Chapter 846 The Changzhou Army was defeated! Two major war zones were pacified in one day! 4600(1/2)
“Moo moo—!”
As the four hooves flipped, a headwind blew in the face.
The light green feather fabric on Qingden's body made a rustling sound.
The 800 cavalrymen of the 7th and 10th divisions followed closely behind Qingdeng.
Sanosuke Harada, Qin Nakazawa (deputy captain of the 7th Division), and Chuji Matsubara (deputy captain of the 10th Division) were by Aoshito's side.
The enemy army has been defeated, and it is a good time to launch a general attack and settle the battle situation in one fell swoop.
If we don’t attack now, when will we wait?
Therefore, Qingdeng immediately saddled the ox and ordered all the cavalrymen of the 7th and 10th divisions.
As for the general commander, he led a team to follow the cavalry team, responsible for killing and capturing those defeated generals who were lucky enough to escape the cavalry pursuit.
Eight hundred cavalry charge together... No matter from which angle you look at it, this scene is extremely shocking!
The impact and roar shook the earth.
The high-speed charge of the 7th and 10th divisions made the whole earth tremble.
The hooves of horses (cows) stir up dust all over the sky, casting a brownish-yellow color on the skyline.
Changzhou is not a horse-producing area, so cavalry is rare.
Therefore, Kurushima Matabei and others had never seen a cavalry team of this size before?
Looking at this scene, looking at the terrifying god of death getting closer and closer to him, Kurushima Matabei fell into a brief trance.
The soldiers have not yet arrived, but the awe-inspiring murderous aura has already hit them!
Even the cannonball that fell into the Choshu military formation did not make Kurushima Matabei feel such strong fear.
In this instant, the "soul of Changzhou" and "respecting the king and fighting the barbarians" all disappeared from his mind.
At first his mind went blank.
Immediately afterwards, the most instinctive desire of human beings - the desire to survive - dominated his whole body.
"Go quickly!!"
Before the shouting ended, he pulled the reins of his horse, turned its head, and fled in a direction away from the Shinsengumi cavalry.
The only remaining cavalry around him, after being startled for a moment, quickly followed suit and scattered in all directions to escape for their lives.
The general fled for his life... All of a sudden, the guerrillas who were still fighting bravely became like clowns!
After Kushima Matabei gave the order to attack, the guerrilla soldiers moved forward bravely and faced the Shinsengumi's musketeers head-on without fear of death.
Although his ambition is brave, he is ultimately unable to cope with the low combat power of this dimensionality reduction attack.
They were intercepted 40 meters away from the musket array and were not allowed to move forward.
Even if he took advantage of the opponent's reloading moment and rushed forward a certain distance, he was quickly beaten to pieces by the next barrage and had to retreat to the original place.
Without even touching the enemy, more than a hundred corpses fell on his side!
I have to say that the fighting will of the guerrillas is indeed worthy of praise, and they are worthy of being one of the main forces of the Changzhou Army.
Even after suffering such huge casualties, they still fought to the death.
However... while he was fighting hard, he suddenly heard Kurushima Matabei's voice "Hurry up!!", and then saw Kurushima Matabei running for his life on Pegasus, in such a helter-skelter manner.
At this moment, their fighting spirit and the belief they had always adhered to suddenly collapsed!
A certain temperamental person immediately shouted angrily:
"We are still fighting to the death! Why did the general escape first?!"
It is no exaggeration to say that Kurushima Matabei's cowardice and retreat from the battle played a "fatal blow" to the current precarious situation.
The generals have fled for their lives, so what are we going to fight for?
In the blink of an eye, like a flood, the guerrillas, whose morale had completely collapsed, disbanded on the spot, running for their lives in a chaotic and chaotic manner.
But... it's too late.
Four hooves are always faster than two legs.
Within a moment, amid the urgent sound of hoofbeats, huge figures with people and horses (oxen) enveloped the guerrilla soldiers.
Qingdeng quietly picked up the long spear and raised it above his head——
call out!
The grown blade cut through the atmosphere and plowed an arc of blood through the crowd!
It was too late, but it was too soon. Qingdeng had already broken into the enemy group. Those who were in charge were defeated and those who were attacked were defeated.
Radish is indeed a cow full of spirituality.
Even without Qingdeng's command, it consciously lowered its head, gathered strength, and knocked away every obstacle in its path.
