Aspiration

Chapter 27 The Battle of Xiangyang
Sure enough, at this time, a fast-moving army came from the northeast.

Zhang Xianzhong didn't pay much attention to the enemy's reinforcements. Anyway, there were enough enemies here, and adding more would be just icing on the cake for the enemy.

The strategy laid out last night was concise and to the point, that's all, fight hard!In this small place, there is no strategy to use, what is needed is courage, perseverance and strength.Don't think about luck.

So, the final closing words last night, "Fight!"

In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Xianzhong appeared on the city wall full of energy.Today, he took his adopted son Zhang Dingguo and personally led the army to defend the city.

Last night, the second batch of spies reported back at midnight, and the cavalry that went south suddenly disappeared.I can't control that much, today, no matter what happens, they will stand a severe test.

Zhang Xianzhong's arrangement was that he took Zhang Dingguo to guard the city, and another adopted son, Zhang Wenxiu, was stationed at Youshan, serving as horns for each other.Zhang Wenxiu's team was not only guarding the main traffic route from Xiangyang City to the northwest, they were also prepared to support the [-] elite soldiers commanded by Zhang Xianzhong's main force, Zhang Kewang.

Zhang Kewang led [-] elite soldiers, preparing for a decisive battle.

Zhang Xianzhong looked at the banners in the distance, his heart was heavy.Originally, as long as Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai supported him, Zhang Xianzhong's more than 3 elite soldiers would be enough to sweep the vast land of the lake, but now the main force of the imperial court is all on him, and he is overwhelmed.Today, he is facing Xiong Wencan's 5 army, and today there are more than [-] elites gathered on the frontal battlefield.

This is Xiong Wencan's rare masterpiece. In fact, he put all his eggs in one basket.He must bear the responsibility of Zhang Xianzhong rebelling out of Gucheng, Zhang Xianzhong rebelled under his nose, Xiong Wencan must be responsible, so he has no way out, he has to fight desperately and spend all his money.Xiong Wencan knew that if Zhang Xianzhong's head was not beheaded, Emperor Chongzhen would behead him.

Apart from Zuo Liangyu's department, his other three armies quickly pressed towards Xiangyang City.

Today, he issued a death order, captured Xiangyang City, and captured Zhang Xianzhong.

When he came to the front of the formation, he was slightly startled, he did not expect that Zhang Xianzhong would dare to set up an formation outside the city with 2 horses.Including the 5 horses in front of him, there are a total of [-] troops, a rare battle.

Xiong Wencan had [-] in the main formation and [-] in support. He also set up his formation, and under the urging of the war drums, the army pressed towards the east of Xiangyang City.

The rarely seen Armageddon is about to begin.The blood of both the enemy and ourselves is boiling.

Xiong Wencan didn't understand how Zhang Xianzhong would do such a stupid thing, leaving [-] soldiers outside the city to wait for the slaughter.He smiled at the staff on the left and right, "What a show, what a show! Today, the only thing left is to kill."

Everyone agreed and said: "There is no way, Zhang thief should be like this, so let's kill him!"

Zhang Xianzhong also stood on the city wall looking at Xiong Wencan's banner.He calculated a lot of methods, there is no good strategy, and there is no medium strategy, only such a bad strategy.This kind of bad strategy is not so much a strategy as it is a gamble.

He can only take a big gamble once, and the passive defense of the city will definitely collapse. If he wins, he will win beautifully, and if he loses, he will lose cleanly.The simplest tactics are his best tactics.He was ready to make a bet.This is Zhang Xianzhong's style, and it is also the best answer they found after discussing for three days.

Xiong Wencan is also willing to do this, and he is also a gamble, because his retreat is definitely not better than Zhang Xianzhong.Emperor Chongzhen had already opened the prison.

The first drum up, the two armies move forward; the second drum up, the Ming army advances, Zhang Kewang shoots the ground; the third drum up, "Kill!" "Kill!" The generals of the two armies gave orders at the same time.

The battle was dark.With the earth-shattering slashing and roaring, the outside of Xiangyang City was as dignified as hell.Stick, stick, stick.However, the stalemate will not last long, and Zhang Kewang's elite will not let the stalemate continue, they have the ability to control the situation.

Persistence and perseverance will soon pay off.Zhang Kewang had already beheaded three lieutenants, several partial generals and guerrillas, and he had no interest in counting the others who died under his sword.Those who stand in my way, die!
Chief military officer Su Qi is not far away.

"Kill!" Zhang Kewang said, his generals and soldiers understood, they left their opponents and went straight to Su Qi's banner.

The Ming army was scattered.The Ming army is retreating.Under Zhang Kewang's sword, a human head flew down, and Su Zongbing's head was in a different place.

Zhang Xianzhong smiled, victory was in sight.

The army is defeated like a mountain, and this moment is coming!Zhang Xianzhong's heart was pounding, he was rarely so excited.With one effort, the overall situation can be determined.

