The first thousand two hundred and sixty chapters: one blow and defeat
The difference between a well-trained and elite army and an ordinary army is that when facing huge unknown dangers, although they are also afraid, although their bodies are shaking and their legs are sifting, they can still be nailed to their own position. You lean against me and I stand against you, feeling the power of unity from your companions.
The powerful crossbowmen quickly twisted the bowstrings and reloaded the strong crossbow as thick as a child's arms. What's different from before was that this time there were explosive packs tied to the crossbow pole.
The explosive pack is not big. This is what Teng Jian got after dismantling the explosive pack obtained from Tang Jun and re-banding it. The power is much smaller, but his intention is not to use explosives to blow these behemoths to death.
He wants to intimidate these big guys.
The charger's elephant soldiers were covered with a black cloth on their faces, which was to prevent these elephants from terrifying when charging, and avoiding the shaking swords and guns on the opposite side. This practice is sometimes used when cavalry is needed to break through the dense military formation of enemy soldiers.
However, compared to war horses, the elephant with thick skin and rough flesh and much more important body is obviously more powerful than many levels.
More than a hundred elephants ran forward in the whip of the soldiers on their backs, whistling, and the speed was getting faster and faster. The earth seemed to be trembling because of their huge hooves.
Behind them, tens of thousands of Annan soldiers waving their weapons excitedly and followed the elephant soldiers who were running tightly.
In previous battles, they only needed to send out elephant soldiers, and they were always invincible.
Torches stretched over and lit the leads on the explosive pack.
"put!"
Accompanied by the officer's roar, powerful crossbows flew towards the running elephant soldiers with sparks.
At this time, the elephant was still 200 steps away from Tengjian's military formation.
This distance is just a matter of a few breaths for war horses, and although the time required for elephant soldiers is a little longer, it is not much longer.
The first crossbow arrow shot through the body of an elephant, pierced heavily to the ground, and was directly stepped onto the ground by the elephant following closely behind. But what happened immediately made Annan's army lose his mind in an instant.
A shocking explosion suddenly sounded. The huge air wave directly lifted the driver and archers on an elephant's body. The elephant's hind legs were as thick as a pillar, and the stool was bloody and wailed. With a whine, the elephant fell to the ground.
After this explosion, more explosions sounded one after another on the battlefield, and fire and smoke enveloped the battlefield.
Whether it was Annan's army or the elephants in Annan, they had never experienced such a scene. The elephant soldiers who were charging in front became in chaos in an instant. Some were still accelerating forward, while some turned their heads and ran left and right, while others were recoiling towards the rear.
The Tengjian troops, who were waiting for battle, suddenly burst into deafening cheers.
But the officers remained calm.
"Armored oil bomb!"
With another order, a fierce ignition bomb was dropped one by one. Although it could not reach the enemy, a fire wall was laid dozens of steps in front of them.
The blazing fire started to burn.
The elephant soldiers, who were extremely frightened, were already running around. Although their eyes were covered, they could still feel the hot fire waves. When they were still ten steps away from the fire wall, they braked together, then turned around and ran back. No matter how their drivers shouted, they could no longer control these crazy elephants.
The elephant that rushed up in the opposite direction immediately made the Annanshi army, who was following them, suffer a great disaster. He never thought that his former loyal companion had suddenly become the life-seeking Yama.
The key is that these Yamas are no longer under control at this moment.
Li Yun looked at all this in a daze.
Watching his army, he was actually scattered in the blink of an eye by his elephant soldiers.
On the other side, Teng Jian showed a happy smile on his face.
As expected, animals were animals, and no matter how well they were trained, they were still animals.
The central army flag moved forward, and the rumbling sound of the battlefield sounded, and the cavalry on the left and right wings took the lead in charging forward, while more infantrymen followed closely.
The battle, shortly after it began, turned into a one-sided massacre.
Li Yun was surrounded by his personal soldiers and fled in a panic.
The pursuit lasted for a whole day, and then Tengjian gathered his troops and stopped. In the north of Lang Son, there were mountains and hills, and it was not convenient for the army to walk. Tengjian only had a rough understanding of the terrain here. Compared with his enemy's hometown, the difference was obvious. He did not want to take advantage of the enemy in such an unfamiliar place because of his dispersed force. He would win a big victory, but instead resulted in a big defeat.
