The white porridge and pickled mustard is enough, why am I wearing a royal robe?

Chapter 154 Victory

Wang Wu leaned against the city wall and was covered in blood. A cut on his arm was cracked and blood was oozing out. He glanced at his arm, then gritted his teeth and pulled off a piece of cloth from his body, and simply tied the wound to stop the bleeding.

People and corpses were lying on the city walls.

Wang Wu licked his chapped lips, then pulled himself up against the wall and stood up. He glanced outside. It was almost dawn, and he could vaguely see the figures in the distance.

"These soldiers are crazy."

Wang Wu murmured, the opponent no longer knew how to charge, but they were repulsed many times.

He stood up with some difficulty. His fingers were stiff and unable to bend or stretch. It was so cold that the gun barrel was covered with frost and mixed with blood.

The city wall was mixed with the blood of the Militia Township Yongming Army. Wang Wu walked forward, lifted the man lying on the ground and looked at the stiff man. The man opened his eyes in a daze, and then stood up holding the weapon. .

"Dong dong dong."

The beating of war drums was heard in the distance again.

Wang Wu's expression changed, "The enemy is attacking! Get up!"

He lifted the 'corpses' on the left and right. The corpses lying in various directions were like old corpses that had been stiff for a long time. They slowly got up from the ground and regained some vitality after some activities.

It was too cold today, thank God I didn't freeze to death outside.

The sun was rising in the east, and the sky and the earth were getting brighter. Wang Wu turned around and squinted his eyes. If the Kitchen King didn't come again, he might not be able to see the sun the next day.

Thinking like this, I heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance and the cry of killing.

He was in the west of the city and could not clearly see the situation in the east of the city, but the scene of the galloping horses seemed to be right in front of him.

Wang Wu twitched his lips, and then shouted: "Brothers, Kitchen King has sent cavalry to support! The infantry is also behind!"

When the 'corpses' around them who had just gotten up and regained a little vitality heard these words, they immediately jumped to life like zombies who had sucked the blood of Taoist priests and been struck by lightning. They shouted: "Kitchen King!"

The whole extended wall cheered up.

County magistrate Liu Zhi emerged with a trembling head. Although the city wall on his side was not as strongly impacted as the west side of the city, they were not having a hard time either. Although Liu Zhi did not fight, he was always behind the soldiers on the city wall. Take charge.

Even though the cold wind was biting in the middle of the night, he didn't leave. After shivering like this, his whole body was frozen.

But when he saw the scene in the distance, his blood suddenly became hot. Behind the opponent's hazy army, a cavalry team rushed out on the road.

There was already cheering on the city wall. Although they couldn't see clearly, they all knew who was coming.

Hong Chengchou was in the west of Yanchang, behind the army, and looked eastward, "Two useless things."

The opponent's cavalry had already rushed over, which proved that Du Wenhuan and Aimu were defeated.

"Assemble the cavalry."

Fifteen hundred cavalry were dormant on both sides.

These cavalry are regular cavalry, not comparable to those of rogue bandits.

Although not as good as Guan Ning's cavalry, Hong Chengchou believed that he could still win against a comparable number of rogues, especially if they were attacked from both sides by surprise.

Eliminate the opponent's cavalry and leave another morning for those attacking the city from the front, which is enough to win the extension. As long as the extension can be won, the sacrifice of soldiers during the day and night will be worthwhile.

The cavalry on both wings killed the cavalry coming to the other side for reinforcements.

Yang Lichao was in an excited mood. This was the first time he led cavalry to fight against the opponent's cavalry. They immediately fought. The general coming from the left was a bearded man, wearing a helmet with a leather brim, and holding a ten-foot spear in his hand.

"Divide left and right to respond to the enemy!"

He roared, and the cavalry team quickly separated from the middle.

The purpose of the accumulated training over the past few months is to be able to respond to various situations so quickly during combat.

There are a thousand people on the left and a thousand people on the right, and the team is not messy at all.

The opponent's strategy of attacking from left to right is no longer equivalent to nothing.

"Come to fight," Yang Lichao held an armor-piercing gun. This kind of long gun commonly used by Qi Jiguang and Qi Jiajun has a front tip, a medium width and a wide rear beam, which can effectively penetrate light armor.

The opponent is obviously wearing some kind of light armor, maybe even cheap, without any defensive effect, just red cotton armor for aesthetic purposes.

On the other hand, Yang Lichao wore light armor that could effectively resist the stabbing of the opponent's spear.

