Shi Yan and Hou Zan wanted to ambush Qian Biao, but it was not Qian Biao who was ambushed first, but Zhang Kezong, who followed behind Qian Biao. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

That night, after Zhang Kezong learned that Qian Biao had withdrawn his army, he led his troops out of the city to pursue without much thought, but Qian Biao had been fighting for more than 20 years and was also a veteran on the battlefield, how could he be defenseless?

He first led the army south for nearly twenty miles, and it was late at night, when the vigilance of people was at its worst.

Qian Biao secretly thought that Zhang Kezong should not be on guard, so he personally led the main force to continue south, but let Cheng He lead his troops to ambush beside the road.

When Zhang Kezong continued to pursue south, Cheng Ji suddenly came out and launched a fierce attack from behind Zhang Kezong, and Qian Biao also turned back and attacked Zhang Kezong with Cheng He at the same time, and Zhang Kezong was immediately in chaos without warning.

In Donglin Town, listening to the faint sound of fighting from the north, Hou Zan and the others woke up one after another.

It was the silence of the night, and there was nothing to stop it from being ten miles around, so the sound traveled far away.

"Seems like it's seven or eight miles away?" After listening intently for a while, Shi Yan frowned.

"Yes, at this point in time, the prince must not have arrived yet, and the two sides should be Zhang Kezong and Qian Biao! I just don't know how they fought? It stands to reason that Zhang Kezong only needs to lead the army to follow Qian Biao, contain it, and make him unable to go south at full speed, how could he suddenly fight, did he find an opportunity to raid? ”

"There is a possibility, but Ben Jiang feels that it is more likely that General Zhang has been ambushed. General Zhang's character is more than brave, but not cautious; In contrast, Qian Biao was scheming, if General Zhang was ambushed by him, he would have felt that there was a great possibility! Shi Yan said with a solemn face.

In either case, it means that the enemy forces are not far away, and it is time for them to strike.

"Get your brothers ready and go in a quarter of an hour!" Shi Yan, as the main general, immediately ordered.

These cavalry are the most elite soldiers, and most of them are northerners who went south with Li Chengsi and Zhu Jin back then, and they have been fighting on the battlefield for at least ten years, and they can definitely be called experienced in a hundred battles, so after hearing the order, they were ready in only half an hour.

"Brothers, let's go!"

Shi Yan and the others took the lead, followed by two thousand heavily armed knights, galloping northward.

There are many rivers in the south of the Yangtze River, but although there are some rivers near Donglin Town, which Shi Yan specially chose, the rivers are not deep, and it is now the dry season, so the horse can lie down directly, but in this way, the speed of the cavalry cannot be raised, and the effect of the charge will be greatly reduced.

On the battlefield, Zhang Kezong's troops were far less than the other party, and he encountered an ambush, so he fell into chaos at the first time.

"Retreat, retreat! Retreat to the other side of the river and regroup! Zhang Kezong shouted loudly while leading dozens of guards to resist the pursuers.

At such times, no matter who comes, they can only temporarily retreat, first jump out of the enemy's front and rear attacks, make a rectification, and then re-enter the battle. Fortunately, there was a wilderness around, and although it was attacked from front and back, it had not yet been surrounded, and there was a way to escape.

However, although his response was timely and correct, not many could still hear his orders in the chaos of the army. This army was originally composed of state soldiers, and it was not elite in all aspects, if it was used to defend the city, or it was okay to have many enemies and outnumbered enemies like yesterday's daytime water battle, but once there was chaos, it became a swarm of headless flies, and fell into even greater chaos under the front and rear attacks of the two Zhejiang armies.

"Kill! Rush up! Cheng Ji shouted.

The siege war during this period of time was really embarrassing, especially yesterday, when he was closest to success, he was caught off guard by the grenades thrown by the enemy, and even Du Jianwei was killed because of it. In the ensuing battle, although the various divisions attacked desperately, they were unable to break through the city before the enemy reinforcements arrived.

And now, the culprit who had dashed their hopes for the month was finally defeated and fled under their ambush, which greatly lifted the spirits of the two Zhejiang soldiers, and they all went crazy, roaring one after another, pouring out the anger of the past month on the enemy army.

Under their frantic offensive, the armies under Zhang Kezong's command composed of state soldiers from Suzhou and Jiaxing could not resist, and they scattered and fled.

"King, Huzhou City has been fighting for so long, and today's battle is still very happy!" After reuniting with Qian Biao, Cheng Ji said with a smile on his face.

