Ming Zuo

Chapter 400 Counterattack
Because of Wu Sangui's courageous rush to kill, the official army finally had a foothold on the other side of the river.

Jin Guoqi said to Zhu Dadian and the others, "My lords, we will cross the river first. Please hold your ground and succeed in the first battle."

Zhu Dadian took a step forward and said to him, "This official will cross the river with you."

Jin Guoqi was taken aback and quickly discouraged him.

"Sir, you are the commander-in-chief, and you should be in the central army."

Zhu Dadian did not obey.

"There is no room for loss in this battle. With this official, the soldiers and soldiers will be able to have peace of mind."

Zhu Dadian knew very well that this war was related to the national fortune of the Ming Dynasty.Once he loses, it will be a disaster for Daming.

The heavy burden was on him, making him unable to care about his own safety.

If he can lead the way as a coach, even if it only motivates [-]% of morale, he is willing to do it.

At least after listening to his decision, the main general Jin Guoqi was full of enthusiasm.

"Order the whole army to fight bravely after crossing the river. Tell the children, Lord Zhongcheng will accompany us to cross the river."

The news came out quickly, and sure enough, the morale of the officers and troops soared, and the action of crossing the river was much faster.

After noon, all Guan Ning's troops and all Sichuan soldiers and Deng Yu's troops arrived on the east bank of the Shahe River.

In order to avoid being squeezed on the bank of the river, the various ministries that crossed the river immediately launched an attack on the rebels, not even thinking about lunch.

Under the rapid offensive of the official army, the frontier camps of the rebels fell one after another.

Le Guochen took the lead and led his troops to destroy seven or eight camps in a row.

Wu Xiang received Wu Sangui, and a heart finally returned to his stomach.

"You bastard, don't you die?"

Wu Sangui laughed and said, "Father, with your child's success, your guilt should be written off, right?"

After Wu Xiang was worried, he regained his spirits.

"Our man's ability, the court sees it, and naturally relies on the Great Wall."

Wu Sangui burst into arrogance and said, "Baby, go and kill for a while."

Wu Xiang held him back.

"The traitor is defeated without chaos, and your cavalry will increase casualties. Just cruising around the periphery is fine, don't make trouble."

This is not because Wu Xiang is greedy for life and fear of death, but the situation on the battlefield has changed, and the cavalry has lost its role.

Whether or not the rebels can be defeated depends entirely on the infantry of Jin Guoqi, Le Guochen, Zu Dabi, Deng Wei and others.

Otherwise, the camps will be continuous, there will be obstacles everywhere, and the cavalry will not be able to rush up. It is purely a living target.

Jin Guoqi escorted Zhu Dadian to the east bank and built fortifications on the spot.Immediately, he personally led the main force of Guan Ning's army forward and acted as an arrow.

With Guan Ning's army at the front, the Sichuan soldiers and other reinforcements from all walks of life also fought bravely.

The former battalion led by Li Yingyuan could not resist it at all, and they retreated steadily, handing over the camps to others.

Before you know it, the chasing rebels have left the river bank several miles away.

At this time, the heavy artillery of the official army was trying to find a way to cross the river.

No one has noticed that, in fact, the casualties of the rebels were not serious, and those who retreated were orderly.

At the same time, on the seashore to the north, the Northern Route Army led by Wang Zhifu and Wang Wuwei and the right wing of the rebel army led by Mao Chenglu collided head-on.

Wang Zhifu and Wang Wuwei thought that they were not far from the Chinese army, and as long as they outflanked the army, they would be able to win a big victory, so they launched a fierce attack on the seemingly small number of Mao Chenglu's troops.

Mao Chenglu's troops were defeated and retreated steadily, unknowingly chasing after Xiaoxingtai.

In later generations, this was Xiaoxingtai Village, but now it is a large swamp landed by the Shahe River.

Seeing that Wang Zhifu and Wang Wuwei got into the trap, Mao Chenglu finally showed his fangs.

A group of more than a thousand cavalrymen who had been hiding suddenly rushed through the southern side of Wang Zhifu's department, circled behind it, and cut off their retreat.

On the front, the strength of the rebel army suddenly increased to [-] people, almost double that of Wang Zhifu.Not only that, but what made Wang Zhifu and Wang Wuwei even more terrified was that the rebels even had large general artillery.

Wang Zhifu's spirits were terrified, and he ordered to form a formation and began to retreat.

However, under the bombardment of artillery, the crowded army formations left one after another furrows of flesh and blood on the ground.

The rebel cavalry galloped back and forth, and wave after wave of arrows rained, constantly weakening the number of officers.

Wang Zhifu and Wang Wuwei chased too far, and the journey back to the camp was ten miles away.

After three rounds of shelling, more than half of the officers were killed or injured, and Wang Wuwei was also blown into two pieces.Those who were still alive couldn't bear it any longer, and collapsed immediately, running like a frightened flock.

Mao Chenglu was overjoyed and led his army to pursue it with all his strength. Finally, he returned to the official army near the mouth of the Shahe River. There were only more than [-] people led by Wang Zhifu.

But what made them most desperate was that the rebel navy lay across the Shahe River, and they also took over their camp.

