Chapter 59: The Price of Total Annihilation

Slowly, the cavalry of the Shu army had entered the canyon of the ambush.

Is this a walk after dinner or a tour, Baili Wuji muttered in his heart.

The Black Flag guards in ambush on both sides looked at the Shu army coldly, waiting for all the Shu troops to enter the canyon.

In this canyon of less than five or six miles, the Shu army walked for half an hour.

Suddenly, Baili Wuji discovered that there was a serious flaw in the battle plan.

It was estimated in advance that the Shu army did not have these 800 cavalry.

And the problem now is that the eight hundred cavalry are in front, and when all the Shu infantry behind them enter the canyon, then these eight hundred cavalry will be very close to the Yunyang Department that is pressing the formation.

The firearms battalion of the Yunyang Department has been transferred, and only the sword and shield battalion, the spear battalion, and the bow and crossbow battalion have to resist the ...... of the 800 cavalry, which is likely to be a disaster.

Baili Wuji had palpitations for a while, but if he didn't wait for all the infantry of the Shu army to enter the canyon, he would immediately attack.

Then it is very likely that half of the Shu army cut off outside the canyon will flee back to Kuizhou.

The Shu army that fled back would definitely report the attack it had suffered, so that the Shu army would be on guard, and the Black Flag Guard would suffer a greater price if they wanted to continue the attack.

But if the original plan continues, what will happen to these 800 cavalry? It is likely that the Yunyang Department will be wiped out as a result.

What's even more terrifying is if the Yunyang Department does not withstand the charge of the eight hundred cavalry.

Then the convoy and medical team behind will be slaughtered, and the hundreds of cavalry who will rush into Padang County will bring what suffering to the people of Padang in order to survive.

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Baili Wuji's mind, and finally converged into three words: "Do you want to fight?" ”

There is no time for Baili Wuji to discuss with Ma and Yu.

The fighter plane is lost, and Baili Wuji must make a choice.

Wuji was ruthless and decided to take a gamble, betting that Yun Yang would definitely be able to block the eight hundred cavalry.

I believe in him, and he will. Baili Wuji said firmly to himself in his heart.

Let the scout immediately pass the order to Yun Yang.

The order consisted only of one sentence: "Eight hundred cavalry are approaching your department, and you will stop it at all costs." ”

At the same time, he ordered Ma and Yu Erbu to end the battle as soon as possible, assault in the direction of Yunyang, and encircle and annihilate 800 cavalry.

A quarter of an hour later, the Shu infantry completely entered the ambush circle.

This quarter of an hour is so long for Baili Wuji.

The cavalry of the Shu army should have discovered the Yunyang Division.......

Baili Wuji is flawless at this time.

When Baili Wuji gave the order to attack, the Black Flag Guard soldiers of the three firearms battalions and the two bow and crossbow battalions attacked at the same time.

The two sword and shield battalions quickly moved towards the valley mouth in the direction of Kuizhou, with the aim of cutting off the return route of the Shu army.

The Shu army in the valley is full of official roads, and there is no need to aim at all, just to bend the bow mechanically, release, bend the bow again, and release. Pull the string, throw, pull the string again, throw.

The canyon was already covered in smoke, and bursts of fire and deafening explosions erupted one after another.

The arrows flew in the sky like a swarm of locusts with a buzzing sound.

The Shu army that was suddenly attacked was also stunned for a moment, and then scurried around like a swarm of headless flies. The generals who led the army were simply unable to effectively command the Shu army.

The encirclement has been completed.

It's time, Wuji shouted: "Kill......." "When he rushed downhill with a knife first, it was okay, and Ma and Yu hurriedly chased after them. As a result, the two Black Flag Guard Battalion soldiers who were ambushed on both sides of the canyon rushed down like a sea of mountains.

It's a pity.

Melee combat ends quickly.

There is almost no melee.

Sure, there is no hand-to-hand combat. When Wuji rushed down the canyon, except for the dead and wounded, all of them were those who abandoned their weapons and surrendered.

Not even a single one resisted.

None of the Black Flag guards who participated in the battle were injured except for two who were injured in their feet and necks when they rushed down the hillside.

The victory came so easily, which Mowgli never expected.

There was no time to be happy, let alone to think about it, Baili Wuji left two sword battalions to clean up the battlefield and seal the valley mouth.

Lead the remaining Black Flag Guards to turn around and kill in the direction of Yunyang.

The distance of eight or nine miles is very long for the speed of the Shu army's walk.

But for the rushing Black Flag guards, it was just a pillar of incense.

Unexpectedly.

By the time he arrived with his team, the battle was over.

The official road is a mess.

Yun Yang ran forward to report: "Commander, our army killed and injured more than 200 cavalry of the Shu army, captured more than 500 people, and killed 172 people and wounded 287 people. ”

Looking at Yun Yang's naturally smiling face, Baili Wuji felt a sharp pain in his heart.

479 casualties.

This means that the second battalion of infantry and guns of the Yunyang Department was disabled.

It's only the first battle, and such a loss is really unacceptable to Baili Wuji.

How many times to deduce, how many times to revise the battle plan, but the result is still so many casualties of the Black Flag Guard.

Baili Wuji knew that Yun Yang couldn't be blamed for this, he did his best. Although he has a smile on his face, the pain in his heart will definitely not be lighter than his own, this is the brother he has been with day and night in recent years.

The charge of 800 cavalry, especially the charge on the official road, was not something that the infantry could resist, and it was already a miracle that Yun Yang was able to resist them with 1,350 men from the three battalions of infantry, guns, and bows, and annihilated them all.

Baili Wuji waved his hand and ordered the whole army to prepare and rest, and at the same time ordered the transport team to replenish the bow battalion and the firearms battalion with arrows and firearms.

The three of Ju Yu, Ma, and Yun had a pre-battle meeting.

Yun Yang recounted the course of the battle at the meeting.

When he received Baili Wuji's order, the cavalry had not yet appeared in the field of vision, and Yun Yang knew that there was a variable.

There is really no solution to the problem of infantry against cavalry, especially when there is no great superiority in numbers. What's more, before the war, the emphasis had always been on reducing the number of dead and minimizing casualties.

But since the order is to intercept the eight hundred cavalry at all costs, Yun Yang knows that there must be a reason for it.

All you have to do is obey.

Yun Yang quickly gave the order.

The sword and shield soldiers are in front, and the spearmen are in the back.

Fifty sword shield soldiers stood the large shields on the ground in dense horizontal rows, and then held swords with the clouds to ambush both sides of the official road.

Fifty spearmen put their spears on the shields of the sword men, stepped the tail of their spears into the earth, and then squatted down and pressed their bodies against the shield.

Thus form a horse-barring fence.

Every three feet, arrange such a one, a total of nine.

Put the bow barracks at the back of the archer and give the order to diffuse as soon as it comes into range.

Yun Yang knew that if the eight hundred cavalry were ruthless and charged, these nine fences would not be able to withstand the cavalry for long.

Yun Yang knew that if the eight hundred cavalry were ruthless in charging, the four hundred and fifty spearmen with shields would undoubtedly be a dead end.

But Yunyang had no choice.

As soon as the arrangement was completed, the cavalry of the Shu army appeared.

And at this time, Baili Wuji's attack was launched.

After a short period of preparation, Shu cavalry launched a charge.

Knowing that the retreat of the Lu Road had been broken, the Shu cavalry charge was undoubtedly violent.