Chapter 144: Burning the Tan Family's Army

The official road is so wide, thousands of people are crowded inside, it is not easy to turn back quickly, but the reality of the situation can no longer be delayed, the fire has burned under the nose, do not gallop everyone is waiting to be roasted into a pig's head. [No pop-ups. 】

At the moment of life and death, Tan Wen couldn't take care of it a lot, and ordered Tan Zhi to lead his own soldiers to rush out of a road immediately, the foot soldiers below were basically miscellaneous soldiers anyway, and if they were lost, they would recruit another batch, since they couldn't take care of it, let them ask for more blessings.

The pro-soldiers hesitated at first, and the layers behind them were crowded with their own people who were messing into a pot of porridge, among which there were many clan soldiers, who looked down and didn't look up on weekdays, and drank together and prostituted buddies, this horse rushed up, and hit the person It was the consequence of broken bones and tendons, isn't it too cruel? I was nervous, and my movements were naturally a little slower, and the speed of the retreat did not rise.

So the horse team that rushed back did not run far, and was blocked by the surging crowd, which was good, everyone couldn't run away if they wanted to, and the foot soldiers behind had not yet figured out what was going on, and rushed forward under the threat of fire on both sides, and wanted to rush out, and the people in front saw the burning trench and wanted to retreat, crowded before and after, trampling on each other, you didn't let me, I didn't avoid you, and made a mess at the exit of the pine forest, which was not wide.

Someone was in a hurry, shouting and scolding and moving his hands, which soon developed into a fight, and the scene was even more chaotic, and the three Tan brothers were guarded by the pro-soldiers and horses, crowded in the turbulence, like sardines in canned food, unable to move.

"It's not a way to go on like this, and the fire will burn after a while!" Tan Zhi's beard was scorched by the flames, curled like an Arab, blushing like Guan Gong, and shouted eagerly. His horse was full of people in front and back, and he couldn't squeeze away from it.

Tan Wen also understood in his heart that if he was not decisive, no one would want to leave, he was ruthless and resolute in killing, and he did not hesitate at this moment, he directly picked up the long knife and slashed forward.

Blood spurted wildly, and a foot soldier standing in front of the horse was cut in half with a single sword.

The main general was ruthless, of course the soldiers could not be soft, no matter how merciful they were, they were cruel to themselves, under the example of the Tan brothers, more than 500 people in the pro-army team mercilessly moved their hands on their own people, slashing with knives and axes, but anyone who dared to stand in the way was hacked to death.

With a thunderbolt, a bloody road was rushed out, and the foot soldiers were caught off guard at the beginning, never expecting that the generals would really kill themselves, and retreated to both sides with a rolling belt, and waited until the Tan family brothers galloped past in front of them with the sound of horses' hooves.

"The general fled, the general fled!"

Someone shouted loudly, stumbling behind the horse team and running towards the way they came, instinctively telling them that only by following Tan Wen would they have a way to survive today.

But two legs can't keep up with four legs, one horse after another galloped in front of them, the foot soldiers became more and more desperate, the fire on both sides became more and more intense, standing on the official road, you can see the fire head in the distance like a line of life and death spreading, people who have seen mountain fires know that this huge and dense pine forest is an incinerator when it burns, and you will turn your steel and iron bones into molten iron.

Someone broke out in despair, why can a horseman have a glimmer of life, and Lao Tzu's life is not life?

"Brother, let me ride it too, let's run together, please!"

Someone pleaded.

"Pull them down! Damn, it's a big deal, if you want to die, you have to die together! ”

Someone is hysterical.

More people moved directly, dragging the galloping cavalry off their horses, and several people grabbed the reins at the same time, all trying to jump on their horses, but the result was that no one could get up, and even dragged the sturdy high-headed war horses to the ground.

Tan Wen rode on a horse, surrounded by loyal soldiers and rushed out of the crowd, he didn't look back, the life and death of his subordinates were no longer important, first save his own life, if he is alive, no matter how many troops can recruit again, the life of a two-legged man is not as valuable as a four-legged horse.

At the other end of the black pine forest, Wang Huan was already standing at the entrance, he was standing a little far, because there were also several ignition places at the entrance, the fire in the sky was already burning very close, and the scorching heat in the air was already a little uncomfortable to breathe, and he held a towel wet with cold water in his hand to cover his mouth and nose to resist the high temperature.

