When Company Commander Ding led the wounded soldiers to catch up with the front team, the Meizhou infantry chasing them on the mountain road was less than a mile away. From this distance, the urging and cursing of the Meizhou primary school could even be faintly heard. After meeting Zan Wanshou, Captain Ding was about to ask Hou Xing why he stopped, but when he saw the neatly arranged cavalry on the plain in front, he fell silent. Most of Meizhou's cavalry have now arrived in the small basin, blocking the way, leaving only a few scouts on the official road.
Needless to say, Captain Hou Xing and Captain Ding, even Zan Wanshou, who was a scholar, knew that he and his party would never be able to deal with these hundred cavalry. Even a special company of the Perak Army with full personnel and sufficient ammunition would not be able to rush through such a large open area in front of these cavalry. Zan Wanshou was blocked and pursued by soldiers, which made Zan Wanshou feel desperate. He took the sword and shield from a soldier and decided to fight the enemy to the end, not to be captured and humiliated by Liu Da'er. Seeing him like this, everyone gathered their spirits and prepared to fight the enemy to the death.
When everyone was preparing to give it a go, the few warriors who were blocking the back also returned to the crowd. At this time, the pursuers were less than 200 meters away. Company Commander Ding hurriedly said a few words of comfort to the soldiers behind him, and then took the six remaining grenades and hung them on his body. Just when everyone was confused about what he meant, he had already rushed towards the direction of the pursuers. At this time, two pursuers had already appeared at the corner ahead. They were caught off guard and fell to the ground, and their shrill screams scared the pursuers behind them to retreat. These pursuers were frightened by the grenades thrown from time to time. They did not rush forward in a swarm, but sent people ahead to explore the way or die, and then retreated at the first sign of trouble. The next step is to send people to explore the road again, and then rush forward when it is safe.
The pursuers tremblingly sent two more people forward to explore the way, but as expected they were dropped again. But after repeating this twice, the pursuers became bolder again. They had discovered that there were only a few people hiding in the ambush at the corner of the mountain road, and the most important thing was that they had no firearms. As long as the opponent has no firearms, there is nothing to fear. With so many people swarming over them, they can be trampled to death. Thinking of this, the pursuers were eager to move again and began to rush forward. Liu Da'er, oh, it was General Liu who said that as long as he kills Zan Wanshou, he will be rich and powerful, and he will be promoted and rich as well as beauties.
A grenade traced a graceful arc and landed among the noisy pursuers. After rolling a few times, it exploded. Due to the dense crowd, more than ten people were killed and injured by this grenade. Some people were blown up into the air and rolled down the hillside to the ravine below. This grenade extinguished the hope that had just been ignited in the hearts of the pursuers. It turned out that the other side was deliberately deceiving. The shadow of casualties made the Meizhou soldiers shrink back again. Money would be meaningless if they were killed. It would be even more tragic if you were injured and disabled. In these troubled times, it is difficult to survive with all limbs intact, let alone a disabled person? If it loses its use value, it will only be kicked out by Liu Daer, and the only way to survive is to beg.
Two more unlucky guys walked towards the corner of the mountain road under the coercion of the general. Just as they were tiptoeing, a big man suddenly jumped out of his hiding place, scaring the two men and running away. This big man was Captain Ding. At this time, he did not throw a grenade or even hold a weapon, but he frightened the large group of pursuing soldiers who were still twenty or thirty meters away and gasped - only his naked body was seen. His chest was covered with grenades. The death charge of the Perak Army's death squads in Meizhou City not only caused huge casualties to Liu Da'er's men, but also cast a shadow of fear among them. These soldiers were not timid, and many of them were fierce. However, such a desperate fighting style made them feel cold to the bone. Now Captain Ding has brought back memories they had deliberately forgotten, making them even more fearful.
While the pursuers were stunned, Captain Ding retreated to the corner of the mountain road. As soon as he hid, several sharp arrows whizzed over. Speaking of which, he is not stupid. If he stood there, he would definitely be shot into a hedgehog by an arrow. In order to prove his existence, he would stretch out his knife to demonstrate from time to time, or throw small stones at the gathering place of Meizhou Army. The small stone thrown for the first time scared the frightened pursuers into running around. For a time, this mountain road became a place of confrontation between the two sides. Although there were many Meizhou Army soldiers, they refused to come forward. After all, money and beautiful women were not important. And Captain Ding is even less likely to take the initiative. After all, his purpose is to delay as much time as possible - until dark or reinforcements arrive. He didn't even throw another grenade. There were only a few grenades hanging on his chest. Throwing one would be one less.
The general of the Meizhou Army saw his men cowering and the sky getting darker and darker. He became anxious and whipped the soldiers who refused to step forward. The beaten soldier rolled on the ground in pain, but still refused to step forward. They all know that there is only one person on the other side, and as long as a few people are there to induce the grenades to detonate, the mountain road will be unobstructed. But after all, it is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. How courageous it is to go there knowing that you will die! Unlike the death-defying members of the Perak Army who sacrificed their lives for the cause of fighting against Mongolia and revenge for their family and country, these Meizhou soldiers mostly served as soldiers for food. At the moment, it was because Liu Daer joined the Mongolian army to gain promotion and fortune, so he naturally refused to risk his life.
After trying both hard and soft tactics, the general who led the team saw that his men still refused to step forward, so he had to give up angrily. He knew that if the soldiers were pushed too hard, the ruffians would mutiny, or become bandits, or turn against Zan Wanshou, and he might even lose his head because of this - either be killed by the rebels, or be killed by the rebels. Killed by Liu Da'er. At that moment, he ordered the soldiers to divide into three teams. One team continued to shoot arrows at the bend, while the other two teams took a detour. This order was resolutely implemented, but nowadays the mountains and forests are overgrown with thorns and bushes, and they have to be chopped with knives and axes to open the way forward, which is very time-consuming and laborious.
When the sun was about to set, a faint thunder came from the direction of the official road in the north of the small basin. The cavalry colonel of the Meizhou Army frowned, looked at the setting sun again, and his expression changed drastically. He knew that it would rain in this clear weather, and the faint thunder was clearly the sound of galloping horses, so he immediately ordered the horses to turn their heads to the north and prepare for a charge. After a while, the sound of hoofbeats mixed with the neighing of horses approached the small basin, and the intense stamping of flying horse hooves made the earth tremble slightly. The small colonel leading the Meizhou cavalry judged from the sound of horse hooves that the opponent's cavalry should be about twice as many as his own.
It's just that this small school thinks very highly of itself. It thinks that although its cavalry is not as good as the Mongolian cavalry, it can still fight with the Mongolian and Han cavalry. These cavalrymen came from Pengshan County in the north, and they were undoubtedly the Perak Army cavalry. He believed that with the cooperation of the infantry at the rear, it would be easy for his cavalry to defeat the newly formed Perak Army cavalry, even if the opponent was more numerous. In fact, this cavalry is also highly valued by Liu Daer. It is the leader of the Meizhou Army in terms of equipment and soldier quality. In terms of combat power on the flat ground, it can definitely surpass the 500 Meizhou troops on the mountain road behind. infantry.
When the soldiers of the Perak Army guarding Zan Wanshou saw the cavalry rushing into the small basin, they couldn't help but cheer. They were all soldiers of the special brigade, so they naturally recognized that the flag carried by the cavalry from the north was the flag of the cavalry company of the special brigade.
