Daming kill

Just after noon, Li Ping and Zeng Ying rode fast horses to Tongluo Gorge.

Due to his advanced age, Qin Liangyu did not travel with him.

After briefly watching the battlefield and listening to the still excited Ma Yong's report, although Li Ping felt a little regretful that Zhang Rujing, a big fish, slipped through the net, he was also very satisfied.

That's the way war is, you can't expect everything to go your way, and you can't expect everything to go your way.

What's more, they were able to successfully conquer Tongluo Gorge and the casualties were far less than expected. It cannot but be said that Zhang Rujing was not there.

Seeing Ma Yong so happy, Li Ping was also very happy.

Ma Yong has never independently commanded any major operations, and Li Ping has been insulated from the front-line leaders due to Li Ping's deliberate actions. In addition, he is not a good planner, so he is more or less in the position of chief of staff. Feel a little weak.

Especially his deputy, Zhou Wen, became more and more popular, which put him under great pressure, and made Li Ping feel more and more inappropriate.

Li Ping did not use a more suitable Zhou Wen for the Tongluo Gorge this time, and he also considered some factors in this regard.

Military is important, but politics is always more important.Once there is a problem with checks and balances, find a way to adjust it.

Of course, the premise is that it does not affect the overall situation.

But joy be joy, Li Ping did not forget the business.

Zhang Rujing slipped through the net, so what should I do next?Li Ping had to think carefully, and he had to make up his mind as soon as possible.

Chongqing City was too close to Tongluo Gorge, and Li Ping couldn't predict what Zhang Rujing would do. After all, that guy had nearly [-] troops in name.

Even after deducting the troops deployed in Jiangjin and Hezhou Diaoyucheng, there are at least 5 Daxi troops in Chongqing.Even though there should be very few elites among them, it is still 5 people.

Seeing Li Ping lost in thought, Ma Yong naturally didn't dare to disturb him.

It was also rare for Zeng Ying to become an obedient baby who couldn't be more obedient.

Originally, Li Ping, who was two years younger than himself, was somewhat dissatisfied. After all, he had never seen Li Ping's achievements in Huguang, and it is common for military generals to exaggerate their military achievements in this era.

Of course, Zeng Ying did not doubt that Li Ping was capable.

Not to mention being able to chase after Zhang Xianzhong's million-strong army to fight such unimaginable things, knowing the army by looking at it, Li Ping's army's incomparably shocking military appearance can be seen in his eyes, and that is not false.

Therefore, Zeng Ying's respect for Li Ping is really respectful, but there is still some energy in the young people's unwillingness to give up easily.

But now, he was completely convinced and filled with deep awe.

They were both generals, and Qin Liangyu and Qin Liangyu had been beaten to almost annihilation by the Daxi Army and Zhang Rujing, so Zeng Ying knew exactly what the battle of Tongluoxia meant.

He thought that he could not fight this kind of immortal battle, let alone such terrifying strength.

While everyone was quietly waiting, Zhou Wen, who came with Li Ping and went to learn more about the situation, suddenly appeared eagerly with a few people, and then interrupted Li Ping's thinking without any scruples.

"Zhang Rujing's army is withdrawing from Chongqing. It seems that they want to run away. I suggest that we should find a way to send some troops to pursue and see if we can weaken the enemy's army." Zhou Wen said succinctly.

"Run away now? Is the news accurate?" Li Ping was taken aback.

After taking Tongluoxia, the Daxi army in Chongqing might abandon the city, Li Ping thought of it.

But it was so fast and so resolute, Li Ping really didn't expect it.

After all, Zhang Rujing is not without the strength to continue fighting as the defender, and if Zhang Rujing really feels that it is no longer appropriate to stick to Chongqing, such a hasty run is also inappropriate, and the army is too easy to mess up.

Seeing that Li Ping was puzzled, Zhao Dongdong, the chief of the reconnaissance section who came with Zhou Wentong, immediately reported: "There should be no problem. The whole Chongqing is in chaos. A large number of bandits are pouring out of the city. The small army we sent to scare the Chongqing defenders We also had to take refuge."

Zhang Rujing discovered that the army crossing the Jialing River in the north was actually very small.Their original plan was to wait until the attack on Tongluo Gorge was fully launched, and use the small boats hidden on land to bluff across the river and approach Chongqing City, so that the defenders in the city would not dare to reinforce Tongluo Gorge due to fear.

Its main task is to escort the attack on Tongluoxia.

Of course, if the army captures Tongluo Gorge and everything goes well, they will also take advantage of the geographical characteristics of Chongqing City surrounded by water on three sides, and take advantage of the momentum of the victory to see if they can directly block the Chongqing defenders who have lost Zhang Rujing, the enemy chieftain, and have no master. To achieve the goal of annihilating the entire enemy army.

