Three Kingdoms: Jiangdong is no longer a rat

Chapter 101 Army collapse
Military orders were quickly delivered to all units.

The army, ready to go, began to cross the slope and march towards the camp, with 1,500 sword and shield soldiers in the front, 500 archers in the middle, and 200 cavalry and other infantry following closely behind.

Several killed enemy patrolmen were lying on the grass along the way.

The front team stopped about two hundred steps away from the camp and quickly lit torches. The dazzling flames instantly illuminated the surroundings as bright as day.

The fire alarmed the defenders in the camp, and the sound of gongs began to be heard in the camp.

Zou Ta pointed his sword directly at the camp, his voice trembling with excitement as he shouted, "We will win this battle! Charge!"

The two thousand soldiers rushed towards the unguarded camp like a sharp knife with murderous intent.

Another 1,500 soldiers marched to the right, trying to break into the camp from another direction.

Two hundred steps were reached in a moment, and even though Yan Yi's army had sounded the gongs to warn them, it was too late.

The simple fences surrounding the camp were knocked down in an instant, and Zou's army rushed straight into the camp with great momentum!

Dozens of tents were instantly ignited by the torches thrown out and burned fiercely.

Seeing that a massacre was about to begin, the hundreds of Zou Ta's soldiers who rushed into the camp first suddenly looked at each other, and the ecstasy on their faces turned into astonishment.

The expected scene of enemy soldiers scrambling to escape did not appear, and the village was empty!
The tents engulfed in flames made crackling sounds and collapsed one after another, and no enemy soldiers were seen rushing out of the tents.

"Oh no, we've fallen into a trap!" Wei Kuan, who was the first to rush into the camp, turned pale. Without waiting for Zou's order, he frantically shouted, "The rear team will become the front team, retreat quickly!"

dong dong!

Behind the camp, the sound of golden drums suddenly rang out, and countless torches were lit, instantly driving away the darkness. Under the light of the fire, a fully armed army, like hunters about to slaughter their prey, shouted and surrounded the camp.

Six hundred heavily armored infantrymen advanced in a frontal formation, like a moving iron wall, rapidly approaching the front of Zou's army.

Hundreds of archers followed closely behind, and the sound of bowstrings being pulled was endless.

The other infantrymen formed a crescent shape and quickly encircled the main force of Zou's army.

The 600 most elite cavalrymen rushed towards the rear of Zou's army, trying to cut off their retreat.

Yan Yijun, who had been silent for many days, was like a beast released from a cage, with his fangs bared and his claws sharp.

Before the vanguard of Zou's army, which had broken into the camp, could recover from their shock, hundreds of soldiers had been shot to the ground by arrows swarming like locusts.

The strong smell of blood surged in the night wind, as if foreshadowing that a massacre was about to begin.

"It's over!"

Wei Kuan glanced left and right at the enemy's moving formation and instantly understood the enemy's intentions. A chill ran up his spine, making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar and he regretted it deeply.

He stood there for a few breaths, and a hint of redness returned to his pale face. He shouted to Zou Ta, who was also stunned not far away, "General, quickly retreat north to Yunchao Mountain. I will lead the troops to cover your retreat!"

Zou came to his senses and realized that the only way now was to quickly retreat to Yunchao Mountain so that he could use the terrain to avoid the attack of the enemy cavalry. With his army's familiarity with the terrain, there was still some hope of escape.

He looked at Wei Kuan's tall figure with emotion and choked up, "Take care, sir!"

After saying this, he hurriedly ordered the surrounding troops to retreat towards Yunchao Mountain.

At this time, the troops in the other direction also retreated, but their number had been reduced from 1,500 to a few hundred.

The two groups merged into one, with a total of nearly two thousand people. They hastily formed a defensive formation and retreated quickly to the north.

As Zou Ta led his troops in a rapid retreat, he harshly questioned one of his generals, "Why are there only so many people left?"

Even a thousand pigs couldn't have been slaughtered in such a short time. The general, filled with resentment, gnashed his teeth and said, "General, Li Bian has already surrendered to the enemy. If I hadn't left quickly, I would be dead by now!"

