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The rebel army was already on the brink of collapse.

When they heard the "bang bang" sounds of the muskets exploding, the last bit of fighting spirit they had left was instantly gone, and they all retreated backwards.

The retreat of the main general He Jinlong further accelerated the speed at which the bandits escaped. The situation on the bandit front took a sharp turn for the worse, and the bandits who could still run turned around and retreated.

Of course, if we were to choose the most embarrassing thing in this battle - it would definitely be the bandit cavalry who disobeyed orders and went forward to help!
They rode forward with high spirits, but after just one encounter, many knights found that their commander had already been killed before they even had a chance to fight...

However, He Jinlong, whom they had come to rescue at the risk of committing the crime of disobeying orders, abandoned them and fled first.

This scene really stunned the 400 knights of the rebel army's cavalry. They didn't want to stay and face the fierce infantry of the government army and the guns and cannons that were about to rush forward alone.

They immediately followed the example of the thieves and scattered like birds and beasts!

On the battlefield, only the starving people who were driven away were left.

Although they saw the enemy soldiers being defeated with their own eyes, they were already hungry and exhausted, and after the ordeal just now, they no longer had the strength to escape. They stopped and collapsed to the ground, completely ready to let the officers and soldiers do whatever they wanted.

The government troops did not pursue the fleeing He Jinlong and his men. Instead, they stopped and looked at the tragic scene before them, gathered the hungry people who could not run away, and cleaned up the battlefield where the fighting had just taken place, with mixed feelings in their hearts.

Although this battle was not big, it was the first real battle between the Yongyi Army and the Chuang Army, and it also foreshadowed the beginning of this life-and-death battle.

It can be said that this battle will definitely affect the outcome of this major battle, and will also change the strength comparison between the Henan government troops and the bandits, and even change the fate of many people...

It may also change the destiny of the Ming Dynasty!
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On the battlefield, the smoke was gradually dissipating, leaving only dead silence.

The government troops cleaned up the battlefield in the dark red mud. They treated their own wounded and buried the bodies of the bandits on the spot.

Zhang Jintai was holding an iron mace covered in blood plasma in his hand, staring intently at the direction of the enemy army's formation opposite, as if he was demonstrating!
"General, you are injured. You should go back to the camp and get bandaged first."

Facing the reminder from his personal soldiers, Zhang Jintai looked indifferent, raised the corners of his mouth, and said disdainfully: "I don't mind..."

He pointed casually and continued, "Take the thief back to the camp. Oh... and the thief's mount, also take it back and present it to the commander!"

"Yes."

The personal soldier who had kindly reminded him just now agreed and turned to leave. Before leaving, he still looked at Zhang Jintai's left leg with a look of reluctance on his face.

I saw bright red liquid oozing out from the lower part of his left leg. It was obvious that the bones and flesh had been injured, but he just tied his thigh with a cloth belt and left it alone.

In addition to this injury, Zhang Jintai had six arrows hanging on his body, four of which were probably just stuck in the gaps in the armor, while the other two arrows also slowly oozed blood from the places where they hit, indicating that they had already penetrated the gaps in the armor and entered the skin and flesh.

What others didn't know was that Zhang Jintai was silently thinking in his heart at this moment: "You good villain, if you dare to come, I will kill you once, and sooner or later I will kill all of you evil guys!"

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Zhang Cheng, the Earl of Yongning, was holding a telescope and looking through it at the corpses scattered all over the battlefield. He prayed silently in his heart: "I hope this chaotic world will end soon, so that the people can live a few days of peace!"

He knew very well that this small victory was just the beginning of a long battle...

The road ahead is longer and destined to be more difficult! But his eyes are still full of determination. For his own survival, for the eternal peace of his descendants, for the future of tens of thousands of soldiers who followed him, for the Ming Dynasty, and for the hardworking people all over the world - he will continue to fight.

And now, the rebel Li Zicheng standing in front of him, the Jian Nu in Liaodong, and even the princes of the Zhu family all over the world, and the officials and nobles from north to south, can only stand in the way of his belief, and they will surely become the cornerstone for him to build his unprecedented achievements!
"Commander-in-chief, General Jin Tai seems to be injured." Sun Shixiang reminded from the side.

Zhang Cheng naturally saw everything. He turned around and smiled at Sun Shixiang, saying, "This kid still has the same temper as when he was in Liaodong. He turns into a little tiger on the battlefield. He is simply a desperate man!"

After he finished speaking, his face suddenly turned cold, and he said to Zhang Mingyuan, the central army officer beside him: "Mingyuan, send a message to Jin Tai, asking him to come to see me immediately after returning to the camp."

"Yes." Zhang Mingyuan felt puzzled by what Yongning Bo said.

Logically, since this battle was won under Zhang Jintai's command, it would not be impossible to call him over to comfort him.

However, the tone of the voice of Earl Yongning was extremely cold, even chilling, and seemed to contain a hint of blame, which made Zhang Mingyuan completely confused.

However, he still quickly agreed and turned around to arrange for the message to be sent.

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Unlike the Yongyi Army, the atmosphere on the Chuang Army's side was a bit depressing.

Although everything on the battlefield could not be seen clearly due to the distance, it was still generally clear that their own troops had indeed suffered a defeat, and everyone saw it with their own eyes.

What made King Chuang so angry was not because he lost the battle, but because Xing Jincang disobeyed the commander's orders and took the initiative to lead the cavalry to rescue He Jinlong who was on the verge of collapse.

This is what King Chuang cannot tolerate - disobeying orders - no matter who is the commander of an army, he will not turn a blind eye to such behavior!

But Xing Jincang himself had died on the battlefield and not even his body was brought back. Even if Li Zicheng wanted to whip his corpse at this moment, it would be an extremely rare luxury.

"He Jinlong, what do you think of the fighting power of the enemy's army?"

"Reporting to the Grand Marshal, this group of officers and soldiers are very brave, just like us, and they are much stronger than the officers and soldiers under Zuo Liangyu."

"If it's two thousand versus two thousand, what are the chances of winning?"

"Grand Marshal, we are two thousand against two thousand. I am afraid we cannot defeat them."

He Jinlong frowned and continued, "If it's five thousand versus two thousand, I guarantee we can beat them."

Li Zicheng did not speak or ask any more questions. Instead, he looked at the other people, as if asking them if they had any other questions.

"Should all officers and soldiers wear armor?" Niu Jinxing understood what King Chuang meant and was the first to ask the question.

"Yes, Mr. Niu."

He Jinlong respected Niu Jinxing very much. He clasped his fists and continued, "I don't know what happened. If it weren't for the armor protection, we wouldn't have been defeated so thoroughly."

Niu Jinxing stroked his beard and smiled, then continued to ask him, "If the government troops have no armor, what do you think the chances of victory are?"

"No matter how brave he is, we can fight him one for one. If the soldiers are unarmored, we can defeat him with 3,000 with 2,000 men." (End of this chapter)