To capture Tongluo Gorge, Li Ping considered it comprehensively and complicatedly, and the picture was indeed not small.

In order to be able to paralyze the enemy and achieve a surprise attack, except for Ma Yong and Zhao Dongdong who disappeared for a period of time in the name of inspecting the troops, the entire leadership of his organization was within everyone's vision in Fuzhou.

Zhao Dongdong's reconnaissance department was newly established by Li Ping during his training before entering Sichuan, with the purpose of further strengthening and professionalizing reconnaissance work.

For this reason, not only the construction of the organization was carried out, but also a plainclothes reconnaissance team directly under it was added, and a full-time reconnaissance staff officer and reconnaissance platoon were set up at the regiment level.

Any business has a development process. It is impossible to have everything in the beginning, but once the business becomes bigger, some things must be considered and more specialized.

Historically, the reconnaissance work of our army during the Anti-Japanese War has gone through a process of continuous development to adapt to changes in scale, tasks and needs.

Before 1939, the entire reconnaissance organization of our army not only separated the army from the local area, but also took care of intelligence and security work, with unclear levels and a lot of randomness.Even the famous 129th Division, commanded by Liu Bocheng, only had a reconnaissance section in the division before 1940, while the brigade and regiment had no reconnaissance agencies, and there were very few professional reconnaissance forces.

It was not until July 1941 that the 7th Division proposed to set up a reconnaissance unit and a reconnaissance company in the brigade, and a reconnaissance staff officer and reconnaissance platoon in the regiment.

Among them, the mission requirements are definitely the main ones, but the qualitative change in the size of the 129th Division must also be an important factor.

"Since it's okay for the enemy to run, where are they planning to go?" Li Ping asked after thinking for a while.

He believes that the reconnaissance department is now more professional, and there is basically no possibility of making mistakes with such a large movement by the enemy, and of course it cannot be fraud.

Zhou Wen immediately continued: "It is said that Chongqing is born and Luzhou is made of iron! I think they may want to retreat to Luzhou on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. It is unlikely to go to Hezhou, which means giving us the waterway to Chengdu .

Moreover, Li Rujing's main force retreated to Luzhou, and the Daxi Army in Hezhou and Luzhou would be able to serve as horns for each other.And we are forced to take Hezhou first, otherwise Hezhou will become a nail stuck behind us.In this way, the Daxi Army that retreated to Luzhou can also get enough respite. "

Zhou Wen should have thought about this judgment.

"That makes sense! Then what are we waiting for, organize the pursuit immediately. Don't send out any part of the troops. All the troops around here will come to me. Immediately, immediately, try to defeat Li Rujing's army before it reaches Luzhou. As for Chongqing , there will be troops who have served as generals to take over." Li Ping quickly made up his mind.

"What! Immediately, immediately?" Ma Yong's face was full of embarrassment.

Zeng Ying was even more startled, her eyes straightened, as if she had heard a fairy tale.

Zhou Wen was also stunned, but he reacted quickly, and said after deliberation: "Is this too risky? Our troops have just finished fighting and are very tired and need to rest. And how to cross the river is also a big problem. At least the cavalry cannot cross the river for the time being."

But Li Ping said firmly: "The enemy has just experienced a big defeat, and then hastily retreated. There is no way that there will be chaos. We are just tired, but the troops are organized and strong. This is an excellent opportunity. .Li Rujing made a mistake!"

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When it was just dawn, Zhang Rujing, with bloodshot eyes, climbed up to a high place restlessly and looked around.

Last night seemed like a nightmare to him!He now hates the decision he made yesterday.

Although it was chaotic when we withdrew from Chongqing in the afternoon, it was fine overall.

Zhang Rujing knew very well that it was impossible to withdraw the troops suddenly without causing chaos, but as long as the troops could be withdrawn, or even most of the troops, he would be satisfied.

And the ensuing night will also provide the most powerful cover for his retreat.

The Ming army who had just finished fighting the Tongluo Gorge could not have the ability and no need to take huge risks because they were exhausted and hurriedly organized crossing the river to pursue them.

What's more, the Ming army couldn't find many ships in a short period of time, and it didn't have the ability to cross the river on a large scale.

Zhang Rujing felt that such an opportunity was fleeting.

Once the Ming army has rested and the fleet behind the Ming army comes up, there is a real possibility of major problems.

As for the Ming army that crossed the Jialing River in the north, it was quickly confirmed that their strength was very limited, which was basically consistent with Zhang Rujing's prediction.Then, without accident, he was entangled by the blocking troops sent by Zhang Rujing, without causing any major trouble.

