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Zhu Chongba in the late Ming Dynasty Volume 1 Chapter 493: The mantis stalks the cicada, but the oriole follows behind

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    On the left, He Renlong's troops were undergoing a frenzied counterattack by Zhang Xianzhong's headquarters.

    Zhang Xianzhong's four generals, Li Dingguo, Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu, and Ai Nengqi, were clashing on the mountain road with desperate momentum. Zhang Xianzhong's army rushed down from a high position. The four generals all looked like they were desperate for their lives. This really made the congratulators laugh.  Long felt a little embarrassed.

    Zuo Liangyu is the Pingthief General, the general. He should shoulder the greatest responsibility and be responsible for dealing with the most powerful enemy. He is only responsible for outflanking, but he did not expect to encounter Zhang Xianzhong's main force. What does this mean?  ?  Could it be that Zuo Liangyu deliberately missed Zhang Xianzhong's main force to deal with me?  He Renlong couldn't help but have this idea. Once this idea started to appear, it couldn't be restrained from taking root in his heart and growing crazily.

    He couldn't help but feel a little unhappy. Looking at the soldiers of his headquarters on the mountain road who were being beaten back by Zhang Xianzhong's desperate counterattack, He Renlong's eyes couldn't help but narrowed He knew that at this time, he should use his close servants to fight, and only the most elite soldiers should be pushed forward.  With the addition of servant soldiers, they will definitely be able to withstand the young boys like Li Dingguo, Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi.

    But the cost of doing so is also very high. A trusted servant is a trump card in the hands of a general, and this trump card is not something that can be recovered after being played. A servant is a consumable. If one dies, one will be lost, and it will cost more.  A lot of energy and money go into retraining.  Generally speaking, servant soldiers are reluctant to be thrown into the battlefield until it is critical to save their lives or compete for merit.  If the command is not careful and all the servants are wiped out, the general will be said to be at the end of his rope.

    Let¡¯s take Qi Jiajun as an example.  When Qi Jiguang died, the Qi Jiajun was not finished because all the servants were not dead. They continued to fight with Qi Jiguang's nephew Qi Jin, ensuring that the Qi Jiajun name would not be destroyed.  However, in the Battle of Daling River in Liaodong, all the core servants of the Qi family army were killed. Although the Qi family still had an heir, Qi Jin also had three sons named Qi Yuangong, Qi Yuanfu, and Qi Yuanbi. Unfortunately, none of these three children were named  There will never be a mention of Qi Jiajun in future generations.  The reason.  It's because there is no such group of servants.  Qi Jiajun is no longer Qi Jiajun.

    For another example, Zhang Fushun, the deputy commander-in-chief of Yansui, was attacked by Zhu Baye in Baishui, resulting in the death of all the older batch of servants.  Later, he could no longer control the situation in the army.  As a result, he was killed by his soldiers when Xi'an was running out of food.  If he had a servant by his side at that time.  He may not necessarily die in the chaos, but he may take advantage of the chaos to break out of the siege and escape.

    He Renlong didn¡¯t want to be a polished commander who killed all his servants. That was something only a fool would do.  therefore.  He did not send his trusted troops to the front to withstand Zhang Xianzhong's troops. Instead, he asked his trusted troops to retreat a little bit to avoid the momentum of Zhang Xianzhong's troops fighting to the death.

    Zhang Xianzhong rushed left and right, and actually drove He Renlong back down the mountain. This made Zhang Xianzhong feel a little baffled.  The left side of the officers and soldiers is so pustular?  He couldn't figure out why, so he simply didn't bother to figure it out. After rushing for a while, he finally rushed to a forked path Zhang Xianzhong was overjoyed and quickly rushed into the forked path with four of his followers, followed by loyal confidants.  With the soldiers behind him, he didn't care anymore and ran for more than ten miles along the mountain road. When he was far away from Agate Mountain, he stopped to inspect his troops and found that there were only less than four thousand of the tens of thousands of troops left.  All seven wives and concubines were lost, and even military advisor Pan Duao was separated.

    Looking back at the Agate Mountain where the shouts of killing were still heard, Zhang Xianzhong viciously spat a mouthful of blood on the ground and cursed: "Fuck you, if you don't avenge me, I'm not a gentleman."

