whoosh!

After a burst of dense arrows breaking through the air, the Dashi Army soldiers who were on guard at the foot of the mountain were shot into hedgehogs.

"Are there any more secret sentries?" Li Ruolian, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, asked in a low voice to Wang Zhaolin, the military advisor of the Great Western Army who was standing next to him.

Wang Zhaolin shook his head: "No more!"

Seeing that Li Ruolian was a little unconvinced, he explained: "Don't worry, Lord Li, I personally arranged these secret guards. I know the patrol positions and patrol times by heart!"

"Yes," Li Ruo Lian nodded slightly and continued to ask: "How many roads are there leading to the mountain?"

"There are three main roads and nine small roads, which adds up to twelve roads."

Li Ruo Lian hummed.

Before coming, he had already asked the nearby mountain people about the truth, and Wang Zhaolin did not lie.

In that case, there is no need to wait any longer. Thinking of this, Li Ruolian looked up into the distance.

Under the shade of trees in the distance, more than 2,000 Ming soldiers disguised as civilians had gathered.

Li Ruolian mobilized nearly three thousand people to encircle and suppress Zhang Xianzhong.

In addition to the 2,000 garrison troops of Wuchang Prefecture and the 800 Jinyiwei from Huguang, there were also more than a hundred hunters from nearby villages.

Hunters were recruited not for fighting but to lead the way and set traps on the routes leading up and down the mountain.

As Li Ruolian waved his hands vigorously, nearly three thousand people were divided into several small teams.

While others were responsible for blocking the road, he personally led 800 Jinyiwei to attack from a main road.

These Jinyiwei are the elite troops from Huguang, and have first-class abilities in horse and foot combat.

The eight hundred people were divided into three teams.

The first team consists of thirty people, three people in a group, for a total of ten groups.

In the three-person team, one person holds a bow, one person holds a sword and shield (a rattan shield), and the other person holds a bayonet and a musket.

The archers are responsible for killing the enemy secretly, and after their tracks are exposed, the musketeers begin to join the battle.

The rattan shield bearer is responsible for providing cover.

The personnel configuration of Team 2 is the same as Team 1, except that the number of people is ten times that of Team 1.

When the advance of Team One is blocked or they are ambushed, Team Two will rush to provide support immediately.

The remaining Jinyiwei were divided into three teams with the same configuration, responsible for finishing off the enemy and preventing sneak attacks from behind.

After shooting and killing two groups of secret sentries in succession, the Daxi soldier hurriedly threw a grenade.

boom!

The shock wave generated by the explosion overturned two groups of Jinyiwei.

Although they did not suffer fatal injuries, the symptoms of dizziness and tinnitus temporarily made them lose the ability to continue the attack.

The second team of Jinyiwei immediately rushed up to support.

Bang bang bang.

The dense sound of bird gunfire made the Dashi Army unable to raise their heads. They hid behind the rocks and trembled.

"You won't be killed if you surrender!" the Ming army shouted in unison.

Seeing this, a dozen Dashi Army soldiers immediately laid down their weapons and walked out.

The Ming army did not kill them, but shouted: "Where is Zhang Xianzhong?"

The surrendered soldiers knelt on the ground and answered: "In... in the camp on the main peak."

"Take up your weapons and lead the way."

Although the surrendered soldiers felt helpless, they had no choice but to do as they were told.

As more soldiers surrendered, the Ming army encountered less and less resistance and attacked faster and faster.

But soon, they ran into big trouble.

Further ahead is a winding and rugged mountain road where the Dashi Army built a stone wall.

They hid behind the stone walls to avoid the Ming army's muskets and bows and arrows, and pushed down the stones whenever the Ming army attacked.

As rocks rolled down, the attacking Jinyiwei suffered heavy casualties.

After losing more than a dozen people in succession, Li Ruolian became angry.

"Someone, go down the mountain and get some artillery."

"Sir, the artillery is too heavy to be transported in..."

"Then summon them to surrender. Go and make the announcement quickly."

The Dashi soldiers who made up this line of defense were all Zhang Xianzhong's diehards and would never surrender.

The Ming army's offensive was blocked.

......

"Report! The Ming army is coming, the Ming army is attacking the mountain!" In the camp on the main peak of Green Forest Mountain, a Dashi Army soldier ran in breathlessly and said.

Zhang Xianzhong stood up suddenly: "Are you sure?"

"The Ming army has begun to attack the mountain, and our people are retreating!" the soldier repeated.

Zhang Xianzhong was very surprised. He stared at the soldier who reported the news and asked, "We were hiding so secretly, how did the Ming army find us?"

The soldier who reported the news replied awkwardly: "They said..."

"If you have something to say, just say it quickly." Zhang Xianzhong walked to the weapon rack and asked while putting on armor with the help of Ai Nengqi.

"They all said that the military advisor was leading the Ming army..."

"You bastard, if you keep talking nonsense, I will tear your mouth apart! The military advisor is not only my Dashi's strategist, but also my son-in-law! Any of you can surrender, except him!" Zhang Xianzhong was very angry.

The soldier took a half step back and shrank his neck: "No... I didn't say that. They saw it with their own eyes."

Zhang Xianzhong glared at him with great anger, and the soldier was so scared that he ran away crawling.

At this time, Zhang Xianzhong was already dressed, and the others had also put on their armor and picked up their weapons with each other's help.

Zhang Xianzhong glanced outside, his eyebrows raised: "Let's go and fight the Ming army."

"Father, wait!" Liu Wenxiu quickly stood up to stop him. "Since Wang Zhaolin has surrendered to the Ming army, he must have made all the necessary preparations. If we go out and fight now, we will just fall into their trap."

"Yes, godfather, the Ming army is strong in numbers, let's go quickly."

While Zhang Xianzhong was hesitating, Liu Wenxiu continued, "Father, hurry up. I will go to the front to hold off the Ming army."

Zhang Xianzhong gritted his teeth and stamped his feet: "Okay, the rest of you follow me!"

Liu Wenxiu hurried to the scene of the battle, where the two sides were in a stalemate.

"The King of the Great West has issued an order, everyone surrender!" Liu Wenxiu suddenly said.

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