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In the wilderness between Nanguanwai and Xiaolinghe in Jinzhou City, tens of thousands of horses from the Ming and Qing Dynasties fought fiercely together, and there were occasional bursts of gunfire while people shouted and neighed.

In the rising smoke and dust, patches of blood flashed from time to time. If this battle continued, neither humans nor horses could survive such a bloody fight.

Suddenly, smoke and dust rose in the wilderness to the east of the battlefield, and there were nearly two thousand elite riders from the Biao Battalion of Xuanfu Town, led by veteran Guo Yingxian, galloping northward, aiming to charge directly at the Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner Tartars. flank.

The charge of the Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner Tartars has come to a standstill under the combined resistance of the Datong Biaoying, the right part of the Xuanfu chariot, and the infantry of the Xuanfu Town Biaoying.

And as the right wing battalion of the Datong Army regrouped and went into battle again, this round of offensive of the Zhenghuang Banner of Adai Mongolia had already been declared a failure, and it was destined to fail to break through the right wing of the Xuanda Allied Army.

Adai also saw this clearly, but the inlaid white flag of King Azig of Wuying County was on the sidelines attacking the formation of the Ming army, and one of the captive cavalry had already broken into the formation of the Ming army. How could he retreat.

But the battle did not depend on his will. Although Ah Dai didn't want to retreat, his flank was threatened by the cavalry of the Xuanfu Army's Zhenbiao Battalion. This was something he had to consider.

Ah Dai knew that if he didn't retreat at this moment, not only would he not be able to break through the Ming army's defense line, but his own flank would also be in great danger of being breached by the Ming army's cavalry.

After weighing the left and right sides, he resolutely decided to stop attacking the right wing of the Ming army immediately, and the defenders retreated to protect the safety of his left flank.

A Dai shouted loudly for a while, and more than a dozen riders ran away from him, and went to various places to deliver military orders. The generals of the Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner Chinese Army kept waving their flags, and the knights in front also heard the sound of gongs .

Looking at the Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner Tartars who were gradually withdrawing, Datong Counselor Wang Zheng cried out in his heart: "Fortunately, fortunately!"

In fact, he was also struggling to hold on, so he did not retreat. At this time, all the soldiers of the Biao Battalion in Datong Town also saw the retreat of the Mongol Tartars, and immediately cheered loudly.

"Back..."

"...The Shame Tartar is retreating..."

"...Tartar... was killed by us..."

They looked at the retreating Mongolian and Tartar cavalry formation with unbelievable expressions in their eyes, but they were all extremely excited. You must know that they were the main force this time, fighting against the Tartars alone.

Although the Xuanfu Chariot Battalion and the Zhenbiao Battalion infantry assisted on the two wings, after all, the Mongolian Tartars' main attack was on the defense line of the Datong Military Standard Battalion. It can be said that they were almost alone in this battle against the Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner Tartar cavalry.

Previously, the Datong Army had almost always followed the Xuanfu Army in the previous battles against the Tartars, and most of them were assisting in the battle.

Only this battle just now was the first time they faced the slaves directly since they entered the Liao Dynasty. Wang Zheng didn't have much confidence in this battle, but he was just holding on. The face of the army is still needed.

"Fortunately, this battle is finally over!"

Wang Zheng continued to say to himself in his heart: "Perhaps after going through this battle, the Datong Army can be reborn and become a strong army like the Xuanfu Army."

In the midst of cheers, he rode his horse to a high hill on the left, and saw all the soldiers in his Datong army throwing down their weapons one after another. They hugged each other and cheered loudly, celebrating the hard-earned victory victory.

Even the soldiers of the Right Wing Battalion of the Datong Army who had just completed their formation and went into battle again were all like this. They expressed their inner joy to their heart's content.

Not only was he celebrating that he had finally killed the Tartars, but he was also thankful that he had survived such a brutal battle.

But when Wang Zheng looked far away, he found that the Xuanfu troops on the left and right sides of his own army were not so excited. Maybe they had won too many battles, and they had long been accustomed to all this.

The officers and men of the Xuanfu Army Chariot Battalion and the Zhenbiao Battalion on the two wings approached for more than fifty steps in a well-organized army formation before they stopped and formed a formation. Build a new line of defense.

"From this point of view, it is not without reason that the Xuanfu army has been able to win many battles!"

Wang Zheng muttered something in a low voice, and immediately raised his whip and urged his horse to run down Gaogang. When he came to the front of the formation, he immediately shouted orders, ordering the whole army to march forward fifty steps to form an formation, keep in line with the Xuanfu army, and build a new line of defense .

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Zhang Guodong had no intention of dealing with Ma Baozhong, the general of Datong. After he drove away the defeated troops from the Datong left wing battalion, he immediately formed an formation to defend against the coming slaves.

He mobilized all the blunderbuss from the three fighters under his command to form a dense formation behind the chariot. Each row had more than 450 Yunzhou Type [-] blunderbuss, totaling more than [-].