    Completely different from the embarrassment of Zhang Xianzhong's troops, Li Zicheng's troops were fighting vigorously. Li Zicheng was in the middle, Liu Zongmin was on the left, and Li Guo was on the right. Under the pressure from three directions, the officers and soldiers of Li Guoqi's troops were already overwhelmed and were looking forward to the victory on the mountain.  Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong were able to go down the mountain to help, but Zuo Liangyu was busy having sex with Zhang Xianzhong's wives and concubines.  He Renlong was busy keeping his one-third of an acre of land safe, and no one was in the mood to care about Li Guoqi's life and death.

    In the darkness, Liu Zongmin brandished his two swords and led a group of fierce bandits, piercing into the heart of Li Guoqi's troops, killing him at once. Li Guoqi's troops saw that the thieves had actually reached the vicinity of the central army.  Finally overwhelmed, they screamed and dispersed in all directions.

    Liu Zongmin couldn't help but be overjoyed, and laughed loudly: "Li Guoqi, accept your fate!"

    While he was feeling proud, he suddenly heard a noise coming from the rear of his army: "Ah there is an ambush here who, who is shooting arrows in the back"

    "Ouchit's so damn dark, it's so dark, you can't see where the arrow is coming from"

    "Put up the shield, it's coming from the forest over there ah"

    Liu Zongmin's troops suddenly experienced slight chaos. This chaos affected the front troops chasing Li Guoqi's troops. The entire army was stunned. Liu Zongmin was stunned.Although he is not a general, he has been fighting in the north and south for many years since the uprising. Even if he no longer has the ability to command, he has already honed his skills.  Of course he gave the order: "Give up chasing the officers and soldiers, turn around and deal with the enemy behind you The messenger, please report the situation behind quickly"

    Liu Zongmin grabbed his two knives and ran backwards. Not far away, there was a "whoosh" sound above his head. It was obvious that an arrow had passed close to his scalp.  He was startled. The arrow was flying in the darkness, and he was really hard to guard against it. He didn't even have room to parry. If the arrow had been a few points lower, it would have hit him in the face.

    He couldn't help but feel a sense of fear in his heart, and he became even more curious about who the army coming from behind was.  Is this Zuo Liangyu here?  He Renlong?  Probably not, Zuo Liangyu was restrained by Zhang Xianzhong's troops, and He Renlong's troops should have been blocked by Zhu Bajun on the way down the mountain, and were fighting fiercely. Where did this new army come from?

    When they arrived at the rear formation, Liu Zongmin finally saw many dark shadows moving in the woods ahead, but these shadows did not rush out of the woods to fight with them. They were just shooting arrows there. They were far away and covered by the night.  , I couldn¡¯t see clearly who they were, I could only feel the sound of whooshing coming from all directions.  Many arrows flew randomly, and it was all a matter of luck that the arrow would hit It was obvious that the purpose of this enemy soldier was not to eat Liu Zongmin completely, but to harass him.

    Butwhy are the enemy harassing me?  Liu Zongmin was very surprised: "Is this the time to fight for Li Guoqi's troops to escape? Then it must be an ambush by the officers and soldiers."

    Liu Zongmin shouted: "Don't be afraid. There is just a small ambush of officers and soldiers on the other side. Follow me, rush into the woods, and catch them all in one fell swoop."

    Liu Zongmin's shouts gathered a small group of soldiers around him, and after a while.  More intruder soldiers shrank to his side.  A relatively small assault team was formed.  When Liu Zongmin saw that there were at least several thousand brothers around him, he felt confident, brandished his two swords, and roared wildly.  Rushed towards the woods.

    usually.  Someone rushed towards me so bravely.  Archers will feel scared, their shooting hands will shake, and their accuracy and speed will drop a lot.  Moreover, this problem among the archers of the officers and soldiers was even more prominent. Liu Zongmin believed that his charge would definitely make his opponents tremble with fear, and they would soon be defeated, just like Li Guoqi's troops just now.

    However, he was wrong. The archers in the woods were not afraid of Liu Zongmin's charge, but continued to shoot arrows. Halfway through Liu Zongmin's charge, hundreds of his brothers had fallen. Although the arrows  The injury can only be considered a minor injury, but when a comrade next to him falls to the ground during a charge, it will eventually make people feel very uncomfortable.

    After a lot of hard work, Liu Zongmin finally stepped on a pile of rocks and grass and entered the woods. Once he entered the woods, he felt the murderous intention of his opponent even more. There seemed to be something hidden behind every tree in the woods.  There is an enemy, and there seems to be an archer hidden in every tree crown.  After the intruders rushed into the forest, they were immediately attacked by snipers from all directions.

