How did the Ming army suddenly occupy Lucknow? It turned out that from beginning to end, this was Yang Yanzhao's strategy. In fact, the so-called army siege in the south is just a suspicious strategy of the Ming Dynasty. The purpose was to guide the enemy army to make a wrong judgment that the main force of the Ming Dynasty was going south. According to Yang Yanzhao's estimate, once the enemy army made this judgment, there was a chance that he would lead his army out of the city to raid the camp, and he would take advantage of this to destroy the enemy army in one fell swoop.

Facts have proved that Gude's activities were all expected by Yang Yanzhao, so the army of Gude fell into the trap dug by the Ming military beforehand, and after a vicious battle, although the main force of the HRE army was elite and good at fighting, it could only end in a miserable defeat. At the same time, Yang Yanzhao ordered his son Yang Dezheng to lead an elite army to come to the city in the guise of a rout, and then broke into the city and attacked the defenders in the city. Muller and his soldiers and horses hurriedly met the battle, but where could they resist the Ming tiger wolf, especially after Yang Dezheng successively beheaded several fierce generals of the other side, the HRE army was even more unable to resist, and the city gate was quickly guarded, and the remnants of the defeated army retreated into the city. Yang Dezheng ordered a small number of soldiers and horses to guard the city gates, and he himself led the main army to continue the onslaught on the remnants of the Shinra army. And at this moment, the rout led by Goode fled to the outside of the city called the city gate. As a result, he was beaten by a rain of arrows on the city wall.

Gude and others retreated while struggling to resist the onslaught of the Ming army, and people kept falling in pools of blood. And those servant troops have long since run away, or many have been captured by the Ming army. The screams were so terrible that the HRE soldiers felt as if they were in hell.

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I don't know how long it was, but the night finally receded and the sun rose. After most of the night's retreat and fierce fighting, all the HRE soldiers were exhausted.

"Your Excellency Marshal, it's time for Humble." A general shouted as he pointed to a small town not far away.

Everyone hurriedly looked in the direction of his finger, and sure enough, they saw a city. Hem hurriedly said, "The enemy is about to catch up, let's retreat into the city!" Goode nodded, and immediately gave the order. The remnants of the defeated army saw that a city was not far away, and they only felt as if the drowning people saw a life-saving straw and rushed away.

The remnants of the defeated army will pour into the city, and then there will be a lot of dust behind them, and the Ming war cavalry has caught up.

Goode ordered the gates to be closed quickly, and at the same time ordered all the soldiers to go to the city to defend it.

Exhausted, the HRE warriors climbed the walls, panting and ready for battle. Although these Shinra soldiers were very brave, after going through the road of death last night, and now seeing the enemy war horses rushing up, they couldn't help but feel a sense of fear in their hearts.

"Ready! We are warriors of the Holy Roman Empire! We are God's most devout warriors! For the glory of the Empire, for the glory of God, we will fight the enemy to the end! Goode shouted hysterically in a hoarse voice. When the HRE soldiers heard this, they couldn't help but muster up some fighting spirit, and they raised their weapons and shouted, and they were even quite powerful! In the end, the HRE army is different from ordinary armies, and it can still muster up fighting spirit under such an unfavorable situation. If it were to be replaced by the armies of other countries, I am afraid that it would have collapsed by now.

The HRE soldiers clenched their weapons and stared at the approaching enemy army, ready to fight desperately.

Yang Xin led thousands of Ming war cavalry to rush straight to the city wall, and then the cavalry raised their cavalry bows, and sent out a wave of arrows to the city wall in the gallop. Seeing the rain of arrows passing over the city, many Shinra soldiers fell to the ground with arrows, and panicked when they landed on the city. At the last moment, Goode strode forward, snatched a javelin from the hand of a soldier and threw it at the Ming war cavalry under the city, and saw a Ming officer fall backwards! Seeing this scene, the Shinra soldiers couldn't help but boost their morale, and they howled and threw their guns at the city. At this time, the Ming war cavalry was very close to the city wall, and the spear flew down, and the middle of the Ming war cavalry turned on his back.

