Chapter 204: The Road to Return

Ma Cheng led his army to retreat in a hurry, but he was a little relieved. The siege of Haizhou should have been lifted. According to the previous agreed plan, Haizhou was lifted. Qi Jin retreated along the coastline with the help of Zhenjiang Navy and retreated to Pidao. The attack on Yizhou and threatened Chenyang and Fushun, so that the Jiannu cavalry army could not take care of each other.

The slave has strong mobility of cavalry, and the navy warships are not slow, and the mobility is even stronger than that of cavalry.

Taking the opportunity to set up an ambush on the mountain, smashing its sharpness, cutting trees and digging pits for a long time, the slaves all over the mountains had quietly arrived and attacked the mountain. Looking at the mountain, the horses died. Jiannu came so quickly that he should have gone to madness without hesitation of horsepower. After that, he rushed into the mountains like crazy without a whole team. It was dawn and a whistle was whistling, and a Sichuan soldier cut off the rope, and a large section of the rolling wood jumped along the hillside and rolled down.

A group of Jiannu cavalry were smashed and rolled down the mountain with their men and horses. Once they retreated, they ran away regardless of life and death.

More rolling trees rolled down, and Ma Cheng was frightened and led his army to run away in a panic. These Jiannu were crazy, completely ignoring life and death. They fled to the depths of the dense forest, and a horse in front was swept away by a tree branch, rubbing his waist in pain. When he got up, Ma Cheng changed his face and decided to abandon his horse and enter the mountain.

The military orders were like a mountain. Kaiyuan cavalry took the pain and took dry food and water and stabbed the horse hard on the butt. The best war horse suffered pain, spread its four hooves and ran back, playing its last function, and always blocking the pursuers. After a while, three thousand soldiers who had completely transformed from cavalry into infantry, then hurried into the mountains and faced the endless search of Jiannu. Three thousand people were chased by tens of thousands of Jiannu and ran away like rabbits. Quite embarrassed.

When I was driven out, I picked a dangerous place and turned around to fight. In the deep mountains and dense forests, the Ming army, which had a good geographical advantage, took advantage of it. When the woods were rolled down, the big stone could knock down a piece of pursuers. After the stone was still over, Arrayed to fight, and with the fighting technique of two or three people, the Jiannu scattered soldiers rolled and crawled, and they were defeated. However, after only a moment, the pursuers all over the mountains and fields followed him and even the white armored soldiers on the three flags were chased. Lost dozens of them.

Kaiyuan soldiers also exclaimed. Relying on their organization and geographical advantages, the three two men formed a small formation. Taking advantage of the defeat of the most elite white armored soldiers, Jiannu's morale was frustrated, and he chased and killed him hard until he could not cut him down. He then withdrew his troops and turned around and went to the dense forest in the southeast direction. The sudden full-line counterattack in the dense forest finally temporarily defeated Jiannu's spirit and did not see the pursuers for most of the time.

However, at this time, the Ming army, which was originally less than 3,000, had already lost more than 2,000 people, with nearly one-third of the casualties and a large number of wounded soldiers. Ma Cheng was frightened, what was the angry beast like, and he was chasing him from behind. What Jiannu looks like is like a crazy wolf pack, never stopping. Not many people died in battle, most of whom fell behind in the mountains, lost, and disappeared, and were inevitable.

When you escape to a canyon, the mountain is steep and hard to move forward.

Only some short Sichuan soldiers jumped up and down like flat ground. Under the silence of the Kaiyuan men, they climbed up the steep slope with their hands and feet. After a short while, more than a dozen ropes were still falling, which was shocking. The Kaiyuan men and Zhejiang soldiers were all in a row. I climbed up along the rope and never dared to underestimate these inconspicuous Sichuan soldiers again. With such a steep mountain, I climbed up skillfully without using equipment and using both hands. This is even more powerful than a monkey.

Ma Cheng didn't care. Qin Bangping's Sichuan soldiers were originally mountain people in Sichuan, and some were chieftain soldiers. They could climb mountains when they were born. They were born with excellent mountain infantry. When they were moved, they would report to His Majesty in a few days, they would come from Sichuan.

