Chapter 155: The Eagle Strikes a Thousand Miles (3)
After the rebel cavalry resisted the magic attack and the slaughter of the 3,000 cavalry led by Anthony, the remaining 1,000 or so fled to the rebel camp in panic. These days, the morale of the rebel soldiers has been low, and under this unexpected blow, there is no resistance at all, and the only hope in everyone's heart is to save their lives.
The cold wind of early winter gently brushed his face, and Anthony finally woke up from the blood. Looking up at the retreating rebels, he decisively gave the order to pursue.
"Division Commander Anthony, you are so close to the enemy camp, and if you chase it down, you are not afraid that you will be entangled by the enemy and will not be able to get out?"
After arranging for the elven magister "Love Saint" to follow the cavalry, Lao Ka asked worriedly.
"It is not my Anthony's style not to kill the rebels' camp! The enemy does not understand our situation, and will certainly not rashly send a large army to attack. Even if the rebels send reinforcements, I believe that our troops will be able to bite them hard and then successfully retreat. A battle, if it is only to defeat the enemy, is not a real victory, what I have to do is to chase him arrogantly, chase him to his nest, and make the enemy completely chilled. Anthony replied calmly.
"Except for you Anthony, I'm afraid few people dare to say such big things. Thinking of Anthony's gang of perverted cavalrymen, Old Ka said in his heart.
"In the past, I always felt that the magician was majestic, and there were countless deaths and injuries in one move. Now I realize that the cavalry is also very popular. If you put the two together, I wonder what kind of effect it will have?"
Small Kadi dialect. Anthony couldn't help but pause, and fell into deep thought.
In the distance, the earth-shattering sound of killing sounded again. The rebel cavalry, finally some of whom escaped the clutches of death, managed to return to the camp. An infantry force then fought out of the camp and engaged Anthony's cavalry. The elven magus, under the cover of the cavalry, began to welcome the dead infantry with magic.
When magic begins to rage in the rebel infantry phalanx. Antony's cavalry quickly broke away from the battlefield.
When Lao Ka cast his first spell, Marshal Yantian, who was patrolling the city walls, noticed it. Looking at the strange magic in the air, Yan Tian's mood was excited.
"It's Yun'er's troops coming!"
In the image of Yantian, except for the young magician under Liuyun's command, no one can manipulate the large-scale magic of the magician. This signature magic immediately allowed Marshal Yan Tian to capture the information of the arrival of reinforcements.
Subsequently, he personally led 5,000 cavalry out of the city, relying on his strong force and deterrence to break through the blockade of the rebels. Search all the way in the direction of where the magic appeared, and successfully merge with Anthony's forces.
"Anthony, the commander of the cavalry division of the Black Eagle Independent Legion, has seen the marshal!" Under the guidance of Lao Ka, Anthony hurriedly saluted to Yan Tian.
"No courtesy. Yan Tian smiled and nodded, and then looked at the cavalry and the young general in front of him.
"Antony was ordered by the commander of the legion to lead three thousand cavalry and protect three magicians to come to the aid of Burleigh City. ”
The old card carries the elven magister and the small card. Walked in front of Yan Tian.
"Old fellow. Thank you for your hard work!" Yan Tian looked at Lao Ka and smiled.
"Don't say anything, with your son, you are destined to work hard. The three of us are here, you can take it over and let Xiao Anzi complete his task!"
He and Yantian can be said to have been old friends for many years. After escaping from Asman injured, he happened to encounter a hot day in the territory of the Fire Cloud, which provided him with a place to recuperate. And Lao Ka has remained incognito in the Huoyun Empire since then.
"Haha. If it weren't for my son. Can you have today's scenery?Sixth Demon Master, don't feel aggrieved!" Yan Tian smiled heartily.
"Marshal. Anthony's mission is accomplished. But this is the first battle of the Black Hawk Separate Legion, and I still have some plans in mind, and I hope that the marshal will approve it. ”
"Say, you attacked hundreds of thousands of rebels with 3,000 cavalry, which is comparable to Yun'er's battle in Sidon. I'm sure you've surprised me, young man. Yan Tian smiled kindly.
"Looks like we old guys are going to have to make way for you. Anthony, the glory of this battle belongs to you!The three magicians will follow Anthony for the time being, and when we are out of the city, let's meet again!" After listening to Anthony's words, Yan Tian couldn't help but be amazed by the bold and novel ideas of this young man.
"The marshal has won the prize. I will do my best in this battle, and I hope that after this battle, the Black Hawk flag will be everywhere, and the enemy will flee!"
"Well, I'll gather troops in the city, just wait for you to launch here, and the rebel camp will be in chaos, and they will be killed from the front. You and your cavalry, give me a firm grip on the rebel commander!"
"Yes, Marshal, even if he is far away, Anthony will be with him!" Anthony nodded calmly.
"Ma'er, you have been with me for five years, and although I am very reluctant to see you off in my heart, I will see you off tonight!" a cavalryman stood beside his own warhorse, stroking his companion, tears streaming down his face.
"Xiao Anzi, why are your soldiers crying so well?" When the cavalry was preparing, Lao Ka saw a cavalryman crying sadly, and couldn't help but ask.
