The yellow-faced general was a little reckless, he expressed his opinion without considering maturity, and was criticized by everyone for being incomplete, but he was born with a big mouth, and he was still arguing in front of a group of people alone.

"Even if you can't stick to it, then you don't need to storm Zhaojiawan, since Nanban is stuck here, let's just change places, anyway, the steaming water river is so long, and there is the Xiangjiang River to the east, as long as you get to the river, there is always a way."

"Ha, to put it lightly, if you don't go to Zhaojiawan, where will you go, the army can't act blindly." Another Qing general immediately retorted that after the Chu army captured Zhaojiawan, it had abandoned the original battle line and concentrated all its forces to block the Qing army from approaching the steaming water, and there was almost no soldier in the north and west.

Other Qing generals also chimed in.

"yes, what are you doing by the river? Last stand? ”

"If there is no King Huaishun and the sailor to answer, it will be more dangerous to get to the river, and the most important thing now is to contact the sailor as much as possible."

"We have more than 20,000 horses, but not two hundred, once we move, we will definitely not be able to hide from the scouts of the Nanban, and it will still be a vicious battle at that time, it is better to stare at Zhaojiawan and fight hard, and it will be convenient for King Huaishun to find us."

As the generals were talking, Luck Dehun suddenly asked in a deep voice: "Etuhun, haven't you hooked up with the sailor yet?" ”

Etuhun hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Back to Lord Belle, the Nanban rangers are too tight, our sons and daughters can't stand by the river, they have lost more than forty horses in the past two days, and they have only met with the sailor warship once." Spread the news of the siege of our army to the king of Huaishun. ”

"Idiot! Even the cavalry of the Southern Barbarians can't deal with it, and it really humiliates the reputation of the Eight Banners warriors, is your tiger tooth knife an ornament? Lucked Hun suddenly burst into a rage. Although he knew that Etuhun was a little wronged, he still couldn't help but want to get angry, and after scolding him sharply, the depression in his heart decreased slightly, and he slowed down his tone and said: "Tomorrow morning, I will double the number of people you lose, I must get in touch with King Huaishun." ”

Seeing that his feelings were a little out of control. The generals were silent.

After pondering for a long time, Luck Dehun said: "Our army has many brave soldiers, and the southern thieves can't help us for a while." But Zhangjiawan is indeed not a place to stay for a long time, you have to find another way to get out of trouble, it is definitely not possible to cover your head and run around, and go along the steaming river to Caoqiao. is the safest way at the moment......"

There were more than 20,000 horses under his command. Among them, there are not only the brave and good fighting Eight Banner soldiers, but also the well-equipped Tianyou soldiers, the lineup is luxurious, the top configuration, the Chu army is stationed in Chenzhou Mansion and Yongzhou Mansion and other places, there are only 20,000 people in the Hengyang area, and the strength is slightly less...... However, the Qing army was short of food and grass. The backup was lost, but the reinforcements of the Ming army were coming quickly. It's like an ultra-luxury off-road vehicle trapped in the Gobi, but there are only ten liters of fuel left in the tank, and wolves are slowly approaching in the distance.

The current situation is in a dilemma, it is not okay to act rashly, let alone sit still, Lekdehun thought about it repeatedly, and found a way that can barely be called the best of both worlds, the army retreated along the steaming river to the grass bridge, not only to get the support of the sailors, but also to find an opportunity to cross the river and escape, in case the war is unfavorable, and the last hope of the grass bridge, so as not to fall into a desperate situation.

Of course, Luck Dehun also knows very well that there are too many wishful thinking elements in this, and the Chu army is eyeing the side, and will not let the Qing army escape like this, and a vicious battle is inevitable.

That night, Lekdehun gathered his troops overnight, made all kinds of preparations, and the next morning, before dawn, quietly left the camp, died down, and marched eastward in the dark.

Because of the heavy cannons, the Qing army's marching speed was very slow, when the sky was clear, it was less than five miles out, the cavalry infantry in front of the suppressed temperament slowly strolled, the baggage troops behind were still old oxen pulling the broken car, one step and three shakes, it was easy to turn over a nameless mound, Luckedhun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

When they arrived at this mound, they basically bypassed the defense line of the Chu army, and then turned to the southeast and marched, and then walked out of the steaming water river for more than ten miles, and after arriving at the river, even if the Chu army sent troops to chase, the Qing army sailors would find the abnormality and rush over to support themselves.

"Hurry up! ...... faster."

Luck Dehun was just halfway through speaking, suddenly the earth was shocked, a cannon rang out behind the mound, and countless Chu soldiers poured out, row by row, team by team, layer upon layer next to the mound, the sun had just risen from the east, and the early morning light sprinkled a pillar of light, but the surrounding pillar of light was still a little dim, and the armor on the Chu army's body seemed black and oppressive, and Sen Senran revealed a fierce murderous aura.

"Lord Belle! The rear guard of our army was attacked! ”

"There are a lot of thieves up ahead, too!"

A few fast horses rushed to the front, and immediately the military academy was in a hurry, and the Chu army was found in several directions, and the Qing army took an attack posture.

