The military structure of the Daning Dynasty was divided into corps commanders, chief commanders, bo commanders, school lieutenants, partial generals, Zhonglang generals, and generals.
A battalion usually consists of 500 to 1,000 people. The highest officer is the captain, with 5 to 10 chiefs under his jurisdiction. They are regarded as mid-level officers connecting the previous and the following.
Comparing the number of people, the hundred Jin Yiwei Wang Xu brought were definitely not as many as the other party.
But when it comes to combat prowess, not counting him as the governor, there are also two great masters, General Xiahou and Cheng Qianhu, plus hundreds of elite Jinyi Guards, so there is no fear of not being able to fight against the previous battalion.
Surabaya County
"Sir, Sishui County has arrived, should we go into the city for repairs?"
At around five o'clock in the afternoon, the path came to an end, and Sishui County came into view.
Sishui County is a lower county, surrounded by mountains, with a population of less than 10,000 households, so it is not considered a big city.
Wang Xu sat in the sedan, looked at the city gate of Sishui County, shook his head and said: "It's still very early, let's continue on our way, we have enough food, there is no need to waste time."
"yes"
The messengers rode away, and the team of hundreds of people bypassed the city gate and continued to advance along the mountain road.
After walking for more than two hours, the sky gradually darkened, and an inn beside the mountain road slowly appeared in front of everyone.
"Continue to go!"
If there was no report from Ye Zhiqiu, he might have asked the team to stop and rest at the inn for one night.
But despite Ye Zhiqiu's warning, he foolishly entered the inn to stay, which means his brain is abnormal.
After all, if there is an ambush, the inn is definitely a good place to attack, so we might as well not give the opponent a chance.
"Kill!"
The sky is getting darker and darker, and the sun is setting in the west, leaving only a trace of light in the sky.
Wang Xu and his party had just passed a corner along the mountain road when they heard shouts of death from ahead.
"Sir, it seems that there are bandits in front of you!" Hearing the shouts of killing from the front, the Jin Yiwei who were walking in front reined in their horses and waited for Wang Xu's order.
Wang Xu's eyes were still, and the mountain road was difficult to walk. He had changed from a sedan chair to a war horse. Of course he could see what others could see.
In sight, twenty or thirty people dressed as bandits were surrounding three carriages, shouting and killing them.
The carriage seemed to belong to a country squire, and he and a dozen servants were gathered around to resist, and they were inextricably killed by the bandits.
Seeing the sudden arrival of a large group of people, the bandits broke into a commotion and unconsciously stopped waving their weapons, giving the guards a chance to breathe.
"Sir, we are the servants of Geng Yuan's wife in Sishui County. Our lady is on the carriage. We have been attacked by bandits. Please give me a favor."
A man dressed as a servant ran over and shouted to Wang Xu and his party for help.
Wang Xu didn't wait for him to come over, he pulled out the hand crossbow from the saddle and shot the arrow without looking.
Whoosh!!
The crossbow arrow broke through the air and directly hit the servant's chest. The servant looked at the crossbow arrow on his chest in disbelief, opened his mouth, and staggered to the ground.
"Hmph, you're a trivial person, but you also want to deceive me!"
Wang Xu retracted his crossbow, looked at the servants and bandits who were confronting each other a few meters apart, and said coldly: "Kill, kill them all!"
swish swish
Hundreds of royal guards all raised their crossbows, and arrows rained down from the sky.
They were tens of meters apart, when the hand crossbow was most lethal. With only three volleys, no one, no matter the bandit or the servant, could stand.
"We fought for a long time, but no one died. I knew without looking that these people were just putting on a show!"
Wang Xu rode his horse forward and walked up with General Xiahou and Yan Shi. He looked at the corpses on the ground with a sneer.
"Your Excellency is wise!" Yan Shi flattered you calmly, as if he admired you very much.
"Huh?"
After walking a few steps, Wang Xu suddenly stopped his horse, waved his hand, and shattered the carriage of a carriage with his air-splitting palm.
"ah!"
The screams came and caught the eye. There were two girls sitting in the carriage. One was dressed like a young lady, and the other looked like a maid.
Seeing the two people screaming and hugging each other tightly, Wang Xu frowned slightly and waved his hand, shattering the carriages of the other two carriages.
As you can see, there are two carriages at the back. One is loaded with cloth and satin, and the other is loaded with silver and old clothes. They seem to be young ladies going to stay in the countryside for a while.
"Zheng!"
General Xiahou rode forward, drew out his sword, and struck the two women on the carriage head-on.
puff!!
