Ming politicians

() The soldiers of Jiangning Battalion are also living people. They are not made of iron. Facing more than 4 people rushing towards them, they can only resist with their flesh and blood.

I have long been familiar with the formation of troops. Facing an opponent several times larger than myself, I must form a square formation one by one. Unless it is absolutely necessary, I must not disperse, or I will be defeated one by one.

When Wang Dazhi raised the red flag, Su Tiancheng shouted with all his might:

"Brothers, when we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win, and the Jiangning camp will surely win."

Four thousand soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion formed twenty square formations, rushed out of the wooden wall, and faced the swarming bandits.

"When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins..."

Shouting these words, the soldiers held up their steel knives and rushed up without hesitation.

The sergeant who stayed behind was still hesitating and did not rush out.

Su Tiancheng was furious. At such a critical moment, the sergeant of the left-behind division actually counseled him. He looked at Zhu Guoxiang with eyes like the blade of a knife.

Zhu Guoxiang couldn't help it anymore, this is a great shame and humiliation, if he was defeated in the previous battle, there is still a reason to say, but there is no reason to retreat this time.

He raised the steel knife, shouted loudly to kill the enemy, and rushed forward.

Zhu Guoxiang's actions finally inspired the sergeants of the left-behind division, and all the sergeants rushed forward with steel knives in hand. . .

The rays of light from the sun in the sky shone here, looking gray and bloody in the air.

Su Tiancheng pulled out the steel knife.

"Brothers, follow me to charge and kill the enemy..."

Su Tiancheng rushed up, and the five hundred soldiers around him also rushed up. . .

The sky began to look gray, and two huge streams of people collided together. The bandits desperately tried to tear through the line of defense and join the Chinese army in front. The soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion vowed not to retreat.Be sure to hold the line of defense.

Nobody backs down.

The soldiers led by Su Tiancheng are like a sharp sword, tearing through the ranks of the rogues at all times. Wherever this sharp sword is pointed, the rogues will evade and give way.

Rarely went into battle to kill the enemy, Su Tiancheng felt a little strange.He was even a little uncomfortable with the smell of blood, but after cutting down a few rogues, he no longer felt anything. In his heart, there was a belief that he must hold his ground.Never let a rogue go, no matter how much sacrifice is made.

Sun Yuankun brought fifty of the most elite soldiers to guard Su Tiancheng's surroundings. No one should think about getting close to Su Tiancheng. The main task of these fifty private soldiers was not to kill the enemy, but to protect Su Tiancheng.

Wang Dazhi didn't expect it.Su Tiancheng would personally go into battle to kill the enemy, he rode his horse on Su Tiancheng's right, and Sun Yuankun rode his horse on Su Tiancheng's left.

The military discipline of the Jiangning Battalion was fully demonstrated at this moment, and no one backed down. The phalanx of 200 people, no matter how many people are left, still maintain the formation, still block the charge of the rogues, still kill the rogues passionately, the brothers in front fall, and the ones behind catch up.They will not back down, Master Su Tiancheng has personally gone into battle, this is a great encouragement.

The blood of the sergeant who stayed behind was slowly aroused.They deeply understood the bravery of the Jiangning battalion. At such a time, if they don't work hard, they will never be able to raise their heads.

Once people change their minds, their actions will be completely different. The sergeants of the left-behind division will not retreat if they are red-eyed.The soldiers of the Jiangning battalion are already their role models.

Most of an hour passed.

Around the position, it became a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

The charging momentum of the rogues has long since weakened. The charge of more than 4 people has not been able to shake the Jiangning camp, and not a single rogue has been able to break through this death line of defense.

Gao Yingxiang and the others felt that something was wrong.

At the beginning of the charge, the sound of drums and shouts of killing from the direction of the Drum Tower could still be heard, but now, they gradually disappeared, which shows that the overall situation has been settled.

On the opposite side are thousands of soldiers from the Jiangning Battalion, and some left-behind sergeants, less than 5 people. On my side, there are nearly [-] people. I don't know how many times they were attacked, but they couldn't break through this line of defense, as if the front was covered with steel. up.

Thousands of soldiers from the Jiangning Battalion had unleashed such a formidable combat power. Gao Yingxiang and others could no longer imagine the terrifying combat power against the Jiangning Battalion soldiers of the Chinese army.

This is not Chexiang Gorge, and the Jiangning Camp is not a coalition of four provinces.

The battle situation in the direction of the Drum Tower can be imagined with closed eyes. The problem now is that once the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion in the direction of the Drum Tower free their hands and rush over, the entire army will be wiped out.

Gao Yingxiang made a decisive decision and evacuated immediately.

The bandits retreated like a tide, leaving behind countless corpses, and retreated voluntarily.

The soldiers who were about to pursue saw the black flag raised by Wang Dazhi.

This is an order to stop the attack.

