Chapter 319: The Serial Ambush Battle Comes to an End
Chapter 319: Serial ambush, the war ends
But after looking at the soldiers and horses above for a moment, the two of them felt something was wrong.
If the troops led by Wan Yanbo had arrived, they would definitely be huge, but looking at this...
It seems that there are only four to five thousand people. If Tang Kuo Abulei's men and horses are still alive, he and Tu Danxi's combined number are more than these.
"This is definitely not Commander Wanyan's person." Both of them were extremely sure.
But it's not that important now, because since the news came out, the Ganren cavalry on the other side seemed to be a little panicked, and even retreated a lot hastily.
"Wu Yahe, Pu Hu De, Wu Cuzhi..."
Tang Kuo Abulei shouted the names of several people, all of whom were current Muke under his command. Then he raised his scimitar and shouted loudly: "Follow me across the river and annihilate these dry dogs!"
Before Tu Danxi could react, he saw him leading his troops, Mou Ke, Pu Liyan and the other pawns, into the river and began to cross the river.
Tu Danxi was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly ordered to cross the river.
After the order was given, he turned around and gritted his teeth, but still shouted: "Tie Futu put on your armor first, and then cross the river!"
If men and horses put on iron armor and then wade through the river, they will easily get stuck in the river mud and be unable to get out. Moreover, if the heavily armored cavalry is washed down by the current in the river, it is likely that they will not be able to get up. It's hard not to think about dying if you take a sip of water with your horse.
But if they wait until they cross the river and then put on their armor, and the Ganren cavalry on the opposite side kill them with a carbine... it will be difficult not to die.
At this moment, Tu Danxi even envied Tang Kuo Abulie for not having such troubles, because all of his iron pagodas must have disappeared from the burning camp.
After shaking his head to get rid of such ridiculous thoughts, Tu Danxi glanced at Tang Kuo Abulie who was halfway across the river, and hurriedly rode forward and waded into the river.
Although his brain is not very good, it is definitely right to follow Tang Kuo Abulei at this time...
South Bank.
The Daqian cavalrymen who were finishing the finishing work were really panicked. Some even didn't even care about their own trophies and started to rush out of the camp.
Even Liu Guangyi's claws were numb.
There is no way, this cavalry route is not included in the plan at all.
In other words, there were too many unexpected surprises in tonight's operation that were not planned.
One is to let the leader of the bandits in this camp escape, but this won't have much impact.
Later, Dong Tongfang also told him that the thieves captured thieves, and these thieves were very thieves. It was normal to run away when the situation was not right, so there was no need to worry too much.
But then the second variable and the third variable appeared immediately. The bandits on the other side of the river were only secondary. The most important thing was the cavalry rushing over from the west.
Judging from their posture, there were probably four to five thousand people, and together with the bandits on the other side, they were probably able to catch up with their troops.
"Should we hold the camp and defend it, or should we retreat immediately?" Although Liu Guangyi said this, judging from his movements of reining in the reins, it was obvious that he had already planned to retreat.
But Dong Tongfang didn't panic at all. He even turned to look at the river and saw that the thieves had already begun to cross the river.
He thought for a moment and shook his head.
Now turn around and fire arrows. You will definitely be able to kill all the living targets on the water one by one, so that the pirates on the other side will use rat weapons to prevent them from crossing the river. Then, they can use this burning camp to block the charging iron pagoda from the other side.
As long as they hide behind the camp, even if Tie Futu has no brains, he will not dare to rush into the fire, nor will men or horses. With their heavy armor, if they are trapped in the fire and cannot get out, then they will
It's a sizzling grill.
After these people have lost the momentum to charge, they can use more people to defeat fewer people and eat these four to five thousand people. This time the military exploits will at least quadruple.
But after thinking about the pros and cons for a while, Dong Tongfang gave up this seemingly tempting idea.
The reason was that accidents had occurred frequently since the war started, which made him feel a little unsure.
The soldiers and horses of the bandits are like rabbits on the grassland. A nest pops up here and a nest pops up there. If the delay continues, if a big one comes out... won't they have the whole army by then?
Danger of annihilation?
"Take your war horses and retreat south immediately!"
Dong Tongfang methodically commanded the cavalry still in the camp, and said to Liu Guangyi: "Although the iron pigs that captured the thieves look powerful, they can only stay in the formation and charge, and they will never catch up with us."
