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Chapter 1155 Reinforcements

On the dam, in addition to the scattered gray-yellow smoke and stirred-up dust, there were also shouts of killing mixed in with howls, and the wailing of war horses, composing a magnificent war song.

Yu Zhongtian took out the fire starter from his body amid Zhao Xingguang's roar, but before he shook it to light it, he faintly heard the sound of hurried horse hooves hitting the ground behind him.

The three men's eyes were filled with resolute expressions. They looked at each other and nodded heavily. Their eyes showed their immense determination. There was no trace of fear anymore, and they all clenched their weapons tightly.

Zhao Xingguang stared at Yu Zhongtian and said firmly, "Come on, we will still be comrades in arms in eighteen years!"

Yu Zhongtian also nodded heavily and waved his arm violently to light the tinder. Zhao Xingguang shouted "Kill the enemy" and sent the small Wanren Di in his hand to the tinder that had just been lit. Even Zhou Xiaoshan, who was standing aside, moved over here to get closer to his two comrades.

It looked like they wanted to die together with the bandits attacking from both sides...

"Whoosh... whoosh... whoosh..."

  At this critical moment, three arrows broke through the seemingly solidified morning light and flew past the ears of Zhao Xingguang and the other three, as if they were not aimed at them at all!

"Ah...ah..."

Zhao Xingguang was suddenly awakened by two screams. He quickly threw the little Wanren Di, whose fuse was about to burn out, towards the stunned bandits, and shouted loudly: "Reinforcements, reinforcements!"

The three men's faces were full of surprise, but the fierce battle on the way to retreat had almost exhausted their strength. Although they were extremely excited at the moment, they could not even stand up.

They could only lean against each other quietly, watching the war horses carrying the elite Yulin cavalry soldiers pass by them and charge towards the enemy troops.

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It turned out that Chang Zhengcheng, who was leading the team on patrol, knew that the situation was urgent. If he rushed back to the contact point to make arrangements, it would be too late. So he took out a pistol from a distance and fired at Tianming.

Although he followed his instructions before leaving, and although the right sergeant Xing Jinyin heard the sound of the musket burst, the team leader Chang Zhengcheng had ordered him not to act rashly. Although he was anxious, he did not dare to disobey military orders.

Fortunately, his brother Chen San was just ten steps away to meet him. Although he himself did not dare to act without orders, it did not prevent him from giving orders to Chen San: "Chen San, go and meet him... Changtou is in danger!"

At this moment, Chen San also heard the explosion and was feeling anxious. When he heard the shouting of Sergeant Xing Jinyin not far away, he immediately ran towards the place where the gunshot came from like an arrow.

In the blink of an eye, Chen San flew back like a monkey, and shouted from a distance: "Xingtou, hurry... hurry and bring the horse... rescue... rescue the captain!"

After hearing Chen San's call, Xing Jinyin no longer had any scruples. He suddenly jumped up and ran to the back, leaving only one sentence: "Go find Zheng Dachu, first walk south along the embankment... quickly..."

Almost at the same time as Xing Jinyin jumped up, Chen San began to shout loudly: "Big Hoe, hurry up... come up... save the chief!"

Zheng Da Chutou was also a family of soldiers from Xuanfu North Road. He had been digging in the soil for food before joining the army. Because he brought a hoe as a weapon when he first joined the army, he got this nickname, and his real name was gradually forgotten by people.

Not only did he hear the sound of short guns blasting in the distance, he also heard clearly the conversation between Xing and Chen. At this moment, he rushed over dragging a six-foot-long axe.

Although they have only been in the army for a little over three years, the military households in Xuanfu are no different from ordinary people. Most of them have martial arts inherited from their families. Even those garrison soldiers who farm at home often practice combat skills and strengthen their bodies. This is already a gene engraved in their bones.

Although Zheng Dachu had been wielding a hoe for nearly twenty years and had built up a very strong body, he usually used the hoe as a sledgehammer and axe to practice fighting skills. However, after joining the army, it was not convenient for him to use the hoe as a weapon, so he switched to a long axe.

"San'er, what's going on? I heard something like our short guns firing, but is there something wrong with Changtou?"

"It's not Changtou, it's our Sergeant Zhao!"

"Fuck...what's going on?"

"I don't know. It's too late to tell..."

The two of them were talking as they ran, and soon they met Chang Zhengcheng and three others who were running back from the other side. Although Chen San and Zheng Dachutou were very worried about the safety of their foreman Zhao Xingguang, since Chang Zhengcheng didn't say anything, they didn't dare to say anything and could only continue jogging south behind Chang Zhengcheng.

