More than 400 cavalry were divided to drive the defeated troops to attack the front camp of the Chu army. Chen Wang now only had more than 400 cavalry left under his command.
Most of the more than 400 cavalry assigned to Hu Zhili were not wearing armor. Chen Wang's mission for Hu Zhili was not too rigid, allowing him to make decisions on the fly and maximize the results while ensuring safety.
The remaining four hundred or so cavalry all changed into armor, because the next opponent they had to face was the elite cavalry of the Chuang Army.
The fire in the west became more and more intense. Chen Wang led the war horse and just looked ahead, looking at the lights in the wilderness to the north.
The most important thing is whether Li Zicheng can be kept.
The defeated troops in front of them fled in panic, crying and shouting, without Chen Wang giving any orders.
A group of Liao cavalry were already familiar with how to drive away defeated troops. They had done this kind of thing so many times that they were already familiar with it.
A large number of broken troops were driven all the way north, and their flight was basically aimless.
The fear of death lingered over their heads, and their consciousness had already been swallowed up by fear.
Most of the defeated soldiers had only one idea in their minds - to escape to a place where there were no enemies.
Chen Wang led the horse, controlled its speed, and tried his best to calm the breath in his chest.
The night in August was still hot, and under the armor weighing dozens of kilograms, even though he was wearing a silk lining with good heat dissipation, it was still difficult to suppress the heat radiating from the inside out.
As the commander-in-chief of the first battalion and coordinating the entire battle situation, Chen Wang felt somewhat inadequate in many aspects.
In the past, as a servant, I only had to face the enemies in front of me.
But now he not only needs to face the people in front of him, but also needs to look at the overall situation to be wary of enemies that have not yet arrived.
You also need to think about your own casualties, the enemy's casualties, and the various consequences of various situations.
Many times, the course of the battle is completely different from the deduction and imagination.
Now Chen Wang encountered another unexpected situation.
Just when Chen Wang led his troops all the way north, driving the defeated troops to attack the Chuang army's military formation in the north city, there was a sudden noise from behind the Chuang army's formation.
The noise showed no sign of stopping. Instead, it got louder and louder.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of horse hooves like thunder echoed in Chen Wang's ears.
Chen Wang thought that the Chuang army had launched a counterattack, so he raised his saber, shouted loudly, and gathered all his generals.
But when a group of cavalry gathered under his banner, Chen Wang discovered that the firelight on the outskirts of Beicheng was quickly moving toward the east.
Chen Wang had never imagined this unexpected scene, and he was already prepared for everything.
As soon as the invading army makes a move, the troops under Dongcheng will take advantage of the situation and come out to kill them, flanked by two sides.
It wasn't until the fire belonging to the Chuang army swept several miles eastward that Chen Wang finally reacted.
Chen Wang never expected that Li Zicheng would run directly down to the old camp at the rear and run away!
Li Zicheng led the fine cavalry to escape, and naturally a group of horse troops followed closely.
The elite cavalry and horse troops fled first, and the remaining infantry were all panic-stricken and confused.
Without making any decent resistance at all, they were directly routed by the broken troops driven from Dongcheng.
The distance has been widened, and now it's too late to pursue.
Chen Wang's face darkened, and he stopped the restless cavalry with his spear.
"First relieve the siege of Beicheng."
Chen Wang stared at the increasingly distant fire.
According to the letter sent by Gao Jie, Li Zicheng's family members are all in the camp.
Moreover, Li Zicheng also knew very well that there were less than 3,000 defenders in Chunhua City.
Chen Wang thought about many situations, but he never considered that Li Zicheng would escape directly.
After all, Li Zicheng now has more than 3,000 elite cavalry under his command, not to mention a large number of horse troops.
But Li Zicheng escaped without looking back. Even before he led the cavalry to Beicheng, Li Zicheng had already led his troops to escape.
I thought it was a fierce battle, but in the end it was a punch that hit the air.
But when Chen Wang regained his mind and looked back to the west, he also understood why Li Zicheng ran away directly.
At this time, the entire Chuangjun camp was almost turned into a sea of fire, and the sea of fire was still growing.
Thinking of the continuous explosions before, Chen Wang naturally knew it in his heart.
Such a huge fire was probably caused by Gao Jie igniting Chuang's gunpowder magazine.
When Chen Wang reined in his horse and stopped, he realized that a strong east wind had started blowing outside Chunhua City at some unknown time.
The wind helped the fire, and the fire that broke out in the back camp had already swept through most of the intruder's camp.
But precisely because of Li Zicheng's escape, the morale of the invading troops in Beicheng suddenly fell to the bottom, and they suddenly dispersed.
When he ran away slowly and saw the officers and soldiers coming, he threw away his weapon and knelt directly on the ground.
Chen Wang did not give any further orders to pursue the intruders who fled into the darkness.
He had few soldiers under his command, with only 900 cavalry in total, and more than 400 cavalry were divided.
It's okay to coerce the defeated troops into a surprise attack, but it's still a bit difficult to actually confront the elite cavalry of the invading army in the wilderness.
In the dark, Chen Wang didn't know how many cavalry Li Zicheng took with him to escape.
It was already a great victory now. Although Li Zicheng was temporarily allowed to escape, the rest of the army could not escape.
This achievement and this great victory are enough.
Moreover, Li Zicheng fled with so many people, so he could only take the high road.
After crossing Chunhua, there is only one avenue to the southeast, which leads directly to the Guanzhong Plain.
Calculating the time, I am afraid that if Li Zicheng leads his troops to escape halfway, he will encounter Liu Chenggong, who is leading the troops to rush for reinforcements.
Chen Wang raised his head and glanced to the east. The fire belonging to the Chuang Army was fading away.
It was probably just after the fourth watch when he led his troops out of Dongcheng.
The sun rises early in summer, and now it is starting to get brighter.
After a while, you will be able to see a lot of things clearly even without lighting a torch.
Chen Wang glanced at the corpses everywhere and ordered:
"Send an order to Hu Zhili and order him to lead his troops back to the city."
However, Hu Zhili obviously had no way of receiving Chen Wang's order, because he was now trapped in the rout of troops.
When Hu Zhili drove the defeated troops all the way to the front camp of the Chuang Army, the fire had already spread to the front camp.
The front camp of the Breaking Army was already in a state of chaos. A large number of soldiers of the Breaking Army wanted to escape from the camp, but they happened to collide with a group of broken soldiers.
When the defeated soldiers saw the raging fire, they all turned around and fled in the opposite direction.
