webnovelfull Chapter 368 Wu Jun: We surrender to the Han, not the bandits.
Chapter 368 Wu Jun: We surrender to the Han, not the bandits.
Seeing the hundreds of Wu soldiers who had quickly gathered and charged towards him after their attempt to deceive the enemy failed, Ning Huan's expression instantly turned serious. He decisively ordered, "Assault team, follow me! The rest of you, flank them from both sides to prevent the Wu soldiers from escaping."
Although Wu Jun's forces were small, their fighting strength was extraordinary. With only a few hundred men, they dared to launch an attack on a bandit army that was dozens of times larger than themselves, clearly preparing to fight to the death.
Moreover, having fewer troops has its advantages; in a desperate situation, it is entirely possible to form a wedge formation and break through the enemy lines.
In contrast, although the bandit army had a large number of troops, the enemy was too small and the battlefield was too small, so only a few hundred or a thousand people could be deployed to fight each time, while others could only stand by and watch.
In this way, although the bandit army of tens of thousands of men may seem like a lot, they may not be able to stop the crazed Wu army once the fighting starts.
More importantly, the bandits were undisciplined, had low combat effectiveness, and suffered from severe fear of Wu. If Wu's army charged, they would likely scatter like birds and beasts or even be trampled to death. Before Wu's army could even arrive, they would trample themselves to death.
So Ning Huan didn't hesitate and led the charge towards the Wu army. He wanted to withstand the first wave of Wu army's fierce attack and give the bandit army behind him confidence. Only in this way could he use his superior numbers to slowly wear down the Wu army.
However, Wu Jun's first wave of attacks was the most ferocious, and he could not withstand it alone. Fortunately, in order to deal with Pan Zhang, he selected two thousand elite troops from the bandit army to form a commando team. Moreover, he had always kept the commando team firmly under his control and had not given it to anyone else. Now it came in handy.
Faced with Wu Jun's attack, Ning Huan led his assault team and charged forward without hesitation. Wang Shu also led his troops to attack. The two armies, like two mad bulls, quickly collided at the fastest speed they could muster.
Ning Huan clashed with Wang Shu first, swinging his battle sword down at Wang Shu's head. Wang Shu, not to be outdone, swung his sword to meet him. The two swords clashed with all their might in mid-air, sparking a series of sparks. Both of them were also knocked back by the immense force of the swords.
They retreated their respective troops but not theirs. The assault team, led by the scout instructor, charged into the Wu army's ranks and fought desperately with the Wu soldiers, hacking and slashing, leaving limbs flying and blood splattering everywhere.
Ignoring the battlefield situation, Ning Huan charged at Wang Shu again. After slashing Wang Shu three times, Wang Shu's weapon broke under the weight, and the blade flew out, almost injuring a nearby Wu soldier.
Wang Shu stared at the broken sword, dumbfounded, his face full of disbelief.
What's going on? What kind of magical weapon is this guy wielding? How did he manage to destroy my weapon in just three strikes?
Wang Shu was lost in thought, but Ning Huan was not. Seeing him in a daze, Ning Huan decisively rushed forward, kicked him in the chest and sent him flying, and shouted sharply, "Tie him up!"
His personal guards rushed up quickly and soon piled up on top of Wang Shu, making it difficult for him to breathe.
Ning Huan charged at another Wu soldier and roared again, "Wu soldiers over there, your commander has been captured, why don't you surrender?"
The Wu army, which was engaged in fierce fighting, hurriedly turned around to look. When they saw that Wang Shu had been captured, they panicked and froze. Some turned around and fled in a daze, almost instantly breaking up their own formation into chaos. Then, the bandit army on the other two flanks pressed forward as expected, surrounding the hundreds of Wu troops.
But Wu Jun also had his own pride, preferring death to surrendering to the bandits. He adjusted his mind and fought desperately again, showing a strong determination to regroup and forcefully break through the encirclement.
Ning Huan pondered for a moment and understood the problem. He quickly changed his words and said, "Brothers of Wu Army, I am Ning Huan, the commander of the scout battalion under General Guan Xing. My General Guan is the son-in-law of your Marquis of Wu."
That's true.
Wang Shu, who had already been pulled up and tied up, shouted, "Second-in-command Ning Huan, you really are a spy sent by Guan Xing to infiltrate the bandit army! Brothers, surrender! Surrendering to General Guan is not shameful!"
Knowing he was outmatched, he had already done his duty to Sun Quan by launching an attack on Ning Huan. Now that he was surrounded, there was no need for his brothers to make any more futile struggles.