"His war horse is very spiritual, because he was chosen to be the leading horse of the fire cavalry. Anthony sighed, "For those of us cavalry who have been on horseback for many years, the war horse is our second life. A good horse,
Three years of communication and collusion cannot be raised. So, the cavalry had extremely deep feelings. Can he not cry when he sees his companion go to his death?" Anthony said sadly, looking at his cavalry, as if he had just been on the battlefield.
"What are the fire cavalry?" asked Old Ka.
Anthony didn't answer, and gestured to the horses in the distance.
More than 8,000 horses collected on the way to Burleigh were gathered together by the cavalry.
There were quite a few soldiers carrying water bags and feeding water to the horses, and if they didn't drink it, they forcibly poured it in. Some of the soldiers were holding some and chopping some large branches from the surroundings. Sharpen the long sticks, tie the sharp blades to them with the edges facing outwards, and attach the sticks firmly to the horse's back. When he had done all this, he put some rags on his sword, some dead grass on his horse, and finally sprinkled some grease.
"These horses are fed some medicine that drives them crazy. It may take half an hour for the drug to kick in. Then it's all Crazy Horse. Do you see what they have on them? Ignite these strips of cloth, and the frightened mad horses will naturally run after the leading horses, and the leading horses will rush towards the rebel camp. What is on horseback will ignite the enemy's tent, and a horse equipped with these swords and covered in fire will be more powerful than an ordinary cavalry and have a much more impact after entering the enemy camp, so I call it a fire cavalry. ”
"Such an approach. You can think of it too...... However, the medicine that drives the horses crazy is the key!" Lao Ka sighed as he looked at the thousands of war horses in front of him.
"This drug was actually discovered by my men by accident when they were herding horses. As a cavalryman, it was indeed cruel to treat the horses like this, but in order to fight the first battle of the Black Hawk Legion. I'm going to do whatever it takes!" sighed Anthony.
"Xiao Anzi. You're such a monster, and you still have feelings for horses than people!"
"Uncle, before attacking, please help me and another magister open two gaps in the fortifications outside the enemy's camp, so that the fire cavalry can successfully charge into the enemy camp. ”
When everything was ready, the horses were divided into two groups and rushed out of the rebel camp. In the middle of each group. There are several horses that are at the forefront.
"Goodbye. My buddy!"
With Anthony's order. The cavalrymen gritted their teeth and lit torches and lit rags on their horses. Then he swung his knife and stabbed it the war horse. The first few horses, after suffering the pain, rushed straight towards the rebel camp.
And the rest of the horses, stimulated by the drug, became extremely excited. After the rags on his back were set on fire, he followed the leading horses and rushed towards the rebel camp.
The old card and the elven magister, who had already been prepared, unleashed their magic at the same time, destroying a section of the fortifications outside the rebel camp and opening a passage for the horses to advance.
The fire took advantage of the wind, and the horses became more and more crazy when they were burned.
If you look at it from the air, the scene is spectacular. Eight thousand fiery horses, forming two long fire dragons, approached the rebel camp from two directions, and then rushed into the rebel camp along the gap opened by the Magister, and went on a rampage, igniting the tents everywhere. These usually docile horses frantically jumped around the rebel camp, and everywhere they went, there was chaos.
Many of the rebel soldiers thought it was the enemy attacking the camp, but they were surprised to find that only some strange horses appeared, and their mood suddenly relaxed. However, when these horses galloped past them, and an inexplicable sword wound or knife wound appeared on their throat or chest, they realized that these horses could kill people just as well. The fire on the horse's body gradually dissipated, but the fire in the rebel camp was ablaze.
Under the light of the fire, the cold light on the horse's back gradually revealed, and with the galloping horses, the rebels inflicted heavy casualties. What is especially terrifying is that these crazy horses are far more fast, powerful and vigorous than usual, even if they are swords, they still gallop wildly. Many of the rebel soldiers stared at these terrifying mad horses as if they were in a nightmare, and they died in a daze that did not know what had happened.
While the fire horse was raging, the gates of Burleigh were opened. After the detachments of cavalry, there was a tidal wave of infantry.
A cloud of golden light soared, and a majestic voice that shook the entire battlefield rang out.
"I am the Imperial Marshal Yan Tian, the Imperial Counterinsurgency Army has arrived, and those who lay down their arms and surrender will be exonerated! Those who insist on resisting will be killed!"
"Surrender and forgiveness, resistance and death will not be forgiven!"
The voices of thousands of people, wave after wave, resounded through the rebel camp. The rebels' already sloppy morale began to collapse under the double blow.
As soon as they came into contact with Yantian's army, many soldiers dropped their weapons, squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, and surrendered to the emperor's ** team. This soon spread like a plague throughout the rebel camp.
When Rondo saw this, he knew that the tide was turning. Looking at the fire horses that were still scurrying around in the camp, he was so distressed that he was stunned on the spot for a while.
"General, let's withdraw! Withdraw to the north, find a foothold, and then slowly find a way! Preserve some strength. There will be capital to negotiate with the Empire in the future!" several loyal subordinates exhorted.
