Zuo Liangyu didn't even draw his sword, he jumped on his horse and rushed north.
Not only did Liu Tichun know him, he also knew Liu Tichun. They had met on the battlefield more than once.
Just like the mid-level officers of the Later Jin Dynasty who were good at fighting, the same was true for the Guan Ning Army of the Ming Army.
The reason is that war is a long wait, and during the wait, the generals who came from Guan Ning Army almost all had the same experience.
They were the selected vanguards of their respective armies. They patrolled in small groups during the war breaks. When they encountered the Jin Army's cavalry, the two sides fought and gained military merit.
He was promoted to a junior officer, survived the annual war after the Liao River froze, continued to capture lives and prisoners in encounters, continued to perform meritorious services, and became a mid-level officer.
Zuo Liangyu relied on this to serve as Cheying Dusi at the age of twenty-nine.
As for Liu Tichun, because of his steady character, he had served as the rear guard in Zhang Xianzhong's Xiying camp for a long time, and was often chased and killed by Zuo Liangyu.
This time he felt proud.
Zuo Liangyu ran in a panic, hoping that the soldiers could help him block the enemy.
But this is actually impossible.
Soldiers hiding from explosions could be seen everywhere in the formation, and the army was unable to form a front in a short period of time.
The infantry were rushed into the formation by the cavalry, and even the generals were seen face to face. In such a critical situation, no matter how many people there were, it would be difficult to stabilize the line.
The Ming army, which had just recovered from the rocket bombing on the periphery, just glanced at the central army and saw the cavalry rushing in like a tide past where the general was. How could there be a stable military morale?
Groups of Ming troops fled in all directions in the darkness. The few Ming troops who still stood firm in their fighting positions and resisted stubbornly were also helpless. They were either knocked down by the cavalry soldiers who rushed past quickly, or were killed by large eagles flying from further away.
The arrow fell over.
Soon, Zuo Liangyu's battalion was in disarray, and the soldiers fled on a large scale.
Among the tide of deserters, Zuo Liangyu, who had jumped on his horse, was pursued the most fiercely and urgently.
It's not like he didn't try to get away from the pursuer, but he couldn't get away at all. Their horses were better than his.
Chasing Zuo Liangyu was a big job, but Liu Tichun did not take the credit for himself, but handed it over to the group of Yulin riders sent by Liu Chengzong.
The horses those people rode all belonged to Liu Chengzong.
The generalissimo always gets good horses through some strange ways. Some of the horses can be used for breeding and are sent to Longju Temple, but most of them are castrated war horses.
The fate of those war horses was that Liu Chengzong selected some and rewarded them to capable generals during festivals and festivals. Those that were not sent out were kept by Yu Linqi and ridden out in battle.
The horses they rode were either Hequ horses or Ili horses, and they were high-quality horses specially selected as tribute from others. They were tall and strong, and it was effortless to carry fully armored cavalry for a short period of time.
So much so that when Zuo Liangyu ran out of the camp, he was chased and intercepted by the marshal's troops who were attacking from the front. He couldn't fight or escape, so he could only keep trying to escape.
He didn't know how long he had been running on the run, but there were fewer and fewer cavalry blocking the road in front of him. Not far away, he could finally see a number of banners, as well as a small group of cavalry who came out to greet him.
Zuo Liangyu's hanging heart finally fell back into his stomach.
After realizing it later, I was shocked to feel that my clothes were soaked with cold sweat, and the late spring wind blew through them, making them tremble like chaff in a sieve.
But the first time he saw the cavalry, Zuo Liangyu's heart thumped again.
The two teams of horsemen looked decent, but when they got closer, they could see that the cloth armors they wore were filled with thick fur linings, and the expressions on their horses' faces were filled with an indescribable arrogance - this he
Mom is definitely not a Ming army!
What's more important is that these endless flags are heading north.
If this army was marching north, then he was fleeing south just now.
Zuo Liangyu's face was ashen, and her heart was broken.
He was shepherded.
Only then did Zuo Liangyu realize that in the process of being surrounded and driven away by the cavalry, he had lost his sense of direction and was driven south intentionally by the Marshal's cavalry.
The cavalry to greet him were spread out in two directions with flags, and a group of people walked out on the road. The young general who was surrounded in the middle had a relaxed smile on his face and was talking to the left and right. The cavalry went to deliver the order.
Then, the young general rode up not far from Zuo Liangyu and looked at him from head to toe. Then he stopped smiling and said, "Brother Zuo, since you have seen me, why don't you dismount and salute?"
Not far away on both sides, a line of soldiers was bypassing them, heading north without losing momentum.
Zuo Liangyu had already guessed that Liu Chengzong was on the other side. He stared in silence for a long time on horseback, thinking about various possibilities.
What he was thinking about was not attacking Liu Chengzong with a shield, but wondering why he was always in such a mess.
Being shepherded all the way to the military formation like a shepherd's dog, this embarrassing experience, if you end up in the Marshal's Mansion, you will never be able to raise your head in front of this group of people for the rest of your life.
If this matter is left to others with strong tempers, most of the time they will not be able to get over that hurdle, so they will wipe their necks.
