Chapter 479: The First Defeat of the Shun Army

Originally, this wet and rainy weather was favorable to the Shun army, and the ground became muddy, and the Ming army used it as a cart to rely on to travel through the mud with difficulty.

It was in a state of movement, and the current Ming army was stationed and defended, and the moving side became the Shun army, and the difficulties encountered in the operation became borne by them.

The Ming army camped on the spot, completely occupied the flat terrain here, leaving only those areas that were not conducive to action left for the Shun army to maneuver, and the more than 4,000 cavalry sent by Yuan Zongdi went around in a circle, not to mention, the cavalry brigade was also divided into small teams by the fields and ravines and hills.

Along the way, there are constantly horses because they accidentally fall into the mud, or step into some pothole, directly fall to the ground, the horse's leg is broken, the horse is completely wasted, if the soldier is not injured, then have to follow on foot, very troublesome.

Compared with the kind of camp in large chariots, the way that the cavalry of the Shun army saw according to the conventional camp was more difficult to break through.

Sharpened wooden piles inserted into the earth are connected to a wooden fence, outside which a trench is dug, and at intervals there are small horse stations protruding, on which soldiers armed with firearms and bows and arrows are waiting for an opportunity to attack, and on the side of the main gate, there is a fortification lined up with a wooden fence to reject horses, behind which stands the Ming army armed with spears and swords.

At the exit of the Ming position on the right flank, there was a flat area that was large enough, and if it could break through to this area, it would be much easier to attack.

But this is a gap, an obvious gap, the Shun army can find it so easily, of course the Ming army is also, He Renlong has long led the cavalry to prepare there. If there is no harassing army, it is naturally good, if there is an attacking army, it is such a large place. He Renlong is really not afraid to fight with anyone.

Compared with the other Ming troops who fled from the Wangshun army, He Renlong maintained an extremely rare confidence, a confidence in the victory of the thieves and horses.

In the time and space without Li Meng, Shaanxi General He Renlong was brutal and domineering in Shaanxi, and after Sun Chuanting was released from the edict, he went to Shaanxi to gather troops to prepare to fight, in order to seize the troops, the first to kill was He Renlong. Kill Liwei, and then you can lead your troops,

Over there, Sun Chuanting killed He Renlong, and the news spread to the army of displaced people, and the generals of the displaced people congratulated each other, saying that it was He Maniac who died, and it was easy to take Shaanxi.

In this time and space, He Renlong did not die, and extinguished all the homeless rebellion in Shaanxi and the Shanxi-Shaanxi border area. Even in the battle with the Western Mongol tribes in the Western Regions, he achieved some victories, and these victories made him more and more confident, if you put it another way, this is called arrogance, but in the battle with the Shun army. It is quite rare for the Ming army to be able to be a little arrogant.

The more than 4,000 cavalry sent out by Yuan Zongdi to attack approached the open area at the exit of the right wing, and those people and Ding Zhuang had already pulled out the wooden fence that rejected the horse, and He Renlong led his own personal soldiers directly and rushed out in a swarm.

Shaanxi General Soldier He Renlong fought. Although he was domineering, he liked to charge into battle himself, and he and the guards around him formed a small group that rushed to the front, and the rest of the soldiers and horses followed and rushed around this small group, almost forming a triangular shape, and the strongest part was used as an arrow.

With the combat strength of the Shaanxi General He Renlong and his own soldiers, it is easy to break through most of the enemy's positions, and the formation is complete. The soldiers' combat power increases each other, and they are often very tenacious, but once they are broken through, they quickly become a mass of scattered sand, and even affect each other, which is not so difficult to gnaw.

At this time, the brigade that followed behind the charging group could rush into this formation. Keep widening the wound. Until the collapse of the opponent's entire formation.

Seeing the whole body in iron armor and holding a spear, He Renlong took the lead in killing it. The roundabout, exhausted cavalry of the Shun army was already a little flustered.

Even without this muddy land and complex terrain, the horse team running around the bend also consumed part of its physical strength, and in the face of the recuperated He Renlongbu, it was obviously impossible to resist, not to mention the fear that had accumulated for a long time.

The situation has reached such a point, it is unrealistic to retreat or to turn the horse to avoid, and there are companions who are rushing forward to the ground, and for today's plan, it can only be a desperate fight.

But in the face of an enemy who is stronger than himself, fighting to the death is only a kind of mental will, and the specific result still needs to be solved with real swords and guns.

He Renlong has a flat-end spear in one hand, and the tail end is clamped with his own arm, and he adjusts the direction of the spear with his hand, but his left hand is held on the handle of the saber, he is proficient in equestrianism, and his legs are enough to control the speed and direction of the horse, the Shun army in front of him is holding a spear in one hand, and shouts and assassinates on the horse, He Renlong's hand holding the spear is raised upward, and he bumps it towards the side, and touches the enemy spear on the opposite side, and then clamps his legs hard, the horse accelerates, and the riding spear steadily stabs the enemy in front of him.

