vstars Chapter 233: Battle of Enji Village, Iron Hand Killer Reappears
Chapter 233: Battle of Enji Village, Iron Hand Killer Reappears
Xiao Qingfang and Wu Yanhao rode over here, Xiao Qingfang's eyes sparkled with excitement, and said:
"Lord Li, we can launch the general attack now!"
Li Cunxi raised the Youlan Sword high above his head, looked around at the three thousand armored soldiers behind him, and shouted:
"All soldiers, obey orders! Kill the traitors and eliminate the bandits!"
"kill!"
The two commanders, Liu Ke and Zhou Bi, had just taken the opportunity to lead their armored troops to go around the woods on the left and right sides of the rebels. After seeing Li Cunxi raising his sword, Xiao Tuo, Lin Si, and Niu Mou each led their armored troops to charge forward. Liu Ke and Zhou Bi also took the opportunity to lead the armored troops out of the woods and attack the rebels from both sides.
Although there are enough rebels, most of them are trapped in the middle and cannot attack the Armored Army. They can only wait for the people outside to start the battle or fall to the ground and die before they can take action.
Li Cunxi and his companions followed behind the armored army, looking unusually relaxed.
It was really easy for an army of 5,000 elite soldiers to wipe out a group of rebels. The battle was one-sided from the beginning.
The armored troops responsible for the attack from both sides faced much less pressure. The armored troops leading the three leaders of the rebel party head-on were facing a head-on confrontation.
However, although the rebels were not small, their strength was really weak. When the first wave of attacks came, the rebels led by He Yun understood what the country's elite was. After just one encounter, Xiao Tuo led the armored army to trample He Yun under their feet, and his fat body became a foot pad for the armored army.
The encirclement and suppression here had just begun when a Qianniu Guard came running from Li Cunxi's rear. It was Xiao Bao, one of the eight military leaders. He rolled off his horse and clasped his fists, saying:
"My Lords, General, it's bad. The rebels' reinforcements are about to arrive here, only three miles away."
Li Cunxi sneered, turned to Hu Jinghui and Li Yuanfang, and said:
"Brother Jinghui, Brother Yuanfang, take all 500 Qianniu Guards and kill them all. I don't want any of the rest alive except the leader."
"Wait for good news." A cold light flashed in Li Yuanfang's eyes, and he squeezed his horse's belly and rushed towards the Qianniu Guard formation.
"Yuan Fang is a bit angry." Hu Jinghui chuckled, "I'm going there too, you three should be careful."
The two riders on fine horses galloped away, leaving only three horses and three people on the large open space.
The five commanders of the Armored Army also put in all their efforts. They dealt with He Yun's rebels here today just as they did with foreign enemies on the border on normal days.
Only two sticks of incense had passed, and more than a thousand of He Yun's rebels had been killed.
It was an almost one-sided situation. Although someone from the rebel party stepped forward to take command after He Yun's death, the commander was not from the military after all, and the soldiers he was to command were not from the same legion, but anti-military forces from all corners of the country with different intentions.
So, after a certain command lost its effect and Xiao Tuo killed a commander with a crossbow arrow, thousands of people broke out to both sides.
The armored army didn't even leave behind a few corpses, and they chased the rebels towards Enji Village like a whirlwind.
Just as the first group of rebels were about to arrive at Enji Village, a large number of soldiers suddenly rushed out of Enji Village, each holding a strong bow and crossbow. They quickly formed a battle formation outside Enji Village, waiting for the bandits to crowd over, and then they immediately drew their bows and arrows and shot a group of them to death.
At this time, the armored troops that were surrounding Enjizhuang also formed a defensive formation, relying on the defensive formation to slowly block the rebels' disorderly retreat again.
"There are actually some of our people inside Enji Manor?" Wu Yanhao was stunned.
"Alas, I took a rest in Yongchang County two days ago and did nothing. You still remember. In fact, I asked Brother Jinghui to borrow 3,000 soldiers from General Wang Xiaojie." Li Cunxi said, "I asked the soldiers of Youweiwei to sneak into Enjizhuang from the opposite direction after the rebels left Enjizhuang to block the rebels' retreat."
"What, you're hiding something as big as this from us?"
"Well, this is indeed a big deal, and the price I paid was not small either."
"What did you pay for it?"
"General Wang Xiaojie said he could lend me his troops, but the price is that I owe him a huge favor. But now it seems the effect is quite good. The army of the Right Guard obviously has a natural advantage in legion warfare."
Under the repeated shooting of 500 soldiers from the Right Guard, more than a thousand rebels were killed or wounded.
But there were armored soldiers behind them and on both sides. It was impossible for them to break through the armored army's line with their physical bodies. In order to survive, they had to rush towards Enji Village like crazy. If there were only a few hundred archers, they would not be afraid at all!
"Deputy General Su, they are using human wave tactics to attack us."
"Send out sword and shield soldiers and spearmen to hold on. We can't let them break through our battle line. Archers stop shooting and retreat to Enji Village. Cavalry move out to wipe out the rebels!"
"Yes!"
Su Honghui, the deputy general of Wang Xiaojie who was in charge of supporting Li Cunxi this time, issued the order in a private house.
That’s right, the people who came to help this time were not only the hostile figures from the Great Zhou Dynasty who had recently joined the Snake Spirit, but also the Khitan undercover agents stationed in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
After Su Honghui's order came down, the sword and shield soldiers who had been prepared came out and stood in front of the archers. The archers then retreated and were replaced by spearmen.
Two elite cavalry units of the Right Guard, each with 500 men, rushed out from Enji Village on the left and right sides. Holding long spears in their hands, they charged into the rebels.
"Tell the five commanders of the Ironclad Army to continuously shrink the encirclement and move it towards the entrance of Enji Village. Also, stab the bodies under your feet. Do not leave any alive. They are all traitors."
Su Honghui walked around the yard while perfecting his next battle plan.
When it comes to fighting with an army of 10,000 people, Su Honghui is the top one among all those who participated in the encirclement and suppression. It is impossible for all the others combined to do better than Su Honghui, so from the beginning Li Cunxi gave Su Honghui the opportunity to command subsequent operations.
At this stage, Su Honghui was not as brutal as he was in the battle of Dongxieshi Valley, so he naturally did not dare to take it lightly. Under his command, the massacre here gradually entered a white-hot stage.
This one-sided massacre, which was enough to be called a war, was completely meaningless in Li Cunxi's opinion. If he was one of the anti-Wu forces, he would definitely take his people away from here without hesitation in order to plan for future development.
On a hill not far away, the moving shadow who was sitting cross-legged suddenly opened his eyes and glanced indifferently in a certain direction of the forest. There were shadowy figures in that direction, as if there were many people moving.
However, that direction had never been the defense area of the Internal Guards from the beginning.
Shadow glanced at the two guards behind him and said, "Watch here and don't let go of anyone who intends to escape through here. I'll go out and take a look at the abnormal situation over there."
"Yes!"