Ming Dynasty: I, Emperor Chongzhen, swear not to go to Meishan

The three chief military officers Gao Jie, Hu Dawei, and Zuo Liangyu and their personal guards were all riding war horses and escaped first. The three wanted to persuade Sun Chuanting to run away quickly, but they saw that Xu Yu's Royal First Regiment had already retreated. Opening the battle formation and getting ready for the battle, Sun Chuanting gritted his teeth and fought for his life. The three of them looked at each other.

I'll fight hard too. Gao Jie gritted his teeth and roared, ordering his guards to hold up the battle flag and intercept and gather his men.

Even Governor Sun and Xu Yu gave up the opportunity to escape and stayed to fight. If he ran away like this, he would not only be disgraced by the emperor's favor, but he might also be fired from his official position or even beheaded.

Former military commander He Renlong and Madman He are bloody examples.

Brother Gao has stayed and fought hard, and I won't leave. Hu Dawei hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and stamped his feet to stay. Following Gao Jie's example, he ordered his guards to hold up the battle flag and intercept and gather his men.

Zuo Liangyu's face was gloomy and uncertain, and he hesitated for a while before gritting his teeth and staying. He Renlong, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi Province, had just been beheaded by Sun Chuanting on the emperor's secret order not long ago for fear of war, cheating his chief officer to death, and many other crimes. If he If you run away, you may be killed by the emperor like He Renlong.

Of course, he would not foolishly fight against the rebels. Once the Royal First Regiment in front collapsed, he would leave Sun Chuanting and his allies behind without hesitation and flee.

The soldiers who were closest to the original position were the first to escape. Most of them were intercepted by Sun Chuanting and the soldiers of Gao Jie, Hu Dawei, and Zuo Liangyu, and regrouped. There were also a few soldiers who were afraid of death and took advantage of the chaos to escape, but were stopped by the three generals. After the soldiers and their guards killed more than twenty people, they returned to the team honestly.

Directly in front, the mountains and plains were full of terrified officers and soldiers running desperately. Behind them were the same mountains and plains, with high morale and desperate pursuit of the rebels. Like chasing ducks, they drove the fleeing officers and soldiers toward the arc-shaped defensive formation of the First Royal Regiment.

Shoot. Xu Yu, with a solemn expression, decisively gave the order to shoot.

It's not that he is cold-blooded and doesn't take the lives of soldiers seriously, but that the current situation is very critical. The fleeing soldiers are running desperately in order to survive. They have forgotten the military orders and shouted loudly for them to bypass the arc defensive formation. It's useless. If they are allowed to rush over, everyone will be dead.

Listen to my order. First row, raise your guns, shoot, and retreat. Second row, step forward, raise your guns, and shoot...

The officer standing in front of the formation raised his command knife high, shouted loudly, and gave the order to shoot.

The soldiers in the first row did not hesitate. They mechanically raised their muskets and pulled the triggers as they had been trained to do. Regardless of whether they hit the target, they immediately put their guns back and loaded the gunpowder pellets as quickly as possible, waiting for the news. Order.

The ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping pinging of gunfire was heard, and the smoke filled the air. The soldiers who had rushed to the nearest place screamed and fell down in large pieces. After three rounds of volleys, a vacuum zone appeared in front of the arc-shaped defensive formation, and the grass was covered with corpses and Wounded soldiers struggling and crying.

He is indeed a general whom the emperor values ​​highly. Standing on the high platform, holding a sword in both hands, Sun Chuanting couldn't help but praise, feeling relieved in his heart.

Xu Yu is very young, but he is so decisive and ruthless. If it were him, he might not be able to do it. He is worthy of being a general valued by the emperor and a rising star in the Ming Dynasty.

Gao Jie, Hu Dawei and Zuo Liangyu, who were standing aside with swords, had their cheek muscles twitching and their lips moving slightly, as if they wanted to say something, but after hearing Sun Chuanting's words, they swallowed the words that came to their lips. .

Among the defeated soldiers who were shot, there were some of their subordinates, and they were inevitably a little unhappy. However, Governor Sun praised Xu Yu for being decisive. What else could they say?

In fact, in the current special situation of critical life and death, they also agreed that Xu Yu's approach was correct and the only solution, but they still felt a little uncomfortable despite agreeing.

The three chief military officers had different thoughts at this time. Gao Jie and Hu Dawei had similar thoughts. They both lamented that Xu Yu was a ruthless person and that the emperor would find ways to befriend the young general whom the emperor valued.

Zuo Liangyu was resentful. He hated Xu Yu for shooting his men without saying hello, but he hid it well and did not show it on his face.

The fleeing officers and soldiers continued to rush toward the arc-shaped defensive formation of the First Royal Regiment. The soldiers of the First Royal Regiment had fired three rounds of volleys, like arrows from a bow, and could not turn back. Under the command of the officers, they continued to attack mechanically. Pull the trigger.

The ping-pong-pong volleys of gunfire rang out, and scores of broken soldiers screamed and fell. After twelve rounds of volleys, the fleeing soldiers finally became frightened and did not dare to rush forward again. Instead, they circled and avoided. This made Sun Chuanting, Xu Yu and all the soldiers of the Royal First Regiment heave a big sigh of relief.

After all, they were shooting friendly troops, so they felt a little uncomfortable.