Some of the nomads took their wives and children with them when they fled, while others had no horses to spare, so they suddenly attacked their companions, lifted them off their horses, and seized the horses themselves and fled.

The whole tribe immediately became a mess, although it seemed that there was a leader who still wanted to command and maintain order, but Luo Ming had mentioned more than once when educating the army that it was a priority to kill such targets.

Seeing that someone wanted to maintain order, several arrows flew over, which were the crossbows that Luo Ming brought this time to make up for the long-range attack power of individual soldiers.

If it weren't for the fact that the hapless man had already fallen with two arrows, the frenzied artillerymen might have planned to fire a shot at him.

The fall of this leader further increased the chaos of the tribe.

Eventually, about fifty or so horses escaped, while the rest either stayed where they were or prepared to fight to the death, or could only flee on two legs - where could they outrun Luo Ming's soldiers, who practiced long-distance running every day?

After a brief battle—no, barely a battle, it was like a riot, it was like heavily armed police crushing the mob.

Although the people who are sometimes incited are also terrible, these herders are clearly not capable of that, they do not have guns and do not prepare Molotov cocktails.

Most of Luo Ming's soldiers were armed with spears, a few with machetes and shields, and a few with halberds, all in all of them were relatively good weapons, while the weapons of the herdsmen were not very good, they were basically ordinary swords or axes and clubs, and once they entered close combat, they would be stabbed in the stomach by long-handled weapons.

And the herdsmen probably don't have much armor, and even if they do, they don't have time to wear it in the event of a sudden sneak attack.

Aware of this fact, the herdsmen, who had no horses to escape, quickly drew their bows and arrows, and began to shoot at Luo Ming's soldiers as they retreated.

The herdsmen themselves were also hunters, often hunting rabbits and other meals, so their direct shooting skills were not bad, and after discovering that the arrows could not penetrate the paper armor, they tried to fire arrows at the front door of Luo Ming's soldiers.

However, the sword and shield soldiers were used to deal with this move, and only two spearmen were shot in the face and fell, and the sword and shield soldiers had already used their shields to protect their heads and faces and rushed in front of each other, and the spearmen immediately followed closely behind.

According to Luo Ming's comprehensive multi-party views, the rules of the drill stipulate that in this kind of scattered fighting without forming a phalanx, it is best to have two to five people form a cooperation to flank the enemy.

In just an instant, several herders fell.

There was an old herdsman who wielded a long knife and was vigorous.

I saw him roar, the long knife blocked the long knife of the sword and shield soldier, and the tip of his knife faintly revealed an inch of light, and slashed into the shield, and the long knife turned, almost tearing the shield apart, and leaving a deep scar on the arm of the sword and shield soldier.

The next knife could kill him - just as he thought this, two spears attacked, and instead of dodging, he rolled around to avoid the attack, rushing forward, swinging his knife and slashing at the spearman's calf!

However, a halberd broke through the air, and he had to temporarily change his tactics and raise his long knife to block.

The halberd was relatively heavy, and the knife did not swing it away, but only deflected it and pierced into the shoulder of the old man, who was wearing a thick leather coat, almost equivalent to leather armor, and after the halberd was deflected, it did not penetrate deeply.

He screamed in pain and swung his sword to cut off the halberd's pole, but just then, the two spearmen regained their momentum and stabbed their spears at him again.

The two spears, which were precise and steady, pierced his chest and abdomen, almost lifting his feet off the ground with the halberd, and blood foamed from his mouth.

But the person who has the fighting spirit in his body is much more tenacious than ordinary people, he did not die for a while, and struggled to throw the long knife in his mouth before hanging his head.

The knife spun around and eventually slammed it sideways into a spearman's face, though it was just the equivalent of a normal blunt object, enough to make him clutch his nose and scream in pain.

"This stupid ......" Wu Chang, who was holding a halberd, looked at this unguarded guy and spat out hatefully.

If an ordinary person is stabbed in the chest and abdomen with a weapon, he will lose his strength almost instantly.

But those stout men, elite soldiers, or strong people with cultivation, even if they are mortally wounded, they still have a few seconds or even tens of seconds to counterattack, and if the soldiers are not careful, they may suffer unnecessary casualties at this time.

This time it was also considered that the soldier's life was great, and if the long knife was not on the side, but smashed into his face with the blade or the tip of the knife, the body could basically be collected.

However, since he survived this time, it was a kind of luck. The experience of this mistake will also be announced to the whole army at the post-war summary meeting, and it will become a valuable accumulation of experience.

This is also one of the systems created by Luo Ming, which calls on soldiers to admit their mistakes and even get rewards for pointing out some big blind spots. Even if the soldier who made the mistake dies in battle, his colleagues and superiors will make that experience public.

Although it may not seem obvious at the moment, in the long run, the system will show its advantages.

It seems that this old man is one of the backbones of the tribe herdsmen, and many people panicked when they saw his tragic death, and some people were still resisting, but they began to flee or surrender at this moment.

Their lingua franca has a strong accent, almost nothing to mention if you don't listen closely, but there's one body language that's universally applicable to the world – and that's kneeling on the ground, hands outstretched, and all weapons thrown aside.

These nomadic herders of the steppe live a life close to the natural wilderness, and of course abide by the laws of nature. In the face of an irresistible strongman, if you can't escape, then surrender respectfully, beg for mercy, and even take the initiative to take refuge.

Everything is virtual, and only survival is real. This style of work has reduced some trouble for Luo Ming.

Of course, if they had the opportunity, they would definitely think about running away or backstabbing them, so Luo Ming was prepared to dismiss this possibility.

The soldiers snatched anything from them that might have been used as weapons, then tied their hands and feet to the others, and then pushed several carts, connected by ropes in between, and surrounded them in the middle.

Even if someone managed to break free from the rope, they would have to climb over the fence of the carts, which was enough for the soldiers guarding them to kill the escapees ten times.