Chapter 55: Victory!

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Sima Shu no longer hesitated to transfer the last reserve: the five hundred Mo swordsmen. In the fierce battle, the Jin army's Daxu Banner moved back, and the main forces were assembled in the center, divided into a number of small phalanxes in the shape of fish scales, arranged according to echelons, and the front end was slightly convex, and it was placed into a fish scale array.

It was like a forest of steel overflowing with silver light, and the last Modao army appeared, and they were the proud sons of the battlefield. The Jin army concentrated its forces and launched a fierce attack on the center of the enemy formation, and the situation quickly reversed.

With the Modao team as the vanguard, the Jin army quickly disrupted the rebels' wind wheel formation and broke through the enemy's defense line from the center.

The chaotic formation of the Di cavalry surrounded the main general and retreated to one side, and the cavalry on the left flank of the rebels was dispatched to attack our right rear flank, the weakness of the fish scale formation was on the tail side, and the Jin army was forced to shrink part of its forces to protect the musketeers from the cavalry blitzkrieg.

It was like two surging tides made of armor meeting each other. An unprecedentedly tragic melee unfolded, and the thunderous war drums of the Jin army were as tight as a pass, with swords and guns waving everywhere, and feathered arrows sown death in the sky. The right flank, composed of infantry, came under intense pressure for nearly an hour, and the rebel line was crushed and deformed, and the entire front was shattered.

The Jin army took the opportunity to devote all its forces and crushed the enemy's left flank defense line in one fell swoop, and launched a fierce cavalry battle with the reinforced Hu cavalry. This is a contest of strength and courage, the Mo knife penetrates the body of the Hu people, the violent impact makes the saber out of hand, and the dragoons pick up the saber and horizontal knife and even the musket to fight with the Hu rebels.

It was as if they were invulnerable gods, covered with feathered arrows, covered with knife marks and gunshot wounds, covered in blood, and even the war horses were dyed red.

The battle has entered the white heat, the Jin army has invested all its strength, and the Hu rebels are still struggling to support, at this time, as long as the last blow, the rebels will collapse.

But is Sima Shu still capable of delivering the final blow?

Some of those timid Hu coalition forces have begun to leave the battlefield.

Just when the Jin army gritted its teeth and insisted, hoping for a miracle, the horn suddenly roared in the sky over the battlefield, and a new force joined the battle group like a swift black dragon, looking at the fluttering Great Jin battle flag Sima Shu was overjoyed.

This group of Jin troops turned out to be surrounded by the rebels, and they rushed out of the enemy encirclement in one go, taking advantage of the rebels' attention to the crown prince. The reason why they were able to easily break through the siege of the enemy army was mainly because the prince Sima Shu attacked too hard, so that Qi Wannian had to focus all his energy on reinforcements.

And Zhou Chu really deserved to be a veteran on the battlefield, seized the advantageous opportunity, broke through the rebels' positions in one fell swoop, rushed out of the gourd valley, and came to the place where the two armies were fighting.

It was Qi Wannian's contempt for the defeated remnants of the surrounding army, but he didn't expect that they would become the last straw that crushed the rebels. The appearance of Zhou suddenly broke the balance of power on the battlefield, and the situation began to develop in favor of the Jin army.

I saw that Yu Yong led the army to break straight into the rear of the rebels, and suddenly waved his war knife fiercely, and the rebels who were caught off guard were cut down in large pieces, and the rebel forwards who were fighting with the Jin army were attacked on their backs, and cut off the connection between the rebel infantry and the cavalry.

After receiving the news of the sudden killing in Zhou, Qi Wannian tried to counterattack, but at this time, the entire infantry lost contact with the main force of the cavalry, and the two wings also fell into chaos.

The crossbowmen behind the Jin army also threw away their bows and arrows and picked up their horizontal knives to fight with the Di cavalry, like a flood bursting, and the Mo knife soldiers led by Zu Ti crashed into the core of the rebel army like a tide, cutting the rebels apart, as if in an instant, the victory and defeat had been divided.

Qi Wannian's eyes were dark, the soldiers fighting fiercely on both sides gradually blurred, the Hu rebels collapsed, and the rebels began to take the road with a desire for survival, trampling and colliding with each other, and the infantry that had lost their protection began to disperse.

The Di Elite Rider struggled in despair, overwhelmed by the roaring waves of Jin soldiers.

Qi Wannian's personal soldiers resolutely charged against the Jin army to buy time for the retreat of the marshal.

Zu Ti was like a demon possessed, opened the way with a group of Mo swordsmen, and slaughtered Qi Wannian all the way towards the pro-soldiers.

The sky was getting brighter, and Qi Wannian finally stayed away from the battlefield desperately relying on his personal guards, and scattered routs passed by from time to time. Qi Wannian ordered to stop retreating and collect the remnants, and the number of inspectors was only a few thousand.

Qi Wannian looked at the prince's banner fluttering in the distance with some hatred, turned around and ordered one of his subordinates: "Go, you go, put the letter that King Liang gave us at the beginning and put it in a place where the Jin army can easily find it!" Sima Shu, what do I see you do this time? Hum! Let's go! ”

A group of Hu cavalry quickly disappeared into the sky.

Sima Shu looked indifferently at the somewhat wretched battlefield, these hateful alien cavalry were so fierce, they still fought to the death despite the collapse of the whole army, and a messenger sent an order to the soldiers, "There are hundreds of wounded soldiers who resist stubbornly and refuse to surrender, please show your Highness!" ”

"Kill, kill them all."

