Liu Guoneng's heart tightened, and his face looked a little worried, "Tie Guards, the opponent has used wooden stakes to hit the formation, and a gap has been knocked out in the southeast corner."
"Hmph, there are some capable people among these thieves, and they actually thought of using them here!"
Tie Mo looked serious, not daring to relax at all, "Fire the arrow, it's almost time."
In the blink of an eye, a loud arrow soared into the sky. Gao Yingxiang, who was watching from a distance, saw the red light and gradually felt uneasy in his heart.
The sounding arrow leaped into the air, drawing a beautiful arc. Niu Jinxing narrowed his eyes, and an imperceptible smile flashed across his lips.
Lei Ren glanced out of the corner of his eye and noticed the expression on Niu Jinxing's face. He turned his head and was about to ask, but was frightened by the other person's cold gaze and trembled.
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When the sounding arrow fell, there was a rumbling sound in the distance, and not long after, a billowing black torrent came from the horizon, carrying the setting sun thousands of feet away.
The sound of horse hooves made the ground tremble.
It's cavalry, lots of cavalry!
Gao Yingxiang's heart seemed to be broken. His eyes widened and he wished he could swallow that living King of Hell alive.
It turned out that everything was a trap. Hundreds of men named Tie were pulled out, using themselves as bait to attract thousands of soldiers and horses under their command. When everyone pounced on them and fought to exhaustion, the cavalry lying in ambush in the distance suddenly killed them.
out.
What will happen to thousands of tired soldiers facing a wolf-like and tiger-like cavalry?
Gao Yingxiang seemed to have seen what kind of tragedy would happen in a while. His face was pale, and the hand holding the horse's rein suddenly started to bleed.
"King Chuang, withdraw. If you don't withdraw, it will be too late."
"No...I can't...my brothers..."
Niu Jinxing's expression condensed, and he winked at Lei Ren and others, "Brothers, don't be stunned, take King Chuang away quickly."
In the blink of an eye, someone took the reins of Gao Yingxiang's horse and turned around and ran toward the northwest. With tears in his eyes, Gao Yingxiang looked back at the battlefield where the fighting was still going on.
When Gao Yingxiang left, the flag belonging to King Chuang also left with him. On the battlefield, the handsome flag is equivalent to the morale of the army. If the handsome flag is gone, half the battle is lost.
Gao Yingxiang ran away, how could he expect others to stay and continue the attack? What's more, at this time, many people had seen the approaching cavalry, and some people outside were shouting at the top of their lungs.
"Brothers, retreat quickly... retreat quickly... officers and soldiers are riding over on horseback..."
"What?" Li Gen was still directing his men to continue charging into the formation. When he was about to rush in, the defense was in chaos. Because he was in the formation and couldn't see the situation outside at all, Li Gen had to let a few people drag him.
Stand taller yourself.
Dust was flying in the distance, and war horses neighed. Turning your head, the place where King Chuang used to be was empty.
Li Gen suddenly felt sad and clenched his fists unwillingly. As expected of King Gao Chuang, he would give up so many brothers at the drop of a hat.
"Retreat, stop attacking, fucking retreat, retreat to the Blackwater River!"
Li Gen still had some brains and fled to the northwest. Although he could join the large army, how could he outrun the cavalry with two legs? King Gao Chuang could run in that direction because he was riding a horse.
Li Gen led his men to flee to the east, and the overall offensive collapsed completely. Tie Mo saw the right opportunity, ordered the expansion of the defensive circle, and launched a counterattack.
While he was talking, Li Jiasheng's cavalry had already arrived. Both sides, inside and outside, cooperated with each other and launched a ruthless massacre against the demoralized rebels.
With more than 5,000 defeated troops facing two thousand wolf-like and tiger-like cavalry, the outcome can be imagined. What's more, Tie Mo's troops also formed formations and pursued them one after another.
The cavalry dispersed into groups of ten, and the neighing of the horses mixed with the wails of the dead.
This massacre lasted for nearly an hour. When night fell completely, the fleeing soldiers wanted to kneel down and thank God.
If it hadn't turned completely dark, more than five thousand brothers would have died on this land.
To the west of the Blackwater River embankment, corpses and blood are everywhere, the moonlight pours down, and there is an icy chill. In this hot summer, the dead silence drives away the heat.
In this battle, more than 3,000 bandits were killed and no one was captured.
It seemed that they had agreed upon it, and neither Tie Mo nor Li Jiasheng wanted to take prisoners. Some people chose to kneel down and surrender, but they still ordered these people to be killed.
Li Jiasheng and Tie Mo had no choice but to do this for many reasons.
Not long ago, Gao Yingxiang's troops passed through Yangqu and occupied Tianyang Town. They almost slaughtered the entire Tianyang Town. It is said that there were nearly a thousand people in Tianyang Town, but less than fifty people survived in the end.
Tie Mo couldn't feel any sympathy for this group of so-called "rebels" who were massacring the countryside and doing all kinds of evil.
Moreover, there is such a group of heartless thieves, even if they surrender, how will they be resettled? Where will the food come from to feed so many idle people? The court will not even be able to provide disaster relief.
Return them to their hometowns? Tie Mo can guarantee that these people will rebel immediately if they cannot reach their hometowns.
Recruiting them into the army? It’s not that Tie Mo has never thought of this idea, but such a person really doesn’t dare to use it. A group of guys with a robbery nature and evil intentions, how many people would feel at ease under his hands?
Soldier?
Therefore, there is no other way. In order to save trouble and avoid trouble, it is safest to kill him.
Tie Mo would rather recruit soldiers among the refugees and train them a little bit than take the risk of recruiting robbing bandits.
Maybe, when you are strong enough and are not afraid of your subordinates causing trouble, you will dare to recruit the so-called "rebels".
At least for now, I won't take the risk of letting a piece of mouse droppings spoil the pot of soup. In the final analysis, my strength is still too weak, my foundation is too shallow, and I can't stand the torment.
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Compared with Tie Mo, Li Jiasheng's ideas are much simpler.
Li Jiasheng did not have extra food to feed these beasts who killed innocent people. Even if he had food, he would not feed these people. In Li Jiasheng's heart, these people should pay for their lives for the people of Tianyang Town.
Under the banner of righteousness, they do stupid things that are worse than pigs and dogs.
In the middle of Xushi, Li Jiasheng found Tie Mo sitting on the ground resting on a high slope. Seeing that Tie Mo was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He leaned aside, took out a packet of oil cakes from his arms, and handed it to Tie Mo.
"Brother Xian, I really don't know whether I should say you are lucky or bad. Why do you have so many things happen to you?"
Tie Mo took a bite of the oily scallion pancake and said with a wry smile: "It must be a bit embarrassing. If you are my little brother, why am I willing to encounter these things?"
Last time I went to Taihe Ridge to do some work, I almost died without a burial place. This time when I was transporting supplies, I encountered thieves digging a dyke again.
Although he has made many contributions, Tie Mo would rather not take this credit.
These two meritorious deeds were thrilling every time!
Tie Mo and Li Jiasheng cannot stay here for too long. After this battle, the current situation will definitely change.
With Gao Yingxiang's defeat, the main force of the thieves besieging Taiyuan Mansion may not do anything crazy.