Chapter 153: The Great Victory and the Horse Team Chase
More than a hundred reinforcements suddenly appeared and attacked the family coalition army from behind, so that the originally stalemate situation quickly tilted towards the side of the rebels. Not to mention taking the opportunity to defeat these families and capture Wu'an, even if the 1,400 family alliance forces were completely wiped out in one fell swoop.
At that time, this Wu'an City will really fall into their hands completely.
Without these more than 1,000 private soldiers, although the family is still deeply rooted in Wu'an and has amazing energy, they can no longer set off enough to overthrow the rebels.
Not only Wang Huifang, but also the leaders of the Little Knife Society, Zhou Naichun, the owner of the ** Gate, Cao Rui, and other leaders, were also surprised and complained when they saw this scene. Wu An has fought to this point, what else can't trust them? There are such ambushes, and it is clear from the beginning, so why bother to make them afraid.
Chen Wu's face was indifferent to these faint accusations, and he looked like he was in control and did not expect it.
No one knew, and he was even more surprised than Wang Huifang and the others.
Where did this troop that suddenly appeared under the banner of the rebel army come from?
In order to capture Wu'an, Chen Wu had already mobilized the forces at hand to the extreme, and it was impossible to arrange so many people in the city. He also noticed that these "officers and soldiers" who had an excellent timing to enter the battlefield and directly shook the hearts of the family as soon as they made a move, and everyone wore red scarves on their arms.
This had to remind Chen Wu of the arrow book secret letter that he had previously transmitted into the city through the hand of Guò Lin Anluo.
Is it just a coincidence?
Maybe there is a possibility of zài, but Chen Wu is more inclined to the other party to read the secret letter of the arrow book. This mysterious force is also dissatisfied with the Empire, so it uses this method to deal with itself!
The truth of the matter. It doesn't matter now. It will naturally be revealed after the battle is over. Chen Wu quickly turned his attention back. He did not waste the opportunity of this unknown ally to create a zào, mobilized all the forces in his hands and threw them into a counterattack.
At the same time, the bed crossbow was also shooting at full speed to kill these family alliances.
After being flanked from the front and rear, the Saga coalition forces involuntarily shrank their front. The advantage of this is that the pressure on Yuan Xingwei's troops is greatly increased, but the disadvantage is that the soldiers are more dense, so that the giant arrows of the bed crossbow have a chance to wear more, and the lethality is greatly increased. The family coalition that once saw hope. Under these multiple blows, morale tended to collapse little by little.
"Wu An is just afraid that he won't be able to hold it!"
Such thoughts involuntarily resurfaced.
When Chen Wu and the others captured the southern city wall before, the morale of the family alliance army was already relatively low, and they were forcibly motivated by Lin Yunwen's personal charge. When the rush was blocked, and now even the back road was outflanked, the momentum that had been forcibly lifted before quickly fell, and the side effects began to appear.
Time passed, and in the battle for the stairs on both sides of the city gate tower, the rebels regained the upper hand and forced the family alliance army back little by little.
Every step back. Lin Yunwen's heart is dripping blood once.
They are getting farther and farther away from victory. When the coalition forces were completely driven down from the tower. It was the moment when the counterattack failed and Wu'an was completely captured by thieves. Although it is difficult to accept that result in any case, the cruel reality will not be transferred by his will.
The southern wall was captured, and the main force was lost in his own hands and under the southern wall, and all the families in the city were finished.
"The foundation of the Lin family for three hundred years is about to die in my hands?"
"I disdain my descendant Lin Yunwen, and I don't have the face to see the ancestors of the Lin family!"
Lin Yunwen was dragged down the stairs step by step by the generals, only to feel that the sky was dark in front of him, and the previous high-spirited and decisive spirit had become gone. Seeing that the private soldiers of the surrounding family were becoming more and more restless under the attack, and there were faint signs of breaking away from control and fighting on their own, Lin Yunwen, who was unwilling to fail like this, suddenly became clever.
You can't just throw in the towel!
On the east and west walls, the family still has a lot of troops. If he can bring these troops out of his hands, relying on the layout in the Lin family's manor, and some of the family's private collections, which he dare not use openly because of the taboo of the empire, he may still have the strength to fight. Even if the Lin family is destroyed in the end, it will be destroyed in a dignified manner, so that these thieves will suffer a big loss that they will never forget.
What's more, the empire can't let this gang of thieves grow big and leave it alone.
Although he had almost never received any news from the outside world since he was cut off from Wu'an City, Lin Yunwen knew very well that the Battle of the Northwest should be fought no matter what happened at this time. Unless it is a crushing defeat, the empire already has the ability to free up troops to quell the rebellion. If the thieves rest for a few days and don't rush to eradicate them, the Lin family will be able to hold on to the manor with their backs, and they may be able to delay it until the arrival of the imperial army.
Even if this hope is so slim, even Lin Yunwen himself doesn't believe it much, but after all, it is a way to live.
It's better than being wiped out in the city now!
Thinking like this, he beat his spirit and shouted: "You can't do anything, the family will listen to the order, fight your way out of the encirclement with me, and gather in my Lin family's mansion to defend it!" ”
In the chaos of war, it is difficult for a person's voice to be heard.
