Chapter 919: The Fugitive Hamo
The Cotai Avenue is just around the corner, and the Marquis is just around the corner, and at this moment Hamo feels that the air is so fresh, and life is so beautiful. But all of this soon disappeared, and a cavalry entered the battlefield at some point, heading straight for the flank of his central army.
"Kill! Not a single one to stay! Tian Hu rode on the war horse, wielding two swords into the Chinese army of Phnom Penh, and one after another unsuspecting Phnom Penh soldiers were cut down under the horse.
The sudden appearance of the 1st Division of the Cavalry of the World was not at all expected by Hamo, and in the face of a sudden blow, the peripheral armies of the Chinese army collapsed without even holding out for half an hour. Even in the face of the killing god that came out of hell, more people were frightened, and they didn't even have the courage to fight, so they turned around and fled.
There were more and more deserters, and Ku Xiao'er led the second regiment to advance on the left flank with the tip of the arrow, but wherever they passed, it was like a purgatory on earth, and those who stood in the way were either dead or seriously injured, and the sharp saber cut off the heads of one enemy after another, and completely crushed the morale of the Chinese army in Phnom Penh.
Seeing that hundreds of meters away, one after another sent soldiers just looked at each other, and their heads flew into the air, and the main general Hamo was also frightened, and he didn't even want the army, and turned around and fled under the protection of some personal soldiers.
"There's a troop of enemy horsemen there, follow me!" After killing more than a dozen enemies in a row, he saw the fleeing Hamo, and immediately followed with the main force of three regiments. The first and second regiments also entered the battlefield at this moment, and began to work like machines harvesting lives.
Originally, victory was in hand, and even victory was in sight, but because of the sudden appearance of the first cavalry division in the world, the tide of the battle was reversed. Hamo fled, and the Chinese army was in chaos and the entire battlefield of Phnom Penh lacked a unified commander.
When the Fourth Division of Leng Feng withdrew from the north gate of Chuanlong City in disgrace, he did not see the Phnom Penh army that should have been gathered here, only the five thousand enemies who were originally guarding here.
"Shoot, kill them." There were only 5,000 enemies, and the commander of the 1st Regiment, who was the first to leave the city, immediately gave the order to shoot and counterattack, and the 1st Regiment of 2,000 officers and men took cover alternately and rushed towards the 5,000 enemies.
The Phnom Penh army outside the north gate saw the mercenaries appear, and they were very excited at first, just waiting for the reinforcements outside the other gates to arrive, they could take advantage of the strength of the number of troops to rush forward, and as long as they could fight with the mercenaries, the power of the opponent's muskets would be greatly hindered, and they might win the final victory with their strength.
It's just that not only did they not see the reinforcements coming, but they got a piece of news that shocked them. The Chinese army was overwhelmed by the cavalry sent by the mercenaries, and the main general, Hamo, had fled towards the city of Suon.
Where did the cavalry come from? Or is this simply a mercenary plan?
Thinking that this might be the other party's strategy, the 5,000-strong army of Phnom Penh guarding outside the north gate was in a state of confusion, thinking that they had set up a plan to clean up others. Only then did I realize that it was myself who was in the scheme. Even so, where do they dare to stay here and wait for the other to eat themselves?
Before the charge could be launched, the 5,000-strong army retreated in confusion, and without a threat, the first regiment out of the city quickly gained a foothold, and then the second, third, and fourth battalions, including the last battalion directly under the division, also safely withdrew from the outside of Chuanlong City.
Although he said that he was a little disgraced when he left the city, there were even hundreds of soldiers with slight burns. But no one paid for it. The most important thing is that the army withdrew safely, and there was no imaginary siege outside the city.
The division commander Ling Daqiang looked suspicious, and he couldn't figure out what the Phnom Penh army was doing? Why give up this opportunity to hurt yourself, is it just to set a fire to scare yourself?
"Check, send all the scouts out, check for me, what's going on?" Commanders who don't understand the form of the battlefield are not worthy of their duties, which makes Daqiang feel that he is now like a blind man and has lost his former wisdom.
"Report, the first cavalry division in the world is calling." A telegram appeared at the right time, and a telegram gave a brief explanation of the situation on the battlefield.
Looking at the telegram sent by Tian Hu himself, he finally understood the situation outside, which made Daqiang breathe a sigh of relief, "Commander Tian called, they have broken through the Chinese army of Phnom Penh, and are now chasing the enemy generals, preparing to kill in Suweng City, he asks us to destroy the remnants of the enemy here as soon as possible, and then ask us to meet in Suweng City." ”
After briefly explaining the situation, Ling Daqiang always thought that he could be one step ahead of the other party, but now it seems that the first credit will still be robbed by the other party. But this time he was not jealous, if it wasn't for the other party's timely appearance, this time Leng Feng's Fourth Division would inevitably be hit hard, and others saved him, he had to admit this situation.
