Han Baihang and Yang Shihou looked at each other. Han Baihang squinted his eyes, looked out of the village, and said in a cold tone: "It's unexpectedly coming so fast! Blow the trumpet, prepare to meet the enemy!"
The assembly horn sounded, and the troops quickly gathered. Han Baihang walked up to Zhou Qing and kicked one of them on the butt, and cursed: "You have all the strength you have, use it to kill the enemy. Don't give me any trouble."
Liheng, go back and gather!"
The two threw down the stone and ran back in a hurry. Yang Shihou came over and asked Han Baihang: "Are we still going to fight as planned?"
Han Baihang nodded and said: "First order the troops to be dispersed, expose everything, and give them a surprise."
After giving the order, the team quickly dispersed in every corner outside the village, hiding in simple trenches. There was a rapid sound of horse hooves in the distance, and a large group of people and horses could be seen approaching from a distance.
The bandits looked huge, but they were clustered together and distinct, divided into three large groups, with some stragglers mixed in among them.
The entire bandit gang totaled more than two hundred people. Han Baihang took a look and grinned: "Good guy, it looks like all the bandits within a radius of 20 miles have come over. Han Baihang's life seems to be pretty good."
It’s valuable.”
At this time, Han Baihang had a mortar next to him. Seeing the bandits approaching and the artillerymen about to attack, Han Baihang stopped him, squinted his eyes and looked ahead and said, "Wait a minute!"
The bandit was getting closer and closer, and he could already see the face clearly. Han Baihang waved his hand and shouted: "Hit me!"
With a bang, a flash of fire appeared in the dark night, and the hot shells landed in the center of the crowd. The scattered shrapnel brought out countless blood.
Following a burst of wailing, the bandits who gathered together dispersed in an instant and began to fight back in the direction of Han Baihang. At this time, the second shell fell, but the effect was much worse than the previous one.
The bandits stabilized their formation, found bunkers, and began to fight back at Han Baihang. At this time, a group of people suddenly appeared on the right side of the bandits, and under the cover of machine guns, they rushed towards the bandits.
Seeing the enemies descending like magic soldiers from the sky, the bandits were distracted and began to shoot at the people led by Zhou Qing. As soon as the frontal firepower weakened, Han Baihang and his men got out of the trench, opened the way for the artillery shells, and opened fire on the bandits.
A head-on blow.
However, after all, Han Baihang was at a numerical disadvantage. After the initial panic, the bandits stabilized their position and began to fight back in an orderly manner. They quickly pushed back Han Baihang and Zhou Qing, and even began to approach the two.
"Company commander, what should we do now?"
Han Baihang raised his head and glanced outside, and was almost hit by a stray bullet. He calculated the time and found that Yang Shihou and Cheng Wan were in place. It should take another three to five minutes. As long as they could delay these few minutes, they would have a chance.
Turn defeat into victory.
"Brothers! Fight me!" Han Baihang encouraged his men.
As time passed by, Han Baihang felt the pressure increasing, and more and more soldiers were casualties. If it were not for the excellent military quality of his soldiers, they would have abandoned their weapons and surrendered by now.
Han Baihang counted the time and said to a bugler beside him: "Blow the trumpet! Retreat!"
The bugler blew the retreat bugle, and Han Baihang started fighting and then retreated. Zhou Qing's side was already overwhelmed, and the retreat was a little scattered, but at least they could protect themselves.
Han Baihang's retreat made the bandits feel happy, and they began to pursue fiercely. However, conflicts and divisions also appeared. Some people wanted to pursue Han Baihang, while others were taken away by Zhou Qing.
In an instant, the bandits, who were already in a chaotic formation, were torn to pieces.
Just when the bandits were pursuing relentlessly, they did not realize that the front line was continuously lengthening and the speed of pursuit also slowed down.
At this moment, Yang Shihou led his men to kill from the side and cut the bandits in half. The bandits who were originally scattered were cut off like this, and their advantage instantly turned into a disadvantage. Instead, they fell into a trap.
Han Baihang's encirclement.
Han Baihang led his men back and devoured the small group of bandits in the blink of an eye. Yang Shihou's sudden appearance startled the bandits again, and they began to panic.
Didn't it mean that Han Baihang only had a few dozen defeated soldiers left? How come a group of people appeared one moment, and another group of people appeared the next.
Everyone began to wonder if Han Baihang and Luo Huhu had colluded to set a trap for themselves. They began to think about retreating. When they turned around, Zhou Qing and Cheng Wan had already joined together, blocking the escape route.
At this time, the bandits realized that they had become turtles in the urn and began to flee in all directions. Han Baihang led his men to chase for a while, and immediately raised money to withdraw his troops, not to chase the bandits. What's more, he could only win by a narrow margin this time, which really drove the bandits into panic.
However, if he turns around and confronts others head-on, he himself will not get any good results.
After cleaning the battlefield, Han Baihang took inventory and found that the results could only be described as average. The most important thing was that the artillery shells and heavy machine gun bullets could not be replenished, and nearly one-third of the personnel were lost.
Although the weak defeated the strong and the small was large, the result should be acceptable, but now we are surrounded by dangers from all sides. Every time we lose a point, it will be difficult to replace it, and the road ahead will only be more difficult.
Zhou Qing's face was dark and stained with blood. He still couldn't hide the excitement on his face, "It's better to fight with the company commander."
Zhou Qing's excitement was not just for him, but everyone above and below was filled with the same atmosphere. Han Baihang couldn't help pouring cold water on him and said: "Don't be too happy too early? It's not over yet. The bandits haven't come out yet. Send the order."
Get down, we will set off immediately and march in the original direction!"
Looking at the dark night sky, Han Baihang secretly rejoiced. Although he won the battle, there was a lot of luck involved.
There is a saying in the art of war: Use the right combination to win by surprise.
To win by surprise, you need to take certain risks. For example, if the bandits concentrate their forces, they can first defeat Han Baihang, and then choose to pursue Zhou Qing, maintaining their formation and not letting the battle line lengthen.
In this case, even if Yang Shihou and Cheng Wan could appear in time, they would not be able to have any effect and would instead involve themselves.
Fortunately, the bandit coalition was suspicious of each other and had their own agenda, which gave Han Baihang an opportunity. Even so, Han Baihang still paid a price that he could not bear now, so he could only take his troops and evacuate quickly in order to
Prevent the bandits from killing a carbine, or other unknown enemies appear and devour him in one bite.
The night gradually faded and the lights began to dim. Xu Wangtang was lying on the bed and was woken up by Xu Cheng.
"Things have changed!"
Xu Wangtang turned over and stood up, frowning and said, "What's wrong?"
Xu Chengdao: "All the wealthy businessmen and gentry in Yongcheng were assassinated overnight! There are rumors outside that it was you, master!"
