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And Zhao Han started his business in the south, and there was no cavalry before.

The two thousand cavalry in front of me must be a newly trained army, can they be compared with my old battalion of cavalry?

It's just the opponent's equipment that makes Luo Ru feel weird.

The military uniform is very strange, all cotton canvas.Clothes are clothes, trousers are trousers, and there are two rows of buttons on the chest.

There are no bows and arrows, only a firecracker and a saber.

"Woooooo~~~"

At Lu Xiangsheng's suggestion, Hu Dinggui ordered the horn to be blown to stop the advance.

The two sides confronted each other, one was on the hillside and the other was down the hillside.

Luo Rucai divided the cavalry into two, outflanked the Datong cavalry left and right, and then descended the mountain to shoot arrows far away.

Hussars against light cavalry, as long as they are of equal size, they generally will not fight hand to hand.Instead, they shoot at each other at short and medium distances. It is possible to shoot at each other for an hour, and the fight starts when one side can't hold it (not afraid of muscle strain, the horse bow has a small tension and will not be fully drawn).

Therefore, the standard horse bow of the frontier cavalry of the Ming Dynasty has two barbs on the tip of the bow.Once your own arrows are shot, you can use the bow tip barb to pick up the arrow that fell on the ground, and shoot it back after getting the arrow.

"Dismount and light the match!"

The match made of ramie can last for 30-40 minutes, and the match must be replaced after burning out.

With the horse running at high speed, the matchlock burns faster, and it takes about 20 minutes to replace it—the flintlock is the destination of the dragoons.

Luo Rucai's cavalry was divided into two teams, and instead of rushing straight at the Datong cavalry, they passed by the Datong cavalry, intending to shoot an arrow as they passed by.

Within thirty steps is the best range for horse bows, but generally around forty steps will be used to shoot arrows.

Seeing that all the Datong cavalrymen dismounted and aimed their guns, Luo Rucai suddenly didn't know how to fight.

The shooting range of the firecracker is definitely far beyond the horse bow, and it will be a disadvantage for me to shoot it.

Taking advantage of the enemy's dismounting, he rushed over desperately?

There is not so much time to think about it on the battlefield, and the rogue cavalry has already made habitual actions.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Fifty steps away, the Datong cavalry opened fire one after another. After shooting, they immediately got on their horses and rushed towards the hillside.

Before the bandit cavalry had time to release their arrows, they were shot by two thousand firecrackers.

They were running at high speed, and the formation was very scattered, so they were not so easy to be hit, but they were still hit by 11 people at one time.Many of them aimed at the one in front, but the bullet hit the one behind.

Bows and arrows came from both sides, and 2 Datong cavalrymen were shot.At such a long distance, even without armor, it will basically not cause fatal injuries.

The positions of the two sides were exchanged, the Datong cavalry was on the slope, and the Rogue cavalry was down the slope.

After opening the distance, the Datong cavalry quickly dismounted and stood in place to load ammunition.

Now Zhao Han's firecrackers don't use cardboard bullets.Instead, a measuring cup made of a small bamboo tube is used. A cup of smoothing is just enough for gunpowder, and it is more convenient to use than a cardboard bullet.

Luo Rucai ordered the cavalry to meet again, and the cavalry of Datong was condescending, and the shooting was even more enjoyable this time.

Hit 19 enemies at a time, and run away immediately after firing the gun.

"Rush up and fight!"

Luo Ru finally figured it out, he couldn't shoot at each other like before, he had to kill the enemy directly for hand-to-hand combat before they had time to reload their ammunition.

The two sides chased each other and fled, and came to the grain transportation team again.

The grain transport team was crossing the creek, about half way through.Seeing that the friendly army was being chased, the rest of the peasants and soldiers formed an formation immediately. Hu Dinggui led the cavalry to hide behind the spear formation, and the whole army quickly dismounted and reloaded the ammunition.

Luo Rucai was so angry that his teeth itch: "Damn it, there's no way to fight this, retreat back to Lu'an!"

Chapter 346 [Chase and Kill]

After loading the ammunition, Hu Dinggui ordered the whole army to replace the matchlocks, and then quickly chased the rogue cavalry.

Lu'an has been surrounded, and the area between Lu'an, Luzhou, and Shucheng can be called Zhao Han's territory.Hu Dinggui is fighting in his own territory, while Luo Rucai is a lone army.