He seemed to be afraid when he charged, and even directly used the method of holding a gun with one arm. This method of holding the gun has strong penetration, but it has no flexibility.

"Arrogant thief," the general on horseback sneered when he saw Yang Lichao charging forward in such a way. This kind of charging method used by recruits in group charges against infantry, this man actually wanted to use it in a cavalry duel.

It can be seen from this that Hong Shen's guess is indeed correct. These bandits are like horse bandits, and they can only ride horses and simple hacking on horseback.

It's okay to crush infantry, but how can you be good at cavalry duels on horseback?

He held the gun with both hands, which gave him the greatest flexibility. The two sides quickly approached. He stared at the armor-piercing gun in Yang Lichao's hand. He could easily avoid it by holding the gun with one arm. As long as he avoided it a little, he could wave the long gun with both hands. He instantly picked the man off his horse.

"The traitor shall die!"

He shouted, his heart full of rewards for killing the thief. The thief would get a hundred taels of silver, with a ferocious smile on his face.

The two sides were about to cross each other. Yang Lichao looked at the man and sneered. His body suddenly leaned to the left, almost to the point of falling off the horse. The spear held between his elbow and body was tilted. The other man wanted to turn sideways to avoid it. But he didn't expect that the range pointed by Yang Lichao's spear tip would be so large.

Even if he turned sideways, he was still within the range pointed by the tip of the gun. In addition, Yang Lichao's posture with one arm holding the gun could maximize the speed of the war horse.

Therefore, it was too late for this person to adjust his position to avoid it.

In a hurry, he could only choose to fight with all his strength. The spear in his hand slashed towards Yang Lichao. He made a hasty move and could only do this.

"puff."

"boom."

The armor-piercing gun pierced the enemy general's chest. Yang Lichao's guess was correct. The armor on this man was vulnerable to a single blow.

The tip of the latter's spear also hit Yang Lichao's side ribs.

However, with the protection of light armor, Yang Lichao only felt a burst of pain, which was nothing compared to the injury.

Although the enemy's left-wing generals were dismounted, the enemy was not defeated and was still fighting with Yang Lichao's men.

It seems that this man is not a very prestigious general and should have been selected temporarily.

Yang Lichao couldn't help but feel a little bored, and thought he could have a duel with some cavalry general immediately.

He continued to charge with a gun.

Although the surrounding battle situation did not present a one-sided situation, the Kitchen King's side, as a rogue bandit, had the upper hand, and the daily training showed its effect at this moment.

Although the land of northern Shaanxi is not a nomadic land, its folk customs are strong and it has been an important military center since ancient times. During the eight-year war of resistance, northern Shaanxi also sent a large number of troops.

At present, these cavalry are all carefully selected from the trained militia, and they all have some talent in them.

In addition, the hard training of these Ming troops is a hundred times a thousand times more than usual.

Their strength in the battle was much stronger than that of the Ming army. Another point was that the Kitchen King's cavalry was much more than the cavalry carefully prepared by Yang He. Five hundred cavalry does not sound like much, but it is one-third of Yang He’s army!

Therefore, the cavalry battle soon decided the winner. Yang Lichao had no time to lightly take care of the damage and said, "Extended reinforcements!"

The extended troops and horses would probably have a difficult time, which could be seen from the city wall from a distance.

The walls are black.

Burnt black.

"One thousand cavalry will follow me to the east of the city, and a thousand more will follow me to charge to the left and right!"

The opponent will extend the siege, with soldiers and horses in four directions, but the extension is narrow and long from east to west, and the land is wide and long, so there are the most soldiers from the east and west. There are no roads and gates in the north and south, so there are the fewest soldiers and horses.

With a thousand cavalry, it is easy to rush through.

"What, defeated so quickly?"

Hong Chengchou was almost shocked and stood up from his horse.

Their 1,500 cavalry were defeated not even half an hour after they were sent out?

It would take more than half an hour for two thousand people to kill 1,500 chickens, so it's gone.

Once the cavalry team is defeated and the enemy's cavalry joins the battlefield, it will be a devastating blow to the infantry on the front. This is one of the few places outside the city where the battle is evenly divided.

The advantage of cavalry will be infinitely magnified here.

Even if their infantry can be separated to deal with the cavalry, the cavalry with great movement advantages will wear down their infantry like a millstone.

