The flag of the Chinese army took the initiative to lower from the thick flagpole, replaced it with a slender flagpole to carry it, and left the small mound with the four-way five-element flag.

No one dares to stand there anymore!

The Western Army retreated in units of "generals", that is, the "army" on Zhu Ming's side, with a full number of 3,000 soldiers.

The flag of the Chinese army is not easy to move, and the gunners observe through telescopes and quickly find new targets.

It was a core elite, all of them wearing foot armor, which belonged to the few remaining heavy infantry corps after the defeat of the Western Army in Hebei.

They were arranged by Liu Yanqing to be in charge of the response, and they all put on heavy armor, and if the feint troops were defeated, the heavy infantry corps would be on top. In this way, it is just right to lure the enemy to go out and turn defeat into victory with heavy infantry.

In the face of thieves, these heavy infantry of the Western Army will not easily break and flee, and they can even carry the elite soldiers of Western Xia against the trend.

Yang Weizhong led his own personal soldiers and broke off with the heavy infantry. He also asked his cavalry to divide into several groups and go to the river to shoot arrows to prevent the rebels from crossing the river smoothly.

The rebels who came out of the main village carried their shields and drove the boats forward, and the captains of each boat drew their bows and shot at each other.

However, the Zuozhai rebels did not need to cross the river and passed through a large area of hills. In order to avoid being drawn into a long snake formation, many squads climbed directly over the small hill and went around the flank and rear to attack the cavalry of the Western Army.

This broke the terrain, the cavalry was not terrible, and it was simply impossible to charge effectively.

The main commander of the Zuozhai Volunteer Army will be Chai Jin, and the deputy will be Qi Sixian.

Qi Sixian was the Jiangyang thief who was brought out of the cell when Yang Zhi escaped. Listening to the name, you know that the family has a cultural background, and it is not an ordinary low-level people who have read sage books for a few years before becoming robbers.

"Formation, archery!"

Qi Sixian first climbed a small mound, listed the mandarin duck array to raise shields for defense, and the squad leaders shot arrows at the cavalry of the Western Army.

The rest of his troops, as well as brigades, climbed into small nearby mounds.

And Chai Jin was still leading his troops around, trying to use the terrain to leave the enemy cavalry behind.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The four guns adjusted their bearings, and after a long delay, they finally opened fire again.

Yang Weizhong is letting the heavy infantry retreat alternately, and this retreat method can be put into battle at any time.

Suddenly, four shells fell, and one shell smashed into the air. Three shells remained, killing and wounding seven heavy infantrymen.

The main reason is that the distance is too far, and the kinetic energy of the cannonball is exhausted, and it is impossible to bounce and hit a string powerfully. And the terrain does not allow it, it is always blocked by obstacles.

Including Yang Weizhong, the nearby soldiers of the Western Army were terrified.

This is the first time artillery has appeared on the battlefield, and they can't figure it out when they break their heads, they don't know what the hell is doing.

Yang Weizhong said to a few of his own soldiers: "Tell the generals, don't panic, this is the thief's cannon, not some magic magic!" ”

Those pro-soldiers rode out on horseback, shouting along the way: "Yang Dutong said don't panic, this is the thief's cannon, not some immortal magic!" Yang Dutong said don't panic......"

It is true that the heavy infantry are all elite, but they also belong to the veteran oil.

What haven't they seen?

How could a cannon be far away? Even the newly invented leveling cannon is impossible!

These heavy infantry were really of high quality, and they did not collapse in panic, and still maintained their organization.

But they no longer listened to military orders, no longer alternately covering the retreat, but quickened their pace to the camp.

Because they were wearing dozens of pounds of armor, some of the heavy infantry went around the small mound and even helped each other to disarm. They plan to abandon the armor and return to the camp, first save their lives, and then talk about it, if the heavy armor is gone, it will be gone, and nothing will matter if it is not important.

In fact, in terms of distance, as long as they move at full speed, they can get out of range with one more round of artillery.