In the process of advancing the assassination, He Renlong has always controlled the speed of the horse, so that he is not too fast, from childhood to adulthood of professional training and many years of combat experience, so that He Renlong in the battle of the strength control is extremely accurate, after the spear stabbed the enemy, the armor pierced straight into half a foot, enough to kill, and suddenly retracted backwards.

The enemy in front of him fell diagonally from his horse, but He Renlong urged his horse to speed at this time, and when the cavalry of the Shun army was slightly panicked by the death of his companion, he had already rushed into the crowd, waving the saber of the other hand and slashing, and two or three more people fell under the horse screaming.

Yuan Zongdi's cavalry was only temporarily withdrawn, while He Renlong was leading the elite soldiers of a hundred battles to charge, and this gap naturally appeared.

As soon as the two sides touched, the forward of the cavalry of the Shun army suddenly collapsed, and He Renlong's brigade rushed directly into it, and as soon as the cavalry arrived at close combat, after the initial hedge, it would be those who had the upper hand with teammates, and He Renlong's cavalry side was like this.

The long knives and axes continued to slash at both sides, and all the soldiers and horses that came close were cut off from their horses, and the cavalry in the rear kept up, continuing to expand the wound.

In fact, after the first assault, the cavalry of Shunjundi was bound to be defeated, and the front team stepped into an open area that was not muddy and difficult to walk. But in a blink of an eye, they were killed and retreated by the cavalry of the Ming army who came up, and the cavalry behind them was already frightened, so they were also cavalry from the old battalion, and they did not collapse for a while, but they had no will to fight, and the officers of the rear team shouted loudly, turning their horses' heads to evacuate this place.

Grinding here, he will only be pursued by the fierce and vicious He madman. For the sake of today, it is better to retreat earlier, and still save some strength.

The brigade that had rushed forward turned and retreated, and there was a vicious enemy pursuing, no matter how well-trained the soldiers were, they would panic, and the people in the rear team would sell their backs to the enemy.

But you know that you will fight to the death. But it may not all be able to stimulate the fighting spirit, but it will be desperate and collapse, and He Renlong's side is to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and chase it out with this momentum. The killing is hearty, so it's not happy.

This wave of offensive attacking the right side of the Ming army was beaten to the ground by He Renlong, who was stationed here, and retreated in panic. At this time, the frontal attack has also begun.

Yuan Zongdi's horses and soldiers were all lined up in a line, and began to move forward slowly, and the banners in the chariot formation also spread out, and they began to mobilize soldiers and horses.

You can see the cold light of weapons flashing behind the van ground, and some soldiers climb up to probe their brains, and the cavalry that has just lined up in front has not moved, but there are several places leaning against the battlefield The van has been moved, and light cavalry has appeared. This chariot formation is a hastily erected position, if it is bombarded, there is no ability to resist at all, it is better to let the cavalry come out, to guard against the Shun army to set up artillery, but also to be cautious.

The artillery was used to siege the city, but in the end, the decisive battle still had to be fought hard by the soldiers, relying on the swords and guns in their hands to defeat and empty the enemy.

If there is enough time. Yuan Zongdi could find an opportunity to assume the artillery. Then blast through a place and send soldiers to storm it. But even if the cannon is erected and a gap is opened, the Ming army inside can send someone to plug the gap, and then arrange a defense.

After coming and going like this, I don't know how long it will be tossed, and when King Chuang comes here, he may still see the two sides tugging here, and it will be a shame to go home.

General Yuan Zongdi was already ruthless in his heart, and no longer cared about the death and injury of his soldiers and horses, so he simply rushed forward and knocked this car camp apart with his life.

It seems that Bai Guangen, the general soldier of Yulin, sent out his own personal guard cavalry, and these light cavalry are really bold, and they have been waiting until the Shun army approached more than 100 steps before calmly turning the horse, at this distance, there is no possibility of setting up artillery test firing.

Because as long as the cannon is fired, even the foot soldiers of the Ming army can rush out to kill people and seize the artillery, hearing a few war drums, the generals and leaders in each team are giving orders in unison, and the soldiers are all stopping in the whole team, and after a slight pause, the war drums are beating rapidly, and the generals and leaders are all hoarse and giving orders.

The soldiers of the Shun army all spread their legs and ran forward, and the faster they rushed to the front, the faster they could enter the white-knuckle battle, so as not to be covered by the opponent's long-range fire.

This side began to charge, the firearms of the Ming soldiers began to fire, of course, the distance of about 100 steps will not have any effect, but the soldiers of the Shun army ran very fast, after the second round of ammunition was loaded, the soldiers of the Shun army had already rushed to the front and entered the firing range.

