Chapter 326: Ambush in the middle of the night

Shu Cheng, Lao Huihui had just arrived in the city, and before he wanted to attack, Chen Xie followed. Lao Huihui hurriedly lined up to meet the battle, not wanting the Dengzhou battalion to stop and not advancing, but retreated five miles.

It was Chen Xie's decision to retreat, although the people below did not understand it very well, but they implemented it very resolutely. When I saw Chen Xie retreating, it was getting late, so I didn't dare to retreat like this, for fear that I would be chased and killed by Chen Xie. With a hint of luck, Lao Hui set up camp ten miles outside the city. Don't think about attacking the city, Shucheng County is not big, and the city gate is closed, not that it can be beaten and defeated.

It was dark, and the camp of thieves was loose and difficult to form. Guo Tianxing was very uneasy about this, and was stunned by Chen Xie's night attack last time. Finding Lao Huihui, Guo Tianxing persuaded: "Brother, let's go overnight, otherwise it will be dark and it will be difficult to clean up the camp and blow up the camp." As he spoke, he quietly explained the tragic situation outside Luzhou City.

The rogues who fight and walk while fighting are not afraid of the infantry of the imperial court, but are afraid of the pursuit and killing of the cavalry. I was going to fight in the city, but I didn't expect Chen Xie to fight at all, so he stopped and retreated. Hanging far away, just waiting to come up and take a bite at any time.

Lao Hui replied: "Brother, there are more than 30,000 people in total, and we can fight it." ”

Guo Tianxing was silent, turned around and left for a long time. Lao Hui watched him walk away, and secretly made a plan in his heart. More than ten leaders of Calais's cronies held a meeting and discussed: "Everyone don't make a noise, after dark, each bring the horse team, and we will go quietly." ”

Guo Tianxing, who returned to his camp, called a few cronies and said, "I don't have a good heart when I come back." He wanted us to be the back, so he ran away overnight. Everyone went back, quietly cleaned up, ran west after dark, and it was safe to enter Dabie Mountain. ”

The two of them have ghosts in their hearts, and they are both worried about letting each other take the blame. Originally, Guo Tianxing was going to run together, but after seeing through the meaning of Lao Huihui, Guo Tianxing, who had a weak army, didn't dare to stay longer. It was a good day during the day, and at night. Night blindness is one by one. Another rabble. Outside Luzhou City, he suffered this big loss, how could he not remember the lesson.

In the middle of the night, Lao Hui returned to the camp quietly with people. I don't want to bump into the starry sky that is also running away. The two sides were tense for a while. Almost got into a fight. Each retreated, Guo Tianxing took people to the other side, and Lao Hui also took people out of the camp. Run to Lu'an at night. After passing the sky, the stars went to Huoshan.

Lao Hui was in a hurry to go back here, and he didn't even let go of a scout, and he left the camp for three miles before he dared to light a torch. I walked out all the way for half an hour, and I couldn't see Shucheng anymore, so I said to the leaders of my cronies around me with peace of mind: "It is said that Chen Sihua is like a god with soldiers, but I can't see it." Dengzhou camp played head-to-head, we are naturally not opponents, but compared to scheming, Chen Sihua is still a little worse. ”

At this time, the horse team was walking on the official road, and did not notice an earthen wall a hundred meters away from the roadside. At this moment, the twelve three-pounder guns had already aimed their muzzles at the marching brigade, and in a wooded area less than a kilometer away at the far end, thousands of cavalry were lining up.

A flash of red light flashed in the darkness, and a loud bang woke up the silence of the darkness. After continuous shooting, the 3-pounder gun fired a shotgun, like a storm, caught off guard by the old man, and the pride on his face had not yet turned into horror, when he was hit in the stomach by a small lead ball, and the violent impact knocked it to the ground. The old man who fell to the ground replied, with his eyes open, his mouth long, and a stunned expression. Unexpectedly, the Dengzhou camp took the small road and waited in front of him.

The old man who was blind didn't count, and the dozen or so big leaders who followed him couldn't escape the damage of this shelling. There were casualties on the spot, and the entire team lost its leadership. Although the heavy artillery fire only had one chance to shoot, it was enough to turn this team of 5,000 people into a frightening force. As soon as the cannon fire stopped, the thunderous sound of horses' hooves rang out, and the cavalry rushing out of the woods, although not very fast, was enough to break the thieves.

The Rogues have never been a well-trained team, and when there are many people fighting with the wind, they are okay. The result of being ambushed by someone while running away at night is naturally conceivable. With a bang, the team blew up and fled in all directions. Torches were lit behind the earthen wall, and a group of cavalry appeared a kilometer away, killing the generals.

I don't know how many Dengzhou soldiers have been killed, and they have lost their command again, and the thieves who have been scattering and fleeing for their lives are even more chaotic. In the blink of an eye, he rushed to the Dengzhou camp in front of him, and after a burst of crossbow arrows flew and the sound of arrows entering the flesh, the iron cavalry rushed into the chaotic formation. The thump-thump shot at close range, and a large one fell.

The sound of gunfire alarmed the thieves who were resting on the other side of the camp, and more than 20,000 people heard the sound of gunfire behind their buttocks and immediately bombed the camp. If you don't need officers and soldiers to fight, you will be in chaos, and then you will run for your life in all directions. These thieves are not the cronies of Lao Hui and Guo Tianxing, they were originally used as cannon fodder. Some of the leaders also wanted to organize, but after discovering that Lao Hui and Guo Tianxing were gone, chaos was inevitable, and they collapsed like rabbits in the dark.

