Chapter Ninety-Six: Ambush
"It's finally here......"
On the north bank of Yanshui, Pingyujun Xiong Hu looked at the vanguard army under his command that almost all of them had crossed Yanshui, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
It's no wonder, after all, in the first few battles, their Chu army won one after another, and won the six cities of Wei in one go, but he didn't expect that he, the vanguard, would be blocked in Yanshui.
But those are all in the past, and now his vanguard army has crossed Yanshui, and the capture of Yanling is just around the corner.
"Report!"
A scout drove a war horse from the front, galloped to the front of Pingyujun Xiong Hu, flew off his horse, knocked on the ground and hugged his fists and said: "Urgent report ahead, the Wei people set fire to Yanling City, trying to burn the city!" ”
"Damn! Sure enough, I expected it......
Hearing the news, Pingyujun Xiong Hu frowned unconsciously.
In fact, as early as when he saw the king of Su Wang Jirun fleeing to the rear, Xiong Hu, the king of his peace, realized that the Wei people in Yanling were very likely to evacuate the people in Yanling City to the north, and at the same time burn Yanling, leaving them with an empty city for the Chu army.
"Or was it delayed too much by Wang Shu and Ma Zhang of Yanling?"
Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu's brows furrowed, and he asked in a deep voice, "Which general is on the front line?" Ugan or Shen Kang? ”
"Back to the king, it's General Shen Kang. …… Shen Kangwei led the enemy generals Wang Shu and Ma Zhang's 5,000 Yanling Wei soldiers, all the way to the vicinity of Yanling, and saw the Yanling city blazing, suspected of the Wei people burning the city, so he ordered me to return immediately to report to the king. ”
"Shen Kang?" Pingyujun Xiong Hu touched his chin and asked, "What is he doing now?" ”
"Back to the king, General Shen Kang intends to take Anling by chance."
"Take Anling by homeopathy?" Pingyujun Xiong Hu was stunned.
"Yes, Your Majesty, General Shen Kang said that the Wei people who withdrew from Yanling City were only about six or seven miles away from him, and the sea of people in the distance could be vaguely seen, I believe that these Yanling Wei people retreated in the direction of Anling on time, if they can catch up, they may be able to bring the 100,000 Wei people to blackmail Anling City......"
Pingyujun Xiong Hu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said happily: "Okay! It is worthy of Shen Kang. …… Just do what he wants, and he will tell the soldiers here to hurry up. ”
"Yes!" The scout jumped on his horse and turned back the way he came.
"Hehehe, that's a ...... What a bonus. But think about it, even if Wang Shu and Ma Zhang delayed for a long time, but there were 100,000 Wei people in Yanling City, how could they escape far away in an instant? Shen Kang did the right thing! This is a trump card to take Anling......
Thinking of this, Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu waved his hand and shouted in a deep voice: "Order!" The whole army marched towards Yanling, step up the speed! ”
"Oh-"
At the same time, the Chu general Shen Kang was still leading his army to chase the five thousand Yanling Wei soldiers led by the Wei generals Wang Shu and Ma Zhang, and in front of this Wei army, there were hundreds of thousands of Yanling Wei people.
"It's a pity that our Chu army has almost no cavalry, otherwise, only one cavalry team ......."
Seeing the defeated army of Wei and the fleeing people of Wei State just ahead, Chu General Shen Kang was anxious.
Yes, the state of Chu is vast and has a large population, but unfortunately, the state of Chu is located south of the river, with many boats and few horses, so once it encounters a situation like the one in front of it, it is more tricky, and it is clear that the rout of the enemy country is fleeing in front of it, but because of the lack of cavalry, it cannot expand the results of victory.
In desperation, Chu General Shen Kang only ordered his infantry to step up the pursuit.
At this time, how could he still take care of the Chu infantry under his command, who were already panting and sweating profusely in the rapid running that lasted for a long time, and in his eyes, there were only 5,000 Wei defeated troops in front of him and as many as 100,000 Wei fugitive people.
"Chase!"
"Oh...... Wow......"
In fact, at this moment, the five thousand Yanling Wei soldiers where Zhao Hongrun, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang were located in front of them were already exhausted, and it was no wonder, after all, like the Chu soldiers behind them, they all fled all the way from near Yanshui to this place, running for seven or eight miles in a row, and they were almost on the verge of physical exhaustion.
"The speed of the Chu army ...... Accelerated ...... again"
Wuwei Wang Shu kept an eye on the chasing soldiers of the Chu army behind him at any time, and when he saw them burst out with a momentum of charging, he couldn't help but panic a little in his heart.
After all, the Wei soldiers under his command have almost lost their heavy weapons and armor, and once they are caught up by the Chu army behind them, it will undoubtedly be a situation where the entire army will be wiped out and all the Chu troops will be poked and killed.
"Ginger...... Master Jiang Run......"
"Don't panic." Zhao Hongrun said lightly with relief: "When people are chased by mad dogs, they will always burst out of their potential...... Don't look at the Chu army behind chasing the ground, it's a pity...... They can't catch up. ”
Wang Shu and Ma Zhang will be suspicious.
However, it turned out that Zhao Hongrun's words were indeed correct, although the Chu army behind them stepped up the speed of pursuit, but the Wei soldiers under their command did not show weakness, or rather, they were in fear, and ran even faster than the Chu soldiers behind them.
You must know that Shen Kang, the Chu general behind him, used words and orders to motivate the Chu army under his command from time to time, and on Zhao Hongrun's side, he didn't do anything, just asked Wang Shu to truthfully spread to the whole army, and the Chu army behind him was far away from them.
When they heard that the Chu army behind them was only more than twenty zhang away from them, the Wei soldiers burst out with a speed far beyond usual unimaginable, and they were stunned to extend the distance between the two to thirty zhang, and the Chu general Shen Kang behind him gritted his teeth with hatred.
