The war horses screamed and blood splattered!
The officers, soldiers and cavalry and the rebel cavalry in the wilderness outside Huangzhuang painted a picture of the troubled times in the late Ming Dynasty in the most primitive and bloody way.
Luo Zhixue took Lin Yu'er regardless and rode his horse to follow the large group of thief cavalry all the way south.
Soon, after the officers and soldiers and cavalry rushed to kill the leader Li Tonglin and his party, they quickly reached the middle of the rebel cavalry queue.
An officer's cavalry arrived more than ten meters away from Luo Zhixue.
His long sword was still stained with blood, but soon the official cavalry was stopped by the thief cavalry outside. As they crossed paths, the official cavalry screamed and rolled off the horse, and although he He rolled off the horse, but one foot was still in the stirrup.
The war horse dragged him forward, and the ground was covered with blood and flesh!
Luo Zhixue had no time to sigh or even be afraid of anything. He could only hold on to the reins with one hand and the long knife with the other, and continued to gallop with Sun Chengli and others in front.
Because if you don’t leave, you will die!
After running wildly for more than ten minutes, Luo Zhixue had time to look up and look around!
A brief inspection showed that there were only about a hundred cavalry left in their group, while there were at least more than 150 people in their group before the breakout.
This means that in just a few minutes of fighting, at least fifty people were killed or separated.
However, the official cavalry on the opposite side was actually not much better. When the two armies fought, the official cavalry also suffered heavy casualties.
The fields behind were filled with dead, wounded and war horses from both sides, and the sound of wailing could be heard throughout the mountains and fields!
In the charge just now, the casualties of the officers and soldiers were definitely not lower than those of the rebel cavalry. Otherwise, the officers and cavalry would not have stopped the pursuit after only charging for a while, because they also suffered a lot of casualties.
This is a lose-lose battle.
If these official cavalry forces continue to pursue them, let alone whether the official cavalry can catch up with them. Even if they can catch up, if they want to completely annihilate their thief cavalry, the official cavalry only has more than a hundred people. I'm afraid it will be completely wiped out.
In fact, this is indeed the case. When the official cavalry first attacked, the leader Chen Zhibang could still sit calmly on horseback and watch his own cavalry launch an interception operation.
Although the rebels were all cavalry, their morale was definitely low when they were attacked from the front and back by our own side. We used nearly two hundred elite cavalry to intercept them. As long as the other side was timid and gave in, our cavalry would be able to block the other side's escape momentum.
Then use a large number of cannon fodder infantry to kill them.
If it doesn't work, you can hang them up to delay their escape, and finally wait for Zuo Liangyu's hundreds of fine cavalry to catch up.
But I didn't expect that the rebel cavalry on the opposite side would be so stubborn. They would not evade the interception of our own cavalry, but chose to charge directly to break through.
At this time, it was too late for Chen Zhibang to order the cavalry to avoid.
Because at that time, the cavalry formations of both sides had already collided and entered the stage of fighting.
Not to mention Chen Zhibang who was in the rear, even the official cavalry among them could not change anything. They did not want to be trampled to pieces by the rebel cavalry, so they could only bite the bullet and charge all the way.
After the charge was over, Chen Zhibang's heart was bleeding when he saw that his cavalry was missing by dozens!
One of his guerrillas even said directly: "General, we can't go on like this!"
"Tan Zhengling wanted to get promoted and make a fortune, but he made us suffer heavy casualties. He will not replenish our food, grass and horses..."
The guerrilla did not continue, because Chen Zhibang had already given the order with a dark face: Ming Jin withdraws the troops!
What a fart, dozens of soldiers were killed or injured, and those were all his soldiers!
Every bite of food they ate, every piece of armor they wore, and every knife they used were all collected by Chen Zhibang through hard work.
If he continues to pursue and intercept, the cavalry under his command may be exhausted. Not only will the cavalry lose their mobility, but the court will not replenish it...
On the contrary, without these elite forces under his command, the imperial court might dismiss him from office and send him to prison.
Chen Zhibang ordered the troops to retreat, which made Tan Zhengling who was behind him very dissatisfied. He also said a lot, saying that Chen Zhibang and others were not effective in fighting, so he must take part in their book.
Chen Zhibang was too lazy to pay attention to him. If the people here weren't so talkative, he would have decided to just draw his sword and chop the man down, giving him a posthumous reputation as having died at the hands of the rebels.
Not only did this man want to use his soldiers to gain credit, but he also chattered so loudly that Chen Zhibang was annoyed.
Fortunately, when cleaning the battlefield, the officers and soldiers discovered that they had killed the bandit leader Li Tonglin. This made Tan Zhengling stop chattering, turned around and happily asked someone to collect Li Tonglin's body, and then put on a thoughtful look, perhaps thinking about it. How to write a memorial to report victory.
Seeing this scene, Chen Zhibang became even more unhappy!
Damn it, the battle was fought by his elite cavalry. Li Tonglin, the leader of the thieves, was also killed by his cavalry. He, Tan Zhengling, was just talking a few words, and he hid behind and came slowly during the fight.
But in the end, Tan Zhengling took the head of the thief leader directly.
It is estimated that Tan Zhengling's subsequent victory memorial will only mention Chen Zhibang a few words at most, but most of the credit must be taken by Tan Zhengling himself.
This made Chen Zhibang very unhappy.
But there was nothing he could do if he wasn't happy. He was just a military commander, while Tan Zhengling was a civil servant, and there were a lot of talkative people here.
