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Chapter 563

The heavy cavalry swept past like a thunder, defeating all the coalition forces standing in front.

Luche stood above the castle tower, so angry that he jumped straight into his feet.

The only thing that made him relieved was that although this fierce cavalry seemed to have five or six thousand people, it was undoubtedly a dream to defeat his 200,000 army. While suppressing the anger in his heart, he issued an order and clamored to ask the commissars to send orders to the generals of the coalition forces, so that they could encircle and annihilate the imperial cavalry.

No one paid attention to the east where the imperial cavalry appeared. Even the soldiers on the east side of the coalition, who had just been frightened by heavy cavalry, were now wiping sweat from their foreheads, standing everywhere in a mess to calm down the moment of their horror. Although there were orders to gather from time to time, the soldiers below were slowing down. No one was willing to rush to face the fierce imperial cavalry immediately.

Li Benlei was wearing a snow-white cloak and sat down and watched the impact of the heavy rider.

When he saw that the heavy cavalry had rushed through the central Lujiabao location, and most of the Lujiabao soldiers in Lujiabao had left the city and chased westward, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He did not attack with the heavy cavalry just now, just to attract the troops in Lujia Fort. Otherwise, if the troops of Lujia family were closed and unable to leave, then this sturdy castle would be very troublesome to attack.

Now most of the troops in the castle have left the fort, and all the coalition forces have turned their attention to the Pojun camp going west. Even the newly attacked coalition soldiers in the east have now relaxed their vigilance and have no preparation.

"I passed the order of the commander to the three thousand light cavalry of the Tanlang Camp and two thousand light cavalry of the Martial Cavalry, immediately lead the light cavalry to cover the enemy's back. At the fastest speed, break the rebel formation. Do not engage in tangle with the enemy, just break through the enemy's formation. Follow the direction of the heavy cavalry and follow the way to cover the killing."

"The remaining 40,000 infantrymen were led to command 20,000 troops as the central army, Chen Lin led 10,000 to the left wing, and Chen Shan led 10,000 to the right wing, from east to west, lined up with the light cavalry to cover the killing. He drove the rebels to the west, and completely annihilated the rebels in one fell swoop!"

"Get orders!"

"Attack, kill~"

With a command, five thousand light cavalrymen took the lead in riding their horses and rushed out of the dark night.

The rumbling sound of iron hooves made the soldiers in the east of the coalition forces who had survived the disaster change their faces one by one, and they all turned their heads and looked east.

But in the dark night, another cavalry came out from the dark night and rolled in.

"Enemy cavalry, the imperial cavalry is here again!"

He shouted, this time no coalition soldier tried to stop him again. All the soldiers ran away when they plucked their legs, only to regret that their parents had fewer legs.

The light cavalry was ahead. They did not kill the coalition soldiers along the way, but drove them westward like sheep. But if a general tried to gather and counterattack, the light cavalry would rush towards them, and a tide would rush to the end. Once the resistance array broke through the formation and the coalition forces would scatter and go westward, the light cavalry of the court would no longer chase them.

After repeated attempts, no one dared to gather troops to resist. Even if some generals of the clan gave orders, no one would pay attention to the soldiers. Everyone just ran westward.

The light cavalry ran forward, and many of the scattered coalition soldiers gradually landed behind them. The soldiers who had no light cavalry to chase before they could breathe a sigh of relief. There were countless thunderous footsteps coming from behind, and the imperial infantry in the dark night were rushing towards them with a wide array of infantry formations.

The crossbow in the hands of the officers and soldiers was shiny and buzzing strings sounded. The hundreds of coalition soldiers who landed on the back were instantly flooded by crossbow arrows.

"Run!"

The soldiers of the coalition army flew out of the sky and had to run forward again.

Just like the harvesters of life, the infantry of the Liaodong Army slowly advanced forward, and in front of them, there were several times faster than their coalition soldiers. Although there were many coalition forces, everyone was scared and no one could organize a counterattack.

"King, something is wrong. The imperial army came from behind. All the troops behind were defeated."

A coalition lieutenant rushed straight from behind on a war horse and quickly arrived at Lu Che, who was leading the heavy cavalry.

“How many people are there?”

"There are tens of thousands of cavalry in the front, and sixty or 70,000 infantry in the back. They have defeated all the soldiers and horses behind."

Lu Che almost fainted. The court really looked down on me with tens of thousands of cavalry and 60,000 to 70,000 infantry. He actually transferred so many soldiers and horses.

But when I thought about it, I felt it was impossible. Where did the imperial court get so many soldiers?

"It is impossible. The imperial court's troops have been transferred to various battlefields. The closest troops to Yuyang are only those from Linyu Pass, Beijing City and Junmao Pass. Even if they are combined, there may be 70,000 or 80,000 people. Where did the imperial court come from so many soldiers? What's more, I have sent scouts to monitor Linyu, and the military Pass and Beijing City. There is no news that the imperial army is mobilized. How could there be 70,000 or 80,000 people now?"

