The incident happened too suddenly. The battle had been going on for a quarter of an hour, and many peasant soldiers were still in a daze. Meng Tu, who was in charge of commanding the peasant army, woke up from his sleep, holding a steel knife and looking fiercely.
Looking at the barracks in the north, the place was already blazing with flames. Many peasant soldiers were still running this way, "Come here, seal the road in front. Anyone who dares to run around again will be killed without mercy. Organize manpower to counterattack, officers and soldiers
The troops are not as strong as ours, and there are not too many cavalry. As long as we don't mess up and block their first round of fierce attacks, we will have the final say next time."
Meng Tuneng was valued by Li Zicheng, and he also had some real talent and knowledge in commanding this vanguard force. He had already figured out the situation of the officers and soldiers. There were only more than 15,000 people in total. After excluding the heavy troops, those who could really participate in the war
With less than 14,000 elite troops, this strength was nothing to be afraid of. It was precisely because of this understanding that Meng Tu dared to lead an army to confront each other across the river.
Meng Tu went berserk, and the chaotic scene began to come under control. Following Meng Tu's orders, the rogue bandits led several leaders to launch a violent counterattack against the north. The soldiers in the northern camp who were in chaos were also infected and began to organize their troops into order.
He cooperated with the main force to fight back, and soon Orger's cavalry encountered layers of resistance, and the situation became increasingly unoptimistic.
A large part of the reason for achieving good results was due to the darkness. Under the cover of night, the formations spread out, and the bandits could not figure out the actual situation at all, so they could only adopt the safest method. Even so, Austrian
The pressure on Erg was still considerable, with many thieves slowly coming in from the flanks, and the enemy troops from the front were also closing in little by little.
Meng Tu's method is not very clever, but it is very practical. He has an absolute advantage in military strength. He only needs to advance step by step, and he will definitely win the final victory. As the rogue pirates' counterattack becomes stronger and stronger, they get closer.
The left wing on the river bank has been forced to the left and the right, and it is difficult to deal with it. "General Orger, the left wing has been broken through by the enemy. General Ma Qian requested to withdraw the troops."
The situation was not good, but Orger did not panic. He just thought about it for a moment and said solemnly, "Tell Ma Tonglin that if you dare to retreat even half a step without the general's order, you will be dealt with according to the military law. Order all departments to hold on."
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Who dares not to listen to Orger's order to fight to the death? The Northern Shanxi Army has strict military laws, as it has always been, and if they dare to disobey orders on the battlefield, they will only die.
With Orger's order, those generals who had the intention to retreat could only hold on bravely. If there was no way to retreat, they could only fight with all their strength. The Ruifeng Battalion cavalry is known as the cavalry among cavalry. Once it shows its power, its momentum is terrifying. The chain horse is very powerful.
As the assembly was almost completed, the heavy cavalry launched a fierce charge against the thickest part of the rogue formation, where Meng Tu happened to be commanding.
The heavy cavalry cooperated with the chain of horses, and the formation was quickly cut apart. Meng Tu also broke out in a cold sweat, "Hurry up and let the troops and horses from the rear come up. We must trap these officers and soldiers to death.
Avenge your dead brothers."
Faced with huge pressure, Meng Tu finally made a mistake. This is not to blame Meng Tu. Who would have thought that the Northern Shanxi Army could come from the top of Nushui Mountain? The happiest person to mobilize troops from the rear was Orger.
The purpose of ordering his soldiers to fight to the death and pay so much price was to attract the peasant soldiers from the south and minimize the risk of sneak attacks. A fierce battle was going on in the rogue camp, and all this was observed by the scouts of the Northern Shanxi Army.
Next, Zhou Dingshan has been holding back. He believes that Orger will be able to attract most of the bandits.
Zhou Dingshan must believe in Orger, but fortunately Orger did not disappoint. As soon as the rogue bandits in the south were mobilized, the soldiers of the Northern Shanxi Army who had been lying in wait for a long time began to implement a real sneak attack plan.
With the addition of the southern garrison, the situation of Orger's troops can be imagined. Meng Tu seemed to have taken some medicine. The troops and horses were mobilized quickly and ruthlessly. Even Orger was forced to retreat continuously.
"Bah, this Meng Tu is really difficult to deal with. A temporary army of mixed old and new troops is even more difficult for him to command." Orger is not complimenting anyone, Meng Tu is really capable.
Bang, suddenly there was a loud noise in the rear, and then the camp in the south also burst into flames. Meng Tu was directing the army to counterattack, and it was about to succeed. Suddenly, a huge fire broke out in the rear. Seeing the flames coming from
Meng Tu's heart skipped a beat. That was the location of Nanying. Meng Tu almost jumped up. "Where is the spy? Can anyone tell me what happened behind the scenes?"
