The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 216 Come, Don't Go

Jitouao became a hurdle that Zuo Liangyu had to cross.

There are many tributaries in the coastal area of ​​Fujian,

Tingzhou Prefecture where Zuo Liangyu lives,

There are three big tributaries, Shaxi, Qingxi and Wenxi.
What left Zuo Liangyu speechless was,

The rural protection army demolished all the bridges,
The second forced wading was repulsed.

Zuo Liangyu had no choice but to gather the people together again and prepare to return the same way.

Only after passing Jitouao can we return to Jiangxi smoothly.

"Shuai Zuo, I'll play forward." Seeing Zuo Liangyu's embarrassed face, Ma Shixiu volunteered.

The habits of the Zuo Family Army,

Usually it is to drive away the people and the people to take the lead,

Then there are Jin Shenghuan, Ma Jinzhong and other foreign battalion charges recruited,

In the end, Zuo Liangyu's direct descendants will make the final harvest.

However, the battle of Ansha Town,
The forward army was directly defeated,

Zuo Menggeng led his troops to investigate the situation, but was also ambushed.

dead or alive,

To boost morale,

Ma Shixiu decided to personally lead the troops to take the lead.

"It's good that Shixiu has such determination." Zuo Liangyu shook his head and refused: "This time, the whole army will be dispatched together."

Ma Shixiu was taken aback when he heard the words, and quickly said: "Marshal Zuo is the pillar of the army, and the matter of charging and encircling the battle can be left to the last general."

The core of the Zuo Family Army is Zuo Liangyu,
There are many thorns, except for Zuo Liangyu, the others can't command at all,

If something happens to Zuo Liangyu,

It's all over.

Zuo Liangyu said resolutely: "There is no need to say more, this commander has made up his mind, let's prepare to attack."

The fighting power of Fujian's rural protection army is so strong,

Far beyond Zuo Liangyu's expectations,

Liu Zeqing on the top road and Lu Daqi on the middle road are gone.

That is,

The men and horses of the [-]nd Rural Protection Army can withdraw to support here,

Now it's so hard to deal with the government all the way, if the reinforcements from the Township Protection Army arrive,

At that time it was difficult to fly with wings,

It's better to put all your eggs in one basket and fight.

Ma Shixiu also understood Zuo Liangyu's thoughts, arched his hands and said: "The last general will follow Zuo Shuai to the death."

"The last general swears to follow Zuo Shuai to the death." The generals present also expressed their opinions one after another.

Zuo Liangyu has always done a good job in winning people's hearts.

Zuo Liangyu looked at the general who was kneeling on the ground, and said with high spirits: "Everyone, we have fought north and south in these years, and there have been no fewer than a hundred battles."

"So many difficulties and obstacles, we have survived"

"A small Jitouao can't stop us"

"The first one to break through the line of defense will be rewarded with 1000 taels of gold and ten beauties."

"Lu Daqi is gone, return to Jiangxi, allow three days to plunder"

Every time he said a word, the soldiers under his command coaxed him to applaud,

Upon hearing the promised reward, and three days' permission to prey,
Morale, which had been low before, rose instantly,

Some soldiers were already screaming loudly with excitement,

I can't wait to go back to Jiangxi to snatch money and women,

Zuo Liangyu and the others had almost vented their emotions.
Signaling everyone to be quiet, he shouted loudly: "All officers and men listen to orders!"

All the generals present knelt down on one knee and promised loudly,
"Ma Shixiu"

"the end will be"

"I order you to lead Ma Ziying to play forward"

Ma Shixiu said respectfully: "The last general takes orders."

"Zhou Jiashun" Zuo Liangyu continued to give orders.

"the end will be"

"Order you to take Zhou Ziying and Xu Ziying as the second team. After the first team attacks a cup of tea, act immediately."

"Wang Anchun, I order you to take Wang Ziying and Xiang Ziying as the third team. Similarly, after the second team starts, follow up after a cup of tea."

"Qian Dabin, I order you to take Qian Ziying and Liang Ziying as the fourth team, and after the third team leaves, it's time to catch up with a cup of tea."

"The rest of the brothers are the fifth team, and the fourth team will set off after a cup of tea"

Speaking of this, Zuo Liangyu's voice raised an octave: "The commander led the guards and the supervising team to set off with the fifth team. In this battle, everyone can only move forward and are not allowed to retreat. Anyone who violates the order will be punished on the spot! "

"Observe" everyone responded solemnly.

Ma Shixiu secretly admired him,

Zuo Shuai is still the one who understands people's hearts the most.
Give three sweet dates with a stick, and everyone has to be obedient.

Soldiers are very fast,
I don't know when the reinforcements will arrive.
In order to escape for his life, Zuo Liangyu ordered to throw away all the luggage, food and grass, and the camp prostitutes accompanying the army.
As a pioneer, Ma Shixiu gathered people,
With a wave of his sword, he rushed to Jitouao first,

Zuo Liangyu was staring, the supervisor team was watching,
In this battle, there is no retreat, there is death but no life,
I can only fight.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng, who was guarding Jitouao, spit out the dog's tail grass that was in his mouth with a bah,
He said excitedly: "These guys finally moved, everyone obeys my orders"

"The Artillery Corps is ready to fire without order as soon as it is within range"

"The musketeers are ready, and the thieves must not get close to the line of defense"

"Infantry and cavalry, stand ready to strike"

I like the words of the patriarch the most,
Come, don't leave.

