Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 110

Chapter 110 Mountain Forest Night Battle (3) Third Watch
Swoosh arrows continued to fly over. Although most of them were easily sent flying by the officers and soldiers, there were still a few that crossed the line of defense and posed a threat to people. Moreover, as casualties continued to appear among the officers and soldiers, the bandits became bolder and began to move closer, wanting to launch another frontal attack.

At this time, the best way for the officers and soldiers to deal with it was to summon Yu Yong and charge over. This way, even if he couldn’t kill the enemy, he would still have a chance to break out of the encirclement. However, because of the existence of Lu Zhen and the others, their strategy could not be implemented. Especially the existence of Chu Yunrong and Cuimei, they were unable to let go of their hands and feet and could only defend passively.

Looking at the soldiers who were barely able to support themselves, and then looking at the bandits who were constantly approaching, Lu Zhen’s heart suddenly pulled. If this continues, I’m afraid I’ll really be lost to these fellows today. He didn’t expect that he had crossed so many storms since he crossed over. Even the Meng people couldn’t do anything to him, but he was going to flip the boat in such a small sewer.

At this time, a soft hand reached out from behind and suddenly held onto Lu Zhen’s hand. This caused him to be stunned. Then, he glanced back and saw Chu Yunrong looking at him with a shy and tender gaze. He subconsciously clenched his hands, and his slightly larger palm completely wrapped around the soft and boneless little hand, as if he was blocking in front of her and protecting her.

This time, Chu Yunrong did not retract her hand because of shyness. She just let Lu Zhen hold her hand, and her gaze also began to fixedly look at the man in front of her. Although he was not his real husband, at this moment, in Chu Yunrong’s heart, he was already his own man.

She only regretted why she had held back in the past and refused to reveal her intentions. Perhaps this time, at the same time that he expressed his intentions, the two of them would be killed by someone else!

Although the enemy in front of them was getting closer and closer, and there were still arrows constantly shooting towards them, their hearts were not in the slightest bit panicked or frightened at this moment. Instead, they appeared to be exceptionally calm.

“My lord, hurry up and leave. We won’t be able to stop you!” Li Xian’s anxious words broke the somewhat charming atmosphere between the two of them. He, who was focused on confronting the enemy, did not pay attention to the expressions and movements of the people behind him.

“No!” Lu Zhen shook his head again, “It’s better for you to break out of the encirclement by yourselves. I’m just a burden, so I’m sure you won’t be able to leave.”

These soldiers naturally couldn’t leave this official Lu Zhen to flee for his own life. Otherwise, they would be charged with the same crime afterwards. It would be better to die in battle with the enemy than to be glorious. At this time, the Great Ming army had not completely decayed, and its fighting strength and will were far from being comparable to those decades later.

Looking at the unwavering expressions of the crowd, Lu Zhen knew that they would not escape on their own, so he didn’t say anything else and only sighed lightly. He thought to himself, “All ambitions, what changes history? It seems like it’s just an illusion … I wonder if there will be another one that I’ll do this again in a few hundred years’ time.”

The arrows flew across the sky, followed by dozens of bandits. This time, the people of Crouching Tiger Village had attacked again, vowing to annihilate the entire army in front of them.

After trying hard to fly those arrows, the remaining thirteen people were close together and firmly blocked in front of Lu Zhen and the others. Although their gazes were filled with fear, they did not have the slightest intention of retreating!

“Kill!” Dozens of bandits with ferocious faces waved their weapons and pounced forward like a pack of wolves. In the blink of an eye, they had already arrived in front of the officers and soldiers.

Behind them, Liu Hei Hu heaved a long sigh of relief. He knew that this battle was finally coming to an end. These fellows were already at the end of their rope, no matter if it was their bodies or their minds, there was no longer any possibility of fighting again.

He seemed to be able to see the soldiers turning into corpses, and a sinister smile had already appeared on the corner of his mouth.

But at this moment, the ground beneath his feet suddenly started to tremble. At first, it was slight, but then it became more and more intense, as if the ground was a drum, and there were a few strong men continuously knocking on the drum surface with their drumsticks.

“This is” The experienced Liu Hei Hu suddenly understood, “Not good! It’s the cavalry …”

In this area, Crouching Tiger Village was the strongest, but they couldn’t get a horse. In other words, it was impossible for cavalry to exist in the Greenwood Road in Guangchang. Only the government could use cavalry. The other party actually had backup! Liu Hei Hu quickly made such a judgment, then turned around and looked back.

In the darkness, a group of people galloped over like flying horses. When they saw the battlefield in front of them, they were stunned for a moment, and then they revealed angry expressions. They urged their horses to rush forward at a faster speed. At the same time, they drew their bows and arrows, aiming at the bandits who were charging towards the government troops.

The horse was so fast that the bow was like a bolt of thunder!

