Chapter Fifty-Six: Suddenly (Part II)

Obviously, the escort force of the rear team also rushed up to support, although there were only more than 200 combatants who could be used, but with the men who came to wave flags and shout and make smoke and dust, it seemed that there was quite a bit of momentum and scene;

Under Lao Guan's instructions, these only combatants opened their bows and crossbows, and fired at least hundreds of arrows in one blow, most of which fell in the rear of the enemy, and suddenly there were screams and exclamations, and there began to be signs of running and scattering, and then the crossbow arrows that approached the salvo became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The enemy, who had already wavered and tried to turn away, quickly turned into a real overall rout in a panicked shout, but it was a pity that a small number of personal guards cavalry, as an assault force, all ran over to meet and protect the head of the general, Wang Pan, otherwise under the breakthrough and pursuit, they could have expanded the results of the battle even more. At the very least, the enemy cavalry on the edge of the battlefield who had already turned their heads would not abandon their infantry on the spot and run away for the most part.

Then he laughed at himself, what kind of idle mind are you doing, you are not in your position, you should not seek your own government, otherwise it is easy to provoke potential troubles such as disgust, taboo and jealousy.

Although it was only a short and fierce encounter, it still caused corpses and wounded all over the place in a huge area, and the blood soaked the ground in a large pool, and the aftermath of these was just within the scope of Zhou Huai'an's responsibility. Therefore, under his orders, these rear team members who came up also began to clean up the battlefield in accordance with the pre-arranged regulations, and also carried out the search of corpses and the treatment of the wounded, and played a follow-up role.

Under Zhou Huai'an's rough estimate, the enemy killed on the spot was probably hundreds, and two or three hundred people were captured; In retrospect, the number of enemies who turned into strong attacks after the obvious ambush was not as advantageous as they had shown, but only the first and sudden nature of the surprise attack, and the suppression of the troops on horseback.

Moreover, the tactical changes and sergeant qualities shown by the warring parties can be said to be quite rough and out of order; It can be said that except for the bloody courage and short-term brutality of the first battle, there are really not many highlights and characteristics; However, with the degree of training and command efficiency shown by the soldiers on both sides this time, I am afraid that it will not be able to support more subtle and complex tactical changes.

After all, it was a peasant army born at the bottom of society in this era, and the conditions and resources were quite limited, and they really couldn't expect anything more in the short term.

And through the successive reports and feedback of cleaning the battlefield, Zhou Huai'an also knew another thing, that is, these enemy horses who rushed into battle also had hidden mysteries; For example, only a few of them in the top row are wearing armor, while the people behind them are almost unprotected cloth and leather clothing, and even the horses and saddles are quite rudimentary, which simply belongs to the attributes of donkey dung eggs - the surface is bright.

Despite this, their hastily launched charge caused a lot of damage, confusion, and vacillation to the rebels of the Fury Wind Battalion; directly broke up the right sub-battalion, not to mention, almost overcame the most powerful sub-battalion led by Wang Pan; So speaking of this battle, there is still some mutual blue meaning.

"What a thief."

Wang Pan, whose entire ankle was obviously swollen, said heavily on the horse's back with some eyebrows raised.

"I almost folded here."

"Thanks to you, a monk, you should be the first to do it this time."

Then he turned around and said.

"What do you want when you get to the city. Even though it's just for me."

At this time, the rebels who were chasing and surrounding the enemy on the battlefield finally solved the last remnants of the army, and roared and shouted to force them to the base of the city wall, and stabbed them to death and cut them down in the shallow earth ditch, forcing the remnants of the enemy soldiers to kneel and beg for mercy and surrender; Then more righteous soldiers and soldiers, shouting and shouting with the scattered fleeing enemy soldiers, rushed into Changle County to continue the pursuit.

Zhou Huai'an, who was watching it, felt that something was wrong for a while, but there was nothing he could do to stop them; After all, I was seen through the ambush before.

Fortunately, in the subsequent return, these enemies who remained in the city obviously did not have more ambushes and follow-ups, but almost kept fleeing from the garrison wall, and from the open city gate on the other side, they fled in groups.

At this time, the rebels who entered the city began to pick up the abandoned spoils of war on their own, or searched for the goods that might be hidden, and had no intention of pursuing them any longer.

It was not until Wang Pan entered the city with the guards that he regathered them in the sound of trumpets and gongs to restore basic order.

The last wave of resistance was concentrated in the largest mansion near the county government in the city, where dozens of well-equipped people resisted stubbornly, and bows, arrows, knives and guns were all equipped and relied on the geographical advantage of the high wall. And by the time Zhou Huai'an rushed over with the rear guards who were mobile support, the soldiers of the rebel army who had surrounded the side and tried to attack it several times in a short period of time had already piled up many corpses on the walls and doors.

"Why don't you hurry up and get these idiots out of the way."

Seeing this scene, he could hardly help but shout out loudly

"How can there be such an indiscriminate attack."

"Guan team is positive, immediately clear the field and open the distance."

At this time, under the leadership of Lao Guan, the characteristic part-time job from the rear team - the firethrower, plus the equipment of the new rush system but did not have time to appear, came in handy;

It is a sliver catapult made of rope and bamboo knots, like a four-legged large slingshot; Although the strength of this thing itself is limited, it will be scrapped after being used dozens of times, and the distance of putting a charcoal jar is only twenty steps, because the difference between manual and operation is not very accurate; But fortunately, the source of materials is convenient and extensive, and it belongs to the throwing weapons that the rebels can use anytime and anywhere; And the light ones can be carried on the roof or carried over the mountains. (In later history, the guerrillas of the Southern Red Army once became popular with this thing)

Under the rather powerful torsion ejection of the bamboo, several large vats of red-hot coarse charcoal were sprinkled into it one after another, and suddenly in the screams of astonishment and pain shrouded in the sky of sparks and soot, the inside was set on fire everywhere and burned to all kinds of burns, and in the thick smoke of the fire, many people who fled came to escape; Smoked and frothy, they were almost all reduced to captives or fallen corpses after a hasty resistance.

It's just that the house that was set on fire can no longer be extinguished and saved in the growing fire; Of course, in Zhou Huai'an's opinion, compared with the goods and other gains that may have been burned in the house, the human lives paid for the indiscriminate attack are obviously more precious.

Subsequently, the head of the king Pan also drove over, because among these people who escaped and were captured, it seems that some people have found and identified several important local people; For example, a former county lieutenant who fled when most of the rebels crossed the border, a leader of a local car and boat guild, and two large merchants who had contributed to the local area of the rebels...

It looks like he has a lot of questions and thoughts to fall on these people.