At this time, Chen Zhibang had made up his mind to look for an opportunity and kill him when he got there. This bastard would not only be a hindrance in Ruzhou, but also cause a lot of trouble every day.
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On the other side, Luo Zhixue and Lin Yu'er followed Sun Chengli and others to retreat southward, and after half a day, they went directly into the mountains.
This made everyone sigh in relief.
After entering the mountain, Luo Zhixue did a little counting and found that the remaining people had decreased a lot, and now there were only more than seventy people left.
The dozens of people missing this time were not chased by the army, but escaped on their own while retreating.
After all, Li Tonglin was thought to be beheaded by the officers and soldiers. After losing the leader Li Tonglin, the remaining thieves and soldiers were distraught. Many of them thought of simply escaping independently.
In this regard, Sun Chengli and several other leaders also frowned.
"No, if we continue like this, all our men will be gone in less than two days." The one who spoke was Fei Bingcai, one of the leaders of the bandit army. This man was not handsome in appearance and not tall, but he had bulging muscles in his arms.
Luo Zhixue knew that Fei Bingcai, like Sun Chengli, was Li Tonglin's confidant. In addition to more than a dozen cavalry, he also managed hundreds of civilian soldiers. He was considered one of the big leaders in this bandit army. .
But now, the refugee soldiers under Fei Bingcai's command have long been dismissed. Even the dozen or so cavalrymen under him were killed or injured during the breakout, and a dozen of them fled.
Now he only has four or five confidants left.
Just listen to Fei Bingcai continue: "Who would have thought that those damned officers and soldiers went directly to our general. Now the general has died in the hands of those officers and soldiers. We all have no backbone. It is difficult to avoid chaos. ."
Fei Bingcai said this, glanced at Sun Chengli, and then continued unhurriedly: "Now, I think it is better to re-elect the general, lest everyone disperse without a backbone."
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong middle-aged man wearing leather armor, carrying a sword, and a long scar on his face came over. After hearing Fei Bingcai's words, the man with the scar said loudly: "Fei What I said makes sense, there is so much chaos now, no one will lead me into trouble sooner or later."
While speaking, he had already walked up to Sun Chengli and Fei Bingcai: "Now the general has gone. Third brother Wang was also with the general and encountered an accident. Now the situation is urgent, and I, Scar, don't care. I’ve eaten a lot, and I’m willing to lead everyone to continue to enjoy the popular and spicy food.”
As soon as these words came out, Fei Bingcai's face suddenly darkened, and he stared at Scar with cold eyes: "Scar, what do you mean?"
Scar glanced at him, with a sneer on his lips: "Huh, why, I, Scar, can't be the leader?"
He turned around and said, "Not to mention that I am half a round older than you. I was a general of the Right Army before. Look at the scar on my face. It was left when everyone cut off my back last year."
Then he rolled up his shirt again, pointed to a scar on his abdomen that was obviously newly healed, and said, "When I was surrounded by officers and soldiers three months ago, I was shot by an arrow when I led everyone out."
Scar stared at Fei Bingcai: "Tell me, can I be the leader?"
Fei Bingcai snorted coldly: "Everyone is doing business with their heads in their waistbands. You lead the charge, but I don't lead the charge? If you get hurt, you can only blame yourself for your lack of academic skills!"
"You..." Scar's face immediately turned red when he heard this: "If you are not good at studying, you can say it again. If you have the ability to compete with me, I want to see if you are good at studying."
As the two of them were talking, several of their confidants behind them were also on alert, and they all had their hands on the hilts of their knives.
Luo Zhixue on the side frowned when he saw this scene.
How long did it take for this group of people to get rid of the officers and soldiers? It only lasted for a few hours, and now the internal strife started?
Judging from the postures of Fei Bingcai and Dao Scar, they are about to start filming directly!
Although he joined the bandit army not long ago, he also knew that Fei Bingcai and Dao Scar had never gotten along. When they were still resting in Yiyang, Luo Zhixue saw the two men quarreling many times.
Nowadays, no one is willing to accept the position of leader, and there may be a fight!
Seeing this, Luo Zhixue involuntarily took two steps back, ready to leave this land of right and wrong at any time to avoid being hurt.
At the same time, Luo Zhixue also lamented: Li Tonglin died at the wrong time!
It doesn't matter if he himself dies, the problem is that Li Tonglin is the only backbone of this bandit army. This death will leave the remaining bandit army leaderless, but there is no one strong enough to convince everyone to inherit the position.
If you do this, it will take minutes to win the opening of the film.
At this time, Luo Zhixue turned his head slightly and looked at Sun Chengli. He wanted to know how Sun Chengli would respond at this time.
Before Sun Chengli was Li Tonglin's confidant, he not only had a group of soldiers under his command, but was also in charge of logistics and supplies. Speaking of his status in this bandit army, he was no worse than Fei Bingcai and Dao Scar. It was said that he was also qualified to compete for it. The position of leader.
But Sun Chengli didn't seem to pay attention to Fei Bingcai and Dao Scar. Instead, he looked slightly sideways at the cavalrymen of more than forty who were leading their horses in twos and threes not far away.
There are currently more than 70 people in their remaining team, but in fact Sun Chengli, Fei Bingcai, Dao Scar and their respective confidants total only more than 30 people.
The remaining forty or so cavalry were all former soldiers of Li Tonglin.
The problem is that the leader of Li Tonglin's soldiers, Wang Sange, has died in the battle with Li Tonglin, and there is no qualified leader among the more than 40 soldiers who have escaped.
