The cavalry of the security army followed the rout of the official army and killed fiercely, the soldiers of the official army hated their parents in front of the fierce cavalry for having two legs, and ran as hard as they could, and the cavalry deliberately drove them to the queue behind the official army, and the officers and soldiers behind were frightened by the tragic fighting in front of them, and they did not know what to do, the chaotic rout broke up their ranks, and the generals of the official army waved their weapons together with their own soldiers, slashing and killing those routs, trying to prevent them from escaping, but to no avail.

Soon the cavalry of the security army rushed into the array of the official army, and the cavalry in heavy armor rushed and trampled in the camp of the official army, and the swords slashed and brought up clouds of blood mist. The purpose of the cavalry was to create greater confusion among the officers and troops and create conditions for the infantry in the rear to annihilate the enemy.

The infantry of the security army stopped firing when they saw their cavalry rushing forward, and charged behind with bayonets, ruthlessly eliminating any enemy in front of them who dared to resist, and bringing the officers and soldiers who were kneeling on the ground and surrendering to take care of them.

After the surrender of the officers and soldiers who were still trying to resist stubbornly by the grenades thrown by the security forces, there was no resistance from the officers and soldiers on the side of Yuncheng near Yuncheng.

The whole army of the security forces went out and pursued the fleeing officers and soldiers.

Hong Chengchou, who was supervising the battle in the back, looked at the battlefield in front of him and had a familiar feeling, at the beginning, thousands of officials and soldiers chased tens of thousands of thieves everywhere was this kind of scene, but now it is the officials who are chasing the thieves, and the world is changing too fast. The current situation no longer allowed him to think too much, and Hong Chengchou immediately ordered his surrounding cronies to send an order, asking the generals from all walks of life to resist it.

But before the herald could go far, the cavalry of the security army had already reached a place not far from Hong Chengchou, and his governor's banner and full guard of honor became the most conspicuous targets on the battlefield.

Cutting the general and capturing the flag is the greatest merit on the battlefield, the cavalry of the security army immediately gathered and rushed towards the place where Hong Chengchou was, and the captain of the personal army saw that it was not good, and immediately sent men and horses to intercept it, and at the same time pushed Hong Chengchou on the horse and escorted him to the rear. The officers and troops who went to intercept the security army were about to collapse at the first touch, and the security army did not delay for any time before catching up again.

Hong Chengchou rode on the horse and kept looking back, only to see the pursuers getting closer and closer. As a literati, he was not very good at riding, and although he was a good horse in a thousand miles under his crotch, he couldn't outrun the pursuers behind him.

Are you going to be killed here by thieves today? Hong Chengchou was very unwilling in his heart, the officialdom struggle that he had racked his brains for many years, and the prominent position that he had gained in exchange for cold-blooded killing on the battlefield was lost with his death. Feeling very unwilling, he whipped his mount desperately, hoping that he would run faster and take him out of this dangerous place.

The cavalry of the security army chased closer and closer, and Hong Chengchou thought to himself: "My life is over!" ”

At this moment, a group of cavalry of the official army rushed straight over and let go of Hong Chengchou's team and stopped the security army behind.

Hong Chengchou saw that it was Cao Wenzhao who led the team to rescue, and he was overjoyed and hurriedly shouted: "General Cao save me!" ”

"Grown, go!" Cao Wenzhao knew that there was no way to carry the security army under this situation, so he ordered the cavalry to escort Hong Chengchou, and walked while fighting, gradually getting rid of the pursuit of the security army, and the governor's banner and full honor guard were thrown somewhere. As soon as the governor's banner fell, all the officers and soldiers fell into despair, and they had no courage to resist any longer, so they ran quickly if they could, and those who couldn't have to kneel on the ground and surrender, praying for their lives.

Hong Chengchou wanted to retreat to his camp to hold on, but before he arrived in the camp, he saw that the officers and soldiers who stayed in the camp had abandoned the camp and fled, and the camp was in chaos, and he had long lost the ability to defend. Seeing this situation, Hong Chengchou ordered Cao Wenzhao to go around the camp, not to let the enemy army mix with him, or to escape with his life first.

The infantry of the security army rushed into the camp of the officers, drove all the officers and soldiers who had not had time to flee to an open area, surrounded them and disarmed, and then rushed out for several miles, capturing a group of prisoners before stopping.

The cavalry of the security army constantly drove the officers and soldiers, scattering and killing every group of officers and soldiers who gathered together, so that the fear of the officers and soldiers continued until they stopped after running for more than ten miles.

Hong Chengchou ran out of dozens of miles under the escort of Cao Wenzhao before stopping, looking at the people and horses around him only left more than 1,000 cavalry of Cao Wenzhao, thinking that he had chased the thieves all the way with an army of more than 100,000 menacing, thinking that this time he could eliminate the thieves in one fell swoop, capture the thief Shou Zhang Chu alive, and make meritorious contributions to the cause with shame before the snow. I didn't expect to lose so badly, so even if I fled back, I would be removed from office by the emperor and investigated, even if I kept my head, my career would be over, and the glory and wealth would leave me. This is something that he cannot accept under any circumstances.

"Stop! Stop it. Hong Chengchou stopped Cao Wenzhao, who was still escorting him to run wildly.

"My lord? Cao Wenzhao was a little puzzled, what are you shouting to stop when everyone is running for their lives, so you will be killed.

"Order the team to stop and collect the defeated troops, and collect as much as they can." Hong Chengchou gave the order.

"Stop the whole team and gather the defeated troops." Cao Wenzhao loudly conveyed the order.

Cao Wenzhao has been like this all his life, he believes that he is a rough person, without the twists and turns of literati, as long as they say what they do. He followed the successive officials, and each of them he faithfully carried out their orders, and the officials were removed from office one by one by the court and investigated, but he miraculously survived. He will only carry out Hong Chengchou's orders to the letter.

The remnants of the Guanning Iron Cavalry became a containment team, collecting the defeated officers and troops everywhere, and then gathering the officers and troops to organize them to participate in the collection work together, but I didn't expect the effect of the collection to be particularly good, and in a few days, forty or fifty thousand officers and soldiers returned to Hong Chengchou's command.

On the one hand, this is because most of the officers and troops were defeated and scattered for their lives, and it is also related to this year. In these years of famine, these officers and soldiers could only survive if they continued to follow the officers and soldiers in order to have food and wages. If you flee elsewhere, you can only starve to death, or you will participate in the robbers everywhere, and there may be a chance of survival. And now the biggest thief force in this area is the security army, and he has just fought with the security army, isn't it looking for death to go to them. In the end, the defeated soldiers of the official army had no choice but to return to the barracks again and continue the campaign under the leadership of Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou gathered the generals of the defeated army, and he decided to have a good talk with them. This is a matter of life and death.

The generals looked at Hong Chengchou who was sitting up, and their hearts were also restless, the current Ming Emperor punished the defeated generals very severely. Many governor-level officials will kill them when they say they will kill them, not to mention their low-level little generals. Even the governor of the three provinces sitting above is about to lose his official position. (To be continued.) )