There was a big fire in the Tang Army's camp, and there were a lot of shouts and screams. As for what was happening in the camp, the mountain bandit infantrymen outside could not see it at all. The high wall, which was more than ten feet high, completely blocked their line of sight, and they could not see the overall situation inside through the narrow gate of the stronghold. Therefore, the mountain bandit infantrymen outside did not know that the 300 mountain bandit cavalrymen were killed. They thought that the ones who were screaming were the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, so they rushed forward even more excitedly.
However, they soon found that the situation was not right. The density of the arrows fired from the Tang Dynasty's camp was too high, and they suffered a lot of losses in a short time. When they looked up, they saw at least a hundred Tang Dynasty archers on the stronghold walls and arrow towers. This was just the surface of the Tang Dynasty's camp, and there were so many archers on the other three sides. Therefore, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were clearly prepared. Otherwise, it would be impossible to deploy so many archers on the arrow towers and the stronghold walls in such a short time. Moreover, the 300 mountain bandit cavalrymen had already rushed into the camp of the Tang Army. In this case, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty could still deploy so many archers to fight against the charging infantrymen. This seemed to be enough to explain a terrible situation, which was that the 300 mountain bandit cavalrymen who rushed into the camp of the Tang Dynasty had been severely injured. They were wiped out by the well-prepared soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. In this way, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty in the camp could calmly reinforce the stronghold walls and block the charge of the mountain bandit infantrymen with a large number of crossbows.
By the time the mountain bandit infantrymen realized that they had been fooled, more than half of them had been shot by the Tang Dynasty's archers. A large number of the mountain bandit infantrymen were pierced by the Tang Dynasty's arrows. Those who were shot in the shoulders could still escape, but those who were shot in the legs could not escape.
"Damn it, we've been fooled. They've been prepared. Run, run!"
Seeing that a large number of their companions were shot to death, the remaining mountain bandit infantrymen realized that if they did not run away, they might be wiped out by the soldiers of the Tang dynasty. At this moment, they had to run as fast as they could. If they were one step slower, they would die here.
The shooting range of the Tang dynasty's crossbows was much higher than that of the bandits. Therefore, although the bandits' infantrymen were killed by the Tang dynasty's crossbows, they could not fight back. The shooting range of their crossbows could not reach the soldiers of the Tang dynasty. Moreover, both the arrow towers and the walls of the stronghold were protected by boards, but the bandits' infantrymen were unprotected. They were simply living targets.
The Mountain Bandit Infantrymen at the front turned and ran, while the Mountain Bandit Infantrymen at the back didn't understand what was going on and continued to charge forward. In the end, both sides collided, causing another stampede and casualties. This caused the Mountain Bandit Infantrymen to become even more chaotic, and they almost completely lost command.
These Mountain Bandit Infantrymen were not originally a team, but a mixture of many teams. They were a motley crew, and their fighting strength and fighting will could not be compared with that of the Tang dynasty's soldiers at all.
The bandit infantrymen clashed with each other, causing the already disorderly formation to become even more chaotic. If there was no order, the losses they would suffer would be even greater. Very quickly, more of the bandit infantrymen were lost.
When the bandit leaders who were watching from a distance saw their Mountain Bandit Infantrymen trampling each other, they were suddenly shocked and speechless. They really couldn't understand how their forces, which had the absolute advantage, could be so vulnerable and suffer such heavy losses. They were completely in a passive situation.
Because they were a little far away, they could only see the general situation but not the specific situation. But even if they could see the general situation, they could still see that their Mountain Bandit Infantrymen were trampling each other, and the situation seemed to be very bad.
"What's going on? What the hell is going on? Why do I feel that our brothers are trampling each other?"
"Yeah! It doesn't make sense! We have already ordered them to just charge forward and not retreat. Why did the brothers who were charging in front all turn around? "
"Could it be that the Tang Army has been prepared for this and they are being blocked?"
"That can't be right! Our 300 cavalrymen rushed into the Tang Army's camp. The Tang Army has only four to five hundred people in total, and most of them are resting. How can they resist the attack of our 300 brothers? "
"Hmph, if the Tang Army soldiers didn't rest but were ready for battle and were waiting for us to raid their camp, what would happen?"
