Peng Rui was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and kept yelling at the gunmen. At this time, the cavalry of the invading army was only thirty steps away from the Ming army's position, but still only half of the gunmen had filled their missiles.
, and now Yi Jing could no longer wait, Peng Rui hurriedly urged the gunmen to open fire immediately. Of course, he did not dare to get close, because he was afraid that the gun would explode and hurt himself.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang!" Although there were more than 300 loaded firecrackers, only 2,670 firecrackers were actually fired because many firecrackers saw the enemy troops rushing forward.
He didn't care about shooting, threw down the loaded firecracker, turned around and ran away.
However, after the 2670 fire cannons were fired, they still had some effect. At least 780 cavalry or horses of the invading army were shot and fell to the ground. For a while, people and horses screamed and screamed.
But this was the last blow of the Ming army, because at this time the cavalry of the intruding army had already rushed to the position, and the Ming army did not fire in three bursts, so there was no time to refill the ammunition. The smart people would have already
He ran away, and those who reacted slowly did not dare to stay any longer, and all turned around and ran away.
Seeing that the fire gun soldiers that he had placed high hopes on were defeated with almost no impact on the Chuang army, Peng Rui was also depressed. They were both fighting with fire gun soldiers, but why did the merchant army just
If you can defeat the thieves with fire blunderbuss, why would you only get such a miserable result?
But now is not the time for Peng Rui to think about the reason, because Chuang Jun rushed right under his nose. Peng Rui immediately shouted loudly: "Fight, fight, come up, come up." But after shouting,
Peng Rui suddenly felt something was wrong. He looked around and realized that he was the only one shouting here. There was no one around him. When he looked back, he saw that all the soldiers had fled. The nearest one was five or six meters away from him.
distance of steps.
In fact, if Peng Rui had not used firecrackers at the beginning, but had directly let the soldiers rush forward and fight the intruders head-on, he would have been able to withstand it for a while and would not have been defeated so quickly. Unfortunately, Peng Rui was obviously overwhelmed by the victory of the merchant army.
I have been misled, believing that firearms are omnipotent. As long as the firecrackers are fired, the thieves will run away without being scared to death. But they know that not everyone can play with firecrackers.
The soldiers in the Beijing camp led by Peng Rui were all veterans. If the firecrackers could deal a certain blow to the intruders, they might be able to withstand it for a while, but they found that the firecrackers were actually just here to fight.
The soy sauce ran away. Who would be stupid enough to fight against the invaders? So Peng Rui was left alone to act like a hero, and everyone else ran away.
Only then did Peng Rui realize what he was doing, and he regretted greatly that he should not have forced himself to do this. He quickly pulled his horse's head and turned around to escape.
Unfortunately, it was too late. The invading army rushed forward with its war horse. After all, the turning of the war horse was not as neat as that of a human. Just when Pengrui turned around, a cavalryman from the invading army used his war horse to urge the horse forward.
When he reached it, he swung the saber in his hand with the momentum of the war horse, and Peng Rui's head immediately flew into the air, rolled and fell. And before he died, Peng Rui's last thought was: Why did the gun fall into my hand?
It's not working anymore.
As soon as Peng Rui died, the cavalry of the intruding army still chased after the Ming army to cover up the enemy. The Ming army also gave full play to the spirit of "Thirty-six strategies, taking the best policy", throwing away their helmets and weapons one by one, and throwing their guns and knives. , withdrew his legs and ran faster than a rabbit.
At this time, in the infantry behind the Chuang Army, Liu Zongmin burst into laughter: "The merchant army turned out to be like this, and the firecrackers were like this. It's really ridiculous, so ridiculous."
But Tian Jianxiu saw something at this time and said: "General Liu, don't be careless, this is not the Merchant Army. The Merchant Army is not like this, they use firecrackers..."
Liu Zongmin laughed and said: "Of course he used a firecracker. Lao Tian, I think you were frightened by the merchant army. What else is wrong? Hurry up and chase." As he said that, he pulled out his saber and raised it in the air. With a wave of his hand, he shouted: "Brothers, let's kill them, leaving no trace of them alive." Then he clamped his legs under the horse's belly and rushed out. When Tian Jianxiu saw it, he could only sigh and rush after him. Go up.
At this time, Liu Zeqing led a large group of people to follow them two or three miles away. They barely had time to raise their legs, and the defeated army met Liu Zeqing's large group of people.
Of course, Peng Rui's troops were all veterans, but Liu Zeqing's troops were actually not much better. If they were allowed to form a formation and charge forward with swords and guns to fight the intruders, they might be able to withstand it. After a while, seeing that the men and horses in the front team were defeated like this, most of the Ming army didn't care what happened in front. Just like a conditioned reflex, they immediately threw away the swords and guns in their hands, abandoned their helmets and disarmed them, and turned around. Just run. The whole army's steps are neat and their movements are skillful, which shows that they have undergone strict training.
However, Liu Zeqing's mind was much more flexible than Peng Rui's in this regard. He was already walking among the troops, occupying an advantageous location where he could advance or retreat. When he saw that the vanguard was defeated, the advance army turned around and ran away. Liu Zeqing Then I understood that Lei, no longer doing useless work, and calling soldiers to fight, the only way to escape is to escape.
