Anqing County, Tonglu Province. Please search ()! The fastest updated novel This is the largest area of the six prefectures in Anqing, because of the flat river, all plains, it can be said to be the most densely populated place in Anqing County.

This province alone has a population of more than 1.5 million people - this is the statistics of the year 670 of the continental calendar, a year before Chen Wu traveled.

On weekdays, although the lives of more than one million people in this prefecture are not as good as those in rich prefectures and counties such as Songjiang and Wuhu, they can barely be described by the word worry-free food and clothing.

But since the Battle of Tongshan Pass, the peaceful life of Tonglu Mansion is gone forever.

The sudden increase in taxes, the desertion rebellion from time to time, and the panic caused by the unwarranted rumors about the Yanyun army made the people of Tonglu frightened and miserable.

Especially two days ago.

With the evacuation of a large number of wounded soldiers from Tongshan Pass, anyone who has some news knows that most of Tongshan Pass cannot be saved.

With the help of well-intentioned people, the news spread at an unimaginable speed.

For a time, Tonglu Mansion was in turmoil, and a large number of wealthy families rushed to sell their properties and fled to the county town of Xudu to the west.

The ordinary people of the lower classes, worried about the war disaster, also dragged their families to leave, or defected to distant relatives in other counties.

To the south of Tonglu Mansion, Yuchang Mansion is not much better.

Everyone knows that once Tongshan Pass is lost, with Xudu as the center, the two mansions of Tonglu and Yuchang to the east will have no danger to defend, and they will inevitably be abandoned in the end.

Due to the relatively slow spread of the news, almost on the day that Tongshan Pass fell into flames, the people of Yuchang heard the wind one after another and began to prepare to flee.

At this moment, the official road leading to Xudu from the two prefectures has been full of fleeing people and carriages, and even affected the transmission of military information and the movement of troops for a time.

But the farther east you go, the closer you get to the direction of Tongshan Pass, the fewer people there are, and the most extreme one can even be described as ten rooms and nine emptiness!

The destruction of people's livelihood by war can be seen.

Regarding the withering scene in front of him, the soldiers of the Yanyun Legion who were in charge of chasing and killing obviously also had feelings.

But governing the people's livelihood is a civil and holy business, and as soldiers, their responsibility is to win the war.

Therefore, these soldiers who hurriedly pursued and killed the troops behind the palace of the city guard did not sigh too much, but continued to start the rapid march after a little rest.

The speed of the infantry, no matter how rapid the march, could not be faster than the cavalry.

Of course, among the pursuing troops, the Ninth Cavalry Division of the Yanyun Regiment was the leader.

This cavalry unit is one of the main cavalry units of Qianmingde, and it is excellent from its formation to its training and treatment.

It not only has three brigades of light cavalry, but also has a direct heavy cavalry wing.

In order to ensure that the heavy cavalry could keep up with the speed of the light cavalry, this heavy cavalry wing was all in a two-horse configuration.

These war horses are also the best northern war horses of the Yan Yun Army.

Pulling out a random horse is no worse than those war horses that Chen Wu traded for grain and cloth.

The combat effectiveness of such a cavalry division is naturally very terrifying.

In the previous attack on Tongshan Pass, this cavalry division failed to play much role, and only one brigade was transferred to the rear to cooperate with the Songjiang Army to encircle and suppress the small cavalry of the city guard army that harassed the grain road.

But now, chasing and killing the palace troops of the city guards is exactly what these cavalrymen are best at.

Although the Imperial Rear Force of the City Guard had the advantage of marching all night in advance, how long could a hard run run in one night?

In just half a day, this cavalry unit had already bitten the tail of the troops behind the palace of the city guard.

According to the advance investigation of a large group of scouts, they were only three or four miles away from the enemies who had taken the initiative to evacuate Tongshan Pass.

At the speed of the cavalry, if you let go of the horsepower charge, three or four miles is only the time for tea.

As for why so many scouts were sent to chase and kill the enemy, it naturally had something to do with Dian Yong's admonition.

Although Song Wujian didn't think that the city guards could play any tricks, and he was a little dismissive of Dian Yong's caution, he was not the kind of person who couldn't listen to him at all.

Considering that the city guards did retreat on their own initiative and did not collapse completely, he made a special admonition when he dispatched the chasing troops, asking the commander of the cavalry division to increase his vigilance and guard against the ambush of the city guards.

Tonglu Mansion is originally a flat terrain, and there is no terrain or natural danger that can be used.

The chasing cavalry division is vigilant enough, not to mention foolproof, at least Song Wujian can't think of any problems.

If he was a qiē shun lì, not to mention the city guard brigades behind the palace, even the main force of the city guard army that had evacuated Tongshan Pass earlier might catch up.

Maybe a cavalry division alone can't help the other party, but even if it only harasses and delays the speed of their withdrawal to Xudu, it is still a great achievement!

In the eyes of Chen Guzhou, the commander of the cavalry division at this moment, this great achievement is obviously only one step away from him.

