Seeing that the officers and cavalry were defeated so quickly by the intruders, Li Zicheng immediately issued an order:

"Quick, move forward quickly" don't stop, lest you be bitten by the reinforcements from the officers and soldiers!"

The army of more than 20,000 rogue bandits quickly passed through the officer and soldier companies and rushed towards northern Sichuan. Hao Yaoqi followed Li Zicheng and laughed proudly:

"Hahaha, I thought it would be a tough battle, but I didn't expect to defeat the officers and soldiers so easily. It seems that the main force of the officers and soldiers are waiting for us in Nanyuan and Tongguan. Sun Chuanting made a mistake..."

Li Zicheng shook his head:

"Don't be careless. Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou will not be so incompetent. There must be a large number of ambush troops yet to emerge..."

Liu Zongmin chuckled:

"King Chuang, Hong Chengchou can only do nothing behind us. Sun Chuanting has no cavalry. Can the infantry stop the elite of our old battalion? No, no, we think it is impossible..."

Such an easy defeat of the army did not make Li Zicheng very happy. He knew that there must be an ambush ahead.

"Don't be careless and order the whole army to bite the defeated troops and kill..."

More than 20,000 rogues pursued the officers and soldiers, but the officers and soldiers were also masters of escaping, and their escape was beyond the reach of the rogue cavalry.

Zu Dabi, Zuo Guangxian and Bai Guangen originally thought that the bandits had been trapped in the mountains for many days and lacked food and clothing, so they would have little fighting power.

That's why they took the initiative to ask for battle and stationed their camp in front of the Qin soldiers.

Unexpectedly, the main force of the rogue bandits came out and launched a sudden attack in the early morning.

Although they were on guard, facing the menacing elite rogue bandits, they could not hold on for two hours, and those who were killed fled in defeat.

Almost all three of them were wounded, and they led the defeated troops in a panic, and hurriedly fled to where the soldiers and Tianxiong Army were ambushing.

The battle at the foot of the mountain had long attracted the attention of Li Shouting and Lu Xiangkun. As soon as the fighting started there, the Qin soldiers and the Tianxiong army immediately formed formations to block the way the rogues entered the mountain.

When Zu Dabi and the others were defeated, the sky was gradually brightening. Li Shouting immediately frowned when he saw a large number of deserters rushing over.

He did not expect that the two generals and Bai Guangen would be defeated so quickly. They were really incompetent.

Once the phalanx is dispersed by the rout, not to mention blocking the rogue army, even they will be defeated. Li Shouting immediately issued an order:

"Quickly, order the deserters to retreat from both wings. Anyone who dares to attack the phalanx will be killed without mercy!"

Li Shouting gave an order, and the soldiers in the front row of the phalanx immediately raised their guns and shouted loudly:

"The defeated troops retreated from both wings in an orderly manner, and those who attacked the formation were killed without mercy!"

Zu Dabi, who was running in front, saw the Qin army's phalanx, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Their cavalry was defeated by the rogue bandits. How could the Qin soldiers' infantry phalanx block the path of the rogue bandits?

However, as a battle-hardened commander, he certainly knew the consequences of attacking the Qin soldiers' phalanx. When they heard the Qin soldiers shouting, they hurriedly ordered the Chinese army to send an order to retreat from both wings of the phalanx.

As expected of Guan Ning's army, although they were severely defeated, after Zu Dabi sent the order, they immediately retreated from both wings and did not attack the Qin army's phalanx.

But things were different under Zuo Guangxian and Bai Guangen. Many of them were cavalry who had surrendered from rogue bandits, and their military discipline was generally lax.

In panic, they could not control so many troops. Some of the defeated troops rushed towards the Qin army's formation, while some deserters rushed towards the Tianxiong army's phalanx.

"shot!"

Li Shouting gave the order to fire without hesitation, and the three hundred musketeers in the front row of the phalanx immediately pulled the triggers on the defeated troops:

"Bang bang bang..."

There was a burst of gunfire, and dozens of the defeated soldiers who rushed over were killed, and the souls of other defeated soldiers were almost scared away.

They just ran away, not expecting to be killed by their own people. They were frightened and hurriedly dispersed and retreated from the two wings to behind the phalanx.

While the Qin soldiers shot and killed the defeated soldiers who were attacking the phalanx, there was also a burst of gunfire from the Tianxiong army.

In order to prevent the broken troops from attacking the phalanx, Lu Xiangkun also ordered to kill dozens of broken soldiers who were panicking.

Under the calm command of the two commanders, the infantry phalanx of the Qin soldiers and the Tianxiong army finally escaped the impact of the rout.

However, their behavior of shooting and killing officers and cavalry still made Bai Guangen and Zuo Guangxian very dissatisfied. The two of them held back for the time being and prepared to complain to Hong Chengchou after the war.

Most of the defeated troops had just retreated behind the phalanx, when Li Zicheng led an army of rogues to arrive. Some officers and soldiers who ran slowly were shot dead by the rogue generals with bows and arrows.

Seeing that about 400 steps ahead, neat phalanxes were forming to block their way into the mountain, Li Zicheng waved his hand and the rogue army immediately stopped advancing.

The Qin army had only more than 3,000 musketeers. Li Shouting divided the 3,000 musketeers into three rows, with 800 men in each row.

