The Thunderbolt cavalry that rushed into the small basin rushed straight towards the Meizhou cavalry, and they turned into a sharp arrow formation during the charge. At this moment, the cavalry of Meizhou also began to charge under the leadership of the colonel, and quickly changed into an attack formation. Judging from the change of formation, the Meizhou cavalry is more skilled in equestrian skills, and they cooperate with each other more tacitly. It's just that the horses of the Thunderbolt army have been running at high speed, while the Meizhou war horses have turned from stationary to sprinting in a moment, and the warm-up has caused the horses to be slow enough, so the number of cavalry on both sides is the same, but it is still the Thunderbolt army that is more imposing. Different from the estimate of the Meizhou army, the cavalry of the Perak army rushed from Pengshan only had one company, but one person was equipped with two war horses.

The small basin was no more than two miles in circumference, and the two cavalry that were charging forward were close in a moment. Just when the two sides were twenty meters apart, the cavalry of the Thunderbolts suddenly deflected slightly to both sides, and divided into two groups, right and left, charging and firing with short muskets. Suddenly there was a loud explosion, and the more than ten war horses that the Meizhou cavalry rushed to the front fell to the ground, and the cavalry on their backs fell to the ground. The fallen people and horses tripped the cavalry charging behind them to the ground, and for a time the Meizhou army became chaotic, some still had no momentum and went straight forward, some of them stubbornly restrained the horses and went around, and more could not control the frightened horses, allowing them to scatter in all directions.

The reason why a qualified war horse is expensive is because of the long training that takes place. Although the Meizhou cavalry has been in the army for a long time, they have not had much contact with firearms. Although the Mongol army had a few firearms, they were not used on a large scale on the battlefield; Although Yu Xing had made some imitation firearms himself, he was reluctant to use them even for training gunners because of the high price, let alone for training other troops. The Meizhou cavalry regarded themselves very highly, and they never trained the horses in firearms. In their minds, the Thunderbolts relied on the artillery of forts or ships, and the cavalry could not go into siege or water battles. As for those grenades, it will be some time before they explode. Before they could explode, the cavalry took a long side and was not afraid.

Horses are spiritual and extremely sensitive animals, and it is their primitive instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm. A huge gunshot sounded in his ears, which frightened many Meizhou war horses, and they ran around while neighing. The continuous gunfire made the Meizhou cavalry unable to effectively drive the mount at all, and the formation and momentum of the charge were naturally chaotic. Unlike the Mongol cavalry, which was good at using bows and arrows, the Meizhou cavalry mainly charged with spears and relied on the force of impact to crush the opponent. Of course, they also use scimitars, small shields and other weapons in close combat, but as long as there is no formation and speed, the power of the cavalry is greatly reduced.

Taking advantage of the chaos of the Meizhou cavalry, the Thunderbolt cavalry on the left and right sides drew an arc in front and then turned back, and shot at the Meizhou cavalry again, causing another chaos on the other side. The reason why it is called indiscriminate fire is because the revolver short musket used by these cavalrymen was originally a self-defense weapon for special forces soldiers, although it can fire six times in one load, but the firing range is short and the accuracy is poor. Because of the short barrel, its optimal firing range is seven or eight meters, once it exceeds 10 meters, the accuracy will drop significantly, and the hit rate will not exceed 50 percent when shooting at a distance of 20 meters. As for shooting on the back of a bumpy horse running at a high speed, the hit rate will not exceed twenty percent, or even lower.

After two battles, the Meizhou army lost more than ten horses, and the cavalry suffered no more than a few casualties. For the leading Meizhou cavalry colonel, this loss is slight, but the square formation has been chaotic, the morale has also fallen to the bottom, and more importantly, most of the war horses under the seat are anxious and uneasy, which is really difficult to control. If the fighting continues, the situation will only become more and more unfavorable for the side. Seeing that the sun had disappeared into the hills to the west and it was already getting late, he immediately gave the order to retreat with a whistle and took the lead in the direction of Meizhou. Seeing that the commander retreated, these Meizhou cavalry were willing to stay, and they also followed, and disappeared in an instant on the official road in the twilight.

