Zhang Mengcheng's activities at the top of the mugwort were unsuccessful, and the thieves really hid the nails they had buried again. However, with Zhang Mengcheng's efforts, the thieves' nails that changed positions were still exposed to his sight. Zhang Mengcheng did not choose to do it at this time, but quietly waited for the situation to change.

It didn't take long for Zhang Mengcheng to find out that the other party had made a move, and they frequently investigated the garrison situation in various parts of Baoan County, and even extended their tentacles to the military fort in the north.

Zhang Mengcheng immediately reported the news to Dai Junen with his eldest brother. Dai Junen, who was reminded, also began to investigate secretly, and it turned out that the lone wolf was ready to gather the surrounding thieves to attack Baoan County together. (Note 1)

The soldiers of Yansui West Road prepared Dai Jun'en, and immediately began to mobilize troops and horses to prepare to meet the enemy. The soldiers and horses of the military forts on the Yansui West Road received orders and began to prepare soldiers and horses to meet the enemy.

At this time, Zhang Mengcheng told Dai Junen about his plan. He intends to use the nail in his possession to send false information to the thieves and thus set a trap. Prepare to lure out the main force of the thieves, and then take the opportunity to destroy the team of thieves such as the Lone Ranger in one fell swoop.

This plan was also used by the Ming army, and it was a similar method for Zhang Fuzhen to lure the mud out of Dongchuan before. However, Baoan County is a rare peaceful place in northern Shaanxi, there are many people, and the farmland is also very well managed. If the plan is to be implemented, most of Baoan County, at least in the south, could be hit hard.

Dai Junen thought about it carefully for a while, but still rejected Zhang Mengcheng's plan. Choose a more secure way to defeat the thieves who invaded Baoan County.

Zhang Mengcheng's idea was successively supported by Artemisia and Dai Junen. Somewhat disappointed, he could only keep lamenting that he did not have the aura of the legendary protagonist.

Later, on June 19, the fifth year of Chongzhen, the lone wolf really led his subordinates to kill Baoan County. Although Dai Junen did not agree with Zhang Mengcheng's plan, he did adopt part of it.

Under Dai Junen's operation, the thieves obtained information that the Outer Mongolians were approaching the border. The officers and men on the west road of Yansui Town, their plan to prevent autumn should be prepared in advance.

The thieves didn't believe it at first, but they did see many "border troops" returning to the fort in the north, pretending to be merchants. Even in the two villages of Jinding Mountain and Artemisia Mountain, there are also quite a lot of armed forces rushing to the north.

At present, in the entire territory of Baoan County, all that can be relied on are some "village warriors" who have little combat experience, as well as some officers and soldiers who are blocking the south to guard against thieves.

It didn't take much effort for the thieves to bypass the official army's defensive line in the southern part of the security.

After that, the brigade found the officers and troops led by Zhang Yingchang near Dijiacheng, ninety miles southwest of Baoan County. A battle that did not exist in history began.

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"Big brother, we have to speed up, otherwise the thieves will run away, and Wu Hongqi's bastard will be able to rely on us for all the mistakes." Since Zhang Zhaoen's injury was not yet healed, Zhang Mengguang stayed by Zhang Mengjin's side this time. And instead of him as a striker, it is the team led by Ma Xiangzhong.

"Damn, if the surnamed Wu really dares to rely on us, Lao Tzu must have chopped him up with his own hands. If it weren't for the fact that his men were discovered by the thieves' sentinels, where would so many things have happened? The egg blew the trumpet, and everyone quickened their march. Although Wu Hongqi, who was quite unhappy and changed his face, but after all, the surname Wu was a general of Ningsai, and Zhang Mengjin still had to order everyone to speed up the march.

In this operation, the officers and soldiers originally planned to defeat the thieves through ambushes. However, the sentry sent by the thieves found some of the officers and soldiers. Zhang Yingchang, deputy commander-in-chief, decided to abandon the ambush and let the officers and generals of all directions lead the cavalry to pursue the enemy first. Zhang Mengjin had no choice but to take more than 500 brave cavalry to attack at full speed from a distance of more than ten miles.

