Chapter 55: Landslide
At the same time that Zhao Tianba saw the Ming army, his subordinates also saw the military flags of the three walls.
"The Admiral is here!" The Ming soldiers beside Zhao Tianba erupted in fanatical cheers.
The officers leading the team were even more excited, shouting: "I am a captain", "I am a lieutenant", "Brothers follow me", and at the same time took the lead in running out in the direction of the standard camp.
"Kill the Tartars!" The Ming soldiers rushed forward without thinking.
"Hey, I haven't ordered it yet." Zhao Tianba shouted dissatisfiedly, but his voice was drowned out by the shouts of the soldiers, and towards the backs of his subordinates, Zhao Tianba reluctantly whispered the order: "The whole army assaults." β
At this time, the cavalry of the Ming army had arrived in front of the queue of the standard camp armored cavalry, and the Qing soldiers on the far side had not had time to turn around, so that some of the cavalry of the Ming army were stopped by the mounts of the standard camp, but the parallel two rows of horizontal teams still swept through the enemy's loose formation, and where the Ming army horse team galloped, the Qing army fell off their horses.
Taking advantage of this time, the guerrillas of the standard battalion had completely turned and leaped forward, although the speed had not yet been raised, he still did not feel hopeless, and many years of fighting had allowed him to develop a skill. In the past, the guerrillas of the standard camp had also encountered very dangerous situations, but they were always able to avoid death by relying on their equestrian skills and extraordinary reaction speed. Guerrilla stared into the eyes of a rushing Ming soldier, and he could see that the other party had already seen him as a target.
"He's going to cut off my left arm......" Almost instantly, the guerrilla of the standard camp subconsciously made a judgment through the other party's eyes and arm movements. Without thinking, his arm had already reacted, and the sword was in the way of the opponent's attack as soon as it was deflected.
While!
The swords intersected, and the impact force shook the guerrilla arm back slightly, but the opponent's attack had completely failed.
"Ahh A loud cry suddenly came out of his mouth, and after hearing his own shout, the guerrilla of the standard battalion felt as if something had been hit hard in the abdomen, and the force was so great that he almost knocked him down.
At the same time that the Ming army that the guerrilla was staring at him swung his sword, another Ming army hit the guerrilla under the ribs with a sword, and when the two Ming soldiers passed by left and right, the guerrilla saw that another cold light had arrived in front of him. This was the third sharp blade swung by the Ming army, and he was blocked by the Qing army in front of him just now, so he was about two horses behind his companions.
"Blocking the ......" guerrilla tried to raise his sword to defend himself, but something fell on his head from the other side, and it was another slightly backward Ming cavalry who swept over from one side and slashed at his helmet and ear guards.
"Too many people...... guerrilla was hit in the ear and then in the eye with two weapons, which was his last thought before losing consciousness.
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"The spear is really not useful," Zhang Yiqian thought again, and he had felt this more than once when he was chasing the cavalry of the standard camp in the middle of the road just now. When the Ming army charged in a dense formation, his spear could only be pointed forward, and he did not dare to stab even if there was an enemy in front of him, because once he stabbed the enemy and did not immediately pull it out, the spear that came over could trip several of his companions on his side in one go. Therefore, when Zhang Yiqian charged this time, he had already thrown away the spear and pulled out the spare saber: "In this formation, it is still easy to use the saber." β
A second ago, Zhang Yiqian swung his sword at an enemy who looked like a general, but failed to hit the opponent's arm and was blocked by the enemy with a sword, it didn't matter, Zhang Yiqian used his spare eyes to see the long sword of his companion advancing in parallel with the guy's abdomen. was stabbed at the speed of the galloping horse, even if the other party used armor to protect his body, his internal organs were almost scattered, and he had to vomit blood on the spot if he didn't die.
Without time to think, Zhang Yiqian swung his knife at the next enemy again. This enemy seemed to be the standard-bearer, and instead of looking at Zhang Yiqian, he looked in the other direction, and at the same time he was struggling to raise the flagpole that had already crossed over to block the sword that had just hit the general's abdomen - the sword was slashing head-on at the standard-bearer.
"Where are you looking?" Zhang Yiqian waved his saber and thought mockingly in his heart, he was slashing at the position of the standard-bearer's mouth. The continuous combat had made the blade very dull, and Zhang Yiqian's saber struck the enemy's cheek armor without completely cutting in. At this time, Zhang Yiqian's horse had already driven past the standard-bearer, and the huge impact force bent the enemy's neck backwards, so that the back of the enemy's head was pressed against the back.