Soon, a burst of hurried hoof sounds came from behind. Chang Zhengcheng slowed down and waited for the war horse to come up, then took the reins and climbed on the horse.

"Zhongwang, the three of you will support us from behind."

"Here!"

"Jin Yin, let's rush to the front and kill some of the bandits first, then cover Lao Zhao and the others to get on their horses."

"Here!"

"Listen carefully, everyone. The enemy's cavalry is close to a hundred. Remember not to fight. Once Lao Zhao and his men are on their horses, retreat immediately."

"Here!"

"Another point, do not use explosive bombs and smoke bombs indiscriminately. Save them for me to use to disrupt the bandit cavalry when I retreat."

"Here!"

Chang Zhengchengce kept shouting on the horse and arranged everything.

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Bai Jingsen relied on his large number of men, all of whom were cavalrymen, and did not take Zhao Xingguang and the other three seriously. At first, he even thought of them as a joke, so he did not rush to capture them.

However, the sudden appearance of Chang Zhengcheng and the other six riders was beyond his expectations. He didn't know how to respond for a moment. What's more, he had lost his horse and became an infantryman.

As soon as the battle started, the bandits led by Bai Jingsen, who had an absolute advantage in numbers, were forced back more than ten steps by Chang Zhengcheng and the other six riders, and were once again poisoned by the gray-yellow smoke. Although the yellow smoke had dispersed slightly and was not as dense as before, they had already inhaled a lot of it before, and now they inhaled some more, which irritated them so much that their eyes turned red, tears fell, and they could not stop coughing.

Taking advantage of the bandits' panic, Zhou Zhongwang and three others had already helped Zhao Xingguang and the others get on their horses. Chang Zhengcheng also knew that he should not continue fighting, lest the bandits' reinforcements arrive and his side would be completely dragged down to death here.

He glanced at Zhao Xingguang and his men as they mounted their horses, then he whistled, calling on the soldiers to ride back. At the same time, fire starters were shaken to ignite, and the Yulin cavalry soldiers on sentry duty cooperated in pairs, and immediately three small Ten Thousand Enemies bombs were ignited with their fuses.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

After three explosions, smoke rose instantly, and amid the flying dust, screams and cries were heard continuously, especially the cries of war horses, which were even louder and more piercing...

  During this patrol, Sergeant Zuo Zhou Zhongwang was the one who had been guarding everyone's horses from the back. He did not get the chance to rush to the front, and he was very unwilling and resentful in his heart!

At this moment, after he protected Zhao Xingguang and three others and got on their horses, he saw Chang Zhengcheng immediately calling for everyone to retreat, and he couldn't help but think about catching a few "tongues".

Zhou Zhongwang seized the opportunity, tapped the horse's belly lightly with his feet, shouted loudly "Catch him alive", and urged his horse to rush towards the group of bandits. At the same time, his brother Lan Qingde from the left team also followed Zhou Zhongwang and urged his horse to rush forward.

The two of them held their breath and rushed in and out, with a thief lying across the back of each of their horses. Chang Zhengcheng looked back and saw that they had already rushed out of the group of bandits, so he felt relieved. He did not say that the two of them had acted on their own, but instead gave them a thumbs up.

"careful!"

"what!"

Chang Zhengcheng had just shouted two words when he heard a scream. It turned out that an arrow shot by a bandit soldier hit the buttocks of the warhorse under Lan Qingde's crotch. The horse, in pain, galloped northward. Although Lan Qingde held the reins tightly, the bandit who had just been caught was thrown to the ground.

Now that you have caught the duck, can you let it fly away?

This was what Lan Qingde was thinking, and he suddenly jumped off the mad horse. After landing on the ground, he rolled twice before stopping. However, before he could stand up, several bandits pounced on him.

"Xing Jinyin, protect Lao Zhao and go first."

Chang Zhengcheng shouted loudly and turned his horse around to rescue Lan Qingde. When the knights saw their commander doing this, they also turned their horses around to fight. Only Xing Jinyin did not dare to turn back to save people as ordered by the commander. He could only protect Zhao Xingguang and three others and urge their horses to gallop northward.

Besides, Zhou Zhongwang had already been prepared when he rushed into the group of bandits. Seeing this situation now, he held the reins with his left hand to control the horse to slow down, and then quickly pressed down his palm to hold down the bandit he had just captured. At the same time, he looked back sideways, raised his right hand and shot with a gun.

