Chapter 297: The Drums of War Beat 6
Tang Dan was anxious at the moment, Yunfeng Town was attacked, in addition to making him nervous about the property that needed to be handed over, more importantly, the property he withheld privately, some of which were the property that Ma Kui used to buy war horses with the Khitans. It's just that Tang Dan was fascinated by money, so he impulsively killed the small team sent by Ma Kui to Khitan and snatched the goods back.
Subsequently, Tang Dan regretted it, he was afraid, and took the initiative to ask the army to set the north county town to control the Shunzhou army in the east, and even the soldiers who participated in the operation were killed by him one by one.
Why do you put money and things in Yunfeng Town, once you come there, you won't receive special attention from Ma Kui, except for the offerings handed over every time, you won't have any other ideas. Second, the transportation there is convenient, and Tang Dan is ready to find an opportunity to transport his belongings away. Who knows, before it can take action, the Shunzhou army has already begun to attack.
Halfway through, there was an officer of the Black Snake Army who stayed in Dingbei County behind him, and the wolf bรจi rushed to him and reported the news of Dingbei County to him, which immediately made him angry.
"The county seat of Dingbei was occupied by the Shunzhou army? Didn't I leave 3,000 soldiers behind? Walking thirty miles away, Tang Dan looked at the middle-aged officer with a bitter face and ragged clothes in front of him with a gloomy face, with a look of disbelief, and even a trace of panic: "Where is my son Tang Yu?" Have you ever escaped? โ
"Major General, he ......" The middle-aged officer glanced at Tang Dan carefully, and found that Tang Dan did not have any expression on his face, but his heart was even more nervous.
"What's wrong with him? Something went wrong? Tang Dan's majestic and burly body trembled slightly, his gaze gradually sharpened, and a cold murderous aura emanated from his body.
"General, not long after you left the city with your front foot, the Shunzhou army suddenly arrived and raided the county seat of Dingbei, and the hateful guard Zhang Ming surrendered directly and opened the city gate...... The defenders of the city were taken by surprise and outnumbered...... Most of them failed to escape, and the major general should have fallen into the hands of the Shunzhou army......" Facing Tang Dan's beast-like gaze, the officer felt a chill rise from the bottom of his heart. In fact, he escaped from the beginning and didn't know much about Tang Yu's situation. But at this moment, he couldn't say that he didn't know, let alone that the major general was killed by the Shunzhou army, so he had to say what he thought was the safest answer.
"My son fell into the hands of the Shunzhou army? Do you think the soldiers of the Shunzhou army will forgive him? Although he hoped that his son could escape from the city, when the truth was different from hope, Tang Dan was still a little incredulous, his huge eyes were round, and his baby son fell into the hands of the Shunzhou army, which made him more annoyed than Dingbei County falling into the hands of the Shunzhou army. He was a horse thief, and he finally had a son, and he didn't want to be gone. What's more, the Shunzhou Army and the Black Snake Army are mortal enemies, and their sons are nine times out of ten......
"The general is angry! The major general was just caught by the Shunzhou army, and he will definitely be fine! The middle-aged officer secretly glanced at Tang Dan, who had a gloomy face, and said in a low voice.
"My son was caught, why did you escape?" As if finding an outlet, Tang Dan glared fiercely, and without giving the other party a chance to explain, he pulled out the saber at his waist, and the sharp blade crossed a perfect arc in the dim candlelight.
"Poof......
A bloody arrow flew and sprayed on Tang Dan's white robe, and the officer stared at the unwilling, resentful, and even somewhat aggrieved eyes, and swallowed his last breath. This officer regretted it for a while, he knew that this would be the result, and he escaped like everyone else......
After killing this officer, Tang Dan felt that his mood was relaxed, but the anger and panic in his heart did not decrease at all. As soon as I got out of the city, my nest was taken away, what kind of thing is this? According to common sense, the attack on Yunfeng Town must be a conspiracy of the Shunzhou army, but he really can't help it. If it's just the 300,000 yuan, it's just that, but there are things that are strong from Ma Kui. After being defeated by the Shunzhou army, he could still flee back to Changling County and Fu County in the west, but if he annoyed Ma Kui, he would have no place to stay. His own son is very precious, but now relying on these two thousand foot soldiers, how can he be the opponent of the Shunzhou army?
"Come on, pass the order, let the soldiers speed up their actions, they must rush to Yunfeng Town as quickly as possible, and defeat the Shunzhou army in Yunfeng Town, no one will reward three times!" After pondering for a moment, he suppressed the killing intent of the Shunzhou Army in Dingbei County and the pain for his son, and decided to march towards Yunfeng Town and solve the Shunzhou Army in Yunfeng Town first.
"Report ...... The Tanma of Yunfeng Town is back! โ
"Let him come!" Tang Dan felt a haze in his heart and said coldly.
