Hong Chengchou, who was wearing armor, was about to mount his horse, but there was no expression on his face.

Everything happened so suddenly. The battle had just begun, and the armies of the four towns were immediately defeated. Immediately afterwards, Zuo Liangyu, the commander-in-chief of Huguang Suppression, led his sergeants to flee in the direction of Weishi County and broke away from the battle. This made

The armies in the four towns were defeated faster, and the bandits were about to enter Zhuxian Town.

Hong Chengchou had no way out, so he had to lead his 40,000 soldiers to fight the rogue bandits desperately.

The possibility of victory is slim. After all, there are only 40,000 people and they need to face nearly a million bandits.

"Commander, quickly lead your sergeants and evacuate in the direction of Kaifeng City. As long as you can protect Kaifeng City, it's still not too late..."

The guard captain pulled the reins and begged Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou looked at the guard captain beside him and let out a long sigh.

"We have no chance. Even if we evacuate to Kaifeng Fucheng, we will still be hanging on. Kaifeng Fucheng cannot be defended..."

Hong Chengchou knew very well that if he led the 40,000 sergeants under his command to evacuate in the direction of Kaifeng Fucheng, rogue bandits would be desperately chasing behind him. It was impossible for all of his sergeants to evacuate into Kaifeng Fucheng, and nearly half of the sergeants would die on the battlefield.

, What frightens him even more is that the large amount of grain stored in Zhuxian Town will be obtained by rogue bandits. The rogue bandits will have enough confidence to attack or surround Kaifeng Fucheng.

It works.

Hong Chengchou was puzzled as to why the armies of the four towns were defeated so quickly. Could it be that it was the sergeants from the old camp of the rogue bandits who launched the attack? If so, then all of Hong Chengchou's deployments had made decisive mistakes.

This was something Hong Chengchou couldn't accept, and it was also the key to making him fight to the death against the bandits.

If the battle of Zhuxian Town was completely defeated, Hong Chengchou would not be able to return to the capital and would not be able to communicate with the emperor and the court. Even if he barely escaped, he would be beheaded by the emperor and the court. Instead of doing this, he might as well fight to the death with the bandits, maybe he could

Fight a way out, even if you die on the battlefield, you can still get awards from the emperor and the court.

It just hurt the 40,000 soldiers under his command.

Hong Chengchou no longer hesitated and looked at the guard captain and spoke coldly.

"I have made a decision. The army and the bandits are fighting desperately. We must defeat the bandits. The bandits are just outside Zhuxian Town. You go tell all the brothers to follow me and rush out to destroy the bandits..."

The Qin soldiers under Hong Chengchou, as well as the nearly 10,000 soldiers of the former Liaodong Frontier Army, are indeed good in combat effectiveness. Comparatively speaking, they are stronger than the armies in other towns. It is a pity that this large army lacks necessary control and military discipline.

Military regulations are also in a mess, which will definitely affect the military's ability to fight.

Although Hong Chengchou tried every means to correct it, and even punished individual bad apples mercilessly, all this had no great effect. The court could not provide enough military pay and food, and the sergeants could not fight hungry, so later on

, Hong Chengchou could only turn a blind eye.

Hong Chengchou finally mounted his horse. The shouts of killing coming from the south had become clearer. The bandits were not far from Zhuxian Town.

The rogue bandits must not be allowed to enter Zhuxian Town, otherwise Hong Chengchou's sergeants would not be able to fight, and their numerical disadvantage would be fully exposed.

Pulling the reins, Hong Chengchou shouted loudly to the sergeant behind him.

"Soldiers, follow me and charge and fight. Let's kill the rogues..."

Hong Chengchou took the lead and charged towards the south. All the sergeants followed him and charged towards the south. The captain of the personal guard charged at the front, and many soldiers around him protected Hong Chengchou in the middle.

...

"Bang..."

The huge collision sound occurred again, this time the collision place was less than 500 meters away from Zhuxian Town.

The officers and soldiers who rushed out from Zhuxian Town got mixed up with the rebel sergeants. At this moment, the brutal fighting really began.

The one who charged at the front was not Hong Chengchou, but the deputy general of the Qin Army and the former deputy general of the Liaodong Frontier Army.

Hong Chengchou was already protected by the soldiers around him. Several rebel sergeants who charged were killed mercilessly by the soldiers. The rest of the rebel sergeants no longer dared to charge in this direction.

The screams reappeared, and many rebel sergeants fell to the ground. Some of the four town sergeants who had originally fled desperately saw their colleagues who rushed out, and saw the delayed rebel sergeants. They were encouraged, turned around, raised their weapons, and started

A real fight with the rebel soldiers.

Here were the general soldiers of the four towns. Before they could escape into Zhuxian Town, they were wrapped up by the sergeants who rushed out and rushed into the battle group. They saw Hong Chengchou charging and the sergeants who had no hesitation. At this moment

They were too embarrassed to continue fleeing, so they raised their weapons and tried their best to kill the rebel sergeants.

The 40,000 sergeants who rushed out tore open a hole in the shortest time. The sergeants in front continued to fight, and the sergeants behind followed closely. They no longer knew how to be afraid.

...

