The turning point of the war occurred during an hour in the afternoon of early April in the first year of Wuxing.

The Qing army pursued fiercely and became a drowned dog. Luo Dai and Yang Shengzu became the ones who beat up the drowned dog. As the two sides chased and fled, the battlefield quickly shifted and moved to the north.

The most difficult thing is over, the dragons have been killed. What's left is just the finishing touches, and Zhang Xuan naturally only knows how to do it.

Several Xia troops immediately turned around and headed north. Although they had no horses, their speed was not slow at all.

Then the camps that had been abandoned to the Qing army were taken back one by one.

There were not many people left in each camp of the Qing army. In other words, the Qing army, which was immersed in the pursuit, never expected that the Xia army would counterattack so quickly. They never expected that the battle would turn around so quickly. It was too fast to react. It was originally thrown to the enemy.

The supplies of the Qing army were not moved at all and were still lying in the camp. They themselves did not know that they had already changed hands once.

The Xia army was fierce and marched across a wide area of ​​more than ten miles. Azig didn't care whether he wanted to know about this situation or not.

However, the surrender of the Han army was probably useless.

Emotions are contagious.

Originally, the number of Qing troops ambushed by Zhang Xuan was only thirty to forty thousand, or even less. However, the rout of these people immediately affected other Qing troops who were pursuing them. Many people were confused and had no idea what was going on, so they followed the rout.

The soldiers fled.

Fortunately, Azig is calm enough.

There seemed to be a fire in his heart. Seeing this situation, he didn't know that he had fallen into a trap.

Only at this moment did he understand one thing deeply: the Xia army was definitely not the Ming army.

But he also knew that this was not the time to delve deeper. Without saying a word, he fired up the Eight Banners troops and rushed forward. Whether it was the Qing army or the Xia army, they charged forward to kill. Anyone who dared to retreat would be killed without mercy. Azig used cruelty to

With his skill, these people once again recalled the legend that the Jurchens are invincible if they are not equal to ten thousand people.

Under the blade and blood, these defeated soldiers calmed down.

After regaining his senses, under Azig's order, he slowly retreated to the north of the Baishui River.

However, Yang Shengzu faced off with the Qing cavalry for a while, but failed to gain any advantage. Seeing that the Qing army was well-positioned and waiting for no advantage, he slowly withdrew.

At this time, the sky seemed to have turned dark. After a day of fierce fighting, both sides returned to their original positions, seemingly the same as before. But everyone knew that it was different from before.

When the Qing army's tent exploded, Azig looked coldly at the row of heads in front of him. He said to the people below: "Please remember how you got your official positions? Get down."

"Cha." These people slowly retreated.

After going out, I felt that my back was soaked.

Azig proved with facts what it means to be strict in military law.

After being ambushed, the officer who took the lead in escaping, or even whether he was the officer who took the lead in escaping, was killed one after another by the leading officers who were present at the time. Because according to the military law of the Qing army, after being ambushed, one must not retreat without permission.

You should stay on the spot and wait for help.

Even if you want to break through, you must break out from the direction of the enemy's attack.

Because many times when one of the three is missing, he is determined not to escape, and it will turn into a big rout like now.

These violated military law, so Azig naturally killed them neatly and neatly. This was to scare the whole army. As expected, under Azig's hand, the whole army was trembling with fear. I can't say that some combat power was restored, but barely.

It can be maintained.

But Azig also knew that the Han army suffered heavy losses, and it would take time to restore morale. Azig did not want to use the Eight Banners soldiers as the main force. For a while, the battle could not be fought, and it had to be repaired for a period of time. Only

I can rely on Zaoyang for repairs.

Not to mention how regretful and angry Azige felt, let’s just say that after Zhang Xuan’s camp, the celebration banquet was held.

Even though there is a military discipline that prohibits drinking in the army, Zhang Xuan was particularly merciful at this time. Each person can only drink one cup. For those soldiers whose mouths have already faded away, a cup is just to moisten their throats, but it is better than nothing. Again

In addition, we eat large pieces of meat, most of which are horse meat.

In this battle, Zhang Xuan earned the most from horses.

Not to mention dead horses, whether they were killed by bombing, beating or running away, there are thousands of them, all of them should be taken down to provide extra food for the whole army.