As soon as the Meizhou cavalry retreated, Zan Wanshou and others also rushed from the low mountain to the small basin, and even the broken Ding company commander retreated. At this moment, the five hundred pursuing infantry on the mountain saw that the cavalry had gone to Meizhou City, and they didn't care about Liu Da'er's order to kill Zan Wanshou, so they hurriedly followed. It is said that they are really scared of the grenade explosion today, and the death squad on the other side that is full of grenades and rushing into the crowd will make them have nightmares for a long time. In fact, it was a wise move for these Meizhou soldiers to retreat in time, just like the people of this era, most of them suffered from night blindness, and once it was dark, they could not see. On the other hand, the Perak Army has been using pine needles to soak water as a tea, and the rate of night blindness is very low. In this case, not only will it be impossible for the Meizhou army to seize Zan Wanshou, but it will suffer heavy casualties in the night attack of the Thunderbolt army.

Because the cavalry of the Thunderbolt Army had one person and two horses, it was enough for a group of people who escaped from Meizhou City to take a seat. At that moment, most of the personnel of the cavalry company escorted Zan Wanshou to Pengshan City, which was twenty miles away, and some of the cavalry followed the commander of the Ding company and cleaned up the battlefield. As one of the first batch of Perak soldiers, Company Commander Ding also adheres to the style of being diligent and thrifty, and naturally will not give up those things on the ground. Anyway, although he looked down on those weapons and equipment, those dozen dead horses could be excellent things, and they had to be skinned and deboned, and the meat was taken away. Although the Thunderbolts are not short of food, meat is also an extremely scarce thing, and naturally it cannot be wasted.

After the fright, he was extremely tired, so Zan Wanshou fell asleep after arriving at Pengshan City, and slept until dawn. As soon as he got up, someone came to invite him, saying that Brother Xuan was waiting for him to have breakfast. He didn't know who Brother Xuan was in the mouth of the messenger, and he was also very strange about the etiquette of meeting guests during the meal, and he was quite puzzled in his heart. The dining room is in the backyard of the county government, only a few rooms away from the resting place of Zhan Wanshou, and it will fall down in a few steps. At the dining table, Hou Xing, Yu San and the other two were talking, and the four of them stopped talking when they saw Zan Wanshou coming, and they all stood up. Yu San first said to the young man among the two: "Brother Xuan, this is the newly appointed Jiading Prefect Lord Zhan", and then turned to Zan Wanshou and said: "Lord Zhan, this is Ouyang Xuan, the deputy envoy of Chengdu and the governor of Chongqing Mansion, and next to him is Huang Dagen, the chief of staff of the Thunderbolt Army......."

Although Zan Wanshou was born in a family of eunuchs, he was not immersed in the rules of officialdom, he was by no means a pedantic person, and he also considered himself an enlightened person, but he was also shocked by the eclectic relationship between his superiors and subordinates in the Perak Army. If it was other hierarchical officialdom, not to mention Yu San's great disrespect for calling Ouyang Xuan Brother Xuan, his behavior of calling him by his name would also make his boss angry. No wonder Yu Xing said that under the rule of the Thunderbolt army, there was no respect for the elders, and the Confucian monarchs and ministers were not respected. Many years later, when he and Ouyang Xuan talked about the shock and doubts of this meeting, and joked that the name of Brother Xuan was not like the supreme commander of the Perak Army, but like the name of a servant boy, Ouyang Xuan smiled and said that the concept of the Perak Army is that there is only a different division of labor between the superior and the subordinate, and there is no distinction between respect and inferiority. As for the common people, they are the food and clothing parents of the Thunderbolt army, and it is okay to call the administrators the servants of the people.