The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

At dawn, there were no more snowflakes falling in the sky.The sudden wind blowing mixed with the smell of blood flew away, creating a chilling atmosphere on the rarely calm battlefield, showing people a tragic battle not long ago.

Since the early morning of yesterday, there were less than 2000 Ming troops who broke through the Tartar camp, and after a whole day of fighting, they were all exhausted.In this small and small land that was firmly defended, the Tartars resorted to wheel warfare, constantly attacking this position, and the Ming army had to take turns to deal with it.Fortunately, the area where the Tartars can attack is very narrow, otherwise the 6000 Tartars would have swarmed up, and this place would have already become a dead zone.

Liu Jinquan has already issued an order to break through.The soldiers were collecting the uninjured horses and feeding them enough fodder.Soldiers who were not injured were ready to break out.There are more than a dozen wounds on Zhou Biao's body, but they are all ignored, but now he can't fight anymore, Liu Jinquan ordered him to lead the team to break through.Zhang Fan really wanted to stay, but Liu Jinquan ordered Wang Degui to "guard" him, just like guarding a prisoner. Zhang Fan had no choice but to take one step at a time.

There were probably more than 1000 uninjured Ming soldiers in the position, but there were only more than 800 horses, and it was impossible to take them all away.If two people ride together, the speed will be slowed down, and if the Tartars catch up, all previous efforts will be wasted.But now is not the time to be impulsive. Many soldiers with wives and children at home offered to stay, giving the opportunity to escape to young soldiers who have not yet married.In a scene that might have made people sad, people were doing what they should do silently, and the scene was not at all chaotic.It's just that Zhou Biao has a lot of opinions on Liu Jinquan's stay.

"My lord, although our official titles are the same, but this time I will be your deputy. Since you are the deputy, you must take care of your back." Zhou Biao said, "Please break through, my lord, and I will lead the remaining brothers to stand firm here. .”

"Don't say any more. Since you are my lieutenant general, you must obey my orders. I order you to lead the cavalry to break through." Liu Jinquan said resolutely, "This is not only an order, but also advice from my brother-in-law. Go back, Do you want Pinger to raise your child alone? Pinger and I have both suffered that kind of suffering, and I don't want it to happen again."

It turned out that Liu Jinquan's younger sister, Liu Luping, was married to Zhou Biao and was now seven months pregnant.Zhou Biao paused when he heard this, and then said: "I'm going back, what do you want me to do to face Ping'er? Could it be that I told her: 'I left your elder brother and ran back alone?' After I What face is there to see her again!"

"Ping'er is not a woman who does not care about the overall situation. Our parents also suffered from the Tartars back then. The moment I joined the army, she was ready to accept my obituary." Liu Jinquan said firmly, "Besides, I I've made up my mind, so let's do it this way." After speaking, Liu Jinquan ignored Zhou Biao who was lying in the military tent and couldn't move because of his injury, turned around and walked out.

In the middle of the night, the cold wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the Tazi camp on the opposite side was brightly lit. From time to time, a team of Tazi patrols passed by. The soldiers of the Ming army here could see the fierce expressions on the faces of those Tazi soldiers.The Ming army seemed to have never heard of these things, those who should rest still rested, and those who should patrol were still staring at the Tartars, but they were also sizing each other up with the eyes that seemed to be able to kill people.

It's just that this is just a deceitful cover, Liu Jinquan ordered the soldiers on patrol to confuse the Tartars outside.In the depths of the camp, where they could not be seen under the cover of night, nearly a thousand war horses had been assembled, all fed with fodder, ready to set off at any time, and the soldiers who had been selected to leave were also ready.Those who stayed did not hold grudges, these people stayed willingly, they knew that if they were not entangled, no one could go back alive.In Zhang Fan's tent, he recorded the battle situation these days. Liu Jinquan gave the death order, although he wanted to refute it, he was powerless.

In the early morning, Mao time has passed, the sun rises very late in the twelfth lunar month, and the sky is still dark.There were very few people in the Tazi camp on the opposite side, but the patrolling Tazi soldiers were still watching closely.And here, the breakout team with less than 1000 people is ready.

"Brothers, it's really great that I, Liu Jinquan, can work with you!" Liu Jinquan said to those who were about to leave. Although his voice was lowered a lot, the emotion in his words was extremely excited. I was a little dissatisfied with this expedition, but you all came, and even though you were about to die here, you still didn’t have a single complaint. I, Liu Jinquan, can have such soldiers in my life, and I will die without regret.”

The people below were silent when they heard Liu Jinquan's words.Maybe the darkness blocked his sight, but Liu Jinquan could still hear someone crying.He didn't point it out, just turned around and said to Zhou Biao who was standing in the front: "Let's go."