Qian Biao's face was also full of joy, but then he remembered Du Jianwei who was killed, and couldn't help sighing: "If Du Jianwei is still alive to see today's battle, how good it would be!" ”

Cheng and Moran, their losses in this attack on Huzhou were too great, and if they succeeded in defeating Huzhou, those losses would be worth it; But now, even if Zhang Kezong is defeated, this has not improved much for Qian Bi's overall situation.

After a moment of silence, Qian Bi reacted and couldn't help laughing: "No matter what, after defeating Zhang Kezong, we can go south wholeheartedly, and we don't have to worry about the enemy entanglement anymore." Order, let Fang Yongzhen lead his troops to continue the pursuit of the remnants of the enemy army, and the rest of the army quickly assembled and prepared to go south! ”

"Yes!" The herald rode away.

At this moment, there was a slight tremor on the ground, and then the roar of horses' hooves sounded from a distance, and it was getting closer and closer.

"It's not good, it's the Huainan cavalry assault! Quickly reorganize the formation! Qian Biao was shocked, this time was the most proud time for the two Zhejiang armies, they had just defeated Zhang Kezong with a perfect ambush, and were chasing the remnants of the enemy army everywhere, and the formations of the various units had already been chaotic, but they were attacked by the enemy cavalry at this time.

"The last general will go to the top for a while, and the king will quickly sort out the formation!" Cheng Ji hurriedly said loudly: "Brothers, come with me......"

Under his leadership, the thousands of soldiers closest to him marched south, trying to fend off the enemy for a moment and buy time for the main force to regroup.

Only a moment later, the Huainan cavalry, led by Shi Yan and Hou Zhan, rushed out of the darkness and rushed towards the defense line that Cheng Ji hastily arranged.

"Kill ......"

The two armies collided fiercely, and the defense line was only hastily arranged after all, and in the face of the galloping iron cavalry, most of them were knocked down in just a moment of contact, and the rest could only be supported by the impact of the enemy.

"Hold off the enemy, stop the enemy......" Cheng Ji roared at his men as he waved the broadsword in his hand.

They did not have many troops, and the formation was not strict, but under the leadership of Cheng Ji, they broke out with a strong will to fight, and they actually held out for a moment under the charge of the Huainan cavalry.

However, the difference in strength will not change the outcome because of their desperateness, and a quarter of an hour later, Cheng Ji was seriously injured and fled into a small river under the cover of the guards to pick up a life; As for the others, they were either killed on the spot or fell to the ground and were unable to fight again.

At the same time, the war drums in Qian Di's army sounded, and those units scattered in various places to pursue Zhang Kezong's rout also quickly returned and reassembled under the banner of Qian Di.

"Rush up and mess them up!" Shi Yan shouted loudly.

There is a great coincidence in tonight's battle, although he led his troops to set up an ambush in Donglin Town, wanting to raid Qian Di, but he didn't expect Qian Bi to also set up an ambush to ambush Zhang Kezong. As a result, when he led his troops to the battlefield, Qian Biao had already defeated Zhang Kezong, and the army was chasing the enemy in all directions, just giving them the opportunity to raid.

At this time, the main forces of the two Zhejiang armies were not ready, and the Huainan cavalry was already like a tiger, killing in front of their eyes, and the soldiers waved their sabers up and down, constantly reaping the lives of the enemy.

Qian Biao, who was not well prepared, was violently assaulted by the Huainan cavalry, and the formation that was originally hastily reorganized was even more chaotic.

In particular, Du Jianwei and Cheng He's two newly established new armies were already somewhat undertrained, and in the siege warfare and the previous ambush warfare, because they had the initiative on the battlefield and could make adjustments to the deficiencies at any time, their performance on the battlefield was quite good.

But at this time, in the face of the surprise attack of the enemy cavalry, the shortcomings of their lack of training were exposed. A large number of soldiers of the New Army did not know how to deal with the cavalry, and the chaotic soldiers were so frightened that they had no other way but to scatter and flee.

Qian Biao looked at the chaotic battlefield, thinking that just a moment ago, they were still chasing and killing Zhang Kezong as the victorious side, but now it was them who fell into chaos, and they couldn't help but be divided.

"Beat the drums, fight, and stop the enemy for me!" Qian Biao looked up to the sky and shouted, his voice full of unwillingness and anger.

