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The news spread back to Yangzhou, Jianghuai was in an uproar, the Tang army had won a series of victories, and a capable emperor was in power, but Duan Mingyu was such an evildoer, and the ambition of the Jianghuai army was blown away. Many staff members under Yang Xingmi couldn't help but think of the Huns, Turks After losing their tents one after another and fleeing to the Western Regions, they also began to consider abandoning the Huainan defense line, shrinking their troops, and protecting their hometown in the south of the Yangtze River.

Jianghuai is divided into two parts, Jiangnan and Huainan, which are collectively called Huainan. Yang Xingmi's own territory is protected from the disaster of swords and soldiers, so he has to block the Tang army on the land of Huainan.

This decision was not incorrect. He deployed elite soldiers in Huainan as the battlefield, and relying on the prosperity of Jiangnan as the backing, Yang Xingmi personally arranged Shouchun City as the central line of defense in Huainan, in an attempt to keep the enemy out.Now the situation in Huainan is precarious and precarious.Naturally, someone put forward a proposal to return to Jiangnan, and when one person proposed, ten or a hundred people responded. For a while, all the clamor in the small Jiangnan court was the same voice: "Abandon the eleven states in Huainan, shrink the troops, and deploy the Yangtze River defense line." , to preserve Jiangnan!"

"Nonsense! Anyone who dares to abandon our country and pursue soldiers to protect himself will be killed and pardoned!"

Yang Xingmi stood up with his sword, and there was a murderous look between his gentle and gentle brows, which shocked all the civil and military people in the hall to speak out, only his bold words were left: "In the past, I, Jianghuai, ruled the world, and there was no one who dared to stand in the way. Even the heroes of the world What about my talents? Now that Shouchun City is at stake, the defenders are facing hundreds of thousands of enemy troops, holding on for more than a month without losing an inch of ground, and only waiting for our Jiangnan tiger and wolf division to rescue them. You are so timid and afraid of fighting. S?"

Looking around the room, Yang Xingmi said firmly and resolutely: "Retire, I will not retreat! My Jiangdong disciples, if you want to die, you must die vigorously. I will personally lead the troops to die in Shouchun City!"

Seeing that their own coach has such bloody courage, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty are ashamed and dare not face each other. Yang Xingmi's resolute words also aroused their fierceness. Reinforcements, ready to rush to the rescue of Shouchun City.

The next day, Yang Xingmi issued an edict against thieves, claiming that there were thieves on the king's side, and the ministers should raise troops to punish them. This is a just act on the side of the Qing king.But Yang Xingmi immediately claimed to be the king of Huainan, and sent [-] elite soldiers from Jianghuai to Shouchun City to rescue him.

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Corpses were strewn all over the field, and the place was in a mess.

The commanders of the two sides sat in the middle army and continued to invest in troops. The battle group became stronger and stronger. From the top of the mountain, the entire plain was full of rampaging soldiers and horses, and the killing was earth-shattering.The whole earth trembled, from the initial slow movement.They all galloped and rushed, tens of thousands of war horses made the whole earth tremble under their feet.Yang Fugong's camp remained unmoved, and the 2000 troops placed in the central army were Duan Mingyu's direct descendant, General Wang Aiqing. They had been killed for a long time, so naturally they did not take this kind of power seriously.

Putting them on the front of the Chinese army to face the enemy is out of this consideration. His soldiers are said to be elite soldiers, but they are well-equipped and have undergone a lot of formal training, but they have not been baptized by blood and fire on the battlefield. Not a full fledged army.Although it is said that victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs.But Duan Mingyu can't be defeated now. The army next to him is mostly veterans, and veterans lead recruits. Duan Mingyu's army is mostly recruits. This first battle must not be chaotic, and it must not be defeated. It is because of this consideration that he refused. In order to escape, an orderly retreat is something only veterans can do, otherwise An Renping's army is likely to counterattack and slaughter them like sheep.

The enemy army was approaching menacingly. Although the troops on the two wings did not bear their collision head-on, they were still a little turbulent under the pressure of that form, but the stability of the central army gave them great confidence, and the handsome flag flying high made them They stabilized quickly, and seeing the enemy cavalry getting closer, the Chinese army suddenly sent out dozens of ballistas.

Eight hundred paces, seven hundred paces, when the enemy cavalry was less than six hundred paces away, Wang Aiqing, who had just withdrawn from the front line, pointed her big gun forward fiercely. A giant arrow as thick as a spear roared out.With a sharp whistle that pierced the eardrums, he rushed towards the enemy group, and the galloping horses immediately turned their backs.

The cavalry in front fell to the ground, and the cavalry behind couldn't stop their speed, so they trampled on them fiercely.Many people fell off their horses, the wedge-shaped attack formation was blunt, and the incoming enemy immediately spread the formation.Both horizontally and vertically, the distance between the knights has spread out. This few Shouchun cavalry has also been battle-hardened, and the impact has not diminished at all. The ballista is still firing, but the killing effect is not as good as before. Obvious.

The flag of the Chinese army was waved again, and the crossbowmen on the two wings of the Chinese army immediately took down their crossbows. They used crossbows with a range far beyond that of ordinary bows and arrows.With ordinary bows, the enemy cavalry can rush to the front and switch to hand-to-hand combat between two and three rounds of shooting, while using a crossbow, even a warrior who is not skilled in bow and horse, can at least increase the chance of shooting for one round. The bow strings were noisy like rain, and the arrows needed to be aimed. The intensive attack caused the enemy cavalry to fall off their horses. Before they got close, they paid a greater degree of loss. The impact of the spirit has been greatly affected.

The experienced Shouchun cavalry never expected that the bows and crossbows in Yang Hao's army would be so powerful. This moment of kung fu has cost them a huge price, but the sacrifices of their companions are worth it. They are getting closer and closer, and the crossbows immediately It is about to lose its effect, as long as their light cavalry rushes over, it will be a one-sided massacre scene. When their cavalry torrents pass by Wang Aiqing's army, what will be left behind will be broken limbs.

Seeing the enemy cavalry rushing towards them with Chongxiao's murderous aura, the camp of the Chinese army seemed to be shaken, the ballista was rushed to both sides in a panic, and the soldiers began to retreat one after another.Shouchun cavalry grinned, his bloodthirsty eyes fixed on the enemy in front of him, and the steel knife in his hand was raised in unison.

Suddenly, the soldiers of the Shence Army in front retreated at a faster speed. At the same time, a group of soldiers steadily passed through them and moved forward step by step. Their clothes were different from ordinary soldiers. The crossbowmen only wore a piece of leather armor, but they were wearing full-body iron armor. Their burly figures and heavy footsteps, although the ground was trembling, their steps were steady and dignified. Soon, they lined up neatly side by side. line.