Dragon Soul in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 30

"The cannons are firing. There are still officers and soldiers on the bridge. If you are not crazy, then you are preventing the situation from getting worse!" Zhu Gan rode on his horse and saw that the cannons on the other side of the river were not aimed at him, but at the Bali Bridge. After a shock, it seemed that the government and the army hadn't captured the Bali Bridge yet.

Immediately, he stabbed the horse's hip with a knife. The horse suffered from pain and ran faster. Zhu Gan immediately shouted: "Look! The officers and soldiers fired, there are still our brothers alive on the Bali Bridge, kill them!"

Although the red-clothed soldiers behind Zhu Gan were physically exhausted, the horses under them were full of horsepower. After hearing Zhu Gan's words, their spirits were shocked, and they stabbed their weapons at the horses one after another, no longer cherishing horsepower. The thousand cavalry speeded up again.

Looking at the faster and faster red-clothed army, Zhang Yan's expression became colder and colder: "Go and tell Fang Zhenghua to stop the red-clothed thief. If the red-clothed thief comes alone, Aijia wants him to come and see him."

After Fang Zhenghua learned of Zhang Yan's order, he turned around and led the people away without saying a word. The red-clothed thief on the Bali Bridge was no longer a threat. His courage was broken and his morale was seriously low.

And this team of cavalry rushed, obviously just experienced the battle, but did not show the slightest fatigue, but high morale, such cavalry, where did their strength come from? He seemed to see the Tianxiong Army led by Lu Xiangsheng , In a short period of time, there is also such a military might.

"All come with me, but those who dare to disobey will be killed without mercy!" Fang Zhenghua drew out his knife and said coldly, ordered the men to dismount, connected their horse reins together, and drove the horses towards the red-clothed horse. The army, and then 1 people lined up behind the horses, which is quite standard.

"Kill!" Zhu Gan did not take the lead in attacking the horses, but chose to take a detour. What a temporary diversion requires is strong self-confidence, which comes from trust in himself, and even more in his army. , surrounded from both sides."

Looking at the red-clothed army who suddenly turned around during the extremely fast sprint, Fang Zhenghua was completely stunned in his heart with strict discipline and orderliness. I am afraid that even the cavalry of Guan Ning can't do it like this. How can we stop it? He shouted: " Turn and prepare to meet the enemy."

After giving an order, the Ming army immediately turned. Many people were so nervous that they didn't know which side to turn to.

Zhu Gan leaned down, swiped the knife in his hand, and beheaded one person. Without entanglement with the officers and soldiers, he rode his horse over the officers and rushed towards the Bali Bridge.

"Stop him quickly..." Fang Zhenghua hadn't finished speaking yet, looking at Zhu Gan, who was wearing bright armor and full of heroism, he was stunned for a moment, an unreal feeling made him feel cold all over his body, like a demon Startled and muttered in a low voice: "What's going on, what's going on, what's going on..."

"Kill!" Near the Bali Bridge, the three thousand soldiers and horses of the red army stabbed in like a sharp dagger, and the chaotic officers and soldiers became even more chaotic. To stop them, they dropped their weapons and jumped into the river to escape. At this moment, the phalanx of the officers and soldiers collapsed.

Zhang Yan wanted to see exactly what happened on the other side of the river, but he could only see the cavalry in red quickly crossing the official army's square, and then pierced through the official army's barrier on the Bali Bridge with ease. The military formation, and then it disappeared. The recruits on the Bali Bridge were scared out of their wits long ago, and they fought with their pay, just to have a full meal. Why should they risk their lives.

myself!For the sake of Ming Dynasty, he didn't use Datong to resist Huang Taiji's frontier army, didn't use the elites who besieged the peasant army, and didn't let the three major battalions that suppressed the White Lotus Sect return to the division. Instead, he spent all his dowry, hoping to form another one. The [-]th Regiment Battalion, which is capable of turning the tide, but everything in front of her today, told her that soldiers are not so trained, and thieves are not so easy to kill.

"Empress, get out of here quickly! The bandit army is coming." At this moment, everyone could see that it wasn't that the salary was not enough, but that these recruits were simply unwilling to work hard.

As if Zhang Yan hadn't heard of it, she suddenly pointed to Zhu Gan who was charging to kill on the Bali Bridge wearing bright armor, and asked, "Who is this person? Is he the leader of the bandit?"

The guards all turned their eyes to wait and see. Although Zhu Gan was very brave, rushing left and right, as if he was in no one's land, the root cause was that the officers and soldiers had no intention of fighting anymore. Every time he killed a place, the guards around him always rushed up , it was almost solved without him doing anything.

And Zhu Gan's bright armor was even more dazzling. When many officers and soldiers saw him rushing, they didn't dare to fight him at all and avoided him one after another. This made Zhu Gan look very brave.

These guards also saw the way, but at this time, the general situation is gone, the red-clothed army pierced through the official camp and rushed across the Bali Bridge, then they are likely to be captured, so everything is not important, it is better to save their lives Alright, immediately persuaded: "Empress, that person should be the leader of the bandit, the bandit is fierce, you should leave as soon as possible!"