After a period of practice, Li Dan can already play several repertoire with a military horn. After his horn sounded, the officers under Zhang Mengjin received new orders. Everyone urged their men to begin a rapid march.

The cavalry that followed Zhang Mengjin to attack this time were all descendants of Jindingshan, and they could accurately judge the signals from the Chinese army.

"Big boss, we found hundreds of thieves riding in front of us, and the horse leader has already done it with them." Not long after Zhang Mengjin's order to march hastily was passed down, a herald quickly came to Zhang Mengjin's side, and he brought the news that the advance had encountered the enemy.

"Aren't we a left-wing outflanking team, why are thieves here?" Zhang Mengguang was a little puzzled by the thieves' movements, why the other party did not flee south quickly after discovering the official army, but instead changed direction and began to engage his own men and horses who were originally the farthest away from them.

"Regardless of this, since the thieves have been bumped into by us, we don't have to be polite. The order went down, and asked Lao Zhou and Lao Fan to copy it from the left, and let Lao Che and Meng Cheng go around to the right. Wan Kui led the rear team to press the formation, and the others followed me forward to chop these shit. Not caring why the thieves appeared here, Zhang Mengjin quickly issued a new order.

Under Zhang Mengjin's order, Li Dan sounded his military horn again. At the same time, several heralds on horseback ran towards the leading officers scattered around. Zhang Mengjin's personal guards and more than 150 cavalrymen of the Chinese cavalry team quickly provided support to Ma Xiangzhong's troops who were fighting.

When Zhang Mengjin led the team to arrive, they found that the thieves had also sent additional support, and the enemy in front of them at this time already had about 300 thieves and cavalry.

In the distance, it seemed that there was an enemy rushing over, and Ma Xiangzhong's headquarters was surrounded by rogue cavalry. Zhang Mengjin didn't think much about it, and directly led the team to launch an attack.

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"Kill."

A thief cavalryman armed with a ghost-headed broadsword attacked Ma Xiangzhong fiercely. Ma Xiangzhong didn't have time to return the gun, so he could only twist his neck flexibly, and dodged the blow very thrillingly.

But the thief's attack continued, and another thief with a nail fist smashed into Ma Xiangzhong's chest.

Ma Xiangzhong calmly blocked the opponent's attack with the barrel of his gun, and then bent his elbow and gave the enemy who was quite close to him a heavy blow.

The enemy didn't expect Ma Xiangzhong to come to this move, and he was caught off guard and directly knocked off the horse. Taking advantage of this effort, Ma Xiangzhong stabbed backwards with both guns in his hands, and the thief cavalry with a ghost-headed broadsword was directly stabbed to death.

The rogue cavalry who was lying on the ground and wanted to get up was killed by Ma Xiangzhong's guards.

"Leader, I can't stand it, you quickly lead the team to kill it, let's... Belch. Before the guard could finish his sentence, a stray arrow from nowhere pierced his neck.

Seeing that his trusted guard was killed, Ma Xiangzhong was very angry. After he roared, he rushed towards the rogue cavalry that kept killing him.

And the other guards around Ma Xiangzhong, worried about the safety of the captain, also hurriedly drove the horse forward to kill. Under Ma Xiangzhong's crazy assault, the thieves and horses who were facing each other were directly defeated.

However, the subordinates in other directions were divided into several pieces by the dominant rogue cavalry, and people were constantly being killed by the rogue thieves who surrounded them, and the situation became very critical.

At this time, the sound of bull horns and military trumpets sounded at the same time, and a group of very strong officers and cavalry launched a swift charge against the thieves. A Ming army officer on a horse rushed to the front with a gun in one hand. The first row of cavalry behind him was also armed with line guns, and there were several rows of neatly raised sabers further behind.

