As they got closer and closer to Ma Village, Ang Lee and the rest could already hear the cries and screams coming from the village. Needless to say, there must be a conflict going on in the village. >
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Ang Lee knew that this was most likely a massacre by the Fomites, so he made a prompt decision. "Kun Xiong, Fei Yu, you guys surround them from the left. Shou Yu, Erniu, Guangcheng, you guys surround them from the right. Wipe out all the Fomites."
"Yes."
The five of them led four groups and surrounded the village from the left and right. Ang Lee led his own group and rushed towards Ma Village from the front.
A gust of cold wind blew through the treetops, blowing a few withered leaves off the tree trunk. The leaves drifted down slowly and landed on the red snowy ground.
Nearly a hundred corpses were lying on the snowy ground. The Fomites patrolled the area indifferently. They stabbed those who were still alive with their scimitars.
This miserable scene made Li An recall the White Wolf Village once again. He recalled his family, and it aroused the great hatred in his heart.
"Hu hu hu"
Ang Lee mercilessly pulled out the short spear from his back and threw it at the Fomites in front of him. The spear pierced through the Fomites' chest. The Fomites took a few steps back and fell to the ground, dead.
"Prepare the bows and arrows. Don't leave a single one alive."
Ang Lee ordered the 19 warriors under his command to shoot the Fomites with their bows and arrows. He then threw the short spear from his back and quickly killed the Fomites. Then, he gripped the spear in his hand tightly and charged forward.
There weren't many Fomites who attacked Ma Village. There were only a few dozen of them and they were scattered all over the village. Therefore, they couldn't organize an effective defense. Under the encirclement of the five groups under Ang Lee's command, the Fomites were quickly wiped out. On the other hand, Ang Lee's group of a hundred people didn't suffer a single casualty.
"Li Shaolang, we've wiped out more than fifty Fomites. Not a single one of us was injured. >
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Zhang Guangcheng had never fought such a satisfying battle before. One could imagine the excitement in his heart.
However, Ang Lee wasn't happy. He glanced sideways at Zhang Guangcheng and corrected him. "Nearly a hundred Fomites were killed here. How can you say that we didn't suffer a single casualty? Let the warriors work hard and bury the corpses of the Fomites."
Everyone received their orders and split up to take action, whereas, Li An paced back and forth while thinking about the gains and losses of this battle.
According to the previous plan, in order to reduce casualties, the warriors should use bows and arrows to wipe out the Fomites. Of course, Ang Lee, Kun Xiong, Fei Yu, and a few other powerful captains could charge at the front. This battle showed that this method was indeed very suitable. The warriors did indeed wipe out the Fomites at the cost of zero casualties. As for Ang Lee's words to Zhang Guangcheng, it was to prevent them from becoming complacent and underestimating the enemy.
However, this battle also revealed some shortcomings. The warriors couldn't coordinate well. There were often situations where ten arrows were shot at a Fomite at the same time, greatly reducing the efficiency of killing the enemy. In addition, the newly selected warriors were still not familiar with the use of skis. It wasn't a big problem for them to go straight, but they often had to stop when they turned or they would fall. All of this required training, and the battlefield was the best training ground.
After dealing with the corpses of the people of Ma Village, Ang Lee left a small flag of the Hengye Army. Then he led his men and continued to march north, looking for a good opportunity to wipe out the enemy.
Within a few days, Ang Lee's group of a hundred people attacked the Fomites in a radius of a hundred miles to the north of Anbian City. Every time, they wiped out or severely injured dozens of Fomites at the cost of zero casualties. This made the Fomites tremble with fear when they heard the name of the Hengye Army. Even the crying children in the Fomites tribe were too scared to cry when they heard the name of the Hengye Army.
Ang Lee's group of a hundred Hengye Army troops appeared and disappeared unpredictably in the upper reaches of the Sanggan River. This greatly reduced the arrogance of the Fomites. The Fomites no longer dared to raid villages on a small scale.
Ten miles outside the south gate of Anbian City, the Fomite Army Leader Li Tabu paced back and forth in the big tent. At this moment, he was unusually irritated. Li Tianlong was killed by the Tang Army. He had not yet avenged his old grudge, and his men and horses behind him were beaten to a pulp by the Hengye Army. They had lost no less than a thousand men. Okay.
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This kind of suffocating feeling made Li Tabu extremely annoyed. He could not wait to lead his troops to break into Anbian City and slaughter the whole city to avenge his fierce general Li Tianlong. Then he would lead his troops to the north and wipe out Ang Lee's small army.
But he knew that Anbian City was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Besides, it was guarded by a powerful general like Guo Ziyi. It was very difficult to break into the city. Moreover, his men and horses behind him were attacked. They could not take care of themselves and could not effectively reinforce Anbian City.
Of course, what worried Li Tabu even more was that there was news of the Tang Army's reinforcements. According to the scouts, the Yunzhong Garrison stationed in Yunzhong Prefecture had already dispatched 7,000 troops to approach the upper reaches of the Sanggan River. In addition, an elite cavalry from the Shuozhou had also arrived in Shuozhou. It was estimated that they would arrive in Yuzhou in a few days.
