Zhang Ying's move was immediately noticed by Liu Zongmin. But it wasn't easy for him to react now. Because his formation had spread out a lot during the run, it was not easy to effectively pass on orders, and his rear began to be attacked by the cavalry of the Model Army. This attack from behind is the most likely to cause confusion, and even the most well-trained troops can easily panic when attacked from the rear. Now that Liu Zongmin's cavalry did not collapse immediately, it is already very rare, and in this case, it is almost impossible to command these cavalry like an arm. Moreover, he saw that there were only more than ten cavalrymen chasing after him, and the number was not much more than that of Li Zicheng's side. And if he brought all his cavalry over at this time, these Ming cavalry who were now fighting with him would not be able to watch it, and they would definitely chase them all the way. Let these guys chase and chop all the way back, even if they can go back, how many people will be left? And then the situation is afraid that it will be even worse. Therefore, although Liu Zongmin saw Zhang Ying following, he did not give instructions for the team to turn. As for Li Zicheng, it depends on whether he really has a destiny. Moreover, Liu Zongmin has always admired Li Zicheng's luck and ability to escape for his life.

However, now Liu Zongmin must make a new order, because his team is now in the predicament of attacking from the front and back, and those who chase the front cannot catch up, and they are constantly being attacked by the enemy forces behind. No matter who it is, no matter how high the martial arts are, if you turn your back to others and fight with others, you will always suffer. If it's a Mongol, you'll probably be able to play some kind of mangu tactics or something. Although this did not have much effect on the cavalry of the Model Army. Because even the Mongols, when they rode their horses back and shot arrows, they had to reduce the speed of their horses, and the light cavalry of the model army was already faster than them, and they wanted to play like this, so that before they could shoot an arrow or two, they were caught up by the people behind and slashed to death. And considering that the lethality of the arrows fired by the cavalry bow is very limited, even if you shoot a few arrows, it is difficult to be fatal. But at the very least, it's a means of fighting back. However, the cavalry of the Shun army did not have such the skill of riding back and archery, so when facing the sabre cut from behind, they could only twist their waists with great effort, and barely resist in an extremely awkward and inconvenient way. It is said that some swordsmen with high martial arts, such as Ling Hu Chong, can turn their backs to their opponents and resist the attacks of two first-class masters with a sword while talking to people. But there were no such masters among the cavalry of the Shun army, so in the battle with their backs to the enemy, they were completely unable to resist the enemy's attack, and were chopped off their horses one by one. If this continues, there will be at most one more cup of tea, and this cavalry (no matter how loyal and brave it may be) will collapse completely.

Liu Zongmin blew the whistle in his mouth. Use the whistle to relay some basic instructions, a trick they learned from the Model Army. However, their signals are relatively sketchy and can only convey very simple commands. For example, now Liu Zongmin's command to gather the team and slow down.

Liu Zongmin planned to gather the team and then turn to deal with the enemy behind.

The cavalry of the Shun army quickly gathered, and they turned their horses at a faster pace. Launch a frontal assault on those attacking from behind them. But those cunning light cavalry also immediately stopped the pursuit and pulled away from them a certain distance.

And the group of model cavalry who had been running with them in front of them also turned their horses around and caught up in turn. Liu Zongmin knew that if he went to chase the light cavalry that attacked him from behind just now, he would once again fall into the predicament of being chased and cut down from behind. Although Liu Zongmin is not a saint warrior, there is no rule that the same tricks cannot be used against him twice, but as a general who has fought an old battle, at least he will not take the initiative to fall into the same predicament again.

Of course, if Company Commander Shi Lezhi was cunning enough to immediately lead the team to chase in the direction that Li Zicheng and the others left just now, then even if Liu Zongmin was unwilling, he would have to jump into this pit again. However, Shi Lezhi didn't have such a thought, and almost all of his attention fell on Liu Zongmin, who was covered in golden armor. He has already decided that this is a big official, and it will be a great merit to catch him or kill him. As for the identities of the people who fled, Shi Lezhi didn't think much about it.

Seeing that Shi Lezhi and the cavalry also turned around, Liu Zongmin simply let his cavalry stop and set up a circle formation. It's an extremely passive formation, of course, but at least, it's not badly defended, and the enemy will have to go head-to-head with them no matter how they rush in. As long as you do this, it's much better than people chasing and cutting behind you. Some of the cavalry of the Shun army also dismounted from their horses, and took off their bows from the victorious hooks, ready to shoot at the enemy who might rush at them.

Seeing Liu Zongmin put on such a stiff and beaten posture, Shi Lezhi also asked his cavalry to stop. At this time, the third platoon, which had already turned and intended to act as a decoy, also approached, and the third platoon commander rode over and reported to Shi Lezhi that the battalion commander was chasing after those few or a dozen cavalrymen with his direct troops.

"Lao Liu, you have a lot of ideas." Shi Lezhi said to the third platoon leader, "What do you think we should do to gain the upper hand over these people?" ”

"Company commander, if you want to say hard charge, we can also rush away from this bullshit formation. However, we don't need to rush. They can't run, can they? There should also be our dragoons nearby, who have their rifles in their hands and will surely open their positions. Let's put a signal rocket up there, and maybe they'll come back in a moment. If the company commander wants to eat alone, we also have palm thunder and flintlock pistols, and we can ...... them all."

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Li Zicheng had already noticed that the pursuers behind him were getting closer and closer. Although he and the dozen or so people around him struggled to make the war horses run faster, the war horses under their crotches couldn't raise their speed at all. This is a sign that the war horse is extremely tired and can't hold on for long.

"We can't get rid of them." Li Zicheng quickly made this judgment, and then he found that there didn't seem to be many enemies chasing after him, so he quickly made the decision to fight directly with the enemy while the horse still had a little strength.