The situation on the battlefield stunned Li Zicheng, and he thought he was wrong.

In the face of the formation of the official army, the rebels did not hesitate to charge, Li Zicheng had already observed the formation of the officers and troops with a monocular, he found that the officers and soldiers were very silent, many people did not even have any expression on their faces, they looked a little numb, this situation made Li Zicheng ecstatic, he clearly remembered that he led the rebels back then, and his face was such an expression, that was an expression of despair for the battle, and the rebels with such an expression were vulnerable on the battlefield.

After the charge began, Li Zicheng quickly realized that something was wrong.

The official army suddenly broke out, and the person who led the charge was a little old, and Li Zicheng didn't know him, but Gu Junen beside him exclaimed that this person was the crown prince and the prince, the second assistant of the cabinet, and Yang Sichang, the secretary of the military department.

At this time, Li Zicheng didn't particularly care, Yang Sichang was just a civilian official, he had never been on the battlefield, and charging in front was just a show, which showed that the official army had reached the point of exhaustion, and Yang Sichang needed to charge in person.

It's a pity that the situation is not at all as Li Zicheng imagined, the officers and soldiers fighting on the battlefield are not afraid of death at all, and they dare to charge forward in the face of the rain of arrows, especially the cavalry of the officers and soldiers, which shows unimaginable bravery, these cavalry did not hug together, but participated in the fighting in all places regardless of their bodies, the cavalry of the officers and soldiers charged and fought in front, and the foot soldiers followed closely behind.

The sergeants who were at the forefront of the charge were quickly dispersed by the officers, and some of the sergeants turned around and began to flee.

This was a problem that the rebels could not overcome, and in every battle, whenever there was a slight unfavorable situation, there would be sergeants who would turn around and flee, although the officers who commanded the battle also personally killed the fleeing sergeants, but this situation could not be avoided.

More sergeants began to turn around and retreat. Including some of the rebel cavalry charging ahead.

The first shockwave composed by Li Zicheng was quickly dispersed.

Li Zicheng, who couldn't believe what he was looking for, must be unwilling, he was furious and gave an order to the heralds around him, and immediately organized another round of charging and fighting, and he must suppress the arrogance of the officers and soldiers, and the righteous army has an absolute advantage in numbers. We will definitely be able to defeat the official army.

Before the order reached the ears of the officers in front, the scene that made Li Zicheng dumbfounded appeared again.

The officers and troops launched a general attack, and all of them pressed up.

At that moment, a monstrous momentum came to his face, only when facing Zheng Jiajun, Li Zicheng felt such momentum, he knew that the situation was wrong, and this battle might not end well.

When did the officers and soldiers become so brave, and they were not afraid of death. Charging forward with their heads covered, on the other hand, on the side of the rebels, a large number of sergeants turned around and retreated, even hindering the sergeants who were preparing to attack and fight.

Li Zicheng did not dare to give the order to retreat, if there was a large-scale retreat at this time, the Chinese army would definitely be rushed by the retreating front army, and it would be defeated by itself without fighting. The losses would have been too great.

After roaring angrily, Li Zicheng prepared to go into battle in person. But was blocked by the pro-soldiers around him, Li Zicheng was about to angrily reprimand the pro-soldiers around him, but found that they were accepting Gu Junen's orders.

Li Zicheng, who couldn't help it, yelled at Gu Junen, he must rush up to fight.

Gu Junen was much calmer, he also knew that the situation of defeat was irreparable, and at this time, King Chuang rushed forward. It can't turn the tide of the battle, on the contrary, if there is any accident in King Chuang, then the righteous army may really suffer a catastrophe.

Gu Junen ignored Li Zicheng's temper, and also spoke loudly, imploring Li Zicheng to lead the Chinese army to evacuate first.

Gu Junen's arrangement is completely correct. At this moment, it is extremely demanding that the attacking front army resist desperately, and it is not allowed to continue to retreat, so as to create time and opportunity for the Chinese army to withdraw.

Li Zicheng understood that Gu Junen's suggestion was right, and after calming down a little, he turned around and led the Chinese army to prepare to evacuate.

That's when things happened.

The drums of the officers and soldiers became stronger, and more sergeants suddenly rushed over, and most of them were cavalry.

The front army of the rebels could no longer resist and collapsed in an instant, and most of the sergeants turned around and fled behind.

The front army of the righteous army and the Chinese army gathered less than five miles together, and this arrangement of arranging troops was a big taboo, and it was also because Li Zicheng had absolute self-confidence, so he arranged it in this way, and after the front army broke through the defensive formation of the official army, the Chinese army all rushed up to fight and defeated the official army in one fell swoop.

This arrogant arrangement has a fatal problem at this time.

The rebel officer had no effect on killing the fleeing sergeant, and soon the officer turned his horse and followed the retreat, and the officer began to evacuate, and the sergeant ran faster.