Since Zhou Dingshan decided to attack, he usually did it as fast as the wind, and naturally did not give Meng Tu time to think carefully. Nearly 5,000 soldiers of the Northern Shan Army were divided into left and right wings, and they rushed towards the outermost camp of the rogues. The southern camp itself was not as strong in defense.
In other places, part of the troops were taken away, and they were even more weak. Facing the powerful attack of the Northern Shanxi Army, the defense line they finally built fell apart in an instant. Scotto, who was in charge of the defense of the South Camp, was so anxious that he almost pulled his hair out.
, "The people scattered outside gave up the defense area and all moved closer to the Chinese army camp. Qi Xiu, hurry up and tell Leader Meng that without reinforcements, this place cannot be defended."
The rogues resisted steadily, but in the face of sudden attacks, all defenses seemed feeble. The strength advantage that the Northern Shanxi Army had in a short period of time could not be compensated by others. Zhou Dingshan knew very well where his advantages lay and was able to make a breakthrough quickly.
, relies on surprise. If we cannot gain a decisive advantage before the rogues react, then this sneak attack will be meaningless.
Setting up their battle formation and facing off head-on, the Northern Shanxi Army did not have much advantage. The South Camp was already ablaze. A large number of Northern Shanxi Army soldiers poured into the camp and began to clean up the battlefield. Zhou Dingshan's eyes were deep and his face was a little heavy. "Tell all the troops, don't do it yet."
Clean the battlefield and move forward quickly, and don't let the rogue bandits organize an effective defense line."
"Here!" With Zhou Dingshan's urging, the actions of the Northern Shanxi Army became more unified. Although there were still many remnant soldiers in the South Camp, a large number of Northern Shanxi Army soldiers ignored this and directly attacked the Chinese Army Camp.
The intersection of the Chinese army's camp finally encountered desperate resistance from Pang Jiwen's troops. The leader Qi Xiu blocked the intersection with two rows of shield soldiers. When the soldiers of the Northern Shanxi Army reached the intersection, their speed slowed down.
The two sides quickly fought together, with a large number of peasant soldiers holding up shields and steel knives poking out from the gaps. Since it was a sneak attack, it was obviously impossible to carry the thick shields that slowed down the march. Now they were facing
Against the enemy's infantry formation, the Northern Shanxi Army, which lacked shields, suffered a heavy loss from the start. Without protection, it was bound to pay a heavy price. The previous attack was overwhelming, but now it was difficult to move forward. Every soldier of the Northern Shanxi Army knew this.
It is an attack with no retreat. Once the attack is blocked and the rogues launch a counterattack, it will be dangerous.
Although a bridge was built on the top of Nushui Mountain, it could not allow a large number of soldiers to pass in a short time. This so-called back road was not safe. Poof, a soldier of the Northern Shanxi Army bumped into the shield of the rogue bandit, and the burly
His body, coupled with the ferocious impact force, caused the shield to be pressed down violently. Unfortunately, the bandits' steel knives were not polite. Two steel knives came over from the side. The soldier from the Northern Shanxi Army groaned and fell to the ground.
Among the crowd.
In order to break through this line of defense and rush into the Chinese army camp, the soldiers of the Northern Shanxi Army were like crazy. They hit the shield with their bodies, and some people's shoulders were dripping with blood. The soldiers of the Peasant Army were not battle-hardened rogue troops, and gradually
Qi Xiu was frightened by the crazy fighting style of the Northern Shanxi Army. Qi Xiu saw it and was anxious in his heart. The formation retreated little by little. He held up his steel sword and roared loudly, "Didn't we prepare kerosene before?
Throw the kerosene across the street and burn these lackeys of the imperial court to death."
In order to rush to the rescue of Shuiyin Mountain Dazhai, sufficient preparations were made, including a lot of kerosene. Unfortunately, Shuiyin Mountain fell too quickly, and the prepared kerosene was useless. At this time, Qi Xiu was forced and had no choice.
That's why I came up with the damaging trick of using kerosene. If you use kerosene in a place like this, you might burn your own people. The two sides are already fighting together. Once they come into contact with the kerosene, they won't be able to evacuate even if they want to.
But in order to keep the army from collapsing, we had no choice but to give it a try. After Qi Xiu shouted, the people around him showed doubtful eyes, "Leader Qi, you can't do this. Once you use kerosene, we may be hurt."
people."
"Listen to my order. Haven't you seen how fierce the offensive of the officers and soldiers is? If we don't find a way, we will let them rush into the Chinese army camp sooner or later, and then all of us will die. If you have other ways,
Say it now, if not, immediately carry out the military order." Qi Xiu didn't know the risks involved, but at this moment, how could he take so much care?
