Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 865: All in This Word

After hearing the order, Wei Ming and Dang Guihong immediately ordered the 25,000 imperial guards to stop advancing and start building fortifications on the spot without hesitation.

The two men immediately stood on a high ground and watched from afar as a group of rebels appeared in their sight.

"I've known about this battle for a long time. Perhaps today, we two brothers will be here to serve the great imperial court."

Wei Ming was not optimistic about this battle.

As an old soldier, Dang Guihong certainly understood that this battle was not going well.

"Pull all the food and fodder carts over here and place them in front of us. Fight to the death and fight to the death."

I saw that there was no trace of people, horses or vehicles behind me.

Wei Ming sighed softly, "I'll never have the chance to fight alongside General Lin again. Just thinking about it makes me happy."

Dang Guihong smiled. "I didn't expect General Wei to think the same way I did. What a wonderful feeling! I, the old Dang, have never fought a battle so smoothly."

Wei Ming shook his head. "Once it was a favorable wind, twice it was still favorable wind, and every time it was like this, then it wasn't a matter of luck, but a matter of strategic planning. Every detail on the battlefield was taken into consideration. With this, how could there be no battle without favorable winds?"

"Ah, what a god! Lin Feng is a legend on the battlefield. The old party has never admired a person so much."

"You can't learn it. We're too far behind."

Dang Guihong's expression suddenly became serious and he spoke to Wei Ming solemnly.

"Old Wei, let me be honest. If we were still alive..."

The second half of his sentence was taken up by Wei Ming.

"You and I must submit to Lin Feng's command."

After saying this, the two of them smiled at each other, and everything was said in these words.

When the fortifications were halfway built, the rebels were already less than a mile away.

The soldiers immediately stopped working, drew their bows and strings, and prepared for battle.

There was no unnecessary talk between the two sides. As soon as the rebels formed their team, they immediately launched an attack.

Suddenly, feather arrows covered the sky, flying like dark clouds.

The soldier in the front raised his spear, held his shield in one hand, and advanced with firm steps.

The majority of the imperial guards began to shoot arrows recklessly and without reservation.

When the rebels approached to within fifty steps, the Royal Guards began to attack with crossbows.

This is a batch of crossbows that were forcibly retained after being separated from the Zhenxi Army.

The power of a crossbow is different from that of ordinary feather arrows. Both its strength and penetration are improved to a higher level.

The rebel soldiers who were rushing in the front could not hold on any longer and fell in front of the position in large numbers, causing the entire team to come to a sudden halt.

The sky was getting dark and night was coming soon.

Both sides were still shooting with bows and crossbows, and there was no actual collision.

As for the fleeing team, King Rui ordered them to travel overnight. The soldiers in front led the way with torches, and large and small carts followed behind, moving forward in a hurry.

Everyone knew that once the Royal Guards retreated, it would be the beginning of their tragic fate.

Therefore, the elderly, the weak, women and children who were walking, regardless of their fatigue, ran forward desperately.

When it was completely dark, the fighting stopped and the rebels retreated and began to set up camp.

Wei Ming and Dang Guihong also breathed a sigh of relief.

King Rui ordered that their blocking mission must last at least five to ten days, otherwise it would be useless.

Wei Ming and the others felt that there should be no problem. With 20,000 against 30,000, the outcome was still uncertain. It would be easy to fight for five, seven or eight days.

Unexpectedly, early the next morning, it was discovered that the rebels began to expand their offensive area, using their numerical advantage to lengthen the battle line and dilute the strength of the large number of the Royal Guards.

Wei Ming stared blankly at the rebels all over the mountains. There were not just 30,000 of them, but more than 50,000.

Dang Guihong was also dumbfounded.

"General Wei, why are there so many rebels?"

"How would I know? How can I fight this battle?"

Seeing that a large number of rebels had formed a semicircle, encircling a large number of royal guards in the middle, they began to attack.

The two men immediately gave orders to change formation and defend in all directions.

Fortunately, these more than 20,000 imperial guards had been trained and assessed by the Zhenxi Army, and they were very tenacious. They did not panic when facing an enemy force that was several times larger than their own.

They continued to fight back in an orderly manner, desperately trying to repel the rebels' attacks time and time again.

After a day of fighting, the casualties were heavy.

They knew that behind them were many of their family members, and if they could not stop the rebels, the consequences would be very serious.

All the soldiers fought desperately and stubbornly resisted the rebels' attack.

By the third day, less than half of the Royal Guards on the battlefield were alive, and more than 10,000 teammates had lost their lives.

Both sides were really angry, and Qiu Jie and Jing Zhaoheng also made harsh remarks.

We will never retreat until these royal guards are destroyed.

Wei Ming and Dang Guihong also participated in the battle, picked up steel knives, rushed into the enemy group, and killed desperately.

However, the number of rebels is too large, and they are also soldiers who have experienced battles, so their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

By the fifth day, the number of the Imperial Guards had fallen to less than 5,000. Faced with the rebels who still numbered over 30,000, despair was reflected in the eyes of every soldier.

Casualties mounted, as the enemy could attack in turns, while they could only hold their ground.

More than 30,000 rebels surrounded a large number of imperial guards, unwilling to let a single soldier escape alive.

The Royal Guards knew that there was no hope of escape and had already made up their minds to die. They just swung their swords and hacked with all their might, ignoring everything else.

The two leaders, Wei Ming and Dang Guihong, were also covered in wounds, their bodies stained with blood, and their eyeballs were also red.

The two men charged into the enemy army, and the tempered steel knives in their hands were cut off. They still waved the broken knives and fought desperately with the enemy.

Finally, Wei Ming could no longer support his body and fell on his back among the corpses.

He opened his eyes wide and stared at the white clouds in the sky, which gradually turned into darkness.

This battle lasted for six days, leaving corpses strewn all over the field and blood flowing like a river.

Nearly 30,000 imperial guards were surrounded by more than 50,000 rebels and killed in the wilderness.

Qiu Jie and Jing Zhaoheng immediately stood on a high place, watching the gradually disappearing imperial guards from afar, and let out a long breath.

"I didn't expect that a large group of soldiers would be so tenacious. Their fighting power should not be underestimated."

Qiu Jie sighed.

Jing Zhaoheng shook his head. "Damn it! Even with the advantage in numbers, they still managed to fight one to one. I'm really pissed off."

Nearly 30,000 rebels were killed. After the battle, only less than 30,000 people were left out of a force of more than 55,000.

It was a pyrrhic victory.

They cannot rest because the mission has not been completed. If they fail to capture any important figures, the emperor will be very unhappy.

Moreover, so many soldiers were lost.

Qiu Jie gave the order to reorganize the troops immediately, give up clearing the battlefield, and the entire army quickly chased north.

The number of family members who fled in another group was large, as most of them were families of the imperial guards, and the total number exceeded 40,000.

They ran day and night, not caring about the blisters on their feet, and they didn't know how many of them broke and how many appeared again.

The pain is gone, replaced by numbness.

It seemed as if my two legs were not my own. I just mechanically followed the person in front of me, running, running non-stop.