The sound caused by the cries of the defeated soldiers and civilians across the vast fields was so thrilling.
The scalp of Ningyuan Commander Wu Sangui felt numb, his forehead seemed to explode, and his whole body was shaking involuntarily.
Wu Sangui's eyes were blood red, and thick veins sprouted on his forehead. He took a deep breath and thought to himself: "We can't mess up, Ning Yuan's army can't mess up!"
At this moment, the officers and soldiers of his Ningyuan Army have been arranged into three square formations. They are arranged in an inverted triangle shape. There is a square formation at the north and south ends in the west, less than two miles apart, and in the middle of the two square formations, two square formations to the east.
There is also a square formation inside and outside.
In the middle of the first two square formations is where Wu Sangui's main barracks is located. They formed a garden formation to deal with possible attacks by the Tatars at any time.
The main reason for forming the formation in this way is to expand the enemy-friendly area of the battlefield. Two square formations and a garden formation are in front. No matter where the Tatars attack with all their strength, the other two battalions of soldiers and horses can wait for opportunities to support them.
The phalanx at the back, in addition to protecting the army's baggage, can also be used as a new force to suddenly attack when the battle is stalemate to support the battles of the battalions in the front.
Looking at the Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses gathered in various towns in Liaodong, I am afraid that only Zhang Cheng and Wu Sangui dare to fight in such a formation.
After all, they are in similar situations, and the generals under their command are all working together and have a strong sense of trust in each other. In times of war, they can be each other's horns, rely on each other, and provide each other with assistance.
Of course, Zhang Cheng's troops may be stronger than Wu Sangui's. The main reason is that under Zhang Cheng's operation, the generals of the Xuanfu army have become a whole, instead of being scattered and independent.
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The Xuanbei Army can be said to serve as the foundation and model for the Xuanfu Army!
When they were first formed, they were an organic whole. All the sergeants knew that the only commander of the entire army was Zhang Cheng. As for the chief generals of each battalion, in their eyes, they were just sent by the general to lead them in the war.
Although they all respect their superiors, this is only due to the requirements of military laws and regulations, and Zhang Cheng, as the sole commander-in-chief of the entire army, is the only idol they worship.
Even if some soldiers have been in contact with their superiors for a long time, and even secretly swear that they will work hard to become generals like them in the future, there is still the second half in their hearts: conquer the world for our commander-in-chief!
On Wu Sangui's side, almost all of them were retainers who relied on kindness. They were brave and courageous, but they only took orders from Wu Sangui, and the other generals could not command and call at all.
In addition, among the generals of the various battalions gathered around Wu Sangui, except for a few who were promoted from his retainers, many were connected by exchange of interests and various in-laws as ties.
Although it seems that everyone respects Wu Sangui, and their internal orders are unified and the top and bottom are of the same mind, their foundation is still the bond of interest. As long as Wu Sangui can guarantee and protect their interests, there will be no problem.
However, the military group thus combined cannot be compared with the Xuanfu Army with firm beliefs. Nowadays, there are rumors all over Xuanfu Town about how prosperous and stable Xuanbei is.
Xuanbei has become a place that everyone yearns for, and Zhang Cheng has therefore become the hope in the hearts of his sergeants. They all believe that it was Zhang Cheng's arrival that completely changed everything.
Therefore, the Xuanfu Army formed with the Xuanbei Army as its backbone will inevitably continue to be tightly united with Zhang Cheng as the center.
Even if some people may have second thoughts midway for one reason or another, or have other ideas, they will not succeed as long as Zhang Cheng is still in charge of Xuanfu.
After all, he has become the backbone of the Xuanfu army. Instead of relying on his position as commander-in-chief to suppress his generals, Zhang Cheng relies on his ability and gives them hope.
In the eyes of the generals and sergeants of the Xuanfu Army, as long as they serve behind Commander Zhang Cheng, their lives will get better and better, and they will also be rewarded for their merits. It will not be difficult to hold an official position in the future.
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So, who else can make waves in Xuanfu Town?
Even if there is a half-blind person who wants to cause trouble in the Xuan Mansion, unless they can kill Zhang Cheng and all his cronies with one blow.
Otherwise, even if Zhang Cheng is removed, the angry trusted generals and sergeants will kill all the murderers and masterminds. At the same time, there is a high possibility that a successor will be produced from within to carry forward Zhang Cheng's legacy!
Wu Sangui, on the other hand, is tied together by the same interests, and has made various in-law ties for people in key positions to further tie each other up.
This power structure seems to be tight and solid, but once the interests are damaged, cracks will appear and even fall apart very quickly.
