Chapter 669 I hope I don’t encounter hard stones knocking on my front teeth again!
"Wu Thief, don't leave!" Li Dingguo, riding a white horse, stared at the direction in which Wu Sangui was escaping and pursued him with all his strength. After spending so much effort and setting up this battle, it was best to leave Wu Sangui behind, otherwise he would not be able to escape.
Perfect!
Guns were flying behind him, and on several occasions, Wu Sangui heard the whistling of bullets in his ears. The soldiers around him were shot and fell one by one. When he ran out of the city, Old Wu could see less than thirty soldiers.
The situation outside the city seemed to be even worse, with our own troops running around everywhere. The cavalry from the Western Camp came to cover them up like a flood. At a glance, there were at least 50,000 to 60,000 people. It was so dark that it was shocking to see.
People were desperate. It was obvious that Xiying had also deployed a killing force outside the city in advance.
Li Dingguo's tactics for defending Nanchang City this time were very similar to his previous arrangements for defending Guangzhou City. They were to introduce the enemy into the city first, deploy anti-killing horses inside and outside the city in advance, and launch a counterattack while the opponent's foothold was not stable.
Wu Sangui, on the other hand, did such a simple thing precisely because of his carelessness and contempt for his opponent.
"Father, there are more than two thousand cavalry beside my son-in-law. I will lead them out of the chaos, and we will go to Jiujiang to meet the state minister." Hu Guozhu saw Wu Sangui's handsome flag and rushed over to join his father-in-law.
"Do you still have more than two thousand soldiers?"
"There are more than two thousand!"
"Let's go ahead and kill them. When we return to Jiujiang, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses have already turned in. Let's fight back and there's still a chance to break up the enemy formation and turn defeat into victory." Wu Sangui encountered such a big rout in many cases, and he still felt in his heart.
There was no chaos. When he heard that Hu Guozhu had more than 2,000 cavalry who had not dispersed, he immediately wanted to turn around and fight back. As long as the counterattack was successful and the opponent's troops at the front were overwhelmed, the army would be defeated.
When opportunities come together again, the situation can be turned around.
Wu Sangui knew the general situation of Xiying. Their organization should not be as organized as the imperial troops. With more than 2,000 people using it, there is a lot to be done.
Taking over the command of Hu Guozhu's troops, Wu Sangui took the lead and stood up, swung his saber and tapped the spurs under his feet. Like the wind, two thousand people rolled back towards Li Dingguo's commanding flag, which was rushing over.
The most shocking scene on the battlefield immediately appeared. Five or six thousand cavalry from both sides faced each other head on. There were sounds of killing, war horses neighed, and flags flipped in the wind. Such scenes have rarely been seen on the battlefield in recent years. Fortunately, the land here in Nanchang is moist.
Not much dust was raised. If it were in the north, the dust on the battlefield would choke many people to death.
"It's broken! Our horseshoes are not as adaptable to the mud as those of the Western thieves!" Wu Sangui shouted urgently when they were about to take over. After charging for half a battle, Wu Sangui realized that his cavalry was significantly faster than Li Dingguo's cavalry.
Be slower. The problem is with the horseshoe.
Horseshoes are different in different terrains. Wu Sangui and the others have been coming from the north far longer than Li Dingguo and others, so the improvements in horseshoes are naturally not as good as Li Dingguo and others.
The speed and flexibility of movement have a major impact on the combat effectiveness of the cavalry. Since both sides are elite veterans, there is no qualitative difference in combat ability. This weakness is too fatal.
The game was one step behind and he lost all the games. After charging into the formation, Wu Sangui glanced at the soldiers around him. It was obvious that his side had suffered a big loss. On the other hand, the opponent's formation was neat, especially the white-armored commander who led the troops.
The fighting was even more ferocious, and the momentum with which he led the people around him to fight was extraordinary.
The waves behind the Yangtze River pushed the waves ahead. Wu Sangui looked at Li Dingguo opposite. This young man even made him feel fear. After so many years of facing the enemy in battle, no one could put such great pressure on him. How could he fight against the imperial troops?
The whole group was suppressed, and the fight on the battlefield seemed to have never happened.
If he were a few years younger, Wu Sangui believed that he would have the courage to fight Li Dingguo again without losing. But now, he has no courage or courage.
"Let's go!" Wu Sangui shouted, turning his horse's head and retreating in the direction of Jiujiang. If he continued to fight, the rest of the soldiers and horses of the Western Camp would surround him. How long would it take if he didn't escape now?
He beat his horse and fled, not even having time to look after the boats on the water. Wu Sangui ran all the way to Jiujiang City before stopping his pace.
"Father, Thief Li's pursuers are not far away from Jiujiang City. Should we defend the city or retreat?" Xia Guoxiang was originally ordered to guard Jiujiang City. Not long after sending Wu Sangui's main force away, he saw that they were missing.
The defeated soldiers abandoned their armor and fled back to Jiujiang. They quickly sent out reconnaissance cavalry to investigate the enemy's situation, and then discovered that Li Dingguo and nearly 100,000 people were about to counterattack at the foot of Jiujiang City.
"Prime Minister, do you think we should defend or retreat?" After the defeat, Wu Sangui suddenly lost his mind.
"The thieves are fierce, our army is newly defeated, the morale of the army is unstable, and the remaining thieves wandering at the junction of Hubei and Jiangxi are likely to come and cut off my retreat and cut off our connection with Wuchang. My son-in-law thought that
Withdraw from Jiujiang City and return to Wuchang to make plans."
"Return to Wuchang? In this case, our plan to march into Jiangxi will be completely abandoned."
"After this battle, we can see that the bandit Xiao Li in Jiangxi is not a weak general. If we fight with him in Jiangxi, the Northern Dynasty soldiers and horses will have an opportunity to take advantage of them. Once they enter Hubei, we will be trapped in the front wolf and the rear wolf."
Tiger is in danger."
"Oh! Things are really not going well. We can't even drink cold water, and the little thief suddenly appeared and tripped our feet. The current situation, even if we return to Wuchang, it looks like there are enemies on all sides."
"Go back to Wuchang first, and then transfer to Hunan. He Tengjiao seems to have had no major victories over the years, so he should be easier to deal with. As long as we are fast, he will have little chance to connect with the people of the Northern Dynasty. If Hubei is to be abandoned, we should focus on Yunnan and Guizhou.
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"The Western Bandits have occupied Yunnan and Guizhou for several years. Is this place easy to plot?"
"It's difficult, but not too big! The main force of the Western thieves is in Jiangxi and Guangxi, not Yunnan and Guizhou. In addition, although the Mu family reunited with Yunnan with the help of Xiying, their relationship with Xiying is not harmonious now. We are here
After Guizhou cooperates with it, the difficulties will be less."
"That's it! Let's do it your way, Prime Minister. If Nanchang City is defeated, we will lose too much, and we can only worry about it in the future. Wuchang City is too close to a powerful enemy and it is not suitable to stay for a long time. It is a good idea to escape to the southwest.
chess."
The defeat in Nanchang dispelled many of Wu Sangui's illusions. In the past, he thought that he could stay in the abdomen as long as he could, but now, he only had one thought in his mind, and quickly found a place where he could lick his wounds. Jiujiang, Wuchang
Such places are too dangerous.
I originally thought that Li Dingguo was a soft persimmon, but after the fight, I realized that this guy was a hard rock, and even his front teeth were broken.
I hope He Tengjiao from Hunan and his opponents from Yunnan and Guizhou will not be as tough as Li Dingguo. If he bites another hard stone, the old roots of Ningyuan Army may be broken.