Others also looked helpless. Looking at each other, they couldn't think of any better ideas. In the end, they could only agree to Qi Xiu's plan. A large number of fire oil cans were thrown to the opposite side, and for a moment
Afterwards, a fire broke out in the crowd. Mo Lin Zhengtong led dozens of soldiers under his command to attack the formation of the bandits. He could clearly feel that these peasant soldiers could no longer withstand it. Compared with the peasant soldiers,
There was still a big gap between the elite soldiers of the Knights of the Holy Cross. They were about to make progress. Suddenly, there were bursts of miserable howls from behind, and kerosene was burning in sheets. Countless soldiers of the Northern Shanxi Army were unprepared and killed.
Covered by flames.
The cold wind was raging, the fire was getting stronger, the smell of blood, burning, and the firelight illuminated the night like day. Molin couldn't help but tremble in his heart, his eyes were bloodshot, "These gangsters actually used fire oil in this situation, these so-called
The rebels are all beasts with human faces."
Fire oil is very destructive and full of unpredictability. Even when defending a city, it must be used with caution, let alone when the two sides are facing each other on the ground. Even if the bandits have tried their best to be careful and tried their best to use the fire oil.
The oil was thrown into the distance, but the unpredictable cold wind still swept the fire. Many soldiers of the Northern Shanxi Army were burned by the fire, screaming and crawling around. Many people also rushed into the rogue army formation.
Most of the bandits used wooden shields, which were ignited a lot when exposed to fire. A bandit gritted his teeth and held the shield, with the steel knife in his right hand ready to stab the invading enemy to death. Suddenly, his eyes turned red, and his ears
It was filled with inhuman screams. It was a person, a person whose whole body was covered by fire. He rushed over like crazy. The fireman hugged the shield and instantly merged into one. The shield was ignited, and the gangster was frightened.
Quickly let go of your hand.
Being burned alive by fire is a very cruel thing. No one thought that the people above would use such a method. Everything was in chaos. Qi Xiu used kerosene, which really worked, but
For a short time, he underestimated the impact of kerosene. A large number of soldiers from the Northern Shanxi Army rushed into the rogue formation like fireballs. For a while, the battlefield was filled with screams and curses.
Zhou Dingshan's eyes were about to burst, and the veins in his arms were bulging. He watched his subordinates one by one being swallowed up by the fire. His heartache could not be described in words. Fortunately, these were elite soldiers, and they were not frightened by the scene in front of them. A sound from the war horse
Neighing, Zhou Dingshan raised his spear and rushed out fiercely. The remaining two thousand soldiers followed Zhou Dingshan and launched a desperate charge against the rogue bandits.
The hellish sea of fire not only damaged the morale of the Northern Shanxi Army, but also tortured the conscience of the rogue bandits. They didn't understand that this was a battlefield and they didn't care how despicable the means were?
With Zhou Dingshan leading the charge, Qi Xiu finally couldn't hold it anymore, and a large number of bandits began to retreat to the Chinese army camp. As a result, the entire Zhongju camp was completely trapped in a passive situation of two sides. Orger has been leading the army for many years, why?
Maybe they missed such a good opportunity, and the cavalry finally showed its ferocity, especially the Ruifeng Battalion cavalry who took the lead in launching a counterattack. The rogue army was in a state of confusion. When they retreated, they were bitten by a large number of soldiers from the Northern Shanxi Army. The chaos slowly spread.
This directly caused the Chinese army camp to become full of loopholes. Meng Tu kept roaring angrily, and in order to stabilize the situation, he even killed two leaders with his own hands. Unfortunately, in the face of the overall situation, all efforts seemed so futile.
"Bang!" Meng Tu's eyelids twitched. He looked along the sound and saw a peasant army soldier lying in a pool of blood. The war horse was pressing on him, and all of them were silent. The fighting was still going on, but the rogue bandit didn't seem to have anything to do with it.
Zhang Fa, Meng Tu knew that in tonight's battle, his vanguard army was finished. There were elite cavalry with officers and soldiers in front, and there was a sneak attack from the opponent behind. There was only a Chinese army camp left, and it would be difficult to organize a decent counterattack. "Inform everyone."
People, retreat to the northwest toward Baituguan, this is our only chance."
Meng Tu's words were full of helplessness and lack of confidence. He didn't know how many people could escape in the end, but Baituguan was the only hope. With such a long distance, everyone would probably die under the cavalry swords of the officers and soldiers.
Baituguan is the last hope. After the order to retreat was issued, the peasant army soldiers launched the largest retreat on the top of Nushui Mountain. Meng Tu was not a mature and seasoned battlefield commander after all. It was not easy for him to make a decisive decision to withdraw his troops.
A large number of peasant army soldiers organized their own manpower to break out of the encirclement, which also resulted in a situation where they were fighting independently and the situation was very chaotic.