please make me king

Chapter 817 A Hearty Victory

Sometimes the word "throw away armor and armor" is not a simple adjective, but a practical survival skill. Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen, experienced military officers of the Ming Dynasty, are deeply touched by this.

As cavalry, the ratio of soldiers to horses is not one to one.Sometimes there are more people, such as the cavalry of the Song Dynasty; sometimes there are more horses, such as most nomads.

As the frontier army of the Ming Dynasty, Liaodong Cavalry, although the ratio of man to horse is basically maintained at about one to one, they will also be equipped with some pack horses and spare horses.

It's just that since entering the customs to suppress bandits, they have been running back and forth, and many horses have died. Now "the landlord's family has no food left."

As the coaches, Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen would have no difficulty replacing one or two spare horses, but it would be impossible to replace the left and right guards with vigorous horses.

There was no way, in order to get rid of the chasing and killing of the new force of the rebel army, the officers and soldiers had to untie their armor, take off their helmets, and throw them on the ground in order to escape.

Some cavalry even gave up their swords, guns and bows, wishing they could get naked all over their bodies to lighten the load on their horses.

However, they were still chased by the rebels, shot down from behind, and cut off their horses.

Some of the courageous ones saw that there was no way to escape, so they had no choice but to turn around and fight back, and launched a countercharge against the rebels.

It's just that because the horsepower has reached the limit, the rebels don't fight him directly, but just avoid his edge for the time being, and choose a favorable angle to attack.

The officers and soldiers who challenged the battle were often rushed in from the side or behind by the rebel cavalry, and after a while of hacking and killing, they all fell off their horses.

The rebels pursued from Weichuan to Changge, and from Changge to Yuzhou, covering a distance of [-] li in one breath.

Scattered along the way are the armors, weapons, fallen horses and the bodies of officers and soldiers who were killed.

The "Left Gold King" He Jin and the "Horse Kite" Li Fuchen have never fought such a hearty battle in their life.

In the past, they were all chased by officers and soldiers like wild dogs, but now they are chased and killed by them like wild dogs. Even Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen, the city of Changge County where officers and soldiers were stationed, did not dare to avoid entering the city.

Xuanmo, the former governor of Henan, was defeated and died, and his subordinate battalion became a "stepmother's child" who was neither cared for by his father nor loved by his mother.

The new governor of Henan, Fu Zonglong, first ordered them to garrison Mi County, but Li Jiyu led the Songshan Camp to successfully steal the city and retreated in defeat.

Although Fu Zonglong wanted to dismantle this group of standard battalions, but he had a serious shortage of manpower, so he had to appoint them to garrison Changge temporarily. Only then did Fu Zonglong lead the main force to besiege Yuzhou without any worries.

It's just that the remnants of Xuanmo Biaoying were "raised by stepmothers" after all.After Xuan Mo's death, no matter the distribution of military pay, or the update of weapons and equipment, they all suffered "discounts".

So although they still have nearly [-] people, their morale has already been low and they cannot be used.

Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen also knew this, so they didn't dare to enter the city, but ran all the way back to the camp outside Yuzhou City.

Governor Fu Zonglong of Henan Province was having breakfast in the camp. When he heard that spies had reported that a large number of cavalry had arrived, he said with a confident smile, "It must be the Liaodong Cavalry from Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen who arrived with a big fuss."

He quickly spit out the food in his mouth, and said to the left and right: "Let's go out and meet them."

"Originally, I made an agreement with them to rest for two days before returning. Unexpectedly, I returned early today. I must have broken the thief!"

Fu Zonglong guessed that these two people brought him unexpected joy, and at the same time opened the curtain and walked out of the tent.

As a result, just as Fu Zonglong stepped out, another soldier ran towards the big tent, shouting: "It's not good, it's not good, the Liaodong iron cavalry was defeated and was hunted down by bandits for a hundred and forty miles. "

"The corpses are all over the field, the blood is flowing like a river, and half of the loss is lost!"

"What?" Fu Zonglong's heart trembled when he heard the words, he stretched out his hand and drew out his sword, and stabbed the panting soldier to death with the sword, and shouted to the left and right: "This is a thief spy who deliberately spread rumors to disturb the morale of our army. Anyone who dares to follow suit They are all such thieves!"

"My lord?" The staff on the left and right were all in the tent, not knowing what happened outside.Hearing a commotion, he hurried out to have a look, only to see a soldier lying in a pool of blood and convulsing.

There were dozens of soldiers sneaking around outside, Fu Zonglong couldn't help but stare a few times.

The staff on the left and right were also very knowledgeable, and quickly scolded: "Do your own thing well, and don't worry about irrelevant things, so as not to cause trouble to the upper body!"

Only then did Fu Zonglong nodded in satisfaction, took back the foot he had stepped out just now, and walked back.

But just as the curtain fell, Fu Zonglong's legs and feet gave way and he almost fell to the ground.

"My lord!" Surprised from left to right, he quickly supported him.

"It's okay, it's okay!" Fu Zonglong was already in tears, "I knew Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen couldn't do anything!"

"The imperial court entrusted me with the military and political affairs of Henan, and I entrusted the war to you, and entrusted the victory and defeat to the disciples of Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen. To this day, it is my fault of not using troops well and not knowing people well!"

"My lord, is this true?" Hearing this, the left and right couldn't help but feel cold and shivered.

If the Liaodong iron cavalry is lost, then their situation will be in danger.

"It's true!" Fu Zonglong shattered their last bit of hope, "I know that this matter is too big for ordinary people to figure out, so I killed this person so as not to shake the morale of the army!"

As soon as Fu Zonglong finished speaking, there was another commotion outside the tent.

He was in a bad mood, so he couldn't help being furious, and with a dark face, he pushed aside the curtain and shouted angrily, "What's the noise?"

"My... my lord!" The soldier who was carrying the corpse outside the tent stammered, "Okay... It seems that General Zu and General Li have returned."

"Then why didn't anyone tell me?" Fu Zonglong's face darkened, and he was obviously even more angry.

The two soldiers who handled the corpse subconsciously looked at the soldier who had just been lifted up by them, but did not dare to answer.

Fu Zonglong was silent for a moment, and then ordered: "Wait for these two people to come in, let them see me as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Master Fujun!" The soldiers on the left and right did not dare to touch his bad luck, so they had to answer honestly.

I was under extreme anger just now, so it was inevitable that I hadn't thought well.

Now this person died in vain, Fu Zonglong looked at the body being carried away by the soldiers, and thought helplessly.

But the news of the disastrous defeat of the officers and soldiers will soon be known to everyone, how can it be kept secret?

Fu Zonglong rubbed his brows, he was still in a state of panic and didn't have a clue for a short time.

"My... my lord?" Just as Fu Zonglong was full of sorrow, another soldier approached and asked in a low voice.

"What's the matter?" Fu Zonglong was utterly annoyed.

"Well... a group of thieves also came from outside the city, how can I deal with it properly?" the soldier asked cautiously.

"How many people are there? How did they come so fast!" Fu Zonglong forcibly suppressed his emotions and asked as calmly as possible.

"There are about a thousand people, all cavalry, shouting and cursing outside the city gate!"

(End of this chapter)