Ma Shixiu's speed is very fast,

Want to use speed to quickly break through, thereby reducing casualties,
There was no temptation, and I led Ma Ziying to attack with all my strength from the beginning.
Welcome Ma Shixiu and his carefully crafted Ma Ziying subordinates,
It's a cannon fire like raindrops,

All kinds of shells fell on the crowd like raindrops,

Every time the cannon fires, it takes away a lot of lives,

When Ma Shixiu first started to attack, he was surrounded by his Ma Ziying's men.
With the sound of cannons and screams,

There are fewer and fewer people around,

Soldiers were constantly being hit and blown up by shells,
After suffering heavy casualties,

There was a glimmer of hope and a cruel look in Ma Shixiu's eyes,

It's getting closer, it's getting closer, there are still about two hundred steps away from the hateful rural guards,
Damn it, the only ones guarding here, except for the village guards in bright armor,
Ma Shixiu clearly saw that,
There are also many people dressed as militiamen,

Some people even saw mud on their underwear,
Is this a farmer who just washed his feet and went to the field, and he took up a weapon and beat himself?
There are also some ragged clothes who look like captives,
As a seasoned general,

Ma Shixiu felt insulted,

Will the Ma Ziying, which I have painstakingly built, be defeated by this group of mobs who are not even the main force of the rural protection army?
No, I absolutely do not agree.

"Brothers, whoever enters the enemy line first will be rewarded with silver"

Before he finished speaking, Ma Shixiu, who was riding a horse, fell to the ground suddenly.
When he died, his eyes were wide open, and there was a blood hole between his eyebrows that was oozing blood.

Ma Shixiu thought that one day he would be shrouded in horse leather,

But I didn't expect that I would die so uselessly.

Lu Changsheng, who was a hundred paces away, put down his new rifle contentedly,

Habit blew on the muzzle of his gun, turned around and said to the recorder beside him, "Remember, the guy on the horse is the deputy general Ma Shixiu, and he was killed by a novice from a hundred households."

After finishing speaking, he said to himself: "This rifle is good, it is very powerful when you play with it."

The recorder on the side of "obedience" responded and quickly wrote down in the notebook.

At this time, Zuo Liangyu's second group of troops rushed up,

Lu Changsheng didn't care to speak anymore,
Arrange your subordinates to fight immediately.

The coach personally visits the front line to supervise the battle team throughout the battle,

The Zuo family's army blushed one by one, risking their lives to charge forward,

Unfortunately, in front of dense and powerful artillery,

Their efforts and dedication have not been rewarded accordingly.
Mortars and Francines, muskets and rifles, and grenades,
Form three fire lines with powerful lethality,

Especially the skillful mortar,

The dense crowd during the attack, the target is so big,
The gunner can fire without aiming.

When every explosion sounded, accompanied by the sound of the cannon, there were splashes of blood and residual limbs,
Like the legendary flower of death blooming,
Every time a flower blooms, it will take away a fresh life.

The first team, Ma Shixiu, advanced to only a hundred steps away from the rural protection army, and was shot and killed;
The second team, Zhou Jiashun, advanced to about 250 steps from the township protection army, was hit by a skillful mortar shell, and died immediately;

The third team, Wang Anchun, had the worst luck. Not long after the start, the horse was frightened by the huge sound waves of the shells. While running wildly, Wang Anchun accidentally fell off the horse, hit his head with a stone, and his life and death were uncertain;

Seeing that something is wrong,

Zuo Liangyu also didn't care about the plan made earlier,

Order all the rest to attack together,
Prepare to use human sea tactics to forcibly open the retreat,
God did not favor this controversial Ning Nanbo,
Before the invincible cannon and muskets of the garrison,

Those soldiers fell in pieces,

There are shouts of killing everywhere,
There is wailing everywhere,

When the last batch of casualties exceeded half,
Those soldiers collapsed,
I don't know who took the lead, more and more people turned around and ran away,

At first, Zuo Liangyu and his personal guards and supervising team forcibly stopped them,

As the distance gets closer,
The casualties of the personal guards and supervising teams also began to increase.
Those brave soldiers,
In order to escape for their lives, each of them also became ruthless,

Whoever stops you will fight desperately,
Fewer people, more and more fleeing,

The supervising team couldn't resist anymore, and ran with the rout,

Zuo Liangyu was hit by a stray bullet with his right hand when he was following behind in the formation.

He almost didn't fall off the horse, and luckily his personal guards desperately protected him.

Seeing that the sky is tired,

Zuo Liangyu let out a long sigh, and was closely guarded by dozens of personal guards.

Ran.

I wanted to take the brigade back to Jiangxi and make a comeback.

change your mind now,

Don't ask to go back with soldiers and horses, as long as you go back with your own people,

Where there is life, there is hope,

Relying on their own fame, there are still those who stayed in Jiangxi and Wuchang,
Will rise sooner or later,
Seeing Zuo Liangyu fleeing,

Lu Changsheng jumped out of the trench and shouted loudly: "Hurry up, beat the drums and blow the horns, and the whole army will attack."

The enemy has collapsed,

It is the best time for the final harvest,
Defeating is a great achievement,
What Lu Changsheng wanted was not great merit, but full merit.

Soon the drums and trumpets sounded,

Lu Changsheng shouted loudly: "Whoever catches Zuo Liangyu will be rewarded with 1000 taels of gold, regardless of whether he is dead or alive."

People from the Rural Protection Army, Militia Corps, and labor camps,

One by one, with red eyes, they jumped out of the trenches,
The sound of killing shook the sky and the earth went to chase down the rout soldiers,

The military rule of the Governor of Lu is to reward every inch of merit,

The one running ahead is not human,
It is a piece of military exploits that can be exchanged for gold and silver, official positions, and fields.

Anyone who doesn't steal is a fool,

Lu Changsheng stood on a high place and looked down,

When the clairvoyance saw a big man with a mace and bare feet rushing forward,
He couldn't help but smiled and scolded: "Didn't he be the last to attack the dog day's piercing sky? He ran so fast."

(End of this chapter)