In an instant, one man and one ox had crossed the front line and broke into the depths of the enemy group.
The three generals Harada Sanosuke, Nakazawa Qin, and Matsubara Tadashi opened their weapons one after another and launched a one-sided offensive, further tearing open the enemy's gap opened by Aoto, so that the subsequent cavalry could charge into the battle.
Pursuit and annihilation battle - the easiest battle, bar none.
What's the difficulty in pursuing an enemy who has no intention of fighting?
By now, the Changzhou Army had lost all morale and did not even dare to look back. All that was left was to be passively beaten.
Within a moment, eight hundred cavalry roared past.
Although "locusts crossing the border" is a derogatory term, there is nothing better than using this term to describe the offensive of the 7th and 10th divisions.
Wherever the military front goes, it destroys everything! Just like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves!
They are like a light onion-colored "torrent".
As for the officers and men of the Changzhou Army, they were like "ants".
These "ants" caught up in the "torrent" didn't even have time to scream or even make a struggle, and were swallowed directly.
Of course, there are some lucky people who were lucky enough to escape the direct impact of the "torrent" and save a life.
However, before they could breathe a sigh of relief, they heard the sound of footsteps as dense as rain, and a louder shout:
"Those who surrender will not be killed! Those who surrender will not be killed! Those who surrender will not be killed!"
"Throw away the weapons! Raise your hands! Kneel on the ground!"
"Those who stubbornly resist will be killed without mercy!"
It is a team that follows closely behind the 7th and 10th divisions and is responsible for wiping out the remaining enemies and cleaning up the battlefield!
From a certain perspective, the 1st Squadron can be regarded as the "guards" of the Shinsengumi.
This is not only because it is a force stationed in Dajin, but also because every soldier is carefully selected from a good family.
Regardless of his skills or family background, everything is impeccable.
Because the battlefield was very open, the search efficiency would be too low if everyone stayed together. Therefore, the commander-in-chief ordered the troops to be dispersed and divided into groups of five to pursue and destroy the remaining enemies. Those who surrendered would not be killed.
Anyway, the enemy army has completely collapsed, leaving only a few scattered defeated troops. Even if the troops are scattered, there will be no harm.
Those lucky ones who were lucky enough to escape the frontal attack of the 7th and 10th divisions were completely in despair when they saw that the Shinsengumi's offensive continued, with infantry following the cavalry.
In desperation, some people knelt down and begged for mercy without daring to offer any resistance.
Of course, there are also some people who burst out with new strength in desperate situations and plan to fight against the trapped beast.
At this moment, there was a man with red eyes, howling and rushing towards a group of soldiers who were chasing him.
This man's luck seemed to have been completely exhausted when he just avoided the attack of the cavalry.
Because the opponent he found was Kui Shimada (the deputy captain of the first team)
As one of the earliest members of the Shinsengumi, a tough guy who fought his way up from the bottom with hard power, Kui Shimada is naturally not an ordinary tough guy.
He drew the sword in his hand, looked coldly at the enemy rushing toward him, checked the distance accurately, and swung the sword from bottom to top to deflect the opponent's attack.
In the next breath, he stepped hard with his hind foot, lunged forward, and stabbed directly into the opponent's right armpit.
There was a flash of sword light - the two of them passed each other shoulder to shoulder.
With a clang, the opponent's knife fell to the ground, and then he knelt on his knees, his head tilted, and it hung on his chest in boredom, lifeless.
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Qingdeng is now in a state of "crazy mowing".
I saw him driving the cattle forward, killing the enemy whenever he encountered, and waving the long spear in his hand like a wheel.
The sharp edge flashed repeatedly in the sun, curling up clouds of blood mist.
At this time, he suddenly saw a man in front of him holding a knife in his hand, spreading his legs, leaning heavily on his waist, and staring at him with a determined look on his face.
Qingdeng didn't know what happened to this man, but he must have known that there was no hope of escape, so he decided to give it a try.
This showdown... really has no suspense.
The opponent is fighting on foot, and his only weapon is a fighting knife.
Qingdeng, on the other hand, was riding a tall bull and holding a spear more than three meters long.
The difference in attack range between them is several times greater.
Qingden doesn't need to use any skills. He just puts the stick under his right armpit and aims the tip of the stick at the opponent's chest - that's all.
Carrot charged forward, and the tip of his spear pierced the opponent's chest.
To be continued...