Chapter 1364: Ambush
No one went to report the situation to the wing. First, the situation was unclear, and second, the journey was long. When we arrived at the wing headquarters, the food was cold.
Under the night, the dense cavalry were raising their torches and advancing quickly.
"We are not sneak attacks, but attacks, so don't be afraid of being discovered. We will show me the majestic power of our herds and flags!"
This is what the banner owners they belong to said.
The young leader of the herds and flag business group that he had traded with Zhao Hu last time was riding a horse and following a tough middle-aged man. He was full of excitement and was looking towards Kulong Town when he suddenly felt a move in his heart, and he whipped a whip and approached the middle-aged man.
"Father, let me lead a team of men to take down Kulong Town?"
Before the middle-aged man could speak, a young man around him had already spoken out.
"Brother, are you too excited? There is nothing in Kulong Town, and you are going to occupy it? I really don't know what you think!"
Several knights beside the young man immediately laughed with sarcasm.
After being mocked by his younger brother like this, a hint of anger flashed in the young business group leader, and he kept his tone calm and reported to his father.
"The lieutenant knight mentioned by the elder is in Kulong Town."
When the middle-aged herdsman's banner owner, who had no expression, heard this, a contemplative look immediately appeared on his face.
The young man who mocked his brother just now was confused for a moment, then an angry look appeared in his eyes. When he was about to say something, the middle-aged herdsman flag owner who had been thinking for a while had already nodded.
"Murti, you bring two thousand people to destroy the second lieutenant knight. If you don't catch up with the back army before dawn, go back to the grassland."
The young business leader, known as Muerti, was immediately happy when he heard this, while his younger brother had a cold face.
Two thousand cavalrymen attacked the Tuzhen, which had only more than 600 people, and it was almost certain to win, so the subsequent order of "complete the task before dawn, otherwise you would go back to the grassland" was simply a waste of time.
Although the other party had only about 600 people, they were all organized by a brigade, and it was a very important achievement to eliminate a regular army brigade of the August Empire.
With the order of the Shepherd Banner Lord, Muertie called the names of two thousand commanders, and then waved his hand with pride. Under the command of the thousand commanders, centurions and ten commanders, two thousand cavalrymen snatched the reins and turned their heads, each carrying a spare horse, quickly left the large army, and ran towards Kulong Town quickly.
After several months of confrontation drills, the Fifth Brigade is only one step away from the elite Brigade, that is, it has not gone through actual combat.
However, although the actual combat ability is not clear, as scouts, the cavalry troops are still very capable. They discovered the movements of the two thousand cavalrymen from Murtie from a distance.
After a little observation of the direction of the large herd flag cavalry unit, the scout cavalry captain waved his hand, and the scout cavalry immediately rushed back to Kulong Town.
At the entrance of the brigade department, Luo Ke and Luo Fei grabbed the machete and slashed with ferocious faces.
Deo and Sun Jie grabbed a sword, their faces uneasy.
Zhao Hu and Zhou Wen remained unchanged and watched the soldiers gathered towards the brigade square.
The soldiers who were heading to the brigade square gathering, heard the shouts of "Scouts urgently! Give way quickly!" and immediately made way out so that the scouts cavalry could pass quickly.
The scout cavalry team leader ran to Zhao Hu and reported before he could stop.
"Sir, most of the enemy soldiers are moving towards the provincial capital, and three or four thousand cavalry are attacking our town."
The team leader had no way to confirm the detailed enemy situation. It was now dark outside. If the other party had not been rushing forward with torches, he would probably not even know the approximate number.
Three or four thousand!
Hearing this number, everyone beside Zhao Hu, except for Locke and Luo Fei, all his faces changed, especially the team leader waiting for orders next to him.
The number of enemy soldiers is more than six times that of ours, and they are all cavalry!
I only have one cavalry squadron, plus some miscellaneous cavalry in other squadrons and brigade headquarters that can ride horses, the entire brigade has at most two hundred cavalry. How can I fight?
You know, cavalry is the king of land!
escape?
Please, escape in front of the cavalry?
It would be better to stay where you can fight to kill!
You should know that the pursuit of nomadic cavalry usually follows you and makes you so tired that you are then stepped forward and abused you until you die.
Everyone who didn't know what to do was look at Zhao Hu.
Zhao Hu was not panicked. When he knew the number of enemy troops attacked, he immediately rejected the possibility of escaping, so he directly ordered.
"The infantry hid behind the house, the archers went up to the roof, hiding themselves, the cavalry ambushed outside the town, and the logistics soldiers followed behind the cavalry."
Hearing this order, everyone was stunned for a moment and obeyed the order.
