Chapter 487: Cut melons and vegetables, kill dogs and sheep

After Tian Jianxiu's troops were defeated by Shandong cavalry, the Shun army cavalry that was held by the left wing of the Shandong cavalry had to retreat.

If you are still entangled there, you will easily be surrounded by Shandong cavalry, and you will be eaten with nothing left. At that time, everyone will not be able to escape even if they want to.

In fact, the cavalry that gave Tian Jianxiu's last blow was his own cavalry. The cavalry that landed in the back team broke away from their own defeated soldiers and fled towards Tian Jianxiu. The trampling and collision of their own cavalry made the entire team collapse.

For Tian Jianxiu, he didn't think what would happen. The troops who could escape from this battlefield were cavalry, and there would be more people who would escape.

He had already taken his own personal guards and cavalry to run first. He really had to attack when it was time to attack, but the opponent occupied such a large position and completely defeated his team. There was no need to stay here to die. General Tian Jianxiu had experienced such a scene in the past. Escape is important. As long as people are there, they will be able to pull up the team and fight again.

If you can run out more troops with strong combat power, it will be a good thing no matter what.

In the end, only less than two thousand soldiers ran out, which could be said to be a complete defeat. They either died in battle or surrendered on the battlefield, but they were all old soldiers and horses of the Shun Army, and their core strength was the core strength. After being discarded, it would be difficult to replenish them.

The general of the Shun Army, Tian Jianxiu, naturally felt distressed, but what was even more strange was another thing. According to his estimated purpose of Shandong troops, this Shandong army, which was crossed between the Shun Army and the Ming Army, should have completely annihilated himself so that the news would not be leaked.

But he ran out with more than 2,000 cavalry with the strongest power, so why didn't the other party chase him? This arrangement really made him a little confused.

Of course, there is also an even more terrifying idea that Tian Jianxiu didn’t even dare to think about it. That is, the main force of the King of Chuang in Xiangcheng has already started a war with Shandong soldiers.

Tell the King of Chuang quickly, and the faster you tell the King of Chuang quickly, the smaller the possibility of avoiding similar defeats. However, he doesn't have the courage to let Tian Jianxiu go back and fight or wait for an opportunity to attack.

When the battle was about to end, the roar of guns and cannons in the south shattered the last trace of luck in his heart. The number of opponents was smaller than that of his own, but they fought in both directions. It seemed that there were great cheap standing in both directions. How could such a huge difference be fought?

Think about the quality of the troops on the King of Chuang, the soldiers and horses he led were not much different. The only difference was the number of troops.

On the way to escape, Tian Jianxiu suddenly felt very sad. Since the beginning of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty's court was about to overthrow the world, but in the end, it actually made wedding clothes for others...

Tian Jianxiu dared not delay, because there were not many horse troops in the Jiaozhou camp. This is not a secret among the Shun army. Suddenly, so many horse troops appeared in such a position, it can be judged that the large army in the Jiaozhou camp is likely to have arrived.

Fortunately, Jiaozhou Camp did not send pursuers. The Ming army's local village regiment was also panicked at this time and didn't know what to do. Tian Jianxiu was sure to pass the news within two days.

The key to the question is, are there two days left?

Compared with the struggle between the Heshun Army and the desperate rush, the battle with Gao Jie was very relaxed and simple, making people feel bored.

There was already a loud sound of killing there, and Gao Jie's large group of troops were still slowing down. Especially when he heard the sudden burst of shouts and killings due to the cavalry collision, he even scared Gao Jie's vanguard troops backed down, thinking that the "Shun Army" in this camp had any conspiracy.

This retreat is not the front team retreat, because there is also a supervisor team behind it, but even the supervisor team retreats together, which makes people feel a little obscene.

It took a lot of effort by General Gao Jie of Yansui to determine that the shouting of killing was not aimed at him, but that there was a battle breaking out on the other side. This was because he was so calm that he ordered it layer by layer. Arrange his subordinates to move forward.

