Both roads are tired divisions, but they are still miserable when they fight for their lives.

The 5,000 cavalry led by Wu Zhimao had the smallest number, but it was a mixture of Guanning iron cavalry and Manchu Qing ***, so its combat effectiveness was extraordinary.

In comparison, these thousands of Ming troops are relatively vegetable, and the combat effectiveness of infantry and cavalry in field battles is completely incomparable.

Therefore, in this contact between the two sides, the cavalry of 5,000 Wu Zhimao had the upper hand, and the Ming army fell.

Wang Zuntan saw that this was not going to work at the head of the city, and immediately ordered a thousand cavalry to guard the city gate, and personally led the rest out of the city with 2,000 iron cavalry, which was the reversal of the tide of the battle.

Nearly 10,000 Ming troops and 5,000 Wu troops fought a white-knuckle battle in the wilderness and wilderness north of Wuchang City.

Half an hour later, Wang Zuntan and Wu Zhimao fought each other in close combat. The two horses circled and killed in one place, Wu Zhimao's horse was quick and urgent, and Wang Zuntan's three-foot long sword was unanimous and inseparable.

But the martial arts cultivation of the two people is not the same.

Wu Zhimao is a general on the 6th floor of the refining realm, and Wang Zuntan is an all-round talent in literature and martial arts, he writes beautiful calligraphy with a hand, and can compose poems.

His martial arts cultivation is the 7th layer of the body refining realm, and he can do everything in one step, and what he is best at is sword dancing. Moreover, his swordsmanship is inspired from his own calligraphy and writings, which can be described as the best in the world.

Among the fierce generals under Liu Zeqing, Wang Zuntan can be described as a first-class master.

Therefore, after Wu Zhimao barely supported more than 20 rounds, he couldn't stand the energy, only the tired armor was crooked, and he was in a hurry.

Wu Zhimao saw that he couldn't fight this general, so he ran away, planning to win in defeat. Secretly hung up the big knife, took off the bow and arrow, and when he saw Wang Zuntan chasing after him, he turned around coldly and turned around with an arrow.

A little cold light was like a meteor, and it went straight to Wang Zuntan's front door.

Wang Zuntan flicked the long sword in his hand out, and when there was a loud bang, the wolf's tooth arrow was knocked away.

At this time, Wu Zhimao drew the bow again, snapped twice and shot two arrows in succession.

Wu Zhimao's one horse and three arrows, ghosts and gods are difficult to defend, and every shot is missed.

But by this time, Wang Zuntan had already flown up from his horse, so the last two arrows also missed.

Then Wu Zhimao's face changed greatly, because Wang Zuntan lost his war horse but was a scud, and he had already caught up with him like a wind, and fell from the sky and slashed at him with a sword.

Frightened, Wu Zhimao hurriedly rolled the saddle and fell off the horse, and then rolled on the spot 18 and avoided the tree.

At this time, Wang Zuntan pounced on him again, Wu Zhimao knew that his ability was too far from Wang Zuntan, so he didn't dare to fight, grabbed a war horse and flew away.

This time it's a real defeat.

Wang Zuntan commanded the army to pursue and kill, and Wu Zhimao was defeated and fled.

Wang Zuntan chased more than ten miles before collecting troops and returning to the city.

Although this battle drove Wu Zhimao away, it paid a heavy price of more than 3,000 casualties, and the pioneer battalion of 10,000 soldiers and horses still had more than 6,000 people left after this battle.

But Wang Zuntan was still very happy, otherwise if he lost Wuchang, he would not be able to explain in front of the emperor.

Half a day later, Huang Degong and Liu Zhaoji commanded an army of 400,000 by water, protected Chongzhen's imperial camp, and entered Wuchang City.

The fire in the city had already been extinguished, and Wang Zuntan commanded the soldiers to go out of the city to meet them, clean up the battlefield, repair the city defenses, and was very busy.

At this time, Wu Zhimao, who had already run out of more than 50 miles, after getting the report, originally planned to stop and rest his troops and horses, but he was afraid that the Ming army would chase after him again, so he gritted his teeth and insisted on running out for more than ten miles.

In the end, I couldn't run anymore and stopped.

But his 5,000 cavalry, after this battle, now followed by less than 3,000 men, including the wounded.

After half a day of repair, Wu Zhimao returned to De'an Mansion and then took the remnants of the defeated army to Chengtian Mansion to see Wu Sangui and plead guilty.

Chengtianfu is the area of Zhongxiang in later generations, and Wu Sangui's main force is stationed here.

Wu Zhimao knelt down when he saw Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui helped him up, although he didn't take Wuchang,

He also damaged 2,000 soldiers and horses, but his thousands of soldiers and horses have such a record, which can be regarded as a disgrace to his mission.

Wu Sangui appeased Wu Zhimao and asked him to go down to rest, because Chongzhen suddenly arrived in Wuchang on a personal expedition, and the matter of chasing and killing the enemy Li Zicheng had to be discussed in the long run.

Wu Sangui brought Fang Guangchen over, cleaned up the set of experience that Li Zicheng and they had accumulated now, and vowed not to give up if Li Zicheng was not destroyed.

But for this Ming Emperor Wu, Wu Sangui is still jealous, since he surrendered to the Manchu *** Dolgon in Shanhaiguan, to the end Dolgon was imprisoned by Chongzhen in Shanhaiguan, he broke with Dolgon, and took the two princes of Duoduo and Azig as hostages, and wanted to coerce his subordinates to drive 30,000 or 40,000 ***.

It has been nearly a year since he went from Saibei to the capital, from Shaanxi to Jiangnan, and Wu Sangui has not confronted Chongzhen head-to-head once.

After all, this is his old master, but now they have become enemies again, and the ugly daughter-in-law always has to see her in-laws.

Fang Guangchen said: "Uncle, the faint king is not terrible, what is terrible is his terrifying force, he not only practiced the world's magic skills, but also bribed Shaolin Wudang Kunlun and other famous and decent martial arts people, don't we also have martial arts masters now?" There are high-ranking monks from the Western Regions, as well as masters of the Yipintang of Western Xia, and martial arts masters who have spent a lot of money to invite, of course the uncle can't raise them in vain."

"The words of the court are exactly what I want." Wu Sangui was overjoyed, and immediately ordered someone to invite these martial arts masters to the account.

The bitter-faced lama of the Western Regions, Mahazhi, the monk Laitou, Liu Daotong, the head of the Flying Heaven Dao of the Xixia Yipintang, He Daoming, the blood palm, Wu Daocheng, the pig iron Buddha, and others slapped their chests on the mountain, "Uncle, as long as you give an order, we will go to Wuchang immediately and slaughter the faint monarch!"

Wu Sangui said: "Okay, I wish you all success, and I bow down to the celebration banquet and the merit book, and look forward to your good news."

Before leaving, Fang Guangchen advised: "Your martial arts cultivation is unfathomable, but you must not underestimate the enemy, the arrogant army will be defeated, everyone must remember, because the martial arts cultivation of the faint monarch is not low, and there are many eagles and dogs around him, which should not be underestimated."

"Hahaha, Mr. Fang, please rest assured, the little monk is absolutely foolproof when he goes." The first-class master of the Western Regions, the bitter-faced lama monk, laughed, straightened his cockscomb hat, and then left Chengtian Mansion with a few people......

Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty Chongzhen