163 [Fighting](2/2)
Not daring to escape back to the direction of the coach, they collapsed directly towards the Gan River.
Li Zheng immediately led his troops and rushed towards the enemy's commander. Zhang Tieniu also killed the rebels who rushed past. There were less than a thousand rebels and went straight to the superior formation of the central army of the rebels.
When Li Maofang saw this, he mounted his horse and ran away. How could he care about his own army?
Li Ruolian was stunned for a moment, and the sixty-nine-year-old Jiangxi commander also quickly rode away.
Although the horses of the officers and soldiers were scarce, the two generals definitely had horses.
As soon as they escaped, the Chinese army's formation of officers and soldiers immediately collapsed. Because reserves were constantly sent out, there were very few officers and soldiers left in the Chinese army.
"kill!"
Zhang Tieniu had been injured in five places at this time, and he led his army of slaves in pursuit.
However, Li Zheng did not continue to pursue, but led his troops back to meet Huang Shun on the right. Huang Shun faced a tough opponent and was still fighting in a stalemate.
As for Zhao Han and Fei Ruhe who were surrounded, they didn't need Li Zheng to rescue them at all.
The six thousand officers and soldiers could not attack, and they were attacked from behind by a thousand archers, which was equivalent to being surrounded. Before Li Maofang and Li Ruolian could escape, the six thousand officers and soldiers began to disperse, and at this time the entire line collapsed.
The entire battle, starting from the time when the archers fired at each other, lasted approximately twenty-five minutes.
The next step is to chase the enemy and receive prisoners.
Statistics after the war showed that 41 people on Zhao Han's side were killed, 18 were seriously injured, and more than 100 were slightly injured.
Moreover, the most casualties were not the Chinese army who were surrounded and killed by 6,000 officers and soldiers, nor the casualties caused by archers shooting at each other, but the slave army led by Zhang Tieniu in the charge.
This guy completely gave up on defense and just kept fighting forward, so much so that even the reserve team sent by Li Maofang didn't dare to step forward to fight.
As for the officers and soldiers, including the civilians, there were more than 16,000 people on the battlefield. However, the number of officers and soldiers who were shot to death or killed from the front was actually less than 700.
Very outrageous statistics. A total of more than 20,000 people fought on both sides, and the number of those who actually died in the battle was less than 1,000. The winner was quickly determined.
It was not even clear whether the two generals, Li Maofang and Li Ruolian, fled first, or whether the main force of officers and soldiers on the frontal battlefield collapsed first.
On the contrary, during the pursuit, hundreds of officers and soldiers were stabbed to death, and thousands of people drowned after jumping into the river to escape. The casualties were more than twice those in a head-on battle.
Zhao Han and Fei Ruhe did not have the opportunity to use force. They were directing the defensive battle throughout the process.
After a long time, Zhang Tieniu came back with a war horse and a head in his hand. The guy was covered in blood and said with a smile: "Beheaded Qian Zong. It's bad luck for him. He broke his leg while riding."
Zhao Han was speechless and said: "How many injuries were caused this time?"
"I don't know," Zhang Tieniu was still laughing, "Brother, don't worry, I'm not stupid, can I still hurt someone's vitals?"
Zhao Han looked at the prisoners being escorted back one after another, thousands of them, and he had already made a decision in his heart.
Some of these prisoners who had done little evil were selected to join the army, and the rest were thrown into mining. The newly occupied iron mines were in urgent need of miners.
Li Maofang, the governor of Jiangxi, and Li Ruolian, the commander-in-chief of Jiangxi, were only accompanied by two or three soldiers. Because there were too many rivers in Jiangxi, it was impossible to run on horseback. They often had to run, walk, and circle around the rivers.
After a journey of more than two hundred miles, the two rode for nearly ten days before finally returning to the other side of the river in Nanchang City.
Chapter completed!