The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 168

On the Yukou battlefield, the two armies of Ming Chuang fought hand-to-hand, and their eyes were completely reddened.

The Chuang army must survive, and the Ming army must win.

The sound of high-spirited drums is endless, and the sound of high-pitched horns is continuous.

The Ming army surrounded them on all sides, making it clear that they wanted to kill them all here.

The way of life was cut off, and all the Chuangjun knew very well that their own heads were not heads to the battalion soldiers or the Weisuo Banner Army.

It's a gleaming ingot of silver and the military merit of being promoted to a higher position.

Fighting is mostly death, but war is not necessarily death.

Two quarters of an hour had passed, and at this moment, in a desperate situation, the Chuangjun, who had fought their last stand, broke through the Ming army's camp at Yukou again.

"Kill!!!"

"rush out!"

The invading army of the brigade rushed into the camp at Yukou. No matter how muddy the road was, they didn't stop their steps.

They stepped forward with one deep foot and one shallow foot, waving the blades in their hands to kill forward.

Even if they fell into the mud, they didn't shout anything, but got up and continued to move forward.

Life is hanging by a thread, fighting with their backs, in the midst of thousands of mountains and valleys, there is only one thought in the minds of the soldiers who broke into the army - to get out!

"Ugh——"

The horns of the Chuangjun array blew, and a large number of Chuangjun continued to move forward like a wave, constantly scouring and slapping the camp of the Ming army in Yukou.

The Yukou camp of the Ming army is like a flat boat floating in the rough sea during a storm, which may capsize at any time.

"It's all fucking crazy!"

Li Yuchun gritted his teeth tightly, his eyes widened, his ferocious face looked like a beast that would choose someone to devour.

At this time, Li Yuchun didn't look as mighty as usual, the helmet on his head had disappeared at some point, the armor on his body was soaked in blood, and there were marks of knives and guns in many places.

At his side, there were more than [-] famous servants who had been protecting him, but now there were only a dozen of them left.

Li Yuchun's heart was bleeding, the more than 100 servants under his command in the past few battles have almost been lost.

"Reinforcement will be here soon."

"Fuck me on top of me!!"

Li Yuchun clenched the Yanling Saber tightly in his hand, also became cruel, and roared forward.

If he wanted to take revenge and make up for the loss, he had to defend the Yukou camp and keep Gao Yingxiang in the Heishui Valley.

At the end of the war, if Gao Yingxiang was left behind in the Yukou camp, he would undoubtedly be the hero of this battle, and no matter how many losses he suffered, he would be able to make up for it.

But if Gao Yingxiang escaped from the Yukou camp by not guarding it, then he is the guilty subject of this battle, not to mention whether he can make up for the loss, or whether he will survive or not is another matter.

"kill!!!"

Over the Heishui Valley, the sky was full of shouts and killings.

More than [-] trespassing troops were organized into five echelons by Gao Yingxiang, and successively launched attacks on the Yukou camp one after another.

As more and more Chuangjun entered the battlefield, the scale of victory also began to tilt towards the opposite direction of Chuangjun.

In front of Xianyou Temple, on a high slope.

Gao Yingxiang stood up slowly, the last military order had been issued, and it was almost a quarter of an hour.

He didn't know when the reinforcements of the officers and soldiers would arrive. It might take an hour or two hours for the reinforcements of the officers and soldiers to come, but it could also arrive overnight.

What he can do is to consider the worst plan, break out of Heishui Valley as soon as possible, break out of the encirclement, and escape from the sky.

He has dispatched the last reserve team under his command.

Just in front of Gao Yingxiang, the last two elite cavalry under his command, and the two cavalry teams have already moved forward at this time.

This battle or defeat, here is a fight!
Gao Yingxiang stepped on the horse led by the guard, and also took the lance from the guard.

Next, he will also join the battlefield.

Gao Yingxiang felt the icy spear in his hand. Since the number of soldiers under his command increased and his power became stronger, he rarely charged forward in person.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't have the courage to fight.

"Ugh——"

The sound of the riding horn sounded again, and all the guards mounted their horses one after another.

Gao Yingxiang looked forward, all his attention was on the entrance of Heishuiyu in the distance, and he didn't know anything about what was going on in the west.

The wind and rain, the thunder and thunder rolled, and there seemed to be countless monsters shuttled through it, tossing the river and sea, roaring loudly with the thunder.

Loud noises cover up a lot of things.

Chen Wang held the horse upside down, rode the horse, and trotted down the mountain.

Behind him, rows of cavalry were holding the reins and bridles to control the horses under them to keep the formation as much as possible, and they followed closely behind in step.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and the sky above Heishuiyu was covered by dark clouds, and there was no light on the sky that could be revealed from it.

The rain is getting heavier, from the original light rain to moderate rain.

The rainwater was deposited and gathered on the ground of Heishuiyu to form puddle after puddle.