Some people say that horse meat is not delicious, but for people in this era, many people are not qualified to say whether the meat is delicious or not. They just want to eat meat. Especially since the march and war, if the military rations can be supplied, it is good.

I haven't eaten meat for a long time.

Once these people are divided, the morale of the entire army will greatly increase.

What made Yang Shengzu and Luo Dai even more happy was that they also captured a lot of war horses, which was enough to make up for the war horses consumed by the two groups in these two battles, or even more.

War horses are actually consumables. If a war horse can serve for more than ten years, it is already good. In addition, the losses of war horses in many battles are no less than that of personnel. Generally speaking, Daxia's war horses have never been able to make ends meet.

This is also a big problem. Zhang Xuan estimates that in less than ten years, as long as five or six years, the large number of war horses currently in service will be old, and it is estimated that Daxia will not even be able to form a full-fledged cavalry. Of course, this is a long-term worry, but now the war horses

Lack of timely replenishment is a very real problem.

With the addition of these war horses, Luo Dai Yang Shengzu was naturally very happy.

At the celebration banquet, two or three heads were presented, one of Ma Shixiu and the other of Li Wu.

These two people were the highest-ranking generals beheaded this time, especially Li Wu, and they were old people from Liaodong and the Han army.

Flag origin.

After all, an officer is an officer. In many cases, even when defeated, it is still very easy to leave.

Zhang Xuan looked at the two heads, smiled slightly, and said, "Send them to Yicheng and spread the news throughout the world."

These two people were also the highest-ranking officers that Xia Jun had captured since the battle with the Qing army. When Zhang Xuan thought of Li Rugui's death, he felt unhappy. He suppressed this emotion and coughed twice. He did not speak yet.

, everyone’s whispers suddenly disappeared.

Just waiting for Zhang Xuan to speak.

Zhang Xuan said: "The first achievement in this battle was General Cao."

Cao Zongyu said: "This is all planned by the Duke of the country. I don't dare to take credit for my humble position."

Zhang Xuan said: "I, Zhang Xuan, am not the one who robs the credit of my subordinates. Your credit is your credit. Everyone knows something. Duduo has arrived and is at the foot of Xiangyang City. Your Majesty ordered me to

Return to Yicheng to prepare for the rescue of Xiangyang, so the war in Zaoyang needs one person to take charge of the overall situation."

"Cao Zongyu." Zhang Xuan's voice became serious.

"My subordinates are here." Cao Zongyu came out and said.

Zhang Xuan said: "My Lord has appointed you to be the temporary commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army and command the armies south of Zaoyang City. The former Qingyang Lord's old troops also obey your control."

Cao Zongyu was also prepared for this. Zhang Xuan had told him before, but now that he heard it, his heart was still jumping. Cao Zongyu almost jumped up, took control of hundreds of thousands of troops, and controlled the entire Xiangyang battlefield.

Half the force.

Filled Li Rugui's vacancy.

If this battle is fought successfully, it is not impossible for Cao Zongyu to rise to the next level and take on the title of Duke.

This is almost a position of an extremely human minister. Even though Cao Zongyu had done some psychological training, he could not help but feel excited at this moment. There was a bit of hoarseness in his voice as he said: "I accept my order."

Zhang Xuan patted Cao Zongyu on the shoulder and said: "Although it is only temporary, I will make it clear to His Majesty after I return to Yicheng. As long as you do well, don't call me a lower official next time you see me.

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Cao Zongyu said: "Thank you so much for the promotion, the last general----"

Zhang Xuan didn't wait for Cao Zongyu to finish, and said: "Okay, the military situation is like a fire, and it seems that we can't be neglected, Yang Shengzu, Xu Du."

"The general is here." The two men immediately came out and said.

Zhang Xuan said: "Pack your things, lead your troops, and follow me back to Yicheng."

"Yes." the two said.

If Zhang Xuan was still a little uneasy when he mobilized troops before, but now he is more relieved. There should be no serious problems in Zaoyang in the future. Azige's vitality is seriously injured, even if he moves his troops to Xiangyang City

, Zhang Xuan is not afraid anymore.
Chapter completed!