Chapter 230: Stealing Chickens Can't Be Done

Li Rupei led the 7,000 soldiers of the Iron Blood Army to wait for him, and he had a hunch that Huang Chao must have made arrangements, waiting for the soldiers of the Iron Blood Army to fight with the soldiers under Wang Xu's command, and then take the opportunity to sneak attack, so that even if the soldiers under Wang Xu's command are vulnerable, the soldiers of the Iron Blood Army who are caught off guard will also have losses.

The scouts have been scouting around for a long time, and they have not found any other troops, so Li Rupei should not be worried, but after getting the scout's report, Li Rupei's premonition about Huang Chao's sneak attack has become stronger and stronger, after all, Huang Chao has a good mass base here, the Iron Blood Army has just arrived, and it is not easy to figure out the situation in the shortest possible time, and the scout has arrived in a new place, and when he goes out to investigate, the first thing is to ensure his own safety.

Zhu Wen led 3,000 soldiers to fight, how the battle situation did not need Li Rupei to worry, Li Rupei knew very well that Zhu Wen's combat ability was nothing to say, he once led 3,000 soldiers, and waited until the arrival of the large army, that was facing the tooth army in Xiangyang, the tooth army with great combat effectiveness, in Li Rupei's view, the victory in the battle was certain, it depends on the casualties of the soldiers of the iron-blooded army.

For a long time, Li Rupei has not personally led the soldiers of the Iron Blood Army to fight, this time he personally led the troops, for many soldiers of the Iron Army, it is a great encouragement, seven thousand soldiers feel proud, at this moment, even in the face of thousands of troops, everyone is not afraid.

Ten miles away from the north of Wang Xu's army, there is a village and town, this village and town are very small, but the village and town are backed by the mountains, and there are almost no people in the villages and towns, it seems that they have been relocated as a whole, the scouts of the Iron Blood Army and the scouts sent by Wang Xu have all been reconnoitred in this village, and the scouts of the Iron Blood Army have even reconnoitred near the mountains and in the mountains, but they have not found anything.

In a huge cave in the middle of the mountain, 10,000 soldiers were ambushed.

These sergeants are the elite troops under Huang Chao's command. The best thing is running and guerrilla warfare, most of the sergeants have experienced the battle of Luoyang, and their combat effectiveness is still good.

The entrance of the cave is covered by a natural barrier, which is difficult for ordinary people to find even if they walk in front of it, and this cave is only familiar to a small number of people in the villages and towns.

When the Predators charged, the officers in command of the army learned the information.

His mission is very clear, that is, to sneak attack and severely damage the Iron Army, it is impossible to defeat the Iron Army, at least the troops are not enough, not to mention the courage of the Iron Army. He has personal experience, but when the soldiers of the Iron Blood Army are fighting against the soldiers under Wang Xu, a sudden attack will definitely be able to inflict heavy damage on the Iron Blood Army.

At this point, his mission is completed.

The scouts had already been sent out, because it was a night battle, and the scouts couldn't fully figure out how many troops the Iron Blood Army had invested, just judging from the momentum of the charge. There must be a lot, and the scout thinks that the tactics used by the Predators are very clear, that is, to defeat Wang Xu in one go, and do not want any changes. The law of this kind of combat is to attack on all fronts and charge and fight with all their might.

It was also when the Predators launched a charge that 10,000 sergeants left the interlocking cave. Quickly assemble outside the mountain.

Without saying anything, the officer took the lead in getting on his horse and heading in the direction of the battlefield. The large army followed behind him, and in terms of time, the distance of ten miles, the large group of men and horses charged over, which should be just right.

The momentum of 10,000 cavalry is still very large, and it is impossible to keep it secret.

Li Rupei was secretly surprised when he received the scout's report, he couldn't imagine that such a huge army could ambush so well, so that the scouts of the Iron Blood Army could not find out.

When Li Rupei pulled out the Tang knife, his own soldiers quickly surrounded him.

The officers below were enthusiastic and spoke loudly.

"The prince watched his subordinates fight ......"

"The prince is in command ......"

Li Rupei had a cold smile on his face, and under the background of the torches, he looked particularly resolute, he shook his head slightly, and rode towards the battlefield.

Many soldiers of the iron-blooded army were like being beaten with chicken blood, and Li Rupei personally led the soldiers to charge, which was a huge encouragement for everyone, and this incentive was ten million times stronger than verbal promises.

Li Rupei, who was in the middle of the charge, was wrapped in his own soldiers.

Many of the pro-soldiers are also desperate, and they would rather lose their lives than let the prince hurt his hair.

The time when the Iron Blood Army soldiers collided with the soldiers under Huang Chao's command was very sudden.

The officer commanding the battle was a little dazed, obviously the officers and soldiers of the iron-blooded army were fighting with the soldiers under Wang Xu's command, how could there be a force of iron-blooded soldiers, and the momentum was extraordinary, rushing forward desperately, that kind of momentum that was not even compared to the battle of Luoyang, it was terrifying.

The earth-shattering shouts appeared.

The two battlefields were less than two miles apart, and the sound of fighting could be heard clearly.