They had rich experience in fighting the Jin people at the border. The nicknames they gave Tiefu Tu, such as "Iron Pig" and "Iron Wild Boar", were very vivid.
In frontal combat, these things were charging like wild boars, and the armor on their bodies made them invulnerable to arrows, making them extremely headache-inducing.
But just because this guy is so good at rushing into battle doesn't mean he's an all-rounder and can do anything, at least not chasing people.
Putting aside the question of how fast one can run wearing iron armor, as long as Dong Tongfang leads his cavalry and sneaks them a few miles ahead, those war horses will definitely be covered in foam.
So the problem now is that you must not get caught up in those kidnappers. If you hesitate to move forward because of this, and then get charged by the iron pig, it will be the end.
Under the influence of the two generals, the soldiers below gradually stopped panicking, took the captured horses and trophies, and immediately retreated in an orderly manner.
At this moment, the charging Tiefutu had only walked a little less than half of the distance, but the kidnapping horse rushed to the front.
"Don't worry about them, go back south to Neihuang immediately!"
They still had to cross the Wei River before they could return to a safe place.
But I didn’t expect that something unexpected happened again before I took a few steps!
Suddenly, another group of Jinlu troops came out from the front to ambush them. Although they were not many in number, only about a thousand people, they occupied a more clever position, blocking their retreat to the side.
The Daqian cavalry were immediately in an uproar, and the acceleration momentum they had just started slowed down.
Dong Tongfang's heart sank. Fortunately, he retreated in time. If he continued to struggle over there and all the escape routes here were blocked, it would be a disaster for the sky and the earth.
"The only remaining pirates are me and Shi Xi, so kill them quickly!"
As soon as the general's order came out, the cavalrymen became firm again and urged the horses under them to continue to accelerate.
They weren't really panicking just now, the main reason was that they didn't react to the enemy in front of them for a while. Now that they saw that there were fewer people on the other side than them, there was nothing to say.
A group of large cavalrymen were as powerful as a rainbow, and the frontier troops at the front were even more like a sharp cone. When the two armies connected, they would pierce through the opponent's formation.
However, the other party showed no tendency to slow down at all. Liu Guangyi and Dong Tongfang looked at each other and consciously guessed the intentions of these bandits.
It's nothing more than holding them back with their lives and buying opportunities for the bandits behind them.
But the two of them are not worried, these people are not enough...
The situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. Just when the two of them were making this plan, the thousand or so Jinlu cavalry suddenly changed their formations again.
The kidnapper horse in front retreated to the wings, revealing the iron pagoda behind it, which was wearing heavy armor and only its eyes were exposed. Judging from its size, it was about three hundred!
Liu Guangyi and Dong Tongfang finally changed their minds!
Now that the two armies are in conflict, how to deal with these iron knots?
"General Dong, now we have to divide our forces and avoid these bandits."
It was not Dong Tongfang who made the suggestion, but Liu Guangyi. It was not because he thought Zuo Weiwei could outrun the border troops after running separately, but because it was no longer possible to separate at this moment.
If we really hit it all at once, we would definitely get a big bump on these iron bumps.
The situation was critical. Dong Tongfang just pondered for a moment before nodding, and added: "General Liu will lead the Weiwei to the left, and General Liu will lead the troops to the right. It is difficult for the iron pigs to change their formation. We only need to guard against these crooks."
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"When we arrive in front of the enemy, you and I will shoot arrows together to make the captives feel cowardly and not dare to move forward."
Liu Guangyi thought it made sense and agreed immediately.
As the two men gave orders, the formation in front gradually began to change. However, seeing this, the captives and horses on the opposite side also changed their formation. The two sides got closer and closer. Bows and arrows were overwhelmingly fired at each other, and a fight began.
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The sky gradually became brighter, and in the mountain forest, the two brothers Yue Fei and Yue Fan stared blankly at the fighting in the distant fields, motionless.
The two of them had been watching here for a long time, from being cautious when passing the Jinbing camp to being shocked by the series of changes that followed.
Seeing the two armies connecting below, the imperial soldiers and horses' intention to break out of the encirclement failed due to the brave and unyielding efforts of the golden captives.
Later, most of the golden captives on the other side of the river had already crossed the river, and they pursued and killed the captives who were just in the west.
At this point, the situation on the battlefield has completely fallen into a state of anxiety and corruption. The two sides are fighting in a group, and they can't even distinguish between you and me.
"Brother, should we go?"
