Ming Zuo

Chapter 541
When the new army has no restrictions and attacks with all its strength, his opponent will understand what cruelty is!
From the firing of the first shell to the collapse of the left army, the whole process was only a stick of incense.

But in such a short period of time, the Zuo army dropped nearly a thousand corpses.

Those who were still alive were all beaten and doubted their lives. They had no choice but to escape.

But these old-age armies don't know that running is actually a science.

Seeing that the left army began to collapse, Qi Jiaxuan and Zhang Shou also spread out their forces, and captured prisoners all over the mountains and plains.

The left army is basically infantry, and only a few generals ride horses, so when they flee, the gap between the front and the back widens.

The ordinary soldiers of the Zuo Army were basically cannon fodder, and they came to serve as soldiers just to make a living.However, under Zuo Liangyu's iron rooster's subordinates, even if he just had a casual meal, he still couldn't get enough.

If you don't have enough food, you won't have a good body, and if you don't have a good body, you can't run fast.

The soldiers of the new army are well-nourished and well-trained.This run is like a cheetah chasing a tortoise, catching every one accurately.

The lively pursuit began.

At the beginning, the soldiers of the Zuo Army were still in groups, looking for their chief officer.But with the violent attack of the new army, all the sheep were herded under the threat of death.

Different from the chaotic left army, although the new army is also scattered, it is organized in platoons and orderly in chaos.

Tasks are assigned very clearly.

Within three miles, the soldiers of the left army could still run.Once this distance is exceeded, half of it will fall directly.

After chasing for another five miles, there are not many who can still keep running.

The desperate soldiers of the left army simply knelt down on the spot, raised their hands and surrendered, hoping to survive.

Inadvertently, they picked the right one.

The soldiers of the new army caught up, only handed over their weapons, and then drove them together without even binding them.

Some of them were injured and even healed.

The pursuit lasted for more than an hour. Although the results were fruitful, Zuo Liangyu, Gao Qiqian, Xie Wenju and others were not captured.

When it comes to escaping skills, the later Sun is no match for Zuo Liangyu.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Qi Jiaxuan and Zhang Shou had no choice but to order the troops to retreat and clean up the battlefield.

But they are not without big gains.

"Commander, an official has been captured."

When the person was pulled up, Zuo Menggeng couldn't help laughing.

It turned out to be an old acquaintance.

"Haha, Mr. Wu, I never expected to meet again after a long absence, and it would be like this."

In the first year of Chongzhen, Chaoguan Yamen was destroyed and many officials were killed.After the reconstruction, the first head of Chaoguan was Wu Daochang.

Time has passed, and because of his meritorious service in restoring Chaoguan, Wu Daochang's official career has been smooth, and he is now the censor of Henan Province.

But at this time, he didn't have the elegance of a senior official and scholar.

The official uniform is rotten, and the hair is loose.His face was full of dust and smoke, he was panting like a cow, and his shoeless foot was covered in mud.

It's not that he doesn't want to run away!
But how could he, a civil servant sitting in a sedan chair, outrun those guys on horseback?
Be it Zuo Liangyu, Gao Qiqian, or Xie Wenju, no one turned around to give him a hand when the disaster was imminent.

When the soldiers of the new army found him, he was falling in the mud and was ransacked by several deserters from the left army.If he was one step later, he would be drowned in the muddy water.

Originally, Wu Daochang admired Zuo Menggeng very much at the beginning.

After all, the method proposed by Zuo Menggeng allowed the scrapped Chaoguan Wharf to be repaired in a very short period of time, and he also made great contributions.

But this time when he learned of Zuo Menggeng's rebellion, he was very angry while regretting it.

He thought that once Zuo Menggeng was caught, he would definitely reprimand him face to face.Before Zuo Menggeng died, he should understand what loyalty is.

Ok!

Caught but caught.

But he was caught.

Zuo Liangyu performed well in the battle to wipe out the bandits in the Northwest, which made him feel that most of the armies in the world looked like this.

But today on the battlefield, he saw with his own eyes the devastation of the new army, which completely destroyed his worldview.

