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According to Hong Chengchou's character, he was steady in his work and rarely made any rash moves. After learning that the Yu Jiajun blocked the road and that the forwards were severely attacked by the enemy, and the forwards were defeated by the Yu Jiajun, Hong Chengchou decided to divide his troops into three groups, with a Shanxi branch on the front.

Withstanding the main force of the Yu Jiajun, he and Sun Chuanting each led 15,000 elite Shaanxi soldiers to outflank the enemy's two flanks, flank the Yu Jiajun's two flanks, and strive for a two-phase pincer attack to defeat the main force of the rebel army.

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But if they encountered an ordinary enemy army this time, or even a slave army, Hong Chengchou's approach this time could be said to be a wise move, but it is a pity that they encountered an army that they were completely unfamiliar with.

A new type of army that far surpasses them in technology and tactics.

After Meng Fei led the troops to set up the battle line, he quickly saw Hong Chengchou's strategy. After sneering, he directly ordered the second brigade to go out and attack the Shanxi soldiers and horses left behind by Hong Chengchou on the front battlefield.

Zhang Changjie, commander of the Second Brigade, issued a fatal order, giving him only half an hour. Within half an hour, this Shanxi army of more than 10,000 people must be completely defeated.

The remaining two brigades were placed on the two wings by him, each forming a square formation, and the artillery was placed between the two square formations to form support on three sides at any time.

When Hong Chengchou gave the order to start taking action, Meng Fei also gave the order to take action. On the Yu Jiajun artillery position, there were three brigade artillery battalions plus an independent artillery battalion. The artillery of the four battalions immediately opened up their firepower and concentrated their firepower first.

The group of Shanxi soldiers who attacked the front.

The more than 10,000 Shanxi officers and soldiers who were placed in front of Hong Chengchou were in bad luck. The artillery shells hit them like hailstones.

These Shanxi officers and soldiers themselves were not very elite troops, but they suddenly suffered such a violent bombardment that the entire front line collapsed.

Zhang Changjie led the second brigade with just a charge. It didn't even work for two quarters of an hour. It was like a tiger rushing into a flock of sheep. It beat these officers and soldiers to pieces and collapsed on the spot. Many officers and soldiers were frightened and knelt down to surrender.

, no one dares to be enemies with Yu Jiajun anymore.

Hong Chengchou originally led his troops to attack the Yu Jiajun's left-wing front from the right wing. He originally hoped that the Shanxi officers and soldiers in front of him would not be able to fight, but at least they would persist until he could attack the enemy's flank. Then he could

The main force of the Yu Jiajun was contained, but they did not expect that the Shanxi soldiers would be so unbearable that they were beaten to the pulp by the Yu Jiajun as soon as they met, and they fled in defeat.

The pincer offensive launched by him and Sun Chuanting on both wings lost coordination. Meng Fei immediately ordered the artillery to be divided into two groups, turned the muzzle and started firing at the Shaanxi soldiers pressing on both wings. Although these Shaanxi soldiers had been in battle for a long time and had withstood the

They are stronger than the Shanxi soldiers, but they have been fighting against the refugee army with extremely poor equipment all year round. How have they ever encountered such fierce firepower?

Even if their cavalry was more powerful, it could not keep up with the Guan Ning Army, which was good at cavalry, and its equipment was not as good as the Guan Ning Army. In the face of the artillery fire of the Yu Jia Army, they suffered heavy losses. Even if they persisted and were not defeated, chaos still occurred.

Under the strong pressure of Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, although these Shaanxi soldiers finally withstood the artillery fire of the Yu Jiajun, but when they got close to the Jiajun line, the fire, guns and bullets that came towards them showed them something.

It's like bullets raining down.

The officers and soldiers in the front row were cut down to the ground layer by layer like mowing grass. The officers and soldiers in the back were dumbfounded and were so frightened that they could not move forward. Even if they stopped, they could not stop the Yu family's arms. The gunmen fired a volley of fire.

The incoming bullets were still flying around them, and the officers and soldiers were still falling to the ground one by one.

The officers and soldiers deliberately used bows and crossbows to fight back, but they were never able to get within the effective range. Even if they fired their bows and arrows in a hurry, the arrows could not reach the Yu family army's formation.

So the Shaanxi soldiers immediately began to fall into chaos. Those in front ran backwards, while those in the back did not dare to move and continued to hunch forward, resulting in a huddle.

At this time, Meng Fei immediately ordered the cavalry company and skirmisher company to go out and launch a counterattack. Teams of cavalry immediately roared and urged their horses, shouting and shouting wildly, raised their lances, and charged towards the enemy with them under their armpits.

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The soldiers of the skirmishing company all fixed their bayonets and began to launch a hand-to-hand charge. The remaining officers and soldiers of the Yu family formed a formation and slowly advanced forward. Even Hong Chengchou was unable to do anything at this time.

The entire Shaanxi army was unable to withstand such a sharp offensive from the Yu Jiajun. They were immediately defeated and the entire army collapsed.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting quickly gathered their defeated troops and retreated from the battlefield, and sent out elite rear troops. However, under the pursuit of Yu Jiajun, the rear troops could not hold out for long and were defeated by Yu Jiajun. The entire Fangshan and Liangxiang areas were defeated.

The battlefield in the area was now a mess.

