Southern Ming Rebel Army

The consequences of Bolo's massacre of Taizhou quickly became apparent. Usually, the Qing army massacred cities that resisted, but this time, Taizhou had clearly surrendered to the Qing, but it still could not escape Bolo's clutches and was massacred.

This behavior not only caused great panic among the people in various counties of Taizhou Prefecture, but also aroused fear and disgust of the gentry and people in other areas towards the Qing troops.

Although the morale of the Eight Banners soldiers was restored as a result, as Bolo withdrew from Taizhou Prefecture and headed towards Lishui, all the counties along the way tightly closed their city gates. Some counties even provided Bolo with some supplies, while other cities tightly closed their city gates, with people dotted around the city walls, as if they were under martial law.

Bolo, where the Eight Banners camped.

"Marshal, this bandit Meng has been chasing us all the way. In my opinion, we should turn back and strike him. Even if we cannot defeat the bandit army, we must at least make sure that he dares not to chase us so recklessly anymore," Tulai said with a frown.

Boro's already listless look became even more listless. He nodded weakly, his voice so low that it seemed only he could hear it: "Well, okay."

Tulai shook his head helplessly and walked out of the tent, cursing in a low voice: "It is a shame for a dignified warrior of the Eight Banners to be crushed into this state by a setback."

At this time, Meng Jun did not know that the Eight Banners had decided to turn around and attack, and he still led his troops to chase Bolo.

"Da... Da-da" the sound of galloping horses could be heard, and two scouts ran frantically towards where Meng Jun was. When they saw Meng Jun, they said anxiously: "Commander-in-chief, we have spotted the Eight Banners soldiers about 15 miles ahead, with about 10,000 cavalrymen."

Meng Jun was shocked. For cavalrymen, if they rushed over quickly, the distance of fifteen miles would take at most half an hour to reach! But at this moment, the Meng army he led was still moving forward like a long snake formation. If the Eight Banners Army suddenly attacked from the waist, the entire army would probably be in great danger!

Thinking of this, Meng Jun was extremely anxious. He immediately ordered the army to urgently line up and prepare to deal with the upcoming Eight Banners. At this time, Meng Jun was a little annoyed and was too anxious. At the same time, Meng Jun ordered the service army to advance forward, trying to delay the attack of the Eight Banners.

Meng Jun looked around and observed the surrounding terrain. He saw endless plains all around and a low hill on the left, but it was too late to move the army there to set up the battle array. In desperation, Meng Jun had to decide to set up the battle array on the spot and rely on the solid formation to resist the enemy cavalry's surprise attack.

Following Meng Jun's order, the soldiers moved quickly. They nervously arranged themselves into square formations. Shieldmen, spearmen and archers took their positions. Some small cannons accompanying the army began to be pushed to the front of the formation. The scene was a bit chaotic, but they gradually formed a formation. The heavy armored soldiers had also put on their armor, and for a moment, the atmosphere of impending war began to permeate the army.

There were more than 10,000 soldiers, 5,000 of whom were selected by Fang Guoan's troops. At this time, the soldiers formed more than ten square formations and moved forward slowly to delay time for the main force of Meng's army to form a large formation. There was a tense and panic atmosphere in the soldiers, and all the soldiers were panic-stricken, but helpless.

At this moment, Meng Jun could already see the figures of the Eight Banners soldiers. An overwhelming cavalry surged over. Everywhere he looked, he saw cavalry rushing towards the loyal army.

Meng Jun was wearing armor, holding a long sword, and riding his horse in front of the army. At this time, the army was not yet fully formed, and Meng Jun glanced at the soldiers in the front row. He shouted loudly, his voice was passionate.

"Soldiers! The Tatars are attacking, the enemy is right in front of us, they are cruel and ruthless, but we are not afraid! Because we have defeated them once, the Tatars will do the same, line up, press forward, and win! Victory, victory!"

The soldiers were excited and shouted in unison: "Victory, victory!"

Meng Jun brandished his sword and shouted loudly: "Defeat the Tartar army again, and we will win! We will win!"

With such a huge army and tens of thousands of soldiers, it was naturally impossible for Meng Jun to make his voice heard in every corner. The soldiers in the back could not hear Meng Jun's voice at all. Instead, they kept shouting "Victory!" one wave higher than the other. All the soldiers followed the shouting, and courage surged in everyone's heart. Even the soldiers in the front were affected and shouted in unison.

Seeing that the rear of the Meng army was still gathering, Tulai gritted his teeth and shouted loudly: "If we don't defeat the enemy army, we will all die here. Kill them all and make their heads roll." Then the elite cavalry of the Eight Banners rushed forward like thunder.

The Eight Banners soldiers rushed into the army formation like a giant monster. Meng Jun looked ahead nervously. Han Xiong beside him said urgently: "Commander-in-chief, we can't stop the army. It will definitely collapse. The Eight Banners soldiers will definitely carry the collapsed soldiers and attack our army formation."

Meng Jun was still observing the battlefield, the sound of killing was deafening, dust and fog filled the air. The Eight Banners cavalry swept in like a gust of wind, with great momentum and their horses galloping like thunder.

The soldiers were ready to fight, but the battle formations were still shaking nervously. The flags of the Meng army fluttered in the wind, and swords and spears stood in front of the battle formation. However, when the Eight Banners cavalry rushed into the battle formation like a tiger descending from a mountain, the defense line of the battle formation was instantly torn apart. The cavalry in the front row were stabbed off their horses by the spears, but the horses still rushed into the battle formation. The soldiers who were hit all vomited blood, flew backwards, and knocked down the soldiers in the back row.

The cavalry's charge was unstoppable. Their spears and swords flashed coldly in the sunlight. Wherever they passed, the soldiers of the service army fell one after another. The ground was littered with the corpses of horses and soldiers. Faced with such a fierce attack, the service army began to disintegrate. Some soldiers turned around and fled in fear, throwing away their helmets and armor, and looking terrified. Others blindly waved their weapons, trying to resist the cavalry's charge, but it was in vain. The battlefield was in chaos, with shouts and screams one after another.

Meng Jun looked at the battlefield with a frown. The defeat was like a landslide. The soldiers who had not yet come into contact with the cavalry had already collapsed. The soldiers in the rear fled, and those who were still resisting in the front were also affected. They were in great confusion and fled one after another.

The Eight Banners cavalry continued to charge, their eyes full of murderous intent, mercilessly chasing the scattered soldiers. The soldiers had lost their organization and fighting spirit in the chaos, and could no longer organize an effective resistance, so they could only flee in embarrassment.

At this time, the Meng army was ready, and Meng Jun shouted: "Beat the drums, victory, victory!"

Shouts of "Victory...Victory" came in waves, everyone's adrenaline soared, their faces were ferocious, and the defeated soldiers of the army in the front were already in sight.

A "buzzing" sound was heard, and wave after wave of arrows shot out from the Meng army's formation, knocking down the defeated soldiers who dared to attack the formation.

Tulai was sweating all over and looked excited at this time, but facing the Meng army that had already assembled and dared to challenge him, Tulai was a little hesitant. If it were in the past, Tulai would never have hesitated at all, but this army had defeated the Eight Banners Army head-on. Although it was a foot battle, it also showed that its combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

Tulai turned to look at his subordinates, and saw that they were all full of confidence and had murderous intent on their faces. Tulai narrowed his eyes and shouted, "Charge again, defeat Meng the bandit, and kill him!"

"kill…………"