Shen Tang, Liu Xiangling, the iron-blooded traitor in the Southern Song Dynasty Chapter 516: The identity of the ambush soldier, ordered to attack the mountain
Chapter 516: The identity of the ambush soldier, ordered to attack the mountain
Chapter 516: Identity of the ambush soldiers, order to attack the mountain
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Mixed with dull sounds and occasional screams, the dense rain of arrows fell from the sky and landed on the heads of Shen Tang and others!
Shen Tang squinted his eyes, staring at the rain of arrows shot out from the dense forest on the mountainside, and suddenly ordered, "When the rain of arrows falls, there will be three thousand cavalry in front and behind, cruising from the north and south sides of the barren mountain. Anyone will appear." The archers prepared their bows and arrows, and the formation of three thousand took turns to counterattack in the direction of the arrow rain, suppressing it! The five thousand shield soldiers formed a roller formation with one hundred people, each hiding fifty swordsmen and spearmen, and they directly arched up. !The rest of the people are on alert and waiting for orders at any time!"
From the number and distribution of this arrow rain, Shen Tang could calculate that if there were no other ambush troops, the number of people who took action now was only about 5,000 to 8,000 people.
Moreover, the barren mountain in front of us is not that big, only 200 to 300 meters high. If some bare and visible places are removed, at most 20,000 troops can be ambushed.
Therefore, although he encountered an ambush, Shen Tang was not in a hurry to retreat.
Furthermore, whether it is the news from Xin Qiji or the news from Lu Feng, it is said that there are no Tibetan soldiers in Mianzhou. So, who are these ambush soldiers in front of them?
Are the Tibetan soldiers hiding too deeply, or are they originally members of the local tribal capital?
Moreover, even Xin Qiji didn't find any clues, so could Xin Qiji have encountered something abnormal in Mianzhou?
Fortunately, I am relatively relieved about Xin Qiji Shen Tang.
Although the current situation in Mianzhou is unclear, Xin Qiji has a full 10,000 troops in his hands.
Thinking back then, with only dozens of men in hand, Xin Qiji had the courage and strategy to attack the camp of tens of thousands of golden soldiers.
But now, he has a large army in hand. Even if someone wants to plan against him, he will need at least several times the number of troops.
The rain of arrows on the top of the mountain rose and fell for nearly a quarter of an hour. The moment the rain of arrows stopped, Balumu immediately gave an order, and the two cavalrymen suddenly jumped out of the formation and ran towards the north and south.
Almost at the same moment, the archers who had already prepared their bows and arrows removed the large shields above their heads, and a dense rain of arrows shrouded the hillside.
Archers are one of the main types of infantry in the Song Dynasty. Therefore, Shen Tang has nearly 20,000 archers in his hands! Attack in batches of 3,000 in turns. If there are enough bows and arrows, they can attack almost endlessly. .
Colleagues, the long horn sounded, the formation flags were waved, rows of shield soldiers carrying large shields in a formation of a hundred people protected the swordsmen and spearmen, and slowly attacked halfway up the hillside. Kill and go!
"Kill, kill, kill..."
Not long after, scattered shouts of killing came from both the north and south directions!
Shen Tang sneered when he heard this. It would certainly not be easy for these cavalry to attack the mountain.
However, it is easy to just let them roam around and prevent the enemy from escaping.
On this mountain top, no matter where the soldiers and horses come from, it is not an easy task to escape with thousands of cavalry cruising around.
"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the cavalry in the north and south directions have discovered traces of the enemy, each numbering two to three thousand men.
However, after they fought with our cavalry, they immediately retreated into the mountains.
Now, our cavalry is guarding key areas in the north and south, and we will not let them escape."
Not long after, news came back from the north and south!
Shen Tang nodded slightly, "Just order the cavalry to garrison, there is no need to enter the mountains! In addition, can we find out where the soldiers and horses are?"
"Commander Qi, judging from the corpses of those people, the main force should be Tibetan soldiers.
However, there are also some weirdly dressed people mixed in among them!”
"It seems that there are small local tribes involved."
Shen Tang said to himself that although there are no famous local tribes in Mianzhou, as mentioned before, there are almost countless tribes, large and small, in this land of Sichuan and Shu.
It would not be a strange thing if there were one or several small tribes in this continuous barren mountain.
As for why Xin Qiji and Lu Feng did not find any trace of these Tibetan soldiers and horses, Shen Tang was not surprised.
It is impossible to explore this continuous barren mountain in detail.
With the help of the local tribes, not to mention thousands of soldiers and horses, even if a hundred thousand troops were hidden, it would not be difficult to avoid being discovered.
"So, now all our actions are in the eyes of the other party! Therefore, it is not surprising that they can come to set up an ambush.
However, although the enemy is in darkness and we are in the clear, we are not completely at a disadvantage.
That being the case, let these Tubo people see what I, Shen Tang, can do."
The barren mountain in front of us is only three to five miles from north to south, and only two or three miles from east to west. Each hundred-man formation is divided into groups, and the entire side of the barren mountain is surrounded by water!
Arrows would occasionally fall from above the head, but unfortunately, apart from the initial strike, arrows were now being shot in a steady stream from below.
Although it is an upward attack, the distance between the two sides is not too far, so it can greatly suppress the ambush above.
These ambush soldiers also had rolling logs and rocks thrown down. However, Shen Tang did not let the attacking soldiers form a large formation. Instead, they formed small formations of a hundred people. This small formation was flexible and there was enough distance between the formations. , in this case, unless they are extremely unlucky, the falling wood and rocks cannot cause them much harm at all!
Both the north and south directions have been blocked by cavalry, and the front is surrounded by Shen Tang's army. But on the other side of the mountain, there is an open land leading to the east.
In other words, if the ambush soldiers in the mountains want to escape, they can only go east. Otherwise, they can only stay and fight Shen Tang's army.
But, can Xiangdong really escape?
Now the Jin cavalry under Shen Tang are also elite in the Jin Kingdom.
I am afraid that if they cannot escape Shen Tang’s sight, they will be shot dead by the cavalry that follows!
"kill!"
Just when the shield soldiers in front were about to climb halfway up the mountain, suddenly, chaotic shouts of killing came out from halfway up the mountain.
Then, Shen Tang saw swaying trees halfway up the mountain, arrows raining down, trees and rocks falling, and soldiers rushing towards the bottom.
Originally, most of the bows and arrows of Shen Tang's archers could only suppress them, and it was difficult to cause real damage to these ambushes.
Now, they all emerged from their hiding places. Although some archers fought back, the casualties also increased.
In addition, the arrow rain below was almost continuous with no interval at all, causing screams to continue halfway up the mountain!