Li Yan and the others rested for a while, and let the wounded pikemen follow the people who came to transport grain back to the village to treat their wounds, while they continued to go north, taking advantage of the victory to defeat the bandits' troops in the north, and first relieve the crisis of the village.

When they went to the camp of the thieves to the north, they found that it was already brightly lit. The thieves were in tandem with each other, talking about the fact that the southern camp had been breached by the officers.

When Li Yan and the others lined up and came to the camp gate, the sentries of the thieves immediately fled. And shouted loudly: "The officers and soldiers are coming!" The officers and soldiers are coming! ”

There was chaos in the camp at this point, because they had not yet come up with a unified decision. Although they decided to retreat, the direction of retreat was different. Some wanted to retreat eastward to join up with their accomplices in the direction of the county seat. Others wanted to retreat westward, retreating directly to the base camp near Thongxu.

At this time, as soon as he heard that the official army was coming, he immediately became chaotic. A small leader ran west with his subordinates, and this direction was exactly the direction Li Yan and the others came from. Others fled eastward with people, which was an unhindered direction.

Li Yan and the others came from the west to drive these thieves in the direction of the county seat. Let these ragged thieves bring panic to the thieves who are besieging the county seat, make them afraid, and think that the official army has come to rescue the county, so that the thieves can collapse without a fight.

The thieves who fled to the west happened to crash into Li Yan's military formation, and these thieves had no formation at all, huddled together in a chaotic manner, carrying the looted belongings on their backs, and rushed out of the camp.

"A row, a salvo!" Huang Desheng immediately ordered after seeing the thieves who rushed out. This is to let the crossbowmen not use to exchange bows and crossbows, but to shoot in two rows according to the combat mode in the middle of the military formation.

"Ah~"

"The officers and soldiers are here! Run! ”

……

With the salvo of the crossbowmen, the thieves who ran in front were killed and wounded. The thieves who ran behind shouted in a panic amid the screams of their accomplices in front, and then turned around and ran east.

The thieves huddled together, the front wanted to turn back, but the back did not know the specific situation, and continued to run forward.

"Second row, salvo!" Huang Desheng mechanically gave the order. The crossbowman in front bends over and winds up. This was already the sixth volley of the crossbowmen, and at a distance of more than twenty paces in front of them, dozens of corpses of rogues were upside down.

Some thieves are slow to retreat, and they are very likely to be targeted by crossbow arrows. So he simply ran to the fields on both sides, out of the sight of the officers and soldiers.

These thieves who fled to both sides became Li Yan's target. By the light of the fire, they shot most of the thieves down on their way to escape. They had to do it, and if they let too many of the thieves run over, they would most likely be surrounded by the thieves, who were too few in number.

Although these thieves were all flustered and unlikely to have the courage to continue to come back and fight them, Li Yan and the others still didn't dare to be careless. Try to reduce the number of thieves who have escaped, and minimize the possible danger.

Fortunately, the thieves who fled west finally adjusted their minds, and they shouted to each other to understand the situation ahead. The thieves finally turned around and began to flee east.

Li Yan looked at the situation in front of him and found that the thieves had begun to flee to the east, so he ordered: "Advance!" Drive them away! ”

Huang Desheng ordered loudly: "Spear, get up." The whole team, enter! ”

The pikemen crouching in front stood up and led the group forward. Twenty steps forward, they will stop to adjust their formation, and then continue on their way. The crossbowmen reverted back to reversing their bows and crossbows, firing at the enemy as they advanced.

"Run! Run! ”

"The officers and soldiers are catching up! Hurry up! ”

……

The thieves screamed in horror when they heard the screams behind them, and the sound of the bowstring being released and tightening again. Some people stumble and fall under their feet, and they will be stepped on by the people behind them, and there is no chance to get up again.

Li Yan searched for the escaped thieves, as well as other places in the camp. He was looking for the archers among the thieves, and he had already suffered a loss in the enemy camp in the south, and this time he had to find the enemy first, so that his soldiers could not be attacked again. But his search was fruitless, and the camp had received early news of the thieves fleeing from the south, and had time to collect their looting, so they withdrew quickly and resolutely. No one remained to resist, and all fled eastward.

After all, the speed of the infantry formation was not fast, and after Li Yan's troops chased after more than a hundred paces behind, the enemy all escaped from the range of the crossbow arrows. Moreover, there was no fire in front of him, and he couldn't see the enemy's position clearly, so Li Yan asked the team to stop, and there was no need to waste crossbow arrows.

Li Yan ordered: "Take a break." ”

The soldiers all sat down to rest, and the night was crazy for them. With less than forty men, they actually crushed two enemy camps and routed at least three hundred enemies. The soldiers were laughing loudly, drinking water and resting. And Li Yan and his three brothers, as well as the border soldiers who served as flank cover, continued to guard the perimeter to prevent the enemy from suddenly counterattacking.

After resting for a cup of tea, Li Yan ordered: "Wang Renfu, go back and call someone to clean up the battlefield!" Others, clean up, don't have a sneak attack on us who pretends to be dead. ”

"Yes!" The soldiers all said yes loudly. Their morale was high, their spirits were full, and their neat voices spread far and wide in the night, so that the thieves who had already fled far away felt that there were many officers and soldiers, so they continued to speed up their escape.

The time was pushed forward a little, and it was just night, the county seat of Qixian County.

"How's the defensive battle of the city walls going? Tell me in detail, be detailed. Su Jing asked solemnly to the four family members who were standing in front of him.

He was not a fool, after the last mutiny threat, he no longer fully believed in Yang Chengshou. So when the thieves were besieging the city, he sent four family members on the four city walls to check the defense.

The thieves just shouted, and then they threw cold arrows at the city wall, killing a few of the people who were assisting in the defense. There was not even a ladder to climb the city, and there was no siege. The family on duty in Nancheng reported.

Su Jing looked at the others and asked, "What about you?" What's going on. ”

"Like the southern city, there is no siege." The other three family members all reported.

Su Jing nodded, sneered, and said in his heart: "Vulgar martial artist!" Dare to come and deceive this county?! Hum! Smart! ”

He waited for a while, and then ordered his servants: "Go to the account room, and each person will receive a tael of silver." Tomorrow, you continue to go to the city wall, you have to watch carefully, if there is any critical situation, come directly to the county government to report me! ”

"Yes! Thank you, sir! The family bowed and saluted.

Su Jing waved his hand and said, "Go ahead and have a good rest." ”

After waiting for the family to go down, he easily picked up the teacup, took a sip gently, and then began to hum Kunqu opera softly.