Five thousand cavalry were densely packed, covering the sky and the sun, like an unstoppable torrent, rushing straight to the back and heart of the refugee army, and the whole earth began to tremble!
These cavalrymen are Zuo Liangyu's treasured treasures. They are personally commanded by the trusted generals Lu Guangzu and Li Guoying. Normally, Zuo Liangyu would not be willing to pull them out!
In the past five or six years, Zuo Liangyu was in the Central Plains and northern Huguang area, scraping three feet of land and expropriating money, and more than half of his family wealth was spent on these cavalry!
In fact, if you think about it carefully, this is easy to understand!
Cavalry, in this era, is the unquestionable dominant force! They are flexible, fast, and have extremely powerful impact. They are the nemesis of almost all types of infantry!
After the Tumubao Incident, the Ming Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline. The horse ranches opened by Taizu and Chengzu no longer exist, and there is an extreme shortage of war horses!
And as the slave chief Taiji conquered the Mongolian tribes, millions of miles of vast grassland all belonged to the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. The Ming Dynasty no longer had the capital to compete with the Manchu Qing Dynasty in field battles! Even in Liaodong, where there were fierce battles all year round, the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers could only
Relying on the power of the city and the red cannon, they barely managed to contend with the Qing army!
The terrain outside Nanyang City is flat. Although it is raining heavily at this time, it cannot stop the footsteps of these elite cavalry!
In the blink of an eye, these elite cavalry have rushed into the battle formation of the refugee army, running rampant and harvesting the lives of countless refugee soldiers like harvesting grass and mustard!
These refugee soldiers never thought that such a change would happen, and they had no room to fight back. They turned themselves into lambs to be slaughtered!
Not far away, Zuo Liangyu was riding on a snow-white Dawan horse. Looking at the battle situation in front of him, nothing exceeded his expectations. He couldn't help but gently stroke the long beard on his chin.
In fact, Zuo Liangyu did not want to join the battle so early, but who would have thought that 'Cao Cao' Luo Rucai was so unlucky that he did not survive a few days in Ruzhou and was defeated by the Northwest Army and retreated to western Henan!
Xiong Wencan, the new Minister of War, saw that things were promising and was very excited. He rushed from Luoyang to Ruzhou in person and urged Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting to send troops to relieve the siege of Nanyang!
At this time, Shaanxi Governor Sun Chuanting's headquarters and Shaanxi Commander-in-Chief He Renlong's thousands of elite cavalry were already less than a hundred miles away from Nanyang City, and they would definitely be able to rush to the battlefield early tomorrow morning!
Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong, who was known as "Crazy He", had an inseparable relationship. How could he let He Renlong pick the peaches he had worked so hard to grow? So he quickly sent out troops and rushed to the scene in less than half a day.
Arriving at the battlefield, they penetrated directly into the heart of the refugee army!
Time? Luck? Fate?
Even if Zhang Xianzhong wanted to die, he would never have imagined that his fate would fall into such a situation in just a few twists and turns!
Zuo Liangyu was high-spirited, but Zuo Mengeng on the side had a complicated expression. He bowed respectfully to his father and said doubtfully: "Commander Father, this, these refugee soldiers are so vulnerable, then why..."
Zuo Liangyu couldn't help laughing. He pointed at the refugee army camp in front of him that had broken up and fled in all directions, "Geng'er, it's not that these refugee armies are too weak. The key is the time chosen by my father!"
Seeing that Zuo Mengeng was still a little confused, he lowered his voice and explained in detail: "Geng'er, before you use the army, you must first learn to be a human being! You should know this Jin Shenghuan better. He is brave and resourceful, but he has always been depressed and frustrated.
It's not that my father doesn't want to reuse him, but that good steel should be used on the blade! This time, it's up to him to consume the energy of these mud-legged people, and then we can harvest again, and it will be unfavorable! You are still young, and these needs
Think about it carefully, do you understand?"
Zuo Mengeng nodded heavily in relief. For the first time, he discovered that his father was not the reckless warrior that people said. There were already many gaps in his heart!
Historically, Zuo Liangyu also took advantage of the unpreparedness of most of the refugee army such as Zhang Xianzhong and attacked Zhang Xianzhong from behind. He knocked off Zhang Xianzhong's helmet with a sword. Fortunately, Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son Sun Kewang showed his power and fought to the death.
, repelled Zuo Liangyu’s pursuers, allowing Zhang Xianzhong to escape by luck!
But this time, Sun Kewang has become Liu Ruyi's prey. Can Zhang Xianzhong still have such good luck?
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"When the house leaks, it rains all night, and when you are sad, you encounter sad things!" This is the best portrayal of Zhang Xianzhong's mood at this time!
He really couldn't imagine that Zuo Liangyu, who was like a tortoise on weekdays, always hiding his head in a tortoise shell, would suddenly send troops at this time?
But doubts are doubts. At this time, the refugee army was already in disarray and could not resist Zuo Liangyu's elite cavalry! Lao Huihui, He Yilong's Gezuo tribes, seeing that the situation was not good, had already taken the lead in attacking
Retreating to the west, Zhang Xianzhong's headquarters was mercilessly exposed to the sword of the army!
Zhang Xianzhong didn't even have the strength to curse. He gritted his teeth, forced himself to cheer up, and shouted: "Wenxiu, Nengqi, you two lead people to break up the rear! Dingguo, protect my father and evacuate here first.