In the blink of an eye, the troops had already rushed to the back of the bandits. The saber light suddenly lit up, and a miserable scream sounded out. The group of bandits that had no military discipline immediately turned into a mess.

At the same time, some of the bandits who were attacking were also shot by arrows from their backs. As they screamed miserably, the momentum of their charge instantly diminished, and their hearts began to feel weak.

If it was a well-trained army, in the face of such a sudden change, they would continue to stick to their previous goal, ignoring the attack behind them and continue to attack and kill the official army in front of them. After all, they had an overwhelming advantage on this side.

However, these bandits from Crouching Tiger Village weren’t real elite soldiers. They were just robbers robbing their homes. When they were at an advantage, they could grind their teeth and fight even if they were injured, but once they fell into a disadvantage, they would be in complete chaos.

He was clearly less than ten zhang away from his target, so he only needed to take a few more steps before he could launch a massacre. However, their footsteps suddenly stopped, and then many people turned their heads in panic, wanting to flee.

This was the appearance of the so-called mob. Not only the bandits under him, but also the leader of the bandits, Liu Hei Hu, had given up on killing his enemies when he saw that the situation was not good. He shouted, “Brothers, shout!”

This shout instantly made the bandits, who were already on the verge of collapse, lose all courage to fight again and immediately flee towards the surrounding mountains and forests.

The officers and soldiers who were preparing to fight to the death were also stunned when they saw this. Immediately after, everyone revealed a look of surprise. Then, they burst out with their final battle prowess and charged towards the enemies in front of them with shouts.

As for the cavalry, they clashed with each other, cutting apart the bandits that had gathered together like scalpel after scalpel, and then eliminating them one by one.

Only Lin Lie and Li Xian remained close to Lu Zhen and did not participate in the counterattack. Lu Zhen, on the other hand, was pleasantly surprised to see the sudden reversal of the situation. He felt his breathing become exceptionally rapid, but he didn’t know if it was due to nervousness or joy.

Facts have proved that he, Lu Zhen, is indeed lucky and should not die.

After Li Xian sent someone to report the news, Wu Kui didn’t dare to neglect it and immediately rushed over. Moreover, this time, it wasn’t just the several dozen Datong officials that had returned, there were also dozens of elites that had been drawn from the nearby guards. Together, they were a hundred cavalry.

This was because of Lu Zhen’s reputation and Wu Kui’s friendship with the other party. They didn’t dare to delay along the way, but they arrived more than an hour earlier than Li Xian had predicted. Of course, it was fortunate that the government troops were strong enough to last for an hour against multiple enemies. Only after four hours did they have a reversal.

Because his robes had been killed, because he had almost been taken care of by these bandits. The government troops who had killed him were completely enraged. Without any reservations, they greeted the enemy’s vital points with their swords and spears. In the blink of an eye, more than ten or twenty people had fallen under their slaughter.

The cavalry reaped as many lives as they did, and the horses ran faster. After a few charge, they also blocked off many bandits who wanted to escape. For a moment, miserable screams and pleas for mercy resounded throughout the night sky.

At this time, the Crouching Tiger Stronghold bandits had long since lost their ferocious appearance. They were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, panicking and fleeing around like headless flies. They didn’t even know where the weapons in their hands had been thrown. As a result, their situation became even worse, with countless deaths.

It was only then that Lu Zhen suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said to Li Xian beside him, “Quick, tell them to leave some survivors. Don’t kill everyone!”

This reminded Li Xian that he hurriedly took two steps forward and shouted loudly, “County Magistrate Lu has an order. Leave a living person to bring him for questioning!”

With these words, the slaughter had finally eased up a little. Especially those Guang Ling Guan Jun, after hearing these words, the saber and spear that were originally aimed at the enemy’s vital points turned slightly downwards, only stabbing them to the ground, temporarily leaving their lives behind.

A one-sided battle, or slaughter, finally ended after a meal. Apart from a few people who escaped into the dense forest under Liu Hei Hu’s lead to avoid a calamity, the other bandits of the Crouching Tiger Village were all left here. Most of them had already turned into corpses. Only a dozen people were groaning and trembling in the pool of blood.

With blood and corpses all over the ground, Wu Kui and another tall general, who had just sheathed their sabers, came to Lu Zhen and knelt down on one knee. “The arrival of the rescue was too late, which shocked County Magistrate Lu. Please punish him.”

“General Wu, please get up.” Lu Zhen hurriedly stepped forward and helped him up, “If you hadn’t arrived in time, we would have died at the hands of the enemy. You are my saviors, how dare I say a strange word?”

Seeing Lu Zhen behave like this, the military attach é also revealed a smile, “Vice Admiral General Zhen Shan, Vice Admiral Li Hun, greets Magistrate Lu.”

Lu Zhen hurriedly cupped his hands and greeted the two of them.

At this time, the official army had gathered all the survivors together and brought them over. Wu Kui and Lu Zhen immediately looked at each other, “Magistrate Lu, please show us how these people were sent!”