The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 226 Crushing Bandit Soldiers

In this battle, Zhu Linmi was only worried about one thing, and that was the enemy's retreat into the city.Therefore, not only did he want to lure Zhu Yu'ao's soldiers out of the city, but he also had to make sure they couldn't escape.

His plan was also very simple, to gather his forces, set up a scattered formation and wait for Tang Wang's men to attack, and then feign defeat all the way.Seeing that there was no ambush, the enemy army relied on their own troops to outnumber them several times, so there was no reason not to pursue them.

Wait for the enemy to be far enough away, and then turn back, so that there is no chance for them to escape back to the city.

However, this plan seems simple, but not everyone can implement it.It is impossible to defeat the enemy quickly.If the enemy finds that the situation is wrong and turns around and flees, they cannot catch up with the enemy.After catching up, it is not enough to stop all the enemies.

Zhu Linmi made such a plan because of his absolute confidence in the fighting power of the Dragon Guards.

"How far are we from Tianxing Mansion?"

Zhang Jiayu looked at the terrain around him, then looked at the map, and said, "It's about sixteen or seven miles back, my lord."

"It's not far enough." Zhu Linmi raised her binoculars to observe the cavalry one mile away on the right, thinking it was Zhang An who sent to attack the flank of the Dragon Guards, "Let the heavy cavalry battalion go to cover the right flank, and beware of the enemy cutting us apart. "

"Yes!" Immediately, a messenger galloped away.

"Has the main force of the enemy army not yet appeared?" Zhu Linmi put away the binoculars and asked again.

Zhang Jiayu shook his head and said: "Only 6000 people from Zhang An's Department followed closely, but in the early morning, the hussars found tens of thousands of Cantonese troops leaving the city from the north gate of Tianxing Mansion."

Zhu Linmi gritted her teeth, "Let Damu hold on for a while longer, we must wait until Su Pin shows up." Zheng Chenggong's rebel army in the rear was directly facing the enemy. Although all members were equipped with armor, they still suffered huge losses.Not long ago, the front and back teams just came to report, and the casualties had exceeded [-]%.

"Yes!"

Before Zhang Jiayu finished speaking, he saw Zhao Shichao approaching excitedly. He was still twenty steps away and said loudly: "Report! My lord, the main force of the Cantonese army has been found on the north side, and they are coming in two teams. The forwards There are more than a thousand cavalry, and the distance is less than three li."

"This guy has finally taken the lead!" Zhu Linmi slammed her horsewhip on her palm, and said to Zhang Jiayu, "Send an order to execute the C-word plan!"

"Yes!"

"Damn it, this Zhu Linmi can run faster than a rabbit!" Although Zhang An didn't know how far he had chased, he could tell that the physical strength of his pawns had reached their limits.

But he became more and more excited in his heart, because it meant that Zhu Linmi's people could hardly run anymore!Just now the cavalry came to report that Su Pin's army had also encircled him from the north. If nothing unexpected happened, this time next year would be Zhu Linmi's death day!
"Give me a little more effort..." He had just yelled halfway, when he suddenly heard the sound of drums coming from ahead.

Zhang An raised his eyes in surprise, and saw the rebels who had been fleeing in a panic all the way stopped abruptly, and hundreds of blue-bottomed banners were erected in an instant.Then the hundreds of people in the following team separated to the two sides, revealing a neatly arranged infantry phalanx, in which there were many birds and guns, and the cold light of the muzzle of the dagger was dazzling.

Zhang An subconsciously sensed something was wrong, and was about to order to be on guard when he heard the sound of gunshots.Although this round of blunderbuss only sporadically had a hundred or ten shots, its accuracy was astonishing, fifty or sixty standard bearers and officers in Zhang An's army were immediately killed.

When Zhang An's order to form an formation to meet the enemy came out, more than half of the banners of his front team fell, and the soldiers could not get effective command, and they all circled around like headless chickens.And as the Dragon Guard hunters continue to snipe and kill, there is a trend of more and more chaos.

As for Zhang An's central army, they were just chasing after them, and they suddenly said they wanted to line up, and they were in a hurry.

