Homer saw a familiar subordinate wander in front of the formation, roaring hoarsely at the soldiers on the ground, and the officer, ignoring the lead bullets whizzing by his side, pulled one soldier up from the ground, shoved the gun into the soldier's hand, and then turned around and dragged the other. But when the officer turned back, he found that the previous soldier had already fallen down, and the second soldier had also fallen down again after the officer had turned around. Zhang Biao, who was standing behind Homer, was very familiar with this officer, and not long ago they were punished together for the Han Dake incident, and then returned to the Xuanfeng Battalion together to continue to serve.

The officer took out his handcuff and aimed it at the head of a soldier on the ground, and when the order was not answered, he pulled the trigger and beat the soldier to the ground; The officer filled the handcuff with gunpowder and projectiles, pointed it at another soldier, and then killed the same soldier with a shout; After the third reload, the officer swept his handcuff over the heads of a platoon of soldiers as if threateningly, but not a single soldier stood up as ordered; Seeing that everyone was lying on the ground with their heads in their hands, deaf to their orders, the anger on the officer's face suddenly turned to despair, and He Ma and Zhang Biao saw that the officer suddenly looked up at the position of the commander of the Election Battalion, and pointed his handcuff at his temple...... As another puff of smoke came out, the officer's head tilted to one side, and then he fell straight down.

The shouts of the officers around him were already chaotic, and the enthusiastic echoes of their comrades were gone, and the whistling of projectiles flying overhead became more and more harsh after these uplifting cheers of encouragement. Jian Jidong was already lying on the ground like everyone else, and the only thing he could do now was to comfort himself: as a flag bearer, he didn't need to stand up, as long as he kept the flag upright, even if he was shrinking on the ground, it could be done.

While the counterattack of the Xuanfeng battalion became more and more weak, the firepower of the guards battalion was constantly increasing, and Qin Dedong no longer needed to maintain military discipline, so he picked up his flintlock pistol and shot with his subordinates. In the last few consecutive volleys, Qin Dedong never saw a single of his companions fall, and their morale grew higher and higher with each salvo. The faces of the officers returned to normal, and they stood proudly from their positions and gave powerful shouts, directing the Guards battalion to spray fire continuously, while their men would shout vigorously as they opened fire, as if to spit out the depression just now. Soon, the last artillery of the Ming army on the opposite side also became dumb, and the counterattack of the Xuanfeng battalion could no longer be felt, and there were no longer squatting soldiers in the front row of the guards battalion.

The battle that became one-sided made the horse team of the Selector Battalion intolerable, and without waiting for Homa's order, the cavalry Qian Zong drew his saber and slashed an arc towards the front line of the Guards Battalion: "Assault!" ”

As in the Battle of Lanyang, the Ming cavalry once again attacked on their own, rushing out of the flank of the infantry line, diagonally into the battlefield, passing from the front of the Western Battalion, and rushing towards the infantry line of the Guards Battalion, trying to disrupt the rhythm of the attack of the invading army, in order to buy time for their own infantry to recover their morale. The direction of the attack of this Ming army was the battle line of the first infantry wing.

"Target, enemy rider."

Yu Shenhe noticed the horses when they appeared from the flank of the Selective Battalion, and he immediately ordered the teams on the first wing of the Guards Battalion to suspend their attacks on the weakened Ming infantry on the opposite side.

"Align with my arm." According to the formation of the Guards Battalion, the 1st to 4th Infantry Squadrons received orders directly from the wing, and the four officers immediately began to fine-tune their troops, and the non-commissioned officers of the 1st Infantry Wing watched as Shang Feng's raised arms led the whole fruit to rotate in a fan.

"Good." Xu Ping watched as the First Infantry Wing began to react without giving orders himself, and several teams under its command did not hesitate to carry out the orders from the wing, while the four teams belonging to the Second Infantry Wing continued to suppress the Ming infantry on the opposite side: it had been a long time since they had seen a volley of fire coming from behind the smoke curtain.

Now the wing organization is very stable, and both wings can control their teams easily, which saves Xu Ping a lot of command time, at least he no longer needs to spend time confirming whether a certain team should obey the orders of a certain adjutant, and the team on the edge of the command range will not hesitate to obey the orders from which they should obey. Now that the First Infantry Wing had already responded, Xu Ping dismissed his intention to give Yu Shenhe a direct order. The order to Chi Shude had already been issued, and Xu Ping, who had nothing to do, took out a gourd from his waist and drank the water in a big gulp, and after the battle, he felt a little thirsty.

