It was already dawn, and the news of the defeat ahead had not yet arrived, and Zhiba City had fought four doors as usual. A number of listless Phnom Penh soldiers also walked towards the city gate, preparing for the day's work.

"Boom."

The earth suddenly trembled, causing the Phnom Penh soldiers who seemed to have not slept enough.

Looking up at the sky, it was still clear, and there was no intention of heavy rain, so where did this thunder come from? It wasn't until a soldier inadvertently looked ahead and saw countless black dots approaching in the distance that he finally couldn't help but exclaim, "Look! What is that? ”

There was a long silence for two breaths, and then a Phnom Penh soldier Baihu was the first to wake up, shouting loudly, "It's the enemy, it's the cavalry, hurry!" The gates were closed, and everyone withdrew into the city. ”

It's just this time that I thought of retreating, and everything was too late. As the vanguard, Temur, the first regiment of the world's cavalry, had already come to the city with a group of brothers, and first a long-range attack with bows and arrows, more than a dozen soldiers guarding the north gate were killed by arrows, and the cavalry rushed into the city of Zhiba like a torrent.

"The second regiment followed, and the third regiment last. Remember, after entering the city, the four gates are closed, and no one is allowed to enter or leave, and no one is allowed to let go and release the news. The division commander Tian Hu rode on a horse and galloped while giving military orders.

The later the footprints of the 1st Division of the Cavalry of the World became known to the enemy, the better it would be for them. Tian Hu knew that their advantage was that they were fast enough and charged fiercely. For example, musketeers still need to stop and aim at the target when charging, but they don't need to, they just need to keep charging and kill the enemy on the way to the charge. But they also have their own disadvantages, that is, once it comes to siege warfare, their strength will be greatly curtailed, and how to take advantage of their unpreparedness to enter the enemy city has become something he needs to plan and consider.

The cavalry entered the city, and along the way, all those who stood in the way were cut in half by their sabers. Such a disregard for human life soon left the main road of the city empty, so that the cavalry could gallop quickly and unrestricted.

It was precisely because of the speed that the two thousand defenders in the city of Zhiba could not figure out what was happening, and before they could even get out of the city, the soldiers who called for help were surrounded and the rebels were killed. Occasionally, some people who had already left the city were also caught up by the cavalry who left the city later, and if they refused to return to the city, they naturally only had a death.

Two hours, almost noon, the situation in Zhiba City was under control, the people were at home, the surrendered soldiers were locked up in the barracks, and the management of the entire city fell into the hands of the division commander Tian Hu.

"Tell everyone to eat, and take time to rest, and then continue on the road." Tian Hu was eating the hot meal prepared by the chef here in the city lord's mansion while giving orders to the messengers beside him.

As soon as noon passed, the vast army of bicycles finally arrived. As soon as Leng Feng's Fourth Division appeared outside the city, the north gate of Zhiba City was opened from the inside, and a column of cavalry poured out, making a gesture of welcoming into the city.

"The speed of the first cavalry division in the world is really fast enough." With a sigh, Daqiang led the army into the city. And only half an hour later, the 1st Division of the Tianxia Cavalry, which had been properly rested, left the city again, and they only handed over the management of Zhiba City to the 4th Division of Leng Feng.

In this regard, some officers of the Leng Feng Fourth Division naturally disliked it. Are they the main force good or not, now they are like a logistics army that accepts goods. But they had no choice, they hurried all the way, that is, their legs were already sore while pedaling the bicycle, and now they no longer had the strength to continue fighting out of the city, and the name of this vanguard could only continue to be placed on the body of the first cavalry division in the world.

Compared with Leng Feng's 4th Division, which was only a few hours late, 8,000 auxiliaries and 8,000 Lao troops rushed to Zhiba City early the next morning, and then the management of the city was once again in charge, and Leng Feng's 4th Division went straight to Kratie City, another important place of the Phnom Penh Dynasty in the south.

Kratie Castle, the main city north of the Phnom Penh Dynasty. It has a population of nearly 300,000 and about 5,000 troops stationed in peacetime. According to the rank, the general who defended the city, Zhaoen, belonged to the Sanpin military general of the Phnom Penh Dynasty and had a lot of power.

The five blockades and the capture of Zhiba City have not been reported, and the protection of Kratie City has not been strengthened as usual. General Zhaoen didn't know that a catastrophe was coming, so he still listened to music and ate and drank in the general's mansion in the city, and acted as usual.

The First Division of the Cavalry of the World, after a gallop for half a day and a night, finally came to a place ten miles outside the city of Kratie before dawn. The reconnaissance cavalry in front had already sent back the news that there was no place to hide the army outside the northern city, so the division commander Tian Hu ordered everyone to rest in place ten miles away, in order to maintain their spirits, and rushed into the city with vigor.