Yang Xin saw that he could not break into the city in one fell swoop, so he led his war horse away from the city. Soon, the HRE soldiers at the head of the city only saw dust flying in the distance.

The HRE soldiers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw the enemy retreating. After this relaxation, everyone only felt tired and their limbs were sore, and many people couldn't help but sit down on the ground.

Goode sat down by the battlement, took a few breaths, and said to Herm, "Go and count how many troops are left in our army." Hem answered and ran down.

Later that day, thousands of defeated soldiers rushed into the city. When Goode saw that Mueller and Gomez were coming, he couldn't help but let go of his original worries. He had feared that both of them would fall into the hands of the enemy. Namul was originally left in the city by Goode to guard, while Gomez led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to ambush on the road between the two military camps of the Ming Dynasty according to Goode's orders. Now Gomez is also in disarray, needless to say, his army must not have succeeded, but has been attacked by the enemy.

When several people saw each other, they didn't know what to say for a while.

Goode frowned and said, "I know about the defeat of Muller's side, but how can you also defeat Gomez?" ”

Gomez's face showed a look of apprehension, and he said: "When I learned that His Excellency the Marshal was under siege by the enemy, I immediately led my army to help. But I didn't expect that when I was about to reach the enemy's camp, I was attacked by the enemy, and it was an enemy army with 2,000 heavy armored cavalry as the vanguard! Although we resisted desperately, the power of the Ming heavy armored cavalry was really amazing, and our team was rushed by the heavy armored cavalry in an instant, and there were heavy casualties! Then tens of thousands of infantry troops of the Ming Dynasty swarmed up, and we couldn't resist it even more! Seeing that the situation was critical, I had no choice but to abandon the plan of rescue and lead the army to break through the siege. In the end, there were only more than 1,000 people who rushed out after me! Gomez's face was filled with pain.

Müller also gave a brief account of how the city had fallen.

Goode said depressedly: "I didn't expect it! I really didn't expect it! How did the enemy seem to know that we were going to raid? ”

Gomez immediately glared and shouted, "Is there a mole?" ”

Mueller hurriedly said: "It's unlikely. Then he looked at Gude and said, "Your Excellency Marshal, I suspect that this is a conspiracy of the Ming Army from beginning to end!" ”

Goode looked at Mueller in bewilderment and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Mueller frowned and said, "I was thinking that the Jaipur and Bhopal emergency was simply a bluff trick of the enemy!" Goode's heart moved, and he couldn't help frowning.

Müller continued: "The enemy made us think that they had sent out all their main forces to lure us out of the city for a surprise attack! In fact, these are all fakes, they have already laid a trap, just waiting for us to get out of the city! ”

Goode frowned and nodded: "You're right, it should be like this!" Then he said angrily: "The Ming people are really more cunning than foxes!" ”

Gomez said angrily: "Now I know what is the use of their plan!" ”

Goode and Muller looked at each other, depressed, just as Gomez said, what is the use of understanding the strategy of the Ming people now!

Hem ran up the walls. When he saw Muller and Gomez, his face showed surprise, and he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. The three of them were very happy to see each other.

Goode asked, "Herm, I want you to count the losses of our army, have you finished counting them?" ”

Herm hurriedly stepped forward, saluted, and said, "I've finished counting." Then his expression became serious, and he said, "The losses of our army this time are really too great!" At present, there are about 35,000 soldiers and horses left in the city, plus about 40,000 soldiers and horses brought by Muller and Gomez. As for the servant army......"

The Ming army killed the HRE army in a battle under the city of Lucknow, and then Yang Yanzhao gathered all the armies to chase and kill all the way, and there was a posture of not giving up until the enemy was completely annihilated.

That night, the army arrived at the city of Humble. I saw that the gates of the city were wide open, and there was silence on the city walls, and the whole city seemed to have become an empty city.

When Yang Yanzhao saw this scene, he immediately judged that the enemy had abandoned the city and fled, and immediately said to Yang Dezheng: "Yang Dezheng, you lead the five hundred volcanic army to chase the enemy, and you must not let the enemy run away!" Yang Dezheng responded loudly, and then greeted the volcano under his command, and the five hundred war horsemen immediately rode away.

