Chapter 366: A Spark of Fire (Part 2)
After all, it was the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty. Although the war in Jiangnan was rarely difficult to train, I still didn’t let go of my usual practice. There were only about 500 people on the other side, and the reaction speed was not slow.
But the other party fled in panic, and took it step by step, which obviously delayed the fighter plane.
Yan Tan calculated the distance and ordered: "It was too dark and there were not many people across the street. After the arrow was fired, they ran away and killed them directly."
"promise!"
"kill--"
In an instant, the five thousand imperial guards rushed into the dense forest like tigers.
The discipline of orders and prohibitions made Yan Tan feel very good. It was not a big contribution to quelling the rebellion in one fell swoop. However, Fang La, who dared to claim to be emperor, naturally had to arrest the living person and sent him to the capital for trial. He repeatedly reminded his subordinates not to slaughter the yellow robe, and then got on the horse with Cai Zun and followed the team to the woods.
One ran and the other chased, and there was almost no friction, and many fled bandits were shot to death. On the way, the two supervisors were still a little annoyed, thinking that it was really troublesome to ask them to lead the imperial guards to fight a group of bandits.
But soon, the smiles on Yan Tan and Cai Zun's faces disappeared.
As all five thousand people chased into the dense forest, the blocking of trees made it difficult for the bow and arrow to play a role. The imperial guards began to fight in close combat and rushed forward to kill hundreds of chaotic bandits.
I don’t know who screamed first and opened the curtain of the Xikeng slaughterhouse.
"kill!"
"kill--"
Almost in a blink of an eye, the sound of wild beasts running and rubbing against branches and leaves was heard in the dense forests. The fire lights lit up from the mountain and then spread outward until the entire depression dyed a sea of fire.
"kill--"
The unpredictable bandits pressed over from all directions like a tide.
Among them were old men, children, and women, but more were pale and thin men. Under the leadership of more than a hundred agile leaders, they were wrapped in a headscarf and held kitchen knives, hatchets, axes, and hoes in their hands. Everything that could be used as weapons rushed over with a nearly crazy expression on their faces.
The fires surged into the sky, and the shouts shook the sky and the earth.
Five thousand imperial guards were scattered in the dense forest, and stopped for a moment, looking around silently.
Yan Tan was shocked. As a general, he reacted immediately and shouted loudly:
"Enemy attack! There is an ambush, array!"
Five thousand well-equipped imperial guards can turn into turtle shells by forming a ring formation on the spot. If they are placed, they may not be able to chew them if they are placed in the form of more than 10,000 chaotic people.
But on the battlefield, there is no such thing as taking it for granted.
The five thousand imperial guards who have not experienced the baptism of harsh wars can even be punished by orders, but once they are ambushed by several times the enemy, the military orders will not work in an instant and panic begins to spread.
All the imperial guards began to catch the enemy in a hurry, like a pile of sand, colliding with the tide of chaotic bandits.
Fang La, among the bandits, knew how important this battle was today. If he lost, he would lose nothing. Therefore, he did not sit in the back, but instead took the people he had recruited in recent years and rushed to the front.
Screaming, screaming, roaring...
A thunderous voice resounded throughout the mountains and forests. Yan Tan and Cai Zun were not panicked. They quickly assembled troops to counterattack. Even if the counterattack failed, they would at least have to complete the system and retreat to a safe place.
Unfortunately, Yan Tan overestimated the fighting will of his troops and underestimated the fierceness of these rioters.
In just ten days, after Fang La incited, all the refugees who could not survive were provoked. Tonight, they just had to follow Fang La forward, and they could just follow Fang La wherever Fang La went.
Once the recruits kill the enemy, they will no longer be afraid of fighting.
The resentment that had been accumulated over the years was vented on these still confused imperial guards.
Facing the iron armored silver spear, the bandits covered in blood were like ghosts, hugging them with their arms and biting them with their teeth.
The five thousand imperial guards, who had not experienced much blood and fire, were already disorganized in the face of the encircled bandits and the fearless fear of death. After being broken into a gap by many good hands led by Fang La, they began to collapse like a landslide.
Yan Tan and Cai Zun were still believing in the combat power of their troops until now. After discovering signs of fleeing, they almost angrily shouted to stabilize the morale of the army. Cai Zun took his sword and got on the horse without hesitation, rushed directly into the battlefield, ready to charge forward in person to boost morale.
The general personally charged, which could indeed greatly increase the morale of the soldiers. Many imperial guards began to move closer to Cai Zun and prepare to break through.
Unfortunately, Fang La and others had expected it. After seeing the main general rushing out, Fang Qifo and the four marshals under their command rushed out directly, killing Cai Zunzhen in front of thousands of imperial guards on the spot, provoking his head and laughing wildly.
This time, the army was defeated like a mountain.
Yan Tan yelled almost madly, killing the fleeing imperial guards, but it was useless. He watched the five thousand imperial guards running around in a panic, being divided and surrounded and strangled one by one, without any help.
The personal soldiers rushed to the front anxiously and urged loudly: "Sir, break through, there is no chance."
Yan Tan's face turned red with his sword, and his whole body trembled with anger.
Once he left, all five thousand imperial guards would be strangled in the wilderness. What consequences would have occurred? I dare not think about it at all.
But what if you don’t leave? The defeat is like a mountain of fallen, the formation has been scattered, and even the order has become a luxury. How can you turn defeat into victory?
"Sir, Sir, reinforcements!"
At this moment, the personal soldiers suddenly looked at the hillside outside, and a pair of cavalry rushed down from above, wearing standard fish scale armor, which was obviously the elite soldiers of the court.
Yan Tan's mood suddenly recovered. After taking a look, he started roaring wildly again:
Chapter completed!