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"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" Li Dingguo was also anxious. The situation was originally good, and he could take down Nanyang City in one fell swoop. But after dragging it back and forth, he never expected that it would end like this! If he had captured this city earlier,
Why should these officers and soldiers in Nanyang City be afraid?
But things have happened, and it’s too late to say anything now!
Li Dingguo shouted loudly to dozens of soldiers around him to come forward, mount their horses with their guns in hand, escort Zhang Xianzhong, and quickly retreat towards the west!
From here to the west, as long as they can persist for dozens of miles, they will reach a mountainous area in western Henan. If they can escape somewhere, then they will be safe!
Seeing Zhang Xianzhong and his entourage quickly walking away, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi looked at each other, and Liu Wenxiu couldn't help but curse: "What a stupid old dog!"
Ai Nengqi quickly covered his mouth and said, "Be careful what you say, be careful what you say!"
Liu Wenxiu also knew that she had said the wrong thing, so she quickly changed the subject and said, "Nengqi, what should we brothers do now?"
Ai Nengqi also had no master, but he didn't dare not listen to Zhang Xianzhong's words, "No matter what, the most important thing is to block the momentum of the old thief Zuo first! With my father here, our arrogance can't be defeated!"
After that, he took the lead in gathering his own troops and charged towards Zuo Liangyu's cavalry!
Seeing that things had come to this, Liu Wenxiu had no choice but to bite the bullet and lead his headquarters to follow Ai Nengqi!
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On the wall of the east gate, Liu Ruyi had been paying attention to the battle situation, but the rain was too heavy and the vision was blurred. In addition, the situation was too chaotic and it was impossible to tell what was going on. Liu Ruyi had no choice but to order his soldiers.
We must be careful and don't dare to be careless!
Until the soldiers who went to the south gate to see the news rushed back and shouted: "Sir, sir, Commander Zuo has sent troops! We won, we won!"
Only then did Liu Ruyi react and couldn't help crying with joy. All the soldiers around him also burst into tears, frantically venting the pressure in their hearts!
Perhaps only when they are about to die, people will understand the beauty and preciousness of life!
Originally, the refugee army was powerful, and Liu Ruyi had long been determined to die. However, he did not expect that things would take such a dramatic turn. The sudden appearance of Zuo Liangyu completely destroyed the last line of defense of the refugee army. If not for Liu Wenxiu and Ai Neng,
Qi fought tooth and nail to resist, Zhang Xianzhong's life may have to be revealed here!
But even so, they were completely finished. In such heavy rain weather, retreating into the deep mountains and old forests was no different than seeking death!
Zuo Liangyu also knew this very well, so he did not kill them all quickly, but just drove these refugee troops into the mountains!
On the top of the city, Pu Sheng had never experienced such great sorrow and joy. He held a wine jar in his hand and kept pouring it into his mouth. He took Liu Ruyi's hand and shouted: "Brother, you are really my brother."
What a lucky star! Unexpectedly, unexpectedly! Our brothers can really go through this hell gate!"
"Brother, good people will be rewarded! Our brothers are still alive, how can these mud-legged people take our lives! Hahaha~~! Come on, don't talk about this, just finish this bowl first!" Liu Ruyi said fiercely
He picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp, letting the spicy taste of alcohol wash away his numb nerves!
"Hahaha! This is natural! Come on, brothers, we must have a good drink today!" Pu Sheng laughed loudly!
The soldiers around him were also very excited. They drank together in twos and threes with Liu Ruyi's soldiers and celebrated the joy of surviving the disaster together!
Just as the soldiers were celebrating, the casualties of this battle were quickly calculated. In less than a day, the number of more than 1,200 soldiers Liu Ruyi originally brought had already increased to 500.
Many people died and slept forever on the land beneath their feet, and most of the rest were injured. If those unlucky civilians were included, the number of casualties would have exceeded a thousand, which was really tragic.
Win!
However, what makes Liu Ruyi most gratified is that the more than 400 veteran soldiers who have worked hard for their careers have only dozens of casualties and no injuries. Liu Ruyi believes that after today's fierce battle, for them,
That will be a precious treasure that will never be used up in a lifetime! If we use them as the foundation to train the new army again, the effect will naturally be twice the result with half the effort!
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The night is already dark and the heavy rain is beginning to stop.
Outside the south gate of Nanyang City, countless torches were lit, illuminating the entire night as brightly as day!
Zuo Liangyu rode on a tall horse, escorted by more than a dozen generals and hundreds of elite cavalry, and walked slowly towards Nanyang City!
His headquarters, with an army of nearly 100,000 men, was still behind him. Zuo Menggeng went to meet him, but he wanted to enter the city in person to appease the generals who had made contributions in this battle!
Jin Shenghuan had been waiting at the city gate for a long time. When he saw Zuo Liangyu approaching, he hurried forward to greet him, knelt on one knee and said: "General Jin Shenghuan, please see the commander-in-chief!"
Zuo Liangyu laughed loudly, dismounted himself and helped Jin Shenghuan up, and said with a pleasant expression: "Brother Jin, thank you for your hard work! Could you blame Zuo for being a little late?"
Jin Shenghuan didn't understand Zuo Liangyu's intention, so he didn't dare to say anything, and hurriedly said: "I am humble enough to serve the commander wholeheartedly, and I don't dare to complain!"
Zuo Liangyu was very satisfied with Jin Shenghuan's low profile, smiled and patted his shoulder, "Brother, why are you doing this?"
He glanced at all the generals and suddenly said: "I heard that a young and handsome man actually captured the treacherous son of a thief, Sun Kewang? Who is this young hero, so that Zuo can see it?"
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