As Yun Chao expected, the number of bandits in Heisongling increased several times.
Yun Chao once captured a spy from Heisongling.
According to his explanation, there were only a few dozen bandits in Black Pine Ridge at that time.
Later, more than a dozen of them were killed by thugs from the Lion House. Even if they were all beaten, they would probably not exceed fifty.
What's more, the third boss of Heisong Ridge also brought some people to Qingyang County. Some of them were in charge of the Lion House, and some stayed at the fat shopkeeper's house. In total, there were at least ten people.
Now it seems that there are almost two to three hundred opponents, and most of them should be new thieves who have recently joined the gang.
Inspector He was experienced and quickly analyzed the general situation of the other party: "Everyone, don't be nervous. There are only thirty or forty old gangsters on the other side, and the rest are new gangs. As long as we unite as one, it will be easy." You can defeat them!"
After saying that, Inspector He arranged the team into a wild goose formation according to what they had practiced over the past two days.
Inspector He was not stupid. Knowing that Xiang Yong was not good at fighting, he simply arranged his troops directly in the middle of the wild goose formation.
On both sides are the heroes of several villages.
In order to take advantage of the large number of troops, the goose formation set up by He Inspector was in a "V" shape, with the two wings of the wild geese extending forward. This formation could easily surround the enemy.
The Xiangyong from Wolong Village led by Yun Chao was placed at the tip of the wild goose wings on the right by Inspector He, next to the Xiangyong from Shahe Village on the left.
Although this position is the most forward, it is not easy to directly engage the enemy because of the small number of opponents.
Unless the bandits from Black Pine Ridge avoided He's direct troops patrolling the front and made a special trip to attack the flanks.
However, this possibility is not high. It is easy to be overwhelmed by He Xunjian's superior force. Even if the flank is breached, the loss to He Xunjian will not be great, so it is not worth the gain.
Therefore, Yun Chao's position is relatively safe. This is probably due to Yin Zi. It seems that He Guanshi has put his best efforts into it.
Of course, this is also related to the "low" combat effectiveness of Wolong Village.
Even though they have spears, swords, shields, and even crossbows, in the eyes of He Xunchang and several other village leaders, the combat effectiveness of Wolong Village is scum.
Most of the Xiangyong in Wolong Village carry bamboo spears cut from bamboo, and only a small part of the real weapons are used.
Letting a group of mud-legged men holding bamboo poles go into battle, it seems unreliable no matter how you look at it.
Almost everyone believes that sharpened bamboo is far less effective than a wooden hoe.
Yun Chao is not angry. He is not here to perform meritorious deeds. Why should he force himself to stand out?
The current position is very safe. As long as He Patrol's direct troops can withstand the opponent's attack and their flanks on both sides are encircled, victory will be achieved.
The bandits in Heisong Ridge didn't seem to have any experts. They didn't realize the power of the wild goose formation. When they saw He patrolling the troops dispersed, they immediately became energetic.
Led by a big black man riding a tall horse, the bandits from Heisongling rushed over with a variety of weapons and howling.
"Kill, kill the dog officer!"
"Kill the dog officer, and we brothers will go to Sanshui Town to rob food, money, and women!"
"Haha, none of you are trying to rob me, I will behead the dog official's head!"
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Yun Chao stood at the front of the team, squinting his eyes to observe the situation on the battlefield.
It has to be said that in terms of morale, the bandits in Black Pine Ridge completely destroyed their own side.
Except for the troops directly under He Xingchang, or to be precise, the archers directly under He Xingchang, the rest of the Xiangyong on our side had almost no fighting spirit.
What are the benefits of fighting bandits? If you win, the spoils will be inspected. If you lose, your life will be yours. In a war that has no benefits, who among the people will be active?
As for the benefits of eliminating bandits, such as preventing bandits from harassing villages, protecting the circulation of goods, stabilizing prices, etc., how can ordinary people with little knowledge think so much.
Inspector He didn't do any ideological work. How could ordinary people have such an open-minded view of the overall situation?
In war, victory is not guaranteed because of the large number of people. It has something to do with the right time, place, and people.
Now the weather and location are similar for everyone, but in terms of people and cooperation, He's patrol troops are much worse. The local warriors have almost no morale. They just hope that the battle will end soon and that they are not the ones who die.
It may be that the bandits he encountered in the past were relatively weak. Inspector He obviously underestimated the strength of the Black Pine Ridge bandits. He did not expect that the bandits were so courageous. Instead of running away when they saw the officers and soldiers, they dared to charge!
Seeing the other party rushing over with howls, Inspector He quickly ordered the drums to be beaten. Morale must not be lost, and he was ready to push the entire army forward!
What He did during the inspection was not wrong. Standing still and watching the opponent rush over had a great impact on morale, especially the wild goose formation. The formation was spread out and relatively weak in depth. Once someone broke through at a certain point, the entire formation would be destroyed. All may collapse.
It's a pity that Inspector He overestimated his side's execution ability. Everyone knew about the progress of Wen Gu, but because there was too little joint practice, the speed of progress was not uniform at all.
Some teams are fast, and some teams are slow. After advancing less than a few dozen meters, a good flying goose formation will fall into chaos.
The Chinese army, which was originally located at the rear, was the troops directly under He Inspector. Because it was relatively well-trained and had high morale, it moved faster.
But looking at the Xiangyong on both wings, each one was struggling more than the other. They all wanted others to run to the front to meet the enemy, while they stayed behind to stay safe.
Yun Chao didn't think much of it at first, and walked forward for a while with his subordinate Xiang Yong, but then he turned around and looked...
Good guy, not only did the Xiangyong from Shahe Village next to him fail to catch up, but even the Xiangyong from the left wing stayed put. Their Wolong Village became the most advanced unit!
Looking at the troops directly under the inspection of He, they are almost on par with the two wings. The Xiang Yong next to them has fallen behind. Unless the troops directly under the inspection are defeated, they are not in the slightest danger!
This battle is still a hairy one!
Yun Chao gnashed his teeth. Now he can only look at the troops directly under He's inspection. The other Xiangyong are of no use at all!
Inspection He also discovered that something was wrong, but by now, whether it was a temporary change of formation or a stop to reorganize the team, it was already too late.
As the two sides get closer and closer, the atmosphere on the battlefield becomes more and more tense. If the team is stopped at this time, the already pitiful little morale will completely collapse!
It didn't take long before the two sides came into contact with each other.
To engage the enemy does not mean to directly fight gun to gun or knife to knife, but to enter the range of the bow and arrow.
As the commander beside Inspector He roared, the archers from Sanshui Town took the lead in shooting their bows and arrows!
