The soldiers with such ideas seemed to have extremely high morale, so much so that before Chiang Kai-shek even started pre-war mobilization, the soldiers were already shouting with excitement.
No one wanted to miss this good opportunity to beat the militia.
With the battle flags flying, the attack team set off.
The Chen Dynasty cavalry, who were charging at the front, quickly dispersed the Qinghe scout cavalry who were on guard on the periphery, opening a path for the army.
The deputy general personally witnessed the cavalrymen fleeing back in the battle formation and reporting the news of the Chen Dynasty army's attack to the armed militia. Then the Qinghe scouts scattered, probably to seek help.
The deputy general immediately ordered to speed up the advance, and even the formation was not necessary. After all, the enemy only had so many people, and even if they rushed in in a disorderly manner, they could win with one sword each.
This suddenly caused a gloom to flash across the mind of Chiang Kai-shek in the rear.
What if, well, I mean what if, the other party has an ambush, wouldn't it be suicide to rush forward in such a disorderly manner?
Could it be that he wanted military merit too much and put too much pressure on his subordinates?
Chiang Kai-shek was somewhat worried about this.
But obviously, he was overthinking it.
Even if he didn't put any pressure on him, the deputy general would do the same.
After all, his deputy general should be the person in the world who wants him promoted the most.
Otherwise, it would be very uncomfortable for the deputy general to always have an old and senior ruler above him. The most important thing in officialdom is seniority. If the people above you don’t make progress, how can you make progress?
We all went out to fight, risking our lives, not to defend our country, right? It was all for the official uniform and to bring honor to our family.
The deputy general really wants to make progress.
Of course, being ambushed cannot be said to be something that will never happen, but no one would be so unlucky as to be ambushed the first time they go out.
As the situation on the battlefield gradually became clear, General Jiang and his deputy general breathed a sigh of relief.
Dozens of armed militiamen with powerful crossbows rushed towards the deputy general's team. It seemed that they wanted to delay time as much as possible so that the militiamen behind them could escape.
From a distance, it seemed that most of the militiamen on the construction site had packed up and began to evacuate under the command of the captain, while some of the timid ones had already run away dozens of steps.
Well, although I don’t understand why they have to pack up their things when they are escaping, the deputy general can’t do too much at this time. Maybe it’s because Qinghe’s military law is strict and no one can abandon weapons and tools.
As for these armed militiamen who came to block the road, we can only say that they were very brave.
The deputy general saw from afar that there seemed to be a man who looked like an officer yelling at other militiamen in public, as if to cheer them up. It was because of the presence of this officer that these militiamen had the courage to fight against enemies that were dozens of times larger than themselves.
The two sides were three hundred steps apart, which was the maximum range of the Qinghe crossbow according to Chen Dynasty intelligence.
Sure enough, Qinghe's crossbow arrows arrived as promised.
As expected of Qinghe's crossbow, even at the maximum range, it has enough power to cause casualties to the attacking Chen Dynasty soldiers.
It’s a pity that the number is too small.
The deputy general observed that many crossbow arrows missed the target, probably due to hand shaking caused by fear, which made the striking effect of the Qinghe crossbow arrows, which were already insufficient in number, even worse.
It was a pity that his only cavalry team was chasing the enemy scouts. Otherwise, at this time, a light charge from the cavalry would be enough to solve all the problems.
"Come, carry the injured brother to the back for treatment."
Since the troops this time were sufficient, the deputy general could also show off his love for his soldiers on the battlefield, which made him very proud.
He loved his soldiers like his own sons, and once his reputation of ordering the wounded to be treated on the battlefield spread, he would always be noticed by some big boss. After all, the civil servants in the court loved to play these tricks, and then it would be his time to rise to prominence.
After being hit by two rounds of crossbow arrows in vain, they finally rushed into the range of Chen Dynasty's archers. The deputy general immediately ordered: "Archers, prepare!"
Just as the Chen Dynasty archers raised their bows and arrows, ready to take the lead in this battle, they suddenly discovered...
The Qinghe armed militia, who had just been determined and prepared to fight to the death, and had even gained a little admiration from them, turned around and ran away.
Not only were they running very fast, but the captain who was yelling and cheering his men on was also running in the front, and in a flash he was out of the range of the Chen Dynasty's bowmen...
The deputy general and the archers now knew very well how uncomfortable it felt to punch the air.
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