The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 389 Unexpected
In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, on the nineteenth day of the first lunar month, at dawn.

Fengyang Mountains, on the hillside of Shiniushan Mountain, the Ming army camp.

Outside the low camp wall, every where you look is the flickering light of fire.

On the mountain road, countless soldiers of the Wanmin Army, wearing black turbans and holding weapons, were surging in like a tide.

"Capture Sun Chuanting alive!"

The violent north wind, carrying with it a roar like a tsunami, rushed straight into the sky, echoed in the mountain valleys of Fengyang Mountain, and resounded in everyone's ears.

The deafening shouts almost pierced the sky.

Sun Chuanting's clothes and armor were stained red, his body was soaked in blood, and he stood on the camp wall with a spear in his hand.

All the soldiers around were injured.

In front of Sun Chuanting, there were corpses lying all over the place.

The blood dyed the camp walls red, the clothes and armor red, and everything red.

The corpses lying on the ground were lying on top of each other, and it was difficult to tell their appearance or their camp.

They are of the same origin, race and ethnicity, but they fight for their lives on the battlefield.

The woods rustled in the strong wind, and the sound of fluttering flags lingered between the walls of the camp.

Sun Chuanting felt cold in his heart. Repelling the attack of the Wanmin Army once again did not bring him much joy.

The sound of war drums had not stopped yet, and the flames on the mountain road were still flickering.

The next wave of attack from the Wanmin Army will come soon.

By this point in the war, Sun Chuanting's mind had already become as clear as a mirror.

They have already lost this battle...

The situation is like this, and there is no way to change it...

After several days of hard fighting, although they managed to capture Shiniushan Mountain, reinforcements from the Wanmin Army continued to arrive from all directions.

In the end, they turned the tables and surrounded them on Shiniu Mountain.

At this point, it is still unclear what happened to Sun Chuanting.

Li Yan also expected that he would give it a try.

He had already lost this game of chess from the very beginning.

Li Yan had already calculated everything.

A good cook cannot cook without rice. Li Yan used Fengyang as bait and set up an ambush from all sides.

"Li Yan..."

Sun Chuanting felt a chill in his heart.

"Public opinion, people's hearts..."

The rise of the Ten Thousand People's Army was not accidental but inevitable.

There are outstanding people like Li Yan, and there are leaders like Li Yan who have a clear understanding of people's hearts and opinions.

The People's Army will inevitably rise.

Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it.

Public opinion is like water and is under Li Yan's control.

Li Yan not only understands public opinion, but also knows people's hearts.

Sun Chuanting sighed lightly. He knew that Li Yan had already clearly understood what kind of person he was through his experiences.

Knowing yourself and the enemy is the only way to survive a hundred battles.

Sun Tzu's Art of War is indeed true.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

On the mountain road, the rumbling war drums of the People's Army sounded again.

It was like a heavy hammer hitting everyone's eardrums.

"Capture Sun Chuanting alive!!!"

The thunderous shouts rang out again.

Countless soldiers of the Ten Thousand Militia Army surged forward, like waves at high tide, and hit us again.

The sky gradually became clearer, and Sun Chuanting could see clearly.

On the mountain road, the faces of the soldiers of the Wanmin Army gradually became clear in Sun Chuanting's sight.

There was not much ferocity or viciousness in those faces.

What's more, it's pain and sorrow.

There was not much greed and evil in those eyes.

What's worse is desolation and despair.

Although they held swords and guns in their hands, although they held bows and crossbows in their hands.

But he did not look like a villain, a bandit, or a soldier.

them……

They are just a group of people who have nowhere to go because of natural disasters and man-made disasters...

just like……

Just like the soldiers under his command...

Sun Chuanting turned his head and looked left and right.

On the camp wall, there were the soldiers under his command.

There was fear and despair in their eyes, but they still held the weapons tightly in their hands.

Just a few months ago, they were honest farmers and citizens making a living in the market.

The flames of civil unrest swept through Daimyo, turning them into bandits.

These people were once citizens of Daming Prefecture.

When the court and the world abandoned Lu Xiangsheng's isolated army in Jiazhuang.

The people of Daming Prefecture and the elders of the three counties were willing to give everything they had to help Lu Xiangsheng.

After he raised the Lu Xiang flag, they were even willing to open the city gates and surrender obediently.

How they don't love this country, how they don't love this land.

After these people became soldiers.

He followed him all the way south, suppressing bandits and destroying bandits, and even had no complaints when he was owed wages for a long time.

Just a full meal is enough to make him satisfied.

"Ugh——"

The horn calling for troops to gather echoed between the camps, making Sun Chuanting's thoughts confused.

