Chapter 848: Pursuit!
The two thousand Tartars were not prepared, and the Haw Par Army, which came in a hurry, was also unprepared.
However, Wang Bo, who personally commanded all the troops directly under the 1st Regiment and the 1st Division, knew that in the battle that was about to break out in front of him, once the Tartars were ready for battle, he might be dragged here by them.
Of course, if you take advantage of the chaos to directly attack the Tartars who are not ready in front of you, then after a chaotic battle, there is absolutely no way for you to completely destroy these two thousand Tartars.
However, this has the advantage of being able to defeat the two thousand Tartars who stood in front of him in a very short time and were still not ready for battle. Then, continue to follow behind the main Tartar force and chase the main Tartar force in battle.
Compared with the two, continuing to pursue the main force of the Tartars is obviously more tempting for Wang Bo.
Therefore, in the face of the Tartars who were still in chaos in the Tartar camp, Wang Bo ordered without thinking about it: "Command the troops, grenades open the way, rush through the Tartar camp, and continue to pursue the main force of the Tartars......"
After a violent grenade explosion sounded on the battlefield, the two thousand Tartars, who were already very chaotic, became even more chaotic at this moment.
Of course, in the area where the grenade exploded, no matter how confused the Tartar was, fell into this round of grenade explosions.
As a result, a gap without a single Tartar appeared directly in front of the Haw Par Army......
"Grenade ready, continue to rush forward...... When they encounter a living Tartar, they directly greet with a bayonet, quickly pass through the Tartar camp, and open a passage in their camp...... "The commander of the forward company of the Tiger and Leopard Army who threw two grenades in a row." While pulling out a new grenade. While yelling loudly at the soldiers around him.
Thereupon. More than a hundred musketeers, like bombing machines, threw grenades forward.
Wherever they rushed to the Tartar camp, the smoke from the grenade explosion shrouded everywhere.
Soon, the smoke that hung over the battlefield pierced through the Tartar camp, forming a passageway.
In the face of the chaotic fighting style of the Tiger and Leopard Army, the Tartars obviously did not expect it.
Plus they weren't organized in the first place. It's still in chaos. In the face of the sudden attack of the Haw Par Army, they directly stood on the spot, did not make any reaction, and watched the Haw Par Army break through the camp.
Of course, no matter how bad the combat effectiveness of the Tartars is, this indifference cannot last forever.
When the main force following behind the Pioneer Company began to intersperse the Tartar camp, the Tartars, who were in a daze, finally reacted one after another.
Under the orders of officers at all levels, they quickly pounced on the passage that had just been opened by the vanguard company, blocking the Tiger and Par Army from continuing to pursue.
But. What the Haw Par Army did under the combined strike of lead bullet and grenade after round. All in vain.
Under the interception of dense lead bullets, except for the addition of some corpses, even the passage through which the Haw Par Army was passing could not be approached.
As a result, the first division and one regiment of the Haw Par Army, plus the troops directly under the division, nearly 4,000 officers and men, with less than 100 casualties, successfully passed the interception of the Tartars. As for the 2,000 Tartars left behind by Aobai, except for less than 1,000 people who died directly in battle, all the other Tartars turned into routs and fled into the deep mountains and old forests, and their lives and deaths are unknown......
Before deciding to camp, the main force of the Tartars under the command of Aobai had been on the road for several hours in a row.
In this case, after less than half an hour of rest, he once again began to desperately flee for his life.
Plus it's completely dark now. A rapid march in the mountains completely covered by night was also a very difficult thing for the Tartars, who had grown up in the mountains and forests.
Therefore, although Ao Bai and the soldiers under Ao Bai's command have only been walking for less than an hour, the various pains brought to them by this hour are definitely more than walking for two hours or even three hours during the day.
Therefore, there were less than 10,000 Tartars in front of them, including Ao Bai, and all of them had a thick expression of exhaustion on their faces.
The legs, which are constantly stepping forward, slowly become heavier and heavier as time goes on.
At this time, a lieutenant general beside Ao Bai couldn't help but speak: "General, the warriors can't walk anymore...... Moreover, it is so dark that it is easy to have an accident when making a rapid march in the mountains and forests...... In less than an hour, more than fifty warriors were wounded and incapacitated during the rapid march! ”
"Do you want to let the warriors rest before they go......"
As soon as the adjutant general's words fell, several other subordinates looked at Ao Bai and waited for Ao Bai's decision.
Obviously, these men also hoped that Ao Bai would order the troops to stop and rest for a while.
Facing the eager eyes of everyone looking at him at the same time, Ao Bai, who also showed a tired expression on his face, immediately fell into hesitation.
As the commander of the army, he knows very well that not only these generals in front of him, but also the nearly 10,000 soldiers under his command, everyone has the same idea.
If he did not order his subordinates to listen to rest, those subordinates who were on the verge of collapse were likely to break away from the army directly under the cover of night and flee into the mountains privately to avoid being chased by the tiger and leopard army.
However, as soon as his command reached his lips, before he could say it, a rush of footsteps came from behind him to Ao Bai's ears.
Before the scout's figure appeared in front of Ao Bai, the scout's frightened voice reached Ao Bai's ears.
"General, Haw Par Army...... The Haw Par Army is catching up again......"
The 2,000 defenders left behind not only did not stop this tiger and leopard army, but they did not even hold out for half an hour. It is enough to prove that this tiger and leopard army is strong in combat.
So, as soon as the scout's voice fell, Ao Bai swallowed back what he was about to say.
Then, he ordered very decisively: "What are you still doing, the Haw Par Army is about to catch up, do you all want to be the ghost of the Haw Par Army...... All of them could not stop, keep moving, retreat in the direction of the barracks, increase their speed......"
The Haw Par Army's pursuing force actually caught up again, and this result was also very shocking for several subordinates.
However, shock is shock, and these people still reacted at the first time.
Because, compared to exhaustion, it is obviously more important for them to save their lives.
Therefore, as soon as Aobai's order was given, they rushed back to their troops and organized their troops to retreat in desperation.
Maybe it was for the convenience of retreat, or maybe they were really frightened by the pursuers of the Haw Par Army behind them.
In the process of retreating, the baggage that was already very small was directly thrown away at this moment.
What's more, some musketeers even threw away the muskets that were very obstructive in the dense forest and retreated with their bare hands...... (To be continued......)