After the neck was broken, the arms of the standard-bearer continued to rise, and the flag of the standard camp was thrown into the air, and the flag was raised to the highest point, and then it spun and fell to the ground, and before it fell to the ground, suddenly a hand was stretched out and the flagpole was held tightly. The Ming army, who followed in the back row, caught the military flag of the superintendent, flipped it up, and let this flag flutter in the Ming army's horse team along with the military flag of the three walls.
The Ming army marched through the standard battalion column of the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and although the Qing army on the far right flank had begun to loosen up, each standard battalion cavalry also had to face two or three cut weapons at the same time. More Ming troops swept past them, slash after knife, weapons repeatedly falling on their sluggish bodies, knocking them to the left and right until they finally fell off their horses.
When the infantry of the Ming army rushed over, their commander also rushed to the horse, and the scene in front of him made Zhao Tianba stunned and strangled his horse.
"It's just a charge." Zhao Tianba looked at the standard battalion cavalry that had been scattered, before the wall of the two rows of cavalry swept the entire column, only a few enemy armored cavalry rushed out of the Ming army's attack range first, and the three hundred or so standard battalion armored cavalry left in the formation had already turned over on their backs at this time, and a few lucky ones landed on their horses seven and eight times, and their bodies were covered with the blood of their companions.
The lucky ones dragged their weapons in their hands blankly, and stood motionless, surrounded by ownerless mounts. Lying motionless on the ground lay their companions, and some of the armored riders who had not taken their last breath, crawling on the ground with difficulty, spitting large mouthfuls of blood.
The standard battalion armor cavalry that escaped from the formation was not much stronger than the lucky ones in the formation, and they all stared at the killing field in front of them in a daze, unable to accept the fact that their troops were destroyed in an instant.
The knights of the standard camp of the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, who were closest to the Ming infantry, waited until the Ming infantry reached the front and still did not react, they stood in a daze, and were torn off their horses by the Ming soldiers who rushed up and fell to the ground. At this time, the lucky ones in the array had begun to tremble, and the weapons in their hands fell weakly to the ground.
"Descend early!" The Ming infantry rushed forward with shouts.
"Surrender." A well-spoken cavalryman of the standard battalion muttered, raising his hands in the face of the Ming infantry, and the others followed his example.
Only a few of the furthest horsemen, who had regained their self-control before the Ming infantry could rush towards them, turned their horses' heads and rushed out madly to the east, fleeing without looking back, throwing down all their loads, first swords, then empty scabbards, then helmets and armor.
"With just one charge, you annihilated twice as many cavalry as you, or the standard battalion heavy cavalry of the governor of one side." When his men went down to capture the prisoners, Zhao Tianba had just recovered from the shock. It is not surprising that a high-speed attack on an enemy caught off guard, causing heavy casualties on the other side, has been on the battlefield in the past. However, according to Zhao Tianba's experience, when charging in a loose formation, the results are often achieved by a small number of people in the front row, and most of the people in the back have their vision obscured, and they cannot find the target at the first moment and adjust their attack posture: "How did the third prince do it?" β
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When Zhao Tianba was surprised, Deng Ming had already led the cavalry to the next target.
Before launching the first charge, Deng Ming had planned to repeatedly attack this armored cavalry force, which posed a great threat to the Ming army. After sweeping the standard battalion, Deng Ming turned around and prepared to regroup, and launched a second charge as planned.
However, the results achieved far exceeded the previous imagination, and the scene in front of them made every Ming cavalry immediately realize that this heavy cavalry unit, which was a strong enemy of the Ming army a moment ago, had been completely defeated. The remaining enemy knight spirit completely collapsed, and he didn't even have the consciousness to regroup. Friendly infantry had already pounced on the frightened enemy. Deng Ming lost the hope of continuing the attack, so he ran to Daniel Zhang's flank with three walls.
"Who's that mahjong player?"
Shut down
Daniel Zhang, who was standing on a high place to direct the attack, clearly saw the whole process of the destruction of the standard camp, and he was so shocked that he stretched out his hand and pointed in the direction of the military flags of the three walls, asking the left and right about the identity of the enemy general.
At this time, the guards around Daniel Zhang were all pale one by one, and after seeing the four hundred heavy cavalry of the standard camp destroyed in the blink of an eye, these people felt that the blood in their bodies seemed to be drained. Including Daniel Zhang's pro-soldier officers, the Qing soldiers on the top of the mountain all had weak legs, and they could fall to the ground at any time if they were swaying.
"Admiral!"
"Admiral!"
Like the soldiers around Zhao Tianba just now, the Ming army that fought with Wang Jinbao and Daniel Zhang also burst out into earth-shattering cheers after seeing the military flags of the three walls, answering Daniel Zhang's question.
"It's Deng Ming!" Wang Jinbao, who was wielding a sword on the front line to command the battle, was the first to understand. Just now, he took the lead and responded calmly, barely withstanding the offensive of the Ming army. In front of Wang Jinbao, the soldiers of the Ming army, attracted by the abnormal situation in the rear, slowed down the attack slightly, and did not immediately rush up again, and now some soldiers were cheering in the direction of the cavalry.