His judgment did not mean that his subordinates knew it. The battlefield was trembling with noise and shouting, people shouting and horses neighing, and the sound of killing was endless, which made Gao Jie's subordinates stagnate. This sound made them frightened, let alone attacking. Gao Jie, the general of Yansui, knew that the soldiers were very fast and had to urge his subordinates to march at this time, but when he urged him to continue, the shouting and killing sounds were getting smaller and smaller.

There are a lot of strange things in this change, but the soldiers under Gao Jie felt much more at ease. This is the army advancing and leaning towards the camp of the "Shun Army".

Facing Shandong horse-riding infantry in this direction, military generals at all levels encountered the most troublesome thing since participating in the battle, which was to burn out the fuse and replace the fuse.

Jiaozhou Camp uses a ground fuse hanging on the bird's beak to ignite the gunpowder in the medicine pool to stimulate ammunition firing. The fuse is generally very long. During the battle field, the fuse always remains in a state of burning, although it burns very slowly.

The musket soldiers had long fuses on their bodies and had to blow air constantly to ensure that they were burning, but encountering enemies in this direction was a completely different situation.

The horse-riding infantry troops came to the south to the camp and prepared to deal with Gao Jie's troops. There were only more than 2,000 firearms and soldiers, and they could judge from the number of them what would happen in this battle. The officers and soldiers had a prediction that it would be a very difficult battle.

The commander of the Ma Army, Tang Er, also made a promise that as long as the army supports it and defeats the Shun Army, the main force will immediately return and the two sides will work together to defend.

The most elite unit in the Jiaozhou camp is the Ma Army, with many veterans, and many of them have rich battlefield experience. Such a huge difference in number.

Many people remembered the battle in the Wet Water, under Kaifeng City, and in Hejian Mansion. The opponent was like an ant-like soldiers attacked and attacked desperately. They kept shooting with firearms, and often the enemy could advance within twenty steps. Sometimes the musket soldiers also had to wield muskets and short weapons to fight with the other party.

In that case, there are spearmen behind him as barriers and fortifications that have been repaired in advance. This is the only way to fight a defensive battle.

Now the one who can rely on is this thin ground camp. There are few people and the other party is still fighting with trapped beasts. At that time, there will be a bloody battle. This time, maybe I will repay the commander's kindness to his life.

Everyone was awakened, but when they went to the battlefield, they were amused and crying. Seeing the opponent's army dispatched, the musket soldiers were all ready to shoot. Gao Jie's troops were slow to move forward. Even if the musket soldiers were on the camp bar and on the wooden fork, they were tired even if they kept a single movement.

Moreover, after the fuse was burned out, the other party was still procrastinating. At this time, officers and soldiers at all levels were really panicked. They had never encountered such a situation before. What if the enemy had a plan, what should I do if I took the opportunity to rush up at this time? That would be to catch myself off guard.

After taking the fuse, Gao Jie's troops retreated for a while. Now, the tension and awareness of death before going to the battlefield disappeared without a trace, and everyone was bored waiting for the opponent's attack. And everyone also found a little rule. As long as the shouts behind him were louder, the opponent would retreat slightly, and the team would be a little restless.

After a long time of procrastination, Tang Er even sent cavalry to come over and inquire about the battle situation here, so that Gao Jie's vanguard troops showed signs of entering the range.

The camps that Er Liu set up were quite well-organized. The camps were dense and high. A hundred steps away, I couldn't see clearly what was behind the camps. I only knew that there were many people defending there.

The attack of Yansui General Gao Jie used the more traditional way of the Ming Dynasty. That is, the cannon fodders were in front, the stronger the combat power, the more behind the troops, and the main general led the personal troops to the end. This means that the war is supervising one layer, and the second is that it means that the cannon fodder cannot be defeated and run first.

What kind of fighting spirit and courage can Ding Zhuang, the civil servant in front, have? The closer he gets, the more panicked he becomes. Everyone slows down and pushes each other.

The soldiers who were supervising the battle later naturally would not agree. At the beginning, they still used the back of the knife and the spear to beat them randomly. Later, they turned into chopping and slashing, which was so shattering that they could break up. The speed increased.

