Everyone looked for the sound and saw a neat row of enemy troops within sight.
It's not so much a row as it is a line of soldiers.
"There are them over there too!" The soldiers in the other direction also shouted.
"Same here!"
All the soldiers standing on the outside gradually discovered the total number of enemy troops.
"We are surrounded by enemies!"
Someone finally reacted and shouted loudly.
But it was too late.
No one knows where these enemy troops came from, and when they completed the encirclement of everyone on their side.
But what is certain is that the other party does not intend to let anyone escape.
What a grand gesture!
Such a large encirclement may not have been brewing for a while, but may have started before the army arrived in Luoyang City.
The encircling soldiers couldn't tell how many there were specifically, but everyone knew in their hearts that there were always many more than the remaining troops on their own side.
The encirclement was complete, and the only gap left was the direction of Luoyang City.
However, these soldiers had just escaped from Luoyang City, how could they turn around and fall into the trap again?
If there is still a core commander among the few thousand soldiers left at this time, or if the soldiers originally belonging to the same battalion can discuss an effective countermeasure with each other, then it is not possible to fight the opponent or even break out. It’s not a matter of fanciful opinions.
Unfortunately, under today's circumstances, this is almost impossible.
Some people saw the enemy troops surrounding them and threw away their weapons in despair, while others tightened their weapons on the contrary. It seemed that they were preparing to find the weak points of the opponent's defense and prepare for the attack. Come out in a surprise attack.
"The smaller the enemy's encirclement, the less likely it is that we can break out. Brothers, charge with me!" Finally, a cavalry captain could no longer bear it and shouted to his brothers.
A group of cavalrymen, probably less than a thousand in size, mobilized their horses and headed towards the enemy without hesitation.
The distance between the two sides is only less than a kilometer, and with the speed of the war horses, it can be said that they will arrive in a blink of an eye.
However, what awaited these cavalrymen were still the black muzzles of their guns.
Chaotic gunshots came from a distance, and the soldiers who stayed behind found in despair that for some reason, the charging cavalry fell down in rows amidst the sound of firecrackers, and then never stood up again.
A team of hundreds of people died inexplicably without even touching the shields of the opponent's frontline camp!
The local army did not seem to be hindered by any obstacles, and they were still shrinking the encirclement in a leisurely manner, as if the charge of hundreds of cavalry had no impact on them.
Nine hundred meters, eight hundred meters...
Four hundred meters, three hundred meters...
No one dared to risk their lives and charge forward to try to break out. However, there were still many soldiers who took out the only things they had and built simple defenses in place.
In their eyes, it was impossible to surrender. They had to stay where they were and fight to the death. Even if they could get someone to support them before they died, it would be worth it.
If they had seen the tragic situation in which Ma Teng led his men to rush toward Luoyang City without hesitation but in an extremely ridiculous manner, they would think differently now.
What confused them was that the opponent stopped shrinking at a distance of three hundred meters and did not choose to charge in a group.
This distance is outside the maximum lethal range of the arrow, and it is obvious that the other party does not want to give these people a chance to fight to the death.
A general rode his horse out, the sound of horse hooves clattering softly, and came to the front of these soldiers.
"Actually, I don't care whether you surrender or not." He said softly, "My lord said that too many prisoners and heads are of no use, and I fully agree."
"But I don't want my soldiers to be damaged, so I still give you a chance."
The general sighed, stretched out a finger, and continued: "I will give you a stick of incense. Those who are willing to surrender will find a way to persuade those who are prepared to fight to the death with my subordinates. As long as you If we can reach a consensus, I will accept your surrender, that's it."
After saying this, he turned around on his horse and walked back calmly.
"Oh, by the way." He turned his head, "I forgot to introduce myself, my surname is Lin."
The general surnamed Lin rode his horse back to his army without forgetting to turn around and wave to the enemies.
"General, why bother talking to them so much? As long as you are a hundred steps forward, you will be within the range of our army's arrows. I am confident that two volleys can kill more than half of the opponent." The deputy general next to him said.
"Look at you, what are you doing in such a hurry? If someone enters your shooting range, won't you also enter their shooting range? What's the matter, the soldiers under our hands are not soldiers?" General Lin said angrily.
"But the general doesn't understand. You just said these two words and the other party surrendered obediently?" the deputy general asked next.