    A soldier had just rushed into the woods. Before he could clearly see the situation in the woods, a spear stuck out from the grass nearby and stabbed him to the ground.  The soldier behind him was more careful and kept his eyes on the grass as he rushed into the woods. Unexpectedly, a cold arrow shot out of the big tree above his head, hitting him right in the back Although the arrow hit his body at most  It was just a bloody hole and couldn't sustain much damage, but it was different if it was shot in the back of the neck. This arrow would kill him immediately.

    "Be careful in these woods, there are ghosts in these woods!" someone shouted.

    In fact, military strategists have a taboo saying "Don't enter the woods." If the enemy is ambushing in the woods, they cannot rush in hastily. This has been written in military books since ancient times, but Liu Zongmin has never read any military books, and they  I have always thought that they were the only ones who ambush officers and soldiers in the woods. I have never been ambushed by officers and soldiers because the officers and soldiers are always chasing behind them and rarely have the chance to get in front of them, so this is Liu Zongmin.  It was the first time that officers and soldiers did this to me.

    He suddenly felt a little dizzy, facing the dark forest in front of him, and didn't know what to do.

    At this time, the soldiers who broke into the army finally saw clearly how the enemy soldiers were dressed. They were not wearing the bright red mandarin duck war coats commonly worn by officers and soldiers, but were all wearing purple clothes. Some had purple mandarin duck war coats, but more  The people were wearing purple fine linen clothes.  There is only one army in the world that can be dressed up like this, and that is the Zhu Army of Baishui Zhuba.

    "Ah, they are wearing purple clothes!"

    "Oh my godis itis it Zhu Ba's army?"

    The soldiers who broke into the army couldn't help but exclaimed: "Why did Zhu Ba's army attack us?"

    There is an innocentThe soldiers actually put down their weapons and shouted loudly: "Don't fight, we are the Chuang army under the command of King Chuang. Are you mistaken? We are not officers and soldiersah" The person who greeted this man was a man.  The arrow hit the speaker right in the chest, killing him on the ground.

    No matter how stupid Liu Zongmin is, he still knows what happened at this time. He couldn't help but get angry: "Okay, it turns out that bastard Zhu Ba is here to plot against usfuck you, I will fight with you"

    Liu Zongmin felt evil and daring. He swung his swords and rushed towards the tree next to him. There was a Zhu Jun soldier huddled there. He was holding his spear and was about to sneak attack the next person coming from behind the tree.  Invading soldiers.  Liu Zongmin suddenly appeared in his sight. Without thinking, he shot Liu Zongmin.

    This shot is fast, accurate, and cruel!  Ordinary soldiers would never be able to escape, but how could Liu Zongmin be an ordinary person?  The knife in his left hand sealed it, and the knife in his right hand slashed forward, only a clanking sound was heard.  The spear that attacked him was deflected by the knife in his left hand, but the knife in his right hand slashed hard into the neck of the Zhu Jun soldier.  The man fell to the ground without even making a sound.

    Liu Zongmin roared angrily: "Baishui Zhuba, do you have the guts to come out and fight me! Don't let your soldiers and generals come out to die."

    Just after he roared, the figure behind the tree in front of him flashed, and a man like an iron tower jumped out and stood in front of Liu Zongmin. This man was tall and muscular, and he was holding an extremely heavy iron rod in his hand.  At first glance, he is not someone to be trifled with.

    Liu Zongmin¡¯s eyes condensed.  He chuckled and said, "Baishui Wang Er?"

    The person who came was Baishui Wang Er. He knew that Liu Zongmin in front of him was a strong enemy, so he did not dare to make any excuses and raised the iron rod in his hand.  Make a gesture similar to the stick technique in Shaanxi Red Fist.  He shouted: "Liu Zongmin. Come and fight!"

    Seeing that one of the real masters came out, Liu Zongmin was not in a hurry to start the fight. He said angrily: "You Zhu Jun are too despicable. You are too insidious. You actually betrayed Liao Jun. After this matter is revealed, let's see if there are others in the world.  Who will sell your account?"