Su Tiancheng was always awake.

The rogues retreated on their own initiative, regardless of the Chinese army in the Gulou Tower, they voluntarily retreated. This also shows that the commander is wise and wise. If the rogues continue to fight, the Jiangning battalion will make huge sacrifices, and at the same time, there is a great possibility to wipe out this group The rogues.

The rogues retreated, and the blocking had already won a complete victory. At this time, they must not be too hot-headed to pursue, and they must still stick to their positions. The Jiangning battalion must have suffered heavy losses in the two hours of fighting.

Back behind the wooden wall, Su Tiancheng was stunned.

The soldiers who returned behind the wooden wall were few and far between, definitely less than 2000. That is to say, in the nearly one-hour fight, 4000 soldiers lost more than half.

As for the sergeants of the left-behind division, fewer came back.

Although it was expected, Su Tiancheng still couldn't stand such a sacrifice.

The circles of his eyes were red. The first battle of the Jiang Ning Battalion was full of force, and the losses were so heavy.

The losses of the rogues were estimated by people, but no one went to see the pile of dead bodies in front of the camp.

At this time, it is not yet possible to count the casualties. The rogues retreated on their own initiative. Whether it was a trap or a real retreat, no one knows. What is certain is that this team of rogues has already suffered a devastating blow. At that time, they rebelled with all their strength, and confronted the imperial army with all their strength.

At noon, the battle was over.

Nearly four hours later, a battle that shocked the Ming Dynasty ended.

Su Tiancheng's expression was bleak, and the law enforcement battalion was counting the casualties.

The results of the battle were brilliant. The number of rogues who surrendered reached more than 1. The elite central army of the rogues was wiped out. They had no chance to break out of the encirclement. Most of the rogues knelt down and surrendered, no longer resisting.

Sun Chuanting personally led the soldiers, and when he rushed over, he saw bloody men one by one, and a mountain of corpses in front of the position.

An hour later, the statistics came out.

When Sun Siming reported the situation, his voice was trembling.

"Report to my lord, 1472 people were killed in the Shenji Battalion, 717 people were killed in the second Battalion of the Infantry Battalion, 147 people were killed in the first Battalion of the Xiaoqi Battalion, 165 people were killed in the second Battalion..."

"Okay, don't go into such details, just tell me how many brothers died in the Jiangning camp."

"A total of 4118 brothers were killed."

Su Tiancheng's body began to tremble. Such a loss was beyond his expectation. Losing one-fifth of his brothers, this could only be regarded as a miserable victory.

"The situation of the rogues, have you figured it out?"

“斩杀流寇三万7000多人,投降的流寇一万8000多人,中军3万人,悉数歼灭,属下问过投降的流寇,这股流寇的总兵力,只有7万人,也就是说,逃走的流寇,仅仅一万5000人,属下以为,江宁营基剿灭了这股流寇。”

Su Tiancheng shook his head.

"What's the situation of the losses of the sergeants left behind in the Central Capital?"

"More than 700 people were killed."

Su Tiancheng looked around at the officers, including Zhu Guoxiang whose face was covered in blood.

"This was a disastrous victory. The Central Capital stayed behind and suffered heavy losses. The bandits did not completely fail. Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, and Li Zicheng and other bandit leaders all escaped. The real woes were theirs. However, this time In the fight, their elites were completely lost, and they were able to fight against the imperial court. Next, I will report to the imperial court to seize this opportunity to kill them and not give them a chance to breathe."

Zhu Guoxiang opened his mouth, thinking about what to say, but in the end he didn't speak.

Su Tiancheng raised his head and looked at the sun in the sky.

"Nearly 5 lives were left here. I looked at the sun and it was bloody. The killing was too heavy. This kind of killing will happen in the future, and it will happen again..."

Fengyang County is very settled down.

The common people know that the famous Jiangning battalion has arrived in Fengyang, the central capital, to suppress the bandits.

Those who are brave enough to go to the Drum Tower to watch, the situation of the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood is not something they can bear, but they know that the Jiangning Battalion has won the victory.

The gentry and wealthy households in the county immediately elected representatives, and with gold and silver treasures and a lot of food, they came towards the Drum Tower. It can be said that Jiang Ning rescued their lives.

When these people rushed to the area around the Drum Tower, they saw flames soaring into the sky from a long distance, and black mist appeared in the sky. They knew that they were burning corpses.

Maybe it was because the killing this time was too tragic and there was too much blood flow. After many years, the ground around the Drum Tower was still dark red. When the old man talked about this place, he always talked about Jiangning Camp. As time went by, the Jiangning Camp became more and more famous, and even wiped out 20 rogues without any injuries. The blood in the area around the Drum Tower seeped into the ground. Fighting against the Jiangning battalion, the enemy of the world, their blood needs to be purified by the land of Longxing, and their souls need to be appeased by Fengyang, the central capital.