After just experiencing the disastrous defeat at Tongluoxia, the already timid Daxi army in Chongqing city did not need to be urged at all, let alone to spend any words, and there were not even people dragging their feet and greedy for property. After receiving the order to retreat, everyone rushed to avoid falling Own.

In the end, apart from the fact that it was really chaotic, the withdrawal of the Daxi Army from Chongqing City was surprisingly smooth overall.

Even the process of retreating westward in the afternoon went smoothly, which gradually calmed down the confusion and panic a lot.

But what everyone didn't expect was that not long after entering the night, they were suddenly attacked by the Ming army's infantry while they were on their way to the night.

Because the Western Army's retreat was mainly for speed, and there was no time to carefully organize it, this resulted in not only a very long head and tail, but also women, children, old and weak at the tail of the team, and as a result, the tail of the team with no combat effectiveness immediately became chaotic.

Although Zhang Rujing was shocked, he reacted quickly. He immediately sent the few remaining cavalry and some infantry to reinforce, rescue and stop the retreating army, so as to prevent the retreating army from collapsing collectively due to panic.

Zhang Rujing knew very well that his subordinates were very fragile now, no different from frightened birds.

However, Zhang Rujing reckoned that the number of Ming troops who were tailing them should be very small. They might be the elite of the Ming army's elite. They might have excellent physical strength and willpower, but they were at the end of their strength. They just wanted to take advantage of the night to fish in troubled times.

As long as they're not intimidated and panicked by it, it's not a big deal.

He has done such things before, and he is very clear about the reality.

But Zhang Rujing didn't expect that he would miscalculate again!
Soon, all aspects showed that the Ming army that was attacking them not only seemed to be increasing, but also continued to attack them violently.

In particular, the whistles and bugles of the Ming army kept ringing, getting denser and harsher, making people tremble.

This caused the panic to intensify uncontrollably among the Great Western Army, and the chaos swept through all the Great Western Army.

What's more troublesome is that the cavalry and infantry sent by Zhang Rujing for reinforcements were quickly defeated, and then panic spread.As a result, not only the tail of the team completely collapsed, but the entire Great Western Army was also thrown into chaos by the retreating cavalry who fled back with long legs.

The frightened Zhang Rujing hurriedly tried his best to stabilize the troops, but then he was shocked to find that a large number of Ming army cavalry with torches suddenly appeared on the south bank of the Yangtze River and his fleet was going up the river. neck and neck.

These Ming army cavalry should be those cavalry who ambushed the Daxi Army on the Nanshan Mountain on the south bank of Tongluo Gorge during the day.

The timing of their present appearance was clearly chosen.

And they also succeeded in blowing up the Great Western Army completely.

Regardless of March 21 and [-], all the Great Western Army began to flee for their lives, all the establishments were in chaos, and the night made it impossible for any attempt to restore order.

Zhang Rujing was also dumbfounded.

At the same time, he realized that he had made a big mistake.

Although Jiangjin is not far away from them at this time, a bigger crisis may be coming soon.

Sure enough, when the fleeing Great Western Army instinctively flocked to Jiangjin, since Jiangjin County was located on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and the Ming Army cavalry on the south bank had already arrived under Jiangjin County, it was impossible for the Great Western Army who fled to Jiangjin to enter the city. Can not get any support provided by the city.

After the uproar, the Great Western Army finally completely lost control.

At this time, Zhang Rujing could only desperately gather his confidants and troops around him, and then lead the crowd to continue running westward, without even caring about his wife and children.

Turning around to fight back, Zhang Rujing didn't even think about it.

He knew that the troops had completely lost their fighting spirit, they didn't have the slightest courage to fight, and they didn't have any possibility of reorganization.

But it was not so easy to simply run. Those Ming army infantry who were chasing them seemed to be completely tireless.

As a result, Zhang Rujing watched the surrounding armies continue to collapse and dissipate, and the number of people who could continue to flee continued to decrease like a cliff.

It was finally dawn, and the anxious Zhang Rujing wanted to see if there was any way to regroup some troops, and to see if he could find his lost wife and children, but when he climbed to the heights, he found the shadow of the Ming army very quickly.

He couldn't help but sadly thought of Qianshan's defeat the year before last.

At that time, Huang Degong, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, beheaded more than 1 people from Zhang Xianzhong's men and women, and captured more than [-] men and women from Zhang Xianzhong's men and women, and even almost captured Zhang Xianzhong alive.Zhang Rujing's wife and children were also captured that time, and they were not rescued until a long time later.

But this time, his defeat seemed to be even worse, even worse.

After being stunned, confused and unable to understand, Zhang Rujing, who looked up to the sky and sighed, could only lead the people around him to continue westward...