Chapter 185 Luo Yang: Generals are not necessarily better than the battlefield
"kill!"
"Bang--"
"Don't be afraid, they can't point continuously, rush over and chop them to death!"
"Bang--"
Three volleys were fired in one round, and another forty or fifty people fell.
The Beiliang army that initially surrounded them was already dead and wounded, but there were still more Beiliang armies running around!
"What a Luo Yang!" Fang Jue laughed angrily. He had never thought that such a method could be used to cover up the Beiliang army hiding in the north.
It’s really wonderful!
Before the Beiliang Army entered Suzhou, no one knew their exact number. All the Suzhou defenders were killed, so no information could be left behind.
This is Luo Yang's strategy, deliberately creating chaos and causing large numbers of refugees to appear everywhere in the northern border.
In this way, his people can hide in it and wait for opportunities!
Fang Jue felt that after all, he had experienced little war, and he had not been able to spot such a simple plan to fish in troubled waters in advance.
So much so that now I have fallen into a trap and fallen into such a desperate situation.
"Master Young Master, we don't have time to reload!" Zheng Jun, a member of this group of soldiers, whispered, his tone a little nervous.
Fang Jue glanced at him: "Having practiced musketry for so long, have you forgotten about horse fighting?"
"yes!"
Zheng Jun ordered: "Put away your guns, get ready to rush out!"
"call out--"
A stream of flying arrows came like raindrops. A group of Beiliang troops appeared behind Fang Jue and others, and were immediately attacked by a wave of arrows.
"Puff puff puff——"
People were hit by arrows one after another. It was difficult to block the high-speed arrows, so we could only protect important parts based on experience.
Dozens of people were killed in this wave, but the nearby Beiliang army was also implicated, and those crossbows did not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.
"How much do you want to kill me?" Fang Jue gritted his teeth. He could imagine that Luo Yang must have given the death order.
Zheng Jun said: "Young Master, there are still enemies pouring out. The Beiliang Army has hidden many people in Suzhou. If we stay here, there will be more enemies... You go first, and we will cut off the rear for you."
Fang Jue didn't answer, but glanced at Bai Qing. Seeing that he was killing like crazy, he felt relieved.
"If you don't want to leave, please wait."
There was a chance to leave, but Fang Jue didn't intend to leave. He was confident of protecting himself.
But the problem is why the Habayashi Army's scouts haven't come to support yet.
It's been so long since the fireworks were set off, so at least a team of scouts should have arrived.
"Is there someone in front who intercepted our reinforcements?" Fang Jue's face darkened when he thought of this possibility.
Luo Yang's arrangement was really perfect. If he hadn't had the trump card of muskets, he would have been involved in a hand-to-hand battle with the Beiliang army.
In such a battle, the Beiliang Army, which had an absolute numerical advantage, could easily kill a young division like themselves without any effort.
"Let's move, don't be a target!" Fang Jue reined in his horse, pulled out the long knife on his horse, and led everyone to run in the direction of Suzhou.
"Bai Qing, let's go!" Fang Jue shouted.
Bai Qingzheng's eyes turned red and he laughed when he heard this: "Young Master, go first, I will kill them all!"
"Kill you and leave quickly. Our reinforcements may be blocked. Don't seek death!" Fang Jue shouted as he passed by.
After hearing this, Bai Qing also realized that there should indeed be scouts from Suzhou rushing to support him.
"Luo Yang is truly a famous general in the world!"
"Let's go!" Bai Qing ordered, and the five people who were still alive in the Xuanjian Division followed him to break out of the siege.
But they had lost their horses, so they climbed on the backs of the Fusiliers' horses. Fang Jue came specially to help them.
"Master Zheng, one of our brothers has fallen behind!" shouted the soldiers from the Musket Bureau.
Zheng Jun turned around and saw someone fell from his horse after being hit by an arrow, and the Northern Liang army swarmed forward.
"Let's go!" Zheng Jun gritted his teeth and couldn't bear to look, so he turned back and said, "Protect the young master!"
After that, everyone tacitly agreed to run side by side, standing behind the young master to protect him from hidden arrows.
Fang Jue was a little moved, but without saying any pretentious words, he promised: "The brothers who died in the battle today will be deeply compensated when they return to Beijing, so that their children will be taken care of and they will have someone to support them in old age!"
"Thank you, Master!" After receiving this sentence, Zheng Jun felt that it was worth it.
"Thank you, Master!"
All the soldiers were overjoyed, and some even wished they could die on the spot.
Soldiers fight on the battlefield just so that their families can live a better life, otherwise no one would be called up for military service.
"Young Master, they have no horses and cannot keep up with us. They will be safe as long as they are out of the range of bows and arrows!" Zheng Jun reminded.
"Then run!" Fang Jue ordered.
The war horses moved as fast as the wind. Fortunately, the recent snow accumulation was not thick, and Fang Jue did not have any unlucky mistakes. He galloped all the way and left the Beiliang army behind in just a short moment.
"Young Master!" At this time, Zheng Jun said nervously, "Have you been hit by an arrow?"
Fang felt unconscious and turned around and asked: "Where?"
As he spoke, he touched the back of his hand, touched the arrow, shook it up and down, and pulled it out.
Zheng Jun saw that there was no blood on the arrow and said unexpectedly: "Young Master is wearing inner armor?"
"Yeah." Fang Jue nodded, unwilling to admit the fact that he stuffed the thick iron plate because he was afraid of death.
"What a blessing!" Zheng Jun breathed a sigh of relief.
