I have to say that Xiao Tianjian did this is a risky move, after retreating to the north bank, it turned out that Li Xuanzhu's men began to scatter and flee in several directions, so that the troops were even more dispersed, Xiao Tianjian only had a hundred and ten guards left, protecting him and Niu Jinxing to retreat, and the military flag of the accompanying army also happened to be by his side, although he had ordered someone to roll up the banner when he retreated, but because he was wearing armor, and he and many guards and horses, so his group of people seemed to have a big goal.

After Zu Kuan chased across the river, he just withstood Xiao Tianjian's group, led nearly 800 soldiers, and chased Xiao Tianjian directly.

"Dashuai, you and Mr. Niu go first! We're here to resist them! When they saw the officers and soldiers crossing the river and chasing after them, one of the guards immediately shouted to Xiao Tianjian.

Xiao Tianjian also turned his head to look at the officers and soldiers who were chasing and killing, and couldn't help but curse secretly in his heart, the eyes of these officers and soldiers were really poisonous, and they actually stared at themselves at a glance, it seems that being big is not necessarily a benefit, at least the target is too ostentatious when fleeing for his life.

However, he still shook his head and said, "No, let's go together!" Pack light and speed up! ”

The guards who stayed by Xiao Tianjian's side watched the officers and soldiers chase closer and closer, and they were so anxious that they wanted Xiao Tianjian to take the first step, but Xiao Tianjian stubbornly shook his head and refused to agree, and continued to retreat with them.

The more Zu Kuan chased, the more he felt that it was not good to catch the big fish today, and seeing that the group of people in front of him had gathered together and never dispersed, as if they were protecting someone to escape, so he led his troops to chase them even more vigorously.

At this time, the guards around Xiao Tianjian saw that those officers and soldiers had chased them to a place that was only two or three hundred steps away from them, if they were allowed to catch up again, once they bit Xiao Tianjian, Xiao Tianjian would be in danger!

So the team general didn't say a word, and no longer asked Xiao Tianjian for instructions, and shouted loudly to his guards: "Xing Bao, you take your subordinates to escort the handsome man away!" The rest of the people come back with me and intercept them! ”

After listening to these dozens of guards, they all stopped without saying a word, the Xing Bao who was pointed out was the chief of the guards next to Xiao Tianjian, not very old, but he had followed Xiao Tianjian for the longest time, he was a guard brought out by the iron head, and he wanted to fight with this team general, but seeing that the officers and soldiers were close in front of him, he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Obey!" ”

After that, he took a few of his guards, regardless of whether Xiao Tianjian agreed or not, concentrated the war horses, and left with Xiao Tianjian in his hands.

Of course, Xiao Tianjian knew what this team was going to do, and his heart ached, and he yelled at him: "Be bold and open, do you want to disobey?" ”

The team general named Zhang Tong suddenly showed a smile to Xiao Tianjian, opened his mouth full of white teeth and said, "Please forgive me for disobeying my duties!" The marshal is the backbone of our Xingtian Army, and it can't be hurt! Otherwise, Brother Zhao won't be able to spare us! It is a blessing for us to be able to serve the great handsome! If we die, I hope you don't forget that we are! Are you ready, brethren? ”

The guards who stayed behind immediately saluted Xiao Tianjian with a standard Xingtian Army military salute, and then replied loudly: "Okay! ”

"The Xingtian Army will never give up! Kill! Zhang Tong raised the spear in his hand into the air and shouted loudly.

"Kill!" Dozens of guards also shouted in unison, and then they turned around at the same time, followed by Zhang Tong like a mad tiger and pounced back on the officers and soldiers of Zu Kuan's department who were chasing.

Xiao Tianjian was so distressed that he almost wanted to bleed, he actually didn't give these guards more things, and even because the guards were by his side, he was much stricter with them, these people followed him and suffered the most, but they had the least meritorious service and the least reward, but these people never complained, silently stayed by his side, and protected his safety at any time.

Today, in order to be able to completely annihilate Zu Dale and Zu Kuan's Guan Ning army, even he himself is in danger, but these guards want to exchange their lives for him Xiao Tianjian to escape.

Seeing that these dozens of guards turned around and crashed back towards the pursuers without hesitation, Xiao Tianjian saluted them with a standard military salute on horseback almost with tears in his eyes, gritted his teeth and said to Niu Jinxing and Xing Bao and several other guards: "Let's go!" ”

A few of them immediately slammed the horse's belly, shook the reins and walked away, leaving behind the sight of the dozens of guards crashing into the official army formation without hesitation......

After Zu Kuan finally dealt with these dozens of strong Xingtian army members, he was even more sure that there must be a big figure in the Xingtian army among the few people who fled in front, although he was not sure who this person was, but from the determination of these dozens of Xingtian army members who rushed back, it can be seen that that person is not a thief chieftain.

