Chapter 259 Counterattack (Part 2)

Chen Changzhen's charge again caused great trouble to the officers and soldiers, and he once again suffered considerable losses. At this time, Li You's infantry followed up again and continued to suppress the formation of officers and soldiers.

Although the officers and soldiers were caught off guard, due to the large number of people, they only needed to defend for a few rounds, and when the rebels became tired and launched a counterattack, they could win the battle.

But Zuo Liangyu and Liang Fu felt uneasy at this time. They knew the common sense of military use, and the other party would definitely know it, so why did the other party still take such unwise actions?

It turned out that because the rebel camp was built on the top of a mountain, and the officers and soldiers were only focused on attacking the city below, they did not notice a group of cavalry gradually approaching. Only when the cavalry got too close did the officers and soldiers suddenly discover this army. At this time, the sentries of the officers and soldiers quickly issued a warning, but it was already too late.

Zuo Liangyu and Liang Fu suddenly heard the warning behind them and were shocked, before they had time to react. Over there, Chen Changzhen had also heard the warning signal from the officers and soldiers, and couldn't help shouting: "The rebel reinforcements have arrived. Everyone, please follow me to kill the enemy and defeat the officers and soldiers in front of me!"

When the rebels heard this, their morale was greatly boosted, while the officers and soldiers couldn't help but panic after hearing this. Chen Changzhen took the opportunity to charge again, and after several officers and soldiers attacked, the resistance this time was no longer as resolute as the previous times. It took all the strength of nine cattle and two tigers to repulse the cavalry of Chen Changzhen and others.

Zuo Liangyu and Liang Fu were also experienced in military affairs. At this time, they already understood that this battle could not continue. The officers and soldiers had lost their courage to fight, and their morale was shaken. If they did not retreat quickly, a big defeat would be waiting for them.

They also knew the risks of retreating before the battle, but they had to choose the lesser of two evils.

Zuo Liangyu and Liang Fu also knew the art of war well, so they ordered their officers and soldiers to cover each other and retreat one by one. Li You waited for the opportunity to lead his infantry to stick up, but in the end he failed to disrupt the enemy's formation.

Seeing that these two officers and soldiers were about to withdraw from the battlefield, unfortunately, the "rebel reinforcements" arrived just in time.

The two sides faced each other and were both stunned. Immediately, the "rebel reinforcements" launched a charge towards the retreating officers and soldiers. At this time, Chen Changzhen also finished reorganizing his cavalry and waited for an opportunity to launch a charge. The two sides attacked from the front and back, catching the officers and soldiers by surprise.

The two generals Zuo Liangyu and Liang Fu could not resist. The formation was immediately broken and the entire army was defeated. Zuo Liangyu and Liang Fu didn't care much at this time. They quickly got on their horses, turned around and ran away.

Chen Changzhen has suffered so much these days, how can he let them go? When he saw that the people who came were indeed "rebel reinforcements", he no longer had any scruples, and personally led his cavalry to guard Zuo Liangyu and Liang Fu, vowing to kill them both to satisfy his hatred.

To put it bluntly, the so-called "rebel reinforcements" in the previous episode were none other than Zhang Shun's cavalry general Liu Cheng.

It turned out that Zhang Shun knew that Lu Xiangsheng had been suspended, and he only went south of Zhili. No officers and soldiers dared to invade the Xishan Camp, and there was no sense of urgency to rescue the Xishan Camp day and night.

So he just sent Liu Cheng and others back to report the news to Chen Changzhen in preparation for the return of himself, "Purple Gold Liang", "Chuang Jiang" and others. Therefore, Liu Cheng did not have much sense of urgency. As a result, after Chen Changzhen saw Liu Cheng's cavalry from a distance, they fought for a long time before he could reach the battlefield.

Fortunately, there is always a road ahead, and Liu Cheng finally arrived on the battlefield at the critical moment and took the opportunity to defeat the formation of the officers and soldiers.

