Not long after Gong Fei entered the city, he heard the sound of fierce fighting in front of him, and he couldn't help but secretly thought that he had fallen into a trap! His previous worries were correct, there was indeed an ambush in Ling County.
Just when he was at a loss for what to do, the troops in front were defeated in an instant. Then he received the bad news that his fifth brother Gong Ge had been killed. Gong Fei couldn't help but his vision went dark and he almost fainted.
Of the five Gong brothers, he is now the only one left alone. However, he is also in a desperate situation, and there is a high probability that he will not be able to escape this disaster.
The disciples who were originally rushing forward were defeated by the Jingman troops. Everyone abandoned their posts and dragged their soldiers with frightened expressions. They rushed like wolves and hogs, which not only dispersed the people behind but also caused a huge commotion, leading to an overall "avalanche".
The army was defeated like a mountain...
Faced with such a situation, even if Gong Fei wanted to avenge his fifth brother, he could not do anything.
At the critical moment of life and death, he suddenly became decisive. He pulled the reins, turned the horse's head, and, guarded by several Kundi clan members, fled out of the city. During this period, in order to get out of danger as quickly as possible, the horse repeatedly stepped on the obstacles blocking the way.
Broken troops.
Just when Gong Fei finally arrived at the gate of the city after going through all kinds of hardships, he saw that the wooden bridge of the moat was crowded with people. Han and barbarians were vying for position, and they did not hesitate to draw swords against each other. Even those of the same clan stabbed each other in the back.
people.
The people who fell into the water and their corpses were densely packed in the moat, no less than a hundred people. The scene was very cruel and shocking.
The soldiers from Lingxian County were gradually approaching, Gong Fei was carrying a ray of light on his back. He gritted his teeth and was about to rush onto the bridge and fight his way out, when a cry of killing came from outside the city.
"There is an ambush outside the city? God is trying to kill me, the Gong family!" Gong Fei was so horrified that his face turned pale, and his heart fell into despair.
Ma Zhou, wearing armor and holding a sword, rode his horse into the chaotic crowd, slashing left and right with the sword in his hand. Dozens of horsemen followed closely behind him, including Liu Liang. This time he did not make his own decisions, but
With Liu Jing's permission.
Liu Jing was actually reluctant to let him charge forward, but this was Liu Liang's wish, and he couldn't bend his will too much.
The Gong family's Han-Barbarian coalition forces outside the city were already in chaos due to the defeat inside the city. Facing the sudden surprise attack launched by Ma Zhou and others from behind, they had no time to respond.
Dozens of horsemen, led by Ma Zhou, cut through the enemy group like a butcher unloading an ox. Facing the scattered enemies, they slashed and killed them wantonly and were unstoppable.
After the cavalry, there were hundreds of infantry, including more than a hundred armored ones as the vanguard, holding spears in their left hands and spears and halberds in their right hands. Facing the light and thin knights in single clothes and holding swords, they stabbed at each other with spears and halberds.
.There were screams for a while, blood was splashed everywhere, and limbs and heads were flying around. This could not be called a battle at all, but a one-sided massacre.
The person leading this infantry was Liu Jing. He was at the back end of the infantry formation. Yu Zheng, Wang Qiang, Liu Zhu, Shan Rixi and others were closely following him to protect safety.
When the entire infantry phalanx launched a fierce offensive along the gap left by the cavalry, the Gong family's Han-Barbarian coalition, which was already at a loss of ground, collapsed immediately.
Thousands of defeated soldiers abandoned their armor and swarmed toward the southwest, where they stopped the ship and landed. Their idea was simple. As long as they could escape back to the ship, they might be able to escape successfully.
sky.
But he didn't expect that this would play into Liu Jing's heart. If the defeated troops scattered and fled, he would not be able to catch them with the limited force at his hand, and the effect of victory would be greatly reduced.
Now all we need to do is follow the southwest direction and pursue them all the way. Not to mention annihilating all the enemies, we can at least expand the results several times.
Liu Jing asked Ma Zhou to lead 30 cavalry and 200 pawns to pursue the defeated troops from behind. He then led more than 100 soldiers to attack Chu Fang in the same city and attack hundreds of enemies below the city who were stubbornly resisting.
In fact, there were no fewer than a thousand enemies inside and outside the city who had surrendered. The reason why these people were so resolute was because Gong Fei, the boss of the Gong family, was among them and they were determined not to surrender.
However, Gong Fei was not a person capable of leading troops, and his resistance quickly collapsed in the face of Chu Fang's continuous fierce offensive.
Kundi and even the Jingman leaders of the clan who surrounded Gong Fei were successively killed by Chu Fang and his men.
Gong Fei laughed miserably. The so-called sneak attack plan of his fifth brother Gong Ge had completely failed. However, could he blame his fifth brother? Even if he followed his own ideas and fought steadily, he might not be able to escape defeat in the end.
Gong Fei did not want to die in the hands of Chu Fang, so he turned around and was about to jump into the moat. The sound of crossbows sounded one after another from behind. Gong Fei was hit by several arrows in the back and fell into the water.
Chu Fang came to the place where Gong Fei was diving and looked at the river with piercing eyes. Liu Jing came soon after and learned that Gong Fei had committed suicide by jumping into the water. He just nodded and didn't take it too seriously. He ordered: "Send the boat down.
If you can save those who have fallen into the water, do your best to save them. It's getting late now, so forget it. Wait until early tomorrow morning to fish out the bodies in the river and burn them with fire to prevent the spread of diseases and harm to the people."
"promise."
Liu Jing then left the more than 300 newly recruited soldiers with Shen Zhen, and asked him to be responsible for collecting prisoners and stabilizing the public order in Lingxian County.
He and Chu Fang led the Jia soldiers and county soldiers to help Ma Zhou and pursue the defeated troops.
The journey of nearly ten miles was extremely lively, with people everywhere, often two or three, escorting dozens of prisoners.
When Liu Jing and Chu Fang rushed non-stop to the banks of the Xiang River and Linghu River, thousands of defeated troops stayed on the shore and could not board the ship. Ma Zhouzheng led the troops to rush back and forth with their infantry and cavalry.
The timely arrival of Liu Jing and Chu Fang made the battle no longer suspense. Most of the defeated troops surrendered. Only a few people were lucky enough to escape onto the ship and escape. There were also sporadic defeated troops who took advantage of the cover of night to escape into the wilderness.
In the mountains.
Liu Jing left the subsequent finishing work to Chu Fang, who hurried back to Ling County under the protection of Ma Zhou, Liu Liang and other cavalry.
In front of the brightly lit county temple, Liu Jing bumped into Zheng Zhen and asked: "Bomu, are there any disruptors in the city after the war?"
He nodded solemnly and said, "There are a few frivolous young men who took the opportunity to cause trouble."
Liu Jing couldn't help but frown: "It's unreasonable for you to dare to cause trouble at such a critical moment. Bomu, you must be dealt with strictly."
"Nuo." Zheng Zheng has a ruthless character. Even if Liu Jing didn't say anything, he would definitely not let these people go.
Liu Jing and Zheng Zheng went to the main hall together. All the county officials who were supposed to resign and return home gathered here. When they saw Liu Jing, who was dressed in military uniform and had a heroic appearance, they were full of awe and bowed together: "Congratulations to the Ming Dynasty.
Execute the great thief Gong in Ling County."
"Big thief?" Liu Jing couldn't help laughing when he heard this. When he killed Gong Ying, Gong Fu, and Gong Wu before, he didn't hear them call Gong a thief. Now that all five Gong brothers have died, he immediately changed his name to a big thief?