Chapter 466: Battle of Lanzhou (2)

After Xiao Buzheng returned to the Demon Sect camp, he told Jin Gang about the ambush found on the side of the official road.

Jin Gang naturally deduced that there was also an ambush on the mountain on the other side of the official road.

Knowing that there is an ambush, things are easy to do.

He quickly found a general of Ma Shouying's department and asked him to find someone who was familiar with the area. Many of Ma Shouyingbu are native of Gansu, and they have been active in this area for a long time, so they naturally know the terrain of Changwa Mountain well. Soon, the general found an acquaintance to lead the way.

Jin Gang sent 500 people from Ruijin Banner, plus 5,000 Demon Sect disciples, and under the guidance of that person, he found a small path on the back of the mountain where the official army was ambushed on the right side of the official road, and quietly touched it.

Subsequently, he personally led the army along the official road and waited two or three miles away from the ambush point.

His plan was to first pull out the ambush soldiers on the hill on the right side of the official road. If the ambush on the hill on the left side of the official road goes to reinforce it, then it is inevitable to go down the mountain and pass through the official road, so that his army will attack immediately and can take the opportunity to exterminate him.

However, Wang Zhuozhao, the deputy general of the Changping Army, has been experienced in a hundred battles, and he has long been prepared for this, and he guessed that the Demon Sect will not rush up directly head-on, so he strictly controls several trails up the mountain, especially the trail on the back of the mountain, and dozens of secret posts are placed.

About half an hour later, someone came to report that a large number of people from the Demon Sect had gone up the mountain on one of the paths.

Wang Zhuozhao smiled disdainfully, and immediately took six thousand people to ambush on both sides of the trail. The reason why he can become the person most valued by You Shiwei, the chief soldier of Changping, is naturally not a straw bag. In terms of courage and strategy, he was much higher than the average of the Ming generals of the same period.

After the ambush was completed, it didn't take long for more than twenty sturdy black-robed people to suddenly appear in the forest, which were naturally spies of the Demon Sect.

In order to avoid being discovered in an ambush, Wang Zhuozhao had already set up more than 100 good men near the mountain road, pretending to be a normal patrol team, specifically responsible for killing the spies of the Demon Sect.

It's a pity that these black-robed men have done so well that they are walking on the ground in the mountains, so that these hundred patrols can't intercept them. After a small contact between the two sides, the Demon Cult spies left five or six corpses behind and immediately retreated. The brothers of the officers and soldiers lost more than 20 people.

Wang Zhuozhao beat a drum in his heart, did those spies find out about their ambush? But it is impossible to retreat at this time, as long as they act according to the plan.

At that moment, Wang Zhuozhao was very envious of the Demon Sect that there were so many people with strong martial arts. These spies simply came and went like the wind, and the officers and soldiers suffered very much.

More than a quarter of an hour later, the long procession of demons entered the ambush circle.

Wang Zhuozhao breathed a sigh of relief, he thought that this showed that the Demon Sect had not found itself in an ambush.

As soon as he gave the order, the officers and soldiers on both sides of the trail immediately fired sharp arrows! However, it was a pity that the Demon Sect had prepared a lot of large shields, which greatly reduced the power of the crossbow arrows.

After a few volleys, only a hundred or so Demon Cultists were killed and wounded.

The team of the Demon Sect was not chaotic at all, and some of the people in the team who were good at light skills jumped up like fleas, rushed directly to the official army formation, and fought frantically!

At the same time, the ordinary soldiers of the Demon Sect immediately separated the two sides and rushed up like a tide. Although there were many of them, there was not the slightest push or crowding, and who rushed to the left and who rushed to the right, and who rushed first and who rushed last, were all in order.

Wang Zhuozhao had never seen such a calm army in the face of an ambush, and a trace of foreboding rose in his heart.

According to the plan, the fireworks of the officers and soldiers rose into the air and exploded.

