Chapter 259: Counterattack
After galloping westward for a day and a night, the death camp finally discovered the first settlement of the Qiyan Tribe.
When the herdsmen heard the galloping and neighing of their horses, they thought it was the triumphant return of the army, and they rushed out of their tents with cheers.
"Kill!"
The people who came out of the settlement were all old, weak, sick and disabled, and Wan Yankang had no desire to do it at all, so he only pointed the silver gun forward.
Originally, there were three or four thousand people in this settlement, but with the young and strong all going out with the army, the rest were old and weak, women and children.
For the death battalion, this is not even an appetizer.
Needless to say, the Mongols' rule of war was to destroy all the enemy's men above the chariot, and the only women and young children were left.
As the slaughter ended, strange noises began to sound in the settlement.
Wan Yankang frowned, ordered the trumpet to be blown, and the whole army was assembled.
Five minutes later, the army was assembled, and Wan Yankang ordered the count.
"One, two, three......"
In the process of counting the numbers, more than a dozen people rushed out of the tents everywhere, wanting to return to the team.
"Stand aside!" Wanyankang's face is like frost.
These more than ten people were all full of spring, and when they saw Yan Kang's expression at this time, they all began to feel uneasy.
After the whole army reported the number, there were 980 people, plus the 15 people standing aside, and more than 10 people were still killed in battle.
Wan Yankang's face was even more gloomy as water, and he solved a settlement where only the old, weak, sick and disabled were broken, and they were all folded by fifteen, which was unimaginable to him. The quality of the soldiers in the death battalion, not to mention the unparalleled flying horses, even compared to the 50,000 elites in White Horse City, there is a certain gap.
Originally, Wan Yankang wanted to borrow the heads of these fifteen people, but after thinking about it, forget it. These people have not been with him for a long time, and if they are too strict, they are easy to rebel. He shouted: "If you don't hear the trumpet, you should be beheaded according to the law, and if you read it for the first offense, you will receive ten whips each!" ”
When these fifteen people heard this, they quickly knelt on the ground and thanked them, and each took the initiative to take off his clothes and step forward to receive the whip and be punished.
After the whole army was over, Wan Yankang ordered to collect the food and wine available in the settlement, take away all the forage that could be taken, and kill all the cattle and sheep.
A few tents were left for the rest of the women and children to take shelter from the wind and snow, and the remaining tents were all set on fire.
Two hours later, Mu Huali arrived here with his army.
The remnants of the women and children here heard the sound of horses' hooves again, and they all hid in the only remaining tents and shivered.
More than 1,000 warriors from this place, seeing that their homes had been destroyed and not half of them were gone, thought that the enemy had slaughtered all the old and young of the tribe, and they wept one after another.
Some of the women, hearing the crying, came out to take a look and saw that at last it was their own people who had returned, and then they rushed out of the tent crying.
Mu Huali found that there were both women and children, and after his heart was relieved, it didn't take long for his brows to furrow tightly. He realized that Wanyan Kang was more difficult than he had imagined.
If this person slaughtered this place, it would only arouse the boundless hatred of the warriors.
And he left behind women and children, and some of the herdsmen who came from this place no longer had the intention of following him to hunt down the enemy.
What's more, the only thing Wan Yankang left to these women and children was a dead cow and sheep. Mu Huali must keep people here, and he also needs to allocate supplies, otherwise the only women and children left in this settlement will not last a few days.
But originally there were only 10,000 people under Mu Huali's command, and there were not too many supplies with the army, if the materials and some men and horses were left, the follow-up pursuit of Wan Yankang would definitely be affected.
Faced with this problem, Mu Huali immediately made a decision and ordered all the hundreds of soldiers from here to stay behind and take care of the women and children who escaped. In addition to this, he left behind some forage and some necessary things.
It's just that the horses of these hundreds of warriors were left in the army by Mu Huali.
A quarter of an hour later, Mu Huali led the remaining army and continued the pursuit.
Half a day later, Mu Huali traveled 100 miles west, saw another billowing smoke, and came to the second settlement.
