Chapter 154 Surrender (900
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The next battle situation completely enters the rhythm of Shanhai Town.
The three leaders of the bandits, Huo Fu, were killed in battle, the second leader, the black cavalry, was trapped in the north gate, and the third leader, Huo Liu, was captured. The bandits to the west had no leader. Although they still retained some of their combat power, they did not know what to do next, whether to continue attacking or retreat with the flow.
Ouyang Shuo did not leave too much time for the bandits to think. After the city wall crisis was lifted, he decisively ordered Shi Wansui to gather his sword and shield soldiers and prepare to leave the city to completely defeat the bandits.
Ouyang Shuo bid farewell to Bai Hua and others and walked down the city wall. Under the city wall, the cavalry were resting on the spot, and the medical team was simply bandaging the wounded. Although this wave of impact was unexpected, more than 50 people were still damaged in order to destroy the bandits' siege equipment to the greatest extent.
"Sir!" When Lin Yi saw Ouyang Shuo, he immediately bowed.
Ouyang Shuo nodded and said with a smile: "It's done well."
"Sir, what should I do next?" Lin Yi asked with concern.
"Of course, we will do our best to completely defeat them. This time the infantry battalion will leave the city with you."
Lin Yi was stunned and said in confusion: "Sir, there are still many bandits? Why not use the city walls and continue to seize the city and defend it?"
Ouyang Shuo shook his head and said, "They are already afraid, and there is no courage to continue attacking the city. If what I expected, as long as we launch the last attack, it will be difficult for the enemy to organize defense. Retreat and escape are their only choice. We don't have time to waste time with these bandits. Don't forget that the North Gate is still under attack from bandit cavalry, but there will be changes in the future."
"clear."
After a brief rest, Ouyang Shuo personally led the team, leading 550 cavalrymen, plus the 800 surviving sword and shield soldiers, and rushed out of the city gate again.
This time, Ouyang Shuo no longer prepared to adopt any interspersed guerrilla tactics, but wanted to have a head-on duel with the bandits. The cavalry was like a torrent, directly crashing into the bandits formation and launching ruthless killing. The sword and shield soldiers who followed him were not showing any weakness, and were extremely brave under the leadership of Shi Wansui.
Speaking of which, the soldiers of the sword and shield were holding their breath. They had been passively defending on the city wall for most of the day, and now they finally have the opportunity to launch an attack on the front battlefield, so how can they not be excited?
As Ouyang Shuo expected, the attack launched by Shanhai Town was once again beyond the expectations of the bandits. After suffering huge casualties, the bandits who have become frightened can no longer withstand it. At this time, there is no need to worry anymore, so hurry up and run away.
At this time, Ouyang Shuo had other thoughts. He rode on Qingfeng's horse and shouted loudly at the fleeing bandits: "Put down your weapons, surrender and not kill!"
Seeing that the lord was playing the role of surrendering again, the soldiers cooperated tacitly and shouted: "Put down your weapons, surrender and not kill!" The huge sound was deafening.
To be honest, it was a bit inexplicable that these bandits were arranged to attack Shanhai Town. Since the leader was dead, surrendering was also a good choice. Therefore, without too much urging, bandits kept throwing down their weapons and surrendering on the spot.
Of course, there are also stubborn elements who want to take the opportunity to escape. Ouyang Shuo certainly would not be lenient towards these bandits, and ordered the cavalry to chase and kill them one by one. Those who walked on two legs could run past four legs. Needless to say, most of these bandits who tried to escape were killed.
Seeing that there was no hope of escaping, more bandits began to surrender, and the weapons in their hands were like hot potatoes, throwing each one faster than the other.
Ouyang Shuo had no time to count the number of surrenders, left behind the sword and shield soldiers, and escorted the prisoners to the military camp. Ouyang Shuo took the cavalry back to the city, walked through the town and ran towards the north gate.
At this time, the Black Cavalry did not know the incident that happened in the west and was still trying to lead the cavalry to break through the defense of the north gate. Unfortunately, these cavalry charges are good, and it is a bit difficult for them to attack the city. In addition, the lack of siege equipment makes it even more difficult.
Due to the width and depth of the moat, the Mengchong Dou Ship of the North Sea Fleet was unable to enter the moat. Therefore, at this time, the North Gate defenders only had four squadrons of the Lushui Town City Defense Battalion, including a sword and shield squadron, two archer squadrons and a crossbowman squadron. Fortunately, Shenji Battalion arranged four ordinary bed crossbows at the North Gate, which finally slightly made up for the gap in military strength.
The offense and defense were in a stalemate and didn't know what to do for the time being.
At this moment, Ouyang Shuo led the cavalry troops to the gate of the North Gate. Ouyang Shuo ordered Lin Yi to stand by at the gate of the city and climbed the city tower alone.
When they saw Ouyang Shuo, Ge Hongliang and Zhang Daniu, who were in charge of guarding the north gate, were very surprised.
Ge Hongliang's heart moved and asked uncertainly: "Sir, but has Ximeng won?"