Immediately, Yang Yanzhao said to Yang Xin: "Yang Xin, you lead all the light cavalry to follow up. Remember, stay miles away from the Volcano Army, don't get too close! Yang Xin hugged his fists and promised, and immediately led tens of thousands of horsemen to follow Yang Dezheng's footsteps.

Yang Yanzhao glanced at the city in front of him, ordered a commander to lead a thousand infantry troops under his command to station, and then led the main force to pursue the enemy. The army rolled westward and did not enter the city of Humble.

Goode was leading the army to flee westward in a hurry, and suddenly received an urgent report from the scouts behind, saying that the Ming army had caught up. Seeing that it was absolutely impossible to escape like this, Goode immediately ordered the general Herm to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to ambush the pursuing enemy troops in the mountains and forests on the left and right of the official road, in order to discourage the enemy's willingness to pursue. Herm received the order and immediately led his troops to scatter into the mountains and forests on both sides and lay in ambush, while the rest of the troops continued to retreat. Goode's intention was to retreat to Barrery first, and then make plans.

Herm led 10,000 soldiers and horses to hide in the mountains and forests, and the main area returned to its previous tranquility, and as far as the eye could see, it was vast and dim, and there was nothing unusual at all.

Soon after, the rumbling sound of horses' hooves reached the ears of all the HRE officers and soldiers, and the HRE officers and soldiers immediately held their breath and looked in the direction from which the sound came. In a moment's time, by the faint moonlight, I saw that many cavalry were rushing from the west, and in a short time they entered the ambush circle. Herm immediately ordered someone to blow the horn, and in an instant, the loud sound of the horn pierced the silent night sky, and the HRE officers and soldiers who were ambushed in the surrounding mountains and forests immediately fired arrows at those Yanyun war horses! In the dim moonlight, I saw many Yanyun war horses falling with arrows!

Hem shouted, and rushed out first, and the officers and soldiers of the gods also rushed out with a roar, and in an instant, they saw the cold light shining on the wilderness, like a sparkling lake. The officers and soldiers of the Shinra rushed straight up and besieged the Ming war cavalry. However, to the surprise of all the HRE officers and soldiers, those Ming war cavalry were extremely fierce, although they were suddenly ambushed, but the strength of the counterattack was so fierce and ferocious, slashing and stabbing with knives and spears, and the HRE officers and soldiers who rushed forward flew with blood and water, and fell to the ground one after another! Especially the leading Ming warrior, he was even more fierce and amazing, as fierce as a tiger, a pair of heavy copper hammers roared and flew, smashing the flesh and blood of the officers and soldiers of the HRE! The HRE officers and soldiers who rushed forward, whether they were soldiers or generals, no one could be a blow to them!

Seeing that there were not many people on the other side, but his own side couldn't take them for a long time, he couldn't help but be very annoyed, and kept urging his officers and soldiers to rush and kill! All the HRE officers and soldiers also went crazy, forgetting their lives and death, and rushed wildly! Although these Ming war horses are amazing, after all, the difference in strength between the two sides is too great, and after a while, they will be swept away by the continuous swarming tide of troops from the other side! The Ming soldiers fought separately, caught in the enemy army, desperately wielding their blades, and the cold light shone on the bloodthirsty and crazy faces! Although the Shenluo army successfully rushed the Ming army, but it was difficult to take them, I saw the Ming soldiers fighting desperately, constantly killing the HRE officers and soldiers who rushed up, and the enemy's blood and their own blood flew all over the sky! With screams and beast-like roars, although the Ming soldiers were under siege, their momentum was not weak at all!

However, no matter how strong these Ming war horses were, they gradually couldn't support them, and they saw that one by one the blood-stained battlefields fell in a pool of blood, and the guns and knives of the Shenluo saw one by one the Ming war horses rushing to the ground!

The battle situation is tragic, and I am afraid that the Ming army will be wiped out in a short time.

