Chapter 318: Ending with a Big Victory
It is a taboo among military strategists for the cavalry to suddenly turn and retreat during the charge. To put it bluntly, let everyone run for their own lives.
Covered in blood, Jin Chengyi, protected by more than a dozen personal guards, rode his horse and fled into the woods to the east, where his main camp was.
At this time, Chen Tianhua only had eyes for the other young gang leader.
To capture the thief, capture the king first.
As long as he is taken down, the entire battle will be over, and there is no need to worry that they will come back later, which will also be a heavy blow to the entire Hongmen Taihu Gang and their behind-the-scenes manipulators, the Dongyang people.
Sun Yong was worried and asked Chen Er to take the knights with him to protect the young master. Then Shi Jin also came over with his scouts at his call.
Behind the two men, there were dozens of riders each, following behind Chen Tianhua and chasing forward.
Jin Chengyi seemed to be frightened. He was alert to the danger that would follow. He looked back from time to time. Within two hundred steps, a big black horse was galloping towards him at a galloping pace.
The paralyzed one is the one named Chen Tianhua again, and he is really haunted.
A dozen steps away behind Chen Tianhua, a group of forty or fifty New Army cavalry followed closely behind.
Along the way, they killed and dismounted the scattered riders who blocked the road like melons and vegetables.
In an instant, the distance between the two people shortened a lot, and they were about one hundred and thirty steps away.
In the blink of an eye, Chen Tianhua raised his gun and took aim.
"Bang…"
A wisp of smoke rose from the muzzle of the gun, rapidly expanding in Jin Chengyi's eyes.
No need to ask, it was Chen Tianhua who fired the bullet.
Jin Chengyi had learned Chen Tianhua's marksmanship, and was so frightened that his pupils shrank suddenly.
I saw him suddenly lunging forward, holding the horse's belly with both legs, turning the horse and rushing towards the diagonal stab.
"ah…"
Under the screams, a Tiger Division flag-bearer holding the handsome flag was shot by the bullet and fell off his horse with a "crack..." sound.
The golden flag in his hand immediately fell into the crowd of soldiers and was trampled by thousands of horses.
The fall of the flag caused chaos. The Cavalrymen of the Tiger Division, who were originally calm, thought that the young gang leader was dead after they could no longer see the fluttering flag. Of course, they were flustered and their morale was even lower.
Behind them, Chen Tianhua and the others, as well as Li Xinghong's reinforcements, were even more excited when they saw this scene.
They yelled and drove their horses, slashed and killed the fleeing defeated soldiers, and chased Jin Chengyi.
"Shh...boom..."
"Shush...boom..."
"..."
Suddenly, several artillery shells flew over from the other end of the forest. The air waves overturned several horses in the pursuit, and several New Army soldiers were injured.
At the same time, hundreds of men and horses came out from both sides of the forest, blocking Chen Tianhua's pursuit.
This is when General Liang led the general reserve team to respond.
Chen Tianhua watched helplessly as Jin Chengyi got further and further away from his field of vision, and finally disappeared into the woods.
He couldn't help but roared wildly.
As a seven-foot man, the hot blood in his chest was like a wild beast.
He kept roaring and roaring, trying to break through the prison of reason and release the endless bloody energy contained within.
At this moment, he could no longer hide his ferocity and brutality.
"Young Master, please calm down and stop pursuing us. The people on the other side are obviously well prepared. If we rush in, we will suffer big losses!"
Chen Er rushed forward and grabbed the reins of the big black horse.
"Ouch..." The war horse roared, leaping high with its front hooves, standing like a human.
Jin Chengyi, who had fled into the camp, rolled his saddle and dismounted, commanding the soldiers of the Tiger Division to stop them on the spot as they fled into the camp.
"You...let me go..." Chen Tianhua, who was in a rage, took out his riding crop and whipped Chen Er, but he wouldn't let go.
"You won't let go even if you beat me to death..." Chen Er gritted his teeth and endured the pain.
The violent emotions finally calmed down, and Chen Tianhua regained his rationality.
He involuntarily stopped his riding whip and let go of the silver gun he was holding.
At just this moment, the New Army camp behind them blew the horn horn to withdraw troops, and the fluttering red flag with the word "Sun" was erected on a gentle slope.
"Young Master, Commander-in-Chief, Master Biaotong is withdrawing his troops. Let this battle end here."
It was already getting late, so we really couldn't pursue any further.
The new army members stopped their horses one after another and ran towards the place where the commander's flag was erected.
At this time, Li Xinghong led a group of officers, wiping the sweat and blood on their faces, they rode over happily, rolled their saddles, dismounted, and saluted Chen Tianhua:
"Your Majesty, Commander, your Majesty, Li Xinghong's reinforcements arrived late, please forgive me!"
"No, no, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Li and others are far away, but they can arrive in time, and they can
He quietly launched a sudden attack, successfully defeated the horse bandits, and established a fighting army. What crime is there?" Chen Tianhua praised continuously.
Chen Er, Shi Jin and others also saluted and greeted Li Xinghong one after another. After exchanging pleasantries, they whispered to Chen Tianhua: "Young Master, we can go back."
Chen Tianhua nodded and smiled, urging Lao Hei to run back, followed by the officers and troops behind him.
Returning to the camp where the new army was established, Sun Yong greeted him from the Chinese military tent and said repeatedly: "Young Master, you are the reincarnation of Kong Ming. You have a wonderful plan. This battle was very dangerous, and the result was a great victory for us. I'm so happy!
"
At this time, in the eyes of Sun Yong and all the officers and soldiers, they were full of admiration.
Chen Tianhua smiled and did not answer, but looked back at the dark forest in the distance.
Failure to eradicate the root cause will leave consequences.
In the next few years, what awaits them is one bloody fight to the death.
Who rules the ups and downs?
Under Sun Zishuai's flag, the New Army troops were jumping and cheering. This was an absolute victory.
With very few troops, they defeated the coalition of horse bandits that was several times their own size.
And they will completely annihilate Boss Mu, the largest horse bandit who has been harassing the borders of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui for a long time.
In the end, the Tiger Master of the Hongmen Taihu Gang, who had a large number of people, was defeated and almost killed the young gang leader Jin Chengyi.
At this time, from the initial battlefield to the present, on the dozens of miles long pursuit route, countless ownerless horses were wandering like ghosts.
The injured who fell from their horses but were not dead for a while were howling in pain, and the screams were endless.
"Chen Er!" Shuai's Sun Yong shouted loudly.
"The humble position is..."
Chen Er burst out from the cheering crowd with a smile on his face.
"Take your troops and go quickly to clean the battlefield and prepare for camping."
"As ordered..."
After this great victory, guns, ammunition, horses and sabers were all indispensable items for the new army.
The horses that died in the battle were gathered up and cooked on the stove. In the winter, it was a natural cold room. A large army of more than a thousand people could feed everyone for more than ten days.
Under the main camp, the three teams totaled more than 1,300 people, including nearly 200 wounded.
Among the large tents, one was a military medical camp, and screams and wails could be heard from time to time inside.
All military doctors and medical staff in the three battalions of the New Army, a total of more than 20 people, were busy running around.
Chapter completed!