bookcurios Chapter 301: Successful Interception
Chapter 301: Successful Interception
As dusk approached, the spies in front of the Anding Army finally brought back news.
The soldier said, "Chen Jun's troops are heading in our direction. They have about 10,000 men."
Xue Yao lay on the stone and said, "Everyone, lie in ambush and wait for my order."
About a moment later, there was a sound of horse hooves coming from afar.
Looking from halfway up the mountain, you can vaguely see a lot of people.
A moment later, Chen Jun's troops finally appeared in front of the Anding Army.
Xue Yao stretched out his hand, signaling the soldiers to get ready.
The Chen army below did not notice the Anding army hiding in the dark and continued to advance towards Guangning City.
Seeing that this group of Chen’s troops were getting closer and closer to the center of the explosives, the soldiers of the Anding Army couldn’t help but feel a little more nervous.
"Archery."
Seeing that the time was ripe, Xue Yao immediately gave the order.
The soldiers behind him held up the military flag, and the rest of the soldiers, upon receiving the order, immediately shot flaming arrows onto the official road.
Although the arrows did not hit the soldiers of Chen's army, they all fell on the fuel oil on the official road. For a moment, a fire broke out and ignited the explosives in the center.
There was a loud bang, and the soldiers of Chen Jun who were next to the explosives were blown away.
Although the amount of explosives was not large, the impact it caused was quite large.
For a moment, there was chaos in Chen’s army.
"Shoot, shoot at the enemy generals!"
Xue Yao shouted.
An ambush began.
Suddenly, gunshots rang out in the valley.
"There's an ambush!"
General Chen Jun shouted loudly.
There were crackling sounds on both sides of the official road and among the rocks and trees.
This group of Chen army soldiers had no idea where the other side's achievements came from. They wanted to fight back, but they were shot and fell to the ground one by one.
They were in a panic, in a mess,
At this moment, there was a raging fire on the official road. Many soldiers of the Chen army were set on fire and rolled around screaming.
The sky was growing darker and darker. Chen's soldiers could not see where the enemy was at all. Even if they wanted to fight back, they did not know where to start. Many soldiers held their weapons blankly, looking around with terrified expressions.
"Archers, strike back! There are enemies on the hill!"
The general of Chen’s army was still shouting, and he had already discovered where the gunshots came from.
But the gunshot was so deafening that it almost made it impossible for Chen’s soldiers to make any judgment.
“Rush up the mountain!”
The general shouted again, his tone was very anxious.
Among these more than 10,000 Chen troops, most of them were temporarily formed troops and had little combat experience. Now that they were in disarray, they could only allow the Anding Army to slaughter them.
Originally, Xue Yao only wanted his soldiers to fire a few shots, and then immediately lead his troops to withdraw after Chen Jun counterattacked. However, the Chen Jun in front of him was so vulnerable.
The Anding Army's flintlock rifles fired several rounds, and the crossbows were almost out of arrows. The Chen army was still in chaos and could not organize an effective counterattack at all.
At this time, Qin Yu tightly gripped the flintlock in his hand, aimed at the commanding general, and after a moment, pulled the trigger.
The general of Chen army who was on his horse was immediately knocked to the ground.
A bullet hit his defenseless throat directly.
The death of the general made the Chen army even more panicked.
"Evacuate first!"
When Chen's soldiers saw that their generals were all dead, they quickly abandoned their baggage and retreated to the rear.
With the appearance of the first deserter, more and more deserters followed, disregarding everything, abandoning their weapons and armor and fleeing.
This vanguard force,
"Want to give chase?"
The soldiers of the Anding Army asked.
"Don't chase, don't waste bullets."
Xue Yao said calmly.
They don't have their horses with them now, so even if they chase, it won't have any good effect. It's better to be cautious.
After a one-sided fight, the Anding Army won a great victory again.
The Anding Army did not go down the mountain to check the results of the battle, but chose to move quickly to prevent the Chen Army from discovering their tracks.
"Are there any brothers killed or injured?"
Xue Yao asked.
"My Lord, no brothers were killed. Only a dozen were injured by arrows. They have been taken back to the rear for treatment."
"Very good, now move your position immediately and ambush in another place."
Obviously, Chen Jun would not fall into an ambush a second time.
"Please lead the way, Miss Qin."
Qin Yu made the greatest contribution in this ambush. Without her leadership, the Anding Army would not have been able to arrive here and ambush in the first time. Moreover, in the battle just now, it was even Qin Yu who killed the general of the Chen army with her own hands.
In the darkness, the soldiers of the Anding Army continued to lurk in the valley, waiting for the arrival of the next group of troops at any time.
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Guangning City.
It was already dark, Jiang Zuo stood on the city wall, gazing into the dark distance.
Outside Guangning City, sporadic fires can be seen.
Not long ago, we received a battle report from outside the city. On a position ten miles away from Guangning City, the Yan army had already started a skirmish with the Chen army. Since the Yan army did not have many troops, it was at a disadvantage for a while. Fortunately, Jiang Zuo sent reinforcements in time and barely repelled the vanguard of the Chen army.
But Jiang Zuo knew that this victory was nothing. The follow-up troops of the Chen army were already on the way and could gather hundreds of thousands of troops at any time to besiege Guangning City.
But I don’t know what the situation is like on Qin Yu’s side.
At this time, footsteps came from behind.
A soldier came up behind Jiang Zuo and reported: "Sir Jiang, our supplies have arrived outside Guangning City and will be able to enter the city tomorrow morning."
"Okay, immediately order the troops outside the city to escort us and enter the city for defense."
Jiang Zuo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It has been announced that the follow-up supplies have arrived in Guangning City. In this way, the blocking troops outside the city can also return to Guangning City for defense, avoid field battles with Chen’s army, and reduce casualties.
Looking at the fire in the distance, Jiang Zuo could predict that perhaps tomorrow, Chen’s army would immediately attack Guangning City.
In Jiang Zuo's view, this battle to defend Guangning City was actually a decisive battle between the two countries of Yan and Chen.
According to intelligence obtained from various places, Chen Jun has almost deployed half of his elite troops for this battle.
If this battle can severely damage the main force of the Chen army, then the Yan army under Jiang Zuo will have an easier time in the next battle.
Therefore, this time, it was not just a defensive battle. What Jiang Zuo had to do was to cooperate with the Yan army that had been arranged outside the city to completely eliminate the Chen army outside.
Even if we don't completely wipe them out, we must beat them so hard that they can't breathe.
The night grew darker, but Jiang Zuo showed no sign of tiredness at all. He still stood on the city wall, keeping watch with the soldiers.
"Your Excellency, please go back and rest first. If there is any urgent news, I will inform you as soon as possible."
The subordinate came forward and said.
Jiang Zuo shook his head and asked, "Hasn't there been any news from the Anding Army's blocking troops outside the city?"
The subordinate shook his head and said, "Not yet."
Hearing this, Jiang Zuo felt a little nervous for some reason.