The sword energy was everywhere, the head fell to the ground, and the souls of the master and the servant died in an instant.
After doing all this, Xia Hou sheathed his sword and said softly: "Sir, these two female gangsters are so disguised that they almost deceived me."
"this"
Yan Shi looked at the corpse, with doubt on his face, and whispered: "Did we make a mistake? These people don't look like gangsters?"
"How could we make a mistake? They can only be wrong. We can't make mistakes." Xiahou Jiang gave Yan Shi a cold look with warning in his eyes.
Wang Xu showed no expression on his face and said in a cold voice: "Leave two people behind and take care of the corpses around us. Let's continue on the road."
"Yes, sir"
The convoy set off again. As for whether there was a mistake, only God knows, and who would care about this issue.
Gululu
The Jin Yiwei rode on horseback, and the sound of the wheels of the prison car pressing against the mountain road could be heard.
Half an hour later.
"Kill!"
Just how far we had gone, when we looked from a distance, we saw another wave of bandits robbing our homes.
Just like last time, this time there were about thirty bandits, surrounding several carriages, shouting and killing.
The only difference was that this time it was not servants who were besieged, but a caravan of five carriages.
In the caravan, a dozen martial artists dressed as bodyguards were fighting with the bandits inextricably.
Suddenly, seeing a large group of people coming from behind, both parties were startled and couldn't help but stop fighting.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, a strong man dressed as an escort came quickly with a short knife and said loudly: "My lords, we are the escorts of the Mighty Escort Bureau. We are escorting the silver coins of Chengxiang Yinzhuang, please."
"
Whoosh!!
Wang Xu's reaction was as usual, he drew his crossbow without looking and shot the strong man in the chest with an arrow.
"Kill, leave no one behind."
After giving the order, Jin Yiwei raised his crossbow again, and arrows rained down from the sky.
Yan Shi did not follow the action, with a look of unbearability on his face, and asked: "Sir, what if I make another mistake?"
"wrong?"
Wang Xu turned around suddenly, met Yan Shi's eyes, and smiled after a moment: "I won't regret it if I'm wrong!"
Buzz buzz!!
The arrows dropped from the sky with a sound of piercing the air, like countless bees, and landed in the crowd with a tinkling sound.
Being shot by the rain of arrows from the sky, the bandits and bodyguards screamed and fell half down, leaving only a few intact.
crunch
Winding up the string for the second time, the second rain of arrows came again.
The remaining bodyguards and bandits leaned together, shooting arrows, and shouted in unison: "Brothers, kill, the plan has been seen through!"
Clang!!
The carriages of five carriages were knocked open, and inside each carriage were eight strong men armed with steel knives and dressed as bandits.
"Kill!" Accompanied by the cry of killing, forty bandits rushed down from five carriages.
Similarly, in the woods on both sides of the mountain road, there were also people rushing in from all directions, with hundreds of people densely packed.
"You saw it, I knew it was an ambush!"
Wang Xu sat on the tall horse with a smile on his face and pointed: "Look, if we rushed in to help the bodyguards just now, we were destined to be scattered. Once the soldiers ambush in the carriage, no, it was bandits, rushed out,
We are about to fall into a situation where we are fighting on our own.”
"Sir, you are so wise!" The corners of Yan Shi's mouth twitched slightly. Now that the matter has come to this, what else can he say.
"Use the prison car as the center, form a crossbow formation, and kill them all!" Wang Xu gave the order, and the Jinyi guards immediately formed a circle and raised their crossbows to aim at the outside.
These strong men pretending to be bodyguards and bandits, although they are all dressed as bandits, they move forward and retreat smoothly without any chaos, and they are not afraid of hand crossbows. They have received professional training at first sight.
"Free Fire!"
Along with the order, there was an overwhelming sound of bowstrings being pulled, and the bandits who rushed in front fell in droves.
Wang Xu sat on the horse and watched all this with cold eyes.
When some bandits face feather arrows, they can't help but raise their left hand to resist, as if their left hand is equipped with a shield.
Seeing the subconscious reactions of these people, Wang Xu had a sneer on his face. The first reaction of a real bandit when faced with a crossbow arrow was to run away with his head in his arms. The first reaction of these bandits was to resist. It was obvious at a glance that they were not mountain bandits.
thief.
Fortunately, these people disguised as bandits were not equipped with bows, arrows and shields. Otherwise, looking at those rushing in front, they would subconsciously react by raising their shields to block. It is not difficult to see that their arms are from the sword and shield soldiers, which are specially designed to deal with arrows.