Boom boom”

A pound of solid iron bombs roared from the general's chariot to the rebel cavalry camp half inside and outside. The smoke of gunpowder in the air had not yet dissipated. Then the tiger squat cannon began to show its power again, and thousands of cannons exploded in the rebels like blooming fireworks.

The cannon made a gap in the rebel cavalry formation. The casualties fell from the horse's back and fell to the ground. The screams and curses mixed with the rebel camp. Many unowned war horses fled in panic. The surviving revolved in this position. The rebel cavalry who moved their horses to flee to both sides in horror.

The sudden artillery attack made Cao Shaozhong, who had made up his mind to hold the opponent, frightened. The defenders of Pingdu City were too shameless and could only use firearms to attack. They had the ability to fight against each other, and they completely forgot that their dignified cavalry were now forced by an infantry soldier on the other side.

Cao Shaozhong ordered in a furious manner: "Why are you all standing there? You all retreat to the camp. Are you still waiting for the other party to bomb!"

The drum and trumpeter hurriedly sent orders to withdraw the troops with the drum and trumpet, and the cavalry rear troop turned into front troop and slowly retreated to the rebel camp.

The casualties on the battlefield and the horses fleeing scattered, were not cared about, and they fell into the hands of the opposing defenders. Cao Shaozhong took the lead in rushing to retreat to the camp in front of the rebels.

In Cao Shao's central headquarters, the entire army retreated back to the camp, and with the strong camp, he could try his best to prevent the other party from continuing to move forward.

It was not that he knew that although the camp was strong, it lacked the defense of infantry and various defense facilities. The camp was useless. The Zhenshan Camp cannon could destroy the gate in a few rounds of bombardment.

During his mission, he blocked the Pingdu City defenders' pursuit of Kong Youde's main force. He had no choice but to order all cavalry to dismount and participate in the defense of the camp, so that he could gain time to cover the evacuation of Kong Youde's main force.

Therefore, after Cao Shaozhong ordered all cavalry to retreat into the camp, the cavalry immediately turned into infantry to defend the camp. Cao Shaozhong's helpless move was to delay Zhenshan camp. However, the cavalry under his command did not understand his intentions. These Dongjiang soldiers were known for their hot tempers, and they asked them to give up the fight between the war horses and the enemy's opposite sides, which immediately caused dissatisfaction with the rebel cavalry.

The rebel cavalry were cursing and setting up defenses everywhere in the camp gate. These rebel cavalry were the real elites of the rebels, and their combat effectiveness was very strong immediately. Although they were dissatisfied with Cao Shaozhong's order, they were still very determined to execute the orders.

Who would have thought that two thousand fierce rebel cavalry faced three thousand Zhenshan camp infantry soldiers. After a round of artillery fire attack, they clamped their tails and fled back to the camp.

These are cavalry that have always lost their spirit and confidence in the Zhenshan Camp. Perhaps they can exert huge combat power in the face of other troops, but they have lost confidence and even lost their dignity as cavalry when facing Zhenshan Camp. They are captured by the power of Zhenshan Camp firearms and have developed a mentality that they dare not be enemies with Zhenshan Camp.

Feng Jian looked at the rebel cavalry who quickly retreated into the camp and sneered in habit, "The cavalry turtle retracted to the camp's defense. Isn't this seeking death?"

Qin Mazi whispered to Huang Jinjiang and frown at him. "Hehe, the rebel cavalry in this camp will be packed with dumplings later, and the war horses that formed the cavalry camp will be settled."

Feng Jian loudly ordered Huang Jinjiang and Qin Mazi, "You two immediately led your soldiers from the guard camp to collect the dispersed war horses and notified the medical team to come to treat the wounded. The remaining soldiers of the Zhenshan camp and the teaching regiment immediately moved forward and attacked the rebel camp."

Huang Jinjiang, Qin Mazi and others knew that the commander intentionally collected the captured rebel cavalry as his own cavalry. There is only one condition for Zhenshan Camp to recruit soldiers, that is, your strength and martial arts must meet the selection criteria of Zhenshan Camp. After passing the test, these captured rebel cavalry are the best cavalry candidates in Zhenshan Camp.

As for the disarray of these rebel cavalry and the bad habits of harming the surrounding people, Qin Mazi seemed to be insignificant in Huang Jinjiang and Qin Mazi.

Most of the soldiers in Zhenshan Camp were born into bandits. If the military discipline was scattered, it would not be inferior to those of these rebel cavalry.

