Under the personal leadership of Song Xian, Cao Dingjiao, and Fang Guoan, the commanders of the champion army, the six carefully selected light horsemen, and the horses and bells, quietly touched the camp of the red flag at the bonsite in the distance.

Wang Lanping only left two hundred guards around him, watching the battle from afar, for this battle, he almost brought all his family resources, and he could only succeed with one blow, otherwise the target would be exposed in advance, so that Kong Youde could smell it, and the champion army camp left outside Yangzhou City would soon suffer a catastrophe.

Time passed quietly, and the champion army was getting closer and closer to the defense line of Zhenghongqi, so close that they could see the swaying figures of the Qing soldiers on the side of the bonfire, and at this time, Zhenghongqi was completely defenseless, and their attention was all focused on the valley.

Deep in the valley, the autumn wind whimpered, like a cry.

The night was bleak, the white moonlight reflected the almost desperate faces of more than 10,000 Huai'an troops, in order not to attract the artillery fire of the Qing army, the soldiers of the Ming army did not even dare to live the fire, the soldiers who lacked clothes and little clothing were huddled together in groups of three or five, looking up at the starry sky with a bit of sluggishness, and the brothers around them fell batch after batch, and no one knew if they could go home alive.

Since Zheng Sen took over the Huai'an Army, a change in Liu Zeqing's paralysis when he was in office, many dissatisfied troops were also slowly replenished, and later Wang Lanping secretly confiscated Liu Zeqing's hometown, and got millions of taels of silver, part of which was also used to improve the Huai'an Army, added a large number of firearms and heavy artillery, replaced a number of knives and guns that had long been embroidered, and the equipment should not be inferior to the Eight Banners of the Red Banner.

However, thousands of troops are easy to obtain, firearms are easy to buy, but the newly replenished recruits have no battlefield experience at all, since the Zhenghong Banner launched a large-scale attack on Huaiche Mansion in order to cooperate with Kong Youde's southern expedition, Zheng Sen had to bite the bullet and send these recruits to the battlefield.

As a result, it has become the way it is now, even after losing battles, those who hear the enemy and are defeated are only brave, those who see the enemy and are defeated are brave, and those who receive the enemy and are defeated are brave, Zheng Sen is really worthy of being a general, in just over two months, the trained troops can still fight and retreat in the face of the onslaught of the red flag with high morale, and there is no irreversible trend of defeat like a mountain.

It was precisely because of the few days that Zheng Sen had won that Wang Lanping had the opportunity to transfer troops to relieve the siege, and at this time, Zheng Sen's 30,000 Huai'an army had suffered nearly half of the casualties, and its combat effectiveness had been completely lost.

What is afraid on the battlefield is not that the enemy is outnumbered, but that the hope of victory and the idea of survival must not be lost, and at this time, the Huai'an army is gone, and the wailing of the wounded soldiers in the valley is everywhere, and the wounded soldiers who lack medical treatment and medicine are leaning on the roots of the trees and waiting for death can be seen everywhere.

Deep in the dense forest at the bottom of the valley, Zheng Sen and the few remaining subordinate generals sat around the simple Chinese army camp built with tree branches, everyone was silent and depressed.

The moonlight shined through the treetops and shone on Zheng Sen's young and strong face, this was the first time in his life that he was in charge of the army alone, but he didn't expect to be wiped out in this unknown small valley before he could make some achievements, this kind of blow was only one word for a young man with strong blood and strength, physical and mental exhaustion.

Yes, for so many years, he had no worries about food and clothing, and when the country broke the mountains and rivers, he resolutely threw his pen from Rong, in order to emulate Song Zhiyue Fei, to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and to prove that he was not a mediocre person, but now, there is only a group of frightened remnants of the defeated generals around him, as soon as the morning dawns, the red flag will attack again, who can stop it, no one, the champion army is far away in Yangzhou City and Kong Youde confront, even if he wants to come to support, he can't divide the troops.

