In Zhang Yong's opinion, his veterans are no worse than the Ming army opposite, especially the officers under him. Some of them have ten years of experience in battle, which is richer and more calmer than their opponents.

In general, the Qing army veterans had to react a little more agile. Ming army soldiers would always reveal their flaws first because of their recklessness and urgency. Although the flaws were not big, the gap in this line often determined life and death on the battlefield. At the beginning, more than a dozen Ming army fell to the hands of the Qing army. However, the new soldiers beside the Qing army and flanked were quickly eliminated or removed by the Ming army. They had to try their best to lengthen the queue to prevent the formation from breaking or collapse.

Now the formation of the Qing army is obviously loose. The soldiers of the two armies in the front row used all their strength to hit each other's shields. The Ming army, which was a little unfamiliar, still showed flaws more frequently, but the veterans of the Qing army no longer had the opportunity to attack. Before they swung their swords into the other side's shield, another Ming army would stab. If the door was unstable during the collision, this shot could force the Qing army to be in danger.

Even if he tried his best to block the gun, the Qing army's sword and shield soldiers had no chance to pursue each other, because the Ming army who was knocked away had adjusted its posture and hit it with the shield again. The Qing army soldiers could only stand firmly and pour all their strength into the shield. Another loud bang, the Qing army soldiers did not take any advantage this time. The two looked for opportunities to each other, wanting to give each other a fatal blow, but the Qing army soldiers still had to leave some energy to beside them, because there was a Ming army spearman staring at him at any time, and he could shoot him under the ribs.

Veterans have huge advantages over new recruits. When they encounter refugees who don’t even have training, they can almost fight one hundred. However, the experience of veterans under Zhang Yong cannot allow them to fight one against three. They may have the upper hand when fighting alone, but when facing two or three Ming army veterans at the same time, it is meaningless to have rich experience. Qing soldiers, who originally had a slight advantage in single-handed fights, had to be distracted from other Ming army, which led to them being at a great disadvantage.

This disadvantage can only be alleviated by step back. Zhang Yong saw the entire front constantly moving towards his flag. The best way at the moment is to let the veterans form a dense formation so that they have trustworthy companions around them, so that they can withstand the Ming army's offensive. However, Zhang Yong could not do this at all, because the Ming army's offensive force was about three times that of his. If the veterans were allowed to form a strict and solid defense line, the two wings would be quickly surrounded by the Ming army, and the new soldiers without the veterans would not have any resistance.

Once the Ming army deviates from Zhang Yong's wings, it will separate the other half of his personal soldiers and cut off his retreat to the west. As for the connection with Yuan Zongdi, it is no longer Zhang Yong's consideration. Now he no longer thinks about annihilation of Yuan Zongdi, as long as he can escape by himself.

"Why didn't I gather my personal soldiers to hold on?" Zhang Yong was full of regret. If he dispersed the auxiliary soldiers early and gathered all the soldiers, at least all his personal soldiers, on a dangerous front close to the Yangtze River, he would definitely be able to hold on for a longer time, and he would have hope to persevere until Wang Mingde came to reinforce him.

If you just want to escape alone, Zhang Yong should act now. The situation is already very dangerous. Although the Qing army retreated step by step, some people still dodge and were unable to be hit by the Ming army. Moreover, this kind of retreat always has times when there is no way to retreat. When the Qing army fell, they were no longer able to maintain the integrity of the front line, and could not guarantee their retreat to the west and their contact with friendly troops in the east.

However, Zhang Yong was still reluctant to give up. In the last battle with Deng Ming, there were only less than 300 soldiers left from Guizhou. Although he lost two-thirds, these people could still be brought up by the personal military camp. As long as one or two wins, most of his vitality could be restored. But if the remaining veterans were thrown here today, Zhang Yong's elite would no longer exist.

Although Zhang Yong was eager to see, Wang Mingde's army was not delayed, and it seemed that he was blocked by Yuan Zongdi again. Now the Qing soldiers were already tired. Under the Ming army's repeated attacks, the physical energy of the Qing soldiers was far more serious than their opponents, and the Ming army's fatigued front row had been rotated to the back row. As the Qing army continued to retreat, the Ming army's rotation was completed very easily without any danger or pressure. Faced with the newly replaced new force, most Qing soldiers had given up the idea of ​​counterattack and instead went to defend with all their might.

The Ming army became more and more relaxed as the attacks were. Zhang Yong saw that the Ming army had changed from five points to one point of defense. He had 90% of the offensive, and he beat his personal soldiers with all his strength with his swords and guns. However, the Qing army was no longer defending but not attacking. He tried his best to cover the vital points of his body with shields and block the opponent's weapons with swords and guns.

The tired soldiers of the Ming army were constantly rotated to the back row to breathe, and then came up and attacked fiercely. Some of the Qing soldiers opposite them were already numb. More Qing troops fell down, and the front line was almost retreating to Zhang Yong.

"I should have abandoned the car and kept the generals." Zhang Yong noticed his subordinates' fatigue and knew that the personal soldiers would not last long. He immediately sent orders to the personal soldiers in the east, asking the veterans to return to the rescue flag immediately.

