Chapter 173 The Land of Trapped Beasts

Luo Li, Li Shuanzhu, Situ Liang, Li Dingguo, Shi Ran and other generals. At this time, they were divided into commanders under their own command. Several people marched side by side. They first took the way of the officers and soldiers retreated to Yanggu County, and then began to half surround the troops around the Jindi River, while Huang Shengqiang urged them angrily behind. The artillerymen under his command drove the mules and horses, dragged their heavy artillery and then came to help the war. Although the artillery is very powerful, it is still defective in this kind of raid battle. Their speed is indeed not as fast as other riders, so they can only stagger later to fight for the critical time. It can come in handy.

After all, Sun Chuanting is not an incompetent person. Although he was caught off guard by Xing Tianjun, he did not completely advance and retreat. He still mobilized people as much as possible and arranged a line of defense in the back. In addition, he arranged 3,000 people in advance, and at least delayed Xing Tianjun's Offensive.

But then he learned the news that Wu Sangui on the south bank had also been defeated by the Xing Tianjun. He was retreating the whole army and fled to the Jindi River. At this time, Sun Chuanting was basically panicked. Wu Sangui was on the south bank at this moment, and there was a large number of soldiers and horses on the north bank. If Wu Sangui was defeated on the south bank of the Jindi River, then his hands The arrogant generals will immediately lose the main general and military heart, and the birds and beasts will disperse. No one can command them.

Therefore, Sun Chuanting quickly ordered to send someone to cross the river to Ying Wu Sangui, hoping to at least save Wu Sangui. In this case, Wu Sangui's main force is still there, so they still have the strength to fight. In short, he wants to save Wu Sangui's life. Otherwise, I'm afraid that this battle will be defeated.

However, now that Sun Chuanting has no ability to preside over the overall situation, Xing Tianjun, led by Situ Liang's two elite cavalry battalions, has killed the officers and soldiers who were guarded behind, and entered the officers and soldiers like a broken bamboo.

Situ Liang's cavalry did not entangled with the surrounding officers and soldiers at all. He rushed to the place where the officers and soldiers gathered, and always maintained a state of high-speed movement. Like a sharp sword, it was inserted into the officers and soldiers, violently stirring them, making the already chaotic officers and soldiers even more chaotic. Under the leadership of Situ Liang, Constantly cutting the officers and soldiers, faithfully fulfilling the task given to them by Xiao Tianjian, that is, never let the officers and soldiers come together, requiring them to always maintain a state of movement, to cut the officers and troops, disturb the officers and troops, so that they cannot organize effective defense.

And Situ Liang did this. With his soldiers and horses under his command, he killed three in and three outs in the army, and finally stirred up the officers and soldiers. Then the troops of the Xingtian Army took advantage of the situation to launch a fierce attack on the officers and army. According to Xiao Tianjian and Li Xin's pre-war expectations, the Xingtian Army on the north bank was commanded by Li Shuanzhu. Upon mobilization, Li Shuanzhu left the headquarters and several battalions to fortify the perimeter of the officers and soldiers to prevent the officers and soldiers from breaking through and escaping. He asked Luo Li and Li and Li Dingguo and others to lead their troops as assault forces to carry out a heart-to-heart assault on the officers and troops gathered on the banks of the Jindi River. In this way, they were like a few steel knives inserted into the army of the officers and soldiers and directly killed the officers. The army fled.

When this battle was never killed, nearly half of the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers were divided by the Xingtian army, and a large number of officers and soldiers fled, but soon most of them were blocked back. Only a small number of officers and soldiers came out and fled. However, even if they became bandits, it was impossible to go back to serve the court. As for being The blocked officers and soldiers had no hope of escaping, and a large number of officers and soldiers did not have the idea of being loyal to the imperial court! So he simply lost the guy, knelt on the ground and announced his surrender. He was quickly disarmed and taken away from the battlefield by the besieged Xingtian army.

At this time, Wu Sangui was also rushed to the riverside by Xiao Tianjian and Liu Yaoben. A large number of officers and soldiers who had crossed the river saw Wu Sangui's soldiers retreat. They didn't even have time to organize defense. They collapsed on the spot and stepped into the river and tried to escape back to the north bank. If they have someone who can take command, at this time, they will organize the officers and soldiers who have crossed the river to take over Wu Sangui's men and block the catching up with the Xing Tianjun. With their troops, it is even possible to launch a counterattack, and even repel the people led by Xiao Tianjian and Liu Yao, but Sun Chuanting handed over the matter of the south bank to Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui was defeated, and the officers and soldiers crossing the river had no leader. No one could care about anyone. They only cared about running for their lives. As a result, Wu Sangui and his defeated soldiers could only be driven into the Jindi River by the Xingtian army behind them like ducks.

