This is just a small town, so naturally there are no city walls.
It is unrealistic to rely on these people in the small town to resist the four major bandits.
Therefore, when Zhao Mingyuan and his party came here, they saw a scene like locusts passing through.
The entire town was empty and as quiet as a ghost land.
Almost everything that could be taken away was taken away, only some bodies were left on the ground, and there were still a lot of blood stains on the ground.
Apparently, there had been a fight here.
But the people in the town were no match for the four major bandits, and they were quickly breached and then plundered.
Maybe the people in the town were still alive, but they were taken away by the four bandits.
Zhao Mingyuan did not enter the city without authorization, but sent several teams and dozens of people into the town to investigate.
After all, cavalry is at its strongest in the wilderness. If it enters a town and confronts the enemy in the complicated terrain, it will be a recipe for death.
Now that a powerful enemy is on the side, he may encounter an enemy at any time, so Zhao Mingyuan will naturally not make such a mistake.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Mingyuan's caution was not in vain, there was actually an ambush here.
It seems that they found that the large group of people did not enter their preset ambush circle, and the soldiers and horses of the four major bandits appeared.
Zhao Mingyuan discovered that there were thieves appearing on both sides of their path, and they came out in dense numbers. It seemed that there were ten or twenty thousand people on each side.
The only direction where no enemies appeared was the town in front of them.
It’s really a classic three-in-one.
Apparently, the four bandits were preparing to force them into the town.
That was probably where they planned to ambush.
It's a pity that Zhao Mingyuan and the others did not step into the trap, so the four major bandits had to launch the siege in advance, otherwise they would miss the opportunity.
Pegasus Ranch has been fighting with the four major bandits for a long time, and they soon recognized the leaders of the teams in each of the three directions. They were three of the four major bandits. "No grass grows" Xiang Batian, "No chicken or dog left behind" The house sees a tripod, and the "scorched earth is thousands of miles away" is dry.
However, Cao Yinglong, the leader of the Four Bandits, the "Ghost Crying God", did not show up this time.
Obviously, Cao Yinglong is most likely ambushing in the town now, or waiting in another direction behind the town to attack.
Seeing the enemy getting closer and closer, everyone in Pegasus Ranch became restless, and some even suggested taking shelter in the town.
After all, dozens of people had just been sent into the town, and no danger was found.
Compared with the dangers that are only visible in front of the eyes, the invisible dangers are also scary, but they are not exposed after all, and many people still fantasize about taking a gamble.
If Zhao Mingyuan had not come this time, and Shang Xiuxun was leading the team, then she might really listen to their words, escape into the town, and fall into siege.
Although it is not clear what ambush is waiting for them in this small town, a very simple logic in war is that the more the enemy expects you to do something, the less you can do it.
Therefore, it is naturally impossible for Zhao Mingyuan to choose to escape into the town. Instead, he made a prompt decision and ordered everyone to form an array immediately to prepare for a breakout.
Fortunately, all the leaders who followed Zhao Mingyuan this time were either Shang Xiuxun's people or his. They were all obeying orders, and no one opposed him at this critical moment.
Therefore, Zhao Mingyuan's order was carried out very well by everyone.
The carefully crafted cavalry at Pegasus Ranch are indeed elite and follow orders and prohibitions. The team was quickly lined up, waiting for Zhao Mingyuan's order, and prepared to rush into battle.
Zhao Mingyuan took a moment to look at it, then waved his hand to the enemy on the right among the three routes, and then he took the lead and rushed towards the bandits in that direction.
The others were naturally not willing to lag behind and rushed forward.
In fact, these three directions are the same for Zhao Mingyuan, and there is no big difference.
The leader in this direction is Xiang BaTian, the "no grass can grow" among the four major bandits.
Seeing Zhao Mingyuan breaking through in his direction, Xiang Batian immediately ordered to stay where he was, and a line of soldiers holding large shields appeared in the front row. They erected large shields in front of the formation and lined up to welcome the cavalry. impact.
As he got closer, Zhao Mingyuan naturally saw clearly what those strange-shaped shields in the enemy's hands were. Why do they have the confidence to rely on those big shields to block the impact of the cavalry?
It turned out that those large, strange-shaped shields were more like thick wooden stakes than shields.
Those large shields looked similar to the thick log cutting boards used by chefs, only larger and thicker.
It turns out that these four bandits didn't have much iron at all. Even if they were lucky enough to grab iron, they would melt it down and cast it into more iron-saving weapons like gun heads instead of casting into iron shields.
Therefore, they could only use such wood as a shield.
But don't underestimate them. Although these wooden shields look unsightly, in terms of effectiveness, even compared to shields made of fine steel, they are by no means inferior.
After all, this shield is too thick. Each large shield is nearly half a meter thick and weighs probably hundreds of kilograms.
If not for the fact that many people in this world have martial arts skills, such a bulky thing would never be able to go on the battlefield.
The thickness of this wooden shield alone can handle most weapons in the world.
