Zhang Mengcheng continuously slashed the thief cavalry blocking in front of him, and the leaders of the thieves were already in chaos. Many of the bandit leaders fled in embarrassment, while some of the bandit leaders were very calm. They gathered the cavalry around them and rushed in the direction where they were.

Zhang Mengcheng knew that he could not be afraid at this time, and only brave people could win when facing the enemy head-on. So he didn't care if the others behind him could keep up, Zhang Mengcheng drove his horse to meet the thieves who rushed to the front. The handcuff in his hand had been launched before, and now Zhang Mengcheng had changed into a bronze fist with a big iron nail.

In the rapid approach of the two sides, the other party actually took out the saber in his hand one step ahead of Zhang Mengcheng. Zhang Mengcheng blocked the waist knife obliquely and protected the head of his war horse. At the same time, the nail fist of his left hand slammed forward, and the head of a rogue cavalryman immediately blossomed.

Then another rogue cavalry came from his left front, and Zhang Mengcheng was about to respond, when after a bang, the rogue cavalry was also shot and killed.

Hearing the familiar sound, Zhang Mengcheng knew that this was the result of Xigui in the rear. obviously asked him and Bao'er to arrange suspicious soldiers, but he secretly followed.

However, Zhang Mengcheng did not choose to turn back and reprimand at this time, but continued to rush straight forward, and he set his sights on a big leader of thieves. That person Zhang Mengcheng had seen in Shen Yikui's tent before, and he should be the lone wolf occupying the top of Lu Bao.

But it backfired, and a new team of rogue cavalry guards appeared, blocking Zhang Mengcheng's way.

After a short and dangerous round of slashing, Zhang Mengcheng's left shoulder was slashed by the thieves, and one of the other thieves' cavalry fell from his horse.

At this time, an even more unfavorable situation appeared, and the rogue cavalry that had blocked him before turned around and killed him again. The leader of the thieves at the head swung his sword at him again.

Zhang Mengcheng endured the pain in his left shoulder and threw his nail fist at the other party with one hand. At the same time, his heel kicked the war horse's stomach, and the war horse marched forward under the pain, successfully enabling Zhang Mengcheng to avoid the attack of the thief cavalry.

Taking advantage of this effort, Zhang Mengcheng slashed the horse of a thief cavalry with another knife. The horses neighed and galloped into the distance, and the owner of the horses was carried out of the area.

Zhang Mengcheng, who had temporarily relieved himself of his critical situation, stared at the lone wolf in the distance and rushed forward again. But with an injury to his left shoulder, he was not as brave as before.

Several thief cavalry joined forces to block Zhang Mengcheng again. Zhang Mengcheng was stabbed in the right leg again, but Zhang Mengcheng also stabbed a rogue cavalryman in the throat with a knife.

But that's all, the leader of the thief cavalry who had been pestering people before rushed over again. Taking advantage of Zhang Mengcheng's exhaustion, he slashed several knives one after another, and Zhang Mengcheng finally dodged the deadly attack in embarrassment with his own armor and his skillful riding skills.

Xiucai didn't want to fight, he endured the severe pain and forced his opponent back, and then slapped the horse again to try to shake off the opponent.

But the leader of the thieves, who knew that Zhang Mengcheng was injured and tired, kept whipping the war horse under him with a whip and chased after Xiucai.

At the same time, three rogue cavalry came from all directions. Zhang Mengcheng first fired a line gun with a knife holder, and then dodged the bones smashed by the second cavalryman.

Before the third rogue cavalry could attack, the leader of the rogue behind Zhang Mengcheng had already caught up. Taking advantage of Zhang Mengcheng's focus on the third cavalryman, he raised the waist knife in his hand horizontally, intending to use the momentum of the horse to directly cut off Zhang Mengcheng's head.

Time seemed to slow down at this moment, and when the thief leader's knife was about to approach Zhang Mengcheng, Zhang Mengcheng suddenly lay on the horse's back and stabbed the saber back.

On the contrary, because of the momentum of his horse, the leader of the thieves was pierced through his whole body by the saber stabbed by Zhang Mengcheng. The leader of the thieves who couldn't believe it stretched out his hand and grabbed Zhang Mengcheng and fell off the horse together.

"You give me death, poof, ha."

Zhang Mengcheng, who fell off the horse, was a little angry, and he pushed away the corpse that was pressing on him with great effort. With multiple wounds on his body, he had to deal with the enemies he had killed around him.

Although Zhang Meng Chengcheng had just been torn off his horse, it also helped him avoid the attack of the third enemy cavalry. However, Zhang Mengcheng was not grateful for the accident, because it made the situation he was in even more dangerous.

At this time, he lost his horse maneuver, and he had become the best target for the other rogue cavalry.

The rogue cavalry, who had used a line gun before, rushed up again and prepared to nail Zhang Mengcheng to the ground.

