Chapter 496: The Great Victory: The Fall of Ruyang

Two hours earlier, the still unstoppable Ming army had collapsed, and the number of Ming troops had decreased like an avalanche from the cavalry brigade of the Shun army.

Although the cavalry of the Shun army pursued unhurriedly, when the pursuit crossed the trench, the number of Ming troops was already more than half dead and wounded, and there were also people on the left and right sides of the Ming army brigade who escaped the impact of the brigade and fled towards the east and west, but there were already infantry brigades of the Shun army stationed on the left and right flanks.

They can escape from this battlefield, and they can't escape the fate of dying in battle, it's just that they die early and die late.

After chasing through the trench, the rear team of the cavalry of the Shun army also followed, but these cavalry were not the kind of warriors with spears, knives and axes, they all held large wooden sticks in their hands, thick in front and thin in the back, and the thin places were tied to their hands with strips of cloth, which were slightly longer than the sabers.

This kind of heavy weapon, if waved when the horse is galloping at high speed, will directly tear off the person's arm, but when the cavalry has already divided and surrounded the Ming army, it can be waved calmly.

Although the foot soldiers this time are hungry and weak, there are many people who have been led by several general soldiers for many years, and they have been in business for so long, and they can be regarded as a bit regular, and many of them are wearing iron helmets and wearing all kinds of tattered armor.

Whether it is a knife or a spear, if it is not aimed, it may be run away by the opponent, this big stick is different, volley, as long as it hits.

The manpower horsepower and the weight of this stick are superimposed, and the bones are broken next to each other, not to mention that these Shunjun cavalry who were finally put into the battlefield are still aiming and fighting.

Every time you go, you must break the head of a Ming soldier, and when the cavalry of the Shun army rushes up, it is actually a cleaning of the battlefield in another sense.

After the appearance of this cavalry with a big stick, the fleeing Ming army also changed, some soldiers knelt on the ground and cried and begged for surrender, and some rushed to the cavalry with weapons in their hands.

In King Chuang's own body, there is no order issued, so it is impossible for the cavalry of the Shun army to accept their surrender, as for the trapped beast still fighting, if the brigade of the Ming army is not scattered and rushes up, there may still be a few chances of winning, but now, it has no effect at all.

The rear team was slaughtering, and the cavalry of the front team was automatically divided into a group, following the several Ming army generals in front of them, and only by catching some of the leaders could this battle be called a real victory.

The front team went to pursue, and the rear team also followed forward after the massacre, and joined forces to completely annihilate the Gao Jie Division, the weakest but most hated by the Shun army.

The Ming army and the Shun army put more than 200,000 troops into this battlefield, starting from the morning, the Shun army to fill the trench to seduce the Ming army to face the battle, the 500-step front filled, in fact, let the Ming army confine itself to fighting here, plugging a small mouth, and slowly accumulating the momentum of the Ming army.

When the Ming army was arrogant and had enough momentum, it suddenly withdrew this 500-step defense, allowing most of the Ming army to surge out, and the headquarters of the Shun army retreated to a place one mile away from the low wall.

If you look at the people who know a little bit about marching and arranging, this Li Chuang is completely dizzy, Yuan Zong's nearly 10,000 soldiers are fighting to the death in front, but the main army is staying behind, with such a long distance in the middle, and the front and back can't echo the front and back, won't he sit back and watch his troops be unlucky at that time.

But the Ming army rushed through the low wall, there was no enemy at a distance of almost a few hundred steps, it was driven from behind to rush forward, such a long distance without fighting, the soldiers only cared about running forward, and the formation was immediately unrestrained, and they would definitely run more and more scattered, not to mention now.

Even on any battlefield, a gap in the army's array is fatal damage, and the spirit of the Ming soldiers' desperate rush will also disappear in this run.

At this moment, the horse team of the Shun army launched, with tens of thousands of elite horsemen against tens of thousands of stragglers, one side is to recuperate, the other side is hungry and frightened, and the sudden impact will inevitably make them frightened.

They thought that by rushing through the trench they were escaping and ascending to heaven, but they did not expect that the trench would become a dead end behind them.

When in Zhuxian Town, the soldiers and horses led by Zuo Liangyu, the general of the Ping Thief, climbed towards the trench desperately in hunger and panic, trampled on each other, and suffered countless casualties.

Since the attack was launched in advance, the Ming army was not starved and crushed, and it would definitely not take the initiative to jump towards the trench by itself, so find a way to dare people into the trench, where to trample each other to death, it will cause greater damage to the morale of the Ming army, not to mention this killing.

By the time the corpses of the Ming army filled the trenches, the 40,000 cavalry pursued by the Shun army had already occupied an absolute advantage, and the annihilation of the Ming army was already a foregone conclusion.

One side broke through the siege in shock, and the other side calmly surrounded and killed, and it is not surprising that there is such a result.

At the beginning, the shouts and killings of the two sides were really like the sky was falling apart, but now the momentum on the battlefield gradually stopped, and occasionally there was a scream.

Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, couldn't see any expression on his face, but after the strategist Song Xiance congratulated him, the generals and personal soldiers around the king of Chuang were all dancing with their eyebrows, and their faces were full of joy.

"Chuang Wangye, the cavalry led by General Liu has already followed Minggou's He madman and others, and the villain has been specially sent to report to Chuang Wangye."

"Chuang Wangye, the soldiers and horses led by General Hao have been pressed from the right flank, not allowing a Ming dog to escape, and a villain will be sent to report to the prince!"

"Chuang Wangye, left-wing ......"

The messengers and soldiers from all over the place came to the king to report one after another, whether it was the news from there, it made people feel that the victory was in hand, and the overall situation had been decided, but Li Zicheng just moved the red tasseled felt hat on his head, turned his head and asked Li Shuangxi, the leader of the guards on the side, in a low voice:

"Double Happiness, has the Courier heard back?"

Li Shuangxi was quite embarrassed to ask this, the messenger was only sent out last night, and there will be a reply at least tomorrow, but King Chuang asked this, and he couldn't point out the mistake in person.

After all, he has the identity of a righteous son, and he can indulge a little casually, scratching his head and just about to speak, but he heard a lieutenant on the periphery hurrying over, dismounted from a long distance according to the rules, and said a few words to the guard's personal soldiers, and immediately a personal soldier hurriedly ran over.

Li Shuangxi, the leader of the guards, widened his eyes, thinking that if there was really news coming back, it was very likely to be fake, and he would definitely be tortured.

"Chuang Wangye, yesterday the city of Runing Mansion fell to Ruyang......"

As soon as these words were spoken, Fang Cai, because victory was coming, the surroundings that were a little excited and restless suddenly quieted down, Li Zicheng's body trembled, looked at the pro-soldier and asked sharply:

"What did you say!!"

Li Shuangxi on the side, although he was also flustered, but he still hurriedly went to find the captain, and the captain turned to leave, Li Zicheng's sudden outburst made the soldier stammer, and just explained that it was reported by an officer on the periphery, and the captain was already leading two ragged Shun soldiers to come.

Song Xiance's face, who had just been congratulated, also changed color, and Li Zicheng's side of the formation was even quieter and scary, the two soldiers obviously had scars on their bodies, and they were stumbling when they walked.

Several soldiers on the side came to help, and the two soldiers saw Li Zicheng, the king of the storm, who was riding on a horse, with a red tasseled felt hat and a black felt, and immediately became excited, broke free from the support of his companions, staggered a few steps, and knelt directly in front of Li Zicheng's horse, crying and saying:

"Lord Chuang, his subordinate Ruyang Governor Wu Lao Liu, Ruyang City, fell yesterday."

"Yesterday fell, half a day to the king's camp, why did you only come here today!!"

Without waiting for King Chuang to ask, Li Shuangxi on the side felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly questioned sharply, and the soldier next to Wu Lao Liu cried and said:

"The thieves are densely packed outside the city, and the local traitors are also responding, the villain and Wu Duwei came out with dozens of people, only the two of us are left, and we are still walking on the mountain path."

"Thief soldiers, thief soldiers, where did the thief soldiers come from, is it the eunuch Lu Jiude's soldiers or the rest of Zuo Liangyu?"

Li Zicheng had already regained his composure, and asked in a deep voice, but Wu Lao Liu kowtowed again, and said in a trembling voice:

"It's the soldiers of the general of the Lu thief Zhengxi, the prince of Chuang, the soldiers and horses of the Lu thief broke into Shenqiu, and there were local treacherous people to guide and escort them all the way, and there were landlords and squires as internal responses along the way, and by the time we went down the city, it was already too late."

"The thief's cannon is sharp, and before our city gate can be filled, it was blasted open by his cannon, and there are people in the city who are making trouble, and this Ruyang City will not be able to hold it immediately."

Although Li Meng was still the Duke of Qi of the Ming Dynasty, in the internal name of the Shun army, Shandong was called Lu Thief, while the rest of the Ming army was called Ming Dog, which was completely different.

"General Zhengxi, General Zhengxi, how many soldiers did this Chen Liu bring!?"

"The villain can't give a definite number, but it won't be less than ten thousand!"

After this question and answer, Li Zicheng pulled the red tasseled felt hat down, did not make a sound, and suddenly said:

"It's hard for the two of you to be born and die, go down and rest, and the rest will be arranged by yourself."

The two men kowtowed again, and were helped down by several soldiers, and although they were holding back their cries, they could still hear their choking.

"Double happiness, immediately scatter all the cavalry you can use to this king, and the surrounding wind and grass must be reported to this king immediately, without the slightest delay!"

"Order Liu Zongmin, speed up, annihilate Minggou as soon as possible, and then gather the whole team of troops, there must be no mistake, if an hour later, if you don't take the head of the Minggou Commander-in-Chief to see me, this king will march the law!!"

King Li Zicheng's face turned pale, and he ordered sharply.