Chapter 496: Great victory, Ruyang falls

Two hours ago, the unstoppable Ming army brigade collapsed. The cavalry brigade of the Shun Army began to launch, and the number of Ming army decreased like an avalanche.

Although the Shun Army's cavalry was pursuing slowly, when they were chasing the trench, the number of Ming Army was more than half of the casualties. Some people escaped the attack of the brigade on the left and right sides of the Ming Army's brigade and fled to the east and west. However, there had been a long time since the Shun Army's infantry brigade stationed on the left and right wings.

They can escape from this battlefield, and they cannot escape the fate of dying in battle. They just die early and late.

After chasing the trench, the cavalry team of Shun Army followed. These cavalry were not the kind of soldiers holding spears, swords and axes. They all held large wooden sticks in their hands, thick in front and thin in the back, and cloth strips were tied to their hands with thin places. The wooden stick was slightly longer than a saber.

If this heavy weapon is swung while the horse is running at a high speed, it will directly tear off the person's arms, but it can be swung calmly when the brigade of cavalry has divided and surrounded the Ming army.

Although the infantry this time were hungry and weak, many of them were led by several generals for many years. After so long, they were somewhat regular. Many of them were wearing iron helmets and wearing various ragged armors. Such protection can really play a lot in such chaos.

No matter if it is a knife and a spear, if it is not aimed, it may be run away by the opponent. This big stick is different. If it is a volley, it will be hit.

The human power and horsepower and the weight of this rod are superimposed, and the muscles and bones are broken, not to mention that the Shun Army cavalry who were finally put on the battlefield were aimed at it.

Every time, the head of a Ming soldier must be broken. By the time the Shun Army cavalry rushed up, it was actually a different meaning to clean the battlefield.

After the cavalry holding a big stick appeared, the fleeing Ming army also changed. Some soldiers knelt on the ground and howled and asked for surrender, while others rushed towards the cavalry with the weapons in their hands.

Without any orders issued by the King of Chuang, the cavalry of the Shun Army would not accept their surrender. As for the trapped beasts, if the Ming army's large group of troops were not frightened and rushed forward, they might still have some chance of winning, but now, there is no effect at all.

The rear team was massacre, while the cavalry of the front team automatically split up and followed the Ming generals in front to chase after them. Only by capturing some leaders could this battle be called a real victory.

The front team went to pursue, and the back team also followed after the massacre, joining forces to completely annihilate the weakest troops in Yansui General Gao Jie's army, who was most hated by the Shun Army.

The Ming army and Shun army invested nearly more than 200,000 troops on this battlefield. Starting from the morning, Shun army seduced the Ming army to fight by filling the trenches. The five hundred-step front was actually a restriction on the Ming army to fight here, blocking a small entrance, and slowly accumulating the momentum of the Ming army.

When the Ming army was impatient and had enough momentum, they suddenly withdrew the five hundred steps of defense, causing most of the Ming army to surge out. The main brigade of the Shun Army retreated to a place one mile away from the low wall.

If someone who knows a little about marching and formation, Li Chuang is completely confused. Yuan Zongdi is nearly 10,000 soldiers are fighting to the death in front, but the army of our troops is staying behind, with such a long distance between them and cannot respond to the front and back. At that time, wouldn't they sit back and watch their troops be in trouble?

But the Ming army rushed over the low wall, and there was almost a few hundred steps away from the enemy. It was the back that drove the front to rush forward. Such a long distance that did not require combat, the soldiers were just running forward, and the formation could not be restrained immediately. They would definitely run further and disperse, not to mention now.

Even on any battlefield, the gaps in the army's array would be fatal damage, and the spirit of Ming soldiers who fought to the death would disappear without a trace in this run.

At this moment, the Shun Army's cavalry launched, using tens of thousands of elite cavalry to tens of thousands of scattered soldiers. One side was to accumulate energy and the other side was to be hungry and panic. The sudden impact would inevitably make them panic.

They thought they were rushing through the trench to escape from the sky, but they did not expect that the trench would become a dead end behind them.

During Zhuxian Town, the troops led by General Zuo Liangyu, the thief general, climbed towards the trench in a state of hunger and fearlessness, trampled on each other, and suffered countless casualties. This was the unintentional act of the Shun Army digging deep trenches and besieging them. This battle in Xiangcheng was intentional.

Since the attack was launched in advance and the Ming army was not starved, it would definitely not jump to the trench on its own initiative. Then find a way to put people into the trench and trample on each other and die. It would cause greater damage to the morale of the Ming army, let alone this kind of injury.

By the time the Ming army's bodies filled the trench, the 40,000 cavalry pursued by the Shun army had an absolute advantage, and the annihilation of the Ming army was a foregone conclusion.

One side was shocked and broke through, while the other side calmly surrounded and killed. It is not surprising that such a result was achieved.

At the beginning, the shouts of killing from both sides were as if the sky had collapsed and the earth had broken. Now the momentum on the battlefield gradually subsided, and a scream might have come.

