Chapter 54: Gathering the Remnants
The sun rises in the east, the morning light breaks, and it is more than 200 miles south of Mengcheng.
More than 100 people were resting on the ground, napping, and the war horses were also eating grass on the side. Yang Fanhai stood on a dirt bag, looking out in all directions, his brows tightly locked.
There are more than 30,000 people in the army of Changguo, and it must be a problem to eat, drink and Lazar, he thought that even if there were no reinforcements, the other party would need logistical supplies. If you sweep this area yourself, you can intercept the other party's grain and grass.
But after sweeping all night, there was no one to see, and at this moment he naturally felt that something was wrong. But what was wrong with him, he couldn't say, and at the moment he was already hesitating whether to continue to carry out the mission here, or to go back to the camp to ask for instructions.
But no matter which decision it is, I am worried that something bad will happen, and I think about it for a long time, but I still don't know how to decide.
Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly saw a large number of black shadows on the horizon in front of him, galloped over, and after getting closer, he found that they were clearly human figures, and immediately ordered loudly: "Everyone get on their horses and prepare for battle." ”
For a while, everyone woke up and turned over on their horses. After the baptism of a life-and-death battle, these people have a better understanding of the so-called war. The so-called veterans, that is, recruits like them who have been tempered by life and death again and again without dying, are slowly refined.
Holding a black spear, Yang Fanhai was extremely nervous, not knowing whether it was his own people or the enemy who came there.
After a while, after seeing the other party's flag clearly, his heart sank, and it was clear that he was a native of Changguo. Nearly a thousand people were chasing hundreds of people, and those hundreds of people seemed to be defeated, and if you looked closely, it was really the armor of the Ji Kingdom.
Without thinking about it, Yang Fanhai pointed the black spear in his hand forward and shouted: "Everyone, kill me!"
More than 100 cavalrymen, seeing that the number of the other party was nearly 1,000 far beyond their own, they were still a little stunned at the first time, and they didn't dare to step forward, but they saw that Yang Fanhai had already rushed out, and they didn't think much about it anymore, and they all followed and killed them with a bite of their teeth.
The soldiers of Changguo didn't understand how the cavalry of Jiguo could appear here, but when they saw that the other party was only a hundred people, they naturally didn't take it to heart, and they were ready to clean up this hundred people who didn't know whether they were alive or dead.
It was only after the battle that they found out that they were wrong.
Yang Fanhai clamped the saddle between his legs, and the black spear in his hand was like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter, pointing forward. Every shot is a killer move, either through the heart or in the head.
These soldiers could not compete with them, leaving corpses everywhere they passed.
I never thought that the young man in front of him was so skilled, and the Changguo soldiers immediately looked shocked and their morale plummeted, while the hundred cavalry behind Yang Fanhai naturally had a great morale increase and were no longer afraid.
Like a strong wind sweeping away leaves, Yang Fanhai led a hundred cavalry behind him, and killed many pursuers in an instant.
I didn't expect to be saved here, and some of the soldiers of the Ji Kingdom who were being chased fled wildly, while others stopped and looked at Yang Fanhai, as if they were waiting for instructions.
"Gather everyone to me!"
Yang Fanhai ordered his cavalry to act immediately, and he came to a deserter and asked in a deep voice: "What's going on, how can you escape...... Flee here?"
"Defeated, defeated!" said the deserter with a crying voice, "We are defeated!"
Yang Fanhai grabbed his armor and asked loudly, "Tell me clearly, what's going on!"
"Defeated, defeated!" but the soldier seemed to be frightened at the moment, and only knew how to repeat these two words.
In desperation, Yang Fanhai simply slapped the man in the face: "Tell me clearly, don't be like a lost dog." ”
This slap was extremely effective, and the soldier suddenly came back to his senses, looked at Yang Fanhai for a moment and then spoke: "Mengcheng City Lord Chen Tao surrendered to the enemy, and our army was ambushed...... and immediately said everything he knew.
The army of Changguo attacked, not only 30,000 at all, but 80,000. rushed to Mengcheng, surrounded by water, and the leader was Liu Wei, who was known as the guillotine knife, and was famous.
The city lord of Mengcheng was timid and did not dare to deal with it, and after a stalemate of a few hours, Kaicheng surrendered. After taking over the city, Liu Wei stationed 50,000 troops in the city, and left another 30,000 troops outside the city to feign siege the city and attract people to support.
Although the beard was already cautious, he never thought that the enemy was in the city, and as a result, he was joined by the Changguo army and made dumplings.
There is a huge difference in numbers, and the quality of the soldiers is not as good as the other party, and after a hard battle, it didn't last long, and the army of Jiguo outside Mengcheng was defeated like a mountain, and fled in all directions.
"General, it's over, it's over!" The soldier cried loudly, confused, and actually called Yang Fanhai a general: "I heard that they broke Mengcheng and went to Dingcheng, but now I'm afraid it's gone." ”
"Shut up!" Yang Fanhai yelled at him, he was also impetuous, and felt scared.
The first time I played in a battle, I didn't think about it, and I didn't know how to describe it.
