Chapter 180: Withdrawal

The grain team of the official army walked forward in fear, Zhang Chu rushed out with a large group of cavalry, and the general who led the team listened to the dense horses' hooves to declare that the enemy definitely exceeded the number of officers and soldiers he led, and it was said that it was very powerful to send 2,000 soldiers to escort grain and grass, who would have thought that such a powerful force would appear in the rear of the official army.

The general immediately ordered the officers and soldiers to rely on the grain carts and form a formation to guard against the onslaught of the cavalry, and as soon as the speed of the cavalry slowed down, the power would be much smaller.

The sound of thumping gunfire disrupted the arrangement of the generals, and as soon as the cavalry approached, they opened fire on the officers and soldiers, and before they had time to hide in the formation, the officers and soldiers were knocked to the ground in pieces, and there was a great chaos in the ranks of the officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers hiding behind the grain cart held their weapons tightly in their hands and looked nervously ahead, only waiting for the enemy cavalry to attack the grain cart to counterattack. As long as you can delay the enemy's attack and inflict casualties on them, it is possible to make the enemy abandon the attack. Surely cavalry is precious, and it is not worth it to attack fortified with cavalry.

Of course, Zhang Chu was well aware of this, so the cavalry of the security army was only bluffing, and did not directly impact the official army, and the cavalry rushed to the grain cart and began to turn, running from the side of the official army. Just when the officers and soldiers thought they had escaped, the security guards raised their hands and threw the grenades in their hands into the ranks of the officers and soldiers. The security forces blew up the officers and soldiers, and not far away restrained the horses in preparation for the next round of impact.

Zhang Chu didn't participate in the charge at all, he was following the eldest princess to prevent her from rushing out, and now the guns and bullets are flying on the battlefield, and survival is basically up to life, and the role of personal martial arts riding in it is getting smaller and smaller. It's better for the little girl to stay away from this kind of thing when she goes into battle to kill the enemy.

After trying hard a few times, the eldest princess found that she couldn't screw Zhang Chu, so she had to stop and carefully observe the attack of the security army. It seems that in the future, we will really have to learn from Zhang Chu about this war, and go back and ask him for a little musket and this grenade that can explode when you throw it.

The security army has been regrouped, and looking at the position just now, it only takes one more round of attacks to collapse the officers and troops. The soldiers all looked at the commander, waiting for him to give the order to attack.

The officers and generals of the officers and soldiers do not want to bear such a blow again, and it is difficult to say whether their lives will be there if they carry it again. The other party was a cavalryman, and it was impossible to escape on his own legs, so he decisively gave the order and asked his subordinates to raise a white flag and surrender. The general understood that last time, the security army sold a few Ming prisoners for money and released them after the family paid the ransom. It was still important to save their lives, and the security soldiers who were preparing to charge were very discouraged, and the enemy surrendered before the battle was over.

According to the orders of the security army, the officers and soldiers walked out of the formation surrounded by grain trucks, handed over their weapons, and obediently changed from soldiers carrying grain to people who transported grain, and transported grain on the road under the supervision of the security army, but the destination changed. The road was filled with the laughter and laughter of the security army, and the officers and soldiers were listless, not knowing what fate awaited them.

The eldest princess was pouting and very unhappy, Zhang Chu saw her unhappy expression, and hurriedly went over to flatter, "Why are you still unhappy after winning the battle?" ”

"This battle is boring, you don't let me go up and charge, only hit the enemy for a while and surrender. Fighting a war has not been long walking. Princess Celestia said she was very unhappy.

"Why don't I take you to Yan'an Mansion for a walk and have fun. I don't know if you're tired. Zhang Chu decided to rebuild the momentum of the operation.

"Don't be tired, we Mongolians can stay on the horse for a few days and nights, what is it to walk this little way." Princess Celestia was delighted. She was still very happy to follow Zhang Chu around.

Zhang Chu handed over the prisoners and grain carts to the follow-up troops, and set off again, this time they went further, until they reached the outside of Yan'an Mansion, the officers and soldiers defending the city saw the smoke and dust raised by the cavalry running outside the city and hurriedly closed the city gate, and the alarm sounded in the city, and the officers and soldiers immediately mobilized their troops to defend the city wall.

Zhang Chu set off a burst of guns and threw a few grenades under the city wall, which made the officers and soldiers even more nervous, unaware of the truth and reality, and did not dare to go out of the city to fight back. Zhang Chu also deliberately let the team members play their own banner under the city to show a photo, the officers and soldiers above the city saw the anger and shot arrows outside the city, how could the distance be too far, Zhang Chu could not be injured at all, Zhang Chu did not dare to be too arrogant, stopped for a while and quickly ran away, if the officers and soldiers moved the artillery over, to give themselves a moment, it would be self-defeating to follow in the footsteps of Nurhachi.

Zhang Chu ran away, but there was still a big chaos in Yan'an City, and the news of the thieves' attack on the city reached Hong Chengchou, Hong Chengchou was shocked and angry, this thief Zhang Chu was really bold, and he dared to come to Yan'an Mansion under the pressure of the enemy, this was purely a demonstration to him. At the same time, I was scolding the officers and soldiers in my heart for being rice buckets, how could I let this thief run behind him, and the army in front didn't know what to do. For the sake of safety, Hong Chengchou strictly ordered all departments to strictly defend, hold the city, and do not go out of the city to counterattack before the situation is unknown, so as not to fall into the enemy's trick of luring the enemy. Fortunately, the thieves quickly retreated, and Hong Chengchou immediately sent scouts to find out where the thieves were going to prevent them from being attacked, and at the same time sent people to Cao Wenzhao's camp to check the situation ahead, strengthen contact, and not give the enemy a chance to take advantage of.

At this time, Cao Wenzhao's mood was even more depressed, he led the army to stare at the direction of Yanchang, but there was a group of thieves behind his back, snatched the grain escorted, and even the soldiers who held the grain were captured, and the loss of some grain and grass was a small matter, but this group of enemies was inserted between the army in front and Yan'an Mansion, and the grain route of the official army could be attacked at any time. This is not over, soon came the news that Zhang Chu was found under the city of Yan'an Mansion, and people panicked for a while, there is a legend that Zhang Chu ran out of Yanchang with his troops, and also attacked Yan'an Mansion, and the generals in front of him will be punished because of the unfavorable battle. Once Yan'an Mansion loses its official army, there is no way to advance, no retreat, and starvation can starve to death.

Not only were they plagued by rumors, but the situation of the officers and soldiers also became more difficult, and the figures of the cavalry of the security army continued to appear around the barracks, so that few officers and soldiers did not dare to go out of the camp, and sent a large brigade to attack, and stepped on a mine on the way, inexplicably suffering casualties, so that the soldiers did not dare to go out of the barracks.

Fortunately, at this time, the governor of the three sides, Hong Chengchou, gave an order. In view of the fact that the thieves had fled to the vicinity of Yan'an Mansion and there was a danger of cutting off the connection between the army and the rear, it was very likely that they would attack other state capitals with the habits of thieves, and Cao Wenzhao and others were asked to immediately bring troops back to help defend it. (To be continued.) )