercely, but fell behind like a wolf, and the cavalry assigned to chase. It's just to urge He Tengjiao's department, and he can't stay. It cannot be trimmed. Once stopped, you have to face Luo Dai's assault.

Chase from night to dawn.

Luo Dai's department made seven assaults. It was like peeling an apple, which was peeled off layer by layer by Luo Dai, and the rest became frightened birds, gathered around He Tengjiao. When the sun rises again. Luo Dai delivered the final blow.

The whole night of escaping exhausted the spirit of the Ming army, and Luo Dai almost effortlessly defeated the Ming army.

A large number of Ming troops surrendered.

Luo Dai immediately sent someone to find He Tengjiao. As a result, I searched for a long time and finally figured it out. Last night, He Tengjiao urgently took hundreds of personal guards, left the team, and acted alone. The brigade was simply the bait he used to mislead Luo Dai.

"What an old fox." Luo Dai was also helpless in his heart.

He didn't expect that He Tengjiao would give him such a hand at the last moment. Now that I think about it, those who can do it at the top of the crowd have something special. Even if he knew in advance, he wouldn't have been able to stop everyone from escaping in the night.

Although Luo Dai felt a little pity, no matter what, this battle was a big victory. He was the first bait, and then took the initiative to chase after him, even if he let go of He Tengjiao, he would not have to take credit, but he just didn't do his job.

Just when Luo Dai was cleaning up the situation and preparing to escort a large number of prisoners back, he suddenly heard someone from behind him report and said, "General Deng, General Ma, General Huang, the generals have arrived." ”

Luo Dai was a little surprised when he heard this, and said secretly: "General Deng, I know,

It's Deng and that kid, and who is General Ma and General Huang? ”

For a while, Luo Dai didn't understand much. After seeing it, I learned from Deng He's introduction that General Ma was Ma Guangyu, and General Huang was Huang Chaoxuan.

Deng and the general led their two generals. Yesterday, he Tengjiao was assaulted.

This operation, for Ma and Huang, also had a hint of fame. After today's war, it was Ma Guangyu and Huang Chaoxuan who dared to surrender to Nanming, and Nanming did not dare to accept it.

The four of them chatted for a while, and Luo Dai asked, "Yes, how is the war on the other side of Xiangyin?" ”

"It went well." Deng He said: "I also just got the news, then He Tengjiao almost evacuated all the men and horses in Xiangyin City, the general personally supervised the battle, advanced by land and water, and fired artillery, and in less than two hours, Xiangyin fell." ”

Luo Dai listened and said, "That's fine." ”

Deng He said: "You are chasing the most, but you have caught He Tengjiao." ”

Luo Dai's face suddenly looked a little unsightly, and said, "Let him run away." ”

Deng He was stunned for a moment, and then said with a little understanding: "It's okay, this battle is the first hero of Zhang Gong no matter what." Where does the general not hesitate to reward. ”

Just when Deng He was discussing the aftermath with Luo Dai, He Tengjiao was also cleaning up the aftermath for himself.

He Tengjiao was sweating profusely. Almost out of breath, he was never an athlete. And at night, he didn't dare to ride a horse, one is a problem of riding, although He Tengjiao can't ride a horse, but He Tengjiao's so-called cavalry, is just a horse pacing, in the night, the visibility is not high, his riding skills are not good, if he is walking on a horse, he is thrown to death, it is a high probability event.

Second, horseback riding is too conspicuous.

It is easy to be seen at a glance that it is not suitable for He Tengjiao's escape plan at all.

Therefore, many sections of the road were walked by He Tengjiao himself, so pampered He Tengjiao, for a while, even his feet seemed to feel every time, and he drank the water, as if it was a jade dew elixir, almost drank it all, and then handed the water bladder in his hand to the people around him, took two deep breaths, and said, "How many more people do we have?" ”

"My lord, it's all counted. There are only about five hundred left. ”、

When He Tengjiao heard this, his hand shook violently

Yesterday he still had fifty or sixty thousand horses, and overnight, the stars were scattered, and now there are only five hundred remnants left, the situation is changing so fast, so that He Tengjiao is at a loss, his eyes swept over, the soldiers next to him, but saw that many soldiers were listless, some soldiers looked at He Tengjiao's eyes, and there was no original awe.

He Tengjiao secretly said that it was not good, and thought silently in his heart: "I must find a way immediately, otherwise if these people are chaotic, I will die without a place to be buried." ”

This year, there are eight big hills

The disobedient things of the masters have long been not two things, He Tengjiao has a sense of both use and prevention for all the generals under his command, but after the defeat, He Tengjiao has nothing in his hands, and he has to rely on these people.

He immediately began to think that the first thing he wanted to go to was Changsha.

After all, Changsha is the national capital. The most important thing is that. It's just that He Tengjiao vetoed this point first.

Without him, this is a different time.

Although he didn't get the situation of Xiangyin, he speculated in his heart that Xiangyin was afraid that there would be more luck and less luck, and if he went to Changsha this time, he would have to take a detour, I am afraid that he has not yet arrived in Changsha, and Zhang Xuan's army will arrive in Changsha.

In addition, there are not many soldiers in his hands, and only 500 soldiers can do some things. He Tengjiao is afraid that after this defeat, even his position in the cabinet cannot be guaranteed. So he was going to bring his troops over. Where did this soldier come from?

Naturally, it was in Zhang Kuang's hands.

Zhang Kuang and He Tengjiao are wearing a pair of pants. He Tengjiao believed that as long as he stood in front of Zhang Kuang, the tens of thousands of troops in Zhang Kuang's hands could be used by He Tengjiao.

He Tengjiao gritted his teeth, regardless of the exhaustion of his body, and said, "This place is not suitable for a long time, leave immediately." ”

"Yes."

Under He Tengjiao's urging, the team of people and horses had just rested for a day or two, and immediately got up and headed east, slowly disappearing into the mountains.

And Luo Dai and Deng He and his party also took the captives to Xiangyin to meet Zhang Xuan.

In Xiangyin City, there are almost no traces of battle. Last night's battle, with almost no resistance, was taken down, and it easily felt as if it was fake.

Xiangyin City couldn't be more important to Zhang Xuan.

It not only brings an important place for Zhang Xuan to settle down. The army has a place to be repaired.

Although everyone is transferred from the ship, but from the pedigree, many people are northerners, and it is a lie to say that most people are seasick, but in the case of seasickness, the combat effectiveness is greatly reduced, so a safe place to settle is extremely important to Zhang Xuan.

And after Zhang Xuan took Xiangyin City, he also had to face the troubles of happiness.

Xiangyin City, as He Tengjiao's old nest, is also an important node connecting the Xiangjiang River waterway and Dongting Lake, so He Tengjiao hoarded a large amount of heavy grain and grass here. There are also strategic materials, which greatly reduce Zhang Xuan's logistical burden.

These things are dead things, and it's okay to deal with.

What is even more difficult to deal with is the surrender of the army, He Tengjiao lost a lot of men and horses under the first battle.

But only a few of these people are stubbornly resistant, and most of them go with the flow. There were only a few people left in He Tengjiao's hands, but not all of the other people were killed, most of the troops surrendered, and a small part fled into the mountains.

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