Liu Guangsheng was very stubborn, he couldn't listen to the persuasion at all, and his heart was already in a mess. His life was threatened, and he wanted to turn his horse's head and retreat, and he wanted to leave this hellish place immediately. However, Zhang Zongbing's big hand was like a big iron tongs, fixing the head of Liu Guangsheng's mount rigidly, and he couldn't turn the horse's head at all, let alone leave.

In an instant, Liu Guangsheng's heart was on fire, a trace of anger emerged, his eyes squinted, and he just wanted to scold, but he saw that Zhang Zongbing was more stubborn than him, like an elm pimple that did not open his mind, and he had the posture of killing him and not letting go.

Zhang Zongbing was very anxious, in order to stabilize Liu Changsheng and prevent the whole army from chaos, he had to scold: "My lord, no!" Once you take the lead in escaping, it will inevitably lead to the rout of the entire army, and if the court knows about it, you and I will both be killed, and we will face the end of being beheaded by the whole family. Lord Liu, you must be calm, this is just a small group of anti-thieves, and you can't make big waves! ”

As soon as these words came out, it was like a thunderbolt from a sunny day, and Liu Guangsheng's words were immediately blocked, and the latter's body was agitated, calmed down a lot, and no longer struggled to escape.

Seeing this situation and seeing that Liu Guangsheng had sobered up a lot, General Zhang couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and said in his heart: "It's okay, it's okay, if even the governor runs away, the rest of the soldiers will not all be in chaos and flee one after another, how can I restrain others?" ”

At the same time, Zhang Zongbing released the reins of Liu Guangsheng's mount's head, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and knew that he had offended his boss to death. But he still pointed his other hand forward, and hurriedly said: "My lord, please see, there is indeed only a small group of anti-thieves in front, and the soldiers have already controlled the situation. ”

Liu Changsheng was also in a cold sweat, and Zhang Zongbing's words were like an enlightenment, reminding him and remembering the emperor's killing methods. As Mr. Zhang said, once he really retreated in a hurry, he didn't even see the face of the thief, he was scared away, and after the news reached the capital, his body was light and would accumulate to his family!

However, Liu Changsheng did not have much gratitude to Zhang Zongbing, but faintly felt a trace of disgust. Although he knew that this general soldier was thinking about the overall situation, he repeatedly contradicted and disobeyed his own wishes, which was a sign of contempt for his superiors.

Liu Guangsheng had this idea for a long time, so he just played it back in his mind for a few seconds again, and then pretended to be calm and looked in the direction of Zhang Zongbing's finger.

Whoa...

The forward troops of the official army have completely grasped the initiative on the battlefield, but they have also paid the price of two or three hundred dead and wounded, and there are nearly a hundred war horses, and the casualties of the other side will never exceed 50.

Obviously, even if he no longer understands military command and analysis of the battlefield situation, Liu Guangsheng can see the way, and he can't help but breathe a sigh of relief, his expression is really relaxed, and he turns to joy, and urges eagerly: "What are those vanguard troops doing?" There are only one or two hundred people on the other side, what else do you shoot? Hurry up, immediately launch a charge and catch the thief! I don't believe it, the cavalry of nearly a thousand people can't catch such a little thief alive? ”

"Damn, this Governor Liu is really an idiot, he doesn't understand military affairs at all." Thinking like this in his heart, Zhang Zongbing was so angry that he just wanted to laugh, and his mouth was bitter, but he still explained earnestly: "My lord, the vanguard is cavalry, and what it is good at is fighting on the plains and charging collectively. Now the enemy is located on the hill, occupies the commanding heights, has the advantage of the location, and is in the grass, and the cavalry cannot charge at all. Once the head is exposed, it becomes a live target for anti-thieves. Moreover, the anti-thieves are in the direction of strong light, and once they launch a frontal charge, they will inevitably achieve half the result, and the casualties of the soldiers will increase significantly. ”

"What then? Is it just a stalemate, a war of attrition with the anti-thieves? Liu Guangsheng frowned, did not stalemate his opinion anymore, and insisted that the cavalry charge towards the hillside, with dissatisfaction still on his face.

At this moment, General Zhang had an urge to beat people, and this Governor Liu knew how to urge himself and give orders, and he didn't know anything about command. However, Zhang Zongbing still resisted the inexplicable restlessness in his heart, and said patiently: "My lord, it is impossible and unrealistic to let the cavalry rush forward. If you want to capture this small group of thieves alive, you can only mobilize a firearms battalion of 100 people, and send another 100 infantry, and the soldiers will be divided into two ways and copied from one side. took advantage of the suppression of the firearms battalion and the archers, so as to capture this group of sneak attack thieves alive in one fell swoop. ”

Before the words fell, Liu Guangsheng couldn't wait to urge again: "Then what are you waiting for?" You are the chief soldier, quickly dispatch troops, give orders, and capture these thieves alive. ”

There was only a wry smile in his heart, shaking his head slightly helplessly, Zhang Zongbing didn't say anything more, and immediately issued a series of orders to the flag commander next to him.

In less than a minute, a hundred birds and guns came out of the firearms battalion behind, and they walked quickly, taking advantage of the fact that the cavalry and the anti-thieves were firing at each other, they hurriedly hid behind the war horses, raised the firearms, loaded the ammunition, and lit the fuse, and the whole process was completed in one go, and it took a few minutes to do it.

