East Factory Governor

Chapter 464 Battle of Lanzhou ([-])

After Xiao Bujing returned to the Demon Cult camp, he told Jin Gang about the ambush found on the side of the official road.

Jin Gang naturally deduced that there was also an ambush on the other side of the official road.

Once you know there is an ambush, things will be easier to handle.

He quickly found a general from Ma Shouying's department and asked him to find someone who was familiar with this area.Many of the Ma Shouying tribe are natives of Gansu, and they have been active in this area for a long time, so they naturally know the topography of Changwa Mountain well.Soon, the general found an acquaintance to lead the way.

Jin Gang sent 500 people from Ruijin Banner, plus [-] members of the Demon Cult. Under the guidance of that person, he found a small path on the back of the mountain where the government army was ambushing on the right side of the official road, and quietly touched it.

Afterwards, he personally led the army, marched along the official road, and waited two or three miles away from the ambush point.

His plan is to first pull out the ambushes on the mountain on the right side of the official road.If the ambush soldiers on the mountain on the left side of the official road go to reinforce them, they must go down the mountain and pass through the official road, so that his army can attack immediately and take the opportunity to destroy them.

However, Wang Zhuozhao, deputy general of the Changping Army, had experienced many battles and was prepared for this. He guessed that the Demon Sect would probably not charge up directly, so he strictly controlled the trails up the mountain, especially the trails on the back of the mountain. Dozens of secret whistle.

About half an hour later, someone came to report that a large number of people from the Demon Cult were found on one of the trails going up the mountain.

Wang Zhuozhao smiled disdainfully, and immediately led 6000 people to ambush on both sides of the trail.The reason why he was able to become the most valued person by You Shiwei, the commander in chief of Changping, was naturally not an idiot.In terms of courage and strategy, he surpassed the average level of Ming army generals in the same period by a large margin.

After the ambush was completed, not long after, more than [-] black-robed men with strong skills suddenly appeared in the forest. They were obviously spies of the Devil's Cult.

In order to avoid being discovered in an ambush, Wang Zhuozhao had already deployed a hundred or so good men near the mountain road, pretending to be normal patrols, responsible for killing the spies of the Demon Cult.

It's a pity that these black-robed men are so light-hearted, walking on the ground like walking on the ground in the mountains, so that the hundred patrol soldiers couldn't stop them.After the two sides started a small-scale contact, the Devil's Cult spies dropped five or six corpses and retreated immediately.As for the brothers in the official army, the loss was as high as more than 20 people.

Wang Zhuozhao was beating his head, did those spies discover his ambush?However, it is impossible to retreat at this time, as long as you follow the plan.

At that moment, Wang Zhuozhao envied the Demon Cult for having so many martial arts masters.These spies came and went like the wind, and the officers and soldiers were at a disadvantage.

After more than a quarter of an hour, the long Demon Cult team entered the ambush circle.

Wang Zhuozhao breathed a sigh of relief, he thought this showed that the Demon Cult did not discover his ambush.

As soon as he gave an order, the officers and soldiers on both sides of the trail immediately fired sharp arrows!But it is a pity that the Demon Cult prepared a lot of large shields, which greatly reduced the power of the crossbow arrows.

After several rounds of volleys, only a hundred or so demon cultists were killed.

The Devil's Cult's team was not chaotic at all, and some of the better light kung fu in the team jumped up like fleas, rushed directly into the ranks of the officers and soldiers, and fought frantically!

At the same time, the ordinary soldiers of the Devil's Cult immediately separated from the two sides and rushed up like a tide.Although there were a large number of them, there was no shoving or crowding. Whoever rushed to the left and who rushed to the right, and who rushed first and who rushed later, were all in order.

Wang Zhuozhao had never seen an army so calm when encountering an ambush, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.

According to the plan, the fireworks of the officers and soldiers lifted off and exploded.

In this way, the rest of the officers and soldiers on the mountain will immediately come to reinforce them with 2000 people.