"You can't catch up, can you?" Zhao Hongrun glanced at Wang Shu, who was a little sluggish, and said with a smile: "Human nature, but it's a very complicated thing...... Under the threat of death, people are often able to burst out of extraordinary potential......"
Wang Shu looked at Zhao Hongrun inexplicably, and said hesitantly: "But Lord Jiang Run, Chu Jun has always been chasing after him, this is not a matter after all, right?" …… You see, the people in front of us are getting closer and closer......"
"Don't worry, aren't the people in front of you already bypassing that Yanling?"
"Bypassing Yanling? What is this called? Isn't this Yan Ling a place where anyone who wants to bypass it?"
Wang Shu wanted to speak and stopped.
On the contrary, Ma Zhang vaguely sensed something from Zhao Hongrun's words, and looked at the hill called Yanling in front of him in disbelief.
"Could it be that Yanling Mountain Col......
Glancing at Zhao Hongrun, whose face was as calm as before, Ma Zhang seemed to have guessed something, and his face was uncontrollably filled with joy.
Finally, the people in front of them bypassed the hill called Yanling one after another, and the nearly 5,000 Yanling rout army led by Zhao Hongrun, Wang Shu, and Ma Zhang also followed closely and rushed there.
“……”
When bypassing the Yanling Hill, Ma Zhang's eyes couldn't help but look at the forests on both sides of the official road under the hills, although there was nothing unusual, but Ma Zhang always felt that there seemed to be something hidden there, and there was something hidden that made his blood boil unconsciously.
"Camp Junshui! It must be the Muddy Water Camp!'
Ma Zhang's whole body trembled involuntarily with excitement.
He guessed correctly, this Yanling Hill was ambushed by nearly 25,000 Wei soldiers of the Junshui Battalion!
"General, the Chu soldiers are catching up......"
"Hmm."
In the woods under the col of Yanling Hill, the general of the fifth battalion of the Junshui Battalion looked at the Yanling rout army who ran into the ambush area out of breath with a smile, and the same panting Chu army pursuers not far behind them.
"It's really amazing, Your Highness King Su...... I didn't expect you to be able to lure the Chu army here......
"Prepare for the assault!" Lowering his voice and giving a command, Bailiba took the wine bag from his waist and poured a few sips of strong wine.
At the same time, the soldiers of the Junshui Battalion, who had received the order to attack, also took out their wine bags one after another and poured them wildly.
"Note: In winter warfare, the general army will distribute a wine bag full of spirits before the attack, so that the soldiers can drink a few sips before the battle, one is to ward off the cold and restore the stiff limbs to normal; The second is to play a role similar to that of a doping.'"
"Shoot the arrows!"
Ready, with the order of Baili Ba, a wave of arrows were shot from the forests on both sides of the road, and the chasing troops of Chu led by Chu General Shen Kang were defenseless and were hit by arrows one after another.
"What? Ambush?!'
Seeing that his subordinates were hit by arrows one after another, General Chu Shen Kang's face was shocked.
And at this moment, Bai Liba, the general of the fifth battalion of the Junshui Battalion, took the lead in riding out of the ambush ground, raised his arms and shouted: "The Junshui Battalion ...... Assault of the whole army! ”
"Oh oh!!"
Nearly 25,000 Wei soldiers from the Junshui battalion poured out like a tide from the forests on both sides and the open area behind the forest, and killed the Chu soldiers who were stunned because of the ambush in the middle of the high-spirited morale.
On one side, there are Wei soldiers in the Junshui battalion with high morale and full of physical strength, and on the other side, it is the Chu army that has been exhausted all the way from Yanshui to this place.
"Combat convoy, get out of the way!"
With a loud shout from Bailiba, the two hundred horse chariots transformed by Zhao Hongrun came around the forest from behind the forest neither fast nor slowly, forming the first team, while the infantry of the Junshui battalion gathered on both sides and behind these chariots, and ran over the Chu soldiers.
Yes, just crushing.
The chariot transformed by Zhao Hongrun, although the speed was greatly weakened, the defense power was obviously several notches higher, not to mention that there were eight crossbowmen standing on the second carriage of the chariot.
Yes, crossbowmen, not archers.
Because at close range, especially the crossbowmen who have the advantage of height, it is even more terrifying than the archers.
"Tuk Tuk—"
As the crossbowmen on the chariot pulled the trigger and released the crossbow arrows, the Chu soldiers in front of them fell down one by one like wheat that had been cut.
Or some Chu soldiers intended to fight back, however, seeing the dense blades at the front of the chariot, they didn't dare to rush up.
In fact, even if they rushed up, the weapons in their hands alone would not be able to penetrate the thick iron shield in front of the chariot.
"Combat convoy...... Advance! ”
The terrifying Wei chariots slowly moved forward, perhaps their speed was slower than when people ran with all their might, but the lethality was far greater than that of the previous Wei chariots.
Those Chu soldiers who were close and could not outrun the chariot because of physical strength problems were directly stabbed to death by the sharp blades in the front of the chariot, while those Chu soldiers who were at medium distance, or could keep up with the speed of the chariot, were shot by the crossbowmen in the carriage above the chariot one after another.
Wave by wave, piece by piece, the new-style chariot seemed to play the role of a wheat harvester, like harvesting wheat, easily harvesting the lives of those Chu soldiers.
Chu Bing wailed, screamed, and fled backwards with frightened faces.
"Hiss...... What the hell is this?'
A look of horror appeared in the eyes of the Chu general Shen Kang, although he had also heard that the once famous Wei chariot was a sharp weapon for killing infantry.
However, the Wei chariot in front of him was not the chariot he knew at all.
That's a move, Iron Fortress!