On the frontal battlefield, two rounds of artillery bombardment, plus a cavalry brigade of 1,500 people, directly entered and exited seven times, and the soldiers and civilians in Chongzhou City were stunned, and they watched the changes on the battlefield in disbelief. The troops from this Beijing division are really too strong!

Although they watched from the wall, they were really powerless, and they could only cheer from the top of the city to cheer up the friendly troops below.

Maybe the soldiers and civilians in the city will never forget this scene in front of them for the rest of their lives. After the Wenxiang Sect thief army was attacked by seven in and seven out, the rout spread rapidly, and the cavalry brigade quickly divided into small units to increase the range of slashing and driving. Soon the cavalry brigade divided into squads of 100 men and rushed everywhere among the thieves. At this time, the thief army was no longer able to organize effective resistance, and the cavalry brigade was dispersed into fifteen units to fight, and there was no fear of being eaten by the thief army one by one.

As soon as there were more shock units, the rout of the thief army expanded rapidly, and in less than ten minutes, the thief army on the front had run the entire field full of people, and it was completely dispersed. It is even more impossible to threaten the scattered cavalry brigades. A scattered army of thieves who are unable to gather their strength. At the same time, the thief army did not have any decent long-range weapons, and the effect of broadswords and spears on the cavalry was not very great, after all, they were scattered, giving the cavalry room to maneuver.

What the cavalry is most afraid of is the kind of infantry in a dense formation, after rushing in, there is no room to even turn around, and the result can only be killed alive by the infantry that continues to rise from behind. However, once there is enough space to maneuver, it is very scary. At this time, as long as a certain speed is maintained, the saber can wipe off the enemy's neck with just a slight stroke. If the enemy is on guard. You can also go around in circles. When you see an opportunity, you rush to it. If the enemy flees. Then it's easier to kill, just catch up and stab you from behind.

The reason why the Tengxiang Cavalry Division was able to defeat the main frontal force of the Wenxiang Sect with the strength of one brigade was mainly due to the cooperation of artillery, otherwise it would only be drowned by the vast sea of thieves if it rushed forward. The artillery bombardment disrupted the formation of the thief army and created enough space for the cavalry to maneuver. After the cavalry rushed in, the chaos caused by it rushed more thieves. If it is a strong army, as long as the soldiers are not chaotic. An effective resistance could be organized immediately, and with a force of 60,000 or 70,000 men, 1,500 cavalry could easily be consumed to death.

It is a pity that the troops organized by the Wenxiang Sect are all peasants attracted by the lies of the 'Shangxitian', as well as some ordinary people in the market. Not only did they not have that discipline and will, but they were also very poorly equipped. The cavalry stood still and attacked them, and they could not kill them for a while.

So much so that these peasants and civilians who were fooled into the battlefield became a drag on the Smelling Fragrance Sect during the battle, and their own formations were disrupted.

This artillery plus cavalry mode of combat. It was pioneered by Ming Chengzu, and this set of tactics was used during the Northern Expedition to Mongolia. Defeated the Mongols one after another, so that the Mongols could not take advantage of the frontal battle. This set of tactics is very classic, and it is also the most mainstream tactic in the firearms era. After the cavalry was eliminated, the tanks also used artillery fire to plow the enemy's position before they were dispatched.

It's just that this time the Ming army still used less powerful infantry guns, and the number made up for the lack of power.

When the Wenxiang Sect rebels on the frontal battlefield were defeated, the thief army on the right flank battlefield was also defeated by the powerful fire of musketeers and artillery.

As far as the eye could see, the field was full of routs, either in groups or in groups of three or five. All kinds of hoes, nail rakes, sticks and other weapons were thrown all over the place.

The thieves on the left flank, seeing that the main force and the friendly forces on the right flank were defeated, immediately blew up as well, and scattered and fled on the spot.

The 01st Infantry Division and the Tengxiang Cavalry Division, with extremely inferior troops, successfully and quickly defeated the mosquito coil bandit army, which was ten times their strength.

The soldiers and civilians of Chongzhou suddenly erupted in thunderous cheers.

The drums of war sounded again, and the rapid drumming kicked off the prelude to an all-out pursuit. Hearing the rhythm of the drums, all the soldiers knew that this was the order to pursue, and immediately launched a fierce pursuit of the routed thief army.

The cavalry galloped across the field, halting the defeated bands of thieves, and the infantry followed closely behind, capturing and controlling the enemy.

In order to pursue these routs, even the reserves were thrown in, so that the formation was scattered. It's really not a big deal, but the combat power of the Smelling Fragrance Sect is so scum.

Wenxiangjiao's combat method is mainly to coerce the people, so it is impossible to suddenly conjure up a force and put it into the battlefield, so there is no need to take too much precautions, and scouts can be sent out to patrol.

The pursuit continued for nearly an hour, with the cavalry intercepting most of the router. After all, two legs can't run on four legs, and the more serious the physical exertion will be if you run too fast, and the 01 Infantry Division will be in the back, and it will also be very strategic when pursuing, first using a small force to quickly pursue and consume the enemy's physical strength, but most of the troops behind are slowly chasing, and they will soon be able to catch up.

