The most important thing is that someone is here to kill him, and An Bangyan doesn't want to fall into Zhang Cheng's hands. If he really falls into Zhang Cheng's hands, he probably won't have a good ending.
After taking a look at the surrounding situation, An Bangyan knew that there was no hope for today's battle.
Holding the knife in his hand, An Bangyan turned around and walked away, shouting loudly: "Retreat!"
There was no hesitation at all, and no dragging of feet at all.
In An Bangyan's view, the most important thing is to save his own life, and nothing else matters at all.
Only by surviving can we make a comeback. Fighting the Ming army to the death here is not worth it at all.
Zhang Cheng looked at An Bangyan who was running away, his face became even happier. He waved his knife and shouted loudly: "Quick, An Bangyan is trying to run, everyone come together and catch him alive!"
Once An Bangyan ran away, the army would be completely defeated.
The Ming army bit the rebels' tail and started chasing them, picking up heads very quickly. To them, these were not just fleeing rebels, but all moving silver, so they chased them very hard.
If you rush up and kill one of them, you will get twenty taels of silver.
Zhang Cheng chased An Bangyan with a knife, but was stopped by people along the way and ultimately failed to catch up with him.
Looking at An Bangyan who was running away, Zhang Cheng waved his arms fiercely and cursed in a frustrated manner.
Finally, he sighed helplessly and let that guy get away.
This birdman is not good at fighting, but he is pretty fast at running away!
A bunch of guys who are blinded by greed, with their current strength, still want to rebel?
The key is, don't run away! Come back and fight me! I'll kill you!
Everyone avoided Zhang Cheng, who had a gloomy face, including his men.
Everyone knew this Lord Zhang too well. He had just been holding onto An Bangyan, looking like he wanted to kill him. But now that An Bangyan had gotten away, Lord Zhang must be in a bad mood. They should stay away from him to avoid him taking out his anger on them.
At this time, Yuan Keli also came up from behind.
The smell of blood on the battlefield did not frighten the old man. Instead, he looked like he was enjoying it.
Looking at Zhang Yanfang approaching, Yuan Keli said with a smile, "You've done a good job. I'll commend you to the court later. Also, you have to keep an eye on them. Don't let them start arguing over the heads. It would be bad if it affects morale."
"Yes, Lord Dutang." Zhang Yanfang said quickly.
He was truly happy now, and the smile on his face was exceptionally bright. Winning this battle would be a great achievement for him.
Under such circumstances, promotion is only a matter of time.
If he could win a few more battles, he would surely be highly valued by the imperial court. Moreover, the imperial court had promised him 20 taels of silver per head, so both his subordinates and he could make a fortune.
Then think about the next seizure, it will all be money. Thinking of this, it is hard not to be excited.
After patrolling the battlefield, Yuan Keli took Zhang Cheng back.
To be honest, Yuan Keli valued Zhang Cheng more than Zhang Yanfang. He was a man who dared to fight and, most importantly, was willing to die.
There aren't many generals like this. It's said that civil officials don't love money and military generals don't fear death, but they're still rare. Generals like Zhang Cheng need to be trained well.
When I came here, I didn't have any trusted generals at all. This is not acceptable.
Although Zhang Yanfang was his subordinate, he was already a general, so it was not easy to subdue and train him. On the other hand, Zhang Cheng, whose official position was not high before, was very brave, daring to fight, and not afraid of death, so he was a good candidate for training.
At this time, Zhang Cheng was still a little lost, and followed Yuan Keli with a somewhat dejected look.
In Zhang Cheng's view, Lord Dutang gave him a chance to kill An Bangyan. What was the result?
I let him escape without even catching up with him. I feel really sorry for Lord Dutang.
Glancing at the dejected Zhang Cheng, Yuan Keli said with a smile, "Are you still depressed because you didn't catch An Bangyan?"
"I feel ashamed of the trust placed in me by Lord Dutang." Zhang Cheng said quickly.
"It's just a small matter," Yuan Keli said with a smile, "It's just An Bangyan, what else can he do?"
"He's like a grasshopper after autumn, he won't be able to jump for many more days. His head has already fallen to the ground, it's just staying there for a few days. Since you feel ashamed, then do your best and kill him next."
After hearing what Yuan Keli said, Zhang Cheng really didn't dare to agree, because he really had no one under his command.
In the previous charge, more than a hundred men had been killed. There were only about a thousand left, and now more had been killed. If the battle continued, his entire army might be wiped out.
This wouldn't work, so Zhang Cheng didn't dare to agree. Even though he felt guilty and wanted to agree, he still didn't dare. He couldn't let his brothers die again. If they died again, they would be gone.
Yuan Keli looked at Zhang Cheng, stroked his beard, and said with a smile on his face: "I know what you are thinking."
"I can't possibly let you lead these people into battle again. Your brothers have also made contributions this time. I will naturally report their achievements to the court."
"Those who have made contributions will be rewarded, don't worry about that. But there are still many battles to fight, and they definitely can't rest."
"You are the commander, and now I will promote you to general. I will give you 20,000 soldiers, and you can recruit them yourself. As for the official positions, you can choose from among your subordinates. You can take whatever you can do. If it's not enough, you can come to me again."
Listening to Yuan Keli's words, Zhang Cheng's face was full of disbelief.
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