With this order, the front line on the east will collapse quickly, but they can probably hold on for a while and give the veterans the opportunity to return to Zhang Yong. The newly recruited recruits also got good equipment from Zhang Yong. The funds invested by Zhang Yong over the past year were not small, so they were reluctant to give up. But just now he no longer cared about whether Yuan Zongdi could break through. Now he can't control so much. As long as he can save more veterans, it's all the seeds of Zhang Yong's reconstruction of the army.

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Yuan Zongdi led the formation with five hundred armored soldiers, forcing the torrent of the defeated soldiers to turn north in front of him. After the defeated soldiers of the Ming army, it was Wang Mingde's pursuers. After seeing more than five hundred Ming army's armored soldiers who were waiting for the battle, Wang Mingde hesitated for a moment and ordered the suspension of the formation.

Seeing the Qing army lined up in front of him, Yuan Zongdi was also very nervous. He could tell at a glance that the Qing army opposite was wearing twice as armor as he was, and these were all green camps. The Eight Banners troops directly under the Qing court had not appeared on the battlefield. If the Qing army launched a fierce attack, Yuan Zongdi would not be able to guarantee how long his troops could last. Now Yuan Zongdi personally pressed the formation to boost morale and allow the new soldiers under his command to fight bravely. After the Ming army's auxiliary soldiers collapsed, Yuan Zongdi's position had been compressed into a thin line. If he could no longer hold it, the Ming army would be attacked by Wang Mingde and Zhang Yong, and the entire army would be destroyed in a blink of an eye.

Now, in addition to worrying about the moment, Yuan Zongdi also worried that Zhang Yong would take the opportunity to come out from behind. The army there was not as good as Zhang Yong's personal soldiers. Yuan Zongdi wanted to rely on the large number of people to restrain Zhang Yong; but now there is not a large number of people and there is no coach to take over the formation. If Zhang Yong sacrifices his life to attack, Yuan Zongdi is very worried that there will be problems in the front line behind him.

However, Zhang Yong did not do this. After seeing Wang Mingde's wolf smoke, he thought he would win this battle, and he vaguely guessed that Wang Mingde wanted him to chew bones and eat meat by himself. Therefore, after observing that Yuan Zongdi left, Zhang Yong did not actively fight back, but hoped that Wang Mingde's fierce attack would force Yuan Zongdi to take out all the guards and fight with Wang Mingde, so that the situation could turn Wang Mingde gnaw bones and Zhang Yong ate meat. In order to encourage Yuan Zongdi to continue to draw troops from his opposite side, Zhang Yong tried his best to pretend to be harmless and even stopped beating the drum.

After Wang Mingde arranged the formation, the officers around him also saw Yuan Zongdi's strength clearly. Looking at the high red flag, Wang Mingde's subordinates were eager to try and asked him for battle: "It is decided to be the general to capture Yuan's thief!"

"No, no, no, no." Wang Mingde was not in a hurry at all, and analyzed to his confidant with a smile: "This is the guard of Yuan Thief. Now he is surrounded by us and Admiral Zhang here. In order to understand the rear army surrounding Yuan Thief, they will definitely not be able to fight in. Admiral Zhang's troops are not vegetarian." Pointing to the big banner of Yuan Zongdi in front, Wang Mingde said: "If Yuan Thief is confident to rush out with the guards, then will he still be here? Now he is just a lucky person, hoping that the rear army can disrupt Admiral Zhang's front and give him the guards a chance to escape. However, Admiral Zhang has experienced many battles, how could he easily reveal his flaws?"

"Let Deputy General Yuan Jia send the artillery to the front again." Wang Mingde said. He planned to show off his troops to Yuan Zongdi on the opposite side, so that the other party realized that staying here would undoubtedly die. In this way, Yuan Zongdi had to go all out and launch a raid on Zhang Yong and try to rescue his guards.

"Hmph." Wang Mingde observed the Ming army's position, and the smile on his face turned into a sneer: "Admiral Zhang, don't think I don't know what you are thinking. This is to let me fight Yuan Zongdi, you come and get a bargain? I'm here to reinforce you. It's too unauthorized that you still have such a plan?"

When Yuan Zongdi failed to break through, he had no choice but to abandon the guards and escape north. At that time, Zhang Yong was probably half-destroyed by Yuan Zongdi's two decisive assaults. Wang Mingde could have searched Yuan Zongdi's auxiliary soldiers and the guards who did not run away with a smile.

Several other Green Camp generals who were traveling with each other also held their troops tacitly. The Green Camp, which was almost three times the Ming army, was waiting for Yuan Jiawenbi's artillery reinforcements - a battle that would win, and artillery support could reduce losses. Most of the Green Camp generals were resting their energy for the competition to seize the spoils in a while.

They didn't know that Zhang Yong had been attacked by the Ming army at this time. During the period when Yuan Jiawenbi sent the cannons to the front line, Zhang Yong's situation took a sharp turn and could no longer block the Ming army's retreat. After waiting for a while, Wang Mingde saw the Eight Banners soldiers coming from the rear with tiger squatting cannons.

"Yuan Zongdi should give up. He should understand that only by breaking through the siege can we have a way out." Wang Mingde looked at the Eight Banners with a smile and began to place artillery, thinking happily about how to act to grab the most prisoners from his colleagues in the Green Camp.
Chapter completed!