"What did you say..."

Sun Chuanting looked at the messenger with blood stains on his body, and his face instantly turned pale.

"Report, sir, the chariot camp was ambushed by rogue cavalry..."

The duty of the messenger is to deliver the news. No matter how Sun Chuanting asks, he must tell the truth.

After the battle began, Sun Chuanting's heart was still uneasy. More than 100,000 troops marched long distances to fight in Li Zicheng's lair. It was necessary to be careful at all times. A quick victory was the best. In the battle that started at Chenshi, the rogue bandits retreated too quickly.

The two armies had just been in contact for a short period of time. Without any warning, the bandits began a comprehensive evacuation. Sun Chuanting, thinking of a quick victory, tried to seize the opportunity. He did not expect that three hours would pass.

The army achieved an unprecedented victory, and the number of rogue bandits defeated was close to 100,000.

Although Sun Chuanting knew that the sergeants in Li Zicheng's old camp did not suffer much losses, he was still slightly relieved. As long as he could continue to defeat the rogue bandits in every battle, continue to defeat Li Zicheng, and cause the rogue bandits to suffer heavy losses, then

After several battles, the situation will fundamentally change.

Such a victory spread to the imperial court, and Sun Chuanting also made great contributions.

"Order the cavalry to quickly return for reinforcements..."

When issuing the order, Sun Chuanting did not hesitate at all.

The chariot camp was built by Sun Chuanting with all his efforts. Li Zicheng had millions of people under his command. In terms of military strength, Sun Chuanting could never match it. Therefore, we could only use other means to find a way to defeat Li Zicheng and form a chariot camp.

Camp is the method that Sun Chuanting found through hard thinking and meditation.

In fact, when Sun Chuanting came up with this method, he more or less borrowed it from the Denglai New Army.

Chariots can make up for the lack of troops. No matter how many troops the rogues have, when encountering artillery bombardment, the advantage of troops becomes a disadvantage.

When he turned the horse's head, Sun Chuanting's face turned livid. He never imagined that Li Zicheng was willing to pay such a high price in order to defeat his chariot battalion.

...

"Sir, it's not good, the bandits have started to counterattack..."

A shout came from behind.

Sun Chuanting looked at the red-faced Commander-in-Chief Yansui and spoke coldly.

"Ignore them, the cavalry quickly retreated to support the chariot camp, and the rest of the sergeants followed suit..."

Commander Yansui's face instantly turned pale. He did not expect that the chariot camp would be ambushed by rogue bandits. Under such circumstances, Sun Chuanting's decision to send the cavalry back to support the chariot camp was unquestionable.

"Sir, the rogue bandits following behind will slow down the retreat of the army..."

Commander-in-Chief Yansui is still sober. If the entire army retreats at this time, it is difficult to maintain its formation, and encounters a crazy attack by rogue bandits, the team will most likely be in chaos. At that time, anything can happen.

Sun Chuanting thought for a while and looked at the Xuanfu Chief Military Officer and the Datong Chief Military Officer not far away.

"Okay, you lead 20,000 soldiers to seize the rear and prevent the rogues from counterattacking. Just suppress their counterattack momentum. You don't have to fight..."

At this time, Sun Chuanting's judgment was accurate. The reason why the rogue bandits counterattacked was to delay time and prevent the army from returning to reinforce the chariot camp. Besides, Li Zicheng adopted the strategy of a strong man cutting off his wrists. The rogue bandits suffered heavy losses in the battle just now.

Yes, the blow to the morale of the rogue bandits was huge. Even if they counterattacked at this time, the rogue bandits would not have much power.

Sun Chuanting would never delay returning to support the chariot camp.

The retreat of the cavalry began. Tens of thousands of cavalry gave up the pursuit of the bandits, turned their horses' heads and ran back. Some horses kicked the bandits kneeling on the roadside to surrender without stopping.

General Yansui led 20,000 Yansui border troops and Qin troops to resist the counterattack of the rogue bandits. Sun Chuanting led tens of thousands of cavalry to return reinforcements as quickly as possible. The rest of the infantry followed the cavalry and quickly withdrew from the battle.

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"King Chuang, we can attack in full force..."

Niu Jinxing was a little anxious. The price he had just paid was too heavy. He had always been confused. Now that the army was beginning to retreat, the army could seize this opportunity and launch an attack on the army, and they would definitely win.

Li Zicheng looked ahead and shook his head slightly.

The 20,000 cavalrymen from the old battalion set up an ambush to destroy the chariot battalion under Sun Chuanting. Li Zicheng could not send many elite sergeants. If he sent the cavalry and infantry from the old battalion to make a full counterattack, the effect would not necessarily be very good, nor would he be able to catch up. If Sun Chuanting had

After breaking the boat, he suddenly ordered the cavalry and infantry to counterattack again, causing heavy damage to the old camp. Li Zicheng could not bear such losses.

The losses of the new battalion's sergeants were extremely heavy. Generally speaking, it was a good deal to exchange the lives of these sergeants for the destruction of Sun Chuanting's chariot battalion, but Li Zicheng would not say it out loud.

Li Zicheng was also worried. He didn't know whether the 20,000 cavalrymen of the old battalion led by Liu Zongmin could completely defeat the chariot battalion. If the ambush failed, he would have lost his wife and lost his troops. In terms of time, Li Zicheng had no time left for Liu Zongmin.

It was enough. Even if Sun Chuanting got the news and went back to help, it would be too late.