Yue Fan looked at it for a while, then suddenly came back to his senses and reminded: "If the imperial army suffers a loss, I'm afraid the Jinlu will become even more rampant. By then the county will be under more martial law, and we may not be able to enter at all."
Hearing what he said, Yue Fei paused for a moment. He seemed to think of his old father who was ill in bed, and finally withdrew his eyes from looking at the battlefield.
"Let's go to the county seat as soon as possible."
After saying that, he forced himself to turn his head and no longer look at the battlefield. The two brothers led the horses and disappeared into the forest again...
Neihuang County Government.
The atmosphere in the room was a bit tense. Many generals were gathered together. No one spoke. Only the boy who brought tea was busy refilling the bowls of water for the adults.
Seven thousand cavalry set out at night yesterday and have not returned yet.
It was not that there was no news during this period. In the morning, there were reports from scouts, saying that the army had captured a camp of the bandits. The leader of the bandits had fled, and the rest might have been wiped out in the camp.
But there was no news after that, and until noon now, no news was returned.
Everyone immediately realized that something was wrong. They had already defeated the thieves in the early morning. Logically speaking, it should have been cleaned up long ago and they returned to the city in time.
Now there is no news at all, so there must be a new accident.
Just now, everyone in the house wanted to send more soldiers and horses to respond, but this proposal was ruthlessly rejected by Qin Hui.
The reason is simple. The purpose of assigning 7,000 people this time is to control the losses within an acceptable range.
Without seven thousand soldiers and horses, the Jinlu could still do nothing to attack Neihuang County.
But if we continue to send people out, what should we do if these 7,000 people never come back and there is no news at all? Do we continue to put chips into it like gamblers?
Although his statement was reasonable, it was difficult for the generals to accept it emotionally.
In the end, the two sides reached a compromise plan, and sent another 7,000 troops to respond, but they would not cross the Wei River, but would only respond south of the river bank.
At the same time, another scouting horse was sent to inquire about the news.
It's just that although the detective horses were sent out, there has been no reply until now. Just waiting like this, the mood inevitably started to become anxious, and people even started walking around in the hall.
Qin Hui was still processing the official documents on the table in front of him, and seemed unaware of the atmosphere in the room. But at this moment, he seemed to be annoyed by the people walking back and forth, so he spoke up and explained: "Why should General Sun be anxious?
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"Those people haven't come back yet. Maybe it's not a bad thing, but they found a better fighter plane and went to intercept Jinlu."
Everyone was silent when they heard this, even the general who was spoken to by Qin Hui didn't say anything.
Even if you discover some new opportunity and run over to intercept and kill the thief, you still have to have a message to get back, right?
Besides, both Liu Guangyi and Dong Tongfang who went this time were men of stable character, and it was impossible for them to take such a big risk without reporting.
Seeing no one said anything, Wu Sangui sighed. Just as he was about to say something, a pawn quickly ran into the courtyard.
"Generals, Chen Guoji just came to report that General Liu and General Dong's troops have returned!"
The atmosphere in the hall was stagnant, and then there was the sound of chairs moving in unison.
"Where are the people?"
"How were the casualties? How were the gains..."
Everyone rushed out at once, with nervous expressions on their faces, and asked a series of questions. The soldier who reported the news almost fainted from the questions.
"Generals, they only said that they have received the person, and no other news has been sent back."
After he said this, everyone realized that it was not Liu Guangyi, Dong Tongfang and the others who had returned to the county town, but Chen Youbi who had picked up people on the south bank of the Wei River.
"Probe again, report again!"
Some people were giving orders in a muffled voice, but there were also impatient people who had already gotten up, mounted their horses and ran out...
Not long after the news came back, thousands of soldiers and horses came to the foot of Neihuang County in the setting sun.
What everyone is paying attention to is not Chen Youyi who went to pick up the people, but Liu Guangyi and Dong Tongfang who led the troops back.
Seeing the state of the two of them, everyone's hearts froze.
Liu Guangyi was okay, but his armor was incomplete and covered in blood, and his left arm hung weakly by his side, seemingly dislocated.
On the other side, Dong Tongfang fell unconscious. He was carried on a horse with several arrows that had cut off the tail feathers stuck in his body, and dark red blood was dripping from his body.
Moreover, the number of people behind these two people has dropped sharply from the seven thousand when they left last night to the current seven or eight hundred, nine out of ten, and all of them are injured.