I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 186
Zhou Shize and Liang Dai were very surprised when they received the Fu Jinchuan military order from the messenger from Huaibei.

I even thought it was a slip of the tongue by the messenger.

Fu Jinchuan led the reinforcements to Shouzhou, shouldn't they come from the direction of Yangzhou in the east? Why did they come from Huaibei?
However, the two soon confirmed that this was indeed a military order issued by the Governor's Mansion of Yangzhou.

The military order asked them to go out of the city to invite battle at noon on the second day of March.

The two were very excited after confirming that the military order was accurate.Both of them were Fu Jinchuan's companions since childhood, and they were "family members".

Naturally, the intention of this move is also clear.As soon as the fight started here, no one would notice that the army at the ferry a few miles away was crossing the river.

And after the army crossed the river, even if there was a stalemate here, the cavalry after crossing the river could quickly deal with the rebels.

The two men were dressed in full body clothes, gathered all 5000 infantry troops from Liangdu under their command, and formed an army formation in the rebel camp in the east of Zhengyang City.

Arranged according to the standard order of the Jin Army's combat formations such as crossbowmen, spears, sword shields, and archers.

After receiving the order from the Shouzhou camp, the rebels also quickly set out to prepare for battle.

This is a rare opportunity for the rebels, and the officers and soldiers who are at a disadvantage in strength take the initiative to attack.

They have also heard about the tragic situation in Shouzhou Daying, so now it is rare to have a field battle with the officers and soldiers, which is simply an advantage for them.

Under the guidance of drum horn flags, the soldiers on both sides advanced steadily forward from infantry to infantry.

The leader of the rebel army is Xue Julin's younger brother Xue Jucheng. He has been fighting with his brother for many years.

Since King Wu's incident, Xue Julin has conquered dozens of prefectures and counties successively, and he contributed a lot in the battle of defeating the official army in Pengze.

Xue Jucheng looked at the unhurried formation of the officers and soldiers, and said with a smile: "The Northern Army is barely considered an elite soldier, and it can be called well-trained, but it is still far behind our army of hundreds of battles."

The deputy general next to him also echoed: "What the general said is that Huainan has no strong soldiers. We can't do anything to defend the city. This group of Huainan troops dare to go out of the city to fight with us. They really don't know how to live or die."

In fact, what these rebels said at this moment, although they are a bit bragging, they are the masters of all battles.

But there are no hundreds of battles, there are always dozens of battles.

Especially Xue Julin's troops have always fought victorious battles.

He successively won the battles of Pengze, Raozhou, and Duchang, and defeated the [-] officers and soldiers to only [-] and stayed in Jiangzhou and dared not fight.

It was Ma Wei who led the reinforcements to take the risk of crossing, and Fu Jinchuan's surprise attack on quarrying, which broke the siege of Jiangzhou.

So for the rebels, they probably think that the official army is nothing more than that.If they dared to go out to fight in the field, they would have sent Shouzhou south.

Now that the government and the army are attacking, isn't this playing into their hands?

"There are crossbowmen in front of the officers and soldiers. We must quickly pass the range of the crossbows and start close combat with the officers and soldiers. Pass the order, and the whole army will advance. One dies after another, maintains the formation, and kills."

Following the military order, "Kill the past."

The rebels all shouted "Kill."

"kill."

"kill."

It was the first time for many officers and soldiers to encounter such a scene. 7000 people shouted loudly and went straight to the sky.

Let the recruits of the army be shocked.

Since its formation, the Jingnan Army followed Fu Jinchuan to pacify the Honglian rebels in Luzhou, Shouzhou, and then followed Cheng Jintang to pursue them. They were left behind in Huangzhou and Anzhou. They also participated in the battle against bandits.

But it was the first time that he fought alone with the regular army.

Because at the beginning, seeing the morale on the opposite side was high, and many soldiers roared repeatedly, they seemed a little flustered.

But at this time, officers at all levels of the Jingnan Army played a role, and they restrained their soldiers one after another.Thanks to half a year of rigorous training, the army quickly restored order.