In this way, the rest of the officers and troops on the mountain will immediately come over with 2,000 reinforcements.

The two sides engaged in a fierce fight.

The officers and soldiers were condescending and lined up early, and at first had a certain advantage. However, when more and more Demon Sect experts rushed in and killed left and right in the official army formation with their strong personal cultivation, the official army's position was a little chaotic.

At this time, from behind the official army, hundreds of demon sect soldiers were suddenly killed. These soldiers were dressed in golden clothes, with crossbows in their hands, two throwing axes stuck in their backs, and a spear!

This is the standard configuration of the Demon Cult Rui Golden Banner.

The crossbow roared, as if it had eyes, and flew towards the officers and soldiers, but anyone who was hit by an arrow could not resist it even if he wore armor.

The officers and soldiers suddenly wailed, and they fell down like weeds.

After the crossbow arrows were fired, the Ruijin Banner people began to throw the flying axes again, two flying axes per person, five hundred people is a thousand, for a time the axes in the forest were full of shadows, bringing up the blood light, one after another officers and soldiers were chopped off by the flying axes, necks, and fell down with a muffled sound.

Subsequently, the five hundred sharp golden flags quickly turned into ten small formations, each with fifty people, and rushed towards the official army like ten fierce beasts. These formations are constantly changing in response to the terrain and the surrounding enemy, and sometimes even if they are surrounded by officers and regiments, they have no scruples, and they are extremely strong.

On the other hand, the officers and soldiers had very few battle formations that could be displayed in the dense forest, and under the impact of the Demon Sect's Rui Golden Banner, they were helpless for a while.

The positions of the officers and troops have finally been completely disrupted!

More and more Demon Cultists rushed up from behind, killing the officials and soldiers with the power of destroying the withering and decaying.

The 5,000 officers and troops, although they took advantage of the ambush and the terrain, were defeated in less than a quarter of an hour!

Fortunately, at this time, 2,000 reinforcements finally arrived, and with this new force, the officers and troops regained a little momentum.

Wang Zhuozhao was shocked or shocked in his heart at this moment, he never expected that the combat power of the Demon Sect would be so strong, it was even better than that of the Tartars!

But the two armies have already met, and retreating at this time is looking for death, the so-called narrow road meets the brave wins, and the only way to fight to the death is to fight to the death!

He roared, took the lead, and led his brothers to kill left and right, setting off one counterattack after another!

The main general used his life, and the soldiers were naturally extremely angry, not to mention that these soldiers were all Changping Army, Wang Zhuozhao's subordinates for many years, under his leadership, none of them fled or surrendered.

Another firework in the air!

The remaining 2,000 people who were ambushed on this mountain also immediately got up and quickly reinforced Wang Zhuozhao.

The 10,000 Changping troops on the left side of the official road were all dispatched to fight fiercely with the 5,500 people of the Demon Sect on the mountain!

The Changpyeong Army is one of the heavy troops in Gyeonggi, one of the Banzai troops who defend the imperial city, and they naturally have their pride.

In history, when the Emperor Taiji fought to the root of the imperial city, the Changping Army was one of the troops who fought to the death!

However, pride and courage are not the ultimate forces that determine victory or defeat.

The cultivation of the disciples of the Demon Sect is generally higher than that of the official army, and mountain combat is not the strength of the official army, so although the official army is superior in numbers, the official army is inferior to the Demon Sect in terms of combat power.

Howls of terror and angry roars echoed through the mountains, and the hideous faces and surging blood flew through the forest, and finally they all drifted away with the mountain wind, leaving only a cold corpse.

After another quarter of an hour, a red firework rose from the Demon Cult array.

Seeing this, Jin Gang under the mountain smiled faintly.

This means that the brothers on the mountain have taken control of the situation.

But he can't pass the official road yet.

He was waiting, waiting for the officers and soldiers on the hill on the right side of the official road to come to the rescue.