No matter how bad the luck is, at most a few people will be killed or injured.

But no one knows this, you have to be shot three or four miles away, and you will be fine if you run a few dozen meters?

At this moment, one group after another of cavalry also fled back one after another.

The Youzhai Righteous Army has been brought out by Sun Li, shooting across the river while crossing the river to kill. Those cavalry of the Western Army, about to be surrounded by the rebels on three sides, were so frightened that they hurriedly jumped out of the encirclement.

As the horns of the rebels got closer and closer, their own cavalry also fled, and the heavy infantry became even more panicked.

The main thing is the fear of the unknown, so they don't know how to resist, the kind of iron ball that randomly kills a few people is no different from demon magic on the battlefield.

More and more heavy infantry stopped to strip each other of their armor.

Yang Weizhong's order no longer worked, and the elite of the Western Army were very domineering, and they were forced too much to pick and choose.

In fact, Yang Weizhong was also in panic, keeping an eye on the sky in front of him at any time. He was curious to find out what kind of artillery was this, and how far the maximum range of such a cannon was.

Yang Weizhong began to regret the way he ordered to retreat, because the thieves only sent a few iron balls at a time, and it was obvious that there were not many such artillery carts. The various units retreated alternately, and at most they would lose hundreds of people, and it would not have become the current situation.

But he was too panicked before, Yang Weizhong was already dizzy, and it was good that he didn't run away like Liu Yanqing.

The rebel units were getting closer and closer, and before it was only the sound of a trumpet, but gradually the whistle could be heard.

It was the squad leaders of the rebels, blowing the whistle and directing the soldiers.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

This was the last round of shelling, and the officers and men were almost out of range.

Yang Weizhong only heard a whistling, and then even the man and the horse fell, and his war horse was smashed and one leg was broken.

"Toto!"

Several pro-soldiers ran over in panic and dragged Yang Weizhong out and helped him up.

Yang Weizhong was crushed by the war horse and fractured his calf, and his own soldiers helped him to get on another horse, and without saying a word, he led the horse and led people to escape.

The cavalry was also fleeing, and if they were to level the ground, they might also cover the commander and the heavy infantry. But in the rugged hilly area, you can only fight separately in the east and west, and you can't effectively play your strength, so you just run and count the ball first.

Seeing that Yang Weizhong was escorted by his own soldiers and fled, the heavy infantry finally couldn't hold back.

It doesn't matter what kind of organization it is, the general takes the lead in speeding up. The soldiers who took off their armor fled the fastest, and those who did not take off their armor were almost desperate.

The departments in the rear were still slowly retreating, but when they saw Yang Weizhong fleeing back with his own soldiers and cavalry, they were suddenly frightened and ran wildly.

The first to collapse were not the recruits, but the veterans, all of whom were soldiers, who were particularly brave in battle and particularly proficient in escaping.

Those who are not proficient in escaping will have died on the battlefield of Liao State a long time ago!

Chai Jin was the closest, and first caught up with the heavy infantry.

Hundreds of heavy infantry who had not taken off their armor, wearing sixty or seventy pounds of heavy armor, had already been exhausted and half dead. Knowing that they could not escape, and fearing the indiscriminate killing of the rebels, they spontaneously formed small troops, back to back and prepared to fight desperately.

Chai Jin said to his soldiers: "Quickly call Lao Qi to surrender!" ”

After saying that, Chai Jin led his troops around, not caring about these heavy infantry at all, but pursuing the western army further forward at full speed.

Hundreds of heavy infantry looked at each other, unable to understand what was going on. There was no way to run, so they could only be led by the officer, and the scattered multi-force squad slowly approached the heavy infantry phalanx of hundreds of people.

Qi Sixian soon led the troops to arrive, he took off his helmet and stepped forward, pointed to his face and said: "I am also from the Western Army, and I have also studied, and I was assassinated to serve in the army." The brothers of the Western Army all listened, as long as they surrendered, no one would deduct their salaries, no one would be greedy for military merits, and they would be able to eat their stomachs every day! ”

Food, salary, and military merits are not the focus.