By the time the cavalry brigade of the Chosen Forward Battalion rushed out, the teams on the first flank had already completed their fine-tuning, and their fronts had rotated about five degrees to meet the horses of the Chosen Forward Battalion. The officers stared at the shining sabers waving in the air, calmly watching them get closer and closer, until they could see the beards on their faces, and then ordered:

"Fire!"

The volley from the first flank caused the cavalrymen of the Selective Battalion to roll on their backs, and many of the horses fell to their knees with a mournful cry, and the cavalry on them rolled to the ground.

"Get on the bayonet."

When the infantry on the first wing put the bayonets on the barrels, the sound of horses' hooves also sounded behind them, and just now Xu Ping had been telling Chi Shu to remain on combat alert, ready to block the surprise attack of the Ming cavalry at any time. After being selected for the forward horse team to counterattack, Chi Shu had to immediately launch a counterattack according to the plan. After the cavalry team of the Guards Battalion who rushed to the infantry line of the Guards Battalion suffered a blow from the infantry, and as soon as they bypassed their comrades and horses who fell to the ground in front of them, hundreds of cavalry rushed to the camp shouting, and they collided with the Ming army's horse team from the side, and hundreds of cavalrymen shouted and fought in a mess between the two armies.

At this time, Xu Ping saw that Li Dingguo's troops were also moving when they heard the sound, and his cavalry couldn't wait to rush towards the central battlefield, while the infantry of the western battalion rushed straight forward to the empty flank of the Xuanfeng battalion.

"General Li really sees the six roads." After seeing the movement of the Xiying cavalry, Xu Ping smiled slightly, he could guess that Li Dingguo must be worried that he was not ready to guard against the counterattack of the Ming cavalry, so while his cavalry was counterattacking, Li Dingguo also issued the same order.

"But this temper is really a little unpleasant." Xu Ping smiled secretly in his heart, Li Dingguo had been holding the cavalry still just in case, but he obviously had this worry but didn't send someone to remind him, obviously still had a little bit of a joke about Xu Ping's later life: "Fortunately, I thought of it a long time ago, and I didn't give General Li a chance to mess with me, haha." ”

At this time, Xu Ping remembered something again, and hurriedly called a guard: "Quickly go to the two generals Li and ask them not to kill prisoners." ”

"Yes, my lord."

……

"Forward."

The infantry shooting range on the first flank of Yu Shenhe was blocked by his own cavalry, and he saw that the horse team of the Xuanfeng battalion was rapidly disappearing, Chi Shude's cavalry numbered more than twice as many as them, and Li Dingguo's hundreds of cavalry also joined the battle group. Yu Shenhe knew that the opponent's cavalry was no longer worried, so he commanded his troops to advance to the front line of the Xuanfeng Battalion, preparing to launch the final blow against the Ming army with the cavalry.

Although everyone had to face at least two or three opponents, the cavalry of the Selector Battalion were all fighting hard, and even after their thousands of men were stabbed and dismounted, their morale remained high, but their numbers were rapidly decreasing, and soon each Selector Battalion rider had to face a siege of four, five, or even seven or eight intruding cavalry.

Their main general watched his weak cavalry unit rapidly move towards destruction, the Chu army on the left flank of He Ma had already been overtaken by Li Guo, and a moment ago Huang Shouque also cut off the flag and fled like Yu Dong, and now the Chuang army is chasing after the defeated Chu army; To the north of the Selector Battalion, a small group of cavalry had already passed through Homer's undefended right flank to the flank of the Selector Battalion. The unarmed baggage men and sappers were being chased and scattered by the cavalry, and Horma had no troops in his hands to send out, except for a dozen battalions of guards who followed him.

Homer scanned his infantry line, where resistance had ceased completely, the remnants of the infantry and the few sappers who had filled it were buried with their heads buried in the ground, and the low morale of the whole army could no longer be revived. So Homer turned around and ordered his last small group of soldiers: "Cover the retreat of the battalion flag and staff at once." ”

"Yes, my lord."

"And the flag of Team A!"

