Qiu Jun used all his strength and yelled at Zhu Chongyuan.
Zhu Chongyuan was also startled, and he still didn't understand what was going on.
"boom!"
A deafening sound sounded from a distance.
He subconsciously lowered his head to avoid it, half of his body hiding behind the horse's neck.
A hot iron ball also roared towards the horse's neck without any bias, and shot directly through the horse's neck. The huge penetrating force ripped open a huge bloody hole in the horse's neck.
The iron pill continued unabated and hit Zhu Chongyuan hard on the thigh.
This means that the power of the firecracker is too small. If it were replaced by a modern rifle, it would be enough to tear his thigh into pieces.
"ah!"
A stinging pain came from his thigh. Zhu Chongyuan looked down and saw that his thigh was bleeding profusely and he couldn't help but scream.
Fortunately, the horse's neck blocked it for him, otherwise he would have been hit.
But the pain made him still couldn't help but let out a shrill scream.
The war horse also let out a shrill long neigh, and was overturned and fell to the ground together with its owner.
This scene shocked all the thieves.
The general screamed and fell from his horse, not knowing whether he was alive or dead!
By then, the entire bandit army will be in complete chaos. It doesn't matter who dies. Coach Zhu Chongyuan cannot die. If he dies, the rebel army will be completely collapsed.
Hundreds of thousands of rebels will be leaderless and may collapse in an instant.
Moreover, the imperial officers and soldiers are now watching with eager eyes. Even the back route to Tongguan has been cut off. It is unknown whether they can return to the land of Sanqin alive.
Li Yi was overjoyed when he saw Zhu Chongyuan fall from his horse. He immediately raised his hand and shot again, hitting the big banner behind Zhu Chongyuan.
"Bang" sound.
Daguo broke in response.
At this moment, the bandit army was completely in chaos.
Li Yi took advantage of the situation and shouted, "The bandit leader Zhu Chongyuan is dead, the bandit leader Zhu Chongyuan is dead, kill him!"
The morale of the dragoon soldiers was immediately boosted. As they rushed, they shouted, "The leader Zhu Chongyuan is dead!"
At this time, the bandits and cavalry were even more panicked when they heard this.
But the fact is indeed the case. In the middle of the camp of the bandits, there was chaos, and the large banner with the word "Zhu" embroidered on it was broken at some point.
Coupled with the shouts of the dragoons, it further confirmed the fact that Zhu Chongyuan was killed in battle.
For a moment, the bandits and cavalry collapsed without a fight. In the blink of an eye, they were in chaos, even more chaotic than when the general was shot dead by Li Yi.
After all, Zhu Chongyuan was the commander-in-chief of the entire army and the leader of 300,000 bandits. The two were completely different.
The bandits and cavalrymen ran away one by one, like headless flies, scurrying around, not knowing whether to fight or retreat, completely confused.
With the desperate rescue efforts of Qiu Jun and others, Zhu Chongyuan was able to save his life, but he could no longer stand up and could only sit on the bed brought by his guards. As soon as he woke up, he had to let his soldiers continue siege.
But the thieves and cavalry were completely in chaos. Even if he tried to stop them, it was difficult to restore their decadent morale. He watched helplessly as Li Yi escaped.
The dragon cavalry, who had gone crazy, led by Li Yi, relied on their unstoppable morale, and charged in the direction of Cao Fengyang.
The entire army, no more than a thousand people, managed to break through the siege of tens of thousands of elite troops of bandits and fight their way out of the encirclement despite a night of fierce fighting.
At this moment, even if Zhu Chongyuan wanted to trap Li Yi, it would be impossible.
Morale is low, the soldiers are in confusion, and the dragoons are one man and two horses, and they are extremely fast and cannot be stopped at all!
Li Yi was holding a long sword, high-spirited and full of killing intent. This battle was a blast!
He couldn't help feeling filled with emotion. He raised his head and shouted to the surrounding dragoons: "Brothers, all of you are Zhao Zilong today, my Zhao Zilong!"
"What's the difference between today's battle and Zhao Zilong in front of Changban Slope?"
"Do you dare to kill seven in and seven out with me again?"
"Dare! Dare! Dare!" The dragoon soldiers shouted in unison, and the shouts of killing were deafening and powerful.
This scene was so shocking that the world changed color!
The thieves and cavalrymen were even more frightened to the point of breaking out in fear and horror.
Li Yi gave a long laugh, galloped his horse until he was a hundred paces away from the bandit cavalry, and shouted to Zhu Chongyuan, "Zhu Chongyuan, you are no match for me. Today's battle will end here. I will definitely take you down in the future." Brain!”
"See you later, farewell!"
"Zhu Thiefou, take your leave!"
The dragoon soldiers responded in unison.
Then, a thousand dragoons retreated quickly, leaving only endless dust flying as far as the eye could see.
Zhu Chongyuan gritted his teeth and stared in the direction Li Yi left, his eyes full of indignation and helplessness.
What Li Yi said before leaving was really irritating and a bit too bullying. He clearly didn't take Zhu Chongyuan seriously or the 300,000 troops!
There are countless strong armies in this world, but there is no one like him who is so arrogant and arrogant!