Soldiers can surrender, junior officers can surrender, but they cannot surrender. The Empire will not let go of their group of rebellious high-ranking generals, leaving some capital for the future
Hope to bargain with the Empire.
"Okay. Tell the whole army to retreat!" Rondo reluctantly gave the order to retreat. At this time, if he ordered to fight to the death, perhaps the final outcome of the battle would be a little unpredictable. But he was too utilitarian, and he also wanted to leave a way back for himself, and finally made a big mistake.
The order to retreat was given at once. The rebels completely collapsed.
For officers, the best option is to flee for their lives, but for soldiers, the best option is to surrender. The law is not responsible, they are just soldiers who obey the orders of their superiors, it is impossible for the empire to execute all the hundreds of thousands of rebel soldiers, not to mention that Marshal Yantian has already spoken. After the war, they were sent home at best, but they were still able to live safely than on the battlefield.
Rondo with nearly 100,000 people. Embarked on the road of escape.
Anthony, who had been keeping an eye on him for a long time, at this time, led three thousand cavalry to bite him tightly behind him. This time, the Black Hawk Cavalry Division regained its rogue nature, reaped some benefits from the rebels, and immediately flashed people. Then he waited for an opportunity to appear behind or on the side of the rebel ranks, and then beat one of Rondo's troops hard. It quickly disappeared again. One is a stop-and-go stop. Slowed down Rondo.
Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, Yan Tian immediately sent two cavalry and one infantry to pursue the rebels led by Rondo.
According to Yan Tian's order, the two cavalry did not engage the enemy's main force, but like two steel knives, from both sides of the rebels, cut off a part of the retreating Central Rebel rear army and threw it to the infantry arriving behind. Then take a screenshot. Black Hawk Cavalry Division. But like a hoist. The Chinese army, which has been following Rondo like a shadow, appears from time to time. Rained down several waves of arrows, and then mysteriously disappeared.
Five days later, the rebels under Rondo had only 50,000 men left. When they reached the junction of Iberia and the provinces of Ayana, the commander of the Fourth Legion of the Empire, who had always been disgruntled, and Rondo's deputy, led 20,000 men to lead his troops to the north with Rondo. Rondo led 30,000 men with the intention of passing through the province of Ayana and returning to the province of ***.
Anthony decisively gave up the section that went north, sent the information to Yantianhou, and led his troops to launch an all-out pursuit of Rondo. In three days, they attacked the rebels five times, destroying nearly 10,000 enemies. This threat of death caused many rebels to flee privately for their lives.
The road to escape from Rondo, the more difficult it became, the more chilling it became, and after entering the city of ***, the rebels who followed him were no more than 5,000 people, all of whom were cavalry. When Anthony's cavalry appeared at the front of Rondo's escape path, Rondo knew that a vicious battle was inevitable.
"You've been chasing me for nearly ten days, and it looks like you're going to have to fight you at last!, General, can you show your knightly demeanor and let the cavalrymen have a duel?" said Rondo, who was in front of the battle, to Anthony from afar.
Rondo's request for a decisive cavalry battle was very common for the cavalry generals of the mainland. In the case that the strength of the two sides is not far apart, the vast majority of generals with a bit of chivalry or aristocratic demeanor will agree. Rondo hoped that he would die a heroic death.
"I agree to your request. Anthony laughed, "Kill!"
The two cavalry did not fight together as expected, and the Antoni cavalry, after shedding a rain of arrows, naturally divided into two columns, detoured the enemy's flanks, and attacked again with arrows.
When Rondo was covered in arrows and lying in a pool of blood, Anthony came to him.
"You...... You're a knight too?" the former rebel commander looked at Anthony with resentment, his fingers pointing at him tremblingly, as if to accuse him of blasphemy against chivalry.
"Manners, in my opinion, are nothing more than a stumbling block on the road to victory. Anthony smiled, "Of course, it's still my best disguise to deceive the enemy." ”
"Despicable knight!" Rondo scolded angrily.
"I am nothing but despicable, and you can no longer be called a knight from the day you betrayed your country. ”
Anthony said unabashedly, elegant enough to match his aristocratic status.
"General, please carry forward your demeanor at the end, borrow your head, and I will step on your head to glory!"
With that, Anthony smiled and cut off Rondo's head with a knife.
In December of the imperial calendar, the commander of the cavalry division of the Black Eagle Independent Legion, with his 8,000 original ~ soldiers, attacked the rebel camp at night, and Marshal Yantian led the army from Burleigh City, causing a complete rout of the rebels, and the number of people who surrendered reached more than 200,000. The rebel commander Lunda led 100,000 rebels to retreat westward, and the cavalry division of the Black Hawk Independent Regiment of 3,000 people set out from Burleigh City, pursuing the rebels for more than 1,000 miles and destroying tens of thousands of enemies. In the end, a decisive battle was launched with the rebels led by Lunda in the province, and the division Anthony stabbed the rebel commander Lundo and took his head.
At the end of the battle, Joseph's rebel army in the north was completely wiped out, and the cavalry division of the Black Hawk Independent Regiment became famous, and Anthony was hailed as the "genius cavalry commander" for this battle.