The grief-stricken and desperate Wang Zhifu had no choice but to lead the remnant soldiers all the way to the south to break through.

Only a dozen escaped in the end.

Mao Chenglu defeated the officials on the North Road, and with the help of the navy, crossed the Shahe River with fire speed and began to outflank the officials on the Middle Road.

At the same time, the rebels in the middle, who had been retreating all the time, also started a counter-offensive.

Le Guochen, Zu Kuan, Zu Dabi and others attacked all the way, and finally smashed through the rebel camp.But the sight in front of them made them have to stop.

It turned out that the rebels had dug a trench that was ten and a half feet wide and seven feet deep behind the camp.

Once people enter it, without tools, there is no way to climb up.

The rebels built the planks on the ditch first, and after retreating all the way through the ditch, they pulled the planks away.

The official army chased here, without tools for a while, they could only look at the ditch and sigh.

As a result, Li Yingyuan's department was out of contact with the official army, and Kong Youde finally came up with the means he had prepared.

"Tell Bu Shiren to shoot all the poison bombs for me."

Behind the rebels' central army, more than a dozen red-clothed cannons had already been filled with medicine. After receiving the order, they quickly fired at the place where the official army hedgehogs gathered.

More than a dozen shells smashed into the camp with a roar, and the frightened officers and soldiers hurriedly avoided everywhere.

Seeing that the shells fell into pieces after they landed, the officers and soldiers were overjoyed, and they all felt that the weapons of the rebels were poorly kept.

However, from the shattered shells, thick ochre-yellow smoke gradually rose.

It happened to be the east wind today, and the smoke took advantage of the wind and rolled all the way in the direction of the official army.

Seeing the rebels smoking cigarettes, Zhu Dadian, Jin Guoqi and others didn't take it seriously at first.Just instruct the soldiers to cover their mouths and noses, feeling that they can resist.

However, the first wave of soldiers who hit the thick smoke did not inhale the smoke after blocking their mouths and noses, but all the exposed skin on their eyes, faces, hands, etc. were all itchy.

Especially the eyes are burning and tearing like unbearable pain, many soldiers screamed to wipe their eyes.As a result, the more I rubbed my eyes, the pain came, and soon my eyes were completely white, and I couldn't see anything.

The rebels fired a total of three rounds of poison bombs, and the poisonous smoke spread for several miles, shrouding all the officers and soldiers in it.Even Zhu Dadian and Jin Guoqi were not spared.

"Withdraw, quickly withdraw!"

Zhu Dadian completely lost his composure, his inability to see things made him flustered, and he just wanted to quickly escape from such a dangerous place.

Jin Guoqi immediately issued an order to retreat.

But the problem is that everyone can't see things, and they don't argue at all.Even the personal soldiers around them can't do it to protect them, so how can they retreat?

Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers were trapped in the poisonous smoke, screaming and rolling, and the establishment was completely in chaos.

The Yiding Tuqi led by Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui happened to be not with the Chinese army, so they were not injured by the poison.But looking at the horrific state of hell on the Chinese side, both father and son felt chills all over.

At this moment, they finally understood why crossing the river was so smooth.

The rebels did it deliberately. After seducing the officers to cross the river, they created a gap between the infantry, cavalry and artillery, and then used this unheard of vicious weapon to counterattack.

At this time, the artillery of the official army was all on the west bank of the Shahe River, and it was difficult to transport it for a while.But the main force of the official army has completely lost its combat effectiveness under the attack of poisonous smoke.

The number of winners and losers has already been decided.

Wu's father and son were in shock when they suddenly heard the horns from the rebel camp.Immediately afterwards, groups of rebels started out one after another and began to push towards the official army.

Although the smoke had drifted away at this time, the poisoned soldiers were still invisible, ramming around like headless flies.

After the rebels were pressed up, they only needed to stab and kill, and the officers and soldiers would die in pieces.

"Let's go! This battle is impossible!"

Wu Xiang was an experienced running general, seeing that the cavalry of the rebel army was charging, and Wu Sangui and Wu Sangui took Yi Ding to the road and fled.

They followed the Shahe all the way to the south, and finally met Chen Hongfan and Fang Dengyun on the South Road in the Songjia Village area.

The two were fighting with Geng Zhongming, and Wu's father and son rushed from behind to assist Chen Hongfan and Fang Dengyun in killing and dispersing the rebels.

Chen and Fang didn't know the situation in the middle, thinking that the Wu family was here to help.

"Wu Zongrong, the middle road won a big victory?"

Wu Xiang's scalp was numb, and he didn't dare to stop at all. He just greeted: "Go quickly, go quickly. The Chinese army is defeated, and if you don't go, you will be trapped here."

Chen and Fang looked at each other in dismay. Seeing that the Wu family had disappeared, they hurriedly sent scouts to check the situation in the middle.

An hour later, the scouts fled back, and there was no need to report. The overwhelming number of rebel cavalry behind their buttocks was enough to explain everything.

Chen and Fang turned their heads and ran, but they were all foot soldiers, and they were chased and killed all the way.

Fang Dengyun was trampled to death by a chaotic horse, Chen Hongfan was captured, and the entire Nanlu army was wiped out.

　Thank you Wei Ai Qinger for the reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)