Chapter 83: Prisoners
At the junction of Shanxi and Shaanxi, Liu Tichun led 6,000 people across the Yellow River and rushed north along the mountain road.
An hour ago, he received Li Zicheng's order to reinforce the army, and he ran wildly for two hours before arriving at the predetermined location.
Liu Tichun rode his horse to the front and climbed a mountain.
The fortifications here have been destroyed, demolished, lit, and in shambles.
It is believed that Li Zicheng captured the defensive fortifications of Jianyu.
Standing on the top of the mountain, Liu Tichun opened his eyes and looked into the distance, under the mountain was a long and narrow plain, the east was an endless mountain, and the west was a big river.
The Dashun army divided into five phalanxes with its back against the mountains and confronted Jianyu.
Knock knock knock......
The war drums under the mountain were thunderous, and more than 10,000 displaced people were driven away, rushing to the Jianyu position in a chaotic manner.
Jianyu did not have many troops, so he had to line up in a phalanx and hide behind his shield and keep shooting arrows.
From time to time, unlucky people fall from arrows in the ranks of the homeless, and the number of them is constantly decreasing.
Seeing such a scene, the leader waved his big hand, dropped thousands of corpses, and withdrew.
"Waste waste, not a single arrow has been released, and I dare to withdraw it, so that Zhong Lao Ba Overseer will not be allowed to come back without emptying the quiver." Liu Zongmin shouted viciously.
Liu Zongmin was very supportive of Li Zicheng's decision to attack Jianjiao, so he went to the front line with his wounded body.
After Zhong Laoba received the order, he drove the homeless people back to the battlefield and rushed towards the Jianyu phalanx again.
"Listen! Before shooting the quiver, no one is allowed to retreat, and those who flee will be killed! ”
He brought more than 500 of his cronies to supervise at the back of the team.
The homeless people are not stupid, they are all careful, they don't dare to get too close to Jianyu at all, they just shoot in a panic, regardless of whether they hit the enemy or not, just to complete the task and withdraw quickly.
Liu Tichun looked at the top of the mountain and frowned, and said in a low voice, "How did Liu Zongmin fight this battle!" With such a sparse attack, once the Jianyu cavalry charged, how could there be a way for the displaced people to live? ”
Without waiting for his words to fall, the Jianyu phalanx flashed three gaps, and quickly rushed out more than 1,000 cavalry, covering up with lightning speed.
The Jianyu cavalry rushed into the homeless people and slashed and slaughtered, and the Dashun army retreated in a panic, leaving behind more than 3,000 corpses.
Liu Tichun sighed again and again.
This was only a tentative attack, and the generals of the Dashun army did not care about the lives of the displaced people.
Liu Tichun led the team down the mountain, settled his soldiers, and came to the Chinese military tent. After listening carefully to the discussion of the generals, I learned what happened in the war.
It turned out that last night, the Dashun army took advantage of the darkness to touch the mountain they had just passed.
The fortifications that I didn't want to build were poor, and there were not too many defenders, so they were taken by a surprise attack by the Dashun army.
The defenders of Jianyu went down the mountain one after another to form a formation to protect themselves.
In the Chinese military tent, the generals ridiculed Jianlu's incompetence, and Li Zicheng laughed: "Jianyu is nothing more than that." This time, I'm going to let them know what defeat is! ”
Liu Tichun was just about to speak, when he heard someone shouting outside the account.
"Report, report ......"
The horse's hooves were hurrying, and a probe horse came over, "Your Majesty, it's not good, there are a large number of Jianyu in the north, and they are gathering here!" ”
Hearing this, all the generals were shocked.
Li Zicheng waved his big hand violently and said, "What is it like to make such a loud noise, the main force of Jianyu is thousands of miles away, this place is empty, how many reinforcements can there be?" ”
Tanma didn't dare to say much, nor did he dare to move, but he lowered his head in fright, for fear of being placed on a crime that would shake the morale of the army.
"How many people are there in Jianyu, but there is a banner, can you find out?" Liu Zongmin asked.