Sun Chuanting was a little dazed. As the commander-in-chief of an army, he knew that he should not think about matters that had nothing to do with the battlefield.

But he really couldn't help thinking about it.

"kill!!!"

The deafening shouts of killing rang out again, and a bloody battle broke out again.

The heaven and earth are in turmoil, and the fire is about to go out.

The building is about to collapse, and one piece of wood cannot support it...

The defeat is certain and the outcome is hard to change.

Sun Chuanting was not afraid of death.

I just feel ashamed of the trust placed in me by the emperor and the expectations of the country...

I have the will, but not the power.

How he wished he could be the hero who saved the country.

Just like when we went north to serve the king.

The whole country is united.

The good news spread and the whole city was filled with cries.

but.

Reality is always cruel, as always.

I don’t know what impact his death will have.

The southeast overturned and the pillar of heaven collapsed.

The momentum of the Ten Thousand People's Army may swell to an unprecedented level...

At this moment, a person suddenly flashed through Sun Chuanting's mind.

That person always keeps a serious look on his face and rarely smiles.

His eyes were firm, but for some reason, hidden in the deepest part of them was worry and sorrow.

And...anger...

All the battles along the way were fought at the command of the army.

He charged into the enemy lines, received praise and criticism, and had no complaints.

Sun Chuanting felt cold in his heart.

In fact, he should have followed Chen Wang's advice and chosen to temporarily avoid the spotlight and preserve his strength.

It's a pity that it's too late now.

When he was serving the king, Chen Wang had already shown his talent in military strategy.

Perhaps after his death, Chen Wang would be able to stabilize the situation, or at least lead most of his troops to evacuate Fengyang.

With Chen Wang around, the situation in the southeast should not completely collapse.

Sun Chuanting struggled to stand up, looking at the soldiers of the Wanmin Army who were rushing in like a tide.

His gaze hardened again.

Chen Wang's existence gave him hope.

There was no more confusion in his heart, and there was no more despair in his heart.

"Governor!"

A loud shout interrupted Sun Chuanting's thoughts.

Sun Chuanting turned his head and looked in the direction of the voice, only to see Fang Guoan, the general, rushing over from the side with a dozen armored soldiers.

"Governor!"

Fang Guoan's face flushed and he looked excited. He rushed over, so excited that he was even a little incoherent.

"What happened."

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Sun Chuanting is Sun Chuanting after all. In a flash, all his indecision, doubt, and compassion were thrown behind him.

Decisiveness, prudence, competence and courage once again returned to Sun Chuanting.

"North, north, north!"

Fang Guoan was panting and pointing to the north, but he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Sun Chuanting's mind moved slightly, and an incredible thought arose in his mind, and he thought of a possibility.

"north?"

He took a step forward, grabbed Fang Guoan by the collar, and asked anxiously.

"What happened to the north?"

Sun Chuanting's action scared Fang Guoan and made his stuttering worse.

"North……"

Sun Chuanting simply left Fang Guoan behind and led his group straight to the north of the camp.

It was after Sun Chuanting left for a while that Fang Guoan came to his senses and hurriedly chased after him again.

"Governor, Governor!"

The piercing sound of gunfire hit everyone's eardrums.

Sun Chuanting moved forward, passing one tower after another and passing through one fortress after another.

When he reached the north observation tower, Sun Chuanting stopped.

He didn't dare to go forward, and he didn't know why he was afraid in his heart.

"Rumble————"

A huge roar suddenly sounded from the north, grabbing all of Sun Chuanting's attention and pulling him to climb up to the observation deck involuntarily.

I don't know when it started, but the sound of cheers has replaced the sound of gunfire.

At this time, Sun Chuanting also climbed up to the north observation tower.

Standing on the observation deck, looking far to the north.

Everywhere you look, you see only a sea of ​​red.

Countless flaming red flags stood on the fields on the east bank of the Hao River, like a raging wildfire!
Seven miles north of Fengyang Mountains and Shiniushan Mountain.

Hanzhong Army Formation.

In front of the battle.

Chen Wang wore a water-ground fish-scale armor inside and a red cotton cloak outside, holding a long spear in his hand. He was surrounded by a group of armored cavalry and stood in front of the formation.

The rumbling sound of war drums resounded across the plain.

The sound of horse hooves was rapid, like a sudden rain.

In front, the Hanzhong army's armored cavalry, wearing red armor, were divided into dozens of teams. They galloped past with their sharp fangs exposed.

Wherever the sharp edge passes, it is invincible, and all men and horses are killed!