"Roar!"

Zhang Mengcheng, who was on the line between life and death, dodged the spear head stabbed by the other party and grabbed the opponent's gun. After that, Zhang Mengcheng let out a beastly roar and struggled to drag the other party off the warhorse.

The two scuffled together like this, and the other rogue cavalry who were approaching Zhang Mengcheng's side couldn't make a move for a while for fear of killing friendly soldiers by mistake.

"Die!"

Zhang Mengcheng took advantage of this gap and let the other party pinch his neck, he pulled out the knife on his waist and stabbed the opponent to death. But then he also lay on the corpse of the enemy, and the tired Zhang Mengcheng no longer had the strength to deal with the other enemies, and several rogue cavalry had gathered around him at this time.

"Third uncle, hold on, we're here."

Just when Zhang Mengcheng was about to despair, Zhang Shuangxi, Ma Jinzhong, Lao Liao, Su He and others finally killed the enemy in front of them. And Su He's next arrow hit the eye of a thief cavalryman who tried to give the final blow to Master Xiucai.

After the rogue cavalry fell off his horse, he clutched his wounds and screamed. The other rogue cavalry beside him raised their weapons to meet the new enemy who rushed in.

Zhang Shuangxi and Ma Jinzhong, who rushed up with arrows, each of them used the line gun in their hands to solve the two rogue cavalry.

Although Lao Liao's knife skills are not comparable to his opponent's, he also relied on a ruthless strength, and after the opponent's saber slashed his left shoulder, he grabbed the opponent's saber with one hand and opened a big hole in the enemy's stomach with the other.

People on his own side were killed one after another, and the leader of the thieves who led him was also killed by Zhang Mengcheng before. This group of thief cavalry guards, who had been pestering Zhang Mengcheng, finally lost the confidence to continue the battle and began to evade the pursuit of Zhang Mengcheng's subordinates in embarrassment.

Su He picked up a line gun stuck in the ground with his left hand and delivered the final blow to the opponent who was still screaming on the ground.

After the surrounding environment finally recovered a little calm, Su He jumped off his horse and said to Zhang Mengcheng: "Master, are you okay, Lord and their team are also rushing towards this side at this time, we have nothing to worry about." ”

With Su He's support, Zhang Mengcheng, who was injured in many places all over his body, stood up with severe pain. He glanced around the battlefield, and he didn't know when the thieves were in disarray. Some are still fighting with the officers and soldiers, others are shouting to find their leaders or subordinates, and many more are fleeing the battlefield in confusion.

As for Zhang Mengcheng's previous target, the lone wolf, at this time, the thief no longer knew where to run.

Zhang Mengcheng was very puzzled by the changes in the battlefield situation, he obviously did not kill the leader of the thieves, but was almost killed by the other party's guards, why did the thieves not take advantage of the advantage to eliminate Zhang Mengcheng's troops.

And how did the eldest brother get rid of the disadvantage and defeat the thieves who surrounded them?

Zhang Mengcheng couldn't figure it out, so he asked his subordinates directly to his side: "When I was besieged by thieves, what happened on the battlefield, why is the tide of battle reversed now?" ”

Su He replied briefly: "Master, after you rushed to the enemy formation alone, their team was in chaos. ”

"Third uncle, after you killed in front of the big leader of the thieves, the big leader of the thieves hid in other teams, and then the teams of the thieves fled one after another." Zhang Shuangxi's words were a little longer than Su He's, but they didn't make Zhang Mengcheng understand.

It was Ma Jinzhong's words that got to the point, and he said to Zhang Mengcheng: "Xianggong, you see, the sand and dust over there are getting closer and closer, and the thieves at such a close distance can see clearly at a glance, our suspicious soldiers don't have to run so close at all, could it be that the officers, soldiers, and horses from other directions are rushing over." The thieves knew that our reinforcements had arrived, so they retreated regardless of it. ”

After Ma Jinzhong said this, Zhang Mengcheng also felt that this was likely to be the case. It's just that I don't know if it's Zhang Yingchang or Wu Hongqi's bastard.

Zhang Mengcheng finally didn't continue to think about it, and he remounted with the help of several subordinates. led the soldiers gathered around him to launch another round of attacks on the location where the thieves were still resisting.

The thieves who had fallen into chaos could not resist at all, and Zhang Mengcheng's assault was like a devastating one, crushing all the enemies in front of him.

After Zhang Mengcheng and his second brother Zhang Mengguang successfully converged, the two looked at each other without saying anything, and then worked together to chase and defeat the retreating thieves.

A large number of entangled thieves fell into despair, and under the shouts of Zhang Mengcheng and others, these people finally threw away their weapons and chose to kneel and beg.

As the supreme commander, Zhang Mengjin did not choose to withdraw his troops, but led most of his subordinates to continue the pursuit.

