Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

Chapter 524 I won’t let you go even if I become a ghost

It rained, but not much.

It lasted about half an hour in total.

During this half hour, because Zhang Xianzhong gave up his chariot formation, almost all of the hundreds of chariots he built were destroyed by Sun Dasheng and Wei Shuangyong.

Almost as soon as the rain began to decrease, Qin Liangyu immediately ordered the white-pole soldiers to charge forward, and at the same time ordered the sword-wielding soldiers of the Guards to retreat.

At the same time, the fully-formed Guards Cavalry went into battle again to slow down the bandits' offensive pace.

It was also at this time that the artillery camp removed the shielding covers, and at the same time, thousands of mules and donkeys, and three thousand gunners moved the artillery positions backwards.

The familiar kite-flying tactics were used again.

"Dragon King! I'll fuck your mother!" Zhang Xianzhong cursed at the sky.

But once the war started, there was no way to end it easily. The 20,000 White Spear Soldiers and 6,000 Guards Cavalry cooperated to hold on to the bandits.

When the White Spear Soldiers received the order to retreat quickly, the Guards Cavalry also completed the retreat, and the bandits were immediately exposed to the range of the Guards' musket phalanx.

Familiar ingredients, familiar recipe.

With continuous rounds of musket fire, the bandits, without the protection of chariots, fell one after another.

Seeing that the tragedy was about to happen again, the extremely angry Zhang Xianzhong chose to retreat while cursing.

But Qin Liangyu certainly would not let them retreat safely. Qi Dazhu ordered forty cannons to aim at the city gate where the bandits entered the city and the suspension bridge over the moat and bombard them continuously.

A hole was soon blasted in the suspension bridge, and due to the crowd, many bandits fell into the moat.

At the same time, the White Spear Soldiers attacked again, biting the bandits' tail to expand the results of the battle.

Fortunately, he had the support of Chengdu City. After paying a heavy price, Zhang Xianzhong finally retreated into the city.

This was all thanks to the old French artillery on the Chengdu city wall, otherwise it would be unknown whether they could withdraw safely.

The battle lasted for more than an hour in total, but Zhang Xianzhong paid a heavy price.

Not only were more than 300 tanks lost, but more than 8,000 people were killed in the battle.

Among these more than 8,000 people, the ones who suffered the most casualties were Luo Wenlong's troops who acted as the vanguard. In this battle alone, more than 2,000 people from Luo Wenlong's troops were killed.

After the deaths of Ma Shouying and Luo Rucai, Ma Shouying's more than 6,000 troops were incorporated into Zhang Kewang's army, while Luo Wenlong inherited Luo Rucai's more than 7,000 troops and became directly under Zhang Xianzhong.

In this battle, Luo Wenlong led his more than 7,000 soldiers and fought with all his might.

Zhang Xianzhong saw this and completely believed in Luo Wenlong's loyalty. Although he was defeated, he commended and rewarded Luo Wenlong. Luo Wenlong requested to garrison in the north city, and Zhang Xianzhong agreed.

But how to deal with it next made Zhang Xianzhong extremely anxious. In this situation, Zhang Xianzhong had to consider the middle and best strategies previously mentioned by his adopted son Zhang Dingguo.

The city walls of Chengdu could only hold out for two or three days at most, so Zhang Xianzhong once again summoned his four adopted sons to discuss the matter.

The five father and sons discussed until late at night, and Zhang Xianzhong finally decided on the best strategy, which was to enter the forest according to the mountain road explored by Zhang Dingguo, and then go to Yunnan and Guizhou.

This will be a difficult decision for everyone.

This meant that Zhang Xianzhong had to abandon everything in Sichuan. The nearly two years he spent here were the most comfortable time in his entire rebellious career.

Before this, he had been chased by government troops and had to flee everywhere, but Sichuan gave him stability.

He wished that days like this could last forever, but now, he had to abandon it all.

The mountain roads are very rugged and most things cannot be taken away, so we can only bring as much food as possible.

Zhang Xianzhong also made a plan for the jewels in the palace. He would keep a portion for emergency use and give most of the rest as rewards to his soldiers.

After all, he still has to rely on those soldiers for this strategic shift. He believes that with the support of such a large amount of money, the morale should be greatly boosted.

It was already past midnight and Zhang Xianzhong was tossing and turning in bed, unable to fall asleep.

The money must be sent out tomorrow, and it would be best to choose the time of action at midnight tomorrow, when the government troops are most tired and careless.

According to Zhang Xianzhong's estimation, the government troops would most likely not pursue them, and firearms would not be of much use at night.

He kept thinking like this and still couldn't fall asleep until Yinshi (three o'clock in the morning).

At this moment, the eunuch's voice suddenly came from outside.

"Your Majesty, Luo Wenlong stationed at the north gate asks you to go to the city wall. He said he has important military information to share with you."

Zhang Xianzhong frowned when he heard this, feeling a little strange. What military intelligence was there in the middle of the night?

Luo Wenlong's performance was very good today. He couldn't sleep, so he quickly got up and planned to go take a look.

He was thinking, what if Luo Wenlong had come up with a way to deal with the government troops? But even if there was a way, he didn't want to lead his troops to escape.

The late autumn night was still a little chilly. Zhang Xianzhong rubbed his hands and headed towards the north city with a few personal guards.

When he arrived at North City, Luo Wenlong was already waiting there in armor, and all the soldiers in North City were also on duty diligently.

Zhang Xianzhong was very satisfied with this and said to Luo Wenlong:

"You are competent, but there is no need to stay up all night with your armor on. We are not ready for battle yet.

Now, what are some important discoveries?"

Luo Wenlong smiled and replied:

"Your Majesty, nothing can be hidden from you. There is a skilled craftsman in my barracks who has discovered a way to suppress the guns of the government troops. He has kept it in that room.

With this thing, our Great Western Kingdom will be able to easily defeat the government troops!

I will take Your Majesty to see it!"

When Zhang Xianzhong heard this, he immediately became interested and followed Luo Wenlong to the room without hesitation.

Luo Wenlong followed behind Zhang Xianzhong, and with his hands behind his back he made a calm gesture to his subordinates.

Zhang Xianzhong walked to the door of the room with interest. There was only a dim oil lamp lit in the room.

"You are still keeping me in suspense. I want to see what fun stuff you have come up with.

If it is true…”

As Zhang Xianzhong spoke, he strode into the house, but his words stopped abruptly after he entered the house.

The room was not big. There was nothing on the table in the middle except an oil lamp. However, there were seven or eight fully armed soldiers standing against the side wall of the room.

Each of these armored soldiers held a steel crossbow in their hands, with arrows already strung, all aimed at Zhang Xianzhong.

Zhang Xianzhong only felt a buzzing in his head, and he knew what had happened to him.

The veins on his forehead suddenly bulged, and he turned around to question Luo Wenlong, but as soon as he turned around, he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

Looking down, he saw that the sword in Luo Wenlong's hand had already penetrated halfway.

shhhhh--

With a series of sounds of breaking through the air, the soldiers in the house pulled the trigger of the crossbow, and seven or eight iron arrows immediately pierced Zhang Xianzhong's back.

Zhang Xianzhong's eyes opened wide and blood quickly flowed out of his mouth. He raised his right hand with difficulty and pointed at Luo Wenlong.

Another soldier came forward and stabbed him in the back.

Zhang Xianzhong finally fell to the ground due to exhaustion.

"Luo Wenlong... go... go to hell, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost!"

After saying this, Zhang Xianzhong was left with no strength left and collapsed at the door.

A generation of heroes died from a hidden arrow.

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