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Chapter 543 One Shot of Vengeance

In the car formation in the northwest direction outside Kaifeng City, Zhang Cheng's golden armor reflected the dazzling light under the slanting rays of the morning sun, and the wool cloak with white border and red face fluttered in the wind, looking very heroic.

He stood on a high platform, beside Wei Zhice and the two guerrilla generals of the Beijing camp, Chen Shihu and Chen Chongchang, who stood sideways.

Looking at the car formation below, Zhang Cheng said to Wei Zhice, "Zhice, are you all ready?"

"Back to Commander, everything is ready. According to the military order, the chariot formation will advance two miles, spread out in front, and guard the two sides. The rear and the outer sides will be guarded by the two generals of the Beijing camp." Wei Zhice replied.

Zhang Cheng turned his eyes to Chen Shihu and Chen Chongchang again, and said with a polite smile: "Last night, Chen Yongfu, the Deputy Commander of Henan Province, raided and harassed the bandit camp, killing and wounding many bandits, and they are now trapped in Xiguan.

The commander-in-chief has sent cavalry to meet Chen Shuai, and our army just set up camp and headed south at this time, and formed an array outside the west gate to confront the bandits. The rear guard and flanks are entrusted to the two generals! "

Since the two of them cooperated with Zhang Cheng's troops to fight against the bandits yesterday, they have seen the combat power of Zhang Cheng's troops, and they have not actually fought in battle, and they have gained some military merits.

Now, although Zhang Cheng said it was so important, the two of them understood very well that this was just Zhang Cheng saving face for them, so they replied respectfully: "Please be at ease, Shuai Zhang, I will wait to the death. , and protect the flanks of the army from being invaded by thieves!"

Zhang Cheng said with a smile to the two of them: "When Chen Shuai enters the city of Kaifeng today, I will definitely ask for credit for the two generals in front of Chen Shuai."

He turned his head and said to Wei Zhice in a deep voice, "Wei Zhice, it's time to set up camp!"

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In the Chinese army's tent in Chuangwang's camp, Li Zicheng's head was wrapped in a white cloth, and his left eye was already stained red by the spilled blood. He struggled to get up and went to the outer tent to sit down.

Liu Zongmin first asked eagerly: "King Chuang, why don't you lie down for a while?"

Li Zicheng endured the pain and said to Liu Zongmin, "Jiexuan, the cavalry camp has not been harassed by officers and soldiers."

"There is nothing wrong with the horse camp. When I saw that the camp was attacked, I was concerned, so I brought two thousand cavalry, and now they are going to Xiguan to surround Chen Yongfu. I will leave Xie Junyou's thousand cavalry to guard the horse camp. "

When Liu Zongmin said this, he looked at the old fairy Shang Ziming beside Chuangwang, and said, "Shangxian, how is Chuangwang's injury?"

There was a trace of hesitation in Shang Ziming's eyes, and after a while, he said: "The light arrows shot by the officers and soldiers were not strong enough, and did not penetrate into the brain. King Chuang's life is safe, but the left eye cannot be guaranteed."

Liu Zongmin said angrily: "Hateful Chen Yongfu, I will definitely catch him and cut him into pieces!"

Chuang Wang Li Zicheng said in a slightly weak voice: "Jiexuan, the urgent task now is to check the losses of the battalions attacked this morning, to rectify the army and horses, and to prevent Zhang Cheng's officers and troops from Xuan Town in the north from taking advantage of the chaos to come to find trouble. As for Chen Yongfu, Come back to him later to avenge today's blow!"

Niu Jinxing also said at this time: "The words of King Chuang are exactly right. The most important thing is to rectify the army now. Taking advantage of the lack of response from Zhang Cheng's troops in the north, we must quickly reorganize the army. Whether it is fighting or retreating, it will be decided today."

