Thief Emperor

Chapter 459: Retribution!

These cloth bags are wrapped in at least two layers, resulting in a relatively closed space inside the bag.

Although the black gunpowder that Li Yun made at this time was not very powerful, it was enough to cause damage when combined with the pottery and iron pieces mixed in the cloth bag.

More importantly, this thing is loud!

A deafening explosion sounded among the crowd!
Accompanied by flying debris, bright light from the explosion, and cloth bags being thrown down, the sound continued to explode among the crowd!

In just a moment, the Pinglu Army gathered outside the east gate of Chuzhou City was thrown into chaos by the explosion!

What Li Yun wanted was to disrupt the enemy's formation.

An army, especially one with thousands or even tens of thousands of men, must arrange its battle formation when fighting. The so-called battle formation does not necessarily mean a certain formation or battle array.

Instead, the entire army must be able to operate smoothly when fighting breaks out!

In other words, when each combat unit is on the move, it will not hinder friendly forces.

A more powerful general can make the various combat units cooperate with each other, which is the so-called formation.

In fact, most generals on the battlefield are not necessarily able to control the overall situation and make the various combat units under their command cooperate with each other. In other words, even if they can do it, there is a certain limit on the number of units they can do depending on their personal abilities.

An ordinary general can be considered a talent if he can lead a thousand men.

There are only a few people who are capable of commanding a hundred thousand soldiers and keeping their troops in mind and using them freely.

In this era, no one dares to boast that more is better.

Therefore, formation is extremely important on the battlefield. Once the formation is in chaos, no matter how many troops one has, they will be useless and have no place to exert their strength.

Even more so, if chaos breaks out, a stampede may occur. If the situation cannot be controlled, you may be trampled to death by your own people.

In fact, this kind of thing is not uncommon on the battlefield.

Especially now, with the situation outside Chuzhou City, everyone rushed into the narrow city gate, wanting to grab the credit for being the first to break into the city. Now that the team is in chaos, these Pinglu troops have no time to disperse!
At this time, Li Yun dragged his spear backwards, led his guards and a group of elite soldiers, and charged into the Pinglu Army!

There is no way to describe it as a tiger among a flock of sheep!
The current situation is more like a sickle, cutting towards these dealers who don’t even have a way to escape or retreat!
With Li Yun joining the battlefield, the Pinglu troops, which were already in chaos, became even more panicked. Many of them retreated without knowing where to go, and stepped on the feet of their comrades behind them, causing them to fall down!
Li shot and killed a general of the Pinglu Army, then looked at the Pinglu Army that was already in chaos and said in a deep voice: "Surrender your weapons and you won't be killed. Surrender your weapons and you won't be killed!"

Because the attack on Chuzhou must be quick, otherwise if it takes too long, Zhao Cheng in Yangzhou may find an opportunity to go out of the city to support Chuzhou.

Therefore, those who General Zhou sent to Chuzhou to participate in the fierce attack were almost all the elite troops of the Pinglu Army.

These elite troops would never have surrendered under normal circumstances, but now they were in chaos, and the Pinglu troops near the entire city gate had begun to trample on each other!
In addition, Li Yun killed more than a dozen people in a row in one breath. Some of the Pinglu troops who had already rushed into Chuzhou City were so frightened that they actually put down their weapons and dared not move.

Li Yun laughed loudly and shouted, "Zhou Bi, take someone to guard them!"

"Yang Xi, come with me and go out of the city to kill the enemy!"

Zhou Bi and Yang Xi each responded.

At this time, the explosions outside the city finally stopped.

And Li Yun also took the lead and rushed out of Chuzhou City!

Behind him were a thousand elite soldiers who had been prepared in advance, consisting of the elite troops of Su Sheng's troops and Li Yun's own guards. These thousand men rushed out of Chuzhou City and quickly rushed into the already chaotic Pinglu Army formation, disrupting the Pinglu Army outside the city near Chuzhou as well.

What's more, the Pinglu troops outside the city never thought that the defenders in Chuzhou City would dare to rush out to meet the enemy!

They rushed into battle in a panic and suffered a great loss. The Pinglu Army, which was within two or three miles of Chuzhou City, had its formation shattered by the thousand elite soldiers led by Li Yun!
After fighting their way out of the city, Li Yun was able to use his spear more effectively. He and his guards charged into the Pinglu Army's formation like a sharp spear!

