Chapter 108: Defeated in one fell swoop

Luo Rucai thought that if he called for it, the army under his command would be surging, and everyone would compete for the lead.

But the tragic results after this war made everyone hesitate, and they were already so satisfied to resist the attack of the official army, where is there still the desire to win?

What's more, Luo Rucai has always been cunning and treacherous, with the name of Cao Cao, and no one believes in the empty slogan. At this moment, the hope of entering Kaifeng to grab money and food is gone, and from the generals to the pawns, there is no longer the heart to look forward to.

Seeing this, Luo Rucai was angry in his heart, but he had to hold back his thoughts, and shouted in pain: "Ben will move the silver out now, and those who dare to rush into battle at this time will have ten taels of silver per person and a body of iron armor!" If you win the battle and come back alive, you will be given another war horse! ”

For the first ten taels of silver reward, few people in Luo Rucai's peasant army were tempted. In this troubled era, silver is indeed moving, but it is no longer so important. After all, a lot of times it's about having money but not being able to buy anything.

But the latter reward made many people's eyes brighten.

A good armor is equivalent to an extra life. For those who fight on the battlefield, iron armor is the guarantee of survival.

For the last award, it is even more exciting.

If he can come back alive and get the war horse, it will be even more superhuman, and he can become the most precious cavalry in the peasant army. Whether it is food and clothing, the status in the army, or the hope of survival, will be greatly increased.

For a while, everyone was enthusiastic, and seeing that the formation of a selection of strikers was finally expected, Luo Ru suddenly became happy.

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At the head of the city, Gao Mingheng hurriedly pulled Zhu Gongfang, the king of Zhou, into the city gate: "Your Highness, the worst may come!" ”

"Li Zicheng's soldiers are up?" Zhu Gongfang was suddenly shocked: "Go and check the other four gates, whether there are thieves attacking the city!" ”

"That's it, it's the worst news!" Gao Mingheng sighed heavily: "The north gate, the east gate, and the south gate all have signs of an army of thieves coming to attack. ”

Chen Yongfu's department...... Four doors have been assigned, and they continue to hold on! Gao Mingheng added. Looking at the battle situation outside Caomen, his heart was heavy.

Zhu Gongyu made up for Gao Mingheng's unfinished words: "In other words, there are no soldiers in the city who can go out of the city to help!" ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Gao Mingheng said with difficulty: "Perhaps...... Calling the social soldiers back to the city immediately can make up for the lack of some soldiers out of the city. ”

"No...... No way! Zhu Gongyu hurriedly said: "The social soldiers can't be put into the city in a hurry. If you enter the city, the camp on the wharf will not be able to be built. Besides, there are social guards to protect them. At this moment, Caomen can at least maintain the transportation of grain into the city. If the social soldiers enter the city, doesn't it mean that all the people outside the city will give up? ”

"But......" Gao Ming Hengxin said, if he didn't put the social soldiers into the city, Li Zicheng would call, what else could he hold outside the city?

"Your Highness, Your Excellency the Governor...... Don't be anxious. ”

Just when the two were discussing, they suddenly saw a person quietly walking into the city gate: "Your Highness ordered your subordinates, saying that there is no need to defend the city, and the whole army can attack!" ”

Zhu Gongyu was shocked. Looking at the people who came, I understood countless messages. And Gao Mingheng on the side looked at Zhu Gongyu blankly.

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On the battlefield at the moment.

In front of Luo Rucai, Zhou Zhou suddenly fell to the ground, looking nervous.

At this moment, the terrain where they are standing is not high, and it is difficult to overlook the overall situation, and they cannot carefully see the movements on the battlefield behind the soldiers in front of them.

So, when Tuesday was anxiously pointing to the surging crowd ahead. Luo Rucai finally reacted.

"That's cavalry! The Chinese army in Shandong Town has moved! ”

The cavalry of Shandong Town did not expand, and it was still only 500 cavalry. But the role of these five hundred horsemen on the battlefield at the moment is incomparable.

I saw them rushing in along the gap. First, they attacked all the way around the corners, making it difficult for Luo Rucai's army to resist the attack of the three battalions of infantry in Shandong Town. had to be distracted to meet the enemy.

It's just that the cavalry moved quickly, coming and going like the wind, and the people just reacted here and ran away. They had just gloated over there, and saw the cavalry rushing towards them, unprepared.

Time. The ranks of the peasant army were greatly shaken.

Immediately afterwards, when the three battalions of the infantry opened fire almost simultaneously, the five hundred cavalry instantly rushed towards the gap between the headquarters of the Zhou Crossing Department and the soldiers of Luo Rucai's headquarters, all the way through.

Liu Zhen, who was killed, was extremely brave, and the glaive long knife in his hand rushed left and right. It turned out that there was no enemy, and suddenly a peasant army formation that still had some combat power was torn in half, which made the infantry of the Flying Bear Battalion overjoyed, and launched a charge.

Seeing that the enemy was so ferocious, the peasant army's formation, which had been frightened by the quarter-hour artillery bombardment, was even more shaken, and soon some soldiers of the peasant army who were not determined to do so dropped their weapons and ran away.

There are two such things as desertion. When the second appeared, the next wave of deserters quickly climbed to a dozen, dozens......

Soon, dozens of deserters led the entire battle formation to waver. Having lost the support of this part of the deserters, more peasant armies gave up the struggle in despair.

The increasingly scarce brave soldiers made it difficult for them to withstand the attacks of the officers and soldiers.

In this way, something that frightened Luo Rucai happened.

Rout.

An avalanche-like rout took place.

A rout that the pro-guards could not stop no matter how desperately they slashed and slashed, took place. Even a few unwilling generals who are still remnants can't resist the tide of rout that suddenly becomes like a torrent.

The organization of the army collapsed in an instant, and the fear of military law turned into a desire for life.

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"Attack with all your troops!" Zhu Cihong calmly stood on a blank chariot, looking at the battle situation at the moment.

In the middle of the Chinese army, three shirtless strong men carried sledgehammers and beat drums respectively.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

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The drums beat agitated, and the battle soared.

The town of Shandong launched a general attack of the whole army.

Suddenly, Luo Rucai watched as the soldiers who passed through the station on Tuesday quickly retreated. Just when he wanted to hold on to Tuesday and continue to fight, he couldn't find the figure of Tuesday.

However, Monk Sun was still thinking about Luo Rucai, and said eagerly: "General! I couldn't hold it anymore, and I just suffered a quarter of an hour of artillery in a row, and many of my brothers went crazy. At this time, the cavalry army came, and they couldn't hold it out. General, let's go! ”

Luo Rucai suddenly understood why the large array of nearly 20,000 people would collapse at this moment, why he had obviously stopped the offensive of the official army, even retreated in the midst of artillery fire, but at this moment, under the impact of the cavalry, the army under his command fled like an avalanche.

Because, in the midst of the shelling of the quarter of an hour, the soldiers who supported the follow-up became frightened in the shelling, and their morale plummeted.

Under the lack of follow-up, no matter how brave the front fight is, it is only a matter of time before the rout retreats.

And the 500 cavalry of Liu Zhen's department released by Zhu Cihong was the last straw that crushed Luo Rucai's department! (To be continued......)

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