Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 20 Li Chengdong, Raising Soldiers for Revenge
When Xu Dingguo surrendered to the Qing court and assassinated Gao Jie, the entire Gao Jie tribe was tantamount to forging a big enmity with the Qing court.

Wang Yan looked at the excited crowd in the camp, hating Xu Dingguo and the Qing court he voted for, he couldn't help thinking. "Why don't you instigate Gao Jie's remaining troops to take advantage of the momentum and cross the Yellow River, attack Hebei Haoge, and sweep through the northern Zhili?"

Wang Yancai fled from Hebei to Henan. He knew the defense of the Qing court in Beizhili and along the Yellow River. More than 1000 people, that is a completely different situation.

The Qing army is now fighting fiercely with Dashun, the main force is in the west, and the troops in Hebei are empty. It is entirely possible for them to defeat Hauge!And even if they can't defeat Hauge, they can still clean up the whole of Henan!

At this time, Wang Yan heard Li Chengdong's words and wanted the vanguard to chase and kill Xu Dingguo, so he came out and said: "The last general has a thousand cavalry under his command, and he is willing to be the vanguard and avenge Xingping Bo!"

There is a shortage of horses in the south, and Gao Jie's troops only have [-] horses, most of which are mules and horses, and there are no more than [-] cavalry available. A heartbeat.

However, Xu Dingguo had 1 men under his command, and the [-] cavalry under Wang Yan still seemed a little thin. Li Dingguo thought for a while, and ordered three more thousand households, led [-] cavalry, and went with Wang Yan. "Wang Qianhu, wait and set off quickly, our army will arrive soon."

"Here!" Wang Yan and the three Qianhu clasped their fists in response, and immediately turned around and left the tent.

When Wang Yan returned to the camp, Liu Shun, Wang Wei and others were already waiting, and he immediately ordered the troops of the Zhongyi Camp to be assembled.

After a while, a thousand cavalry soldiers assembled outside the camp. Wang Yan rode his horse and patrolled in front of the troops, spreading a murderous aura.

"Xu Dingguo turned his back on the Lord and begged for glory, and killed Uncle Xingping! Abandoning China and surrendering to barbarians, it is unacceptable! This battle is about justice! Our food today is given by Uncle Xingping, and the clothes on our bodies are given by Uncle Xingping." A gift. If you don’t repay a great favor, you will be a beast! You are willing to avenge Uncle Xingping with me!"

"I would like to follow the general and avenge my revenge!"

Regarding Gao Jie's death, the soldiers of the Zhongyi Battalion did not have any special feelings at first, and there were many people who didn't even know who Gao Jie was.

But at this time, everyone heard Wang Yanzhi's words, and the feeling was different immediately. The Zhongyi Camp fled from Beizhili all the way to Henan. Killing, this is simply a mortal hatred.

For a moment, the soldiers of the Loyalty Battalion were full of fighting spirit. This was a revenge for their parents!
Seeing that the morale had been mobilized by him, Wang Yan was very satisfied, and said to Liu Shun, Wang Wei and others beside him: "This battle is the first since we formed an army. The prestige of the Loyalty Camp."

During the Battle of Qingzhou, although Wang Yan faced tens of thousands of Qing soldiers, after all, it was a city defense, not a field battle. Later, it was a field battle, but most of them were chased and beaten by the Qing soldiers. So far, he has only commanded and wiped out some small groups. It was just a battle of the Qing soldiers, and this time he had to chase down nearly ten thousand enemy troops, so he really had no experience.

"Don't worry, Qianhu!"

"Don't worry, son!"

"We will definitely follow the general to fight to the death!"

Liu Shun and others immediately expressed their opinions one by one.

The morale of the Loyalty Camp was available, and the brothers were united. Wang Yan had already made up his mind, so he drew out his sword, pointed to the north and said, "Get on the horse! Let's go!"

There was a burst of clattering noises, a thousand knights got on their horses at the same time, and rushed northward following Wang Yan, where the army passed, the sky was filled with dust, and the other three thousand cavalry led by three thousand households also rushed to the north. Then rushed out of the camp.

Suizhou is more than 200 miles away from the Yellow River. If you march at a very fast speed, you can cross the river in three days.Xu Dingguo abandoned the city and led his troops to run wildly. Although Hauge refused to send troops, he agreed to arrange boats by the river to meet him, so as long as he can reach the river safely, he is considered safe.

In the middle of the night, Xu Dingguo's army passed through Qi County, and was already sixty miles away from Suizhou.

Back then, the Mongolian cavalry could cover more than 200 miles a day, but Xu Dingguo's infantry could cover [-] miles a day. He was proud of this speed, but he was not happy at all.

This is not because he is still running for his life at this time, but because the situation is abnormal!Gao Jie's cavalry did not catch up, and even the scouts did not show up, which really puzzled him.

Could it be that after Gao Jie's death, there was no leader in the army, which caused chaos? This is obviously impossible. In Gao Jie's army, no matter who wants to take Gao Jie's position, the first thing to do is to raise troops to take revenge, otherwise why would they convince the masses.

Even if there were one or two generals who didn't want to raise troops, others would come to fight alone, but now there is no movement, which is really weird.

The army had traveled sixty miles, and it had reached its limit. Xu Dingguo stopped the army, and then called in spies, who spread out within ten miles to guard against sneak attacks by Gao Jie's troops.

