"What's going on?" Instinctively, all the cavalrymen who were in the river and had already landed on the shore could not stop looking up at this moment, and they could not understand why such a shining white light suddenly appeared in the darkness. What the hell is going on? Could it be that the gods have appeared?

The white light slowly flew towards the sky, but when the strength finally ran out, after rising to a certain height, it finally slowly began to fall, like a meteor, falling in mid-air, and then it was the moment when the earth returned to darkness.

Although the white light was not there, for some reason, a bad feeling was born in everyone's hearts. Naturally, they don't know that this is a signal flare, which is the mercenary's intention to launch a general offensive. It's just that their instincts tell them that this sudden sign is not a good sign.

As soon as the bad feeling came out, it was quickly confirmed, and first a slightly urgent but indescribable voice resounded in my ears. The sound went from very soft at first, to very clear later, until it became louder and louder, and it was irrepressible.

"Not good!" There were people in the crowd who knew some water and lived by the river since childhood, and their faces suddenly changed and shouted: "It's the sound of the river rushing, we have been tricked, it must be that the upstream river was blocked before, and now the gate is suddenly opened to release water." Quick, let's rush to the other side of the river, quick! ”

"Hurry, rush over, and you will live, otherwise you will definitely die if you stay in the water with such a big wave."

"Rush to the shore, hurry."

Obviously, more than one person understood this truth, and the sound of running water became louder and louder, and finally all kinds of shouts also rang out. It's just that there are too many people shouting, and I can't hear it very clearly. Some of them understood, and naturally drove their horses desperately, and some of them couldn't hear clearly, and they were still stunned, looking around blankly, as if they were still waiting for someone else's explanation.

"Wow... Wow... Wow..."

The sound of the river flowing finally got closer and closer, and the most intuitive reaction was that the river that could only drown the four hooves of the war horse suddenly reached the waist of the war horse, and then submerged the entire war horse, and even the cavalry with the war horse was crooked, and fell into the river with a thud.

And such scenes happened more and more, and many soldiers who did not have time to react fell into the river in fear. And in such a turbulent river, it is dark again, and even some soldiers with good water characteristics are not spared. Not to mention that many cavalrymen's feet were still hanging on their horses, which greatly hindered their movements, and the moment the horses were washed down by the river, it was already a sign that I don't know how many cavalrymen had fallen into the trap of death.

Under the pressure of death, more and more cavalry used their potential and rushed desperately to the other side of the river. However, the distance was less than 100 meters, and at this time, it did appear in front of them like a chasm, giving them a feeling of being close at hand and far away from the end of the world.

And even those cavalrymen who rushed to the front and were lucky enough to have come ashore did not become safe because of this. On the contrary, after they had just exhausted all their strength to reach the other side, what awaited them was a chaotic rain of bows and arrows.

Under such an indiscriminate strong bow and arrow, it is difficult for a few people to really survive. A few of those who were extremely lucky, mounted their horses, broke through the rain, and were about to come to the soldiers of the Independent Regiment who had been waiting on the opposite side, hundreds of repeating muskets that had long been loaded with bullets were also waiting for them, waiting for the scene that would turn them into a hornet's nest.

Grand's luck was good, but as soon as he went down the river, he found that the situation was not right, and retreated back under the protection of several personal soldiers, and he was the lucky one among the five thousand. When the river suddenly rose under human control, his face turned pale, and his mouth kept repeating, "It's over, it's over, it's all over." ”

Of the 5,000 cavalry team, only he and his eight soldiers escaped in the end, and the rest of the brothers either died in the water or under the strong bows and muskets of the mercenaries.

And from beginning to end, they didn't even see a single figure of the other party clearly, and from beginning to end, they didn't even have a chance to wield a saber and fight hard with each other. The five thousand cavalry were finished.

"General, let's withdraw quickly, or it won't be long before the enemy will come on a raft, and it will be difficult to withdraw at that time." The eight pro-soldiers also said with ugly faces. The scene in front of them also made them feel afraid, but they couldn't think too much about it at the moment, and getting out of here as soon as possible was the king.

"Okay, withdraw, withdraw!" The upper gum was the lower gum, although Grand was very reluctant and even wanted to take another look, but he knew that with a total of nine of them, there was no use or need to stay here. It's better to report the situation here truthfully, and at that time it will be enough to kill him or kill him and accept his fate.

