Chapter 738: Aftermath

On the green plain, there were crowds of people everywhere, flags were waving, and people shouting and scolding were like in the bustling city.Arrows whistling in the air everywhere.

In some places, the Annan rebels even organized a volley of bows and arrows, forming dense long-range attacks of arrows.

However, the Ming army usually had elite soldiers wearing more armor in front, and the front was mainly gun, shield and infantry; in order to avoid the front line of the square formation retreating too quickly, thereby affecting the stability of the entire military formation.

Therefore, if the rebels want to make progress with only bows and arrows, they will only waste their energy.

In the noise, the rebel infantry holding spears and sharp guns came to the front one after another and began to continue to approach the Ming army formation.

(The sharp gun is a fire door gun that casts a barrel, seals with a Trojan horse, and fires archery clusters.)

The rebels in the south made fierce shouts, but perhaps they were also hiding the fear before the fight.

According to the weapons they equipped, the soldiers must be at least within twenty steps before they can barely have lethality.

At this time, the flags swayed on the Ming army and were also changing into formations.The guns and shield soldiers in front of each brigade lined up to run and retreated from the gaps between the phalanx, and people holding muskets appeared one after another.

Not far from the Ming army's right wing formation, the sound of horse hooves rumbled, and some cavalrymen started running; but they did not attack forward, but moved aside to both sides.

Along the woods, a row of bronze cannons with metallic luster revealed a ferocious face.

Bang bang bang bang... The musket from somewhere was the first to fire.Then there were firecracker-like explosions everywhere, and gunpowder smoke filled the air.Then he screamed everywhere, and his screams were like a ghost crying and howling.

The battlefield was rapid and intense, and the muskets kept flashing on the wide front.

In order to avoid Mars from mistakenly pointing out the gunpowder of his teammates, the Ming army kept a distance of one person, and the sparse formation made it easier to change teams.

The soldiers loaded the muskets from behind quickly walked forward, raised the muskets, and roughly aimed at the figures that were filled with smoke.

put!A general pointed at the direction in front of him with his waist knife.Then another burst of explosions, and a row of fire guns fired again.In the smoke of gunpowder, panicked enemy soldiers kept getting shot and falling.

The sound of guns was heard one after another on all sides, and the battlefield gradually became chaotic.

No one knew which rebels began to retreat first; after the war began, the rebels' defeat continued to spread along the winding front line.

There was a large wasteland in front of the right wing of the Ming army, with shrubs and weeds half a person in the most lush place, where the largest group of rebels gathered.

The retreating troops rushed over there.

Compared with places with rice fields, narrow ridges and paddy fields that are prone to sink into silt, people are more willing to flee from the harder wasteland on the ground.

The weeds were in a mess, and too many people came to trample the grass everywhere.

At this time, flames suddenly erupted from the edge of the woods to the north, as if the whole forest suddenly burned, and the bright flames were extremely dazzling.

Boom boom boom boom!Boom... At the point where the flames shine, a huge roar sounded almost at the same time, and the ground trembled like an earthquake.

In an instant, a large number of enemy soldiers fell into the grass, and dust rose up on the wasteland.

Before the rebel soldiers came to their senses, iron balls weighing about ten kilograms had already bounced on the hard land many times; when people saw the iron balls rolling on the ground, they had slowed down.

The hot iron ball even ignited the weeds and bursts of blue smoke rose.

AhAh… The people who were panic and shouting and rolling and crawling were just scared.Most of the people who were hit by the iron ball were already bloody and could no longer move and could no longer make a sound.

An iron ball leaped too far and flew to a nearby village.

A tile house hit was as if struck by lightning. The shells penetrated two walls of bamboo bones and mud. The roof immediately collapsed and dust rose into the air.

The chaos spread rapidly to the depths in the areas where the rebels were surging.

Some people who were already loose in line could no longer distinguish the organization at this time.

The Ming army infantry in the north had already appeared many columns, with guns, shield soldiers and musket soldiers running forward and began to pursue the defeated troops who fled beyond the range of muskets.

After the Han King's cannon fired in a salvo, some cavalry also rushed out of the woods, and the cavalry on both sides of the forest also jogged out.

kill!Kill... The fierce shouts kept ringing, and the roar of horse hooves became louder and louder.The blade reflected a dazzling light, and the cavalry holding the cherry gun was running.

From the plain extending eastward from the Shang River, the entire battlefield seemed to be boiling, and crowds were rushing everywhere.

The situation of this battle changed very quickly. The battle of the Ming army's soldiers in the Jing camp participated in the battle against crime was not as fast as this time.

Shortly after the war began, the battlefield was like a mountain collapse and the rebels were almost defeated.

...In this battle, the head general of Annan Army was Ruan Shuai. Most of his troops were composed of various rebels who revolted on their own.

The leaders of various ties formed an alliance in Qinghua and agreed with the orders of Emperor Dayue; Ruan Shuai could issue orders to various departments, but could not directly manage the affairs of the internal armies.