Catch up all the way, and the closer you get to the ground, the more you can defend the various things discarded by the troops behind the palace.

In the beginning, these rear troops were obviously able to maintain a certain level of morale.

But as the last handful of cavalry discovered the pursuing Yanyun County, the soldiers of the city guard behind the palace were obviously panicked.

First there was surplus food and grass, then tents and quilts, and then weapons and armor began to appear.

Even, mixed in with it, you can know who lost the money.

In the sunlight, the gold coins of the empire scorched and reflected the alluring golden light!

It's just that under the strict military discipline requirements of the Yan Yun Army, no cavalry dared to violate the rules and dismount to pick up the money.

At most, when you can only ride a horse and pass by, you are reluctant to give up.

"I guess those Zhongzhou people are scared out of their hearts now."

A cavalry officer sat on horseback, looking at the mess of discarded items with a smug expression.

After all, the city guard army is a strong army in the world, although the Yanyun army that has been fighting against the Lena people for many years is not bad, but after all, it is still inferior in name.

Now they are chasing the wolf Bèi who abandoned his armor and fled, which has to be said to be a very accomplished thing.

Division Commander Chen Guzhou obviously felt the same way.

If he was still a little vigilant at the beginning, then after chasing all the way to the present, he was already convinced that the enemy in front of him was vulnerable, and left Song Wuji's advice behind.

Such an idea is not incomprehensible, after all, the main force of the city guard army has long fled in the direction of Xudu, the county capital of Anqing County.

What remained in front of them was only a few brigades of the Royal Highness, and they were the kind with heavy casualties.

If they were the main force of the city guards in front of them, Chen Guzhou would naturally be much more careful.

Moreover, the information reported back by the reconnaissance brigade also confirmed this.

There's only one thing we have to do right now, and that's to catch up, charge, and win!

As for the six brigades that they left behind?

If they had caught up on two legs, the enemy would have known where to flee.

"Report, the city guards in front have divided their troops!"

Just as he was about to hunt down the enemy, the Scout sent back the news.

It was almost impossible to escape, and the four city guard brigades behind the palace were divided into two parts.

Half of them stopped on the spot, as if intending to sacrifice themselves to stall for time.

The other part left behind all the superfluous belongings and left the official road, fleeing in the direction of Yuchang Mansion to the south.

"A wise decision."

After listening to the report of his subordinates, Chen Guzhou couldn't help but bow slightly.

If the four brigades continue to hold each other, they will all perish.

Although the two brigades that took the initiative to stop and block the official road were dead, they bought more time for their accomplices - or did they know that they would die, and they couldn't run, so they simply wanted to fight hard?

It's a pity that this approach is doomed to be in vain!

A cavalry division and two infantry brigades with heavy casualties and a rapid march for a night and half a day are simply crushing.

If it were replaced by ordinary troops, Chen Guzhou would even be confident that he would be able to defeat them with a cluster charge.

Even if the city guards are stronger, they will support one or two more bells at most.

The remaining two city guard brigades will still not be able to escape.

"Commander of the division, should we divide our troops to chase?"

The captain of the heavy cavalry wing directly under him inquired at the right time.

Chen Guzhou hesitated for a second and denied his suggestion.

Delaying this little time will not have much effect, they can completely concentrate on the enemy in front of them first, and then calmly pursue and kill the other group.

In Chen Guzhou's eyes, the four city guard brigades were already meat in the urn, and they would never be able to escape.

A quarter of an hour later, the cavalry units, which had adjusted their formation, encountered two brigades of the city guard.

Due to the heavy casualties and the fact that the commander of the rapid march last night was left behind, the two brigades were in the dust at the moment, and they did not have much energy, and the number was only five or six thousand, including many wounded soldiers.

Combined with the various things lost on the way to the front, many cavalry officers and soldiers of the Yanyun Army became more and more convinced that the enemy they faced was already vulnerable.

After silently staring, Chen Guzhou sighed in his heart, drew his sword and swung it fiercely.

More than 10,000 cavalry turned into a long dragon and launched a mighty charge towards the city guard army formation hundreds of paces away.

……… This is a battle that is much more difficult than Chen Guzhou imagined.

Along the way, the city guards threw away all sorts of things, and they should have been demoralized.

But in fact, although the city guard in front of him was demoralized and physically exhausted, it was tough enough, and there was no shortage of soldiers who had made up their minds to die.

Killing one Yanyun soldier is enough, killing two earns one!

In addition to determination, the armor of the city guards was custom-made.

Unlike the standard leather armor of ordinary soldiers, it is a fish scale armor with better defense and iron armor blades.

The defense is much higher than that of leather armor, but the weight is much lighter than that of iron armor.

With this armor, they were able to resist cavalry charges with ease, and they could delay longer.

By the time the two brigades were almost completely wiped out, only one or two thousand men had either fled or surrendered, and when the battle was completely over, the sun had set in the west, and it was already just over an hour before evening.

This made Chen Guzhou frown.

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