Although he didn't see what was happening on the other side of the hill, Wang Jin recognized the standard camp flag in the hands of the Ming cavalry.
"Standard Camp...... Has the standard battalion been annihilated? After the fire, Wang Jinbao cursed Deng Ming in the camp countless times, and vowed to cut this liar who dared to give him false orders. Every time he scolded Deng Ming, Wang Jinbao would despise the other party's cowardice even more - if Deng Ming dared to fight him, Wang Jinbao felt that he could beat Deng Ming to the fullest, and Wang Jinbao was convinced of this.
However, this unbreakable confidence gradually began to waver, and after hearing about Deng Ming's successive amazing victories in Huguang and Nanjing, Wang Jinbao gradually began to classify Deng Ming as a figure like Lu Bu, who could take the rank of general among the ten thousand armies. However, Wang Jinbao still thinks that he can rely on the experience of commanding troops to defeat Deng Ming, who is only brave as a horseman. Of course, you must also be careful when you meet Deng Ming, Wang Jinbao will never fight Lu Bu alone, even if he takes his personal guards to fight, he must avoid it.
"Didn't the armor of the standard camp just go back in time?" Wang Jinbao felt that his body was trembling involuntarily: "Is the sound of rushing and killing just now that he is attacking the standard camp?" Did he defeat the four hundred armor riders in the blink of an eye? Brute, he's really Lu Bu. β
The last bit of confidence was also crumbling, Wang Jinbao looked at Deng Ming's cavalry of more than 200 people in the distance, and knew that although he was experienced, it would never be possible to defeat four hundred armored cavalry in the blink of an eye with such a small number of cavalry, even if the number of troops was several times greater, it was far from being possible.
"Zhao Liangdong, what else do you say that you can defeat him with 5,000 armor soldiers!" Wang Jinbao shouted uncontrollably: "But this guy is definitely Lu Bu." β
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Seeing Deng Ming calmly start to form a team in the distance, Daniel Zhang's burly body also began to tremble, the main force in his hand had been sent out to contain Zhao Tianba's infantry, and now there were only auxiliary soldiers and more than a hundred personal soldiers next to the general banner.
"He wiped out 400 armored cavalry in one charge, how can my 100 personal soldiers be enough for him to fight?" Daniel Zhang's heart was full of despair. After seeing the majesty of the three walls, the auxiliaries behind them had already begun to flee in a loud voice, and there was no one to stop them. Some of Daniel Zhang's personal soldiers also secretly moved backwards, full of thoughts of fleeing together.
"Your Excellency, your Excellency." A henchman officer anxiously tugged at Daniel Zhang's armor, and his tone was full of crying: "Oh no, General Wang ran away!" β
"What!" Daniel Zhang shouted, turned around and looked in the direction of Wang Jinbao's position, only to see that the big flag that had been erected there had disappeared, and the Qing army on the hill had no fighting spirit, and was running towards the river and the east with a wild shout. And the Ming army, which was originally blocked at the bottom of the slope, had also reacted and was shouting to launch a pursuit.
"Let's escape!" Daniel Zhang flew up, kicked down his own flag, and shouted to his soldiers in grief: "Run for your life, let's see you back to chΓ³ngqΓ¬ng." β
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The battle situation, which was still in a stalemate, was turned upside down in a blink of an eye, Deng Ming led the team to pursue a section along the avenue, and drove the Qing troops who tried to seize the road to both sides of the road, and the Ming infantry quickly followed and occupied the road.
"Let the auxiliaries start searching the mountains." Deng Ming said to Zhao Tianba. After the Ming army took control of the road, those Qing soldiers who fled up the mountain could not escape at all, and there was no need to send soldiers to attack them, and the auxiliary soldiers could search them all out: "I will first go and detour the back road of the Qing army on the middle road, and then continue to cut off the retreat of the Qing army on the south road to the south." You follow me with five hundred infantry, and you continue the counterattack in the direction of the battalion with the rest of the men. β
"Yes." Zhao Tianba replied respectfully.
When Deng Ming led 700 steps and cavalry to the flank of the Qing army in the middle, Wang Jinbao was fighting against the torrent in the Yangtze River.