Liu Zongmin said to King Chuang again: "There should be two official troops attacking the camp this morning. One is that Chen Yongfu's troops have more than a thousand cavalry. They passed through the Yidougu camp in the south and went straight into King Chuang's camp. Now they are trapped in the camp. In Xiguan, no escape is allowed.

The other is suspected to be Zhang Cheng's soldiers and horses in Xuanzhen Town. They only had three or four hundred horses. "

King Chuang asked weakly, "How about the losses of each battalion?"

"Yidougu's army is over. It has been attacked for two consecutive rounds. It is reported that Yidougu and the demon king were both attacked and killed. The military master Hu Laodao in his camp is missing. The cavalry didn't know where they fled, and there were more than a thousand soldiers and horses who were raised and thrown to the camp.

There was nothing wrong with Gu Ying, the soldiers and horses were not seriously damaged, but the officers and soldiers set fires everywhere in the camp, and the army tents and food and grain suffered a lot of losses.The same is true here at Daying, I am afraid that the food and grass will not be able to support the needs of a few days! "

Li Zicheng stared with one eye, full of unwillingness, and after a long time, he said: "Let's withdraw the troops."

He said to Liu Zongmin: "Jiexuan, if Zhang Cheng's troops come to meet Chen Yongfu, they must not fight against him. Order everyone to come to our army account and prepare to withdraw and go south!"

At this moment, Zhang Nai rushed into the army tent and reported: "King Chuang, sir, Chen Yongfu has escaped!"

Liu Zongmin asked urgently: "Didn't Mingyuan lead the army to surround him in Xiguan, why did he escape?"

"It was well surrounded, but another army of hundreds of horses came from the north, and the horse camp was filled with flames. Ren Rongguang was afraid that the horse camp would be lost, so he led a thousand horses to rescue. The frontier cavalry did not stop them, but Chen Yongfu broke through the encirclement and fled north."

When Liu Zongmin heard that the horse camp was attacked, he was more surprised than Chen Yongfu escaped from the siege. He asked anxiously, "How is the situation in the horse camp? Will there be any reward?"

Zhang Nai replied: "Zhang Li and Tong Shoushan of the General Master's horse team also went to support the horse camp. Li You led [-] riders to the camp to listen to them. There is no return yet."

He went on to say: "Uncle Mingyuan and Uncle Erhu are patrolling the camp outside, rectifying the soldiers and horses, repairing the camp, and counting the damage. If there is any report, it will come soon."

Li Zicheng said: "Jiexuan, go to the horse camp and have a look. The horse team is the root of the army. There must be no loss. If there is no defense there, quickly retreat to the camp. You don't have to force everything. Although you lose today, you will find it again tomorrow." He, Chen Yongfu and Zhang Cheng, just want revenge!"

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At the end of the hour, Wei Zhice's chariots advanced to a distance of [-] paces in front of Liu Zongmin's camp. Forced by the chariots, Liu Zongmin had no choice but to lead the cavalry back into King Chuang's camp.

And his horse battalion also suffered heavy losses under the charge of Zhang Guangda's cavalry and light cavalry. The entire camp was in flames, and many horse fodders were burned by the officers who attacked the camp.

Xie Junyou's team of more than a thousand cavalry was defeated by Zhang Guangda's iron cavalry charge, but he still organized everyone to continue to resist, just as they retreated to the north gate.

Ren Rongguang led more than a thousand cavalry back to help, and then he stabilized the battle. Zhang Guangda also found that the bandit cavalry returned to help, so he led the troops back to the chariot formation.

So far, the great battle caused by Chen Yongfu's night raid on the camp came to an end. Although he gained a lot in this battle, he even cut a lot of valleys and shot King Li Chuang, but there are more than [-] people under his command who will stay forever. In the camp of King Chuang.

Now, the two of them, father and son, and the remaining [-] cavalrymen are eating breakfast in Zhang Cheng's camp. The steaming noodles are mixed with meat stew, which is delicious!

(End of this chapter)