"The little one has seen the general! The villain is a subordinate of Lord Wu Hu of Yunfeng Town, a general...... Yunfeng Town was broken by the Shunzhou Army! Covered in blood, Tanma finally told him the news that frightened him.
Tang Dan's body shook a few times, and his mouth was bitter. At this moment, he didn't know what to do at all. Dingbei County, which is usually safe and sound, was captured by the Shunzhou army in an instant. At this moment, it seems that Dingbei County is full of soldiers of the Shunzhou Army.
Ten miles away from Yunfeng Town, there is a place called Beipo, where there used to be a small village, but since the Black Snake Army came, it has been deserted, leaving only ruins and broken walls. At this time, a force of about 2,000 men was slowly moving through Guรฒ.
"General, there won't be anything, will it? Why do I feel a little panicked in my heart? How I feel weird. The deputy general beside Tang Dan was also his good brother in the former horse bandit period, looking at the scenery of the surrounding barren mountains and mountains, he was quite uneasy.
"What's the panic? Follow me and you'll be fine! The terrain here is flat, there will be no accidents, and even if there is an ambush, it will be in a narrow place. Tang Dan, who was annoyed by the fall of Dingbei County and the fall of Yunfeng Town, glanced at his subordinates and brothers with some impatience, and said impatiently.
Less than 100 meters away from the location of the two people, there is a slope to the north, a shallow slope, and an official road in front. At this moment, behind the slope, Luo Yizheng, the captain of the third battalion of the Tiger Capital, sneered, looked at the approaching Black Snake Army troops, habitually narrowed his eyes, and after confirming that there were no other Black Snake Troops around, he immediately ordered an attack.
"Shoot the arrows!" Just when all the opponent's troops came within his range, Luo Yi decisively ordered, and at the same time ordered 500 foot soldiers to attack from behind the enemy's army and block the opponent's retreat.
"Woo Woo ......"
In the sound of breaking through the air, the Black Snake soldiers who were caught off guard fell to the ground one after another.
"There is an ambush! Circle around! Suddenly attacked by a surprise attack, Tang Dan's face suddenly turned pale as snow, and several officers around him reacted at the same time, and hurriedly ordered his soldiers to line up in a circle formation that was most suitable for defense, but in this situation of a surprise attack, it was not a simple matter to want the soldiers to quickly form a circle formation.
"Kill, kill, kill, kill ......"
A roar suddenly sounded from the rear of the team, and suddenly hundreds of Shunzhou sergeants rushed out under the leadership of the officer, completely blocking their rear. In an instant, more than a dozen Black Snake sergeants who had not yet reacted were cut down, and the army, which had just stabilized, fell into a panic again.
"Even if they block our back road, but in this kind of place, they can't completely block us, all form a formation, kill Lao Tzu, and let this group of bastards of the Shunzhou Army see that my Black Snake Army dominates the north, but it is not a soft persimmon." Tang Dan shouted sharply.
"Want to rebel? The whole army has it, get on the horse! Charge! Destroy them. Luo Yi sneered and ordered.
"General, the bows and arrows on the flanks of the Shunzhou Army have thinned, should we fight back?"
"No, speed up, I remember there was a hill ahead, where we rested, and when we got there, we were on high ground, and we were not afraid of these ......"
Just when Tang Dan had just reorganized his panicked team, before the words fell, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded on the side, and Tang Dan hurriedly looked back, only to see a cavalry suddenly coming out of the city.
On the horizon of the slope on the right, a knight suddenly appeared, and then, at his side, dozens of cavalry appeared at his side. Immediately after, in the field of vision of the Black Snake Army, on the slope, a black line appeared, and the black line became thicker and thicker, and the speed became faster and faster, and there was a faint sound of thunder that continued to agitate, gradually becoming clear, and the ground under his feet gradually trembled, and in the air, there was an amazing feeling of suffocation that continued to spread around. Tang Dan and some of his subordinate generals and officers stepped on the ground from time to time, and seemed to be restless.
Tang Dan's face changed, and the face of the Black Snake sergeant also changed! It was a cavalry, a huge cavalry. There were originally more than 1,000 cavalry under the command of the Black Right Army, but they were placed in various towns in Dingbei County, serving as scouts and liaison personnel. As a result, these cavalrymen not only failed to report back the news of the invasion of the Shunzhou army, but instead fell into the hands of the Shunzhou army.
The first general wore a silver helmet, a hundred flowers robe on his shoulder, wore bright light armor, a bow and arrow, held a spear, and rode a red war horse, like a flame swept towards this side, before the person arrived, the spear had arrived, and a cold light with a metallic luster slashed like lightning, and several black snake soldiers in the front were cut through their throats by sharp spears, becoming dead corpses.
Behind Luo Yi, more than a thousand cavalry roared in, and what was terrifying was that these cavalry, except for the rumbling sound of horses' hooves, did not make a sound, as if a Shura cavalry had been killed from the Nine Hells, and the scimitars in their hands were all pressed low by the scimitars of the Northern Navy, closely following Luo Yi's pace, whistling past, and brushing the Black Snake Army and slashing over.