The two sides chased and fled, always keeping a distance of two or three miles.

An hour later, each other was exhausted.

Luo Rucai ordered the whole army to dismount, fed the horses bean cakes and salt water, and looked fiercely in the direction of the enemy's pursuit.

After chasing to a distance of one mile, Hu Dinggui also ordered to feed the horses, and at the same time lit the matchlock again.

It seems that there is some kind of tacit understanding, and only after the horses have rested can they continue to chase and flee.

Luo Rucai ran out with the cavalry to bully Zhao Han for not having cavalry, and wanted to ravage the rear and cut off the food road.Since the plan failed, there is no need for him to stay any longer. The most important thing is to go back quickly. His city is being besieged!

Hu Dinggui wanted to drive Luo Rucai away and prevent this guy from raging in the area.Even if it collapses, don't collapse in Shucheng County, otherwise the fleeing cavalry will kill the people indiscriminately.

After the two sides entered the border of Lu'an, the scenery was obviously different.

Although the fields in Shucheng have been divided not long ago, the weeds in the fields have been cleared, crops are being planted one after another, and there are people living in every village.

On the Lu'an side, weeds are everywhere, and many farmers have already dragged their families away.

Even the rich and wealthy households in Lu'an abandoned their land and came to Zhao Han's site to ask for a share of the land.Although he lost most of his property, at least he was able to save his life. Zhao Tianwang was much more merciful than the bandits.

Luo Rucai wanted to get off his horse to rest again, but this time Hu Dinggui kept chasing after him.

Running all the way to the outside of Lu'an City, the horses on both sides were exhausted, but they still couldn't stop.

The moat has been filled, and Huang Shun and Fei Yinggong are bombarding the city wall.

Luo Ru didn't dare to rush into the infantry formation, so he could only run around the city.And with Datong cavalry behind him, the city guards did not dare to open the door rashly.

Luo Rucai led his troops to run against the city wall, and shouted to the soldiers in the city: "Shoot the arrows and shoot the enemy cavalry to death!"

Hu Dinggui didn't dare to get too close to the city wall, and kept chasing along the outside of the moat.

There were only 7500 soldiers besieging the city, so it was naturally impossible to encircle them in groups.Luo Rucai rushed to the gate of the city farthest from the army, and the defenders quickly opened the gate, and the tower was covered with archers, ready to shoot and kill the Datong cavalry.

Hu Dinggui stopped chasing him, and watched Luo Rucai enter the city.

Because he had been chasing for too long, the matchlock had burned out, and it would take time to replace it.

The whole army dismounted and led the horses back.

"How long will it take?" Hu Dinggui asked.

Huang Shun replied, "One or two more days of bombing will destroy the city wall."

Fei Yinggong smiled and said, "If you're lucky, the city wall will collapse today."

Lu'an was full of disasters and disasters, and the rogues came several times, and many city walls were already damaged.

Zhang Liang of Anlu Road, Xu Pan of Zhizhou, and Luo Jie of the general judge, the three officials repaired it for several years.Due to insufficient money and food, they could only rely on private donations, and the city walls were not repaired firmly.

Fei Yinggong pointed to the city wall and said: "According to the local guide, there are eight forts on the city tower, equipped with eight city defense copper cannons. We will not be bombarded in this direction, and your cavalry should not run around."

"Understood." Hu Dinggui said.

That night.

Luo Rucai called his generals and prepared to flee with the old camp and abandon the city.

There is no way to stay in this ruined city, and if it continues to be bombarded, the city wall will collapse sooner or later, there is no need to die here.

He is a rogue, fleeing and fighting is his old profession, but defending the city will fall into the bottom line.

They didn't bother to bring their belongings, so everyone brought some dry food with them, and quietly opened the city gate in the middle of the night.His wives, concubines, theater troupe, treasures, and three thousand old battalion infantry are all far away in Guangzhou, and Lu'an City can be abandoned at any time.

A person holds a piece, a horse binds its hooves, and sneaks away at night.

The city gates here are all old camps, and the new thieves don't know about it.The old thief's infantry had no horses, and they all rode donkeys and mules, and fled north along the Pi River.

"Woo! Whoa! Whoa!"

"Beep beep beep beep beep..."

After walking about two miles, they were finally discovered by the Datong sentry, and the sound of copper whistle and suona sounded one after another.

