Chapter 156: A Victory That Doesn't Count as a Victory

"For our cottage, for our relatives, I fought with them!"

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As soon as Chen Gang's words fell, the bandits who had successfully aroused their courage immediately shouted, and the sound of one after another immediately sounded in the valley, shaking the nearby people, birds, and beasts to flee in all directions.

Seeing the crowd of bandits, Ye Ying breathed a sigh of relief, their appearance before, they couldn't fight with the officers and soldiers no matter what.

However, Ye Ying also knew that this kind of morale encouraged by words could not last long, and if he suffered a few defeats, the morale that he had finally mustered up would be dissipated all at once.

The most important thing at present is to be able to frustrate the morale of the officers and soldiers, even if it is just a small victory, it can also make the cottage see a glimmer of hope, and no longer regard the soldiers of the Wild Lion Army as a flood beast, but how can they achieve a victory.

The day after Zeng Yi arrived at Fuhu Mountain, he began to attack the defensive line arranged by the Flying Eagle Society, but this time it was obviously an attempted attack, because only soldiers from the two armies participated in the attack, six or seven thousand people.

The attack of the Mad Lion Army was simple and rude, first using a large number of trebuchets and crossbows, and bombarded the bandits' fortifications indiscriminately, so that the bandits could not raise their heads, and the earth-stone wall buttresses that the bandits had managed to build were smashed in several places.

Suddenly there was a drum beat in the rear of the Wild Lion Army, and when they heard this, many of the Flying Eagle Guild understood that the officers and soldiers were about to start charging.

Sure enough, the soldiers of the two armies of the Wild Lion Army, who were still in battle under the mountain, suddenly rushed towards the bandits' position with shouts like a flood of floods.

"Brothers of the White Tiger Army, the jackals want to invade our homeland, let's fight with them!" Chen Gang let out a roar and took the lead in killing. And the bandits of the White Tiger Army behind him also flocked to the enemy like a tide.

The soldiers on both sides soon encountered, each choosing an opponent on the battlefield and engaging in a desperate struggle. Before the officers and soldiers launched the attack, the Flying Eagle Association determined the strategy of the first battle, that is, the first battle must not be retreated, and the confidence of the bandits must be displayed.

And the White Tiger Army, which was the first to fight, almost used all the weapons and armor that the Flying Eagle Society had seized from the Songzhou camp last time in the Flying Eagle Society's cottage, just because they didn't want to suffer in front of the officers and soldiers.

Due to the addition of a large number of fresh blood, the number of the White Tiger Army has been expanded, and Chen Gang has a full ten battalions of troops under his command, which is also the confidence of Chen Gang to dare to lead his troops to meet the enemy's two armies.

On the battlefield, the yellow uniforms of the Wild Lion Army and the bandits' dark black miscellaneous robes are in stark contrast, and the yellow and black colors crisscross the battlefield, allowing Ye Ying and others standing on the mountain to see the situation on the battlefield clearly.

Although the number of people on both sides is not too much, although Chen Gang and others are not afraid of death, as soon as the two sides come into contact on the battlefield, the gap in combat power is quite obvious. The yellow crowd was pressing in step by step, forcing the black team to retreat, and the area of control became less and less.

Looking at the soldiers of the White Tiger Army who were retreating one after another, although Ye Ying did not show any expression on his face, he was secretly anxious in his heart, he knew that the White Tiger Army led by Chen Gang might not be the opponent of the officers and soldiers, but he didn't expect to show his defeat so soon.

"Lingyan, thank you for your hard work!" Ye Ying turned his head and said to Fan Lingyan, who had been standing beside him, who nodded understandingly, showed a sweet smile to Ye Ying, and then quickly turned to leave.

Not long after, Fan Lingyan appeared in everyone's sight again, this time there was a white war horse under his crotch, and with Fan Lingyan's coquettish shout, the Suzaku Army soldiers let out a shout and rushed towards the battlefield quickly.

A few days ago, Du Kuian suffered a defeat, and in the end, because Qi Jiao and Shan Fu led the Xuanwu Army to the rescue, they were able to successfully return to the cottage, but Du Kuian and Zhang Gui and other leaders also paid the price of being removed.

In this regard, Fan Lingyan had already held back a belly of fire in her heart, and this time she personally led the team to the expedition, just to tell the Flying Eagle Association with practical actions that the brothers of the Vermilion Bird Army are not a bad breed.

After the Suzaku army bandits arrived on the battlefield, they did not hesitate, but quickly joined up with the brothers of the White Tiger Army and gave the officers and soldiers who were pressing forward step by step to fight back fiercely.

The appearance of the Suzaku Army made it impossible for the soldiers of the Wild Lion Army on the battlefield to adapt at once, not only was the offensive momentum contained, but the soldiers of the two armies also pressed forward step by step, taking the opportunity to regain a lot of territory.

However, as one of the three major iron armies in Daning, the Mad Lion Army was not in vain, and after a short period of panic, they quickly stabilized their position and began to calmly deal with the bandits' offensive.

In this way, the battle entered the stalemate stage, and the two colors of yellow and black were intertwined, and neither of them could penetrate into the opponent's formation, and each cooperated with his comrades to launch a sharp attack on the enemy.

The Berserk Lions have always been brave in battle, and their military discipline is very strict, and they have no sense of fear in the face of more enemies than themselves, but they become more and more courageous in battle. And the bandits of the Flying Eagle Society, they knew that if they lost this battle, not only their own lives would be lost, but even their wives and children would be ruined, and in this situation, they burst out with amazing courage.