Luo Yi and his cavalry are like lawnmowers, leaving no armor wherever they pass, like a meat cleaver, cutting off the opponent little by little.
Watching his subordinates being killed by the opponent's cavalry one after another, Tang Dan had a feeling that the general trend had gone. The soldiers panicked like headless flies, running in all directions, ready to dodge the opposing cavalry charge. After going around for a while, Luo Yi once again led the cavalry to the right side of the panicked Black Snake Army, and gradually stopped.
"Don't panic! Don't panic! They are cavalry, none of you can escape, gather for me, and join hands to fight the enemy! For a long time, Tang Dan roared hysterically, intending to reintegrate the army, but unfortunately, the Black Snake Army, which was already in a panic, obviously failed to reach the level of the elite soldiers of the imperial court.
"Tang Dan!" Luo Yi looked at the panicked Black Snake Army five hundred meters away and said loudly.
"I am! What do you want? Tang Dan replied gloomily.
"Dingbei County has been captured by my family, your precious son is also in our hands, Yunfeng Town has also fallen, and the money you have deposited has fallen into the hands of my Shunzhou army. Now, you can't escape the siege of my cavalry, and those who surrender will not die, and if you don't surrender, you will be killed! Luo Yi said coldly.
"What? The Shunzhou Army in the north of Dingbei County was taken? Finished! โ
"It's still a fart, it's been taken down before and after, how can you fight, not to mention anything else, you don't even have a place to stay, and there is no food......"
When the soldiers of the Black Snake Army heard the news, they immediately panicked, causing the morale that was not high to fall into a trough.
Looking at his scattered subordinates, Tang Dan's heart was broken, but he knew that the Shunzhou Army and the Black Snake Army were by no means simply able to shake hands and make peace. Your subordinates can surrender, but if you surrender, you will never end well.
"If you surrender, it won't end well! The relationship between our Black Snake Army and your Shunzhou Army, will you leave us? โ
A sentence made the Black Snake sergeant feel a chill in his heart, among them, there are many evildoers, if they surrender to the Shunzhou army, the result will be ......
"The whole army has it, if you want to live, kill me! Rush! โ
Although he was reluctant, but looking at the already chaotic army, he couldn't organize and counterattack at all, except for using them to block the cavalry of the Shunzhou army, he didn't have any good way, so let's survive first.
"Want to go? Which is so easy? Since you don't know whether you live or die, don't blame me for being ruthless! With a sneer, Luo Yi waved his spear and shouted: "Rebels, there is no mercy for killing!" Kill! At the same time, he urged the war horse under his crotch and began to accelerate towards the other party.
"Kill!"
A thousand cavalry responded with a roar, the sound was like thunder, thousands of iron hooves stirred up the dust, like a rolling torrent rushing forward, more than a thousand scimitars, all with a touch of autumn water-like coldness, forming a suffocating forest of death, the sharp cold light made the gray of the sky fade.
The scattered formations of the Black Snake Army began to stir, the soldiers standing in the front row began to look around in horror, the timid began to retreat, more people began to retreat, and the soldiers who could hold on to their positions were becoming fewer and fewer. Coupled with Tang Dan's forward and escape strategy, the Black Snake Army completely collapsed.
Luo Yi sneered and sighed: "After all, the Black Snake Army is a mountain bandit, a family guard, and a horse thief, not a regular army, without strict training, even if it fights a hundred and ten thousand battles, it is still a mountain bandit, and it will never become an official army!" When the situation is weak, even the formation will not be! โ
Under the powerful impact of the cavalry formation of the Shunzhou army, the morale of the Black Snake Army, which had fallen into a trough, quickly faded, and officers at all levels finally gave up after killing several retreating soldiers in a row to no avail, and turned around to join the fleeing army.
The defeat was like a mountain......
The cavalry of the Shunzhou Army pierced into the remnants of the Black Snake Army's rout like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, and the sharp spears pierced the body of the Black Snake Army like a straw, and the bloody slaughter began!
As for Tang Dan, he was naturally Luo Yi's primary target, how could he let him escape?
"Tang Dan! Fix it away! Luo Yi bent his bow and arrows, shooting directly at Tang Dan, who was galloping fast.
"Woo ......" and "pounce on ......" Luo Yi's arrow did not go towards Tang Dan, but shot the war horse under his crotch. Tang Dan rolled on the ground a few times, and just as he was about to get up, a cold light flashed in his sight.
"Poof...... heads rolled down, blood splattered......
"Wait for Coach Tang Dan to die! If you can't wait, please come down quickly! Luo Yi picked up Tang Dan's head and shouted. At this time, the Black Snake Army no longer has the courage to resist, as for fleeing, can two legs escape four legs?