At this moment, the officers and soldiers of the Shenluo who were desperately besieging the Ming Dynasty suddenly heard a loud rumbling sound from the west, and they were surprised in their hearts, and they couldn't help but look to the west. It doesn't matter if they don't look at it, they were shocked when they saw it, and they saw that on the western hills, the black tide was overwhelmingly surging, and the scene was magnificent! "Not good! It's the enemy's brigade cavalry! Someone exclaimed.

The HRE soldiers suddenly saw countless enemy war horses appear, and they couldn't help but panic, and the intensity of their attacks suddenly decreased.

Yang Dezheng saw that his own brigade of war horses had arrived, and immediately roared angrily, and under the bright moon, it was like a tiger roaring. Immediately, Yang De's horse crashed into the enemy army and attacked the enemy frantically, and the volcanic army also rushed into the enemy group like a tiger out of the box! In a moment, the enemy's flesh and blood were flying, and the heart was terrified!

At this moment, the cavalry brigade led by Yang Xin arrived, rushing into the enemy group like a rolling tide, slashing with knives and guns, trampling with iron hooves, and the enemy army fell down one after another like harvested wheat! The brave Shinra soldiers desperately tried to block the charging momentum of the Ming Dynasty cavalry, but as soon as they blocked it, it disappeared without a trace in an instant like a cloth bag thrown into the water! The Ming war horse rushed forward, and the rolling iron horse was unstoppable!

In the blink of an eye, the HRE soldiers were rushed by the raging Ming war cavalry and were crushed! The remnants of the defeated soldiers scattered and fled, but the Ming war cavalry was ruthlessly chasing and killing, and the Shinra soldiers rolled to the ground one by one, and as far as the eye could see, there were still corpses all over the wilderness! The crows in the distance croaked and turned this place into hell!

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Yang Xin and Yang Dezheng led tens of thousands of cavalry to chase and kill all the way, killing the Shenluo army and fleeing for their lives. Goode was leading his troops to retreat to Barrery, but he didn't expect the rout and the enemy's pursuers to suddenly appear! By the dim moonlight, I saw my own defeated soldiers and the enemy's pursuers rushing all over the mountains! Goode was shocked, and immediately made a decision, ordering all the soldiers and horses to stop retreating and immediately line up to meet the battle.

However, before the formation could be arranged, their own routs rushed up in panic. Naturally, the HRE soldiers could not attack their own people, and as a result, they were disrupted by the rout. Immediately afterwards, the Ming War Horse rolled in and swept in. The Shenluo army is lined up and the battle formation can withstand the impact of the wave of Ming war cavalry, not to mention that the formation has been disrupted by the rout. The Ming war horses rushed forward, attacking and killing frantically, like a tiger and a wolf, and moving forward! Straight to the point that the corpses of the officers and soldiers of the HRE were bleeding and flying, and they retreated again and again!

Seeing that it was unstoppable, Goode immediately ordered the soldiers to fight and retreat.

Goode's response was correct, but in the face of such a violent and ferocious warrior horse, they were afraid that it would be difficult for them to retreat safely. Sure enough, after only a few moments, the Ming War Cavalry swept through the HRE army, and the HRE army was scattered!

Goode hurriedly ordered the army with heavy losses and turmoil to regroup. These HRE soldiers were indeed elite divisions, and they had not collapsed at this time, and when they heard the order, they immediately began to line up step by step. The shield bearer, the long snatcher comes forward, and the crossbowman comes behind!

However, the formation was still chaotic, and the Daming war horse rushed up again, the iron hooves were rolling, and the waves were surging, just looking at it was already terrifying and thrilling.

"Ready! Shoot the arrows! Goode yelled.

Before the crossbowman was ready, he hurriedly unleashed an arrow. Seeing that there were many ripples in the wave of the Ming cavalry, before the Shenluo army released the second arrow, the fierce cavalry wave rushed up! It was like a storm crashing on the shore, and the sound of a huge crash became one! The Shinra defensive front collapsed and fell apart, and many people were knocked out by the powerful impact of the cavalry torrent! The Ming War Cavalry instantly broke through the enemy's defense line and rushed into the enemy's thicket, sweeping through like a sea tide!

