Chapter 054: Scuffle
Attack three and leave one.
When Panlongwei attacked the mountain bandits, he did not adopt a strategy of encircling them on all sides. In fact, according to the initial ambush preparations, it is completely possible to surround on all sides. However, after hearing the news of the appearance of the Protector, Ma Shuo adjusted his strategy.
Attacking three and leaving one, the side left behind was in the direction where the city protector was located.
A group of rabble mountain bandits, who had already been dazed by the sudden explosion, were suddenly attacked again, and the confusion was even more chaotic. At this time, even the people of the three major forces were already in a panic, and in a hurry, the first reaction was to run quickly.
After judging the surrounding situation a little and finding that there was actually a direction where there was no enemy, these bandits did not hesitate to choose this direction as the direction of their escape.
Hula, a group of embarrassed mountain bandits, rushed to the wolf, and ran in the direction where the city guards were.
Seeing that the mountain bandits had already run in the direction of the city guard, Panlongwei's speed immediately slowed down, although he still maintained a chasing posture, but he always deliberately kept a suitable distance from the other party.
"Let's go, let's go over and see the excitement!"
Ma Shuo also walked out of the black pine forest, followed by Bai Xuan and more than a dozen guards. Naturally, they did not follow Panlongwei to chase those mountain bandits, but always coordinated the overall situation on the side.
Don't look at this group of mountain bandits as just a rabble, but the speed at which they escaped was first-class, and the distance of five or six miles was quickly reached.
"The mountain bandits are rushing over!"
At the same time, the city guards have also received the news. Hearing the news brought back by the scouts, the commander of the right battalion of the city protector was also stunned, and he couldn't understand why this group of mountain bandits rushed towards them.
"Kill!"
Since the other party has already rushed over, you don't have to be polite. The place where the city guards stayed was originally the only way for the other party to pass, and the purpose of coming here this time was to take advantage of this group of mountain bandits. Judging from the current situation, perhaps the other party has grabbed something and is preparing to evacuate quickly. I don't want to make any profit for the fisherman, but I must not let these mountain bandits escape.
The commander of the right battalion filled in the relevant information in his mind, so he gave the order to attack without hesitation.
The city guard, in the end, is also a regular army, with more complete weapons and equipment, and more standardized.
Whoosh!
With an order, a row of bows and arrows shot straight out. Of the five hundred defenders, one hundred and fifty were able to shoot their bows. The 150 men lined up in three rows and blocked the way. Three rows of archers took turns to release arrows, and although it could not be regarded as a rain of arrows, a hundred and ten arrows in a row still made those unsuspecting mountain bandits fall seventy or eighty people at once.
Whoosh!
The rain of arrows is not just a wave. The archers released their arrows one after another, and there were two waves in total. Although, in the second wave, because the mountain bandits had already reacted, the attack effect was slightly worse, but there were nearly fifty people who fell.
Two waves of bow and arrow attacks caused these mountain bandits to lose more than 100 people at once. Coupled with the fact that they were injured and killed by the dust explosion before, the more than 600 mountain bandits who were still able to stand at this time were only a little more than 300 people. Among the remaining mountain bandits, they are mainly the men of the three major forces, and those cannon fodder are indeed almost dead at this time, because they are the ones who are running at the front.
"The brothers of Black Wind Village, rush with Lao Tzu. If you can't get past it, it's a dead end. "The second master of the Black Wind Village was the first to take the initiative to stand up, and at this time, if he, the leader, does not come out, I am afraid that everything will be over.
"Brother of Wolf Castle, follow Lao Tzu!" On the wolf castle side, the wild wolf Chi Biao also stood up.
With a loud shout from the two masters, the people and horses of Black Wind Village and Wolf Castle gathered together and followed behind their respective masters.
At this time, the inadequacy of Qiao Zheng, the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, was exposed, the people he brought were mercenary characters, and they would not listen to his command at the critical moment. In this way, their part of the population quickly came to the fore.
The men and horses of Black Wind Village and Wolf Castle, under the leadership of their respective masters, quickly organized a decent counterattack. However, the remaining people, including those who still have remnants of the small forces, are still in disarray, some are messing around, and some are trying to resist.
Persimmons, naturally pick soft pinch!
The attack of the Protector was first aimed at this group of messy guys. After two rounds of bow and arrow attacks, pikemen and broadsword men came one after another, and unceremoniously rushed forward, stabbing or slashing at the bandits.
In the face of such an organized attack by the city guard, the mountain bandits, whose combat effectiveness was not the opponent's in the first place, were even more vulnerable in this panicked and disorganized situation, and the whole scene was completely a one-sided massacre.
"Surrender, surrender!"
Finally, there were bandits who couldn't stand it and threw down the weapons in their hands, knelt on the ground, and chose to surrender with their heads in their hands.
Of course, not all bandits will choose to surrender. Especially the mountain bandits in Black Wind Village and Wolf Castle, they will not surrender easily. Under the leadership of their respective leaders, they took advantage of the fact that the city guards were attacking those of the Chamber of Commerce and the remaining mountain bandits, and they looked in a direction and rushed over without hesitation.
Naturally, they were also unceremonious to the guards who blocked the way, and directly waved the weapons in their hands to fight with each other. Black Wind Village and Wolf Castle are two relatively powerful mountain bandit organizations on the outskirts of Huangsha City, and the combat effectiveness of their members is not weak.
At the same time, these mountain bandits also know very well that once they fall into the hands of the other party, there is only a dead end. So, in this case, they are even more desperate.
For a time, casualties on both sides began to increase at an alarming rate.
When the two sides were fighting, Panlongwei's men and horses had already arrived nearby. However, at this time, Panlongwei did not rashly join the battle, but scattered far away to form an encirclement, only waiting for the two sides to fight until both sides were defeated, and then take advantage of the fisherman.
This time, Ma Shuo has made up his mind that he must clean up these forces and make them feel the real pain. Although, doing so will definitely offend the City Lord's Mansion, but since the City Lord's Mansion has chosen to intervene, then you don't have to be polite.
The city guards waited for work, and the number of people was much more than that of the mountain bandits in Black Wind Village and Wolf Castle, so as time went by, the side of Black Wind Village and Wolf Castle gradually fell into disadvantage, and the number of dead and wounded gradually increased, and the total number of people on both sides was less than 100.
Of course, the losses of the city guards in this process are not small, and the five hundred city guards can only fight in their early two hundred.
"Attack!"
Seeing that the time was almost up, Jin Tian, who was in charge of command, decisively issued an order.