Joining Zhenshan Camp was subject to strict local military discipline and regulations of Zhenshan Camp, but now it is a unit with strict military discipline and orders. Because Zhenshan Camp can provide soldiers with excellent treatment, regular and strict military training, and various strict military regulations and laws in the military camp...

With all this, any soldier who joins Zhenshan Camp will be assimilated by this military camp atmosphere. The new soldiers joining Zhenshan Camp will soon have a sense of belonging to Zhenshan Camp, and there is no need to worry that the soldiers have other thoughts.

The rebel generals such as Kong Youde miscalculated that Pingdu City could be put in a short while, so the rebel camp was a little sloppy when it was built. There were only a few trenches outside the camp, and the horse-blocking ditch was only five feet deep and ten feet wide. There were no necessary defenses such as pointed wooden stakes, caltrops, ground crossbows, and gray bottles in the ditches, not to mention more complicated defense facilities such as horse pits and mines.

With the power of the artillery artillery in Zhenshan Camp, the soldiers directly blasted open the gate of the rebel camp, and then divided the bird gun soldiers to suppress the rebels in the camp. The sword, shield, hand, spearmen quickly advanced, and it was no problem to capture the rebel camp, and the soldiers suffered no major casualties.

This is true. The Zhenshan Camp several rounds of artillery attacks destroyed the rebel camp gate. After that, although the rebel cavalry carried out fierce resistance, the rebel cavalry was eventually defeated due to the suppression of various firearms in Zhenshan Camp. Cao Shaozhong led nearly a thousand rebel cavalry to flee, and the Zhenshan Camp captured more than 700 rebel cavalry and nearly a thousand rebel war horses.

The war horses and prisoners must be escorted back to Pingdu City, and the Zhenshan Camp team continued to pursue the main force of the rebels. Feng Jian was very worried now. He didn't know whether Zhou Wei and the 3000th headquarters could withstand the crazy attack of Kong Youde's rebels. He could break the rebels' offensive earlier than they could reach Xiaohuakou.

Starting early this morning, the rebels strengthened their attacks. Thousands of rebels tried their best to attack the pass. The soldiers of the 30000 headquarters paid a huge price and were unable to protect these passes. Yang Bashi was already the last barrier for the defense of Zhenshan Camp. If the rebels conquered this pass, it would mean that Xiaohuakou was no longer at risk. The officers and soldiers of the 3000 headquarters of Zhenshan Camp would face the rebels' attack directly.

Yang Bashi lay on the wall of Xiaohuakou Village, looked at the dense rebels outside the village gate, and spat hard, cursing: "Dog Damn is so resilient!"

The entire village wall is a hundred feet apart and is embedded on the continuous cliffs. The rebels' Folang cannons do not pose much threat to the village wall, but it plays a great role in suppressing the guards of Zhenshan Camp who guarded the village wall.

Yang Bashi had more than 200 bird gun soldiers, and he was somewhat unable to meet the attacks of two or three thousand rebels. Thanks to Chen Huan, president of Xiaohuakou Mutual Aid Association, organized a coordinated defense by the young and strong men in the village, and the two sides cooperated to repel the rebels' attacks many times.

More than 200 Folang machine cannons in front of the rebel formation attacking under the village wall were arranged in turn on the mountain road. During the attack of artillery, Mao Chenglu commanded the rebel soldiers to siege the village wall in a regular manner. Although there were a large number of rebel casualties left on the ground, the rebels still attacked continuously. The attack and defense seemed to have put in full force and would not give up until they achieved their goal.

At noon, Kong Youde led the rebel army and 1,500 cavalry troops to Xiaohuakou, and Xiaohuakou's tragic offensive and defensive battles continued.

Kong Youde expected that the tenacious defense of the Xiaohuakou defender was indeed a big hit. He sent 4,000 soldiers to continue to attack Xiaohuakou. He attacked for several days continuously, but he was unable to capture this strategic location. Even Kong Youde had to secretly admire the tenacity of the defenders on the mountain. Although the rebels suffered many casualties, the price paid by the defenders on the mountain was also huge.

The matter was already very obvious. The defenders in Xiaohuakou must be in the same camp as the defenders of Pingdu City. They must have had plans to set up an ambush here in advance, and of course they were preparing to encircle and plan their own troops with the defenders of Pingdu City.

Kong Youde dared not underestimate the defenders of Pingdu City at all. This is a disciplined and well-equipped army. He led several times the number of troops to the other side, but neither siege nor attacking Xiaohuakou achieved the expected results.
Chapter completed!