You know, the Chicheng Battalion of the Xuanfu Army had participated in the suppression of bandits before, and even went to Yu Province to aid in the suppression of bandits. They have also experienced several battles since entering Liao Dynasty. They have the best tactical and psychological qualities. state.

Moreover, the drills of the Chicheng battalion are also extremely strict. They use Yunzhou Type II flintlocks. Such a dense volley of firecrackers fires so fast, and they are equipped with guns from ten chariots. Twenty Frang machine rapid-fire guns, plus ten tiger squatting guns and ten mortar guns from the combat convoy.

They still failed to repel the Manchurian Banner Tartars. In the end, the cold soldiers and killers from the three divisions of the Chicheng Battalion fought and fought the Tartars hand-to-hand before repelling them.

It was the bravery of the soldiers of the Chicheng Battalion that stabilized the left wing defense line of the Xuan-Da coalition army. If not for this, the Xuan-Da coalition army with more than [-] troops would have already been fleeing at this moment.

If this kind of situation really happens, it will inevitably be another tragic ending of trampling on each other and throwing themselves into the river!

Just as the Manchuria-inlaid White Banner Tartars were retreating, the Mongolian Red Banner on the right wing also began to retreat. Their cavalry formation spread out, and while retreating, they were far away from the pursuing cavalry battalion of the Xuanfu Army and the Tiger Guard Battalion. Shoot each other with bows and arrows.

Most of them are small groups of more than a hundred people, fighting each other outside the front of their respective armies. You come and go, bringing up billows of smoke and dust. Although it seems very fierce, the killing and injury between each other is not not big.

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Zhang Cheng, the chief soldier of Xuanfu and general of Zhenshuo, rode his horse to the Chicheng camp. He looked at the Qing army a mile away with a cold expression in his eyes.

Datong General Soldier Wang Pu's face was a little pale. The reason why he did so was not because his main battalion suffered heavy casualties, but because of the defeat of the Datong Left Wing Battalion, which almost caused Xuan Quan's army to retreat.

Wang Pu's heart was full of anger, but he couldn't do anything to protect Ma. After all, he was a general of Datong. Although he was under the command of the general during the war, it was not his duty to convict him where it is.

At this moment, almost all the generals of Xuanda's battalions have gathered here, and the battle damage of each battalion is being counted intensively, but the general battle situation has been reported.

In this battle, the Xuanfu Army's cavalry battalion and Chicheng battalion had the most outstanding combat exploits, and the Chicheng battalion suffered the most damage, followed by a considerable loss on the left side of the chariot.

In the Datong Army, Wang Pu's Biao Battalion had the most outstanding military exploits, followed by the Zhenbiao Right Wing Battalion. Hou Fangke's Ranger Battalion was the last to attack, so their military exploits were not obvious, but they were not at fault.

On the other hand, the left-wing battalion of Ma Baozhong, a general in Datong, was at the front line and bore the brunt of the attack by slaves and captives, but the performance of the right-wing battalion in the same position was remarkable.

However, as soon as the Zuoying camp and the slave bandits came into battle, they were defeated like a tide, which almost caused a catastrophe. How can Wang Pu not hate it?
Just imagine, if Ma Baozhong's left-wing battalion broke into the Chicheng battalion, and Azig's Manchurian white flag Tartars drove straight in, the consequences would be disastrous.

It will definitely lead to the defeat of the whole division of the Xuan-Da coalition army, and the only way to cross the river back to the south bank is the pontoon bridge.

In this way, I don't know how many soldiers and horses of the Xuan-Da Allied Forces will fall into the river and die. If this leads to the defeat of today's war, not only Ma Baozhong's crime will not be forgiven, even Wang Pu will not escape the fate of being the leader.

After Zhang Cheng listened to the reports from the generals, he just asked indifferently: "Ma Baozhong, where are you now?"

Xuanfu guerrilla Zhang Guodong came out more and more, clasped his fists and said: "Return to Commander, Datong General Ma Baozhong, now he is being detained in the camp of the last general."

Only then did Zhang Cheng turn around and said coldly, "Bring it up."

A moment later, Ma Baozhong, whose face was covered in blood and whose armor was disheveled, was escorted up by four soldiers from the Chicheng Battalion of the Xuanfu Army.

Seeing his appearance like this, all the generals at the Xuanda University couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. One must know that a general in the town is a military rank of the third rank, and how honorable he is usually, how could he have imagined such a tragic situation today.

Ma Baozhong originally had a deep resentment against the Xuanfu army's tying him down, but now seeing Datong General Soldier Wang Pu, Counselor Wang Zheng, Su Dawei, guerrilla Hou Fangke and others, his heart grew stronger and he couldn't help struggling.

Seeing this, the four Xuanfu soldiers who escorted him couldn't help punching each other again, Zhang Guodong hurriedly shouted to stop: "Stop, don't be rude in front of the commander-in-chief."

Zhang Cheng did not take it seriously, he said indifferently: "Untie him."

