Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 212 Critical

Looking at the scene in front of him, although he didn't want to admit it, Huang Hairu knew that he was defeated.

"Deputy Commander Huang, retreat quickly, retreat quickly." The battalion commander of the guard said loudly to Huang Hairu.

But Huang Hai acted as if he hadn't heard it, and stared blankly at the tragic battle not far away.

"Take Deputy Commander Huang to leave." The guard battalion commander gave orders to the guard battalion soldiers beside him, no longer caring about anything else.

Several soldiers also knew that it was important to protect Huang Hairu's safety, so they carried Huang Hairu and withdrew towards Yangzhou City without saying a word. The guard battalion commander led the remaining troops of the guard battalion to buy time for Huang Hairu.

Not long after Huang Hairu withdrew from Xiaopo, the front formed by the Xin Army and Xu Yong's troops collapsed completely, and the soldiers of Xu Yong's troops fled in fright.

Although the soldiers of the new army who stayed were also very scared, most of them were able to continue fighting.

Three blood-stained soldiers of the new army stood back to back, holding sabers in their hands, looking around panting.

Around them, five Qing cavalrymen rode their horses and circled them, showing bloodthirsty killing intent.

A Qing soldier picked up his bow and arrow, but was scolded by a small officer, who immediately put down his bow and arrow and drew out his sword.

"Tartar, come on, grandpa has enough money for today." A new army soldier gritted his teeth and shouted.

"Come on, let your grandfather kill another one and earn money..." Another soldier of the new army was not to be outdone.

However, the gap between the infantry and the cavalry was too obvious, not to mention that the opponent still had an advantage in numbers. Several horses passed by, and three soldiers of the new army fell in a pool of blood.

The fighting on the small slope grew weaker and weaker until it finally stopped.

The corpses of soldiers and horses covered the entire small slope, blood flowed everywhere like red water, the wounded were moaning, and the wounded horses were also whining in pain...

A leader of the Qing army was leading his subordinates to rummage around. Every time he saw a 98K, MP40, or MG42, he was very excited.

Suddenly, a new army soldier who was supposed to be a corpse suddenly jumped up, and then rushed over amidst the stunned expressions of more than a dozen Qing soldiers.

A few Qing soldiers reacted quickly and slashed at them with their swords raised, but the new soldier didn't care at all, and instead had a happy smile on his face.

With a loud bang, a grenade in his hand exploded in the crowd.

"Ah..." There was a shrill scream, and the weapons collected by the Qing army were also scattered all over the ground.

This action immediately angered the Qing army, and they immediately vented their anger on the soldiers of Xu Yong's department.

The reason why he didn't vent his anger on the captured soldiers of the new army was because Duoduo had issued a death order, and if they could be captured alive, the soldiers of the new army should be captured alive, and after they were captured alive, they were not allowed to kill indiscriminately.

It can be seen that although the new army caused a lot of casualties to the Qing army, it also won the respect of Duoduo to a certain extent.

Of course, there may be other reasons.

As for the soldiers of Xu Yong's department, in the eyes of the Qing army, they were no different from those who surrendered in the four towns of Jiangbei. This kind of people is the most indispensable now, so they don't care at all.

In particular, some soldiers of Xu Yong's department who knelt down in horror and begged for mercy were even more looked down upon. The Qing army also vented their anger on these people and slaughtered many on the spot.

Except for some people left behind to clean the battlefield and escort the prisoners, the rest of the Qing army chased in the direction where Huang Hairu left.

For Duduo, defeating the new army was very important, and it would be even more meaningful if Huang Hairu, the main general, could be killed or even captured.

Therefore, even if he knew that reinforcements from the new army were coming soon, he still had to take the risk.

Although Huang Hairu was taken away by the guard battalion immediately after the collapse of the defense line, a two-legged horse could not outrun a four-legged horse, and the Qing army divided into several groups to pursue the evacuated personnel in several directions.

Even, some Qing troops had vaguely seen the reinforcements of the new army rushing over from a distance, and became more and more anxious.

"There..." Suddenly, a leader of the Qing army yelled loudly, pointing at a group of people who were running towards the reinforcements of the new army.

Immediately, more than 300 cavalry of the Qing army adjusted their direction and rushed in that direction quickly, and the Qing army from other directions continued to gather in this direction, all wanting to fight for this great contribution.

Seeing the Qing cavalry chasing closer and closer, a guard company commander shouted: "The guard company will follow me to fight..."

Hearing this sound, the soldiers of the guard company all consciously stopped their retreat and turned around.

However, although it is said to be a guard company, the number is less than 50 at this time.

The battalion commander of the guard turned his head and stared heavily, then led the remaining less than 30 people, carried Huang Hairu and continued to evacuate in the direction of the reinforcements.

They all knew that these soldiers, who didn't even have bows and arrows, only had knives and shields left, faced the enemy cavalry stabbed by bees, and they were undoubtedly shaking the trees.

But as the duty of the guard battalion, it is natural to protect the safety of the general at all costs.

"Rumble..." The horseshoes of the Qing army were in a hurry, and the voice was getting closer. The bloody sword had been raised, and the cavalry on the horse looked coldly at the soldiers of the new army blocking the way, showing bloodthirsty grinning.

At this moment, there was a sound of "咻...".

With a "boom", a shell exploded in the formation of the Qing army's impact, and a cloud of fire and smoke flashed across.

"Bao'er, ba'er..." Several horses neighed and fell to the ground fiercely, and the other horses consciously avoided this area.

Due to the speed, some war horses even collided with each other, or one of them was unstable, and they fell directly on their backs.

The Qing army at the front also heard the violent explosion, but they did not slow down or avoid it.

Instead, the war horse was frightened, ran faster, and charged forward frantically.

However, this is just the beginning.

"Boom boom boom..." The artillery shells kept falling, the soldiers screamed, the horses neighed, and the entire formation became chaotic uncontrollably.

In order to reduce casualties, the remaining Qing army had to disperse as much as possible, but this will inevitably affect the impact speed.

The dozens of new army soldiers who stayed behind to stop the attack did not retreat because of this. After hearing the explosion of shells, they all showed excited smiles on their faces, staring fixedly at the rushing Qing army. cavalry.

The fastest Qing army arrived quickly, and under the huge impact, the two new army soldiers who stood in front of them were directly knocked out.

War horses passed by one after another. Although these soldiers of the new army tried their best, they still couldn't stop the fierce cavalry, and only slowed down their speed a little.

However, those Qing troops who rushed past had no intention of turning around to encircle these new troops at all, but continued to chase after them because they had little time left.

"Kill..." The dozen or so Qing soldiers who rushed the fastest saw that Huang Hairu was still about a mile away from the reinforcements of the new army. They were all excited and excited because they were less than a mile away from Huang Hairu.

Besides, they were riding galloping horses, and whether it was Huang Hairu or the reinforcements from the new army, they were all infantry, and they couldn't compare in speed.

Under the current situation, they can completely end the battle before Huang Hairu joins the reinforcements of the new army.

(End of this chapter)