Thoughts flashed through his mind until someone beside him asked, "Captain, everyone has gathered." ”
When he came back to his senses and looked around, there were four or five hundred scattered soldiers, but they were in extremely poor condition, and only the hundred or so cavalry under his command were still in good spirits.
What has become of this war, Yang Fanhai has a feeling that the six gods have no master, his personal strength is not bad, but he is a fledgling newcomer to the so-called war, and he doesn't know how to control it at all.
All kinds of thoughts flashed through me, but I felt at a loss, and after a long time, I finally made a decision: the situation is already like this, and I can only do what I should do.
Yang Fanhai turned over and ordered loudly: "Everyone, follow me!"
Then he took these five or six hundred people and headed in the direction of Mengcheng.
As soon as he got on the road, he encountered routs from time to time, and the people and horses of Changguo chased and killed everywhere, and Yang Fanhai naturally tried his best to save him every time. If it is not for the large army to fight, the stragglers are just giving him a chance, and no one can stop him from fighting bravely.
By the time they arrived at Mengcheng, they had killed thousands of pursuing Changguo soldiers, and the remnants of the army had reached 5,000.
There was a mess in front of Meng City, there were countless corpses, there were few flames, and the scorching smell from burning corpses spread in all directions.
Is this what burnt human flesh smells like...... Yang Fanhai's body couldn't help but tremble. He had roasted the flesh of an unknown number of beasts, but it was the first time he had smelled the smell of human flesh being burned, which made him feel an inexplicable chill in his heart.
This is just a battle in Mengcheng, what is the killing on the other side of Langkou Mountain now? It seems that suddenly, the sea of corpses and blood appeared in front of him, and the lonely souls and wild ghosts were screaming bitterly.
Since joining the army, he thought he was mentally prepared, but now he found out that no, the cruelty of war was far beyond his imagination.
"What should I do now, General!" Yang Fanhai asked softly.
He was followed by a man in armor, a general who had been pointed out by the beard to lead the army. The army was defeated like a mountain, and no one could turn the tide, and he was no exception, so he could only flee for his life in panic. If it hadn't been for Yang Fanhai's rescue all the way, I am afraid that he would have died.
Although his position is much higher than Yang Fanhai, at this moment he also knows that the nearly 5,000 people behind him are purely reunited by Yang Fanhai's personal bravery, and if he is forced to lead the army, his morale may plummet, and he can only temporarily position himself as an adjutant.
The general said softly: "First send someone into Mengcheng to see the situation inside, and rest for a while!"
Yang Fanhai nodded and did as he said. After sending people into the city to investigate, they found that it was almost empty.
"The empty city! Even the people are gone? Could it be that they were brought to Changguo?"
Such a result made the general stunned and unbelievable. After all, Mengcheng is an auxiliary city, a little distance from the border, and it is impossible to be occupied by Changguo under the premise that the city is not broken.
It's normal to abandon the city after looting, but even the people are robbed, which is a bit weird. The plundering is to come and go like the wind, and to lead the people on the way, and not to seek their own death.
"No!" Yang Fanhai shook his head and looked in the direction of Dingcheng: "They will never leave here, they should attack Dingcheng." ”
He wasn't stupid, and he was also listening to Xu Fan and Hu Hu when he was discussing it before, and there was only one reason for thinking about it at the moment.
"Expelling the people and attacking the city!" the general's face changed greatly: "This is too vicious." ”
Put the people in front of the army to attack the city, and when the time comes, the defenders of the city will not be killed, and it will not be killed, no matter what the result is, the people of Mengcheng are afraid that it will be difficult to survive.
"War...... Is there anything else that isn't vicious?" Yang Fanhai said in a low voice, and then raised the black spear: "Everyone listen to the order, follow me back to Dingcheng." ”
With a clamp on his crotch, he led the army towards Dingcheng.
Looking at the mess all the way, Yang Fanhai asked in a deep voice: "General, can you tell me about the enemy generals?"
This trip to Dingcheng must be a fierce battle, and he needs to know more.
"The guillotine knife Liu Wei, together with the violent slaughter of the thunder leopard and the blood spear Xue Chengtong, is known as the three murderers of Changguo, all of whom are famous for killing, and they all have the strength of the foundation building period. ”
"The blood spear is the strongest, the slaughter is the wildest, and the guillotine is the most vicious, he is a man who will do anything to win, especially when facing Cai Qidu. ”
"Why?" Yang Fanhai was stunned, puzzled.
The partial general immediately explained: "The title of guillotine is not only because he likes to cut off people's heads, but also because he was stabbed in the face and was almost cut off directly, and the person who cut that knife was Cai Qidu." ”
Then he sighed again: "I don't know what Cai Qidu's situation is now, if it falls into the hands of Liu Wei, I'm afraid it will be ......."
The consequences are unimaginable, and it is impossible to say any more.
Yang Fanhai's heart was even tighter, as the general said, a person who is known for his viciousness, driving hundreds of thousands of people to Dingcheng, what can he do, is indeed terrifying.
But it is already so, it cannot be changed, only faced.
All the way forward, to a place about 100 miles away from Dingcheng, I suddenly saw a group of people, about 1,000 people, dressed in military uniforms.
There was a prisoner cart in the middle, which seemed to be escorting some prisoner.