Zhou Biao didn't say anything more, and prepared to set off with the army.Zhang Fan also followed inside on horseback, while Wang Degui was always guarding Zhang Fan.The Ming army had been prepared for a long time, and opened a gap on one side of the camp for more than ten horses to walk side by side. Zhou Biao rushed out with his men and horses without saying a word.

The Tazi patrol team saw the situation here and immediately reported to the camp.The three thousand Tazi soldiers in the front camp rushed towards the Ming army camp amidst Mubas' angry voice.The [-] Tartar soldiers stationed behind the Ming army's camp were also unambiguous, and directly chased the fleeing Ming army on horseback.

The best war horses of the Ming Dynasty were given priority to the frontier guards, and the horses Zhang Fan and the others rode were considered top-notch, and these war horses had been groomed for a day and fed with fodder, and they were all full of horsepower.It's just that now compared with the war horses of the Tartars, the disadvantages are obvious.At the beginning, the war horses of the Ming army sprinted extremely fast, throwing the Tartars who were chasing behind far away, but within an hour, the advantage of the long-distance attack of the war horses of the Ming army was revealed, and the Tartars were gradually overtaken.

The Tartars who were chasing close had already started shooting with bows and arrows. Zhang Fan saw soldiers around him get shot from horseback from time to time.The soldiers of the Ming army did not have the riding and shooting skills of the Tartars, so they had to fight back with their bows and crossbows. Fortunately, the bows and crossbows were powerful, which made the Tartars behind them flustered.This situation did not last long, and the Tartar cavalry chased closer and closer. At noon, after several hours of chasing, the horses on both sides were a little tired, and the Tartars also caught up.Hand-to-hand combat has begun.The Ming army could no longer escape, so they had to turn around and fight the Tartars.The saber kept waving, hacking into people's bodies, and red-hot blood continued to erupt. From time to time, soldiers from both sides fell off their horses and lost their lives.

Wang Degui tried his best to protect Zhang Fan. He had cut down several Tartars, and he had been stabbed several times, but nothing serious happened.It's just that there were too many Tartars, Zhang Fan even knocked down several Tartars with the bow and crossbow hanging beside the horse.For Zhang Fan, who had killed someone for the first time, the various discomforts caused by the cause were offset by the tragic battle situation.It took too long for the bow and crossbow to be wound up. After Zhang Fan knocked down a few Tartars, more Tartar soldiers rushed up and faced each other. Zhang Fan dodged the sword attacking from the front, but was knocked down by the impact of the opponent's horse. on the ground.Zhang Fan fell to the ground, feeling dizzy after being hit. Wang Degui saw Zhang Fan fall off his horse and wanted to rescue him, but the Tartars beside him kept entangled with him and couldn't get away.Wang Degui had no choice but to shout: "My lord, Mr. Zhang..."

Wang Degui's voice fell into Zhang Fan's ears, Zhang Fan also became more sober, suddenly thought of the current situation, and quickly observed.There were shouts of killing everywhere, and there were people's screams from time to time.There were many corpses lying beside Zhang Fan, including Ming soldiers and Tartars. Some corpses were even cut in half, and blood was scattered on the snow.Zhang Fan didn't have time to worry about the bloodshed, he saw some Tartars were also knocked off their horses, and some came towards him brandishing swords.Zhang Fan suddenly came to his senses. Seeing that the Tartar had already rushed in front of him, Zhang Fan picked up a saber that fell at his feet, and held the knife that the Tartar had chopped off. He was just a frail scholar. How could his strength be compared to that of the Tartars who had been fighting all the year round, the knife in his hand was instantly chopped off.Zhang Fan clutched his right hand, feeling that his wrist had been dislocated, while the Tartar on the opposite side raised his knife again with a smirk.Facing the imminent death, Zhang Fan had no fear, because it was the death of his enemy.He saw that Wang Degui had come running quickly, and he slashed at the Tartar's neck, and a big head flew out like that.

"Are you alright, sir?" Wang Degui looked at Zhang Fan nervously, fearing that he might be injured.

"Don't worry so much at this time, if we can't persevere, we will all die here." Although Zhang Fan's words were a little negative, his movements did not stop at all, and he picked up a sword again, looking at it vigilantly. looking around.

The battle has entered a fierce stage, and soldiers on both sides are desperately attacking each other, but the huge gap in the number of Ming troops is getting bigger and bigger.From the beginning of the battle to the present, in less than a stick of incense, more than 200 Ming troops have fallen.Although the Tartars suffered a lot of casualties, the huge disparity in their strength made them even more crazy.

"Maybe I'm really going to die this time, mother, please forgive the child for being unfilial." Zhang Fan thought silently in his heart.