Without joking, Zhao Mingyuan's golden sword was three feet and nine inches long. Even if it was completely submerged, it could not penetrate the shield at all. Even if the spear thrusts out, it will probably get stuck in it and be difficult to penetrate.
Such a shield could even withstand the impact of cavalry by virtue of its own weight.
When the cavalry collides with such a shield, under the impact of the horses, the bones of the horses will be broken immediately, and the knights on the horses will be thrown away due to the sudden stop of the horses, and fall into the enemy's siege. Hacked to death with random blades.
Obviously, this was a countermeasure specifically designed to deal with the cavalry at Pegasus Ranch.
Soon, some knights rushing in front actually saw the situation in front of them clearly. With their keen sense of riding, they immediately sensed the situation they were about to face.
However, it was too late to turn at this point.
Everyone gritted their teeth, clenched the weapons in their hands, clamped the horse's belly, and continued to charge forward.
The horse's speed increased instead of falling. Obviously, they were ready to die.
This is preparing to use his own death to clear the way for his comrades!
He is worthy of being a soldier of Pegasus Ranch, and he is willing to die for Pegasus Ranch.
However, how could Zhao Mingyuan not have a way to deal with it and let these respectable soldiers die here like this?
Zhao Mingyuan's horse was seen speeding up. The horse, which was already leading the way, accelerated again, leaping far ahead of the crowd and heading towards the opposite side.
The horse's speed was so fast that in the blink of an eye, Zhao Mingyuan was only a few feet away from the shield formation on the opposite side.
For the galloping horse, this distance is only a blink of an eye.
All the eyes of the audience were focused on Zhao Mingyuan.
Zhao Mingyuan drew his sword out of its sheath, slashed forward and to the left and right, and three orange-yellow sword energy flew forward.
This sword energy is faster than a Pegasus, flying into the enemy's formation in the blink of an eye and slashing at the enemy.
These three swords were extremely sharp and invincible. No matter whether they were people, horses, shields or weapons, they were all cut into two pieces.
A gap of more than ten feet was suddenly cut out of the shield array, revealing the unobstructed bandit soldiers behind it.
Zhao Mingyuan then rode into the enemy's formation.
I saw that the golden sword in Zhao Mingyuan's hand was less than four feet, but there was a sword light that was more than three feet long.
This sword was used by Zhao Mingyuan like a long weapon. All the enemies in front of him were cut in half by him without exception.
Seeing this, all the thieves fled one after another, but were killed by Zhao Mingyuan alone, causing the formation to fall into chaos.
Seeing Zhao Mingyuan displaying his power like this, everyone in Pegasus Ranch cheered loudly, and their morale soared. They filed in through the gap opened by Zhao Mingyuan, and followed Zhao Mingyuan to kill the enemy.
Without the resistance of the large shield, the infantry was simply vulnerable to the impact of the cavalry.
The bandit army immediately broke up and fled. Everyone followed Zhao Mingyuan and rushed forward. Wherever the orange sword light flashed, everyone rushed towards it.
For a time, the cavalry from Pegasus Ranch killed the bandits on this side and routed them to a rout.
Zhao Mingyuan kept waving the long sword in his hand, and felt a sudden lightness in his hand. The densely packed enemies in front of him disappeared, and it felt like they had emerged from the crop field.
Only then did he realize that he had already defeated the enemy forces in this area.
Zhao Mingyuan turned around and everyone gathered behind him.
After a brief inspection, Zhao Mingyuan found that the sacrifices in this charge were not large, with less than a hundred casualties at Pegasus Ranch.
After all, most of the cavalry's sacrifices in the battle occurred when the front row collided, and the people behind them rushed to kill them. Unless they were unlucky and the horses were tripped, most of them would be fine.
The people at Pegasus Ranch had superb riding skills, so only a few dozen people fell off their horses in this wave of killings, which was definitely not a lot.
Now that they have broken through the siege, they are now safe.
However, their trip was to deal with the four major bandits, so this trip was not in vain.
Naturally, everyone was still interested. When Zhao Mingyuan saw the riders on horseback around him, many people looked at him with reverence and eagerness to try.
Obviously, they wanted to follow Zhao Mingyuan and charge again.
After all, everyone at Pegasus Ranch has long hated the four major bandits. When the four major bandits invaded before, Pegasus Ranch only managed to drive them away with the support of Jingling Dupo Villa.
They have never faced off against an enemy in such a hearty manner before. For a time, many people were still unsatisfied and wanted to continue fighting.
Seeing that the military spirit was ready, Zhao Mingyuan waved his sword forward, and everyone rushed in.
In fact, Xiang Batian's men were already in chaos after being killed by the attack just now.
But this time, Zhao Mingyuan once again led the crowd to charge from behind, and the bandit army was even more unprepared. They suddenly became a mess, running around like headless flies, and there were faint signs of collapse.
Seeing this, Xiang Batian hurriedly shouted orders to maintain order.
Zhao Mingyuan saw that these bandits were gradually showing signs of restoring order under Xiang Batian's orders, so he turned his horse's head and rushed straight in the direction of Xiang Batian.
(End of chapter)