Tanma raised his head and replied stumblingly, "I can't see the banner clearly, there can be 20,000 cavalry." ”
After listening, the generals were shocked again, a total of 50,000 people entered the customs, why did 40,000 come?
When they saw Li Zicheng's majestic gaze sweeping over, all the generals squeezed out a look of contempt and arrogance.
On the surface, they were calm, but they all knew in their hearts that the previous information was wrong, and now they were waiting for Li Zicheng to make a decision.
As soon as the reinforcements arrived, the disparity between the enemy and our forces decreased, and it stands to reason that we should retreat to the mountains and set up a defensive position to wait and see the enemy's situation. But no one dared to say it, this expedition, Li Zicheng was full of confidence, and only thought about playing the prestige of the Dashun Army.
"20,000 people, killing is enough to kill!" Li Zicheng said confidently.
Liu Zong was shocked by the number and speed of Jianyu's reinforcements, and said, "Your Majesty, we must fight quickly and solve the Tartar in front of us first!" ”
"Hahahaha, good!
"The wanderers have made many feints, and most of the arrow feathers of the Jianyu should be consumed, and you will take all the infantry to attack the Jianyu phalanx.
"Bai Guangen, you take the cavalry of your department, follow the assault on the riverbank, and wait for the opportunity to rush the thief formation."
"The last general commands!" The three replied in unison.
Soon, Gao Yigong led the whole line to attack, trying to break through the shield wall in the first charge, shouting, "Brothers, grab people's heads......
Daqing Gushan Beizi Nikan, immediately in the formation, saw the Dashun army charging, haha laughed, "Okay, the Shun soldiers rushed up directly, it's just boring, this king can send them to hell." ”
Li Laiheng's troops quickly rushed to the front of the formation, stormed the shield wall, but it was difficult to work, occasionally a shield wall fell, and immediately there were Jianyu to stand up again to block the gap, and at the same time in the formation continued to release arrows, the progress of the Dashun army was not smooth, and the casualties were heavy.
Bai Guangen's cavalry had also left the camp and rushed away, and Nikan saw it, smiled contemptuously, and passed down the military order.
Immediately, a cavalry rushed out of the camp, thinking about Bai Guangen's troops.
For the horse war, Jianyu was very confident, one by one screaming and galloping the horses, the yellow dust rolled up, and the war horses stepped on the ground like thunder and drums.
Just looking at it from a distance, Bai Guangen knew that the cavalry galloping from the opposite side had considerable combat power, and the war horses were also excellent, so I was afraid that it would be difficult to deal with.
"Da Da Da ......"
Both sides are Mercedes-Benz with the same wind. Seeing that it was approaching, they all took off their bows and arrows, and poured sharp arrows as fast as they could.
One or two rounds of arrows rained down, and the enemy was already close at hand.
"Bang ......"
The two sides collided together, the swords intersected, the war horses screamed, and the sound of pain and falling horses was endless.
The two armies rushed for a while, quickly staggered past, and when they had reached a certain distance, they turned their heads and prepared to charge again.
Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin and others stood at a slightly higher place, closely observing the situation on the battlefield, and they all frowned.
"Your Majesty, the Jianyu cavalry is really powerful, and I'm afraid that Bai Guangen won't be able to hold it." Liu Zongmin said.
"I can hold out for three or five rounds, so send someone to respond quickly." Lee became a self-enlightened man.
On the battlefield, Bai Guangen and Jianyu both charged for the second time.
Soon, the two armies rained arrows again, collided again, and staggered again.
It's a pity that although there are many Dashun troops, their combat power is far inferior to that of Jianyu, and there are many casualties.
"Sure enough, it's a real captive, withdraw! Evacuate! ”
Bai Guangen has been in Liaodong for many years, and he was defeated several times. I am still afraid of it today.
Seeing that he was incapable of frustrating the soldiers, he was unwilling to continue to consume his troops, so he pulled out his horse and fled.
Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin saw that Bai Guangen had broken nearly half of the men and horses in the two charges, and then led the team to retreat wildly, their faces pale.
"Bai Guangen is a waste, he was so frightened that he retreated after only two rounds of fighting! Rubbish! Liu Zongmin scolded.