novelSusiti Chapter 70 Cut in half, the tragic fate of the government troops
Chapter 70 Cut in half, the tragic fate of the government troops
Once their entire army leaves the valley and enters this open space, the moment their guard relaxes, Chao Gai and Lü Guang will lead their troops out again, catching the government army completely off guard!
"Tap...tap...tap..."
soon.
The heavy footsteps grew clearer and clearer as they approached, as if they were treading on everyone's hearts. Thousands of people were walking at the same time, and even if their steps were light, the combined sound was enough to carry dozens of feet away.
"They're here!"
Chao Gai's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly stood up. His bamboo hat slipped off, revealing his dark and resolute face.
He shouted in a low voice, his words booming like thunder through the dense forest: "Pass down the order! All troops, conceal yourselves! No one is to attack without my command! Anyone who disobeys will be punished according to military law!"
His voice carried an undeniable authority, instantly silencing the restless forest, leaving only the rustling of leaves in the wind.
This time, Chao Gai staked almost the entire fortune of Liangshan. Of the more than 10,000 soldiers in the stronghold, he brought out a full 7,000 elite troops, excluding the elderly, women, and children left behind to guard the stronghold.
Seven thousand men against eighteen thousand might seem like a futile effort, but Chao Gai and his men's target was never the main force of the government army, but rather the vanguard that had emerged from the valley first and was not yet firmly established.
You have to eat one bite at a time, and fight one step at a time. Trying to swallow the main force of the government army in one gulp is nothing short of a pipe dream!
Chao Gai gripped his iron-tipped spear tightly, his eyes fixed intently on the valley entrance, with only one thought in his mind.
First, cut off its claws and teeth, then blunt its sharpness.
In this battle, only victory is allowed; defeat is not permitted!
As the footsteps drew closer, the figures became clearer.
First, a general's flag embroidered with the character "常" emerged from the shadows at the valley entrance.
Next came Chang Zhengkuo's bright armor, which gleamed coldly in the sunlight.
The three thousand vanguard soldiers behind him were lined up in neat rows, stepping out of the valley entrance one by one.
At first, their formation was fairly well-organized, but after taking several dozen steps and seeing nothing unusual around them, many soldiers subconsciously relaxed their vigilance.
Some people wiped the sweat from their foreheads, some casually exchanged a few words with their comrades, and some even planted their spears on the ground and took a breath.
The open space outside the valley entrance was not spacious, and with three thousand vanguard soldiers crammed together, their formation gradually became somewhat disordered.
Chao Gai's pupils suddenly contracted.
It's now!
He suddenly stood up from behind the tree where he was hiding, raised the Heavenly King Mountain-Splitting Saber high in his hand, and his voice boomed like thunder: "Kill..."
That roar was like a firecracker with its fuse lit.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
In the dense forest, shouts of battle suddenly shook the heavens.
Lü Guang's five hundred archers drew their bows and nocked their arrows almost simultaneously, firing them with a sharp whooshing sound as they shot towards the chaotic vanguard.
The whistling sound of arrows piercing the air mingled with the screams of the government troops caught off guard.
Immediately afterwards, two thousand spearmen roared out of the dense forest like tigers descending the mountain.
The spearhead pierced the air, carrying an indomitable momentum, and plunged fiercely into the formation of the government troops.
Those soldiers who were just moments ago so relaxed had no time to react.
Many people didn't even have time to draw their swords before their chests were pierced by spears, blood splattering everywhere.
Thousands of henchmen from further away also charged out, brandishing machetes and short axes, shouting.
They lacked any particular strategy, but their superior numbers allowed them to surge forward like a tidal wave, surrounding the isolated officers and soldiers.
Chang Zhengkuo's expression changed drastically. He never expected that the ambush was outside the valley!
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"Oh no! An ambush! Shield bearers in formation at the front, spearmen with spears raised in formation! Quickly, form a defensive formation immediately!"
Chang Zhengkuo roared hoarsely, veins bulging on his forehead like ferocious green snakes. Then, he suddenly drew his sword from his waist, the blade pointing straight at the valley entrance, trying to calm the restless morale of the troops with his chilling killing intent.
"Hold your ground! The main force of the central army will be here in an instant, what's the panic!"
He raised his voice as high as he could, his hoarse voice tearing through the silence of the valley. But as soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers behind him stirred. Many of the new recruits turned pale, their hands trembling uncontrollably as they gripped their weapons.
At the edge of the formation, several soldiers even instinctively shrank back, staggering and nearly knocking over their comrades.
But before he could finish speaking, a sudden change occurred.
On the mountain walls on both sides of the valley entrance, dozens of dark figures suddenly appeared behind the originally bare cliffs. They were all strong men, each with bare arms, shouting and pushing the huge rocks that were tied with ropes.
With a deafening roar, a millstone-sized boulder, accompanied by a strong gust of wind, tumbled down and crashed onto the bluestone ground at the valley entrance, scattering fragments of rock everywhere. The ground trembled violently, and even Chang Zhengkuo, who was directing the operation from the center of the formation, could clearly feel the shaking beneath his feet.
Behind the boulder, countless fragments of rock, along with broken branches and fallen leaves, poured down like raindrops, completely blocking the narrow valley entrance in no time.
Without half a day of clearing and excavating those mountains of rubble, it would be impossible for any reinforcements to break through.
In other words, his three thousand vanguard troops didn't receive a single reinforcement in half a day!
Just now, Xu Sima led his troops to explore the valley, searching it inside and out three times.
If a large group of people were lying in wait, they would have nowhere to hide.
But the enemy only hid a few dozen people, just to block the valley entrance, while their main force was nowhere to be found. Such a scheme was truly vicious and something that ordinary bandits could never have come up with.
"Among the border troops and bandits, there must be some former famous border generals in command."
Chang Zhengkuo suddenly thought of a possibility.
Only this possibility could explain why this massive anti-bandit army found itself in such a predicament in its very first battle, before even truly engaging the bandits.
"What vicious bandits!" Chang Zhengkuo said, his face ashen as he looked at the completely sealed valley entrance. His face was as dark as ink, his teeth were clenched so tightly that they made a grinding sound, and his knuckles turned pale from the force.
He gripped his sword tightly, the hilt almost digging into his palm, his eyes swirling with shock, anger, and despair.
Today, it seems we'll have to fight to the death here!
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"Hahaha! Brothers, fire! Pierce through these government troops' turtle shells!"
Chao Gai's arrogant laughter pierced through the thick smoke of battle, carrying a ruthless determination to win. The laughter echoed through the valley, sending chills down the spines of the government troops.
He's determined to defeat these three thousand government troops today!
At Chao Gai's command, the twenty ballistae hidden behind the high ground were unleashed simultaneously.
The clicking sounds of the rotating mechanisms were continuous and extremely jarring.
Whether in this alien world or the original Blue Star world...