South of Jingzhou City.

The Ming army was facing the Dashi army in battle array.

"Each unit please mobilize your troops." Jin Shenghuan said after pulling out the arrows from his body.

They suffered heavy losses in this pursuit of the bandits.

After the surprise attack, the bandits pretended to retreat in order to lure them out of the camp.

According to the pre-planned plan, Jin Shenghuan pretended to fall into a trap and immediately led his troops in pursuit.

When they chased to the south of the city, the defeated Li Guoying and Xu Yong suddenly counterattacked, catching the Ming army off guard.

On strength.

After eliminating the old, weak and sick, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army was far superior to that of Li Guoying and Xu Yong's troops.

but...

Feng Shuangli asked Xu Yong to deploy chariots, chevaux de frise and deer horns in the south of the city in advance.

In field combat, these things play a greater role than armor.

In contrast, the Ming army had no other cover except shields.

In the counterattack of the Dashi Army, more than a thousand people were lost.

Fortunately, Jin Shenghuan's elite troops attacked from the flank, forcing Li Guoying and Xu Yong to retreat.

"In reply to the general, I have 7,000 soldiers left; General Xu Guodong has 4,000 soldiers left; General Wu Xueli has 3,500 soldiers left; and General Lu Ding has less than 6,000 soldiers left."

"Any news about the cavalry and navy?"

"not yet."

"Continue the confrontation."

Before Jin Shenghuan could finish his words, the Dashi Army moved.

They moved away the chevaux de frise and deer horns in front of the formation and pushed the chariot slowly forward.

It was obvious that they were actively seeking a fight.

With tanks as cover, they have the desire and confidence to actively seek battle.

"Report!" Before Jin Shenghuan could think of a countermeasure, a scout came running up to him: "Thousands of bandit cavalrymen rushed into our camp, killing anyone they saw and setting fire everywhere. They have now trapped Governor Yuan in the central camp, and his life or death is unknown."

Jin Shenghuan began to panic and at the same time began to think about retreating.

Yuan Jixian's strategy was to transfer the main force in front of Feng Shuangli, giving him the illusion of bypassing Jingzhou to attack the upstream cities.

To this end, he also used the method of reducing troops and increasing stoves to confuse the enemy.

Actually.

The main force of the Ming army was indeed transferred away.

The main force of the infantry went upstream on the navy warships, and the cavalry bypassed Jingzhou at night and met up with the main force of the infantry upstream.

only.

After the main force of the Ming army arrived at the designated location, they did not attack the city or plunder the land, but rested in place and waited for news.

Once Feng Shuangli sent troops out of the city, they would launch an attack from the rear as soon as possible.

Of course, Yuan Jixian didn't know who Feng Shuangli's target was.

He made two preparations for this.

If Feng Shuangli attacked Jin Shenghuan's troops from behind, he would personally lead the central army to attack from behind.

If Feng Shuangli's target was him, he would use himself as bait to detain Feng Shuangli.

This method works very well.

When Feng Shuangli learned that there were only 1,500 people in the central army, he suddenly felt that he could do it.

Two against one, the advantage is on him.

He then ordered a violent attack on the Ming army's central camp, intending to capture Yuan Jixian.

What Feng Shuangli didn't know was that these 1,500 people were elite troops carefully selected by Yuan Jixian.

Fighting one against two is not a disadvantage!

Feng Shuangli didn’t know that Yuan Jixian’s soldiers were so good at fighting!

Jin Shenghuan didn't know either.

When he learned that Yuan Jixian was surrounded, he thought the situation was hopeless.

In addition, the bandits in front were slowly approaching. In order to preserve his strength, Jin Shenghuan was calculating more frequently than the sound of a drum.

After a moment.

Jin Shenghuan asked people to signal Xu Guodong, Wu Xueli and Lu Ding with flags: The bandits are coming in full force, you hold them at the front, and I will attack them from the flank!

Xu Guodong was not a fool and he immediately refused: You hold the front and I will attack from the flank!

Wu Xueli and Lu Ding sent out flag signals at the same time: You guys hold the front line, and we will attack from behind!

The four generals all had the same idea: run.

This idea was like a raging fire. Once it was ignited, it immediately burned in my heart and could not be stopped.

The four generals gave orders almost simultaneously: "The front army becomes the rear army, the rear army becomes the front army, retreat!"

After the military order was issued, the 20,000 Ming troops turned around almost at the same time and ran away.

If you run fast, you still have a chance to survive, but if you run slowly, you will die.

They were all Zuo Liangyu's old subordinates, good at fighting and even better at escaping.

The last time he ran like this was in Zhuxian Town, and the enemy at that time was called Li Zicheng.

Two years have passed.

These Ming troops gave me a sense of déjà vu.

"Run! The bandits are coming!" The Ming army behind felt that those in front were running too slowly, so they shouted to scare them.

This shout was not a big deal, it directly caused a riot.

Everyone rushed back, fearing that they would be left behind and killed by the enemy.

This is human nature and also the root cause of failure: fear!

The soldiers pushed each other.

If you can't push, push. If you can't push, lift your legs and step on the person.

Whoever stands in their way will be trampled under their feet!

Each soldier has a different physique and the weights they carry are also different.

This results in some people running fast and some running slow.

One is fast and the other is slow, and someone falls down.

A chain reaction ensued, with more and more people being pulled down and tripped.

Facing the same number of enemies, the 20,000 elite Ming troops collapsed without even a fight!

It was not a complete defeat, but a crushing defeat.

There were countless people trampling on each other, and casualties increased exponentially.

Li Guoying and Xu Yong were both stunned.

"What...what happened? Why did the Ming army lose?" Li Guoying asked the soldiers around him.

"I didn't know that the Ming army was defeated in the blink of an eye!"

Xu Yong thought he was seeing things, so he rubbed his eyes hard and looked more carefully.

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