Chapter 513: Attack and Ambush
In fact, the combined army composed of soldiers of various barbarian tribes, this time concentrated firepower to attack on a large scale, for the Xinghua army, it was only good, not harmful.
If this barbarian united army really had the enemy's intelligence and knew what kind of enemy they were facing, they would definitely not be so stupid to send it to the door automatically.
Because, the Xinghua Legion completely ignored their attack, and the Xinghua Legion still had a lot of mortar shells in the arsenal of Nanban City, and since the barbarian united army had to risk their lives, the Xinghua Legion did not mind using them for target training.
However, when Wei Wu's message came back, the officers' meeting had just ended, and Neo rejected his plan and ordered Wei Wu to immediately escort the convoy back.
The reason is very simple, although for the Xinghua Army, this barbarian united army is by no means an opponent, even if it is necessary to completely exterminate this united army, it is not a problem at all, however, Neo does not want to disperse his forces to deal with the barbarian army at this time.
At this time, Neo is focused on the big picture. He knew exactly what his most important task was at hand. At the moment, nothing is more important than the task of the convoy, no matter what happens, to ensure that the convoy arrives smoothly and safely in Nanban City. Countering the ambush of the barbarian army is not the first task, and it can be planned after ensuring that the task of the convoy is completed.
Because, at this time, a war between the two sides will be triggered, and the situation after the war cannot be 100% certain.
If the Xinghua army must engage the barbarian army at this time, it must ensure that it can be hit with one blow, if it cannot destroy the barbarian army in one fell swoop, only one or two victories will be achieved. On the contrary, it will only have the opposite effect of startling the snake. If not all the barbarians were wiped out at once. The remnants of the barbarian army will completely retreat into the forest. However, once these people hide in the mountains and forests, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not harass the caravans of Nanban City from time to time in the future, which will affect the development of Nanban City.
So, in comparison, the importance of the weapons and equipment transported by the convoy this time is ineffable, and in fact. Neo himself was waiting for the weapons and equipment to arrive safely. Because, not to mention that every time His Majesty the Emperor sends a weapon, it is crucial, just this batch of new weapons, including weapons specially designed to deal with the Eagle Clan's Eagle Knights, Neo does not want any mistakes in this weapon transportation.
It was precisely because of these considerations that Neo would veto Wei Wu's proposal, issue a strong military order, and quickly convey it to Wei Wu. and Qin Xingguo and Zhao Bai, the heads of the Xinghua transport team, Qin Xingguo and Zhao Bai could only obey the order and escort the transport team to Nanban City first.
Originally, Wei Wu was vetoed by Neo because of his proposal. And he felt displeased, but when he learned that there was still a batch of weapons in the transport team that could deal with the Eagle Clan, he was also shocked, and he was afraid that he had almost broken the overall situation. Because, although he himself felt that the plan of countering the ambush of the barbarian army was very feasible, if it was to say whether it was possible to guarantee the annihilation of the barbarian army, Wei Wu actually did not have such great confidence. What's more, Wei Wu could not guarantee that he would be able to protect the convoy well when he wiped out the barbarian army.
After receiving Neo's military order, the Xinghua convoy did not make any other moves, and continued to advance towards Nanban City.
Of course, now that they know the attack plan of the barbarian coalition army, the Xinghua Legion will not be indifferent. In order to ensure the smooth arrival of the convoy in Nanban City, there must still be a necessary blockade.
The barbarian anti-Xinghua coalition has a natural reconnaissance - Eagle Knight, but the Xinghua Legion also has a reconnaissance weapon, that is, a long-distance walkie-talkie, and compared with the two, it is obviously the long-distance walkie-talkie of the Xinghua Legion that has an advantage. The Xinghua Army, which has a walkie-talkie, can get the enemy's whereabouts before the enemy approaches, and take precautions in advance, but of course the Eagle Clan Eagle Knight can't have such an effect.
Therefore, an hour later, the Xinghua transport team was able to grasp the latest, but most dangerous, news - the Xinghua army scouts noticed that the barbarian army was gradually approaching the Xinghua transport team.
When Wei Wu learned about it, his face suddenly turned gloomy. Unexpectedly, he had decided to abide by Neo's military orders, escorted the convoy safely and gave up entanglement with the barbarian army, however, the barbarian army was unwilling to stay in peace, but came to provoke him.
Then, a cruel smile flashed on Wei Wu's face, the enemy had already sent him to the door, and it was automatically conscious, so he had no trouble entertaining the barbarians. Therefore, Wei Wu decided not to back down and dodge at the moment, and quickly formulated a blocking plan.