One is born, and the second is ripe. The first raid and finishing of the death army took an hour, and the second time it took only half an hour for the whole army to leave.
Mu Huali once again left behind more than 500 soldiers and a few supplies from here, and led the crowd to continue the pursuit.
The soldiers of the Beggars did not need any agitation, and everyone's chests were full of anger, urging them to sit down and move forward quickly.
When Mu Huali arrived at the third settlement, the attackers had just left for half an hour. He licked his dry and cold lips, and without stopping for the slightest, he ordered the pursuit to continue.
Although the soldiers of the Qiyan Department were already very tired, with Mu Huali's order, everyone clamped the horse's belly, followed the enemy's horseshoe prints, gritted their teeth and desperately pursued.
After a snowstorm a few days earlier, the moon was shining on the grassland, and the night march was unhindered.
Two hours later, Mu Huali finally saw the enemy.
The death camp was stopped at the bottom of a valley, where the people had just eaten a late night snack and were feeding the horses and resting for a while. When the pursuers found them, they also spotted the pursuers, and without hailing, the soldiers of the death battalion immediately jumped on horseback.
At this time, the distance between the two sides was five or six miles, and the daring army had one person and three horses, and the horse was speedy, and the distance was slowly widened.
After Yan Kang looked back from time to time, and after noticing this, he immediately ordered: "Brothers, run slowly, let the horses eat." ”
Everyone didn't understand what they meant for a while, but the boss gave the order, and they just did what they wanted.
The army of the beggar army always followed behind the daredevils, desperately chasing after the horses.
Ten miles, twenty miles, thirty miles......
Mu Huali suddenly heard a few horse screams behind him, and when he looked back, it turned out to be the horses of several warriors who had fallen to the ground.
Mu Huali looked up at the front without any pause.
With the passage of time, among the army of the beggars, there were constantly horses out of strength, and soldiers fell behind. And the distance between the two armies is gradually shortening.
Five, four, three, two......
The soldiers of the Qiyan Tribe, with fire in their eyes, only need another half an hour, they can completely catch up with the enemy and take revenge.
When the distance between the two sides was only one mile, Wan Yankang turned around and looked, and then slightly clamped the horse's belly. Xiao Hei immediately knew his master's intentions, and the pace of the original trot sped up slightly.
The soldiers of the Death Army, without giving orders at this time, all clamped their horses' bellies, urged their horses to speed up, and followed the pace of the commander.
Seeing that the enemy was further speeding up, Mu Huali felt a little unbelievable in his heart, and at the same time felt a little uncomfortable.
But in any case, in this vast prairie, what tricks can the other party use?
Could it be that the prey that is close at hand is about to give up because of its own doubts. Although Mu Huali has a high prestige in the army, if he orders to stop the pursuit at this time, I am afraid that the soldiers under his command will not agree!
The night of pursuit was fruitless, until dawn. The distance between the two armies remained at about three miles. Among the soldiers of the Beggar Division, nearly half of them have fallen behind.
Mu Huali began to feel that the strength of the horse sitting down had gradually weakened.
Mu Huali finally realized something, he began to slow down his horse, and ordered the whole army to stop and rest for a while.
Wan Yankang turned around and looked, and saw that the pursuers began to stop, and he shouted: "The whole army stops." ”
Fighters have arrived!
Wan Yankang turned his horse's head, and pointed his spear at the military formation of the begging Yan Army: "Change horses, charge the formation!" ”
The thousands of horsemen of the daredevils jumped off the gallop for a night, and the exhausted horses rode onto another empty horse, lined up in a sharp formation, followed behind Yan Kang, and began to accelerate the charge!
Mu Huali's eyes narrowed, and at this time, he finally knew his opponent's plan.
Exhaust your horsepower, and then fight back!
Then come on, and see how powerful you can be!
Mu Huali was experienced in a hundred battles, and he was not alarmed by this, and only shouted: "Kill the enemy!" Avenge! ”
The soldiers of the beggar tribe squeezed out the only remaining strength from their bodies, desperately urged the horses that were almost overdrawn, and began to charge head-on!