The effective shooting of firearms is two rounds, and the effective shooting of bows and arrows is three rounds, and the damage caused is quite limited, but the soldiers of the Shun army have rushed to the front quickly, between the soil and the cart, the edge of the cart, this is a place where you can climb and borrow strength, the soldiers of the Shun army watched their comrades around them continue to fall, and they rushed to the front, it is no longer the time to hesitate, biting the sword, or climbing up with a spear.

Don't look at the upper edge of the board and the land below is only more than one person high, but this distance is no longer for people to cross, all the soldiers during the climbing are hacked to death by spears or swords that attack from above, and they are pushed away by the Ming army when they are put on the ladder.

A hastily manufactured crash can at most knock open the car and knock the cart almost buried in the soil crooked, but it has no destructive effect.

The first wave of the offensive was quickly repulsed, and the Ming army on the frontal front also reacted from the panic at the beginning, and the firearms and bows and arrows that had just been dropped were picked up again and fought.

But what made the Shun army feel troublesome was not these bird guns and bows and arrows, but the tiger squat cannon, this kind of small cannon that could only hit less than thirty steps. The greatest role was played in such a fortification offensive and defensive battle, and the tiger squat cannons loaded with iron sand and gravel were placed in the gaps between the compartments.

The artillery was tilted slightly and fired at the Shun soldiers who were attacking on both sides, the range of iron sand and gravel was not far, but the range of shooting in this kind of melee was extremely wide, and all those that were affected to the ground were either beaten to the ground or were in pain to the bone. Lost combat effectiveness.

Inside the van is another scene, Bai Guangen's personal soldiers and the soldiers of the war team are standing behind the van with big knives and axes, everyone can only rush upward, and anyone who wants to withdraw from the van will be immediately executed by military law, which is also the reason why the defenders behind the van will not retreat.

You can't face each other, and the opponent's firearms and bows and arrows are always going down, which is a headache. But Yuan Zongdi had already made up his mind and given the death order, and the people in front did not dare to retreat no matter what, so they could only urge each other to move forward.

Some of the boards were smashed, but the other party built them with sandbags. Hiding behind with a spear, there is nothing to be done in a hurry.

Seeing that the big car and the van are not too high, they look very weak, but it is so difficult to take down in battle. It's a little frustrating.

At this moment, the attacking Shun soldiers heard the movement of a large group of men and horses behind them, and thought that reinforcements were coming, but when they looked back, they found that it was the cavalry who had gone out to attack just now, and they had already returned.

Whether it is reinforcements or defeated soldiers, it can be seen very clearly from the actions of the army, and many people are a little panicked when they look at their own soldiers and horses.

It was at this time. But I heard the soldiers in the car camp shouting:

"Mr. He is here, Mr. He is here. ”

Accompanied by this shouting, there were bursts of cheers, the big worm of the madman He was coming, and every soldier of the Shun army who heard the news was panicked, and all the covers of the gaps that had just been lightly ridden out were all opened, and the cavalry of the Ming army, which had been prepared for a long time, were urging their horses to rush out.

Taking advantage of the opponent's morale to fall, he gave a heavy blow, which is also a trick to use soldiers, and Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Yulin, grabbed this juncture and scattered the cavalry.

Although the Shun army had a psychological advantage over the Ming army. Although Yuan Zongdi sent out a strong army. can be in a hurry, in this case. There is no other way but to retreat.

In the front formation, in addition to the cavalry, the infantry also rushed out, this kind of repulsion is about to form a cover and defeat, Yuan Zongdi, who was riding a horse to watch the battle over there, hated to throw the horse whip in his hand on the ground, and said in a loud voice:

"Give those cavalry orders to take up their allies!!"

Yulin General Bai Guangen's troops really did not love to fight, chased out more than 50 steps, and the sound of the local Mingjin retreat sounded in the car camp, and these infantry cavalry horses retreated again, and many of the erected compartments had been destroyed, and the Ming soldiers inside were nervously built in the gap with sandbags.

On the right side of the Ming army car camp, there is a flag flashing, and there is a noise of people and horses, the banner is the Shaanxi general soldier He Renlong, the general Yuan Zongdi knows that his troops are newly defeated, and the He madman of the various departments of the Shun army will lead the army again, I am afraid that his subordinates will retreat even more.

At this time, all that can be done is to retreat a certain distance, and then stabilize the formation and fight again, compared to being defeated and defeated, this is a secondary thing that is despised by King Chuang.

Yuan Zongdi raised his head and closed his eyes, and when he opened it, he had calmly given the order to retreat, and in the Ming army on the opposite side, he also saw the retreat of the enemy, although he didn't know what would happen next, but the Ming army still broke out with deafening cheers.

