Chapter 410: Enemy on the Belly and Back
When the fire swept through the reeds in the water pool, and the new forbidden army advanced by land and water, chasing the open area burned by the fire forward, it soon became clear that the situation was not right, and there was a change.
The Liangshan bandits who were ambushed in the reeds didn't seem to have detected as many as the scouts of the new forbidden army had detected before.
"It's on fire!" "Run!" "Help!"
Ahead, there were indeed Liangshan bandits crying and shouting, fleeing in the direction of Liangshan in a panic.
However, the new forbidden army followed the fire all the way to pursue, but it was rare to see Liangshan bandits who were burned to death and burned, let alone the resistance of the Liangshang bandits.
It seems that these Liangshan bandits who are ambushed in the reeds have a lot of experience in escaping, and they can successfully escape in the face of the overwhelming fire.
In this regard, the new forbidden army is not afraid. After all, the Liangshan bandits were too far away from their combat power, and if they didn't use the cover of the reed swing, they wouldn't be their opponents at all. Since the naval army of the new forbidden army is still relatively weak, the sailors of Liangshan may be able to resist a little, but in the case of the new forbidden army pursuing by land and water, it is impossible to set off too much storm.
As long as they crossed the water and rushed to the opposite bank, then even if the terrain of Liangshan was dangerous, with the strong attack ability and strong morale of the new forbidden army, it would not be difficult to smash the bandits' nest.
Therefore, although the situation was a little different from what was expected, there were no Liangshan bandits who were burned to death and burned along the way, and the soldiers of the new forbidden army only fled to Liangshan Mountain as if they were looking at the wind and fled, but still followed the fire and continued to pursue.
However, the situation soon changed again.
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"
The soldiers of the New Forbidden Army, who were bravely pursuing forward, suddenly heard a strange sound behind them, which was the sound of bows and arrows. Many people have been shot from behind with sharp arrows before they have come to their senses.
Behind them, on the water surface that had just been burned by the fire and still had the remnants of reed ashes, the soldiers of the Immortal Mountains suddenly appeared, launching a sneak attack on the pursuing New Forbidden Army from behind!
Only then did the soldiers of the new forbidden army realize that forgiveness, Liang Shan had long been prepared for a fire attack on the reeds!
It seems that Wang Lun is indeed a powerful character. Under his command, the Liangshan bandits were good at taking advantage of the terrain and using water pools and reeds to ambush and block the attack of officers and soldiers on Liangshan.
At the same time, Wang Lun had obviously realized that it was good for the reeds to be swamping, which was conducive to covering the ambush and making the water more unpredictable, but if it was attacked by fire, it would in turn pose a huge threat to the Liangshan side.
Therefore, the Liangshan Water Army, in fact, had already been secretly prepared for a long time and had a strategy to deal with the reeds' fire attack. In fact, holes have already been dug in the criss-crossing channels of the water pool. Once the reeds are on fire, some ambushers can burrow into these holes, use the reed poles to breathe, and dive underwater to lay an ambush.
There are even quite a few bows and arrows stored in the holes. The air accumulated in the hole can fully support the fire until the fire has passed, and the ambush soldiers will emerge from the water to surprise the incoming enemy.
It should be said that the new forbidden army's fire attack really hit the key point of Liangshan.
However, under the circumstance that Wang Lun had already taken precautions in advance, the effect would naturally be greatly reduced. It is no wonder that the new forbidden army followed the fire all the way to pursue it, but it was rare to see any Liangshan bandits burned to death by the reeds fire. And the shouts of ghosts and wolves when the Liangshan bandits fled in front also had the meaning of luring the soldiers, the purpose was to lure the new forbidden army deeper, so that the Liangshan bandits who had escaped the reeds and were ambushed under the water could launch a sneak attack from behind.
Fortunately, the new forbidden army is not chaotic.
After discovering that the situation was wrong and being attacked from behind, the soldiers decisively turned around and wanted to fight the Liangshan bandits who launched the sneak attack.
They soon discovered the secrets of these Liangshan water armies lurking in the holes of the canals.
They also had strong crossbows, and the new forbidden army on land quickly launched a counterattack, and the new forbidden army that took advantage of the ship turned the bow of the ship and launched a pursuit of the Liangshan bandits in the water, determined to destroy them first.
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"
However, the situation has changed abruptly again.
Amid the lamentations of some of the new forbidden soldiers, something strange happened. From the reeds that were burning in front of him, rows of sharp arrows were actually shot, and they once again attacked from behind the new forbidden army that had just turned around!
Those sharp arrows, shot from the flaming reeds, some with fire!
It's like in the reedy fire, there are still Liangshan bandits in ambush!
As a result, the new forbidden army has actually become hostile!
For an ordinary army, it is naturally very dangerous for the situation on the battlefield to suddenly change from the predicted situation, so that the enemy is so exposed. If ordinary officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty were here, I am afraid that they would once again repeat the scene of being annihilated by the entire army of the Liangshan bandits.
But the new forbidden army is a new forbidden army after all, and it is well trained.
The soldiers immediately quickly adjusted their formation, back to back with each other, and fought the enemy together. Since the soldiers trusted each other and were able to hand over the back of the pursuit to their comrades with peace of mind, everyone did not panic at all.
At this moment, the most feared thing is panic. If the officers and soldiers panic and turn around, it will make the Liangshan flying soldiers even more exploitable, which will only make the situation more dangerous.
Officers and men can keep calm, cover each other, and at the same time step up a counteroffensive against the enemy, so as to minimize the enemy's attacking firepower, reduce their own casualties, and stabilize the battlefield situation.
The Liangshan bandits had not fought with the officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty before. However, the chaotic scene of the Song Dynasty officers and soldiers panicking and allowing others to slaughter them as soon as they encountered danger did not appear.
Not only that, although the new forbidden army was caught in the belly and back by the enemy, but after stabilizing the formation, the rapid counterattack was still very fierce, but the Liangshan bandits suffered a lot of losses, and quickly produced a large number of casualties!
The commander of the new forbidden army, Wu Song, at this moment, did not show any panic on his face, and was still calm.
To be honest, the situation in front of him was something he did not expect. It should be said that he, Wen Huanzhang, Wu Yong and others were careless this time.
They set up a plan for fire attack, but they didn't expect that Liangshan Wang Lun was indeed not an idle person, and he had already had a way to deal with fire attack.
In the face of the terrain crisscrossed by 800 miles of water and reeds, fire attack is indeed a clever plan, or even the only feasible plan. Because, only by relying on the fire to burn the reeds into an empty space can the Liangshan ambush be exposed, reduce the danger of the terrain on the water, and enable the officers and soldiers to attack at a glance.
Even though Liangshan dug holes in the channel to allow some of the bandits to avoid the fire, this was not a concern for the new forbidden army. Because, it is not difficult for the new forbidden army to turn around and eliminate such ambushes in ambushes.
Therefore, after Wu Song found out that the fire was burning, he did not see the strange situation of the Liangshan bandits being burned to death, and still did not stop the new forbidden army from continuing to pursue. He has strong confidence in the combat effectiveness of the new Forbidden Army.
It's just that another situation that Wu Song didn't expect was that in the reeds that were still burning in front of him, he would actually shoot sharp arrows, and it seemed that in the fire, there were also ambushes from Liangshan.
Could it be that these Liangshan bandits could actually ambush and attack in the raging fire of the reeds, and they were not afraid of the fire at all?