The rainwater falling continuously from the sky penetrated into the bodies of the soldiers in the Heishui Valley along the gaps in their armor.

Gao Yingxiang focused his eyes on Yukou in the northeast, while Chen Wang focused his eyes on Gao Yingxiang.

There was lightning and thunder, and a bolt of lightning suddenly flashed across the sky between the mountains outside the valley. The whole world was illuminated, but it soon dimmed again.

The short light allowed Chen Wang to see Gao Yingxiang's conspicuous purple banner clearly.

"Rumbling—"

The deep sound of horseshoes echoed on the west mountain, but was soon covered by the muffled thunder billowing in the distance.

Chen Wang couldn't help but tighten Ma Qian's hand again.

At this time Gao Yingxiang was surrounded by hundreds of personal guards, and there was no other army.

The rest of the Chuangjun had already been sent to the front by Gao Yingxiang.

And Gao Yingxiang hadn't found him yet.

"drive!"

Chen Wang's eyes darkened, he let out a deep drink, and squeezed the horse's belly with his legs.

The bay red horse under the seat got faster and began to accelerate. First it ran forward with four hooves and small steps, and then when it rushed down the mountain ridge, it finally threw off its four hooves and ran.

The horses under the cavalry behind them also maintained the same speed, following closely behind the bay red horse.

The headwind was coming, and the banners were raised high.

The rain wetted the surface of the flag, dripping on the flag and making a continuous ringing sound.

The flag swayed in the headwind, making dull noises from time to time.

The rain was coming head-on, and it was difficult to keep your eyes open under such circumstances.

Chen Wang narrowed his eyes slightly, lowered his head slightly, and tried his best to prevent the rain from entering his eyes.

The scorching killing intent was burning in his eyes.

The sound of rain, wind, thunder, killing, footsteps, horseshoes, clashing swords, countless kinds of sounds echoed in the sky above Heishuiyu.

All kinds of voices mixed into Gao Yingxiang's ears.

Gao Yingxiang raised his head, and took a last look at the Ming army camp standing on Beishan.

The battle under the battalion was about to be decided, and the cavalry led by Cao Bianjiao had already gained the upper hand.

Firearms cannot be used in heavy rain, nor can bows and crossbows be used.

The infantry phalanx poses little threat to the cavalry at all. They lack the means of long-range attack, and it is difficult to prevent the enemy cavalry from approaching and threatening.

All they can do is use flesh and blood to form a barrier to restrict the activities of enemy cavalry.

The sound of the riding horn sounded again, and Gao Yingxiang exhaled a foul breath, which meant that the guards under his command had completed their assembly and were ready for the battle.

Gao Yingxiang looked gloomy, looking at the camp of the Ming army in Yukou in the distance, his thinking was a little divergent.

After this battle, even if he survived by luck, his strength will be greatly compromised, and defeat will inevitably lead to a great loss of prestige.

In the 72nd Battalion, there are definitely people who have different thoughts in their hearts...

"Rumbling—"

Gao Yingxiang's eyes moved slightly. Among the countless chaotic voices, there was one voice that made him feel the strangest.

At first, he thought it was the sound of thunder in the distance, but the thunder should be in bursts.

And that weird thunder sound seemed to be unresolved for a moment, echoing all the time.

And the original sound was very small, as if it was coming from the distant sky, but now it seems to be not far away.

Gao Yingxiang subconsciously turned his head and followed the sound to look to the west.

The pupils in Gao Yingxiang's eyes dilated suddenly because of fear, the hairs on his body stood on end, and his whole body was numb as if he had been electrocuted.

Rao Gao Yingxiang has gone through countless storms, but this time he really couldn't control his state of mind.

In the field of vision, on the dim plain, thousands of black shadows are rapidly rushing towards his direction.

The thunder that has been echoing is not the thunder from the sky, but the sound of the hooves of thousands of horses hitting the ground.

A huge bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, instantly illuminating the dim earth as bright as day.

It also made Gao Yingxiang see more clearly.

The continuous sound of horseshoes resounded like thunder.

The horse's iron hooves crushed the muddy road, and countless water splashes and mud spots splashed up.

Thousands of cavalrymen of the Ming army, dressed in red and covered with red armor, swept towards them like a prairie fire.

In front of the cavalry, a cavalry general wearing a three-flag moonlight helmet, armor inlaid with red fish scales, and holding a lance in his hand took the lead.

Behind him, a fiery red banner was constantly flapping in the rain.

"Ugh——"

The loud sound of riding horns sounded suddenly, and the distance was nearly [-] steps!

Chen Wangyue held the spear on his horse and galloped ahead of the thousands of troops. His eyes were fixed on the big purple flag that belonged to Gao Yingxiang.

After rushing all the way to the front, Chen Wang saw that the guards guarding Gao Yingxiang began to react.

Chen Wang saw many flags waving, and heard the sound of trumpets constantly.

