Zhang Xianzhong's men and horses are really complex, and without the main force, the supervision and combat ability has obviously declined.

Zhang Xianzhong, who was in charge of the Chinese army, had been thinking about a question, why the pursuing troops hadn't come back yet, and he didn't know he had been fooled until a soldier with a bloody head stumbled all the way back to report.

The Australians really designed him, nearly 10,000 horses are gone, which is a very big blow to Zhang Xianzhong, those are his main forces, and they are the ones who fight hard battles, and now they are gone, which will affect his overall strength.

The most critical point is that the Australians actually counterattacked, which is too worrying, and now this situation has caused a front attack, once the Australians attack from the north, and the defenders of Shaoguan City should be in peace, Zhang Xianzhong will be in danger.

"Collect the troops, collect the troops, you can't attack," Zhang Xianzhong made a very difficult decision within the tent, which meant that he had to withdraw his troops.

Originally, he thought that the troops of Liangguang were scattered, and he should be able to catch a handful here and leave, but he didn't expect the sudden appearance of the Australians to disrupt his plan.

If it continues, I'm afraid his old capital won't be lost here, those flat cannon fodder can still be recruited if they die, and it will be very difficult to cultivate these main forces when they die.

Therefore, it was the best decision to withdraw troops, and in order not to lose too much, the troops could only be withdrawn.

Several lieutenant generals actually had the same idea as him in their hearts, and when the attack on Shaoguan met resistance, some people questioned whether it was right to go south, and if they entered Sichuan, there might be a different development.

As soon as the gong sounded and the signal to withdraw the troops was issued, whether it was the first or the last to charge, they immediately stopped their pace of continuing to move forward, turned around and retreated to the rear.

Zhang Xianzhong's men and horses retreated to the place where they were stationed last night, and they did not retreat, but temporarily used it as a recuperation, wanting to see how the situation was developing.

But the Australians didn't give him a chance. The pursuing Australian troops used strong fire to suppress and had pursued to the camp less than five kilometers away.

The artillery was roaring, and he couldn't stay here, so Zhang Xianzhong had to retreat again.

This retreat is not as orderly as the last time, this time the big guys are running desperately, and even some small groups of troops ran separately, obviously they don't want to serve as Zhang Xianzhong's cannon fodder, deliberately escaped, but at this time, whether it is the main force or auxiliary cannon fodder, no one pays attention to these people, the Australian artillery is constantly pursuing, and there seems to be a tendency not to stop if they are not eliminated.

The hard bone of Liangguang is simply too hard to gnaw. It seems that there is no way for him to gnaw down, Zhang Xianzhong rode on a group of high-headed horses, constantly thinking about the reasons for his failure.

The direction of the retreat of the troops has already retreated in Hunan, and it seems that it is impossible to have morale anymore, and it is impossible to attack Liangguang, which has a strong foreign aid force, which Zhang Xianzhong never expected before going south.

Since this is the case, we can only march towards Hunan, save our strength, and wait for the next day to fight again.

Figure it out here. Zhang Xianzhong ordered the troops to speed up the pace of retreat.

Tens of thousands of people began the great exodus, what kind of scene it was, and the picture can be known by comparing the great migration of bison.

It is no longer indescribable to throw away the armor, but Zhang Xianzhong can't care so much, as long as he can escape from the pursuit of the Australians.

The Australians were in constant pursuit in the rear. Already left them a little breathless.

The soldiers of the third company pursued for a full six hours, and did not stop Zu's pursuit until the sky gradually darkened, and according to Wei Yan's plan, Zhang Xianzhong must be beaten. It's right for him not to dare to come to Liangguang.

At this time, the troops had already left Liangguang and arrived at the border of Hunan, but the Australians did not leave. Instead, they set up camp in the rear, apparently waiting for the daytime to pursue again.

After getting such news, Zhang Xianzhong did not dare to set up camp, and once again urged the soldiers and horses to light torches and retreat overnight.

Wei Yan smiled when he knew it, and didn't make any reaction, Zhang Xianzhong's approach was what he needed, according to the next plan, he would still be chasing for a while, but the speed would slow down significantly, let Zhang Xianzhong escape This is what he has to do.

Don't look at him can keep chasing but the rear support can't keep up, once the pursuit line is too long, it will fall into the problem of insufficient logistics supplies, and Zhang Xianzhong can completely counterattack at that time.

In that case, the plan is tantamount to failure, in order to reduce casualties, but also to effectively ensure the complete implementation of the plan.

Early the next morning, Wei Yan continued to open the pursuit mode, and Zhang Xianzhong continued to retreat mode, your side continued to pursue, and our side kept fleeing, which has become a big enough stage, but Wei Yan's troops have obviously slowed down.

After three days of pursuit, Wei Yan decisively issued an order to stop the pursuit, and the plan to continue the pursuit in this way was over, and Zhang Xianzhong's troops had been chased and scattered, and there were originally 150,000 troops when they went south, but now there are only 50,000 or 60,000 people.

In addition to the tens of thousands of casualties lost during the attack on Shaoguan, many people were scattered during this retreat, so the number of people became smaller and smaller.

Without a sufficient number of people, Zhang Xianzhong's confidence is indeed not as high as before, and he is finally relieved that the Australians have stopped the pursuit, at least he can save a little strength.

Wei Yan stopped the pursuit and returned to Shaoguan City, after counting the number of prisoners exceeded 7,000, and more than 10,000 people were killed, this record was simply a miracle for the Ming army.

There are strict enforcement laws for the rebel Da Ming, and it is certain that these people will definitely die, but Wei Yan does not intend to let these people die like this, they are still useful.

The world is so big, there is always a place for them to survive.

A plan has long been formed in the General Staff Headquarters of the Army Command, and Australia has already studied the fate of these prisoners, that is, to send them to Southeast Asia and let them join the ranks of professional soldiers.

This business was discussed between Tang Wei, a shareholder of Blackwater, and the Army, after all, these people have a certain combat effectiveness, and joining Blackwater can quickly enter the battle, which is much faster than recruiting those new immigrants to train.

The most important point is that in order to save costs, Blackwater does not plan to give them any commission in the next two years, that is, let them serve Blackwater for free for two years, and if these 7,000 people give Blackwater at one time, they will definitely be opposed by the parliamentarians.

However, there are only 2,000 people in Blackwater, and there are more than 5,000 people, and the army command is preparing to send them to overseas territories in South America to enrich the local population.

With this plan, it is certain that their future fate is basically certain. (To be continued......)