368 Complete Retreat
"I retreat when the enemy advances, I will retreat when the enemy arrives, I will disturb when the enemy arrives, I will retreat when the enemy retreats," Lu Haoshan said lightly.
This is a very valuable guerrilla experience summed up by a great man in later generations. This great man finally won the final victory in the War of Resistance through guerrilla tactics. Lu Haoshan borrowed this precious "three-character tactic" when designing the tactics.
Zhao Gongchang savored the three-character tactics that Lu Haoshan said, his eyes became brighter and brighter. Finally, he nodded and said, "Gao, your three-character tactics can be said to have taken Zhang Xianzhong's life. There are new muskets from far away and grenades from near, both far and near. Besides, we used light armor and used the best war horses. They could not see that they could beat them, so they could only be beaten by us. Well, in fact, there are some similarities with the tactics of Genghis Khan in the Yuan Dynasty that dominated the world."
Genghis Khan was also a great tactician. His cavalry, light armor and hard bow, could leave at once, escape and turn around and shoot arrows, so many enemies chased them, and the more they chased, the fewer people. The Mongolian iron cavalry unknowingly conquered the Eurasian continent.
"Genghis Khan?" Lu Haoshan chewed this name that later generations admired him so much, patted Zhao Gongchang on the shoulder and said, "Well, maybe one day, we can be the second Genghis Khan."
"Young people swear to follow the adults to the death." Zhao Gongchang was shocked when he heard this, knelt down on one knee, and swore to Lu Haoshan with a serious look on his face.
Lu Haoshan held Zhao Gong with both hands and said, "Okay, get up, I won't be able to do this, as long as I am sincere, I will never treat you unfairly."
As long as he can give enough benefits and a bright future, Lu Haoshan is never afraid that no one will serve him. If everything is just a blank check, then he will only be in vain in the end. Since ancient times, countless oaths have become passing clouds. Of course, if he cannot give his subordinates the benefits and hope, he will retreat bravely.
Zhao Gongchang suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Sir. I had some concerns before, but now the Ming Dynasty has perished. Emperor Chongzhen has hanged himself in Coal Mountain. Why should I use my own official to regard myself? With the current power of my master, it is not an exaggeration to even sit on the dragon throne."
A short-selling governor is still used by his own master. He does not call himself "the general" or "the general" but always regards himself as "the official" and Zhao Gongchang's idea. Lu Haoshan should have long been appointed as the king.
Lu Haoshan showed a playful smile: "In the current situation, what is the difference between being a king and not being a king? The king's way is to shoot the first bird with a gun and keep a low profile. By the way, have the ambush been placed?"
"All have been resettled, sir, don't worry, that old boy Zhang Xianzhong dared to attack me in Sichuan, and promise that he can't come or leave." Zhao Gongchang said confidently.
When the overall situation was decided, Lu Haoshan and his subordinates were chatting and laughing on the city wall and giving guidance, but the Daxi Army fighting on the city wall did not have such idleness. They first felt angry that they could not fight hand in hand and no fair chance of competition. Then they felt confused about whether they could win, and finally became frightened.
The Sichuan Army was lightly equipped and rode all kinds of good horses. These good horses from foreign countries were tall, fast running speed and strong endurance, and were at ease on the battlefield. The Sichuan Army also had two secret weapons: new muskets and grenades. They used muskets to attack when they were far away, and used grenades to explode when they were close. They could also turn around and fire the gun while running, but they could not catch up. Once they retreated, they would stick up like dog skin plaster, and they could not get rid of them no matter how hard they were. And their casualties were getting bigger and bigger.
All this happened so quickly that his confidant guard didn't have time to do it.
As soon as Sun Kewang died, the situation that was slightly maintained was out of control again. The Daxi soldiers scattered. Two personal guards originally wanted to implement Sun Kewang's will to stabilize their position, but they were soon killed by the angry Daxi soldiers. When the other personal guards saw that the defeat was settled, they sighed, turned around and joined the fleeing team.
150,000 elite troops in the West besieged Wangjiang Pass and ended in failure. Nearly half of them were lost when siege. The remaining tens of thousands of people were allowed to be worn out by Li Dingguo and Sun Xiong's cavalry to leave the city with three-character tactics. The remaining about 20,000 people scattered after Zhang Xianzhong escaped at the battle.
They all regretted that their mother gave birth to two legs.
Seeing that the Western Army was about to escape, Li Dingguo immediately shouted: "Brothers, chase them and kill them all."
"Dare to offend me, Sichuan, brothers, kill me." Sun Xiong also shouted loudly.
"Run"
"Kill, cut off Zhang Xianzhong's head."
"It's time to make achievements, brothers, kill me."
So, a strange scene appeared on the battlefield, with thousands chasing tens of thousands running, and the escaped in front trampling on each other. Some directly attacked their own people in order to open the way. The Sichuan army behind seemed to be hunting, riding horses, holding new muskets in their hands, constantly aiming and shooting. As the sound of fire, people kept falling to the ground.
Those who fell to the ground were all fleeing soldiers of Daxi.
Once they escape, they will expose their backs to their opponents. The Daxi Army has not many cavalry, most of them are infantry. There is no way. Hunan and Jiangxi do not produce horses, and horses are particularly expensive during wars. It is a luxury to form a large-scale cavalry. Unlike Lu Haoshan, which is close to the water and towers, they exchange tea for a large number of good horses every year for supplements. With new turret and grenades, the Daxi Army will sooner or later be ground to death, but once they escape, they will die faster.
Some people rode horses, some ran, and some people ran quickly to the big boat by the river, trying to leave by boat. The ones on the boat were eager to escape, while the ones behind kept coming, and they wanted to get on the boat. Anyone with a little brain knew that the Sichuan army had a good horse, even if they had a horse, they could not escape, let alone those without horses? So, there was another scene of their own people chopping and killing their own people.
In order to make the ship possible, some soldiers used knives to chop those who tried to force the boat on their way. Some people grabbed the side of the boat and refused to let go, and were cruelly cut off by their own people with their hands.
The blood dyed the earth red and the river water red.
"Listen to everyone, chase the cavalry first, and then deal with the rest." Li Dingguo knocked down a cavalry running in front and shouted loudly at his subordinates.
The Sichuan cavalry, who woke up from their dreams, temporarily let go of the Daxi soldiers who were running forward or wanting to escape by boat, and rode their horses to chase the Daxi cavalry who were running on horseback. These are Zhang Xianzhong's elite troops.
While chasing, Sun Xiong followed and said loudly to Li Dingguo, "Brother, those bastards want to run away by boat. Why don't you chase me and I'll send them a ride?"
Li Dingguo rode his horse and said loudly: "No, they can't run away. Someone is waiting for them. By the way, let the brothers shoot people and not shoot horses. Those horses cannot escape will be taken back and waste."
"Actually, there's nothing to say?" Sun Xiong said, riding his horse and leaving because he found a team of cavalry from Daxi who had walked off the fork, so he quickly led his troops to follow. (To be continued)
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Chapter completed!