Ouyang Shuo nodded with approval and said with a smile: "Yes, the threat from the west has been completely lifted, General Shi is escorting the prisoners back to the camp. I am worried that you will bring the cavalry to reinforce."
"That's great!" Ge Hongliang and Zhang Daniu said in unison.
"Let me see the bandits' cavalry." Ouyang Shuo walked to the city tower and looked down at the city. He saw about 800 cavalrymen, hiding far away from the range of the crossbow, and did not dare to show their heads.
Ouyang Shuo also did not want to let go of this group of cavalry. First, although Shanhai Town achieved victory in this battle, although it had suffered heavy casualties and urgently needed fresh blood. The bandits in front of him were just the right soldiers sent. Second, after this battle, Shanhai Town would be promoted to Shanhai County, and expanding the army was imperative. In this case, it would be most appropriate to take these bandits under their command.
Ouyang Shuo didn't care about their identity as bandits. A large part of the Shanhai Town Army was born as bandits. As long as the military pay was paid on time and then subject to military discipline, the bandits' nature will be slowly wiped out over time. In fact, there are not many bandits who really like to do evil. Most people are forced to make a living, and by helplessness or by chance, they become bandits.
Ouyang Shuo turned around, looked at Ge Hongliang, and asked quietly: "Director Ge, according to your observation, what is the character of the leader of the bandit cavalry?"
"What do you mean by sir?" Ge Hongliang was a little surprised and confused.
"You don't have to worry about what I think, just talk about your own intuitive feelings." The Military Affairs Director, sometimes, likes to think too much.
Ge Hongliang thought about it and said, "From the subordinates' eyes, the other party does not look like a vicious person."
"Oh," Ouyang Shuo's eyes lit up and he asked with interest: "What do you say?"
Ge Hongliang sorted out his words and continued: "At the beginning, the other party rushed directly to the city gate and prepared to launch a strong attack. However, when we found that our bed crossbow was too lethal, the other party decisively ordered the retreat and did not continue to attack recklessly. Therefore, the subordinates dared to speculate that the other party was more caring about his subordinates. Generally speaking, such a leader would not be a vicious person."
Ouyang Shuo nodded, not commenting.
Ouyang Shuo thought for a while and finally said to Ge Hongliang: "Since that's the case, let's go and meet this cavalry leader for a while!"
"Here!"
Walking down the city tower, Ouyang Shuo rode on the green horse and ordered the city gate guard to open the city gate and lower the suspension bridge.
When the black cavalry was in a dilemma, he suddenly saw the city gate that he could not capture for a long time, but suddenly opened from inside. The suspension bridge was slowly lowered, and a team of cavalry appeared at the city gate.
Ouyang Shuo led the cavalry through the suspension bridge and crossed the moat. Less than a thousand meters away from the bandit cavalry, he shouted loudly to the opposite side: "I am the lord of Shanhai Town. Who are you leaders? Can you speak out?"
The Black Cavalry was in amazement and wondering when he suddenly saw a young general walking in the front, riding a BMW that looked extremely handsome, wearing exquisite armor, with extraordinary momentum.
Hearing Ouyang Shuo's shouting, the Black Cavalry was even more surprised. A bad premonition arose from the bottom of his heart. At this time, the Black Cavalry did not allow him to admit defeat, so he walked to the front of the team and replied loudly: "I am the Black Cavalry leader. I wonder what you have to do?"
Ouyang Shuo nodded, looking at the other party's words, it was not as rude as ordinary bandits, and he felt more at ease, and said, "I dare not take it when I see the sect, but the situation in the west is not clear about the battle situation. I can tell you something."
The black cavalry had a bad premonition in his heart, and he was still strong on the surface, but he was not showing any weakness in his momentum and shouted: "Hmph, how do you say it?"
Ouyang Shuo also kept a secret and said, "Your leader has been shot and killed by our bed crossbow. Not only that, the entire Western Army has surrendered. Needless to say, I must have known what this means. The battle situation has been decided, and I don't want to kill more. As long as you are willing to surrender, I promise that you will not blame you and can accept you into the Shanhai Town Military."
Ouyang Shuo's shouts immediately caused a commotion among the bandits and cavalry.
The Black Rider felt a chill in his heart. Sure enough, the worst result appeared. Of course, he was not fooled by the other party's simple words and shouted sternly: "Absurd. This is just your family's words, how can you believe it?" After the Black Rider said that, the bandits became much quieter, and he doubted the truth of the matter.
Ouyang Shuo smiled and turned to signal to Lin Yi behind him.
Lin Yi understood and asked someone to send Huo Feng's head to the opposite side.
Seeing the head of the leader, the bandits and cavalry finally confirmed that the army in the west had really surrendered. A wave of despair surged in their hearts. It was impossible for them to cross the floating bridge and escape. After all, the other side also had cavalry, so they would never allow themselves to cross the floating bridge calmly.
The black rider turned his head and looked at the panicked subordinates with a painful expression. Finally, he became cruel and turned to Ouyang Shuo, shouting sadly: "We are willing to surrender."
Chapter completed!