Chapter 108: The Fire Rises
The officers and soldiers did not know what was happening. But seeing the panicked look on the leading county lieutenant, he hurriedly followed him and wanted to retreat down the mountain.
However, the mountain road is really narrow, and it is not easy for these seven or eight hundred people to retreat quickly? The crowd crowded on the mountain road in a panic, which made the march even slower.
At this time, more than a dozen people suddenly appeared on the top of the slope around them, and it was not difficult to judge from their clothes that these were bandits from the Flying Eagle Society. Because their numbers were so small, they hid in the mountains and were not discovered by the bandits in front of them.
Seeing that there were only a dozen bandits in ambush, the hearts of the officers and soldiers finally relaxed, and this ambush was tantamount to scratching their boots for them.
But the next moment, the officials and civilians were frightened, and they saw that the dozen or so bandits lit torches one by one and threw them down the hillside.
The torches fell among the hay and dead trees in the col, and quickly lit clusters of flames, and spread quickly in all directions, and it didn't take long for the whole col to be enveloped in raging flames.
At this time, less than 20 percent of the officers and men who had successfully withdrawn had been evacuated, and many of the officers and men who remained in the mountain col quickly caught fire, so panicked that they hurriedly pulled their clothes or simply rolled on the spot in an attempt to extinguish the flames on their bodies.
However, the fire came so fiercely that more and more people became burning people, and they rolled in the col in a panic and let out screams.
Hearing the desperate shouts at the foot of the mountain, Ye Ying, who was standing in the cottage, did not have a trace of the joy of a victor on his face, it was not that he was forced to have no choice, he really didn't want to use such a method to deal with the officers and soldiers of Daning.
Zeng Chi, who had successfully retreated to the camp tent at the bottom of the mountain, was very embarrassed at this time, his face was pale, and his robe had been burned several holes. Although he was not too seriously injured, his mood was terrible.
This time, Zeng Chi took most of the officers and soldiers to attack the bandits on the mountain, but he did not hurt the bandits in the slightest. However, he lost nearly half of his men, plus the losses in yesterday's battle, and the more than 1,000 people he brought with him this time have been killed or wounded.
Things have developed to this point, and Zeng Chi knew that this time the bandits had to fail. Although the remaining half of the more than half of them were not without the strength to fight, these ragtag troops organized by county soldiers and errands had already been frightened when they saw such large casualties, and they dared to set foot on the battlefield again.
"My lord, or we will let Lord Zeng Yi send his team over and destroy these guys." Seeing that Zeng Chi was silent, a subordinate on the side said softly.
"What's the bad idea? They came over, and if they cleaned up these guys easily, wouldn't it be even more incompetent. Zeng Chi glared disapprehantly.
"Pass the order, let's retreat!" Raising his head and quietly looking at the top of the mountain for a long time, Zeng Chi was very unwilling, and finally had to give an order helplessly.
Although he lost the attack on the Flying Eagle Society, he was still the victor in this operation to suppress the bandits, because he successfully eliminated three bandits and dealt a heavy blow to the bandits entrenched in the area of Montenegro County.
It is estimated that in the case of exaggerating the merits of these troop-sending counties, the imperial court will soon send a new appointment to him, but he really has no intention of being happy at all, because he was too embarrassed to lose the battle in the Flying Eagle Society.
"Flying Eagle Club, Ye Ying, Zeng remembered you, I will find all this one day." At the last moment of leaving the range of Fuhu Mountain, where the Flying Eagle Club was located, Zeng Chi looked at the direction of the cottage on the top of the mountain and said fiercely.
In just a few days, the officers and soldiers who had already exterminated several bandits were repulsed, and after this battle, the Flying Eagle Society became famous in this generation, and at the same time laid a good foundation for the expansion of the cottage.
"Big boss, there are more than a dozen brothers from the former Sanwangzhai, saying that they want to join us." Chen Gang came to Ye Ying with a smile on his face.
During these days, every leader of the cottage is in a good mood, since the repulsion of the officers and soldiers, the flying eagle will become famous in the surrounding area, and the leader who goes down the mountain to recruit new people will bring a batch of fresh blood back every time he goes out.
There are even some people who take the initiative to come to the door in groups and ask to become a part of the Flying Eagle Club. But there are many of them, and they are the three bandits who have been exterminated by Zeng Chi.
The Flying Eagle Club defeated Zeng Chi, and it was also a disguised revenge for several cottages, these remnants of the bandits were homeless, some were wanted by the government, and they were eager to find someone to rely on, and the newly rising Flying Eagle Club became their best choice.
Under these circumstances, the strength of the Flying Eagle Society was quickly strengthened, and in less than half a month after repelling the officers and men, the number of fighters of the Flying Eagle Society increased by several hundred, and the total number of fighters was close to 1,000.
After these people came to the Flying Eagle Society cottage, they saw that it was indeed as they advertised, and that there were plenty of food, weapons and clothing, so they quickly recognized it and were willing to become a part of the cottage.
The number of combatants has increased exponentially, Ye Ying is very happy, it stands to reason that the most important thing to do at this time is to integrate the personnel, so that these newly joined brothers can quickly integrate with the original bandits.
No one expected that at this time, Ye Ying actually made a bold decision, personally brought these people to the mountains and forests behind the Wind Chasing Ridge, and deliberately made them make a lot of noise, he wanted to help the Wind Chasing Ridge, which was allied with the Flying Eagle Society, to lift the trapped siege.
Ye Ying also knew that although the number of people in his cottage had increased now, their combat power was very limited, so they could only scare the enemy with the advantage of numbers.