"Yes, my lord." The battalion officer's guards immediately rushed to the battlefield and went to take the flag bearer of Team A directly from the danger. At the same time, Zhang Biao, chief of staff of the Xuanfeng Battalion, hurriedly arranged for the staff team to escape, and the battalion flag was also carefully put away by the flag guards, and left the battlefield with the staff officers under the protection of the battalion guards. According to the regulations of the New Army, the battalion flag and officers were the first priority to protect in the event of a rout, and Homer had thought that the Election Battalion would never invoke this regulation.

Zhang Biao did not flee with the staff team but returned alone, staying quietly behind Homer, and when Homer looked back at him, Zhang Biao calmly replied: "My lord, let's go together." ”

"The battalion officer should live and die with his battalion." Homer replied softly that his horse team was gone, and that the battalion of intruders was running through his right flank to Homer's flank. The battalion baggage team is also trapped in this trap, losing the possibility of escaping the battlefield, and the destruction of the Elector Battalion has become a foregone conclusion - although the battalion flag will be rebuilt in the Elector Battalion, Homer's Elector Battalion has inevitably perished.

"The chief of staff should be with his battalion officer." Zhang Biao replied softly, no longer speaking, but looking straight ahead, calmly watching the uncontrollable battle situation.

He Ma took a deep breath and jumped off the horse, turned around and walked towards Zhang Biao, and took out all his swords, waist cards, handcuffs and other miscellaneous items: "Brother Zhang, I have a very difficult order to give you to do, it may be more difficult than death." ”

Zhang Biao bowed slightly: "My lord, please command." ”

"It is said that this matter should be done by me, but as the head of a battalion, if I surrender to the traitors, it will bring endless trouble to the Hou Ye." Homer's two lieutenants had already escaped according to the regulations for the protection of officers, and at this moment Zhang Biao was the first-order commander of the whole battalion behind Homer: "This is my seal and my sword, this sword was put in my hand by the Hou Ye twenty-four years ago, please Brother Zhang hand him over to Xu Ping, and beg him to see the Hou Ye...... For the sake of his friendship with us, after all, let my men live. ”

Zhang Biao took these things with both hands and replied respectfully: "Obey the order, don't worry, my lord." ”

"A few of you testify for Lord Zhang, proving that I ordered him to surrender, and that the surrender of the whole army was an order issued by me, and it was my last order." He Ma said to a few soldiers around him, then pointed his handcuff to his head, and looked at Zhang Biao's eyes with tears flashing: "If Brother Zhang can see Master Hou one day, tell him that the old man He Ma is sorry for him and has no face to see him." ”

……

"The Great General is mighty!"

Amid the overwhelming cheers of the invading troops, the officers and soldiers of the Xuanfeng Battalion who surrendered silently untied their armor and stacked them together, and then lined up to assemble. The other surviving prisoners of war of the Ming army have been taken away and guarded by the invading army, and the invading soldiers are turning over the corpses of the Chu and Bian soldiers on the battlefield, and the Ming soldiers usually have a pocket hidden in their chests, which contains their savings and a letter.

This letter was written by ordinary soldiers, and the format was the same: Uncle and aunt, I am from a certain village in a certain place, and now I can't go back to my hometown, the money in this bag will belong to you, please send this trust back to my hometown, so that my family can also get a message.

The victors' soldiers turned out the money and poured it into their own pockets, and took the clothes that were still eye-catching from the corpses and kept them for themselves, especially straw sandals, which were sought-after materials, and most of the soldiers were barefoot like the Ming army, and the last letters were discarded next to the corpses at will. The battle attracted a large number of people from all around, who gathered around the battlefield from afar, waiting for the intruder army to leave and clean up the battlefield again.

Under the gaze of countless eyes, an officer of the Ming army wearing brilliant and dazzling armor walked into the formation of the invading army alone, and did not stop until he walked in front of the horse of the general of the invading army wearing a felt hat and cloth clothes. Zhang Biao faced Xu Ping, raised He Ma's relics high with both hands, stretched out his arms and handed them to Xu Ping: "Therefore, General He begs General Xu not to slaughter the brothers of the Xuanfeng Battalion who have surrendered, forgiveness will not only not affect General Xu's prestige in the slightest, but will let everyone in the world know the general's benevolence." ”

"Zhang Biao, you guy who sloshes and shoots horses also has today!" Without waiting for Xu Ping to speak, Yu Shenhe jumped forward and scolded loudly. When Yu Shenhe was ordered by Xu Ping to go to the Fengying to promote the regulations, Zhang Biao scolded him with similar words.

