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Chapter 57: One thing goes down, another goes up
The reason why Yehuling's bandits were able to defeat the army several times was that, apart from their ability to charge and fight, the most important reason was that Yehuling's terrain was complex.
The hilly paths in Yehu Ridge are densely covered with stars, like a giant spider web. There were two previous encirclement and suppression campaigns by the government troops. The bandits in Yehu Ridge were defeated and retreated to Yehu Ridge. Relying on the complex terrain,
From time to time, he would launch sneak attacks, killing more than a dozen people, and then change places.
The officers and soldiers suffered heavy losses and had no choice but to withdraw from Yehuling.
This is also the reason why King Kong, Lei Ren and others are fearless.
Pull them outside and start fighting directly. If you can't beat them, then retreat to Yehuling. Under the protection of the complex terrain, even if there are thousands of troops, the fierce bandits will not be afraid.
But now, the south intersection has been bombed. If you want to return to your hometown, you must bypass the entire Yehu Ridge and go back from the north. This detour is fifty miles away. Not to mention the ordinary thugs, even King Kong is a little panicked.
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King Kong and Lei Ren were both people who cherished their lives. They surrounded and strengthened the defense and security of Yehuling. They ordered to use various methods to block other small roads, leaving only one main road for passage.
The main road leads from north to south, leaving two openings for passage.
In this way, as long as we keep an eye on the north and south mountain passes and take good defenses, it will be difficult for anything to happen to Yehuling.
Originally, leaving only two mountain passes open was supposed to be a good thing. In the past, Lei Ren was quite proud of his idea. But now, the good thing has turned into a bad thing.
The south intersection was bombed, and the brothers could not return home for the time being.
King Kong stretched out his hand and grabbed the follower beside him, the fat on his face swelled into a ball, "Let me see what's going on!"
The little follower quickly turned around and ran in the direction of Yehuling, and turned back in just a moment.
"My boss...the intersection was really bombed. Two brothers who were guarding the intersection escaped. Not long after we left, a group of officers and soldiers suddenly came out. They set off gunpowder and destroyed the dirt hillock next to the south intersection.
It collapsed..."
"What?" King Kong's body swayed, and the little follower quickly stretched out his hand to help him, but King Kong's body was like a mountain of flesh, and he couldn't support it. He wailed and was pressed down by the mountain of meat.
When King Kong stood up with difficulty, the little follower only had half a breath left and lay on the ground groaning.
"You bitch, don't lie down on the ground and pretend to be dead. Get up for me and tell the people in front to kill me..."
King Kong was born in the army, and he knew very well that he must not retreat at this time. The back road was blocked, so he had to retreat in a hurry. He had to go dozens of miles without being killed by the opponent, and he would be exhausted even if he was tired.
Right now, I feel like I'm trying to fight against the odds.
Lei Ren glanced at King Kong's huge belly, rolled his eyes, and said grimly: "Brother, I'll go to the front and personally lead the people to kill the man named Tie."
King Kong didn't think much, and patted the other party's shoulder with his hand like a leaf fan, "Okay!"
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King Kong's decision was right, but he ignored a very important issue. His men were a group of thugs and bandits, not a group of well-trained frontier soldiers.
King Kong wants to fight against the odds and decide the outcome, but others may not think so.
When the news spread that the south intersection was bombed and the back road was blocked, the gangsters who had already gained an advantage immediately panicked.
If we can't win this battle, wouldn't we all be ruined here? We come to Yehu Ridge to kill people and buy goods to live a good life, not to die.
For a time, the thugs inevitably had differences in their minds. Some wanted to obey orders and fight to the death with the officers and soldiers. Others wanted to retreat and wanted to escape before the situation got out of hand.
They were not thinking at the same time, advancing and retreating, and the situation immediately became chaotic.
On the other hand, the soldiers and horses of Anzhuang Fort, after being intimidated by the supervising team and surviving the initial panic, these rigorously trained soldiers began to slowly stabilize their position.
Listening to the order, the remaining shield soldiers formed a shield wall again with great difficulty. The pike soldiers hid behind and pushed forward with gritted teeth.
At this time, the young soldiers were already red-eyed and had no fear in their hearts. They only had instinctive reactions. They would either kill the enemy or be killed by others.
Zhou Dingshan raised his spear high and said in a hoarse voice, "Pike forward, stab...stab..."
"Musketeers, row two, fire volley..." The musketeers, who had distanced themselves, finally opened fire again.
The situation on the battlefield is always waxing and waning. The morale of the Yehuling bandits has plummeted, while the morale of the troops in Anzhuang Fort is getting stronger and stronger.
Shields, spears and blunderbuss formed the Iron King Eight formation, finally revealing their sharp fangs. Every step forward meant that several tough bandits would fall forever.
The demoralized bandits could no longer attack the shield wall without hesitation as before, and could only be crushed back.
Under such circumstances, some gangsters finally began to turn around and escape, and their escape directions were different.
One person ran away, two people ran away, and it gradually turned into a huge rout, and the fighting spirit of the gangsters collapsed in an instant.
These are ruthless bandits. They have not received formal training. When charging, they can charge forward without fear of death. However, when they want to survive, they will become disorderly once they escape.
King Kong stared, the fat on his face jumped up and down, and he cut several people to death with the bloody hook knife in his hand, but still failed to stop his decline.
"Stand still for me... don't run away..."
But what answered King Kong was the sound of crying for father and mother.
When the gangsters are desperate, they are not afraid of anyone, but when they are desperate to survive, they are not afraid of anyone either.
It's important to escape, but who knows who you are?
The devil incarnate? Even if the Jade Emperor comes, you have to run away.
Looking at the situation in front of him, King Kong felt bitter in his heart. It was not impossible to run for his life, but who could I outrun?
Ever since the officers and soldiers of Datong Prefecture were driven away, Yehuling has been almost peaceful. After a long time of being pampered and pampered, the weight has increased dramatically. Now with this weight, I can't wait to step on a hole in the ground with just one step. How can I escape?
From here to the intersection at the northern end of Yehuling, it’s more than fifty miles!
It would be great if a supervising team was arranged in advance. If the supervising team is delayed, anyone who dares to escape will be killed directly.
It's a pity that I didn't expect that the south entrance would be bombed before. All along, I had always thought of attacking if I could, and retreating and fighting slowly if I couldn't. There was no point in supervising the team.
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At the south entrance of Yehu Ridge, the dust is thick and the gunpowder smoke has not dissipated.
The gopher dragged the long knife with his right hand, grabbed the wine gourd with his left hand and took a swig.
Listening to the sound coming from far away, he glanced at the dozen brothers around him, laughed and said: "Brothers, it's almost time, rush forward and chop off a few more heads."
"Let those mountain bastards see that our team can not only lurk and blow up mountain passes, but we can also kill people as well as them!"
"Hey, listen to Master Shu and cut down those bastards!"
The gopher pursed his lips, used his feet to exert force, and led a dozen people towards the battlefield in the distance.
In order to successfully blow up the south intersection, the Drilling Rat and more than a dozen people hid in the ditch on the side of Yehu Ridge for a day and a night. At this time, he was exhausted, but in the face of the military success at his fingertips, no one was willing to give up easily.