So without saying anything, Liu Zeqing pulled the horse's head, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and whipped the horse's butt hard. The horse pulled away its four legs and ran backwards with "kick, kick, kick, kick". Seeing that the general was running away, the soldiers had no intention of resisting, so the whole army retreated.
The reaction of Xie Ke and Gao Junyuan on the left and right wings was not slow at all. When they saw the defeat of the Chinese army, they immediately led their own troops and fled in defeat.
When the Chuang army saw that the Ming army's brigade was defeated without even resisting, everyone was naturally excited and high-spirited, and then pursued and killed them. Fortunately, the Ming army took the initiative to retreat. Although they were defeated in an embarrassing way, because He was one step ahead, but his tail was not bitten by the intruders, so after escaping for more than ten miles, he got rid of the intruders. However, Liu Zeqing was still uneasy and fled into Luoshan County before he finally felt at ease. After a while, Xie Ke, Gao Junyuan and Lu Jidu returned to Luoshan County. Then the four gates were closed tightly, and the three of them personally guarded the city wall.
After Liu Zongmin led his army to the front of Luoshan County, he saw that all the Ming troops had fled into the county. Although the walls of the county were very damaged, they were guarded by Ming troops after all, and he did not have many men and horses, and he did not lead siege troops. tools, so he did not attack the city and led his army back ten miles to the stronghold. At the same time, he sent people back to mobilize all the troops in Xinyang City to prepare for Shutian to attack Luoshan County.
Seeing that the Chuang army retreated, Liu Zeqing, Xie Ke, and Gao Junyuan also breathed a sigh of relief. Then they checked the soldiers and found that the losses were actually not heavy, only more than a thousand people, and most of them were Peng Rui's forward troops.
The soldiers guarded the city wall, and the three of them returned to the county government office to discuss what to do next.
After the three people sat down, they stared at each other and couldn't say a word. At this time, several people realized how much they had. But before sending troops, all the big words were thrown away. Now
It is hard for anyone to think about escaping back to Gwangju. But living in Nashan County is not an option. The city wall of Nashan County is very damaged and cannot be relied on. Even if the intruders did not attack the city today, they will say tomorrow
They might come and fight, not to mention that now our own soldiers don't dare to fight the Chuang army. Once the Chuang army really comes to attack the city, they will immediately abandon the city and flee.
And Xie Ke regretted it even more. He and Peng Rui had discussed it before, and they must follow Shang Yi's lead, advance and retreat with Shang Yi, and achieve several military exploits. But with Liu Zeqing's arrival, the two of them also felt that they had a new understanding.
I had a backer, and I was very eager to achieve success, so I immediately forgot about it. Now I realize that this backer is unreliable at all. Impulsiveness is really a devil.
At this time, Gao Junyuan said: "Since we can't go back to Guangzhou, otherwise, we might as well just retreat to Luzhou."
"This..." Liu Zeqing couldn't help but think, could he retreat to Luzhou? At this moment, someone came to report to Liu Zeqing, saying that Shang Yi sent someone to deliver a letter to him. Liu Zeqing's face changed several times, and finally
Said: "Bring the letter."
The visitor presented the letter, and Liu Zeqing opened it and read it. Shang Yi's letter was written very politely, and did not mention the grudge between the two. He only said that he knew that Liu Zeqing had lost the battle, but now he was short of men and could not leave.
Guangzhou, so Liu Zeqing is asked to put the overall situation first and return to Guangzhou. He will set up a formation ten miles outside Guangzhou to meet Liu Zeqing's large group of troops. Don't make such a mistake.
After Liu Zeqing finished reading the letter, he handed it to Xie Ke and Gao Junyuan. After reading the letter, the two looked at each other again. Liu Zeqing said: "What do you think? Should we go to Luzhou or Guangzhou?"
Woolen cloth?"
Xie Ke said: "General Liu, since this is General Shang's initiative, why should we refuse his kindness? I think we might as well go back to Guangzhou."
Gao Junyuan also said: "Yes, yes! I think General Shang probably needs us as well. After all, we still have more than 20,000 troops. If we want to defend Guangzhou and resist the rebels, we all still have to work together."
That’s all.”
Liu Zeqing also understood in his heart that the so-called Shang Yi also needed him, which was just to put money on his face. Without him, wouldn't Shang Yi still take Guangzhou and defeat Tian Jianxiu? But at the time, he was
He took the initiative to ask for orders in front of Wu Di to capture Xinyang, and also said a lot of bad things about Shang Yi. If he went back to Luzhou in such a dejected manner, Wu Di would probably not let him go easily. Maybe he would still be spared.
He would put this blame on himself and kill himself to please Shang Yi.
Now that Shang Yi has taken the initiative to invite him back to Guangzhou, don't hold back. Although the situation is a bit difficult, there is a step to go down, which is better than walking to the dark side! A man can bend and stretch. Therefore, Liu Zeqing
He also nodded and said: "Okay, we will leave tomorrow and return to Guangzhou."