Chapter 67: Siege and Interception (2)
The officers and men who were in hot pursuit were suddenly attacked, and the whole horse team was in commotion for a moment, but these cavalrymen were obviously well-trained, and quickly formed a formation to meet the enemy.
The sky had just dawned, and the sight of both sides was not good, and the visibility was not high, only about ten meters. Therefore, both sides tacitly did not choose long-range weapons, but directly drew their swords, and only fought together when the two sides saw each other clearly.
In the confusion, some officers and soldiers once again sent a signal to inform the army in the rear. Chen Jisheng frowned slightly, feeling that he couldn't continue to fight, and the best thing in front of him was to seize the war horses of the officers and soldiers, and then flee.
Originally, Chen Jisheng brought a thousand cavalry, but now the horses have been handed over to the brothers who transported the grain, and they are now walking on foot, so they are chased by the officers and soldiers so quickly.
The general of the cavalry battalion of officers and soldiers confronted Chen Jisheng as soon as he came up, and after two moves, he felt that Chen Jisheng was by no means an ordinary person, but like a veteran of long-term warfare.
"Who the hell are you?" The general of the cavalry battalion waved his sword to open Chen Jisheng's saber, and then there was a loud shout.
"It's your grandfather!" After Chen Jisheng saw the officers and soldiers giving the signal, he was anxious. The saber in his hand was even more unreserved, and he attacked the general of the cavalry battalion with all his might.
Chen Jisheng made no reservations, and the saber of more than 40 catties was as light as nothing in his hand, pointing to that and that! The cavalry general was in a hurry for a while, his chest rose and fell violently, and his hand holding the knife was even more numb.
After retreating more than a dozen steps in a row, the cavalry general saw that Chen Jisheng's offensive had slowed down. Just when he thought he could catch his breath, suddenly out of the corner of his eye, he saw a cold light flash, and then the arm holding the knife lost sensation.
The blood light suddenly appeared, and the cavalry general was slightly negligent, and he was immediately cut off by Chen Jisheng with one arm on the shoulder. The corners of the latter's mouth rose slightly, and a hideous smile jumped on his face.
The sword light flashed again, and the head of the general of the cavalry battalion flew high, and Chen Jisheng stabbed the head with a light swing of his saber, shouting: "The enemy's head has been beheaded, brothers take the horse!" ”
After speaking, Chen Jisheng ran two steps and jumped high with great speed, and the two cavalrymen who bore the brunt only felt a strong wind. Before they could react, their necks froze, blood gushed from their fingers, and they fell to their horses.
Chen Jisheng reached out to grab the reins and sat down on the horse's back easily.
"Drive!"
The back of the sword patted the horse's buttocks, and the front hooves of the war horse were raised high, and with a long neigh, they immediately rushed into the cavalry's horse team.
Chen Jisheng took advantage of the horse's momentum, the saber flew left and right, and the flowers gushed everywhere he went, and the screams were one after another.
His brave performance immediately aroused the bloody nature of the Dongjiang Army, and they followed suit for a while, killing the cavalry all over the field.
The cavalry lost the command of the general, and it would have fallen into its own battle, although there were many people, but they were killed by the bravery of the Dongjiang army.
The cavalry, whose morale plummeted again and again, soon could not withstand the slaughter of the Dongjiang army, and finally some people turned their horses and fled. This time it was like bursting the embankment, and there was a chain effect, and more and more cavalry followed suit.
In the end, the cavalry actually left the general and nearly 600 corpses and fled in panic!
"Don't chase anymore, there is still a big army behind them, get on the horse and go!" Chen Jisheng drank the subordinates of the Dongjiang Army who were addicted to killing, and took the lead in rushing in the direction of Luoyang.
Before leaving, Chen Jisheng hurriedly glanced at it and found that there were less than 20 of his subordinates killed in the battle, and although the rest were more or less colored, compared to the casualties of the cavalry, the casualties of his subordinates were completely negligible.
When the Dongjiang army left, neither the corpses of his companions fell, but they grabbed it and put it on the back of the horse, and galloped away after Chen Jisheng.
The rising sun casts golden rays, and crows hover in the air, attracted by the smell of blood rising to the sky.
Hong Chengchou collected the cavalry that fled back in panic, and when he arrived here, there were dead corpses everywhere. Blood stained the entire land a blinding red.
Hong Chengchou's face was gloomy, and his eyes flashed with hatred. A thousand cavalry, including his most capable men, were killed and wounded in a short period of time, and less than four hundred remained.
"Who the hell are these grain thieves?" Hong Chengchou felt a little worried in his heart.
Judging from the battlefield in front of him, he knew that this group of people was definitely not the work of those outcasts. In the territory of Shaanxi, he had never seen such a powerful force.
He had already asked the cavalrymen who had fled back in panic just now, and there were only a few hundred people on the other side. But such a guy who walked hundreds of feet slaughtered his elite cavalry subordinates to the ground.
Feeling that things were not simple, Hong Chengchou did not dare to send his subordinates to pursue him, but sent a few sentries to follow, and then chased after him with more than 3,000 people in the whole army.
When Hong Chengchou came to the direction of Chen Jisheng and the others fleeing to Luoyang, he immediately sent people to take a shortcut to ask the Luoyang army for help.
But Chen Jisheng did not go straight to Luoyang, but went back to Tongguan halfway, in short, their whereabouts were erratic. One will go to the west, one will go south, and one will go east, taking more than 3,000 people from Hong Chengchou around the east and west.
Gradually, Hong Chengchou sensed that something was wrong, and he soon thought that this group of thieves seemed to be taking him in circles. After a whole day, they finally chased back to the original battlefield!
"My lord, this gang of thieves seems to be deliberately luring us." The guards beside Hong Chengchou clasped their fists and said.
Hong Chengchou's face changed, he would have fully understood that nearly 10,000 quintals of food, including some weapons or something, would definitely not be taken away by just a few hundred people.
Obviously, the hundreds of people they are chasing in front of them are just serving as bait for those who really steal food to lure away the pursuers. And he just got into someone's sleeve without knowing what to do.
"One day, all day, damn it!" Hong Chengchou cursed viciously.
Then with a gloomy face, he gritted his teeth and ordered: "Where is the lieutenant general!" ”
"The subordinates are here!" A big man in battle armor immediately stepped forward to respond.
"Order you to outflank this group of thieves with 1,500 cavalry, if you encounter it, immediately send a signal and entangle them, remember, don't fight with them!"
"Subordinates obey!" The big man hugged his fists and led the order.
Then he turned the dock, picked out 1,500 horsemen, and galloped towards the way he came.
After Hong Chengchou saw them leave, he continued to lead his troops to pursue Chen Jisheng.
At this time, it is obviously different to go back to pursue the real grain thief, and in one day, this gang of thieves has long since disappeared. The only hope is to take down this group of thieves who are going around in circles with themselves, so that they can hope to know who dares to rob the grain and grass of the imperial court.