There were originally about 5,000 officers and soldiers. If they were to fight in formation, even if Liu Cheng, Chen Changzhen and others were put together, they might not be able to be defeated by them.

It's just that the officers and soldiers have been attacking the city for a long time, the division veterans are tired, and they are already tired of war. Coupled with Chen Changzhen's several desperate attacks, the morale of the officers and soldiers was extremely low. When Liu Cheng appeared, it finally became the straw that broke the camel's back, and the balance of victory began to tilt like that of the rebels.

Liu Cheng has led the cavalry for a long time and is quite experienced in using troops. As soon as he looked at the situation of the officers and soldiers, he knew that this was due to the low morale of the officers and soldiers. If he wanted to completely stabilize the victory, the officers and soldiers must be dispersed as much as possible to prevent the other party from gathering together, regrouping, and turning defeat into victory.

In the previous episode, Chen Changzhen was already staring at the commander of this group of officers and soldiers. These officers and soldiers temporarily lost their command. Then Liu Cheng led his cavalry to specifically attack the small groups of officers and soldiers gathered together to prevent the other party from taking the opportunity to gather in larger numbers and pose a threat to the rebels.

At this time, Li You also took the opportunity to rush forward. Xu Ziyuan even sent one or two thousand people to hoist banners and cheers behind them; at the same time, he took the opportunity to persuade the elite officers and soldiers who were besieged in the city to surrender.

The battlefield was a mess with people everywhere. In particular, many of the clothes and armor of the rebels were originally captured from the hands of officers and soldiers, and the colors of the clothes were not much different. For a moment, it was not clear which were the officers and soldiers and which were the rebels.

The officers and soldiers lost their organization and suddenly did not dare to resist. Some fled with the crowd, while others couldn't get away, so they abandoned their weapons and surrendered on the spot. For a time, a few of them actually used a small fight to drive away these officers and soldiers, captured some of them, and completely controlled the battlefield.

Over there, Chen Changzhen stared at the commander-in-chief Liang Fu and Zuo Liangyu. Liang Fu and Zuo Liangyu couldn't get away, so they turned around to fight.

As a result, Chen Changzhen held his breath and felt brave. The two of them were defeated for the first time, and people were in panic. How could they defeat him?

The two couldn't fight and fight, and couldn't escape, so they had to discuss: "Although this thief is very skilled in martial arts, fortunately there is only one person. Why don't we go separate ways and let God decide who lives and who dies?"

This plan suited the two of them, so they left in separate ways, one on the left and the other on the right. Chen Changzhen didn't know that there were two commanders in person. When he saw that the officers and soldiers he was pursuing were divided, he just hesitated for a moment and had no choice but to randomly choose a group of officers and soldiers to pursue them.

Unfortunately, the officers and soldiers pursued by Chen Changzhen this time were none other than the commander-in-chief Liang Fu, who had a good relationship with Lu Xiangsheng.

Chen Changzhen followed, and his physical strength gradually recovered a little. Chen Changzhen took the opportunity to hang the sword on the victory hook, took out the tiger tendon bow and pulled it, and found that he could barely pull it open. Then he set up an arrow and shot it, shooting down an officer and soldier who was lagging behind.

Liang Fu had never seen Chen Changzhen's shooting skills before, so he couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this. His martial arts skills were not as good as those of Zuo Liangyu. After riding for a long time, he felt that he could not escape Chen Changzhen's pursuit. If he continued to chase and escape like this, he would probably be shot dead by the thief chief.

Thinking of this, he had no choice but to turn his horse's head and pat the horse to fight Chen Changzhen. Chen Changzhen shot two arrows, and when he was exhausted, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He quickly changed his Yanyue Sword and came to fight the general soldier Liang Fu.

After a short period of fighting, Chen Changzhen found a flaw and dodged Liang Fu's spear. Then he turned the Yanyue Sword in his hand sideways and chopped off Liang Fu's head with one smooth move.