NCCnovel Chapter 460: Ambush Failed and Was Chased
Chapter 460: Ambush Failed and Was Chased
When Wang Biqing entered the town, he always felt something was wrong.
"Do you feel anything?"
Wang Biqing frowned and asked the people around him, hoping to get some confirmation from others.
"I don't feel anything. When our army arrived, pedestrians gave way to us in a very polite manner."
The deputy general replied with a puzzled look on his face. He really didn't understand why the general was so nervous.
"Rules? Well, they are very rules, but a little bit..."
Speaking of this, Wang Biqing suddenly remembered something and his face turned pale in an instant.
He suddenly realized that this overly formal avoidance was completely unlike the normal reaction of ordinary people when seeing a large army.
He thought to himself that this was not going to happen, and suddenly whispered, "Inform the rest of the team to stop entering the town."
Everyone looked puzzled, not understanding why the general suddenly gave such an order.
But military orders were as heavy as mountains, and they dared not disobey. So they turned around quickly and walked quickly to the back to convey Wang Biqing's instructions.
Wang Biqing, who stayed at the entrance of the town, looked nervous and his palms were full of sweat.
He slowly looked around, feeling as if countless pairs of eyes were staring at him in the dark.
He subconsciously asked the people around him to move closer to him, forming a tight defensive circle.
This action also made the pretend "residents" in the town nervous. They vaguely felt from Wang Biqing's actions that they might have been discovered.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense, as if it was a taut string that could break at any time.
"Capture them, and kill anyone who resists."
Wang Biqing finally couldn't bear it anymore. He jumped off his horse, drew the sword from his waist, and gave orders loudly.
The people around him were all personal guards, and they were loyal to Wang Biqing. After hearing the order, they raised their swords without hesitation and killed those "residents" who looked like young people.
Now that they have been exposed, those "residents" no longer disguise themselves.
They were seen shooting at the Jinyang Army on the street with bows and arrows from under the tables, in front of the stalls, and some people were even from the second floors of the houses along the street.
Suddenly, arrows rained down and screams rang out in the streets.
"Rumble..." The sound of pushing some heavy object came from the wooden attic.
The Jinyang Army soldiers, who were originally confused, first saw the guards suddenly kill people. While they were surprised, they found that their own people were being chased by a rain of arrows. No matter how stupid they were, they knew that the battle had begun.
When a section of iron pipe appeared through the window, a sharp-eyed soldier shouted in fear, "There's a Tiger Barrel Cannon upstairs..."
The voice was full of fear, as if seeing the coming of death.
That’s right, what was sticking out of the window was indeed a tiger-barrel cannon, and the black muzzle exuded a terrifying aura.
The Xiongnu soldier behind the cannon smiled grimly and fired a random shot at the Jinyang army downstairs without hesitation.
With a deafening bang, the shotgun shells loaded in the barrel ejected like a fierce steel storm, instantly exploding in the crowd.
There was only a scream, and several Jinyang soldiers fell down instantly. Blood splattered all over the street, and broken limbs were scattered all over the ground. The originally neat team suddenly fell into chaos.
Seeing their companions fall, the Jinyang soldiers, filled with grief and anger, turned red-eyed and roared as they rushed towards the house where the Tiger Barrel Cannon was located.
They brandished the long swords in their hands, as unstoppable as a tiger descending from the mountain, and instantly chopped the enemies who were panicking about changing shells into meat paste. The pleasure of revenge made them temporarily forget their fear.
At this time, Pharmacist Guo, who was on the mountain, heard the sound of cannons coming from the bottom of the mountain. His heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself that something bad was going to happen.
His expression instantly turned fierce. Without giving it any time to think, he hurriedly shouted at the top of his voice, "Charge towards them!"
There was a hint of panic and anxiety in his voice.
So, the soldiers who were lying in ambush halfway up the mountain immediately raised their flags and waved them violently from side to side.
This is the flag signal used for command in the military, and every wave conveys important instructions.
However, the flag only wavered for a moment before suddenly falling down.
The soldier holding the flag was suddenly hit by an arrow in the back. His body shook and he fell to the ground.
Before the other soldier beside him could react to what was happening, he was hit by an arrow with a "whoosh" sound and fell down with the same scream.
It turned out that this was Ren Chaohui's team.
As they passed through the hidden path and quietly moved forward, they keenly discovered something strange on the top of the mountain.
Ren Chaohui knew in his heart that if he did not act in time, the Jinyang army at the foot of the mountain would suffer heavy losses.
So they approached cautiously, and when they saw someone attacking the army at the foot of the mountain, they quickly drew their bows and arrows, ready to shoot.
Unexpectedly, the soldiers responsible for the flag signals were really unlucky. Before they could completely convey the message, they were shot by arrows and fell down one after another.
For a moment, arrows flew towards Pharmacist Guo's team like locusts and landed beside Pharmacist Guo.
Pharmacist Guo, who was suddenly shot in the shoulder, screamed in pain. He never expected that the ambush he had carefully planned would fall into a desperate situation of "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind".
This sudden attack threw his team into panic.
The soldiers looked around in horror, at a loss as to what to do. The originally orderly ambush formation was instantly thrown into chaos.
Seeing this, the team preparing to go down the mountain nearby rushed forward to rescue them, shouting.
However, before they could get close, the artillery positions that had been set up had suffered heavy casualties from these dense arrows.
The artillerymen fell in a pool of blood before they could play a role.
Pharmacist Guo had already deployed a large number of artillery, while Ren Chaohui's troops on the opposite mountain were mostly infantry armed with swords.
Originally, he planned to suppress the Jinyang army with the powerful firepower of the artillery, and then let the infantry attack in the chaos. Everything seemed perfect.
But now, reality has become so difficult, and his heart is full of regret and unwillingness.
The injured Pharmacist Guo could only flee desperately along the mountain under the desperate protection of his personal guards.
He knew clearly that Wang Biqing's troops were at the foot of the mountain, and going down rashly would undoubtedly be suicide.
The sound of fierce fighting made the ambushers on the opposite mountain realize that something was wrong. They no longer waited for the bombardment below the mountain to end before rushing down, but instead rushed down the mountain shouting.
At the same time, the Jinyang army led by Wang Biqing discovered that more enemies were rushing towards them and quickly organized resistance.
In an instant, the soldiers of both sides were stuck together and a brutal fight broke out.
The sounds of shouting, screaming, and weapons clashing intertwined and echoed throughout the valley.
The two thousand ambush troops in the town were quickly wiped out by the Jinyang Army. The morale of the Jinyang Army was greatly boosted. They took advantage of the victory and pursued Guo Yaoshi's troops fiercely.
The vanguard heard the sound of artillery fire from behind and felt that the situation was not good, so they immediately launched a surprise attack.
At this time, Pharmacist Guo was in a desperate situation, with enemies blocking his way in front and pursuers behind him.
His heart was filled with despair and fear, beads of sweat rolled down his face. He gritted his teeth and had no choice but to run towards the top of the mountain, hoping to find a glimmer of hope there...