The focus is on Qi Sixian's Shaanxi accent!

One after another, the heavy infantry, threw away their weapons and surrendered on the spot.

The ancients attached great importance to the township party, especially in the army.

Now that Qi Sixian has been in the Western Army, they are no longer worried in their hearts, and it is no problem to survive anyway.

said that Liu Yanqing was that guy who threw down the troops and fled, and didn't go back to his camp. Instead, he continued to run along the river from under the camp, for fear that if he got too close, the demon magic would attract iron balls to hit him.

Han Shizhong heard the chaotic shouts and hurriedly climbed up to look.

Soon Wang Yuan also came over and asked in a panic, "Why did you lose?" ”

Han Shizhong carefully observed and said: "Although our army is defeated, the thieves are still far away. Hurry up and guard the camp, let the rout go around the camp and come in from the back of the camp! ”

Wang Yuan immediately left his horse and rode to find the other two generals: "Don't panic, hold the camp and let the friendly troops go around the camp." ”

The Western army left behind in the camp had long been in a panic, and under the restraint of several generals, they wore armor in a panic and defended their key positions.

The first group of routs to flee back also wanted to storm the gate and escape in.

Wang Yuan shouted: "Shoot arrows, wave flags!" ”

Hundreds of arrows were fired in advance, landing between the camp and the rout, while the standard-bearers waved their flags wildly to signal a detour.

Blocked by bows and arrows, the defeated soldiers were so frightened that they fled to both sides, bypassing the walls and fleeing to the side.

Even Yang Weizhong was escorted back by his own soldiers, Wang Yuan and Han Shizhong also illuminated correctly, and obediently walked around the rear of the camp.

Chai Jin chased to the foot of the mountain with thousands of soldiers, and saw that the officers and soldiers camp was heavily guarded, so he hurriedly ordered: "Blow the trumpet, blow the trumpet, don't chase again!" ”

The horn sounded, and the rebels rushed out for a while, and finally gradually stopped.

Han Shizhong unexpectedly found the fighter plane and said to Wang Yuan: "The enemy army has chased and scattered, and there are only three or four thousand kills at the moment, and the formation is chaotic at the foot of the mountain. Give me one or two thousand soldiers, and you will definitely be able to defeat them. These thieves will flee, and those who will be chased after will also be crushed, and then the generals will lead the army out to ensure a great victory! ”

Wang Yuan hesitated, he didn't dare to take the risk.

First, there are still many defeated soldiers in the Western Army who have not entered the camp, and secondly, I don't know what the situation is outside, because the Western Army is really too strangely defeated.

"It's better to hold the camp." Wang Yuan made a choice.

Han Shizhong was depressed, and retreated: "Then I will take my own five hundred soldiers to kill!" ”

Wang Yuan observed the situation under the mountain and stopped: "No, another thief is coming after you, and it is easy for you to fold in it if you lead too few soldiers." ”

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work either!" Han Shizhong wanted to scold his mother very much, but Wang Yuan was his brother-in-law, and he was very kind to him, and he had nowhere to vent his anger when he held back his anger.

The various units of the rebel army pursued one after another and assembled at the foot of the mountain.

The Western army strictly guarded the camp and waited for the rebels to attack.

The two sides confronted each other for a while, and Yang Zhi reluctantly ordered: "All departments will retreat alternately, and they will accept it when they see it today." ”

Until this time, the main general Liu Yanqing was nowhere to be seen, and the ghost knew where to hide on horseback alone.

Yang Weizhong sat in the tent and asked the military doctor to bandage his bones.

The number of people counted in each ministry and the total loss was more than 1,300 people. Except for a few who were hit by artillery, they also surrendered more than 400 infantry en masse, and the rest were killed and wounded by their own stampede.

Yang Weizhong almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, although the loss of troops was not much, the heavy infantry was almost finished.

Because of the heavy infantry who fled back, although the people went back, the infantry armor remained on the battlefield!

(End of chapter)