The infantry had already experienced a day and night of brutal fighting, and now they had to face the opponent's cavalry, which had already rushed for reinforcements. This was a huge blow to morale.

What makes Hong Chengchou better than others is his determination and intuition. He is keenly aware that defeat is certain.

Any further delay will only increase casualties.

This battle cost a lot of money and food. With the wealth brought by Yang He, if he retains his strength now, he can still put together a battle of this scale in the future.

"The whole army retreats!"

Hong Chengchou had no choice but to issue the order. He couldn't count how many times. He didn't make a single mistake, but he just couldn't beat him. This was already a gap in physical power.

There is simply no way.

When the weak defeats the strong, it either relies on the strength of the army, the strength of the general, strategy, numbers, or weapons. Of the five, the opponent seems to occupy four.

Even among the five, they didn't have the slightest advantage.

Drums sounded.

The tight strings in the hearts of the infantry team relaxed. They heard the high voices on the opponent's city wall and saw the excitement and enthusiasm on the faces of their enemies.

What can cause such a change in the enemy's morale must be that the opponent's reinforcements have arrived.

Where are their reinforcements? They don't have them.

A day and night of fighting had made them aware of the terror of the enemy.

Now that the enemy's reinforcements have arrived, they have no confidence if they continue to fight.

The defeat is inevitable sooner or later.

The infantry began to retreat, and some of the infantry were left behind to break up the rear.

The gecko cuts off its tail to survive. This method is a helpless move when facing the enemy's cavalry, and the number left behind cannot be too small, at least it cannot be allowed to be bypassed by the opponent.

Yang Lichao's cavalry pursued them, and soon encountered a broken tail interceptor from the opposite side.

"You have to survive with a broken arm."

"kill!"

Yang Lichao ordered, no matter what, kill first. If the opponent falls quickly, his life can be saved.

The abandoned infantry gathered together and looked at the charging cavalry. They all looked miserable. They had all benefited from heavy profits. Since they stayed, they were determined to die.

However, love and courage or the will to die cannot change the ending like a novel.

The infantry is naturally at a disadvantage against the cavalry, and what they are greeted with is nothing but massacre.

However, the purpose of these soldiers was to delay the slaughter so that the large army could have time to retreat.

They did so, and the troops retreated into rugged ravines where the cavalry could not pursue them.

I can only give up.

"Won!"

"Haha, the rebels in the imperial court were repelled by us again!"

The village warriors and militiamen on the city wall all shouted with real arms.

Their faces were filled with joy.

If Emperor Chongzhen heard what they were shouting, he would probably vomit blood. When did the imperial court become a traitor and rebel against Tiangang?

Liu Zhenhua's infantry arrived at Yanchang in the afternoon, and there were soldiers cleaning up the battlefield outside the city.

They distinguished the corpses, and if they were comrades, they arranged them neatly together and covered them with white cloth.

In this weather, corpses will not rot.

The enemy's corpses were piled together and prepared to be burned.

The corpses of the war horses were taken away and made into dried meat. Horse meat must be eaten sparingly, otherwise it will cause bloating. There are even rumors that it should be drunk with wine, otherwise it will cause bloating and death.

In ancient times, there was even an allusion about eating horse meat with wine. It was rumored that Duke Mu of Qin's horse was stolen by local uncivilized people. Instead of blaming him, Duke Mu of Qin asked his men to bring out wine and told them that they must drink wine to eat horse meat. Later, in order to thank Qin Mugong, those people sacrificed their lives to save Qin Mugong when he was in danger.

This has also become a good story.

"In this battle, 400 militiamen, 600 local warriors, 50 cavalry, and 100 heavenly soldiers were killed or injured."

"More than 4,800 enemies were wiped out, 2,500 were captured, thousands of weapons and 300 horses were captured."

Liu Zhenhua listened to the report from his men. From a macro perspective, this battle was a great victory. Counting the additional prisoners, they could even be considered to have no casualties.

After all, the total number of prisoners turned into soldiers was even higher than before the war.

"Arrange the dead, make sure the pensions are paid, and call all the cadres." This is considered a big war. There are no less than 400 people who want to be promoted to heavenly soldiers. If it weren't for the fact that most of the casualties were caused by tens of thousands of enemies, The number of people who have been promoted this time will be even more since their military merit has been discounted.

Liu Zhenhua wanted to reward Yan'an for his merits, organize his troops and horses, and then directly take advantage of the opponent's defeat to attack Yan'an Fucheng.

(End of this chapter)