Zou's body trembled violently and he almost fell off his horse.

"You bastard! You villain!" He cursed loudly, and looking back, he saw that the front team led by Wei Kuan had already collided with the enemy, like a small boat in huge waves, swaying precariously.

Only then did he personally experience the gap in combat power between his own army and Yan Yi's army. He was immediately frightened and broke out in a cold sweat, and spurred his horse away.

It was Yan Yi's 600 most elite heavily armored infantrymen who collided head-on with Wei Kuan's troops.

The two armies were not at the same level at all. As soon as they clashed, Wei Kuan's soldiers fell down in rows like weeds harvested by a sickle, and the entire formation was almost broken up.

"Don't run away. Running away will only make you die faster. Spearmen, move forward and stop the enemy!" Wei Kuan roared.

Under his command, a group of spearmen gritted their teeth and moved forward, trying to contain the enemy's charge.

However, everything is in vain, it cannot be stopped, it cannot be stopped at all!
The weapons of Zou's army were relatively simple. The long spears in the hands of these spearmen were all made of ordinary wood. After killing only a dozen or so enemy soldiers, some of the spear shafts began to break under the impact of the iron wall-like army formation, or were chopped off by the enemy's swords.

The hastily arranged gun formation offered only a brief resistance before being swallowed up by the enemy's formation.

The heavy infantry, like a killing machine, stepped on corpses and advanced step by step, unstoppable.

Wei Kuan could only lead the remaining troops to retreat slowly.

But at this time, other enemy infantrymen had already surrounded them and swallowed up this remaining unit in the blink of an eye.

Wei Kuan let out a few desperate roars, put the sword across his neck, and committed suicide.

Yan Yi, riding on his horse, watched this scene unfold. A trace of regret flashed across his eyes, and he said calmly, "What a brave general! Order him a proper burial!"

Li Bian rode his horse to his side, his hands empty. He said respectfully, "Young Master, Zou has left 500 soldiers stationed at Yuntai Fort."

A flash of surprise flashed across Yan Yi's eyes, but he quickly returned to normal: "Who is willing to take the Yuntai and cut off the enemy's retreat?"

Si Qing and Fan Yi stepped out together and said, "We are willing to go."

At this time, Xu Sheng was commanding the cavalry to pursue Zou Ta, while Chen Gan was commanding the heavily armored infantry. Yan Yi thought for a moment and said, "You two will lead a thousand soldiers and quickly capture this camp."

Si Qing and Fan Yi responded loudly and led the troops away.

Yan Yi then said, "The rest of the troops, immediately wipe out the remaining Zou Ta's troops. Whoever captures and kills Zou Ta will be rewarded handsomely!"

The generals received the order loudly and commanded their respective troops to pursue Zou Ta's troops.

At this time, Zou's troops had been caught up by Xu Sheng's army, and the two sides were chasing and fleeing, and fierce fighting continued.

Although Xu Sheng led the 600 most elite cavalry troops under Yan Yi, his troops were not good at night combat and were far fewer in number than Zou's other troops. It was difficult for them to break through for a while, so they could only surround and attack Yan Yi from all sides and hold him back.

Seeing a large number of torches coming from afar, Zou Ta was terrified and could only resort to the tactics of cutting off a gecko's tail and cutting flesh to serve an eagle, dividing his troops into several groups and sending them to cover the rear in batches.

Every remaining remnant only held out for a moment before being devoured and becoming a tragic victim.

After several rounds of this, Zou Ta's troops had lost their morale and scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing towards Yunchao Mountain.

When Zou Ta fled to Yunchao Mountain, he was left with only a few dozen riders. He couldn't help but burst into tears and almost vomited blood.

Fortunately, the pursuers were shaken off and his life was temporarily saved.

Escaping was the most important thing at this moment, so he didn't care about being sad. After discussing with his subordinates, he gave up climbing the mountain and ran towards Yuntai Village.

(End of this chapter)