Zheng Sen looked up at the sky, it was ugly, less than two hours before dawn, and the shadow of death was more terrible than the darkness in this valley.

Zheng Sen was injured and struggled to stand up, and the generals rose with him.

"Brothers, it's almost dawn, and the Tatar soldiers are coming to attack again, pass the order, step up preparations, and stick to every line of defense"

A thousand-sized commander had a projectile in his left eye, because there was no medicine to treat it, he could only be bandaged indiscriminately by the military doctor, his whole head was wrapped like a big dumpling, and his face was already coagulated and dried up bloodstains, he held a spear, stood up tremblingly, his face was frighteningly white under the moonlight, and the sweat droplets on his face were the size of beans, and it was likely that the wound had been inflamed and caused a high fever.

"Mr. Zheng, it's been six days, we've been trapped in these six days, when do we have to hold on, when there are reinforcements, the court will forget about us, look at the brothers, the ammunition is exhausted, the arrows have long been exhausted, and we can't hold it, hey!" A strong man in his forties had a sad voice, a line of sour tears, and blood in his words.

The commander's words and emotions quickly resonated, and there were bursts of sad cries in the surrounding woods, and a few soldiers could be heard telling each other what had happened.

Zheng Sen took a deep breath, in this environment, any bold words that want to rekindle morale are, no one will believe it, Gukou has been blocked by the Qing army as strong as a city wall, it is impossible to rush out, for the current Huai'an army, there are only two roads, either the whole army dies, or abandon the armor and surrender to the Qing.

Zheng Sen, who had not advanced for a day, stepped forward and patted the commander on the shoulder, "Don't give up on yourself, no matter whether there are reinforcements from the imperial court, we are nailed here, attracting the army of the red flag, and indirectly supporting the Yangzhou battlefield, as long as you and I live one more day, Yangzhou will have more hope of victory, be a Ming person, die as a Ming ghost, and fight to the last person"

Zheng Sen's words brought a quieter silence, there was nothing to cheer for him, survival is everyone's instinct, they are born and die here, will the court know?

Seeing that all the generals were silent, Zheng Sen gritted his teeth, pulled out his waist knife, cut into the stump in front of him, and raised his voice and said, "Order, prepare for battle, hold the defensive line, without my order, you are not allowed to take half a step back, those who are cowardly, military law is engaged!" ”

The mighty generals could still play some role at this time, and several generals dispersed in despair, and arranged their own defense areas separately in order to meet the Qing attack at dawn.

At this moment, an earth-shattering cry came from outside the valley, and people shouted and neighed, and the scene was very chaotic.

This is Wang Lanping's champion army has touched the back of the Qing army's defense line, suddenly launched an attack, 6,000 light cavalry, fan-shaped, pulled out a battle line nearly a mile long, and pounced on the unsuspecting Zhenghongqi army.

Countless Qing soldiers are still asleep and become the ghosts of the champion army, and more are panicking around, but everywhere they run is the swords of the champion army, shouting all over the field.

The shouts of killing passed through the layers of woods and reached Zheng Sen's place, and more than a dozen middle and lower-level generals also came over when they heard the news, and everyone didn't know what was going on, and thought that the Qing army had launched a night attack.

Zheng Sen was dressed in battle armor, holding a big knife in his knife, grabbed the clothes of a young general and asked, "What happened to Taniguchi?" Did the Qing army steal the camp at night? ”

"No, I don't know, there was a fire in the Qing army camp, and there was chaos, but it didn't attack us"

Zheng Sen somehow led people to the front line of the two armies, it was too dark, and the valley was even darker, and the fire in the Qing army camp could be seen a mile away, and the screams and shouts were continuous.

"Could it be that reinforcements have arrived?" Zheng Sen muttered to himself.

At this time, the champion army had completely defeated the outer defense line of the Qing army, and was rushing towards the second line of defense.