However, the flags in the distance suddenly stuck together again.

Zhang Kewang could no longer rush the army of the Iron Wall Group.

Xiong Wencan's reserve team is his own standard battalion, all of which are halberds, big axes, and heavy armor.The order they received was: "Don't take half a step back, those who disobey the order will be executed!"

Sworn to the death!If you don't retreat and die, you will die if you retreat. It is better not to retreat.Xiong Wencan held his ground with the determination to die.

Xiong Wencan did not retreat, but Zhang Kewang did.Xiong Wencan did not pursue, and the two armies faced off again.

This is the first wave.From the perspective of gains, Zhang Kewang has a slight advantage.However, the situation became clearer, and Xiong Wencan had the upper hand.

The second wave is ready to go.Zhang Xianzhong frowned tightly.He thought, the only chance today, a chance to turn the tide of the battle, has disappeared, is there still a chance now?He sees no hope.He couldn't blame his adopted son Zhang Kewang, he knew that he tried his best and killed more than a dozen generals in the first battle.He also knew that the reason why Zhang Kewang fell short today was because there was someone who was determined to die standing in front of him.Xiong Wencan, he knew that Chongzhen raised a knife behind his back.Take a step back, the knife rises and falls.

There is no hope for the second wave. This battle will be a more tragic war of attrition.

If there is a third wave, they are likely to abandon the city and go west.

The drums of war sounded again.

Zhang Kewang swung his saber straight away, seemingly turning a deaf ear to the sound of the drum. He didn't command the army to move forward until the enemy's third blow was raised. Then he jumped forward and shouted loudly: "Drum beat! Kill!"

His people rushed into the enemy's formation overwhelmingly.

It was tragic again.Blood and sword shadows, the sound of killing shook the sky.

However, it was worthless, just killing for the sake of killing, Zhang Xianzhong didn't want to watch it anymore.

Too tragic.

"Commander, behind the enemy line!" Someone exclaimed.To the east, the flags of Xiong Wencan's army were scattered, as if they had encountered a strong enemy.

Yes, a new force broke into the Ming army.

who?are asking.

In the east, only Luo Rucai and Lao Huihui came to meet them?

"Drumming!" Zhang Xianzhong yelled.

Zhang Kewang didn't know the situation in the distance, he suddenly heard the general's drums, and then felt the enemy's strength loose, he didn't know what happened.

"Kill!" Without hesitation, taking advantage of the loosening of the enemy line at this time, he desperately moved forward, he thought, maybe this is the last hope for today.

On this vast battlefield, two fierce tigers, two generals, one to kill east and one to kill west.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, two fierce tigers met on the same battlefield. Today they are not two tigers fighting each other, they are fighting together.The black "Li" banner quickly wedged westward, like a sharp knife piercing the enemy's formation.They advanced very fast, and in less than half a stick of incense, this small troop was inserted into the core of Xiong Wencan's formation in the shape of a sharp knife.

Li Laiheng.

His eight hundred elites stormed from Henan to the southwest, and within a few days they entered the territory of Huguang.

Now, Li Laiheng's [-] cavalry entered Xiong Wencan's rear and central army as if they were in no man's land. He didn't bother to kill the enemy locally. He led his elite cavalry to penetrate the enemy's formation and disrupt the formation.

Xiong Wencan had no choice but to retreat, because Zhang Kewang was in front, and Li Laiheng was in the back, and he was hit by enemies.

The army was defeated like a mountain.

This time, the army was really defeated.

Zhang Kewang saw it, he recognized Li Laiheng, Li Laiheng also recognized him, the two of them faced each other for just a moment, before they had time to say hello, they disappeared in the crowd again.

Zhang Xianzhong smiled happily.Li Zicheng finally came to support him.

The autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves, and Zhang Kewang led [-] elite soldiers to pursue the victory. In this battle, he would make the Ming army unable to recover for half a year.

Li Laiheng did not help Zhang Kewang clean up the battlefield. He left the battlefield. He was not interested in the remnants of the defeated generals. He sent his troops eastward and entered Henan again.

Li Laiheng once again conducted military training on the land of Henan. With his erratic tactics, for a long time, the officers and soldiers did not know who they were, and many people even did not believe that there was such a troop.

It turned out that Li Laiheng had left Shangluo Mountain for almost a month. Since he suddenly appeared at the foot of Shangzhou City shortly after the Dragon Boat Festival, he has traveled thousands of miles to fight erratically. In the war, all control is in his hands.He went to the east of Henan, to the west of Henan, sometimes to the north of Henan, and sometimes to the south of Henan.A mysterious army, fast and tough, sometimes appears suddenly, and sometimes disappears mysteriously without a trace.Therefore, the officers and soldiers have not yet figured out what kind of army this is.

A few days ago, they followed Xiong Wencan, and the purpose of this trip was to help Zhang Xianzhong break the siege of officers and soldiers.The goal has been achieved, and now, he is attacking Henan again!
(End of this chapter)