bookcurios Chapter 298 Battle of Tanshan
Chapter 298 Battle of Tanshan
Jiga Wa heard the report from the visitor that the grain storage area had also been set on fire.
At this moment, his heart instantly rose to his throat. The food he had snatched with great difficulty was now on fire. How would he live in the future?
"Hurry! Save the food, hurry!" Jiga Wa shouted anxiously.
Kerosene was poured on the granary and it caught fire very quickly. The Hun army rushed over and poured water on it, but the fire was not extinguished as quickly as that in the horse feed yard.
"Have you found out how many people attacked the camp?" Jiga Wa stared at the scout in front of him and asked at the top of his voice.
"Captain, with so many people coming and going, it's hard to tell exactly how many there are. It seems the total number is in the thousands."
"Thousands of people? How many thousands of people are there?"
"Uh! It should be around 4,000 to 5,000 people."
The people coming here are mobile, and the scouts dare not report too few people. If the people who are encircling them suffer losses, they will definitely be punished.
"Gather ten thousand men and go out and strangle these thieves!"
When Jiga Wa learned that there were only a few thousand people here and they dared to set fire and cause trouble, he was furious and angry to the extreme.
Just when the Jigawawa camp sent out 10,000 people, Pu Bucheng also received the news.
"Marshal, should we go and provide support?"
A soldier who came to report the news came to inquire.
Pu Bucheng looked at the camp with flickering fire and said indifferently:
"Be careful of a trap, we should hold our camp firmly."
Ten thousand people searched in the dark night and seemed to have found a group of people at the foot of Lushan Mountain, retreating towards the mountain.
"Boss, there's someone over there."
The Hun army pointed at the swaying figure and shouted.
"Chase!"
The bright moon hung high in the sky, and the swaying figures on the ground appeared particularly clear. The pursuers did not look like they numbered five thousand people at all.
For a moment, everyone was stunned, and the chasing team involuntarily reached the foot of the mountain.
The search team operated separately, originally consisting of 500 people in a team, but when they operated at night, the number of people increased to 1,000.
Just as they approached the foot of the mountain, rockets were fired from the mountain.
The burning rocket drew a beautiful parabola, exposing the enemy's hiding place at the same time. The leader of the Hun team was ecstatic.
"Go and report quickly, the enemy has been spotted."
"Yes!" a soldier responded and turned to run towards the team behind.
On the other side, the same situation was happening, but they had already started to assemble two teams, shouting and chasing, heading straight towards Tanshan.
Tanshan is called this name because the terrain here is relatively flat, making it easy for pursuers to rush up.
Seeing the pursuers approaching, Su Dingshan made a gesture to his men, and a flare arrow pierced the silent night sky.
When Fat Tiger saw the order to attack was issued, he took the lead and led his men to rush towards the Huns' army.
Although the moonlight was bright tonight, some of the Huns were still holding torches. When Fat Tiger rushed over, he would just shoot at those holding torches, and he would basically not make any mistakes.
The biggest worry about a night attack is hitting the wrong person, so carrying a torch is undoubtedly a huge mistake.
When Su Dingshan was preparing for a night battle, he gave everyone a white cloth strip and asked them to tie it on their heads, which meant revenge for the elders and folks of Mayi.
After knocking down the people holding torches, the rest depended on eyesight. Unfortunately, these soldiers of the Great Zhou had poor eyesight at night, and even with moonlight, it was still quite slow for them to distinguish these people.
The battle between five thousand people and two thousand people ended in a stalemate. Before the two thousand Huns were eliminated, three thousand reinforcements arrived from behind.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Su Dingshan immediately led his men to stop the reinforcements.
On Tanshan Mountain, which is less than two miles in area, more than 10,000 people were fighting together, and the battle situation was difficult to resolve.
Fortunately, they had the advantage in numbers, and soon more than half of the enemy troops were killed on the spot, but then another 2,000 Huns came up and joined the battle.
Originally there were only scattered torches on the ground, but in the end, several of them turned into piles of fire, illuminating the entire Tanshan Mountain.
Jia Yixiao's side was relatively easier. First of all, Lushan was located at a high altitude, and whether it was shooting arrows or rolling stones from above, they could effectively consume the enemy. Besides, there were only 4,000 people rushing to their side, so the pressure was naturally much less.
Jiga Wa also obtained intelligence. Since it was not from the same direction, he finally learned that the number of enemies was about 10,000.
"Ten thousand people have gone out, why hasn't the battle ended yet?"
He was full of confusion and asked the others in the tent.
The fire was finally put out, and only a small amount of food was destroyed, so we didn't have to starve for a few days.
For these fierce and bloodthirsty people, as long as they don't starve to death for three days, they can eat anything else.
"Report, the enemy has the upper hand, and our people are engaged in a melee with them. The leaders are requesting support."
"Support, how are they doing now?"
"The fighting was extremely strenuous. Nighttime combat was quite chaotic and difficult to defeat the enemy."
"Can you confirm the number of people?"
"No more than 10,000 people."
"Hiss..." Jiga Wa's eyes rolled. There were less than 10,000 people, and they had been fighting for so long. He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell why.
"My dear leaders, whoever is willing to lead another army, I will give him 5,000 men."
"Chief, I am willing to lead people there." A burly man stepped forward and said.
"Very good, Mohad, I'll give you 5,000 men, and we'll fight a quick battle."
"Understood!" Mohad put his hand on his chest and bowed.
The six thousand Huns on Tan Mountain came up one after another. Just when they were almost all wiped out, another team came up, with a total of five thousand people.
"It never ends!" Fat Tiger spat out a mouthful of blood from his mouth and cursed angrily.
During the battle, his face was hit by the enemy's weapon, his teeth were broken, and a fishy smell filled his mouth.
"Aiya~" Mohad waved the three-headed spear in his hand, shouting and leading his men forward.
In order to move quickly, they all held torches, and when they approached, they threw the torches one by one towards the Mayi army.
"Fuck your grandma..." Fat Tiger was not afraid of being hit by the torch and rushed forward with a mace in hand.
"Kill!" Seeing Fat Tiger rushing forward, the other soldiers also shouted and followed him.
Su Dingshan had chopped down the last enemy and thought he could take a breath, but when he saw another enemy coming, he swung the knife in his hand.
"Quick, let's go help them."
"Go and help them." Shouts were heard in the team. This was to convey information to the comrades around them, so that everyone shouted the same voice and effectively conveyed the commander's orders.
At this time, no one cared how many people could hear them. They shouted and followed Su Dingshan to kill towards the enemy.
The battle on Lushan side ended quickly. Due to the high terrain, the situation on Tanshan could be seen from afar. Jia Yixiao didn't understand why all the enemies went to Tanshan, while the number of people on his side was so small?