"No way! The generals of the Tang Army can't predict the future. How could they know that we will rob them tonight? Could it be that there are spies of the Tang Army among our brothers? That's impossible! Our brothers have no contact with the Tang Army. They have been brothers for many years. There is no reason for them to betray us. "
"Sigh! It seems that the situation is really bad. We were too careless. Maybe my previous feeling of fear was a warning. We have indeed kicked an iron plate. "
"What should we do? Should we evacuate immediately?"
"It seems that we have to leave quickly. I'm afraid that we have suffered a great loss in this battle. The 300 cavalrymen didn't come out. I'm afraid that they have all died inside."
"Sigh! It's all our fault for being greedy. If it weren't for the sigh, we wouldn't have suffered such a great loss. It's useless to regret now. However, as long as we are alive, we can continue to recruit our brothers. "
"There's no time to lose. Let's leave quickly!"
The bandit leaders began to discuss with dejected expressions. Although they couldn't see the exact situation of the battlefield, they could still make out the general situation. They could clearly see that nearly two thousand bandit infantrymen were trampling over each other as if they had encountered something extremely frightening. It was clear that these brothers had encountered a large number of Great Tang soldiers and realized that they had been tricked. Thus, they had retreated. The brothers behind them didn't know what was going on, and thus, they had created such a large scale of chaos.
However, it was obviously too late for the bandit leaders to evacuate at this time. Just as they were about to leave, 50 Tang Army spies who were lying in ambush nearby suddenly rushed out and fired arrows randomly, killing all the guards around these bandit leaders. Then, they swarmed over and captured all the bandit leaders. Everyone's hands and feet were tied up.
Because the Tang Army spies were too fast, these bandit leaders did not have time to react at all. They were caught just as they wanted to run away. They did not dare to resist. After all, their guards were shot dead in an instant. If the Tang Army soldiers wanted to shoot them, it would be very easy. But the Tang Army soldiers did not kill them because they wanted to capture them alive.
"Go. You dare to attack the Tang Dynasty's camp, and you still want to leave? Haha!"
The Tang Army spies looked at these bandit leaders mockingly with a complacent look on their faces.
The bandit leaders were suddenly frightened. They had long heard that the Tang Dynasty soldiers were powerful, but at this time, they found that the Tang Dynasty soldiers were far more powerful than they had imagined. They were thousands of times more powerful than they had imagined.
"You don't have to leave. Just stand here and watch. Watch with your own eyes how you bandits are destroyed by our soldiers."
The Tang Army spies said proudly.
Naturally, the bandit leaders did not dare to resist. They could only listen to the spies of the Tang Army. They stood where they were and watched their own brothers being strangled by the Tang Army.
In the direction of the camp, the Tang Dynasty soldiers continued to shoot round after round of arrows, causing great losses to the attacking bandit infantrymen. After several rounds of extended shooting, the fleeing bandit infantrymen finally escaped from the shooting range of the Tang Army's crossbows. At this time, the fleeing bandit infantrymen were completely in chaos and had no formation at all. Many bandits threw away the weapons in their hands and wished that their parents had given them more legs.
Since the bandits had been completely defeated, the Tang Dynasty soldiers did not have to be polite. 100 cavalrymen immediately rushed out of the camp and chased after the fleeing bandit infantrymen. They were divided into two groups and chased after the fleeing bandit infantrymen from both sides, killing as many bandits as possible. The Tang Army infantrymen in the camp were not idle either. Except for the 60 soldiers in the arrow towers, the rest of the soldiers all rushed out of the camp and chased after the fleeing bandit infantrymen.
Suddenly, within a dozen miles of the Tang Dynasty's camp, there were shouts of killing everywhere. The bandits were killed by the Tang Dynasty soldiers one after another. The Tang Dynasty soldiers became braver and braver as they fought. Soon, they killed more than half of the bandits.
