Today's Zhejiang Army garrison has soldiers scattered far apart. If the cavalry rushes forward and they fail to gather in formation to meet the enemy, it will be a one-sided massacre.

Chen Tianhua, who returned to support at Starry Night, had long expected to break out to the north when he reached Shibuya, because his cavalry brigade had stayed outside and had not entered the valley pocket formation.

The original purpose of Shibuya was to prevent Chen Tianhua from attacking from behind, but once the battle situation went unfavorable, it was the best plan to retreat.

Therefore, Chen Tianhua responded accordingly and quietly laid a dragnet about ten miles away from the battlefield.

He asked the two infantry brigades of Yue Zefei's division to form a multi-level blockade several miles wide on the north-facing front, equipped with light and heavy machine guns and infantry volleys, which was perfect for dealing with the cavalry.

On both sides of the frontal blocking position, there were five thousand cavalry guarding the formation. First, it prevented the enemy cavalry from escaping to both sides. Second, in the second half of the battle, when the enemy was in chaos, the cavalry came up to finish the mess.

Yue Zefei was very happy that he could finally give his infantry a chance to make an appearance instead of just showing off.

He seemed to be on a high, without any time for rest. He went to the scene to direct the infantry to dig blocking trenches, set up horse pits, set up light and heavy machine gun positions, arrange firepower, etc. He was very busy.

In this way, when the two main infantry brigades of the Zhejiang Army were completely wiped out in the valley, and the cavalry brigade was intercepted by Yue Zefei's cavalry and infantry mixed division, it was really impossible to reach heaven and earth.

After Zeng Xin's cavalry division cleaned up the Zhejiang army in the valley, they swarmed out and pursued the enemy cavalry from behind.

Fele didn't want to take credit for it, so he commanded his troops to clean up the battlefield in a leisurely manner and take into custody the more than 5,000 Zhejiang prisoners.

Chen Tianhua and the others were also very tired. They basically spent the two days on horseback and only rested for a few hours during this period.

But unlike the soldiers of the Zhejiang Army, the soldiers of the Southern Army were extremely excited at this time. They mustered up their last strength, broke their horses, rushed into the enemy thicket, waved their sabers, and reaped the fruits of victory to their heart's content.

The remaining Zhejiang Army's Chinese garrison consisted of only two Category A infantry regiments with more than 3,000 men. Most of them only resisted for less than half an hour before their formation collapsed.

Shibuya doesn’t understand why?

But he knew what the consequences would be if more than 25,000 Zhejiang troops were destroyed in his hands.

This is not just a matter of personal honor, but affects the changes in the entire political situation in Jiangnan. The high-ranking officials in the empire hope that this time they can help Li Pinzhang rule Jiangnan first.

But tens of thousands of elite Zhejiang troops were lost in one fell swoop, which was a blow to Li Pinzhang's fledgling career and drained the firepower.

Seeing that the soldiers of the Zhejiang Army at his feet had lost their formation and their courage to fight, they were running around like mice, but they were always caught up by the horses. The knights on the horses killed them mercilessly on the ground, Shibuya Ichiro lost all hope.

"Mr. Shibuya, run quickly, it will be too late if you don't leave!" Ding Jiu, commander of the Zhejiang Army, rushed to him and shouted loudly.

"Run, where are you going?" Shibuya raised his head blankly and looked at Ding Jiu, who was covered in blood with a look of horror on his face.

Ding Jiu looked at Shibuya Ichiro's eyes that had completely lost their luster, and had lost all their former cheerfulness. He shook his head, and just as he was about to get off his horse to help him, he saw a cavalryman rushing towards him from the corner of his eye.

Ding Jiuyi gritted his teeth and clamped down on the horse's belly. He didn't care about Shibuya's life or death and ran for his own life.

It was Chen Tianhua and his bodyguards who rushed up. He took the lead, accompanied by Fei Ge and Yu Yang.