With the speed of the cavalry, Wang Yan and others could have caught up with Xu Dingguo long ago, but at this time his army still had strength, and a strong attack would inevitably cause heavy casualties, so Wang Yan discussed with the other three thousand households, and a team went around in front of Xu Dingguo's army , and the rest fell behind him, and when his army was exhausted, he broke them in one fell swoop.

After Xu Dingguo sent out the spies, he sat down to rest with some peace of mind, while Xu's soldiers dragged their tired bodies and began to set up the camp, but the spies had returned before the wall was erected.

"Report! General! Five miles behind, a large group of cavalry is coming!" Xu Jun's spies galloped towards the camp, dismounted in front of the gate of the village that had not yet been erected, and then galloped to Xu Dingguo, kneeling on one knee typical.

"Sure enough, it's still here!" Xu Dingguo's face darkened, he stood up abruptly, and defended himself. "Send the order, the army is in formation, ready to fight!"

On the plain, it is not easy to hide troops. As long as the opponent's general is cautious and sends more scouts, it is difficult for cavalry to attack. Therefore, Wang Yan's advantage against Xu Jun is that Xu Jun is already a tired army, while they have strong mobility. , speed, and the strength and vigor of soldiers and horses.

Xu Dingguo couldn't help feeling gloomy about the cavalrymen of Gao Jie's department who were about to kill them.The opponent's intentions were sinister, and his army had been exhausted after marching for a day. Once there was a battle, it would be fatal.

Xu Dingguo knew this, but he still decided to fight the cavalry who were about to come, because at this time the army could not run anymore, and it was impossible for them to outrun the cavalry on the plain.

Xu Dingguo himself could have taken his bodyguards and confidants and fled north quickly, but the army was left on the south bank, so what was the use of him fleeing to the north?
Surrendering to the Qing court, what Xu Dingguo pursued was wealth and glory, but if he had no soldiers in his hands, would the Qing court still give him high officials and generous salaries?This is obviously impossible!

At this time, whether Xu Dingguo wanted to or not, he had to fight the chasing cavalry. As long as he defeated them, Xu Dingguo could lead his subordinates to withdraw northward calmly.

On the vast plain, Xu Dingguo's [-] troops set up battle formations, with flags flying, swords and guns everywhere, and simple horse posts were placed in front of the army.

Xu Jun lined up for battle, and after a while, there was a tremor on the ground. This is the unique momentum of a large group of cavalry, and it is frightening.

The dust all over the sky came from the sky, and Wang Yan and others led the cavalry finally appeared in front of Xu Jun. The cavalry did not stop, but rushed directly towards Xu Jun's formation.

"Circle array! Defense!" Seeing this, Xu Dingguo shouted with a gloomy expression.

Nearly ten thousand Xu troops immediately started to move, with swords and shields outside, spears behind, bows and arrows and birds all surrounded in the middle.

The cavalry came head-on, and in the blink of an eye they rushed [-] steps away from the formation. Sergeant Xu's soldiers immediately moved, and groups of archers and bird commanders rushed out from between the swords, shields and spears.

"Archer! Let it go!"

"Bird Commander! Let it go!"

The cavalry charged quickly, and in a blink of an eye, when they reached two hundred steps in front of the formation, General Xu Jun suddenly shouted mournfully.

"Swoosh~swoosh~swoosh~"

"Boom~boom~boom~"

The rain of arrows and bullets all over the sky immediately shot at the cavalrymen who were rushing, but the moment General Xu Jun gave the order, the cavalrymen also made a change.

"The army turns!"

Wang Yan rode a war horse and followed behind Qin Shangxing and Zhao Shenkuan. He was not good at riding and fighting. The army was handed over to the two men to command. Three thousand cavalry followed closely behind them. Just when they were about to enter the range of Xu Jun's range, they pulled the reins and turned around. With the horse's head, the entire cavalry was divided into two groups, bypassing the rain of arrows and lead bullets coming from the front.

"Fire arrows!"

This time, it was the cavalry from the Zhongyi Battalion who began to bend their bows and set arrows while galloping, throwing a rain of arrows at Xu Jun's formation.Riding and archery is a technical job, but fortunately, most of the thousand cavalry are cavalry from the original rebel army, and they can barely play around.

"Swoosh~swoosh~swoosh~"

A rain of arrows came all over the sky, causing Xu Jun to be in chaos immediately.

The speed of the cavalry was too fast. Just now the archers and Niaotong were drawn to the front, and there was no time to withdraw and react again.

The cavalry of the Zhongyi Battalion did not rush into the formation forcefully, but instead kept throwing arrows raining around Xu Jun's formation to create chaos for him.

Wang Yan and the other two chief executives each led their men and turned around to attack Xu Jun's formation. Xu Dingguo sent bows and arrows to meet them head-on.

Xu Dingguo has an army of [-] soldiers, but he can't exert himself at all. He can only be led by the cavalry to exhaust himself!

This style of play is completely the style of nomadic cavalry.

When Wang Yan was in Shandong at the beginning, he watched a rebel army of more than [-] people form an army in the wild, and was finally tortured to death by [-] entrusted Huang Jingqi.

If you want to work hard, the cavalry will not fight you. If you want to rest, the cavalry will rush over and rain arrows on you at any time. If you want to escape, the cavalry will kill you behind. He will seize the opportunity to attack your big formation again, as long as he is not in a hurry to win, he will really grind you to death, without any discussion!
Xu Jun's soldiers walked sixty miles a day, and they were very tired. At this time, they were attacked by cavalry several times, and their formation was chaotic. Wang Yan knew that the time to defeat the enemy had come.

(End of this chapter)