The loyal Lin family general shouted with the private soldiers, and then Lin Yunwen's order was passed out.
When the situation was out of control, Lin Yunwen stood up again and pointed out a path for everyone, which suddenly gave the generals of all families a backbone again. With the support of the Shangguan family, the Zhang family and other top families, the family coalition army, which had suffered heavy casualties, turned around with difficulty and began to rush into the city.
At this moment, Yuan Xingwei's troops immediately came under heavy pressure.
After all, there were only more than a hundred people under his command, and the previous family alliance army mainly attacked the city wall, and they attacked from behind, and the battle was naturally smooth. Now, these coalition soldiers are determined to fight their way out for their lives. This desperate outburst is far more powerful than before, five or even ten times greater.
In an instant, Yuan Xingwei's troops began to retreat.
"Do you want to let them out......"
At this moment, Yuan Xingwei's heart fell into a situation of war between heaven and man.
If you desperately let your subordinates stop it, you may be able to delay it for a short time, but these more than 100 people are afraid that they will have to confess. But if the family alliance is just let out, these subordinates can be saved, but I am afraid that the lord will be unhappy.
"General Tiangong has a word, let them go!"
At this moment, the rebels at the head of the city shouted in unison.
Yuan Xingwei was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that this was Chen Wu's order, and it was aimed at himself, so he didn't have any burden in his heart. Since Chen Wu spoke, he was naturally sure enough, or had other considerations.
What's more, in the case that Wu'an City has been undoubtedly destroyed, even if the family alliance army escapes, it will not be able to pose a decisive threat to the rebel army, at best, it will only take a lot of effort.
"Release!"
He quickly issued an order to his subordinates, slowly making a move.
Seeing this, the family alliance army that was bent on rushing out didn't have the heart to fight with them, and rushed out. There were a few small families who didn't deal with it, and even fought by themselves in order to grab the quota to go out first. This kind of chaos made the other private soldiers of the family even more unwilling to fight.
"Collect the troops after chasing and killing three miles!"
Chen Wu did not miss this opportunity to expand the results of the battle and gave an order.
Although the friendly forces blocking the road get out of the way, the Taiping camp can still follow and kill. What's more, as the front of the South City Tower gradually became empty, the horse team on the side of the rebels could finally appear.
A large number of riders led their horses up the slope of the city through the mound of the city, and then descended the stairs from the two sides of the gate tower, which almost changed hands, and met on the southern avenue below.
The stone avenue, wide enough to run dozens of war horses side by side, is very suitable for cavalry pursuit!
After defeating Wu'an's official cavalry earlier, there were still more than five hundred rebel horse teams left, all gathered at this moment. Following the rebels, they launched a pursuit of the Clan coalition as the wolf bèi fled.
The rumbling sound of horses' hooves resounded on the stone pavement.
If they are still trapped in one place, the Saga coalition forces may fight to the death until the last moment. But now, now that they have escaped, they no longer have the fighting spirit they used to have. Although the thief's cavalry chased and killed quickly, it was enough for him to outrun the private soldiers and generals of other families.
Once such a thought appears and sprouts, the shape is really out of control.
A team of five hundred horses rushed in, easily scattering the hundreds of private soldiers of the family who were left behind. If it weren't for the Lin family, the Shangguan family, the Zhang family and other families who sensed the sudden change in the war, and decisively sent people to respond, and sent out the remaining 200 horse teams before, the horse teams pursued by the righteous army might have been able to wipe them out.
Rao is like this, and the rebel horse team that accepts it when it is good still makes a great contribution.
The 1,400 allied troops of the family who followed Lin Yunwen to attack the southern city were killed or wounded more than 300 in the rush. However, in the end, the private soldiers of the various families who fled back to the Lin family added up to less than four hundred. This means that about 700 private soldiers of the family were hunted down and captured in the process of fleeing.
If there is no horse team to rush and divide, and trap hundreds of people in one go, the final result will definitely be greatly reduced.
"How could I have suffered such a crushing defeat......"
Under the protection of the personal soldiers, after fleeing into the gate of the Lin family's mansion in a panic, Lin Yunwen, who was temporarily safe, looked at the private soldiers who followed, only a fraction of what they set off, and many familiar faces disappeared, and he couldn't help but feel sad. Since he was a child, he had never experienced such a setback, and he couldn't bear this blow for a while, coupled with the worry of the demise of the Lin family, he vomited blood and fainted directly under self-blame.
Before the surrounding generals had time to catch their breath and settle down, they saw their young master fainting, and they couldn't help but be shocked. Rushing up, Lin Yunwen was able to help him up, took off his armor and sent him back to the inner house.
Other wounded soldiers were also quickly treated.
After all, the Lin family is a three-hundred-year-old family, even if it suddenly encounters such a big change, the mansion is still in order. Several housekeepers from the outer courtyard greeted their subordinates and arranged everything in an orderly manner. If it weren't for the commotion and cries in the city that could still reach this side, some people would even feel as usual, as if nothing had happened in Wu'an.
It's just that the worry and despair on everyone's faces can't be hidden no matter what! (To be continued.) )