Northern Prefecture Rivers and Mountains

Chapter 58 Defeat the Enemy
In the Battle of Feishui, they had only 7,000 men but they dared to charge into an army of hundreds of thousands.

In the Battle of Luojian, Liu Laozhi's 5,000 Northern Army troops forced their way across the Luojian River and fiercely attacked the 50,000-strong Qin army, killing ten generals, including Liang Cheng, the Di Qin general, Wang Xian, the governor of Yangzhou, and Wang Yong, the prefect of Yiyang. The Qin army suffered over 15,000 casualties, and the 50,000-strong army collapsed...

Although there are many enemies invading now, there are only seven or eight hundred of them.

Due to the terrain restrictions, they were unable to attack.

Liu Daogui's joining the battlefield brought with him a fresh force, and the soldiers around him were all veterans who had fought many battles, so dealing with these bandits was naturally no problem for them.

After getting rid of the seven armored soldiers, Liu Heibin and Liu Guangzhi rushed out like two sharp knives, relying on their iron armor to charge in the front, while the old soldiers behind them supported them with long spears and crossbows.

The two men had turned into bloody men, as fierce as mad tigers. Wherever the sword flashed, screams were heard and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

There was not a single thief standing within five steps.

The Northern Army's momentum completely erupted from them. Liu Daogui couldn't imagine how brave Liu Laozhi, the enemy of ten thousand men, was on the battlefield...

Of course, the main reason is that most of the thieves who rushed up were unarmored.

The two bandit chiefs in iron armor shouted loudly on their horses, but never dared to come up.

Seeing how fierce Liu Guangzhi and Liu Heipi were, the morale of the surrounding soldiers was greatly boosted, and even the speed of their swords and spears increased.

But the thief was shocked, his momentum stagnated, and he was not as fierce as before.

They fought for most of the night, but failed to capture the city and were exhausted.

As one side gains strength while the other loses strength, the opportunity for victory or defeat has emerged.

Liu Daogui seized the opportunity, took the long spear, and shouted: "The enemy army has been defeated. Everyone, follow me and leave no one behind!"

"Kill!" Zhou Zheng's eyes were bloodshot, and he vented all his hatred on the thief.

At this time, screams were heard from behind the enemy army, and the situation was extremely chaotic.

Liu Daogui looked around and saw that Gao Xun had come down from the arrow tower at some point and was leading dozens of people to kill them from behind.

Gao Xun also followed Xie Xuan in the Northern Expedition, and was well versed in both actual combat and military tactics.

"Kill all the barbarians!"

"Revenge!"

Although the soldiers were tired, they became excited when they saw the Hu people, as if they had endless energy. They pushed down the slope again, saving a lot of energy.

But in the melee, you are in me and I am in you, so we are restricted and unable to move freely.

There are also some fearless people in the enemy army who fight to the death and never retreat.

If the fight goes on like this, there's no telling how long it will last. A melee and a fight of attrition will benefit the larger and more powerful bandit army.

"Retreat front, concentrate your spears!" Liu Daogui shouted.

The reason why the fighting lasted so long was because it was too chaotic and the advantages of the Northern Army were not fully utilized.

The soldiers among the conquerors were, after all, regular troops organized by the imperial court, so formation training was essential.

This kind of small-scale battle is actually easier to command.

Upon hearing the order, Liu Guangzhi and Liu Heipi led the troops to fight and retreat. The rebel army thought they had an opportunity and took the opportunity to counterattack.

However, they did not expect that dozens of long spears would come from above and stab the enemy army in the face.

With screams, seven or eight people fell to the ground.

The long spears advanced like a wall, rising and falling, the first row stabbing out, and the second row following.

The Northern Army rose from Jingkou, surrounded by fellow soldiers who were either neighbors or clansmen. They worked in perfect harmony, and no one hesitated. They thrust their spears forward, drew them back, and thrust again...

Due to the limitations of the sloped terrain and the crowded enemy troops, there was no way to retreat or escape.

In the blink of an eye, corpses filled the slope and blood flowed slowly down like a stream.

The bandit army finally couldn't hold on any longer. Someone shouted, and the remaining bandits turned around and ran away.

The thieves who had no time to run were hacked into pieces.

