After Ali Khan and Singh led their troops to escape from the encirclement of the Taiping army, they had a feeling of escaping, as if they were separated from each other.

However, they did not dare to be careless, nor did they dare to stay at will, because the more than 300,000 pursuers of the Taiping Army were still in hot pursuit, and if they did not get rid of the pursuers, then they would still have only a dead end.

As a result, Ali Khan and Singh, as well as the Indian troops who had fled in the wilderness, tried their best to escape the pursuit of the Taiping army for centuries.

Of course, the Taiping army will definitely not relax its pursuit of the Indian army, which is already a boiled duck, how can it be said that it will fly.

As a result, in addition to the pursuit of the Indian army by the Taiping army, the battle of chasing me was also carried out on the other two battlefields.

Ali Khan and Singh led the 100,000 Indian troops to run a long way in one breath, if calculated according to the foot, they can quickly retreat into the garrison, if they can return to the garrison smoothly, with the station's solid facilities and the 200,000 fresh troops in the garrison, then the Taiping army must not be able to attack the garrison lightly, and once the garrison is stable, then the Indian army will be able to win a chance to breathe.

Therefore, if the Indian army can return to the garrison smoothly, it will be a victory.

But is it so easy to return to the station?

Obviously, it is not easy, India is not carrying out an ordinary march, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops behind them who are chasing after them, if one is not careful, let alone retreat to the garrison lightly, I am afraid that even this last hope will be lost.

Therefore, while the Indian army is fleeing, it must also take into account all aspects.

All in all, it was an escape that was not easy and full of uncertainties.

The Taiping Army, which was responsible for the pursuit of 300,000 Indian troops, was personally responsible for Zuo Zongtang, deputy commander of the Eastern Route Army, and the generals who accompanied the army were Hu Linyi, Luo Zenan, and Peng Yulin. Zeng Guohua, Zeng Guoquan, Zeng San, Li Yuandu and others.

And Liu Kunyi, Jiang Zhongyuan, and Hu Sier will converge with Yu Yilong. Duan Yihu was responsible for besieging and killing the 200,000 Indian troops who were still in the encirclement.

At the same time, the task of chasing and killing the main force of the British army was entrusted to the deputy commander of the Western Route Army, Dongfang Bufu, and his generals included Cui Min, Bao Ping'an, Lu Qingtian, Li Xiucheng, Chen Yucheng, Luo Xuan, and Li Shixian. Wei Jun, Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang and others, of course, part of the special combat team also joined the Western Route Army and launched a pursuit of the British army.

It seems that this time the Taiping army has decided to exterminate the British army.

Yes, if you don't take this opportunity to kill the British army, then leave it to them to do something in the future? Therefore, this time it is led by Dongfang Bufu. Dispatch the best forces to fight against them.

And the British army retreated immediately after achieving its goal. Led by Montgomery and Wallace, they embarked on a journey on the run, which was not easy.

And this time the most beneficial thing for the Taiping army was that there were cavalry at the disposal of the East in the East, but Montgomery I did not.

20,000 of the British army's iron cavalry had been buried under the sword of the Taiping army, and the remaining 10,000 were also stationed at the garrison. Therefore, there was no cavalry following the fleeing British army at this time, and the Taiping army was different, the Taiping army had several cavalry legions, hundreds of thousands of people. Except for the 50,000 heavy cavalry that had been sent to fight with Zeng San and the tens of thousands of light cavalry who died in the hands of the British cavalry, the rest of the main cavalry force was still there.

And the cavalry has long proven their position on the battlefield.

Therefore, at the beginning of the pursuit, in view of the weakness of the British without cavalry, Dongfang Bufu sent light cavalry in the direction of their escape, and it was a full 140,000 light cavalry, which was more than twice the size of the British army.

And to use twice as many cavalry against 70,000 British infantry artillery, it was simply an asymmetrical battle.

And what the East does not want is this asymmetry.

Moreover, Dongfang Bufu sent light cavalry this time, not the most powerful heavy cavalry, what he wanted was to use thunderous means to solve the British army at one time quickly, accurately, and ruthlessly.

Montgomery was shocked when he discovered the light cavalry of the Taiping army, and the Taiping army actually seized on his weakness and attacked it with cavalry.

The British army was in danger.

He looked at Wallace with a pale face, swallowed, and said, "Wallace, listen, the cavalry, the cavalry of the Taiping Army, I'm afraid there are no less than 100,000 people, what should I do?" ”

Listening to the rumbling sound of horses' hooves from far and near, Montgomery I panicked, and between his words, he was even more afraid of it.

Wallace, of course, knew that the cavalry of the Taiping Army was coming, but he was quite calm, although he was probably more afraid than Montgomery, but he knew that fear would not solve the problem, so why should he be afraid.

"Commander, I'm afraid we'll have to take the last path." Wallace closed his eyes and said.

His face showed a look of pain, and when he said such words, he must have been in pain in his heart.

But what could have grieved Wallace so much?

"You mean—" Montgomery I's face changed dramatically when he heard this.

Of course, he knew what Wallace meant.

After a moment of contemplation, Montgomery shook his head and said, "No, we can't do this, and if we do, then we will all become sinners of the British Empire." ”

Montgomery was a man of great pride, and as an English aristocrat, he was not willing to risk his family and personal reputation.

So, for Wallace's suggestion, he refused, he felt that it would not work.

"Commander, if I am purely emotionally speaking, I can empathize with you, but do you think there would be a better way in this situation?" Wallace didn't pander to Montgomery's views, but was blunt.

There's no way around it, but if you don't do it, can you?

"This ......," Montgomery was speechless.

This is a last resort, unless he wants to die, if he doesn't want to die, he must agree with Wallace's point of view and do what he says, otherwise, there is only one way to die.

"Commander, don't hesitate any longer, life is at stake, and in the long run, we have the interests of India as a whole to take into account, and it would be extremely unwise for us to bet all our bets on this battle." Wallace continued.

Wallace was not the first adviser under Montgomery, and he looked different.

And as soon as he said this, Montgomery I woke up, yes, why bother with this battle, they bow their heads today and admit defeat, and the next day they will reorganize their army to fight again, and find today's field back.

This is a series of battles, and the winner of one battle cannot be decided by the victory of one battle.

So, Montgomery I also figured it out.

"Alas, what you said is certainly reasonable, but if you want to make a decision to give up this, I still can't bear it in my heart, after all, these are the foundation of our life in India." Montgomery said with infinite helplessness.

It's not that he got to this point, how could he do it.

"Understand, very understanding, and hope that the commander will make a decision early for the sake of major affairs." Wallace urged while expressing understanding.

This decision can be made quickly, that is, for a while, and now time is precious, and it can no longer be delayed.

"Okay, Wallace, just do as you say, and you go and give orders." Montgomery waved his hand and turned his back.

He really didn't want to face this outcome.

Wallace was ordered to turn around and go to set it up. (To be continued......)