Wan Yankang controlled Xiao Hei's speed, kept it at the front of the team, and led the soldiers of the whole army to attack at the highest speed.
And the soldiers of the beggar department, the horses sitting down are almost to the limit, and the speed of the charge is more than thirty percent slower.
The two armies charged at the same time, and the distance of three miles was instantaneous.
When Yan Kang was about to fight, he yelled: "Kill!" ”
His silver spear danced with spear flowers, emptying the enemy troops within two feet in front of him in an instant.
Wan Yankang was like an arrow, and suddenly plunged into the formation of the beggar department, and the enemy in front of him was all killed with one shot.
"Tengri! Tengri! Seeing the commander so brave, the soldiers of the Death Army roared loudly as they fought to kill the enemy.
The soldiers of the begging department, after seeing the continuous ghosts under Yan Kang's gun, their anger gradually receded, and their hearts were cowardly.
Mu Huali was also at the forefront, but he and Wan Yankang did not collide directly, but were separated by a distance of nearly ten zhang. After seeing that Yan Kang was so brave and his own soldiers were retreating, he shouted on his horse: "Whoever captures this person will be rewarded with ten thousand taels!" ”
Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men.
The soldiers of the headquarters under the command of Mu Huali were already elite divisions in the army of the Qiyan Division, and at this moment, after listening to the commander's order, the soldiers cheered up and began to rush towards Wan Yankang.
Stab, sweep, pick, Wan Yankang's expression did not change by half a point, only these three moves, but the move was fatal.
Mu Huali saw his own soldiers rushing towards Wan Yankang not far away, but they were like moths to a fire, no one could get close to him, he collected the momentum that was originally rushing towards Wan Yankang, and instead avoided the side.
Although Mu Huali thinks that his martial arts are strong, he is also very clear at this moment that if he fights bravely to kill Wan Yankang first, he is afraid that most of them will be given away.
However, with a cup of tea, Wan Yankang has already killed through the enemy formation.
If it is an ordinary army, after being killed and penetrating the formation, most of them will have to break up and flee.
But Mu Huali is strict in governing the army, and the remaining thousands of soldiers are all elite divisions, and at this moment, there is no need for the commander to order, and he actually takes the initiative to reassemble the formation.
Wan Yankang turned his horse's head and led the army to charge again.
Mu Huali hurriedly drank the order and met the enemy again.
This time, Wan Yankang looked at where Mu Huali was, jumped his horse with a gun, and killed Mu Huali.
Capture the thief and capture the king first!
The soldiers of the Qiyan Division, seeing Yan Kang's intentions, roared and waved the scimitar in their hands one after another, blocking his way.
After finishing Yan Kang's charging momentum, he was gradually blocked by the dense enemy army.
He stabbed the man in front of him with a single shot, and someone immediately filled it. The bravery of the soldiers of the Qiyan Department was fully demonstrated at this moment, even if they were like moths to a fire, but these moths still fought bravely without hesitation.
Mu Huali's eyes moistened, and he yelled to kill Wan Yankang, but was held by his own soldiers and avoided to the side.
In the crowd, Wan Yankang could only fight forward with all his heart, unable to adjust the direction at will, and he once again staggered with Mu Huali.
Once again, Wan Yankang saw that the enemy had not yet dispersed, so he had to sigh secretly, beat his horse and continue to rush forward, two miles away from the enemy, and then marched the whole team.
After Yan Kang's team was completed, he found that his own battle damage had reached nearly forty percent. Although nearly half of the enemy was killed and wounded in these two charges, the enemy was still able to hold on, and the number of people in the death battalion was getting smaller and smaller.
If the fight continues, the situation will be worrying.
Wan Yan Kang let out a long laugh: "In this battle, each person counts five songs, and the rabbit cubs of the begging Yan Department are left, let's kill them slowly in the future!" ”
Everyone in the death camp burst into laughter, and quickly galloped away from the battlefield as Wan Yankang turned his horse's head.
Mu Huali's face sank like water, and he didn't dare to order an immediate pursuit, so he had to stop and collect the bodies of his fallen comrades, waiting for the stragglers to arrive one after another.