In front of him, there were two hundred people who were busy, they also wrapped wet cloths on their faces, and placed rows of wooden horses on the official road between the pine forests, stacking them on top of each other for as many as four or five layers, and the spikes on the horses were facing the direction of the Tan family's military horses.

And beside him, the army of 4,000 people stood solemnly, 30 million Shougu Minzhuang lined up in front, 500 people were in a row, a total of six rows, and 1,000 Qin Gongming's native soldiers were divided into two teams and protected the two wings.

Originally, Wang Huan considered giving them armor, but this battle was a fire war, although the rattan armor had asbestos robe to protect the body, but it was still a bit risky, so in order to be safe, it was simply clothed and went into battle.

The first row of people is strong, holding a large shield as high as one person standing in front, this kind of large shield is rectangular, made of thick wooden iron nails, lighter than the oar shield, can be carried by one person, there are long teeth at the bottom, can be nailed into the soil.

Between the first row and the second row, there were two hundred soldiers, these soldiers were composed of the hundred soldiers and the guards sent to Wang Huan by Qin Liangyu, all of them were in rattan armor robes, iron helmets and spears, and they hung mountain-destroying crossbows and cloth bags around their waists, and the cloth bags contained extermination bullets. They are the main force that kills the enemy.

From the second row onwards, most of the people are still armed with bamboo guns, the hook and sickle spears of the white-pole soldiers are too few to be equipped with by everyone, and the blacksmiths are scarce, although there are iron mines, no one has built them, which is also an important factor restricting the expansion of Wang Huan's army: there are not enough technical talents.

Wang Huan and Zu Bian stood side by side in the second row, for this position, Zu Bian strongly objected, on the grounds that it was too dangerous, Wang Huan was the main general, and he should be in a safer place.

Wang Huan scoffed at this, he had already made up his mind that he must take the lead in this battle, rush to the forefront, encourage the immature people with his own exemplary role, and bring up a group of usable soldiers as soon as possible.

Qin Gongming was arranged to the flank, he was a little dissatisfied with this arrangement, and refused to go over, until Wang Huan said that after the battle, the impact of the flank was the main force to defeat the Tan family's army, and the deputy general soldier was reluctantly moved.

If you have time, dig another ditch in front and burn a ditch fire, then things will be simpler, and you don't even need to fight, just stand aside and watch, and wait for the fire to go in and collect the ashes.

But the time is too short, Wang Huan sighed secretly, from hearing the sound of Ma Xintian's bird gun, to the sound of rumbling horses' hooves in the pine forest again, it was less than a quarter of an hour.

Tan Wen's face blackened by soot appeared at the corner of the official road in the pine forest.

At this moment, Tan Wen was very depressed, the army of 6,000 people, only 400 people were with him, more than 100 people in the 500 horse team were lost in the entanglement with the foot soldiers, and the rest of the people were also drenched in sweat, and they couldn't tell whether they were tired or hot.

Seeing the appearance of the Tan family's military horses, the stone pillar soldiers who placed the horses immediately withdrew and retreated into the two wings.

Tan Wen's pupils shrank, the stone pillar was so poisonous, there were so many rejecting horses at the entrance, if you want to rush over, you must move these obstructive guys away, otherwise the war horse would rather burn to death than move forward, but will the stone pillar soldiers who are standing outside the fire field be able to move comfortably?

"Get off the horse and divide two hundred people to move away from the horse!" Tan Wen shouted angrily.

Immediately two hundred horsemen dismounted and rushed forward, and they moved quickly, for the pine fires on both sides were so close that they were almost burning the nearby trees.

Wang Huan calmly looked at the Tan family soldiers who were swarming over, and waited for them to rush to the side of the rejection horse and began to pull with all their strength, before he lightly ordered to Zubian: "The first row and the soldiers should be dispatched." ”

Zu Bian replied in a rough voice: "Oh! ”

He made a gesture, and the suona hand beside him immediately puffed up his cheeks and blew the suona, a short high-pitched sound sounded, and the first row of people and soldiers moved when they heard the sound, and they stepped forward with shields and crossbows.

And the Tan family soldiers who pulled the rejection horse immediately discovered a new problem, those rejection horses were actually nailed with barbed iron nails, which were almost impossible to move with their hands, and when they touched it, it was a big mouth, and blood flowed.

(End of chapter)