Chapter 55: The Fall of the Bandits
Under the attack of the Praetorian soldiers, there were still a small number of bandits who resisted stubbornly, but this kind of sporadic attack was ignored by the Praetorian Guard. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Now no one or anything can stop the Praetorian Guards' advance, and they are advancing rapidly towards the top of the mountain.
Seeing that the general situation was gone, some bandits stopped their attacks one after another, trying to take the opportunity to escape from Luoyun Peak. Back to the top of the mountain? That's definitely looking for death! Run down! You can only run down!
Driven by this thought, many bandits began to climb the cliffs with the intention of descending the trail. I don't know if these bandits are stupid or reckless! Without the protection of the vantage terrain, they are a group of living targets!
"Shoot the arrows!" One of the team was shouting.
Sharp arrows came out one after another, although it was a bottom-up attack, but with the excellent archery skills of the Praetorian Guard soldiers, these bandits still suffered a catastrophe!
There was a muffled sound, one after another, it was the sound of the bandit falling to the ground! Even if there were survivors, even if they could make it down the trail smoothly, it wouldn't help. You must know that there are still 200 reserve soldiers guarding the foot of the mountain!
A moment later, the battle came to an end, and the bandits of Qiuling Mountain were basically eliminated! More than a dozen bandits fled to the bottom of the mountain and were captured by the Langzhou garrison, and the rest were killed and wounded. At this moment, thick smoke suddenly billowed from the top of the mountain, and the smoke column soared into the sky!
Since the beginning of the battle, Wen Bin had been looking up at Luoyun Peak, and when the smoke rose, his brows instantly furrowed, and a look of annoyance flashed across his face. After a moment, Wen Bin took a step towards the mountain path.
"Wen Hou, this place is really dangerous, you must not go up the mountain!" Zeng Chen rushed forward with an arrow step, ran in front of Wen Bin in three or two steps, stretched out his arms, and said excitedly.
"Needless to say! Zeng Chen, Liu Jun! Take fifty soldiers and follow me up the mountain! Don't disobey! Wen Bin said with a straight face and in an unobstructed tone.
After saying this, Wen Bin shook off Zeng Chen's hand and walked straight towards the mountain trail. Seeing this, Zeng Chen hurriedly followed, and Liu Jun urgently allocated manpower, and then led fifty soldiers to follow behind Wen Zeng and the others.
When going up the mountain, Zeng Chen was in front, Wen Bin was in the center, Liu Jun was behind, and fifty soldiers were distributed around. Although the battle was over at this time, Zeng and Liu would never dare to take it lightly, after all, the danger could not be accurately predicted!
When Wen Bin and his party walked to the top of the mountain, the fire on the mountain had shown signs of abating, and the fire was no longer so fierce, even so, the raging flames still made people dare not approach.
Because of the burning wood, the crackling sound is endless! Every now and then, a building collapses, and after the fire, the ruins will be the only sight in the area.
In order to prevent the fire from burning the mountain, hundreds of soldiers are digging a fence around the village. At the beginning of the fire, if Huang Lang hadn't taken the opportunity to make a decision and ordered the excavation of the isolation zone, then it would have been unimaginable at this time! In this battle, Huang Lang will be the first to take credit!
Amidst the crackling and burning sounds, there were many cries from women and children. There was an open space not far from the cottage, where more than 30 captives were kneeling, and there were more than 100 women and children beside them. These women and children are the family members of the bandits, and they are all guilty of sins at the moment, and crying loudly is the best way to vent negative emotions.
At this moment, Captain Zheng inadvertently saw Wen Bin and his party, his face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly walked towards Wen Bin. In just a moment, he came to Wen Bin, and said hurriedly: "This place is dangerous! How can Wen Hou go up the mountain? ”
"It doesn't matter! What's going on now? ”
"Wait for the wait! The second leader, Jia Lei, has been killed in battle, and the chief leader, He Qingping, has no trace at all, and the last general has arranged for the forbidden army to search everywhere. It won't be long before there will be a catch! ”
Hearing this, Wen Bin frowned, and then said, "What about the rest of the bandits?" ”
"Except for these captives, all the other bandits have been exterminated!" Captain Zheng first pointed at the captive, and then said respectfully.
"Good! What are the casualties of our army? ”
Captain Zheng's face darkened, his fists clenched instantly, and after pondering for a moment, he spoke: "When the forbidden army climbed the cliff, due to carelessness, two soldiers fell and died. The Praetorian Guards and the Langzhou Reserve Army were killed more than 10 people respectively, and more than 30 people were wounded in the two armies. ”
Hearing this, Wen Bin's face also darkened, and when he was about to speak, a sharp arrow struck from a distance! The target of the arrow is none other than Wen Bin, and this is the second time he has been attacked!
Fortunately, Zeng Chen has not relaxed his vigilance and always pays attention to the movements around him. When the sharp arrow was shot, it was discovered by Zeng Chen at the first time, and the distance was far away, which gave him enough time to pull Wen Bin away!
Wen Bin was once again in great distress, and the sharp arrow flew against his back, shooting into the distance.
"Enemy attack!" A shout ensued.
Stimulated by the sound, many soldiers immediately bent their bows and arrows, ready to shoot at the sneak attackers. At this critical moment, Wen Bin's voice suddenly sounded, stopping everyone's actions!
"Slow! No archery! ”
At the sound of the order, the soldiers all stood still, the arrows were ready to be fired, pointing at the sneak attacker from afar, and with a slight movement of their fingers, they could shoot the person in front of them into a hedgehog!
Unlike the nervous state of the soldiers, the sneak attacker appeared very calm and looked at death as if he were at home. He stood next to a big rock, threw the strong bow in his hand aside, and then said loudly: "It is He Qingping!" Wen Bin! Your life is so big! Didn't shoot you twice! Hateful! Pity! ”
This sneak attacker is none other than He Qingping, the leader of the big boss! It turns out that under the big stone, there is a narrow stone cave, the entrance of the cave is only allowed to pass through one person, and the entrance of the cave is overgrown with weeds, which can be described as a natural hiding place.
He Qingping had been hiding here, checking the movement on the top of the mountain through the weeds, but for some reason, he tried to shoot Wen Bin regardless of his own safety, which is really incredible!
When this sentence was finished, He Qingping immediately turned around and rushed towards the edge of the cliff, and then jumped and disappeared without a trace! For all this, Wen Bin didn't have time to stop it at all, and watched He Qingping jump off the cliff.
After a while, Wen Bin withdrew his right hand, his gaze still staying on the edge of the cliff, and at the same time, he said with a straight face: "Liu Jun! Quickly take fifty soldiers to the bottom of the mountain, and search for He Qingping according to this direction! Life to see people, death to see corpses! ”
"Yes!" After saying this, Liu Jun led fifty soldiers and hurried down the mountain.
Although he failed to get useful information from He Qingping, Wen Bin also gained something from this trip! For a long time, there is a question that has always swirled in his mind, that is, why did the grain robbery case happen?
This group of bandits suddenly appeared this year, and at the risk of being exterminated in the future, they also ransacked the convoy escorted by officers and soldiers, and even burned most of the grain! This kind of everything makes people have to wonder.
He Qingping only said one sentence, which made Wen Bin vigilant, the latter's name actually appeared in this sentence, and it was the appearance of this name that solved the confusion in Wen Bin's heart.
Someone is playing tricks behind their backs!