"Woo, woo, woo"
Seeing a room full of prisoners who had their hands cut on their backs, who were tied tightly, and whose mouths were stuffed with sesame walnuts, Zou Run finally let out a long breath.
This time, there was no danger. Without alarming a large number of enemies, we found out the enemy's strength. It was really God's blessing.
Zou Run was not allowed to kill people casually. Deng Fei's simple sword had not yet been profitable. Looking at the room full of prisoners, he asked angrily, "Fortress leader, what should we do next?"
Yang Lin also cast a questioning look.
When he learned that this village also only had two ships and about a hundred people, Zou Run knew that the overall situation had been decided. Since there was no huge disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves, there was no need to massacre the enemy on a large scale. Moreover, knowing from the prisoners' mouths that Mashun was not popular among the people, Zou Run had the idea of subduing the rest of the people, so he immediately said decisively:
"Capture the thief first, capture the king, go straight to the Juyi Hall, kill only the first culprit, Mashun, and disarm the rest without killing them!"
More than 80 Dengyunshan minions immediately formed a battle formation. Deng Fei led the sword and shield men in the front team, Yang Lin led the spearmen in the middle, and Zou Run stood at the end with the few archers, giving orders and controlling the overall situation.
That's right, it's the official battle formation of the imperial army.
Zou Run sincerely disdains the kind of chaotic green forest tactics that rely on fighting generals to determine victory or defeat, and swarming up and slashing at random. Today's battle is the best time to test his ideas.
The swords and shields were raised together, the spears were sharp, the archers looked solemn, and they had arrows in their bows, ready to go. A chilling air spread out. Zou Run put on his helmet and armor, raised his spear, and pointed forward. The whole army was approaching the Juyi Hall not far away in an orderly manner.
"Boom, boom, boom,"
The sound of uniform footsteps resounded. Ma Shun, who was already eighty percent full and drinking wine, heard this strange movement. He couldn't help but be a little confused. He shook his big head and pointed at a person beside the door. Then he ordered:
"Go out and see what's going on and report back to me."
The gangster Ma Liu responded, turned around and walked out the door. The bosses in the hall also noticed that something was wrong. They put down their bowls and chopsticks in unison and quietly touched the waist knife beside them.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The dull noise became louder and louder. The gangsters who went out to investigate have not yet come back to report. No matter how strong his nerves were, Ma Shun knew that something was wrong. He suddenly pulled out a long knife from behind, his eyes widened. He scolded everyone in the hall, "Copycat!"
"Brush! Brush! Brush!" There was a loud sound of drawing knives.
There were about twenty people in the room holding knives in their hands. Ma Shun kicked the table over, and the plates, bowls, chopsticks, wine bottles and wine glasses on the table were scattered all over the floor.
"Come out with me and take a look!"
Mashun raised his long knife high and led a group of people in a chaotic rush outside the house.
Mahhun, who had just gone out, almost stumbled. At his feet was a corpse, lying face up, quietly. A long arrow shot from his mouth, and it looked like he was killed with one arrow.
It was the man who had just been ordered to go out to investigate. It was easy to tell from the way he opened his mouth that he just wanted to shout a warning, but he might as well have been hit by an arrow as soon as he opened his mouth.
"No, the idea is annoying." This was the first reaction in Mashun's mind.
"Only the first and most evil ones will be killed, and the rest will be disarmed and not killed!"
Zou Run took the lead in the crowd and shouted loudly, then directed the archers to start the first round of shooting.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Seven or eight bowstrings made scattered sounds, and sparse arrows passed over the heads of Yang Lin, Deng Fei and others, following a parabolic trajectory, and under the influence of gravity, they plunged into the enemy's crowd.
"Spread out!"
I don't know who shouted, but it seemed that the call was too late. The caller seemed to have his throat strangled in his haste. Several muffled groans were heard in succession, and three or four people fell down beside Mashun.
Zou Run blushed for no reason...
