"Bang." There was a crisp sound of firecrackers, mixed in with the shouts of killing and the sounds of weapons clashing. It was not obvious, and you wouldn't even notice it if you didn't listen carefully.

But such sounds happen from time to time.

The person who opened fire was none other than a firecracker mixed in with the formation.

At this moment, the distance between people is very close, only one or two feet at most. Although there are many figures and it is difficult to aim, you can still hit them.

After all, if you shoot too far, you may miss it, but if you shoot from a few meters away, you may miss it.

At this distance, even if they are wearing iron armor, they are still one shot at a time.

Because this kind of shooting cannot save the volley, the sound of the firecrackers has also become fine and trivial, and it is not obvious when mixed with the battle.

But the effect is excellent.

Although the Zhongzhen Camp mustered up their courage, they were still blocked from advancing. Deng He even felt that as long as he mustered up the courage to fight back, he might not be able to push back the Zhongzhen Camp.

But with Zhang Xuan's order, Deng He did not dare to do this and said: "Let Zhang Yuanhai pay attention and prepare to withdraw."

Zhang Yuanhai is now the battalion officer of Linying Camp.

Although he was just a battalion officer, the Linying camp was not an ordinary army. In addition, Zhang Yuanhai was a tribesman of Zhang Xuan, so his status in the Southern Expedition Army was also extraordinary.

At this moment, he had a slight headache.

When approaching the battle, he carried out many orders to supervise the attack, but very few orders to retreat. Moreover, this kind of war strategy of slowly retreating was even more uncomfortable.

Zhang Yuanhai was worried about the people below him. He went to the front line in person. He was only a few steps away from the fighting place, and then he gave the order to retreat in turns.

The order to retreat can turn into a rout if you are not careful.

Therefore, what Zhang Yuanhai did could be said to be cautious, and he even wanted the soldiers in front to retreat in one small group.

Fortunately, it was Linying camp.

Linying Camp is Zhang Xuan's most loyal, elite, and most powerful battalion leader, so they can complete this task. But even so, the delay is a little long.

It's just that it took a little longer, but it was hidden from Li Guo.

In Li Guo's view, the Xia army was beaten down bit by bit by the Zhongzhen Battalion, and the entire formation looked as if it was about to collapse from the middle. However, he did not notice that the Zhongzhen Battalion did not actually have an advantage in terms of the proportion of battle losses.

, even at a disadvantage.

Also in the noisy environment of the battlefield, many numbers cannot be counted at all, and the generals make adjustments based on the conditions on the battlefield.

Even the wisest generals cannot know everything about their troops at all times. What they can judge is an approximation, not an absolute value.

As for the gap between the two, it depends on the level of the general.

But at this moment, Li Guo's judgment almost ruined him here.

Li Guo secretly said: "Zhang Xuan deserves to be called the Iron Wall. Even though he is not invincible, he can still be so tenacious."

"Master Hou, look." A staff member next to Li Guo pointed to Li Guo.

Li Guo glanced over and saw dozens of white sails on Dongting Lake, approaching quickly. Li Guo knew very well that he could not say that there was not a single ship on Dongting Lake. But he was determined not to send any ships today.

come over.

There is only one truth, it is Xia Jun's warship.

What are the Xia Army's warships doing here? Li Guo thought secretly in his heart. His eyes lit up, and he seemed to have thought of something. He thought to himself: "No matter what the Xia Army's navy came to do, it will definitely not be good. The sooner this war begins,

The better it is, the better.”

Li Guo still had some self-awareness.

Of course he knew that the Zhongzhen Camp was no longer the original Chuang Camp. His approach of placing all the elites in the front line certainly allowed the Zhongzhen Camp to have an attack power that was no less than that of the original Chuang Camp for a while.

But it's just a breath.

After this breath passed, Zhongzhen camp could no longer hold on.

Therefore, the loyal camp is conducive to quick battles, and Zhang Xuan has long been known as the Iron Wall. This can also be seen from the tenacity of Zhang Xuan's troops.

Li Guo naturally knew how to choose.

Li Guo gave an order, and countless big drums were beaten. The large group of people seemed to be crazy, shouting loudly and rushing forward. An unimaginable impact suddenly broke out.

The cries of killing were like real waves, coming towards my face.