Recruit more soldiers and take them under your command, which is the least effective. If you climb onto the slope, you almost fell down. There was a deep ditch in front of you, and there was a small river in the deep ditch, stretching eastward.

Macheng was ecstatic and it was impossible to go along the river. Walking along the river to the end was Zhenjiang's sea outlet.

But he faces great difficulties. More than 2,000 tired soldiers are exhausted and need rest. If they don’t rest, they will die of death in battle. They will also die of exhaustion in the deep mountains. Although the mountains are not high and they are all hills, it is extremely exhausting to get up.

Tens of thousands of Jiannu pursuers could take turns to fight, but the Ming army could not bear it. If they wanted to rest in the mountains, someone would have to cut off the rear. With the steep mountain force, they would block the pursuers and buy some time for the brigade.

When officers above the sentry officers were summoned to discuss matters, everyone was silent, knowing that they would die if they were left behind.

A young battalion official said angrily: "No need to fight anymore. Master Gao Yi, please take care of your colleagues. I will give you the price of my mother at home and you will go there."

Ma Cheng Yian recognized that this person was originally a child of Majiabao, named Ma Yuan, and was one of the first to follow his family to fight in the north and south. I still remember that a few days ago in Liaoyang City, his subordinates were beheaded for rape of a woman.

, it is also the most serious violation of military discipline among the battalions. At this time, I am willing to stand up because of shame and anger, and my attitude is very firm, but others can't fight him. I am not strict in governing the army in Kaiyuan Iron Cavalry, and I am ashamed to see others.

Yes, it is impossible to raise your head among colleagues.

Ma Cheng was sad and nodded, asking him to pick some dead soldiers to guard the pass.

Ma Yuan stood up and said angrily: "Sui, who violated military discipline the day before yesterday and did not want to be beaten by military sticks, went to die!"

More than two thousand people were silent. After a while, thirty or forty who had received military sticks and had not been punished yet angrily left the list, wishing to make meritorious service and exempt from punishment. In Kaiyuan Army, being beaten with military sticks was also a great humiliation, and being ashamed to see others.

The camp official Ma Yuan led the dead soldiers to turn around and leave. More than 2,000 colleagues silently collected stones, leaving behind crossbows and arrows. This place is extremely dangerous, and thirty or forty people can guard it for a long time. Arrive at the stones and arrows.

When the balls were used up, they could only die in battle.

Macheng slid into the valley with his heart and more than 2,000 people went east along the river, and only rested by the river after night.

A personal soldier held a big gun and stabbed a fat river fish. He handed it over. More soldiers were filled with water and ate some raw fish and fell asleep. Ma Cheng used a knife to cut the fish and ate it. A personal soldier ate on one knee.

He knelt on the ground and untied his leggings for him. He was as quiet as death. Ma Cheng's heart was extremely depressed. He never expected that one day he would be forced to escape. If Jiannu refused to let go, he would keep cutting off his tail and seeking survival.

Although this move can be exchanged for great results at a very small price, it is still very unprofitable.

Ding Wenchao leaned against the tree trunk on the other side and cursed: "Did grandpa dig his ancestral grave? These birds are chasing grandpa so tightly."

Ma Cheng laughed sarcastically and killed tens of thousands of families, which was even deeper than digging ancestral graves. It was not surprising that he still thought about the dozens of soldiers who would rather die in battle than lead the army and punish them.

Naturally, he said softly: "Honor is my life."

The personal soldiers on both sides were cheered up and became even more silent. Ma Cheng felt better. The simple sense of honor of soldiers is the most rare. Honor is the highest belief of soldiers, and it has been like this since ancient times. This simple but noble sense of honor is open.

The original army naturally grew up. It was so touching that it was also the pain of the Ming Dynasty warriors and the tragedy of the Ming Dynasty soldiers. Don’t say that you are loyal to the king and hold the country. If you make military achievements, you will not get rewards. The general of a town met with the seventh-rank county magistrate.

I also have to nod and bow, and talk about the sense of honor.
Chapter completed!