The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 261 Pursuit of victory

A continuous barrage of fire rained down on Han Sui's cavalry. Unfamiliar with wall charges and lacking modern cavalry training, Han Sui's cavalry fell one after another, falling and falling again. They were committing suicide! Pound roared from the rear!

The rout was inevitable. After five rounds of fire from the artillery, the Han-organized cavalry, who had launched the charge, could no longer withstand the onslaught and began to scatter to both flanks. Seizing this opportunity, Pang De led 10,000 Ma-organized cavalry to charge forward. Now was the time to strike while the enemy was down and to press their advantage!

"Charge! Charge!"

The bugle call that led Pang De's cavalry charge sounded the clarion call for the all-out attack that night. In just one hour, Han Sui's organization, which still had more than 40,000 main force members left after the day's fighting, completely collapsed.

They were surrounded at the foot of this nameless mountain.

The victory tonight was due to a variety of reasons. The nighttime operation by the Ma family's cavalry and the self-governing cavalry to clear out Han Sui's guards played a crucial role, as it closed the attack distance and gave the larger organization time to encircle Han Sui.

Pang De's decisive order for 20,000 steppe cavalry to launch an attack was a brilliant move, directly disrupting Han Sui's plan to assemble his forces and breaking up the connections between the various units of Han's organization.

Then the infantry's slow advance and orderly volley fire were the final blows that crushed Han Sui's organization. Under the superior offensive, Han Sui's organization saw no hope.

The defeat of Han Sui's cavalry was the final straw that broke the camel's back. Han Sui, who had thought there was a chance to turn things around, was thus delayed in his breakout, giving the steppe vassal cavalry behind him more time to encircle him at night.

Of course, there was one person who would be very dissatisfied tonight, and that was Ma Chao. He had been busy all night with five thousand cavalrymen but hadn't captured a single hair. Ma Chao was sullen about it for several days afterward.

Ma Chao's face brightened when Zhao Yun said that after capturing Jincheng, Ma Chao could lead a unit to wipe out the remaining forces. Zhao Yun truly valued talent; otherwise, he wouldn't have entrusted such an important task to Ma Chao. However, Ma Chao's luck was indeed quite bad this time.

"You!" Han Sui was deeply moved when he saw his subordinates, but this was not the time to be moved. Several generals quickly ordered the remaining few hundred cavalry to protect Han Sui, and then they prepared to fight their way out for Han Sui with three thousand infantry as the vanguard!

"Kill! Fight your way out for our lord!"

Those who have fought to this point and are still willing to risk their lives are all soldiers with absolute loyalty to Han Sui. Zhao Yun showed no mercy to these loyalists. He ordered a full-scale attack and sent the reserves to follow, to end the battle as quickly as possible! "Full force, attack!"

The infantry brigade of the autonomous district, which had just recovered from the cavalry charge organized by the South Koreans and had not yet had a chance to catch its breath, immediately launched an attack after receiving support from the reserves.

"Charge!" Many soldiers' flintlock weapons were already soaked in blood, making them difficult to fire. However, they didn't care. The squad, mostly composed of veterans, had an extremely strong will. Even with only bayonets, they were confident they could completely annihilate the enemy.

"Attack! All personnel, attack!"

Following behind the Anxi Independent Division, the infantry of the Ma family organization also launched an attack. With the infantry of the self-governing area setting an example for them, the Ma family organization displayed 200% of its fighting power tonight.

Of course, this was also related to the fact that the morale of Han Sui's organization was crushed. It has been proven that battles with an easy advantage are the most likely to inspire courage, because everyone knows that their side will win and everyone knows that the enemy has already been defeated.

Unless a miracle occurs at this moment, Han Sui has no chance of turning the tide. However, tonight's miracle does not belong to Han Sui.

At the same time that Zhao Yun ordered a full-scale attack, Han Sui also launched a breakout to the east of the camp. This was his last strength. If the breakout failed, he would lose all his counterattack power and have no chance to break out again.

"Charge! Charge! Fight your way out for our lord!"

Ahead of the breakout team were many scattered soldiers of Han Sui's organization. These soldiers, caught up in the collective action, also launched an attack, since everyone understood the principle that there is strength in numbers.

A single person's attempt to break out is bound to fail. In the end, Han Sui organized more than 5,000 soldiers to break out to the rear. It was because of this that the largest number of casualties in the region occurred in this battle.

Faced with the breakout of thousands, the steppe cavalry did not retreat. They not only had the advantage in numbers, but also the advantage in the types of troops. During the breakout, the firearms soldiers organized by Han Sui only had time to fire one bullet before being overwhelmed by the cavalry.

Keep in mind that there are 20,000 steppe cavalrymen in the rear. Even with the heavy losses in the previous battles, they still number 16,000 to 17,000.

However, since the cavalry was the one being attacked this time, although the cavalry general Kang Cheng had reacted very quickly, most of the cavalry's horses had not yet had time to increase their speed.

Therefore, the cavalry's impact was not strong. They relied more on their advantage in close combat to fight against Han Sui's forces. Of course, they also had the advantage in numbers, which was due to the large size of the cavalry.

Seeing that the cavalry could not gain an advantage in the local situation, Kangcheng, who was in charge of commanding the steppe cavalry, immediately ordered 5,000 cavalrymen to dismount and fight, and to block the enemy's breakout.

Kangcheng's actions were undoubtedly decisive. His orders immediately improved the battle situation and greatly reduced the losses of the frontline cavalry, even though these steppe cavalry had been thoroughly defeated by the cavalry of their own region.

But deep down they were still very proud. Now they were only facing the Liangzhou team, and that arrogance resurfaced. "Hmph, even if we dismount and fight in close combat, we grassland people are better than you guys who only know how to shoot from a distance with firearms!"

Driven by this desire to prove themselves, the five thousand dismounted steppe cavalrymen charged madly at the Han organization's breakout team. Behind them, thousands more cavalrymen on horseback provided cover, while others kept watch on both sides of the Han organization's camp in the distance.

Suddenly, just as the two groups were locked in fierce combat behind the main camp, a force of five or six hundred elite cavalry appeared from the rear of Han Sui's group. They shot towards Kangcheng like an arrow.

This was Han Sui's last remaining cavalry, and also his most elite force. They quickly broke through the battlefield behind the main camp, trying to break out. Kang Cheng immediately noticed the movement of that cavalry, and a thought suddenly occurred to him.

Han Sui must have been among this cavalry force; otherwise, why would the enemy have infantry clearing the way and cavalry bringing up the rear? This was clearly Han Sui's last line of defense, intended to protect him as he broke through the encirclement and returned.