"boom!"

The second bandit who rushed over was hit by a bullet. Blood spurted out of his chest and he fell on the embankment with a scream.

However, the bandits were numerous and powerful, and they reacted quickly, howling and rushing towards where Lan Qingde was. Behind these bandits, a cavalry unit rushed past from behind the yellow smoke, and the situation was already very critical.

"Hurry up and save Leader Bai, don't you want to live anymore?"

A bandit soldier with a big beard was riding on a warhorse. He shouted angrily and rushed towards the bandit prisoner who had just landed.

A bandit soldier behind him also rode on his warhorse and shouted loudly: "If you can't save the white leader, none of you will survive!"

It turned out that the bandit soldier who had just been captured by Lan Qingde was Bai Jingsen, the small leader of the Chuang army's cavalry. He was also the nephew of Bai Wang, the leader of the bandit camp not far away, so the bandits were so panicked.

Amid their angry curses, the bandits also felt that something was wrong. They rushed forward, shouting and yelling like crazy, and engaged in battle with Chang Zhengcheng and others.

The bandit cavalry and infantry here together number about 120 to 130 men, but under the repeated bombardment of tens of thousands of enemies, the infantry and the cavalry in the front suffered heavy losses, and now there are only 60 to 70 cavalry and more than 20 infantry who can still fight.

  But even with these eighty or ninety men, they are already ten times as many as Chang Zhengcheng and other Ming cavalry scouts. Even though Chang Zhengcheng and his men are brave and good at fighting, and are well-equipped, the gap in manpower is so huge, and they are still near the enemy camp, where reinforcements may arrive at any time. It can be said that any delay would be extremely dangerous!

The weapon used by Chang Zhengcheng is a long-handled iron hammer. Although the hammer head is not very big, it can be fatal if it hits a person. Even wearing three layers of armor will be of no use.

At this moment, he didn't know that the captive who fell from his horse was the leader of the bandit cavalry. Naturally, all his thoughts were on his subordinate Lan Qingde. In fact, even if he knew that the captive was Bai Jingsen, he would not rush to snatch him immediately, but would still protect his subordinates first.

Chang Zhengcheng faced the bearded bandit soldier head-on. Although he obviously looked like an old bandit, he was not panicked at all. He clamped his legs around the horse's belly and stabbed the long-handled war hammer in his hand straight out like a spear, hitting the bandit's cavalry soldier's left rib.

The bandit cavalryman who had been so ferocious just now suddenly wilted. His arms drooped, a long spear instantly slipped to the ground, and a stream of bright red juice spurted out of his mouth, splashing all over Chang Zhengcheng's face and body.

Chang Zhengcheng licked the blood from the corner of his mouth with his tongue, and shouted ferociously: "Short gun, shoot!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

There was a series of not very orderly explosions, and four or five bandits fell down in the formation. Smoke rose up in front of them, taking advantage of this instant.

He Cheng of the right wing urged his horse forward, grabbed Lan Qingde's wrist, and pulled him onto his horse. The two of them rode together and galloped south along the embankment.

Chang Zhengcheng knew that he had rescued Lan Qingde, so he did not dare to fight with the bandits any longer. Once all the bandits rushed over, it would be harder than climbing to heaven to escape. He just shouted: "Don't fight, retreat quickly!"

Fortunately, everyone had a horse. Although some of them were two men on one horse, it was still much faster than walking. While the enemy soldiers had not yet caught up with them, they turned their horses to the south and whipped their whips to gallop.

Suddenly, a short axe flew out from the bandit cavalry and hit Chang Zhengcheng on the right shoulder. Because the distance was not too far, the axe broke through his armor and penetrated into his flesh and bones. Chang Zhengcheng loosened his right hand in pain and the short-handed gun fell off his horse.

Fortunately, Chang Zhengcheng held the reins tightly with his left hand, thus preventing himself from falling off the horse. At the same time, due to the rapid firing of their short guns just now, the enemy soldiers and cavalry were forced to retreat several steps. With this advantage, they were able to avoid being entangled by the enemy soldiers and cavalry.

As the bandits had successfully rescued Bai Jingsen, they were not very concerned about pursuing Chang Zhengcheng and other Ming cavalry, as if winning was not a must.

They only sent out more than 50 cavalrymen to chase after Chang Zhengcheng and his men. After chasing them for more than two miles along the embankment, they saw that they could not stop Chang Zhengcheng and his men, so they stopped chasing and retreated...