But none of this affected Chen Wang's mood in the slightest.

Victory is decided!

In order to break through the Ming army camp in Yukou, Gao Yingxiang dispatched all the reserve teams not long ago.

The nearest trilogy is about a mile away from where Gao Yingxiang is.

Now around Gao Yingxiang, there is no team around him that can come back immediately.

The only thing Gao Yingxiang can rely on now is the hundreds of personal guards under his command.

The hooves of more than [-] riders gathered together, almost as loud as the sound of a surging river.

And Chen Wang was standing on the cusp of this storm.

"kill!!!"

The deafening shouts of killing penetrated the heavy rain curtain, and suddenly fell towards Gao Yingxiang's direction.

Gao Yingxiang controlled the flustered war horse, his complexion was already pale.

There was the sound of rumbling horseshoes beside his ears, Gao Yingxiang felt in a trance that the hillside on which his body was standing seemed to be shaking, and even had the illusion that it was a bit crumbling.

"Stop them!"

Guarding Gao Yingxiang, the leader who commanded the guards was relieved at the last moment, and he roared and gave orders in a hurry.

Although I don't know why a Ming army cavalry suddenly appeared behind them.

But after reacting, the first reaction of the Jingqi guarding Gao Yingxiang was to protect Gao Yingxiang.

After all, they are elites selected from among hundreds of thousands, and all of them are fierce soldiers killed out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Most of the people who can be chosen by Gao Yingxiang's side have guaranteed loyalty.

Some people approached Gao Yingxiang's direction, while the other part, under the order of the leader and the sentry, rushed straight down the slope with their weapons clenched.

"go!"

Without hesitation, the leader of the team lashed Gao Yingxiang's white horse with a whip.

"咴------"

With a long hiss, the war horse suddenly stepped forward with all four hooves and galloped forward at high speed.

"Drive!" "Drive!"

A group of personal guards brandished their whips and prancing horses followed closely behind, guarding Gao Yingxiang and fleeing quickly in the opposite direction.

Chen Wang saw Gao Yingxiang fleeing to the east, and also saw a group of Chuangjun Jingqi who were guarding Gao Yingxiang.

The war horse flipped its four hooves, making a muffled sound like thunder, and rushed down the mountain with overwhelming momentum.

Several armored cavalry lashed the horses under them suddenly, speeding up the horses again, and protecting Chen Wang's sides.

Chen Wang's eyes were cold, his heart was calm, and his mind was clear.

He could feel the rainwater passing by, slowly soaking into the inside along the armor.

Through the heavy rain, Chen Wang could see the movements and expressions of every enemy in front of him.

"kill!!!"

The shouts of killing like a tsunami sounded from behind Chen Wang again.

The scorching killing intent burned in Chen Wang's eyes, and the two armies were separated by forty steps.

A large number of iron bones used for throwing flew out of the cavalry formation of the Ming army and slammed into the formation of the fine cavalry of the Chuang army. Several gaps suddenly appeared in the fairly tight cavalry formation.

Chen Wang sneered coldly, holding the horse with both hands, he had already seen clearly the movements of all the elite cavalry who broke into the army.

While handing over the horses, Chen Wang exerted all his strength with both arms, and the horse in his hands burst into a clear clank in an instant.

The sharp horse lance cut through the heavy rain curtain, and then easily cut the neck of the fine cavalry who charged straight into the army.

A gap was cut in the neck of the Chuangjun Jingqi, and scorching blood gushed out instantly, staining Chen Wang's armor red.

Only a little flesh and blood remained between his head and body. His head was tilted to one side, and he fell under the horse with a crash.

The unpleasant smell of blood permeated everywhere in an instant.

The life and death of the cavalry confrontation is only a moment, and the brave cavalry of these rushing soldiers are commendable.

But everything they did was in vain...

　Gu Cheng, "History of Peasant Wars in the Late Ming Dynasty": On July 69th, Gao Yingxiang led the troops out of Heishuiyu[[-]] in Yusi County (now Zhouzhi County, Shaanxi Province) to Tunxianyou Temple.

　　Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou's troops also followed and arrived in Zhouzhi on the [-]th and [-]th respectively, and the two sides fought fiercely.The rebel army won the first battle and defeated the general Li Yuchun's army.Seeing that the situation was not good, Hong Chengchou resorted to surrender to divide the rebel army.Unstable elements in the rebel army, Qian Gongji Zhang Er, Yi Dou Gu Huanglong, etc., approached the officer He Renlong in private to surrender.In the battle of Ma Zhaoyuan, they took advantage of the heavy fog after the rain, when Gao Yingxiang got off his horse and opened his bow to shoot at the enemy, and secretly pulled Gao Yingxiang's mount and troops away to the south.It was too late when Gao Yingxiang discovered the conspiracy, so he had to take off his armor and hide in the grass, but was unfortunately captured by the officers and soldiers.

　　
　
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