After Zhang Guodong heard the words, he quickly waved to the four soldiers, and soon Ma Baozhong's binding was untied. He hurriedly spit out the rags in his mouth, and shouted loudly: "Wang Shuai...Wang Shuai, save me!" .”

Wang Pu didn't want to talk to him at first, but on second thought, after all, Ma Baozhong was his general in Datong Town, and as the general of a town, it's not good for him to completely ignore him, not to mention that everyone gets along very well on weekdays.

With this in mind, he opened his mouth and said, "Ma Baozhong, can you be convicted of what happened today?"

Ma Baozhong was taken aback when he heard the words, he thought that he was not a general of the Xuan Mansion, and Zhang Cheng had no right to care about his gains and losses, so he called out to Wang Pu repeatedly, hoping that he would be friends with him on weekdays, untie himself and protect him in the Datong army .

As for today's defeat in the battle, I can only try to excuse it later. Fortunately, the defeat of my left wing battalion did not lead to the collapse of the entire army. Ma Baozhong believes that when the war is over, as long as he sacrifices some money, it may not be impossible to save his life!

Thinking of this, he immediately understood Wang Pu's meaning, and hurriedly said: "Shuai Wang, the last general was ordered to fight against the slaves, and the soldiers under his command also fought bravely in front of the battle. However, the captives were fierce, and my soldiers suffered heavy casualties, so we had to retreat a little."

Kneeling on the ground and crawling forward, he said anxiously: "Shuai Wang, the last general must not fight, and lose in actual combat, what is the crime?"

Ma Baozhong climbed up to Wang Pu's feet, and then said loudly: "Besides, the last general is a general from Datong Town, even if he is guilty, he should be questioned by Wang Shuai and reported to the Governor Xingyuan for a decision.

How can he let the general of Xuanfu intervene? Doesn't it mean that there is no one in Datong Town? "

Wang Pu's expression softened a little, but in the end he heard that he questioned Zhang Cheng, and his expression changed drastically, but he also knew that what Ma Baozhong said was true.

Like him, a general of the third rank,

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A moment later, Ma Baozhong, whose face was covered in blood and whose armor was disheveled, was escorted up by four soldiers from the Chicheng Battalion of the Xuanfu Army.

Seeing his appearance like this, all the generals at the Xuanda University couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. One must know that a general in the town is a military rank of the third rank, and how honorable he is usually, how could he have imagined such a tragic situation today.

Ma Baozhong originally had a deep resentment against the Xuanfu army's tying him down, but now seeing Datong General Soldier Wang Pu, Counselor Wang Zheng, Su Dawei, guerrilla Hou Fangke and others, his heart grew stronger and he couldn't help struggling.

Seeing this, the four Xuanfu soldiers who escorted him couldn't help punching each other again, Zhang Guodong hurriedly shouted to stop: "Stop, don't be rude in front of the commander-in-chief."

Zhang Cheng did not take it seriously, he said indifferently: "Untie him."

After Zhang Guodong heard the words, he quickly waved to the four soldiers, and soon Ma Baozhong's binding was untied. He hurriedly spit out the rags in his mouth, and shouted loudly: "Wang Shuai...Wang Shuai, save me!" .”

Wang Pu didn't want to talk to him at first, but on second thought, after all, Ma Baozhong was his general in Datong Town, and as the general of a town, it's not good for him to completely ignore him, not to mention that everyone gets along very well on weekdays.

With this in mind, he opened his mouth and said, "Ma Baozhong, can you be convicted of what happened today?"

Ma Baozhong was taken aback when he heard the words, he thought that he was not a general of the Xuan Mansion, and Zhang Cheng had no right to care about his gains and losses, so he called out to Wang Pu repeatedly, hoping that he would be friends with him on weekdays, untie himself and protect him in the Datong army .

As for today's defeat in the battle, I can only try to excuse it later. Fortunately, the defeat of my left wing battalion did not lead to the collapse of the entire army. Ma Baozhong believes that when the war is over, as long as he sacrifices some money, it may not be impossible to save his life!

Thinking of this, he immediately understood Wang Pu's meaning, and hurriedly said: "Shuai Wang, the last general was ordered to fight against the slaves, and the soldiers under his command also fought bravely in front of the battle. However, the captives were fierce, and my soldiers suffered heavy casualties, so we had to retreat a little."

Kneeling on the ground and crawling forward, he said anxiously: "Shuai Wang, the last general must not fight, and lose in actual combat, what is the crime?"

Ma Baozhong climbed up to Wang Pu's feet, and then said loudly: "Besides, the last general is a general from Datong Town, even if he is guilty, he should be questioned by Wang Shuai and reported to the Governor Xingyuan for a decision.

How can he let the general of Xuanfu intervene? Doesn't it mean that there is no one in Datong Town? "

Wang Pu's expression softened a little, but in the end he heard that he questioned Zhang Cheng, and his expression changed drastically, but he also knew that what Ma Baozhong said was true.

Like him, a general of the third rank,