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  Chapter 547 544 [The **** battle on the Yellow River]

   "Gather soldiers, gather soldiers!"

   Zhang Shijie looked crazy, and ordered his soldiers to blow the assembly call, and before the soldiers scattered along the coast gathered, he led the only thousand people around him to fight out.

  The Datong Army crossed the river in sections, resulting in too scattered troops.

  Similarly, Zhang Shijie's defenders also dispersed, leaving only a thousand reserve troops as a mobile force.

   "Swipe, swipe!"

  Jiang Liang stayed to garrison the south bank to deal with any unexpected changes, while Liu Zhu personally led troops across the river to support.

  The real battle has begun!

  The riverside position formed around Wang Hui has gathered more than 800 people one after another. After they defeated the nearest 500 enemy troops, they immediately set up fortifications. Sheepskin rafts, hardened sand and even the corpses of both the enemy and us were all piled up on the shore to build semicircular fortifications.

  Zhang Shijie took the lead in leading troops to kill. His 1,000 reserve team had gathered 4,000 troops during the march.

  Tian Jianxiu, who is in the lower reaches, is leading two thousand cavalry, riding back at full speed. The Tongguan defenders on the opposite bank were unable to break through the Datong Army's position on the south bank, and only 2,000 people were left to defend the city. The rest all crossed the river to Fenglingdu, and then rushed towards Wang Hui's position.

   There are also some Dashun defenders, who are pushing or carrying artillery, trying to get within range quickly.

   "Drive the southern thieves back into the river!" Zhang Shijie didn't dare to continue to wait for the army to gather, otherwise more and more Datong troops would come ashore, and they would start a fierce attack with only 4,000 people.

   "Bang bang bang!"

   Among the more than 800 people in Wang Hui's group, there were about 400 firecrackers, lying on the cover and starting shooting.

  After a salvo, hundreds of enemy troops were beaten to pieces.

  Zhang Shijie personally led the law enforcement team, chopped back the rout, and took advantage of the gap between bomb filling to quickly lead people to the outside of the bunker. At the same time, hundreds of Dashun archers threw arrows into the bunker.

   "On the bayonet!"

   It was too late to reload the ammunition, and the firecrackers of the Datong Army inserted their bayonets into close combat one after another.

  The temporary bunker fortifications can only cause interference to the enemy, and cannot form an effective defense at all.

  Zhang Shijie took the lead, and his brave and fearless aura made the soldiers under his command have a high fighting spirit, and they climbed up the bunker one after another to attack.

   "Hold the gun, stab!"

  Whether it was the spearmen or the firecrackers, they all began to line up and stab.

  The first batch of enemy troops who climbed up to the bunker suffered one-third of the casualties in an instant. However, there were many injuries and few deaths, and they could continue to fight with injuries.

  Zhang Shijie was not injured, and the armor blocked the bayonet.

   This guy stepped over the bunker, slashed the gunman's neck with a knife, and then slashed at another spearman.

   Killed two people one after another, and Zhang Shijie was finally stabbed. But his place became a gap, and several Dashun soldiers immediately followed Zhang Shijie across the bunker.

  Although there are very few troops in hand, Wang Hui also has a reserve team.

   There are only thirty people, and they are also the reserve team!

   "Fill it in!"

   Seeing that the number of enemy troops crossing the gap increased, Wang Hui led thirty soldiers to block it.

  Zhang Shijie rushed forward, and Wang Hui went straight to him.

  A shot pierced out, targeting the throat, Zhang Shijie hurriedly avoided. The Datong army beside him stabbed at Zhang Shijie's waist. Although he didn't wear cotton armor, it also made Zhang Shijie lose his balance.

  Following Wang Hui's second stab, he escaped the throat, and a **** **** was drawn on his neck.

   "Hey!"

  Zhang Shijie rushed forward and collided with Wang Hui, and the two rolled on the ground hugging each other.

  Weapons are useless, it's all about wrestling, and they all want to stand up and take the top position. The soldiers on both sides, when they saw the main general rolling over and fighting, came to help regardless of life or death.

