After confirming that there was no movement on the north and south wings, Han Qian went directly back to the camp with Feng Liao, Guo Rong, and Feng Yi to rest, wait for the sun to rise above the treetops, then wash up and walk back to the position at the crest of the mountain.

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"In the early morning, the opponent risked his life many times to snatch the wounded and corpses, and we shot and killed nineteen more of them!" Lin Sheng served as a team leader in the Chishan Army and Zuo Guangde Army in his early years, and participated in many bloody battles.

It was more cruel than before, but he directly led his troops to inflict such misfortune on the enemy

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This was the first time that he had suffered severe casualties, and he excitedly reported to Han Qian the specific results of the battle in the early morning.

In addition to the 19 people who were shot to death while the attackers were snatching away the wounded, one hundred and seventy-seven attackers were killed or seriously injured in a single attack in the middle of the night after the stone trap was set.

Those who fled down the mountain suffered quite a few minor injuries, but their limbs were not broken and they were able to escape by rolling and crawling.

"The attackers haven't withdrawn from the woods yet?" Han Qian looked at the woods to the west. There were still birds circling, and it was obvious that there were still many hiding in the woods.

"We haven't evacuated yet. Even after dawn, more than a hundred people entered the woods from the north to join up with last night's attackers. It is estimated that there are still nearly 300 uninjured attackers hiding in the woods," He Liufeng said, "Look.

They look like they don't dare to fight anymore, they are just afraid that if they evacuate during the day, we will chase them, so they want to delay their evacuation until night, right?"

"Where can they easily evacuate? Lead your team down to the entrance of the ravine first, adjust your formation there, go into the forest and kill these people out." Han Qian looked at the broken limbs remaining in the pile of rocks halfway up the mountain.

He frowned and said to Du Sheng and He Liufeng, "If you just kill 200 of the opponent's people through trickery, it's impossible to convince Huaidong to sit down and discuss cooperation!"

"The other side has elite guards around Yang Yuanyan mixed in. There are still many people left. I will take fifty people down to assist them." Kong Xirong said.

"You don't need so much." Han Qian shook his head and asked Kong Xirong to stay with him at the top of the mountain to watch the battle.

The Chishan Army and Zuo Guangde Army lacked armor in the early days, so they cut down long bamboos as weapons, which was derived from the wolf spear used in the Yuanyang Formation of the later Ming Dynasty.

In large-scale battles between soldiers and horses, the Yuanyang Formation does not have any obvious advantages. The main function of the long pole and densely branched wolf trap is only to help the new soldiers reduce their fear when facing the enemy.

However, on a battlefield with complex and fragmented terrain such as woods and rugged mountains, the advantage of a mandarin duck formation with twelve men, long and short soldiers, and bows and crossbows staggered is too outstanding.

It's just that these have not been tested in mountain warfare and jungle warfare before.

During the civil unrest in Sizhou, Tan Yuliang had limited control over the rebels, and he failed to promote the Yuanyang Formation in a timely manner during the offensive and defensive battle with the Sizhou soldiers.

The first batch of soldiers and horses of the Chishan Hui to gather at Baiti Gang were all veterans of the Chishan Army and the Zuoguangde Army. They had long been familiar with the training and combat of the Yuanyang Formation. At this time, when they entered the jungle to fight, they were called attackers.

It’s time to taste the pain of Yuanyang Formation more deeply.

At most, He Liufeng asked He Liufeng to select a few good players and go down the mountain into the forest to kill the elite Silver Halberd guards and reduce unnecessary casualties as much as possible. However, Han Qian also told them to cooperate to form a mandarin duck formation after entering the jungle.

Fight in small groups, paying attention to maintaining the steady advancement and connection of the front line.

At the same time, they were also asked to limit their killing spree to the woods and not to pursue the attacking enemies who escaped from the woods from the west.

Han Qian, Xi Rong, Feng Liao, Guo Rong, and Feng Yi stood at the top of the mountain to watch the battle. In summer, the shade of trees was thick. Du Sheng and He Liufeng led 300 men into the woods. They could not see clearly what was going on in the woods.

However, from the disturbance in the treetops, it can be seen that the attackers were killed and retreated steadily from the moment they came into contact again.

Within two seconds of burning the incense, I saw the attacker fleeing from the other side of the woods.

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"It's so exciting!" Du Sheng and He Liufeng withdrew their troops and returned to the cliff, shouting excitedly.

By this time, the battlefield search and inventory in the woods had been basically completed.

It was almost as expected. The number of the attacking enemies who had hidden in the woods after dawn and still had fighting strength was indeed around 300, which was comparable to the troops led by Du Sheng and He Liufeng into the woods. However, after the battle, the casualties between the two sides were vastly different.

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In addition to more than a hundred people who fled in panic to the west of the woods, more than 160 of the attacking enemies were killed or captured in the woods.

In addition to the lightly and seriously wounded soldiers who had been snatched away by the attacking enemy, Du Sheng and He Liufeng killed more than 110 of the attacking enemies in the woods and captured more than 90 lightly and seriously wounded soldiers. However, the Chishan Society's casualties were only a dozen.

The result was a direct battle with the most elite Silver Halberd guards in Huaidong.

The so-called most elite Silver Halberd guards in Huaidong, together with last night's trap and killing, plus the jungle killing just now, left behind a total of thirty-eight corpses.

This can be seen from the fine armor and scale armor worn by the corpse, as well as the fine weapons and bows carried with it.

At noon, more and more accurate information was obtained through the interrogation of the wounded prisoners. Du Sheng and He Liufeng escorted more than 90 wounded prisoners back to the camp with bloodstains on their right arms. They were injured in the middle of the night yesterday.

He Aba, who was broken by falling rocks, rushed over to see Han Qian and said excitedly:

"Huaidong only sent fifty Silver Halberd guards to the west bank of Fanliang Lake this time. In addition, the refugee force secretly gathered by the Huai Army Secret Service has a total population of about 1,400 people, three-quarters of whom are

All the elites participated in the attack on Baiti Gang last night. At this time, the escaped troops and horses, even if their morale has not completely collapsed, together with the escaped Silver Halberd guards, there are only 200 elites in the rendezvous camp - we are completely sure

, eat all these refugees!”

Although the former commander of the Zuoguang German Army said that 14,000 to 5,000 old, weak, women and children needed to be relocated, Du Sheng, He Liufeng and others were extremely excited to be able to annex other refugee forces and further strengthen themselves, so they came over to ask for a fight.

In troubled times, more population means greater possibilities and greater military potential.

"Xirong, take a team of people and accompany them." Han Qian said to Kong Xirong.

He still didn't want Chishan Society's limited manpower to suffer unbearable heavy casualties, so he asked Kong Xirong to lead a team of guards to assist them in the battle.

The guards led by Kong Xirong can be used as elite cavalry.

If the remnants of this refugee force cannot be made to surrender directly, and they can be used to cooperate with Du Sheng, the infantry led by He Liufeng will be the most powerful in tearing apart the enemy camp's defense.
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