After this round of killing, more corpses of HRE officers and soldiers lay on the ground. Goode raised his sword and shouted at the top of his voice, "Fight again!" The HRE officers and soldiers shouted in unison and continued to line up. What a Shinra elite can still fight with the Ming War Cavalry to this point in this situation, it is really respectable!

The Daming War Cavalry rearranged the charging formation, and Yang Xin saw the officers and soldiers of the Shenluo who still refused to take a step back, and couldn't help but sigh: "Good guy! These HRE armies are truly warriors! Yang Dezheng nodded and said to Yang Xin: "Let's continue to impact!" Yang Xin nodded and said, "Okay!" He immediately raised his huge spear and swung forward. Tens of thousands of Ming war cavalry shouted violently, burst out, and the momentum of the cavalry wave pushed the mountain reclamation straight up! People are like tigers and horses, like dragons, surging and unstoppable!

With the bravery of the officers and soldiers of the HRE, in the face of such a scene, they couldn't stand the trembling in their hearts. Good's eyes widened, he raised his sword and shouted, "Long live the Empire!" Long live the Empress! The officers and soldiers of the gods were all shocked in their hearts, and then infinite courage surged into their hearts, and they shouted with all their strength: "Long live the empire!" Long live the Empress! The voice soared into the sky, and the momentum was even comparable to the momentum of the Ming Army!

The tide of the Ming cavalry rushed up fiercely, and the huge impact sound became a loud sound, only to see the sword light and sword shadow, the iron hooves trampled, and the officers and soldiers of the Shenluo were swept to the ground in succession, and the Ming war cavalry was constantly turning over on their backs! What a vicious battle, killing the sky and the earth dark, killing the ghosts crying and howling, the flesh and blood flying, tragic and amazing! Both sides are formidable warriors!

After a bloody battle, the HRE army was defeated, and the remnants of the defeated army will flee to the northwest. At this time, the night had passed, the sky had brightened, and the wilderness saw corpses strewn all over the blood-stained grassland, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood, and the breeze carried a miserable sound.

Gomesden shouted, "Don't talk about the servants, we wouldn't have been so defeated without them!" Everyone couldn't help but feel the same way, but they just felt that those servant armies were really not successful enough to fail?

Goode said: "The servant army should be finished. ”

Hem nodded, "Yes." It's amazing that there isn't even a single servant army in the city! ”

Goode looked at Herm, "How much grain and grass is left?" ”

Hem frowned and said, "We originally went out of the city to raid the enemy army, and no one carried any grain and grass baggage. At present, only some of the grain and grass originally stored in the city are enough, and they are only enough for three days. It's just food and grass, and almost all military supplies such as artillery and gunpowder have been lost! ”

Everyone looked at each other. Mueller frowned and said, "With only three days of grain and grass, this city can't hold it!" ”

Goode immediately said to Herm, "Gather all the grain and grass of the people of the city." We're going to get out of here as soon as possible. Hem said yes and ran down.

Mueller couldn't help but ask: "Your Excellency, where are we going?" ”

Goode said: "We are not defeated yet, we will hold on until Your Majesty's army arrives!" Glancing at the generals, he said, "Let's leave here, move westward, and operate around Delhi, first, to collect grain and grass from the people of Tianzhu, and secondly, to constantly threaten Delhi so that Yanyun will not be able to sweep the south at all!" As long as we hold on for a month, victory will be ours in the end! When the generals heard him say this, they couldn't help but regain a lot of confidence and nodded their heads.

At that moment, the sound of horses' hooves came from outside the city, and he was rapidly approaching. An officer looked outside and said to Goode, "Your Excellency Marshal, it should be our scout. ”

After a while, the scout rushed into the city gate, came to Gude and the others, saluted Gude, and said urgently: "Your Excellency, the enemy's army is less than twenty miles away from here!" Everyone was shocked, and the old family couldn't help but shout: "Why is it so fast?!" ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.