   There are more than 800 troops in the same army, and there have been nearly a hundred casualties, but their morale and combat power are still strong. Although the Dashun Army was much weaker, they were also numerous in number. There were constantly Dashun troops crossing the bunker, and it was often two Dashun armies attacking a Datong army together.

  During the stalemate between the two sides, the Datong Army gradually gained the upper hand, and the Datong Army continued to suffer casualties.

   Fortunately, one after another, many more sheepskin rafts landed.

   If the distance is close, land a few meters away. If the distance is far, land at a place hundreds of meters away.

  After landing, immediately come to help!

  When the casualties of the Datong Army approached 200, the strength of the troops actually increased, reaching more than 1,200 people.

  The Dashun Army is also increasing its troops, and two more 500-man troops are approaching the battlefield.

  Wang Hui and Zhang Shijie were still rolling and wrestling on the ground. Around them, the fighting between the two armies was the most intense. Often when soldiers attacked the enemy's general, they would be attacked by the opponent's soldiers.

  The two generals had blood on their foreheads, and they didn't know who they were. They attacked with head hammers first, but they kept hitting each other anyway.

   In addition to the forehead, the teeth have also become fierce weapons.

  Both wanted to bite each other's neck, but during the scuffle, if they couldn't bite, they would bite right next to the flesh.

  The helmet was gone, Wang Hui lost half of his ear, and Zhang Shijie lost a piece of flesh on his face. Finally, Wang Hui rolled over on top, pressed down on Zhang Shijie and choked his neck.

"Ok!"

  Wang Hui snorted, and was shot in the back, but fortunately he was blocked by armor.

  The Dashun army who attacked Wang Hui was also stabbed to death by the Datong army, and the body fell down on Wang Hui.

   "Da da da da!"

  Tian Jianxiu's cavalry came to support him, but he didn't go directly to the chaotic battlefield. Instead, along the river bank, they attacked and killed the Datong army who had landed all the way. The Datong army who was rushed to death by the cavalry soon approached two hundred.

  The Datong Army in Wang Hui's position has been surrounded by the Dashun Army.

   Tian Jianxiu couldn't rush at all, because all the people who rushed over were his own people. After killing the landing troops downstream, he bypassed that position to attack and kill the Datong Army upstream.

   There is no way, the river is too fast, and if they cross the river in a concentrated manner, they will drift away, and the Datong army can't reach Wang Hui's side accurately at all.

  A few tens of meters further upstream, another Datong army position has taken shape. They even defeated the 1,000 enemy troops who had surrounded them. They were about to support Wang Hui, but they encountered Tian Jianxiu who rushed over.

   "Fix formation, formation formation!"

   Without being reminded by the officer, as long as you are not deaf, you can hear the loud sound of horseshoes.

  Hundreds of Datong troops resisted side by side, with long spears and bayonets facing each other.

   "Shoot the arrow!"

Tian Jianxiu did not charge the gun array, but ordered the cavalry to shoot arrows. More than 2,000 arrows shot into the dense formation of the Datong Army. Dozens of people were shot on the spot on the spot. Full of arrows.

   Just when the positions of the two Datong troops were in danger, Wang Hui pushed away the enemy corpses on his body, stood up holding Zhang Shijie's knife, and his own spear had disappeared.

   Shaking and killing an enemy soldier, Wang Hui shouted: "The enemy general is dead!"

  Zhang Shijie was lying on the ground at the moment, strangled to death by Wang Hui.

   A loud voice had no effect, Wang Hui kicked away the enemy soldiers around him, raised his knife and slashed down, accurately cutting off Zhang Shijie's neck.

  He bent down and picked up the head and shouted: "The enemy general is dead!"

   While shouting, hacking and killing, while holding the head of the enemy general.

  That head, a piece of flesh was bitten off from the face, and the forehead was also dripping with blood, but after all, it was possible to identify who it was.

  Seeing the soldiers of the Dashun Army at the first rank, they clearly have an absolute advantage, but their morale is collapsing like crazy. If you look down from a high altitude, you can see the troops of the Dashun Army, centered on the head carried by Wang Hui, collapsing outward at a speed visible to the naked eye.