The Shandong soldiers behind the camp were also ruthless. In fact, the enemy had already entered the range of the cannons, but under the command of the officer, they did not fire. They had to wait for the enemy brigade to enter the firing distance of the gun before firing. They were not worried that the lethality was insufficient, but because they were worried that if the cannons here opened fire, they might scare away these cannons.

After slowing down and hesitating, Gao Jie's soldiers finally walked into the range of the musket, one hundred steps, ninety steps, and gradually began to speed up.

The musketeers and artillery soldiers turned their heads to look at the commander's face, and then checked their own fuses. In this situation, they must not burn out the fuses again.

It was not until fifty steps that the general who commanded the firearms shouted loudly:

"Open fire!!"

The signal of the fire ground was a cannon this time. If there were so many people's shooting arrays, it would probably not have any effect if you shouted alone.

In an instant, guns and cannons were fired at once, and the enemy camp barracks that were just enough to reach were suddenly covered by white smoke, and high-speed metal particles and projectiles that symbolize death flew quickly.

"Don't pay attention to the opposite side, load ammunition, and then shoot flat. When everyone hears my words, they will shout my orders and repeat them loudly!!"

The commander in the command position shouted at the top of his lungs, and the artillery, officers, non-commissioned officers and musketeers below were all yelling while loading ammunition nervously.

In such an environment, the order was quickly conveyed to everyone in the Jiaozhou campfire unit. There was wind on the battlefield, and the smoke and dust stirred up by walking were quickly blown away. However, the troops of the General Gao Jie of Yansui were stunned at this moment and did not know how to advance and retreat.

However, the firearms troops of Jiaozhou Camp were accelerating wildly, and the second round of shooting came again. The ground was already full of casualties.

Some people were not hit by the vital points, and were crying and screaming at the top of their throats. The soldiers in the back row who kept beating and scolding were also panicked. They didn't know what to do at this moment.

After the second round of design, the cannon fodders in front suddenly woke up and turned around and ran away. At this time, the soldiers in the back team also reacted and began to block the war with swords and guns.

Although they were also panicked at this time, they were not facing the attack of firearms and cannons. But cannon fodder also had weapons in their hands, and many of these people were from landlords and democratic groups. They also used swords and guns to fight against the landlords for several days. They were usually afraid, but they were just looking for death at this time. If they wanted to live, they could only run backwards.

Major events about life and death are the most exciting potential and the most arousing people's ferocity. Since you are not allowed to run away, let the sword explain it clearly.

If there is a companion in front of you who is blocking the way, you will immediately slash and stab it with one shot. If there are soldiers wielding swords on the other side, you will immediately fight to the death.

The situation was immediately in chaos, and Gao Jie and his personal soldiers were far behind, and they didn't know what was going on before. There was no order for a while and they couldn't handle it, but the front was already full of money. The even more fatal problem was that the front team was still in the range of the musket.

Although there is no face-to-face fight, you may see the enemy's hideousness, hear the enemy's screams and screams, and smell the smoke and blood.

The firearm soldiers in Jiaozhou Camp were busy with their nervous movements and had a rare high efficiency. The third round of fire guns arrived early again, and the screams and chaos magnified many times at this moment. After a moment, the second round of artillery bombardment was also fired.

At this time, even the supervising troops arranged by Gao Jie in front were no longer interested in fighting, and they turned around and retreated, rushed forward with firearms and intensive shooting, and they were deadly and intensive shooting. They could not rush through, but looking at this appearance, everyone knew that there was still difficulty in chasing the "Shun Army" and running was the best choice.

The retreat of the front team brought about a series of collapses. The soldiers in front quickly stepped down as if they were avalanche. When the fourth musket was fired, some people had already run out of range.

The commander of the Ma Army, Tang Er, lifted his cloak there. He wiped the sweat from his face randomly. He looked at the chaos of the Ming army opposite from him on the lookout table, and smiled disdainfully. He said to the personal soldiers below:

"Come on, change me a horse and gather all the moving cavalry here!"