At the same time, two groups of 50 infantry men each outflanked from one side and went straight to the area where the rebels were located.

Bang bang bang ...

Gunfire erupted, mingling with the sound of arrows. Suddenly, the thief stopped shooting his arrows, and all of them disappeared into the grass, never to be seen again.

Seeing this scene, Liu Guangsheng was dumbfounded, and muttered in his mouth: "The duck to the mouth flew away, and the military merits are gone~"

As if he had expected it, Mr. Zhang was very calm, but his eyes were slightly narrowed, flashing with inexplicable light, and he looked at the vast grass, the high hills, and the dense woods.

Boom boom...

Suddenly, there was a dull thud, rumbling.

Immediately afterward, everyone followed the reputation, only to see that above the area where the thief was just now, something seemed to be rolling down, pressing the grass up and down, as if there was a mysterious monster hidden inside!

The moment he heard this voice, General Zhang immediately reacted, and immediately had a judgment, and then shouted violently: "Hurry ~ Mingjin withdraw the troops, let the vanguard and firearms battalion retreat immediately!" ”

Between the fate hanging by a thread, at the tense moment, almost without the permission of the governor Liu Guangsheng, the personal flag commander on the side of General Zhang immediately waved two small flags, and the gong sounded loudly, not losing the sound of the bird's gun, compact and containing a certain rhythm.

Finally, those mysterious monsters appeared, but they were huge rocks, rolling down from both sides, wrapped in the overwhelming force of Mount Tai, and smashed into the hiding place of the cavalry and firearms battalion.

Boom boom...

There are still some soldiers who retreat late, and those wounded soldiers and war horses are even more miserable, they were directly hit by the boulder and turned into meat paste, and they didn't even have time to scream, and they died with a whimper!

There were no more boulders falling on the hillside, the scene returned to quiet, deathly quiet, and the official road ahead was blocked to death, and the war horses did not pass at all. If they continue to advance, Liu Guangsheng's troops will lose 4 to 50 percent of their combat effectiveness.

On the plains, the cavalry is a torrent of steel, extremely impactful, and the destructive is very staggering. Otherwise, the 80,000 cavalry of the Qing army would not have been able to fight back the Ming army of hundreds of thousands.

Of course, there is no shortage of problems with the quality of soldiers and generals.

At this moment, the corners of Mr. Zhang's mouth twitched, fleeting, still calm, calm, as if he was used to seeing life and death, and often saw this kind of scene.

Liu Guangsheng's expression was ugly, he didn't care about the casualties of the soldiers, but it was his own face, he felt that his face couldn't be hung up, and he couldn't help but say: "These eight lambs dare to play with their own officials~!" Okay, this official must make you anti-thieves look good. Otherwise, I'm sorry for my second-grade official uniform, the flying fish suit given by the emperor. ”

After a pause, Liu Guangsheng once again regained his commanding appearance, completely forgetting his unbearable performance just now, and pretending to put on a score: "Mr. Zhang, judging from the current situation, this is a group of small shrimps, and the combat effectiveness is not very good. Well... According to the official's analysis, Li Zicheng and these anti-thieves are a rabble, even if there are more than 2,000 troops, nearly 3,000, it is not a cause for concern. ”

"Well, what my lord said is that these thieves are just small shrimps, trying in vain to hinder the marching speed of the army."

Zhang Zongbing had to echo and say that he no longer had the spirit of Wang Ba just now, and even if he died, he would not let Liu Guangsheng leave. However, Mr. Zhang was secretly slandering in his heart: "Damn, Lao Tzu is planted this time, and he has to die in this encirclement and suppression operation." can save this little life, even if the ancestors have accumulated yin virtue. ”

Liu Guangsheng was in a very good mood, and Mr. Zhang's echoing words just catered to his mind and once again aroused his inner complex of meritorious service. Immediately, the momentum of pointing out the country burst out from his body, and he said loudly: "Mr. Zhang, what are you waiting for?" Hurry up and let the soldiers move away from the boulder, continue to move forward, and give Li Zicheng's gang of thieves a direct attack on Huanglong, ending their nest in one fell swoop and breaking their foundation! ”

However, General Zhang's reaction was very flat, and when he listened to the passionate words of the governor, he was also observing the terrain ahead, and his heart was not idle, and he quickly made an assessment of the short battle just now, so as to guess how the combat strength of the Li Jiajun was?

Again and again, but not again.

Zhang Zongbing knows this truth very well, and now at this time, he can no longer contradict and disobey Liu Guangsheng's intentions. Otherwise, it will be a joke on the lives of 5,000 soldiers, and it will put itself in danger, and the failure rate of the encirclement and suppression operation will skyrocket.

However, looking at the hills ahead, the green grass as tall as a man, and the dense forest, General Zhang couldn't give an order. If there are anti-thieves hidden there, it only takes more than a thousand people to inflict heavy losses on the officers and soldiers, and another top-down charge, it will be a devastating blow!

As soon as he thought of this, although it was a scorching hot weather, Zhang Zongbing still felt that cold air was running down his spine. After not getting a response for a long time, Liu Changsheng was a little impatient, looking at the direction of the mountains in front of him and the geographical situation, he couldn't help but gasp, and said sarcastically: "General Zhang, this official said that these anti-thieves are a group of rabble, don't be unconvinced." As far as the battle just now, if the thieves had moved the ambush back a little further and with some patience, it would have been possible for us to be wiped out. ”