Wei Wu led the first brigade, left the convoy, and ambushed the enemy halfway, while the convoy continued to advance towards Nanban City.
The barbarian army that went north to intercept the Xinghua convoy was no more than no less, exactly 3,000 people. The leader of the group was named Howl, and he was an experienced leader of a wolf clan.
The wolf clan, compared to other barbarians, is better at raiding, and Howl is the best among them, he has repeatedly sacked caravans in the Western Regions. The caravans he targeted were often heavily damaged, and most of them were almost completely looted. Even the armies of some small countries in the Western Regions are not opponents of the howl.
Therefore, the caravans traveling in this area, as long as they have experience, expect not to be attacked by the wolf clan, so they even strengthen their defenses and send more soldiers to protect them along the way. It's just that, in many cases, it's not for them to decide. Every time you encounter a wolf clan, especially a howling caravan, it is basically equivalent to being abolished.
Therefore, based on Howl's combat effectiveness and ferocity, as well as the success rate of each of his attacks, the Great Elder of the Elephant Clan was very relieved to hand over this interception task to Howl.
However, on the contrary, he was not satisfied with the fact that the Great Elder of the Elephant Clan had assigned him the task of intercepting the Xinghua convoy.
Because, Howl doesn't want to do such a small thing, he wants to make a big deal, just like his fierce style, what he wants is a huge victory, and only that victory can bring him prestige.
Howl is also an ambitious barbarian leader, he is not the big boss of the wolf clan, but one of the inheritors of the wolf clan. Howl very much hopes to be able to show his abilities in the coalition army. As long as he can succeed. can have great prestige. With prestige. can smoothly take over the position of the big leader of the wolf clan.
"How, the eagle man in the sky told us that in two quarters of an hour's hurried march we would see the convoy of the Xinghua people. A subordinate reported to the howl,
Howling looked at the eagle knight flying in the sky, envied a little, and responded: "Pass my order and tell everyone the news of the eagle man." Meantime. Tell everyone that I want to see the Xinghua transport team in a quarter of an hour. ”
"Yes!" the subordinate left, to tell everyone.
3,000 people is not a small number, and the movement through the mountains and forests is not small. It's just that, because of the large number of people and the coalition of several tribes, it is not good to give orders directly, and you need to use a consultative tone. Command the team to speed up.
Shortly after the order was given, the speed of three thousand coalition troops. It's sped up a lot.
"Hey, there's a rain forest ahead, and the flowers and plants are thick, do we need to be careful?"
Rain Flower Forest, the unique environment of the land of the Hundred Barbarians, many flowers and grasses, some tribes like to hide under the flowers and plants of the Rain Flower Forest, ambush and kill people with hidden arrows.
"No, Xinghua people don't dare to go into the mountains and forests. Mountains and forests are the world of our barbarians. Howl said confidently.
The morale of the barbarian army was high, as if they could kill the Xinghua transport team as long as they met the Xinghua transport team, and they lost their armor and fled in embarrassment, and almost no one thought that the Xinghua people were difficult to deal with. In fact, when the Dongli country still existed, this is how they dealt with the Dongli people, and the Dongli people behaved very weakly and did not dare to resist at all.
One step ahead of the barbarian army, the Xinghua army reached the edge of the Yuhua Forest one step ahead.
"Where is this?"
"This is the Rain Flower Forest!"
Wei Wu looked at the flowers and grass around him that were almost more than a person tall, and asked a staff officer beside him. The staff officer of the Xinghua Legion once consulted the naturalized barbarians about many things about the land of the hundred barbarians.
"We're in ambush here!" Wei Wu pointed to the tall trees at the edge of the Rain Flower Forest.
The soldiers of the 1st brigade, immediately divided into several squads, looked for favorable terrain.
In this ambush, Wei Wu's confidence was very high. Qin Xingguo took a few boxes of grenades from the materials of the transport team, and the soldiers of the first brigade almost had five grenades in their hands. With these grenades, Wei Wu had a better chance of winning against the barbarian army. Perhaps, not just defeat, but also hope, annihilate the barbarians.
The first brigade of the Xinghua Legion had just been ambushed, and three thousand barbarian troops entered the Yuhua Forest.
The rain flower forest made a small and regular sound under the blowing of the mountain wind.
The rain flower forest also has one of the biggest characteristics, that is, it is full of flowers. Those who are in it are easy to revel in it. Many barbarians prefer the rain flower forest during the day.
It's just that no barbarian has ever thought of occupying the Yuhua Forest.
