The two thousand elite rebels who were given high hopes by Zhang Zhongming did not hold on for even half an hour, and the whole line collapsed.

Faced with this expected result, the cavalry regiment did not stop on the battlefield.

He didn't even clean the battlefield, crossed the battlefield, followed the official road, and continued to pursue Zhang Zhongming, who had escaped more than ten miles.

More than a thousand iron horsemen, although they increased their pursuit speed to the extreme.

However, Dingbian County has appeared in front of Zhang Zhongming after all. The mighty Iron Cavalry of the Tiger and Leopard Army cut off a tail among the elite of the 6,000 chaotic soldiers, less than 1,000 elites. I could only watch as the other more than 5,000 rebellious soldiers fled into Dingbian County.

With less than 2,000 cavalry in the cavalry regiment, even if they have the ability and courage, they do not dare to attack Dingbian County, which is equipped with grenades and has more than 5,000 defenders.

The mighty cavalry regiment and iron cavalry, after circling around Dingbian County, retreated directly.

Of course, the cavalry regiment, which had already regarded more than 5,000 chaotic soldiers as its own bag, did not intend to give up this battle exploit that was about to be in hand.

Less than three miles away from the county seat of Dingbian, the cavalry regiment stopped, built a camp, and monitored the movements of the rebels.

The military headquarters of the Fifth Army of the Tiger and Leopard Army, in the face of the continuous supply of battle reports from various divisions and regiments, the army commander Sun Chengzong's face was directly covered with a thick smile......

As the commander of the first army, although he looked down on the combat effectiveness of the rebels.

However, there are so many rebels after all...... Even if tens of thousands of pigs, with the limited strength under their command, it is very difficult to wipe them all out.

However, what Sun Chengzong didn't expect was. Do the math yourself. Didn't count the victory that came so quickly.

Just when Sun Chengzong's whole body was covered with a smile. The heralds of the cavalry regiment, who had been driving for dozens of miles in a row, finally appeared in front of Sun Chengzong with a tired face......

"Army commander, the regiment commander asked me to come back and report that the remaining more than 5,000 remnants of the bandits have all fled into Dingbian County, and it seems that they intend to defend Dingbian County to the death...... Because this remnant army was armed with a large number of muskets and grenades, in order to avoid casualties. Our cavalry regiment did not launch an attack on Dingbian, but only stationed on a high ground three miles outside the city, closely monitoring every move of the rebels in the city......"

Sun Chengzong's brows furrowed, and a pair of eyes actually shot out two eyes full of surprise.

After revisiting the herald's report again, even though Zhang Zhongming was now his opponent, Sun Chengzong still couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Now it seems that Zhang Zhongming, the commander of the chaotic army, not only knows the real thing, but also is very smart. Possess a high command ability......"

"There are more than 5,000 chaotic soldiers, although the combat effectiveness is not very good...... But. Add the walls and grenades, and it becomes very powerful. Therefore, for the county town of Dingbian, which is defended by 5,000 chaotic soldiers, we must not underestimate the enemy......"

After Sun Chengzong finished speaking, among several subordinates, there were those who agreed and those who disagreed......

But, no matter what, they were not afraid......

The commander of the Ninth Division, when Sun Chengzong's flower had just finished speaking, opened his mouth and shouted: "Commander, the cavalry is not suitable for attacking the city, but our infantry is suitable for ...... Do you want me to take the Ninth Division to Dingbian County, as long as the army commander gives me three days, within three days, I will definitely take Dingbian County and eliminate all the rebels in the county! ”

Sun Chengzong did not answer immediately. Under the simultaneous gaze of several pairs of eyes, he asked rhetorically with a meaningful face......

"Take Dingbian County in three days, I believe...... It's just that I want to know how many casualties Division Commander Li intends to pay to take Dingbian County......"

Just now, he was still full of confidence and arrogant as a division commander...... Under Sun Chengzong's rhetorical questioning, he was directly on the spot.

After some contemplation, he replied with a solemn face: "Commander, the enemy is armed with muskets and grenades...... If the other side desperately resists, without the casualties of a single regiment, it will definitely not be able to take these chaotic soldiers......"

"After all, the rebels can fight at close range, put us in Dingbian County, and fight us with grenades...... When the time comes, our superiority in muskets and our superiority in artillery will be lost......"

At this time, a sneer flashed directly on Sun Chengzong's face.

Facing the commander of the Ninth Division, he asked with a mocking face: "Very good, against more than 5,000 chaotic soldiers, we will lose the strength of one regiment...... If we deal with 50,000, or even 100,000 rebels, how many casualties will we pay? Don't forget, in Shaanxi, in addition to this rebellious army, there are two other rebellious soldiers......"

"If we pay for the casualties of a regiment in order to deal with Dingbian County...... Do you think the rest of the rebels will follow the same example, directly occupy the major county towns, fight at close range and grenades, and continue to consume our limited forces until we withdraw from Shaanxi......"

"It must be so...... Rebels are not fools, and it is impossible not to see the tremendous benefits that tactical tactics may bring to themselves...... When the time comes, they will definitely follow suit...... When the time comes, we will be in a dilemma...... "The commander of the Tenth Division stood up with a solemn face, and said to Sun Chengzong......

At this time, the commander of the Ninth Division also realized the problem, his face flushed, and he asked Sun Chengzong with a face full of unwillingness......

"That'...... Commander, let's just let go of the remnants of more than 5,000 chaotic troops in Dingbian County......"

Sun Chengzong shook his head and vetoed in a firm tone......

"No, of course they can't be spared...... It's just that the time hasn't come to clean them up yet......"

"These rebels fled in such a hurry that they even gave up their horses, not to mention the food...... Therefore, I am sure that these more than 5,000 chaotic soldiers will fall into a food shortage crisis in a few days at the latest......"

"When the time comes, maybe without us taking the initiative to attack, these hungry rebels will take the initiative to surrender to us......"

"So, these rebels have completely fallen into the palm of our hands...... Even if you put wings on them, they can't fly away...... And all we need to do is wait patiently and wait for these rebels to collapse on their own...... "However, during this waiting period, we are not doing nothing...... After all, in Shaanxi, there are two other rebels of the same size waiting for us to eliminate ......" "I order, a regiment of cavalry divisions, continue to stay in Dingbian County, monitor every move in Dingbian County, and report to me immediately if there is any situation......" "The other officers and men of the Fifth Army, under my personal command, surround and eliminate the second rebel army in Shaanxi......"

"You must remember that only if we wipe out all these rebels in Shaanxi, can we easily occupy the three northwestern provinces......

For soldiers, the greatest honor is to open up a vast territory......

And only this kind of honor can be called a real military merit......

It is conceivable that if everyone really wins the three northwestern provinces, with this military merit, everyone's military rank will rise to the next level, which will be less.

Therefore, the excited few people, as if they had suddenly been beaten with chicken blood, shouted the order...... (To be continued......)