Facts have proved that Ye Ying's action has received very good results, Wang Sidao, the battalion commander of the Shaking Mountain Battalion, has been very depressed in the past few days, this battle is very aggrieved, these damn bandits are cowering on the mountain, like turtles, how can they not show their heads?
However, this wind-chasing ridge was too steep, and those important siege equipment could not be brought up at all, so that the combat strength of the soldiers of the Shaking Mountain Battalion was reduced by at least thirty percent, and he led his soldiers to try to attack several times, but found that it was difficult to move an inch.
Fortunately, this time Zhaowu Lieutenant Zeng Yi asked Wang Sidao to bring people over, not that he had to capture Chasing Wind Ridge, but that he would not let the bandits of Chasing Wind Ridge go down the mountain to harass Zeng Chi, who attacked the bandits, otherwise, Wang Sidao would not be able to explain.
In fact, Wang Sidao also wanted to capture Chasing Wind Ridge, add a bright stroke to his military career, and increase his chance to become a colonel.
But at this time, Chasing Wind Ridge was really a difficult bone to gnaw, he had the heart to give up, but he couldn't resist this huge temptation, and wanted to forcibly attack the mountain, but he had no way to hold the huge turtle shell.
Just when Wang Sidao was very entangled, a soldier reported to him that there were bandits in the mountains behind them, and it seemed that there were quite a few bandits.
"Could it be that these bandits want to attack themselves from front to back?" Wang Sidao began to worry.
If he had just entered the barracks, when he encountered such a situation, Wang Sidao might take the initiative to attack the bandits in the rear. But as the number of battles increased, Wang Sidao's courage became smaller.
As one of the older strong armies, it is a matter of course for the Mad Lion Army to defeat these bandits, but if it suffers a loss at the hands of the bandits, it will be a very humiliating thing. Unfamiliar with the terrain in this area, and not particularly familiar with the situation of the bandits, Wang Sidao was unwilling to take this risk.
Anyway, Zeng Chi has already suffered defeat and retreated, and he has already completed the task, so don't make any more extraneous branches. Thinking of this, Wang Sidao quickly made a decision and left with the soldiers of the Shaking Mountain Battalion.
Seeing that the besieging officers and soldiers had retreated, Fan Gui on the top of the mountain finally breathed a sigh of relief, although this Chasing Wind Ridge was easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, his weakness was that he had no retreat route and no rear to buffer, so he could only be trapped on the ridge.
Although the cottage will not be captured by the enemy for a short time, it is also very inconvenient to be surrounded like this.
Seeing the people from the Flying Eagle Club, Fan Gui knew. It turned out that these officers and soldiers were able to evacuate so quickly, and it was actually the Flying Eagle Club that played a role in the back.
This situation made Fan Gui very emotional, he didn't want to meet with the weak Flying Eagle before, but he didn't expect that it was the Flying Eagle Club that helped Chasing Wind Ridge at a critical time.
At this moment, Fan Gui couldn't help but feel full of emotion in his heart, this young master is worthy of being Ye Shuai's descendant, marching and fighting does have Ye Shuai's demeanor, and following such a leader, he must have a bright future.
"What? The second master has left the cottage and gone to meet the people of the Flying Eagle Society. Hearing the report of his subordinates, Fan Gui couldn't help but smile bitterly, this is really a big woman.
But now, Fan Gui is 100% supportive of his daughter's relationship with Ye Ying, and he even feels that his daughter is not worthy of Ye Ying.
There is another person in the cottage who is very concerned about Fan Lingyan's departure, that is Wan Gang, the third master, who already knows the news that the Flying Eagle will come, and also knows that the Flying Eagle will help Chasing Fengling to relieve the siege.
But the more this is the case, the more uncomfortable Wan Gang's heart becomes, the better Ye Ying's performance, the smaller his chances of getting Fan Lingyan will be.
On that day, only Wan Gang knew about Yue Tianpeng's attack on Ye Ying in the Chasing Wind Ridge cottage, Yue Tianpeng's kung fu was good, and he brought so many people, he thought that this matter was nine out of ten, but he didn't expect Yue Tianpeng to be unsuccessful, and even put his life into it.
Thinking of this, Wan Gang felt very regretful, he knew that Yue Tianpeng was so incompetent, and he took action personally at that time.
"You came to Chasing the Wind Ridge, and you didn't know to come up and see me." At the foot of Chasing Wind Ridge Mountain, Fan Lingyan took a few maids all the way to catch up, and finally found Ye Ying, who was about to lead people to evacuate, she said with a resentful face.
Seeing Fan Lingyan, Ye Ying felt a little big, the reason why he didn't go up the mountain in person was actually a little afraid to see this girl, because he really didn't think about how to face this girl's strong affection for him.
"We have a lot of new brothers in our cottage recently, and I'm a big boss, and I need to do a lot of things myself, so I'm too busy." Ye Ying, who was a little embarrassed, touched his nose and said with a little embarrassment.
"This girl has been relatively idle lately, or I'll help you." Fan Lingyan was very happy to see his sweetheart who he hadn't seen for a few months, and he didn't pursue this matter while being happy.
Listening to Fan Lingyan's meaning, he wanted to go to the Flying Eagle Club with him, Ye Ying felt a little big, but he knew that if he rejected this little demon king, it would be a very troublesome thing.
"You're going to go over and help me, that's great, those thorns in the cottage just need a master to train them." Hearing Fan Lingyan's words, Ye Ying immediately said in "surprise".