Chen Zhe, the officer of the Guards Battalion Teaching Team, also stepped forward and sneered: "Zhang Biao, who is the bad seed?" Haha, hahaha. ”

The muscles on Zhang Biao's cheeks twitched, holding He Ma's sword motionlessly, Xu Ping had already raised his arm and said more words to his subordinates, but when the fire of hatred flashed in his Zhang Biao's eyes, Xu Ping suddenly felt a surge of happiness in his heart. So without saying anything more, he jumped off the horse and walked in front of Zhang Biao, took the sword with a wave of his hand easily, and then pulled it out of its sheath and watched it leisurely.

There was not a trace of embroidery on the smooth sword, and the words carved more than twenty years ago were still shining as new, Xu Ping stared at it, and suddenly felt another emotion rise, and its former owner estimated that he would carefully wipe the sword every day.

With a light sigh, Xu Ping put the sword back into the sheath and put it beside him, he looked up at Zhang Biao: "The first order that Ben will give to Zhang Qian is ......"

"Humble duty is not a thief," Zhang Biao hung his head, but his tone was unwavering: "General Xu wants to kill or chop, and he will never dare to shirk his humble position." ”

"Master Zhang is really a hero."

"Lord Zhang is really a hero."

As soon as Zhang Biao spoke, a sneer suddenly sounded behind Xu Ping, and the loudest shouting was of course Chen Zhe.

The interruption did not make Xu Ping angry, he patiently waited for Zhang Biao to finish speaking, and then continued: "Please ask Mr. Zhang Qian to be responsible for collecting the bones of the fallen soldiers of the Feng Battalion, and then bury them. This is the order I gave to Mr. Zhang Qian. ”

Zhang Biao raised his head suddenly, and Xu Ping nodded at him: "Presumably, Mr. Zhang Qian doesn't want their bodies to become a meal for wild dogs, right?" This matter will be handed over to Mr. Zhang Qian and your men. ”

"Obey orders, General Xu." Zhang Biao bowed his head respectfully.

"Put away their waist cards, and send them back to Beijing to receive pensions in the future." Xu Ping paused for a moment, and then said: "But I want you to give me their military uniforms and shoes, and each soldier can be wrapped in linen underwear when he is buried." ”

Zhang Biao raised his head again to look at Xu Ping, with anger in his eyes. But Xu Ping's face was unashamed: "Mr. Zhang Qian, if I leave them more things, it won't take a few days for their tombs to be dug up by the surrounding people." ”

Zhang Biao lowered his head to the ground again: "Obey the order, General Xu, it is a humble duty that is not well considered." ”

At this time, Zhang Biao seemed to have calmed down, and he was able to salute Chen Zhe and Yu Shenhe one by one: "Instructor Chen, Instructor Yu." Zhang Biao called Xu Ping's subordinates with the official title of the new army: "...... Mr. Zhou Qian...... Gu put the total. ”

As for Li Dingguo, Li Guo, Hei Baoyi and others, Zhang Biao turned a blind eye, as if he didn't see these people at all.

Xu Ping looked at the timeless long sword again, and returned to his horse with some sadness.

Surrounded by the guards, Xu Ping rode his horse to patrol the battlefield, and every soldier who saw him cheered loudly to him, and even the people who were waiting to pick up things shouted to Xu Ping.

Those suicide notes that were hidden by the soldiers of the Bianjun and Chu armies were discarded everywhere, and some were torn up by the people and the soldiers who broke into the camp to see if there were anything valuable hidden in them. Xu Ping's eyebrows couldn't help frowning, and he ordered softly: "Send some people to collect these letters." ”

"Yes, my lord." The guards did not leave immediately after agreeing, but continued to wait for Xu Ping's next words.

"When a man dies, all the corpses must be buried in the earth; And their family members, we also have to give them a message, so that they can have incense to enjoy, so that they will not be poor and angry in the underworld, and they will not even be able to be reincarnated. After Xu Ping finished speaking, he rode away, and the comrades who broke into the camp were still waiting for him to go back to celebrate.

There are too few red tickets, and I don't want to double watch, so let's talk about it next Saturday.

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