There are not so many directions that can run in the territory of Chongzhou, and after more than an hour, a large number of thieves were captured. In fact, it is a group of peasants and ordinary people in the market, saying that they are thieves is also a bit wronged. They were just deceived by the 'Upper Western Heaven', and then deceived by the blindfold, and were coerced into the battlefield by the Smelling Fragrance Sect.

And they have paid enough for their ignorance, and it is indeed unreasonable to punish them. Therefore, the pursuit was not very laborious, and after learning that the disposal plan was relaxed, many people simply did not run away and waited for the officers and soldiers to deal with it.

The main reason for capturing these people who were coerced into the battlefield was that after they ran away, they would become a factor of social instability, and they would not be able to eat enough at that time, so they could only steal and rob them.

If it was a Manchu Qing, it would be killed directly.

During the outbreak of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the policy adopted by both sides was to kill all the people in the cities controlled by the other party, when the Chinese population reached 430 million, and the whole society could no longer afford it.

The so-called Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is actually an organization similar to the White Lotus Sect. The leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom often staged tricks of being taken on by the gods, and behind them was actually the Yin God who was agitating. It is equivalent to this kind of cult, which can not only hang its name under Buddhism, but also take Western Christianity and 'brand it'.

Some cults in later generations did not even bother to hang under the name of any religion, but created their own schools. What Eastern lightning Almighty God, this cult is simply independent of other religious systems. If you do this in ancient times, obviously there is no market, although ordinary people are ignorant, but they still have a little religious common sense, and the education of the City God Temple is still very good. However, in later generations, people became more and more superficial, and listed under the names of Buddhism and Christianity, which made it difficult for those cults to operate.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was also too much population, coupled with uneven distribution, so it led to social turmoil. If all these troublemakers are killed, it will be a good solution. However, as the emperor of the Han people, Zhu Youxiao obviously couldn't do such a bloody thing.

On the battlefield, kill what should be killed. After the battle is over, the salvation of the rescue, the placement of the placement.

The work of cleaning up the battlefield lasted for nearly two days, and at this time the follow-up troops also rushed to Chongzhou.

"Okay, you old Zhou, you actually threw Yuncheng and Juye to us, and ran to Chongzhou to eat meat by yourself, and you are not afraid of being torn belly. If the thieves were smarter and cut your supply lines, we'd see if you could laugh at it. "As soon as Liang Qingchang, the commander of the 03rd Infantry Division, arrived in Chongzhou, he 'rejuvenated the division' to Zhou Chaohai.

Xu Jia, the commander of the 02 Infantry Division, didn't care at all, and stood aside with a smile.

"You can't say that! It's really like a fire, and it just so happens that Lao Li's cavalry division is here, and he has the ability to relieve the siege of Chongzhou! Besides, what are you afraid of cutting off logistics, aren't you behind! Zhou Chaohai hurriedly shouted, "If we don't come again, maybe Chongzhou will be gone!" ”

"You've calculated it all." Liang Qingchang beat his chest and paused.

"Now that the siege of Chongzhou has been lifted, let's discuss the next battle plan!" Xu Jia proposed at this time.

"First of all, how will the people captured this time be settled? They don't have much to eat. Zhou Chaohai asked.

"There is no need to worry about this, the emperor has already thought about it when he sent us to Shandong, and a large amount of grain will arrive in Shandong from the rear, and at the same time, Lord Yuan, the governor of Denglai, will also send grain over. Our combat supplies are also directly allocated by the imperial court, and there is no need to ask the local government for food. Xu Jia replied.

"That's fine." Zhou Chaohai nodded. Levi said at this time: "Let's talk about the intelligence situation first!" ”

According to the results of the interrogation, Xu Hongru is currently entrenched in Zou County, 80 miles away, and with Zou County as the center, he is attacking cities and territories everywhere in all directions. At the same time, a group of backbone family members were arranged in Shuibo Liangshan, which effectively imitated the meaning of Song Jiang. Zhou Chaohai told the information again.

"Before the expedition, the emperor told us that we must catch Xu Hongru. Since Xu Hongru is in Zou County, then we have to find a way to surround Zou County. Li Wei threw out a clear battle idea, Xu Jia nodded and said: "If you want to catch Xu Hongru, the best way is to surround Zou County and make Zou County his cage." However, the problem of recovering Zou County should not be big, but if we encircle Zou County, I am afraid that with our troops, it will still be too few. ”

"Yes! The number of troops is still too small. ”

A siege is not a field battle, and a small number of troops are destined to be unable to encircle a city tightly. What's more, Zou County, as the 'center' area selected by Xu Hongru, must have a lot of troops. At that time, Xu Hongru has no brains to break through in one direction, and he will definitely be able to break through the encirclement, and even if there is a Tengxiang cavalry division that can pursue, maybe Xu Hongru will take advantage of the chaos to run. So it is obviously not safe for such a few people to surround Zou County.

Just when they were at a loss, Yuan Keli personally rushed over from Denglai with nearly 50,000 officers and soldiers, and after receiving the news, everyone couldn't help but be overjoyed and hurriedly went to contact Yuan Keli. (To be continued......)

PS: The second update is here! The third depends on the situation, a little tired