The gradual approach of the Tang Army's reinforcements made Li Tabu extremely nervous. He was originally confident that his troops' strength was above the Tang Army's in the wild. He was not afraid of the Tang Army with less than 30,000 men and horses. However, through the continuous attacks of Ang Lee's troops of less than a hundred men, he felt that the strength of his tribal cavalry might not be as good as that of the Tang Army. Therefore, he naturally did not have the confidence to fight the Tang Army's reinforcements.
Li Tabu made a prompt decision to withdraw step by step. He asked the tribesmen scattered in the upper reaches of the Sanggan River to immediately retreat to Gui Province and return to Commander Rao Le's Mansion through Gui Province.
Since the tribe had a large number of cattle and sheep and had plundered a lot in the south this time, the speed of withdrawal would not be very fast. In order to ensure that they would not be caught up by the Tang Army's reinforcements, Li Tabu asked 10,000 soldiers to stay behind and another 10,000 to escort the tribesmen and the plundered Tang civilians, livestock, and belongings to evacuate quickly.
Li Tagu and his five thousand elite cavalry immediately gave up attacking Anbian City and went north, preparing to meet up with the ten thousand tribesmen at the rear to stop the Tang reinforcements from pursuing the tribesmen.
In Zhang Qiqiu's mansion in Anbian City, Hengye Army Commander Zhang Qiqiu and his general Guo Ziyi were reading the instructions sent by Wang Zhongsi.
Wang Zhongsi asked Zhang Qiqiu to defend Anbian City and not let the Fan Army break into the city. As for repelling the main force of the Fan Army, he would personally lead his elite cavalry and the captured soldiers from Yunzhong to attack the main force of the Fan Army.
Obviously, Wang Zhongsi did not expect the Hengye Army to be of much use. After all, the main force of the Hengye Army had been completely wiped out after the battle in the tomb. The remaining few hundred people were insignificant. It would be good enough if they could defend the city.
As for Ang Lee leading the 300 Hengye Army to defeat the 5,000 elite soldiers of the Fan Army, in Wang Zhongsi's view, it was just a fluke. Such an opportunity could not be encountered every time. If he wanted to defeat the main force of the Fan Army, he would have to rely on his elite cavalry and the captured soldiers from Yunzhong.
After reading Wang Zhongsi's latest instructions, Guo Ziyi looked a little displeased. As a general, he naturally hoped to lead the troops into battle and make meritorious contributions. However, the Fan Army showed signs of withdrawing. If they defended the city, they would miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make meritorious contributions.
"General, the counterattack is about to begin. Is our Hengye Army only going to watch?"
Zhang Qiqiu was also helpless, "We only have a few hundred people left. Even if we all go out, how much can we do? Since the commander has given the order, we just have to follow it."
Rashly going out to battle had caused the Hengye Army's main force to be wiped out. This had always been a sore point in Zhang Qiqiu's heart. This made him feel a little guilty, and he did not dare to go against Wang Zhongsi's orders.
Although Guo Ziyi really wanted to go out, military orders were like mountains. As long as Zhang Qiqiu did not agree, he would not go out. After all, he was already 40 years old and was not an impulsive kid anymore.
"General, Li Shaolang and the rest have already returned to the city."
Zhang Qiqiu was overjoyed when he heard that. He looked at Guo Ziyi beside him and said excitedly, "Li An, this little brat, is too beautiful. Attacking back and forth within a hundred li radius, causing the soldiers to tremble in fear. Let's go and take a look."
After saying that, he walked out of the main hall and prepared to personally welcome Ang Lee's victorious return.
Since the Fan Army had already retreated, Ang Lee's group of 100 people swaggered into the city from the south gate. As soon as they entered the city, the 100 warriors were warmly welcomed by the citizens and civilians of the city.
Their impressive achievements within a radius of a hundred miles in the upper reaches of the Sanggan River had long been spread in An Bian City. There were even many exaggerated versions, such as invulnerability, flying, and so on. There were too many rumors to mention.
"Big Brother, the citizens of the city are all admiring us. Look at how passionate they are."
Li Kunxiong took the boiled egg that the commoner gave him and smiled from ear to ear.
Ang Lee smiled and said softly, "Let the warriors puff out their chests and feel the admiration of others."
Since they had returned victorious, there was no need to reject the enthusiasm of the commoners. This could more or less stimulate the warriors and make them feel that their efforts were not in vain.
"Big Brother, in the front."
Li An raised his head and saw Hengye Army Commander Zhang Qiqiu and General Guo Ziyi walking over.
"General."
Ang Lee cupped his hands and bowed.
Zhang Qiqiu's face was full of warmth as he held Ang Lee's hands and praised, "Young Master Li, you ran back and forth within a hundred miles, making the Fan Army tremble in fear. This battle result is enough to be recorded in the history books."
"General, you flatter me. It's just a small matter. It's not worth mentioning."
Despite being in the limelight, Ang Lee felt that it was better to keep a low profile.
Guo Ziyi casually looked at the neat rows of warriors and was startled. He blurted out, "100 warriors, not a single one is missing."
Zhang Qiqiu also saw clearly that there were five rows of warriors, and each row had twenty people, not one more and not one less. This made him very surprised.
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