The sound of dense footsteps came from far to near, quickly approaching the battlefield.
Li Zhen discovered the approaching army, and so did Xi Changzhen. At this time, Xi Changzhen was holding a knife in his right hand, standing tall, surrounded by corpses, all of which he had killed. Xi Changzhen's body was covered with blood. The blood of Li Zhen's soldiers was not because he was injured. He looked in the direction of retreat, his eyes wide open, as if his eyeballs were about to bulge out.
What comes into view is an army dressed as soldiers under Li Zhen's command.
This army is Li Zhen's people.
Oops.
Xi Changzhen yelled in his heart and felt something was wrong.
The two sides are currently fighting. He and La Er are teaming up to attack Li Zhen. They do not have an absolute advantage, but only have a slight upper hand. Once this army joins in, the soldiers under his command will be outflanked from front to back, and the situation will happen immediately. After the change, the delicate situation was broken, his soldiers must be the ones who suffered the violent blow.
Retreat, or fight to the death.
While Xi Changzhen was making calculations in his mind, the troops on the official road from behind had already rushed over.
"kill."
A loud roar rang out, and the speaker was Wu Youfu, who was leading a thousand soldiers. On that day, Wu Youfu got orders from Li Zhen and took a small road to sneak into Zhennanguan Pass with a thousand soldiers. Because the road was far away and bumpy, now I just came here. Although it is a little late, it is better to come early than to come by chance. It is just right to join the battlefield now.
"Retreat, retreat immediately."
Xi Changzhen was not an indecisive person and made his decision quickly.
The current situation made it clear that the soldiers under his command were at a disadvantage. Even if they had to fight to the death, he would definitely die. Therefore, Xi Changzhen did not choose to fight to the death. Xi Changzhen ordered the leader of the Black Dragon Guard to abandon the cavalry battalion opposite, change direction, and focus on dealing with them. Wu Youfu's soldiers came from behind to break through.
The cavalry of the Black Dragon Guard were all elite men. After all their strength was concentrated on breaking through, it was like a sharp awl thrust out, quickly piercing the army led by Wu Youfu, tearing apart the opponent's defense line.
Xi Changzhen followed closely behind and quickly retreated.
When Russell saw this, he also showed a helpless expression. Seeing that he was about to succeed, he unexpectedly killed another group of soldiers, causing the situation to reverse. Russell helplessly ordered the soldiers to turn around and retreat, but his reaction speed was slow. As soon as Xi Changzhen took a shot, most of the soldiers under his command fell behind and became the targets of Li Zhen's army.
"The foreigners can't hold on anymore, let me kill them."
Yang Banhou carried a big gun with a white wax pole and fired in pursuit.
Immediately, Smith, Dong Haichuan, Yang Luchan and others also led soldiers to pursue them. The army covered them up and beat the drowned dogs severely. Especially this time they encountered French soldiers, which aroused the fighting spirit of Li Zhen's soldiers. They held steel knives, roared, and rushed forward, one by one, killing the French soldiers with heavy casualties.
Li Zhen followed behind, but his eyes fell on Xi Changzhen. This guy looked like a living loach and was difficult to catch. At this time, Xi Changzhen had already led his soldiers to break through the defense line of Wu Youfu's soldiers and fled quickly.
The occurrence of such a situation meant that Li Zhen's action was considered a failure. Even though Li Zhen wiped out Xi Changzhen's soldiers and captured Zhennan Pass, he failed to capture the commander Xi Changzhen, which was undoubtedly a failure.
Li Zhen felt sorry in his heart, but he had no choice but to order a fierce pursuit.
In this fierce pursuit, Russell was undoubtedly the one who suffered the most.
He looked at the dead and injured soldiers under his command and felt like crying. Thousands of soldiers were destroyed in one day.
How should I explain it when I get back?
Russell's mind was swirling with what happened after he returned, but when he heard the shouts of killing coming from behind and the screams of the soldiers, he shuddered with fright. He quickly caught up with Xi Changzhen and looked at Xi Changzhen's serious expression showed fear and resentment in his heart. This guy is cunning, cruel and cruel. It's so abominable.
The two teams fled, and Li Zhen behind them was like a hungry wolf, clinging to them.
This pursuit lasted more than ten miles.
Along the way, there were countless corpses. Xi Changzhen and La Er's soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Seeing that they had thrown away Li Zhen, Xi Changzhen stopped to rest. He sat down on the ground, arched his back, and beat his hands gently to make them feel sore and swollen. His thighs were panting heavily. If it weren't for Xi Changzhen's own physical strength, he would have been unable to hold on all this way.
Even though he was strong, he could hardly bear it.
As for Russell, it was even worse.
He ran away entirely due to his will not to die. Now after stopping, he lay directly on the ground. It took a while before he recovered a little and started to work.
On the road, you can see soldiers lying on the ground or sitting on the ground everywhere. All the soldiers were tortured and panting. After Chen Zhengshi recovered a little, he walked to sit down next to Xi Changzhen and asked: " Sir, now that Zhennanguan is lost, the soldiers have suffered heavy losses, and more importantly, they have no food or weapons, what should we do?"
Russell interrupted: "Retreat, return to Guilin Mansion."
Guilin Prefecture is one of the 11 prefectures in Guangxi Province. The Qing Dynasty implemented four-level regions of province, prefecture, state, and county. Guilin Prefecture is the capital of Guangxi Province and the place where Xi Yinglong rebelled. Chen Zhengshi listened to Russell's words , said calmly: "Mr. Russell, the situation is not decided by you, it is decided by adults. Please don't interrupt at will."
"If you don't go back, I want to go back."
Rahel was full of anger and retorted directly. The soldiers under his command had been hacked and killed by the Black Dragon Guards, and now they met Chen Zhengshi with his thorny words. He immediately exploded and wanted to leave immediately.
Xi Changzhen smiled coldly and said: "La Er, if you want to leave, hurry up so as not to drag me down."
He had never had a good impression of foreigners, and stood firmly on Chen Zhengshi's side. After a pause, Xi Changzhen said again: "I have many soldiers under my command, and they are all big eaters. It is difficult to solve the food problem. If you stay, you will definitely be You're a bunch of burdens. Without a bunch of losers under your command, it will be easier for the soldiers under my command to fill their stomachs."
"You, you,..." Russell was so angry that his face turned red and his ears flushed. Finally he couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up, immediately summoned all the soldiers and left with his soldiers.
The relationship between the two parties has become further rigid.
Chen Zhengshi frowned and said, "Have we gone too far in dealing with Russell in this way? Now that Zhennan Pass is lost, Li Zhen leads the army and marches straight in. They will definitely go straight to Guilin Mansion, and we also have to go back. It will be difficult to explain it then. "When he thought that his master was always making things difficult for La Earl, and that he was also an accomplice, Chen Zhengshi felt uneasy and was afraid of facing Xi Yinglong.
Xi Changzhen said nonchalantly: "Xi Yinglong understands who I am. Don't worry, it'll be fine." The two of them sat on the ground and rested for a full hour before continuing their journey back.
Li Zhen's army stopped, counted the soldiers, and counted the number of casualties. Li Zhen's expression suddenly became very ugly. From the data, although he won this time, it was also a tragic victory.