After suffering such a big loss, this Manzhen cavalry army that was rampant in the territory of Dayun finally knew that this group of officers and soldiers was not easy to mess with, and it was indeed a little different from the soft Yunren army they had encountered before.

There are so many officials, soldiers and ordinary people in Dayun who are easy to bully in Dayun that they can grab money and food in another place, and there is no need to hang themselves on a tree.

Those who don't know how easy it is to kill the common people who resist, and it is not dangerous. They entered the customs to steal things, and it was not worth it to throw their lives here.

So they gave up the idea of continuing to fight with the official army, and wanted to break away from contact with Lin Fan and continue to look for the next target.

Looking at the gradually retreating Manzhen cavalry, and seeing the bed crossbowmen in his army who were still slowly loading crossbow arrows, Lin Fan didn't have a very good way to stop and deal with those Manzhen people.

Although this battle was not defeated, it was not a victory, and even Lin Fan felt a little lucky.

If the number of Manzhen cavalry is larger, or if his side does not stabilize the army's spirit in time, it will retreat.

Then he doesn't want to talk about repelling the enemy army today, even if he wants to maintain his undefeated, I'm afraid it will be a very difficult thing. It is more likely that before they reached the city of Jingshi, their army of King Qin was scattered because they encountered the Manzhen cavalry on the road.

However, Lin Fan also believes that the reason why he suffered a loss this time was because of the sudden encounter between the two armies.

After all, the number of officers and soldiers in this battle has an absolute advantage, and if he is given enough time to react, he will definitely not be so in a hurry, and he will be so disgraced by dozens of real cavalry troops.

No matter how strong the combat power of the Manzhen cavalry is, the gap between the two sides is not as big as this.

As long as he is prepared and let Lin Fan mobilize the morale of the army, even if the Manzhen army is ten times or a hundred times that of today, Lin Fan will not dare to fight.

Victory may not be able to win, but the results of the battle will not be so pitiful, after a battle, only a dozen Manzhen Tartars were killed.

It's just that the most taboo word on the battlefield, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, how can everything go your way.

The enemy army is not a wooden stake, just waiting for you to get ready, if everything has to wait for you to be fully prepared, I am afraid that the daylily will be cold.

In Lin Fan's opinion, a loss is a loss, and there is nothing to hide.

If he can win the battle, he can accept that he loses the battle, and the winning general will still have a time to miss, let alone himself!

If you suffer a loss today, you can just make up for it tomorrow, it's better than feeling sorry for yourself here!

Lin Fan needs to learn a lot in today's battle, but he can't relax his requirements for himself because of this, let alone give up on himself because of the defeat in the first battle, and even have a fear of the Manzhen army, so he will put the cart before the horse.

In this battle, neither An Ning nor his cavalry had a chance to make a move. Seeing that the Manzhen cavalry was about to withdraw, An Ning was anxious.

He asked for battle again: "My lord, this time we have lost so many brothers, as well as the lives of He Donkey and their team, we can't just forget it." My lord, let me lead the troops out and rush once! ”

Lin Fan also wanted to know how much gap there was between the cavalry under his command and the Manzhen cavalry, and the current situation was superior, which was a good opportunity to test.

In Lin Fan's opinion, it doesn't matter if the cavalry suffers some losses this time, there is his own brigade sweeping the formation, and even if the Manzhen army wins, it will not dare to take advantage of the victory to attack the official army formation.

At most, it is to accept it when it is good and leave.

If he misses this time, he may not have such a good opportunity in the future, and he is not willing to let these Manchurian people leave like this, he still wants to leave them all.

It is not only to avenge those brothers who died in battle, so that those heroic soldiers who are not far away can rest in peace, but also to be able to breathe out a bad breath for themselves.

Lin Fan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give you five hundred cavalry, see if you can annihilate all this true Tartar here!" ”

"But once you can't do anything, don't fight, withdraw as soon as possible!"

An Ning excitedly agreed, and said to the cavalry behind him: "Brothers, you have also heard what your lordship said, follow me and avenge your brothers!" ”

After saying that, he rushed forward with five hundred cavalry, and was bound to take down these true tartars in one go.

The Manzhen army saw that the official cavalry chased them out, and fought and retreated, constantly leading the official army away from the army.

As soon as the two sides played each other, the gap became apparent. The Manzhen army was unparalleled in cavalry and shooting, and the officers and soldiers were hit by arrows one after another.

Except for An Ning and a few elites in the army, most of them could not shoot arrows with bows on horses, so they could only use short crossbows instead.

However, although the lethality of the military crossbow is light, the range is too short, and the officers and soldiers can only get as close as possible to the Manchu Zhen army in order to give full play to the advantages of the military crossbow.

The Manzhen army was all elite soldiers in a hundred battles, and soon discovered the weaknesses of the official army.

They seized the opportunity, and as soon as the officers and troops approached, they wandered and retreated, and during this time they continued to harass the pursuit of the officers and soldiers with bows and arrows.

When the distance between the two sides exceeds the range of the crossbow, they will stop and continue to swim and shoot the officers and soldiers behind them.

