Final Volume Chapter 94

Final Chapter 94

If you are an experienced veteran, you can immediately judge that the strange smell emanating from the second floor of the teahouse is murderous, but the guards and Sichuan soldiers did not notice it, they just felt that this place made them very uncomfortable.

Ignoring the others, the guard walked up to Tang Yin, bowed with a smile, and said, "May I know your name?"

Tang Yin turned around, looked at the guard with a smile, and said, "I am Tang Chu, I wonder what this big brother can do for you?"

"I am here on the orders of my general to ask you to wait for a moment."

"Oh?" Tang Yin raised his eyebrows in confusion and asked, "What are you waiting for? When do you have to wait?"

The guard said, "Wait for my general to wipe out the rebels outside the city, and then meet you after returning to the city."

"Your general is..."

The guard straightened his back, and naturally showed pride on his face, and said in a loud voice, "My general is the commander of the 17th Army of Dachuan, General Chai Songchai!"

"Oh, it turns out to be General Chai." Tang Yin nodded, and then did not say anything more, and continued to drink his tea slowly.

Seeing that he was so calm after hearing the general's name, the guards subconsciously frowned and looked at Tang Yin carefully.

However, he did not refuse, and the general had reminded him not to be rude. Even if he was dissatisfied, he resisted the urge to attack.

The Sichuan Army passed through the city in batches. Finally, Chen Lihua left two corps to guard Qijia City, and he led the main force of the Sichuan Army of about 100,000 to chase and kill the rebels who abandoned the city and fled.

The rebels left more than an hour earlier than them, but their speed was very slow. When the front troops of the Sichuan Army chased out of the city for 20 miles, they saw the tail of the rebels.

Due to the long distance, the specific situation was not clear, but the dust raised by the army in front could be vaguely seen.

Knowing that the front army could see the tail of the rebels, Chen Lihua made a prompt decision and ordered his cavalry to attack first, catch up with the rebels, and disrupt the rebels' formation as much as possible.

Now, the number of cavalrymen in the Sichuan Army is no less than 10,000. When they charge, their momentum is amazing. The ground tremors and thunderous roars can be felt even from a distance of several miles.

No matter how fast the rebels run, they can't be faster than the horses' hooves. It didn't take long for the Sichuan cavalry to clearly see the rebels fleeing in front of them.

The cavalry commander roared, and then the Sichuan cavalrymen raised their spears one after another, with the spear tips sticking out of the horses' heads, ready to charge into the enemy formation.

Seeing that they could not avoid the Sichuan cavalry's charge anyway, the rebels simply stopped fleeing. Under the shouts of the rebel generals, the entire army immediately changed from the rear team to the front team, and quickly took up a fighting posture, ready to face the Sichuan cavalry's attack.

At this time, the distance between the two sides was less than 20 meters, and the Sichuan cavalrymen rushed forward with all their strength. The galloping hooves of the horses flew like arrows from a string, piercing the rebel formation.

Cavalry is a powerful weapon to restrain infantry. As long as the difference in strength between the two sides is not too great, infantry will be completely vulnerable to the cavalry's charge. At the moment when the two sides were about to contact, a continuous whistle suddenly sounded from the rebel camp. As the whistle sounded, the huge rebel square immediately split into two, and the densely packed soldiers scattered to both sides like a tide. In just a moment, a wide gap appeared in the center of the rebel camp, and this gap just avoided the edge of the Sichuan cavalry.

The Sichuan cavalry almost ran into the gap in the rebel camp.

The cavalry is not afraid of your infantry and him head-on. They can use the impact of the warhorse to trample the front enemy in one pass, and can also disrupt the entire enemy formation. This is the terrible thing about the cavalry charge. At this time, the rebels' tactics were very skillful. They did not give the Sichuan cavalry a chance to fight head-on. The soldiers cooperated in an orderly manner and cleverly avoided the Sichuan cavalry's sharp edge. At this time, the Sichuan cavalry's charge was like a full-strength punch hitting soft cotton, which surprised the Sichuan cavalry soldiers.

The Sichuan cavalry rushed into the hinterland of the rebel camp almost unimpeded. At this time, looking forward, the faces of the Sichuan soldiers all changed greatly. They saw that huge wooden shields suddenly stood up in the rebel camp in front.

These wooden shields were like rafts. They were several wooden stakes tied together with hemp ropes. They were two meters high and one meter wide. On the shield surface, there were also sharp bamboo sticks.

But at this time, it was too late for the Sichuan cavalry to change the direction of the charge. The cavalry in front almost hit the giant wooden shields firmly. With a series of muffled bangs, the cavalry and their horses were pierced by bamboo sticks until they died. The bodies of people and horses were hung on the wooden shields.

Of course, the soldiers of the Zhen Army who were standing behind the wooden shields were all relying on their own strength to resist the cavalry's charge.

The powerful impact also made the soldiers of the Zhen Army in front spit blood from their mouths. Some were crushed to death or shocked to death on the spot, but under the pressure from the front and back, their bodies were still standing.

With the blocking of the wooden shields, the galloping Sichuan cavalry stopped, and the most terrifying charge of the cavalry also disappeared. At this time, the Zhen Army who had retreated to the sides both fought back.

