The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 78 Escape
More than [-] cavalry were divided into driving the defeated soldiers to attack the front battalion of the Chuang army. Now there are more than [-] cavalry left under Chen Wang's command.

The more than [-] riders assigned to Hu Zhili were basically not wearing armor. The mission Chen Wang gave Hu Zhili was not too deadly, allowing him to make decisions on the fly and expand the results of the battle as much as possible while ensuring safety.

The remaining [-] or so cavalry were all put on armor, because the opponent they were going to face next was the elite cavalry who broke into the army.

The fire in the west was intensifying. Chen Wang led the horse and just looked ahead, at the lights above the wilderness in the north.

The most important thing is whether Li Zicheng can be kept.

The broken soldiers in front fled in a hurry, crying and shouting, without any order from Chen Wang.

A group of Liao cavalry are already familiar with how to drive away the rout soldiers. They have done this kind of thing too many times, and they are already familiar with it.

A large number of broken soldiers were driven all the way north, and the fleeing of the broken soldiers was basically aimless.

The fear of death lingers above their heads, and their consciousness has already been swallowed by fear.

Most of the rout soldiers have only one thought in their minds - to flee to a place where there are no enemies.

Chen Wang led the horse, controlled the horse's speed, and tried his best to calm down the breath in his chest.

The night in August was still hot, stuffy under the iron armor weighing dozens of kilograms, even though wearing a silk lining with good heat dissipation, it was still difficult to choke the heat that radiated from the inside out.

Becoming the chief general of the first battalion and coordinating the entire battle situation, Chen Wang felt a little powerless in many aspects.

In the past, as a servant, he only had to face the enemy in front of him.

But now he not only needs to face the people in front of him, but also needs to look at the overall situation to be alert to those enemies who have not yet arrived.

It is also necessary to think about the casualties of one's own side, the casualties of the enemy, and the various consequences of various situations.

In many cases, the process of the battle situation is completely different from the deduction and imagination.

Now Chen Wang encountered another unexpected situation.

Just as Chen Wang was leading the troops all the way north, driving the defeated soldiers to attack the Chuang army's formation in Beicheng, there was a sudden commotion from behind the Chuang army's formation.

The noise didn't mean to stop at all, instead it became louder and louder.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of horseshoes resounded in Chen Wang's ears like thunder.

Chen Wang thought that the Chuangjun launched a counterattack, so he raised the saber in his hand, shouted loudly, and gathered all the generals under his command.

But when a group of cavalry gathered under his banner, Chen Wang found that the flames on the outskirts of the northern city were rapidly heading towards the east.

Chen Wang had never imagined this unexpected scene, he had already made all the preparations.

As long as the Chuangjun makes a move, the troops under the east city will take advantage of the situation and rush out, sandwiched between two sides.

It wasn't until the flames belonging to the Chuangjun swept eastward for several miles that Chen Wang finally reacted.

Chen Wang never expected that Li Zicheng would leave the old battalion behind and run away!
Li Zicheng led the fine cavalry to flee, and naturally all the horse troops followed closely.

The fine cavalry and the horse army fled first, and the remaining infantry were all panic-stricken, bewildered,

Without making any decent resistance at all, they were directly crushed by the rout soldiers who drove from the East City.

The distance has been opened, and now it is too late to pursue.

Chen Wang's expression darkened, and he stopped the restless cavalry with his spear horizontally.

"First break the siege of the northern city."

Chen Wang stared at the fire that was getting farther and farther away.

According to the letter sent by Gao Jie, Li Zicheng's family members are all in the camp.

And Li Zicheng also knows very well that there are less than 3000 defenders in Chunhua City.

Chen Wang thought about many situations, but he never considered that Li Zicheng would run away directly.

After all, Li Zicheng now has more than 3000 fine cavalry under his command, not to mention the large number of cavalry.

But Li Zicheng fled without looking back. Even before he led the cavalry to Beicheng, Li Zicheng had already fled with the army under his command.

I thought it was a fierce battle, but in the end it was a punch that hit the air.

But when Chen Wang withdrew his mind and looked back to the west, he also understood why Li Zicheng ran away directly.

At this time, the entire Chuangjun camp was almost turned into a sea of ​​flames, and the sea of ​​flames was still increasing.

Thinking of the continuous explosion before, Chen Wang naturally knew it in his heart.

Such a large fire was probably caused by Gao Jie igniting Chuangjun's gunpowder magazine.

When Chen Wang reined in his horse and stopped, he realized that at some point, a strong east wind was already blowing outside Chunhua City.

The wind assisted the fire, and the fire that ignited in the rear camp had already swept through most of the Chuang army's camp.

But precisely because of Li Zicheng's escape, the morale of the invaders in Beicheng fell to the bottom in an instant, and they scattered immediately.

Those who escaped slowly saw the officers and soldiers coming, threw their weapons and knelt on the ground.

Chen Wang didn't order to pursue those Chuangjun who fled into the darkness.

He has few soldiers under his command, only 900 cavalry in total, and more than [-] cavalry were divided.

It's okay to coerce the defeated soldiers into a surprise attack, but it's still a little difficult to really confront the fine cavalry of the invading army in the wilderness.

Chen Wang didn't know how many cavalry Li Zicheng brought with him when he fled.

It was already a big victory at the moment. Although Li Zicheng was allowed to escape for the time being, the rest of the army could not escape.

This feat, this victory is enough.

Moreover, Li Zicheng fled with so many people all the way, so he could only take the road.

After crossing Chunhua, there is only one road to the southeast, which goes straight to the Guanzhong Plain.

Counting the time, I am afraid that Li Zicheng will meet Liu Chenggong who led the troops to help him halfway through the escape.

Chen Wang raised his head and glanced to the east, the fire that belonged to the Chuangjun was fading away.

It was probably just after the fourth watch when he led the troops out of Dongcheng.

The summer dawns early, and now the sky is beginning to brighten.

After a little more time, even without lighting a torch, you will be able to see many things clearly.

Chen Wang glanced at the corpses everywhere, and ordered:

"He ordered Hu Zhili to lead his troops back to the city."

However, Hu Zhili obviously had no way of receiving Chen Wang's order, because he was now trapped in the wave of routs.

When Hu Zhili drove the rout all the way to the front camp of the Chuang army, the fire had already spread towards the front camp.

The front camp of the Chuangjun was already in chaos. A large number of Chuangjun soldiers wanted to escape from the camp, but they collided with a group of rout soldiers.

When the rout soldiers saw the raging fire, no matter how dare they continue to flee towards the camp, they all turned around and fled in the opposite direction.

(End of this chapter)