    The former Wang Er, who had a sense of justice, was naive and romantic, might have blushed, but after more than ten years of hard work, Wang Er's temperament has become much calmer than before. He said calmly: "Brother Zhu Bazhi said, it doesn't matter.  Thing! Can you claim that we stabbed you in the back, can't we claim that you stabbed Zhang Xianzhong in the back? The difference is that you stand behind Zhang Xianzhong, and we stand behind you" He paused.  , and added: "Brother Zhu Bago also said that when the fist is big enough, reputation in the world is not important. And reputation in the world is nothing compared to reputation among the people."

    Liu Zongmin was furious and couldn't help but think to himself: "Damn it, it was a miscalculation. Since we can plot against Zhang Xianzhong, we should be wary of Zhu Ba plotting against us. Why didn't we expect this Damn it, Wang Er appears here."  , where is Zhu Ba? Isn't he going to fight Brother Chuang Wang? Damn it I have to deal with this guy in front of me as soon as possible, and hurry up to help King Chuang." In fact, we can't blame them for not expecting that, you know, people like this  Things are often the least concerned about their own safety when plotting against others.  This is like when playing table tennis, you use all your strength to smash, but often after the smash, you will not pay attention to the enemy's next move, because you think the enemy will be killed by this smash, and you are completely  There is no psychological preparation for the next move.  The defensive counterattack in football tactics is actually based on a similar psychology.

    Liu Zongmin was anxious to go back to help Li Zicheng. He stretched out his swords and rushed towards Wang Er. Wang Er was naturally not polite. He waved his iron rod and fought with Liu Zongmin.

    At the same time, the sound of slashing and killing by soldiers and soldiers could be heard from various places in the woods, and the sound shook the sky.

    Li Zicheng's nephew "One Tiger" Li Guo led an army to attack Li Guoqi's right flank. Li Guo's martial arts was much inferior to Liu Zongmin's, but in terms of commanding the army, he was much better. In his  Under the command, the intruders followed several mountain roads and forced themselves on Li Guoqi's right flank in a seemingly chaotic but actually orderly manner, putting tremendous pressure on Li Guoqi's troops.

    After fighting for a long time, Li Guoqi's central army suddenly broke into an uproar. It turned out that Liu Zongmin's side broke into Li Guoqi's central army Then Li Guoqi's troops began to retreat, but Li Guo did not pursue them as enthusiastically as Liu Zongmin did, but first started to fight again.  The team planned to count their own losses first, reorganize the queue, and then continue the pursuit.

    Just when he had just regrouped the team, there was a sudden sound of drums in the woods behind him, and an army sprang out. The soldiers of this army were all wearing purple clothes. At a glance, they knew they were Shirasui Zhuhachi's army.  The leading general, with a playful and smiling face, was none other than Zhu Jun's general Xu Renjie.

    Xu Renjie seemed a little depressed and shouted at Li Guo: "I hate it, I'mYou have been waiting for the opportunity for a long time. Seeing that Li Guoqi was defeated, why did you just rush in to chase him? Why did you need to reorganize the team?  As a result, I couldn't even find a good opportunity for a sneak attack.  "

    Li Guo was just wondering why Zhu Jun appeared here. When he heard Xu Renjie's words, his expression changed instantly. He was not as slow to react as Liu Zongmin, but he exclaimed in an instant: "Okay, you guys  The mantis stalks the cicadayellow" At this point, he thought that if he said this sentence, he would be described as a mantis, which was not very auspicious, so he quickly stopped talking, but the meaning of the words was unknown to anyone.  You can hear it.

    Xu Renjie waved his hand and said helplessly: "Forget it, talking too much is nonsense!" He ordered Zhu Jun: "Fight!"

    With a roar of "coax", thousands of Zhu Jun soldiers rushed forward.

    Strangely enough, Li Guo's soldiers opened their eyes and saw that these Zhu soldiers came over empty-handed, with no weapons in their hands What does this mean?

    They were just stunned, and before they could react, they saw the soldiers of the Zhu Army had arrived in front of them, making a false stabbing motion with their hands. They clearly had no weapons in their hands, but the soldiers of the intruders in the front row screamed, "Plop!"  Pour a slice.

    Li Guo had sweat on his forehead and didn't understand what it meant. Could it be some kind of witchcraft?  After at least several breaths, he figured out what was going on and couldn't help shouting: "They have weapons They have guns with black shafts. Because the barrels of the guns are black, they can't stand in the dark."  Can¡¯t see!¡±
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