The soldiers were already furious, not caring whether the enemy had surrendered or not. Seven or eight of them thrust their spears at the enemy until there was no enemy left standing on the slope. Liu Heibi stabbed his sword into the bloody mud, gasping for breath.

Liu Daogui looked towards the swamp in the north, but the battle there had already ended.

The captives of Chishan Village were already collecting heads and spoils, even the clothes on the thieves were not spared.

Liu Zun had five or six human heads hanging from his body, and in each hand he held a set of mud-stained armor. He was grinning from ear to ear, and the only white thing on his body was his teeth...

"It's a pity that we don't have horses, otherwise we could kill them all!" Gao Xun felt a little regretful.

The fighting in front of the village gate looked brutal, but in fact the casualties were not great. It was a melee at first, but when the thieves saw that the situation was not good, they turned around and ran away.

The heavy casualties occurred in the swamp on the north side. The bandits were trapped in it and found it difficult to get out. They were either surrounded and killed by the captives or captured alive. Few escaped.

A night of hard fighting and a great victory.

Liu Daogui was confident in the combat effectiveness of his soldiers. Although the two left and rear divisions belonged to the General of Conquering the Enemy's Office, their foundation was still the Jingkou Northern Prefecture Army, which was well-trained and powerful.

The soldiers in the front were also quite capable, especially Zhou Zheng, who acted decisively and cooperated with Liu Daogui to kill the seven armored soldiers, broke free from their restraints, and defeated the enemy.

As daylight approached, the results of the battle were counted.

A total of 234 bandits were killed and 79 were captured.

They also captured six war horses, six sets of iron armor, and nearly four hundred other swords, arrows, bows and halberds.

Fifty-one of our men were killed, including the seven soldiers in the front, so it was a great victory.

In addition, more than 60 stone of millet and several hundred kilograms of pickled fish were found in Chishan Village, which temporarily alleviated the shortage of food and fodder, and provided a place to stay.

Many captives from Chishan Village escaped during the chaos, but most of them stayed.

These days they escaped, and those who were lucky were captured by other forces and made slaves, while those who were unlucky were eaten by jackals, tigers and leopards.

Survival is always the first priority for everyone.

Liu Daogui asked Gao Xun to appease them while he led his troops to search the bodies of the seven soldiers. Sure enough, in the quiver of one of them, they found three poisoned crossbow arrows and a small porcelain bottle, which also contained poison...

"I joined the army to atone my sins, but my subordinates were held hostage by them, and Huan Chengzhi even threatened my family..." Zhou Zheng's face turned pale.

"We'll discuss this later. Let's deal with those three scouts first!"

It's understandable that they didn't detect those dozens of cavalrymen, but it's a bit hard to understand why they didn't notice so many infantrymen approaching...

So it can be basically confirmed that they were sent by Huan Chengzhi.

If we don't get rid of them, there will be endless troubles.

As for the other soldiers in the front, they were all Zhou Zheng's subordinates or confidants. They had a personal dependence relationship with the commander and were of one mind.

There aren't many issues with loyalty.

Zhou Zheng was also a good leader. As soon as he took action, soldiers immediately came to help him.

As long as we get rid of those three scouts, we can rest easy for the time being...

A spring rain comes without warning.

The sound of rain was dripping, as dense as silk, and a mist rose in the wilderness, making it confusing and confusing.

Liu Daogui, Zhou Zheng, Liu Zun and Liu Guangzhi waited for more than an hour, but the three scouts still did not return.

"It's over, these three people may not come back." Liu Zun was the most impatient.

Liu Guangzhi said: "The three of them are going back to Guangling to report the news, and they will definitely pass through Xia Pi. I will lead my men to Xia Pi to intercept them first!"

"They don't know about the assassination last night and the killing of Huan Cheng's soldiers. They will definitely come back to investigate." Liu Daogui thought carefully about the whole process. The scouts were now returning to Guangling to report the news and didn't know much.

Last night, there was an assassination, followed by a melee. Seven front-line soldiers were killed, and the three scouts were not present. There is no reason for them to run back to Guangling now.

Huan Chengzhi's order was to kill him, so they had to come back to see if he was dead or not.

(End of this chapter)