If an accident occurs, such as Wu Sangui's sudden assassination or being questioned, they are likely to seek compromise or even redistribute interests in order to protect their own interests.
To put it bluntly, Wu Sangui is now equivalent to the gang talker in Liaodong. Apart from the nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command, Wu Sangui has no direct reporting relationship with other towns and battalions.
However, because of his family's status in Liaodong for many years, especially his relationship with his uncle Zu Dashou, and the current governor of Jiliao Hong Chengchou's favor for him, the local military generals in western Liaoning mostly obeyed his orders.
However, most of them only had the authority to dispatch, but did not have the ability to remove or promote, so they only took orders from Wu Sangui on a face-to-face basis, and each of them still ran their own territory and business.
Just like today's battle, Wu Sangui only led the more than 10,000 troops directly under his command. Although there were two local generals in western Liaoning to assist in the battle, they were only assisting from behind, and he needed to personally overcome difficulties.
Now, Wu Sangui was stationed on the horse high hill, looking at his own circular formation nearby. It seemed that he was affected by the defeat of Jizhen's army and horses. There seemed to be some panic in the eyes of many sergeants in the formation.
Seeing this situation, he was shocked!
At this time, the Tatar cavalry were not far to the west, chasing the defeated troops in Jizhen in a hurry. If it affected his own camp and the morale of the army was disrupted, he would be the second Bai Guangen to end up.
Although Wu Sangui was similar in age to Zhang Cheng, he also had a deep city. The expression on his face did not change, he only carefully watched the defeated troops and Tatar bandits to the west.
I saw more than one commander's flag vaguely visible inside, moving quickly among the defeated soldiers. They were first protected by cavalry to do so.
Wu Sangui smiled and raised his hand, pointing to the direction of the defeated troops, and said to Chen Jiugao, the commander of the front camp of the Shenji Battalion beside him: "Commander Chen, please look, the two commander's flags I am observing are still there, one of them must be Commander Bai of Ji Zhen
, I just don’t know which commander-in-chief the other one is.”
Chen Jiugao also noticed the two handsome flags at this moment, and continued: "I guess the other handsome flag must be the commander-in-chief of Shanhai Town on Rufeng Mountain."
Wu Sangui also nodded. He raised his whip and urged his horse to rush towards his circle formation, leaving only one sentence behind him: "Go back to camp!"
He hurriedly rode his horse back to the circular formation, came to the soldiers and shouted sternly: "The soldiers have all seen it, if you don't hold on to your position, this will be the fate of the brothers in Jizhen over there.
I, Wu Sangui, hereby promise you that I will never leave any of my brothers behind. Even if we are to part ways, I, Wu Sangui, will be the last one to leave."
When Wu Sangui said this, he suddenly paused. He glanced at the soldiers with stern eyes and shouted: "However, brothers are also asked to fight against the enemy and hold on to the fortress.
Just now, I have received the military order from Governor Hong. Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen are leading the army to rush for reinforcements through the West Shimen. If you hold on, you will win. The reinforcements will arrive soon. Governor Hong will not forget me.
Wait!"
Although Wu Sangui was born into a powerful family of generals in western Liaoning, he was always very kind to others and did not have the arrogance of someone from a famous family. Even when he was dealing with ordinary sergeants in his own camp, he was also very friendly, so he was very popular with the military.
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At this time, after listening to Wu Sangui's heart-warming words, all the soldiers roared and shouted: "Follow Marshal Wu, fight bloody to the end, and never retreat!"
"Which fool escaped, he was raised by a beast..."
"Ningyuan's army is victorious!"
"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng..."
Seeing that the morale of the officers and soldiers in the circular formation had stabilized, their morale had been boosted again, and their fighting spirit was so resolute, Wu Sangui felt relieved. He secretly glanced at Zu Dale who was beside him.
Then he came closer and whispered to him: "Uncle, please lead some servants to patrol the camp. If anyone is timid and afraid of fighting, I will chop him down immediately!"
Zu Dale was also very satisfied with the performance of the talented man Wu Sangui. Moreover, he also knew that the military situation was urgent at this moment, so he didn't talk nonsense at the moment. He just whispered: "Don't worry, Gui'er. With uncle here, who dares to disturb the morale of our army and fear the enemy?"
If you are timid, I will not spare him!"
Wu Sangui nodded slightly, turned his head and looked towards the west stone gate.
Although he had indeed gained his trust, Hong Chengchou ordered Cao Bianjiao, the general in charge of the ASEAN Association, and Wang Tingchen, the former general in charge of the garrison, to lead the troops from the west stone gate. After joining forces with Ma Ke, Wu Sangui and other generals, they advanced to Nuerhe.