  This position is defended again!

   "Trumpet blowing and assembly!"

   "Rescue allies!"

  Wang Hui was almost out of strength, picked up the spear to support his body, and shouted in a hoarse voice.

  His messengers were also dead, and there was a Datong army who could blow the trumpet, picked up the suona and blew the assembly horn, and then blew the order to attack.

   There are only more than 900 people left here, and everyone is injured, but they resolutely form an array and kill Tian Jianxiu's cavalry.

  Because there are friendly troops there, they need to be rescued!

  The Datong army was surrounded by cavalry, the melee soldiers raised their shields to defend, and the firecrackers were busy reloading bombs. One third of them had died in battle, and the living people were full of arrows shaking.

  Tian Jianxiu became anxious. The Yellow River was not flat, and it was impossible for the cavalry to charge at full speed. One-third of the opponents were killed, but the formation formed by the shield spears was still there. Even if the Dashun cavalry charged to the death, the horses would still walk around the spear formation.

   On the other side, Dashun's infantry collapsed, Wang Hui's remnant soldiers were coming, and the Datong army that landed one after another was also gathering rapidly.

   "Beep beep beep beep..."

   Half a mile away, Liu Zhu also blew the rallying call, and more than 400 people had gathered around him.

   Landing positions one after another, large or small, are already rapidly forming.

  Tian Jianxiu ordered his nephew to say: "You lead people to gather up the broken soldiers, and I will kill those small formations!"

  Tian Jianxiu no longer continued to attack hard, but took advantage of the cavalry to quickly divide his troops and leave here. A part of the cavalry went to collect the fleeing infantry, and another part of the cavalry was led by Tian Jianxiu to attack and kill along the river.

  Often twenty or thirty Datong troops, just when they landed and gathered together, they were rushed by thousands of cavalry. The number was too small to defend.

  The number of Datong soldiers who died at the hands of Tian Jianxiu quickly increased to more than 600.

  But as the Datong army gathered more and more, it was difficult for Tian Jianxiu to find opportunities, so he could only take the cavalry army upstream. He was going to Fenglingdu to gather troops, and then fight back, because the Tongguan defenders had already crossed the river.

   Not only crossing the river, but also fighting!

  A quarter of an hour ago, Liu Tichun led his troops across the river. After gathering 3,000 people at Fenglingdu, he couldn't wait for the whole army to come, so he immediately led his troops to attack downstream.

  Running for a mile, he found a position of the Datong Army on the bank, and He Zhen's soldiers unexpectedly gathered with the Datong Army.

   "This bird has surrendered to the enemy again, let me kill him!" Liu Tichun was furious.

  He Zhen only has 500 soldiers in her hand, and she has just surrendered, and the morale and morale of the army are not stable. How can she stop the attack of more than 3,000 people?

  At the moment of the battle, He Zhen's troops were on the verge of collapse.

   Fortunately, the Datong Army here has gathered more than 400 people and built simple fortifications, which can barely withstand it for a while.

   At this moment, Dang Mengan and Luo Dai crossed the river, each with their troops. Together with another general's troops, the three commanded a total of 2,000 people.

  Seeing that He Zhen was surrounded, the two who made an appointment to surrender together did not dare to act immediately, and even wanted to give up the idea of ​​defecting.

   "General, this is the time to perform meritorious service. Are you going to die with Li Zicheng?" The soldiers around Dang Mengan blurted out such words.

   There are also spies in Li Zicheng's army, who have been in contact with He Zhen, Dang Meng'an, and Luo Dai!

  Anyway, whoever is depressed, Datong will find him.

   Seeing that Dang Meng'an was still hesitating, Na Xizuo said again: "Shoot from behind and form a front and back attack. Liu Tichun will definitely lose. General, don't miss this good opportunity!"

   "Done!"

  Dang Meng An gritted his teeth and said, leading his troops towards the battlefield, he shouted from afar: "General Liu, let me help you!"

