The personal guard company following him naturally ran out as soon as they saw General Song personally going into battle.

Feilai couldn't scream, he stamped his feet and waved his hands in annoyance, and could only watch Song Xiaoniu go straight to the Suiyang gate.

"Infantry attack, rush into the city!" Fele ordered sternly.

In the city, the area captured by Zeng Xin's vanguard cavalry battalion was heavily attacked by the Northern Army. The knights around them kept falling. Although the cavalry behind them kept joining in, the two offset each other and they were still suppressed.

, had to retreat step by step.

Zeng Xin's cavalry unit was formed not long ago, and most of them were demoted officers and soldiers. Naturally, their will to fight was not as strong as the Gannan soldiers.

As for the more than a thousand cavalrymen in Xuzhou, they are all veterans with rich experience and their combat power cannot be underestimated.

Xu Ji used his only eight field guns to fire frantically at the collapsed gaps in the city wall and the city gates, intending to block the entrance.

As a result, the cavalry that rushed in later suffered heavy casualties, and they were besieged inside. The whole situation was not good.

When Song Xiaoniu rushed up, it was a good idea.

One of his guard companies, joined by another cavalry battalion, braved enemy artillery fire and rushed into the city.

The horse jumped up, and the man was on the horse. Song Xiaoniu raised the Yanling waist knife high, shouted and charged into the enemy's formation.

The addition of Song Xiaoniu and subsequent cavalry, high morale and combat power, immediately reversed the tide of the battle. His soldiers were not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also well-equipped with sabers in their right hands and shell guns in their left hands, which made them unstoppable.

The Republican infantry under the city also took advantage of the situation and rushed in. Countless people poured into the city, and the enemy's defense line completely collapsed.

Xu Ji, who was standing on the tower at the back, looked ashen.

The carefully prepared defense was expected to be able to withstand for several months no matter how bad it was, but it was actually broken by the opponent in half a day.

Once Suiyang City is broken, the entire Shangqiu defense line will lose its barrier. You can figure it out with your feet. If your city collapses, can Yu City be saved?

Suiyang and Yucheng were both captured, and it was only a matter of time before the main city of Shangqiu was captured.

"General, retreat quickly. If you don't retreat, it will be too late!" a soldier shouted to Xu Ji.

"Retreat, retreat, open the west gate, let's go!" Xu Ji suddenly came to his senses. Since the situation was beyond control, saving his life became his first choice.

The west gate behind the city opened wide, and Xu Ji galloped out on horseback.

Behind him, countless soldiers spread their legs and ran out of the city, fleeing toward the main city of Shangqiu.

With Xu Ji's escape, the resistance in Suiyang City weakened instantly. Except for occasional sporadic resistance, the sound of fighting was no longer heard.

When they arrived at the west gate, Song Xiaoniu hooked Zeng Xin with one hand and laughed: "Well done Zeng Xin, we haven't been so happy for a long time!"

Zeng Xin, who was exhausted and covered in blood, propped himself up with his saber, feeling very proud of himself.

"Commander!" Felet rode his horse and arrived at the west gate. Thousands of Republican soldiers poured into the city and were clearing out the remaining enemies one by one, searching for hidden Union soldiers from house to house.

He glanced at Zeng Xin with his eyes, and found that the brigade commander, Major General, who had been so powerful just now, immediately behaved like a cat and walked aside.

"Felai, what's the matter?" Song Xiaoniu smiled at Feilai.

"Commander, we have to take advantage of the victory and move forward. We can't waste too much time in Suiyang City. We have to quickly launch an attack on Yu City on the left side of Shangqiu. Didn't the Marshal say that this time we capture Guide Mansion?

It’s just a quick word, we have Xuzhou behind us.”

"Excellent!" Song Xiaoniu hit the city wall with his backhand, "Zeng Xin, you and your cavalry are the first attacking troops. You will stay here to collect the wounded soldiers and prisoners, and rest the early attacking troops. I will lead the third cavalry.

Let's go and prepare to attack Yucheng!"

"I will obey your orders!" Zeng Xin stood at attention and buckled his boots.

Although he was unwilling to do so, at this time, he really did not have the strength to continue fighting.

Early this morning, just when Song Xiaoniu started firing thousands of guns, Chen Tianhua led the special agent team to slowly leave the camp and headed to Zhoukou, preparing to check on the rest and reorganization of Luo Longyun's troops.

His team had just entered the territory of Zhecheng and met the troops that Song Xiaoniu had used as perimeter security on the battlefield, the newly appointed commander of the Third Brigade of the Huben Division, Yue Zefei.

He had an angry look on his face and was full of unwillingness. He looked at the friendly troops in front of him enjoying the food and drink. He didn't even take a sip of soup here. He didn't even see a shadow of the Northern Army. He couldn't help cursing in his heart.

"I've seen the commander-in-chief!" Yue Zefei, with a depressed look on his face, rode his horse forward and gave Chen Tianhua a military salute.

"What's wrong? Look at your face, you look very unhappy. Who messed with you?" Chen Tianhua asked with a smile.

He still had a deep impression on Song Xiaoniu's soldiers.

"Commander!"

Yue Zefei tightened his bitter face and took the opportunity to complain, "As you know, the combat effectiveness of my third brigade is no worse than that of the first and second brigade, but Commander Song and Chief of Staff General Fei let my third brigade be on the outside

I was on alert, but I didn’t see a single ghost. Isn’t this just showing off?”

After hearing this, Chen Tianhua laughed and joked: "General Zefei, do you mean that everyone is busy besieging the city and there is no need for perimeter security?"

Yue Zefei's face froze, and he waved his hands hurriedly: "No, no, that's not what I mean!"

"That's right!" Chen Tianhua gathered the riding whip and said loudly:

"General Song asked your troops to be used as peripheral security. It is because of their trust in you. The third brigade serves as peripheral security and is used as the general reserve for the campaign. This is very correct. You must know that they led the troops to the front.

Deep into the enemy territory, behind them on both sides, the defenders from the four counties, plus the garrison from Kaifeng Prefecture, etc., tens of thousands of Northern troops, may swoop over at any time."

"Putting you on the periphery, with you protecting their flanks and back roads, they can kill the enemy with peace of mind and have no worries. If the two generals knew that you still had complaints, they would definitely be very unhappy."

"I didn't expect this, General!" Yue Zefei's face softened a little, and he said with an awkward smile:

"But Marshal, it's been three days. The four surrounding counties, plus Kaifeng and other garrison troops, have no intention of leaving the city for reinforcements. They are all huddled in the city."

"Isn't this great!" Chen Tianhua said with a smile:

"As soon as Suiyang falls, the main city of Shangqiu will be exposed. It will be a matter of time to capture it. In this way, the defenders of the other four counties of Guide Prefecture will not be in danger. The most likely thing is to escape.

Escape to Kaifeng Fucheng."

"Being able to drive away the enemy without fighting a battle, the Art of War says: subdue the enemy's troops without fighting. This is the highest state of war. Isn't it what we hope for most?"

"But...but...if this is the case, the battle will be finished by General Feilai and General Zeng Xin. I...won't I not even be able to take a sip of the soup?" Yue Zefei blushed and muttered unwillingly.

Chen Tianhua does not blame these generals for their localism. For now, it is actually a motivation.
Chapter completed!