Although the Jindi River is in the dry season, and the water in some sections of the river is very shallow for people to cross the water, but after all, this is the old road of the Yellow River. There are many places in different depths in the river. Some places can completely submerge people, or even deeper. When the officers and soldiers come, they cross the river by exploring the river, so they do not With fear that they will fall into too deep water, now they are defeated. If they want to escape the river, how can they find those shallow places to cross the river? One by one, monkeys jumped into the river and walked towards the other side. Many officers and soldiers went deeper and deeper. When they found that they could not reach the bottom of the river, it was already late. Few officers and soldiers in the north were good at water. Coupled with the drag of armor on their bodies, many officers and soldiers shouted for help and sank into the water with bubbles. Many officers and soldiers struggled on the water when they were dying, and they sank in a blink of an eye. The whole Jindi River is full of people at this time. Some people are lucky to escape the river, and some people are unlucky and drowned directly in the river.

Xiao Tianjian also rushed up and led Liu Yaoben and other soldiers to the side of the Jindi River. Two or 3,000 officers and soldiers who had no time to escape the river announced their surrender on the spot. They took them down, and 4,000 people were blocked on the south bank of the Jindi River.

And Wu Sangui is lucky at this time. He was not drowned in the Jindi River by the defeated soldiers. Finally, under the protection of his family, he escaped the Jindi River and returned to the north bank of the Jindi River.

At this time, the north bank of the Jindi River was already in a mess. Many officers and soldiers had been scattered and separated by the Xing Tianjun. They were either slaughtered on the spot or knelt down and surrendered to the Xing Tianjun. Some people fled. After all, the Xing Tianjun had to surround more than 40,000 officers and soldiers with more than 20,000 people. This net is still There are a lot of gaps, so now there are less than 20,000 officers and soldiers left on the north bank of the Jindi River.

And this is still under the collection of Sun Chuanting's death to keep the troops, but the establishment of the whole army has been completely disrupted by this time. There are scattered soldiers everywhere. Many soldiers can no longer find the establishment and their generals. For the officers and soldiers, this is the most terrible thing. They are in the old-style army. Although there are respect and inferiority in the team, few military generals tell them that once they break up, they will follow the command of officers higher than them. All the generals of the Ming army will treat the soldiers under their command as their private property. They are their soldiers who live. They are gone. What do you like these soldiers!

The situation is very chaotic. After Wu Sangui arrived at the north bank, he only found thousands of people under his command. The rest were either annihilated on the south bank or dispersed on the north bank at this time. However, in this case, Sun Chuanting was slightly relieved. Because at present, only Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses still have some combat effectiveness, and the rest of their men are basically unable to fight against Xing Tianjun at this time.

"General Wu, you are back!" Sun Chuanting took Wu Sangui's hand and didn't know what to say.

And Wu Sangui was also full of shame at this moment. After all, he fought too badly on the south bank. Under the condition of superior military strength, he was still defeated by the criminal thief, and the soldiers and horses who took him across the river were also lost. At this time, he didn't know what to say, so Wu Sangui quickly pleaded guilty to Sun Chuant: "The last general has nothing Yes, I failed to defeat the thief army on the south bank, but I was defeated by the thief army! I hope the governor will forgive you!"

At this time, the children and grandson Chuanting knew that it was not a matter of pursuing responsibility. It was really because the criminal thief was too cunning and set such a trap for them to step into such a Jedi.

"It's okay not to mention this for the time being! Now that it will be too late today, General Wu will still collect the troops first and set up a fort to block the thieves here. We only need to delay for a period of time until Marco and Bai Guangen lead the troops to help, so that we can have a chance to get out!" Sun Chuanting quickly picked up Wu Sangui, who was about to kneel down and plead guilty, and said to Wu Sangui nervously.

Wu Sangui did suffer enough of the Xing Tianjun today. In the past, when he was outside the customs, he was often proud of the soldiers and horses led by the Wu family, and often prided himself as a peerless general. However, after entering the customs today, he met the Xing Tianjun, he suddenly found that in front of the Xing Tianjun, he was actually nothing. Now he is completely I believe that the rumor that the Xing Tianjun defeated the slave army in the Funan area is true. The combat effectiveness of the Xing Tianjun is really terrible, and the soldiers and generals are all brave people, which is not what he can deal with at all.

But now he has also observed the surrounding situation. Xing Tianjun has appeared in all directions now. Not only has the thieves on the south bank blocked the Jindi River, but also basically eliminated the remnants of the officers and soldiers on the south bank and controlled the whole south bank. Moreover, on the north bank, the officers and soldiers were also given by the Xingtian thieves. It was suppressed to a section of less than four or five miles, and appeared in all directions. The depth left to the officers and soldiers is also very small, but only a few miles away, more than 20,000 officers and soldiers and defeated generals were squeezed into such a small area. They really have no way to enter the earth!

Wu Sangui's heart is full of despair at this time, and his heart is over! However, after listening to Sun Chuanting's words, he more or less ignited a little hope. After all, it is not far from Shunde Mansion. There are more than 10,000 people and horses in Shunde Mansion. In addition, Marco is also leading troops to come to Daming Mansion, and if they can hold on here, Marco and Bai Guangen When they came, they were still saved. It was not possible that the whole army would be destroyed here, so they hurriedly picked up the order and went down to start the defense.