A Lion soldier stabbed one of the bandits in the chest with a smug look on his face. But when he tried to draw his spear and attack the other bandit, he found that the spear could not be drawn anyway.

The soldier of the Lion Army looked down, but saw that the bandit was clutching his spear, and even though it was the blood in his mouth, he was determined not to let go.

Seeing this, the soldier of the Berserk Army stepped on the bandit's body, and then tried to pull out his spear, but still couldn't. He simply continued to poke the spear forward, stirring it a few times by the way, completely making the life breath of the bandits on the ground completely disappear.

After the death of the bandits, the strength was much smaller, and the soldier of the Mad Lion Army finally pulled out his spear as he wished, but the next moment he fell limply to the ground, the smug look on his face had not disappeared, but the breath of life quickly disappeared from his body.

It turned out that another bandit took advantage of the fact that the mad lion soldier drew his spear, and quickly came behind him, and a ghost-headed knife slashed through the back of his neck, directly cutting half of the soldier's neck.

And the bandit who killed the soldiers of the Mad Lion Army didn't have time to avenge his brother happily, and another spear stabbed directly into his back, and the tip of the spear quickly appeared from his chest, and he had to helplessly look at the top of the mountain, the direction where his wife and children were, and then slowly fell to the ground.

War is like a meat grinder, from time to time soldiers are stabbed by the opponent's weapons, and some people fall to the ground and are dead, and their bodies are still being ruthlessly trampled by their own people and the enemy. There were also some seriously wounded soldiers, who fell to the ground in despair, but there was no one to rescue them, so they could only lie there and wait for death to come.

"Brother of the Blue Dragon Army, go down the mountain with me to kill the enemy."

Ye Ying stood on a high place, saw the situation on the battlefield clearly, and saw that the number of dead on both sides was increasing, and he knew that he could not continue like this, so he gave an order very decisively.

The bandits of the Qinglong Army are Ye Ying's descendants, and they are also the strongest team in the four armies of the Flying Eagle Society, and they are often used as the last hole cards of the Flying Eagle Society, but at this time, Ye Ying can't take care of too much, and this battle can't be a fiasco.

Seeing that the big boss rushed to be the first, the bandits behind him were also demoralized, and they let out a roar of anger from their mouths, rushing towards the battlefield.

The bandits heard the sound behind them, and someone took the time to take a look, and when they saw Ye Ying personally rushing down with people, they immediately became excited.

"The big boss is here!"

"The big boss personally went to the battlefield!"

There were bursts of excited voices from the bandit group, Ye Ying's status in the cottage was noble, and he was the spiritual leader of the Flying Eagle Society, he personally came to the battlefield, and the bandits who were fighting the enemy suddenly felt that they were full of strength.

The officers and soldiers on the opposite side were now suffering, and the bandits who were fighting with them suddenly screamed as if they had taken stimulants, and launched a suicidal attack, which caught the officers and soldiers off guard and many of them were unfortunately injured by the opponent's sword.

Ye Ying had not yet arrived on the battlefield, and the balance of victory and defeat showed some signs of tilting in favor of the bandits, and the bandits who suddenly exerted their strength caught the officers and soldiers off guard, and they began to retreat one after another.

However, the Mad Lions Army did live up to their reputation, they were calm and composed in the face of adversity, still maintaining their formation, and even if they retreated, they were in an orderly manner.

At this time. The voice of Mingjin suddenly came from the rear of the officers and soldiers, and it turned out that it was Guangwei General Zeng Yi who gave the order to retreat. After hearing this, the officers and men immediately took cover and retreated to the rear in an orderly manner.

Seeing that the officers and soldiers began to evacuate, the bandits kept shouting excitedly, and Chen Gang and Fan Lingyan were preparing to lead people to continue to rush towards the retreating enemy. But at this time, a signal to retreat also sounded on Fuhu Mountain.

It was Zhuge Ying, the chief military division, who issued the order to retreat, and he could see clearly from the mountain, the main reason for today's attack of the Wild Lion Army was to understand the combat power of the Flying Eagle Society bandits, so it was mainly a temptation, and after achieving the goal, he chose to withdraw the army.

In fact, Zeng Yi chose to withdraw his troops for another reason, that is, to induce the bandits to follow the officers and soldiers in pursuit, and after the bandits were completely out of the favorable terrain in the mountains, they were attacking these adventurous guys.

Zhuge Ying was well-informed and knowledgeable, of course, he could not be fooled like this, he immediately ordered the bandits to evacuate to the mountains and return to their respective defensive areas to hold the mountain road.

This was the end of the first battle of the Mad Lion Army to reach Fuhu Mountain, which on the surface seemed to be a victory for the bandits, who succeeded in forcing back the invading officers and soldiers.

But those who know the art of war know that the bandits actually did not have much advantage this time, Zeng Yi only sent two armies to fight, but Fuhushan sent almost all the fighters of the cottage out, two or three people against one officer and soldier, and only then did they gain a small advantage on the battlefield.

However, for the vast majority of bandits, it was a happy thing, they did not think about it so much, as long as they repelled the enemy, it should be considered a victory.

It is precisely because of this idea that the bandits are overjoyed when they return to the cottage, and the leaders such as Zhuge Ying and Ye Ying saw these situations in their eyes, and did not explain it to the bandits, after all, it is always a good thing that morale rises.

But what the bandits didn't expect was that this small victory was actually the only victory they achieved by the officers and soldiers who besieged Fuhu Mountain for several months.