After Li Shouxin's infantry and artillery had recovered their strength and moved forward, it became a situation where Li Shouxin continued to send troops to attack, and Liu Guitang could only passively defend.
And as time went by, even outsiders who did not understand military affairs could see that Liu Guitang's final failure was inevitable.
Then some people may ask, since Liu Guitang knew that he had hit a hard iron plate, wouldn't he retreat to the city when the situation was bad?
If the combat environment is changed and a slightly more regular army is replaced, some people may be able to rely on high ground and fortifications to hold on to block the enemy, while the main force withdraws to the city and builds defensive positions relying on city walls and houses. It is not yet known who will win in the end.
But Liu Guitang's men were not a well-trained army, they were just a group of rabble that rushed forward when they won a battle, but dispersed when they lost a battle.
Once Liu Guitang ordered a retreat, he could not guarantee whether his coward soldiers would retreat in a big way. You must know that this is a wide and flat prairie, and the enemy has a large number of cavalry. Once there is a retreat, the enemy's cavalry will not be able to pursue it.
Next, the annihilation of the entire army is a certainty.
This was because Liu Guitang underestimated the enemy and led the entire army out of the city to fight rashly. As a result, it became the current embarrassing situation where he could neither fight nor escape.
Li Shouxin would not give Liu Guitang any regrets. When his two Type 41 mountain cannons started blasting, he began an all-out attack, constantly compressing Liu Guitang's defense space.
Not long after Li Shouxin's attack started, several groups of horse bandits that Liu Guitang had recently recruited, seeing that the situation was not good, quietly broke away from the cavalry formation, then turned around and beat their horses and ran away.
If someone takes the lead, there will be a cloud of followers.
Liu Guitang is a veteran of escaping. He has always been afraid of death. He usually leads his own guards at the rear of the army when commanding operations. It is convenient for him to escape after a defeat. Anyway, he is used to losing battles and escaping.
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This time was no exception. Just when the cavalry formation was in chaos and scattered into the depths of the prairie one after another, Liu Guitang and his bodyguards escaped quietly among the broken troops.
Anyway, for him, if his men are gone, they can be recruited again, but if their lives are gone, they cannot be recruited back.
At this time, Li Shouxin also seized the opportunity and ordered all his cavalry to dispatch and charge towards Liu Guitang's abandoned infantry.
Thousands of cavalrymen passed over the grassland like dark clouds, stirring up smoke and dust all over the sky.
Iron hooves rolled, the earth trembled... and the bodies of Liu Guitang's infantrymen were trembling.
It's still a fight, but the boss has run away. How can I outrun others with two legs? I have no choice but to surrender.
This was not the first time for many infantrymen to experience this battle. The knowledgeable ones threw down their rifles obediently, knelt on the ground with their heads in their hands, and some were still in a daze and were chopped down by the cavalry who rushed towards them... Of course, the ones used
It's the back of the knife.
This is not because Li Shouxin has benevolence and righteousness, but now is the time when he needs to expand his strength. The more Japanese masters he has, the more officials he can grant. These surrendered troops are a precious source of troops, and it would be a pity to kill them.
At this time, the grassland in front of them had turned into a mess. Li Shouxin's troops, whether they were cavalry or infantry, no longer cared about their combat formations. They all rushed forward to capture prisoners. Some cavalry even chased the fleeing Liu Guitang troops.
The cavalry gave chase.
This is because capturing prisoners is a very satisfying thing, and it is the favorite ceremonial meal of every officer and soldier of the Republic of China army.
Why do you say this way?
The first is to get spiritual pleasure and satisfaction.
At this time, the Republic of China army had no rules against abusing prisoners. Even if you had the lowest rank and lowest status in the army, and even if you were a wimp who could sit on your head and pee and shit, you would still be in front of the prisoners.
Uncle, you can also yell, beat, scold, and even kill people.
Looking at the fawning and flattering eyes of those captives, and listening to the flattering names of those captives such as "Uncle, Grandpa, Big Brother...", I felt like living like a human being, and I naturally felt all kinds of vanity satisfactions in my heart.
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The second is the material gain.
All captured prisoners must be searched, not only personal weapons and daggers and daggers, but also personal belongings such as money and jewelry. This is an opportunity to make a fortune. If you are lucky and meet a rich man,
Lord, maybe I will have enough money to marry a wife in the future.
As a result, there is now such a farce of fighting for prisoners on the grassland. There is even a wonderful scene where soldiers from different units almost shoot each other in order to seize control of a prisoner.
At the same time, some cavalrymen were gathering up the war horses that had run away after their owners fell off their horses on the prairie. You must know that war horses are not only valuable materials, but also the personal belongings of the cavalrymen are also in the horse's pockets, which is also an opportunity to make a fortune.
A puppet army squad leader was busy with his men when he suddenly saw several riders dressed as herdsmen sneaking into the battlefield at some point and gathering their horses not far away. One of them, a herdsman, had already led three horses.
The tall and strong horse looks like a rare good horse at first glance.
There was also a bulging leather bag hanging under the saddle, maybe there was some gold or silver treasure hidden in it.
When the squad leader of the puppet army saw this, he was so angry that veins popped out on his face and he was burning with anger.
"What a shame, I was beaten to death, and finally when I got rich, a few poor herders dared to take advantage of me. Isn't it boring?"
Immediately, he raised his rifle and fired into the air, cursing: "Are you looking for death? Put down my horse quickly, get off your horse obediently and wait for me to deal with you, or I will kill you all with one shot."
Cursing, he motioned to a few of his men to come forward and drag these reckless herdsmen over and give them a good beating.
Little did he know that these herdsmen were quite courageous, so they rode their horses in a leisurely manner and ran towards the war horses in the distance, their heads lowered and eating green grass.
The puppet squad leader's nose was so angry that he stopped yelling and cursed. He picked up his rifle and started taking aim, preparing to greet him directly with the gun, killing or wounding him.
Seven or eight of his soldiers also raised their guns and prepared to shoot.
But they discovered that the herdsmen seemed to be taking their time, but the speed of their horses was not slow. They only ran more than 100 meters away in a short time, and their horses also moved left and right, making it difficult to aim.
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The squad leader of the puppet army saw that these horse thieves were about to run away, and he also knew in his heart that these people were probably not just ordinary herdsmen, but were experienced horse thieves.
Feeling anxious, he ordered a soldier to report to his superiors and request for support, and he led the remaining soldiers on horseback to chase after him.