Boom"

A pound of solid Franc machine iron bullets roared from the general's chariot and flew to the rebel cavalry camp half a mile away, and the smoke in the air had not yet dissipated, and then the tiger squat cannon began to exert its power again, and thousands of cannons exploded in the rebel column like blooming fireworks.

The cannon smashed a gap in the ranks of the rebel cavalry, and the wounded rebel cavalry fell from their horses and fell to the ground, screams and curses mixed with the resounding in the rebel camp, many ownerless horses scattered in panic, and the surviving rebel cavalry in this position moved their horses in panic and fled to both sides.

The sudden artillery attack made Cao Shaozhong, who had made up his mind to drag the other party, angry, the defenders of Pingdu City were too shameless, they would only use firearms to sneak attack, and they had the ability to fight on the opposite side in a dignified manner, completely forgetting that their dignified cavalry was now being forced by an infantry of the other side.

Cao Shaozhong ordered angrily: "Why are you all stunned, all of them are withdrawn to the camp, are they still waiting for the other party to bomb!" ”

The drummers around him hurriedly ordered the withdrawal of the troops with drums and trumpets, and the rear of the rebel cavalry turned into the front team and slowly retreated to the rebel camp.

The casualties on the battlefield and the scattered and fleeing horses were not taken care of, and they fell into the hands of the defenders on the opposite side, and I don't know what the fate was! Cao Shaozhong took the lead and rushed to the front of the rebels and retreated to the camp.

In Cao Shaozhong's mind, the whole army retreated to the camp, relying on a strong camp to maneuver with the other side, as much as possible to prevent the other side from continuing to advance.

It's not that he doesn't know that although the camp is strong, it lacks the defense of the infantry, and lacks all kinds of defense facilities, and the camp is useless, and the earthquake mountain battalion artillery can smash the gate of the village with a few rounds of bombardment.

His mission was to block the defenders of Pingdu City from pursuing the main force of Kong Youde's Chinese army. The only choice was to order all cavalry to dismount and participate in the defense of the camp, so as to buy time to cover the withdrawal of Kong Youde's main army.

Therefore, Cao Shaozhong ordered all the cavalry to retreat to the back of the camp. Immediately, the cavalry turned into infantry to deploy the battalion, and Cao Shaozhong's helpless move was to drag the Zhenshan battalion. However, his cavalry did not understand his intentions, and these Dongjiang soldiers were known for their fiery tempers, and they let them give up their horses to fight the enemy face to face, which immediately caused the dissatisfaction of the rebel cavalry.

The rebel cavalry scolded and scolded everywhere in the camp gate, these rebel cavalry are the real elite of the rebels, and the combat effectiveness is very strong immediately, although they are dissatisfied with Cao Shaozhong's order, but they are still very resolute in carrying out the order.

Who would have thought that two thousand imposing rebel cavalry would face three thousand Earthquake Mountain Battalion infantry. After only a round of artillery fire, he grabbed his tail and fled back to the camp.

This is the cavalry that has been facing the Zhenshan battalion to lose their sharpness and lose confidence, maybe in the face of other armies, they can exert great combat power, but in the face of the Zhenshan battalion, they have lost confidence and even lost their dignity as cavalry, they are captured by the power of the Zhenshan battalion's firearms, and they have a mentality that they dare not be the enemy of the Zhenshan battalion.

Feng Jian looked at the rebel cavalry who hurriedly retreated into the camp, and habitually pursed his lips and sneered, "The cavalry turtle retracted to defend the camp, this is not a suicide path. ”

Qin Mazi whispered on the side and squeezed his eyebrows with Huang Jinjiang. "Hehe, wait a while, the rebel cavalry in this big battalion will be wrapped in dumplings, and the war horses that formed the cavalry battalion will be found."

Feng Jian loudly instructed Huang Jinjiang and Qin Mazi: "You two immediately lead the soldiers of your personal guard battalion to gather the scattered war horses and notify the medical team to come and treat the wounded." The rest of the Earthquake Mountain Battalion and the soldiers of the Teaching Regiment immediately marched forward in formation and attacked the rebel camp. ”

Huang Jinjiang, Qin Mazi and others all knew that the commander intended to collect the captured rebel cavalry as his own cavalry. There is only one condition for the Zhenshan Battalion to recruit soldiers, that is, your strength and martial arts must meet the criteria for the selection of the Zhenshan Battalion. After passing the test, these captured rebel cavalry were the best cavalry candidates for the Earthquake Mountain Battalion.

As for these rebel cavalry, the military discipline is loose. The vices of harming the surrounding people are simply insignificant in the eyes of Huang Jinjiang and Qin Mazi.

Most of the soldiers in the Zhenshan Battalion were born as bandits, and to say that the military discipline was loose, and the scourge of the surrounding people was not weaker than these rebel cavalry.