  At this moment, He Zhen's troops had begun to collapse, but they were surrounded tightly and could not escape. Some even jumped into the Yellow River in a panic.

  He Zhen immediately despaired, it was too early for her to defect!

  Liu Tichun personally led the 500 reserve team and commanded from the outside. Anyway, there are too many people and it is impossible to meet the enemy. He fled He Zhen's troops, and immediately shouted angrily: "Kill this guy!"

  He Zhen fled to the Datong army with a few **** personal soldiers.

   While escaping, he was kicked down by a Dashun army, and then stabbed with several long spears.

   This guy who surrendered to Dorgon, then surrendered to Li Zicheng, and then surrendered to the Datong Army was stabbed to death by unknown soldiers.

  He Zhen didn't want to die with peace in his eyes. It was really too early for him to turn his back on him, and he will be safe after a little more time.

   After killing He Zhen's troops, Liu Tichun commanded the army and completely surrounded the remaining Datong army. He turned around and looked at Dang Meng'an, who came to "reinforce", and said to the messenger: "The battle situation here has been decided, let them go downstream for reinforcements."

  The messenger rushed out immediately: "General Liu has an order..."

  Dang Meng An didn't listen, and went around to the canonized river.

  The orderly could only run along: "General Liu has an order..."

  Dang Meng An rushed behind the friendly army, and the messenger chased after him. The messenger wanted to continue, but Dang Mengan hacked him to death, then turned around and said, "I have surrendered to Emperor Zhao, so kill me!"

   After finishing speaking, he slashed at the friendly army in front of him. A Dashun soldier was confused and was killed from behind by Dang Mengan.

   A few soldiers responded immediately, and more soldiers stood there in a daze.

  Luo Dai took his own soldiers and killed the friendly troops who were supporting him, causing the two troops to kill each other subconsciously.

  Dang Meng An and his soldiers, only a dozen people. But it caused an astonishing destructive power. The Dashun army was besieging, and suddenly they were attacked from behind. Hundreds of people fled in panic on the spot.

   Several other Datong troops in leather rafts successfully landed nearby, shouting and charging towards this place.

  Liu Tichun's reserve team came to attack Dang Meng'an soon, but it was too late. The rout has formed a chain reaction, and nearly half of the three thousand Dashun troops fled in panic. The Datong army trapped inside took the opportunity to counterattack, and even defeated more with less, and wiped out all Liu Tichun's troops.

   "I will kill you!"

  Liu Tichun hated Dang Meng'an so much that he didn't care about running for his life at all, and led his loyal soldiers to kill Dang Meng'an at the risk of death.

   Traitors are worse than enemies!

   "Stop him!" Dang Mengan panicked.

   Half of the soldiers under this guy are chasing and killing the rout, and the other half are still sleepwalking, not knowing which side to stand at all.

  The surviving Datong Army attacked Liu Tichun from the side.

  Liu Tichun still ignored the Datong Army, and led his soldiers to identify Dang Mengan. These are old battalion soldiers, Dang Mengan's soldiers couldn't hold on, and fled in a panic.

  Dang Meng An was also on the run, was caught up by Liu Tichun, and was stabbed in the back.

  The armor was not fatal, but Dang Mengan was even more frightened, and jumped directly into the Yellow River.

  The water on the shore is shallow, so no one can drown.

  Who knows, Liu Tichun jumped down after him, wading in the water to chase after Dang Mengan.

  Dang Meng An had no choice but to turn around and fight. After parrying the attack, he shouted anxiously: "Old Liu, surrender with me, the right way is to submit to Emperor Zhao!"

   "I'll kill you!" Liu Tichun was even more angry.

  The soldiers under Liu Tichun's command have the same idea as the general, even if they die, they will use Dang Mengan as a backup.

   After some fighting, Dang Mengan was killed and his body floated away along the Yellow River.

  The three of them turned against each other one after another, and only Luo Dai survived to the end. This guy was so frightened that he hid beside the Datong army formation, and he didn't dare to act alone anymore.

  (end of this chapter)