Oh! The commander of the Sichuan cavalry took a breath and realized that something was wrong. The rebels were not fleeing at all. This was a trap set for their own cavalry. He didn't have time to think carefully, and hastily ordered the rear team to become the front team and all withdraw from the enemy formation.

But now it was too late for him to withdraw. The large gap that originally opened in the Zhenjun camp has been closed again and sealed. Looking at the situation on the battlefield, it has already undergone earth-shaking changes.

About 10,000 Sichuan cavalrymen were surrounded by tens of thousands of Zhen regiments in the center, looking around them. Wherever they looked, there were Zhen people, and they could not see the edge at a glance.

When the cavalry charges, no one can stop it, but once the cavalry stops and is trapped in a small space, its combat effectiveness drops sharply, and it is even worse than the infantry.

Soon, a full-scale siege by the Zhen army began. I saw the Zhenjun officers and soldiers all staring with blood-red eyes, charging forward like wild beasts. Many Sichuan cavalrymen were sitting on their horses. They didn't even see clearly where the enemies came from, and they were hit hard by the Zhen soldiers who flew towards them. After getting off their horses, many of them had their neck bones broken on the spot, and their helmeted heads were twisted to the side.

The battle was extremely bloody and fierce from the beginning. The Sichuan cavalry were on horseback and people were holding spears, stabbing or prodding, killing the Zhenjun who were swarming around. The Zhenjun were even more ferocious, rushing forward one after another, and shooting arrows from time to time. Arrow, kill and injure the cavalry on horseback.

When the two sides were fighting, the main force of the Sichuan army, led by Chen Lihua, arrived. Seeing that the front was already in a group and her own cavalry was still trapped in the enemy's formation, Chen Lihua was anxious and immediately ordered the entire army to suppress it and fight with the rebels. The army fights to the death.

With the arrival of the main force of the Sichuan Army, the whistle sounded again in the Zhenjun camp. This time the Zhenjun no longer wanted to fight, and the entire army retreated, letting out the Sichuan cavalry trapped in the center of their own camp.

The battle between the two sides was not long, but after all the Zhen army retreated, more than half of the 10,000 Sichuan cavalry were killed or wounded, leaving only more than 3,000 cavalry. If the main force of the Sichuan army had arrived half a step later, this would have been Ten thousand cavalrymen had to be made dumplings by Zhenjun. I am afraid not even one of them would survive.

The leader of the Sichuan Cavalry was now covered in wounds. He and his horses were like gourds of blood, and it was impossible to tell which was his blood and which was the enemy's blood. He galloped up to Chen Lihua. After he stopped, he leaned to one side and almost fell off his horse.

He breathed heavily and said quickly: "General, the rebels used giant wooden shields to restrain our cavalry. They were obviously well prepared. The rebels' retreat may also be a tactic they used to lure the enemy..."

The rebels ran first, but they were easily overtaken by their own army. If you think about it carefully, there are too many things that are unreasonable.

Before he finished speaking, Feng Yu, the commander of the Sixteenth Army, reprimanded him with dissatisfaction: "Don't try to increase the enemy's morale and destroy my own prestige. There are only 30,000 to 40,000 rebels left. It’s a flat plain, where’s the trick to lure the enemy?”

"Yes!" Gao Peng, the commander of the Eleventh Army, also said in a strange tone: "The defeated army with ten thousand cavalry chasing down 30,000 to 40,000 people actually lost most of its troops and was besieged by the defeated army. The whole army was almost annihilated. It's really I don’t know how you fought this battle.”

Listening to what they said, Chen Lihua said dissatisfiedly: "Okay, now is not the time to talk about this."

As he spoke, he looked at the general of the Sichuan Cavalry and said in a softer tone: "General Zhang, you have worked hard. For the time being, you can lead your brothers back to the city to rest."

"General, the rebels are indeed abnormal. General, please don't be careless..."

Chen Lihua waved her hand, interrupted what he was about to say, and said, "I have a sense of discretion in my heart."

After the remnants of the Sichuan cavalry retreated, only the Sichuan Army and the Zhen Army were left on the battlefield, facing each other from east to west.

The Sichuan Army's strength was 90,000, and the Zhen Army's strength was about 40,000. The difference between the two sides was more than double.

Chen Lihua specially urged her horse to come to the front of the two armies, looked at the Zhen army opposite, and shouted loudly: "I am the commander-in-chief of the Ninth Army of Sichuan, Chen Lihua, call Li Shu to come out and talk to me!"

After waiting for a long time, a horse came out of the Zhenjun camp. Sitting on the horse was a Sichuan general. He looked to be in his thirties, with an average figure and average appearance. There was nothing unusual about him.

This person raised his hand to Chen Lihua and shouted loudly: "I have heard about General Chen for a long time, and I am really lucky to see you today!"

Chen Lihua squinted her eyes and looked carefully at the other side. Because the distance was too far, he could only vaguely see the outline of the other side. As for what he looked like specifically, he couldn't see it at all. He asked: "Your Excellency, is this Li Shu?"

"I'm Yinli!"

Yinli? Chen Lihua's face was confused. Who is Yinli? Among the main generals of the rebels, there seems to be no one like Yinli! His face darkened and he shouted: "Unknown young man, Li Shu comes out to talk to me."

"General Chen may still be unaware of this. I am now the commander-in-chief of the Zhen Army. If General Chen has anything to say, just tell me and there is no need to trouble the general to come forward."