The special training of the Guards includes how to effectively destroy the enemy in the absence of the commander, especially how to kill a large number of enemies when the enemy collapses.

Therefore, although Liu Zhaoji had not yet responded to the changes in the battlefield at this time, when the cavalry battalion finally annihilated the 2,000 iron cavalry of the left army, causing chaos in the left army camp.

The commanders of the 1st and 2nd Infantry Battalions have begun to order the infantry battalions under their command to begin to pursue the enemy in small units instead of formations.

The equipment configuration and tactical coordination of a squad is based on the evolution of the mandarin duck formation of the Qi family's army, with shield soldiers, bayonets, flintlock guns, etc. to form a combination of defense, but because the unit is small, and the pursuit efficiency is also high, so as long as it encounters a single left army, whether it is cavalry or firearms or martial arts generals, it can be effectively annihilated.

However, Liu Zhaoji thinks that in the face of this kind of left army outside the city, which has no strength to resist at this time, and only knows that it is a waste to let the infantry put in this kind of formation.

"The order, the first and second battalions of infantry type A immediately gathered and retreated to rest and eat, and the officers and soldiers of the guard battalion directly under the corps and the fourth, fifth, and sixth battalions of the infantry (type B battalion) and the logistics battalion directly under the corps who came with the army all picked up their guys and rushed forward. Since they are all members of the First Corps of my Guards, how can they be worthy of being members of my First Corps if they don't kill a few people! ”

Liu Zhaoji can now be regarded as seeing that many of the recruits of his First Corps obviously lack experience in killing people on the battlefield, and most of the officers and soldiers of the A battalion have personally experienced it, and the officers and soldiers of other battalions have to experience it no matter what they say, at least they must know what it is like to kill people.

After the trumpet sounded.

Nearly 30,000 people from the 4th, 5th, 6th and 6th Battalions of the Infantry and the troops directly under the Corps rushed towards the tens of thousands of remnants of Zuo Liangyu who were running outside!

The officials of the troops directly under the corps really did not pay attention to the formation, some slashed and killed on horseback, some directly killed with big swords, and some of the brocade guards who accompanied the army also pulled out embroidered spring knives to participate in the killing.

These were the reserve units of the Guards, which belonged to the non-main combat troops, but they were still more fierce than the left army in the face of the left army, which had lost its morale.

These left soldiers did not know how to resist at all, and some of them knelt directly on the ground, but they were still beheaded by the officers and soldiers of the Guards.

After all, according to the order, on the day of the decisive battle, all the left armies were killed, except for the pre-war uprising, and not a single person could be let go.

The left army did not have the consciousness of defection, at most it surrendered, and as a result, it was still killed after surrendering.

"Before sunset, all the enemies outside the city will be eliminated, and all these soldiers and bandits who have plagued the people of Huguang for several years will be killed! Fertilize the fields for next year! ”

Liu Zhaoji shouted loudly after speaking: "Kill! ”

In an instant, the entire Huaining County was full of shouts of killing.

In the end, the officers and men of the infantry battalion were too lazy to set up a formation to practice again, too lazy to fire a flintlock pistol, and in order to kill more people, they directly regarded the left army as a live target and directly practiced assassination!

The generals of the left army in the city hurriedly found Zuo Menggeng: "Young marshal, go and tell the marshal, all my 2,000 iron cavalry outside the city have been killed, and now the court officials and soldiers are slaughtering the rest of my remnants, and our army has been defeated!" ”

"What!"

Zuo Mengeng couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly ran to his father Zuo Liangyu and informed Zuo Liangyu of the news of the fiasco of the army outside the city.

Zuo Liangyu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then coughed violently, he didn't care about why the guards could defeat him now, he just raised his hand and ordered: "Quickly lead the three thousand iron horsemen in the city to rush out of the city with his father, and the other army will follow behind and retreat!" You can't be trapped here! Order your other uncles to come to the aid at once, they are only a few miles away from us, they should arrive soon, and we still have hope. ”

"Yes!"

Zuo Mengeng hurriedly ran out.

Zuo Liangyu couldn't help but take a few breaths at this time, secretly thinking about how the guards were so powerful, and he put two thousand iron horsemen outside the city, all of which were the main force that forced Zhang Xianzhong to flee into Sichuan, but now he was completely annihilated.

This made Zuo Liangyu both stunned and distressed, and he didn't dare to let his remaining three thousand iron horsemen be buried in Huaining.

After all, if he didn't even have these 3,000 iron horsemen, he would not be able to control the generals of the other left armies.

But what Zuo Liangyu would not have imagined was that Liu Zhaoji had already ordered the first and second battalions of infantry (type A battalion) to start arriving under the city together with the artillery battalion, while the first cavalry battalion was on standby on the periphery at any time, and the second cavalry battalion and the third infantry battalion (type A battalion) had also entered another gate in Huaining County.

A firework bomb rushed into the sky.

Zheng Sen decisively ordered: "Release!" ”

"Put!"

"Put!"

In an instant, countless cannonballs fell on the wall of Huaining City at dusk, directly blasting the earthen wall apart.

The cavalry of the Guards rushed in first, Yan Yingyuan rushed in the front, Zuo Liangyu's army was busy withdrawing, and he didn't care about the city defense, so as soon as the artillery blasted through the city wall, the cavalry entered and slashed at will.

The infantry poured into the city like a tidal wave.

Zuo Liangyu also hoped that these imperial court troops would break into people's houses or pick up the property on the ground that he deliberately ordered people to leave, but the officers and soldiers of the Guards were not short of money, and discipline was first, and they only wanted to chase one Zuo Army and kill another.

Although the tens of thousands of left troops in the city can still organize resistance, after all, they are mainly veterans who have experienced actual battles, but under the abuse and killing of the Guards infantry of the A battalion relying on various lanes and their own formations and more advanced flintlock guns, almost as long as they resist will be killed directly.

The left army could only retreat frantically, and even did not hesitate to burn down civilian houses to block the pursuit speed of the Guards.

Zuo Liangyu was carried to another city gate under the escort of 3,000 iron cavalry, but when the soldiers under his command opened the city gate, the third battalion of the Guards infantry that had been prepared directly began to fire dense flintlock guns and bullets.

Caught off guard.

The so-called 3,000 iron cavalry of the Left Army fell hundreds of horses, and Zuo Liangyu and Zuo Mengeng had to hurriedly retreat under the escort of their own soldiers.

The 3rd Battalion of Infantry Armor rushed in first, advancing step by step, with flintlock pistols in their hands firing incessantly.

Because they were still in the city, Zuo Liangyu's 3,000 iron cavalry could not rush out of the narrow streets at all, and they were crowded with other Zuo officers and soldiers.

The officers and men of the first platoon of the Guards of the 3rd Infantry Battalion simply drew their bayonets and stabbed them directly.

Zuo Liangyu looked at this scene and wanted to cry without tears, he didn't expect that he would fall into a desperate situation, and couldn't help yelling at Zuo Mengeng: "Where have your uncles gone, why haven't you come to rescue us." ”

"The child doesn't dare to hide it from his father, and he hasn't received the rescue army from his uncles until now!"

Zuo Menggeng replied.

Zuo Liangyu fell directly to the ground when he heard this.

At this time, the shouts of the officers and soldiers of the guards were already heard outside: "Capture the traitor Zuo Liangyu alive!" ”

"Capture the traitor Zuo Liangyu alive!"

At this time, Zuo Mengeng couldn't care about the shouts in the distance and began to pick up Zuo Liangyu, and kept shouting: "Father, father!" ”

Zuo Liangyu was only panting at this time, and he couldn't speak at all.