Chapter 469: Defeat

Slowly but surely, the Seven Seas Company's military formation moved forward, killing all the rebel soldiers who stood in their way.

Most of the rebel soldiers had lost their fighting spirit and subconsciously retreated. The Warlords shouted at the rear of the formation, occasionally raising their swords to slash and kill a few fleeing soldiers.

At this time, the heavy infantry had fully spread out the battle formation, and they lined up in a horizontal formation, cutting melons and vegetables to kill all the enemies in front of them. Behind the hoplites, pikemen flattened their spears and stabbed the rebel soldiers from the side of the hoplites to protect the flanks of the hoplites.

"Run!"

A junior rebel officer shouted. The rebels' formation collapsed in an instant, and some of the thousands of soldiers turned and ran, some fled to the flanks, and some threw their weapons and knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

An Dalang watched the chaotic scene and let the herald beside him ring the gong.

The crisp sound of gongs echoed over the battlefield, and the guards of Nanami Company stopped and began to form their formations, staring vigilantly ahead.

The rebel soldiers quickly dispersed, ignoring the wall of fire still burning behind them, and the swarming flow of people ran behind, many of them were pushed to the ground, and the bodies of these people extinguished the flames caused by *.

The rebels' Overseers were also dragged back by the crowd, and several of the most murderous Overseer soldiers were killed by black hands.

The rebels' routs crossed the extinguished wall of fire and soon collided with the follow-up troops, causing even more confusion.

The fleeing soldiers were frightened, and they shouted:

"Run!"

"If you don't run, you'll die!"

"Don't give Qian Hongxin your life, I want to go home!"

"The enemy is all devils, we can't beat them!"

The scattered rebel soldiers kept attacking the formation of the follow-up troops, and soon transmitted the panic to the follow-up troops.

"Boom! Rumble! Boom ......"

The bombardier of the Seven Seas Company caught up with the rebels and threw more than 20 bombs~ into the opposing army's formation.

The explosion was the last straw that broke the back of the rebels, and most of the rebels began to flee, rushing towards the rebel camp with the soldiers who still had the will to resist.

Zhao Zizhong sneered and said to the herald:

"Send a signal to Shen Chengli and let him lead the army out of the city to flank the rebels."

"Smack, smack, smack."

Three fireworks burst into the sky and exploded in the air more than 20 meters high.

Soon, the south earth gate of Hangzhou City slowly opened, and a team of Wu Yueguo's soldiers poured out from inside.

After these soldiers came out, they did not immediately attack, but began to clean up the corpses outside the city gate, tattered siege equipment and other debris, and clear a wide enough road for the follow-up men.

Boris walked up to An Dalang and whispered in his ear: "Da Lang, we have defeated the rebels, and the guards have suffered a lot of casualties, so we can't continue to fight hard." ”

An Dalang understood: "I understand, it's time for Shen Chengli to contribute, I will control the rhythm of the attack and minimize casualties." ”

Du Dalei came over, "Da Lang, you let the guards catch more prisoners, Lao Wei is in the coal mine in the Ryukyus, but there is a shortage of manpower!" ”

Seeing the smug grins of the two unscrupulous men, Boris shook his head and walked away.

Then An Dalang began to form a team, directing the army to advance towards the rebel camp.

Zhao Zizhong was afraid that the troops were thin, so he asked the personnel operating the ballistas behind the military formation, as well as the people who accompanied the army, to pick up the weapons discarded by the rebels and set off with the troops.

The striker entered the rebel camp and found it empty, and the rebel soldiers had fled without a trace.

Soon, the Seven Seas Company's military formation converged with Shen Chengli's troops. The two sides joined forces and attacked together to attack the place where the rebels had fled.

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In the evening, Zhao Zizhong and Boris entered the palace of Wu Yue with dozens of guards.

Qian Hongyi was waiting for everyone outside the Ideological and Political Palace, and after the two sides saluted, Zhao Zizhong found that Qian Hongyi had lost a lot of weight compared to a few months ago. And his face was haggard, and his eyes were bloodshot.

Everyone entered the ideological and political hall and sat down.

Qian Hongyi squeezed out a smile: "The soldiers of your army are really the few tigers in the world, and they defeated the rebels with only a few thousand men. A few days ago, the soldiers of your army burned the grain and grass of the rebels, which made the morale of the rebels low, and we held the city of Hangzhou. ”

Zhao Zizhong waved his hand: "The lord of the country doesn't have to be polite, are we allies, this is all a matter of duty." If it weren't for the lack of food and grass for our army, I would have led my troops to rescue the crisis in Hangzhou City a long time ago, and I hope that the lord of the country will not be surprised. ”

Believe your words to hell, Qian Hongyi cursed in his heart, you insatiable people have collected the money, food and materials accumulated by Wu Yueguo for decades in Hangzhou City, and you still have the face to say that the food and grass are not enough.

Qian Hongyi smiled all over his face, said a few polite words, and then asked:

"Dare to ask Mr. Zhao, can you send troops to attack with our army and go straight to the rebels' old Chaohu Prefecture?"