Zhang Dongtao's face turned red. Looking at the officers and soldiers rushing out of Zhuxian Town, he threw away the monocular binoculars in his hands, jumped on his horse, and roared at the soldiers around him.

"Everyone rush towards me to fight and kill the officers and soldiers..."

The ordering soldier was a little confused, looked at Zhang Dongtao, and spoke at a loss.

"Commander, there are surrendered officers and soldiers behind..."

Zhang Dongtao's expression changed again, and he looked at the messenger coldly.

"Pass my order. The surrendered officers and soldiers will either follow us to fight or be killed on the spot..."

...

With 300,000 people versus 40,000 people, the rebel army had an absolute advantage in terms of the number of sergeants. However, the combat effectiveness of the sergeants under Hong Chengchou was indeed good, far beyond what the sergeants of the four towns could compare with.

The strong smell of blood spread all around, and the fighting became fierce.

The overwhelming advantage of the rebels no longer existed. The 40,000 officers and soldiers who rushed out from Zhuxian Town actually gained the upper hand in a short period of time. Around them, a large number of rebel sergeants fell.

Some sergeants in the new battalion couldn't stand the smell of blood and turned around and fled, affecting other rebel sergeants.

Zhang Dongtao, who had already killed several officers and soldiers, noticed this sign and loudly ordered the messengers around him.

"Gather all the sergeants from the old camp and follow me to fight with the officers and soldiers. Tell all the sergeants from the new camp that they are not allowed to evacuate. Any sergeant who disobeys military orders will be killed without mercy..."

The order was issued quickly, and the sergeants from the old camp gathered in the direction of Zhang Dongtao.

Li Yan and Zhang Guoxin, covered in blood, came to Zhang Dongtao's side.

Zhang Dongtao looked at the two of them and nodded slightly.

"Finally all the officers and soldiers were dispatched. There are not many of them. As long as we persist, we will definitely win. Li Yan, lead all the sergeants from the old camp to rush over to fight with the officers and soldiers from the front. Zhang Guoxin, you and your bodyguards will

All the sergeants in the battalion went around and attacked from behind the officers and soldiers. I led the sergeants in the new battalion to hold back the officers and soldiers and prevent them from evacuating..."

Before Zhang Dongtao finished speaking, Li Yan spoke loudly.

"No, Deputy General Manager Zhang, you are the commander-in-chief and you cannot personally take part in the danger. I am leading the fighting on this battlefield. Now I am giving the order to fight."

"All the sergeants from the old battalion will follow the commander and launch a charge against the officers and soldiers from the left and right wings. Zhang Guoxin, you lead the soldiers from the guard battalion and launch a charge from the rear. I will lead the sergeants from the new battalion.

Resist the charge of the officers and soldiers from the front, and surround them at all costs..."

Zhang Dongtao was about to speak, but Zhang Guoxin spoke immediately.

"What are you still doing? Immediately execute General Li's order..."

Before Zhang Guoxin could finish his words, Li Yan rushed towards the battle group on horseback. Behind him were a large number of sergeants from the new battalion.

Zhang Guoxin also moved, leading the assembled soldiers of the Guards Battalion, bypassing the battle group and heading towards the south gate of Zhuxian Town.

Zhang Dongtao looked at the old battalion sergeants gathered around him and let out a long breath.

"Brothers, the official army is nothing great. We will definitely be able to defeat them. Listen to my orders. The left wing is commanded by me. All the cavalry will follow me. The right wing is commanded by xxx. We will bypass the battle group and attack the official army.

Please remember, no matter what, no matter what the cost, we must overwhelm the formation of the official army."

...

The expression on Hong Chengchou's face relaxed a little. The progress of the battle did not exceed his expectations. Most of the bandits were sergeants from the new battalion. Although they were large in number, their combat effectiveness was really poor. Although they were surrounded by rebel sergeants, they could not

The Qin Army sergeants under his command and the former Liaodong Frontier Army sergeants were still able to kill the rogue bandits with ease and retreat.

If this situation continues, the sergeants of the new camp of the rogue bandits will be defeated on a large scale in a short time.

This was the situation that Hong Chengchou was looking forward to, so that he could calmly evacuate Zhuxian Town and return to Kaifeng Fucheng.

"Charge, kill..."

"Brothers, hold on, we will definitely defeat the army..."

"Don't retreat, kill the officers and soldiers..."

There was sudden restlessness on the left and right wings and in the rear.

Hong Chengchou's face turned pale and he looked at the left and right wings.

The black bandits charged forward. The momentum of these bandits was completely different, and there were thousands of cavalry on the left wing. The rumble of horse hooves covered up the screams. The bandits who were desperately evacuating back suddenly turned around, like

As if full of blood, he charged forward.

Although the bandits charging at the rear were not large in number, they were all cavalry. When they charged, they could even shoot out bows and arrows. Some of the sergeants who had been hit by arrows screamed and fell down.

Hundreds of thousands of rogue bandits pressed forward, and the formations of the Qin army and the Liaodong border army suddenly fluctuated.

Hong Chengchou's face turned blue and he rode forward again.

"Stabilize the formation, stabilize the formation..."
Chapter completed!