The war horses under the crotch of the Manzhen army are far better than the official army, and they can't catch up with the Manzhen army in front of them at all.

As a result, the officers and soldiers fell into the embarrassing situation of chasing and not being able to catch up, and not being able to fight.

The remaining dozens of Manzhen cavalry almost beat An Ning and their 500 people until the morale of the army collapsed.

If it weren't for the large army pressing in the rear, An Ning and they would most likely be defeated, and the scene would have evolved into a chase of five hundred people by dozens of people.

In a short time, the cavalry of the attacking officer army had already injured more than 30 people, which was about to exceed the total number of Manzhen troops on the opposite side.

Lin Fan frowned when he saw it, he could see that this group of Manzhen troops could leave at any time if they wanted to, and the official cavalry was helpless against them at all.

The reason why they didn't leave was because they wanted to kill and injure more officers and soldiers. Once the battle situation is unfavorable, it will not be too late to turn around and leave, and the officers and troops will not be able to catch up with them anyway.

This is not the way to go, and it can only increase casualties. So Lin Fan ordered: "Mingjin withdraws the troops!" ”

The sound of gold sounded, and although they were unwilling, they could only withdraw their troops and retreat to their own formation.

The Manzhen army cruised around the official army formation a few times, and found that the official army really had no intention of sending troops to fight again, and they were also afraid of the bed crossbows of the official army, so they did not dare to get too close.

After laughing at the officers and soldiers who were cowering in the formation, they also slowly retreated.

An Ning, who came back from collecting troops, was angry and ashamed, and his face turned red and said, "I'm sorry, my lord, I've embarrassed you!" ”

Lin Fan has been leading the troops for nearly two years, and he has never fought such an aggrieved battle.

But he also knew that it was not a complaint

De Anning, it is true that this Manzhen cavalry is too strong, and the tactics are extremely flexible, even if anyone here, including him, goes up, he will not have a better performance.

Lin Fan said: "You don't have to blame yourself, it's not your fault!" ”

"The Manzhen cavalry is unparalleled in combat power, which is something we have known for a long time. It's normal to fight today, and if you win, it's a surprise! ”

"In fact, suffering such a big loss is not necessarily a bad thing for us."

"Today, I suffered a loss in the hands of a small group of Manzhen troops, but I also really saw the strength of the Manzhen army, it is better than facing the Manzhen army when the time comes!"

Chen Fangshu also said: "Although I heard about the strength of the Manzhen cavalry in the past, I only heard about it, and I inevitably felt a little disappreciative in my heart!" ”

"When I saw it with my own eyes today, I realized that what I said was true. In vain, I thought we were pretty good before, and we won a few battles one after another. Now it seems that compared with those real elites, we are still far behind! ”

Lin Fan nodded and said: "Leading the troops to fight, it is most important to be complacent, once a person is arrogant, it is difficult to be down-to-earth and solid, and after a long time, it is inevitable to suffer losses." ”

"Today's events are tantamount to a slap in the face for you and me, but fortunately, it's not too late to be woken up now, and there is still room for things to turn around!"

Lin Fan thought about it, if he had encountered not a small force of Manzhen cavalry of only fifty people just now, but a large army of thousands of Manzhen, then they would probably only have been wiped out today.

Thinking of this, Lin Fan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, feeling a burst of fear and happiness.

If there was no battle today, Lin Fan might really have a trace of luck in his heart, thinking that the Manzhen army might not be as terrible as the rumors.

If that's the case, once you meet the Manzhen army on the battlefield in the future, I'm afraid that the people waiting for Lin Fan and the Huainan Provincial officials and troops in front of you won't have a good result!

The Manzhen army withdrew, and Lin Fan began to ask the soldiers to collect the bodies of the fallen soldiers, including the corpses of the scouts where He Donkey'er was located.

Looking at the nearly 100 corpses in front of him, Lin Fan's heart was gloomy.

There were only a few dozen opponents in total, but the casualties they caused were almost as good as the damage caused by the desperate counterattack of tens of thousands of defeated troops under Chen Xinglong's command.

Especially the loss of a team of elite scouts and dozens of cavalry made Lin Fan feel distressed.

It was only now that he finally understood how much pressure Mr. and his Liaodong Frontier Army had been able to lock out hundreds of thousands of Manchu Zhen troops for many years.

It's just sad that the heart is sad, and the battle still has to be fought, and we can't stop because of this.

Lin Fan led everyone to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers, and then they continued to embark on the next journey.

It's just that when they came, everyone's mood couldn't help but drop a little.

Everyone walked in the snow and ice in disappointment, and it was not until the evening that the scouts came back to report that a small town had been found a few miles ahead.

There had just been a heavy snowfall today, the weather was too cold, and the humidity was heavy, and if the army was stationed in the field, a large number of typhoid fever would inevitably appear in the army.

In order to avoid this kind of thing as much as possible, Lin Fan immediately decided to camp in the town tonight.

After giving the order not to disturb the people, the army began to march in the direction of the town.