The Chinese army camp of Zhenghongqi is located here, the governor is a man in his thirties, the sudden change woke him up from his dream, and before he had time to put on his battle armor, the champion army had already killed outside the tent, more than ten Qing soldiers escorted him to run towards the mountain, and shouted in confusion while running, "What happened, where did the enemy army come from?" This group of Ming troops has become a turtle in the urn, and they dare to break through at night? ”

"Governor, it's not the Ming army in the valley, it's the reinforcements of the Ming army outside the valley, let's avoid it."

"How can there be reinforcements, where are the reinforcements, hurry, give me a stand-up"

At this time, no one listened to the general's orders, the whole army was in chaos, and it was impossible to distinguish how many enemies were in this wood, but they felt that there were Ming troops in all directions, and they were killed wherever they went.

"It's Dingnanhou! It is the army of the Nanjing garrison Admiral Wang Zhuangyuan"

Zheng Sen's eyes were sharp, and with the help of the skyrocketing fire, he saw a big flag, the banner of the champion army, and he recognized it at a glance.

Granary!

Zheng Sen pulled out his waist knife and shouted excitedly, "Soldiers, the reinforcements have arrived, I have already said that the court will not forget us, and Wang Zhuangyuan will not ignore us, if you don't want to wait for death, follow me, be brave and brave, break through and kill out!" ”

The Huai'an army was desperate, and for a time the whole army was extremely excited, pushed open the fence, and rushed towards the inner defense line of the red flag.

The Qing army, which had just transferred the muzzle of the cannon in the chaos, saw that the Ming army in the valley was beginning to break through at this time, and had to turn back again.

The Champion Army became more and more courageous, and the powerful offensive had broken through the two lines of defense within half a pillar of incense, and the command system of the Qing Army was completely dispersed, and it was impossible to organize effective resistance at all.

Under the internal and external attacks, the three lines of defense of Zhenghongqi were wiped out in an instant.

From a distance, Zheng Sen saw that Song Xian was the first soldier, picking five or six Qing soldiers with a gun, and he was very brave, he was overjoyed at the moment and shouted.

"General Song, the main force of the Qing army is in Beishan, you and I will join forces and try our best to kill the enemy"

Song Xian picked off a Qing soldier with one shot, looked for a voice, and saw that it was Zheng Sen, and he was also happy, "Brother Zheng, you are still alive!" ”

Zheng Sen rode over and laughed, "Full of thieves and impurity, how dare I die, General Song is here to be the order of the commander Wang"

"Without the order of the Hou Ye, how could I be here, brother, I have opened the way of life for you, you quickly rush out with your brothers, and the matter of killing the enemy will be handed over to my brothers."

Zheng Sen gritted his teeth and said, "Brothers are here to save me, how can we stand idly by, brothers, the time has come to be ashamed, kill!" ”

The two armies were united, and they went all out to kill the main force of the red flag, and along the way, the heads were rolling, and the flesh and blood were flying, killing the Qing army.

Wang Lanping, who was watching the battle from a distance, saw the firelight spreading towards Beishan, and his heart was a lot calmer, and he secretly said: The big thing has been decided.

The sky was already bright, the remnants of the red flag had just rushed out of the valley, and were followed by the champion army that had been trailing, and in a blink of an eye, it was already a broken army, and the Kong Youde army that lost its armor and fled in the direction of Yangzhou in embarrassment.

The champion army covered all the way, leaving only Zheng Sen's troops to collect the remnants of the Qing army and march towards Yangzhou along Wang Lanping's pursuit route.

Two days later, hundreds of remnants of the Zhenghong Banner almost at the same time and the pursuers of the Zhuangyuan Army fled to Yangzhou, and when Kong Youde learned that the Zhenghongqi army was annihilated, Wang Lanping had already returned to the camp, and after a while, he received a report from the spies, saying that the Huai'an Army had also come to the city of Yangzhou, and the Zhuangyuan army was one, and the Yangzhou Ming Army at this time had accumulated to 90,000, and with the power of a great victory, the morale was high.