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Chapter 218 Let’s have a drink, then play music and then dance!
"Failed! Run away!"

The forward cavalry of the Ming Army was blown up by grenades, but the cry of "defeat" came from the rear first.

Ma Jinzhong turned his head and saw that his "comrades" who were more than 100 steps away from the enemy cavalry had turned their horses and fled, shouting as they ran, and he couldn't help but cursed in anger.

"Damn it, all the words I said before I came here are in vain!"

Angry and angry, he saw that there were indeed many cavalrymen in the Wei tribe, and there was also a small but powerful enemy of ten thousand people. The forward of his side was severely damaged. Ma Jinzhong could only shout: "Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

After shouting, he asked people to shout gold while turning the horse's head with difficulty.

In order to lead the team, although he did not rush to the front, his position was relatively high in the entire cavalry team.

At this time, all the Ming cavalry wanted to turn their horses and escape, causing a mess all around. It was not easy to turn their horses.

What was even more unlucky was that some who ran too fast and could not rein in their horses fell directly to the ground and were trampled to death by their comrades rushing up from behind.

These more than 3000 Ming army cavalry were defeated so quickly that more people died in the chaos, trampling and killing each other when they fled than the number of people killed by the Wei tribe.

This was unexpected by all the officers and soldiers of the Wei tribe!

Shen Wandeng stared blankly at the Cavalry Guard array for two breaths before he woke up and shouted excitedly: "Kill the enemy!"

"Kill!"

The Xiaoqi Guards and the Yibu cavalry transferred from other brigades began to pursue these miscellaneous Ming army cavalry.

It stands to reason that if cavalry chases cavalry, unless the quality of their horses is too different, it will be difficult to catch up.

However, these Ming army's miscellaneous cavalry horses were of various types and of poor quality. However, they had not conserved their stamina before traveling.

At this time, they turned around and ran away for a while. Many of the horses slowed down due to physical problems, and were overtaken by the Yibu cavalry one after another.

"Those who dismount, abandon their weapons, and surrender will avoid death!"

Seeing these Ming army cavalry holding back like this, the Wei cavalry simply began to shout for surrender.

Suddenly, many Ming army cavalry who saw that they could not run dismounted and abandoned their weapons and surrendered.

The few who were unable to escape and unwilling to surrender, and chose to resist, were easily dealt with by the Yibu cavalry who defeated them with greater numbers.

The more Ma Jinzhong ran, he found that there were fewer cavalry around him, and his horse became slower and slower.

Turning around, I saw that there were many Yibu cavalry chasing after them.

"Damn it, I'm not a beautiful woman, why should I pursue you to the death?"

Ma Jinzhong cursed, but for a moment he didn't notice that the tired horse stumbled and fell to the ground.

"Bi lie!"

With a scream, Ma Jinzhong relied on his good skills to avoid being pinned down by the horse at the critical moment.

Dozens of loyal servants hurriedly reined in their horses in an attempt to save him, but ended up flipping over several times, causing the cavalry team to suddenly slow down.

When he got on another group of horses and tried to escape, he was already surrounded by many Yi tribe cavalry.

"Dismount and surrender to avoid death!"

The leading Wei cavalrymen shouted loudly, holding a short blunderbuss in their hands, pointing towards Ma Jinzhong.

Years of battlefield career made Ma Jinzhong feel the danger.

He realized that if he resisted, he would be beaten to death immediately by the short blunderbuss.

Seeing dozens of servants around him looking at him, Ma Jinzhong said helplessly: "Fuck, surrender."

After saying that, the first one dismounted and surrendered.

Shen Wandeng led more than 1000 cavalry guards and chased the Ming cavalry in front for nearly [-] miles before giving the order to retreat.

It wasn't that his horsepower didn't allow him to pursue anymore, but that he had calmed down and was worried that he would be ambushed if he continued to pursue. Although this possibility was very small, he had to guard against it.

In addition, after being pursued for nearly twenty miles, these Ming army cavalry, which were obviously a ragtag group, were left with one or two thousand cavalry, and not even half of them escaped.

Including the defeated fierce tigers, he can already be considered a complete victory in this battle!

···
into the night.

The Jade Emperor Temple is the headquarters of the Ming Army Supervisor and is also where Zuo Liangyu's Chinese army tent is located.