"Huainan has been a place where elite soldiers have been born since ancient times. You live together with your clan, and your families practice martial arts. I have heard about the spirit of Huai's children for a long time in Shangjing. Now they look like birds? A few days ago, the Tianwu Army Haven’t you confiscated enough bird spirits?”

"Ok?"

"Now, even the dog killers who came out of those women in the south of the Yangtze River dare to intimidate you? Are you under arrest now?"

"Is this the Huainan disciple?"

Zhou Shize rode his horse back and forth through the army formation, shouting loudly.

It made the soldiers of the Jingnan Army look rather ugly, thinking of their recent encounters, they were all filled with righteous indignation.

"Kill Kill Kill"

"Kill Kill Kill"

After a soldier couldn't bear it, he shouted out as if venting.

The whole team around them also started to shout loudly, followed by a regiment, a box, and finally the whole army of [-] soldiers shouted together.

"Kill kill kill."

"Kill kill kill."

Compared with the rebels, the momentum is three points better.

Xue Jucheng's expression changed, and he sneered and said, "It's just a dying struggle. The whole army, stride forward!"

The rebel army began to speed up their pace, and the crossbowmen in the first row of the official army also released their crossbow bolts with an order.

The flying arrows were like locusts, and the first wave of arrow rain killed many rebels.Many people fell to the ground and screamed because of the arrows in the parts without armor.

The crossbowmen behind them quickly loaded their arrows and handed them to the crossbowmen in the front row who were good at shooting. After three arrows, the spearmen of the heavy infantry stepped forward, and the crossbowmen began to put on their capes.

At this time, the longbowmen behind the official army began to exert their strength, and the arrows rained down on the heads of the rebels, causing a lot of casualties to the rebels.

And the longbowmen of the rebel army finally pushed forward to the distance where they could shoot at the officers and soldiers.

Facing the heavy armored pikemen of the official army, the damage caused by the arrows fired by the longbow is extremely limited.

Soon, the spearmen in the first row of both sides began to stab each other.

At this time, the army formations on both sides were man-to-man, and there was no room for maneuvering. Only the long weapons could fight against the long weapons.

The gun barrels of both sides collided with each other, making a crisp crackling sound.

Some people were shot once or twice, and the armor of some people was destroyed by the intensive stabbing, and there were blood holes on their chests, and their whole bodies were almost smashed, and the blood flowed down like a stream. On the ground, it became a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

Most of them press down and stab each other with the enemy on the opposite side.Some inexperienced recruits could only poke around with their eyes closed when they saw the crowd of leaders. Such people usually died the fastest.

As the battle progressed, the formation of the spearmen in the first row became incomplete, and more soldiers began to join the battle.

The crossbowmen in full armor behind the officers and soldiers also began to join in the close combat.

Crossbowmen usually hold blunt weapons such as iron maces, maces, or iron bones. Although they are also equipped with horizontal knives, horizontal knives are more often used when fighting against armored enemies.

For enemies wearing armor, more soldiers choose to strike with blunt weapons.

Strict military discipline.Strict training, and a breath of air in the heart, the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers is not weaker than that of the rebels who have more combat experience.

Xue Jucheng's expected scene of the government and army collapsing at one touch did not appear, but the two armies fell into a stalemate.

For the rebels, although they have an advantage in strength, it is not certain who can persist in the end if the fight continues like this.

And in a trance, he seemed to hear something.

The ground beneath my feet seemed to be shaking.

In the distance, a big banner with black characters on a red background appeared in front of my eyes, followed by thousands of cavalry.

That's the big flag only for generals at the first level of the governor and Jiedushi.

And the noise on the ground is definitely the effect of the cavalry of the brigade.

At this time, the scout in charge of the watchpost in front also sent a report, and the big character on the flag was "Fu".

Xue Jucheng felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave in an instant, and his whole body felt cold.

"How..how could it be..." Xue Jucheng gritted his teeth and said the last few words.

On the other hand, the army's morale was greatly boosted.

Zhou Shize shouted: "Huaishang man, show the governor your courage. Let me kill all the traitors on the opposite side!"

"Press me forward!"

Liang Dai personally picked up the drumsticks and beat the drums to cheer.

Under the flag, Fu Jinchuan looked at the place where the two armies were fighting.

"The thief should be broken today."

(End of this chapter)