On the seventh day of the first month of February, Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong met Zhang Xianzhong in Agate Mountain.

Zhang Xianzhong knew that after meeting the official army, although he felt very sudden, he still reacted quickly. He immediately let the troops seize the hill, and the old battalion also took refuge on the hill, preparing to meet the officers and soldiers.

Zuo Liangyu is a 'flat thief general' who controls other generals, so this battle is commanded by Zuo Liangyu. As for Zheng Chongjian, the governor of Shaanxi, he had already retreated to Guandu Town with the Governor's Battalion, he was a civil official, and he didn't have to take the risk himself.

Zuo Liangyu observed the terrain and decided that his troops would attack the middle and right lanes, and He Renlong's men would attack the left road. The two men and horses marched in parallel in three directions, attacking Zhang Xianzhong on the mountain, and meeting to beat the drum as the number.

"Father," Zuo Mengeng asked puzzledly, "Why are we attacking?" Wouldn't it be nice to use He Renlong's troops? ”

Zuo Liangyu explained: "The attack has just begun, and it is the time to reflect our usefulness. You have to remember to do everything with the right time. Now is the time for us to kill the enemy with our lives, and our strength will be seen by others, and they will pay attention to us! ”

"Didn't our people get news?" Zuo Mengeng said: "Yang Gebu is very dissatisfied with his father, and he seems to have the idea of Yi Shuai!" ”

"That's why we're going to fight!" Zuo Liangyu said with a smile: "This is the time when we must make meritorious contributions!" ”

Zuo Liangyu saw that there was no problem with Zuo Mengeng, so he began to close his eyes and recuperate, waiting for the troops to be mobilized in place.

At this time, He Renlong, who was on the left, was also very positive. Because Yang Sichang sent someone to send him a message saying that Zuo Liangyu did not listen to moderation, Yang Sichang deliberately asked the imperial court to accept Zuo Liangyu's 'Ping Thief General' seal, and instead awarded him He Renlong.

So that's his chance. As long as he can get a great credit this time, I believe that the seal of the 'Ping Thief General' will soon reach him." However, it is a pity that his strength is not as large as Zuo Liangyu's, and his current title is lower than Zuo Liangyu's, so he can only play the role of a secondary attacker.

"Sons!" He Renlong shouted loudly to his subordinates: "The drum will beat for a while!" As soon as you hear the sound of drums, you will attack Lao Tzu! As long as we win, I don't want any money for what we have captured, and I will give it to you! If you can't attack it, Lao Tzu will cut off your heads, as well as the heads of your families! Did you hear that?! ”

"Attack the mountain and capture the thief alive!"

"Attack and capture the thief alive!"

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He Renlong's soldiers roared loudly one by one. For the safety of their families, for the sake of being able to share more wealth after victory, and for themselves to be rewarded by the court. They roared with all their might, boosting their morale and courage for themselves and their companions.

Zhang Xianzhong, who was on the mountain, also heard the shouts of the officials and soldiers under the mountain, and he felt that something was wrong. He realized that it might be Yang Sichang's wanted warrant that worked, just like the overlord of Chu back then.

He immediately ordered: "Go and tell the battalions that everyone must block the attack of the officers and soldiers!" They are attacking from the back, and there is nothing to be afraid of. When the attack of the official army is repulsed, I will take them to kill them and go to Chengdu Mansion to be happy! Money silk woman, feel free to enjoy! ”

"Order!" A few of the soldiers agreed loudly and trotted to the battalions to give orders. After a while, Zhang Xianzhong's troops on several hills also shouted loudly.

After a while, the rumbling drum sounded, and Zuo Liangyu concentrated the ten drums to beat together, and the momentum was really deafening.

With the shouts of the officers in front, the officers and soldiers launched an attack on the mountain at the same time. The soldiers shouted, swords and guns, bows and arrows, and firecrackers as they rushed up the hill.

"Boom", "boom" cannon sounded, and Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong under the mountain all let the artillery in their battalion start firing at a distance. However, after firing a few shots, they found that the shells could not hit Zhang Xianzhong's camp at all. But the sound of the cannon was still "booming", "booming", but no shells flew out. The artillerymen were ordered to load only gunpowder and use the cannon as a trumpet gun.

The sound of "pop" and "pop" firecrackers also sounded, and the firecrackers in the vanguard of Zuo Liangyu's army had already rushed to a distance of forty or fifty paces from the enemy camp under the cover of the hanging of bows and arrows, so they fired the firearms in their hands one after another, regardless of whether the distance was within the range or not.

There were also artillery and guns in Zhang Xianzhong's battalion, although there were not many, but they did have them. However, at this time their firearms were useless, they were in a high place, and if they shot downward, the projectiles in them would roll out on their own, and they would be of no use at all.

When the officers were thirty paces away, after a few gongs, their archers began to shoot arrows. There were also others who pushed or threw the collected stones down, and many of the officers and soldiers crawling on the hillside were crushed and killed.

The big drum is still "knocking", "knocking" beating, the drummer on the front is tired and changes to the drummer on the back, in short, the drum beat can't be messed up, and the drum can't stop.

Under the orders of Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong, the officers and soldiers rushed forward wave after wave. Seeing that the people in front of him suffered heavy casualties and could not attack, the officers and soldiers behind rushed up after him. Either die in battle, or be beheaded by the pro-soldier team behind, there is no advance or retreat.

Zhang Xianzhong looked around from the top of the mountain, and as time went by, his camp was about to be unable to support it. The archers were too tired to shoot their bows, and the stones they had collected were gone. The next time can only be hand-to-hand combat, but although the number of his men is large, the only ones who can fight with the official army are the original 20,000 people.

Zuo Liangyu saw that Zhang Xianzhong's counterattack had weakened, so he sorted out the mountain armor, bow and arrow, and waist knife. said to Zuo Menggeng: "Get ready, go up and take some credit yourself." ”

"The baby is ready!" Zuo Mengeng pulled out Xueliang's waist knife and said happily.

With Zuo Liangyu's personal attack, the morale of the officers and soldiers reached its peak, and they rushed forward with shouts and attacked the enemy with the weapons in their hands. The tragic hand-to-hand combat began, with no formation, no cooperation, only primitive courage and their own skills.

Zuo Liangyu was only from a distance, using a bow and arrows to shoot left and right, shooting the brave warriors in Zhang Xianzhong's camp. And Zuo Mengeng was carrying a waist knife and rushed to the enemy under the escort of his own soldiers. But all he could do was mend the knife. The surrounding soldiers cooperated, put the thieves they had killed and wounded, and let their young marshal open the meat.

Mountaintop. Zhang Xianzhong was checking the situation in front of He Renlong.

"Handsome! Oh no, the officers and soldiers are coming! A soldier came running in a panic to report.

Zhang Xianzhong looked back and found that there were already killing shouts from the old camp. He couldn't take care of the family members in the old camp at this time, so he ordered: "Order all battalions to break through to the south and enter the mountains!" ”

He immediately went to concentrate the forces that remained on the mountain, and rushed down the mountain to the south. And the subordinates who are entangled with the official army can only continue to fight with the official army.