However, it was said that on that day, Shi Youliang and Lu Qiwu led the army to the north as the forward, and they stopped more and less along the way, and it only took more than a day or less than two days to arrive near Bao'an County. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The Flying Tiger Battalion and the Gangfeng Battalion, which were the vanguards, had a total of 7,000 soldiers and horses, including 4,000 cavalry and 3,000 foot soldiers, and the cavalry included nearly 1,000 cavalry from Chen Youlong's department, which had been included in the Huguang Town sequence not long ago. In addition, there was also a Yangwei battalion of nearly 1,000 sailors, thirty or forty large and small warships, led by the garrison Yi Liankui, to guard against possible attacks by the Qing army's naval divisions from the waterway.

Near the county seat of Bao'an, the Yangtze River has been roughly in a north-south direction, and the county seat is on the west bank of the Yangtze River. Due to the swampy depressions along the west bank, the forward of Huguang Town walked all the way north to the east coast.

Shi Youliang, who was appointed by Pang Yue and was in charge of his own affairs this time, seemed quite high-spirited, and he ordered to speed up the march many times along the way, and he couldn't wait to fly to the destination immediately. What he was looking forward to the most was not the money, food, and military resources in those cities, but because he heard that there were quite a lot of cavalry among the 3,000 Qing troops in Bao'an County, with excellent armor and excellent war horses. For a cavalry general who likes to fight, a good war horse is undoubtedly an irresistible temptation.

Although he had not yet engaged the enemy, Shi Youliang had already included those war horses in his camp in his heart. Now, the mere 3,000 Qing troops are really not taken into his eyes.

After a continuous rapid march, the county seat of Bao'an was finally in sight, and the Flying Tiger Battalion had also left the Gangfeng Battalion and the Yangwei Battalion ten miles away.

Lerma stopped, looking ahead from a distance, Shi Youliang saw a large puff of smoke and dust rising on the opposite bank of the county town one or two miles away, and there were many people among them. From time to time, I heard the noise and the roar of people and horses.

The enemy is here! Shi Youliang was bright, and the excitement before the war was difficult to suppress. Turning to his side, he was about to give the order for an all-out attack, when suddenly there was a report from the Malay in front of him.

"My lord, most of the Tartars have crossed out of the city to the east bank, and are fleeing to the north in a hurry, with chaotic banners and scattered formations. A lot of baggage gold and silver were also abandoned along the way. ”

Shi Youliang raised his head and laughed for a while, and the long-handled broadsword in his hand nodded a few points forward, and his words were full of comfort and happiness: "Such rats." It was expected that he would not dare to engage our army, so he fled in a hurry! Although the armor is excellent and the war horses are on board, they are only embroidered pillows and straw bales! The sons and daughters of the Flying Tiger Battalion. I am willing to rush forward with me. Take all the best horses? ”

"Obey your lordship's orders!" The soldiers around him all responded loudly, drew their sabers, clenched the reins, and were ready to sprint.

"Don't worry, adults!" Chen Youlong, who was the deputy battalion officer of the Flying Tiger Battalion, hurriedly persuaded, "The last general sees that these Tartars have escaped a little strangely, and most of them are fraudulent. ”

"Lao Chen, you are all about such idleness!" Shi Youliang said disapprerovingly, "The military prestige of my Huguang Town is far away. Even if the Manchurian Tartar listened, he was afraid that he would have to be scared by three points! Such as the local chicken tile dog in front of you. Seeing the great momentum of our army, what is the reason for fleeing in a hurry knowing that it is not an enemy? Take a few steps back and say, even if all the Jingzhou Tartar Lu Divisions are dispatched and none are left, there are only more than 7,000 people, even if they are deceitful, what kind of bird deception can be made? Even if there is a trap, my four thousand tiger ben of the Flying Tiger Battalion can still smash his bird trap to pieces! ”

"Even if we want to chase them, should our battalion wait for Lu Shen to follow them? We are entrusted with great trust, and everything needs to be cautious! ”

"Lu Heizi's camp is full of foot soldiers, how useful can it be in the pursuit? Moreover, now that the Tartars have begun to flee, they are still behind, and when they arrive, the Tartars are afraid that they have fled without a trace! ”

As he spoke, the Qing army fleeing in front of him was some distance away.

"But, my lord, ......"

Shi Youliang saw that the Qing army was gradually fleeing away, and his heart was in a hurry, where could he still listen to Chen Youlong's persuasion, and waved his hand at the moment: "If General Chen is afraid of being ambushed, then take your headquarters and wait here." The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and if the generals can't be decisive, how can they succeed? Seeing the Tartars flee away, I couldn't wait any longer. Pass my command, and the whole battalion will pursue! ”

Hearing these words, Chen Youlong was very angry in his heart, and when he said "your headquarters", it was clear that he had not completely regarded him as his own. And the last "whole battalion attack" seems to be alluding to the fact that if he Chen Youlong thinks that he is still a member of the Flying Tiger Battalion, then he will follow along, and if he stays in place, it is equivalent to admitting that he is not a member of the Flying Tiger Battalion.

Shi Youliang has always been strict in governing the army, and as soon as his military order was given, the three thousand corps in front of the Flying Tiger Battalion immediately began to form a formation, and the horses were slapped forward with hula and cheer, and they could accelerate and sprint after just another trot. Thousands of war horses rumbled and trampled on the earth, like thunder, and the black pressure jumped over one after another. The officers and men on the horse did not glance at Chen Youlong's headquarters, which had not moved for the time being, and even if they occasionally glanced at it once or twice, they were more or less contemptuous or incomprehensible.