The speed of the officers and soldiers in the pursuit did not stop at all, the cavalry charged at the front, the foot soldiers followed closely, and they even ignored the sergeants who knelt on the ground and surrendered, and rushed forward in one go.

Li Zicheng's heart was dripping with blood, he quickly rushed to the Chinese army's tent, and ordered the Chinese army to send 20,000 people to resist the attack of the official army, and the rest began to evacuate to the rear.

Yang Sichang did not personally participate in the fight, after all, he was a civil official, and the charge was just to put on a show, and there were more than a dozen personal guards around him, and it was Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong who really commanded the battle.

Watching the victory of the official army and desperately chasing and killing the rogue, Yang Sichang felt that his cheeks were cold, he raised his hand and touched it, only to find that his tears did not know when they came out.

I have never been so hearty, watching the rogues retreat desperately, watching the many sergeants desperately chasing and killing.

The imperial army, which was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, burst out with unimaginable combat effectiveness and defeated the rogues, which has not happened for a long time.

The herald came to ask for instructions on whether to continue the pursuit of the Liukou, Yang Sichang did not hesitate at all, he ordered the whole army to attack.

In addition to the 50,000 troops guarding Baoding City, the remaining 100,000 people were all chased out.

Such a formation is rare, and Yang Sichang is also the first time to see it, hundreds of thousands of rogues and 100,000 imperial army are fighting outside the city of Baoding, hundreds of thousands of rogues are desperately retreating, and 100,000 imperial court troops are desperately chasing and killing.

Although the battle is still ongoing, Yang Sichang knows that this is a hearty victory, a real victory, what does the victory of this battle mean, is it possible that the crisis of the imperial court can be lifted from then on, Yang Sichang is not particularly clear, it needs to wait until the battle is over to be able to really make an assessment, but he wants to thank these desperate sergeants, and thank the many officers who command the battle.

Yang Sichang did not go with the army to chase and kill, he restrained his emotions, he is not a sergeant, he doesn't know how to fight on the battlefield, his task is to command the battle, is to arouse the fighting spirit of all the sergeants, in this regard, he has done a very perfect job.

The pursuit lasted for a whole day, and the imperial army chased out for nearly thirty miles, and the Liukou had already broken into an army, and fled towards the rear.

It wasn't until the sky was slightly dark that Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong ordered to stop the pursuit.

There were already corpses all over the way, this was a rare victory, and what made Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong even more excited was that they had captured a large amount of grain and grass, and when the rogues desperately fled, they didn't care about carrying a large amount of grain and grass, and they didn't even have a chance to burn them.

What the army needs most is grain and grass, although the current grain and grass can be maintained for a period of time, but Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong, as senior commanders, know very well that the imperial court is already facing a food crisis, and it is impossible to supply so much grain and grass to the army for a period of time in the future.

In the middle of summer, it is necessary to clean up the battlefield, the soldiers who died, whether they are the imperial army or the rogue, must be buried, otherwise it is easy to infect a lot of diseases, Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong are very clear in this regard, they ordered the sergeant to light the torch, drag the tired body and start to clean the battlefield thoroughly, the soldiers who died in the imperial army are unified and gathered, find a place to bury, as for the rogue, it is to gather and set fire to burn.

There are too many rogues who have been killed, and it is not something that can be done in a short period of time if they want to gather and burn them separately.

The seized grain and grass were transported to the city of Baoding overnight, and these grains and grass must be carefully kept.

When they saw Yang Sichang, Zuo Liangyu, He Renlong and the others all had smiles on their faces, although the blood stains on their bodies had not yet been cleaned.

Although Yang Sichang's face was calm, his body trembled slightly, this hard-won victory, the emperor needed it too much, and the court needed it too much.

At noon the next day, the battle was finally cleared.

The imperial army suffered about 10,000 casualties, and more than 60,000 rogues were killed or captured.

Yang Sichang, who had been mentally prepared, was stunned by such a victory.

According to this calculation, even if Li Zicheng has millions of rogues under his command, he is not the opponent of the imperial army, not to mention that Li Zicheng cannot have so many sergeants, and some of them are still stationed in Henan and Shanxi.

After being stunned, Yang Sichang quickly sensed the problem, this is a big victory that the emperor and the court are looking forward to, like a shot in the arm, it will instantly stimulate many people, those who don't know the actual situation, after learning of this victory, will they immediately make a statement, asking the imperial army to start taking the initiative to conquer the Liukou, until the Liukou are completely exterminated.

Such a suggestion would certainly have arisen, but at the moment it was suicidal, and the person who made it should be beheaded.

Yang Sichang decided to personally write a memo to the imperial court, in this recital, he wanted to explain the situation in detail, and suggested that the imperial army stick to the city of Baoding, protect the safety of the capital, and carry out a comprehensive investigation of the situation of the Liukou. (To be continued.) )