After thinking for a while, Li Zicheng turned to the messenger beside him and spoke.

"Order the sergeant to stop the pursuit and clean up the battlefield on the spot. We will head to Weishi County in an hour..."

Niu Jinxing looked at Li Zicheng, dumbfounded. It was clear that the imperial army had fully retreated, but at this time Li Zicheng actually asked the army to stop counterattack. Could it be that this battle was just for the imperial army to encircle and suppress the sergeants of the new rebel camp?

After the messenger left, Li Zicheng turned to look at Niu Jinxing.

"Niu Jinxing, I have ordered Liu Zongmin to lead 20,000 cavalry to ambush Sun Chuanting's chariot camp. As long as Liu Zongmin succeeds, we can start a full-scale attack on Sun Chuanting..."

Niu Jinxing nodded numbly, blinked quickly, and quickly understood.

"Wang Chuang Yingming, as long as Sun Chuanting's chariot camp is wiped out, Sun Chuanting will have no strength..."

Li Zicheng nodded slightly, looked at Niu Jinxing, and spoke again.

"In today's battle, the rebels suffered heavy losses, which may have a certain impact on morale. However, as long as Liu Zongmin succeeds and completely defeats Sun Chuanting's chariot battalion, then we will be considered a victory. When we arrive in Weishi County, you and

Li Guo, please work hard and pay attention to what the sergeants are thinking, and comfort them when it's time to comfort them..."

...

Sun Chuanting was running wildly on his horse. When he saw the sky full of yellow sand in front of him, his expression changed drastically.

Sure enough, the deputy general of the Qin army, covered in blood, rushed over with thousands of cavalry.

Although the sky was getting dark, the deputy general of the Qin Army still saw Sun Chuanting in front of him.

After tightening his grip on the reins and dismounting, the deputy general of the Qin army knelt on one knee.

"Reporting to your lord, I have neglected my duty and failed to protect the chariot camp..."

Sun Chuanting almost rolled off his horse, but fortunately the soldiers who had already dismounted reached out to support him.

"You, what are you talking about? The chariot battalion was not able to protect 20,000 chariots. Even if a hundred thousand rogues attacked, the defensive formation composed of the chariot battalion could still protect itself. You, you couldn't.

Protect the chariot camp..."

Sun Chuanting raised the riding whip in his hand, but ultimately did not swing it.

The deputy general of Qin Army, who lowered his head, spoke again.

"Sir, the general tried his best. The bandits, the bandits adopted fire attack tactics. As a result, the sergeants were in chaos. The general tried his best and failed to stabilize the formation..."

The deputy general of the Qin army raised his head slightly and saw the Xuanfu and Datong chief soldiers who had dismounted. An angry look burst out from his eyes. If the temporarily transferred Xuanfu sergeant and Datong sergeant had not been the first to mess up, the battle would have been impossible.

The defensive formation of the chariot camp cannot be broken at all. Even if the bandits use fire attacks, they can only damage part of the chariots. Moreover, the sergeant is still alive. Even if the bandits throw a large number of torches and shoot a large number of rockets, the sergeant will

It can be extinguished, so that the rogue bandits have no choice but to adopt a violent attack strategy.

Sun Chuanting saw the look in the Qin Army's deputy general's eyes.

Sun Chuanting closed his eyes in pain. It was his decision to dispatch Xuanfu sergeants and Datong sergeants to transport the chariots. The deputy general of the Qin army was just executing it. Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, the trouble would still come from these sergeants. If he had known it would happen,

Given the current situation, Sun Chuanting would not transfer sergeants from Xuanfu and Datong into the chariot camp under any circumstances.

...

Thick smoke billowed, and there were constant explosions.

Sun Chuanting looked at the burning chariot, and his heart was bleeding. This was the chariot camp that he had worked so hard to build, and it was destroyed like this. Think about how Li Zicheng used the lives of nearly a hundred thousand bandits to completely destroy Sun Chuanting's camp.

The chariot camp is also a big deal.

it's dark.

Temporary Chinese military tent.

Sun Chuanting kept a sullen expression, neither eating nor seeing anyone.

The deputy general of the Qin Army, the chief military officer of Yansui, the chief military officer of Xuanfu, and the chief military officer of Datong all stood outside the temporary Chinese military tent. Without Sun Chuanting's order, they could not enter the Chinese military tent.

The expressions of everyone were different. The deputy general of the Qin Army and the commander-in-chief of Yansui also had sullen faces. They didn't know what they were thinking. The commander-in-chief of Xuanfu and the commander-in-chief of Datong had anxious and slightly angry expressions on their faces. This

In this battle, the sergeants under their command suffered the greatest losses. Not many of the sergeants transferred to the tank battalion escaped alive.

Ma Jinzhong also came over and stood at a distance, looking at the many officers outside the temporary Chinese military tent.

A soldier walked in front of Ma Jinzhong.

"Ma Jinzhong, sir, please go to the Chinese military tent..."

In full view of everyone, Ma Jinzhong entered the Chinese military tent.

Sun Chuanting turned his back to Ma Jinzhong.

"Ma Jinzhong, my chariot battalion has been completely destroyed. It is impossible to attack Li Zicheng by surprise. Please tell me what I should do next. Should I continue to fight Li Zicheng or withdraw to Shaanxi..."

Ma Jinzhong cupped his fists at Sun Chuanting.
Chapter completed!