Moreover, he also captured a lot of prisoners, and Teng Jian did not want to give up these people. These young and strong people are still crucial to his future rule in Lang Son.
As for the task of chasing the Annan army in the mountains, Teng Jian naturally handed it over to Liu An.
At this moment, most of Liu An's troops were scattered in this mountainous area, and the team's strengths were the ones who were in chaos and fishing in the water. Moreover, he also agreed to Liu An and let the other party advance to Lang Son Mansion.
After gathering the troops and resting for a night, Tengjian then rectified the team and slowly advanced forward with a large number of prisoners.
At this time, in this mountainous area in northern Lang Son, a strangle battle was in full swing.
Liu An's troops were ecstatic to kick off the hunt in this area.
Han Datou lay on the canopy of a big tree, looking up at the bright moonlight in the sky. At his feet was a winding path.
After Liu An and Tengjian broke up, Han Datou was promoted from general Ya to general, and the commander of the army also changed from 500 people to 1,000 people.
In a private conversation between Liu An and Han Datou, Han Datou confirmed that Liu An had now become self-protection. In Liu An's eyes, Han Datou was a brave general with simple thoughts. Such a person is easy to win over, including money, beauty, official position, and of course, loyalty. After a heart-to-heart talk, Han Datou was moved to tears and immediately knelt down and vowed to be loyal to Liu An forever.
While Liu An's subordinates were happily catching the prisoners in the mountainous area, Han Datou took his command and quietly ambushed here.
Han Datou did not come here aimlessly to meet his fortune.
At first, he also captured the prisoners happily like other brothers. Each prisoner could exchange for merit. For them, merit was money. And they could also earn a considerable income from these prisoners. The prisoners who fell into their hands would not be left with anything except the clothes on their bodies.
But such a day is only one day, and Han Datou felt something was wrong.
Because he found that the opponent's combat power was really poor.
Moreover, the people they caught were too poor.
This shouldn't be.
Li Yun was a royal family of the Li dynasty and was an important official in charge of the country. His troops, especially his personal soldiers, should be fed. These people should have good combat effectiveness, and of course, they should have a lot of money.
He didn't see such a person appear for the whole day.
Han Datou believed that these guys who fled in all directions must be the opponent's confusion skills, and Li Yun, as an important official on one side, must have the final capital to save his life. At this moment, he must be on another road.
Han Datou immediately gave up the action of capturing these soldiers. He first sent scouts everywhere and caught some local villagers. Then, under the threat of the knife, these local villagers finally revealed this hidden path.
Han Datou immediately took these villagers to the road, threatening them with their relatives, forcing them to take them day and night to cross mountains and hills here.
After confirming that the road had not passed, Han Datou began to arrange ambush, traps, etc. He had captured a large number of such talents.
He had been here for a whole day, but he still found nothing.
Han Datou was very anxious. If he made a mistake, then it would be a huge blow to his prestige who had just been promoted to a deputy general. The brothers from earlier were not told, but the people who were later assigned to him to command would definitely be rumored.
To put it bluntly, these people are just some mobs. Without enough benefits, they really cannot convince you.
Lying on the tree canopy, Han Datou was anxious, and was still chewing Liu An's words repeatedly.
We need to train an elite soldier!
It seems that Han Datou has already caught Liu An's eyes. It's very good. This is his first step to becoming successful. He is closer to the Earth King in the land.
After pulling open the tree crown and looking at the guys below, Han Datou snorted coldly. When the war is over, he will slowly deal with them and fall into his hands. They will not be convinced.
The left and right were just a beating.
If one meal doesn’t work, then two or three meals are all naughty, and they are not convinced.
A detailed footsteps came from afar. When Han Datou heard this rhythm, he knew that Lao Jiu was back. He slid down from the tree canopy. As soon as he landed on the ground, Lao Jiu's figure also appeared in front of him.
"How is it?" he asked anxiously.
"Here, here!" Lao Jiu looked happy, but he was a little worried. "But, there are two or three thousand people. Can we beat us?"
When Han Datou heard this, he was overjoyed. Two or three thousand people touched the road together. If Li Yun was not among them, he would make sure that his head was used as a urinal.
Chapter completed!