Chapter 22: Meet the Pony

"Kill!"

Zhou Shixian suddenly pulled out the Qi knife on his waist, clamped his legs hard, and rushed forward with a roar.

And the five guards around him also hurriedly followed, and soon surrounded his left and right.

Of course, Zhou Shixian knew that this would be the case, and before the critical time, it was not the time for him to charge into battle and fight with his life to boost morale. But the appearance still has to be done, and fighting on the battlefield is the key to shaping his heroic image and establishing prestige.

More than 60 cavalrymen rushed out of the white smoke on the two wings of the Ming army's formation, and the armor leaves on their bodies rubbed and collided in the bumps of the war horses, making a "clanging" sound, mixed with the noisy shouts and hooves.

Pang Lun looked at the soldiers and horses under his command who were still charging just now, but now they were already in a crush, and they were completely unrestrained, and they were in a dilemma for a while.

If even he retreats at this time, then this army of more than 700 people will be completely irretrievable, and he, who thinks he is a "hero", will become a joke completely.

The two armies have not officially fought, but they have been beaten by arrows and muskets a few times, and they have been defeated like a mountain, and they dare to call themselves heroes at this level?

But if he doesn't withdraw, I'm afraid that even the more than 100 generals who obey his orders will be scattered by the rout in front, and finally be wantonly slashed and killed by the Ming cavalry rushing from the opposite side.

These soldiers and horses are the foundation of his foothold, and Pang Lun doesn't want to consume any of them, and he doesn't have the confidence that he can stop those routs.

After all, how could the soldiers under the command of several other soldiers still listen to him at this time. Originally, the leaders of the soldiers who took him as the leader had already exploded into countless small units with their respective men and horses at this time, and fled for their lives.

If it weren't for the collapse of one of the soldiers, the entire army formation would not have become the state it is today. And this is exactly the repetition of the countless defeats of the Ming army in the decades of Ming and Qing wars.

It can only be said that Pang Lun wanted to regroup his troops and horses, but except for the more than 100 soldiers and generals who had not yet been put into the battlefield, no one listened to him at all.

Just when Pang Lun was hesitating, Sun Hu and Weng Dajie, who had just clenched their fists and swallowed their anger, sent him the final blow.

The two returned to the camp, and after gathering troops and horses, they each led more than 200 soldiers under their command to the two wings of the battlefield.

It's just that the situation on the battlefield was completely beyond their expectations, who would have thought that the young colt could actually lead no more than three hundred soldiers and horses to defeat three times the enemy?

Zhou Shixian naturally did not tell them about the existence of the Holy Driver, he only said that he was ordered by Emperor Chongzhen to lead the army to protect the Lord Li Banghua.

Although the two of them thought it was strange, they didn't think much about it, but felt that such an immature big child, how could they lead the army? But as soon as they saw Xue Laoer, Zhang Hong, and Wu Xingye respectfully in front of this concubine, they didn't dare to despise each other.

Because the intuition of many years of mixing in the military camp told them that it was definitely not easy for this person to get the obedience of several fierce generals!

In fact, they didn't unite with Pang Lun early in the morning, and the three armies were flanked, just because they had this layer of concerns - in the army, they will always obey only the strong!

At this time, the two who reacted quickly, after seeing that Pang Lun's side had been defeated before they officially engaged in the battle, they were horrified of who the young colt was, and they were so good at fighting, and they also hurriedly shouted and activated the soldiers and horses, preparing to intercept this defeated army.

Looking at Sun Hu and Weng Dajie, who had already led the troops towards him, Pang Lun was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he didn't dare to stay any longer, so he immediately turned his horse's head and led his soldiers to evacuate the battlefield.

As the so-called "the wall fell down and everyone pushed it", Zhou Shixian won, and Pang Lun had to be attacked by the other four forces of soldiers and horses, and vice versa. This is the current way of the world, no one cares about right or wrong, all everyone cares about is life and death.

Sun Hu and Weng Dajie were both brave and unusually brave at this time, and they were even more loyal, personally leading the troops to charge into battle, and the one hundred and fifty escort soldiers led by Xue Lao Er and Zhang Hong attacked the chaotic army of Pang Lun on three sides.

In this way, the strength of the two sides is equal, under the joint strangulation of the soldiers and horses of the three parties, the soldiers and horses under the command of Pang Lun were soon cut down and killed more than 200 people, and most of the remaining soldiers and horses chose to surrender and survive except for a few who escaped by chance. Their will to fight is not strong in the first place.

However, Pang Lun took advantage of the chaos to evacuate the battlefield, Zhou Shixian was worried that the division of troops to pursue would lead to eternal emptiness, and he had to hurry south and not stay any longer, so as not to be caught up by the Shun army, so he did not let Xue Lao Er and Zhang Hong lead the troops to pursue the victory.

"The last general Sun Hu, the last general Weng Dajie, meet the concubine, meet Lord Qincha!" Sun Hu and Weng Dajie had already climbed the city tower of Yongqing County at this time, and saluted respectfully in front of Zhou Shixian and Li Banghua.

In this battle, Zhou Shixian's side only suffered less than ten casualties, and six were slightly injured. However, with the assistance of Sun Hu and Weng Dajie, more than 300 rebels were killed and wounded, and nearly 500 rebels were captured, which can be described as a "complete victory".

Seeing such a casualty ratio, where did Sun Hu and Weng Dajie dare to have any crooked thoughts, at this time, they only thought about how to follow Zhou Shixian south and get a good settlement.

Of course, they knew that this was the result of the gap in equipment, and if the soldiers and horses under Pang Lun's command could also have such equipment, they would not necessarily lose so badly, but the problem was no!

Since you can't beat it, of course you have to join, and you can receive military salaries, food and grass!

Moreover, these two veterans still can't see that among the two Zhou Shixian and Li Banghua standing in front of them at this time, who really counts?

So, the first person to meet is the horse, and then the Chincha-sama.

Zhou Shixian naturally had to pull at this time, and he had to pretend not to know about the small movements of them and Pang Lun, anyway, he was just guessing.

On the top of the building, Sun Hu and Weng Dajie were questioned by Zhou Shixian and praised again, and the hearts that were originally hanging were finally let go.

Zhou Shixian did not let them into the city, but asked them to immediately reorganize their troops and horses, and the Qincha team would set off to the south first.

At the same time, Zhou Shixian did not forget to warn the two not to attack Yongqing and plunder the people, let alone rush to Dacheng later than tomorrow evening, otherwise what was waiting for them would not be military salaries, but punishments.

Of course, the two soldiers and horses, plus the other two army leaders who are now trembling and waiting under the city, the four soldiers and horses always need to have a competition, so that they can restrain each other and deter each other, and Zhou Shixian can also take advantage of the situation to establish power.

After Sun Hu and Weng Dajie left the city, Zhou Shixian allowed the other two military leaders who had waited in the cold wind for half an hour to enter the city.

However, before the two of them went up to the city tower, they had already found out from Sun Hu and Weng Dajie, and as soon as they saw Zhou Shixian, they immediately knelt down and saluted:

"The last general Kong Tao, the last general Liu Xin, meet the concubine, meet the Lord Qincha!