On the distant Shiniushan Mountain, flames shot up into the sky, and on several mountain roads from the foot of the mountain to the top, the flames had formed a line.

Fierce shouts of killing, thunderous sounds of gunfire, and wave after wave of shouts continued to spread from the direction of Shiniushan.

However, beneath the loud sound of swords and weapons on the battlefield, the hidden wailing sounds could be faintly heard by everyone.

The Shiniu Mountain was in ruins and from a distance one could see plumes of black smoke rising.

"General, there are 10,000 enemy troops sweeping towards us from the left wing!"

Chen Gong jumped on his horse and whipped it, galloping from the right with several armored cavalrymen, bringing back news from the left wing.

Chen Wang turned his head and looked to the east. On the horizon, dense black flags were rolling across the plain.

"Stop the whole army!"

Chen Wang raised the spear in his hand and gave the order.

Along with the deep and long trumpet sound, the rumbling sound of war drums all around also slowly stopped.

As command flags fluttered, armored cavalry moved back and forth, and military orders were passed down one level at a time, reaching all directions of the formation.

The huge formation of the Hanzhong army came to a standstill after a moment.

"Shoot at the two wings to hold the formation and guard against surprise attacks. Send a message to Zhao Huailiang and have him guard the retreat route and disperse all the Yebushou."

"Have the Prince's Tomb camp prepared for the response."

Chen Wang led the warhorse with a serious expression, observing the scene around him.

A moment later, Chen Wang issued another military order.

"Order."

"The 1000th and 2000th regular troops will advance, and the 1000th guards will support the two wings and advance forward to open up the road to Shiniu Mountain."

The military order was conveyed and the war drums sounded again.

As flags waved, two cavalry units galloped out from both wings and rushed forward.

It started with a deafening "tiger" sound.

Then in the next moment, the loud and rhythmic sound of drums rang in everyone's ears.

The flags of the first and second thousandth headquarters of the regular battalion moved accordingly.

within sight.

More than 2,000 soldiers in Hanzhong Town, wearing water-ground armor, red cotton robes and iron helmets, stepped forward.

The red and white colors complement each other, giving people an extremely strong visual stimulation.

They carried muskets with fixed bayonets on their shoulders, lined up in tight formations, and marched slowly to the rhythm of drums and infantry under the simple and orderly command of flags and drums.

At first glance, it looks like a moving forest of thorns.

The sunlight reflected from the armor and bayonets kept flashing like snow in the winter.

On the Stone Bull Mountain.

North lookout.

Sun Chuanting looked at the fiery red field in the distance, feeling mixed emotions.

During the Battle of Jiazhuang, Lu Jiandou might have felt the same way when he saw the reinforcements arriving.

This moment is just like that moment.

only……

After all, this is not Jiazhuang, but Fengyang.

At this point in the Battle of Fengyang, they had failed to achieve their war goals.

Chen Wang led his troops to provide assistance at this time, but he only lifted the siege of Shiniushan and was of no help to the siege of Fengyang.

"Supervisor."

Hu Dawei's voice came from behind Sun Chuanting.

"General Chen sent someone to deliver a message. He has led his troops to open the passage. Please lead your troops to evacuate Shiniu Mountain immediately."

Fang Guoan finally regained his composure at this time and gave some advice.

"The bandit army in the north has already passed Guzhen and arrived at the north bank of the Huai River. They are now attacking the Linhuai camp. If we don't evacuate now, it will be too late!"

Sun Chuanting had a complicated expression.

He actually knew a lot about what Chen Wang did in private.

Although Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong were arrogant, compared with what Chen Wang did, their actions were nothing more than petty bullshit.

Although Chen Wang has always been diligent in the king's affairs and his style of doing things can be described as loyal and courageous.

But Wang Mang was humble and had not yet usurped the throne.

Chen Wang is now the General of Suppressing Bandits, in charge of Hanzhong Town, and also in charge of the six battalions in Huguang.

Henan’s military was actually under Chen Wang’s control.

Chen Yongfu and Gao Qian both followed Chen Wang's lead.

The military force in Chen Wang's hands is enough to influence the war situation in the entire southern country.

The weight of power is intimidating.

Many details are difficult to determine.

Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong only commanded tens of thousands of soldiers, yet they were already so arrogant.

Under such circumstances, even if Chen Wang has no ambition, I am afraid that his followers will have some unreasonable thoughts.

Given what happened in Chenqiao, all this is not impossible.

Sun Chuanting originally thought that Chen Wang would lead his troops to withdraw from Fengyang in order to protect himself.

The current situation is completely unexpected.

Chen Wang did not lead his troops to withdraw. Instead, he risked being surrounded and marched south to provide support.