There are more than 200 musketeers on each side of the left and right wings, and the rest are replaced by pikemen. The total number of people in this phalanx reaches 5,000.

The other three phalanxes are all pikemen, each with 5,000 men. The number of musketeers is limited. Li Shouting can only do this. He believes in the combat effectiveness of his men. It is not easy for the rogue cavalry to easily break through the pike phalanx.

The Tianxiong Army came with the purpose of training this time. There were only 5,000 muskets for 20,000 people, but the muskets of the Tianxiong Army were rifled muskets. Lu Xiangkun and Lu Xiangtong each commanded a musket array.

The other three square formations are the same as the Qin soldiers. They are all square formations composed of spearmen, with General Qian and deputy generals commanding the battle.

The four phalanxes of the Qin army and the four phalanxes of the Tianxiong army, a total of eight phalanxes, sealed Li Zicheng's two entrances to northern Sichuan.

There is another entrance, guarded there by Qin Liangyu, Zhongzhenhou, the governor of Sichuan, and her two assistants, Qin Yiming and Ma Xianglin.

Looking at the neat four square formations of the Qin soldiers, Li Zicheng did not launch an attack immediately, but was observing the formation of the Qin soldiers.

Seeing that King Chuang did not attack, Hao Yaoqi became anxious and said immediately:

"King Chuang, send the order to kill them. A few infantry phalanxes are nothing. I, Chuangying's cavalry, will make them miserable with a single charge. We are willing to take the lead..."

Liu Zongmin recognized Hao Yaoqi's statement and immediately expressed his support:

"Yes, just let the old battalion cavalry kill them. They didn't even arrange antlers to resist the horses in front of the formation. They are just looking for death..."

Three miles behind the Chuang camp, Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces, had led He Renlong, Tang Tong, You Shiwei, You Shilu, Gao Jie, Liu Chenghu and other generals and 50,000 troops to attack the Chuang army at any time.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Then the scout came to report:

"Report to the Supervisor that the rogue bandits attacked at night. The two generals and deputy general Bai Guangen were defeated. Currently, there are only Qin soldiers and Tianxiong troops in front of the rogue bandits."

"What? How could Zu Dabi Zuo Guangxian and the others be defeated so quickly? Did Mr. Sun ask for help?"

Hong Chengchou was shocked. He thought that the two generals plus Bai Guangen would be able to stop the rogue bandits from charging.

Even if you can't stop the bandits, you can at least stay undefeated for most of the day.

Unexpectedly, Sun Chuanting would be in big trouble this time if he couldn't hold on for two hours.

The scout hurriedly bowed and said:

"No, neither the Qin soldiers nor the Tianxiong army asked for help. Lord Sun just let us wait for work!"

Hong Chengchou thought for a moment and then issued an order:

"Pass the command from this governor, and all the generals will lead their armies and press forward slowly in a fan-shaped formation!"

"Got the order!"

The messenger received the order, immediately turned his horse's head and galloped away.

"Report to King Chuang that the troops behind are slowly moving forward!"

Upon discovering the movement of the officers and soldiers, the scouts who broke into the camp immediately reported the situation of the officers and soldiers behind to Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng was considering how to break through the front military formation. As long as he entered the mountainous area of ​​northern Sichuan, there would be little threat from the army behind him.

Although Gao Guiying did not participate in the battle, she kept sending people around to check.

The fate of the entire army hangs in today's battle! Besides, she is also worried about her brother and husband, especially King Chuang.

Although she knew very well that King Chuang was highly skilled in martial arts and had a large group of soldiers and generals around him.

But she also understands that no matter how good your martial arts skills are on the battlefield, no one may make mistakes.

In the past, when Chuang Wang personally participated in the battle, her heart was always hanging in the air and could not be implemented until Li Zicheng returned safely.

What's more, today's situation is different from the past. The number of officers and soldiers today is several times greater than that of the rebels.

She didn't want to think about the bad, but bad thoughts always lingered in her mind.

Only she kept silently praying to God in her heart, asking God to bless King Chuang and the entire army and escape safely.

When she learned that a large number of officers and soldiers appeared behind the army, she immediately asked:

"Have you seen He Renlong's team?"

"Madam, He Renlong is behind us, and we also see Gao Jie's big flag!"

Gao Guiying couldn't help but frown when she heard Gao Jie's name. She was worried that Li Zicheng would meet Gao Jie.

It's not that Li Zicheng can't defeat Gao Jie, the main concern is that Li Zicheng will lose patience when he sees Gao Jie.

Gao Jie took Li Zicheng's concubine and escaped and surrendered to the officers and soldiers. Li Zicheng hated him to death.

If the two really meet, Li Zicheng will definitely kill Gao Jie to satisfy his hatred.

After his mentality is unbalanced, if he desperately pursues Gao Jie, he will definitely be surrounded by officers and soldiers, and then he will be in big trouble.

Gao Guiying knew that the military discipline of He Renlong and Gao Jie's troops was very poor, and he immediately thought of a way to deal with them.

She hurriedly took out a lot of gold, silver, silk and satin, jewelry, etc. without any hesitation.

After thinking for a while, he took out some other valuable things and ordered the boy soldiers to pack them into many small bags for later use.

Seeing the lady taking out most of the valuable things, Boy Bingluohu couldn't help but ask:
To be continued...