After saying this, Tang Er hurriedly climbed down from the watchtower. In addition to cleaning the battlefield and guarding the surrendered soldiers, many of the cavalry who had just gone to charge had already returned to the camp to rest. When they heard the orders just now, they gathered here in groups of three or three.

Tang Er turned over and led the ground horses to him, looked around, and spoke loudly:

"Old Tang knew that the brothers were tired, but this Gao Jie was a common man, although he was vulgar, but he was so troublesome. If he was to make noise over and over again, it would be a problem. He would have to beat him up and let them know that they were powerful and stay in the nest and wait for death!"

This was not like an order on the battlefield, but a tone of family remarks. The officers and soldiers of the horse army burst into laughter when they heard it. Tang Er stood up on the horse and said louder:

"Would you like to go out with Lao Tang and drive these bastards back to the cave. When you come back, we will have a comfortable rest!!"

"I wish to be with the adults!" "I am not tired or tired, how can I be tired if I kill a thief!!"

Hearing the morale around him, Tang Er sat steadily on the horse's back, smiled and waved the vermilion spear in his hand, shouting loudly:

"Brothers, go out and kill the thief!!"

After saying that, when he mentioned the horse, he headed towards the camp gate there, and the cavalry behind him rumbled and everyone was laughing and laughing. It seemed that they were not going out to fight but going hunting.

Several deputy generals of Tang Er hurriedly rushed to catch up, hesitated for a while and said:

"Sir, are you going out in a whole team? I'm afraid there will be any mistakes in such disarray!!"

Tang Er shook his head, looked ahead and said with a smile:

"Don't worry too much. If you go out, you're killing people. This is just going out to drive sheep. It's noisy and seems a bit louder. Let their firearms move the door away, don't block the way, and don't waste ammunition anymore."

Several deputy generals were nervous, but looking at the awkward appearance of Yansui General Gao Jie's soldiers, they really couldn't find any reason to be careful. The only thing that made people worry about this behavior in the battle was that Gao Jie had many people.

The military general, who was originally quite cautious and cautious, thought that Gao Jie's various performances were a way to lure the enemy, but now it seems that this is indeed a worry, Gao Jie's waste has reached a certain level. No need to worry at all.

The fire of the musketeers in the muskets was actually over, because Gao Jie's front team and the troops behind him were running like rabbits, and they were already out of range. The commander was thinking about whether to send troops out to pursue him. He was about to ask Tang Er for instructions, but he waited for Tang Er's command to the cavalry.

The musketeers moved the wooden fence on the other side of the camp gate with all their strength. Although Tang Er did not have a whole team, the cavalry behind him were still trained according to normal conditions. They automatically formed a rough formation.

The neat teams were actually very fast in and out. With the cheers of the musketeers on both sides, these cavalry who had just experienced the battle appeared on the battlefield in another direction.

Tang Er raised the vermilion spear with one hand, drew several large circles in the air, and shouted loudly:

"Scatter and chase these forward, kill those who can reach them. If you can't reach them, hurry up and let them go back!!!"

His order was loudly transmitted to all around the surroundings by his personal soldiers. Although the soldiers of the Jiaozhou Camp were still tired, they all agreed and drove their horses to scatter. They rushed towards the messy defeated soldiers in front.

Gao Jiedi's soldiers and horses are of great difference in quality than Tian Jianxiu's soldiers. After being hit by firearms, the front team showed signs of collapse. What's even more troublesome is that the front team turned around and rushed towards the back, causing more troops to collapse and disintegrate, and they could not stop it.

When the cavalry in the camp came out, the situation became even more uncontrollable. Looking at the rising smoke and dust, the huge momentum, the morale that was originally extremely low disappeared. Everyone wanted to turn around and run.

Many cavalrymen in Jiaozhou camp launched a charge when they were dozens of steps away from the enemy, but when they rushed in front of them, they found that the enemy had already run far away and had to continue to speed up the horses to chase, which made people very upset. Many people knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
To be continued...