"Sure enough, there was an ambush!" Luckedhun was not panicked, although the Chu army's reaction was beyond his expectations, but before setting off, Luckedhun was also prepared for various unexpected situations that might arise, and immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing and spread out a battle formation in the same place, preparing to meet the attack of the Chu army.

"If the southern thieves launch a fierce attack as soon as they come up, they can still find me some trouble, it's too late now!"

The Qing army was well-trained and battle-hardened, and soon changed from the marching army to the battle queue, and set up a position to prepare for the battle, the forward guard and the Chinese army were close to each other, the grain and grass were protected in the middle, the cannon erected the muzzle and aimed at the mound, the arrow was wound, the knife was unsheathed, the bird gun lit the arquebus, and the tip of the spear flashed a little cold light...... Just wait for the Chu army to rush up and attack, and let their heads break and bleed.

However, the Chu army did not move, and the two wings were shrinking backwards, changing from an offensive posture to a defensive posture.

"What kind of reputation is the southern thief?" Luck couldn't laugh or cry. The battlefield was chosen by the Chu army, the fighters seemed to be good, the Qing army perfectly stepped into the ambush circle, and then it was time to use a hearty battle to decide the winner, even if the Ming army occupied a favorable situation, Luckedhun was also confident to fight with it.

However, Chu Jun stopped abruptly when the climax was about to come, and looked at Xiaoyan and Qing Jun with such big eyes, with a nasty look of "you are not in a hurry, I am not in a hurry".

If it goes on like this, there is no end to it, and Luck Dehun beckoned to Tuhun: "You take two thousand fine horses to rush for a while, and see what flaws the southern thief has." ”

First use cavalry to disrupt the formation of the Chu army, and then send Tianyou soldiers to seize the mound and high ground, and then the infantry, artillery and cavalry storm together to defeat the Chu army...... In an instant, Lekde Hun sketched out a general battle plan, if he could defeat the Chu army here and destroy the thousands of elite troops of the other side, it was expected to turn the entire battlefield around.

Although the prospects are bright, in order to realize this plan, the formation of the Chu army must be disrupted first, otherwise the slow artillery and baggage troops will seriously drag down the cavalry and infantry, and a large number of troops must be sent to protect them against the counterattack of the Chu army.

Etuhun generously accepted the order, turned over his horse, and went away with his arms high, leading two thousand eight-banner cavalry to kill the Chu army with a fierce momentum.

Although the height of the mound is less than ten zhang, it is the only commanding height nearby, the Qing army just marched here, sent a few scouts to go up to check, because the sky was dark and did not find the ambush of the Chu army, after the Chu army appeared, immediately sent five hundred infantry to seize the mound, and drove away the few Qing army scouts.

Seeing the cavalry of the Qing army rushing over, the Chu army on the mound immediately put out a spear array to meet the enemy, they belonged to Wang Sheng's Chongyang battalion, they were all veterans of the battlefield, and they were not afraid of a strong enemy, and the spear array was specially restrained cavalry, and the Chongyang battalion condescended to occupy a geographical advantage, although the number was obviously at a disadvantage, and no one took half a step back.

"Stride, stomp!"

The horse's hooves are chaotic like thunder, the light of the tiger tooth knife is flickering, the Eight Banners cavalry is getting closer and closer, the sharp soldiers in the front row have begun to go uphill, the Chongyang battalion leader Qian Zong shouted loudly, boosting morale, the soldiers clenched the spears in their hands, and their bodies were tense, ready to withstand the fierce impact of the Qing cavalry.

The neighing of the horses and horses suddenly turned a corner, almost clinging to the spear array, and crossed halfway down the hillside.

In modern naval warfare, aircraft carriers will never use naval guns to fire at destroyers...... The same is true for the expensive cavalry against the cheap infantry phalanx, in the face of the dense spear array, Etuhun did not directly rush the mountain, but shook a shot and turned to the junction of the mound and the Chu army under the mountain, which was the real target of Etuhun.

Although there are also infantry of the Chu army at the foot of the mountain, due to the terrain restrictions, it is impossible to put out a thick spear formation on the flanks, and Etuhun deliberately went around in a circle, which is aimed at this weak link, the impact force of two thousand cavalry is very amazing, and if the Ming army's response is a little slow, it may be broken through by him.

"Kill!"

Etuhun shook the tiger tooth knife and rushed to the front.

"Kill!"

The Eight Banners soldiers shook the tiger tooth knife and charged down through the slope of the mound, and they really used all their strength at this point, and the speed of the horses was pushed to the limit, like a comet hitting the earth, and the two thousand Eight Banner soldiers were like a meteor outside the sky with a long tail flame, tearing the air and smashing into the Chu army camp under the mountain.

The Chu army retreated.

Seeing that the Eight Banners were unstoppable, the formation of the Chu army shrank back in time, and the musketeers and archers standing on the flanks ran away, although they looked a little wolf, but they just avoided the edge of the Eight Banners.

Etuhun led the Eight Banners to chase and kill, and when he was about to catch up with them, the defeated Chu soldiers circled to both sides and showed the pikemen in the back row.

The main force of the Chongyang battalion, two thousand pikemen, formed a thicker pikeman formation. (To be continued......)