The neat line of the officers and soldiers directly smashed the thieves in front of them, and this successful charge resulted in more than twenty thieves in an instant.

The officer of the Ming army, who led the horse on the horse, picked up three thieves one after another, and rushed directly to Ma Xiangzhong's side and shouted: "Leave it to me here, you quickly take your people to withdraw and reorganize, and the eldest brother will answer outside." ”

Ma Xiangzhong, who had already fallen into madness, finally returned to some normalcy after hearing the shouts of the comer. He beckoned his subordinates, quickly disengaged from contact with the enemy and began to regroup in the rear.

At this time, the team of thieves was still in chaos because of the impact just now. Some people fled backwards in embarrassment, while others continued to fight with the weapons in their hands, but no one continued to chase and kill Ma Xiangzhong's men and horses.

The officers and officers of the army on horseback, with their subordinates, continued to charge and kill. Everywhere he went, people kept screaming and falling off their horses, and several small leaders of the thieves were stabbed to death by him.

The thief, who obviously had a great advantage in numbers, was unstable under the attack of this officer and his subordinates. If order is not restored, the other party will rush down. The outcome of the battle, which had a combined force of five hundred cavalry, would be decided in the near future.

"Those who are not afraid of death will follow me to kill and slaughter Zhang Soap Eagle."

"Kill."

At this time, a bandit leader who was pressing the formation in the rear led a group of cavalry to kill the officers while shouting. The rogue cavalry, which was originally a little declining, restored some order under his leadership. They successfully blocked the offensive of the official army, and with their superior forces, they gradually fell into a melee with the official army.

Ma Xiangzhong led his subordinates and found the "big brother" behind the battle, and he quickly spoke: "Big boss, the situation is not right, the army of thieves is constantly killing out, we are afraid that these horses are not enough." ”

And just as Ma Xiangzhong was reporting on the battle situation, the rogue cavalry who had newly arrived on the battlefield in the distance also took advantage of this time to attack.

The "big boss" found that the situation was not good, and pointed to the enemy's reinforcements and shouted to Ma Xiangzhong: "It's all this time, and we can only grit our teeth and resist." Wan Kui's team is about to arrive, and I have also sent men and horses to outflank me on the left and right. I'll take the guards to stop those thieves, you quickly organize your team and come over to support. ”

As soon as the "big boss" finished speaking, he led more than 50 of his guards and rushed towards the more than 100 rogue cavalry in the distance. Ma Xiangzhong quickly regrouped his formation while observing the rapidly changing battle situation. When he saw that some of the thieves' troops appeared on the battlefield, Ma Xiangzhong ended the reorganization and chose to lead the team back to kill back.

When Ma Xiangzhong chose to attack again, the rear team of the official army finally arrived. They didn't have time to think too much, so they quickly put all the combat power in their hands.

This unexpected encounter between the officers and the thieves has evolved into a battle in which both sides continue to refuel.

Although the officers and soldiers relied on their superiority in equipment and order, they were still suppressing the troops of the thieves. However, the other follow-up units of the official army did not know when they would arrive, and the reinforcements of the thieves were still rushing to the battlefield.

What the final outcome of this battle will be will be unknown for a while.

PS: Note 1: In history, it was originally the chaotic monkey Zhang Mengjin who was ready to gather men to attack Jingbian Fort, and was later detected by Zhang Yingchang and Dai Junen. In "Huailing Liukou Always Record", this matter was prevented in June of the fourth year of Chongzhen. However, in the small print at the back, there is also a record that "the discussion date was recorded in June of the fifth year".

In the first volume of "Suikou Jiluo", there is a record of the chaotic monkey attacking Jingbian on June 19. Other historical materials such as "Chongzhen Record" also put this matter in June of the fourth year of Chongzhen. Because of the butterfly effect in this book, it turned out that the lone wolf who occupied the top of Lu Bao with the chaotic monkey in history replaced Zhang Mengjin. And the target of the attack was also changed to Baoan County.