Zhang Anzheng yelled at his officers to restrain the soldiers, but he was shocked to hear thousands of "rebels" shouting at the same time, "Let's march forward!" Pressed down firmly.

At the same time, there were two other groups of infantry in the enemy's formation separated left and right, as if they wanted to outflank his two wings.

"Master Captain!" Seeing him in a daze, the guard beside Zhang An shouted hurriedly, "What should we do?"

"Damn, do you want to go all out because you can't escape?" Zhang An stared at Zhu Linmi's direction, his eyes were bloodshot, "I've never been afraid of anyone!
"F*ck* fuck it for me!
"The Cantonese army will arrive in no time, and even a pile of people can kill this little brat Zhu Linmi!"

"Follow the order!"

As Zhang An's army drums remembered, the soldiers among them immediately rushed forward with howls, and the alluring figure of Fuyuan Street fans appeared in their hearts.

But the next moment, the Dragon Guards shouted in unison one after another.

"Standing!"

"aim!"

At a distance of seventy steps, the first volley of flintlocks cut off a layer of swords and shields from Zhang An's front team.Those soldiers had lost their banners or the commander was in a daze, and when they suddenly saw the smashed corpses lying at their feet, they immediately turned around and fled backwards reflexively.

As soon as Zhang Anzhong's army received the order to charge, the people who ran at the front collided with the soldiers of the front team. Just as they were about to curse, a volley of firecrackers burst out in front of them.Now no one scolded them anymore, everyone joined the team that turned around and ran away.

This is the characteristic of bandit soldiers. When fighting with the wind, they are like bloodthirsty beasts. It is possible to fight ten against one.But once they encounter a strong enemy, they will escape one by one faster - the bandits can kill people with knives for three days in the brothel, but they are never willing to take their lives for it.

Without any suspense, these bandit soldiers with a mixed source of troops and outdated weapons did not even withstand five rounds of volleys, and the whole army began to retreat.

Zhang An waved his knife angrily and shouted to stop, but his voice was quickly drowned out in shouts of "defeated" and "run for life".

At the same time, three battalions of Dragon Guard infantry had surrounded them from both sides.

After the long-distance "chasing" of more than ten miles before, Zhang An's men's legs were already sore. Although they tried their best to escape at this moment, their speed was not much faster than walking.

On the other hand, the soldiers of the Dragon Guards, it is common for them to run cross-country with heavy loads for ten miles. At this time, each of them was alive and well, and in a blink of an eye, they crossed the enemy army and began to line up to encircle them.

On the other side, the cavalry of the Guangdong Army seconded by Zhang An also had a head-on "confrontation" with the heavy cavalry of the Dragon Guards.

Combat is also a one-sided situation.The Guangdong cavalry are all equipped with low Dian horses. From a distance, they are frightened when they see the Dragon Guard cavalry riding on Hetao horses and looking down at themselves.

Then, before the heavy cavalry battalion rushed forward, the Cantonese army turned around and fled.Brother Zhu watched helplessly as the hussars chased after them with their spring wheel guns held high, so he had to order his subordinates to turn their heads to support the infantry in the fight.

Su Pin vaguely heard the loud bangs of gunfire in the distance, but silence returned after a while.

He yelled in his heart that it was not good. It seemed that Zhang An had defeated the rebels, but he hurried on but still hadn't gained any military exploits.

"Be more agile on your feet!" He turned his head eagerly and shouted.

　Thanks: [-], Enjie happy little black brother gave me a generous reward!Thank you for your great support!I am so grateful!

　　Because I want to communicate with you more closely, I created a book friend group for "The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646", group number 683142639.Welcome all book friends to join.I will distribute red envelopes in the group from time to time, dear friends who want red envelopes, don't miss it!
　　I am a newcomer, because the road to writing is extremely difficult, I especially hope to get the love and support of all book friends.Please don't hesitate to give monthly tickets, recommendation tickets, favorites, likes, rewards, book reviews, chapter reviews and five-star praise to the following.Only by getting feedback from everyone can I grasp the direction in time and write this book better!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)