When he came out, he was warned by thousands of people. If something happened to the young master, he would not have the shame to go back.
"You were hit by an arrow too?" Fang Jue frowned, and when he turned around, he saw that Zheng Jun's arrow had been hit by an arrow, and it was still a penetrating wound.
Looking back, I saw that almost everyone was injured, and many had more than one arrow stuck in their backs.
It can be seen that when the Beiliang army just ran away, seeing that they could not catch up, they shot as many arrows as possible in one go.
"It's okay. This small injury is nothing. It didn't hurt the internal organs or muscles. I'm lucky." Zheng Jun laughed, not afraid at all.
Fang Jue said, "Be careful if it's poisonous. They are coming for me at all costs."
After a while.
Bai Qing ran from behind. He deliberately stayed behind to be on guard. He caught up and said, "Young Master, there is no one left."
"That's good."
Seeing that there were no pursuers around, Fang Jue said: "Everyone, please take care of your injuries."
Zheng Jun dismounted and called for a soldier. After cutting off the arrow, he pulled it out from behind his shoulder.
He just gritted his teeth and didn't cry out in pain at all. Some veins popped up on his face.
"What a man!" Bai Qing praised.
Zheng Jun smiled.
When Fang Jue saw Bai Qing covered in blood, he asked with concern: "Master Bai, how are you injured?"
Bai Qing waved his hand: "It's not my blood, I'm not injured."
"Where is Dianyi?" Bai Qing realized that someone was missing.
Ever since the encounter with those Northern Liang troops, Dianyi seemed to have disappeared.
Fang Jue said: "I asked him to recruit the experts from Emperor Zun Pavilion in Suzhou."
"I can no longer trust the civil and military officials in the north."
"..." Several people were silent, either joking or embarrassed.
Bai Qing said: "If Dianyi and I join forces, as long as we don't confront the cavalry, we can kill those Northern Liang soldiers who are afraid!"
"Brothers who are left behind may not survive..."
Someone lamented softly.
After being out of danger, everyone felt at ease and grieved for the dead and injured brothers.
Fang Jue took a look and saw that there were still four of the ten soldiers of the Xuanjian Division. There were originally five, but one was shot down after mounting his horse.
As for the Fusiliers' troops, 21 out of 100 were lost, and most of the remaining soldiers were wounded.
Only Fang Jue was unscathed.
"It's already this time. The Yu Lin Army from the direction of Suzhou hasn't appeared yet... What is Lin Bei doing?" Bai Qing looked towards the direction of Suzhou and asked in a questioning tone.
…
Outside Suzhou City, the Yulin Army was about to leave the city, but found a large number of refugees outside the city.
Lin Bei, who had sharp eyes, saw some of them were tall and said in surprise:
"It's not good. There are Beiliang troops outside the city. Oh no, the young division must have been ambushed!"
"General, if we open the city gate, we are afraid that refugees will pupate in, and we can't really kill them." The deputy general said.
Zhang Feng also came over and said, "It's not good. The Beiliang Army is inciting people and trapping us."
"Young Master needs support!" Lin Bei gritted his teeth.
"General Lin, think twice!" Zhang Feng, who saw Lin Bei's thoughts, couldn't help but advise, "If you fight your way out, you will be fooled and massacre the victims in public. The subsequent consequences will be too terrible, and you will also be held accountable."
Lin Bei was startled. He was just a general and rarely understood politics, but he had to worry about it at this moment.
"I see... Luo Yang, Luo Yang, you are so cruel!"
"Either I sit back and watch the young master being intercepted and killed, or I fight out, but it will force the northern refugees to revolt..."
At this moment, Lin Bei suddenly realized that a military commander does not necessarily have to defeat the enemy on the battlefield.
Zhang Feng sighed: "That's right. Luo Yang has sinister intentions. The general must not be fooled."
"But what should I do, Master?" The deputy general was worried.
"If we fight out, the government will force the people to rebel. At that time, the Yulin Army will lose all their achievements, and the two of them will be sent to the guillotine, and even the family will be affected." Zhang Feng analyzed.
The deputy general couldn't help but said: "Then just watch the young master helplessly..."
Zhang Feng was helpless: "I can only hope that Young Master Jiren will have his own destiny."
When Lin Bei heard this, he took a deep look at Zhang Feng, but when he turned around, he didn't see Cai Yan following him.
"Leave the city and meet the young master!" Lin Bei said calmly.
Lin Bei said coldly: "At any time, attacking the military formation is a crime of rebellion. Anyone who dares to stop is a traitor!"
The lieutenant general was overjoyed. He did not expect the general to be so courageous.
Zhang Feng stood in front of the two of them: "General Lin, have you thought about it? This will force the refugees in Suzhou to rebel. How many people will rebel?"
"For Young Master, it's worth it!" Lin Bei said firmly.
He immediately turned back to the deputy general and said, "Watch Zhang Feng and Cai Yan. I will personally go rescue the young master. We are not allowed to open the city gate until you see us!"
"Yes!" The deputy general was a little disappointed, but his responsibility was important and Suzhou City could not afford to miss it.
Zhang Feng was confused: "General Lin, what did you say?"
He didn't understand what he had done wrong to be suspected.
"Wait until I come back and listen to your excuse. Take it first!" Lin Bei shouted.
The deputy general's sword was immediately pressed against Zhang Feng's throat, his eyes full of threats. Zhang Feng had no choice but to hand over his sword, shake his head and sigh.