Bring the whole war back to Nanming

Chapter 210 Return to Zhengzhou
Li Dingguo led a total of 8 soldiers from the Southwest, which was all the troops he could bring out. In addition to some temporary militias encountered on the road, the total strength of the militia regiment once reached 15.

Facing an enemy of only 3 people, it can best be described as a lion fighting a rabbit. The knights of the Kingdom of Bretonnia and the Red Duke Blood Knights outside the city of Altdorf charged together. Didn't they also put the Chaos Heavy, who had the advantage in numbers and strength, into the enemy's army? The infantry rushed to pieces and fled in all directions.

Taking advantage of the panic caused by the failure of the Zhengzhou campaign to reach Nanjing, they must retake the fallen city, no matter what the cost.In fact, Fang Xiaobai had his own selfish intentions. He wanted to go back and see whether Li Chengdong was dead or alive. Although the hope of surviving was slim, he still had a thought in his heart.

Generals often say: Loyal bones are buried everywhere in the mountains, so there is no need to return them wrapped in horse leather.As the supreme commander of Li Chengdong and the 50 soldiers who died in battle, he felt obligated to bring the skeletons of the soldiers and officers who died heroically back to their hometowns.

So, after discussing with Li Dingguo, Fang Xiaobai and Li Dingguo decided to use the militia as a bait to lure the remaining Chaos army out of the city to fight. Immediately afterwards, the cavalry ambushed outside the city immediately attacked to cut off the enemy's rear, and completely annihilated them from both sides.

The plan is simple and crude but feasible. Most of the militias have not undergone systematic training, and they only enlisted in the army with enthusiasm (in fact, they were recruited as strong men, and the people of Ming Dynasty did not have that awareness.). It's nonsense, their mission is just to deliver food to Chaos.

For a moment, Fang Xiaobai felt like he was an evil Bretonnian knight, and his militia were like serfs who were forced to join the army without any fighting ability.

"I wonder how many people will survive when the time comes?" Looking at the large number of militiamen following the cavalry regiment, Fang Xiaobai felt a flash of pity in his heart. He understood the principle of not being in charge of troops.

The harm between the two powers is the lesser, and if you want to win, the necessary sacrifice is worth it.The fastest way for recruits to grow into veterans is to come to an actual battle, the weak are eliminated, and the strong survive. Although the selection method is too cruel, the effect is obvious.

An army of 18 came to the Central Plains from the southwest, and encountered many difficulties in supply: Years of wars caused the common people of Ming Dynasty to be poor and unable to afford the foster care of the army, and Li Dingguo was strict in governing the army. half-starved state.

Even so, the hard-working Southwest children did not have any major complaints, but Fang Xiaobai knew that something would happen if things went on like this, so he lied that there was enough grain in Zhengzhou City to feed 50 people for five years, and as long as Zhengzhou was captured, everyone would be fine. Have a good meal.

Under the temptation of food, the cavalry burst out with great enthusiasm and fighting spirit, and the marching speed was more than a little faster.

Since Fang Xiaobai had been in a coma before, he didn't know how long it had been and where he was. Huaxia is so big that it is easy to get lost without a map. Fortunately, he met Li Dingguo, and now he just needs to follow him.

It took another day for the army to stop and go, not counting arriving outside Zhengzhou City.At this time, the city of Zhengzhou was full of ruins and broken walls, and a small number of looters stood outside the city bored, their defenses very lax.

"Good opportunity! My lord, let's go back and adjust the army first, and catch them by surprise."

Seeing that the chaos was so overwhelming, Li Dingguo immediately decided to launch a surprise attack. On the way to Zhengzhou, Fang Xiaobai had already told him the strength of the enemy, and the glorious combat skill of annihilating 50 people with [-] people was enough to attract his attention.

It seems that the chaos defense is very lax. In fact, an excellent commander often likes to use deception tactics to confuse the enemy, and often the outside is loose and the inside is ready.

Before Li Dingguo fought, he was not more than [-]% sure, and he would never put all the bets on it.He plans to use the militia first to test the reality. This is a kind of thinking of a handsome man. Every soldier has become a number in his heart. How to make the most of them needs to be carefully considered.

The 18 army was divided into the left, middle and right armies, and the Chinese army was divided into the front army and the rear army. The Chinese army was mainly composed of militia regiments from various places and Li Dingguo's elite guards. The militia regiment was in the front and the guards were in the rear.

The left army and the right army are all cavalry, equipped with rattan armor or metal heavy armor, responsible for protecting the two wings and cutting off the Chaos retreat.

The army is arranged in characters, and the prominent part is the former army in the middle army: the militia infantry regiment with a number of up to [-].Their weapons and equipment can be said to be mixed, and most of them are holding scraps of copper and iron prepared for them by local governments, such as rusty gun heads, big knives with countless gaps in the blade, four-faced firecrackers, missing A mandarin duck battle jacket that weighs less than two pounds.

Morale and mental outlook are even more worrisome: perhaps they have been malnourished for a long time. Most of the militiamen are yellow and thin, shaking from side to side. Looking at the thighs, they are not as thick as their own arms. Everyone is dozing off, as if they don’t regard the battlefield as their own thing.

No matter how he looked at it, Fang Xiaobai felt that they had nothing to do with the army. For the first time, he had doubts about his own policies.

But I don't have time to think so much, let's talk about defeating the chaos in front of me first.The army arranged its formation and made a loud noise, attracting the attention of the Chaos defenders.

This was exactly the effect Li Dingguo wanted. The former army militia group appeared at the right time. The appearance of the mob first surprised the Chaos Reavers, and then they immediately felt relieved when they saw the opponent's military appearance.

It was just a group of human thugs who put down their hoes and picked up weapons. I don’t know how many people died in Zhengzhou City, and they were not bad. The more they killed, the stronger the four evil gods gained, and their power would also become stronger.

Of course, they didn't dare to eat alone. They informed their boss, the Chaos Warriors who were resting in the city. Although the enemy souls in front of them were not powerful, the number was really astonishing.

One looter returned to the city to inform the main force, and the other [-] or so looters were waiting near the drawbridge.I don't know if it was intentional or not. After Chaos captured Zhengzhou, he didn't clean up the battlefield or clean up the streets.

They are chaos, and they don't need to worry about whether they will get the plague after the war like humans, or they are looking forward to the plague, especially the disgusting things that believe in Nurgle.

The corpses in the moat clogged the water, and the originally clear water was now bright red. They overflowed the river and soaked the surrounding land.The militiamen felt as if they were in hell in front of them, at least in terms of visual impact, they were terrified.

"Don't retreat! Anyone who takes a step back will be killed without mercy! Go up! The enemy is only a few hundred! We have tens of thousands, and every one of us can drown them with a spit."

The heads of the various militia regiments were shouting, but the situation was exactly the opposite of what they expected.

(End of this chapter)