Above the plains, it was still dark. Only on the east side of the canal, about fifteen miles north of Dezhou City, were numerous large and small fires burning.

Under the three-sided flanking attack from the west, east, and south of the Ming army and the impact of thousands of war horses, the Shunjun camp was already in chaos. Many tents were set alight, and hundreds of Shunjun soldiers were everywhere in the firelight and darkness.

flee.

The soldiers of the Ming army from three directions continued to rush forward. At this time, there were no orders to speak of. They relied entirely on officers at all levels to restrain their subordinates. However, for the officers and soldiers of this era, once a night attack occurs, the success or failure actually depends on it.

A sense of recklessness.

This is why the so-called elites of the Shun Army were unable to respond quickly after the chaos, let alone organize an effective counterattack.

You know, this is just the army of the seventeenth century. No matter how elite it is, it is only the elite of the seventeenth century. It has never practiced at night, so how can it respond quickly?

Xue Laoer, Zhang Hong, Wu Xingye and their soldiers relied on this recklessness to win consecutive battles and defeated several ineffective counterattacks temporarily organized by the Shun Army officers.

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

In the center of the Shunjun camp was the Chinese army tent of Gu Kecheng and Hao Yaoqi. There were some horses made of spears here. The surrounding tents were filled with more than a hundred personal guards of the two men, and the war horses were also tied to the tents.

On the horse post next to the camp tent.

There was a distance of about fifty steps between the Chinese army's tent and other camps. Originally, trenches should have been dug and earth walls built in the middle, but these were omitted by Gu Kecheng and Hao Yaoqi, who underestimated the enemy.

At this time, chaos spread to the west of the camp. Hundreds of frightened horses were running wildly in the darkness. During this period, horses in the camp were constantly being trapped.

In the dark night, war horses kept falling in the air, and were trampled to death by the hooves of horses coming from behind. Then they tripped over the horses that were galloping behind them. Many horses had no time to stand up.

, and soon disappeared into the darkness.

These war horses were stimulated by the fire and explosions, and were driven away by the Ming army with weapons and no one was driving them. They were completely out of control. The dim environment and unexpected situations caused the Shun army soldiers to attack them with swords and guns in panic, and even

Others fired three-eyed guns.

However, the explosions and flames of the three-eyed cannon further stimulated the wildness of these war horses, and the situation became even more out of control.

"It's not good, it's not good, the Ming army is coming to kill, the Ming army is coming to kill!"

After Pang Lun was awakened by the rumbling sound outside the camp, he rushed out of the tent shirtless without having time to put on his armor. The huge shock made him completely forget about the cold in the early morning.

Although he had been talking to Gu Kecheng and Hao Yaoqi, he boasted that Zhou Shixian's troops were unable to fight in order to cover up his incompetence, but the pursuit was not over for a day, and he could not feel at ease for a day.

The reason why he wakes up faster than others now is because he is too worried and cannot sleep at night.

Pang Lun looked at everything in front of him and recalled the scene when he was defeated by Zhou Shixian with 200 troops at the foot of Yongqing City, and he couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

He quickly ran back to his tent, quickly put on a piece of cotton armor, then grabbed a waist knife, and with two bodyguards, he was about to snatch the horse and escape.

To the west of the Shunjun camp, there were already flames in the sky, people and horses roaring, and the surrounding area of ​​the Chinese army's tent was also in chaos. Most people had just woken up, and even those who moved quickly were just like Pang Lun.

Just put on the armor.

When those frantic war horses rushed here, most of them had already dispersed towards the deserted areas in the north and south. The remaining ones were already at the end of their strength, but they still had considerable power.

Although Ju Ma and Gu Kecheng were formed with spears, and Hao Yaoqi's personal guards tried their best to stop them, the mad horses still rushed in, and the Chinese army's tent was immediately thrown into chaos.

Gu Kecheng and Hao Yaoqi were awakened by the rumble of horse hooves in their sleep. Neither of them had time to put on their armor and walked out of the camp. At this time, they both looked a little embarrassed.

After seeing the thick smoke and fire from the camp to the west, and hearing the continuous howling and screaming coming from there, how could these two battlefield veterans not understand what was happening?

The Ming army's shouts of killing and the sound of bugles were getting closer and closer. Gu Kecheng and Hao Yaoqi put on their armor and asked their soldiers to collect soldiers and horses near the Chinese army. They even wanted to move hundreds of soldiers in the easternmost part of the camp.

The horses were also collected in the center.

If they succeed, they may still be able to fight, or at least be able to 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 sneak attacks at the same time, and the entire Shunjun camp fell into chaos.

At this time, most of the soldiers who had not been attacked by the war horses were still busy putting on armor, looking for weapons, and looking for their own horses.

As soon as Pang Lun climbed onto a war horse, he was pulled down by Gu Kecheng's soldiers and escorted in front of the Shunjun forward camp general. Hao Yaoqi got angry and grabbed Pang Lun.

shouted:

"Son of a bitch, tell me clearly what's going on? Didn't you say that those Ming troops are unable to fight? What's going on now?"

"General, general, I don't know either!" Pang Lun's legs weakened and he knelt on the ground, begging for mercy: "General, general, what I said is true. Those Ming armies were defeated. No.

Maybe it has such fighting power."

How could Pang Lun dare to admit that Zhou Shixian was powerful? If he did, he would have lied about the military situation. Under such a situation, it was impossible for Gu Kecheng and Hao Yaoqi to let him live.

"You don't know?" Hao Yaoqi was furious. He kicked Pang Lun and knocked him to the ground. "That must be you, a bitch, who deliberately set a trap for us."

"Tell me, how many ambushes did the Ming army have?" Gu Kecheng suddenly stepped forward, with fierce eyes, and asked sternly.

"No..." Before Pang Lun could finish speaking, he was kicked to the ground by Gu Kecheng. He suddenly felt a pain in his chest, but he ignored it and quickly got up. But not yet

When he had time to speak, he saw Gu Kecheng's drawn sword and swung it towards him, so he had to change his words quickly:

"Two thousand...two thousand, the Ming army has two thousand ambushes..."

"Still telling the truth?" Gu Kecheng put the knife directly on Pang Lun's neck. The sharp blade cut his skin, and drops of blood oozed out.

"Five thousand, Zhou Shixian set up an ambush of five thousand troops, all of whom were elites from the Beijing camp. Among them, there were two thousand cavalry, and they could all be equal to ten..." Pang Lun quickly changed his words.
Chapter completed!