Grand fled, and not long after he fled with eight guards, Xin Honghai, the deputy head of the Independent Regiment, arrived with a battalion of 400 cavalry. They opened the sluice gates first, released the water, and then ran to the shallowest side of the river.

Not a single enemy cavalryman was found, but all kinds of supplies were thrown on the ground, including a lot of combat equipment such as saber scabbards and quivers, which were all supplies that Glang had temporarily thrown away in order to reduce his own weight.

"Hehe, it's not in vain. Pick them all up and take them back with you. In Xin Honghai's laughter, this battle was close to the end.

According to the later data investigation, except for the eight personal soldiers taken with him when Grande fled, most of the other 4,991 enemy cavalry were killed. Among them, about 600 people rushed to the other side of the river, but all of them eventually died under the bows and arrows and bullets, and as for the other more than 4,000 people, at least more than half of the water ghosts in the West River could not die. Only a few who were lucky enough to escape from the water.

"Hey, if it weren't for the urgency of the military situation, the main force of the enemy army would be killed tomorrow, I really can't bear to see so many war horses being washed away by the water, it's a pity." Hu Mang, the head of the independent regiment, still had a sense of namelessness, and finally waved his hand and said: "Clean up the battlefield, throw the enemy's corpse into the pit that has been dug a long time ago, cut off the head to make a Jingguan, take the war horse back to the city, hurry up and deal with everything." ”

At the moment when Yang Chendong set up a strategy to flood the enemy's army, the result of the five thousand cavalry seemed to be doomed. They didn't know that Yang Chendong's best thing was to deal with the people, and one of the things he often did was to understand the customs and habits of the time after arriving in a place, so how could he not know the structure of the bottom of the West River? This time, the river was deliberately intercepted in advance, in order to create a false impression that the other party could cross the river.

Facts have also proved that the enemy has been deceived, and what needs to be paid is the price of blood and life.

Hu Mang led the independent regiment to successfully finish the first battle, killed 5,000 enemies at the cost of not wounding a single person, captured countless war materials, and waited for the moment when they entered the city at dawn, and were treated like a hero's return. The people of the city spontaneously came to the streets of the city to celebrate and cheer.

They already knew that Agadorji was going to attack the city with nearly 50,000 cavalry. The grassland people who knew this person were naturally afraid, they didn't think that the arrival of this person would bring them any good luck, they were worried about whether the mercenaries would be able to successfully defend the city and continue the good life that had just begun.

Now with the beautiful opening battle of the Independent Regiment, their high hearts can finally be put down a little.

On the streets of Shicheng, in front of more than 10,000 people in the city, Yang Chendong personally came out to greet him, not to mention, he also ordered people to push gold and silver treasures of five large carriages, which were all rewarded to the meritorious soldiers of the Independent Regiment.

Yang Chendong also announced on the street that no matter who it is, no matter what nationality it is, as long as they sincerely join the mercenaries and have a good performance on the battlefield, they will be rewarded, and they will all have the possibility of promoting their official rank and becoming a general.

Actions speak louder than words. When the five carts of white flowers and gold and silver were put on the street and faithfully distributed to the officers of the Independent Regiment in front of everyone, the more than 10,000 people around were deeply stimulated.

Among them, there are some warriors who have participated in tribal wars before, or who have risen up to fight back against steppe bandits for their own safety. It's just that because they have no way to report, just because they have too many worries, just because they are not rewarded for meritorious service, etc., they chose to leave the original army and become ordinary people again.

But they are still steppe warriors in their bones, and the fact that they did not join the army or join any side is not that they dare not do it, do not want to do it, but do not want to, because there is no person they think should serve, or they think that their efforts are not proportional to what they get.

But now, Yang Chendong gave them a vivid lesson, letting them know that there is such an army in the world, as long as you make meritorious contributions, you can get enough rewards, and now all you have to consider is whether your own ability is qualified or not.

"Do you still want people?" Finally, there were some unwilling people in the crowd, and the heartfelt people raised a question that many people wanted to ask.

"Hehe, it depends on the situation, just go to the recruitment office in the city and ask." Yang Er's big voice came into play, and he, who had already been ordered by Yang Chendong, took the initiative to speak loudly at this moment.

This voice also spread quickly among the people, and it didn't take long for everyone to know about it. Some people are also a little eager to wait for the end of the war, and if the mercenaries can really prove that they can defeat an enemy many times their size, then they will consider joining this army and fight for their own future and future generations.