The King of Chuang Li Zicheng had no expression on his face, but after the congratulations to the counselor Song Xiance, the generals and soldiers around the King of Chuang were all dancing with joy on their faces.

"The Prince of Chuang, General Liu led the cavalry in front of him to follow the Minggou He Fengzi and others, and sent villains to report the Prince of Chuang."

"The Prince of Chuang, General Hao has already pushed the troops from the right wing and prevented a Ming dog from escaping. He will send a villain to report to the Prince of Chuang!"

"The Prince of Breaking, Left Wing..."

The messengers and soldiers from all over the place came to Chuangwang to report. No matter the news came from there, it made people feel that they were sure of victory and the overall situation was decided. However, Li Zicheng just moved the red-taxed felt hat on his head, turned his head and whispered to Li Shuangxi, the leader of the guard beside him:

"Double Joy, has the messenger heard the news?"

Li Shuangxi was quite embarrassed when she asked this question. The messenger was sent out last night, and at least there would be a reply until tomorrow. However, when King Chuang asked this, he could not point out the mistake in person.

After all, he had the identity of an adopted son, so he could be a little more indulgent. He scratched his head and was about to speak, but he heard a commander on the periphery coming over quickly, got off the horse from a distance according to the rules, and said a few words to the guards, and immediately the personal soldiers rushed over.

Li Shuangxi, the leader of the personal guard, widened his eyes and thought to himself, if there was a real news coming back, it was very likely that it was fake, and he would have to question it.

"The Prince of Breaking, Ruyang, the city of Runing was caught yesterday..."

As soon as he said this, as victory was approaching, the surroundings suddenly became quiet, and Li Zicheng trembled and looked at the personal soldier and asked:

"What did you say!!"

Although Li Shuangxi next to him was panicked, he still hurried to find the captain. The captain turned around and left again. Li Zicheng suddenly broke out, which made the personal soldier stutter. He just explained that it was reported by an outside officer that the captain had already led two ragged soldiers of Shun Army.

Song Xiance's face, who had just made fun of congratulations, also changed color. Li Zicheng's formation was even more quiet and scary. The two soldiers had obvious scars on their bodies and were stumbled when walking.

Several soldiers next to him came to support him. When the two soldiers saw Li Zicheng, the king of Explosion, riding on the horse, with red tassels and felt hats and black felt cloaks, they were immediately excited. They broke free from the support of their companions, staggered a few steps, and knelt directly in front of Li Zicheng's horse, and cried:

"The prince of the storm, Wu Laoliu, the commander of Ruyang, and Ruyang City fell yesterday."

"I fell yesterday and I can go to my king's camp in half a day. Why did I only get here today!!"

Before the King of Chuang asked, Li Shuangxi next to him felt something was wrong and quickly questioned him sternly. The soldier beside Wu Laoliu cried and said:

"The bandits were crowded with cavalry outside the city, and the evil people in the local area responded one after another. The villain and Wu Duwei came out with dozens of people, leaving only us, and we were still walking on the mountain path."

"Bandit soldiers, bandit soldiers, where did the bandit soldiers come from? Is it the eunuch Lu Jiude's troops or the remaining troops of Zuo Liangyu?"

Li Zicheng had recovered his calmness and asked in a deep voice. Wu Laoliu kowtowed again and said in a trembling voice:

"It was the army of the general of the Lu thief who fought against the West. The prince of the rebellion broke into the Lu thief. The soldiers and horses of the Lu thiefs broke into Shenqiu. Along the way, there were evil people from the local area guided and escorted, and landlords and squire all the way as internal supporters. By the time we were under the city, it was too late."

"The cannons of the Lu thief were sharp. Before our city gate could be filled, they were bombarded by his cannons. There were people in the city who were in trouble. Ruyang City could no longer be defended."

Although Li Meng was still the Duke of Qi of the Ming Dynasty, Shandong was called the Lu thief in the Shun Army, while the rest of the Ming army were called Minggou, which was completely different.

"General of the Western Expedition, General of the Western Expedition, how many soldiers did Chen Liu bring!?"

"The villain can't give the exact number, but it won't be less than 10,000!"

After these questions and answers, Li Zicheng pulled the red-taxed felt hat downward, without making a sound, and suddenly spoke:

"It's been hard for you two to go through life and death. Go and have a rest soon. I'll have someone to arrange the next thing."

The two men kowtowed again and were supported by several soldiers. Although they were holding back their crying, they could still hear their sobs.

"Shuangxi, immediately spread all the cavalry you can use to me. The surrounding turmoil must be immediately rewarded, and there must be no delay!"

"I'll send Liu Zongmin to speed up and annihilate Minggou as soon as possible, and then gather troops in the whole team. No mistakes must be made. If you don't come to see me with the head of the General Minggou General's Commander in an hour, I will have to march!!"
Chapter completed!