"King, retreat!" Fang Yongzhen looked flustered, grabbed Qian Biao's arm, and roared loudly: "The army is already in chaos, and it can't be stopped at all when it is rushed up by the enemy cavalry like this." Let's retreat one after another, at least to the other side of the river, and use the river to block the enemy's onslaught! ”

He pointed to a small river less than ten meters wide and half a meter deep in front of him, from where Zhang Kezong had escaped just a moment ago when he was in chaos, but he didn't expect that it would be their turn now.

"You can't retreat, as soon as you retreat, the army will completely lose its fighting spirit, and then it's really over! Resist me! Qian Biao gritted his teeth, clenched his hands into fists, and roared loudly.

The roaring war drums of "Knock, Knock, Knock......" spread far away in the night, inspiring the soldiers who were still resisting.

The two Zhejiang soldiers had been fighting fiercely under the city of Huzhou for nearly a month, and after a dramatic battle last night, they retreated overnight without the slightest rest, coupled with the previous battle of ambushing Zhang Kezong's department, at this time, it was completely the end of the crossbow, one by one, covered in blood and exhausted.

"King, the last general is willing to resist the enemy army here for a while, please lead the king to retreat to the other side of the river to regroup, and then meet the last general to break through!" Looking at the frightened expressions of the soldiers, Fang Yongzhen gritted his teeth and said.

Qian Biao hesitated, he had lost Du Jianwei, Gu Quanwu was also detained in Guangling, Cheng Ji is currently unknown in life and death, in this case, if he is losing Fang Yongzhen, then even if he leads the army to flee back to Hangzhou, when he has soldiers but no generals, what is the use?

What's more, there are really not many veterans who follow him now!

"King, at this time, what are you hesitating about?" Fang Yongzhen asked loudly, seeing the reluctance in Qian Biao's expression, he understood Qian Biao's thoughts, and while his heart was moved, he was also more determined to stay.

"Brothers, follow the future, hold off the enemy army, and buy time for the army to regroup......"

With Fang Yongzhen's roar, thousands of troops took the initiative to rush towards the Huainan cavalry.

"Retreat, go to the other side of the river to regroup ......"

Although Qian Biao was unwilling, he had no other choice but to accept Fang Yongzhen's suggestion at this time.

The horn soared to the sky, and the sound shook the four fields.

Although the Huainan cavalry was brave, they launched a surprise attack on flat ground, but at this time, the impact power was also a little insufficient, and their strength was small after all, although the assault was still very sharp, but after breaking down Fang Yongzhen's department, they completely lost their speed, and at this time, Qian Biao had led the rest of the troops to retreat to the opposite side of the river, and reorganized the array there.

"General, how about we continue to rush over, annihilate all the enemy troops, and capture Qian Biao alive?" Looking at the army of Qian Biao across the river, Hou Zhan, who was still excited, asked loudly.

No wonder he was so excited, in front of them were more than 20,000 enemy troops, defeated by the assault of their 2,000 cavalry, this kind of record is worth remembering for the rest of his life, no matter what time it is.

Compared with Hou Zhan, Shi Yan's mind was very calm, he knew that when there was a river apart, even if the river was neither wide nor deep, it was also a little difficult to wade across the river to defeat the enemy army.

Moreover, by this time in the battle, they had destroyed at least five or six thousand enemy troops, but their own casualties were very small. Continuing to force the offensive under such circumstances will undoubtedly inflict great losses on the cavalry, and the gains will outweigh the losses.

What's more, after tonight's battle, presumably Qian Biao did not dare to go south at full speed under his own threat, as long as he contained him on the side, and waited until the main force of the army led by Yang Wu arrived, the enemy army would not want to escape from Ascension, so why risk attacking again?

Thinking of this, Shi Yan ordered: "Stay vigilant, clean up the battlefield, let's prepare to retreat!"

On the other side, seeing that the Huainan cavalry did not choose to continue the attack, but stopped to clean up the battlefield, Qian Biao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and at the same time, he also began to worry about Fang Yongzhen's safety.

In the chaotic battlefield before, with the faint light of fire, he saw with his own eyes that Fang Yongzhen was cut to the ground by an enemy cavalryman, and he struggled to get up and continue to fight.

However, the situation later was not clear, and I didn't know if Fang Yongzhen fell last, or if he fled into the vast night with the defeated soldiers who fled in all directions.

In addition, there is Cheng Ji, and just now some soldiers reported that Cheng Ji was not killed in battle, but was seriously wounded and fell in the river.

"Assemble the formation, let's get ready to kill back!" Qian Biao ordered in a deep voice, wanting to kill back as soon as possible and search for the two generals and other survivors.