Because it was summer, the big tent was made very big and drafty from all sides.

Inside, there are bright lights, music and singing.

The Ming army officers and soldiers guarding outside were peeking inside.

Under the light, I saw slender figures dancing. The white jade arms and long legs, the shadows pulled up by the light extended all the way to the outside of the tent, like a devil's claw that only scratched the heart, making the soldiers outside the tent My heart is itching.

"I don't know when we can attend such a dinner."

"Then you must at least become a guerrilla and a general."

"Then I guess there is no chance - if you want to be promoted to a guerrilla or a general, you must not only have military exploits, but also have money to give gifts to Zuo Shuai's brother-in-law."

"···"

The reason why the soldiers outside the tent were talking like this was because Zuo Liangyu, in the name of boosting morale, summoned generals above the guerrilla level in Nanda Camp to attend a dinner to enjoy music, singing and dancing.

In other words, attending this dinner is not only an enjoyment, but also a status symbol.

As for the big-headed soldier, it would be nice to have a meaty dinner.

"Report-"

A somewhat shrill shout came from afar, and followed the sound of horse hooves until they reached the big tent.

A letter rider rolled off his horse.

Several servants at the tent door quickly came forward to help Xinqi up and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xinqi gasped and said, "Take me in quickly and report to Commander Zuo that Ma Shen will encounter thousands of thieves near Wadian and be defeated miserably!"

"what?"

The servants who heard the news couldn't help but exclaimed and couldn't believe it.

Perhaps hearing the noise outside, the singing and dancing in the big tent stopped, and several servants in the tent came out to bring Xinqi inside.

The musicians, singers, and dancers had all retreated from the back, leaving only the ugly-looking Ding Qirui, Zuo Liangyu, and a group of Ming army generals with different expressions in the tent.

Zuo Liangyu said: "What is the urgent report? Tell me quickly!"

"General Ma Shen encountered thousands of bandit cavalry near Wadian and suffered a disastrous defeat. Most of the more than 3000 cavalry were lost!" Although Zuo Liangyu vaguely heard Xinqi's words outside the tent just now, but now he still heard that Shocked and angry.

boom!
He slapped the table, stood up and said, "Where's that bastard Ma Jinzhong? Don't you dare to come and take the blame?!"

Xinqi said: "According to a few people who escaped, Ma Shen will fall off his horse midway, and we don't know whether he will live or die."

"Where is Fierce as a Tiger? Didn't he ask for help? Thousands of horsemen are attacking Jin Zhong, what is he doing?!"

"General Ma and the others were defeated before they saw Commander Meng's troops - Vice General Xu speculated that Commander Meng was probably defeated as well."

Whoa!
After hearing Xinqi's words, all the generals in the tent couldn't help but started talking in low voices.

"Fierce as a tiger was defeated? Ma Jinzhong was also defeated?"

"If this is the case, doesn't it mean that we have lost thousands of troops before this war officially started?"

"They are still Qin's border troops and cavalry, but they are all considered the elite of the army."

"This is how to do?"

"Is this battle going to be lost?"

"···"

The generals' discussion was so low and humming that Zuo Liangyu couldn't hear it clearly.

But he could guess the approximate content.

Because during the day, he had already had people publicize the fact that this battle was about to be won.Now, instead, he has lost thousands of elites, which is a big blow to his personal prestige and morale.

It may even shake the morale of the military!

He knew better than anyone how easily the morale of the army he led could be shaken.

After coming back to his senses, he couldn't help but look at Ding Qirui next to him.

While Ding Qirui's face was sullen, his eyes that occasionally looked over seemed to be filled with mockery.

He went to look at the staff and found that they were eating meat with their heads down and did not dare to look up at him.

This reminded him of the scene when he was praised by Ding Qirui and these staff members during the day. He felt as if his old face had been slapped twice and it hurt!

When the big tent finally became quiet, Zuo Liangyu found that all the generals were looking at him.

Years of leadership experience have taught him that his performance at this time has a crucial impact on military morale and morale.

If he showed any sign of fear or panic, it would spread to the entire army, and the battle would be completely unwinnable.