"This is the information sent by the Security Bureau, here is the location of the City Lord's Mansion, here is the location of the General's Mansion, here is the granary, here is the warehouse in the city..."

The sky was bright, the gate of Kratie City was wide open, and the First Division of the World Cavalry, ten miles away, launched a charge. Just like in Zhiba City, the appearance of cavalry caught the defenders of the city by surprise, and the same thing is that before even the city gate could be closed, the cavalry killed, dozens of bows and arrows broke through the air, and at the same time, the cavalry rushed into the city, and the city of Kratie fell.

The general Zhaoen resisted and was killed, and the city lord and a number of officials in the city were captured alive. The only regret is that the beacon fire in the city was ignited, and the news of the war here was also spread.

"It's good to spread the word, we can't quietly kill all the way to the capital of the Phnom Penh Dynasty. In this way, we waited for the arrival of the 4th Division of the Cold Front and the rest of the army. Tian Hu's face did not show an angry look. Even if it was a sneak attack, he had to be prepared to be discovered, and he had occupied two cities in two days, one of which was an important town, and the attack was still on their cavalry team, which was the least good at siege cities, and this result had already satisfied him.

In the evening, the 4th Division of Leng Feng was ready to appear, and for a time the two armies converged in the city of Kratie. At this moment, when the division commanders and regiment commanders of both sides were seated together, their eyes had long since lost the contemptuous look they had before, and some only admired. Tian Hu and others admired the tenacity of Leng Feng's Fourth Division, relying on his legs to pedal the bicycle, following along the way, and not even being pulled down for six hours, that is, half a day, just this tenacity is enough to make people respect.

What Daqiang and others admired was the momentum of the first cavalry division in the world, all the way to it, everywhere they went, it was like entering a no-man's land, such an army, such a powerful combat power made them respect from the bottom of their hearts.

"Senior Commander Ling, the news has been revealed, we want to appear in the form of a sneak attack, I'm afraid it's impossible, and the next attack on Chuanlong City will be entrusted to you." Tian Hu talked about the battle in front of him, that is, it was a siege, of course, it was mainly a cold front with all firearms.

"Hehe, it's easy to say, it's easy to say, the Tian division commanders are also tired all the way, and the war horses also need to replenish the forage well, and this battle depends on the performance of the fourth division." Ling Daqiang's face was polite. In his heart, there was a sense of raising his eyebrows, and he was always preempted by the first cavalry division in the world along the way, and this time he could finally perform well.

"Okay." Tian Hu replied with a calm face. Maybe he saw what Ling Daqiang meant, maybe he didn't. But they are all part of the mercenary army, and some of the work needs to cooperate with each other.

Ling Daqiang left with a smile, and Tian Hu said to the messenger beside him: "Inform the three regiment commanders, let them and the soldiers have a good rest, there will be a big battle soon." ”

The Leng Feng Fourth Division moved quickly, perhaps in a hurry to express itself, and when the four battalions of the auxiliary forwards, who were responsible for receiving the prisoners' supplies, arrived at noon the next day, they handed over the task of guarding Kratie City, and then the army left the city and rushed straight to Chuanlong City, which was one hundred and twenty miles ahead.

Standing on top of the tower of Kratie City, Temur watched Leng Feng's Fourth Division march out of the city, and couldn't help but say, "Have we handed over the task of the vanguard?" ”

"Of course not. But for now, it's better to rest. Tian Hu shook his head, and then said to the three regiment commanders under him in a commanding tone.

Leng Feng's fourth division out of Kratie City, spent an afternoon riding to the outside of Chuanlong City, facing the closed city gate, the division commander ordered Daqiang to give an order, the mortar made a roaring sound, hit the north city, a huge gap appeared, had already been prepared on the side of the regiment sounded the trumpet, two thousand soldiers rushed and rushed into the outside of Chuanlong City.

The siege of the city went so smoothly that Ling Daqiang, the division commander standing in the middle army, put down his binoculars and shook his head, "It seems that the enemy has retreated, this is a city that no one holds, and it is likely to be a trap." ”

"Traps? The division commander meant that the Phnom Penh Dynasty wanted to bring us in, and then come to an urn to catch us..."Immediately feeling that the analogy he played was a little out of place, the second regiment commander He Wen hurriedly stopped his mouth.

"It's not a nice word, but that's what it means." However, the division commander Ling Daqiang said disapprerovitically.

"If that's the case, then we won't go into the city, just find a wide area outside the city and stay and see what else they can do." The third head of the regiment, Lu Zheng, snorted coldly, obviously looking down on this kind of little trick that only three-year-old children can play.