At such a close distance, the enemies were still so close, and one round of close-range coverage shot down only three people. He personally guided the training of this archery team, but he didn't want to be embarrassed by stretching his hips like this for the first time in battle.
"It seems that the arrow that hit the man's mouth just now was all due to luck. I really am not an archery material. It is better to quickly find a qualified marksman to teach the copycat archery team."
Feeling guilty, Deng Fei secretly looked at Yang Lin, Deng Fei and others in the front team, fearing that he would see teasing looks on their faces.
But they didn't want to think about this when they were about to go into battle.
"Shoot another round, all charge!" Zou Run gathered his thoughts and ordered shooting again.
"Children! Fight with the officers and soldiers if you want to live!"
Mashun finally realized that the army must have touched the island. We can't stand here and get beaten, we have to lead the crowd to fight back.
He had fought against the army many times before. In Mashun's eyes, these guys were just embroidered pillows. They looked decent when they set up a formation. In fact, they only needed to fight hand-to-hand, enter the formation, and kill a few people. I will hate my parents for missing a leg. Thinking of this, a cruel and proud smile appeared on Mashun's lips.
Upon hearing that they were officers and soldiers, the faces of this group of pirates suddenly turned red, and some of the brave ones even laughed arrogantly. Not only were the confidants around Mashun gathered around him again, preparing to follow him in the charge, but many of the other minions who were secretly watching the battle were also interested.
To be honest, these guys are really not afraid of attacking the army. Because once the official army wins, they will never end well.
It must be said that Mashun was quite courageous and quick-witted. His call instantly aroused the fighting spirit of his men.
"Follow me! The killer will pass!"
The enemy went from being on the verge of collapse to regrouping in just a few breaths. Zou Run didn't have time to think about why, because the two were only sixty or seventy steps apart, and this distance was reached in an instant.
Ma Shun looked like a madman, with the sword in his hand waving wildly in front of him. He kept shouting to encourage himself and his subordinates. The high spirit that defeated the army many times returned to him again. He had a feeling that as long as he led people into this group of "official troops", the situation would be reversed immediately.
Close! Twenty steps to go!
When Ma Shun heard someone shouting from the opposite side, "Hold on! Hold the sword and shield, raise the shield!", he couldn't help but sneer, hold still, the master was about to rush into the formation and chop off the head of the person who shouted.
Closer! There are only about ten steps left!
Ma Shun's face showed ecstasy, and the big knife in his hand was already hungry and thirsty. The man opposite was still shouting, "Hold still! The spearman is ready, stab!" He became more and more disdainful, just thinking, "Let's see what I do to you after I catch you!"
The battle is finally here! Several brave and aggressive minions around him went straight past Mashun and rushed towards the enemy formation with a look of madness on their faces, shouting and raising the steel knives in their hands high, trying to split open the shield in front of them.
But with Yang Lin's "Stab!", dozens of spears with red tassels suddenly stabbed out from behind the shield.
"ah!!!"
The long knife fell off from his hand, and the sharp spearhead quickly pierced the chests of these minions, and then with a sharp pull, it brought up a shower of hot blood, and the most courageous minions under Mashun died.
Dozens of footsteps immediately trampled over their still-living corpses mercilessly. This time, it was Mashun who charged into the battle himself.
He was good at martial arts. He used the long knife in his hand to form a formation, and he swung away several spears that were stabbing him. Turning around, the long knife in his hand slashed the calf of a sword and shield hand. The sword and shield hand suffered pain and the shield in his hand fell away.
Ma Shun was about to be happy, but unexpectedly, the knife-shielding hand did not retreat but advanced despite the pain. Instead, he slashed the long knife in his hand. Ma Shun was taken aback, blocked it, then raised his calf and held it against his chest. With one kick, the injured sword and shield hand was knocked to the ground, creating a gap in the front row of Zou Run's team.
Deng Fei in the front row was furious when he saw this and shouted: "Don't hurt the soldiers, let me catch you!"