In the process, some of the bandit infantrymen who had originally surrounded the Angji family saw that they were being defeated so quickly and directly fled without caring about the Angji family. Because they were a little far away from the Tang Army's camp, the proportion of them who escaped safely was slightly higher. Even so, they lost nearly half of their men. As for the bandit infantrymen who attacked the Tang Army's camp, they lost at least two-thirds of their men. How could such a motley crew fight against the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty? Moreover, their strength was further weakened when they were defeated, and they were no match for the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
In particular, the two cavalry troops of the Tang Dynasty galloped back and forth among the fleeing bandits and kept reaping the lives of the fleeing bandits. Each of them had at least taken the lives of several bandits, and each of them had made a great contribution.
Several bandit leaders who were forced to stand in the distance to watch the battle watched their subordinates being mercilessly slaughtered. They had planned to launch a surprise attack to wipe out the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, but they did not expect that they would still be defeated by the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty even though they had prepared several times the number of troops. Of course, they also realized that the premise of all this was that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were indeed more elite, and the more important reason was that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty had long been prepared. Their previous prediction was not wrong. As long as most of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty rested, they could indeed wipe out the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop, or at least severely injure the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, they did not expect that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty had long known that they were going to attack the camp and had made full preparations in advance. They were just waiting for them to walk into the trap. As expected, they fell into the trap and automatically fell into the pocket of the Tang Dynasty. First, 300 of the most elite cavalrymen were eliminated. Then, the remaining infantrymen were shot by the Tang Dynasty and suffered heavy casualties. Thus, they were completely defeated and became the lambs chased by the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
The bandit army, which was several times larger in number, was defeated almost in an instant, which stunned everyone. Whether it was the bandit leaders, the people from the Angi family, or the people from the six families of Deqin who were preparing to take advantage of the chaos in the distance, they were all shocked.
The man from the Deqin family looked terrified. He had never expected that the army of the Tang Dynasty would be so powerful that they could defeat the bandits who were several times larger than them. In this way, it was impossible for them to take advantage of the chaos.
"I really didn't expect that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty would be so elite. The bandits who were several times larger than them were no match for them at all."
"No matter how elite the soldiers are, they can be seriously injured if they are not prepared. I didn't expect that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty had already known that the bandits were going to launch a sneak attack and had secretly prepared. Otherwise, they couldn't have reacted so quickly."
"Yes, the bandits' sneak attack was very fast. They didn't give the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty any time to react. If most of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were sleeping, they couldn't have launched a counterattack so quickly. Obviously, they were prepared. They didn't rest at all. They were all hiding in their tents waiting for the bandits."
"It's strange. How did they know that the bandits were going to launch a sneak attack on the camp at night? Did someone inform them?"
"It's not strange. Since we can know that the bandits are going to launch a sneak attack on the camp at night, why can't the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty know about it? Don't they have spies? "
"That's true. It seems that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are not arrogant because of their strength. They must have sent out spies in advance. Moreover, these spies are very clever. They can hide themselves well and avoid being discovered by us. Anyway, our family didn't discover any spies of the Tang Dynasty."
"Yes! Our family didn't discover any spies of the Tang Dynasty either. They are really strong. They can even avoid the detection of our families. In this way, the bandits naturally can't discover their existence. "
"Now that the situation is like this, we'd better go back home. Anyway, we have no chance to get the best quality gems. It's too risky to continue to stay here."
"Yes, maybe the spies of the Tang Dynasty have discovered us, but we haven't discovered any spies of the Tang Dynasty. This is a very bad feeling. I think we'd better leave quickly. If we're late, we won't be able to resist the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty if they come here. They are too elite."
"All right! We can't stay here any longer. Let's leave quickly. We can't stay here for a moment. Let's go. "
After the representatives discussed for a while, their opinions were very unified. They didn't dare to stay here, fearing that the spies of the Tang Dynasty had discovered them and were ready to attack them. The location where they gathered was less than ten miles away from the Tang Dynasty's camp. If the Tang Dynasty really wanted to make things difficult for them, hundreds of soldiers could quickly kill them. Moreover, their strength was weak. How could they resist the attack of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty? The bandits' strength was above theirs. They were beaten so badly when they encountered the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. If they encountered the bandits, they would definitely be beaten even more miserably.
After a simple preparation, the six families quickly withdrew to the south. They didn't dare to take the main road, so they scattered and withdrew from the small roads to avoid being discovered by the spies of the Tang Dynasty.
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