"Come on!"

War horses, mules, and donkeys ran wildly with thousands of old thieves on their backs.

Hu Dinggui and Lu Xiangsheng woke up in the middle of the night and hurriedly mounted their horses to chase after the enemy.

Huang Shun and Fei Yinggong divided half of their forces to capture the city, and the other half followed the cavalry in pursuit.

There were tens of thousands of thieves in the city, and when they found out that Luo Ru had left them and fled, they fell into chaos.Most of them fled with their belongings, while a few threw away their weapons and hid in houses to pretend to be ordinary people.

Luo Rucai's cavalry ran very fast, but the donkey soldiers and mule soldiers couldn't do it, and they were gradually overtaken by the Datong cavalry.

This guy was actually very righteous. He had already run a long way, but he led his troops back to kill him again.

One is to rescue the old battalion, and the other is to eat the Datong cavalry.

"Get out!"

When Lu Xiangsheng heard the sound of horseshoes, he immediately shouted at Hu Dinggui.

"Woo~~~"

Hu Dinggui also didn't want to fight in the dark, so he ordered the messengers to sound the retreat horn.

Rogue cavalry wear leather armor and are equipped with lances.The Datong cavalry are all civilians, except for firecrackers and sabers.

In the melee in the dark night, the Datong cavalry must suffer.

Seeing the retreat of the Datong cavalry, Luo Rucai lost his temper and could only pick up the old battalion riding donkeys and mules.

As soon as they left, Hu Dinggui caught up again, following the sound of horseshoes from afar.

By dawn, both the donkey and the mule were tired and lay down.

Luo Rucai's entire army stopped, more than 2000 infantry lined up, and [-] cavalry dismounted to rest.

Hu Dinggui also got off his horse and rested, waiting for friendly troops to come to support him.

Because the Pihe River was blocked to the west, and the boats in the river were taken away by the Datong army, Luo Rucai couldn't cross the river at all.His original plan was to flee north after leaving the city, and go to the northern market town to snatch ships.

But Hu Dinggui and Lu Xiangsheng are too annoying, they fight and don't fight, they just chase.And not too close, anyway, Luo Ru wanted to escape, so he had to run north along the Pi River.

After the horses rested, Luo Ru began to counterattack. He let the infantry march forward, and led the cavalry around to the flanks.

"Let's go." Lu Xiangsheng said with a smile.

"Then go!"

Hu Dinggui got on his horse, turned around and ran with the cavalry, and waited for the friendly army to come before fighting a tough battle.

Luo Rucai shook his head and sighed, "Let's go too."

As soon as the bandits retreated, the Datong cavalry followed up again.Luo Ru was too lazy to take care of it, and led his troops to run northeast, not daring to continue along the Pihe River.

This decision is very smart.

Because Fei Yinggong has already brought more than a thousand soldiers, chasing him by boat, ready to land and fight at any time.

After staying away from Pihe River, both sides were completely confused, and officially entered the territory of the Ming court.

After chasing like this for a whole day, both the cavalry and the horses could bear it because they often dismounted to rest.The pawns were so tired that their legs trembled, and they really wanted to turn around and fight Hu Dinggui, but Hu Dinggui didn't accept the move at all.

Luo Rucai sent out a cavalryman and said, "Go over and ask the enemy general what he wants to do with Grandpa!"

The cavalry came running and was about to speak when they heard a gunshot.

Missed.

"Bang bang bang!"

There was another burst of gunfire, dozens of bullets hit the past, and the old thief cavalry fell to the ground immediately.

"Damn it, withdraw the troops at full speed!" Luo Rucai had no choice but to give up the infantry, otherwise he would not be able to get rid of the pursuers.

"kill!"

Hu Dinggui and Lu Xiangsheng didn't expect to be able to eat the enemy cavalry, their goal was the infantry.

These more than 2000 infantry are all old thieves, and some of them were cavalry before.Because the horses were injured or died of illness, and no more supplies could be found for the horses, they became soldiers riding donkeys and mules.

The donkey and mule couldn't run anymore, so Luo Rucai also gave up on them, and the rest was just waiting to die.

Luo Rucai left with the cavalry, and more than 2000 old soldiers were desperate. Some tried to surrender, but most of them rushed forward with weapons.

The Datong cavalry quickly distanced themselves, replaced the matchlock and ignited it.