"Hahaha," Zuo Liangyu suddenly laughed three times, his voice was a little dry, so he took another sip of wine to moisten his throat and said loudly: "It's just that he is as fierce as a tiger and stupid, allowing the bandit army to seize the opportunity to win two small victories. , the loss is only a few thousand people, which is nothing to my 12 army!
When the war starts tomorrow, we will avenge Fierce Tiger, Ma Jinzhong and others. What do the generals think? ! "

There are no fools among the generals in the tent, and they dare not go against Zuo Liangyu at this time, otherwise they may be killed directly.

So they stood up together, clasped their fists and said, "I am willing to follow Commander Zuo to defeat the bandit army!"

"Okay!" A smile appeared on Zuo Liangyu's face again, "Let's have a drink and wish you a great victory tomorrow!"

"Dry!"

After having a glass of wine with the generals, Zuo Liangyu sat down and said to the servant next to him: "Why are you standing there in a daze? Call those musicians, singers, and dancers back, and let's continue playing music and dancing!"

···
The next day.

Xinye southern suburbs.

Woo—!Woo—

Following the desolate sound of the horn, Zuo Liangyu's squadron and Ding Qirui's supervisor, plus some civilians, more than 3 people, moved unhurriedly towards the camp south of the city of Guibu.

At the forefront were nearly a hundred artillery carriages.

The main ones are general cannons and French cannons, but there are also more than a dozen red barbarian cannons.

The so-called Hongyi cannon is the same type as the Hongyi cannon, except that it has a smaller caliber, is lighter in weight, and is easier to move. Therefore, it was used by the Ming army in field battles.

On the other side, more than 1 Guardsmen and the Fifth Brigade of the main camp in the south of the city did not stay in the camp. Instead, they formed formations outside the camp, preparing to rely on trenches and other fortifications to fight the Ming army outside the camp. positional warfare.

Liu Sheng stood on a lookout car at the back and used his binoculars to clearly see the various arrangements in the Ming army's formation.

Finally, his eyes couldn't help but fall on the nearly one hundred taels of slowly advancing artillery carts, and he said with a smile: "This Zuo Liangyu is great, he actually got nearly a hundred cannons.

However, doesn’t he know that our cannons are more powerful than the Hongyi cannons and even have a longer range? "

After he finished speaking, no one from the guards behind him answered.

This left Liu Sheng a little speechless - there wasn't even anyone around him who praised him, so he felt a bit uninterested in being such a handsome man.

Therefore, he was too lazy to comment on Zuo Liangyu's military formation, and directly ordered: "Send my military order to wait until the Ming army's artillery vehicles enter the fixed gun positions before bombarding!"

As Liu Sheng's personal guards and the flag team conveyed the order, more than 100 army artillery pieces hidden in the military formation were ready to fire at any time.

The Ming army is in formation.

Zuo Liangyu also stood on the watchtower, trying his best to look out.

"Didn't I say that the Yibu bandit army has a lot of Hongyi cannons? Why didn't you see them?"

A staff member next to him said: "Maybe he is hiding in the military formation."

Hiding in the military formation?
Zuo Liangyu suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, so he said: "Send an order from my general to ask the gunners to speed up. Once they reach the gun position, they will fire at the rebels immediately!"

"Yes!"

As Zuo Liangyu's military order was conveyed, the gunners and auxiliary soldiers indeed advanced faster, and finally arrived at the preset artillery position less than two miles away from the Weibu military formation.

The cannons collected by Zuo Liangyu, even if they increase the amount of gunpowder regardless of the danger, their longest range is only a little more than two miles.Therefore, it must be dispatched less than two miles away from the enemy.

After reaching the predetermined gun position, the Ming army's gunners and auxiliary soldiers began to hurriedly fix the gun carriage.

They had just started to make moves when the three columns of soldiers in front of the Weibu army turned around and retreated dozens of steps, revealing a total of 120 silver-grey army cannons!
These army artillery carriages have long been fixed and loaded with ammunition.

Therefore, after the first three rows of soldiers retreated, the Kueibu gunners lit the fire at the command of the commander.

boom boom boom

As a series of artillery fire rang out from the Weibu position, Zuo Liangyu in the watch car suddenly widened his eyes and exclaimed, "Not good!"

　Second more.

　　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)