The sand and dust in the distance also changed the direction of travel, and finally successfully joined Zhang Mengjin. It turned out that these reinforcements were the men and horses led by Zhang Yingchang, the deputy commander of Dingbian, and after he saw through the thief's strategy, he sensed that it was not good, and he judged the thief's attempt through several subtle battlefield situations.

Now it seems that the thief's plan has been shattered, so after the two elite officers and soldiers converge, their morale is greatly boosted, and they continue to chase and defeat the fleeing thief.

In the ensuing battle, something unexpected happened.

The 2,000 thieves who came from elsewhere blocked the way of Zhang Yingchang and others. Bai Guangen, the leader of the thieves, personally led his soldiers to charge the official army. In this unexpected fierce battle, Bai Guangen was shot off his horse by Fan Shunjiang.

However, the official army failed to take advantage of this opportunity to kill him, and then Bai Guangen captured a war horse of the official army and successfully escaped from the battlefield. And the two thousand thieves who jumped out from elsewhere finally withdrew from the battle because of Bai Guangen's defeat.

The entangled officers and soldiers Zhang Yingchang and others, after careful consideration, still chose to continue to chase and defeat the fleeing lone wolf troops.

After that, there was a long pursuit, and the officers and soldiers who came from other directions also joined Zhang Yingchang's department, and began to continue to chase and kill thieves such as lone wolves, and the officers and soldiers chased them all the way to the mountains of Ganquan County.

However, these things have nothing to do with Zhang Mengcheng, and after he cooperated with his eldest brother Zhang Mengjin to defeat the frontal thief troops, he also ended the pursuit and killing.

In fact, he could no longer afford to continue the pursuit, as his wounds and fatigue from the fierce battle had left him unable to move.

After statistics, Chongzhen was in the battle on June 19 in the fifth year. In the battle between Zhang Mengjin's department and the lone wolf, he first beheaded 475 levels, captured 173 people, and all kinds of armor, horses, bows and knives were not counted. The five thieves Bai Liuxi, a helmet, Shi Yaoyu, the old ingots and the fire generals were killed, and the group of Bai Liuxi who robbed Ganquan's military salary before was almost completely wiped out.

Zhang Mengjin's subordinates also paid a heavy price, with a total of 76 soldiers killed in the battle, 27 seriously wounded, and 86 lightly wounded.

Among them, Che Jibao and Zhang Mengcheng, who were responsible for outflanking from the right wing, were injured one after another, and Che Jibao finally died of his injuries. Zhang Mengcheng, who continued to fight, also suffered multiple wounds all over his body, and after counting, he suffered a total of eight arrow wounds, gunshot wounds, and knife wounds.

When Jin Dingshan and his gang were pursuing with Zhang Yingchang's subordinates, Zhang Mengjin and others killed 21 thieves and captured 15 people. There were no casualties. In this battle, Zhou Shaoteng reacted quickly and directly captured the leader of the thieves, Hao Weiduan. (Note 1)

After some interrogation, the other party explained the location of Bailiuxi's lair. So the officers and soldiers successfully cleared the place,

But after the victory of the officers and troops, there was a small episode.

first witnessed his brother's serious injury, and in the days that followed, he learned that Che Jibao had died. Zhang Mengjin and the other leaders of Jinding Mountain, who were furious, dragged the leader of the thieves captured from Bailiuxi's lair into the camp, regardless of men, women, and children.

After that, in front of everyone, they peeled all the captives alive and cramped, and the executors were Yu Baocheng and Wei Heyong, the leaders of the Jinding Mountain Infantry Team who participated in the battle later.

And the twenty-one thieves who fought with Che Jibao and Zhang Mengcheng on the right flank and were captured by them got the same treatment in the end.

Zhang Mengjin and others, who fell into madness, even attracted the attention of other captured thieves. It was only Zhang Yingchang, deputy commander-in-chief of Dingbian, who came forward in time to stop this extremely bad act of venting his anger.

And Dai Junen, who then received the news, also sent his messenger overnight to severely reprimand Zhang Mengjin's crazy behavior.

Although this matter was forcibly suppressed by Lord Bingxian by various means, the dozens of corpses that were stripped of skin and cramps in the Jindingshan military camp, as well as the wails of the tortured people all night, became an eternal nightmare in the hearts of the officers and soldiers and thieves present at that time.

PS: Note 1: Some other historical materials mistakenly record Hao Weiduan as Hao Linjing. According to the fifth volume of "Huailing Liukou Always Record", the small characters behind the entry below the Guihai entry record that Hao Weiduan and Hao Linjun are two separate people. The relationship between the two of them is only a speculation of "or for the ears of the younger brother and nephew".

The battle recorded here in this book is set up by a series of changes caused by the traverser Zhang Mengcheng. Although the author has referred to some historical sources in some places, readers should note that this battle is not an actual historical occurrence.