Under normal circumstances, when the Fundamental Land is attacked, the first reaction of an individual should be to lead the main force back to help. Thinking about it along this line of thought, since the cavalry of the Ming army has appeared on the battlefield, the main force that was previously thrown into the battlefield on the southern front will not be too far away.

Under the pressure created by the vanguard led by Chen Wen, the officers of the Fubiao battalion decided to abandon the siege after a moment of deliberation. The scouts outside the city only need to send some infantry to respond at the same time as Mingjin to withdraw safely, but if they want to retreat the siege troops who have already entered the city, God knows whether they are busy suppressing the resistance of the defenders, or they are eager to kill people and loot people's property, but it is not as simple as imagined.

The messengers of the guerrilla battalion of the left battalion had been dispatched, and the officers in charge of clearing the northern part of the city immediately began to rein in their troops, but the further south they went, the slower they became. In addition to the Ming army, which was more familiar with the roads, was still using the streets and alleys to contain and resist, the Qing army in the north of the city quickly began routine looting work after driving out the defenders, and the further south it went, the later the Qing army started this work, which was more important than the battle, so the progress was far behind the former.

Messengers continued to be dispatched, and the Qing army officers who had already invaded the south of the city also sent their own soldiers and family members to collect the scattered troops under the military order. However, for those Qing troops who were busy looting, this order undoubtedly made them turn a blind eye to the goods at their fingertips, so that they could not see the "brilliance of humanity" that the Qing army officers had in the past.

Since there is no "brilliance of human nature", then it is simply made more animalistic. The order to withdraw troops has been issued, and as an elite soldier of the Zhejiang Green Battalion like the Fubiao Battalion, he can still strictly abide by the military order. However, if this treasure is missing, then no one will get any good, at least not to be an enemy.

The Qing soldiers who ransacked houses and shops carried large bags of goods. He lit the torch in his hand and threw it at the surrounding houses. In this way, it can not only cause large-scale damage to the county seat, but also effortlessly curb the pace of pursuit by the defenders, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

The man-made fire quickly set fire to the houses of the Qing army on the way to retreat, and when the houses were burned, the surviving civilians rushed out to put out the fires. And as long as they don't pay attention to the sight of the Qing army, they will inevitably be shot by the Qing army.

As the retreat of the Qing army intensified, the fire grew bigger and bigger, and thick smoke rose with it. The fires came and went, and in addition to the choking smoke in the air, there was also the special smell produced by burning the proteins contained in the human body, and more often than not, it came from the cries of the people.

For a time, the former Yiwu county, which was "at the foot of the mountain in the north and Xiuhu Lake in the west" and looked at the river, was burned and killed by the Qing army and turned into a purgatory on earth.

The Qing army's action of burning the house effectively stopped the defenders' attempt to follow, and they were forced to do so. The defenders had to start fighting fires under the command of the officers and Sun Yu, who had already organized a large number of people, in order to minimize losses.

The fire and smoke erupted, and not only the residents and defenders of the city took action, but Chen Wen, who was far away from the county seat and confronted the Qing army in the north of the city, also noticed this.

In the previous fierce battle, Chen Wen relied on the small shield on his arm armor to resist the slash of the Qing army, although the arm was not broken, but the waist knife under the action of the power still chopped the small shield down, which also made Chen Wen's arm. Even half of his body is a little numb.

His arm was swollen, and blood was dripping down his cuffs. I think I'm still a little injured. Chen Wen sat on the top of a hill in the distance, escorted by some rough and bruised soldiers under his command, and some rough soldiers treated his wounds and the rest of the wounded soldiers, while his mind had already flown into the distance.

At present, the cavalry of the Qing army has regrouped, and has joined the infantry and returned to the flag, and with the strength in hand, it is difficult to pounce on it, and use the advantage of the strength of the force and the control of the rhythm to tear it apart. Seeing that the Qing army has begun to withdraw its troops, the goal of containment has been achieved. However, the losses caused by this military disaster are really not small, so we must not let the Fubiao battalion withdraw to Zhuji smoothly, and we must try to leave a part of it, so as not to leave the impression that the Qing army can come and leave as soon as it wants to leave to the local people.

In the cavalry battle just now, the Qing cavalry suffered more losses than the Ming army. In fact, it was only a loss of more than 20 horsemen, and it is not clear how many Qing troops lost in the tug-of-war in the city, but judging from the general direction of the firelight, the losses of the defenders will not be in a few. So, with the only less than 100 horses in hand, how should they drag the Fubiao battalion.

After thinking about it, only by waiting for the reinforcements of the brigade to arrive could it be possible to contain the Qing army and work together with the Dongyang battalion to defeat it. Seeing this, Chen Wen immediately sent a messenger to the direction of Zhengjiawu Town, so as to coordinate the reinforcements of the two routes and prevent them from being broken by the Qing army.

Although the county seat of Yiwu is not large, the previous competition was fierce, and the Qing army still completed the evacuation work until the sky was faintly dark. Staying in the north of Yiwu was not beneficial to the Qing army, but if the army marched to Pujiang County overnight, it was easy to be harassed by the Ming army after nightfall. So they hurried north, and did not stop to camp until there was a stream to rely on.

In order to maintain contact, Chen Wen always led his team to stay behind the Qing army, and did not give up the idea of pursuit. At this moment, the Qing army had already set up camp, and he had to place his troops in a small village that had been washed by the Qing army's blood not long ago, and sent a small number of scout horses to continue to observe the movements of the Qing army.

However, in the middle of the night, the messenger sent to hook up with the defenders managed to catch up. Sun Yu and the main general of the defenders were safe and sound, but many parts of the city were burned by the Qing army, and of course, there were also those that were burned by the Ming army like the county seat. As for the losses, it is indeed not a few, and this defender has completely lost the possibility of going out of the city for field battles.

Fortunately, there was also news that the reinforcements from Fotang Town had arrived in Yiwu and were following the traces left by the Ming cavalry to join Chen Wen.

Although there are only two sentinels, even if there is only one more soldier in his hand at this moment, he must be more confident than not having more. After a night, the Qing army began to continue to move north, while Chen Wen continued to follow with reinforcements, keeping the distance between them in order to wait for the best opportunity to strike.

Soon, Chen Wen's other support army also caught up, and for a time the army in his hands had grown from more than 100 cavalry to an infantry team with two outposts, plus more than 100 cavalry and less than 200 birdmen.

There is still no possibility of victory in the face of such a force in the face of the Fubiao battalion, but at this moment the Qing army has entered the corridor between Wushan and Qiaotou Mountain, and its forward has even approached Anzhiting, and further north is the boundary of Pujiang County. This place is not far from the Yellow Mansion where the Qing army landed, and once the Qing army is allowed to board the ship and go down the Puyang River, it will be difficult for Chen Wen to keep it.

Seeing this, Chen Wen ordered the cavalry under his command to rush to the Tanma behind the Qing army palace to observe the movement of the Ming army, and made a posture of preparing to break the net.

The Ming army followed, obviously not intending to let them go, but if the Ming army launched an attack by the time they boarded the ship, it would probably be a rout. Previously, it was only because the Ming army always kept a distance that it had no chance to attack, but since the Ming army pounced at this moment, the Qing army immediately put on a posture, trying to eliminate the subsequent hidden dangers with this battle.

But at this moment, under the Anzhi Pavilion, the Dongyang battalion suddenly appeared on the side of this corridor near the Pujiang River, and formed a situation of closing the door and fighting the dogs with the reinforcements under Chen Wen. (To be continued.) )