The more Zhu Chongyuan thought about it, the angrier he became. His throat felt bitter, his eyes turned black, and he almost spurted out another mouthful of blood. Damn it, it was really hateful, it was simply too much!
This time, he really failed!
A big stumble.
With an army of 300,000 and hundreds of thousands of refugees, they failed to capture a thousand of Li Yi's men and lost Tongguan?
At this time, Qiu Jun, who looked worried, slowly walked up to Zhu Chongyuan and knelt on the ground with a plop, "Commander, what should we do next?"
"Could it be that just by watching Li Yi's son escape, I thought that I should quickly pursue him, and ordered General Liu Zongmu to lead troops back for reinforcements, attacking from both sides, and even if I couldn't completely wipe out Li Yi's troops, I would still inflict the heaviest casualties on them! "
Zhu Chongyuan's eyes flashed, but then dimmed. He glanced at his bloody thigh and said dejectedly: "Forget it, the matter is over. Even if we pursue, I'm afraid we won't be able to gain much advantage."
"Send this commander's order and the entire army will be repaired and ready to return to the land of Sanqin."
Qiu Jun looked at Zhu Chongyuan in disbelief, but he still didn't say the next words.
The Zhu Chongyuan in front of him seemed to have changed. He was no longer as high-spirited and domineering as before, scolding Fang Qiu and pointing out the country.
Qiu Jun began to count the casualties of each army from that night to now. It was not unknown, but he was shocked when he counted them!
The entire front army lost more than half of its 100,000 infantry troops, and many of the rest were injured. The refugees were even more dispersed. There were hundreds of thousands of refugees, now less than 20,000.
The most terrible thing is the loss of elites of the Chinese army. Of the 30,000 elites of the Chinese army, more than 3,000 of the 10,000 elite cavalry were lost. The rest were all wounded, including more than 1,000 wounded, and 20,000 elite infantry troops. More than a third was lost.
This does not include the loss of troops and horses in the rear army and the left and right wings.
Overall, this night attack caused huge losses to the rebels, with numerous casualties. More importantly, their morale was low and their vigor was gone.
now.
Li Yi led the dragoons to drive fast, not daring to stop for even a moment. Who knew that Zhu Chongyuan would not jump over the wall in a hurry and lead his troops to catch up.
If you are besieged by bandits again, it will not be that easy to escape.
After running for more than a hundred miles in one breath, Li Yi stopped to rest. This was because many dragoons were tired and fainted on their horses, so Li Yi had to arrange to rest on the spot.
When he counted the number of people, he realized that 315 of the 1,000 dragoons had been lost, and almost all of the remaining people were injured. Even Li Yi was covered in wounds.
After a bloody battle day and night, a thousand cavalry resisted the encirclement of hundreds of thousands of bandit troops. They fought back, killed several bandit generals, and injured the bandit commander Zhu Chongyuan. This battle can be said to be a great victory!
This all depends on the sharp firearms of the dragoons, otherwise they would not be able to win easily.
Vigorously developing firearms is still the national policy of the Gale Dynasty in the future, and it cannot be changed for at least hundreds of years.
In this battle, we can also see the most fatal weakness of the dragoons, which is their lack of experience.
Faced with the heavy siege of the bandit cavalry, many dragoons appeared at a loss.
But after experiencing this earth-shattering battle, the Dragoons were truly transformed.
The blood that is not afraid of death will reshape this army. No matter what kind of opponent it encounters in the future, this army will dare to fight to the death and fight to the end!
After arranging the guards and sentries, Li Yi relaxed and held back his heavy eyelids. He stared at the map in his hand tightly, planning how to fight again.
At this time, the guard handed over a large piece of beef jerky and a kettle, "Your Majesty, I searched around the area and couldn't find anything delicious, so I can only treat your Majesty to this."
Li Yi took the beef and ate it with big mouthfuls. It tasted delicious. He looked at the map while eating, "Hey, what do you think we should do next?"
The guard was stunned and pointed at himself, "Your Majesty, are you asking me?"
Li Yi nodded, "Yes, it's you. I want to hear your opinion."
The guard was just a small soldier, but he still had the courage to say: "Your Majesty, the student thinks that although the bandits still have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, they are short of men and horses, their morale is low, and their food and grass have been burned, so they should be attacked We will use our strength to annihilate them in one fell swoop.”
Li Yi nodded, very satisfied with this idea, and nodded repeatedly.
It’s not easy for a soldier to have such knowledge!
"Are you a graduate of the martial arts academy?" Li Yi asked.
"Your Majesty, I haven't graduated yet. I am a student of the martial arts academy. I volunteered to fight for your Majesty in this battle." The guard said solemnly.
Li Yi nodded, "Go back to Cao Fengyang and he will make arrangements for you. Remember, no matter where you go, you will always be a member of the Dragon Cavalry and a disciple of the Emperor!"
The guard nodded, knelt down and kowtowed.
"Get up and get ready to rest." Li Yi waved his hand and continued to look at the map.
Suddenly, there was a sound like the earth was shattering.
Li Yi was shocked and jumped up. Could it be that the bandits had ambushed the cavalry here, which would be troublesome.
He and the dragoons under his command have long been unable to fight anymore. They can fight until now only because of their blood. If there is another group of bandit cavalry, they will really have no choice but to be killed.