The captain was full of mourning, "The king, the last general doesn't know about this, but the imperial army has indeed come to kill. All the brothers who tried to stop were defeated, and now the back is broken."

When Lu Che heard the captain's words, he felt panicked.

He was able to gather so many soldiers because the Lu family was the largest aristocratic clan in northern Hebei, and the three Lu families supported him, so he could only take the position of King Yan and gather more than 200,000 aristocratic coalition forces.

But now, he was panicked.

Just now, five thousand cavalrymen have broken their camps, and no one can stop them.

Now there are another 10,000 cavalrymen, and there are still 60,000 to 70,000 infantry behind them. How can they stop this?

"What should I do?" he asked left and right in panic.

Lu Che's younger brother frowned and said, "Tonight, the enemy's raid is in chaos. Now the imperial army has arrived from behind, but it is irresistible. King, it is better for us to retreat to Lujia Fort first. With this strong fortress, our family can stop the enemy from outside. When tomorrow is dawn, we will reorganize our troops and fight with the court."

When Lu Che heard this, he said excitedly, "Yes, yes, Lu Duan said so much. It is no longer appropriate to fight tonight. I will send an order immediately and return to Lujiabao."

Lu Che's order was passed to various teams. When everyone heard that they returned to the castle, they nodded happily to agree. They already knew that there was another army of the imperial court behind them. If they continued to fight like this, they would not have destroyed the lightning-like heavy cavalry in front of them, and they would have been destroyed by the army behind them.

They were the ones who suffered the most when fighting with the court in the dark. Most of the soldiers in the coalition were farmers, slaves, and melee at night. They had no combat power, and they even fell a lot.

When chasing heavy cavalry, most of the coalition forces were not active, but when they heard that they retreated into the castle, they were more active than each other, and soon they gathered with Luche's central army.

The messy coalition forces left the soldiers who were still trampled by heavy cavalry in the west and turned their direction together and rushed towards Lujiabao behind them.

The sudden turn of the coalition forces also came to Li Benlei's expectations.

Riding on the horse and looking at Lujiabao behind him, Li Benlei ordered to stop moving forward.

The rebels turned around so quickly and were ready. At this time, they forced the defeated army to rush forward, and they could not achieve the planned success.

Li Benlei transferred out five thousand infantrymen to surround Lujiabao, and then stopped at 500 steps west of Lujiabao with the remaining 35,000 infantrymen, and lined up to meet the enemy.

Five thousand light cavalry were also transferred back to protect the two wings.

When the coalition forces knew that Lujiabao had been surrounded by the imperial soldiers and were blocked by the imperial soldiers, they had to slow down and spent nearly an hour gathering the troops again.

After a night of fighting, the sky gradually became brighter. Within a radius of dozens of miles of Lujiabao, the scenes everywhere in the original camp were gone. The only thing left was the chaos of destruction on the messy snow, and the smoke was everywhere.

At the hour of Mao, the main forces of the two armies began to encounter.

There was light snow in the sky, and thousands of troops were floating in the snow and mist, appearing and looming like a long snake. The front line was winding and turbulent.

After the dawn was complete, the rebels took the initiative to fight. The coalition troops slowly approached like dark clouds. Their team covered the entire earth, and their wings stretched out long, and they could not see the end at first sight. The rising dust and hustle and bustle covered the sky and the "rustle" footsteps kept ringing.

Li Benlei sneered: "The clown jumping, dares to come out and be arrogant!"

Although there were many rebels, he was not afraid at all. If the rebels were running around in the night last night, hiding and fighting guerrilla warfare with him, it would be really difficult to deal with, but if they wanted to fight a field battle, they would not deserve it.

Although some soldiers in the rebels were veterans who fought wars, most of them were ordinary people and slaves of aristocratic clans. The soldiers and horses of his subordinates were soldiers with strict discipline and long-standing wars. They were extremely brave and all of them were the most experienced veterans. They had participated in the Battle of Liaodong, experienced the Battle of Grassland, and the Battle of Hebei. Li Benlei believed that with this tiger and leopard infantry alone, he could wipe out the rebels, not to mention that he had a total of 10,000 cavalry!

In the battle last night, although it was unable to completely defeat and annihilate the coalition forces, it also completely shocked and hit the rebels. And it successfully lured the rebels away from the strong Lujiabao. The rebels' morale has now dropped to the lowest point. Now the rebels are fighting against their own jungle positions again, and they are seeking death.

After Zhang He's heavy cavalry broke through the battalion last night, they had exhausted their strength, and finally five thousand light cavalry were taken back to the camp. Not many of the five thousand heavy cavalry were injured, most of them were exhausted. Once the armor was untied, the people and horses were exhausted. In a short period of time, they could no longer go to the battlefield.

However, Li Benlei was not worried at all. Even without the participation of the heavy cavalry, he could still annihilate the rebels with his troops.

Standing at the forefront of the array, Li Benlei slowly walked by on a war horse, "Destroy this morning food!"

Tens of thousands of imperial soldiers shouted: "Destroy this court food!"
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