The rain forest at night is a place full of wild beasts. Many fierce beasts like to go to the rain forest to find a place to sleep. This is not the biggest threat to people, the biggest threat in the rain forest is bugs.
Many insects that look beautiful on the outside, they bite a little, and people will sleep silently in the sea of flowers. Therefore, the barbarians in the north of the land of the hundred barbarians, they will go to the rain flower forest to pick flowers and make nectar, but they will not spend the night in the rain flower forest.
The barbarians knew the disadvantages of the Yuhua Forest, so they howled three thousand barbarians, and when they saw the Yuhua Forest, they immediately sped up a little faster, and they wanted to pass through the Yuhua Forest as soon as possible.
The 3,000 barbarian army walked through the flowers and grass, destroying the regular sound in the rain flower forest and bringing noise.
After a while, the barbarian army saw the edge of the Yuhua Forest, but the Xinghua army also found traces of the barbarians.
"The enemy is starting to approach, get ready, listen to my command!" Wei Wu said into the walkie-talkie.
The first brigade of Xinghua had five walkie-talkies, and Wei Wu gave them to the leaders of several squads.
The soldiers of the Xinghua Army picked up their weapons one after another and aimed at the Yuhua Forest.
The barbarian army is getting closer and closer, and the entire Yuhua Forest is shaking.
The Xinghua soldiers standing on the high place had also seen a hundred meters away, and there were many black heads.
"First squad, prepare grenades! Pull the fuse, throw!" Wei Wu ordered.
Dozens of grenades, thrown out at the same time.
Bouncing ......
The huge explosion suddenly startled the birds in the mountains and forests, and they flew up one after another.
The howl was immediately blinded and said, "What's the matter?"
"Mountain God !!" howled, and some barbarians shouted in panic.
Bang bang bang...... Shots rang out.
Ahh......hhh Many barbarians were shot and fell to the ground.
Howl immediately understood that they had not encountered some mountain god, but had been ambushed by the enemy. Howling immediately drew a knife, looked at a barbarian beside him who called for the mountain god, and shouted loudly: "It's not a mountain god, it's a Xinghua people!"
"They're in front, attack, rush, die!" the howl shouted, ordering the soldiers to rush forward.
The barbarians of the other tribes in a panic did not want to listen to the howl's orders, and they began to retreat. However, the howl was ruthless, and ordered the warriors of the wolf clan to kill more than a dozen barbarians, and immediately stabilized the morale of the army, and they began to counterattack.
Some tribal archers also took out their bows and arrows and shot at the Xinghua army.
Seeing this, Wei Wu frowned slightly.
Yuhualin blocked the sight of the barbarian army, making them confused, the accurate attack direction of the Xinghua army. However, the same rain flower forest also blocked the sight of the Xinghua Army soldiers. As long as the barbarian army is slightly dispersed, the attack effect is greatly reduced. Now, the enemy began to charge, rushing towards the edge of the Rain Flower Forest.
Wei Wu knew that if the barbarians were close to them, the advantage of the Xinghua army's weapons would be greatly reduced.
"The second brigade, the third brigade, continued to throw grenades and blew up a line. The rest of the squads, continue to shoot any enemy who approaches the defensive line. Wei Wu spoke into the walkie-talkie and continued to command.
Bouncing ......
Another round of explosions, stronger and longer than the last.
Because of a series of explosions, the offensive of the barbarian army was reduced.
Howling was taken aback, originally when he saw that hundreds of barbarians were about to rush out of the Yuhua Forest and kill the enemy, he was still full of hope, and he still wanted to take revenge and kill the Xingxing Chinese.
However, in the next second, hundreds of explosions completely shattered his hopes.
"What is this!" howls in disbelief.
"This is the mountain god's means! Howl, let's retreat. Even the warriors of the wolf clan had a look of fear in their eyes.
"I can't retreat! We are the warriors of the wolf clan! We must not retreat!" howled hatred, he was angry, he was unwilling, shouted wildly, and rushed forward.
The three thousand barbarians saw their leader charge forward bravely, and they also aroused fanatical courage, and rushed forward one by one...... In the hearts of the barbarians, it seemed that as long as they rushed in front of the Xinghua people, it would be victory. What's more, because of the existence of the Yuhua Forest, there are standing barbarians, and there are not many barbarians who have fallen to the ground.
"These barbarians are crazy!" Seeing this, Wei Wu was a little surprised that the barbarians were not afraid of life and death, but under the influence of this, he became angry and shouted: "Shoot freely! Kill all the barbarians!" (To be continued.) )