In order to maximize the morale of the army, She Chongming also promised various rewards. As long as he killed the enemy with meritorious service, he would be regarded as the founding hero of the Liang Kingdom.
As long as he could think of things like silver bounties, land divisions, etc., he would not miss anything.
Obviously, he himself has no ambition to win this battle. After all, the combat effectiveness of the official army is obvious to all, and his tens of thousands of troops are simply difficult to resist.
She Chongming also had another idea. It was just what he said, and there was no need to take actual actions. As long as it could drive them to truly work for themselves.
In this kind of desperate battle, there are very few people who can actually kill officers and soldiers and cut off their heads, let alone come back alive to claim credit.
The most important thing now is to win this tough battle.
Both Qin Bangping and She Chongming knew that this battle would determine the land of Sichuan and Shu. If the Ming army was defeated, the emperor's careful layout would be completely ruined, and months of hard work would be wiped out.
If the She army is defeated, not only Chongqing will be in danger, but Luzhou, Hejiang and other places will also be unable to defend. He can only choose to retreat to Yongning, stick to his base camp, reorganize his army, and wait for An Bangyan's support.
Among the rebels, the most valiant fighter was She Chongming's confidant General Zhang Tong. He was seen riding a war horse, rampaging on the battlefield, brandishing a sword in his hand, and was unstoppable for a moment.
However, the courage of one person cannot affect the overall situation at all, because the battlefield is too small and small, and She Chongming has an army of 60,000, but he is unable to exert it at all.
His 60,000-strong army could not be completely dispersed. The people behind did not even see the officers and soldiers. They only knew that there was fighting in the front and heard subtle shouts of killing and the sound of drums.
Most of the soldiers and horses could not reach the officers and soldiers at all. They stood at a loss behind and looked like decorations. This made She Chongming very anxious.
He originally thought that his side would have a numerical advantage, so he would go out to seek a decisive battle, but who knew that the venue would limit his performance.
Now his 60,000 people are like 20,000 people, and his command is also very chaotic. Apart from Zhang Tong, who has the ability to command tens of thousands of troops, the only one under his command is his young and energetic son She Yin.
They were already outmatched by the Ming army, and now that they had no numerical advantage, the rebels who fought with the Ming army in front were dealt a brutal blow.
The Ming army fought very methodically and tactically. The heavy armored soldiers were basically in teams of three to five people, specifically looking for crowded places to rush into and break up their formations.
Sergeant Huben, on the other hand, formed a mandarin duck formation or other formations, followed the heavy armored soldiers to defend and counterattack, and worked step by step, so that the rebels could not find any loopholes to break the formation.
In order to break the formation, Zhang Tong summoned a hundred of his personal guards and gathered some Yi soldiers, preparing to personally lead these hundreds of people to break the formation of the official army.
In order not to become the target of public criticism, Zhang Tong had no choice but to abandon his horse and fight on foot. He raised the sword in his hand and shouted:
"Kill the officers and soldiers!"
After saying that, he rushed straight towards the heavy armored sergeant of the official army, slashed with one blow, and knocked a heavy armored soldier to the ground on the spot, but the armor was not broken. Zhang Tong was stunned for a moment as he watched.
Seeing that there were such brave generals among the rebels, the Ming army no longer looked down upon them and quickly mobilized their manpower to form a defensive line.
The two sides started fighting here, and the fight was inextricable.
At the same time, the nearly 8,000 men of the Chongqing City Defense Army Du Wenhuan, who was originally a partial division of the Ming Army to coordinate with the main force to contain and defend the main force of the rebels, had already marched less than 20 miles away from Chongqing.
After learning that She Ni had led the main force out of the city a few days ago, Du Wenhuan immediately sent a sentry to investigate the information, and finally determined that Chongqing was indeed an empty city.
This made Du Wenhuan happy. He didn't expect that he would unexpectedly encounter such a God-given opportunity. This kind of opportunity to make achievements is really rare in his life.
Liu Song, the guerrilla general of Shenji Camp, saw his thoughts and plans, so he reminded him kindly:
"General Du, your Majesty has a strict decree. All actions must be unconditionally abided by military orders. Our mission is to cooperate with General Qin's troops to deal with the enemy, contain the main force of the rebels, and strive to annihilate them."
"Instead of taking Chongqing, I hope you won't have any unnecessary thoughts, otherwise military law will be unforgiving."
"Now that She Ni's army has all marched out of the city, they must be heading towards General Qin's headquarters. We should immediately find out She Ni's movements and go to support him."
Du Wenhuan was surprised that Liu Song was able to detect it at a glance, and warned Liu Song directly in front of all the sergeants, regardless of his face.
But he was just a local garrison general. How could he be compared to the guerrilla generals in the emperor's personal army, and he would not dare to offend him.
"What General Liu said is that I was too obsessed with fame and almost missed His Majesty's important event."
Seeing that the victory of retaking Chongqing was right in front of him, he did nothing and could only watch with regret as this victory was taken away by others.
The place where the two armies fought was only more than 70 miles away from Chongqing, and the Ming army's sentries easily determined the whereabouts of the Sheni army.
Du Wenhuan and Liu Song immediately led the army to meet them along the extravagant marching road.
As a result, after only an hour of walking, the Ming army discovered a rebel army, which was none other than Fan Long's five thousand elite Yi soldiers.
The second general first ordered his troops to ambush on the spot, preparing to catch the rebels off guard, and then sent a dozen sentries to investigate the number and marching speed of the rebels.
Fan Long was so anxious that he wanted to rush back to Chongqing as soon as possible to prevent the army from attacking Chongqing, which was weak in military strength.
Moreover, it was only a few dozen miles away. If he led his army to advance at full speed, it would only take one day. Therefore, he did not send any scouts to attack the front line. He had no idea about the location of the officers and troops led by General Liu Du.
He didn't realize it at all, nor did he expect that by such a coincidence, he would encounter the army on his way back to defense today.
As a result, they were ambushed again by the Ming army, killing more than a hundred people.
Fan Long knew as soon as they fought that this Ming army must be the one they wanted to guard against. He really didn't expect to meet them here. They were really enemies on a narrow road.
And after his observation, he also discovered that the officers and soldiers on the opposite side were the local army, because their flags looked so familiar, and they were the Chongqing defense camp.
"There are not many officers and soldiers on the opposite side, and they are the same defenders who ran away when we captured Chongqing last time. Listen carefully. If anyone escapes from the battle, my sword will not recognize which side you belong to."
When the Yi soldiers heard that the officers and soldiers on the opposite side were soldiers from Chongqing, they did not feel the slightest worry or fear.
He was just a defeated general under his command, so there was nothing to be afraid of. Coupled with the deliberate brainwashing by She Chongming and others, the officers and soldiers were even worse than a sack of wine and rice in their eyes.
Everyone clamored to kill the Army of Light, and then rushed forward.