In particular, what confused him was that the rout of the official army was also a rout.But what the deserters did was so outrageous.

But the soldiers of the new army who captured him treated him politely.Instead of beating, scolding or insulting, he severely punished the deserter from the left army who robbed him.

Who is the soldier and who is the bandit?
In this confusion, Wu Daochang has forgotten his original intention.When facing Zuo Menggeng, for some reason, shame rose in his heart.

Seeing that he was dull and silent, Zuo Menggeng was not embarrassed, but still asked: "Master Wu, you and I are old. The camp is different today, and the victory and defeat have been divided. It is unnecessary to make it difficult for you, a frail scholar. Where do you want to go? If you go back to the imperial court, I will send someone to escort you to Daming Mansion."

Only then did Wu Daochang regain his senses, already disheartened.

He cupped his hands and said dejectedly: "Don't bother General Zuo, I will go back to my hometown and study behind closed doors. I only hope that General Zuo will treat the people of the world with kindness and righteousness."

Everyone has their own aspirations, Zuo Menggeng understands very well.

He asked Fu Yijian to take out twenty taels of silver, stuffed it into Wu Daochang's hands, and gave him a donkey.

Let him go on his own.

But Zuo Liangyu, Gao Qiqian, and Xie Wenju ran all the way, as fast as lightning.

It took them three days and three nights to go from Zhangde Mansion to Guangping, but it only took one day to run back from Guangping to Zhangde Mansion.

After being exhausted, they gathered the remnants of the soldiers, and the three of them wanted to cry but had no tears.

There were [-] troops when they set off, but now there are only less than [-] left.

"It's dead, it's dead, our family is completely dead this time!"

Gao Qiqian wept bitterly, squirmed and rolled, and no longer had the prestige of a great eunuch.

Xie Wenju was also devastated and at a loss.Facing the current miserable situation, there is no way to think of it.

Zuo Liangyu was even more terrified.

After this defeat, these two eunuchs wouldn't push him out as a scapegoat, right?

If I had known today, I might as well have gone back to Linqing.

Although being a father depends on the face of his son to live.

But it's better than dying!

Thinking of Zuo Yan and Zuo Kuan's advice to him, Zuo Liangyu regretted it.

However, there is everything in this world, but there is no regret medicine to take.

"Masters of the Chinese Army, this is the end of the matter, we must quickly find a way to prevent your majesty from falling into the wrath of thunder!"

Gao Qiqian completely disregarded his prestige.

"What can our family do? The virtue of the war has killed our family, and there is no way to explain it to the emperor!"

In times of crisis, Zuo Liangyu showed his full potential.

"Masters of the Chinese Army, although we were defeated, we did not lose. Although that little bastard is strong, we can learn from the world with our dedication to serve our country with every fist and fist. Just let Your Majesty understand that we have been defeated and defeated repeatedly. Repeated battles, indomitable, loyalty can be shown."

Gao Qiqian and Xie Wenju were dumbfounded.

Although they have done a lot of crimes, they still don't know enough about the methods of the generals.

Such methods of falsely reporting military information have long been commonplace among the Ming army today.

Generals from all walks of life have already formed conditioned reflexes in order to greed for more credit, save their lives and avoid responsibility.

Zuo Liangyu calmed down and said a vicious method.

"Twenty miles to the south of here, there is a village. The general suspects that the little beast has learned about our march. There must be his spies hidden in this village. Why don't the general send his troops to kill the spies. In this way, it is not too late for us to mend the situation. Then we will ask the imperial court to reorganize the army and fight against that little beast again."

Killing the good and taking the credit...

These four words flashed across Gao Qiqian and Xie Wenju's minds at the same time.

Xie Wenju felt that Zuo Liangyu was being naive.

"The emperor's order is for us to take back Linqing. Even if it doesn't work, it's okay to save the siege of Yanzhou. Now we can't enter Shandong at all. The emperor is aware of the details, how can we let us go?"

Zuo Liangyu laughed.

"We have seen the might of that little beast in yesterday's battle. If we can't win, how can others win in this world?"

"what……"

Gao Qiqian and Xie Wenju paused.

They see blind spots.

(End of this chapter)