Zuo Liangyu is different. He has been embarrassed many times in his life and has a very strong ability to withstand pressure.
Finally he sighed, turned over and dismounted, tripping over the stirrups when he dismounted.
After he stood firm, Zuo Liangyu bowed down and saluted: "The defeated general Zuo Liangyu, pays homage to the Generalissimo."
To be honest, this time could not be said to be the most embarrassing moment in his life.
He was most embarrassed when he suddenly transformed from a fugitive suspect to the deputy commander-in-chief when he woke up.
When there was a mutiny in Ningyuan, Zuo Liangyu, who was already a mid-level officer, led Qiu Lei and other good brothers to rob Jinzhou military supplies. He did not dare to stay in the army. His accomplice Qiu Lei took the blame, and he fled to the capital. He went to Hou Xun's house and worked as a helper.
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The job that Hou Xun arranged for him in the house was to be responsible for reception.
Letting him be responsible for the reception is not a slight, on the contrary, it is an arrangement of utmost kindness and attention.
Because it is suitable for Zuo Liangyu, who does not have a martial arts background, has a low starting point, a small circle, and a low level of education.
The reception work at Hou Xun's house happened to be a good opportunity for him to learn the complex ways of dealing with people and expand his network of contacts.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But it was also at that time that Zuo Liangyu, who had been hosting reception work for a while, faced the most embarrassing moment in his life.
When the Jin army invaded, You Shiwei recommended him to lead the army. After discussing with Hou Xun, Hou Xun asked You Shiwei to go to Zuo Liangyu's house at the fourth watch to inform him of the incident.
Zuo Liangyu first heard that Hou Xun was coming, and then heard that You Shiwei had already arrived. He also heard You Shiwei shouting in the yard: "General Zuo, your rich man is here, hurry up and order wine to entertain me!"
This is what he did in Hou Xun's house, and You Shiwei was also an acquaintance with him.
But Zuo Liangyu's first reaction was not to think of surprises in the future, but to think that he was involved in something happening over there at Qiu Lei, so he was so frightened that he got under the bed.
You Shiwei dragged him out, told him the good news, and told him that he was going to be the deputy commander-in-chief. Then he asked about his weak legs and pale face.
Zuo Liangyu knelt down to You Shiwei on the spot. You Shiwei was so frightened that he knelt facing him for some reason, then put his hands under his armpits to lift him up.
It was this drunkard who got under the bed and became the deputy commander of the army one day later. He resisted Hou Jin in Songshan and Xingshan, defeated Cao Wenzhao, and achieved the highest military merit.
Later, he became the chief military officer with the highest rank of military commander. He was only thirty-two years old that year.
This time, it was just that the stirrup tripped my leg when I dismounted, so it was not a big sign of embarrassment.
Liu Chengzong was very excited about Zuo Liangyu being brought over.
There is nothing more exciting in the world than defeating the enemy's general before the battle begins.
He had just sent an order to Gao Yingdeng to send another battalion to cooperate with Tang Qi to pursue Zuo Liangyu's defeated army and further expand the results of the battle.
Although it was getting late and no more results could be achieved, we should at least chase them in the direction of their retreat, drive them all the way to Hong Chengchou's camp, and find out all the movements of the surrounding enemy troops.
Only when the enemy's position is known, their movements are monitored, and his Tangqi control the entire battlefield, can troops and horses be mobilized at will, and military orders can be conveyed unimpeded.
When Liu Shizi arrived at the battlefield, he knew that even if the two armies did not move tonight, he would not be able to sleep.
More than a dozen battalions with a radius of a hundred miles will contact one place tonight and make unified deployments to ensure that Hong Chengchou and the Ningxia army will be completely surrounded and defeated in the next two or three days.
But he underestimated Zuo Liangyu's influence.
Not long after Li Hongsi, the deputy commander of Gao Yingdeng's first brigade, went out to march, he sent a message back, saying that Xu Yong, the general under Zuo Liangyu's account, had sent someone to negotiate and asked whether Commander Zuo died in the battle.
He was captured anyway. If Zuo Liangyu was not injured at all, his whole battalion would immediately surrender.
By this time, Liu Chengzong had brought Zuo Liangyu back to the Zhuangzi he had occupied earlier. Listening to the report from the Marshal's Army, Zuo Liangyu, who was sitting beside him and had become a prisoner, could no longer hold back his lips.
In fact, if Hong Chengchou hadn't done all the things he did in Ningxia, it would have been difficult for Zuo Liangyu to fall directly to Liu Chengzong.
But it was precisely because of Hong Chengchou's troubles in Ningxia that the final legitimacy of the Ming Dynasty in the northwest was lost.
This is an inevitable price.
If it can survive the past year and a half, if the new three towns of Ningxia have soldiers and horses with money, food and land, and this set of things can continue to operate well, then naturally no problems will occur.
But if it cannot be overcome, the price will be that the new framework will fail and the old legitimacy will be lost.
Zuo Liangyu had understood this a long time ago, so he proposed to sell Zhang Yingchang instead of fighting Liu Chengzong, and fled all the way to Yan'an Prefecture and Xi'an Prefecture to become a rogue bandit. He could not cross the Yellow River into Shanxi again.