But when Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen fell to the ground, he would not be able to catch up. To be honest, he had no idea. Looking at the west stone gate, he couldn't help but secretly pray: "Reinforcements will come soon!"
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It turned out that Ma Keben didn't know that his rush to greet Bai Guangen led to the collapse of the rear camp.
At that time, he had just rode to the army in Jizhen. He had just met Bai Guangen. Before the two of them had exchanged a few words, a sentry rider came to report that Shanhai Town had been defeated by the Tatars.
Marco naturally didn't believe it. Everything was fine when he just left the camp. Since the Tatars suddenly launched an offensive, they could at least sustain it for a while. How could it suddenly collapse?
Accompanied by Bai Guangen, he led Han Shichen and the servants to ride out of the battle. At first glance, he couldn't help but be shocked.
However, upon closer inspection, he discovered that those fleeing eastward were all the defeated soldiers and civilians from the left-wing battalion who had gathered together. Of course, the civilians from his own camp were also obviously involved.
Marco lost face in front of Bai Guangen, and he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart. Moreover, he hated the defeated soldiers and civilians in the left wing camp even more.
I kindly kept them in the formation, originally thinking that we were united in the mountains and seas, and wanted to protect them, but these cowards did not repay their kindness, and instead led the civilians in their camp to flee with them.
How did he know that the root cause of everything in front of him now was actually his own body.
Marco turned around and said to Bai Guangen: "Damn, I was kind enough to take in these defeated soldiers, but how could I have expected that I would repay them with kindness like this? I'm going to teach these guys a lesson."
After he finished speaking, without waiting for Bai Guangen's response, he shouted loudly: "Children, follow me and kill these heartless people. Don't let me call you and cause the whole army to collapse."
"kill……"
Watching Ma Ke riding away, Bai Guangen said to the generals around him with a gloating smile: "You see. You are so kind and kind, but now Ma Ke is suffering."
His face suddenly darkened, and he said in a cold tone: "Please remember, no matter where the defeated troops are, they are not allowed to enter our Ji Town camp. Anyone who comes close will be shot and killed regardless of the bows, cannons, and arrows!"
The generals in Jizhen witnessed the situation in Shanhai Town with their own eyes, and naturally they all responded loudly and understood.
Bai Guangen nodded with satisfaction and said: "Everyone, please return to your camp and regroup. Although the civilians in Marshal Ma's camp have rebelled, we still have to rescue you. After all, we are all colleagues from Liao Town."
However, the development of the situation far exceeded Ma Ke and Bai Guangen's expectations.
Just when Ma Ke led the hundreds of servants around him and rode forward, slashing and killing the defeated soldiers and civilians in order to prevent them from continuing to rebel, the entire Shanhai Zhenzheng barracks was already in chaos.
Facing more and more broken troops, Marco and his hundreds of cavalry could no longer stop them. Soon they were scattered by the broken troops who fled in panic.
When Han Shichen led his servants to rush to Ma Ke's side again, they saw hundreds of defeated troops running wildly on horseback. They were also panicked, thinking that Ma Zhiyong's cavalry had also collapsed.
Suddenly, Ma Zhiren, protected by several cavalry, galloped forward. He also recognized Ma Ke from a distance, and then ran in this direction.
"Commander...Commander...run away...Tatars...Tatars are coming in!"
Ma Ke was shocked when he heard this. He didn't care to stop the troops from escaping, and asked urgently: "Where is Ma Zhiyong? Where is he? Why did he suddenly lose when he was doing well?"
In fact, Ma Zhiren was unaware of the situation in the front camp. When he saw the soldiers in the rear camp fleeing, he hurriedly called on his subordinates to protect them all the way.
But at this time, he could not tell the truth, so he could only reply vaguely: "The Tatar soldiers were so strong that they charged... and scattered. I don't know... I don't know where Ma Zhiyong is."
After all, Marco is also an old soldier. Although he is afraid of the Tatars, he is not an incompetent person.
At this moment, he was not particularly panicked. He looked around and saw the figures of infantry everywhere. There were even some people running away on horseback. However, if he looked closely at their armor, they were still infantry.
From this, he concluded that the Zheng Barracks had not been completely defeated, and Ma Zhiyong was probably still organizing resistance. What's more, if his Zheng Barracks were completely defeated, he might not be able to escape the blame, and his life would not be saved after the war.
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At that moment, Ma Ke hurriedly shouted loudly: "Children, our army and navy have not been completely defeated. These rebels are all civilians and strong soldiers. But our soldiers in the barracks are still fighting hard, killing slaves and making meritorious deeds. Today,
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He raised his arms and shouted: "Children, fight back, join Ma Zhiyong and other soldiers, kill the slaves, and make great contributions!"