"Surrender? No, no, no, you don't understand. I didn't point them to surrender." General Lin shook his head, "You have to understand the state they showed. There is definitely no core commander among them who can convince the public. Commanding these thousands of people, their opinions must not be unified. Even if one of these two things is satisfied, they will not sit here and wait for death. I am afraid they have already charged and broken through."
"So, don't worry, maybe we can still watch a good show." General Lin said calmly.
Human nature cannot withstand the test, not to mention these are just thousands of scattered soldiers.
When only one-third of the incense was burned, a fierce battle finally broke out among the surrounded group of soldiers.
The bullying of the weak by the strong will inevitably lead to the weak attacking the weaker.
An internal strife began vigorously among these first close comrades-in-arms, who later became peaceful allies, and now become extremely jealous enemies.
It is obvious that there are more soldiers who are willing to surrender, but those loyal and brave soldiers who are ready to fight for their lives are obviously more powerful in combat.
For a moment, the shouts of killing and the screams complemented each other, and the troops surrounding the outside were like a crowd watching the show.
"Who do you think can win?" General Lin said to his lieutenant.
The lieutenant general had already expressed his admiration for General Lin and replied with a smile: "I don't know, general, but it seems that those sergeants who submit wholeheartedly will win the final victory."
General Lin smiled and shook his head.
"Then... could it be that they are those who are ready to fight to the death?" the deputy general asked again.
"Stupid! Of course we win." General Lin laughed.
The deputy general also laughed, not flatteringly, but sincerely.
As the most powerful strategist next to the lord, General Lin is really a quickie. I heard that the general and the lord are from the same family. I wonder if they are related?
While General Lin was chatting with his men, the incense stick finally burned out.
And this fierce battle that broke out among thousands of people ended so quickly.
There were broken limbs and broken arms everywhere, and the blood dyed the land into a dark patch, which looked extremely disgusting.
In the end, only less than one-third of the soldiers were able to stand on the spot. The simple fortifications prepared to deal with the enemy completely lost their due effect on their own people.
In the end, those who were determined to surrender won the final victory. They put down their weapons a little exhausted, preparing to be tied up by the opponent, or thinking that they had "successful in eliminating thieves", they might treat them kindly.
"Command the army to charge and leave no one alive." General Lin said softly.
"Here!"
When these exhausted soldiers saw the army rushing towards them, they were still wondering why the other party was running so fast and they no longer had the strength to escape?
Thanks to General Lin, who is known among the three armies for his reputation as "take your time, take your time, plan things out", the attackers suffered less than a hundred casualties in this battle and annihilated thousands of enemy soldiers. Come to think of it, His military exploits were even greater than those of General Feng who chased and routed the fleeing enemy troops.
"Send the order, withdraw the troops and return to the city."
When he led his army back to the outside of Luoyang City, the front of Luoyang City had already been cleaned up, and the appearance of people coming and going was restored.
This time the common people are the real common people.
"Old Lin! How are you doing?!" General Huo shouted from the tower.
"Everything is cleaned up!" General Lin raised his head and shouted.
"I don't care! The first prize must be mine!" General Huo then shouted.
"It's a waste of time talking to you, can you come down and say it!" General Lin replied angrily.
"It just so happens that the lord said that when you come back, we will meet him together. Let's go together!" General Huo then shouted.
General Lin chuckled and rode into the city with his army.
When he entered the city gate, General Huo had already walked down the city wall and was waiting for him inside Chengmen.
"My job should be given to that boy from Dashan, damn it! If you let me guard the city wall, isn't that forcing me to fire cannons!?" General Huo cursed at the first sight of General Lin.
"You want me to tell you that placing Huo Zhi on the city wall is the master's brilliance. If I want you and Chu Shan to change places, you still can't rush out of the city gate with your troops!?"
"Lin Xu! You old boy is very comfortable. You have been ambushing outside the city. You can't see the situation here. If you were on the city tower, you would have to give orders to keep bombarding. You don't even know that the people are so densely packed that these shells will never be destroyed. !" Huo Zhi said angrily.
"Don't tell me whether it's bad or not. You can explain it to the lord later. Anyway, I'm afraid you'll finish all the quotas for the second half of the year, right?" Lin Xu teased.
"Master, if you want to know the results I have achieved, you can't blame me..." Huo Zhi said vaguely.