"My lord, can we go?" Chen Youlong's descendants, Gao Anping, the commander of the 4,000th Brigade of the Flying Tiger Battalion, leaned over and asked.

Seeing that his persuasion had not played a role, Chen Youlong sighed, but still nodded: "Since Lord Shi has given the order, we are also part of the Flying Tiger Camp, how can we not obey?" Let's go, let everyone keep up! ”

"Yes!"

As soon as the words fell, Chen Youlong's headquarters, nearly 1,000 horsemen of Team D's team also started with their horses, chased a section, and merged into the attack formation of the entire Flying Tiger Battalion, hanging at the end.

Shi Youliang turned his head and caught a glimpse of Chen Youlong leading people to catch up, and couldn't help laughing: "That's right!" Lao Chen is still a man after all! ”

In the rear, Chen Youlong, who had also galloped on horseback, was a little worried, not only worried about this battle, but even thought of some things that happened after he defected to Pang Yue and was incorporated into the Flying Tiger Battalion. Although Pang Yue took good care of him, and on weekdays he was giving armor, weapons, and silver, but he was not very happy as the deputy battalion officer in the Flying Tiger Battalion. Due to the short time and the lack of time to run in, although there was no conflict between the men and horses of the headquarters under his command and the original Flying Tiger Battalion on the surface, there was a certain gap between him, and his position basically did not play much role in the whole battalion. It is precisely because of this that although he was worried that the Qing army might be fraudulent this time, Shi Youliang had already made up his mind, and it was not good for him to continue to insist, so as not to cause the split within the Flying Tiger Battalion to become more and more serious.

After running for a while, letting the oncoming cool breeze blow for a while, Chen Youlong gradually drove away the distracting thoughts in his mind and completely put his mind on the battle in front of him. looked at the flag of the Flying Tiger Battalion flying high in front of him, and stared closely at the chaotic flag of the Qing army in the smoke and dust in the distance, he didn't dare to relax in the slightest, and he was silently thinking in his heart: I hope nothing goes wrong.

The distance of one or two miles was really insignificant for the cavalry, and in an instant, the cavalry at the front of the Flying Tiger Battalion chased to the opposite bank of Bao'an County. The attentive officers and soldiers glanced sideways a few times, only to see that the white flag had been hung at the head of the city, the city gate was open, and on the east bank, the boats that the Qing army had used to cross the river were still densely docked, and the boatmen had already run away, and there was no one to be seen.

On the side of the road on the east bank, all kinds of carts and even carriages full of materials abandoned by the Qing army can be seen everywhere, stretching all the way to the north, and there are many Qing army foot soldiers who could not escape because they had no horses.

The cavalry of the Flying Tiger Battalion galloped past like lightning, and between the swords in their hands, blood rained everywhere, and many Qing soldiers were in different places. However, the Flying Tiger Battalion did not pay much attention to these Qing soldiers, and continued to chase north after killing those who were blocking the avenue.

A moment later, the Flying Tiger Battalion also caught up. After a few glances at the situation next to the avenue, the suspicion in Chen Youlong's eyes increased more and more.

......

"This big man is still impatient! Probably died poor in the last life! Lu Qiwu, who led the army to the other side of Bao'an City, learned that Shi Youliang had already led the army to pursue north, and he couldn't help but laugh and scold.

As soon as he finished scolding, he looked up and saw that the Yangwei battalion had docked on the west bank, and a group of soldiers were impatiently jumping off ship and scrambling to land on the shore.

"I don't know how the big marshal managed to incorporate such a group of people," Lu Qiwu shook his head again and again, "It's like a group of pigs grabbing food!" I don't know how this generation will behave when it really encounters the enemy in the future. ”

"My lord, shall we cross the river?"

"Why? But how does Jiang get into the city? After such a long journey, how can you do it without resting? A certain battalion that just had its braids cut has gone to the city to rest, can we still stay by the river and drink the wind? It just so happens that there are ready-made boats by the river, so you can go and see if they are enough. If that's not enough, send a signal to the other side and ask the guys who only know how to grab food to get some boats. ”

"Then do you want to send some people to pick up General Shishen?"

"What the are you doing? There are nearly 4,000 people in the first battalion of Shi Da, and there are only 7,000 people in the Jingzhou Tatar Land Division, including those who came to Bao'an County this time to rush to transport money, grain, and military supplies. How many waves can you get? If Big Shi can't even cope with this, then he won't be called Big Shi anymore. Rest assured, he'll be back later. Like Shi Youliang himself, Lu Qiwu was quite relieved about this.

"Okay, my lord, then I'll go to the riverside first."

While his subordinates went to the riverside to look for a boat, Lu Qiwu was quite leisurely pacing along the riverside while looking at the scenery. Not only the scenery, but also the flags and cars discarded by the Qing army on the side of the avenue also came into his eyes.

Suddenly, Lu Qiwu thought of something, his originally relaxed expression gradually became serious, and his leisurely steps gradually slowed down and finally stopped.

"My lord, I caught a lot of Tartar pawns over there." A pro-soldier came to report.

Lu Qiwu, who was pondering, raised his head: "Bring a few!" (To be continued.) )