The iron hooves stepped on the muddy ground, splashing mud and water. The cavalrymen on horseback took the cold muskets from behind and held them in their hands. Before taking the guns, they had slowed down because the Gothic army in front had already begun to flee. They did not even organize their forces to launch an attack, but just ran away when they saw their own side coming.

Even when they were running away, these defeated soldiers did so in a disorganized manner. They did not all flee forward, but scattered in all directions. Although the cavalry had expected this, they were still somewhat surprised by the enemy's cowardice.

"Go! Go!"

Panic shouts continued to ring out, and the Gothic soldiers fled in a panic, with no intention of fighting at all.

Commander Tachino was one of them. When he heard the warning and saw the Yan cavalry running on the road behind, he did not hesitate for a second. He immediately turned and ran to the warhorse, hurriedly untied the rope, mounted his horse and rode away.

The gunshots had not yet been heard, but Tachino was already in a state of panic. At the most unlikely time and in the most unlikely place, the Yan people had actually come to attack. They were cavalry and had a huge advantage in mobility, while his side was basically infantry. Once he engaged in battle with them and was entangled, Tachino believed that he would definitely die tonight.

"Bang bang bang!"

Gunshots gradually began to sound, and the Yan Army light cavalry who came to fight launched an attack after closing the distance. Facing these fleeing soldiers, they only needed to shoot bullets one by one.

However, the defeated soldiers were now fleeing in all directions. Once they moved away from the main road and rushed into the wilderness and dense forests, they would be difficult to kill. In the current environment, they could not outflank them, so they placed their main attack target on the main road, where the people fleeing were the most densely packed.

"Kill them!!" With a roar, the cavalry raised their guns and shot at the infantry. In an instant, hundreds of Gothic soldiers fleeing on the main road were knocked down.

The cavalry also dispersed at this time. The cavalry on the left and right wings formed two columns and pursued along the edge of the main road, while the cavalry in the middle shot straight ahead. As for the Gothic infantry who fled from the main road, the cavalry did not pursue them anymore. These people fled in a miserable state, and many of them did not even bring weapons. It can be basically determined that they have lost their combat effectiveness.

Even if they escaped, the cold night would be unbearable for them.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

The sound of gunfire rang out continuously like firecrackers. The cavalrymen tried to fire each bullet accurately. The Gothic soldiers ran wildly on the snow-covered road. However, the bad ground became a huge obstacle for them. The slippery road made them fall to the ground repeatedly. Before they could get up, the people behind them had already stepped on them.

In the struggle, many people even crawled to escape, but the whistling bullets were still flying around them. Under the deep fear, more and more soldiers realized that fleeing along the main road would only make them the enemy's target, so they began to flee from the road in large numbers and ran towards the wilderness.

Seeing this scene, the light cavalry no longer cared about aiming and shooting. They just fired indiscriminately at the crowded area. The cavalry along the edge of the main road ignored those who fled from the main road. They galloped on their horses and chased them straight forward along the main road.

The reason for taking such action was that in addition to these Gothic infantry on the main road, there was also a group of enemy cavalry in the front, which was their main target.

Among the Goltish cavalry, Tachino didn't even dare to look back. He bent his waist and hunched his back, leaning tightly against the horse's back, fearing that a bullet from behind would penetrate the crowd and hit him. But in such an embarrassing situation, he didn't close his mouth, but roared vigorously:

"Stop them! Shoot them!!!"

"Fight back! Fight back!"

Of course the soldiers heard it, but even the commander was fleeing, so why shouldn't they flee? The rout continued, and they did not fight back because of Tachino's order. However, Lieutenant Barney, who was fleeing with Tachino, spied some information in the panic.

"Sir! The enemy soldiers are not numerous!" After shifting his gaze from behind to the front, Barney shouted at Tachino's back.

"What?! There are so few soldiers?!" Tachino was still lying on the horse's back without even raising his head.

"Yes! It seems that they don't have many troops at the moment. Although they are all cavalry, their number is far less than ours!" Barney said anxiously.

The pursuit had been going on for a while, which allowed Barney to see that the Yan army that was chasing them did not have too many people. Although he could not know the exact number, it was obviously only a few thousand. However, the moment the Yan army appeared in their field of vision, the soldiers at the rear of the camp panicked. The terrifying memory of the military factory being attacked dominated their bodies and made them irrational. They became mice seeing a cat, losing all reason and fleeing madly.

After hearing what Barney said, Tachino finally turned his head tremblingly and looked back. However, his eyes only stayed on the corpses on the road.

The wide road was now littered with corpses, and the fleeing soldiers were still falling to the ground. The most important thing was that their numbers had been reduced a lot, and the enemy was chasing them fiercely along both sides of the road. As the number of infantrymen decreased, the enemy would soon catch up with them. Tachino suddenly panicked.

Even though the enemy troops are few in number, they have now lost the ability to fight against them.

"Sir! The Yan people only chase along this road. They don't seem to chase those who escape from the main road!" Barney shouted in panic. He wanted to leave this road quickly, but he didn't dare to try.

There is actually not much difference between fleeing to the wilderness and fleeing along the main road. There are no roads in the wilderness, so you can only flee on foot. Now it is night, and the ground is covered with snow. The warhorse is very likely to break its leg if it misses a step.

Although there were enemy soldiers chasing on the main road, at least he could let his horse carry him. If he lost his horse, the possibility of escape would be greatly reduced. If he continued to escape along the road, he might even get support from the troops in front.

Tachino had the same idea. He used the spurs on his heels to pull his horse hard. The painful horse ran faster and faster while neighing. As for the infantry behind him, he only hoped that these people could slow down the pace of the Yan people.

In the constant pursuit, the time soon came to ten o'clock in the evening. At this moment, both the fleeing Golts and the Yan army who were chasing and shooting slowed down.

The cold weather affected everyone, even the war horses.

However, at this moment, a sudden battle horn sounded, coming from the road ahead. The Yan Army cavalry, who were about to chase after Tachino and his party, immediately became alert after hearing the horn.

After a while.

"withdraw!"

The cavalry looked grimly at the small group of Golts still fleeing in front of them, then suddenly grabbed the reins, pulled their horses and began to retreat.

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