After learning that the enemy cavalry appeared, Jian Liangzhi did not hesitate at all, and directly ordered the whole army to move south and retreat.

However, by this time it was too late.

At this time, the First Cavalry Brigade led by Song You of the Sixth Division had already killed less than ten kilometers away from them.

Ten kilometers may sound like a long way to go, but it is definitely not an insurmountable distance for the armies of both sides.

I thought that Song You was leading a pure cavalry unit, and I didn't dare to say anything about long-distance attacks, but the short-to-medium mobility ability was definitely a complete explosion of infantry.

Not to mention that Song You's First Cavalry Brigade came to pursue it, even if it carried a cavalry cannon, it was also a light five-pound cavalry cannon, and the marching speed was quite fast under the drag of many horses.

As for the first division led by Jian Liangzhi, it has a complete range of infantry and cavalry, and this comprehensive marching speed is not as fast as there.

Not to mention that it has been raining a lot in recent days, and the roads are muddy and difficult to navigate, if it is just a foot march, it is nothing, but the key thing is that they still have a large number of baggage and artillery troops.

Not to mention the rest, just those new nine-pound field guns, which are all more than a ton of big guys, and it is very difficult to pass through such muddy roads.

When the speed of the march of the two sides was surprisingly huge, it was not strange that the First Cavalry Brigade led by Song You caught up with the enemy army.

The next morning, the 1st Cavalry Brigade, which had been chasing all day, finally appeared in the rear of the 1st Division of the County Guard!

Song You couldn't help but smile as he looked at the enemy troops marching slowly in front of him, as well as the enemy cavalry units guarding in the rear.

After chasing all the way, I finally caught up.

Even if the enemy army has nearly a thousand cavalry to obstruct it, but so what.

His first cavalry brigade has more than 2,000 cavalry, and he can directly divide half of his troops to contain the opponent's 1,000 cavalry, and then he can use the other half of the cavalry to attack the opponent's marching army.

Of course, as long as the other party is not stupid, then he will not be given a chance to attack!

They can completely form a formation on the spot, and they don't have to go too farther, just list a chariot formation or simply a hollow phalanx, and his cavalry will have to stare dryly!

But!

That's what Song You wants!

The purpose of his 1st Cavalry Brigade was not to directly attack and kill the enemy's 1st Division.

The First Division led by Jian Liangzhi personally has a total strength of nearly 15,000 people, with a complete range of troops, and intelligence shows that the other party is also equipped with a lot of rear-loading rifles.

He is only 2,000 lightly armed cavalry, and even the cavalry artillery is only a mere six guns, and he directly attacks the array of the first division, which is not called an attack, but suicide.

His aim was to force the enemy to form a defensive position through the agitated superiority of the cavalry.

As long as they are held back, then it will be a huge tactical victory for the 1st Cavalry Brigade.

As long as they are held back, then the First Infantry Brigade and other troops led by Xu Zhongshu will be able to catch up, continue to contain the other party when the time comes, and finally wait until the main force led by the adult himself arrives.

At that time, the first division of this county guard will be difficult to fly!

So seeing that the opponent's cavalry was on guard in the rear, Song You calmly directly commanded the troops to divide into two, the second cavalry regiment left behind to maintain pressure, and the first cavalry regiment went around directly.

Seeing this, the enemy cavalry had no choice, and was forced to divide their troops, otherwise, the first cavalry regiment would be able to attack the infantry, artillery, baggage and other troops in front at any time.

The next time is the time when the cavalry on both sides is constantly maneuvering.

However, after all, the cavalry of the first division of the county guard was only 1,000 cavalry, while the cavalry brigade under Song You had more than 2,000 cavalry.

The superiority in troops was enough for Song You to have more tactical advantages.

Taking advantage of the interception of the enemy cavalry in a short period of time, the First Cavalry Regiment under the command of Song You did not hesitate to make a gesture of attacking the enemy's central army.

This move made Jian Liangzhi's expression ugly, and he knew very well that he couldn't stop now.

Once stopped, it's a dead word.

Because he could guess with his toes, there would definitely be more main forces of the Sixth Division behind, and once he was entangled, once he stopped the pace of retreating south, what awaited him would be a fiasco or even the annihilation of the entire army.

But is it okay not to listen now?

At least a thousand cavalry of the enemy army have already bypassed the interception, and at this time they are already slowly coming towards their own artillery units, and it is estimated that it will not be long before they can launch a charge.

Without Jian Liangzhi's order, the officers of the artillery regiment of the First Division and the infantry battalion covering the artillery unit on the outside had already stopped their pace and quickly lined up.

This first division is worthy of the elite of Jian Minggang's lineage, and the formation is very fast, and soon they list one hollow phalanx after another, and at the same time rely on many carriages to form a chariot formation.

The defensive formation soon appeared, although it was hurried and not very perfect, but it already had the ability to defend against the onslaught of cavalry.

If the First Cavalry Regiment dares to rush up directly at this time, it will definitely belong to the "No Return"!

But seeing this, the 1st Cavalry Regiment on the opposite side took the initiative to bypass this side.

As soon as the leading cavalry officers waved their hands, the huge cavalry force began to turn and move forward.

In front were the rest of the 1st Division.

In the face of the enemy cavalry slowly approaching, whether they were willing or unwilling, they had to stop and line up.

The two cavalry regiments under the command of the 1st Cavalry Brigade, while entangled with the interception force of the enemy cavalry, on the other hand, were looking for loopholes to make an attack posture.

This happens repeatedly!

In the end, the huge 1st Division, although it still maintained a state of alternating slow advances, its marching speed was already pinned down to a minimum.

Judging by the speed of their retreat now, they won't be able to run back to the county town for a month!

Jian Liangzhi faced this scene, but there was no way to do it!

At one point, he tried to show the enemy weakness, using a baggage battalion as a bait to lure the enemy into battle.

But the enemy cavalry was very vigilant, and although they also came, they only whistled in front of the formation, and opened fire with smoothbore revolvers, killing and wounding many of the baggage soldiers.

However, the enemy's caution does not mean that the enemy will not rush into battle, if he really dares to throw out a regiment or something like not lined up as bait, it is estimated that the other party will not hesitate to rush forward and leave this infantry regiment with a saber.

The enemy is cautious, and that's because the bait is not big enough!

But he can't really use a regiment as bait!

There are only a few infantry regiments in the first division!

In the end, he could only do his best to ensure the integrity of the troops, and then continue to retreat in the mode of alternating defense and advance!

At the same time, he sent a herald to quickly go south to ask for help, hoping that his father Jian Minggang could lead his troops north for reinforcements.

Otherwise, he would not have the confidence to retreat from the county seat with the first division of the county guard.

And Song You, who was on the other side, couldn't help but smile when he saw the other party using an alternate retreat mode that seemed to be effective. In the whole pursuit and the subsequent diversion battle, in fact, his 1st Cavalry Brigade did not fight much, but in the cavalry that relied on cavalry, it successfully forced the enemy to slow down the pace of retreat.

Taking advantage of the slowing down of the enemy's escape, the 1st Infantry Brigade, which had been pursuing for several days, was finally approaching.

When Song You received a report from Xu Zhongshu, saying that the First Infantry Brigade was about to arrive.

Song You just knew that the first division of the county guard on the opposite side was finished!

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