His eyes were blood red and adrenaline was being secreted rapidly.

He had not been to the battlefield for a long time and was extremely excited at this moment. His target was the Chinese flag erected high in the tent.

The war horses neighed and charged straight towards them.

Shibuya Ichiro seemed to be awakened by the sound of the neighing horses. He raised his head suddenly and jumped up instinctively. He saw clearly that it was Chen Tianhua who was charging straight towards him.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they see each other.

Suddenly, Shibuya felt a burst of strength from nowhere. He pulled up the big flag beside him with both hands, roared and ran forward, waving the flagpole, and hit Chen Tianhua on horseback.

The black horse automatically moved to one side and Chen Tianhua stepped forward to meet it without flinching.

I saw him half-bent, the wild goose feather sword in his hand drawing an arc, and the sharp blade passed Shibuya's neck.

"Porchi..." A fountain of red blood came out.

A big head suddenly flew high into the air. He stretched out his arms lightly, grabbed the head, and raised it high!

"Oh...Wan Sheng..."

"The Southern Army is victorious..."

"..."

Cheers came and went.

In the U-shaped valley by the Min River, Song Xiaoniu and his infantry troops became witnesses and spectators of this cavalry encirclement and annihilation battle.

They sat or stood on the hillside, watching Zeng Xin and Yue Zefei's cavalry galloping back and forth, intercepting and killing them to their heart's content.

It was inconvenient for them to join the battle, which would only cause chaos. Everyone roared at the top of their lungs and stamped their feet on the hillside to cheer for their comrades on the riverside.

A glimmer of light appeared on the horizon, and the war that had been changing dramatically since the fourth watch was finally over.

Along the Min River, there were all lying dead bodies, their blood solidified into purple, like a huge red cloth covering the earth.

In this battle against the elite Zhejiang army, except for a handful of cavalry such as Ding Jiu who broke out and escaped, there were more than 8,000 infantry and cavalry who raised their hands in surrender, more than 6,000 war horses, and countless strategic materials.

It was busy until the afternoon of that day, when the sun set, and the entire battlefield was cleaned.

After the officers and soldiers of the Southern Army who died were registered, they dug pits on the hills and buried them, erected monuments and held a simple farewell ceremony.

The enemy's corpses were also dug in pits on the hillside, burned, and then filled with soil and buried. The corpses could not be scattered in the fields and cause plague, not to mention the Minjiang River here.

Make a stove, start cooking, and rest on the spot for two days.

The total number of prisoners on both sides of the Shanghai and Zhejiang armies was more than 12,000, not counting the prisoners' logistics personnel, who were more than 5,000. They all expressed their willingness to follow Chen Tianhua.

In fact, the officers and soldiers here are members of the same system. Many of the officers on both sides know each other. In this way, integration is much easier than taking prisoners from the Northern Army.

Chen Tianhua agreed to reorganize on the spot. The third-level officers of the battalion, regiment and brigade must be dispatched from the backbone of the Southern Army, and other grassroots officers should be hired on the basis of merit.

After mixed reorganization, they were incorporated into Song Xiaoniu's Tiger Army.

At this time, Song Xiaoniu, the desperate man, was very happy. Another division was added to his team, including almost a brigade of cavalry.

The faces of the Confederate soldiers were filled with joy after the victory.

After annihilating the Zhejiang army of more than 20,000 and severely damaging the Shanghai army, the first phase of Chen Tianhua's latest strategic plan has been completed.

Now, the Southern Army has completely controlled Funing Prefecture, Jianning Prefecture, Shaowu Prefecture, Tingzhou Prefecture and other places in Fujian Province. The Gan Army under Chen Er and the remnants of the Fujian Army under Sun Daoren are fighting in Zhangzhou Prefecture and Longyan

In the Zhouzhou area, they fought with the Cantonese army invading from the north. The two sides fought inextricably.
Chapter completed!