Chapter 100: Victory
The narrow pass was originally a barrier for the bandits to survive.
But at this moment, when everyone wanted to escape from the cottage as soon as possible, it became a shackle that choked everyone's way of escape.
The three thousand thieves all gathered at the pass, just like an inverted hourglass, no matter how hard the people behind them, there were still very few people who could squeeze out, and the speed of exiting the pass was very slow.
Seeing this scene, Hua Xing, who was standing on the three-story altar, immediately showed a satisfied smile.
I saw him step on his military boots on the spot, raise the long sword in his hand, and shouted at the five hundred soldiers in the audience:
"Brothers, it's time for them to take a look at the majesty of our Lu Army veterans! The generals will listen to the order, kill me! ā
Accompanied by the fierce drum beat, Hua Xing jumped down from the altar, like a fierce lion, and rushed towards the pass at high speed......
And the veterans standing in the audience were all surprised at the moment.
Although some people had guessed before that Huaxing was casting a spell "Heaven and Earth Shaking Technique".
Guessing and seeing it with your own eyes are completely two different feelings.
Especially after feeling the shaking of the earth, the confusion and suspicion of the generals dissipated one after another.
For this General Hua, they only have a strong sense of admiration at the moment.
Many people also shouted the word "god-man" on the spot to express their inner shock and excitement.
Seeing that the general had taken the lead in rushing towards the enemy, these veterans, who had no ambitions, finally showed the courage and spirit that they had not seen for a long time today, under the encouragement and drive of Huaxing.
While holding his weapon aloft, he shouted loudly, and ran towards the cottage behind Hua Xing.
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According to historical records, during the Han Dynasty (202-220 BC), there were more than 100 earthquakes in China, with an average of one earthquake in less than four years.
Of these, 70% occurred during the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Especially during the reigns of Emperor He, Emperor An, Emperor Shun and Emperor Huan, earthquakes were more frequent.
More than 60% of these earthquakes occurred in Luoyang, Chang'an and other Jingshi areas (there should have been a lot of them in other areas, but because they are not important places in Kyoto, they have not been recorded), so Liu Pi, who has lived in Sankun Mountain for a long time, has also experienced many earthquakes before this.
He knew that as long as it wasn't that kind of super terrible earthquake, the earth would stop automatically after a while.
As long as the shaking stops, the soldiers will no longer panic as they do now, and the situation can be controlled.
But strangely, this "earthquake" lasted for a very long time.
It has been more than ten minutes since the earthquake started, but there are still many rocks falling from the top of the head one after another, giving people a feeling that they will not give up until the mountains on all sides are shaken.
Faced with such a situation, Liu and Gong gradually lost their breath, and finally had to give up waiting and join the fleeing army together......
The thieves had no intention of fighting, and at this moment, even the two commanders gave up resistance, and the battle outside the gate soon fell into a one-sided situation.
Although behind Huaxing are five hundred veterans who are not strong in combat. But in front of an army that had no intention of resisting at all, they instantly went from weak brigades to elite soldiers. It's like a wolf entering a flock of sheep, and it's a pleasure to kill.
No, in less than half an hour, the battle was over.
There was no suspense in the final ending, and the Lu army led by Huaxing won a complete victory!
According to statistics, in this battle, the enemy killed more than 500 people.
Of these, 200 died at the hands of Lü's army, while the remaining 300 died within the pass.
Why did so many people die in the stockade?
After seeing the corpses, everyone realized that most of the more than 300 people were crushed or trampled to death, and they were injured by friendly forces.
This is enough to see how desperate the thieves wanted to escape at that time.
In addition to the battle deaths, another 400 thieves surrendered, 200 were wounded, and now all of them have fallen into the hands of the Lu army.
The remaining 2,000 thieves were gone, and most of them fled into the mountains.
As for the old and young women and children in the cottage, on the one hand, they were the last to run out, which can be regarded as avoiding the peak of the stampede and not being injured by mistake;
On the other hand, Huaxing also had a strict order that soldiers were not allowed to injure innocents, so their casualties were very small, and they all fled from this place in the end.
On the Lü side, because they had the advantage in this battle, they won almost without resistance.
So their casualties were very low, only 13 dead and 38 wounded, which was a very beautiful victory.
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An hour after the war, Hua Xing had just finished checking the situation in the village, and saw Tang Sheng running in front of him with a look of excitement:
"General! We, did we really win? IāI'm not dreaming, am I? ā
"Hehe, such an adult, can't you tell the difference in your dreams?" After grinning, he saw Huaxing patting Tang Sheng's shoulder and said:
"But you have a lot of credit for winning this time. It's really hard for Vice General Tang! ā
Seeing that Hua Xing actually praised himself for his great achievements, Tang Sheng immediately shook his head embarrassedly:
"What credit do IāI have? It's nothing more than taking a group of people to climb the mountain and throw some stones. I didn't catch up with the real fight. It's far worse than the general! ā
Tang Sheng's words were true, his task today was to lead the troops to climb the mountain and throw stones, and he did not participate in the battle from beginning to end.
But this is not his intention to escape, but Huaxing arranged it so.
After reconnaissance a few days ago, Huaxing and they found a total of fourteen trails leading to the top of the mountain.
Before, Huaxing had not thought about how to use these paths.
It wasn't until he remembered the earthquake that he suddenly had an idea.
Tang Sheng was asked to lead his troops up the mountain before dawn today, and ambushed him on the top of the mountain. When the earthquake started, they kept throwing rocks down from the top of the mountain.
As for whether to smash people, it is not the focus of this move.
The reason why he arranged this was to use the sound and momentum of the falling rocks to create a fierce and long-lasting earthquake.
This is why Liu Pi and Gong have not been able to wait for the earthquake to stop.
If you really talk about the earthquake, it actually lasted more than half a minute.
However, because there were 500 people on the hill who kept throwing stones, the people in the village mistakenly thought that the earthquake was still going on, and the village would always be in a state of chaos.
So, while throwing stones may seem simple, it plays a crucial role.
It is no exaggeration to say that without these rocks falling from the mountains today, it would not have been possible to easily take down the enemy army by relying on an ordinary earthquake.
Huaxing said that Tang Sheng made great contributions, and it was not a lie.
After hearing the general's praise, Tang Sheng was embarrassed, but there was a hint of joy in his eyes. Who doesn't like to hear praise?
But before he could reply, he heard Huaxing's praise come into his ears again:
"In addition, you also have a lot of credit for the discoloration of the water source. I just went to the water room to see it, hehe, the effect is very significant! ā