The two sides fought fiercely.

The officers and soldiers were condescending, and they lined up early to wait, so they had a certain advantage at first.However, when more and more Demon Cult masters rushed in and dashed left and right in the official army formation with their strong personal cultivation, the formation of the official army was a little messed up.

At this moment, hundreds of Demon Cult soldiers suddenly came out from behind the officers and soldiers.These soldiers were all dressed in golden clothes, holding crossbows in their hands, two throwing axes stuck in their backs, and a long spear!
This is the standard configuration of the Demon Sect's Sharp Gold Banner.

The powerful crossbow whistled, as if it had eyes, and swished towards the officers and soldiers. Anyone who was hit by the arrow could not resist it even if they were wearing armor.

The officers and soldiers wailed suddenly, and they all fell down like weeds.

After the crossbow arrows were shot, the men of Ruijin Banner started throwing their axes again. Each of them had two axes, and 500 people equaled a thousand. For a while, the axes were indistinct in the forest, and they were bloody. The flying ax struck his head and neck, and he fell down with a muffled sound.

Afterwards, the five hundred sharp gold flags quickly turned into ten small formations, with 50 people in each formation, and rushed towards the officers and soldiers like ten beasts.These formations are constantly changing in response to the terrain and the surrounding enemy's situation, defending and attacking suddenly, and sometimes they have no scruples even if they are surrounded by the army, and they are extremely powerful.

On the other hand, the officers and soldiers had very few battle formations in the dense forest, and under the impact of the Devil's Cult's sharp gold banner, they were helpless for a while.

The position of the officers and soldiers was finally completely disrupted!

More and more members of the Demon Cult rushed up from behind, killing the officers and soldiers with overwhelming force.

Although the five thousand officers and soldiers took advantage of the ambush and the terrain, they were defeated in less than a quarter of an hour!
Fortunately, two thousand reinforcements finally arrived at this time. With this new force, the official army regained a little bit of momentum.

Wang Zhuozhao was shocked at this moment. He never expected that the Demon Cult's combat power would be so powerful, even worse than the Tartars!
But the two armies have already met, and retreating at this time is seeking death. The so-called meeting on a narrow road is the victory of the brave, and the only way to fight to the death is to fight!
With a loud roar, he took the lead and led his brothers to kill from left to right, setting off wave after wave of counterattacks!
The general obeyed his orders, and the soldiers were naturally extremely angry, not to mention that these soldiers were all Changping Army, Wang Zhuozhao's subordinates for many years, under his leadership, no one fled or surrendered.

Another fireworks launch!
The remaining 2000 people who were ambushing on this mountain also got up immediately and quickly reinforced Wang Zhuozhao.

The 500 Changping Army on the left side of the official road were all mobilized to fight fiercely with [-] people from the Demon Sect on the top of the mountain!
The Changping Army is one of the Long Live Army that guards the imperial city with heavy troops in Gyeonggi. They naturally have their pride.

In history, when Huang Taiji hit the root of the imperial city during the Jisi Change, the Changping Army was one of the troops that fought to the end!

However, pride and courage are not the ultimate power to determine victory or defeat.

The cultivators of the Demon Cult generally have higher levels of cultivation than the officers and soldiers, and fighting in the mountains is not the officer's strong point, so although the officers and soldiers have an advantage in numbers, they are inferior to the Demon Cult in terms of combat power.

Horrific howls and angry roars echoed in the mountains, ferocious faces, and blood flying in the forest, and finally drifted away with the mountain wind, leaving only cold corpses.

Another quarter of an hour later, a red firework rose from the Demon Cult formation.

Seeing this, Jin Gang at the foot of the mountain smiled faintly.

This means that the brothers on the mountain have controlled the situation.

But he still can't pass the official road.

He was waiting, waiting for the official army on the mountain on the right side of the official road to come to the rescue.

(End of this chapter)