The armor and clothes of the whole body were thrown on the shore by Wang Jinbao, and the naked general Wang swam towards the south bank with all his might, while silently reciting in his heart: "Even if you are Lu Bu, it is useless, if you enter the water, it will be my world." β
Although he is a native of Shaanxi, Wang Jinbao has been accustomed to water since he was a child, loves and is good at swimming, and when he was young, he often boasted of the white stripes in the waves in the water margin. After becoming a general, Wang Jinbao did not abandon this hobby, and on the way to lead the army, he often jumped into it to swim when he saw the famous rivers and rivers. When he was transferred to Huguang by Hong Chengchou, Wang Jinbao once swam in Dongting Lake for three full hours, and his henchmen and soldiers were scared a lot, for fear that something would happen to him. When he went ashore, Wang Jinbao's face did not change, and he was not short of breath, if he didn't feel a little cold, he would have no problem staying in the water for two more hours.
Crossing the Yangtze River was just an idle matter for Wang Jinbao, and after climbing to the north bank without any danger, Wang Jinbao first shook off the water on his body, and then quickly pulled off a handful of leaves and wiped his body dry.
"I went down the river a few miles just now, and if I walked a little further, I should be able to see our army's sailors." Wang Jinbao didn't stop for a moment, and rushed forward. Soon, a ship with a green flag appeared in Wang Jinbao's field of vision.
"Hey! Hey! Wang Jinbao shouted loudly and jumped at the same time, waving his arms vigorously at the ship: "I am Vice Admiral Wang!" I'm Vice Admiral Wang! β
Although the ships of the Green Camp could not hear Wang Jinbao's shout, they noticed him and staggered towards the north shore.
When General Wang was about to escape, Daniel Zhang was still on his way to escape.
Mr. Zhang, dressed as a small soldier, bent over and cautiously advanced along the side of the road. Suddenly hearing someone in the distance, Daniel Zhang quickly threw himself to the ground, closed his eyes, grinned his teeth and made a painful expression, and remained motionless.
In that year, Sun Chuanting and Li Zicheng were in a big battle, and Sun Chuanting's allied army of seven provinces was 200,000 men, and Daniel Zhang survived the battlefield by pretending to be dead -- fortunately, the invading army did not take merit as the first rank, so the invading soldiers did not have the habit of cutting off the first rank.
When several Ming army auxiliaries passed by Daniel Zhang, one of them leaned down, put his finger in front of Daniel Zhang's nose and poked it for a while, then stood up straight and shook his head: "Out of gas." β
After speaking, these auxiliaries walked past Daniel Zhang. After the footsteps disappeared, Daniel Zhang jumped up agilely and continued to move forward silently.
Although Li Zicheng's soldiers did not cut off their heads, they were not very polite to the corpses, and pierced them one by one with guns, so as not to let the officers and soldiers who pretended to be dead escape the net. When the soldiers who broke into the camp shot Daniel Zhang's thigh, Daniel Zhang didn't speak, and not a single muscle in his body trembled. However, Daniel Zhang also fell into trouble, not only walking is always a little inconvenient in the future, even riding a horse often involves old injuries and pain, and now when marching and fighting, if possible, Daniel Zhang would rather take a car or a sedan chair.
There was another human voice in front, and Daniel Zhang fell to the ground again, like a stone. Daniel Zhang firmly believed that he could stay in the green mountains and was not afraid of no firewood, when the Qin army was destroyed by the breaking camp, Daniel Zhang and other officers and soldiers in Gansu Town did not dare to return to their hometown, let alone go to bΔijΔ«ng King Qin, so they fled all the way south to Huaiyang and received military pay under Shi Kefa.
Later, the Manchu Qing Dynasty marched south, and Daniel Zhang and other Qin troops in Gansu Town surrendered to the Qing army together with their colleagues in the Jiangbei Army, raising the green flag and crossing the Yangtze River majestically, suppressing the rebel armies in the southeast for the Qing court. When they returned to the northwest and met their old opponents again - now they have changed their name to the Ming army, and the Qing general Daniel Zhang is also more confident than before: "This time we are not the same as then, now we have Manchurian soldiers behind us!" β
Whether it was called the Qin Army or the Ganshan Green Battalion, in short, the officers and soldiers had the last laugh, and Daniel Zhang was convinced that the final victory would definitely belong to him, Li Guoying, and other officers and soldiers of the former Ming Dynasty. Whether it is a thief or a thief, sooner or later the rogue will be eliminated, Chongzhen does not have the ability to lead them to victory, it doesn't matter, the Manchurian Taijun has this ability.
"The third prince is more ruthless than Li Chuang, and the three walls back then were not so powerful!" When the footsteps passed by, Daniel Zhang still recalled the scene he had just seen with trepidation: "But no matter how powerful he is, he is no match for the Manchurian soldiers." Besides, he, an unfilial son, actually forgot to kill his father's revenge and reused those gangsters! Even his father doesn't care about it, and it is impossible to tolerate a veteran of the Qin army like me. β
In this way, Daniel Zhang finally escaped ten miles away, touched the river, and successfully attracted the attention of a Qing army ship patrolling the river.