Upon hearing this, Wu Jun surrendered without hesitation, but the bandit army raised questions. One of them stared at Ning Huan and sized him up with an unfriendly tone, saying, "Second leader, are you a member of the Han army?"
Since Ning Huan had chosen to reveal his identity, he was not afraid of being questioned. He said, "Let's go save the Sifang family first. I'll explain this to you later."
After saying this, he left three scout instructors with hundreds of bandits to guard the prisoners of Wu's army, while he personally led the rest of the army to escort Wang Shu to the official road to support Bi Kui.
When the bandits heard that they were going to rescue the fourth leader, they naturally had no objections and followed him.
Meanwhile, beside the official road.
Under Liu Zan's unwavering gaze, Bi Kui and his army finally came into view.
Bi Kui, the fourth leader of the bandit army, was a complete brute. His marching style was like a bandit gang fight, charging around at will. Liu Zan, whose formation was in disarray, quickly found several openings in the enemy's formation.
Bi Kui ran wildly as if he were in a hurry to be reborn. Liu Zan stared at his formation with a serious expression, pondering when to attack. When he glanced around, he suddenly noticed a group of bandit scouts suddenly appearing and running frantically towards Bi Kui from his left rear, shouting something as they ran.
After a moment's thought, Liu Zan realized that this was a messenger sent by Ning Huan to Bi Kui, who might be conveying new orders to Bi Kui. Therefore, without thinking too much, he immediately stood up and said, "Brothers, follow me and charge! Wipe out this mountain bandit army in front of us!"
After saying this, he emerged from the ambush and charged towards Bi Kui. The other Wu soldiers also emerged from the rice paddies where they were hiding and followed Liu Zan to attack Bi Kui.
While running wildly, Bi Kui vaguely heard someone calling him. He instinctively turned his head and saw several bandits running towards him from Ning Huan's direction. Realizing something, he was about to order his army to stop and wait when, before he could finish speaking, he saw countless Wu soldiers suddenly emerge from the rice paddies ahead, led by a middle-aged general, howling as they rushed towards him.
"Holy crap..." Bi Kui cursed in astonishment, and in a moment of distraction, he decisively swung his knife and roared, "Brothers, follow me and charge! Wipe out the Wu army in front of us!"
After saying that, he broke away from the group and charged forward. The bandits behind him, spurred on by him, followed him in a chaotic charge like sheep being released from their pen.
Seeing this, Ning Huan's messenger, who was running towards him, hurriedly said, "Don't rush, don't rush, hold on! What are you rushing for?"
The messenger leading the team was also a scout instructor who had participated in many battles with Lü Meng and had attended Guan Xing's training course. He could tell at a glance that Bi Kui was courting death.
Although Wu Jun also charged, he consciously formed ranks during the charge and quickly created an offensive formation. In contrast, Bi Kui charged around like a sheep being let loose. If they were to collide with Bi Kui, they wouldn't even last three rounds.
So the messenger leading the team was so anxious that bubbles were forming on his forehead as he shouted frantically, hoping that Bi Kui would hear him, quickly stop and form a defensive formation, and then fight and retreat to buy time for Ning Huan's rescue.
With nearly ten thousand men on both sides shouting, his shouts were drowned out by the battle cries of the two armies, and Bi Kui couldn't hear them at all. This made the messenger leading the team so anxious that bubbles appeared at the corners of his mouth, and he regretted it so much that he pounded his chest and regretted not being faster.
Actually, it's not his fault. He ran towards this place as soon as he received Ning Huan's order, but unfortunately, the distance between the two sides was too far. By the time he arrived, Bi Kui was already very close to the Wu army. At the same time, the Wu army general was decisive enough to attack immediately when he saw the messenger rushing over, without giving the messenger a chance to deliver the order.
The two armies charged at each other along the official road. When they were within 150 meters of each other, Liu Zan decisively drew his bow and pulled the string. The archers behind him followed suit, nocking arrows while running and releasing them almost simultaneously. Thousands of arrows immediately flew into the sky, tracing beautiful parabolas as they flew head-on towards Bi Kui's bandit army.
The Wu soldiers who fired the arrows threw away their bows and arrows without even looking at them and continued their charge, preparing to reach the bandits as soon as the arrows fell to the ground. This move was somewhat reminiscent of the coordinated infantry and artillery tactics used in modern warfare with firearms. Not to mention the bandits, even the Han army might not be able to withstand it.
As expected, Bi Kui's bandit army was instantly stunned.