The general offensive of the Loyalty Battalion began.

Li Guo had almost no reservations and defeated all the most capable battalion leaders at hand. The intention of deciding the outcome in one battle was almost written on his face.

The Xia army also underestimated Li Guo's decisiveness. For a time, the Xia army retreated dozens of steps south, and even a small group of Xia army fell behind and fell into the ocean of the Zhongzhen camp.

I saw the officers and soldiers of the Zhongzhen Battalion rushing over from all directions. After a while, they used bamboo poles to hang the heads of the Xia Army officers and hang them in public to dampen the morale of the Xia Army.

Zhang Xuan could see clearly from behind. Without looking, he knew that this almost collapse situation was definitely not part of the previous plan.

Zhang Xuan said: "What's going on?"

The generals on Zhang Xuan's left and right are following Zhang Xuan. They all know what Zhang Xuan knows, and they may not necessarily know as much as Zhang Xuan knows about what Zhang Xuan doesn't know.

Under Zhang Xuan's questioning, they could only look at each other in silence.

Zhang Xuan said: "Qin Meng."

"The general is here." Qin Meng suddenly stepped out of the queue and said.

Zhang Xuan took off the long sword from his waist with his backhand and said: "Take my long sword to supervise the battle. I don't care what happens below. Anyone who dares to take a step back will be killed immediately. You will take my place as a general."

"Yes." Qin Meng said loudly.

Then he took Zhang Xuan's sword with both hands and respectfully

He stepped back respectfully, then put away his sword and led his troops down.

Zhang Xuan's long sword is not a famous sword. But it is the source of Zhang Xuan's prestige. Even a mere iron sword can command the entire army. No one dares to neglect it.

As soon as Qin Meng's men left, Zhang Xuan suddenly felt that his surroundings were empty. He felt a little cold.

In the summer, by the Dongting Lake, I just felt refreshing and definitely not cold. Zhang Xuan felt cold. It was not a physical cold, but a feeling that he was out of control of the situation.

The biggest flaw in Zhang Xuan's army at this moment is the flaw in numbers.

To defeat the few with more is the right way to be a strategist.

In fact, as soon as the battle started today, Zhang Xuan noticed something was wrong, either because he thought you were something else, or because the number of Li Guo's troops was larger than he expected.

In Zhang Xuan's estimation, Li Guo should have divided part of the Zhongzhen Camp to reinforce the north, instead of smashing the entire Zhongzhen Camp to the south.

Although this was beyond Zhang Xuan's expectation, Zhang Xuan immediately made adjustments.

After all, in Zhang Xuan's experience, he had almost never fought a war. He followed the original plan in a down-to-earth manner, and accidents were expected.

He made adjustments immediately.

The reserve team was filled in. The entire war seemed not to be affected much. But now after he sent Qin Meng out, he had no reserve team on hand.

Except for Luo Dai's troops, who were facing off against the First Division of the Loyalty Battalion on one side, he did not have any bargaining chips to invest in the battlefield. Luo Dai's troops were used by him to seal his throat with a knife, and he was determined not to use them.

He just felt cold.

The absence of a reserve team means that the general has lost the ability to intervene and adjust the battle situation. We can only watch the generals below fighting hard, just like there are no cotton-padded jackets in winter.

Why doesn't Zhang Xuan feel cold?

"I ordered the sailors to get off the ship and form an array." Zhang Xuan said, "I also want to ask, what is Zhou Fuchen doing? Why is he so slow?"

"Yes." Zheng Lian said.

He immediately issued an order on behalf of Zhang Xuan.

"General." Hu Dan said: "This is not the time to be greedy for completeness. It is better to order and prepare for a counterattack. Even if you cannot do your best, you can still ------"

"No need to say it." Zhang Xuan said: "Mr. Hu, does he know where Gao Yigong is?"

Hu Dan's heart moved and he said, "Has Gao Yigong arrived in Yiyang?"

Zhang Xuan said: "Exactly."

It's actually not too far to go to Changsha by land from Changde. And Yiyang is very close to Changsha. To the east of Yiyang is Xiangyin.

In other words, Gao Yigong is very likely to attack Xiangyin first, cut off the Xiangjiang River, or simply rush into Changsha. Under attack from both inside and outside, Xu Du may not be able to hold on.
Chapter completed!