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically: "No problem, this time we must cut the grass and eradicate the roots, uproot the foundation of the rebels, and we can't let Qian Hongxin continue to be arrogant." ”

Boris said: "Lord, the soldiers are very fast, and when the purge is over tomorrow, our army will board the ship and set off, and then go up the river to Huzhou." Your army can go north by land, and together we will flank the rebels.

Qian Hongyi was very happy: "Hahaha, two-way attack, this method is good, so that the rebels have no way to retreat." Then the two gentlemen will work hard, this king will let General Shen Chengli lead the army north, and this time the rebels must be wiped out! ”

After chatting with Qian Hongyi for a while, Zhao Zizhong and Boris took their leave.

The two left the palace and came to the camp on the bank of the West Lake.

In the temporary command post, Du Dalei and An Dalang were bragging.

"Haha, Lao Tzu is too addicted this time, he chased the rebels for more than 20 miles in one go, and captured more than 1,700 prisoners alone, Da Lang, how many have you caught?"

"Hehe, I haven't counted them yet, I guess it will be more than two thousand. It's not me who blows it, this rebel soldier is too weak. Many of the rebels ran for a few miles before they became exhausted and paralyzed. It didn't take much effort to catch these guys. ”

"Well, it seems that we have gained a lot this time, and Lao Wei's coal mine doesn't have to worry about the lack of manpower. In addition, the area around Hangzhou City was badly damaged by the rebels, and we were able to take the opportunity to collect a large number of displaced people. ”

Zhao Zizhong and Boris entered the house, and Du Dalei and An Dalang were holding a roast leg of lamb and nibbling on it.

An Dalang put down the leg of mutton and wiped the oil stains on his hands, "Brother, have you eaten it?" I'll have someone go and bring you food. ”

Zhao Zizhong shook his head: "Don't bother, I'm not hungry yet, by the way, how is the harvest this time?" How many captives were captured? How about our casualties? ”

An Dalang sighed: "Hey, this casualty is a bit big, brother, there are seventy-six people killed in the battle, and there are almost more than four hundred wounded, of which more than two hundred are seriously wounded, it is estimated that it will be difficult for these people to go to the battlefield again in the future." ”

Zhao Zizhong's face was solemn: "The casualties are indeed very large, we have to summarize them well when we go back." After the seriously injured are recuperated, they are also a valuable asset. After all, they have experienced wars and have combat experience.

Those with a high level of education can enter the general staff, and the rest can go to the basic training department as instructors, and they can also enter the public security department as sheriffs, in short, we cannot give up any brother. Even if we are severely disabled, we have to provide for them. ”

The brothers all agreed with Zhao Zizhong's words, and Du Dalei continued: "Boss, this time there are not many captures, but there are a lot of prisoners, and the preliminary estimate is that there must be four or five thousand people. ”

"It's okay, leave some guards to guard the prisoners and transport them to Ryukyu in batches." Zhao Zizhong said, "Now let's discuss the follow-up action plan." ”

The brothers all looked at Boris, Boris took out a notebook from his backpack, opened it, and said: "The plan of the staff is that we return to Qishan Island as soon as possible and rest on Qishan Island for a few days. Then spies were sent to reconnoiter Cao Bin's movements.

If Cao Bin is dispatched, we will send a fleet to the mouth of the Yangtze River to intercept Cao Bin's fleet and clean up the sailors of the Great Song Dynasty at sea. ”

Du Dalei was happy: "I estimate that the sailors of the Great Song Dynasty are all soft-footed shrimp, and they will definitely not be able to play us in naval battles." Now Cao Bin's little white face is going to be unlucky, haha. ”

"Cao Bin is a little white face? How do you know? An Dalang was a little puzzled.

"Didn't Lao Tzu go to the Great Song Dynasty last year, of course he knew about Cao Bin. In fact, this guy is from a civilian background and has never fought any battles. It's just that the backstage of the family is very hard, and he is a complete second-generation official, or a relative of the emperor. ”

"Imperial relatives? Is he related to Zhao Kuangyin? Zhao Zizhong asked.

"It's not that he is related to Zhao Kuangyin, Cao Bin's aunt is Zhang Guifei of Guo Wei, the Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and he has a good relationship with Chai Rong, and Zhao Kuangyin also admires him very much." Du Dalei explained.

"You said that he was born as a civilian official, why did Zhao Kuangyin dare to let him command the army?" Boris asked.

Du Dalei said: "Cao Bin is said to have a good character, he is very modest, he is very popular in officialdom, and people who have worked with him respect him very much. In addition, he is very honest and never accepts bribes or embezzles public funds. Therefore, Guo Wei, Chai Rong, and Zhao Kuangyin trusted him very much.

Cao Bin has been serving as a supervisor in the army all these years, and his ability to fight is not very good, but he is very strict in military discipline. ”

An Dalang was a little disapproving: "Brother, judging from my previous experience, the sailors of the Great Song Dynasty are not our opponents at all, we don't need to pay attention to anything else, in terms of the strength of fighting at sea, I don't think there is any force in the world that can defeat us." So we don't have to worry about anyone, we'll clean up whoever comes! ”