At this time, the sudden collapse of the front line made Ruan Shuai feel that he gradually lost control of the army.

Before he could order his retreat, the troops who had not participated in the war later, seeing that the situation was so serious, had spontaneously begun to retreat southward.

Ruan Shuai sat on the horse and looked back south, and saw many flags shaking and moving backwards.The situation on the front line has long collapsed, and countless people are scattering and running everywhere in a mess.

General, it will be dangerous if you don’t leave!The subordinate hurriedly persuaded.

The situation was very sudden, and Ruan Shuai was unable to fully accept the scene in front of him for a while. He was pale and a little stunned.

Seeing that he did not refuse, the generals and his personal soldiers walked forward, grabbed his reins and turned their heads.At this time, Ruan Shuai was still looking back, constantly watching the chaos in the north.

Ruan Shuai had never led so many troops to fight.

In fact, no one of the rebel generals who defected to Chen Jikuo had ever fought such a big battle.

Those who have seen big scenes and fought a national war were mostly ministers of the Hu regime in the past; and those people were almost all captured in the capital of the Ming Dynasty and beheaded, and the rest lost their power and are now in power in Chen Jikuo's regime.

The troops and the retreating troops of Annan Army continued to flee south with the retreating people from various departments. After running for a long time, everyone returned to several pre-established military camps.

Ruan Shuai led his followers and rushed straight into a big village.There are many troops in the military camp, and the soldiers here have not experienced the situation on the front line. Although people are a little panicked, they have not yet escaped without permission.

Ruan Shuai had calmed down a little and had to face the situation immediately.

Before the war, the strategy of the imperial predecessor was to siege Dingsheng Longcheng and wipe out the reinforcements of the Ming Kingdom, which now seems to have been completely failed.

Ruan Shuai's dream of defeating the Ming reinforcements and capturing Shenglong and killing all the Han people to avenge his previous shame was awakened in less than half an hour; of course he had realized that his previous thoughts were a bit out of reality.

After a while, the central army flag attracted several rebel leaders, but everyone immediately had an argument.

One of them suggested: The central army should order that the troops that have not yet collapsed will enter the military camp as soon as possible and stabilize their positions with the fortifications.

Some people think that the Ming munitions are sharp and that the fortifications of the military camp cannot stop the enemy's attack. The Great Yue army should quickly escape to Beijiang Prefecture City ten miles away. The main thing is to defend the city to the death.

At first, the man immediately refuted: The Ming garrison who had risen in advance had crossed the Huangjiang River north; the Ming reinforcements from Langshan also went to Zhiling County to the east.The retreat routes of Dongjiang and Taipingjiang have been cut off; now we retreat to Beijiang Prefecture to defend, and soon we will become an isolated city with no way forward and retreat.At this time, we must not shrink the front line too quickly, resulting in a situation where we are immediately surrounded. Instead, we should resist one after another, waiting for reinforcements on the south bank of the Huangjiang River to respond.

Ruan Shuai also felt that it was not a solution to trap the lonely city at this time; but so many people gathered and the large-scale battle suddenly collapsed. We must stop and stabilize our position, otherwise the situation would be worse if we ran away.

He made a quick decision and ordered: Immediately send someone to pass the order, and all the retreating troops would return to the military camp to defend against the Ming army's attack.

The military order was sent to convey it, but there were still complaints around.

An official named Ruan Jian suddenly said with a heartache: The proposal of King Pingding (Li Li) is very reasonable, and Da Yue should not have fought this war.

Ruan Shuai gave him a blank look and thought to himself that he had just woken up now, what's the use of hindsight?

However, the official was not tactful and continued: After Emperor Yongle of Ming Dynasty passed away, the two princes fought for the throne and relaxed their rule over Dayue.So a few years ago, God gave us a chance to breathe.The greater the greater the territory and troops, the greater the strength, the more we should preserve our strength and deal with the Ming Kingdom for a long time.But you lost most of the military strength within one day!

There is a victory or defeat in the war. Ruan Envoy Jun only said these words after fighting. Isn’t it reasonable?Ruan Shuai said.

Ruan Jian said: Such a war can affect the destiny of the country for a hundred years, which is important, but the monarch and minister of the Great Yue are too hasty.I think the troops on the south bank of the Huangjiang River should withdraw immediately and not continue to make mistakes.

The generals were immediately in an uproar, and someone immediately cursed: If we are fighting hard in front of us, should we be abandoned here and deserve to die?

The angry generals suggested that Ruan Jian be escorted to Beijiang Prefecture immediately to lock him up so that he would not continue to make trouble.Ruan Shuai adopted everyone's proposal and ordered the entire army to rely on fortifications to resist the Ming army's attack.

At least one day!Ruan Shuai had to order the generals.

The current unfavorable situation of the Vietnamese army is that as long as it can stabilize its position before dark today, the situation will be slightly alleviated, at least it will not be fleeing from beginning to end.

Not long ago, he wanted to defeat the reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty head-on, but now he can only say such sad words, which is really helpless.After all, he also saw the situation on the front line with his own eyes.