Chapter 418: Ghosts in the Forest

There was no rain in the upper reaches of Liaoshui, so when the Liaohe River flooded, the Goryeo generals immediately thought of those barrage dams.

So, they sent out 800 cavalry to rush to the places where there were dams. Since the Tang army can sneak over without knowing it, then their number is definitely not much, and eight hundred cavalry is enough to deal with these people.

In this Liaoshui Basin, the terrain is mostly plain, which is extremely conducive to cavalry combat. However, due to the harsh climatic conditions in Liaodong, except for a period of development during the Han Dynasty, during the reign of Goguryeo, it was much less developed, and at most some post roads were set up, and of course, small villages gradually formed at the confluence of post roads and rivers. In turn, a large amount of fertile land was cultivated around the village.

Rao is so, there are still a lot of woods in the entire Liaohe waters.

In the woods, the speed of the cavalry was limited, it was impossible to move quickly, and the space was narrow, which was not conducive to turning around, turning the horse's head, and so on. So, when the cavalry hastened to the nearest roads to the dams, they turned over and dismounted, tied their horses to the side of the road, drew their long swords, and walked slowly into the woods.

Unbeknownst to them, however, they were converging on the side of the second dam heading upstream. The large area of woods here, and the spacing between trees is relatively dense, which is suitable for scouts.

When the Goryeo cavalry found that the first dam was empty, they immediately rushed to the second dam.

At the second dam, they saw no one in sight, only wooden stakes and a few logs floating in the river. I couldn't help but curse the Tang army who destroyed the dam, but I still had to continue to gallop towards the third dam.

When they reached the perimeter of the dam, 800 cavalry simultaneously turned over and dismounted. Without the instructions of the leading general, it was automatically divided into three parts, and pushed into the woods in a semicircle.

This dragnet search is also to prevent Tang soldiers from hiding in the woods. I saw these Gaoli soldiers who entered the woods and walked towards the river, holding the long knife tightly in their hands, and swallowed a mouthful of saliva dryly. Carefully and slowly walked forward.

Nearly 400 Goryeo knights entered the woods this time. The leading general remained on the official road outside, and did not enter the woods with the four hundred soldiers.

"That's not right!" The Goryeo general looked at the vast forest in front of him, and couldn't help but feel an ominous premonition in his heart, "Look at this forest, you don't see even a bird, and you don't hear the sound of birds and insects!" Not good, there is an ambush! Evacuate! ”

However, by this time it was already too late.

Just when the Goryeo general shouted "There is an ambush", on the treetops, a series of crossbow arrows suddenly shot out, enveloping the 400 Goryeo cavalry.

These crossbow arrows were shot with extreme accuracy, and almost every one of them hit a person. After the crossbow bolts, there were only about fifty wounded or dead Goryeo soldiers. On top of the long arc formation, a hole suddenly appeared.

"Damn!" The attacked Goryeo soldiers exploded like a powder keg that had been detonated. Regardless of the formation, the closest to the wounded and dead Goryeo soldiers immediately rushed towards the trees where the crossbow arrows were fired.

However, only a neat string sound was heard, and another round of crossbow arrows was fired.

The Goryeo generals standing outside saw the situation in the woods and decisively ordered: "Ignore it, withdraw quickly!" ”

Hearing this order, the Goryeo soldiers had no choice but to hold their breath and run out.

However, before they could take two steps, nets fell from the treetops and enveloped the Goryeo soldiers. The Korean soldiers in the net suddenly rolled into a ball.

Then, another rain of arrows fell.

Not only that, but a figure also appeared on the ground that originally looked like only clumps of dwarf shrubs. In particular, the bushes and bushes suddenly jumped out of the bushes that were passing by the Goryeo soldiers, and with a wave of their arms, a deep cut was cut on the neck of the Goryeo soldiers. Blood gushed and killed instantly.

Immediately after the attack, the man ran backwards and disappeared into the woods with two blows.

The Goryeo soldier who had entered the woods slowly retreated, still bluffing and roaring. It seemed that the roar would give them courage.

When these Goryeo soldiers withdrew from the woods, their hearts were finally a little calmer. A rough count of the number of people shows that more than a hundred people have been lost just now.

The Goryeo general's face sank like water, looked at the forest in front of him, and said sharply: "It seems that those who destroyed the dam that our army worked so hard to build are here!" Tell me the order to set fire to the forest! ”

However, just as the Goryeo general had given the order, a white feathered arrow shot out of the woods and stuck only in the general's throat. He clutched his throat, let out two neighing sounds, and finally dismounted at once.

As soon as the main general died, these Goryeo cavalry couldn't help but be restless, and several cavalry even stayed away from their own formation, trying to leave here. At this time, the lieutenant general took up the responsibility of leadership, stood up, and Langsheng said: "Don't be afraid! The other party does not dare to fight with us, it must be too small in number, as long as it is ......"

Speaking of this, the adjutant general's voice also stopped abruptly. Another feathered arrow shot out, deep into the lieutenant's temple.

Two commanders were lost in a row, and the remaining middle-ranking officers did not dare to go up to organize these cavalry. Whoever goes up, gets an arrow! No one came out of the main and secondary situation, and these cavalry were in a mess, and they fled in four directions, south, south, west, and north.

The momentum of the rout is immediately apparent.

Some of the junior officers who were still standing in place glanced at each other, but rode their horses towards the south. At this time, the army's morale is in chaos, and it is useless to stay here, and the task will not be completed at all, so it is better to leave and save your life.

However, things often backfired, and while the Goryeo cavalry was galloping, crossbow arrows were fired from time to time in the woods beside the road, and almost every arrow killed someone.

When the Goryeo cavalry had run some distance, more than 100 scouts dressed in camouflage nets rushed out of the woods. Looking at the ownerless war horses, they didn't say a word, rushed up and stepped on the war horses, divided into four directions, and chased after those Korean cavalry.

It was a one-sided killing.

The Goryeo cavalry ran in front, and the scouts rode behind them, and from time to time they shot deadly arrows with steel crossbows, knocking the Goryeo soldiers in front of them off their horses. Although the horses were jolting and extremely difficult to aim, the crossbow bolts still hit the target six or seven times out of ten. Occasionally, the Goryeo cavalry turned around and killed the enemy, trying to fight the scouts, but in the confrontation, they were not the same enemy as the scouts. These scouts either shot crossbow arrows or dagger stabs, both of which hit the forehead or throat directly, not giving the Korean cavalry a chance to get close at all.

This continued until all the Goryeo soldiers in one direction were killed, and the scouts rode south.

The Goryeo cavalry that fled south was the largest, and Zhang Yunwen personally led more than 70 cavalry to chase and kill. In the meantime, there were only more than 70 people who chased and killed him in several cases of the Korean cavalry, and he turned around and prepared to fight with Zhang Yunwen and other scouts.

Zhang Yunwen was not polite, and directly asked the soldier to take out a grenade to greet him. Originally, he didn't want to expose this weapon, but in this case, he didn't care much, who told him that there were only so many idle horses there, and if he brought more than a hundred people, he could completely destroy these Korean cavalry with horizontal swords.

With the explosion of grenades, the cavalry collapsed at once.

Zhang Yunwen took advantage of the victory to attack and kill, chased for more than ten miles, and finally annihilated all the last Goryeo cavalry.

Slowed his march and headed south while waiting for the other scouts to come and join him.

Along the way, they also encountered some cavalry teams of the Tang Army, and it seems that the Tang Army has completely established itself on the east bank of Liaoshui.