Although the team leaders usually acknowledged Zhao Hu's leadership under various means, they felt a little awkward. After all, Zhao Hu was a logistics officer, but the situation is different now.
According to the Imperial Military Law, during wartime, Zhao Hu, the person with the highest rank of the brigade, had automatically become the commander of the brigade. If his subordinates violated the orders, they could definitely be executed on the spot. This is a power that Zhao Hu would never have in normal times.
So although the team leaders had different ideas in their minds, they still chose to obey the orders.
The soldiers who received the order were immediately automatically grouped.
They have practiced this kind of hide and seek skills in the past few months. They not only hide well, but also hide quickly. So not long after, the originally noisy town immediately became silent, and only the torches illuminated during the dinner not long ago were blown by the wind.
Sun Jie, who followed Zhao Hu, hiding behind the house, asked in a low voice.
"Sir, why don't we hide in the house?"
Zhao Hu didn't say anything, but just knocked on the thick mud wall.
When Sun Jie was still not sure what was going on, Zhou Wen had already knocked Sun Jie on the head.
"Idiot, this town is full of mud houses, hiding in the house. As long as the enemy blocks the door, we can't escape.
"Sir, sir, can we, can we win?"
The middle-aged man, Dio, was so nervous that he stuttered when he spoke.
Zhao Hu looked at Deo, then looked at the Locke brothers who were freeing their weapons from time to time and were ready to rub their hands. Then he looked at the soldiers around him and couldn't help but smiled confidently.
"Don't be nervous, the enemy is all cavalry. As long as they rush in, the cavalry will lose its effect. Under our ambush, victory will definitely belong to us."
Hearing Zhao Hu's affirmation, the people around him were slightly calm, but a soldier murmured, "But there are three or four thousand people" which made everyone's hearts rise again.
Zhao Hu smiled again.
"There are not many people in three or four thousand, isn't it just something that can be solved by each of us with ten cuts?"
"The sir is right! Each person can get rid of them with just ten cuts. Compared to the fact that we usually have to cut thousands of cuts every day, it is so easy!"
The two Locke brothers responded loudly.
Looking back on the hard training over the past few months, the soldiers regained their confidence, and the idea that "those thousands of people are nothing great" surged in their hearts.
Just as the soldiers were calming down and even joking with each other, a whistling sound came from a distance.
Everyone's hearts tightened and they gathered their weapons.
The fight is coming.
Muertie led two thousand cavalrymen and rushed into the town roaring, without sending out avant-gardes.
In his opinion, there were only about 600 people on the other side, most of them were infantrymen, and they were not the opponents of his two thousand cavalry. They just rushed in and fought.
But when he saw the town, he spitted and cursed.
"Damn it! Let them run away!"
Anyone who sees the messy dining table, the open door, the messy items on the ground, and the silent environment will feel that people have already run away.
"Send the order and chase me! I don't believe how far infantry can run!"
The cavalry who rushed into the town arrived at the square. After seeing the mess, they subconsciously stopped their horses, and they couldn't stop. The tables and benches on the floor would trip them at any time.
They couldn't help but feel annoyed that they didn't even get the enemy's head this time, wouldn't it be a waste of time?
Just as they were about to instigate the superiors to continue chasing, Muertie's order was issued. They were so happy that they were ready to pursue, but because they had just stopped for a while, the cavalry behind were blocked, and the screams immediately sounded from behind.
There is nothing we can do about this. Who says the cavalry is fast?
Moreover, when these herdsmen saw the town, they rushed in to see what good things could be looted. In addition, these cavalry were equipped with two horses. This series of habits made them two thousand men and four thousand horses squeezed on the road across the entire town in Kulong Town.
Seeing the team stopping, Muertie was a little confused, but when he saw a cavalry dismounting into the mudstone house, he couldn't help but curse.
"Idiot! This is just a broken town. What good things can there be? Why don't you catch up and kill all the Imperial Army, and then turn around and chase the home team! All the valuable things are in the provincial capital, Idiot!"
Muertie's words made some cavalry who had already dismounted and found things to continue to stay on the horse, but had already dismounted but had nothing to find, run back quickly.
At this time, I wish I could kill Zhao Hu and his group immediately and catch up with the cavalry who went to the provincial capital to make a fortune. They became impatient with the procrastination of their comrades in front, and their screams became louder.
Just when the noise was getting loud, a shrill scream suddenly sounded, shocking Muertie and others.
And immediately followed, the continuous screams and an arrow that shot down Muertien mounts, which made him understand what was going on.
In order not to be suppressed by the mount, he turned over to the ground in a mess, then reflexively relied on the mount to block the sharp arrows shot from everywhere, and finally shouted in anger.
Chapter completed!