Joining the Zhenshan Battalion is subject to the strict military discipline and military regulations of the Zhenshan Battalion, but now it is a force with strict military discipline and prohibition, because the Zhenshan Battalion can provide soldiers with excellent treatment, regular and strict military training, and strict military regulations and military laws in the barracks......

With all this, any soldier who joins the camp will be assimilated by this barracks atmosphere, and new soldiers who join the camp will soon have a sense of belonging to the camp and will not have to worry about the soldiers having other thoughts.

Kong Youde and other rebel generals misestimated that Pingdu City could be put down overnight, so when the rebel camp was first built, it was a little simple, there were only a few trenches on the periphery of the camp, and the horse blocking ditch was only five feet deep and more than one zhang wide, and there were no necessary defenses such as sharp wooden piles, thistles, ground crossbows, and ash bottles in the ditch, not to mention more complicated defense facilities such as horse traps and mine cannons.

With the power of the artillery of the Zhenshan battalion, it directly blasted open the door of the rebel camp, and then divided the bird soldiers to suppress the rebels in the camp, and the sword, shield, and pikemen advanced rapidly, and it was not a problem to capture the rebel camp, and the casualties of the soldiers would not be too great.

In fact, the Zhenshan battalion attacked several rounds of artillery fire, smashed the rebel camp gate, and then the rebel cavalry resisted fiercely, but due to the suppression of various firearms in the Zhenshan battalion, the rebel cavalry finally collapsed, Cao Shaozhong led nearly a thousand rebel cavalry to flee, and the Zhenshan battalion captured more than 700 rebel cavalry, as well as nearly a thousand rebel horses.

The war horses and prisoners will definitely be escorted back to Pingdu City, and the people and horses of the Zhenshan Battalion continue to pursue the main force of the rebels, Feng Jian is very worried now, and he doesn't know if Zhou Wei and the 3,000 headquarters can withstand the crazy attack of Kong Youde's rebels, and they can break the rebels' offensive by rushing to Xiaohuakou one step earlier.

Since early this morning, the rebels have intensified their attacks, and thousands of rebels have tried their best to storm the passes, and the 3,000 headquarters soldiers have paid a huge price but have not been able to keep these passes, and the place where Yang 80 is located has been the last barrier for the Zhenshan battalion to defend. If the rebels overcome this pass, it will indicate that Xiaohuakou is no longer in danger to defend, and the officers and men of the 3,000 headquarters of the Zhenshan Battalion will directly face the attack of the rebels.

Yang Ba Eighty lay on the wall of Xiaohuakou Village, looked at the dense rebels outside the gate of the village, spat fiercely, and scolded in his mouth: "Dog Day is really tough!" ”

The whole wall is a hundred zhang away, inlaid on the continuous mountain cliff, the rebels' Franc machine artillery is not a big threat to the wall, but it plays a great role in suppressing the guards of the Zhenshan battalion guarding the wall.

Yang 80 had more than 200 birds, and he was somewhat powerless in the face of the attacks of two or three thousand rebels, thanks to Chen Huan, the president of the Xiaohuakou Mutual Aid Association, who organized the cottage youth to defend together, and the two sides cooperated to repel many attacks by the rebels.

More than 200 Francophone cannons in front of the rebel array attacking under the walled wall were placed in turn on the mountain road, and the artillery attack was intermittent, Mao Chenglu commanded the rebel soldiers to besiege this walled wall in an orderly manner, although a large number of rebel casualties were left on the ground, but the rebels still attacked continuously, and the attacking and defending sides seemed to be full of strength, and they did not give up until they reached their goal.

At noon, Kong Youde led the rebel army and 1,500 cavalry troops to Xiaohuakou, and the tragic offensive and defensive battle in Xiaohuakou continued.

For the tenacious defense of the defenders of Xiaohuakou, it was really beyond Kong Youde's expectations, he sent 4,000 soldiers before and after, continued to attack Xiaohuakou, and continued to attack for several days, but has not been able to take this strategic place, even Kong Youde had to secretly admire the tenacity of the defenders on the mountain, although the rebels suffered many casualties, but the price paid by the defenders on the mountain was also huge.

It is already obvious that the defenders of Xiaohuakou must be in the same camp as the defenders of Pingdu City, and they must have planned to set up an ambush here in advance, of course, they are preparing to encircle with the defenders of Pingdu City and plan their own troops.

Kong Youde didn't dare to despise the defenders of Pingdu City now, this was a well-disciplined and well-equipped army, and he led several times more soldiers than the other party, but whether it was attacking the city or attacking Xiaohuakou, it did not achieve the expected results.

And Xiaohuakou is like a sharp knife in the heart, if you are not careful, you will be stabbed, and if Kong Youde's rebels want to retreat smoothly, the only way to open up this road is to open up this path. (To be continued......)