"The regiments seized the time to destroy the remnants of the enemy, assembled in two hours, and marched in the direction of Suong." As a division commander, Ling Daqiang pointed out the direction for the troops to move forward. Sporadic gunfire ensued from the battlefield.
After confirming that the other party was the chief general of Phnom Penh in this battle, and after determining that the direction of the other party's escape was Su Weng City, he was not in a hurry. Let the warriors follow a mile away, and walk without hurry.
Every cavalry member of the First Division of the Cavalry of the World, they have brought two batches of war horses with them on this trip, and changing horses at any time can allow them to increase their speed to the extreme, and they can also maintain the best condition at all times.
Suddenly, Xiao'er deliberately slowed down, and after more than an hour, the division commander Tian Hu led the main force to catch up. When he saw that the third regiment was only following closely and did not launch a quick attack, Tian Hu's unsmiling face actually showed a smile, "Yes, yes, the head of the group has a heart." ”
Obviously, this is Tian Hu's plan to put a long line to catch big fish.
With the speed of one person and two horses in the first division of the world's cavalry, it was naturally not difficult to catch up with Hamo, but they did not do so, they wanted to use this person to knock on the hard gate of Suweng City.
The news of their appearance had already spread, and it was impossible to enter the city by surprise as before. Cavalry siege is always a weakness, and if the surprise attack and strong attack fail, only outwitting is left, and Hammer is a good bait.
In order to allow the three regiments to complete the task smoothly, Tian Hu took the initiative to keep a certain distance from it, giving the other party enough space to carry out his plan. After the head of the regiment found that the main division was not in a hurry to join him after him, his heart was relieved, that is, the division commander had understood what he meant, so let's behave well.
General Hammer, who was running at the front, would look back from time to time, and when he found that the distance between the two sides was always about a mile, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. It turns out that the riding speed of the two sides is not much different, and this mile of land will be a chance for his own desperate survival.
It was supposed to be the night of the harvest of victory, but Hamo escaped alive for a night, and at noon the next day, finally the gate of Suon City appeared in his sight, and at this moment he actually had a feeling of wanting to cry.
"Everyone, your blood will not be shed in vain, I will support your family, and now General Ben orders you to break the queen and buy time for the general and me to enter the city." When he was four miles away from the northern gate of Suweng City, which was closed at the gate, Hamo revealed his true face and ordered the cavalry soldiers who followed him to break off.
Behind him is the first cavalry division of the world, and staying now is undoubtedly a dead end. But even if Hamor gave the order, if he disobeyed the order, he would also die, and his family would not be taken care of. The faces of dozens of pro-soldiers showed painful expressions at this moment.
"General, you must do what you say, and my wife will be taken care of by you."
"General, my son is still young, I hope you can take care of him for a few more years and help him grow up."
"General, my father is not in good health..."
A soldier said to Hamo as if he had left a last word, and then when he was a mile away from the city gate, dozens of horsemen stopped, turned their horses' heads, and prepared to fight to the death, creating time for the general to enter the city.
Hamo nodded, he was sure of the requirements made by the soldiers, but only he knew whether he would really do it. After his own soldiers were left behind, he rode to the north gate of Suweng City alone, and shouted loudly at the top of the city tower, "I am General Hamo, I have an important military situation to report, open the city gate immediately and let me in." ”
"General, there is an enemy behind you, and it is too dangerous to open the gates now." One of the centurions guarding the city looked at the unidentified cavalry who were only more than a mile away from the city gate, and said with his legs spinning.
"Open the door, if my important information cannot be reported to the king, then you will all die, all of you, now I command you to open the gates, quickly!" Why don't you pay attention to it? fled for one night and half a day, and sacrificed all his own soldiers, just to live a life. And for this purpose, he is constantly roaring and intimidating.
Hamo was of a very high rank in the army, and now that he had given an order, Su Weng City was guarded by no general, and the head of the hundred households was under pressure and finally ordered someone to open the city gate.
The city gate was opened little by little, and Hamo was excited, thinking that he could finally live a life, and he turned around to look at it when he was happy, and this time he turned around, and this time he turned around, and the moment was out of his body, and the three souls were missing two souls.
I don't know when, the dozens of personal soldiers he left behind have already turned into corpses and are lying on the ground. The enemy cavalry behind him was less than a stone's throw away from him.
"Ahh Open the door quickly, open the door quickly. The thirst for life made Hammer cry out loudly. And at this moment, it seemed that the heavens had heard his prayer, and the gate of the city was finally ajar, and it was already possible for a horse to enter smoothly.