It's just that Hong Chengchou couldn't let go of his arrogance for a while and wanted to give it a try.
Therefore, as soon as Zuo Liangyu was herded in front of Liu Chengzong, he stopped thinking about stubborn resistance. It was unnecessary. The Ming Dynasty would definitely not succeed in Shaanxi.
What's more, Liu Chengzong didn't treat him as an insult as a defeated general. He only said that he couldn't care about him for the time being and would have a good talk with him after the battle, and then let the guards watch him and take him wherever he went.
At this time, Xu Yong sent someone to use the first battalion as a bargaining chip to ask Liu Chengzong to protect his safety. This undoubtedly made Zuo Liangyu extremely happy.
Soldiers and horses are capital!
Zuo Liangyu looked at the cavalry reporting the news and then at Liu Chengzong who was thinking, then he clasped his fists and said: "Generalissimo, Xu Yong is my old subordinate. He followed you when he was in Liaodong, and later served as an officer in Changzhen. He came to join me.
Believe it."
Liu Shishi glanced at Zuo Liangyu in surprise.
The officers in Changping Town meant that most of the soldiers they led were the earliest Changping soldiers, which was the backbone of Zuo Liangyu's career.
He said to himself, "Then it's so damn trustworthy to you, but the problem to me is, you're not even a trustworthy person to me, so how can he be trustworthy?"
In fact, from his point of view, it is the most convenient and simple way to defeat all opponents on the battlefield in the next few days.
Surrender, why surrender? If you surrender, I will have to find someone to watch you.
But in the actual implementation of things, it can't be so rough.
Because it is easy for him to fart, but those enemy soldiers who cannot surrender will really stab the soldiers who follow him with knives.
But now that Zuo Liangyu spoke, Liu Chengzong also smiled and said: "In that case, please ask General Zuo to write a letter and ask General Xu to put down his weapons on the spot and wait for reorganization."
Although Zuo Liangyu looked embarrassed at this proposal, he agreed readily.
Because his difficulties soon appeared in front of Liu Chengzong.
Zuo Liangyu can’t write!
It’s not that he can’t write it at all, it’s just that it’s a very difficult job for him.
People are scratching their heads and scratching their heads, and the writing is crooked, just like a child's writing.
Liu Shizi was happy when he saw it. The level of anti-counterfeiting is very high.
Not long after this letter was sent out, Zuo Zhen's subordinate general Wang Yuncheng also sent people to find Gao Yingdeng. However, Wang Yuncheng was more direct and surrendered without making any demands or mentioning Zuo Liangyu.
Wang Yuncheng was a former Liao general and an old member of Deng Qi's army. It had not been long since he was assigned to Zuo Liangyu's command. When he saw that the general's camp had been breached and was faced with the pressure of Gao Yingdeng's army, he led his army to retreat for a while. He probably felt that he had retreated.
There is no point in going back and forth, it just went down very smoothly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The remaining two generals, Ge Rulin, a civil servant from Hedong Bingbei, ran faster than a rabbit. He saw Zuo Liangyu being herded away with his front foot, and led his troops towards Hong Chengchou.
Escape in the direction of the camp.
Even Gao Yingden could not catch him.
Another general, Zhou Shifeng, was even more interesting. Gao Yingdeng sent a message back in the middle of the night, saying that he had discovered the location of Hong Chengchou's camp.
There are four battalions over there, plus half of Ge Rulin's battalion, which is about the same strength as the first brigade. The lights are brightly lit there now, and trenches are being dug. It is estimated that they will have to attack tomorrow.
However, Gao Yingdeng still suggested that in order to prevent Hong Chengchou from being cunning and cheating on Chen Cang, he should keep a close eye on him tonight, so as to prevent them from digging a trench and running away.
Until this moment, Gao Yingdeng still couldn't find Zhou Shifeng's camp.
This battalion made Liu Chengzong a little panicked. They were afraid that he would also use a beheading tactic. Tang Qi sent them out for free. As a result, even Ren Quan'er's people from the second brigade contacted him, but they still couldn't find him.
This Zhou Shifeng.
Such a large battalion just disappeared on the battlefield at night.
Until early the next morning.
Hong Chengchou's more than 10,000 troops had not yet fled, but their positions were already in good shape.
Liu Chengzong's side had almost four brigades of troops including the surrendered generals and troops, and the encirclement was almost completed before he finally received news from Zhou Shifeng from the east.
The person who brought the news was Ding Guodong, saying that his battalion of newly recruited soldiers from Qingyang marched last night and was dispersed by a Ming army rushing from west to east. Now his people are chasing behind them, and Yanqing's general Zhang Zhen is blocking them in front.
Let Liu Chengzong rest assured that he will definitely hold down this force.
This news gave Liu Shizi a piece of reassurance. Co-author and others saw that the situation was not good yesterday and decisively withdrew from the battlefield and headed east.
The last unit that disappeared on the battlefield was found, which also meant that the encirclement deployment was very successful.
The next step is to defeat Hong Chengchou's last force, and Ningxia can easily regain it and hold it in its hands.