A cold light flashed in Sima Shu's eyes. He had reason to be annoyed, because in this battle, although the main force of the rebels was defeated, the losses of his prince's army were not small. According to preliminary estimates, at least 4,000 soldiers lost their combat effectiveness, which means that in this battle alone, his headquarters lost nearly half of his troops.

After the big battle, Sima Shu and the others almost exhausted all their strength, and they didn't even care about the fleeing enemy troops, but just sent dragoons to chase after them.

Sima Shu wiped the blood from his face, to be honest, he didn't kill many enemy soldiers himself, and those rebels were chopped into pulp by the soldiers of the personal guard battalion before they could rush in front of him. It's just that his nervous mood suddenly relaxed, and he suddenly felt a sense of weakness.

"Your Highness, General Zhou is here!"

When Sima Shu heard this, he looked up and saw that an old general who was close to the age of the sixtieth year walked towards him, and seeing the way he walked, Sima Shu breathed a sigh of relief. If he still can't save Zhou after fighting for his life, it will be too much of a failure. It looked as if he was wounded, and he was tired from a day and a night of fighting with the enemy.

"The ministers are here to see His Royal Highness the Prince, thank Your Highness for saving your life!" Looking at the majestic and heroic Sima Shu around, he also looked down on the prince who sold meat and wine, but now he was rescued by the prince. Zhou Chu knew very well the previous situation, if it wasn't for the prince risking his life to come to the rescue, he would definitely have been bloodied on the battlefield long ago.

"The old general is frightened, the lonely rescue is late, and I hope the general will not be surprised!"

Sima Shu put his posture very low, of course, he hoped to be able to recruit Zhou Chu for his use, you must know that Zhou Chu is also a fierce man, although he is a little old, but from this battle, it can be seen that Zhou Chu, who is nearly sixty years old, can still go into battle to kill the enemy, and he who is not old can not even carry a knife.

"This time, thanks to His Highness's rescue, otherwise the ministers would ...... Alas! Thinking of those dead robes, Zhou felt a little gloomy.

"Old general, relax, this palace knows that you have suffered a lot of grievances, and I will definitely seek justice for you if I have the opportunity in the future!"

"Your Highness!"

At this moment, Zu Ti stepped forward, "Your Highness, our army has eliminated more than 50,000 rebels, of which more than 15,000 enemy soldiers have been killed, more than 30,000 enemy soldiers have been captured, and nearly 5,000 people have fled. In addition, our army also captured 30,000 horses, of which more than 20,000 can still be used. ”

"Oh? Is it? It seems that the main rebel force has been wiped out by us, and the remaining rebels are nothing to worry about. By the way, how much did our army lose this time? ”

Sima Shu estimated that the main force in Qi Wannian's hands had been almost wiped out by him, and the remaining enemy troops were also frightened by the Jin army, so it can be said that this battle basically reversed the previous unfavorable situation. From now on, the Jin army will turn to a full-scale offensive, and the rebels will be crippled by this blow.

"Alas, the losses of our army were not light, including 1,000 musketeers, 2,000 sword and shield soldiers, 1,000 crossbow soldiers and Mo sword soldiers, and a total of more than 4,000 wounded. The main forces of our army were suddenly reduced by almost half of their strength. Zu Ti said with some distress.

"Shhh

Sima Shu gasped, but he didn't expect that if the battle continued, his troops would be reduced by half. However, if he can fight the main force of the rebels, Sima Shu thinks it is worth it. And the Zhou on the side was stunned when he heard that the prince had defeated Qi Wannian's army of 70,000 with less than 10,000 soldiers.

"Your Highness, what you said is true? Qi Wannian's main force was really wiped out by His Highness? ”

"How can this be fake? In order to save the general, we fought a total of two battles with the enemy, in the previous battle, we eliminated a total of 30,000 cavalry led by Hao Duyuan, plus the 50,000 army that had just been eliminated, isn't it just the main force in Qi Wannian's hands? Zu Ti was a little unhappy when he saw that Zhou was questioning their results.

"This ...... This...... It's unbelievable! ”

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you wouldn't have believed it to be true. As for Sima Shu, he was not too surprised, thinking about what he had thrown on this army, in the face of a group of Hu rebels who were not regular troops, if he could not achieve earth-shattering results, I am afraid that even he would feel embarrassed.

"In this case, shouldn't the rebellion in Guanzhong be put down immediately?" When Zhou learned that the main force of the rebels had been destroyed, he immediately turned his attention to future operations.

"Oh, maybe! The general still should not be too optimistic! Sima Shu knew very well that the elimination of the rebels was only the first step, and how to organize the Hu talents was the key next. In addition, we must also guard against the conspiracy from King Liang and Empress Jia,

"By the way, what happened to the old general, why did King Liang not save you when he saw death?" After the battle, Sima Shu began to plan how to get rid of King Liang, and this matter must have the cooperation of General Zhou.

Before Zhou could figure out how to answer the prince's question, he saw Sima Ya riding a horse and hurrying from a distance, holding a letter in his hand. "Prince Qiqi, the minister has important information to report!"

"Oh? What happened? Despite the truth, Lone has nothing to hide. Sima Shu looked at Sima Ya, who wanted to speak and stopped, and said sternly.

"Your Highness, Your Minister...... The minister found a letter written by the king of Liang to Qi Wannian from the enemy......"

"What?!" Sima Shu and Zhou Shu let out an exclamation at the same time, but Sima Shu was surprised, and Zhou Shu was full of anger.