Above the plains, it was still dark and dreary, only to the east of the canal, about fifteen miles north of Texas City, there were countless fires of all sizes burning.

Under the attack of the Ming army from three sides in the west, east and south and the impact of thousands of war horses, the camp of the Shun army was already in chaos, many tents were set on fire, and hundreds of soldiers of the Shun army fled in all directions in the light of fire and darkness.

The soldiers of the Ming army in three directions continued to rush forward, and at this time there was no order at all, and it was completely dependent on officers at all levels to restrain their subordinates, but the officers and soldiers of this era, once the night attack occurred, the success or defeat of the victory or defeat was actually based on a reckless spirit.

This is why after the chaos of the Shun army, the so-called elite was unable to respond quickly, let alone organize an effective counterattack.

You know, this is just a seventeenth-century army, even if it is elite, it is only the elite of the seventeenth century, and there has never been a night drill, so how can it react quickly?

And Xue Laoer, Zhang Hong, Wu Xingye and the soldiers under their command relied on this recklessness to win successive battles and defeat several unfashionable counterattacks temporarily organized by the officers of the Shun army.

At this time, they all quickly advanced towards the center of the camp where Gu Kecheng and Hao Shaoqi were, as long as they broke through there, this night attack would be considered a victory.

In the center of the Shunjun camp is the big tent of the Chinese army of Gu Kecheng and Hao Shaoqi, there are still some horses made of spears, and the surrounding tents are more than 100 personal guards of the two, and the war horses are also tied to the horse stakes next to the camp tent.

The Chinese army's big tent and other camps are about fifty paces away, and there should have been a trench dug in the middle and an earthen wall built, but these were all saved by Gu Kecheng and Hao Shaoqi, who underestimated the enemy.

At this time, the chaos on the west side of the camp had spread, and hundreds of frightened horses were still rushing forward in the dark, and the horses in the camp were constantly being engulfed in it.

In the dark night, there were constantly war horses stepping on the air and falling, trampled by the hooves of the horses coming from behind, and then tripped over the horses that followed behind and were galloping rapidly, and many horses did not have time to stand up, and soon disappeared into the darkness.

These war horses were stimulated by the fire and the sound of explosions, and were driven away by the Ming army with weapons, and no one was driving, they were completely out of control, and the dim environment and sudden situation made the soldiers of the Shun army in the panic also face each other with swords and guns, and some even lit up the three-eyed guns.

It's just that the explosion and fire of the three-eyed gun have further stimulated the wildness of these war horses, and the situation has become even more uncontrollable.

"Oh no, no, the Ming army is coming, the Ming army is coming!"

After Pang Lun was woken up by the rumbling outside the camp, he didn't have time to put on his armor, and rushed out of the tent shirtless, and the huge fright made him completely forget the cold of the early morning.

Although he has been with Gu Kecheng and Hao Shaoqi boasting that Zhou Shixian's soldiers and horses are unbearable to cover up his incompetence, he will not be at ease for a day if the pursuit is not over.

Now he wakes up faster than the others because he is overly worried and can't sleep at night.

Pang Lun looked at everything in front of him, and remembered the scene when he was defeated by Zhou Shixian with two hundred soldiers and horses under Yongqing City, and he couldn't help but shudder in his heart.

He hurriedly ran back to his tent, quickly put on a piece of cotton armor, then grabbed a waist knife, and was about to grab the horse and flee with two guards.

To the west of the Shunjun camp, at this time it was already full of fire, people were roaring, and the surroundings of the Chinese army's tent were also in chaos, and most of them had just woken up, and they were moving quickly, but they were just like Pang Lun, who had just put on their armor.

When those frantic war horses rushed here, most of them had already dispersed towards the places where there was no one in the north and south, and the rest was already the end of the strong crossbow, but it still had a lot of power.

Although there were spears to resist the horse and Gu Kecheng, Hao Shaoqi's personal guards tried their best to stop it, but the crazy horses still rushed in, and the Chinese army tent of the Shun army was suddenly disturbed.

Gu Kecheng and Hao Shaoqi were awakened by the sound of horses' hooves in their sleep, and both of them also didn't have time to put on their armor, so they walked out of the camp, looking a little embarrassed at this time.

And after seeing the smoke and fire of the camp in the west, and hearing the continuous howling and screaming from there, how could these two battlefield veterans not understand what was happening?

The Ming army's shouts and trumpets were getting closer and closer, Gu Kecheng and Hao Shaoqi put on armor on the one hand, and asked their own soldiers to collect the soldiers and horses near the Chinese army, and even wanted to collect hundreds of soldiers and horses in the easternmost part of the camp to the center.

If it succeeds, it may be possible to fight, or at least retreat calmly.

However, the situation was not as optimistic as they thought, with the two Ming armies in the east and south, more than 300 cavalry also launched a sneak attack at the same time, and the entire Shun army camp fell into chaos.

At this time, most of the Shun troops who were not affected by the impact of war horses were still busy putting on armor, looking for weapons, and looking for their own war horses.

As soon as Pang Lun climbed on a war horse, he was pulled down by Gu Kecheng's own soldiers, and then escorted to the front of the Shun army's forward battalion general.

"Dog/mother, you explain it clearly to Lao Tzu, what's going on? Didn't you say that those Ming troops were not able to fight? What's going on now? ”

"General, general, I don't know!" Pang Lun's legs were weak, he knelt directly on the ground, and begged for mercy: "General, general, what I said is true, those Ming troops are all routed, and it is impossible to have such combat power." ”

Where did Pang Lun dare to admit that Zhou Shixian was powerful, if he did, he would be lying about the military situation. Under such a situation, it is impossible for Gu Kecheng and Hao Shaoqi to let him live.

"You don't know?" Hao Shaoqi was furious, kicked over, and directly kicked Pang Lun to the ground, "That must be your dog, deliberately set a trap to design us." ”

"Say, how many ambushes are there in the Ming army?" Gu Kecheng also suddenly stepped forward, his eyes were fierce, and he asked sharply.

"It's not ......" Before Pang Lun finished speaking, he was kicked to the ground by Gu Kecheng, and suddenly felt a dull pain in his chest, but he didn't care about it, and quickly got up. But before he could speak, he saw Gu Kecheng draw out the knife and swung it towards him, so he had to quickly change his words:

"Two thousand...... Two thousand, the Ming army has two thousand ambush soldiers......"

"Still not telling the truth?" Gu Kecheng directly put the knife on Pang Lun's neck, and the sharp blade cut through his skin, oozing drops of blood.

"Five thousand, Zhou Shixian set up five thousand ambush soldiers, all of whom are elite soldiers in the Beijing camp, including two thousand cavalry, all of whom can be ten ......" Pang Lun hurriedly changed his words.

Gu Kecheng listened, and then he was satisfied, Hao Shaoqi was still a little confused, listening to these numbers, he only felt a little incredible.