Zhang Yan looked calm, and said indifferently: "Go! Why do you want to go? Let all the cannons be aimed at him by Aijia. If they can't kill him, they will also blow up the Bali Bridge."

"This..." This order made the guards feel awkward for a while, but this time they didn't hesitate any longer, not only the tiger crouching cannon, but also the red-clothed cannon that was pulled over with great effort was aimed at Baliqiao.

boom!An iron pellet whizzed over, and the sharp sound passed over their heads, scaring many people to squat down, while the iron pellet fired from the red cannon flew high above their heads. However, falling five hundred steps away, the deviation is really big enough, but the dust built up is also big enough.

Zhu Gan only felt a pain in his body, he was thrown high, and he didn't know how far he fell. The Eight Mile Bridge, which was blown up somewhere, rejoiced in his heart, and showed a smile on his face in disgrace. No matter how the process was, he had won at least.

The Bali Bridge was blown up, and the cannons on the other side of the river did not fire a few shots, and some of them failed to fire. However, the Ming army on the east bank faced such a terrifying red-clothed army and surrendered without resisting. Many people Seeing that the general situation was over, those who did not want to surrender also jumped into the river and went to the army on the west bank.

In less than an hour, the rear of the red-clothed army also rushed over, and the officers and soldiers on the east bank who had no time to escape also surrendered one after another. A total of more than 5000 officers and soldiers were captured, and more than 9000 died, most of them were in Tongbali Bridge. The red-clothed army defenders on the battlefield died in battle.

More than 300 people died in the Red Clothes Army, and the number of deaths on the Bali Bridge was 900 in total.

Zhu Qian stood across the river, looking at the officers and soldiers on the other side of the river. At this time, he changed into a bay red horse. According to people who know horses, this horse has the blood of Tuyuhun horse. It looks very explosive, and it can be regarded as one of the best trophies captured in this battle.

Looking at the flag of the general in the Ming army, it turned out to be a character Zhang, which famous general in the late Ming Dynasty was in command of the army, it seems that there is no such surname Zhang.

He said to the soldiers on the left and right: "Go and shout to the people on the other side, and ask who is coming?"

At this time, the officers and soldiers had basically gathered their soldiers. Fortunately, there were still more than 1 people. The generals under his command urged Zhang Yan to leave, but Zhang Yan remained silent and never mentioned the matter of leaving. Still have other plans in mind.

Hearing the questioning from the other side of the river, he also asked his subordinates to shout: "Go and tell the thief in red, just say that Zhang Bao, the heaven-sent general, came to beg the thief under the order of the emperor, and ask who is the leader of the thief?"

"Zhang Bao!" Zhu Gan muttered this strange name. There was no such a person in the history of the late Ming Dynasty that he knew. Could it be that he made a big fuss here and completely changed history?

Zhu Gan judged in his mind who this treasure was. A person who can cut off the wrist of a strong man at a critical moment is either a fierce man or a ruthless man. Obviously this man in front of him has such conditions, but the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers is really poor. Commanding such an army, there are too many restrictions in the court, it is impossible to do whatever you want like yourself, so the number of officers and troops is five times that of your own, but it is overwhelmed by your own [-] cavalry. It is not a miracle. In the final analysis, there were too many restraints in the Ming court.

And facing such a person, before he is completely eliminated, he must not be taken lightly, and tentatively asked: "I am Zhu Yousong, the son of King Fu, and I cannot bear the suffering of the people. As long as the emperor loves virtuous ministers and punishes villains, he will immediately disband the army and return to the mountains and forests."

"Do you really think of yourself as a fool?" Zhang Yan sneered again and again. This guy was so shameless, his face was flushed with anger, and his charming appearance was very touching. Then someone spread the word: "There are only 1 thieves in red clothes. And captured more than 5000 officers and soldiers, and asked him how he could see it."

This sentence hit Zhu Gan's weakness. I didn't expect that this guy lost four-fifths of his army, but he could still be so rational and find his own shortcomings.

It is actually quite easy to solve this guarding problem. It will be dark soon, and the Bali Bridge has been blown up. There is a one-night truce. He only needs to use this night to kill all the 5000 prisoners. The trouble was completely solved, but he really didn't want to intensify the conflict with the officers and soldiers, so he said immediately: "I can let these more than 2 officers and soldiers cross the river, but the premise is that you must leave."

As soon as these words came out, the subordinates were in an uproar. You must know what they are working so hard for. Although the brotherhood is not deep, there is at least some!Those brothers who were annihilated on the Bali Bridge, died in vain like this?

Of course, Zhu Gan also knew the consequences of doing this, that is, many soldiers in the Red Clothes Army had resentment in their hearts, and their unity would be threatened. This was very dangerous for the current Red Clothes Army, but he had to do this. Only in this way can the losses of both sides be minimized, and the red-clothed army will no longer have unnecessary deaths, because the red-clothed army can no longer bear the blow and has reached the verge of collapse.