The benefits of a night ambush are many, and the well-nourished Dengzhou camp has no night blindness. It is natural to have an advantage in battle, but there is also a disadvantage, that is, it is convenient for the fleeing side to hide.

Chen Xie still rushed to the front, the long knife in his hand was like chopping melons and vegetables, killing people's heads. Rushing back from the beginning along the official road, the thieves cried along the way and called their fathers and mothers, but no one could be the one, and they did birds and beasts. The Dengzhou cavalry holding torches chased and killed everywhere, the horses were fast and the knives were fast, and the killing was a river of blood.

As the commander, Chen Xie was always accompanied by the personal guards, as well as five hundred cavalry. Relying on his good eyes to see where there are many thieves, Chen Xie chased after him, raised the long knife in his hand, and caught up with one is a knife. Blood splattered on his face and body, and there was no time to wipe it. This ambush and pursuit battle lasted until dawn. This is a predetermined plan, not that Chen Xie doesn't want to chase and kill, but he is worried that after the day, if the thieves on the other side of the camp are not dispersed, there will be a battle.

Chen Xie didn't have time to clean up the battlefield, so he let the troops rest and line up first, and then the scouts came to report. The thieves on the other side of the camp ran cleanly, and the old and young ones were not left, and they couldn't chase them while it was dark.

The scattered thieves naturally did not have much combat effectiveness, and although Chen Xie regretted that he was too cautious, he still let the soldiers rest and clean up the battlefield by the way. Soon Lao Huihui's body was found, and a few prisoners were caught to ask, and after confirming that it was Lao Huihui's body, he cut off his head and sent it to Shucheng County, and sent a letter saying: The thieves divide the troops, and the giant Zhang Xianzhong escapes to the south, our army does not dare to stay too long, please ask the county to clean up the battlefield, Yunyun.

The Dengzhou soldiers are now very skilled in cleaning the battlefield, and they all pick valuable things to take. It was then placed in a centralized position for safekeeping. At noon, the order of Shucheng County, which was determined that the Liukou had been destroyed, came out tremblingly. Only then did he find out that the Dengzhou camp had turned around and headed south, pinching Chen Xie's letter, he thought that he was dreaming, and such a big credit was in his hands.

Of course, the Shucheng County Order did not dare to swallow it alone, so it was even more like the Luzhou prefect, and after writing the memorabilia, he had to send someone to catch up and send a manuscript to Chen Xie to unify the caliber. Of course, the first credit is Chen Xie's, but Shucheng is also meritorious in defending the city, and he will not be stingy with pen and ink to boast about himself. Shucheng and Tongcheng are all lucky, at least that's what they think. Look at Lujiang, look at Wuwei, look at Chaoxian, what do you say is not the lucky one?

The old man who escaped returned to Shucheng to die, and the people who ran with him were all cronies, and the gold, silver and jewelry that he robbed all the way were taken with him. So after this battle, Chen Xie's seizures don't seem to be much, but they are actually all valuable things. Moreover, in several states and counties along the way, Chen Xie left people to search for things such as calligraphy, paintings, porcelain and other things that thieves couldn't look at. In the end, Chen Xie has not counted how much he has fished on this trip. I just sent people to Nanjing first, and then turned back and sent to Dengzhou by water.

turned around and went south to chase Zhang Xianzhong again, Chen Xie was obviously a big step slower. However, this big step, Chen Xie is suspected of doing it deliberately. It is completely possible to chase Zhang Xianzhong first, but Chen Xie chased the old man back first. Although there is a plan to make it easier and then more difficult in the military, the most important thing is to borrow Zhang Xianzhong's hand to wash the black thoughts of the local gentry.

When he arrived in Tongcheng, the Dengzhou camp was warmly welcomed. The surviving Tongcheng County Commander burst into tears of excitement, and went out of the city to greet him, and said that the Dengzhou camp must rest in Tongcheng for two days before leaving. Chen Xie was noncommittal about this, and the anxious Tongcheng County ordered to move out a big god Fang Kongzhi.

didn't want to see Chen Xie, but Fang Kongzhi, who was at home, encouraged Chen Xie, moved forward bravely, and chased and killed the giant Zhang Xianzhong.

Chen Xie talked with him and learned that in the days when the Dengzhou camp was advancing westward, Zhang Xianzhong laid down Qianshan County. No wonder the county was scared half to death, and he wanted to stay in the Dengzhou camp. Chen Xie was speechless about this, and bowed his hand to Fang Kongzhi and said: "It's all because Fang Mou made a mistake in judgment, and the people of Qianshan suffered this catastrophe." ”

Fang Kongzhi waved his hand and said: "How can I blame you, Zhang Xianzhong fled south from Tongcheng, and there are only more than 30,000 subordinates, as long as Qianshan County guards for three or five days, Zhang Xianzhong will naturally disperse." "This old gentleman is a capable person, his judgment is not wrong at all, in history, Zhang Xianzhong fought in Tongcheng for five days, and ran away without fighting.

Chen Xie, who knew history, was stunned by his opinions. Sure enough, you can't underestimate the heroes of the world, the rotten at the end of the Ming Dynasty is the rotten of the general environment. If you want to talk about capable people, there are also a bunch of them. Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, and even the one in front of him are all capable people.

After resting in Tongcheng for an afternoon and a night, Chen Xie led his troops to continue south, and when he chased to Qianshan, Zhang Xianzhong had already run for five days. And soon learned from the mouths of the refugees that Taihu Lake was lost. For such a situation, Chen Xie is really powerless to complain, although he has a bad intention to follow Zhang Xianzhong, Chen Xie still hopes that these places can be defended, and he can save one of his good wishes. As a result, all of them moved in the direction of history that he could not change. (To be continued......)