Chapter 74
Bai Lang's punches and kicks were getting heavier and heavier. Even the big snake would probably be torn to pieces by him. The snake was not a green anaconda, so it could not defeat the big cat... Besides, the big cat was not a leopard but a Bengal tiger, the highest ecological point. General Yuan was smart. He knew that it was impossible to do anything. The most important thing now was to run away quickly. However, how could he get away so easily now? Fortunately, the Miao girl had a way. She threw a small ball, which exploded and produced thick choking smoke. At the same time, she also threw out a lot of poison.
These poisonous creatures were almost immediately crushed to death by the horses' hooves, but they still caused chaos, especially the smoke that made people cry and sneeze... People could still bear it, but the horses couldn't, and they all ran out or jumped around. General Yuan also took advantage of this opportunity to feint and try to run, but his wrist was grabbed by Bai Lang - whether he was distracted by the desire to run, or he had already been set up by Bai Lang, his wrist was grabbed anyway.
General Yuan was decisive. He pulled out the snake-like snake-flame dagger from his waist and cut off his hand from the elbow! "Let's go!" He yelled, and took the woman and the Miao girl and ran away madly. Bai Lang did not chase him. Even if he was a Thirteen Guardian, he would still shed tears when his eyes were blinded by the smoke. "This man is decisive. He knows how to break off his limbs and run away. Is this the appearance of a hero?" Bai Lang dropped the broken arm in his hand. The bones of the wrist he grabbed had already been broken. Even if the arm was not broken, the bones here could not be restored.
At least in this world's medical field, there is nothing that can be done to treat this type of comminuted fracture.
Bai Lang climbed onto his horse again, "Weapons!" he said, and then with a hum, the long sword stuck in his back flew out. Bai Lang picked up his iron spear and long sword again to charge into the battle array. Although many of the light cavalry behind him were unable to keep up due to a smoke bomb - they were still busy with their own horses, but there were really no soldiers who dared to stop them. In the end, what blocked Bai Lang were the deep trenches and high fortifications, which were laid by Li Zicheng, and this also meant that Bai Lang completely broke through the front of Li Zicheng's central army array that came out of the camp to fight...
The center was breached, and the left and right wings were also shaken. The government army was originally preparing to break through the two wings, but now seeing the opportunity, the center immediately charged, and Li Zicheng's army was defeated. Fortunately, Li Zicheng's camp was still there, and relying on the defense of the camp and the late sky, they could hold on for a while. Bai Lang never left the battlefield that day, changing horses twelve times, changing weapons eighteen times, and suffering fourteen wounds. From morning to night, he broke through dozens of enemy formations and killed countless enemy soldiers.
The light cavalry behind him lost more than a hundred people, and when Bai Lang rode his horse slowly back to the camp, the government troops on both sides avoided him as if he were a god. Governor Sun naturally went out of the camp about three miles to meet Bai Lang, and Bai Lang quickly dismounted and clasped his fists and said: "I have lived up to your trust. Today, we have finally broken the enemy's formation! The thief Li will be destroyed in just a few days." Governor Sun laughed and was very excited - seeing that the rebellion of bandits that had plagued the world for decades could be quelled in , even Governor Sun could hardly control himself.
"General Bai is indeed as brave as a tiger, as if Xiang Yu was reborn. He should be credited with the first achievement in defeating the bandits today!" said Governor Sun, and none of the other generals dared to compete for the credit. Bai Lang was covered in blood, and his silver mountain armor had almost turned dark red. His originally fierce aura had now subsided a lot - Bai Lang had finally broken through some barriers and was able to control his own aura. "I'm afraid that the true meaning of this tiger form can be further improved, and perhaps I can begin to comprehend the killing aura of the Western White Tiger."
Bai Lang entered his own tent and began to take off his armor with the help of his personal soldiers, while the medical officer on the side was ready to treat Bai Lang's injuries. Red water flowed out of the gutter in his tent, and it took several buckets of water just to wash away the blood on Bai Lang's body. The blood stains in his armor would never be washed away... He had cuts and stab wounds on his body, but they were not very deep, so they only needed to be washed, applied with medicine and bandaged.
In the next battle, Bai Lang would not be needed. Li Zicheng was already seriously injured after the defeat today. Because Bai Lang defeated the central army, the army that Li Zicheng was fighting outside the camp collapsed, several of his generals died in the battle, and the soldiers in the old camp were scattered - the other camps probably beheaded thousands of people that day, and tens of thousands of bandits surrendered. Li Zicheng did not dare to open the camp to let the fleeing army in - otherwise, even his head would be here at this moment.
At least 30% of Li Zicheng's troops were gone that day, and almost all of them were elite soldiers who followed him to start the army. Many bandit leaders knew that things were not going well and were clamoring to escape quickly under the cover of night. Under the order of Governor Sun, the government troops also began to move their camps to try to block the escape route of the bandit army.
There was no fighting on the second day. Both sides were quickly adjusting their deployments. It was obvious that Li Zicheng wanted to escape... On the third day, a cannon shot was heard, the gate of the government army camp opened wide, and the big "Bai" flag and the Flying Tiger flag fluttered together. Bai Lang put on armor again and rode out on a war horse, with more than a thousand cavalrymen behind him again - but this time, Governor Sun replaced his subordinates with elite cavalry, all of whom were wearing armor, and for this purpose he also transferred several generals' servants.
There were no bandits in front of him. They had retreated to the camp, and all their efforts were probably spent on trying to escape. Bai Lang led his army until he approached the enemy camp, and then he encountered an army blocking him. Of course, the enemy would not let him go to the camp and attack the city calmly. However, under Bai Lang's might, how many people dared to stop him? The answer was none. Bai Lang just rode his horse to charge, and before he even killed anyone, the enemy fled in disarray like a pile of snow poured with hot soup.
"Ten strikes and ten decisions? Go straight in? Humph!" Bai Lang laughed, "I never thought the bandits were so scared! Today is the day to defeat them, follow me!" Bai Lang dispersed the soldiers and went straight to the enemy camp. The arrows shot from the camp wall were soft. Bai Lang laughed and drove his horse over to throw out the hook, hooked it directly on the camp gate and pulled it. "No, let the cannons in the back quickly move over, and we can use small cannons here to blast it open slowly!"
The Ming army was slowly moving the French cannons forward, and at this time, Li Zicheng's camp had already opened the back door and started to run. However, these people were soon blocked back, and now there were only some small leaders, and these people were soon beheaded and hung in the camp to control morale. At nightfall that day, Li Zicheng's camp suddenly burst into flames, and the government troops did not dare to go over. Bai Lang did not care at all. The next day, Bai Lang found out, "He ran away, ran away at night? The question is, can he run away?"