Chen Mu: "Hehe, I knew they were short of food. ”

Tongtian County is a border county, but next to the snow-capped mountains, there are no neighbors, and it is not a front-line county, so there are few garrisons and very little grain and grass.

After the Cheng family came, it was a big smelting of steel and the formation of an army, and there would definitely be a shortage of food.

"Get ready to attack!"

Chen Mu gave an order, and the cavalry of Great Xia also mounted their horses and went to the east gate to gather.

Outside the city, the cavalry guarding the grain had already spotted the enemy army, and half of them were assigned to guard the grain and grass, and the other half rushed towards the enemy army.

And the rebel cavalry, under the command of the Cheng family, all met the rushing Great Xia cavalry. The Cheng family stopped the car, stood in the car and raised their guns.

The cavalry on both sides were almost equipped, and after a round of hedging, there were casualties on each.

At this time, the Cheng family fired. They aimed at the men led by the Great Xia cavalry, and after four shots, four of them fell off their horses and died.

One of them happened to be the captain of the cavalry.

At this moment, the Great Xia cavalry lost their command and could only carry out the previous orders, half of them guarding the carriage and half of them blocking the cavalry.

If it continues to develop like this, there will be no problem. As soon as reinforcements from Weishan County arrived, the rebels had no choice but to retreat.

However, the Cheng family moved again.

Their car drove forward for some distance before stopping and firing. After four shots, four drivers fell to the ground and died.

The remaining cavalry hesitated for a moment, and eight more coachmen died. One centurion couldn't take it anymore and led his team towards the steam locomotive.

But the steam locomotive was faster than the war horse, and the turning was flexible, and the cavalry could not catch up at all, and could only watch the enemy shoot non-stop.

At this time, the rebel cavalry also divided half of its men and rushed towards the grain convoy. While fighting with the grain guards, he snatched the carriage.

And Chen Mu's cavalry finally arrived from Weishan County.

The adult family in the car panicked.

"How did they come so quickly?"

"Did you prepare for it?"

"They know we're going to rob the grain?"

"What now?"

The Cheng family who led the team thought for a moment, "Withdraw." ”

The man next to him asked, "What about the grain?" ”

Cheng family who led the team: "Let the cavalry rob it, and if you grab a car, it will be counted as a car." Our cars must not fall into their hands. ”

As soon as the car was mentioned, the others stopped talking, and the driver quickly turned around, preparing to flee back to Tongtian County.

But Chen Mu's purpose was these two steam locomotives, how could he let them go?

"The cavalry is scattered and surrounded!"

"Don't be afraid of their muskets, rush over and hit them with a repeater!"

Chen Mu knew the use of muskets very well and knew that they needed time to reload, while the repeater crossbows on Chen Mu's side were different, they were all loaded before departure, and they would be fired as long as they were close.

Chen Mu gave an order, and the two thousand cavalry divided into four teams and rushed towards the two steam locomotives.

When the Cheng family saw this situation, they simply stopped shooting. Killing one or two won't help at all, it's better to reduce air resistance a little.

"Quick! Rush out of the gap! ”

The two drivers were also very nervous and drove forward desperately.

The steam locomotive was indeed very fast, and before Chen Mu's cavalry could form an encirclement, the two cars rushed over. The close cavalry fired their repeaters, but none of them hit.

The Cheng family rushed out of the encirclement, and as soon as they breathed a sigh of relief, they found that smoke and dust were billowing in front of them, as if there was a large group of cavalry.

"Not good! How can there be? ”

"Quick! Hasten! ”

"Captain, it's already the maximum speed!"

Chen Mu watched the steam locomotive go away, but he was not worried, because on the side of Weishan County, there were still five thousand cavalry rushing towards this side.

Chen Mu ordered the division of troops, leaving 1,000 men to exterminate the rebel cavalry, and the remaining 3,000 to hunt down the steam locomotive.

The Cheng family drove the car forward, maintaining maximum speed, and the smoke and dust in front of them gradually faded, revealing the figure of the Great Xia cavalry.

When the Cheng family who led the team looked at the cavalry in front of them, their hearts were cold.

The cavalry on the opposite side were not in a group, but completely spread out, forming a large net, and pounced on them. No matter how the car drives, it will be hit by the opponent's repeater crossbow.

And this kind of car, there is no armor at all, and even if there is armor, it is in vain, and as soon as the tires are shot, they lose their mobility.

"U-turn! Turn! ”

"Rush back!"

The driver slammed the steering wheel, and the car drew a large circle on the sandy ground before turning around.

The Bactrian cavalry still pursued forward in a netting pattern.

Chen Mu was the same on his side, and ordered the cavalry to disperse and surround it in a net.

It's a pity that this is not a valley, there are two roads next to it, Chen Mu only has 10,000 cavalry, and it is impossible to completely block it.

As soon as the Cheng family saw that Chen Mu was like this, they turned towards the side road.

Chen Mu also took this into account, and he was not in a hurry, but just ordered to chase after him. Anyway, no matter which way the car turns, it is the hinterland of Great Xia.

Although this kind of steam locomotive is fast, it also has disadvantages, its endurance is not as good as that of a horse, and the long-distance speed is not as fast as that of changing horses at the post station, but it is only strong in short-distance maneuvering

After the Cheng family drove the car for some distance, they looked back at the cavalry that was gradually moving away, and let out a sigh of relief.

"W-huh, what is this place?"

Several family members looked at each other and were dumbfounded.

I don't know you at all!

In the entire Cheng family, only Cheng Lu has been to Daxia alone, and the others have grown up in the snow-capped mountains for generations.

"No matter, go ahead. Find a place to hide the car, and then we'll walk back in disguise. ”

"Yes, anyway, we look the same as the people of Great Xia, and our language is the same, so we can't see any flaws."

After thinking about it, the Cheng family stopped talking and drove straight along the gallop road.

Chen Mu sat in the carriage, led the cavalry to chase forward, looking at the obvious tire marks on the ground, Chen Mu smiled:

"See where you can go."

The cavalry remained scattered and rushed forward like a rolling torrent.

A quarter of an hour later, a strange smell suddenly came from the steam locomotive.

"Not good! The water is almost dry! ”

"Huh? Hurry into the woods and find water! ”

The driver quickly turned a corner, got off the road and got into the woods. Several people got out of the car with water bottles and looked around.

"Where is the water?"

"Find them separately!"

The six men were divided into four teams, each holding a kettle, and scattered to find water.

After a while, Chen Mu led the team to the outside of the woods.

"They're in the woods, and they're not fast, and they're searching in a carpet!"

Chen Mu got out of the carriage and rode towards the woods, and soon found two empty steam locomotives.

Chen Mu walked to the side of the car, stroked the front cover of his hot hand, and smiled happily.

"Hahaha...... The steam engine, it's mine! ”

Now that the enemy got out of the car, things were easy, and the cavalry scattered and outflanked, and they could be found quickly.