A large number of frightened officers and soldiers rushed around like headless flies, unable to form an effective resistance at all. Wherever there were more people than the army, they rushed towards them and dispersed them immediately, leaving Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting unable to effectively control them.

Soldiers and horses.

After a day of fierce fighting, Hong Chengchou saw that the situation was over in the afternoon, so he had to gather a small number of broken troops and fled towards Zhuozhou under the escort of his own soldiers.

Sun Chuanting, on the other hand, led a small number of defeated troops and was chased by the Yu family's army. He was unable to escape south and could only turn around and flee towards Juyongguan, west of the capital. The entire Shaanxi Army Group was led by Meng Fei in just one day.

The battle was severely defeated, and the entire army was completely routed.

Not satisfied, Meng Feiyou divided his troops and ordered Qiu Qinghui of the Fourth Brigade to lead troops to pursue Sun Chuanting. He himself led the remaining troops and left the artillery in Liangxiang County, which was already under their control. The remaining troops advanced lightly and pursued Hong Chengchou.

The next day, they pursued to Zhuozhou and chased the defeated troops with all their strength, and also captured the city of Zhuozhou.

Under the protection of hundreds of soldiers, Hong Chengchou had no choice but to flee from Zhuozhou and rush to Baoding Prefecture.

Meng Fei still refused to stop and continued to lead his troops south to pursue Hong Chengchou. In two days, they reached Baoding Prefecture and captured Dingxing County and Ansu County (later Xushui) in one fell swoop. By this time, Hong Chengchou had already

Those who were being chased were almost alone. There were now less than a hundred people left in the 50,000-strong army. Half of them had lost their horses and followed Hong Chengchou on foot, running wildly towards Baoding Mansion.

But what Hong Chengchou never expected was that when he finally ran to Baoding Mansion like a bereaved dog, Baoding Governor Zhang Qiping actually refused to open the city gate and welcomed Hong Chengchou into the city, claiming that Hong Chengchou was a traitor and that he had gone to the court to support him.

Yu Xiaotian entered the capital on the side of the Qing emperor, and Hong Chengchou led his troops to the capital this time, which was a crime in itself.

Could anyone be more shameless? Hong Chengchou was so angry that he almost vomited blood and stopped the city from opening. Seeing that the pursuers had arrived, he had no choice but to continue running away.

Meng Fei seemed to have made up his mind to kill Hong Chengchou, so he sent two cavalrymen with the captured horses. They changed horses without changing men, and kept chasing Hong Chengchou. Hong Chengchou was suffering! Being chased by the Yu family's army was like a lost dog.

There were less than a hundred soldiers left, and by the time they got past Baoding, all those without horses had already fled.

After passing Baoding City, Hong Chengchou only had more than twenty soldiers and horses left around him, who could protect him as he continued to flee. However, the remaining soldiers and horses were exhausted and died halfway along the way.

On the roadside.

As for the cavalry of the Yu Jiajun, this time they were chasing Hong Chengchou, they were all single men and two horses. When the horses were tired, they changed horses, so they were always like maggots on the tarsus, hanging behind Hong Chengchou, so that Hong Chengchou didn't even have time to drink water.

, can only keep running away.

After chasing this all the way, the cavalry of the Yu Jiajun chased Hong Chengchou for hundreds of miles, all the way to Qizhou in Baoding Prefecture. Hong Chengchou finally couldn't escape. He and all his horses were exhausted by this time.

, was driven to a small river. At this time, only five soldiers were left with Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou originally wanted to draw his sword and kill himself, but when he went to draw it, he found that even the sword on his waist had been lost when he ran away. There was no one on him that could cut his neck. He asked

The soldiers asked for a sword, but they said nothing and wouldn't give it to them.

Hong Chengchou wanted to tear up his clothes and make a strip of cloth to hang himself on a tree, but he finally hung up the rope. As soon as his neck was inserted into the noose, a gunshot was heard and the tree branch was interrupted on the spot. Hong Chengchou fell heavily to the ground.

Even if he tried to hang himself, a group of Yu Jiajun's pursuers were already approaching. Just now, a sharpshooter saw Hong Chengchou trying to hang himself from a distance, so he shot and broke the branch of a tree.

Hong Chengchou plunged into the river and prepared to drown himself, but when he dove into the river, he discovered that the water only reached his thighs and could not drown anyone at all.

Hong Chengchou cursed loudly in anger, and then burst into tears. He knelt in the river and kowtowed in the direction of the capital, saying that he was sorry for his Majesty. However, within a short time, he was surrounded by Yu's army and captured alive.

After the cavalry company captured Hong Chengchou, they immediately turned around and returned. However, when they arrived at Baoding City, they found that Baoding City had changed its flag and was controlled by the Yu family army.

It turned out that Meng Fei chased Hong Chengchou all the way and led his army to Baoding Mansion. Zhang Qiping, the governor of Baoding, actually opened the city gate and went out to greet Yu Jiajun. He called Yu Jiajun the king's army and respectfully welcomed Meng Fei into the city.

He flattered Meng Fei and gave him a generous gift, saying that he was very supportive of Yu Xiaotian's entry into the capital and that he was willing to obey Xiaotian's orders.

Meng Fei remained calm, accepted his courtesy, and reassured Zhang Qiping with good words. He then led his troops into the city to take over the defense of Baoding City, and then relieved the original defenders of Baoding City.

armed forces and temporarily moved it outside the city, waiting to be adapted.

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