roccoschili Chapter 215 Another Ambush
Chapter 215 Another Ambush
These 5,000 remaining soldiers were originally left behind to cover the retreat.
There were quite a few wounded soldiers among them. After all, even if they followed the main force, they couldn't run far.
It would be better for them to listen to the Duke, fight one last time, and cover for him. The Duke will also reward their families handsomely in the future.
The two sides fought fiercely, and there were constant casualties.
However, these five thousand soldiers were ready to die and held the official road tightly.
One of the injured commanders even went into battle himself, holding a spear and roaring.
Such a strong army, relying on its perseverance, blocked the endless stream of more than 60,000 soldiers and horses and persisted until dusk.
Ning Yi looked at the last few hundred people of the Fang family army, and finally laid down their weapons and surrendered in tears, while most of the other thousands of people were killed in the battle.
I felt emotional in my heart, thinking that they were indeed the elites raised by Fang Chengyu, and this could be considered as their last true love to Fang Chengyu.
But by this time, the Beijing Army and the city defense forces were exhausted. Let alone chasing, they probably couldn't even run far.
Moreover, the soldiers of the Fang family army didn't even wear armor, and they ran so fast.
Ning Yi immediately asked the army to have a good rest, and asked the miscellaneous soldiers of the city defense army to collect all the weapons and equipment left on the battlefield.
There are tens of thousands of sets of armor left behind by the Fang family army.
And there are weapons and equipment for more than 20,000 people.
After all, the Beijing camp also lost a lot of people. Except for the Imperial Guards, all of them were taken away by Feng Zhong. This had to be reported to the emperor for registration.
Ning Yi confiscated all the others.
Ning Yi naturally couldn't let them go, so he put them in Hushan Pass first.
Once they are put into Hushan Pass, they will be his. After all, it is only now that the city defense forces of Hushan Pass are under his control. It would be easy for him to transport these weapons and equipment out at any time.
Ning Yi ordered that except for the city defense troops returning to Hushan Pass to await orders, the rest of the Beijing camp should rest in place.
Feng Zhong didn't even bother chasing Fang Chengyu. After all, it had been an entire afternoon, so what was the point in chasing him?
He was too embarrassed to say anything else. After all, so many people fought against 5,000 remnants for an entire afternoon. Moreover, their Royal Guards were also in the forefront of the charge. In the end, they were beaten into such a mess. He felt very ashamed.
Only Ning Yi looked towards the west indifferently, waiting for news from the battlefield in the west.
In the west, Fang Chengyu led so many people and ran for dozens of miles. Many of them were exhausted and had already left the team.
But Fang Chengyu didn't dare to stop and waited until it was getting dark.
Finally heaving a sigh of relief, he gave the order on the spot: "Tell the soldiers to rest first. Fenglin County is just ahead. We'll capture it soon and have some fun."
Not long after the deputy general sent someone to notify them, countless soldiers who had been hungry and thirsty for a long time started crying out.
Fang Chengyu's meaning was very clear, he was going to massacre the city.
After all, at this point, he couldn't care less and had to make sure the soldiers were well fed and comfortable.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to lead this large army.
This is also because Fang Chengyu has always been good at leading troops and his direct troops are absolutely loyal. Otherwise, if it were other generals and troops, they would have mutinied long ago.
But they had just rested for a while when suddenly a large number of torches appeared on the official road ahead.
"Oh no, Duke, soldiers are coming." The deputy general exclaimed.
Countless members of the Fang family army saw it, and people kept standing up, shouting.
But some people were so hungry and had been running all the way that they had little strength left and could not even get up.
Fang Chengyu also stared with his eyes wide open, looking forward. Thousands of torches were rushing towards him. He was shocked to find that there were pursuers in front of him.
"It's not good for the Duke, there are more behind him." Someone screamed.
Fang Chengyu looked behind him and saw thousands of torches coming from the rear.
At this time, many soldiers in distinctive armor appeared one after another from the hills on both sides and from the woods.
All of a sudden, these ten thousand people were completely surrounded.
This made many members of the Fang family army panic. How could there be an ambush here?
This place is dozens of miles away from the Beijing camp.
Fang Chengyu's heart skipped a beat, because he knew that the Beijing camp only had a few tens of thousands of people.
He fought with the Beijing camp several times, and the Beijing camp suffered heavy losses.
But when these soldiers who came to block the attack took a look around, they found that there were about 20,000 people around.
This proves that these people are not from the Beijing camp at all.
So if these people are not from the Beijing camp, their combat effectiveness is definitely not weak.
Moreover, all the soldiers in the Fang family army were extremely tired and hungry. How could they have the energy to fight again? What's more, they didn't even bring armor.
Like lambs to be slaughtered.
Someone from the west shouted, "Fang Chengyu, surrender! You can't escape! His Highness said that if you surrender, you will be spared."
Fang Chengyu was furious when he heard this and snorted coldly, "You little brat, you're full of schemes and intrigues. I've been caught here, but I can't possibly surrender."
He knew very well that if other ordinary soldiers of the Fang family army surrendered, they still had a chance to survive.
But he is definitely not included in this survival plan. I believe the old emperor must hate him to death.
Fang Chengyu was an old general who had followed the emperor in his battles. He was a powerful general and was trusted by the old emperor. He was promoted to Duke along the way.
He was even given the responsibility of managing and garrisoning Hushan Pass, the barrier of the capital.
Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, it was Fang Chengyu who took the lead in betraying Emperor Wu.
How could the old emperor not be furious? He wished he could cut him into pieces.
But he never expected that he would lose to the old emperor's son, who was the most arrogant, conceited and disrespected prince.
The people on the other side shouted: "Listen up, Fang family soldiers, you have no way to escape. If you want to live, surrender."
"You've fought till now, and you've done your duty to Fang Chengyu. He dragged you into rebellion, and he dragged you to your death. If you surrender, you can reunite with your family."
There were indeed some people in the Fang family army who wanted to surrender. After all, they were very tired after fighting for so long.
Of course, there are also people who do not want to surrender and just want to be loyal to the Duke.
The deputy general shouted loudly: "Brothers, don't listen to them. Surrendering will only lead to death. The Duke has treated you well. If you charge out, you will have a chance to survive. Kill them!"
The deputy general also knew that he had no way to survive and had to rush out.
"Duke, I will lead the cavalry to charge you out." The deputy general muttered softly and immediately shouted to the cavalry to attack quickly.
Fang Chengyu knew very well that this was the only way at the moment and he had to give up these elite infantrymen.
With about two thousand cavalrymen, it shouldn't be a problem to break out.
After all, cavalrymen can escape on their horses, and they still have armor on their bodies.
The blocking Third Army was shouting orders: "Form a battle line."
"Bluff, bluff, bluff."
A large number of troops and horses blocked the attack from the west, and shields were immediately raised amidst the torches.
They had been waiting here for a long time, so they were naturally full of energy. It was as easy as a piece of cake for them to deal with the exhausted Fang family army.