The soldiers of the Iron Blood Army charged and fought with their lives, they had only one purpose in mind, they could not let the prince personally participate in the fight, and such a battle did not require the prince to participate in it personally.

The 10,000 soldiers under the command of Huang Chao had good combat effectiveness, and they were fully prepared, but they didn't expect that the iron-blooded soldiers they faced would be so brave.

The bloody aura quickly enveloped the surroundings.

It was a real fight, with sergeants from both sides fighting together.

Li Rupei was surrounded by his own soldiers, and he had no chance to fight on the battlefield at all, but even if he watched from the sidelines, it was a huge incentive, and more than two hundred personal soldiers guarded around him, and even the birds in the sky would not let go.

The smoothness of the battle exceeded Zhu Wen's imagination, when the special forces came over with Wang Xu's head, Zhu Wen knew that the battle was basically over, and only a quarter of an hour had passed, in Zhu Wen's eyes, what kind of battle was this, not to mention three thousand iron-blooded soldiers, even a thousand people could defeat the sergeants under Wang Xu's command.

The pursuit continued, and the sergeants under Wang Xu's command rarely rode horses, because there were not enough war horses, so the chances of escaping were very small, and those officers and sergeants on horseback were turned into hedgehogs by the bows and arrows shot from all around, and they were not much better.

While the fight was going on, the shouting of killing not far away woke Zhu Wen.

Zhu Wen on horseback had a surprised look on his face, which surprised the soldiers around him.

Zhu Wen's surprise is indescribable, although Li Rupei analyzed that Huang Chao may have a sneak attack, but he still doesn't believe it, the scouts have reconnoitred many times, and there is no movement around, can it be that the sergeants under Huang Chao's command can go to the sky and the earth, but the facts tell him that the sergeants under the command of Huang Chao can really go to the sky and the earth, and they can hide very well.

The task on the battlefield is not heavy, and Zhu Wen doesn't even need to do it himself.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Wen instructed an officer beside him to command two thousand soldiers to fight, and be sure to kill as many enemies as possible, and the rest of the former soldiers, including two hundred special forces, followed him to another battlefield.

Although the number of soldiers of the Iron Blood Army is less than that of the opponent, it has a great advantage in momentum, and the opponent is a former defeated general, so the battle on the battlefield is very fierce, but the advantage is on the side of the Iron Blood Army soldiers.

Zhu Wen is very smart, although he only led a thousand soldiers, he can charge with a lot of momentum.

When a thousand soldiers rushed over, one hundred of them quickly surrounded Li Rupei, and protecting Li Rupei's safety was the most important task, even if it was impossible to annihilate the opponent.

The officer was shocked by the soldiers of the Iron Blood Army who suddenly rushed over to reinforce him, and by this time, he knew that it was impossible to inflict heavy damage on the Iron Blood Army, and it would be good to be able to lead the remaining soldiers to evacuate quickly.

The officer gave the order to retreat.

This is a fatal order, when the two armies are fighting with all their might, it is very unwise to retreat, and it is very difficult to organize, not to mention that the opponent is unusually strong, how can it give you the opportunity to withdraw easily.

As soon as the order to retreat was given, the last thing the officers wanted to see appeared.

The sergeant retreated like a tide, following the iron-blooded soldiers who had covered the killing, like a tide.

Before the officer could react, he found a group of cavalrymen dressed in black rushing in his direction, these men in black were extremely fierce, and the sergeants around them couldn't stop them at all, the bows and arrows they shot seemed to have eyes, and their Tang knives could find any gaps and cut at the sergeant's head and shoulders.

The officer understood that the men in black were coming for him.

The pro-soldiers around him also understood, and quickly rushed forward, but unfortunately, the strong pro-soldiers were not opponents, and they fell one after another.

The officer's eyes were red-eyed, the retreating sergeant's formation had been disorganized, he was divided, and he was ruthlessly pursued by the soldiers of the Iron Army, and it was impossible for him to escape alone at this time, and he could not escape.

When the three men in black outflanked him, the officer raised the Tang knife in his hand, but unfortunately before his Tang knife was swung out, he felt a chill in his shoulder, and a sharp pain hit him.

As his left arm flew off his body, the officer screamed and fell off his horse......

Two hours later, the battlefield on both sides was completely silent.

Most of the sergeants under Wang Xu's command were killed, this is Zhu Wen's style, and they generally don't need to be captured, plus the opponent is weak, so they don't have much resistance at all, but the 10,000 sergeants under Huang Chao's command still escaped, after all, they are used to rushing to fight, and Li Rupei didn't think about annihilating them all, because they are familiar with the surrounding terrain, and once they get out of the battlefield, it is not particularly difficult to escape.

The results of the battle were also quickly reported, almost all the sergeants under Wang Xu's command were annihilated, Wang Xu himself was killed, less than 1,000 people surrendered, and the sergeants under Huang Chao's sneak attack were killed more than 3,000 people, and the officers who led the team were also killed.

More than 200 soldiers of the Iron Blood Army were killed and more than 300 were seriously wounded, mainly due to the losses formed during the battle with the soldiers under Huang Chao's command, but this record is already very good. (To be continued......)