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Chapter 1088 The Death of Li Xianzhong

With bursts of enlightenment, Li Xianzhong returned to reality.

In addition to the noise on the battlefield, there were also panicked inquiries from his subordinates.

"General! What shall we do?"

"General! Let's go! If you don't go, it will be too late!"

"General! Even if you give up your life, you must escort the general to escape!"

Li Xianzhong looked at the anxious subordinates, and thought about it a thousand times in his heart. From the humiliation and humiliation in Xixia and Jin Kingdom, he thought of the glorious years after returning to the Southern Song Dynasty.

He made a decision.

"You divided your troops into two groups, fought out of the battlefield, rushed all the way to Sichuan and Shu at all costs, told the Sichuan and Shu troops that the Ming army had new firearms, and went all the way to Lin'an, and told the Lin'an court that the Ming army had new firearms.

Remember, the Ming army had two types of firearms, one was a trebuchet-like firearm that could fire huge projectiles that could destroy an army formation with a single blow, and the other was a single-handed firearm that emitted white smoke when fired , our elites cannot stop it. "

Li Xianzhong decided to rely on his last elite cronies to deliver the news on the battlefield to the Southern Song Dynasty court and the Sichuan army in a timely manner, so that they would not suffer any further losses.

And he himself...

"General, what about you?"

A guard asked carefully.

Li Xianzhong looked at the situation where the army was defeated like a mountain, and smiled bitterly.

"As a general of the country, I was deeply trusted by Your Majesty, and I commanded [-] troops to rescue Xiangfan, but I fell into a heavy siege here. ? The only thing is death."

"General!!!"

The soldiers were shocked.

"Don't worry about me, and don't worry about military law. At the critical moment, I need you to tell the court and the army of Sichuan and Shu the specific information, so that they know how we failed, and how I died in battle."

Li Xianzhong made up his mind to die and was ready to fight to the death with the Ming army.

The personal soldiers were still unwilling to leave, and Li Xianzhong drew a knife across his neck.

"If you don't leave, I will die in front of you!"

Under such persecution, the loyal guards dismounted and kowtowed to Li Xianzhong, and then galloped away in tears.

After all, it is impossible for the Ming army to besiege the world and the waters everywhere. If the big army can't get out, the small army can still try to rush.

Li Xianzhong looked at the backs of them leaving, sighed, and then started his final battle.

He took the remaining personal guards and the Chinese army troops that could be organized to attack, preparing to start a final hand-to-hand fight with the Ming army. He held his commanding flag, hoping that his charge would lead the Song army to move closer to him, and Launch a threatening charge.

This approach is indeed effective, and there are indeed a large number of Song Jun soldiers who have six gods and no masters to move closer to him, but at the same time, there are also Ming troops.

A part of the Ming cavalry came over and fought hard to kill, while Li Xianzhong led the army to resist stubbornly, and both sides were red-eyed.

Li Xianzhong obviously has a very strong will to fight, and the soldiers of the Song army who follow him are also very brave, but on the battlefield, organization is more important than bravery.

However, in the time of two sticks of incense, the soldiers around Li Xianzhong were completely lost, and only the last two or three guards were left to protect Li Xianzhong. Li Xianzhong lost even his horse.

Ma Hongxing was overjoyed when he heard that Li Xianzhong was surrounded, and immediately rushed over with his troops, looking at the embarrassed Li Xianzhong, his heart was full of joy.

"Li Xianzhong, I was lucky enough to let you escape in the mountains along the Yangtze River. This time, I will never let you go, surrender!"

Ma Hongxing raised the spear in his hand and waved it at Li Xianzhong.

Li Xianzhong gasped heavily, glanced at Ma Hongxing, and seemed to remember who this person was.

After a moment of silence, he laughed out loud.

"Hahahaha, Ming Gou, do you know why I am called Li Xianzhong? I didn't call this name originally, this name was given to me by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and the Emperor of the Song Dynasty gave me the name Xianzhong. Live? Want me to surrender? Impossible!"

Li Xianzhong then stabbed himself.

After his death, the last three guards around him were extremely grieved and indignant, so they stabbed themselves with him.

The commander died in battle and the battle flag fell. Ma Hongxing then ordered the Ming army to shout the news of the death of the Song army commander on the battlefield, and the remnants of the Song army collapsed completely.

This battle, which started at noon, ended before the sun set. This was indeed unusually fast for a battle involving nearly 10 people.

Ma Hongxing couldn't stop Li Xianzhong, and he felt somewhat regretful.

However, the real regret is not Li Xianzhong, but he found that under the current state, as long as the Southern Song Dynasty cannot have the same equipment as the Ming army, and there is no heavy rain in the sky, then the Ming army will almost win against the Song army. In this situation, it was impossible for the Song army to beat the Ming army.

The artillery faced the dense formation of the Song army, and it hit a target, not to mention the lethality, and the deterrent power was great.

The musket was also a great deterrent in the face of the Song army's army. A shield that a bow and crossbow could not penetrate, a musket within the effective range could penetrate, and piercing through a shield was the same as piercing through a layer of paper.

And Song Jun's armor can't effectively defend against muskets, even if it can't be penetrated, the shock can kill Song Jun.

In this way, as long as you master the basic techniques of commanding the army to advance, attack, retreat, and defend, you can lead your troops to fight and almost always win.

The upgrade of the Ming army's weapons and equipment made the Ming army almost invincible, and everything seemed to be only a matter of time.

After winning this battle, Ma Hongxing suddenly wanted to know whether the reason for this victory was that the Ming army was too powerful, or was the Song army too stretched?
Or both?
After the battle at the foot of Tongbai Mountain, the main force of the Song army was destroyed. Ma Hongxing ordered a team to quickly move south to Zaoyang to assist the Zaoyang defenders in the battle. As a result, when they arrived in Zaoyang, the [-] Song troops who were attacking the city outside Zaoyang had already been captured by Zhang Yuejing in person. Lead [-] troops to wipe out cleanly.

Zhang Yuejing was very happy after learning that Ma Hongxing had won the victory and Li Xianzhong had committed suicide.

But before he could enjoy the victory, he decided to take advantage of the situation to launch the next military operation.

Before the battle, he set up a game for the defenders of Xiangfan Second City to let them know that the Song army reinforcements were coming, and the Ming army was on fire.

Under such circumstances, the morale of Xiangfan Second City was greatly boosted, and these days he also clearly demanded that the shelling be slowed down, giving the Song army in the city the impression that the Ming army was not going to continue fighting.

And they did not continue to feel the strong attack of the Ming army, and from this they judged that there was really a big problem in the rear of the Ming army.

Then, on the morning of May 28, the Fancheng garrison and the Xiangyang garrison simultaneously noticed the Song army coming from different directions.

(End of this chapter)