This cheer sounded extremely harsh in the ears of the Shun army here, especially when it was clear that this time it was the layout of the Shun army, allowing the Ming army to drill in, but this battle was still so embarrassing, thinking of this, it was even more embarrassing.

Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Yulin, was also already dressed up, sitting on the horse, his personal guards surrounded him, and when it was critical, his side was also ready to rush out as a reserve at any time, and he was relieved to hear the report from his subordinates at the lookout.

Shaanxi General Soldier He Renlong is indeed able to fight, but it is impossible to expect him to have the mind to rescue friendly troops, Bai Guangen wiped the sweat on his forehead and smiled bitterly. I thought that if it wasn't for the temporary impatience on my side, let a small group of cavalry rush out from the east under the banner of He Renlongdi, the battle situation might not be like!

In any case, I finally got myself a short rest, and if I could accumulate more strength and let my troops breathe a sigh of relief, the chances of survival would be a little better.

Bai Guangen turned over and dismounted, and the soldiers behind him immediately brought bamboo chairs and hot soup. Not long after Bai Guangen sat there, several people dressed as soldiers hurriedly ran over, but looking at the clothes on their bodies, they were the subordinates of He Renlong, the chief soldier of Shaanxi.

"Marshal, Maniac He just repelled the harassing cavalry of the thieves. ”

A mysterious report said, Bai Guangen glanced at him coldly. Said in a cold voice:

"Ben Jiang is not a fool, I also saw what happened just now, is there any movement over there?"

The one who had spoken earlier smiled wryly, but the other stepped forward and whispered:

"He Renlong has a plan over there, he sent someone to discuss it with a few people in Shenwu Mountain. When he was about to see an unfavorable situation, he sent someone to lead the way, and he ran in the direction to the east. ”

Originally, the cottages were all outlaws, and now the cottages are all local gentry and wealthy families. Because they couldn't bear the torture of the army, they all hid in the mountains.

These people have a natural closeness to the imperial court, He Renlong sent people to contact, on the one hand, he opened various official positions, and on the other hand, there was the temptation of gold and silver, and those people naturally obeyed their fate.

Hearing this, Bai Guangen was stunned, and suddenly stood up and threw the water bowl in his hand to the ground. Angrily scolded:

"This dog's He madman, the front battle is the most difficult to fight, let Lao Tzu fight this first formation, he himself hides on the right, Lao Tzu ponders that this is the way. ”

Bai Guangen's circle was separated by his own soldiers, and he was not afraid that outsiders would hear him say these words, Bai Guangen lost his temper and asked a few people around him in a cold voice:

"You can come with such a swagger. Can I go back? ”

A man leaned over and said with a smile:

"Be of good cheer to the Lord. A few of our brothers and a few crazy people have already been on guard, but a few of the villain's fellow villagers are still in his army. Very well-informed, and it will be sent out when the time comes. ”

Bai Guangen spat on the ground and said viciously:

"Let our horse team also be ready, when the time comes, we will go together, this Ming Jiangshan is surnamed Zhu, and not surnamed Bai, his generations of military households do not fight, Lao Tzu followed what effort. ”

After most of the Ming army was stationed here, Bai Guangen, He Renlong and Xu Dingguo plus the commander Hou Sui's direct territory formed a large array, but Gao Jie, the general soldier of Yansui, marched ten miles in the direction of Jiaxian, and Gao Jie also explained to the supervisor Hou Sui, Gao Jie also explained, saying that the enemy must be met in advance, and if it is with the army, it is too passive to be beaten.

He was ready to take the initiative to go to Jiaxian to meet Liu Tichun and Liu Fangliang's army, but Gao Jie's plan was very good, Jiaxian could not accommodate more than 100,000 troops, but his more than 30,000 soldiers and horses could accommodate it.

As for who should decide the back road of this superintendent Hou Sui, it is none of his business, self-preservation is the most important thing, but the wishful thinking of Gao Jie, the chief soldier of Yansui, is not satisfactory.

After walking ten miles on the retreat road, Liu Fangliang's front team has already arrived on the road, after a short engagement between the two front teams, Gao Jie's front team suffered a setback, and had to retreat a mile back to prepare for the whole team.

But when Gao Jie betrayed from the camp, most of the soldiers had already dispersed, and now there are not many old soldiers in his hands, and among the generals of the thief army, his soldiers and horses are stronger than the rabble of cattle and tigers, and he is the weakest general soldier in Shaanxi.

This time when he encountered the fierce generals of the Shun army, Gao Jie also knew the trouble, but anyone could surrender, only he could not surrender, Gao Jie was also ruthless, he followed his subordinates and shouted:

"Ben will kidnap the blind man's aunt and join the court, if Ben will be caught by the thieves, it will definitely be a thousand cuts, if you are caught, it will also be this end, let's fight with them now. ”