At this time, the generals of the Pinglu Army who were commanding the battle, or more precisely, the captains in charge of the siege, also reacted. They all strode forward and shouted, "Don't make a fuss, don't make a fuss!"

In this situation, no one could hear their voices no matter how loud they shouted. These captains could not even convey the military orders. They could only watch their own troops being beaten back by the Jiangnan soldiers dispatched from the city!

In just one stick of incense, at least a thousand Pinglu soldiers fell, and countless were injured. You know, these are the elite of the Pinglu Army. On ordinary days, even if a lieutenant battalion was lost, Zhou Xu would be distressed. In the past two days of attacking Chuzhou, these elite troops have lost a lot of manpower.

Today's battle situation is even more terrifying. In just a short period of time, two captain camps have been swallowed up by this inconspicuous "Chuzhou City"!
A captain in his forties looked up at the black that was almost unstoppable on the battlefield. He was silent for a while, and then said in a hoarse voice: "Sound the gong."

The other captains all looked up at him, frowning and saying, "If the general doesn't speak, who dares to sound the horn?"

"The general is nearby. I have sent someone to inform him. But before we get the news, we must retreat!"

"Retreat does not mean we are defeated. We can retreat for a while, rest our troops, and find out the strength of the Chuzhou City defenders. We can still make a comeback!"

While the captains were still arguing, a fast horse came galloping over, carrying a messenger from the Pinglu Army. The messenger shouted in a hoarse voice, "The general has ordered us to withdraw our troops!"

"The general has ordered us to withdraw our troops!"

After he shouted these two sentences, several captains immediately took action and ordered their men to strike the golden gongs. Soon the sound of metal and iron resounded throughout the Chuzhou battlefield!

In this era, the most basic thing for an army is to be able to understand these sounds. For example, if the drum sounds, the soldiers must march forward once the drum sounds, otherwise the commander-in-chief's knife may appear on your neck.

The same is true for the gong.

As long as the golden bell sounds, we must start to retreat. This is what is called enforcing orders!

At this moment, Li Yun naturally also heard the sound of the horn on the battlefield. He had already charged into more than ten battles, and his whole body was covered in blood.

Even he himself suffered a minor injury on the back of his hand, which was cut by a knife. Fortunately, the wound was not deep and was just a superficial injury.

Hearing the sound of the Pinglu Army's horn, Li spat on the ground and cursed, "What a quick reaction!"

The decision made by the Pinglu Army was undoubtedly correct. If they had not sounded the battle horn and allowed the situation to continue to develop, I am afraid that all the soldiers attacking Chuzhou City today would find it difficult to escape from the battlefield.

If the battle horn is sounded at this time, as long as one can get rid of the entanglement, one can stop the loss in time and prevent the casualties from continuing to increase. It can be said to be the way to end the battle with the least cost.

After the horn was sounded, the Pinglu troops on the battlefield seemed to have found a backbone and all began to retreat to the east.

Although Li Yun wanted to wipe out the vanguard of the Pinglu Army, he also knew that now was not the right time. If he pursued them rashly, he would probably be ambushed!
Li, holding a spear in his hand, caught up with a Pinglu soldier in three or two steps and stabbed him in the back with his spear. Then he captured a rather thin Pinglu soldier nearby.

Li Yun put the tip of his gun in the face of the young soldier and said slowly: "I am Li Yun. Please tell General Zhou that he got his comeuppance today because he talked too much about food!"

After saying that, Li Yun kicked him away and shouted, "Get lost!"

The soldiers were so frightened that they ran all the way back to the camp and demanded to see General Zhou.

However, there was no sign of General Zhou in the big tent. After asking about the situation, he found his way to a high slope. As soon as he reached the slope, he heard General Zhou talking to a middle-aged man.

"What are those things thrown down from the walls of Chuzhou that can explode?"

This middle-aged man is Luo Zhen, the deputy general of the Pinglu Army and the most trusted right-hand man of General Zhou.

Luo Zhen bowed his head slightly and said, "General, although I don't know what it is, I suspect that Li Yun's attack on Yangzhou was probably based on this thing!"

At this time, the young soldier hurried over, knelt on the ground with a plop, and bowed his head and said: "General, I met Li Yun on the battlefield. He has something to tell you..."

Zhou Xu had no expression on his face: "Speak."

"He said."

"He said that you, the general,... you broke your promise and got rich. Now..."

The young soldier lowered his head, his voice trembling slightly.

"It's karma."

(End of this chapter)