Chapter 114 Beyond Zhu Yan's Plan
"Damn it!"
In Zhu Yan's formation, the big man who had previously acted as a friendly force to block Meng Yang's charge looked extremely ugly.
His name is Ruan Wenshan, and his military rank in the Zhu Yan Empire is not low. He is a first-class governor, equivalent to the military rank of Xiyun City Lord Zheng Yuanlong.
Ruan Wenshan was one of the highest-ranking ambush troops who lurked into Anluo Province. All 30,000 ambush troops were under his command.
Chen Ze's speculation was not wrong. The Zhu Yan Empire did intend to cut off Bo'an City's supply line, but in fact, compared to the Poison Mist Forest outside Xiyun City, the 30,000 people led by Ruan Wenshan were its main force.
There are thousands of felons in the Poison Mist Forest. Although they can be used, they are actually just a group of rabble. The Zhu Yan Empire is not too worried about being there. In fact, the men and horses in the Poison Mist Forest are more important.
Still paralyzing the Qingyang Empire.
The siege of the city in the Poison Mist Forest with great fanfare was naturally good if it was captured, but if it could not be captured, it was also providing cover for Ruan Wenshan's ambush and causing the Qingyang Empire to relax its focus on the east of Anluo Province.
It was a month ago that Ruan Wenshan led his men to sneak into Anluo Province. After gathering a considerable number of soldiers, he has been deliberately ambushing the small group of Qingyang troops who were out on missions from Zhangning City, and so on.
Continuing, without alerting Zhangning City, more than 10,000 sets of military uniforms and military horses with the logo of Zhangning City were obtained.
Of course, the disappearance of soldiers, especially when the total number of missing soldiers reached more than 10,000 in the later period, would naturally attract the attention of the Zhangning Military Aircraft Department.
But before they had time to investigate, an urgent military intelligence report came from Bo'an City. After weighing the situation, the Military Aircraft Department had to postpone the investigation of the missing soldiers and seconded most of its troops to Bo'an City, under the command of high-ranking generals in the city.
Anseong support.
In order to avoid alerting the enemy, Ruan Wenshan did not attack the baggage troops coming out of Zhangning City after obtaining more than 10,000 sets of military uniforms. Instead, he led his men to take a long detour and ran directly to the direction of Xichuan City.
With these military disguises as a cover, when they were ambushing the supply troops in Xichuan City, the enemy did relax their vigilance at first because of their suspected identity as friendly forces. As a result, Ruan Wenshan devoured them without any effort and then escorted them to
Execution in the Nameless Canyon.
Ruan Wenshan, who had tasted the sweetness, of course repeated his old tricks. After waiting for He Xuan's troops on the supply line in Qilin City, he also moved closer to them under the banner of friendly forces.
Facts have proved that the plan was successful.
He Xuan didn't realize there was a fraud at all at first. It wasn't until Ruan Wenshan saw that the time was right and began to order people to encircle and encircle him that he realized something was wrong and began to organize a futile defense.
Everything was originally planned, and as soon as the encirclement was 10% complete, this baggage force, a mixture of soldiers and civilians, would become the dead soul of his sword.
But who would have thought that just when the encirclement was about to be completed, a cavalry unit with astonishing combat power suddenly rushed out of the diagonal thorn!
Ruan Wenshan is not without vision.
Although the number of this cavalry unit is lower than that of our own, its combat effectiveness is violent, especially the leading general. Ruan Wenshan secretly compared it and found that it was not weaker than his commander-in-chief, and even slightly exceeded it.
In desperation, he had no choice but to use his identity as a friendly force to deceive the other party. Unexpectedly, Meng Yang was like a deaf man. He didn't hear even a word of what he yelled, and then responded with a new round of charge.
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This is not over yet.
There was also the baggage troop, which was originally thought to be little sheep for him to slaughter, but it turned out that it also hid amazing combat power.
Those archers looked like they had eaten too much sheep whip. They were so powerful that they fired wildly for several rounds from a distance of two to three hundred meters. The number of soldiers who died under their arrows was probably over two thousand.
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If one of these ambush soldiers dies, one will be missing!
Ruan Wenshan's heart was bleeding. The battle situation that was originally a sure thing had changed due to the sudden appearance of an unexpected force. This change was something he was unwilling to bear no matter what.
If the number of troops is reduced too much, even if we can defeat the enemy with numerical superiority, what will happen next?
He is not here for the final decisive battle. After clearing the supply troops of this supply line, Ruan Wenshan will have to fight elsewhere, and he really does not want to lose too many troops.
So, retreat?
This idea was rejected by Ruan Wenshan himself as soon as it came up.
How to withdraw?
The opponent with the strongest combat power can use cavalry!
In this plain terrain, who can outrun the cavalry?
Once you retreat, if the opponent takes advantage of the situation and pursues you, more people will die!
What's more, it doesn't matter if he retreats, even if he can escape, the Qingyang Empire will know the existence of such an ambush. With the preparation, the original plan of the Zhu Yan Empire will be completely ruined.
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He, Ruan Wenshan, will be the sinner of this battle!
Ruan Wenshan gritted his teeth and stared at Mengyang's cavalry who wantonly penetrated his formation with cracked veins, and he suddenly felt a comparison in his heart.
Not only can we not retreat, we must also kill all these people, leaving no one alive!
Thinking of this, Ruan Wenshan shouted to one of his generals: "Take these people and spread them out. Once they are out of the range of the archers, go and block the cavalry!"
"I have to stop it even to the death!"
After being dragged away by Meng Yang's three charges, the soldiers and horses here gathered together in one place. The total force was more than 5,000, of which more than 1,000 were assault cavalry, more than 1,000 archers, and more than 2,000 with outstanding defensive capabilities.
Sword and shield bearers, and the remaining few hundred people are hook and sickle spearmen.
Although these troops were smaller than Meng Yang's cavalry, they were better because of the reasonable mix of troops. Ruan Wenshan's order was only to block the opponent's cavalry. The general got the important task and did not feel too much pressure.
He immediately asked his private soldiers to act as messengers, and within a moment more than 5,000 people gathered under his tent. Following Ruan Wenshan's instructions, he first got out of the shooting range of the opponent's archers.
At this time, Meng Yang's cavalry troops also penetrated the entire formation and rushed to the outer areas before they had time to turn around.
The general was just stuck at this point. He held his sword and shield in front of him. Hundreds of soldiers with hooks, sickles, and spears all had cold expressions on their faces. Their spears poked out from the shield formation, like a steel hedgehog, following Meng Yang.
The troops move and adjust their position slightly, not trying to kill the enemy, but trying to block the opponent's charge.
As for the other two thousand cavalry and archers, they are also ready to support at any time.
His formation immediately made the scene look strange. People who didn't know what was going on saw it and thought that Meng Yang's cavalry troops were the enemy, while Zhu Yan's ambush troops were actually assisting the baggage troops in the defense.
After Ruan Wenshan dropped the military order, he had already led his soldiers from one side to the other. When he arrived, it was the time when more than 10,000 attack troops with well-preserved strength were preparing to press on the hill.
It should be fine, right?
Chapter completed!