The courage of these dozens of subordinates of the Xingtian Army even he, the general of Guan Ning, had to be admired, they were only less than forty people, and most of them were horseless foot soldiers, but there were less than forty people, but they blocked his pursuit and dragged him two cups of tea, and at the same time, with their bravery, they killed and injured dozens of their own subordinates.

These people seemed to have no idea what the pain was, they were knocked off by the horses, rolled on the ground and got up again, and continued to roar and join the war group, they stabbed with guns, slashed with knives, and even threw their weapons and tore them with their hands, bitten with their teeth, and Zu Kuan's men desperately, some of them even had an arm cut off, but they still refused to fall, with the only remaining hand, they dragged the officers and soldiers on horseback down, pounced on them, bit their faces with their teeth, and bit a piece of meat alive, Even to death, he refused to let go.

Their performance like this, even these Guan Ning soldiers who claimed to be the first male soldiers of the Ming Dynasty couldn't help but tremble in their hearts, and sincerely admired their courage, but only you lived and died on the battlefield, although they admired that these Xingtian Army's subordinates were all men, but they didn't show mercy to their subordinates, and surrounded them and shouted loudly, until the last of them fell in a pool of blood.

"Give me chase! The person who escaped in front was designated as the enemy chieftain, and the person who caught him was rewarded with a hundred taels of silver, and chased after him! After seeing the last of the Xingtian Army members who stayed behind to intercept them fall, Zu Kuan immediately ordered.

Hundreds of Guan Ning troops immediately urged the war horses again, regardless of the horsepower, and chased in the direction of Xiao Tianjian's escape, but unfortunately, it was the time when these dozens of guards were delayed, Xiao Tianjian and Niu Jinxing had already galloped away, although Zu Kuan tried his best to pursue, but he couldn't catch up with them for a long time.

After chasing more than three miles, Zu Kuan suddenly struggled to pull the reins of the war horse and yelled: "Stop!" His horse was pulled by him and neighed, and his two front legs jumped up suddenly, and he was able to restrain his momentum, and after turning in a circle, he stopped

These Guanning soldiers who were chasing after the horses, at this time, they also saw that a scarlet Xingtian Army banner was suddenly erected at the earthen beam in front of them, this banner was too impressive, in the battle of Liuquan Town, it was this banner that had been hunting and fluttering in the two armies in the middle of the thief army, and it always inspired the thieves to fight with them without fear of death, but today they suddenly appeared here, so even the soldiers and generals who did not hear Zu Kuan's order hurriedly pulled the reins, Controlled their respective horses.

After stopping, these officers and soldiers looked at the front and around, what made them even more frightened was that when they arrived here, Zu Kuan and his subordinates realized that this was an excellent place for ambushes, and there were earthen beams on three sides, and the scene behind the earthen beams could not be seen from the direction they were chasing, not to mention that this time they crossed the river, they didn't have time to send out the night to search and explore this area first, so they rushed over, and when they arrived here, they found that they had drilled into a cloth bag, and at this time, from behind the earthen beams, I only heard a drum and trumpet, and after a while, there were all kinds of flags of the Xingtian Army and a large number of Xingtian Army members on the earthen beams on three sides, and the one who stood in the middle of the horse and stood in the position of the Chinese army was the tall thief chief they saw from a distance just now, holding a spear in his hand, and was glaring at them angrily, waving the spear and pointing it at them.

Zu Kuan's face suddenly turned iron blue at this moment, even if it was a pig, he knew the plan at this time! What's more, it was these Guan Ning generals who were experienced in battle, so he turned his horse and shouted: "Withdraw quickly!" Go back, rush back to the bridge! ”

But when I got here, it was too late to leave, and I could only hear the roar of a piece of fire in three directions, as well as the sound of popping beans.

More than 20 three-pounder guns, plus several six-pounder guns, had already built a concealed firing position on the earthen beam, and the muzzles of the guns had already been aimed at this small area below, and the barrels of the guns had already been loaded with scattered bullets.

The entire place where the officers and soldiers were located was immediately shrouded in all kinds of projectiles, and many officers and soldiers who were caught off guard didn't even have time to scream, and they fell to the ground with blood spraying mist and men and horses.

More firecrackers of the Xingtian Army came out of the crowd, standing on the earthen beams and lowering their guns in rows and downwards, after each round of gunfire, a group of officers and soldiers screamed and fell under the horses, and these Guan Ning soldiers who were still chasing after them just now suddenly became the targets of hunting.

The whole area boiled like throwing fritters into boiling oil, and the smoke of gunpowder suddenly enveloped a large area.

In the face of such an attack, where do the generals under Zu Kuan's command have the slightest room to fight back! They could only desperately urge their horses, turning around and trying to escape from here, but behind them, another group of men and horses appeared, blocking their way, and a row of black holes with holes were flattened and aimed at them, and more spears were also flattened, forming a dense forest of guns.

It's a pity that the Guanning army under Zu Kuan did not die in the hands of the Jiannu Tartars who fought against the invaders, but many people fell in this unknown place, and after a fierce battle, these more than 700 officers and soldiers were almost encircled here.