Zuo Gang nodded and said:

"Young Master, this Mu Huzi suffered a big loss at our hands yesterday. He lost a strong man and one hundred and forty brothers. This attack must be overwhelming. If we want to defeat him from the front, there are many ways to defeat him from the front.

How difficult!”

"Difficulty does not mean impossible!" Chen Tianhua grinned and said in a deep voice:

"Please note that what we need is to defeat the opponent, not to annihilate it. The results are different, and the methods are also different."

"We are a well-trained army with plenty of guns and ammunition. When defending, we can take advantage of the high hills and use volleys of guns to block the attack first. However, the horse bandits are slow in discipline and attack in skirmish formations. Judging from this difference alone,

, Mu Huzi will never be able to defeat us, no matter how fierce the individual soldiers are, they are no match for us as a whole!"

"Understood."

"I understand, young master."

Zuo Gang and Jiang Wu stood at attention and raised their hands in salute.

"Let's all move forward and build a defensive position on the top of this hill." Chen Tianhua pointed with his finger, then clamped his horse's belly and took the lead in running towards the top of the hill next to it.

He needs to first observe the terrain and decide the next defensive strategy.

It was already dark when we set up camp last night, and the surrounding environment was not clear. Now that it is getting brighter, the view is clear and clear, and we can see clearly.

In fact, they entered the hilly area northwest of Changxing.

At first glance, the entire ground is uneven, and there is a large hill next to the camp, which is the highest terrain in the vicinity.

Chen Tianhua had just discovered this terrain and immediately thought that occupying the commanding heights would be his best way to defend against Mu Huzi's attack.

Practical cases from ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, were as vivid as a movie playing in front of him.

If you want to reverse the passive situation of few versus many, occupying this commanding height is very important for victory.

"As you command!"

Zuo Gang and all the team officers present agreed with a loud voice.

The melodious horn sound sounded, and more than 300 people from the first battalion of the Rangers stood up.

The battalion immediately moved towards the hillside on the left side of the road, forming a fan shape to beat the horses and move quickly, followed by the wounded and baggage.

The hillside is very long and flat, and the entire slope is very small. Only the section before reaching the top of the mountain is slightly steep.

There was a basin larger than a football field on the top of the mountain. Chen Tianhua immediately ordered the battalion to stop and let the horses lie down to rest. The sergeants dismounted and hid behind trees, or moved rocks and dead trees from the mountain to build another defensive position.

Always ready to fight.

The baggage and the wounded were resting on the spot in the center of the basin. Each team member had to have enough ammunition, and the bullet boxes were distributed to each team.

…

At dawn, the sky is dark and the cold temperature gives people an indescribable feeling of suffocation.

However, what makes people even more breathless is that in two places dozens of miles apart, two torrents of cavalry are slowly converging.

The scout teams on both sides were running back and forth brazenly, each reporting the other's situation.

The military flags are flying and the horns are blaring.

Mu Huzi finally saw the large banner standing tall in the distance, the Panlong Army Flag of the Qing Empire.

The red letters on a black background below the dragon, a big word "Zhejiang", represent the Zhejiang New Army.

For some reason, a shadow suddenly rose in Boss Mu's heart.

It was also the word "self-improvement" written on a black background under the dragon. Ten days ago, the word "self-improvement" was written. The tragic defeat was still vivid in his mind, and it appeared in front of his eyes involuntarily.

It was also that he had the advantage in terms of military strength, and it was also a morning covered with dark clouds.

The opponent's rapid-fire cannons and machine guns were so powerful that they dwarfed the horse bandits, who were always famous for their ferocity.

Fortunately, the unit in front of us, according to reports from scouts, does not seem to have the firepower of rapid-fire cannons and machine guns.

Fortunately, without such powerful firepower, the odds of victory are slim.

Boss Mu understood that if he did not completely defeat the new army of the imperial court, the shadow of being defeated by the new army would never dissipate and would follow him until his death.

Fortunately, this time I have the powerful Hongmen Taihu Gang as my strong backing.

"One hour, just one hour!"

Looking at the dots of torches opposite, Mu Huzi muttered subconsciously.

"Thanks to the boss, all the officers and cavalry have fled to the hill." A scout captain rode his horse to report to Boss Mu.

After hearing this, a sneer suddenly appeared on Mu Huzi's lips, and he howled to the sky: "Child Chen Tianhua, today is destined to be your defeat! Haha..."

"Blow the trumpet and surround this hill for me." Boss Mu waved his hand and gave the order to surround the hill.

"Dudududu..."

The horns sounded almost at the same time.

When the horse bandits saw the New Army cavalry fleeing to the hill, they suddenly erupted with a loud howl of wolves. They moved the horses like a torrent along a mountain road, slowly covering the small hill.

Surrounded.

Chen Tianhua has been watching from the top of the mountain, waiting for the exciting moment to arrive.

Chen Tianhua had only seen the battle involving more than a thousand people in later movies and TV shows.

But today is the first time I have experienced it, and I don’t know what a spectacular sight it is.

He was extremely nervous and excited, his heart was beating loudly, and he felt a little unstoppable.

On the distant horizon, the grassland and the blue sky seemed to be connected. Suddenly, a black line seemed to appear suddenly.

The spectacular scene finally came, the garden was like the tide of the Qiantang River.

Soon, the vibration of iron hoofs sounded, the earth was shaking, the horses were neighing, the dust on the ground was rolling up, and the smoke was billowing, covering the sky and the sun.

Countless horses from Northern Xinjiang, like galloping arrows, shuttled through the snowy wilderness slopes.

Countless flags were fluttering in the wind, and the sharp blades of the spears were shining with a scorching cold light.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch..."

The bandits on horseback were shouting, and the garden was like a ghost crying and a wolf howling.

They do not have unified military uniforms, and their winter clothing is also diverse. Most of them wear leather battle clothes, some wear leather armor, and some wear woolen felt hats.

"kill…"

The horse bandits had ferocious smiles on their faces.

After waiting for a while, whips were raised on the mountain road, hoofbeats sounded loudly, and the first batch of more than a hundred horse bandits roared on their horses and rushed toward the top of the mountain from the southeast like lightning.

From the looks of it, they were using the southeastern half of the hillside as their main attack point, because the hillside here looked flatter and the momentum of the cavalry charge would not be affected.

"Leave the high-ranking official named Chen, and let the rest run for their lives. Mu will not kill unknown people, nor will he kill innocent people indiscriminately."

A burly man with a beard on his face emerged from the horse bandits. He looked about thirty-five or sixty-six years old. He held a gold-backed machete in his hand and had a ferocious face.

"He is Boss Mu. I heard that this man is very skilled in martial arts and has a bad reputation in the mountains of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui." Jiang Wu looked nervous. He turned around and reported to Chen Tianhua.

"Huh huh... A horse bandit dares to challenge me and let him know how powerful our regular army is. They all spread out, lined up in a trapezoidal rifle formation, fired alternately, and the men and horses fired in volleys. Note that the hillside in front of us is slightly steep. They

When going uphill, the horse's speed will naturally slow down, so everyone can take aim before shooting."
Chapter completed!